Clandestine Radio Watch 140
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CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH
August 15, 2003
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IRAQ : CRW and RNW Analysis on Iraq Proven Correct
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IRAQ : CRW and RNW Analysis on Iraq Proven Correct
Note: Long-time readers of CRW, Radio Netherlands Media Network and
ClandestineRadio.com will recall our analyses of the campaign against
Baghdad, which the following piece published by the New York Times proves
were indeed on target.
We were first to report in 1998 that Wifaq Iraqi National Accord's radio
stations broadcast from the 50kW Harris transmitter administered by the
CIA in Kuwait. In 2000 we revealed the Wifaq's ties to Jordanian
intelligence. As early as October 2002 we reported "(T)he Bush
administration is clearly pinning its hopes on the Iraqi National Accord
(INA), which seeks to eliminate Saddam by recruiting support from within
his inner circle." We stated in December 2002, "The pro-coup stations,
meanwhile, continue to broadcast as... the Pentagon proceeds with its
build-up in the region - leading to suspicion that hope lingers within
the Washington Beltway that America's show of force will act as a force
multiplier to the broadcasts and lead to a so-called "zipless coup" that
lies at the core of the Iraqi National Accord's platform."
RNW's Andy Sennitt was first to note that astrological forecasts on Radio
Tikrit were probable surreptitious messages to intelligence assets in
Baghdad. Hours before Operation Iraqi Freedom began, on March 17, 2003,
we detailed how the Bush administration and the radio stations it
covertly supported were trying to neutralize the Iraqi military and
political elite. Clandestine broadcasting, we have long believed, can
serve as a window into the murky realm of espionage and covert
operations. Clearly, this is the case.
(N.Grace-USA for CRW and RNW Media Network)
U.S. Moved to Undermine Iraqi Military Before War
By Douglas Jehl with Dexter Filkins, New York Times, A1
August 10, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/10/international/worldspecial/10IRAQ.html
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 - The United States military, the Central Intelligence
Agency and Iraqi exiles began a broad covert effort inside Iraq at least
three months before the war to forge alliances with Iraqi military
leaders and persuade commanders not to fight, say people involved in the
effort.
Even after the war began, the Bush administration received word that top
officials of the Iraqi government, most prominently the defense minister,
Gen. Sultan Hashem Ahmed al-Tai, might be willing to cooperate to bring
the war to a quick end and to ensure a postwar peace, current and former
American officials say.
General Hashem's ministry was never bombed by the United States during
the war, and the Pentagon's decision not to knock Iraqi broadcasting off
the air permitted him to appear on television with what some Iraqi exiles
have called a veiled signal to troops that they should not fight the
invading allies.
But Washington's war planners elected not to try to keep him or other
Iraqi leaders around after the war to help them keep the peace, a
decision some now see as a missed opportunity.
General Hashem's fate is not known. Some Iraqi exiles say he was shot,
and perhaps killed, by Saddam Hussein's supporters during the war. Other
exiles and American officials say he survived the war. Two Iraqi leaders
said his family had staged a mock funeral to give the impression that he
was dead.
Much more than that is uncertain about the murky operation - not least,
the degree of its success.
People behind the effort, including Iraqis who were involved inside the
country, said in interviews that they had succeeded in persuading
hundreds of Iraqi officers to quit the war and to send their subordinates
away. Iraqi military officers confirmed that after Americans and Iraqis
made contact with them, they carried out acts of sabotage and helped
disband their units as the war began.
American officials and two Iraqi exiles who played central roles said the
American military spirited out of the country several high-level Iraqi
military and intelligence officers who had cooperated with the United
States and its allies.
But in interviews in Washington, Europe and the Middle East, more than
half a dozen people with direct knowledge of the events said the United
States might have missed an opportunity that might have stabilized Iraq
as the government crumbled.
American and Arab officials said that as the war approached, the Bush
administration was skeptical of the idea of cutting a lasting deal with
high-level Iraqi officials like General Hashem. Washington, in the end,
was reluctant to leave any high-ranking officials from the Hussein
government in power after the war.
Such an agreement, they said, might have required that some officials
with ties to Mr. Hussein stay in power for a time, but might have eased
the entry of American troops into Baghdad and helped keep Iraq's
infrastructure intact.
"A lot of people in Baghdad saw their interest in not fighting, in
adapting, in getting rid of Saddam and moving forward," said Whitley
Bruner, a former C.I.A. station chief in Baghdad who is now a private
consultant. He is said by people involved in the operation to have helped
relay messages from people inside Iraq to the United States government.
Senior Arab officials and several United States officials said General
Hashem was identified as a potential ally as early as 1995, when he
became defense minister. The officials described him as a capable,
well-liked infantry officer who had no close connections to Mr. Hussein
and his family.
"From the time he was appointed defense minister, he was always someone
who was looked at as being someone you could deal with," said a senior
Saudi official, whose government had long urged the United States to
promote a coup in Iraq rather than a military invasion as a way of
toppling Mr. Hussein's government. "Sultan Hashem was seen as someone who
was more sensible, who could reach rational conclusions, and was not a
Baathist ideologue or Baathist fanatic."
A senior Defense Department official refused to comment on any messages
passed between the United States and General Hashem. But he said there
might have been other reasons that the United States left his ministry
intact.
"In any centralized, controlled society, soldiers will fight to the last
order," the official said. "If you cut off the head, the arms and legs
will keep going, so you want to keep in place the structure that could
allow a surrender."
Today, General Hashem remains No. 27 on the 55-member American list of
most-wanted Iraqis, the eight of hearts in a deck of cards circulated by
the United States. But Defense Department officials say they do not know
of any active effort to find him. He is wanted only as a "material
witness" rather than as a possible defendant in any war crimes trial, two
senior officials said.
Iraqis and officials from other Arab countries who were involved in the
operation said American contacts with Iraqi officers were arranged
beginning in late 2002 by Jordanian intelligence officers who were
working with American Special Forces and C.I.A. agents. They said that
the operation had been led by the military's super-secret Task Force 20
and that the contacts had included phone calls, e-mail messages, visits
and in some cases the payment of substantial sums of money.
The intensive efforts to court Iraqi commanders, and the subsequent
dissolution of the Iraqi Army, offer a partial explanation - along with
the sheer brutality of the bombardment that the Iraqi Army suffered - for
the light resistance that the advancing Americans faced.
"Many officers in the Iraqi Army sold out," Iyad Alawi, an important
participant in the operation and now a member of the Iraqi Governing
Council, said in an interview in Baghdad. "There were hundreds of them.
Our effort was quite widespread. We sent in hundreds of messages."
Bush administration officials, including Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld, said publicly at the outset of the war that the United States
was working to win surrenders from Iraqi commanders. But the duration,
extent and other details of that effort have never previously been
disclosed.
Mr. Rumsfeld publicly denied on April 2 that the administration was
negotiating with members of Mr. Hussein's government. But other American
officials said high-ranking members of the Bush administration had given
serious consideration to striking a deal that would have included General
Hashem as late as March 29, 10 days into the war.
Administration officials would not disclose what such an accord might
have included. They said they had regarded the signals as credible, but
also said they had been wary that they might have been a ploy. In any
event, an accommodation with one of Mr. Hussein's lieutenants was
ultimately rejected as politically untenable.
Still, a deal that offered the Bush administration something less than
the complete dismantling of the Baghdad government in exchange for a more
stable postwar environment has some appeal in hindsight, now that the
guerrilla war against occupation forces has taken hold.
"A lot of offers were popping up from a lot of quarters, along the lines
of would you agree to a, b or c?" said a United States official with
knowledge of the effort that continued into the war. "At some point, the
war cabinet got together and said, `No go.' But some of these offers had
meat on the bones, and in retrospect, they are beginning to look more and
more attractive."
Some administration officials consider it unlikely that any kind of
accord would have worked. They said they had viewed all overtures with
skepticism.
In describing what the program to undermine the Iraqi government achieved
and failed to achieve, some of those involved spoke on the record, but
others did not, either because the operation was classified, because
their own roles were sensitive, or, as some of the Iraqis said, because
they feared for their own lives as long as the fate of Mr. Hussein
remained an open question.
The Plotters
Among the central players, people involved said, were Mr. Bruner, the
former C.I.A. officer working on behalf of an influential Iraqi-American
businessman named Saad al-Janabi; Mr. Alawi, now a member of Iraq's
nine-member provisional leadership council; and Muhammad Abdullah
Shahwani, a former Iraqi general and a principal player in an
unsuccessful C.I.A.-backed coup against Mr. Hussein in 1996.
Two others, working inside Iraq, were Abdul Karim Muhammadawi, a Shiite
Muslim guerrilla leader from the south who traveled to Kuwait to
coordinate efforts with American intelligence officers, and Mishan
al-Jubouri, a Sunni Muslim who worked with American support from the
Kurdish region in north Iraq to transmit televised propaganda into the
heartland.
Mr. Bruner retired from the C.I.A. in 1997. He said he had been working
for Mr. Janabi, not the agency, in the period before and during the war.
Mr. Bruner said he had not wanted to play any "operational role."
But several current and former American officials said they believed that
Mr. Bruner had served as one link between the American government and Mr.
Janabi, whose underground organization, known as the Iraqi Republican
Group, claimed the allegiance of hundreds of Iraqis inside the country.
An Iraqi exile involved in the effort said Mr. Janabi sent dozens of
messages in and out of Iraq in the months before the war, some of them to
senior members of Mr. Hussein's government, and sometimes relayed replies
back to the United States government.
Mr. Bruner and Mr. Janabi both dealt with American officials in Kuwait,
including Jay Garner, the retired lieutenant general who headed the
Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance.
In a telephone interview, General Garner said he had believed that Mr.
Janabi had been "under the employment of the U.S. government."
A spokesman for the C.I.A., Bill Harlow, said the agency would not
comment.
A senior Arab official said in an interview that his government learned
of Mr. Janabi's work about two months before the war began and regarded
as credible Mr. Janabi's assertion that its supporters included other
members of Mr. Hussein's cabinet in addition to the defense minister.
Hussein's Foes Strike
In an interview in Iraq, Mr. Muhammadawi, a longtime opponent of Mr.
Hussein from the south and the leader of a Shiite organization called
Iraqi Hezbollah, said he met in February in Kuwait City with three C.I.A.
officers to plan operations against the Hussein government. He said he
also met there with General Shahwani, the Iraqi defector.
After returning to his home in Amara, a provincial capital, Mr.
Muhammadawi said, he made contact with as many as 100 Iraqi officers,
telling them that once the invasion began, they should send their troops
home. In the meantime, he said, they should begin to sabotage the Iraqi
defenses.
"I told them, `If you decide to fight, then I will not be able to
guarantee your safety,' " he said.
Among them was Lt. Col. Muslim Suwadi, the commander of an engineering
battalion in Amara, he said. In an interview, Colonel Suwadi said that a
month before the war began, he started neglecting the pontoon bridges for
which he was responsible. He also began telling his 150 men that they
could go home. By early April, Colonel Suwadi said, most of his men had
gone home.
"There was no one left in my unit - just me and my driver," said the
colonel, who said his brother had been killed during the 1991 Shiite
uprising. When orders came during the American-led invasion to blow up
bridges in their path, he did nothing, he said. On April 6, Mr.
Muhammadawi said, he led a force of about 400 men into Amara and captured
the city with little fighting.
Mr. Jubouri, the Sunni who was based in the Kurdish north, said in a
separate interview in Baghdad that he had worked closely with American
Special Forces operatives to make contact with Iraqi military commanders
in areas controlled by Mr. Hussein's government.
Mr. Jubouri said he made daily broadcasts on a local Kurdish television
station urging those commanders to lay down their arms.
By the time the war began, Mr. Jubouri said, he had secured a cease-fire
agreement from a garrison at Mosul. On April 9, leading a group of about
150 fighters, he said he took the town without firing a shot.
"We didn't call it a surrender, because we took no prisoners and we let
them keep their guns," he said. "They all went home."
The Problem
In Baghdad, Mr. Alawi was among Iraqi exiles who said they believed that
the American decision to dismantle the Iraqi government, including the
army, rather than seek an accommodation, had been a mistake. That view
was echoed by senior Arab officials in other capitals.
"Our idea was to take off the upper crust and leave the rest of the
regime intact," said Mr. Alawi, whose group, the Iraqi National Accord,
played the leading role in a 1996 effort to oust Mr. Hussein that
collapsed when coup plotters were infiltrated by the Iraqi authorities.
"We could change it gradually. Now it's all gone."
Even today, it is unclear how far some members of Mr. Hussein's
government were willing to go to keep part of their administration
intact.
General Hashem, in a televised news conference on March 28, abandoned the
official Iraqi line, then still being put forth by other Iraqi officials,
that the United States Army was nowhere near the capital. In the news
conference, he announced that American forces were on their way and would
probably reach the capital in five days.
Mudhar Shahkawt, a leading Iraqi exile who opposed any compromise with
the Hussein government, said he believed that the American failure to
destroy Iraqi television was proof that the Bush administration was
trying to reach out to figures in Mr. Hussein's government.
"Our sources in Iraq were sending messages to us, saying, kill the TV
station, kill the TV station," Mr. Shahkawt said in an interview in
Baghdad. "When we relayed those messages to the Pentagon, nothing
happened, the station kept on broadcasting. That's when I knew that it
was part of a larger plan."
The Planning
The covert operation, as well as the efforts to reach some sort of deal,
had its origins long before the war began.
Kenneth M. Pollack, an expert on Iraq who has worked for the C.I.A. and
the National Security Council, said in a telephone interview that the
question of whether to deal with Iraqi government officials had been
explored during war games both inside and outside of government.
Mr. Pollack, who is now director of research at the Saban Center for
Middle East policy at the Brookings Institution, described one session
conducted by Brookings in November 2002, involving former government and
military officials.
When the players representing the Iraqis offered a deal in a script in
which an American advance halted on the outskirts of Baghdad, the
response from participants who were playing American leaders was "no
dice," Mr. Pollack said. But he said the decision had been criticized by
other participants.
"There were folks around the table who said you should have taken him up
on the offer, then reneged," Mr. Pollack said. "The other thing that
really leapt out as a lesson was that you've got to make as much contact
as you can with anyone who has the capability to lead Iraqis, so that
once you did take power, you had people that you could reach out to help
you administer the country."
General Shahwani, the leader of the failed 1996 coup, said one of the
early notions during the preparations for the latest war called for an
uprising, at least partly within the army, prompted by Iraqi exiles and
supported by American bombing.
The plan was abandoned, General Shahwani said, when the Bush
administration decided it would send American troops.
But as late as January, administration officials were apparently divided
over whether they should try to cultivate members of Mr. Hussein's
government, and President Bush himself was undecided on the issue,
administration officials said. The Iraqi exiles were split as well.
In a January meeting, Mr. Bush discussed the subject with three leading
Iraqi exiles - Kanan Makiya, an author; Hatem Mukhlis, a New York doctor;
and Rand Rahim, head of the Iraqi Foundation.
At the meeting, Mr. Makiya said, there was talk of a negotiated
settlement that would keep the army in place. Mr. Makiya, who opposed any
such settlement, said he had a similar discussion with Condoleezza Rice,
the national security adviser. "She was intrigued by the idea that the
Iraqi Army could be a force for change after the war," he said.
By that time, Mr. Janabi was already trying to reach out to members of
Mr. Hussein's government. He was calling in contacts he had cultivated
years before when, as a close associate of Mr. Hussein's son-in-law,
Hussein Kamel, he got rich holding a monopoly on the country's cigarette
business. He fled the country in 1995 after he was imprisoned briefly by
Mr. Hussein's son Uday, who apparently grew jealous of his growing
wealth.
Hussein Kamel, who fled to Jordan in August 1995, was executed when he
decided to return to Iraq. Mr. Janabi moved to California, where he
became well connected in the Republican Party.
Mr. Janabi's connections to the United States government were cemented in
September 2002, according to Mr. Bruner, who said he had been asked that
month by Tom Krgjeski, an official in the State Department's bureau of
Near East affairs, to assess Mr. Janabi's credibility and character. Mr.
Bruner and Mr. Janabi soon formed a business relationship aimed at
exploring business opportunities in a postwar Iraq, according to a
business associate.
Mr. Janabi returned to Iraq with American officers in April, and is now
living in Baghdad.
(NY Times Aug 10, 2003 via N.Grace-USA)
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Schedules - diverse
All clandestine and opposition movement stations
(c) All clandestine and opposition movement stations
Compiled from Eike Bierwirth's http://www.eibi.de.vu/
by DXA375-Silvain Domen - 3 August 2003
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Omitted from this list:
1800 2057 CLA Voice of Iran FS ME 7525/NOR-k
This actually is Radio Yaran, is now on 1630-1830 mo-sa 15790/NOR-k
Some sources give this as an opposition station:
1900 1930 Mo-Fr NIG Jakada Radio Internat. HA WAf 15170/AFS
(S.Domen-BEL Aug 4, 2003 in DXA-ML)
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Schedules - CHINA
World Falun Dafa Radio
Dear Lim Kwet Hian, Our broadcast schedule and frequency are:
Asian:
Everyday: Beijing time 6:00am-7:00am, 9.625 MHZ
Sunday - Friday: Beijing time 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM, 9.930 MHZ
Tuesday - Saturday: Beijing time 12:00 AM - 12:30 AM, 9.930MHZ
Eroupe:
Everyday: GMT 21:00-22:00, 5.925 MHZ
The 9.625 MHZ one will be stopped in after this September.
Dafa Hao means "Falun Dafa is good". It's just another name for World
Falun Dafa Radio.
Thanks for you interest.
Best regards,
Editor (editor@falundafaradio.org)
(Falun Dafa R to L.Kwet Hian-INS Aug 7, 2003 for CRW)
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Schedules - EASTERN EUROPE
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
0100-0300 7205 JUL 100 kW / 108 deg Daily to ME Arabic
0300-0400 11910 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Daily to ME Arabic
0400-0600 11930 JUL 100 kW / 108 deg Daily to ME Arabic
1700-1800 9865 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Daily to ME Arabic
1800-1900 9740 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg Daily to ME Arabic
0230-0330 12140 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Pashto
0330-0430 12140 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Dari
0630-0730 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Pashto
0730-0830 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Dari
0830-0930 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Pashto
0930-1030 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Dari
1230-1330 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Pashto
1330-1430 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Dari
1630-1730 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Pashto
1730-1830 15690 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Dari
2230-2330 5945 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Pashto
2330-0030 5945 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Daily to ME Dari
1400-1500 11680 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Daily to ME Armenian
1500-1700 9565 JUL 100 kW / 070 deg Daily to Eu
Belorussian
1600-1700 9870 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Daily to Eu Romanian
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - ERITREA
Voice of Democratic Eritrea
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Voice of Democratic Eritrea:
1400-1430 5925 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Tigrina
1430-1500 5925 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Arabic
1700-1730 15670 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Mon/Thu to EaAf Tigrina
1730-1800 15670 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Mon/Thu to EaAf Arabic
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - ETHIOPIA
Radio Huriyo
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Radio Huriyo:
1630-1700 15670 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Tue/Fri to EaAf Somali
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
Rainbow R
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Radio Rainbow/Kestedamena Radio:
1900-2000 15565 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Fri to EaAf Amharic
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity:
0700-0800 21550 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Sun to EaAf Amharic
1830-1930 15565 NAU 125 kW / 135 deg Wed to EaAf Amharic
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
Voice of Ethiopian Salvation
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Voice of Ethiopian Salvation:
1600-1700 15670 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Thu/Sun to EaAf Amharic
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
Voice of Oromo Liberation
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo):
1700-1730 15670 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun to EaAf Oromo
1730-1800 15670 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun to EaAf Amharic
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - MYANMAR
Democratic Voice of Burma
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Democratic Voice of Burma:
2330-0030 9435 JUL 100 kW / 080 deg Daily to SoEaAs Burmese
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - VIETNAM
Chan Troi Moi
Updated A-03 schedule of Deutsche Telekom T-Systems as of August 3, 2003:
Voice of Hope/High Adventure Ministries:
1330-1430 15775 JUL 100 kW / 070 deg Daily to Vietnam
Vietnamese
(Observer 271 Aug 9, 2003 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Logs - AFGHANISTAN
Hit Shortwave
4050 Hit Shortwave Jul 31 *1453-1459 34333 English, 1453 s/on and ID.
Music.
(K.Hashimoto-J Jul 31, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - CHINA
Voice of Tibet
15660 V.O.Tibet Aug 4 1212-1228 34433-33433 Tibet, Music. 1215 with
Opening music and announce. Talk. //21560kHz.(34333-33333).
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 4, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - ERITREA
Voice of Democratic Eritrea
15670 V.O.Dem.Eritrea Jul 28 *1700-1710 45433 Tigrigna, 1700 s/on with
opening music. ID and opening announce. Talk and local music.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 28, 2003 in JAP 275)
Voice of Eritrean People
9990 V.O.Eritrean People Aug 3 *1732-1740 24432 Tigrigna, 1732 s/on with
Opening music and ID. Talk and local pops music.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 3, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - ETHIOPIA
Radio Freedom
15670 R.Freedom Jul 29 *1629-1640 35322-35333 Somali, 1629 s/on with
opening music. ID. Koran. Talk.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 29, 2003 in JAP 275)
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Logs - INDIA
Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom
5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom Jul 26 *1300-1310 23432 Kashmiri, 1300
s/on with opening music. ID. Koran. Talk.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 26, 2003 in JAP 275)
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Logs - IRAN
Radio Payem-e Doost
7480 R.Payem-e Doost Aug 1 *1800-1810 45333 Farsi, 1800 s/on with opening
music. ID. Talk and local music.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 1, 2003 in JAP 276)
R Yaran
15790 R.Yaran Jul 25 *1630-1640 33433 Farsi, 1630 s/on with music. 1634
ID. Talk.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 25, 2003 in JAP 275)
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Logs - IRAQ
Voice of Iraqi People
9563 V.O.Iraqi People Jul 23 1517-1539 Arabic, Koran and Talk and arabic
music. //11710 kHz.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 23, 2003 in JAP 275)
9563 V.O.Iraqi People Jul 31 1519-1529 33333-32332 Arabic, Koran.
//9570kHz.
(K.Hashimoto-J Jul 31, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - KOREA (NORTH)
Voice of the People & Echo of Hope
CLANDESTINE from SOUTH KOREA to NORTH KOREA Stations from South Korea to
North Korea continue. Voice of the People was heard on 3912 and 6600 at
1245. Echo of Hope was heard on 3985 and 6348. Both stations were jammed.
(H.Johnson-WY-USA Aug 1, 2003 in CDX-ML)
3912 V. of the People(p) 1210. Talk in KR, fair but deteriorating; //
6600, which was good.
(J.Wilkins-CO-USA Aug 10, 2003 in CDX-ML)
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Logs - KOREA (SOUTH)
Voice of National Salvation
from NORTH KOREA to SOUTH KOREA Per Ulis' report this is their last day.
Heard on 4120.5 and 4450 at 1247.
(H.Johnson-WY-USA Jul 31, 2003 in CDX-ML)
from NORTH KOREA to SOUTH KOREA Voice of National Salvation does appear
to be off as they said they would do. [..]. Untraced on 3480, 4120, 4450,
and 4557 when checking at 1240.
(H.Johnson-WY-USA Aug 1, 2003 in CDX-ML)
NO. KOREA - (4120, 4450, 4557, 6010) V. of Nat'l Salvation 1220 Aug 3.
Nothing heard on usual outlets, so this one is definitely gone, at least
for the time being.
(J.Wilkins-CO-USA Aug 3, 2003 in DXplorer-ML)
North Korean clandestine has just stopped.
The Voice of National Salvation announced on 30th of July that they would
stop their transmission from August 1and has just stopped their audio
modulation at 24:05 JST(=KST) on July 31, or 00:05 August 1 as I just
confirmed. They normally broadcast until 02:00 JST. They insisted that
this broadcast was from their friends in South Korea, but finally they
admitted this from North.
They started their broadcast in June 1967 and the air time at the end of
July 2003 was 11.5 hours in Koran language and 30 minutes in English. The
last transmission at 24:00 JST as I monitored were on 1053, 3480, 4120,
4450 and 4557 kHz.
(T.Ohtake-J JSWC via G.I.Barrera-ARG for CRW)
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Logs - KURDISTAN
RTV Mesopotamia
7560 RTV.Mesopotamia Jul 30 *1700-1710 45444 Kurdish, 1700 s/on with
Opening music. ID. Local music.
(K.Hashimoto-J Jul 30, 2003 in JAP 276)
Voice of Mesopotamia
11530 V.O.Mesopotamia Jul 23 1352-1402 34333 Kurdish, Talk. ID at 1356.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 23, 2003 in JAP 275)
11530 V.O.Mesopotamia Aug 2 1416-1431 35333 Kurdish, Music. ID at 1428.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 2, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - LAOS
Hmong Lao R
17540 Hmong Lao R. Aug 1 *0100-0105 24332 Lao, 0100 s/on with IS. Opening
music. Announce by man. Talk.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 1, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - MEXICO
Radio Insurgente
Looked for EZLN, R. Insurgente, the morning of Aug 9 as publicized. All I
found around 5.8 MHz at various checks from 1030 past 1100, and 1200 were
R. Martí spurs or mixing products, such as 5835; but high local noise
level could have blocked
(G.Hauser-OK-USA Aug 9 2003 in DXLD 3-143)
"5800" 1125-1215. Spot checks in the 5770-5830 freq range turned up
nothing this morning in a search for the new Zapatista station that was
supposed to commence on 9 Aug.
(J.Wilkins-CO-USA Aug 10, 2003 in CDX-ML)
Last night I picked up a station at 0317 UTC on 5800. The reception was
poor with lots of tropical noise but I could make out what sounded like a
woman in SS repeating what sounded like the frequency numbers in SS
"...ocho zero zero..." and some kind of other ongoing message. This
continued until about 0340 then went dead.
Zapatistas?
(G.Crites-CA-USA Aug 11, 2003 in HCDX-ML)
"Free Speech Radio News" from New York via KMUE FM Eureka reported last
night that the Zapatistas did indeed go on shortwave this weekend and was
soon met with some I guess government jamming of "pop music" and another
announcer. I don't know if what I heard was them but they were on the
air. I did not hear them last night though.
(G.Crites-CA-USA Aug 12, 2003 in HCDX-ML)
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Logs - SOMALIA
Radio Galkayo
I believe i'm hearing Radio Galkayo on 6985 kHz at 0345 UTC. However,
this time period doesn't jive with what is posted on their website. I
wonder if they have expanded their broadcast hours ?
(B.Bankston-VA-USA Aug 12, 2003 in shortwave-radio-ML)
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Logs - SRI LANKA
IBC Tamil
17495 IBC-Tamil Jul 24 1239-1303 45433 Tamil, Talk. ID at 1300 and 1301.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 24, 2003 in JAP 275)
17495 IBC-Tamil Aug 5 *1228-1240 35433 Tamil, 1228 s/on with music. 1230
opening music and announce. Talk.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 5, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - SYRIA
The Arabic Radio
12120 Arab R. Jul 23 1506-1516 34333 Arabic, Arabic music and Talk. ID at
1510.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 23, 2003 in JAP 275)
12120 Arab R. Jul 30 *1459-1512 35433 Arabic, 1459 s/on with Opening
music. ID. Music. Talk and arabic music.
(K.Hashimoto-J Jul 30, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Logs - VIETNAM
Chan Troi Moi
15775 Chan Troi Moi Aug 3 *1330-1340 35333 Vietnamese, 1330 s/on with
opening music. ID. Song. Talk.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 3, 2003 in JAP 276)
15775, Chan Troi Moi, *1327-1354 Aug 9, open carrier to instrumental
music commencing at 1330 followed by a woman announcer with ID and
Vietnamese talk accompanied by instrumental music. Seemingly news program
with musical segments between features. Numerous mentions of Florida,
Cuba, New York, Castro, and Hanoi. Another ID at 1350 after a musical
interlude. Poor with fairy nosy conditions.
(R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Aug 9, 2003 in DXplorer-ML)
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Logs - WESTERN SAHARA
Radio Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica
7460 kHz, Radio Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica,
2025+, 29 Julio, px con mx arabe y canticos religiosos. 24322.
(M.Mendez-E Jul 29, 2003 in ConDig 223)
From the 20th July till now, I was unable to detect any activity from the
POLISARIO FRONT's MW outlet of 1550 kHz, though the jamming signal was on
(C.Gonçalves-POR Aug 9, 2003 in BC-DX via DXLD 3-144)
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Logs - ZIMBABWE
SW Radio Africa
4880 SW R.Africa Jul 26 1850-1859* 34232 English, Talk. ID and frequency
announce at 1853. Music. 1859 s/off.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 26, 2003 in JAP 275)
4880 SW R.Africa Jul 27 1850-1900* 34232 English, Talk and african pops.
1856 ID. Music. 1900 s/off.
(K.Hasimoto-JPN Jul 27, 2003 in JAP 275)
4880 SW R.Africa Aug 2 1850-1859* 34232-34333 English, African pops
music. 1852 announce by man. Music. 1859 s/off.
(K.Hashimoto-J Aug 2, 2003 in JAP 276)
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Qsl's - CHINA
World Falun Dafa Radio
CIS World Falun Dafa Radio, 6035 kHz, 21-22 UTC, confirms my RR after 38
days with a f/d QSL-card and a prospect about Falun Dafa Org. Address :
World Falun Dafa Radio, P.O.Box 93436, City of Industry, CA 91715, USA,
Letter came from Harry Qian, 13670 Ramona Pkwy, Baldwin Park, CA 91706,
USA www.falundafaradio.org
(K.Peter Hilger-D Jul 27, 2003 in BC-DX 632)
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Misc - ALGERIA
New Al-Salam radio takes anti-government line
An Arabic-language radio station calling itself Al-Salam (Peace) Radio
(Arabic: idha'at al-salam) was observed at 1615 gmt on 11 August on a
Hotbird satellite at 13 degrees east. The radio was heard in progress
broadcasting a phone-in discussion on Algeria's problems and political
situation. Programming is critical of the Algerian government.
The radio carried news at 1800 gmt, including reports on the Middle East
situation, Iraq and Algerian and Arab developments.
The radio also played religious Islamic songs in French and Arabic.
The transponder frequency is 12.597 GHz vertical polarization, digital;
symbol rate: 27500; FEC: 3/4.
The station has an internet site, www.assalam.info. The site announces
the following:
"With God's help, Al-Salam Radio has started its transmission on the
Hotbird satellite at 13 degrees east. It can be received on a digital
receiver. See the "How to listen" section for technical parameters.
"Monday, 11 August 2003. `Events and discussion'. Our guest is Shaykh
Abdallah Jaballah, president of the Reform Movement, live from Algeria at
2030 Algiers and London time. You can talk to us on the PalTalk [PalTalk
is a private company providing Internet-based text, voice and video
conferencing, chat rooms and file transfer] chat programme: 'Social
issues' - Radio Assalam; or via telephone No 00447005802460.
"The channel's detailed programme will shortly be published on this
site."
The radio is also observed on the internet site but not in parallel with
the satellite. It announces: "Idha'at al-Salam greets you and meets you
every day on the Hotbird digital satellite." A talk in Algerian dialect
is heard.
The site also gives the following contact details:
"ASSALAM
"PO Box 4059
"5604 EB Eindhoven Netherlands
"Phone (Edition) +44 7005 802 897
"Fax +44 870 130 11 84
"E-Mail info@assalam.info "
The site has a French section which carries the above announcement, and
an English section, which is still under construction.
Source: BBC Monitoring research 11-12 Aug 03 (BBCM Aug 11-12, 2003)
Radio Assalam is known to satellite listerners since the end of June when
the station started on Hotbird 6 as part of the Globecast package, it
actually replaced Radio Caroline. It has been mentioned on many
Algeria-related websites over the last 1 1/2 months.
(B.Trutenau-LTU Aug 13, 2003 in CDX-ML)
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Misc - CUBA
U.S. to bolster Cuba broadcasts, aid to dissidents
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/cuba/sfl-aotto08aug08,1,6611232.st
ory?coll=sfla-news-cuba
(A.Sennit-HOL Aug 8, 2003 for CRW)
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Misc - ERITREA
BEHAVIOUR OF OPPOSITION RADIO
Please note that the news bulletin of the Eritrean opposition radio,
Voice of the People of Eritrea, on 10 August was a repeat of a bulletin
broadcast on 27 July, which was also repeated on 3 August.
Source: BBC Monitoring research in English 10 Aug 03 (via DXLD 3-144)
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Misc - ETHIOPIA
Voice of Ethiopan Medhin
Website of Voice of Ethiopan Medhin (aka Voice of Ethiopian Salvation):
www.medhininfo.com.
(B.Trutenau-LTU Aug 10, 2003 in DXplorer-ML)
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Misc - INDONESIA
Shadowy Islamic group blamed for many Indonesia blasts
Mention of Jemaah Islamiah rado station in this report:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK277660.htm
(via A.Sennit-HOL Aug 5, 2003 for CRW)
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Misc - IRAQ
Iraqi Media Network TV content survey
Survey of the Iraqi Media Network [IMN] carried out between 16 and 30
July
The Iraqi Media Network has replaced the former Iraqi Information
Ministry - which was led by Comical Ali, Muhammad Sa'id al-Sahhaf - and
which was dissolved by Paul Bremer.
The Iraqi Media Network is operated by the USA through the Coalition
Provisional Authority [CPA]. The Iraqi Media Network TV targets Iraq and
the Iraqis and broadcasts via terrestrial and satellite transmissions for
the lucky Iraqis with a dish.
The Iraqi Media Network TV broadcasts from Al-Sahliyah transmission tower
in Baghdad and plans also to broadcast from Arbil in the north and the
port of Umm-Qasr in the south.
The TV news bulletins try to depict an image of Iraq returning to normal
with the resumption of services, such as postal service or the reopening
of entertainment facilities such as a zoo. The TV highlights the US
contribution to the refurbishment of hospitals. One news item said that
the coalition contributed with a budget of 230m dollars for this purpose.
The TV regularly broadcasts news and press releases of the Iraqi
Governing Council.
The TV generally starts at 0600 gmt with a picture of the Iraqi flag then
readings from the Holy Koran. The TV then presents prayers with pictures
of nature and rivers in the background. After this the TV shows a
programme for children. The TV continues with a typical day's programming
containing documentaries and films, including a large number of Egyptian
films and soaps.
[Typical afternoon and evening programming as follows]:
1500 Egyptian song
1504 Second episode of Iraqi soap.
1546 Songs
1600 News:
0026 News headlines.
[Video counter readings]
1. [0100] Intensive talks at session of Governing Council continues. The
council decides to set up special courts to punish former officials for
their crimes. Video showing session.
2. [0155] Bremer held a news conference in Baghdad and said that large
budget had been earmarked for Iraq. He also said new Iraqi currency to be
circulated soon. Video showing Bremer holding news conference.
3. [0255] Conference on violations of human rights in Iraq under former
regime was held in Baghdad recently under chairmanship of director for
human rights at coalition authority. Video showing proceedings. Two
Iraqis, including a Kurdish official, talk about efforts to find truth
regarding those missing and those killed by former regime.
4. [0640] Coalition forces helped by local police search for weapons in
Iraq. Video showing US forces searching cars for weapons.
5. [0710] Commander of Australian forces in Iraq, Graham Bentley, held
news conference in which he explained his forces' mission in Iraq. He
said that they have troops everywhere in Iraq but their mission is not
peacekeeping but to get rid of ammunition which has not exploded. Video
showing Bentley holding news conference.
6. [0818] Fire broke out at oil pipeline, carrying oil from Kirkuk oil
fields to Al-Dura refinery in Baghdad, following attack against it. Iraqi
oil official quoted.
7. [0904] Coalition forces in cooperation with Iraqi engineers and cadres
continue efforts for reconstruction in Iraq particularly in oil sector:
Oil production has increased in Basra.
8. [0930] US Bechtel company holds series of meetings with Iraqi
businessmen and engineers in Basra to reach formula for cooperation in
reconstruction of Iraq. Bechtel starts new project in Iraq. Video showing
meeting.
9. [1010] Repeat of headlines.
[The news bulletin lasted 10 minutes and 30 seconds].
1611 Press release from Iraqi Governing Council.
1620 Call for Sunset prayers
1625 Pictures of Iraq
1631 Songs
1702 Iraqi song and play.
1742 Call for evening prayers
1747 Continuation of the play above.
1800 Press release from Iraqi Governing Council [See above].
1810 "Cousin Bette": Costume drama.
1848 Songs
2000 News bulletin. [Repeat of 1600 news bulletin; see above].
2011 Press release from Iraqi Governing Council [See above].
2020 Syrian entertainment programme: Candid camera, songs.
2107 Old Egyptian film.
2300 Towards Freedom TV: Sign on, "Dear viewers, I greet you once again
from
Towards Freedom TV, from London".
2302 Ridha Jawad Taqi, member of Islamic Supreme Council for Iraq, talks
about the formation of the Iraqi Governing Council.
2311 Dr Ja'far, a university lecturer in Semitic languages, talks about
the teaching of these languages and lecturing, in general, in
universities in Iraq.
2319 Announcer-read statement by head of Iraqi police, Khayrallah, in
which he welcomed the formation of the Iraqi Governing Council
2320 Announcer-read statement by the coalition provisional administration
on budget allocated for water and other projects in Najaf
2324 Song
2328 Review of London-based papers on the Iraqi issue, video showing
newspapers dated 16 July.
2336 Interview with Shi'i cleric, Muhammad Sa'id al-Khalkhali, director
of Al-Khoe Islamic Centre of London.
2344 Sports news.
2348 News bulletin
Towards Freedom TV signed off with the following announcement: "With this
programme, our programmes for today come to an end. Dear viewers, we have
presented these programmes to you from Towards Freedom TV from London.
May peace be upon you. Goodbye. This was followed by the following
caption:
"Towards freedom: Daily programme in Arabic produced in London and
transmitted to Iraq. This broadcast lasts one hour [2300 to 0000 gmt] and
is composed of news and information issued by the international coalition
working with the Iraqis for the reconstruction of the country".
Closing announcement by Towards Freedom TV presenter.
When closing, the TV shows a caption with the email of Towards Freedom
TV: (al-hurriah@world-television.com)
0000 Iraqi Media Network TV programmes for 16 July closing with readings
from the Koran
[Current programming from Towards Freedom TV is broadcast just before the
close of Iraqi Media Network signal on 11105 MHz, Horizontal
Polarization, Eutelsat W1 at 10 degrees east, thus sharing the TV
channel].
Observations about the Iraqi Media Network TV: Amateurish presentation:
On one occasion, instead of having the studio presenter presenting the
programmes to come, she just appears, without saying anything for a
second, then the TV presents the call for prayers and at the end she
appears again and presents programmes.
In the news, the TV tries to portray a good US image. It wants to show
that the troops are in Iraq to help the Iraqi people and are working with
them, not against them. In the news, they broadcast an item showing a
visit by US troops to an orphanage. The TV showed video pictures of US
soldiers holding Iraqi children and interacting and playing with them. In
another instance, the TV showed Iraqi police working alongside US troops
and saying that both forces worked together to ensure security for the
Iraqis. The TV also focuses on "good" things done by the Americans, such
as helping the refurbishment of damaged installations, particularly in
the field of oil. The TV also highlighted in a news item the help given
to hospitals.
In news bulletins, the TV carries interviews with US soldiers; however,
the trend seems to be changing as the TV over time seems to rely less on
interviews with US soldiers and instead gives the floor to Iraqis to air
their views about problems facing them in their daily lives. At times, in
news bulletins, the TV tries to put forward a balanced view by airing the
views of those who are for and against US and coalition measures, such as
random searches at checkpoints.
One unusual and striking observation is that the TV carried one evening
the same news bulletin, word for word, as the news bulletin of the day
before. Thus, one can say that the TV updating of the news is quite poor.
The TV wants to remind people and shock them by showing regularly
programmes with gruesome pictures of atrocities committed by Saddam's
regime.
In comparison, Towards Freedom TV is better presented, as the TV
presenter presents the one-hour long programme, listing items included
and sticks to the order presented. The TV also relies on interviews with
various experts and officials.
Iraqi Media Network TV screens many entertainment programmes such as
songs, programmes on Iraqi music, plays, films, mostly Egyptian, but also
some American ones with Arabic subtitles.
On 19 July, the TV relayed after the 1600 gmt news bulletin Bremer's
address to the Iraqi people.
It is worth mentioning that on several occasions there were losses of
signal of varying duration.
Radio
A radio station identifying itself as the "Iraqi Media Network" is on air
daily on 1026 kHz and 98.3 MHz. The radio has identified itself as
follows:
"You are listening to the Iraqi Media Network on 1170 kHz mediumwave."
[Please note this frequency has changed and the radio is now using the
two above-mentioned frequencies, i.e. 1026 kHz and 98.3 MHz. The radio
was also broadcasting on satellite but this has now stopped, with only
terrestrial transmission remaining.
Recently it has been using the following ID: "Dear listeners, you are
with the Iraqi Media Network from Baghdad. Greetings to you".
It is worth mentioning that the reception of the radio is often worthless
in parts.
The radio, like the TV, carries many entertainment programmes such as
songs, programmes on music and plays. The radio also focuses on security
and reconstruction and reminds listeners of the atrocities and violations
of human rights committed by the former Iraqi regime against the Iraqi
people and issues related to Iraq's Governing Council.
In addition to the TV and the radio, the Iraqi Media Network publishes an
Arabic weekly newspaper, Al-Sabah [The Morning], produced in Baghdad. The
first issue of Al-Sabah was published on 17 May.
[Headlines of Al-Sabah on 31 July were as follows]:
Governing Council elects presidential structure and approves statute,
nine members will preside over a monthly rotating presidency...Flights
between Kurdistan and Europe...USA welcomes Japan's decision to send
troops to Iraq...Iraqis begin era of mobile phones...Electricity expected
to be distributed throughout Iraq...UAE denies appointing Al-Sahhaf to
any post in its institutions...Pentagon: Unconfirmed speculations about
Saddam's arrest.
Source: BBC Monitoring research in English 31 Jul 03 (BBCM Jul 31, 2003)
IS CUBA JAMMING U.S. BROADCASTS TO IRAN?
Satellite television signals that bring American programming to Iran are
being blocked, allegedly by Cuba. Roxana Saberi reports on how that's
affected the dissident community in Iran. . .
http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=DAY&showDate=31-Jul-2003&segNum=10
&mediaPref=RM
(National Public Radio 'Day to Day' Jul 31, 2003 via DXLD 3-137)
Iraq: Iran-based Voice of the Mujahidin radio steps up anti-US rhetoric
The radio of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),
Voice of the Mujahidin, has escalated its anti-US rhetoric, calling the
US "terrorists" and accusing the US of "helping its agent Saddam". At the
same time, the radio has praised the new Governing Council and even
appealed to the Council to help Iraqis against the "occupation".
Since 25 July, the radio has broadcast a programme in Iraqi Arabic
dialect called "Tales of the Countryman," which has labelled the US "a
terrorist country" and denounced the US presence in Iraq. Political
commentaries in the radio's newscasts have also regularly condemned the
US.
- On 29 July, "Tales of the Countryman" accused the United States of
being "a terrorist country sponsoring world terrorism". Commenting on the
"occupation" of Iraq, the programme added: "America is an invader, unfair
and a criminal. [Passage omitted] US forces have occupied Iraq and are
here to stay. Occupation is an injustice, and injustice will make people
explode and destroy what is around them."
- On 28 July, the programme accused the United States of "violating
democracy" through its "repressive treatment of Iraqis, isolating Iraqis
from the rest of the Islamic and neighbouring countries, and Bremer's
representation of the Iraqi people at international arenas".
- In one political commentary, the radio accused the United States of
"helping its agent Saddam so as to frighten the Gulf states," adding that
"the United States is not concerned with liberating Iraq, but with
controlling its resources" (25 July).
Voice of the Mujahidin has steadily intensified its anti-US rhetoric
since it began broadcasting in mid-April 2003. In June, the radio
frequently warned that US "failing" policies in Iraq would eventually
lead to a "battle for liberation" against the "enemy", without actually
calling for armed resistance (16, 17 June).
Although denouncing the US and its presence in Iraq, the radio has voiced
support for the new Governing Council, on which SCIRI is represented.
- The radio called the Council "the first brick in building the Iraqis'
dream of a free and democratic Iraq" (19 July). It has also regularly led
its news broadcasts with statements by members of the Governing Council
from all political, ethnic and religious sides.
- On one occasion, the radio appealed to the Governing Council to "urge
the occupation forces to observe proper procedures when conducting search
operations to avoid offending citizens and harming their properties" (29
July).
Source: BBC Monitoring research 4 Aug 03 (BBCM Aug 4, 2003)
Iran and Cuba Zap U.S. Satellites
http://www.insightmag.com/news/449580.html
(A.Sennit-HOL Aug 6, 2003 for CRW)
VOICE OF FREE IRAQ WALKS OUT ON US
Brian Whitaker, Tuesday August 05 2003, The Guardian
A broadcaster who became known as "the voice of free Iraq" after the fall
of Saddam Hussein has walked out of his job, saying the United States is
losing the propaganda war. Failure to invest in the new Iraqi
broadcasting service means foreign channels are gaining popularity at the
expense of the US, Ahmed al-Rikabi, the American-appointed director of TV
and radio said yesterday.
"The people of Iraq, including the Sunni Muslims, are not about to turn
against their liberators, but they are being incited to do so. These
[foreign] channels contribute to tension within Iraq," he said. Saddam is
scoring propaganda successes over the Americans by sending audio tapes to
Arab satellite channels, Mr Rikabi continued. "Saddam is doing better at
marketing himself, through al-Jazeera and al-Arabiyya channels," he said,
referring to the deposed Iraqi leader's recent messages which have been
broadcast throughout the Middle East.
Last April Mr Rikabi, who had been head-hunted by the Americans,
announced the overthrow of the Iraqi regime from a tent near Baghdad
airport. Many Iraqis still recall his exact words: "Welcome to the new
Iraq. Welcome to an Iraq without Saddam, Uday or Qusay." He then helped
to recruit a team of journalists that started TV transmissions lasting up
to 16 hours a day.
But the channel was dogged by a lack of money and resources. The station
was provided with only three studio cameras and five portable cameras, Mr
Rikabi said. For the five portable cameras, they were allowed only 10
rechargeable batteries lasting 15 minutes each. The best-paid journalist
got a salary of $120 a month, compared with the minimum of $500 a month
paid by other Arab networks, he added. There was also a clothing
allowance for newsreaders, but only to clothe the visible top half of
their bodies.
Stephen Claypole, who was a public affairs adviser to Coalition
Provisional Authority in Baghdad, said: "It's very typical of everything
the Americans get involved in. They announce large budgets and the money
is never released."
(The Guardian via B.Westenhaver-CAN in WORLD OF RADIO 1194 via DXLD
3-141)
IRAQ/USA: HEAD OF US-BACKED IRAQI TV QUITS |
Text of editorial analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring's Media
Services on 6 August
The head of US-backed Iraqi TV, Ahmad al-Rikabi, has resigned,
complaining that inadequate funding prevented the station from competing
with rival channels from Iran and the Gulf states. Rikabi announced his
decision on 1 August to his bosses at the Iraqi Media Network (IMN),
according to international news agencies.
The IMN, with about 320 employees, operates a national TV channel, two
radio stations and Al-Sabah (Morning) newspaper. It is part of the
Coalition Provisional Authority administering the country since the
overthrow of Saddam Husayn's regime on 9 April.
"The US didn't really succeed in countering the propaganda of such
anti-coalition networks as Al-Jazeera in Qatar," Rikabi told the
Associated Press (AP). He complained that inadequate funding, equipment
and training for staff members had left the IMN unable to deliver
"objective news - the truth - presented in the proper way".
The network was only able to broadcast for 16 hours a day, compared with
24-hour reports from Al-Jazeera and Iran's Al-Alam channel, which he
conceded were attracting growing audiences inside Iraq.
"Saddam Husayn is doing better at marketing himself, through Al-Jazeera
and [UAE-based] Al-Arabiya Gulf channels," Rikabi said, referring to
broadcasts on those channels of audio tapes believed to be from the
former Iraqi leader.
"If Saddam and his supporters didn't think such broadcasts were
beneficial to their cause, they wouldn't use them... I have no doubt that
there is a hidden message in the broadcasts by several Arabic networks
inciting Iraqis to resist the push toward democracy," he told AP.
Iraqis not drawn to IMN TV [subhead]
Reports from journalists in Baghdad in recent weeks concurred that few
Iraqis watched the Iraqi Media Network television.
In June the London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting, a media
think tank that trains local journalists in crisis zones, published a
report which said, in part: "Bitter rivalry between the US State
Department and Department of Defense have led to an absence of strategy,
bad hiring practices and purchasing, and debilitating internal dispute.
TV programming, in particular, has been poor." The IMN sees itself as an
interim body with the job of building new infrastructure, training
journalists and laying the foundation of a public media policy, according
to its officials.
But it has come in for criticism from several media freedom watchdogs. A
report in July by the Paris-based organization Reporters Sans Frontieres
(RSF) suggested that the aims of the IMN should be clarified, "because it
can no longer remain a hybrid body that is both a media group and a
temporary government ministry. Should it become a public media outlet, an
information or communication ministry, a regulatory agency or a
government media policy think-tank? Although only an interim body, its
goals and powers need to be spelt out clearly - and probably redefined -
as soon as possible."
Index on Censorship was more critical. Its associate editor Rohan
Jayasekera wrote: "Now this bumbling behemoth is going after all the
functioning local broadcast media that set up across the country using
old state equipment abandoned after the fall of Saddam.
"Rough but perfectly serviceable Iraqi stations are being swallowed up or
chased off air by IMN, which says it merely wants to reclaim equipment
that is legally theirs. Iraqi broadcasters outside the IMN loop are
scathing about IMN's own broadcast record, but appear powerless to stop
IMN from having its way."
The debate about the IMN's role and the extent of its powers is set to
grow, especially now that its head has stepped down after only three
months in the job.
Source: BBC Monitoring research 6 Aug 03 (via DXLD 3-141)
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Misc - ISRAEL
US Radio Sawa using FM frequency formerly used by Ramallah station
The US Arabic-language broadcaster Radio Sawa's web site now lists 94.2
MHz as a frequency on which it can be heard in the
"Ramallah/Jerusalem/Bethlehem" region.
BBC Monitoring confirmed on 4 August that Radio Sawa was using that
frequency. Programming was in parallel with that on Radio Sawa's Amman
transmitter (98.1 MHz) and the station's shortwave programming on 9505,
11745 and 11785 kHz.
The 94.2 MHz frequency was previously occupied by Palestinian broadcaster
Voice of Love and Peace, based in Ramallah. This station's web site
(www.volpfm.com) audio stream no longer functions, and a statement on the
programme guide page states that the page is "under construction".
On 30 July Palestinian Information Ministry officials said Radio Sawa had
hired airtime "from a Palestinian local radio, in contravention of
Palestinian regulations in force," the Egyptian news agency MENA
reported.
[The Radio Sawa web site - www.radiosawa.com - offers live streaming
audio and states that the station broadcasts "24 hours a day, seven days
a week on FM frequencies throughout the Middle East. Radio Sawa is also
available via Nilesat, Arabsat and Eutelsat."
The site lists the following FM frequencies:
Abu Dhabi - 98.7; Amman - 98.1; Baghdad - 100.4;
Bethlehem/Jerusalem/Ramallah - 94.2; Djibouti - 100.8; Doha - 92.6; Dubai
- 90.5; Arbil - 100.5; Kuwait - 95.7; Manama - 89.2; Sulaymaniyah - 88.0.
Radio Sawa is also on mediumwave: Egypt-Levant - 990 and 1260 kHz; Iraq
and The Gulf - 1548 kHz.
Radio Sawa's web site also lists a selection of shortwave frequencies.]
Source: BBC Monitoring research 5 Aug 03 (BBCM Aug 5, 2003)
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Misc - KOREA (NORTH)
NK Looks to Smooth Inter-Korean Relations
July 30, 2003 15:36:18 www.korea.net
Thursday, July 31, 2003 No. 1074
North Korea announced it would stop airing the anti-South Korean
broadcast "Voice of National Salvation" beginning Friday (Aug. 1), ending
a 33-year run that began in 1970.
The North previously claimed that the pro-communist radio station was
based in Seoul, with few believing the assertion.
During inter-Korean ministerial talks earlier this month, the North
proposed that the two Koreas stop airing propaganda broadcasts, including
loudspeaker broadcasts along the border, beginning August 15.
The unconditional halt of propaganda radio broadcasts is interpreted as a
significant step by the North toward inter-Korean rapprochement.
At the same time, the North's recent move appears designed to prompt the
South to follow suit, a unification official said.
Pyongyang also allowed the entry of Seoul buses to Gaeseong for the
second round of working-level economic talks on Tuesday. It was the first
time that a South Korean delegation crossed the border without requiring
clearance procedures or vehicle transfer.
After returning to Seoul later the same day, the mission reentered
Gaeseong via the same route.
Pyeongyang also indicated on Wednesday it is ready to accept the
multilateral talks format to settle the ongoing nuclear dispute once the
survival of its regime is guaranteed, giving in to international demands
for a multilateral settlement.
"If this matter is fundamentally resolved, we are not too bothered about
the format of talks, about whether they will be bilateral or multilateral
talks," an Australian broadcast company quoted North Korean Foreign
Affairs spokesman So Chol as saying.
Launched in 1970, the Voice of National Salvation has found an audience
with a number of South Korean dissidents during past military
governments. But as South Korea became a democracy, the North's broadcast
has lost much of its intended propaganda effect in the South.
Meanwhile, analysts in Seoul point out the North is seeking more
effective propaganda tools, scrapping the old-fashioned media. According
to the South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korean authorities
recently instructed their propaganda machine to make full use of the
Internet to appeal to the youth.
(Korea.net Jul 31, 2003 via A.Niederdeppe-D for CRW)
North Korea ends radio broadcasts to South as "new chapter" opens
The North Korean-run Voice of National Salvation, a clandestine
pro-communist radio station broadcasting to South Korea, announced on 31
July that it was ending its broadcasts to South Korea, adding that "a new
chapter of reconciliation and unity has opened between the North and
South".
The station carried the following announcement at 0700 gmt, repeated at
1000 gmt:
"Notice conveyed to people from all walks of life who enjoy listening to
the Voice of National Salvation. Notice conveyed to people from all walks
of life who enjoy listening to the Voice of National Salvation. [sentence
repeated twice, as heard]
"Since the day that it made its first step as the Voice of the
Revolutionary Party for Reunification [t'ongilhyongmyongdang moksori
pangsong], our Voice of National Salvation broadcast has been faithful to
its mission as a disseminator of truth [chilliui chonp'aja],
correspondent of change [pyonhyogui p'abyonggun] and a mouthpiece of the
people [minjungui taebyonja] amidst all your special affection and active
support over the past 30-odd years.
"Our Voice of National Salvation combines (?its voice) together with the
hearty cheers that all of you cry out by being fascinated by great leader
[widaehan suryong] Comrade Kim Il-song's image as a peerless great man
and the respected and beloved Comrade Kim Chong-il's image as a
heaven-sent brilliant commander. We have also kept pace with the swift
flow meandering toward a plaza of independence, democracy and
reunification.
"Our nation is now welcoming the 15 June era of reunification in which
the fellow countrymen will become one under Great General Kim Chong-il's
military-first politics based on love for the country and people.
"A new chapter of reconciliation and unity has opened between the North
and South in full swing under the milestone of reunification that General
Kim Chong-il provided, and the song `We are One' sung by all the fellow
countrymen is calling the 70 million people to create a reunified
fatherland while shaking all of Korea.
"At such an overwhelming time of rapid change, the North side, on the
occasion of the 15 August Independence Day, proposed to stop all
broadcasts that slander the other party at the 11th North-South
ministerial talks.
"This historic proposal by the North side is a proposal based on the love
for the country and people, which reflects the fellow countrymen's
aspiration to achieve reunification by the united efforts of our nation
as soon as possible by ending mistrust and confrontation between the
North and South and by further promoting reconciliation, unity, exchange
and cooperation.
"The Editorial Bureau [p'yonjipkuk] of the Voice of National Salvation,
while extending full support to as well as fully sympathizing with the
North's proposal, in response to such a proposal, inform all you that we
will actively and totally end [chudongjoguro chonmyon chungjehage toemul]
our broadcast starting 1 August.
"From the bottom of our hearts, we extend our thanks to all of you who
gave unsparing support to our broadcast and earnestly enjoyed listening
to it and wish that greater results are seen in the future struggle.
"Good-bye everyone."
[Since 1970, the North Korean-run Voice of National Salvation carried
anti-South Korean broadcasts almost around the clock. The radio station
favoured the reunification of Korea from the North Korean point of view.
North Korea maintained that the station was based in South Korea, but
Seoul said it was located in Haeju, a city close to the border with South
Korea. On 29 July, the Voice of National Salvation announced that it
would stop airing anti-Seoul propaganda broadcasts from Friday 1 August.
South Korea also broadcasts to the North, but Seoul says the content is
mostly information about the South rather than criticism about the North.
The South Korean-run Voice of the People radio station is believed to
broadcast on shortwave from transmitters in South Korea, although it
claims in its announcements to broadcast from Pyongyang. This station has
been on the air since 1986.]
Source: BBC Monitoring research 31 Jul 03 (BBCM Jul 31, 2003)
Radio threat to N Korea's grip on news
From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3141331.stm
The North Korean government's monopoly on news inside the Stalinist state
is being challenged by South Korean activists, who plan to float radios
across the border carried by helium baloons.
South Korean aid groups said they could launch 600 radios from near the
Korean border as part of a campaign to highlight the North's human rights
record.
But listening to foreign broadcasts is illegal in North Korea, putting
anyone who finds a balloon-delivered radio at risk of going to jail.
The activists hope that giving people more access to foreign news will
undermine the claims of Kim Jong-il's government and encourage more
defectors.
They also want to pressure the international community to include human
rights issues during upcoming talks about North Korea's nuclear
ambitions. Talks are expected to take place later this month or early in
Septermber including the United States, Japan, Russia, China and North
and South Korea.
The baloon campaign was unveiled by Norbert Vollersten, a German doctor
expelled by North Korean in 2001 for criticising human rights abuses.
Mr Vollersten, whose publicity-conscious campaigning has been criticised
by some, said the move was aimed at opening up the North "by the power of
information".
The activists said they planned to fly more than 20 balloons, each six
metres high and carrying about 30 small radios, into North Korea within
the next two weeks, from either China or South Korea.
(BBC Aug 11, 2003 via U.Fleming-USA in CDX-ML)
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Misc - KOREA (SOUTH)
http://www.yonhapnews.net/Engnews/20030802/200000000020030802162520E1.htm
l
Seoul, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) Sunday, Aug 03, 2003
South Korea told North Korea Saturday that the sides should discuss
whether to discontinue propaganda broadcasts directed at each other after
forming a study group to review the issue.
At the latest round of inter-Korean Cabinet meeting in Seoul in early
July, North Korea proposed that the two Koreas stop airing propaganda
broadcasts effective Aug. 15. Both sides agreed to have the issue handled
by a new inter-Korean committee to be formed later
(yonhapnews.net Aug 3, 2003 via M.Terry-G in DXLD 3-138)
KOREA NORTH. SOUTH KOREA TO HEAR NORTH'S RADIO "WITHOUT FILTRATION" FOR
ANNIVERSARY | Text of report in English by North Korean news agency KCNA;
all times local
Pyongyang, 12 August: The Pyongyang mission of the National Democratic
Front of South Korea (NDFSK) will begin relaying the Korean central radio
to South Korea from 15 August, the country's liberation day according to
the new measure taken by the central committee of the NDFSK.
Jo Il-min, chief of the Pyongyang mission of the NDFSK, clarified this at
a press conference given today before mediapersons at home and abroad.
There he informed them of the fact that the CC [central committee], the
NDFSK has assigned the NDFSK mission in Pyongyang the task of directly
relaying the Korean central radio to the South Koreans from all walks of
life to meet their desire.
The relay time per day is 12 hours in all, i.e., six hours from 7.00 a.m.
to 1.00 p.m. And another six hours from 5.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m.
Now the South Koreans' reverence and worship of leader Kim Jong-il as
well as their attention to North Korea making dynamic progress under his
leadership are growing stronger in the 15 June era that was arranged and
is advancing thanks to the distinguished greatness of Kim Jong-il and his
songun [military-first] policy. The measure is, therefore, an extremely
positive one taken to meet the requirements of the situation, he said.
He recalled that the most efficient way to help South Koreans grasp the
greatness of Kim Jong-il and reality of the North and get broader, more
detailed and ready news of North Korea is to let them listen to the radio
of the North without filtration.
Source: KCNA news agency, Pyongyang, in English 1111 gmt 12 Aug 03 (via
BBCM via DXLD 3-145)
WTFK??? Surely Pyongyang broadcasts could always be heard in the South.
Or does `without filtration` mean no jamming? I don`t think they were
jammed, in contrast to the defunct clandestines
(G.Hauser-OR-USA Aug 12, 2003 in DXLD 3-145)
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Misc - LITHUANIA
Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas has asked the US Congress for
assistance in keeping Lithuanian language broadcasts on Radio Free
Europe. In a letter he says the broadcasts continue to help the
Lithuanian people to receive objective information, follow events in
Europe and the rest of the world and understand today`s challenges. The
US administration cites changes in foreign policy priorities in seeking
to halt funding for RFE/RL broadcasts in Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian,
Latvian, Lithuanian and Slovakian as well as VOA broadcasts from 2004.
The proposed 563 million dollar budget for foreign broadcasts includes
$30 million for Arab satellite television and $3.5 million for boosting
broadcasts to Indonesia, which has the largest number of Muslims in the
world
(R Vilnius newscast Jul 17 via J.Murphy-IRL Aug World DX Club Contact via
M.Barraclough-G in DXLD 3-138)
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Misc - MEXICO
EZLN anuncia la creación de radio rebelde
miércoles 30 de julio, 09:40 AM
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, México Copyright 2003 The Associated Press.
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
rewritten or redistributed. -
El Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) anunció el inicio de
transmisiones en onda corta de la llamada "Radio Insurgente".
El subcomandante Marcos informó en un comunicado que el próximo 9 de
agosto se escuchará la primera emisión de la radio zapatista, a una hora
todavía no determinada y en el marco de una reunión de tres días para
anunciar la creación de los "Caracoles", que sustituirán los centros de
reunión conocidos como "Aguascalientes".
"La banda y la frecuencia precisas son: banda de 49 metros, en los 5.8
megahertz, en onda corta", precisó el líder rebelde.
"Como es de esperar que el supremo (el gobierno) interfiera la emisión,
muévase en su dial con el mismo contoneo de las caderas en una cumbia
(baile) y busque hasta encontrarnos", añadió en la séptima y última parte
de una serie de comunicados denominados "La treceava estela".
La emisión de "Radio Insurgente" es parte de una serie de actos que el
EZLN realizará del 8 al 10 de agosto en la comunidad de Oventik, al norte
de esta ciudad del estado sureño de Chiapas.
Esos días se anunciará la muerte de los "Aguascalientes" y la creación
formal de los "Caracoles". Además, iniciarán sus actividades las "Juntas
de Buen Gobierno", instancias autónomas que vigilarán el cumplimiento de
las leyes en comunidades zapatistas y regirán las relaciones con los
grupos civiles de México y el extranjero.
Marcos señaló que a la entrada de la comunidad de Oventik habrá un
letrero con la leyenda: "Está usted en Territorio Rebelde Zapatista: aquí
manda el pueblo y el gobierno obedece".
El líder guerrillero recomendó a quien asista llevar paraguas, plásticos,
impermeables "o de perdida un periódico" para cubrirse de la lluvia.
También propuso llevar "una ración adecuada" de comida enlatada y
galletas.
El EZLN apareció públicamente el 1 de enero de 1994 en varias comunidades
de Chiapas, estado fronterizo con Guatemala.
(AP Jul 30, 2003 via H.Bojorge-MEX in ListaCondig-ML)
This is a comunicado by German zapatista support groups on Radio
Insurgente, the radio station of the zapatista movement in chiapas
planning to broadcast on SW. If anybody wants to translate this: it's
worth doing so as it's a piece of best zapatista humour.
Unterstützt "Radio Insurgente - die Stimme der EZLN"!
- Aufruf an alle Chiapas-Solidaritätsgruppen & Interessierten in Europa -
Seit dem Aufstand der EZLN am 1. Januar 1994 blicken nicht nur viele
MexikanerInnen, sondern auch Teile der Weltöffentlichkeit nach Chiapas.
Die Zapatistas haben die Welt verändert. Sie haben in Millionen von
Köpfen neue Hoffnung geweckt, neue Vorstellungen von Demokratie,
Gerechtigkeit und Würde entwickelt. In ihrem Geist haben sich auch in der
gesamten westlichen Welt unzählige neue Gruppen und Bewegungen
zusammengefunden. Die ZapatistInnen aus dem mexikanischen Chiapas gehören
zu den BegründerInnen des Widerstands gegen den
Neoliberalismus.
Ende Juli 2003 hat Subcomandante Marcos in einem Communiqué angekündigt,
dass demnächst mit "Radio Insurgente - die Stimme der EZLN" ein
zapatistisches Kurzwellenradio auf Sendung gehen wird. Es wird auf dem
gesamten amerikanischen Kontinent zu empfangen sein, und mit ein bisschen
Glück auch in Europa.
Eine Frequenz wurde bisher noch nicht bekanntgegeben. Gerüchten zufolge
soll Radio Insurgente demnächst auch über Internet gehört werden können.
Marcos wörtlich: "Der Sup wird eine einstündige Musiksendung machen, die
wie es geboten ist, im Morgengrauen gesendet werden wird. Nein, der Sup
wird nicht etwa singen, sondern er wird Musik, Märchen und Erzählungen
vorstellen. Das Programm `Durito DeeJay' startet vorerst noch nicht, weil
der Käfer sich noch mitSchleifchen schmückt und außerdem keinen Vertrag
unterzeichnet (Er will es unter 24 Stunden täglich nicht machen)."
Marcos fordert die mexikanische und internationale Zivilgesellschaft in
dem Communiqué auf, sich für den 8., 9. und 10. August 2003 nichts
vorzunehmen. Ob damit nur der Start des neuen intergalaktischen Radios
gemeint ist oder die EZLN noch weitere Überraschungen plant, darf
spekuliert werden. Gleichzeitig warnt der Subcomandante vor einer
Anspannung der militärischen Lage: "Vor allem im Hochland in den
Gemeinden Chenalhó, Pantelhó und Cancuc entfalten Paramilitärs
fieberhafte Aktivitäten, die auf einen bevorstehenden Angriff hindeuten.
Die Militär- und Polizeigarnisonen in dieser Gegend haben sich völlig
abgeschottet, sicherlich um später sagen zu können, sie hätten nichts
gehört.
Die Stimmung ist dieselbe wie kurz vor dem Massaker von Acteal, als 45
Männer, Frauen und Kinder mit exzessiver Grausamkeit von Paramilitärs
ermordet wurden." Es scheint also geboten zu sein, die Weiterentwicklung
der Situation vor Ort auch aus Europa mit besonderer Aufmerksamkeit zu
verfolgen und schon rechtzeitig über hiesige Medien und das Internet
deutlich zu machen, dass die Augen der Weltöffentlichkeit wieder einmal
auf Chiapas gerichtet sind.
Seit zwei Jahren betreibt die EZLN-Basis bereits ein eigenes Radio in
Chiapas. "Radio Insurgente - La voz de los sin voz" sendet auf UKW von
mehreren Standorten aus 12 Stunden täglich, von 6 bis 18 Uhr. Täglich
werden Nachrichten nicht nur auf spanisch, sondern auch in verschiedenen
Indígena-Sprachen gesendet. Alle Programme werden in mindestens drei
Sprachen übersetzt, sei es zur Gesundheitserziehung, zu den eigenen
Traditionen, Hörspiele oder Hintergrundinformationen zu den Forderungen
der EZLN und den aktuellen Strategien der Aufstandsbekämpfung.
Radio Insurgente ist damit in der ganzen Gegend der einzige Sender, der
auch von dem Großteil der lokalen Bevölkerung verstanden wird, dessen
Spanischkenntnisse unzureichend sind.
Damit ist Radio Insurgente für die Menschen in Chiapas ein einzigartiges
Fenster zur Welt, das den Blick auf andere Kämpfe und Konflikte eröffnet.
Und es ist eine Waffe: Wie manche der vielen täglich eingehenden
Hörerwünsche und Zuschriften beweisen, wird Radio Insurgente auch von
Soldaten und Paramilitärs gehört. Zuweilen wendet sich das Radio deshalb
direkt an diese Hörer, um sie zu demoralisieren oder sie zum desertieren
aufzufordern.
Die Studios von Radio Insurgente werden hauptsächlich von Frauen
betrieben. Sie haben im Umgang mit der Technik neues Selbstvertrauen
erworben, und genießen als Radiosprecherinnen in der gesamten Gegend
großes Ansehen. Sie haben auch dafür gesorgt, dass Themen wie die
Gleichberechtigung von Mädchen und Jungs, Gewalt gegen Frauen oder
geteilte Verantwortung in der Kindererziehung und Hausarbeit im
Radioprogramm angesprochen werden.
Die Botschaft der ZapatistInnen ist im entwickelten Norden des Planeten
wesentlich schneller angekommen als in Chiapas selbst. Dort ist der
soziale Fortschritt zwar deutlich spürbar, aber langsam. Das Medium Radio
kann diesen Lernprozess erheblich beschleunigen. Deshalb sind vier
weitere Radiosender geplant, um einen Großteil von Chiapas mit einem
Programm abzudecken, das die zapatistische Politik zur eigenen Basis
zurückträgt und den konstanten Belagerungszustand unterläuft.
Die ZapatistInnen haben sich dieses Radio erkämpft. Gegen die Soldaten,
aber auch gegen Lehrer, die ihnen als Kinder nichts beigebracht haben und
gegen Machtverhältnisse, die Indígenas wie sie allenfalls als
Arbeitstiere existieren lassen. Sie machen ihr eigenes Programm, und sie
betreiben und warten ihre eigenen Sendeanlagen.
Was sie in ihrer derzeitigen Lage nicht selbst machen können, ist Geld
erwirtschaften, um weitere Studiotechnik und Sendeanlagen finanzieren zu
können. Und sie sind darauf angewiesen, dass die internationale
Öffentlichkeit sie weiterhin kritisch solidarisch begleitet und dadurch
vor militärischen oder paramilitärischen Angriffen schützt.
***** Hier seid deshalb Ihr gefragt! *****
* Bitte verbreitet diesen Aufruf in allen Publikationen, die ihr
erreichen könnt!
* Schreibt, falls die Lage sich weiter verschärfen sollte, Emails an die
mexikanische und die chiapanekische Regierung!
* Bitte spendet und helft damit, das Radionetzwerk weiter auszubauen!
* Wir garantieren, dass Euer Geld ans Ziel kommt.
Richtet eure Überweisung an:
Nachrichtenpool Lateinamerika e.V., Konto Nummer 162 641 08, Postbank
Berlin Bankleitzahl 100 100 10, Verwendungszweck: "Spende Radio Chiapas"
(via T.Hallmann-D Aug 1, 2003 for DXLD 3-137)
Article includes this : "Radio Insurgente - La voz de los sin voz" is on
FM from different sites 12 hours every day, from 6 to 18 h." [M.Schöch-D]
ZAPATISTA ARMY OF NATIONAL LIBERATION TO START SHORTWAVE STATION
According to the Web site http://www.fzln.org.mx/ of the Mexican
opposition group Zapatista Army of National Liberation, a shortwave
station will begin broadcasting shortly. In an English language press
statement, the group says inter alia:
"The famous (in the mountains of the Mexican southeast) and slippery (on
the dial) "Radio Insurgente. Voice of the EZLN" will soon begin operating
on short wave, in its galactic transmission. The Sup will have a special
one-hour musical program, and it will be transmitted, by law, at dawn.
No, the Sup will not sing, but he
will be presenting musical pieces accompanied by stories and tales. We're
not sure about the "Durito DJ" program, because the beetle is has his
back up, and he hasn't signed a contract (he wants a daily 24 hour
program)."
An Associated Press report dated 30 July quoted a spokesman for the
organisation as saying that that the frequency will be around 5800 kHz,
and that broadcasts will begin on 9 August. No exact time has been
announced, but the above statement indicates that broadcasts will be on
the air in the early morning.
However, the EZLN has been warned by the Secretariat of Communications
and Transport (SCT) that it cannot operate outside the law. In an
interview with the newspaper El Sol de México, a representative of the
Secretariat said that if the station operates without a licence it will
seize the equipment and fine the organisation. But the Secretariat admits
that it will be difficult to locate the
transmitter. In fact, "Radio Insurgente has already been operating for
two years on FM in Chiapas using several FM transmitters at different
locations. Broadcasts are on the air between 0600 and 1800 local time in
several indigenous languages as well as Spanish. The majority of the
staff are female
(Radio Netherlands Media Network Aug 4, 2003 2003 via DXLD 3-139)
Kurzwellenaustrahlungen der zapatistischen Befreiungsfront geplant
= laut der Internetseite von Media Network plant die zapatitische
= Befreiungsfront in der mexikanischen Provinz Chiapas ab dem 9.
= August Kurzwellenaustrahlungen um 5800 kHz. Weiteres siehe unter:
= http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/html/medianews.html
Dazu heute ein interessanter Artikel in Telepolis, dem Magazin der
Netzkultur :-)
http://www.heise.de/tp/deutsch/inhalt/co/15379/1.html
(S.Dibbert-D Aug 6, 2003 in A-DX)
Zapatista Radio On Short Wave
An AP article in the August 10th Billings (Montana) Gazette said the
following:
"The Zapatistas began broadcasting by shortwave radio in the afternoon
[Aug 9], but the signal - located at 5.8 megahertz - was so weak it was
difficult to hear in nearby San Cristobal de Las Casas." [Seems to be
broadcasting from Oventic.]
Complete article at:
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2003/08/10/
build/world/65-mexico.inc
(Billings (Montana) Gazette Aug 10, 2003 via H.Johnson-USA in CDX-ML)
RADIO INSURGENTE, 5,8 MhZ
Continuando con la serie de informaciones relacionadas con Radio
Insurgente, mas detalles pueden obtener del sitio directo del EZLN que
es: http://www.ezln.org
Ademas, los discursos de Radio Insurgente, emisora que fue bloqueada por
el gobierno federal (razon por la que no se pudo hacer la transmision en
vivo), pueden escucharlos es:
http://chiapas.mediosindependientes.org/
La emision de Radio Insurgente "Voz del EZLN" fueron el pasado 9 de
Agosto, a partir de las 1500 (horario del frente de combate sur
oriental). Es decir, a partir de las 1400 (hora de Fox) y a partir de las
1900 UTC. Las transmisiones de prueba han contado ya con la interferencia
del supremo gobierno (que, ademas, pone al grupo "Limite" para "tapar" su
señal). Pese a todo esto, ellos transmitieron y, ademas, grabaron el
programa en CD's y los repartieron como si fueran volantes ofreciendo
empleo.
En los proximos dias, o en las proximas semanas, estara en internet la
pagina http://www.radio-insurgente.org , o http://www.radioinsurgente.org ,
donde se podran bajar las transmisiones de Radio Insurgente.
(Fuente: de la pagina web del EZLN via G.I.Barrera-ARG Aug 11, 2003 for
CRW)
RADIO INSURGENTE, 5,8 MhZ
"Moreover as how we are expecting interference to our signal from the
supreme one, move your dial around just like you would shake your hips to
a cumbia until you find us.(EZLN communiquee)
Here some comments about Radio Insurgent, more details are on the EZLN
web site http://www.ezln.org and also, on the web site
http://chiapas.mediosindependientes.org/
Radio Insurgente was blocked by federal goverment, that is the reason
becouse they could not stream Radio Insurgente.
Forthcoming in the internet (in the following day or weeks, just try once
in a while) you will be able to download the transmissions of Radio
Insurgente from one of the following webpages:
http://www.radio-insurgente.org or http://www.radioinsurgente.org .
The transmissions of Radio Insurgente have been on past August 9, from
1500 (local fight hours from the southern front), that is 1400 (Fox tiem)
or from 1900 UTC. Because the interference from the supreme government,
the EZLN recorded the programmes in CD's, and this have been distributed
in the zone.
(Source: EZLN web site) (via G.I.Barrera-ARG Aug 12, 2003 in DXplorer-ML)
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Misc - MYANMAR
BURMESE EXILE PAPER SAYS RADIO SALES SHOW FOREIGN MEDIA IS NEWS LIFELINE
More Burmese people are turning to foreign-based radio broadcasts since
the Rangoon government imposed a media blackout after the arrest of Aung
San Suu Kyi, according to Bangkok-based exile publication Irrawaddy. The
following is the text of a report in English by Thailand-based Burmese
exile publication Irrawaddy web site on 1 August
1 August: Large numbers of Burmese hungry for news and entertainment are
tuning in to Rangoon's City FM and several foreign broadcasts available
via shortwave radio.
Rangoon resident Khin Maung Shwe says he listens to BBC and other
broadcasts every morning. "It is not unusual. People listen to radio for
news because there is a complete blackout here," he said. Since the 30
May ambush on Aung San Suu Kyi and the subsequent detention of opposition
leaders, many Burmese want to know what's going on in the country and the
whereabouts of Suu Kyi. "Burmese citizens want to know how the
international community is reacting to Burma," Khin Maung Shwe said.
Stories by overseas Burmese and regional experts on the impact of US
sanctions, ASEAN's concern over Suu Kyi and the ongoing debate on
factionalism within the regime draw many grateful listeners. "We want to
know what will happen to us since the US imposed sanctions on Burma,"
said Khin Maung Shwe. He witnessed "something unusual" as of late:
regular joggers in the capital bringing along radios during their morning
runs. "I have never seen that before," he said.
Washington-based Voice of America (VOA) begins its broadcast at 6 a.m.
[2330 gmt previous day], followed by BBC Burmese Service,
Washington-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) and the Oslo-based opposition
station Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB).
Former opposition party member Myo Myint said, "When I stroll down the
street in Rangoon [in the early morning] I can hear news because almost
every house is listening to the BBC or RFA."
However, he said, tea shops in Rangoon usually feature TV and radio
cassette players but do not dare play news aloud, fearing a reaction from
authorities. Listening to shortwave radio is not illegal in Burma but
citizens know that the government does not approve of the activity.
In some provinces, daring tea shop owners do not hide their support of
Suu Kyi and the democracy movement and play the broadcasts at high volume
as a sign of defiance.
In addition to the programmes available via shortwave, City FM is hugely
popular among Burmese. The station is managed by Yangon City Development
Committee. Since late 2001, City FM has broadcast live interviews with
Burmese celebrities and played popular music avoided by the state-run
radio stations.
A veteran journalist in Rangoon said, "People are thirsty for
infotainment," adding that many young people regularly tune in to FM
radio.
Though there is no official survey of listenership, it is believed that
millions of Burmese listen to shortwave. As more and more people listen,
radio sales have increased.
Ordinary Burmese cannot afford to buy popular brand names such as Sony or
Aiwa but they do purchase Chinese-made radios like Tecsun and Kchibo,
which range in price range from 10,000 (10 US dollars) to 15,000 kyat.
The price for a digital radio is over 20,000 kyats. "They are affordable
for many Burmese," said Khin Maung Shwe.
In Mae Sot, on the Thai side of the Burmese border, many Burmese listen
to shortwave news broadcasts. Most prefer a particular station. Ko Zarni,
an activist and a former National League for Democracy (NLD) member said,
"I only listen to the BBC." When asked why, he replied, "You don't get
bored."
Back in Rangoon, city dwellers and democracy groups are not unanimous in
their choice of a favourite station. Ko Maung Maung Htin, who is in his
early 30s, says he listens to BBC and RFA.
"I am addicted [to these radio stations]," he said. "I have to listen
to them every night." He also says people have more choices than they
used to and can compare stations to determine which they prefer.
A veteran journalist in Rangoon said he has to listen to all available
stations as part of his job. "I prefer RFA because of its news and
interviews," he said. But many in Rangoon say BBC is more accurate and
professional. "I like BBC and RFA, they are well-informed," he said.
"People are fed up with propaganda, they don't want to be cheated." The
BBC tops in popularity, followed by RFA, he added.
The editor of a weekly news journal in Rangoon said many listeners are
drawn to the lively discussions, interviews about current events and news
reporting. "If you think something is up, you must listen to them because
the government won't say anything," he said.
Though not significant in number, some mid-ranking NLD officials, veteran
writers and political observers in Burma are joining the stations' lively
discussion programmes, despite intimidation and threats of possible
detention.
A former broadcaster, who worked for a state-run station in the 1970s,
said it was unlikely that the generals listened to any overseas
broadcasts.
He added that the government's monitoring service listens to almost
everything, as they also did in the past. During the Gen Ne Win era, the
socialist government monitored BBC, Radio Moscow, All India, Voice of
America and as well as the Burmese Communist Party's radio station based
along the China-Burma border. Each morning, news sheets were sent to
high-ranking officials, especially those working for military
intelligence.
Such monitoring continues but the current junta is much more
sophisticated than their predecessors.
Thanks to the television and Internet technology, military intelligence
officers and Burma's policy strategists at the War Office in Rangoon
receive the latest news on Burma and the region on their desk within
hours or minutes.
"They have everything: satellite, cable TV and the Internet," said the
former broadcaster. "They analyse news and come up with new strategies to
counter domestic and international opinion."
Senior government leaders, however, rarely address the public, even on
the state-run television and radio stations. Nor do the generals appear
to be big fans of the foreign-based broadcasts. "They think these radio
stations are biased and only broadcast rumours and fabricated news," he
said.
Khin Maung Shwe thinks Burma's leaders could easily be irritated by
listening to the popular overseas stations. Why? "Because they are
telling you the truth," he said.
Source: Irrawaddy web site, Bangkok, in English 1 Aug 03 (via BBCM via
DXLD 3-139)
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Misc - SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi dissident movement launches Al-Islah TV on Hotbird 31 July
Text of unattributed report entitled "Al-Islah Television Channel begins
transmission on Hotbird today" carried on Movement for Islamic Reform in
Arabia web site on 31 July Al-Islah Television Channel began transmission
on the Hotbird satellite this evening. The details of the transmission
are as follows:
Broadcast: on Hotbird 6 at 13 degrees East
Frequency: 12520
Polarization: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27500
Forward Error Correction, FEC: 4/3
The transmission will remain experimental for several days.
Source: Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia web site, London, in Arabic
31 Jul 03 (BBCM Jul 31, 2003)
Saudi opposition Al-Islah TV carries news headlines, programme schedule
The Saudi dissident group Movement for Islamic Reforms in Arabia, MIRA,
London-based television was observed at 0900 gmt on 4 August to be
showing news headlines on a ticker tape at the bottom of the screen,
contact details and a programme schedule. The programme schedule as
displayed on the TV screen was as follows:
All times are Mecca local time [gmt + 3]
2100 to 0000
Live broadcast
Monday evening episode
Human Rights in the Kingdom
0000 to 0300
Saturday episode
The Judiciary in the Kingdom
0300 to 0600
Sunday episode
Saudi-American Relations
0600 to 0900
Saturday episode
The Judiciary in the Kingdom
0900 to 1200
Sunday episode
Saudi-American Relations
1200 to 1500
Saturday episode
The Judiciary in the Kingdom
1500 to 1800
Sunday episode
Saudi-American relations
1800 to 2100
Saturday episode
Judiciary in the Kingdom
The news headlines on the ticker focus on Saudi affairs, are continuously
repeated and seem to be regularly updated compared with the news
available on the movement's web site http://www.islah.org or
http://www.islah.tv .
At 1215 gmt the news headlines were as follows:
Electricity company in Jizan ignores residents' requests to speed up
efforts to restore electric current [disconnected] for more than one day,
the company's statistics prove that the power supply for the whole of
Jizan is less than that of one senior prince's palace ... Saudi female
presenter appears without veil in public place for the first time to
cover Abha festival for ART television ... German workers erecting large
tent in Prince Abdallah's palace in Jeddah get monthly salaries of 60,000
riyals [each], open paid holidays, after they received death threats from
one of the guards ... Civil aviation authorities and recruitment offices
ignore letter from staff of companies working in civilian airports in
which they complained about delays in wages, long hours of work, short
breaks, difficult working conditions, violations of contracts ... Daily
Telegraph publishes interview with Prince Turki al-Faysal in which he
says Usamah Bin-Ladin was quiet and shy in the first days of jihad, but
changed into a self-obsessed person who believes that he is allied with
God and whoever is not with him is an ally of the devil ... Large number
of Congressmen threaten to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia on the basis
of the recent Congress report; first vote fails to reach decision on
sanctions ... In his address before the missionary camp in Abha, Prince
Khalid al-Faysal indirectly accuses Al-Qa'idah of being an ally of
America and Israel against the Kingdom ... In an interview with Al-Sharq
al-Awsat, the wife of Ali al-Faq'asi says he swore that he was innocent
of Riyadh explosions; the wanted Sultan al-Qahtani in a letter to his
family refuses to surrender ... Jeddah Municipality observes displacement
of Briman district residents after the decline of security and morality;
lack of services and burst sewage pipes in the district ... Indications
that traders of the biggest shops in Utayqah greengrocers market in
central Riyadh are abandoning the market after failure of municipality to
restore electric current to the market for more than one month ... Saudi
government is organizing in the month of Sha'ban this year, an
international conference on human rights with the title "human rights
during peace and war"; human rights organizations curious about nature of
this conference ... Saudi and American governments agree not to publish
information about jihadist influx from the kingdom to Iraq, continue to
link what is happening in Iraq with Saddam and Ba'th party ... Prince
Sa'ud al-Faysal says Bush has told him in secret that the American
government is convinced by what the Saudi government had presented but he
cannot convince the American people unless he reveals secrets that will
harm Saudi rule inside the Kingdom ... Information leaking from the
Ministry of Interior talks about formation of a special unit in the
investigation department to fabricate edicts and communiques, to be
attributed to the jihadist movement, in which these movements allegedly
allow the killing of anyone who criticizes or disagrees with them ...
Senator Charles Schumer demands in letter to Saudi ambassador, Bandar
Bin-Sultan, resignation of Prince Nayif from his job as minister of
interior after failing to combat so-called terrorism ... In compliance
with American demands, delegations from FBI and US Treasury Department in
Jeddah to discuss new measure on charity work in the Kingdom ... Dr
Muhsin al-Awaji denies in communique published on the Internet what has
been broadcast by CNN about handing Al-Faq'asi over to America; quoted
senior Ministry of Interior official as saying no Saudi detainee will be
handed over to America ... In response to Israeli demands, security
forces raid flat of Palestinian man, suspected to be Hamas activist, in
Al-Thuqba district in Al-Khubar, arrest him together with his wife and
children.
Source: BBC Monitoring research in English 4 Aug 03 (BBCM Aug 4, 2003)
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Misc - SOMALIA
'A COMMUNITY EVENT': Radio program is a hit with Somalis
Greg Bluestein - Staff, Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Every Saturday afternoon, about 50 people pack the Dunkin' Donuts on
Memorial Drive in Clarkston, intently listening to the radio.
From 2 to 4 p.m., the transplanted Somalis in the eatery have their ears
tuned to what Dunkin' Donuts clerk Ali Gani calls "a community event" ---
one of three weekly broadcasts of Sagal Radio Services (SRS), Atlanta's
Somali language radio station.
The station, based near Decatur, caters to the 4,000 or so Somali
refugees resettled in the metro area after fleeing the civil war in their
homeland.
"People want to hear good news --- such as there's a government," quipped
SRS director Hussien Mohamed.
The radio program is staffed by volunteers and student interns. It runs
only six hours a week on a noncommercial radio station, WATB-AM (1420).
SRS was born when Mohamed, who works at the Atlanta affiliate of the
international aid group World Relief, saw that his fellow Somalis lacked
a basic understanding of the United States.
"The people didn't know minor things," he said.
So in 1998, Mohamed and a few volunteers started the program "Sagal,"
named after the Somali word for sunset.
"They may not know English, may have no money, and most have never rented
an apartment or set up utility bills," said Lexi Malkin, an SRS intern.
"It's already hard enough to do all this. If you don't speak English,
it's even harder."
Shows have featured information on fire safety and health specials on
SARS and West Nile virus. Volunteer correspondents in Somalia and
Brussels, Belgium, keep listeners updated on international news.
Malkin and three other Emory University students are working with SRS
this summer. They're also trying to find sponsors. The $30,000 grant from
the Catholic Campaign for Human Development that funds the program is in
the second year of its potential three-year term.
Mohamed plans to add more broadcasts of English lessons, pending funding.
He's also planning more shows dealing with American culture, like the one
that aired before the Fourth of July this year warning listeners not to
fear the booming fireworks.
"They might have thought a war had started," he said.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via M.Cooper-USA in DXLD 3-137)
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Thanks to the following contributors : Andreas Niederdeppe, Andy Sennitt,
Gabriel Ivan Barrera, Lim Kwet Hian, Scott R Barbour Jr, Wolfgang Büschel
Source Abbreviations:
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-Germany
DXLD : DX Listening Digest-USA
DXW : DX Window-Denmark
HCDX : Hard-Core-DX-mailing list-USA
JAP : Japan Premium-Japan
OBS : Observer-Bulgaria
QIP : QSL Information Pages-Germany
RMO : Radio Marti Observer-USA
TDP : Transmitter Documentation Project
BBCM items are Copyright BBCM 2003.
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