--------------xxxxxxxxxx CRW 223 xxxxxxxxxx-------------- CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH 223 Jan 31, 2007 CRW is the biweekly online magazine for ClandestineRadio.com (CRC), the Web's only portal on clandestine broadcasting and subversive media. CRW : http://www.schoechi.de/crw.html http://www.ClandestineRadio.com/crw/ CRC : http://www.ClandestineRadio.com GCW : http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com Martin Schoech, Editor in Chief, Eisenach, East Germany Nick Grace, CRW Washington & CRC, Washington, DC, USA ------------xxxxxxxxxx Breaking News xxxxxxxxxx---------------- ERITREA : The Voice of Delina with a new page & name USA : Extending Radio Martí to whole Latin America ? ............................................................... ERITREA : The Voice of Delina with a new page & name The Voice of Delina (produced by Tesfa Delina Foundation, Inc) appeared with a new website: http://vodm.asmarino.com and under a new name: Voice of Meselna Delina. (B.Trutenau-LTU Jan 19, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Yes, but have a look at this from 2005 http://zete9.asmarino.com/index.php?blogid=1&catid=17 where it is also called Voice of Meselna Delina. I wonder, what's the story? (F.Krone-DNK Jan 19, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Voice of Meselna Delina Shortwave Broadcast information: Days: Monday - Friday; Time: 8:00-8:30 PM Eritrea time Frequency 7335 kHzi (41 meter band) (1700-1730 UTC) Click here to contribute to Voice OF Meselna Delina Contributions can be sent to: Tesfa Delina Foundation, Inc 17326 Edwards Road, Suite A-230 Cerritos, CA 90703 USA (via G.Hauser-USA Jan 21, 2007 in DXLD 7-009) Yes, they have been using this expanded name since quite a while already, unnoticed by the DX press and not changed on the TDP schedule website. (B.Trutenau-LTU Jan 23, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) not completely unnoticed, we have it in Sender & Frequenzen 2007 ;-) (H.Kuhl-D Jan 23, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ............................................................... USA : Extending Radio Martí to whole Latin America ? USC PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CENTER SUGGESTS EXTENDING RADIO AND TV MARTÍ TO WHOLE OF LATIN AMERICA The University of Southern California (USC) Center on Public Diplomacy is advocating a plan to extend the broadcasts of Radio and TV Martí beyond Cuba to the whole of Latin America in a post-Castro world. In USC’s Public Diplomacy Blog, former executive of the US Information Agency Alvin Snyder says that the proposal is receiving guarded reaction in Washington, DC. According to Snyder, "Worldcasting has learned that while at least one of the BBG`s nine members endorses our concept of broadening TV and Radio Martí programs to include lands beyond Cuba, we were reminded that Voice of America already has a broadcast service for Latin America. While this is so, VOA’s Latin American service operates with a meager annual budget of $4.6 million, which `includes a popular Creole service to Haiti,` says the BBG, compared to the $37.5 million budgeted annually for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting." Read details of the proposal http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/newsroom/pdblog_detail/070129_stirrings_to_extend_tv_and_radio_martis_live_digital_broadcasts/ (A.Sennit-HOL Jan 30, 2007 in Media Network blog via DXLD 7-013) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Schedules xxxxxxxxxx-------------------- Schedules - AFGHANISTAN ............................................................... Schedules - ASIA Radio Free Asia (RFA): 0100-0300 9670 WER 500 kW / 060 deg to SoEaAs Tibetan (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - BELARUS ............................................................... Schedules - CAMEROON ............................................................... Schedules - CHINA ............................................................... Schedules - COLOMBIA ............................................................... Schedules - CUBA Radio Republica 2200-2400 on 6135 RMP 500 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish 0000-0400 on 6185 RMP 500 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish 0200-0500 on 9630 SAC 250 kW / 176 deg to Cuba Spanish Tue-Sat 0300-0400 on 6100 SAC 250 kW / 176 deg to Cuba Spanish Tue-Sat (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - EASTERN EUROPE ............................................................... Schedules - ERITREA ............................................................... Schedules - ETHIOPIA Andanet Le Democracy New station via TDP - Andanet Le Democracy in Amharic: 1700-1800 on 7280*SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Thu/Sun * co-ch Voice of Vietnam in Vietnamese. (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 452 Jan 22, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo): 1700-1800 9485 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Oromo (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - IRAN Radio Farda 0300-0400 7105 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda 0400-0600 12015 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda 0600-0700 17675 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda 1700-1800 9770 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda 1800-1900 9595 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - IRAQ ............................................................... Schedules - ISRAEL ............................................................... Schedules - KASHMIR ............................................................... Schedules - KOREA (NORTH) Open Radio for North Korea 1400-1500 on 7390 NVS 200 kW / 110 deg to KRE Korean 2000-2030 on 9795 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Radio Free North Korea 1000-1100 on 9730 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean 1900-2000 on 9780 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Radio Sea Breeze/Shiokaze 1300-1330 on 9950 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean Sun/Wed 1300-1330 on 9950 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE English Mon/Thu 1300-1330 on 9950 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Japanese Tue/Fri 1300-1330 on 9950 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Chinese Sat 2030-2100 on 9645 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Japanese (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Shiokaze International Communications registered NTT Japan Yamata site in summer season, eff of March 25th, 2007: kHz UTC zone site kW deg ant 6005 0930-1200 44 YAM 300 290 146 J SIC MIC 6045 2000-2200 44 YAM 100 280 800 J SIC MIC 6080 2000-2200 44 YAM 100 280 800 J SIC MIC 6085 2000-2200 44 YAM 100 280 800 J SIC MIC 6140 0930-1100 44 YAM 300 290 146 J SIC MIC 6185 2000-2100 44 YAM 100 280 800 J SIC MIC SIC = Shiokaze International Communications MIC = Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications Japan (W.Büschel-D Jan 24, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - KURDISTAN ............................................................... Schedules - LAOS Hmong Lao Radio 0130-0200 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Laotian (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - LIBYA ............................................................... Schedules - MALDIVES Minivan (Independent) Radio: 1600-1700 11800 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Dhivehi (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - MIDDLE EAST ............................................................... Schedules - MYANMAR Democratic Voice of Burma (DVOB): 2330-0030 5955 WER 125 kW / 060 deg to SoEaAs Burmese (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - NIGERIA Voice of Biafra International 2100-2200 on 7380 MEY 250 kW / 340 deg to WeAf English Sat (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - RUSSIA Radio Liberty (RL): 1600-1700 6180 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to CeAs Tatar Bashkir (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - SRI LANKA IBC Tamil Radio: 0000-0100 6175 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Tamil (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - TURKMENISTAN Radio Liberty (RL): 1400-1500 9565 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to CeAs Turkmen (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 453 Jan 31, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - USA ............................................................... Schedules - VIETNAM Little Saigon Radio 1500-1530 on 7380 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Vietnamese (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Moj Them Radio 0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Hmong Wed/Fri (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - WESTERN AFRICA West Africa Democracy Radio 0700-0800 on 12000 SKN 300 kW / 180 deg to WeAf English 0800-1100 on 17860 WOF 300 kW / 170 deg to WeAf French/English/French (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - WESTERN SAHARA ............................................................... Schedules - ZIMBABWE SW Radio Africa 1700-1900 on 4880 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 451 Jan 16, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Logs xxxxxxxxxx------------------------- Logs - CAMEROON Radio Free Southern Cameroons 11840, R Free Southern Cameroons was still off the air Su Jan 21 when checked at 1800. Instead was heard R Ashna (IBB) via Biblis in Pashto and Dari. (A.Petersen-DNK Jan 21, 2007 in DX-Window 316) ............................................................... Logs - CHINA Sound of Hope Sound of Hope jamming today was on the odd frequency of 9203.0 kHz until 1300. No jamming on 10400, but a continuous carrier may have been SOH with audio missing. Nothing on 14500 while the 13970 jammer was active around 1100. (O.Alm-S Jan 26, 2007 in DXLD 7-011) Voice of China At 1430z Voice of China (Taipeh) on 7270 khz. (P.Rrivat-F Jan 31, 2007 in HCDX-ML) Voice of Tibet MADAGASCAR 17550 Voice of Tibet, 15:35-15:45, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma Tibetano a locutor con comentarios, SINPO 34343. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Logs - CUBA Radio República 6215, R Republica, Transmitter ?, 0245-0300*, Jan 17, music and Spanish talks, great ID at 0259, poor to fair. Is this a new frequency? (G.Bernardini-I Jan 17, 2007 in DX-Window 316) Radio Republica, 5970 via Wertachtal at 0005 on 1/17 with SS talk, vocal. Cuban jamming very evident. Also 1/18 at 0239 with Cuban jammer again hitting it pretty hard and also battering Marti-6030. (G.Dexter-WI-USA Jan 17, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ???? 1620 Radio Republica - 2300-UTC Jan 22, 07; OM in SS giving station call letters and address in Miami before slow fade. Still recording this so cannot play it back as yet. Who is the Spanish interpreter on this site-can send mp3 - but I'm sure someone will send the details before I can find anythin' on the 'net? (K.Rychalsky-CT-USA Jan 22, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ???? 1620 Radio Republica : This has been pinned on relay via WDHP in US Virgin Islands. See if you can catch a local ID at hourtop. Or compare to their webstream via WRRA site. [..] RMI (WRMI 9955) is Radio Republica`s original, main, and `local` outlet, and IDs are primarily for it, tho the programming (not parallel, it seems) is also carried on SW transmitters in Germany, UK, Canada, and MW in USVI. Could be WDHP gets it from the WRMI stream with the usual delay, however. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Jan 22, 2007 in HCDX-ML) 6135, R Republica, via Rampisham, *2200-2205, Jan 23, Opening with ID in Spanish: "Esta es Rádio Republica, ….", talk, 44444. (A.Petersen-DNK Jan 23, 2007 in DX-Window 316) 6185, R Republica, via Rampisham, 0030-0300*, Jan 14 and 23, Spanish ID, political talks about Cuba, 44444. Not // R Republica via Wertachtal heard on 5970. (G.Hauser-USA & A.Petersen-DNK Jan 23, 2007 in DX-Window 316) Nothing heard here on 6215 at 0210-0255 on Jan 18 and 23. (A.Petersen-DNK Jan 23, 2007 in DX-Window 316) Radio Republica, 6140 kHz., 1/23/07, 1157 - 1230. Short poem, "piano" ID, about 30 seconds of dead air, pgrogram "A Su, A Cuba" started. This is very much like U.S. morning FM radio programs with male and female sounding announcers with banter and English pop. Silly at times. ID sequence at 1227 - 1230. This stream was not running // WRMI on 9955, which their web site does indicate having RR at this time. Had to get going at 1230, so I could not get details on the next program. A talk going at 1144 when I returned. I wasn't able to find a transmitter location or reference to this broadcast goin back to Nov. DXLD's. Might this be a new relay? (M.Taylor-WI-USA Jan 23, 2007 in DXLD-ML) BBCWS in Spanish has been running on 6140 via Greenville until 1230. Are you sure of the Republica ID? I guess you mean you returned at 1244 UT? Glenn (G.Hauser-OK-USA Jan 23, 2007 in DXLD-ML) I just reviewed the recordings of ToH and BoH. There were multiple ³Radio Republica² ID¹s both before and after the program. Before the dead air break at ToH, was the typical ³Esta es Radio Republica. La voz del Directorio Democratico Cubano. Transmitendo a Cuba. (?) Victoria.² over distinctive piano tune. (The ? is my beginning Spanish ear¹s not picking up the word even on multiple trys.) Then dead air. I might have thought that it switched to a different broadcaster at that point, but at 1227 there was another ID sequence with many slogans and mentions of Radio Republica. Nothing to lead me to believe that the BBC was doing a program on Radio Republica since the programming was clearly not documentary in form. The ToH break would have been just right for a station to insert a legal station identification in the U.S. BTW, no bubble jamming audible. Yes, I did mean 1244 at re check (I just left the radio on 6140) ­ I shouldn¹t add things while dashing out the door to work ­ I¹m not accurate when rushed. (M.Taylor-WI-USA Jan 23, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Logs - ERITREA Voice of Democratic Alliance 7165.12 V. of Democratic Alliance via Gedja(p) 1500-1538 Jan 20. Opening anmt in AR (?), talk to 1508, then a mix of mx and talk past 1530. Fair but slowly deteriorating; was // to 9559.91 which was fair at best. 9560v used to have a VG signal at this time but has significantly diminished over the past few months/years. (J.Wilkins-CO-USA Jan 20, 2007 in CDX-ML) Voice of Meselna Delina RUSIA 7335 Voice of Meselna Delina 17:02-17:06, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma Tigrinya con sintonía y locutor con presentación y comentarios, música de sintonía, SINPO 34232. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Logs - ETHIOPIA Andenet Ledemocracy 7280 Andenet Ledemocracy Jan 16 *1700-1717 31331-33333 Amharic, Talk and Ethiopian pops music, ID at 1712. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) Voice of Oromo Liberation / Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo / Oromo Liberation Front ALEMANIA 9485 Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromo, 17:10-17:15, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma Oromo a locutor con comentarios y referencias a "Oromo" y "Oromati", sintonía y segmento musical, locutora con comentarios, SINPO 34333. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) Voice of the Democratic Path to Ethiopian Unity 9620 V.o.Dem.Path Eth.Unity, 19:01-19:10, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma Amharico con sintonía, locutor con presentación y comentaios, templando a 9622 para evitar interferencia de CRI en 9615en su servicio alemán, SINPO 33432 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Logs - IRAN Radio Democracy Shorayee / Radio Council Democracy 7470 R.Democracy Shorayee Jan 16 *1700-1710 34333 Farsi, 1700 sign on with ID, Opening music, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) 7470, R Democracy Shorayee, 1717-1800*, Su Jan 28, multiple IDs, commentary on German unemployment politics, ... 1756 Internationale and sign off, 45444, after 1730 deep fadings. (W.von Pöllnitz-POL Jan 28, 2007 in DX-Window 317) Radio Farda SRI LANKA 7580 Radio Farda, 19:15-19:30, escuchada el 21 de Enero en idioma farsi a locutoras con cuñas de identificación y emisión de música pop local e internacional, SINPO 35433. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 21, 2007 for CRW) Radio Farda, 9335-Iranawila. Poor at 2104 on 1/28 with M/W in Farsi. Fast fades. (G.Dexter-WI-USA Jan 28, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Radio International 6225 R.International Jan 16 *1730-1736 35433 Farsi, 1730 sign on with opening music, ID, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) 6225 R. International 1755 Presumed this one with woman's voice; brief music at 1757 faded down for more talk till 1816, when into vocal. Woman again at 1818 soon joined by man; language might have been Farsi, but signal too weak and fady to be sure. Woman's voice sounded like the same one on 6245 (R. Zamaneh), though they weren't //. Off at 1830 without ceremony. Sked is listed as *1730-1830* via Mykolaiv, Ukraine, the same site as Zamaneh. (B.Hill-MA-USA Jan 22, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 6225 Radio International,17:30-17:40, escuchada el 28 de Enero en idioma farsi, comienza emisión con un tema de Dire Strate a modo de sintonía, ID, locutora con comentarios, SINPO 44333. [via Mykolaiv, Ukraine] (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 28, 2007 in CDX-ML) Radio Payam-e Doost MOLDAVIA 7480 Radio Payam-e Doost, 18:00-18:05, escuchada el 16 de Enero en farsi con sintonía, locutora con ID, locutor con presentación, SINPO 35433. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 16, 2007 for CRW) MOLDAVIA 7480 Radio Payam-e Doost, 10:10-18.20, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma farsi a locutor con comentarios, SINPO 45343. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) 7480 R Payam-e Doost Jan 26 1830-1845* in Farsi, ID before off with quiet music. Good. (F.Krone-DNK Jan 26, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Radio Zamaneh 6245, R Zamaneh ("Nowadays"), via Mykolaiv, 1820-2020, Jan 28, interesting content in Farsi, 34433. (W.von Pöllnitz-POL Jan 28, 2007 in DX-Window 317) Voice of Iranian Revolution 3879.83V V.of Iranian Revolution Jan 16 *1526-1541 35322-33332-34433 Kurdish, 1526 sign on with IS, Repetition of IS and ID, 1530 ID and opening music, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) 3880.75V V.of Iranian Revolution Jan 28 *1526-1536 25432-22432 Kurdish, 1526 sign on with IS, Repetition of IS and ID, 1531 ID, Opening music, Talk, Jamming from 1529, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 28, 2007 in JAP 458) ............................................................... Logs - KASHMIR Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom 5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom Jan 22 *1300-1310 44333 Kashmiri, 1300 sign on with opening music, ID, Koran, Talk, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 22, 2007 in JAP 458) ............................................................... Logs - KOREA (NORTH) Open Radio for North Korea Open Radio for North Korea via Nobosibilsk. Jan.29 at 1400 (S/on)-1440. SINPO45444. S/on with orchestral music & ID in Korean, followed by talk and piano music. English lesson at 1428. (I.Nagatani-J Jan 29, 2007 in JAP 458) ............................................................... Logs - KURDISTAN Radio Voice of Kurdistan (Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party) 3930,1 Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, 0417-0425, January 16, Kurdish, talk by female, interview, 25342. (A.Slaen-ARG Jan 16, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 3940,3 Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, 0336+, January 17, Vernacular, ID as: "Erah Radyoy Dengi....", 23342. Jamming. The transmission begun in 3930 kHz. (A.Slaen-ARG Jan 17, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 17 Jan at 1345 noted R Voice of Kurdistan (Voice of Democratic Party of Kurdistan) on 3930.1 in Kurdish and at 1400 in Farsi. Sign-off was at 1432. The jammer was late and arrived at 1428. We'll see if this is additional broadcast or change of schedule. They announce website www.radiokurdistan.net which gives their schedule 2000-2130 and 0700-0830 Tehran time, that's 1630-1800 and 0330-0500 UT. E-mail address seems to be info @ radiokurdistan.net which uses "active spam filter" so you have to validate your message before it gets through. (J.Savolainen-FIN Jan 17, 2007 in CDX-ML) One can add that the phone numbers given on the website are numbers in Iraq. The website is hosted in Germany and registered to Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, Storgården 50, SE-58644 Linköping, Sweden. (B.Trutenau-LTU Jan 17, 2007 in DXLD-ML) R VO Kurdistan 3930 log and website: At least today (17th) they were also on the air at 1630. Shifting frequency with 10 kHz steps to avoid jammers. (J.Savolainen-FIN Jan 17, 2007 in HCDX-ML) 19 Jan checked some of these clandestines. At 1400 tune-in R Voice of Kurdistan was again on 3940.1 and closed down at 1431. Back again at 1627 on 3930 with their "interval-signal" and Kurdish program at 1630. Jammed At 1425 a carrier came on 3970 and 4870 (and jammers a moment later). At 1430 very low modulated audio, but I guess this is the Voice of Iranian Kurdistan. Hopping 3960-3980 and 4845-4895. Off around 1630. At 1535 tune-in a station in Kurdish on 4360.6 and parallel on 3879.3 with sign-off at 1644. I don't know what is the official name of this one, they id "Denge Sorsi Iran, Radyo Komala". I guess in English it's something like "Voice of Iranian Revolution, Radio Komala". I don't know if both transmitters drifted same way, or was it the technician doing that, but the frequency moved very slowly away from the jammer. (J.Savolainen-FIN Jan 19, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 3931, V. of Kurdistan Democr. Party, site? 1644- 1652, 28 Jan, Kurdish (presumed), talks; 32431, jammed, but then they moved to: 3935 ditto, 1709-..., 28 Jan, talks; 34433, adjacent QRM from the Iranian jammer which remained on 3931! (C.Gonçalves-POR Jan 28, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Voice of Iranian Kurdistan ="At 1425 a carrier came on 3970 and 4870 (and jammers a moment later). =At 1430 very low modulated audio, but I guess this is the Voice of =Iranian Kurdistan. Hopping 3960-3980 and 4845-4895. Off around 1630". Re item Kurdistan in DXLD 7-009: I can confirm it's VO Iranian Kurdistan. 21 Jan at 1457 on 4850 announcement "Era Denge Kurdistana Irane" was heard. Modulation was ok here, the 3970v transmitter had still practically no audio. The reason BBCM says they've not traced this station since mid-January is possibly due to transmitter (or rather modulator) problems of this station during past weeks. (J.Savolainen-FIN Jan 21, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 4850, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, via Al-Sulaymaniyah, No. Iraq, 0255-0410, Jan 23 and 24, Kurdish talk and Middle East songs, audible through jamming which first was on 4860, 22322. Iranian jammer also heard on 3970. (A.Petersen-DNK Jan 24, 2007 in DX-Window 316) Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan Cland 6335.0 V Kurdistan 0510 with Turkic songs 42343, 2 due to FSK on the USB part (Z.Liangas-GRC Jan 17, 2007 in CDX-ML) 6335 V.of Iraqi Kurdistan Jan 21 1344-1413 35333-35322 Arabic, Kurdish music and talk, ID at 1400, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 21, 2007 in JAP 458) Voice of Mesopotamia 11530 Dengue Mesopotamia, 14:05-14:15, escuchada el 16 de Enero en kurdo a locutor y locutora con cuña de identificación, programa de música folklórica local, locutor con comentarios, referencias al Kurdistan, SINPO 25332. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 16, 2007 for CRW) 7590 Dengue Mezopotamia, 15:20-15:30, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma kurdo con programa de música folklórica local, SINPO 45343. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) 11530 V.of Mesopotamia Jan 20 1319-1329 35333 Kurdish, Kurdish music, ID at 1319, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 20, 2007 in JAP 458) 7590 V.of Mesopotamia Jan 22 1501-1514 35433 Kurdish, Talk, ID at 1501 and 1502, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 22, 2007 in JAP 458) ............................................................... Logs - LIBYA Sawt Alamel / Libya's Voice of Hope 17660 Sawt al-Amal, 13:45-14:00, escuchada el 16 de Enero en árabe a locutor con comentarios, referencias a Libia, cuña de ID, locutora recitando poema con música de fondo, SINPO 34443 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 16, 2007 for CRW) 17665 Sawt al-Amal, 13:01-13:10, escuchada el 16 de Enero en árabe con sintonía, cuña de ID y canto del Corán, SINPO 45544 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 16, 2007 for CRW) 17675 Sawt al-Amal, 12:35-12:50, escuchada el 16 de Enero en árabe a locutora con ID y correo electrónico, segmento de música pop árabe, locutor con comentarios, conversación con invitado, SINPO 45444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 16, 2007 for CRW) 17635 Sawt al-Amal, 13:18-13:23, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma árabe a locutor con invitado, comentarios, a las 13:22 se escucha otra vez la extraña música que dura cinco segundos y cambia de frecuencia a 17640, SINPO 55454. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) 17640 Sawt al-Amal, 13:23-13.30, escuchada el 19 de Enero en árabe a locutor con invitado en comentarios, SINPO 55444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) ALGERIA 6485.3 R. Nacional de la RASD (Rabuni), 2150-2210, 1/19/2007, Arabic. 2150 Local pop music. 2155 Talk by man and woman followed by speech by man. 2159 Short Koran recitation by man. 2200 Short music bridge followed by talk by man. Moderate signal on new frequency (SINPO 34333). (J.Evans-TN-USA Jan 19, 2007 in CDX-ML) MOLDAVIA 17650 Sawt al-Amal, 12:20-12:30, escuchada el 21 de Enero en árabe a locutor con entrevista a invitado, e aprecia emisora afro-pop de fondeo, SINPO 54544 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 21, 2007 for CRW) MOLDAVIA 17670 Sawt al-Amal, 13:12-13:15, escuchada el 22 de Enero en idioma árabe a locutora anunciando E-mail, segmento de música árabe, por otra parte la emisora afro-pop emitiendo en 17660, cambia a 17665, SINPO 35443. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 22, 2007 for CRW) 17665 Sawt al-Amal, 13:15-13:30, escuchada el 22 de Enero en árabe a locutora con ID, sintonía y locutor con saludo, comentarios, a las 13:22 se escucha durante cinco segundos la extraña música, SINPO 45444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 22, 2007 for CRW) 17630 Sawt al-Amal, 11:40-11:55, escuchada el 25 de Enero en idioma árabe a locutor con invitado con comentarios, sintonía y cuña de identificación, E-mail, segmento musical y locutora con saludo, comentarios, SINPO 55444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 25, 2007 for CRW) 17645 Sawt al-Amal, 12:35-12:45, escuchada el 25 de Enero en idioma árabe a locutor con comentarios, referencias a Libia, segmento de música, cuña de identificación con E-mail, SINPO 55444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 25, 2007 for CRW) MOLDAVIA 17625 Sawt al-Amal, 12:58-13:06, escuchada el 30 de Enero en árabe a locutor con invitado, comentarios, SINPO 45544. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 30, 2007 for CRW) 17620 Sawt al-Amal, 13:06-13:18, escuchada el 30 de Enero en árabe a locutor con invitado, comentarios, sintonía y cuña de identificación, segmento musical, locutora probablemente recitando un poema con referencias a Libia, SINPO 45444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 30, 2007 for CRW) Me sorprende mucho no encontrar la emisora afro-pop en la frecuencia de 17660 y frecuencias adyacentes, sin embargo sorprendentemente la encuentro en la muy inusual frecuencia de 17693 kHz con un SINPO 45444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 30, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Logs - MALDIVES Minivan Radio 11800 Minivan Radio, 16:48-17:00, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma Amharico a locutor con comentarios, entrevista a invitado, locutora con identificación, segmento musical, SINPO 45444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) 11800, Minivan R. Reading one item in DX-Window no. 316 that Minivan R was going to close down on Jan 14 caught my attention because 2 days back (Jan 23) I heard it at 1600 on 11800. Just now today (Jan 25) I checked and it is there loud and clear. (V.Goonetilleke-CLN Jan 26, 2007 in DX-Window 317) 11800, Minivan R. Also heard 1615-1659*, Jan 26, talks and speech in Dhiveri, mentioned "Minivan Broadcast", 55444. (A.Petersen-DNK Jan 26, 2007 in DX-Window 317) ............................................................... Logs - MYANMAR Democratic Voice of Burma Glenn I am hearing Minivan radio right now [1639 UT Jan 18] on 11800. Loud and clear in south India. (M.Lodaya-IND Jan 18, 2007 inb DXLD 7-008) 9415 Dem.V.of Burma Jan 26 *1428-1440 45433 Burmese, 1428 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 26, 2007 in JAP 458) At 1430z 17495 kHz Democratic Voice of Burma from Talata Volonondry (Madagascar) in Burmese dialects. (P.Rrivat-F Jan 31, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - SOMALIA Voice of Somali People Und auf 7175 kommt seit 1730 ein Programm aus Äthiopien, die von Thorsten erwähnte Voice of Somali People? Absolut störungsfreier Empfang! ...Eritrea, nicht Äthiopien, sind ja die Sendeanlagen der Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea. (C.Ratzer-AUT Jan 20, 2007 in A-DX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - VIETNAM Degar Voice 7125 Degar Voice via Taiwan Jan 16 *1300-1308 53443-54444 Vietnamese, 1300 sign on with IS, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) Little Saigon Radio 7380 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan Jan 16 *1500-1510 33443-43443 Vietnamese, 1500 sign on with IS, Opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) 7390 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan Jan 31 *1500-1510 35443-45444 Vietnamese, 1500 sign on with IS, Opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 31, 2007 in JAP 459) Moj Them Radio 15260 Moj Them R. via Taiwan Jan 16 *0100-0110 54444 Hmong, 0100 sign on with IS, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 16, 2007 in JAP 456) ............................................................... Logs - WESTERN AFRICA West Africa Democracy Radio 12000 West Africa Democracy R. via UK Jan 27 0751-0800* 24432-34433 English, Talk, ID at 0759, 0800 sign off, (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 27, 2007 in JAP 458) 12000 West Africa Democracy R. via Skelton Jan 29 0744-0800* 24432 English, Talk, ID at 0755, 0800 sign off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jan 29, 2007 in JAP 459) ............................................................... Logs - WESTERN SAHARA National Radio of the Arab-Saharan Democratic Republic ARGELIA 6485 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 19:34-19:40, escuchada el 18 de Enero en árabe a locutora con comentarios en programa de música folklórica local, SINPO 44444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 18, 2007 for CRW) RASD now Jan 18th at 1940 UT on 6485.89 kHz. Speech to crowd in mixed Saharian? Arabic? and some Spanish words. About GREAT leader President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. (W.Büschel-D Jan 18, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ARGELIA 6458 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 18:25-18:30, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma árabe a locutor con comentarios, segmento musical y locutor con cuña de identificación, SINPO 34333. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) ALGERIA But RASD noted playing usual Saharan guitar music and ID by female around 2140 UT on 6485.15 kHz Jan 19. Not 6458 ! Signal strength lower than former 7425 / 7460; S=7 on AOR 7030 / E1 Radio, on Sony ICF 2010 3-4 diodes luminous. (W.Büschel-D Jan 19, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Good move for them, Wolfy. Thanks to your log I went to 6485 and RASD is there in their usual Spanish at 2233. I have been tuning the past few days 6458 and heard nothing but a jammer that I (got to be f.....up) don't know why nobody seems to notice, and I know is a jammer. Didn't you and José Miguel have my same impression of a better signal from 7460? (R.Saavedra-CTR Jan 19, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Saludos Raúl y Wolfgang, parece evidente que la RAS comienza en 6458 y luego cambia a 6485, desconozco el motivo, a muy tempranas horas de la tarde comienza emisión en 6458, señal pobre y con mucho ruido, quizás para evitar alguna interferencia de emisora utilitaria o quizás jammer Marroquí cambia a 6485, entonces se aprecia una mejoría en la calidad de la señal, sin embargo intentarlo en 7460 parece misión imposible, esa frecuencia sufre el terrible ruido de una emisión en DRM. Veremos pues cual va a ser la tactica de los proximos días de ésta emisora. [..] Por cierto cuando son las 07:00 comienza emisión la RASD en 6458 con el Himno Nacional y canto del Corán, SINPO 34343. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 6485,9 18+19/01 1934-0000* R. National Saharaui, in Arab then in Spanish 2315, free channel, but moved to 6458 khz. fair/v.good. (G.Bernardini-I Jan 19, 2007 in CDX-ML) ARGELIA 6458 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 18:25-18:30, escuchada el 21 de Enero en árabe a locutora con comentarios y emisión de música folklórica local, SINPO 23232. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 21, 2007 for CRW) 6458 20+22/01 2040-2330 R. National Saharaui, problems with Utility marine. fair/v.good. (G.Bernardini-I Jan 22, 2007 in CDX-ML) ARGELIA 6480 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 18:55-19:00, escuchada el 23 de Enero en idioma árabe a locutor con comentarios en programa de música pop, despedida "..Salam alecum..", ligeramente interferida por estación utilitaria de fondo, locutora con cuña de identificación "Idahat arabia Democratía", comentarios y música folklórica local, referencias al Sahara, SINPO 34443 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 23, 2007 for CRW) ALGERIA José, RASD is wandering during 2025 - 2035 UT time span about 60 Hertz up, from 6478.71 to 6478.77 kHz. S=1-2 and hit by maritime QRM like RTTY and others. (W.Büschel-D Jan 23, 2007 in DXLD-ML) RASD on 6300? right now 1740 heard RASD on 6300 with S9 and clerar signal 45534 (Z.Liangas-GRC Jan 27, 2007 in HCDX-ML) Western Sahara/Algeria. RN RASD noted on 6300 on 27 Jan at 1715 in Arabic. Good signal. (J.Savolainen-FIN Jan 27, 2007 in HCDX-ML) RADIO OF THE SAHARAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, DATE: 27-01-2007, TIME: 17.45 - 18.15 UTC, FREQUENCY: 6300 kHz, SIGNAL: INS.- SUFF. LANGUAGE: ARABIC, PROGRAM: COMMENTARY, NEWS, MUSIC, ID. Audioclip available on http://swli05639fr.blogspot.com (F.Cecconi-I Jan 27, 2007 in HCDX-ML) RADIO OF THE SAHARAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. Station heard here in New Mexico 2250-2330 UTC 27th Jan 2007 on 6300 kHz. Music, commentary, ID on the hour. Signal poor but usuable (3-4-3-3-3). (B.Combs-NM-USA Jan 27, 2007 in HCDX-ML) Clandestine R Nacional de RASD, Algeria has now moved to 6300, ex 6479. Arabic talks and ID 2158. SINPO 35343. (A.Petersen-DNK Jan 27, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) RN RASD 6300: At 2245 to 2258 I am hearing here in South Florida, USA with armchair signal. (C.Bolland-FL-USA Jan 27, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Thanks for the tip, Chuck. I was in fact trying to chase RASD on 6485 or 6458, and even was about to move to 7460, when I saw your posting mentioning 6300 coming here with a slight het on USB by hams in Spanish. Reception is a little bit better than on those freq. lately used, but nothing like their former 7460. Guess someone has to be after them for that. (R.Saavedra-CTR Jan 27, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 6300, another new frequency, R. Nacional de la RASD, Jan 27 2305-0003* Jan 28, tune-in to Spanish talk, local pop music, ID. Sign-off with NA. Strong, very good (B.Alexander-PA-USA Jan 27, 2007 in DXLD 7-014) Saludos cordiales, hoy 28 de Enero se vuelve a captar en 6300 a la Radio Nacional Saharaui, 20:02, en árabe, SINPO 44333. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 28, 2007 for CRW) 6300, Radio Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica, 2130-2334 Jan 28, Arabic language program with long talks and regional vocals. Into Spanish program around 2305 with ID. More long talks. Good reception on yet another change of frequency for this station. (R.D'Angelo/FCDX-PA-USA Jan 28, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 6300 R. National Saharaui is now here from 0700-0900. First heard yesterday pre-2200 UTC. Strong signal. Will make it tough for European pirates around this freq before 0900. Not to mention the fact Cuba has a very strong spur here before 0700. (D.Valko-USA Jan 28, 2007 in CDX-ML) Not much luck here with Polisario on 6300; Jan 27 at 2315 something JBA, and at 0623 Jan 28 but the latter would be when the Cuban mixing product is usually heard, until 0700. That could cause some confusion for RNRASD`s morning broadcast, but I expect it will be moving on shortly to yet another frequency. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Jan 28, 2007 in DXLD 7-012) 6300, another new frequency, R. Nacional de la RASD, Jan 27 2305-0003* Jan 28, tune-in to Spanish talk, local pop music, ID. Sign-off with NA. Strong, very good. (B.Alexander-PA-USA Jan 28, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Radioi Nacional de la RASD (p), 6300 at 2110 on 1/28 just beginning fadeup with SS talk. What's with all these moves? (G.Dexter-WI-USA Jan 28, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) RASD somewhere between 41 & 49 m! Glenn, Wolfgang has just reported "RASD" is inaudible this evening. A quick scan has revealed nothing here too, but they're pretty much alive & kicking on 1550 kHz, and that's what used to happen, i.e. off HF though active on MW, be it 1550 or 700, speaking of which I don't think they'll return to the latter since R. Algérienne is (re)using 702 kHz. (C.Gonçalves-POR Jan 29, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Around 2200 UT Jan 29, I looked for it between 6.2 and 7.5 MHz but found no trace of it, especially on the previously-known frequencies, the last being 6300. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Jan 29, 2007 in DXLD 7-013) 6302 RASD, 18:00-, se capta desde Valencia en árabe a locutora con comentarios, segmentos musicales, SINPO 32242. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 30, 2007 for CRW) 6300 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 18.32-18:45, escuchada el 30 de Enero en árabe con emisión de música pop y folklórica local, locutor probablemente recitando un poema con música de flauta de fondo, SINPO 44333. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 30, 2007 for CRW) RN de la RASD. Checked the recently reported (in DXLD) frequency of 6300 at 2145 UT on Tuesday, Jan. 30 and heard a very good signal. The best ever. Checked again after 2300, Spanish coming in very well. Nothing heard on Monday (29th). (B.O'Shea-ON-CAN Jan 30, 2007 in DXLD 7-013) Right now at 1745z Voice of the Democratic Sahraoui 6300 kHz, nice music mix. (P.Rrivat-F Jan 31, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - ZIMBABWE SW Radio Africa SUDAFRICA 4880 SW Radio Africa, 18:40-18:50, escuchada el 19 de Enero en idioma inglés con emisión de música pop, SINPO 34332. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 19, 2007 for CRW) Auf 4880 ist SW Radio Africa seit 1700 UT gut zu hören, erstmals höre ich einen Musikjammer auf der Frequenz, dieser stammt wohl aus dem Zielgebiet der Sendung. Der Jammer war zuvor hier noch nie zu hören. (C.Ratzer-AUT Jan 20, 2007 in A-DX-ML) SUDAFRICA 4880 SW Radio África, 18:32-18:35, escuchada el 21 de Enero en idioma inglés a locutor con comentarios, SINPO 33232. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jan 21, 2007 for CRW) 4880 SW R Africa Jan 21 1850-1859* with nice native songs & IDing as "SW R Africa - Zimbabwe's Independent Voice". Off at 1859. Earlier the evening had a programme commemorating Martin Luther King. Fair. (F.Krone-DNK Jan 21, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 4880, SW Radio Africa, via Meyerton, 1839-1859*, Jan 13 and 21, English and Vernacular talks and interviews, nice native songs, IDing as "SW R Africa - Zimbabwe's Independent Voice", 54444, no jamming. (C.Gonçalves-POR and F.Krone-DNK Jan 21, 2007 in DX-Window 316) ------------xxxxxxxxxx QSL Verifications xxxxxxxxxx------------ Qsl's - ASIA Radio Free Asia Thanks to A. J. Janitschek, Director - Production Support at Radio Free Asia ("RFA"), we learn that RFA`s Technical Operations Division announced the release of its thirteenth QSL card commemorating 2007 as the Year of the Pig. On 18 February 2007 one fourth of the world's population will celebrate the Chinese New Year; with that, it will usher in the Year of the Pig based upon the Chinese calendar. This QSL will be issued for all valid RFA reception reports from January 1 ­ February 28, 2007. RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help them evaluate the signal strength and quality of the station`s transmissions. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl @ rfa.org and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to Reception Reports, Radio Free Asia, 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20036, USA (NASWA Flashsheet Jan 21, 2007 via DXLD 7-010) ............................................................... Qsl's - KOREA (NORTH) Shiokaze / Sea Breeze Shiokaze on 9950 kHz. Received detailled QSL card after 9 days. RR sent by e-mail to chosakai@circus.ocn.na.jp. (Th.Voelkner-D Jan ??, 2007 for CRW) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Miscellaneous xxxxxxxxxx----------------- Misc - AFGHANISTAN RADIO FREE AFGHANISTAN CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF BROADCASTING (Prague, Czech Republic -- January 30, 2007) Radio Free Afghanistan, the Dari and Pashto language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, today celebrates five years on the air, broadcasting 12 hours daily to millions of regular listeners nationwide. Radio Free Afghanistan is the leading broadcaster in Afghanistan with an audience of nearly 60 percent of the adult population. An independent survey, conducted by the Washington-based Intermedia research organization in 2006, shows that Radio Free Afghanistan is regarded as the most trustworthy and reliable media in the country. During the recent three-day Festival of Lights or Eid religious holiday, Radio Free Afghanistan received more than 1,600 telephone calls to its Kabul Bureau and thousands of letters from listeners. People also tune in regularly to Radio Free Afghanistan from across the border in Iran and neighboring Central Asian countries. In Washington, Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson noted, "Our broadcasts on Radio Free Afghanistan not only have had a significant impact on the Afghan people, but have played an important role in helping people in this country to gain a better understanding of the importance of the work we do in international broadcasting." Acting RFE/RL President Jeffrey N. Trimble said, "Afghans tune in to Radio Free Afghanistan because they know that is where they will hear accurate, useful and comprehensive information. With more than 35 reporters in its Kabul bureau and a network of correspondents located throughout Afghanistan, Radio Free Afghanistan is usually first with important local news." The widespread influence of the station was demonstrated by a recent call from a listener in western Afghanistan, who said he had been offered $10,000 to be a suicide bomber and had planned to blow himself up -- but changed his mind after listening to a special program about suicide bombers broadcast on Radio Free Afghanistan. More than half of Radio Free Afghanistan's programs are produced locally in its Kabul Bureau. Additional programming is produced at RFE/RL's broadcast headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic. The service also maintains a team of seven correspondents who report from Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Egypt and the United States. In mark its 5th anniversary, Radio Free Afghanistan is airing special programs all week, including audio highlights of exclusive interviews with U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Afghan cabinet ministers and other dignitaries. Today, the Afghan Communications Minister visited Radio Free Afghanistan's Kabul Bureau, to present an Award of Appreciation to the station for excellence in broadcasting. An important aspect of Radio Free Afghanistan programming is giving voice to ordinary Afghans and providing information in special programs on health, the education of women, and thefundamentals of democracy. Two of Radio Free Afghanistan's most popular programs are a call-in talk show that reunites family members dispersed by war and occupation, and a weekly program called "Let Us Know Your Village," in which listeners contribute stories about rural life. Radio Free Afghanistan programs are transmitted to listeners via shortwave, satellite and AM and FM signals provided by the International Broadcasting Bureau. Radio Free Afghanistan programming is also available via the Internet, at the service's trilingual website http://www.azadiradio.org and at http://www.rferl.org ---English-language news about events in Afghanistan can be found on the RFE/RL website (RFE/RL press release Jan 30, 2007 via DXLD 7-014) ............................................................... Misc - AFRICA African press freedom "dying" - editorial Text of editorial by Charles Onyango-Obbo, published by Kenyan newspaper The EastAfrican website on 22 January The number of journalists imprisoned and killed worldwide increased for the second straight year in 2006. Ninety journalists were killed, surpassing the 72 killed in 2004, and 58 in 2005. There were nearly 140 in prison, compared with 125 in 2005. Ethiopia and Eritrea kept their prized places among the top four jailers of journalists in the world, with China running away with the biscuit. Regionally, the picture is mixed. According to the 2006 Global Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, Tanzania is the region's best-rated country for press freedom. It is in 88th position. Uganda dropped from 80th position to 116th on the index. Kenya is in the 118th position among the 168 countries evaluated. In Africa, just like with poverty levels, HIV/AIDS and other measures of diseases and suffering, these rankings tell you little about real differences among countries. But they are important for the story they tell about trends. By this measure, Uganda is the most worrying case because this is the lowest position it has occupied since the Index was launched about five years ago, and considering how sharp the decline is. There are two contradictions about the shrinkage of press freedom in Africa. The first is that a new study by the Africa Media Development Initiative (an offshoot of the now almost forgotten Blair Commission on Africa) reports that there has been tremendous media growth on the continent (especially of private FM stations). The second is that more Africans live in "democratic conditions" than ever before. This, again, might not mean much beyond the fact that we vote in elections that governments, in the end, still steal. But at least more of us are voting, and have a wider choice of bad candidates to pick from. However, while the media is growing everywhere in Africa, serious journalism isn't. Many of the stars of the FM wave are not hardnosed muckrakers trying to catch the bad guys. They are musicians, comedians, pastors, even witchdoctors with the personality for radio. Many are content to let callers "vent" their emotions, then take a break every so often for a two-minute news "bulletin". That, it seems, is enough. That is more than enough time to report that there has been a Cabinet reshuffle, and that the Mombasa road that has been washed away by rains so Uganda and Rwanda-bound goods will be delayed. The people no longer seem terribly interested to know about the "deeper issues". Definitely, they aren't listening by the time you mention that the unseasonable rains that have swept away the roads have to do with a hole in something called the ozone layer. This is a general malaise that seems to taken root in Africa from the end of 2002. The election in Kenya in December 2002 was probably the last time there was any movement that shifted the sands of African politics in a way that resulted in noticeable improvement. Last year's elections in the Congo were important, yes, but mostly as a coming-out party for the country. Since 2003, hardly any African country has taken big steps towards political reforms. Improvements continue in the economic area in several countries, but politically there is either stagnation or rollbacks everywhere. The shabby state of press freedom is, therefore, a symptom of the democratic dead end Africa seems to have hit again. It's also a sign of how much the African media itself might have squandered its credibility as it struggled to find a new role after the heady 1990s and the falling away of many old-style dictatorships. In the end, as in the bad 1970s and 1980s, most governments are once again unafraid to crack down, because they will not pay any political cost. Source: The EastAfrican website, Nairobi, in English 22 Jan 07 (BBCM Jan 22, 2007) ............................................................... Misc - AZERBAIJAN VOA, RFE/RL AZERBAIJANI BROADCASTS DEBUT ON FM IN BAKU PRESS RELEASE - Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2007 – On Jan. 1, 2007, the Azerbaijani-language services of both the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (which is known locally as Radio Azadliq) launched a new 24/7 FM broadcast stream to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. The new station, known as Baku 101.7 FM, is heard in Baku and its suburbs, which comprise 40% of Azerbaijan’s total population. VOA and RFE/RL programming will alternate throughout the 24-hour broadcast clock, with VOA’s Azerbaijani-language service providing a daily 60-minute program including a 30-minute repeat, two 5-minute newscasts; along with VOA’s popular Music Mix, Special English, and English teaching programs. In addition to 101.7 FM in Baku and environs, VOA Azerbaijani programming can also be heard via medium wave around the country on 1296 Khz. VOA Azerbaijani TV programs, including a 7-minute news roundup aired at 7:45 a.m. local time Monday through Friday and a weekly 15-minute magazine aired on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. local time, are also carried by Azerbaijan TV (AzTV). Five and half hours of broadcasting on the new frequency are original programming produced by RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani service. In addition, RFE/RL produces 14 live, top-of-the-hour, 5-minute newscasts per day from Baku and Prague. More than half of the programming produced by RFE/RL for the new 24-hour stream is prepared locally in the broadcaster’s Baku bureau, including the complete morning hour that is produced live. RFE/RL http://www.azadliqiosu.az and http://www.rferl.org and VOA Azerbaijani-language programming (in the Latin and Persian alphabets at http://www.VOANews.com/Azerbaijani and http://www.VOANews.com/Azeri is also available on the Internet (VOA press release Jan 25, 2007 via DXLD 7-011) ............................................................... Misc - CUBA US BROADCAST EFFORTS IN CUBA WORTH THE COST? ASKS CHICAGO TRIBUNE http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/?p=6794 "After 20 years and more than $530 million, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting operates a radio station that by the US government’s own estimates has suffered a precipitous drop in listenership and a television station that may never have been seen by anyone in Cuba for more than a few minutes at a time." So writes Andrew Zajac, national correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Zajac continues "Cubans who manage to tune in to Radio or TV Martí hear or see programming that is sprinkled with vulgarity, presents one-sided programming as news and omits stories critical of the Bush administration and Miami`s Cuban exile community, all in apparent violation of federal broadcast standards, according to recent US government quality-control reviews of OCB offerings." In a Special Report, one of the longest and most detailed articles we have seen about Radio and TV Martí in the popular press, all aspects of the operation are looked at, and a fair amount of space is given to those defending the operation. (A.Sennit-HOL Dec 16, 2006 in Media Network blog via DXLD 6-185) ............................................................... Misc - IRAQ ON THE AIR, THE VOICE OF SUNNI REBELS IN IRAQ By MARC SANTORA and DAMIEN CAVE, January 21, 2007 BAGHDAD, Jan. 20 — The video starts with a young American soldier patrolling an Iraqi street. His head is obscured by leaves, so a red target is digitally inserted to draw the viewer’s eye. A split second later, the soldier collapses, shot. Martial music kicks in, a jihadi answer to John Philip Sousa. The time and place of the attack scrolls at the bottom of the screen. Such tapes, along with images of victims of Shiite militias and unflattering coverage of Shiite leaders, are beaming across Iraq and much of the Middle East 24 hours a day, broadcast by a banned Iraqi satellite television station that has become a major information center for the Sunni insurgency — and the focus of a cat-and-mouse hunt that has exasperated and infuriated American and Iraqi forces. Making the situation even more galling for the authorities, American and Iraqi officials say that money stolen from the United States probably helps pay for the station. "They do not have programs but buffoonery, blaspheming and support for terrorism," said Jalal al-Din al-Sagheer, a senior member of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, a Shiite party. "The source of funding for the channel is theft." The channel’s founder, Meshaan al-Juburi, is a former Sunni member of Parliament who was indicted last February on charges of embezzling millions of American dollars meant to pay for a vast pipeline protection force he had been assigned to help build with recruits from Salahuddin Province. He was accused of collecting salaries for thousands of soldiers who did not exist. He denied the charges and went into hiding, fleeing to Syria... [more] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/middleeast/21sunni.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print (NY Times Jan 21, 2007 via M.Cooper-CAN in DXLD 7-009) ............................................................... Misc - KOREA (NORTH) Smuggled radios still flood in Text of report in English by Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun website on 17 January Despite the power wielded by the Kim Jong-il regime in North Korea to keep the country hermetically sealed, it cannot block the voice of freedom carried by radio waves. Kim Sung Min, a former officer in the North Korean People's Army, is on a personal mission to spark a democracy movement in the communist country via radio programmes he beams from South Korea. Kim, 44, runs the Free North Korea Broadcast radio station in Seoul with the help of other North Korean defectors. "I want to convey truth to the people in North Korea. I want to contribute to the development of a democracy movement in the country," Kim said in a recent lecture in Tokyo. Access to information in North Korea is strictly controlled. People are prohibited from listening to radio or watching television programmes broadcast from South Korea or other countries. It is also illegal to own personal computers without permission. When Kim was an officer in the army, he clandestinely listened to South Korean radio programmes. After defecting to South Korea in 1999, he helped the country produce programmes that were broadcast into North Korea. Later, however, the South Korean government drastically cut back broadcasts for fear they would hinder the growing reconciliatory atmosphere between the two Koreas. Undaunted, Kim, along with other defectors, set up a radio station in 2004 and began broadcasting programmes to North Korea on the internet. Some South Koreans slammed him for the effort, saying it would adversely impact the reconciliation. But in 2005, Free North Korea Broadcast also began shortwave broadcasts. When Shigeru Yokota, the father of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, visited South Korea in May 2006, Kim recorded and broadcast Yokota's message to Megumi, who is believed to be held in North Korea. According to Kim, about 1.5m radios have been smuggled into North Korea from South Korea or China. Of that number, 1m radios attached to balloons were floated across the DMZ into the reclusive country by a South Korean government group. An additional 300,000 radios were smuggled in by members of Christian radio stations. The remaining 200,000 were carried in by North Koreans who had either defected but later returned or who had come back from business trips abroad, he said. After his lecture in Tokyo, Kim went to the United Nations in New York to join a panel discussion on human rights in North Korea. "If the United Nations is an organization that tackles the issues of life and death, I want it to continue pressuring the Kim Jong-il regime," Kim said in the meeting. Source: Asahi Shimbun website, Tokyo, in English 17 Jan 07 (BBCM Jan 17, 2007) ............................................................... Misc - KURDISTAN Website Voice of Iranian Kurdistan An interesting detail: visitors to the website of the long-running station "Voice of Iranian Kurdistan" (Denge Kurdistana Irana) run by the "Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan" (PDKI) http://www.rdki.com are now forwarded to the website of the new Radio Voice of Kurdistan (Radyo Denge Kurdistana) http://www.radiokurdistan. The question: is the "original" Radio Voice of Iranian Kurdistan" still active? (B.Trutenau-LTU Jan 18, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) IRAN: VOICE OF IRANIAN KURDISTAN RADIO ON NEW SATELLITE FREQUENCY BBC Monitoring observes clandestine radio Voice of Iranian Kurdistan (VoIK) on a new transponder on the Hot Bird 6 satellite at 13 degrees east, on a frequency of 11681 MHz, horizontal polarization, symbol rate 27500, FEC 3/4. The radio is carried on the sound channel of Tishk TV when the latter is not broadcasting (currently observed schedule for Tishk is 1700-2000 gmt daily). A still image of a transmitter mast with the station's contact details superimposed is displayed when the radio is being carried. Voice of Iranian Kurdistan was first observed on satellite by BBC Monitoring in February 2005, broadcasting on 12597 MHz frequency, vertical polarization, symbol rate 27500, FEC 3/4 on the same satellite. This continues to be available on the same schedule as before, 1300-1400 gmt daily. Until recently VoIK was also available on shortwave, although this has not been traced by BBC Monitoring since at least mid January. [but see Jari`s log below] Voice of Iranian Kurdistan and Tishk TV are operated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, which has a multilingual website at http://www.pdki.org Tishk TV has a website at http://www.tishktv.net and VoIK has a new website under construction at http://www.rdkiran.com Source: BBC Monitoring research, in English 1620 gmt 21 Jan 07 (via DXLD 7-009) Gun TV starts Kurdish-language news broadcasts Except from report by Brussels-based Kurdish Roj TV on 23 January Despite the many hardships facing broadcasting in Kurdish local TV stations are increasing the number of programmes in Kurdish. Diyarbakir's local TV station Gun TV began presenting the news in the Kurmanci dialect of Kurdish yesterday. Acting on a change made by an RTUK [Radio and Television Supreme Council] directive, Gun TV began broadcasting in Kurdish on 23 March 2006. The TV station, which began with one programme in Kurdish called "Dergusa Cande," made its second step by broadcasting the news in Kurdish. With the 10-minute news bulletins Gun TV now broadcasts in Kurdish for a total of four hours a week. [passage omitted] Source: Roj TV, Brussels, in Kurdish 1800 gmt 23 Jan 07 (BBCM Jan 23, 2007) ............................................................... Misc - SOMALIA Reopened stations ordered not to air "sensitive" reports Text of report in English by Somali NetRadio website on 16 January The transitional federal government Tuesday [16 January] has agreed to reopen three FM stations and Al-Jazeera TV office in the capital after hours of close doors meeting with its administrators. Shortly after the government acceptance all three broadcasters began to air their regular programmes and continued normal activities. The National Security Agency officers in Mogadishu had intensive meeting with directors of Shabelle Radio, Horn Afrik Radio and TV, IQK Radio and Al-Jazeera office discussing over how their stations would speed up the awareness of introducing peace and security in the Somalia capita [as received] and throughout the country. "We have been told to stop broadcasting the sensitive reports that might damage the peace and stability and urged to encourage activities of establishing peace and security," Mohamed Amin, the deputy director of Shabelle Media Network told Somalinet after the meeting. Amin said the NSA offices dealt in good manner telling us the best way to promote peace in the country and avoid anything that might cause sensitivity. No conditions have been set before the officials of the independent media stations. The three radio stations (Shabelle, Horn Afrik and IQK) and Al-Jazeera office have substantial impact on the audiences in and outside of the country. On Monday [15 January], a letter from the National Security Agency office in Mogadishu, Somalia capital has particularly ordered Shabelle Radio, Horn Afrik Radio, IQK Radio and Al-Jazeera TV office in the capital to stop all their media activities from 15 January 2007 promptly with no reasons given. Source: Somali NetRadio website in English 16 Jan 07 (BBCM Jan 16, 2007) Somalia knebelt unabhängige Medien Regierung verordnet Schließung aller wichtigen Radiosender in der Hauptstadt Mogadischu. Wieder Tote bei Kämpfen BERLIN taz Im Versuch, die somalische Hauptstadt Mogadischu unter Kontrolle zu kriegen, hat die Regierung von Übergangspräsident Abdullahi Yusuf zum Schlag gegen unabhängige Medien ausgeholt. Per Dekret verfügte sie gestern die Schließung der vier wichtigsten unabhängigen Radio- und Fernsehsender der Stadt. Shabelle Media Network, Horn Afrik, IQK sowie der internationale TV-Sender Al-Dschasira wurden schriftlich aufgefordert, "ihre Sendeoperationen einzustellen, sobald sie dieses Dekret erhalten. Die Managements der Medien werden informiert, dass sie am Dienstag zur Sicherheitsabteilung der Regierung kommen sollen, die sich in der Bar Fiat in Mogadischu befindet." Shabelle Radio berichtete auf der eigenen Webseite, alle betroffenen Sender hätten der Schließung sofort Folge geleistet. Gründe wurden nicht genannt. Gegenüber einer Nachrichtenagentur sagte Regierungssprecher Abduraman Dinari, die Sender hätten "Gewalt geschürt", und erklärte: "Wir untergraben nicht die Meinungsfreiheit, sondern wir sichern die Sicherheit der Bevölkerung." Zuvor hatte Übergangspräsident Yusuf gesagt, Mogadischu befinde sich "im Chaos" und sei "nicht sicher". Dann ernannte er einen neuen Bürgermeister für die Millionenstadt. Premierminister Ali Mohammed Gedi sagte zugleich, die Entwaffnungsaktionen der Regierung in Mogadischu seien ein Erfolg. Seit einigen Tagen kommt es täglich zu Schießereien zwischen den in der Hauptstadt stationierten äthiopischen Truppen und lokalen Milizen. In der Nacht zu gestern geriet ein äthiopischer Militärkonvoi in einen Hinterhalt; bei einem langen Feuergefecht setzte eine Rakete ein Militärfahrzeug in Brand. Augenzeugen sagten, es habe hohe Verluste gegeben und es sei der schwerste Zusammenstoß seit der äthiopischen Einnahme Mogadischus am 28. Dezember gewesen. In einem weiteren Vorfall starb ein Polizist bei einem Überfall auf eine Polizeistation. Äthiopiens Armee riegelte das betroffene Stadtviertel mit Panzern ab. Um einen möglichst raschen Abzug Äthiopiens aus Mogadischu zu ermöglichen, verstärkt die Afrikanische Union (AU) ihre Suche nach einer afrikanischen Friedenstruppe für Somalia. Eine AU-Delegation traf am Sonntag in Mogadischu ein, um mit der Regierung mögliche Einsatzpläne zu besprechen. Die AU will mindestens 8.000 Soldaten nach Somalia schicken, aber bisher gibt es lediglich aus Uganda eine feste Zusage für 1.500 Mann. Die Regionalorganisation Igad (Interregierungsbehörde für Entwicklung) hat die Regierungen von Algerien, Angola, Mosambik, Ruanda, Sambia, Tansania und Tunesien schriftlich ebenfalls um Soldaten gebeten. Unterdessen wendet sich die EU gegen die US-Politik in Somalia. EU-Entwicklungskommissar Louis Michel sagte gestern, die US-Luftangriffe in Somalia letzte Woche seien eine Eskalation der Krise am Horn von Afrika. "Die Zukunft Somalias hängt von politischen Lösungen ab", sagte Michel nach einem Treffen mit dem somalischen Parlamentspräsidenten Scharif Hassan Scheich Adan. Dabei müsse das Parlament des Landes eine Schlüsselrolle spielen. D.J. taz vom 16.1.2007, S. 10, 103 Z. (TAZ-Bericht), D.J. (TAZ, Berlin-D Jan 16, 2007 via J.Lohuis-D for CRW) Die Schließung der Stationen soll laut taz vom 17.1.06 wieder aufgehoben worden sein. (J.Lohuis-D Jan 17, 2007 for CRW) VOA to launch daily radio broadcasts to Somalia Text of press release by Voice of America on 29 January Washington, D.C., 26 January 2007: Starting February 12, the Voice of America (VOA) begins a new daily radio broadcast in the Somali language to the Horn of Africa. A group of Somali broadcasters at VOA's headquarters in Washington, D.C. will team up with freelance reporters in Africa and elsewhere around the world to provide millions of Somali speakers with accurate, up-to-date news and information. "We look forward to joining the information community in Somalia," said VOA Director Dan Austin. "Providing accurate, objective, and timely news and information to the people of Somalia is vital during this critical time in the region's history," he added. The new half-hour VOA programme will air seven days a week and will include world news as well as news of Somalia and entire Horn of Africa region. The broadcast will also offer music and discussion features that will allow leaders and ordinary listeners alike to express their opinions on topics of interest. VOA's Somali-language service is being funded by a grant from the US Department of State. The new service will supplement VOA's current broadcasts to the Horn of Africa in Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigrigna. VOA previously broadcast in Somali between 1992 and 1994. The VOA Somali broadcast will air on AM, FM and shortwave radio at 1600 UTC (7:00 p.m. in Somalia) and repeats at 1700 UTC (8:00 p.m. in Somalia). The 1700 UTC broadcast will also air on HornAfrik (88.8 FM), a VOA-affiliated station. The programmes will also be available live and on demand on the service's website. Frequencies: 1600-1630 UTC: 13580 Khz, 15620 Khz, 1431 Khz 1700-1730 UTC: 13580 Khz, 15620 Khz The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people. Programmes are produced in 44 languages. For more information, please contact VOA's office of Public Affairs at (202) 203-4959 or via e-mail at publicaffairs@voa.gov. Source: Voice of America press release, Washington, in English 29 Jan 07 (BBCM Jan 29, 2007) [One should expect that someone in the press office of the VoA should be able to write 'kHz' and not 'Khz'. 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