--------------xxxxxxxxxx CRW 224 xxxxxxxxxx-------------- CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH 224 Feb 14, 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---------------- ............................................................... ------------xxxxxxxxxx Schedules xxxxxxxxxx-------------------- Schedules - CUBA Radio Republica: 2300-0400 5970 NAU 100 kW / 285 deg Mon-Fri to CeAm Spanish (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - ERITREA Voice of Democratic Eritrea 1700-1800 9820 NAU 100 kW 140 deg Thu to EaAf Tigrinya/English (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - ETHIOPIA Andenet Ledemocracy As of this week, Andenet Ledemocracy will change to 1600-1700 UTC on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on 9445 kHz (ex 7280 FK). (L.Maes-TDP-BEL Feb 12, 2007 via F.Krone-DNK in DXplorer-ML) Radio Xoriyo / Radio Freedom / Ogadenia National Liberation Front Radio Huriyo: 1630-1700 9820 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Tue/Fri to EaAf Somali (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity: 1900-2000 9620 JUL 100 130 deg Tue/Thu/Sun EaAf Amharic,exWe/Fr/Su (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Voice of Oromiya Independence: 1700-1730 9820 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Sat to EaAf Oromo/Amharic (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - KOREA (NORTH) Shiokaze via Yamata transmitter site [planned for A-07]. The operator of Yamata transmitting station is KDDI not NTT. http://home.p04.itscom.net/yama/Yamata/Yamata.htm http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~jm1vwq/sub2.htm (S.Hasegawa-J NDXC, Feb 6, 2007 in DXLD 7-019) ............................................................... Schedules - RUSSIA DTK T-Systems B-06, daily txions. Corrections: Radio Liberty (RL): 0600-0700 15560 WER 250 kW 090 deg to WeAs Persian R Farda,addit.freq. (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - SOMALIA Radio Waaberi, cancelled from Feb.2 1330-1400 17550 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Fri to EaAf Somali (R BULGARIA DX MIX News 454 Feb 6, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Logs xxxxxxxxxx------------------------- Logs - CHINA Sound of Hope R 10400, Sound of Hope R, via Tan Shui, Taipei, 0004-0030, Feb 04 , nice non-stop oriental music, no QRM. (R.Rodriguez-CLM Feb 04, 2007 in DW-Window 318) Voice of Tibet 17562,1 Voice of Tibet, Dushambe, 1104+, January 28, Tibetan, talk by male, 25432. (A.Slaen-ARG Jan 28, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Logs - CUBA Radio Martí ESTADOS UNIDOS 9565 Radio Martí, 21:12-21:30, escuchada el 5 de Febrero en español a locutora con invitado, comentarios sobre la situación social en Cuba, “En Cuba se practica la venta forzosa de ganado”, segmento musical, SINPO 44333. Audio: http://valenciadx.multiply.com/music/item/369 (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 5, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Radio República Feb 4 at 0327 I heard a Beatles tune in English on 6100, above heavy Cuban jamming, making me wonder if Planet Rock was back, but a few minutes later programming in Spanish, so I assume this was really R. República. We have discussed previously the DX Mix News Bulgaria item of Jan 16 which had a VT Communications update as of Jan 15: "Radio República 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" But this was UT Sunday. The signal was quite good to be coming from Europe under these conditions, so this is what I think is happening: 6100 is the VT Merlin relay and they are using Sackville for the final hour, which makes sense propagationally, instead of Rampisham on 6185, which was not heard, nor was there any jamming on 6185. But this is the 7-day-a-week service, in which Radio Miami International is not involved, while the 9630 transmission via Sackville is the non-// 5-day-a-week service brokered by RMI, which was presumably also routed thru VTC in order to get access to Sackville. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Feb 4, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ALEMANIA 5970 Radio República, 23:10-23:32, escuchada el 7 de Febrero en español a locutor y locutora con el programa “Despierta Cuba”, programa homenaje al poeta Jorge Guillén, identificación, dirección y E-mail, SINPO 34443. (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 7, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Logs - ERITREA Voice of Democratic Eritrea 9820, V.O.Democratic Eritrea, Feb 8 (Thu), on and off between 1720-1750, with lovely horn-music at 1729 into repeated "Eritre Democratia" anns at 1732. Acc to Büschel news, is new here 1700-1800 9820 NAU 100 kW 140 deg Thu to EaAf Tigrinya/English. (F.Krone-DNK Feb 8, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea 9650 V.of Peace & Democracy Eritrea Feb 08 *1417-1429 25432 Tigrigna, 1417 sig on with IS, Opening announce, Talk and eritrean pops music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 8, 2007 in JAP 459) ............................................................... Logs - ETHIOPIA Andanet Le Democracy Regarding Andenet Ledemocracy, they are on the air since a few weeks, but the 41 meter band is very crowded and even in Addis Ababa, reception is not easy, so we are looking to improve on this. (L.Maes-TDP-BEL via F.Krone-DNK Feb 8, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 7280 Andenet Ledemocracy seems to be here after all. Feb 8 I tuned in to hear VOA (Tinang in Bengali) go off at 1659. VoV then very strong on the channel, but weak male in typical Amharic progr underneath. Some 20 mins only VoV could be heard, but (Amharic) again underneath from 1745. Splash from 7285 didn't make the reception easier. I think it a good idea to move away from that frequency, as intended by Ludo Maes. (F.Krone-DNK Feb 8, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 7280 Andenet Ledemocracy Feb 08 *1700-1715 33443-34433 Amharic, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk and ethiopian pops music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 8, 2007 in JAP 459) Radio Xoriyo / Radio Freedom / Ogadenia National Liberation Front 9820 Radio Xoriyo, 16:41-16:43, escuchada el 9 de Febrero con música de sintonía, sin embargo en la intervención hablada se aprecia una muy mala modulación que la hace incomprensible, SINPO 45442 (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 7, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Tensae Ethiopia Voice of Unity 11900 Tensae Ethiopia V.of Unity Feb 07 *1500-1510 35322-35333 Amharic, 1500 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 7, 2007 in JAP 459) 11900 Tensae Ethiopia V.of Unity Feb 08 *1500-1510 35222-35322 Amharic, 1500 sign on with opening music, Opening announce, Ethiopian pops music and talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 8, 2007 in JAP 459) Voice of Oromo Liberation / Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo / Oromo Liberation Front 9485, Voice of Oromo Liberation: Heard 1750-1759*, Th Feb 01, Oromo talk, 1758 folksong and closing ann, 35343. (A.Petersen-DNK Feb 01, 2007 in DX-Window 317) 9485 Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromo, 17:10-17:20, escuchada el 7 de Febrero en idioma Oromo a locutor con comentarios y referencias a Oromo, segmento musical, locutora con comentarios, SINPO 44333. (J.Miguel Romero-E Feb 7, 2007 in ListaConDig-ML) VOICE OF OROMO LIBARATION: DATE: 07-02-2007, TIME: 17.45 - 18.00 UTC, FREQUENCY: 9485 kHz, SIGNAL: GOOD, LANGUAGE: AMHARIC, PROGRAM: COMMENTARY, NEWS, MUSIC. Audioclip available on http://swli05639fr.blogspot.com/ (F.Cecconi-I Feb 7, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - IRAN Radio Democracy Shorayee / Radio Council Democracy 7470, Radio Democracy Shorayee (http://www.radioshora.org/), Feb 8, 1705 on and off to sign off 1759* mainly Farsi female and male talk w/many mentions of Khargaran. E.g. 1709 "Radio Democratie Shoray-ee" ID. 1755 ID and freq announcement and funny piano/small choir version of the "Internationale" (never heard anything like it :-) (F.Krone-DNK Feb 08, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 7470 R.Democracy Shorayee Feb 08 *1700-1725 34333 Farsi, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk and music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 08, 2007 in JAP 459) 7470 R.Democracy Shorayee Feb 13 *1700-1715 44433-34433 Farsi, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 13, 2007 in JAP 461) Radio Farda Radio Farda, 9595-Wertachtal at 1850 2/3 in Farsi. Fair. (G.Dexter-WI-USA Feb 3, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Radio Zamaneh 6245 R.Zamanezh Feb 07 1859-1910 35333 Farsi, Talk?music, ID at 1859 and 1903 and 1905. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 7, 2007 in JAP 459) Voice of Communist Party of Iran 3880, Voice of Communist Party of Iran, 1728-1734, Feb 01, instrumental music, 1729 comment, ann twice just like "Sede-ye Hezbe-Kommuniste Iran". Nice group song and tune, 1731 female host comment, mention "communist-e-Iran" "Radyo Komaleh",1733 Instrumental music again, 35443. Jamming started from *1734. Same type of Jamming also noted on 4360, 3920, 6420. Whistle like jamming noted on 4625, all probably originates from Iran. (T.Rajeesh-IND Feb 01, 2007 in DX-Window 317) ............................................................... Logs - KASHMIR Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom 5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom Feb 08 *1300-1306 35333 Kashmiri, 1300 sign on with opening music, ID, Koran, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 8, 2007 in JAP 459) ............................................................... Logs - KOREA (NORTH) Echo of Hope (p) 6348 Echo of Hope (pres), Feb 1, 1520-1530, longish Korean talk. Fair. (F.Krone-DNK Feb 01, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 6348, R Echo of Hope, Kimp'o, 1128-1140, Feb 04, talk in Korean, no interference. (R.Rodriguez-CLM Feb 04, 2007 in DW-Window 318) ............................................................... Logs - KURDISTAN Radio Voice of Kurdistan (Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party) 3930,1 Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, 0415+, January 16, Vernacular, talk by female, at 0423 talk male & female. The station was listened on 3929,7 from 0420 UTC, 25342. (A.Slaen-ARG Jan 16, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 3940,3 Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party,, 0336+, January 17, Vernacular, Koran, male in vernacular, ID very clear as: “....Erah Radyoy Dengi...”, music, 34343 Before, the station s/on on 3930 Khz but with very jamming in the same frequency. (A.Slaen-ARG Jan 17, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Voice of Free Kurdistan (t) 4670, Voice of Free Kurdistan (t), 0504, Feb 02, Farsi (not Kurdish ? Ed-DXW), QRM bubble jammer. (Z.Liangas-GRC Feb 2, 2007 in DX-Window 317) Voice of Iranian Kurdistan 3970, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, 1510, Feb 05, heard with 21231, severe jamming by Iran only. Active clandestines Voice of Communist Party of Iran and Voice of Iranian Kurdistan noted regularly with severe jamming. (T.Ramachandran Rajeesh-IND Feb 05, 2007 in DW-Window 318) Voice of Mesopotamia 7590, Denge Mesopotameye, via Grigoriopol, 1500, Feb 05, news in Kurdish related to Israel, Middle East, America, Syrian issue etc., 55555. (T.Ramachandran Rajeesh-IND Feb 05, 2007 in DW-Window 318) 11530 V.of Mesopotamia Feb 07 1307-1320 35333 Kurdish, Talk and music, ID at 1312. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 07, 2007 in JAP 459) 11530 V.of Mesopotamia Feb 08 1306-1318 35433 Kurdish, Kurdish music and talk, ID at 1306 and 1313. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 08, 2007 in JAP 459) 11530 V.of Mesopotamia Feb 09 1255-1310 35433 Kurdish, Kurdish music and talk, ID at 1258 and 1301 and 1305. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 09, 2007 in JAP 461) Voice of the Struggle of Iranian Kurdistan (p) 4028 Voice of the Struggle of Iranian Kurdistan (p), 0333+, January 27, Kurdish, talk by male, very clear signal, 25342. (A.Slaen-ARG Jan 27, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Logs - LAOS Hmong Lao Radio 15260 Hmong Lao R. via Taiwan Feb 02 *0100-0114 45444-45433 Laotian, 0100 sign on with IS, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 2, 2007 in JAP 459) Hmong Lao Radio, 11785 via WHRI, Sun Feb 11 at 1445 with a cappella chants and bird, nature sounds. This is really exotic, lovely, stuff occupying parts of the Sat & Sun 1400 hours, and here on a big clear signal. I urge people to listen in, if they haven`t already. 1450 into talk with guitar background. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Feb 11, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Moj Them Radio 15260 Moj Them R. via Taiwan Feb 01 0127-0130* 45444 Hmong, ID at 0127, Closing music, 0130 sign off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 1, 2007 in JAP 459) ............................................................... Logs - MALDIVES Minivan Radio 11800 Minivan Radio, 16:03-16:15, escuchada el 4 de Febrero en idioma Dhivehy a locutora con invitado, comentarios, SINPO 44333. (J.Miguel Romero-E Feb 04, 2007 for CRW) 11800 Minivan R. via DTK Feb 09 *1600-1615 25432-35422 Vernacular, 1600 sign on with R.Miami Int.'s ID, IS, ID, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 09, 2007 in JAP 461) ............................................................... Logs - MOLDOVA Radio DMR 6235 R.DMR Feb 02 *1700-1706 24232 English, Russian rock and opening announce, News, 1704 Theme music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 2, 2007 in JAP 459) MOLDAVIA 6235 Radio DMR, 17:00-17:05, escuchada el 9 de Febrero en Inglés, sintonía y locutor con presentación, boletín de noticias, SINPO 54454. (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 7, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Logs - NIGERIA Voice of Biafra International 7380 V. of Biafra Int'l 2136 Man in accented English demanding release of political prisoners in Nigeria. ID at 2138 and said news in Ibo would follow. It did. Fair level. (B.Hill-MA-USA Feb 3, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 7380, Voice of Biafra International via Meyerton, 2131-2159* Feb 3, man with English news analysis about abuse of oil in delta region of Nigeria. ID at 2138 as "Voice of Biafra International Radio" followed by local language talks (Ibo) and an English commentary. Off with group singing. Fair. (R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Feb 3, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 7380 V.of Biafra Int. Feb 03 *2100-2110 23332 English, 2100 sign with local music, Tehmesong, ID, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 3, 2007 in JAP 459) 7380 CLANDESTINE. V. of Biafra, 2145, 02/10/07, w/M in African- accented EE spkg passionately against the Nigerian president and a Nigerian gov't. project. Good. (J.Figliozzi-USA Feb 10, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ............................................................... Logs - SOMALIA Voice of the Somali People 7175, V. of Somali People, via Asmara. Noisy presentation of groups singing/shouting to the accompaniment of drums. Not the pleasant music expected from HoA region. Signal at only fair level. Closed without announcement at 1800. 1755 14/2 [heard at a DXpedition at Ellalong in the Hunter Valley, NSW] (C.Jones-NSW-AUS Feb 14, 2007 in March ADXN via DXLD 7-027) ............................................................... Logs - VIETNAM Degar Voice 7115 Degar Voice Feb 03 1318-1329* 54444-53443 Vietnamese, Talk, IS at 1325, 1329 signoff. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 3, 2007 in JAP 459) Little Saigon Radio 7390 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan Feb 07 *1500-1510 44444 Vietnamese, 1500 sign on with IS, Opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 7, 2007 in JAP 459) ............................................................... Logs - WESTERN AFRICA West Africa Democracy Radio 12000 West Africa Democracy R. via Skelton Feb 02 0754-0800* 24432 English, Music, ID at 0756, 0800 sign off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 2, 2007 in JAP 459) 12000 West Africa Democracy R. via Skelton Feb 07 0755-0800* 24442 English, Talk, ID at 0758, 0800 sign off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 7, 2007 in JAP 459) 12000 West Africa Democracy R. via Skelton Feb 08 0745-0800* 24432-34333 English, Talk, ID at 0756, 0800 sign off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Feb 8, 2007 in JAP 459) ............................................................... Logs - WESTERN SAHARA National Radio of the Arab-Saharan Democratic Republic 6300, Radio Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica, 2240-2250 Feb 1, noted with Arabic talk and ID by a man announcer. Fair. (R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Feb 1, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Verso le 2230 UT 1 Feb, poi, facendo altre prove con la Degen a batterie mi sono accorto che la RN de la RASD era su 6300 kHz con un dibattito in arabo. Magari non è una novità, dato che io guardo la posta solo una volta la settimana, però se si muovono così facilmente forse non hanno ancora trovato la frequenza giusta, oppure hanno deciso di andare su e giù per le bande come molte altre emittenti clandestine (L.Botto Fiora-I Feb 1, 2007 in Playdx-ML via DXLD 7-015) 6300 R. Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica, 2345 Feb 2, fair with string of local songs with a pop twist, then cut in mid-song at 2359 with closing anmts in Spanish over piano music. Ended with rough marching band version of the RASD anthem, "Yabaniy Es-Sahara." Carrier stayed on until 0005. (J.Herkimer-NY-USA Feb 2, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 6300, R. Nacional de la RASD, 0825-1000* Feb 2, Arabic talk, many mentions of Saharaui. Local pop music. Abrupt sign-off. Also heard at 2300-2400* in Spanish with ID, local pop and local folk music. Sign-off with NA; very good. Also heard Feb 4 at *0700 with NA, 0701-0710 Kor`an, then Arabic talk and music. (B.Alexander-PA-USA Feb 2, 2007 in DXLD) I missed hearing Mystery Radio but did catch RASD on 6300 from 2345 to s/off at 2359, 2/3/07 with modern Arabic music; Spanish talk with many mentions of Polisiaro; anthem @ 2358 and off @ 2359. All at fair level but sometimes peaking to good. I have not heard this since my time in England this past September when the station was on 7460. (J.Ronda-OK-USA Feb 3, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 06300 radio nacional sarahoui 0715 arab chants avec guitare electrique & youyou...4fev07 (M.Lacroix-F Feb 4, 2007 in dx_radio am sw-ML) 6300 (new) Polisario Front, Tindouf(?), ALG, 2300-..., Spanish, music & songs; 55544; \\ 1550 better. They were still there on 4 Feb. (C.Goncalves-POR Feb 5, 2007 in BCDX 794) ARGELIA 6300 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 20:20-20:30, escuchada el 5 de Febrero en idioma en árabe, locutor y locutora con comentarios, cuñas de identificación, segmentos musicales, SINPO 35343. (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 5, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 6300, ALGERIA/W.SAHARA, RASD, 2143-2158, Feb 5, Arabic. OM and YL with talks and musical bits. Nice ID at 2155. Booming signal. (S.R.Barbour-BLDX/NH-USA Feb 5, 2007 in CDX-ML) ARGELIA 6300 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 23:01-23:10, escuchada el 7 de Febrero en español a locutor con presentación y segmento musical, SINPO 34433. (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 7, 2007 in DXLD-ML) "La última vez que escuche la Radio Nacional Saharaui en español fue el miercoles pasado (día 7 de Febrero), en su horario habitual de de 23:20 a 23:45 (UTC), en la frecuencia de los 1550 Khz de la Onda Media. Personalmente no he logrado sintonizarla en Onda Corta, siempre lo hago en Amplitud Modulada donde en ocasiones suele escucharse con buena potencia aunque con un importante ruido estático. Supongo que por cercanía al vivir en Granada me es más fácil captarla. No se si la captaste tu este día que señalo. (Á.López Osuna-GR-E Feb 7, 2007 in ConDig 406) Saludos cordiales, la emisora Radio Nacional Saharaui que venía transmitiendo por los 6300 se aprecia inactiva en esa frecuencia tanto ayer 8 cómo hoy 9 de Febrero, varios chequeos entre 6200 y 6995 no han dado resultado por el momento. [..] A las 18:08 se aprecia una emisión en árabe en 6380, debil señal fuertemente interferida por estaciónutilitaria, probablemente RASD. (J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Feb 9, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 6300 ALGERIA. R. Nac. de la RASD (Western Sahara), 2140, 02/10/07 w/local mx. followed by W in AA w/items separated by odd electronic or mx. tone. Good. (J.Figliozzi-USA Feb 10, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ALGERIA 6300 RASD Tindouf again on air tonight. Missed yesterday Feb 9, and also off on past Friday Feb 2nd. So, seems now regular OFF air on Fridays ? (W.Büschel-D Feb 10, 2007 in DXLD) 6300, Radio Nacional República Arabe Saharaui, 0700*-0809, 11-02, inicio de la transmisión a las 0700, himno, locutor, arabe, identificación y comentario, c?nticos del Cor?n. Noticias. 45444. En paralelo con 1550 con peor señal. 33333. (M.Méndez-E Feb 11, 2007 in HCDX-ML) RASD may have been on 6300 these last few days but hard to assure as there's a signal in the deep bottom at 2300. Nothing heard on the other recently used frecuencies. (R.Saavedra-CTR Feb 13, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ARGELIA. La Radio Nacional Saharaui que suele emitir últimamente por los 6300 se aprecia tanto hoy 13 cómo ayer 12 sin emisión en esa frecuencia, un chequeo de 6200 a 6995 y sin resultados. (J.Miguel Romero-E Feb 13, 2007 in DXLD-ML) RASD has been very irregular service on SW 6300 in past days. Noted on Wed, Thur, Sat, - on air. But missed Fri, Sun, Mon, and today Tue Feb 13. Carlos reported recently, that RASD MW 1550 channel is regular on air. (W.Büschel-D Feb 13, 2007 in BCDX 795) ............................................................... Logs - ZIMBABWE Radio Voice of the People 11695, Radio Voice of the People via Talata Volonondry, 1743-1756* Feb 14, man announcer with talks about Zimbabwe government activities. Poor and mixing with apparent music jammer that continued transmitting until 1802. (R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Feb 14, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) SW Radio Africa 4880, SW Radio Africa, Feb 7,8, especially strong Feb 8 ard 1720, so I think the mention on the Radio Bulgaria DXprogr of it being heard in Sofia on 6485 khz was a mess-up in the manuscript, as in next item was on reception of RASD also on 6485 (now on 6300, of course). (F.Krone-DNK Feb 8, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ------------xxxxxxxxxx QSL Verifications xxxxxxxxxx------------ Two corrections to earlier logs (in CRW 220), thanks to an advice from Glenn Hauser: VIETNAM RADIO HOA MAI via KWHR, NAALEHU, HAWAII on 12130. Full-data (except program name) KWHR globe, Hawaii map, & satellite card in 5 months for a report to World Harvest Radio (W.Craighead-KS-USA Feb 7, 2007 for CRW) USA (HMONG COMMUNITY) HMONG LAO RADIO via WHRI, CYPRESS CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA, on 11785. Full-data (except program name) WHRI world map card in 5 months for a report to World Harvest Radio. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Feb 7, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Qsl's - EASTERN EUROPE Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 7275 kHz - R. Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Lampertheim - D Recebido bonito cartão QSL partial data (não consta a hora da escuta, pois, no QSL não há espaço reservado para tal). ?? dias. V/S: ??. Obs: IR enviado para o seguinte e-mail: siskovaa@rferl.org (e-mail de Anna Siskova - Outreach Coordinator). QTH: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Vinohradska 1, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic. (R.Ferraz Pedroso-PR-B Feb 12, 2007 in ConDig 406) ............................................................... Qsl's - KOREA (NORTH) Shiokaze / Sea Breeze 9855 Shiokaze International Communications, Shiokaze (Sea Breeze) broadcasts to North Korea and is presented by the independent investigating organization: "Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea" I sent my reception report by email and received my QSL Card full data in 18 days QSL, f/d blue & white printed: "Rescue! Abductees by N. Korea – Shortwave - Shiokaze" COMJAN card. Date, time and frequency hand written, as the printed frequency is their new frequencies 9645 kHz & 9950 kHz (A.Slaen-ARG Feb 10, 2007 in BCL-News-ML) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Miscellaneous xxxxxxxxxx----------------- Misc - AFGHANISTAN Radio Free Afghanistan celebrates five years of broadcasting Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 30 January Prague, 30 January: 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 per cent 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 neighbouring 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 dollars 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 programmes 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 programmes all week, including audio highlights of exclusive interviews with US First Lady Laura Bush, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, US 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 programmes on health, the education of women, and the fundamentals of democracy. Two of Radio Free Afghanistan's most popular programmes are a call-in talk show that reunites family members dispersed by war and occupation, and a weekly programme 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 www.azadiradio.org and at www.rferl.org; English-language news about events in Afghanistan can be found on the RFE/RL website. Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website, Washington, D.C., in English 2359 gmt 30 Jan 07 (BBCM Jan 30, 2007 via CRW) Re 7-014 [CRW 223]: Radio Free Afghanistan, not to be confused with Radio Free Afghanistan, is five years old. This is the second Radio Free Afghanistan. The first operated from 1985 to 1993, from RFE/RL's old Munich headquarters, during and a bit after the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. The first Radio Free Afghanistan supported some of the people that the second Radio Free Afganistan opposes. A colleague observes from the most recent survey in Afghanistan: "BBC radio has a statistically equal weekly reach measured at 57.7% to RFE/RL's 58.8%, BBC leads RFE/RL by a statistically significant 44.5% to 41.8% in mentions as a top news source, and BBC is regarded as very trustworthy by 74% of its weekly listeners (91% very or somewhat trustworthy) while RFE/RL gets a 'very trustworthy' rating from 68% of its weekly listeners (90% very or somewhat). Radio Afghanistan [domestic] also gets 'very trustworthy' ratings from 67% and very or somewhat from 90% of its weekly listeners. And of course we don't ask respondents to name 'the most trustworthy and reliable' media.'" (K.Andrew Elliott Feb 3, 2007 at kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD 7-015) ............................................................... Misc - ANGOLA Angola: UNITA's new radio to launch, chief explains content Excerpt from report by Angolan weekly Angolense on 27 January The universe of FM [Frequency Modulated] radio stations operating in Luanda are preparing to receive yet another station into their fold. Already that station is on the air experimentally on the 91.00 MHz frequency. It carries only music interspersed with some spots that provide general indications on what the new broadcasting station will be doing. This new station is Radio Despertar (RD), which is connected with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, UNITA, the largest opposition party in the country. UNITA managed to secure permission from the government to use the above mentioned frequency in the wake of the signing of the Lusaka peace accord signed in 1994 which provided for a partial sharing of power with the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, MPLA. The new broadcasting station thus joins the other four radio stations currently operating in Luanda, to wit: RNA [National Radio of Angola] with five frequencies (Canal 1, Radio 5, RF II, Radio Luanda, and Ngola Yetu); Radio Escola [Radio School], which is also run by the government; Radio Lac; and the Catholic Broadcasting Corporation of Angola. Alexandre Solombe, UNITA member of Parliament and journalist, is the man at the helm of the new radio project. Even though it is the result of a political accord between the government and UNITA, according to Solombe, Radio Despertar intends to follow an independent editorial line so that the station stands as an apolitical body that abides by the law that forbids the existence of partisan radio stations. In reading this interview it is key to understand how Alexandre Solombe intends to perform this veritable miracle of the Hertzian waves in a country where -to quote his very words -"any of the radio stations is still very susceptible to pressure from the boss." Could Radio Despertar become the exception that confirms the rule? Only time will tell. [Telmo Augusto] At long last Radio Despertar has gone on air, at least at an experimental level. Just about everyone says it is UNITA's radio station. Is that exactly what it is going to be? Will it be a UNITA FM station, a kind of repeat of Vorgan [Voice of Resistance of the Black Cockerel]? What will Radio Despertar really be? [Alexandre Solombe] I think it is only understandable that people should see and describe it that way. In some cases they do it spontaneously, in others there is a rather pretentious approach. We have to accept that Radio Despertar should be regarded as the UNITA station because it is the result of a context that goes back to the signing of the Lusaka Protocol. It was a political context that involved the UNITA opposition party. At the moment, people continue to tune into a station currently on the air thanks to an opposition party. On the other hand, it is important to work on the principle that the market is the best judge to determine whether this or that product or service is good enough, and whether it will survive thanks to that. We believe that it will be very difficult for a partisan radio station to survive in a supposedly competitive market. As a result, I can say that Radio Despertar has to adopt an editorial line that is distant from that of any party -UNITA, in this particular case -if it wishes to survive in a market that, we think, will be more stimulated in terms of competitiveness with the addition of our radio station. It follows, then, that the radio station must affirm itself and only some time from now will these people that now come up with this type of criticism -which is only natural -start to draw their own conclusions in respect of what appears to be in the pipeline at this time. It is my perception that time and practice will tell whether Radio Despertar is really connected with UNITA or whether it is an independent station with its own editorial line put across by journalists that take criteria into consideration, the clause of the journalist's conscience, and the freedom to create that universal legislation by and large confers upon the journalist. [Telmo Augusto] It is possible to disclose the general lines of Radio Despertar's editorial project? [Alexandre Solombe] We intend to give more voice to those who do not have it. We want more social interaction, more information, and a little bit more history because, as you are aware, our country's history has been told only from one point of view so far. We will try to find spaces so that the story can actually be told from another angle and certainly many people are interested. Even historians are interested in telling the facts, in particular to the new generation. These are the general lines that we have in mind for the programming that Radio Despertar should carry. At this time, we are taking a look at our resources. I am talking about personnel, human resources, and we are planning to discuss what programming line Radio Despertar will follow. It is important that journalists themselves take part in those discussions. We will try to put in place the very things that the Law on the Media provides for, such as the establishment of a news desk editorial council. This will mean that the journalist will participate in the conception of what is described as the editorial line. It is of the essence that it should happen that way to ensure that journalists are in control of programming and so feel motivated to implement it. Were it otherwise, and it would be the management to impose the editorial line which would not be correct. [Telmo Augusto] In terms of timing when will we have Radio Despertar on the air? [Alexandre Solombe] If you are talking about the time span, I would say that within one or two weeks at the most we will have new developments and a new approach. As I have pointed out, at this time we are looking at what we have and tallying up what we can count on. [Telmo Augusto] In a nutshell, and judging from what you have just told me, even though Radio Despertar is the offshoot of UNITA as a party that is a co-signatory of the Lusaka Protocol, in truth the station will be striving for editorial independence. Do you think it will be possible in this context? [Alexandre Solombe] It will have to be if it wishes to survive. Any other way and the project will be flawed from the outset because of political and party leanings, and it will not survive in the competitive market. There is just no other way. Those radio stations that eventually survive these days despite their political and partisan leanings only do so because there is no such thing as transparent governance in this country. This translates into a loss of resources, especially those resources that are not connected with the state budget, and that is how those stations manage to survive. In a situation of perfect competition -something which is not happening yet in our country even though we seem to be heading in that direction -it is of the essence that collective entities such as entrepreneurial organizations know how to behave so they can survive. If they do not, listeners will not believe in the programming of those stations because they are politically and party-biased. The result is that those organizations are not able to secure the publicity they need and which is the principal source of survival for radio stations -meaning that their projects have no legs to stand on and slide into bankruptcy. This is how the market works: It has to be rigorous and I believe that is what we are moving towards even though at this time there are social communication constraints as most people are aware. [Telmo Augusto] So you are telling that Radio Despertar is ready, or about to be ready to take on a critical role in relation to all parties, including UNITA itself? Is that how we are supposed to understand this editorial strategy that will become a fact only when the radio has gone on the air? [Alexandre Solombe] It is inevitable. Facts speak for themselves and there is no escaping it. When faced with facts you are supposed to report them and that is the most important thing. Now, if we adopt a discriminatory stance and parties A or B must be treated in a different manner we are bound to emerge discredited, and join the ranks of other radio stations that have completely lost their credibility. It will be very difficult for those companies to resist whatever the market dictates in the future if a competitive market really opens up. We would also like to believe that with the presence of Radio Despertar we will be at the start of a turning point. On the one hand there is the government that has to some extent contradicted state policy. The government must put in place the new Law on the Media as soon as possible or problems might surface as more radio stations come into existence and there is ambiguity in respect of the interpretation of some of the articles contained in the Law on the Media. At this time, the Law on the Media broadly allows people to create their organizations, companies, radio stations and so on but the criteria for doing so have not been defined by law. We are facing the risk of anarchy in the future if the market becomes enticing enough so what is important is that his excellency the minister of social communication present a new set of regulations to the Council of Ministers for approval. [Telmo Augusto] Can we already treat you as the director of Radio Despertar? [Alexandre Solombe] You can call me both Member of Parliament and director. [Telmo Augusto] From the point of view of pluralist reporting, what is your assessment of existing radio stations, notably those in the area of Luanda? [Alexandre Solombe] I would dearly like to have some other type of radio station, in particular a community-type of radio station. They occupy the middle ground between the commercial and the state-owned stations. That which the commercial station cannot touch because of pressure the community radio does because it is not under such pressure. If we had a community radio in Luanda it is my belief that we would be about ready at the level of broadcasting and communication system. At this time, it seems to me that any of the radio stations is still susceptible to pressure from the boss and more often than not it is difficult to grasp why this or that issue is -or not -dealt with by a certain station. You can explain it only in terms of that pressure that obviously media professionals do not enjoy very much. Still, they allow themselves to come under that type of pressure from boards of directors and management bodies acting on orders from their bosses. It follows, therefore, that at the level of broadcasting we must cover our social communication system with the community radio type. This is what should happen in the capital given that the situation is altogether different in other parts of the nation. It is important to stress that of late the state radio has regressed a great deal, bringing to mind the days of single party rule. From that point of view, I do fully endorse the opinions of UNITA Member of Parliament Abel Chivukuvuku. We are in need of more alternative radio stations that broadcast to the whole country, rather than radios restricted to the capital -even as a matter of economic viability. [Passage omitted]. Source: Angolense, Luanda, in Portuguese 27 Jan 07 pp 6,7 (BBCM Feb 12, 2007 via CRW) ............................................................... Misc - CUBA Nuevas agresiones radiotelevisivas contra Cuba LOURDES PÉREZ NAVARRO lourdes.p@granma.cip.cu Fuente: http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/02/05/nacional/artic01.html La permanente agresión radial y televisiva de los Estados Unidos hacia Cuba ha ido en aumento. A mediados de diciembre directivos de Radio y Televisión Martí alquilaron espacios en la estación televisiva WPMF-38, propiedad de TVC Broadcasting que transmite programación de Azteca América, y en Radio Mambí WAQI 710AM, de la cadena Univisión. Cada año el gobierno estadounidense invierte millones de dólares en transmitir programas subversivos por Radio y Televisión Martí, dirigidos a desestabilizar a la Revolución cubana. El uso del canal también permitirá a la estación gubernamental estadounidense el acceso a las transmisiones por satélite de Direct TV, "las cuales se captan mediante parabólicas ilegales en la Isla", según reportó El Nuevo Herald. Con esto pretenden lograr nuevas vías por las cuales sus injerencistas y subversivos mensajes, destinados a desestabilizar a la Revolución cubana, sean vistos y oídos en nuestro país. Nadie se engañe. No por gusto las recomendaciones contenidas en el capítulo uno del plan anexionista de Bush incluyen la distribución de computadoras, radios de onda corta, platos de satélites, decodificadores, fax y fotocopiadoras a sus mercenarios residentes en Cuba. La mayoría de estos medios que se cuentan por miles, han sido introducidos ilegalmente por la SINA amparándose en la valija diplomática. Para ello, y para continuar financiando la subversión interna en nuestro país, el gobierno estadounidense ha decidido destinar 80 millones de dólares adicionales en los próximos dos años, y no menos de 20 millones anuales en lo sucesivo, hasta lograr el sueño de derrocar a la Revolución. En ese afán ya se han gastado -y despilfarrado en malos manejos- 73,5 millones de dólares entre 1996 y el 2005, de acuerdo con recientes investigaciones realizadas por la Oficina de Auditoría del Gobierno, órgano del Congreso de los Estados Unidos. Paradójicamente las nuevas vías para realizar las transmisiones llegan en momentos en que la estación TV Martí, con sede en Miami, enfrenta una ronda de críticas por invertir 10 millones de dólares anuales "en producir programas que rara vez ve la audiencia a los que van dirigidos en esa isla del Caribe", como refirió un despacho de la agencia AP. Desoyendo las múltiples denuncias realizadas por Cuba en foros internacionales, el gobierno estadounidense va en busca de cualquier ruta por la que pueda lograr audiencia radiotelevisiva para los programas subversivos emitidos desde su territorio con destino a un país subdesarrollado y bloqueado. Con tal actuar violan importantes preceptos de la Constitución, del Convenio y del Reglamento de Radiocomunicaciones de la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT). Estos estipulan que el objeto de sus estados miembros es el de "facilitar las relaciones pacíficas, la cooperación internacional entre los pueblos y el desarrollo económico y social por medio del buen funcionamiento de las telecomunicaciones". Ante la reiterada oposición cubana a que se cubra su territorio con señales de radiodifusión por Ondas Medias, Fre-cuencia Modulada o por canales de Televisión, pues esto limita el desarrollo de sus servicios nacionales, la Oficina de Radiocomunicaciones y la Junta del Reglamento de Radiocomunicaciones han solicitado a la Administración norteamericana que cesen las mismas. Por toda respuesta, oídos sordos. Subiendo el ritmo No es nada nuevo. La permanente agresión radial por parte de los EE.UU. contra Cuba se inició en la década del 60 y ha ido escalando hasta nuestros días: Desde suelo estadounidense se han llegado a emitir en una semana más de 2 300 horas por diferentes servicios y bandas de frecuencias; para ello se han empleado desde medios clandestinos, amparados por las autoridades, hasta servicios comerciales y del propio go-bierno de esa norteña nación. La agresión adoptó carácter oficial en 1985 cuando salió al aire una emisora de Ondas Medias del referido gobierno. Ubicada en territorio de ese país con antenas dirigidas a Cuba, transmite programas cuyo contenido es desestabilizador, injerencista y subversivo. En 1990 el gobierno de esa nación, miembro de la UIT, puso en servicio un transmisor de televisión a bordo de un aerostato cautivo a 3 000 metros de altura en uno de los cayos al sur del estado de la Florida, para cubrir parte del territorio nacional cubano con el mismo tipo de programación. Esto causó, además, interferencias perjudiciales a los servicios de televisión de Cuba, cuyas estaciones están debidamente inscriptas en el Registro Maestro de Frecuencias. Una nueva modalidad de las mismas transmisiones de televisión se produce en el mes de mayo del 2004, y luego periódicamente a partir de agosto del 2005, al emplearse una aeronave militar del tipo EC-130, perteneciente al Co-mando Solo de una Unidad de Guerra Psicológica de las Fuerzas Armadas de ese país. Insolentemente a ambas emisoras les pusieron el nombre del Héroe Nacional José Martí. Haz lo que yo digo... Mientras tales cosas suceden, hacia el interior de Estados Unidos la situación es bien distinta. Así lo muestran recientes reportes. Javed Iqbal y Saleh Elahwal, dos ciudadanos estadounidenses, fueron arrestados por el FBI, el primero en agosto y el segundo el 20 de noviembre del 2006, y serán sometidos a un proceso judicial en el que podrían ser condenados a 110 años de prisión. ¿Qué crimen cometieron? Ambos habían instalado antenas parabólicas que les permitían, a ellos y a otras personas, captar las transmisiones de Al Manar, el canal televisivo de Hezbollah. Estados Unidos considera que ese canal de televisión es "una organización terrorista". Por consiguiente, la justicia estadounidense considera que ver ese canal de televisión o contribuir a su difusión son hechos que constituyen una forma de complicidad con una organización terrorista. El juicio tendrá lugar en Manhattan y permitirá al público saber si Estados Unidos está dispuesto a llevar hasta sus últimas consecuencias la lógica aberrante que ha adoptado sobre la cuestión. (Publicado en Rebelión, 30 de noviembre del 2006). El Nuevo Herald dio a conocer el caso de diez empleados de correos que fueron arrestados en Miami por piratear la señal de satélite de una empresa de distribución de canales de televisión, por lo que enfrentan ahora unos 30 años de cárcel. La piratería de la señal del sistema Direct TV, dijo, comenzó hace tres años cuando Edward John De Salle, empleado en una oficina del servicio postal de Estados Unidos del suroeste de Miami-Dade empezó a cobrar a colegas de trabajo unos 30 dólares por el acceso al servicio de televisión que tenía en su casa. De Salle contrató un servicio que le permitía tener acceso total a todos los canales de Direct TV y después pidió a la empresa que le enviara varias cajas de decodificadores para supuestamente instalarlas en su propiedad. Sin embargo, las entregó a sus colegas de trabajo que las colocaron en sus respectivos hogares. Los hombres están acusados de "asociación criminal" y "conspiración para formar una asociación criminal". Según el reporte las autoridades encontraron en poder de uno de los acusados los programas de computación necesarios para alterar y falsificar las tarjetas de acceso a los servicios de satélite de los decodificadores. Portavoces de Direct TV, afirma, no devolvieron llamadas sobre el caso. Graves delitos, complicidad con organizaciones terroristas, severas sanciones...Solo si hechos similares se ejecutan en tierra estadounidense y perjudican su política gubernamental. Si van dirigidos contra la nación cubana es harina de otro costal. En nombre de su tan traída y llevada "lucha por la democracia", y pisoteando las normativas internacionales, esta potencia mundial no escatima en utilizar todo su poderío tecnológico y militar contra un país en vías de desarrollo que no hace otra cosa que defender sus principios y su soberanía. Las autoridades de nuestro país, con el apoyo de la inmensa mayoría del pueblo, toman y tomarán las medidas necesarias para que los planes diversionistas de la administración Bush no tengan éxito. Una vez más esos propósitos se estrellarán contra la voluntad popular de enfrentar cada agresión con madurez y decisión. Aviones, aerostatos, sistemas satelitales clandestinos, radios presintonizados, no doblegarán nuestra conciencia. Los que se prestan a multiplicar el mensaje agresivo y soez contra la Revolución cubana fracasarán en sus intentos. (Granma Feb 5, 2007 via A.Castillo-CUB in Noticias-DX-ML) U.S.-Funded TV Marti Soon To Be Seen In Cuba http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006380622 February 6, 2007 7:38 p.m. EST Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Miami, FL (AHN) - TV Marti, the U.S.-funded station aimed at ending the communist regime in Cuba, may soon be showing up on televisions in Havana. TV Marti has signed a $195,000 deal with WPMF-TV in Miami, which will broadcast programming for six months on equipment powerful enough to allow Cubans with satellite dishes, which have been outlawed, to pick up the station. Cuba's communist party newspaper, Granma, has spoken out against the move, saying, "They are trying new ways to get their meddlesome and subversive messages, designed to destabilize the Cuban revolution, seen and heard in our country." "The authorities of our country, with the support of the vast majority of the people, are taking and will take the necessary measures" to make sure the programming doesn't reach Cuban televisions. TV Marti hit the air on March 27, 1990, and operates as an element of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), along with its sister station, Radio Marti. The stations are remnants of the Cold War-era anti-communist radio networks like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) which were broadcast into the Soviet Union in an attempt to help bring down the Iron Curtain. (AHN Feb 6, 2007 via Z.Liangas-GRC in CDX-ML) TV Martí trata de llegar por cable [image: Cubano lee la prensa.] La información fue dada a conocer por el periódico Granma. *El periódico Granma, órgano oficial del Partido Comunista de Cuba, denunció nuevos intentos de Washington de emitir señales de televisión hacia la isla con una programación especialmente diseñada para Cuba.* El diario se refiere a que TV Martí -financiada por el gobierno de Estados Unidos- emitirá su señal de forma satelital a través de Direct TV, que en la isla se puede ver a gracias a decenas de miles de antenas parabólicas clandestinas. "A mí me dijeron la semana pasada en mi núcleo del Partido que debíamos ponernos para eliminar las antenas satelitales definitivamente, ahora entiendo por qué", dijo a la BBC un jubilado militante comunista. Las transmisiones de TV Martí comenzaron en 1990 pero a pesar de todos los esfuerzos técnicos de Estados Unidos su señal no ha podido penetrar en el país debido a las antenas de interferencia colocadas por Cuba a lo largo de la isla. *TV Martí busca audiencia* [image: Cubanos ven las imágenes de la visita de Chávez a Castro.] La salud de Castro ha sido también seguida por lo que dicen los canales hispanos asentados en EE.UU. Tratando de lograr ser vista por los cubanos, TV Martí transmitió sin éxito desde un aerostato cautivo a 3.000 metros de altura ubicado en los cayos del sur de La Florida que en teoría le permitiría abarcar todo el territorio nacional. Ante el fracaso del proyecto en el 2004 y 2005, se empleó un avión C-130 perteneciente a una unidad de Guerra Psicológica del Pentágono que debía transmitir la señal de televisión mientras volaba por el estrecho de La Florida. Ahora parecen intentarlo con una señal satelital, de la emisora WPMF-38, aprovechando la proliferación de antenas parabólicas y redes de cables clandestinos que existe por decenas de miles en Cuba. Las antenas parabólicas de Direct TV se han convertido en la alternativa a la televisión cubana que cuenta con cuatro canales todos pertenecientes al gobierno y en los cuales se mantienen rígidos criterios informativos. * Antenas clandestinas* [image: Cubanos] Algunos cubanos pagan US$10 por el servicio de cable y tienen acceso a novelas, noticieros y dibujos animados. Se calcula en decenas de miles las antenas que ya están funcionando en el país y su efecto se multiplica porque algunos de sus propietarios han inaugurado una red de cable para dar servicio a sus vecinos. "A mí el cable me cuesta 10 dólares mensuales y puedo ver novelas, muñequitos para los niños, noticieros y alguna película", relató a la BBC unos de los usuarios que por razones obvias no quiere que aparezca su nombre. "Hace más de seis meses que no veo la TV cubana", nos confesó una joven estudiante universitaria en cuya casa hay una antena y agregó que "los noticieros que veo son los de (los canales) 23 y 51 de Miami". Los noticieros de los canales locales de Miami priorizan informativamente el tema cubano por lo que gran parte de sus noticias están relacionadas con la política de la isla o con las relaciones de Washington y La Habana. *Riesgos* *Para nuestro gobierno es un problema de honor que TV Martí no se vea* Propietario de una antena en Cuba Durante los últimos seis meses por ejemplo muchos de los rumores que circularon por Cuba sobre la salud del presidente Fidel Castro provenían de los programas informativos o de debate de estos canales hispanos. Hasta ahora el gobierno había desarrollado una represión de bajo perfil contra estas antenas ilegales, localizando algunas de ellas e imponiendo sanciones monetarias a sus propietarios pero sin lanzar una campaña masiva. Sin embargo, varios de los propietarios de antena con los que conversamos creen que se iniciará una campaña mucho mayor "porque para nuestro gobierno es un problema de honor que TV Martí no se vea", dijo uno de ellos. Así, paradójicamente el intento de Washington por penetrar propagandisticamente en Cuba podría estar provocando que los cubanos pierdan el poco acceso que tenían a medios de prensa extranjeros. [image: Fernando Ravsberg] Fernando Ravsberg BBC, La Habana fuente: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_6336000/6336743.stm (BBC New via G.Fernando Durán-ARG Feb 7, 2007 in ListaConDig-ML) Interrumpen televisión satelital clandestina LA HABANA, Cuba - 7 de febrero (Juan Carlos Linares Balmaseda / www.cubanet.org) - CubaNet News - Noticias de Cuba http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y07/feb07/08a4.htm La Policía Nacional Revolucionaria (PNR), en coordinación con la Empresa Telefónica de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) y otras organizaciones pro-gubernamentales, iniciaron una fuerte operación contra la señal televisiva satelital norteamericana DIRECT, conocida como televisión por cable entre los cubanos. "Dos patrullas de policías y una docena de empleados de ETECSA venían peinando la calle Pérez y cuando detectaban un cable sospecho trasmisor de la señal clandestina lo cortaban", denunciaron Rafael Carlos Núñez y Nelson Herrera, vecinos de la barriada capitalina de Luyanó y testigos del suceso. También se reportaron otras operaciones simultáneas a esta en otras localidades de la capital. La señal DIRECTV sólo se permite en determinados hoteles propiedad del estado y para el turismo extranjero. La señal se interrumpe en el horario en que se transmite por los canales estatales de Cuba el programa Mesa Redonda. Algunas fuentes coinciden en que la operación policial se debe a que el gobierno norteamericano anunció que TV MARTI sen transmitirá a través del satélite, lo que le será más difícil al gobierno de la Habana interferir dicho canal. (CubaNet News Feb 7, 2007 via O.de Céspedes-FL-USA in ListConDig-ML) Cuba going after illegal satellite TV The Cuban government appears to be cracking down on illegal satellite TV dishes, an important source of outside information on the island. BY FRANCES ROBLES frobles@MiamiHerald.com José Antonio provided the supplies and the technical know-how, and got a friend, Celestino, to pitch in on weekends so they could sell illegal access to telenovelas and cartoons to fellow Cubans. A full-page article in Thursday's Cuban daily newspaper Granma explained how the pair rented a shop from a man named Lázaro in a Havana neighborhood, where they soldered and screwed bolts on satellite dishes with enough materials to make at least 30. Police dubbed it ''The Antenna Case.'' The three men now face up to three years in prison. A fourth man had a net worth of more than $38,000 -- a fortune in Cuba -- mostly in electronics. 'They are sending a shot across the bow: `We're not going to permit this. We will try to control and do something about it,' '' said University of Miami Cuba expert Andy Gómez. "They are continuing to put a fence around the island and secure what's coming in.'' MARTI GETTING THROUGH Just two months after the U.S. government announced it would transmit TV Martí, its anti-Castro propaganda channel, on Direct TV -- which Cubans can watch with banned satellite dishes -- Cuban authorities appear to be going after the illegal signals with a vengeance. 'The rise in the number of the people in the world who `consume' programs transmitted by satellite and cable, fraudulently pirating [the signal] . . . is worrisome,'' Granma said. "It shows the Bush administration's double standard: On the one hand they severely punish television signal piracy in their own country; on the other, they promote its use in Cuba.'' The newspaper story detailing the nearly year-old criminal case of José Antonio and his friends was the second article denouncing TV Martí in a week. And Cubanet, a Miami-based exile news organization that publishes dispatches from independent journalists on the island, reported Thursday that the Cuban National Police and the telephone company were patrolling city streets on the hunt for illegal TV hook-ups. ''The attention they are giving it now gives us confidence that TV Martí is working,'' said Alberto Mascaro, chief of staff for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the government office that runs TV Martí. "If they are so worried about it, that only means one thing: It is working.'' NEW DIRECTOR Other experts said it's unclear whether the warning was a reply to TV Martí, or simply a demonstration of power by newly named Communications Minister Ramiro Valdés, a hard-liner. Satellite dishes are illegal in Cuba, except for the rare entities like hotels which have the required permit. But U.S. officials estimate there are 10,000 to 30,000 dishes on the island assembled using smuggled parts. In 2005, a Cuban-American named Carlos Valdés was arrested at the Havana airport trying to bring in satellite receivers, cables, remote controls and batteries, Granma reported last year. In a nation where there are only four TV channels, some families are eager to spend $10 a month for a chance to watch Univisión and other U.S. stations. In August, Cubans watched exiles dancing on Calle Ocho streets at news of Fidel Castro's sickness. Days later, the government began a crackdown. The Direct TV signal also carries Azteca América, a channel that broadcasts one hour a day of TV Martí. Critics have blasted the Office of Cuba Broadcasting for years, saying it spends millions of dollars broadcasting shows nobody watches, because the Cuban government easily jams its nonsatellite signals. The December move to air the programs on Direct TV was aimed at broadening the audience and skirting Cuban jamming. ''I would compare this to Iran, where our satellite TV is quite popular and eventually has led in the past six months to a series of crackdowns on people with satellites, although it's always been illegal,'' said Larry Hart, spokesman for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees TV Martí. "They seem to crack down when they get word that too many people are getting the news. (Miami Herald via Z.Liangas-GRC Feb 11, 2007 for CRW) Cuba/USA: Cuba denounces "illegal" US radio, TV transmissions Text of report by Cuban newspaper Granma website on 14 February "Radio and television transmissions broadcast illegally to Cuba from the United States are inadmissible, even more so if they are designed to promote internal subversion on the island," said Fabio Leite, Radiocommunication Bureau Director of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Leite is attending the 12th International Convention and Exposition: Informatics 2007, representing ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure. He assured that upon returning to Geneva, the venue of that international organization, he will personally denounce the radio-electronic aggression of the United States against Cuba. The illegal US transmissions are currently up to 2,425 hours of transmission each week, broadcasted on 30 radio and TV frequencies. Radio and TV Marti have multi-million dollar budgets from the US Congress, which have been greatly increased during the Bush administration that has implemented across the board tightening of the nearly half-century blockade on Cuba. The ITU executive emphasized that this constant US attack constitutes a violation of the organization's Radio Communications Rules and Regulations, stating that on commercial amplitude modulated (AM) broadcasting, the frequency modulation (FM) band and television must be conceived as a national service of good quality within the geographical boundaries of the nation involved. Fabio Leite praised the successes achieved by Cuba in the area of telecommunications despite the hostile US policy, and assured that he will personally make those results known at all executive management levels of the ITU. Source: Granma website, Havana, in English 14 Feb 07 (BBCM Feb 12, 2007 via CRW) ............................................................... Misc - EASTERN EUROPE USA: Jeffrey Gedmin is new president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Excerpt from press release by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on 2 February The board of directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has named Dr Jeffrey Gedmin as the new president of RFE/RL. The board consists of the members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In making the announcement on behalf of the board, Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson said Dr Gedmin will bring to the job "a blend of experience as a distinguished scholar, writer, administrator and a career devoted to international work". Dr Gedmin will take up his duties as RFE/RL president in March 2007. The RFE/RL board also praised Jeffrey Trimble for his distinguished service as acting president of RFE/RL since November 2005, following the resignation of former president Thomas A. Dine. Since 2001, Dr Gedmin has served as director of the Aspen Institute in Berlin. The non-profit, non-partisan organization's mission is "to foster enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue". For five years before that, Dr Gedmin was executive director of The New Atlantic Initiative, a coalition of international institutes, politicians, leading journalists and business executives. Leading supporters and participants included Vaclav Havel, Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, and US Senators Jesse Helms and Joseph Biden. [Passage omitted] Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertypress release, Washington, D.C., in English 2 Feb 07 (BBCM Feb 2, 2007 via CRW) ............................................................... Misc - GERMANY Germany/Canada/USA Ernst Zundel for many years was heard on shortwave radio. He is/was a notorious Holocaust Denier based in the Toronto area. Ironically, at one time he was using transmitters in the USA and Russia (two of the anti-Nazi powers in World War 2) to beam his holocaust denial back to Germany where such views are illegal! (Fred Waterer, ODXA via DXLD 7-015) FIVE YEARS’ JAIL URGED FOR ZUNDEL January 26, 2007 Associated Press http://www.thestar.com/News/article/175322 MANNHEIM, Germany – Prosecutors asked a court today to sentence Ernst Zundel to five years in prison for his persistent denial of the Holocaust through his writings and a high-profile website. In his closing arguments, prosecutor Andreas Grossmann called Zundel a "political con man" from whom the German people must be protected, widely quoting from his writings, which argue that millions of Jews did not die at the hands of the Nazis. "You might as well argue that the sun rises in the west," said Grossmann, asking that Zundel be given the maximum sentence. "But you cannot change that the Holocaust has been proven." Zundel, 66, is charged with 14 counts of incitement for a series of pamphlets and for disseminating far-right and anti-Semitic propaganda through his website, which is based in Canada, according to the indictment. The German-born Zundel, who emigrated to Canada in 1958 and lived in Toronto and Montreal until 2001, has been on trial since November 2005 on charges of years of anti-Semitic activities, including denying the Holocaust, in documents and on the Internet. He was deported from Canada in 2005. Since then, he and his supporters have argued that Zundel is a peaceful campaigner denied his right to free speech. A previous incitement trial involving Zundel collapsed last year over a dispute with his lawyer. At one stage, she had to be carried from the courtroom, screaming, after defying an order banning her from the trial on grounds she tried to sabotage the proceedings by denouncing the court as a "tool of foreign domination." Defence lawyer Herbert Schaller, who is one of five lawyers representing Zundel, began with closing arguments later today, telling the court that all of its evidence that the Holocaust took place was based only on witness reports instead of hard facts. Schaller is to continue his arguments, and several other of Zundel`s defence lawyers have said they will also make closing remarks when the trial continues next week. Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Germany and is punishable by three months to five years in prison (via F.Waterer-ON-CAN Programming Matters, Feb 2007 ODXA Listening In via DXLD 7-015) [His correct name is Ernst Zündel (with ü, not u), more info at several Wikipedia pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Z%C3%BCndel -M.Schöch-CRW] ............................................................... Misc - KURDISTAN Rojhelat Regarding Rojhelat, it is a project that has been postponed again and again and we are not really sure when the broadcasts will start. We do not have much further info on them right now. (L.Maes-TDP-BEL via F.Krone-DNK Feb 8, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ............................................................... Misc - SOMALIA Voice of America to Launch Daily Radio Broadcasts to Country http://allafrica.com/stories/200702061253.html Voice of America (Washington, DC) PRESS RELEASE February 6, 2007 Posted to the web February 6, 2007 Washington, D.C. 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. Western Union "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 program 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 U.S. Relevant Links East Africa Somalia Press and Media United States, Canada and Africa 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 programs will also be available live and on demand on the service's website. 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. Programs are produced in 44 languages. (allafrica.com Feb 6, 2007 via Z.Liangas-GRC for CRW) USA/Somalia: VOA relaunches Somali-language broadcasts Text of press release by Voice of America on 12 February Voice of America has launched its new Somali-language radio programme. The new half-hour programme will air in Somalia seven days a week on AM, FM and shortwave radio. Monday's [12 February] inaugural broadcast featured interviews with Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf, and a spokesman for the recently ousted Islamist movement. Several affiliates in the region were set to carry the programme, including HornAfrik radio in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The new programme airs each day at 1600 hours universal time (or 7 p.m. in Somalia). It will be repeated one hour after the initial broadcast. This is VOA's first broadcast in the Somali language since 1994. VOA Director Dan Austin says providing Somalis with accurate, objective and timely news is vital during what he calls a critical time in the country's history. Somalia's interim government is trying to assert its authority after driving a rival Islamist movement from power with the help of Ethiopian troops. Somalia has not had an effective central government since 1991, when warlords drove dictator Muhammad Siyad Barreh from power. Source: Voice of America press release, Washington, in English 12 Feb 07 (BBCM Feb 12, 2007 via CRW) ............................................................... Misc - UKRAINE VOA and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reduce broadcasts in Ukraine http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-183545.html The proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for U.S. international broadcasting calls for an overall increase of 3.8% from the anticipated fiscal year 2007 level that strengthens targeted programming to provide essential access to news and information to critical audiences, according to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The budget proposal is also aimed at increasing overall audience reach around the world by utilizing the latest technology and strengthening transmission capability. Of the Broadcasting Board of Governors` (BBG) $668.2 million request, $142.4 million is allocated for programming to the Near East, South, Central Asia and Eurasia, $116 million for Arabic language programming, $67.2 million for East Asia, $45 million for Latin America and $13.6 million for Africa. The proposal includes enhancements the agency believes are pivotal to promoting freedom and democracy and enhancing understanding in key regions. They include: [1] Establishing a 10-hour coordinated stream of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) daily programming to North Korea. [2] Launching a daily three-hour live Alhurra television program produced and broadcast from the Middle East. [3] Continuing VOA`s Somali Service`s 30 minute daily radio broadcast scheduled to launch February 12, 2007, to the millions of Somali speakers in Somalia, Djibouti and the greater Horn of Africa. [4] Improving Radio and TV Marti'`s reach into Cuba through additional transmission capability and enhancing the production of the programming. VOA programming to Cuba would be increased to 7 days a week. The budget also fully funds initiatives begun in FY 2006 to critical Muslim audiences. These include the expansion of VOA television to Iran to a 12 hour stream, VOA Pashto radio programming to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region, television programs to Afghanistan and Pakistan and Alhurra Europe, the 24/7 service to Arabic speakers in Europe. To fund these initiatives and mandatory cost increases, the request proposes the following savings: elimination of VOA and RFA broadcasts in Cantonese as well as VOA Uzbek. Reductions to the following: [1] Ukrainian broadcasts by both VOA and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); [2] Tibetan broadcasts by VOA and RFA; [3] VOA Portuguese to Africa; and [4] broadcasts in Romanian, South Slavic and Kazakh by RFE/RL. Other savings will come from reductions in support services. The FY 2008 request also includes several enhancements and reductions requested in FY 2007. These include funds to increase Alhurra`s live news capacity to 24 hours a day; expansion of VOA Spanish language programming to Venezuela; additional transmission capabilities for RFE/RL Russian and RFA Korean broadcasts and increased funding for employee training and award programs. Proposed reductions for FY 2007 included in the FY 2008 request include eliminating VOA broadcasts in Croatian, Greek, Georgian and Thai as well as RFE/RL broadcasts in Macedonian. The request includes eliminating VOA radio broadcasts but continuing television programming in the following languages: Serbian, Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Hindi and Russian. The proposal also calls for discontinuing 14 hours a day of VOA NewsNow English broadcasts while maintaining VOA`s English to Africa and Special English services and continuing to strengthen VOA English on the Internet. The Broadcasting Board of Governors is an independent federal agency which supervises all U.S. government-supported, non-military international broadcasting, including The Voice of America (VOA); Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa); Radio Free Asia (RFA); and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti'). Through its broadcast services, the BBG provides the United States and its leaders direct and immediate access to a worldwide audience of 140 million people. Current governors are Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, Joaquin F. Blaya, Blanquita W. Cullum, D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, Edward E. Kaufman, Steven J. Simmons, and Mark McKinnon. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice serves as an ex officio member. This news was monitored by the Action Ukraine Monitoring Service for the Action Ukraine Report (AUR), Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer, Editor. constant URL of article: http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-183545.html (unian.net via Z.Liangas-GRC Feb 10, 2007 in CDX-ML) ............................................................... Misc - USA JEFFREY GEDMIN NAMED PRESIDENT OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY (Washington, DC--February 2, 2007) The Board of Directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has named Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin as the new president of RFE/RL. The Board consists of the members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In making the announcement on behalf of the Board, Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson said Dr. Gedmin will bring to the job "a blend of experience as a distinguished scholar, writer, administrator and a career devoted to international work." Dr. Gedmin will take up his duties as RFE/RL President in March 2007. The RFE/RL board also praised Jeffrey Trimble for his distinguished service as Acting President of RFE/RL since November 2005, following the resignation of former President Thomas A. Dine. Since 2001, Dr. Gedmin has served as Director of the Aspen Institute in Berlin. The non-profit, non-partisan organization's mission is "to foster enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue." For five years before that, Dr. Gedmin was Executive Director of The New Atlantic Initiative, a coalition of international institutes, politicians, leading journalists and business executives. Leading supporters and participants included Vaclav Havel, Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, and U.S. Senators Jesse Helms and Joseph Biden. Dr. Gedmin has been a frequent contributor to leading U.S. and European newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post and the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as well as a regular columnist for Die Welt. Dr. Gedmin has authored and edited several books and served as co-executive producer for two major PBS documentaries. He received his Ph.D. from Georgetown University in German Area Studies. In accepting the appointment, Dr. Gedmin said, "I'm delighted by the opportunity to join this great institution. Its mission has always been dear to my heart and for a number of reasons Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is more important than ever." Dr. Gedmin was born in Washington, DC and raised in Northern Virginia. The candidate search for this position was completed by the firm of Christian and Timbers. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia, funded by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. 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