--------------xxxxxxxxxx CRW 232 xxxxxxxxxx-------------- CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH 228 Jun 15, 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---------------- ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian rebel group launches radio station ............................................................... ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian rebel group launches radio station Text of report in English by Ethiopian opposition website Ethiopian Review on 2 June The Ethiopian People Patriotic Front (EPPF) will officially launch a weekly radio programme on 7 June 2007. The radio programme, Ye Arbenyoch Dimts [The Voice of Patriots], will be broadcast to Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa every Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. [16-17 gmt] local time. Ye Arbenyoch Dimts can be heard on the following frequency: 15260 kHz, 19 meter band Short Wave (SW) transmission. (Source: Ethiopian Review website in English 2 Jun 07 via BBC Monitoring) (via Media Network Weblog via B.Trutenau-LTU in CDX-ML) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Schedules xxxxxxxxxx-------------------- Schedules - BELARUS Radio Racja Starting 18 June, the Poland-based Radio Racja (broadcasting in Belarusian for Belarus) will be relayed via Sitkunai on 6225 (100kW) from 1530-1730 UTC. (B.Trutenau-LTU Jun 15, 2007 in CDX-ML) ............................................................... Schedules - ETHIOPIA Radio Xoriyo / Radio Freedom / Ogadenia National Liberation Front TDP station R.Xoriyo Ogadenia in Somali via TRW from May 19: 1600-1630 15260 SAM 250kW 188deg to EaAf Tue/Sat, x1600-1700 Tue TRW=TV Radio Wawes (R Bulgaria DX-Mix 471 Jun 05, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - KOREA (NORTH) Open Radio for North Korea in Korean Open Radio for North Korea(ORNK) will change their schedule from June 11th Open Radio for North Korea (ORNK) will change their schedule from June 11th. The New schedule is 1100-1200 UT 9930 kHz and the transmitting station is KWHR in Hawaii which is in partnership with VT Communications. ORNK will broadcast on weekdays for a while after the schedule is changed. But they plan to broadcast on weekend when they gain the time and the frequency. They will increase the airtime from a hour to two hours as well and it becomes effective as early as July. This change is interpreted as a urgent action to avoid the jamming on 7390 kHz. 1100-1200 UT 9930 kHz will service an English program of KWHR and we predict that the reception is good in North Korea as Seoul. 'Northeast Asian Broadcasting Institute' in Seoul Korea (NABI Jun 3, 2007 via BCDX 812) ?? translation problem? Not sure what they mean by ``service`` -- maybe replace, from the context? What makes ORNK think 9930 will not also be jammed? Current schedule for Angel 3 shows 9930 before 1200 and after 1400, but 12130 in between. 9930 is already heavily jammed by the Chicom during Sound of Hope, M-F 1400-1600. The only other clandestine on the current WHR schedule for this transmitter is Hoa Mai Radio, Vietnamese, Wed 12-13 on 12130. Currently 7390 is at 14-15 via Tajikistan. Neither site is very close to NK. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Jun 3, 2007 in DXLD 7-066) Updated summer A-07 of World Harvest Radio: KWHR Angel 3 1100-1200 9930 WHR 100kW 300deg ORNK from June 11 (R Bulgaria DX-Mix 471 Jun 05, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - LAOS Hmong Lao Radio Updated summer A-07 of World Harvest Radio: WHRI Angel 1 1300-1400 11785 HRI 250kW 315deg Sat/Sun HMLR (R Bulgaria DX-Mix 471 Jun 05, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) ............................................................... Schedules - WESTERN SAHARA National Radio of the Arab-Saharan Democratic Republic RASD Polisario Front 6300.0 according to monitoring: 0600-0800 in Arabic, x0700-0900 1700-1800 in Spanish, x2300-2400 1800-2300 in Arabic, no change (R Bulgaria DX-Mix 471 Jun 05, 2007 via W.Büschel-D for CRW) Re DXLD 7-067 (new schedule for Radio Nacional de la RASD): one can add that all transmissions of the station are streamed live on the Internet: http://web.jet.es/rasd/radionacional.htm (during the transmission breaks, the stream stays naturally silent). The website of the RASD TV Station (http://www.rasd-tv.com) has a 4min videoclip (click on "Medios de Comunicacion Saharauis") which shows some sequences with the radio & TV production facilities. The official website of the RASD exile government is http://www.rasd-state.ws , and it has a.o. a more detailed description of the history of RASD Radio (all in Arabic): http://www.rasd-state.ws/p_medios.htm. (B.Trutenau-LTU Jun 7, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Logs xxxxxxxxxx------------------------- Logs - AFGHANISTAN RF AFGHANISTAN KUWAIT 12140 0249 In Pashto. YL w/ nx cmntry. OM reader w/ nx and multiple field reports and interviews. QRN: poor-fair. (T.Prez-MD-USA Jun 3, 2007 in CDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - ASIA Radio Free Asia KUWAIT 9365 Radio Free Asia (presumed), 0140-0145, 6/6/2007, Tibetan. Talk by man. Very poor signal, just above the noise, but readable. SINPO 24222. Parallel noted on 11695 (UAE) with weaker signal. Other scheduled parallels not heard. (J.Evans-TN-USA Jun 6, 2007 in CDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - CHINA Voice of Tibet Firedrake Jamming contra Voice of Tibet, hoy 3 de Junio a las 14:15 se observa en 17550 y 17565 Firedrake Jamming contra la Voice of Tibet, templando a 17568 se aprecia una emisión en idioma asiatico conducido por un locutor y una locutora con comentarios, SINPO 32332. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 3, 2007 for CRW) 17550 V.of Tibet Jun 03 *1400-1410 45444-43443 Tibetian, 1400 sign on with opening music, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 03, 2007 in JAP 476) TAJIKISTAN 17560 Voice of Tibet, 12:21-12:25, escuchada el 9 de Junio en idioma asiático a locutor con comentarios, fuertemente interferida por emisión de Firedrake Jamming, hay que templar a 17563 para escuchar la emisión, SINPO 33433. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 10, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Logs - CUBA Radio Martí 1180 Radio Marti, via Miami?, junio 5, 0218 UT, 333, la escuche en paralelo a los 7365 kHz. Mezclandose con emisora colombiana. (Y.Gaviria-CLM Jun 5, 2007 in HCDX-ML) USA 11845 Radio Marti, Greenville, 1300-1700, junio 12, 1505 UT, 222, español, \\ 11930 (2), 13820 (2). (Y.Gaviria-CLM Jun 12, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - ERITREA Voice of Democratic Eritrea 15315 V.of Dem.Eritrea via DTK Jun 14 *1700-1710 35333 Tigrigna, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce,Talk and music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) Voice of Meselna Delina 11765 V.of Meselna Delina Jun 11 1700-1710 34433 Tigrigna, Opening announce, Eretria pops music, ID, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 11, 2007 in JAP 478) ............................................................... Logs - ETHIOPIA Andanet Le Democracy 15260 Andenet Ledemocracy Jun 03 *1600-1608 35333-25332 Amharic, 1600 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 03, 2007 in JAP 476) 15260 Andenet Ledemocracy Jun 06 *1600-1615 35433 Amharic, 1600 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 06, 2007 in JAP 476) EPPF Radio 15260 kHz EPPF Radio am 7.6. um 1600 UTC in Amaharisch mit div. Ansprachen vor Publikum. 33433 (nur DO) (P.Robic-AUT Jun 7, 2007 in A-DX-ML) 15260 EPPF R. Jun 07 *1600-1615 35433-35443 Amharic, 1600 sign on with ID, IS, ID, Opening announce, Talk, //Thu only. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) 15260 EPPF R. Jun 14 *1600-1612 35433 Amharic, 1600 sign on with ID, IS, Song, Opening announce, Music and talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) EPPF Radio (Ye Arbenyoch Dim) 1600-1700 ....5.. Amharic 200 188 Samara 15260 1600-1700 Th CLA EPPF Radio AH EAf /RUS-s [as listed] Captada el jueves 14 junio de 2007 por 15260 kHz con un receptor Sony ICF SW 7600 GR, antena dipolo de 4.90 mts por lado a 10 mts de altura (E.Paulero-ARG Jun 14, 2007 in DXLD 7-071) Radio Xoriyo / Radio Freedom / Ogadenia National Liberation Front 15260 R.Freedom Jun 09 *1600-1617 35433 Somali, 1600 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Koran, Somali pops music, //Tue and Sat only. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) Tensae Ethiopia Voice of Unity 15660 Tensae Ethiopia V.O.Unity Jun 02 *1500-1510 35433 Amharic, 1500 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 02, 2007 in JAP 476) 15660 Tensae Ethiopia V.O.Unity Jun 08 *1500-1510 35433 Amharic, 1500 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) 15660 Tensae Ethiopia V.O.Unity Jun 09 *1500-1510 35443 Amharic, 1500 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk and ethiopia pops music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 09, 2007 in JAP 477) RUSIA 15660 Ethiopia Voice of Unity, 15:02-15:06, escuchada el 10 de Junio en amharico a locutor con comentarios y segmento musical, SINPO 24232. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 10, 2007 for CRW) 15660 Tensae Ethiopia V.O.Unity Jun 14 *1500-1510 35333 Amharic, 1500 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) Voice of Oromia Independence 15650 V.of Oromia Independence via DTK Jun 09 *1700-1708 25432 Oromo, 1700 sign on with R.Miami Int.'s ID, Opening announce, ID, Talk, //Sat only. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) Voice of Oromo Liberation / Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo / Oromo Liberation Front 13830 V.of Oromo Liberation via DTK Jun 02 1701-1732 35433 Oromo and Amharic, 1701 Theme music, Talk and ethiopian music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 02, 2007 in JAP 476) 13830 V.of Oromo Liberation via DTK Jun 09 *1700-1713 35433 Oromo, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) 13830 V.of Oromo Liberation via DTK Jun 14 *1700-1710 35443 Oromo, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) The Voice of Patriots - Ye Arbenyoch Dimts I heard the new Ethiopian rebel group radio, "The Voice of Patriots", as scheduled Thursday 16-17 UTC on 15260 kHz. Sound/Voice like coming from a tin can. Anybody out there having a contact address or website to watch? (B.Fransson-S Jun 10, 2007 in HCDX-ML) An audio file of their 7 June broadcast is on their website at www.eppf.info. Their sister website at www.eppf.net/radio.htm refers to the broadcast in vague terms but doesn't seem to link to either the audio file or the .info website. (D.Kernick-G Jun 10, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ............................................................... Logs - IRAN Radio Democracy Shorayee / Radio Council Democracy 12120 R.Democracy Shorayee Jun 01 *1700-1711 35333 Farsi, 1700 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 01, 2007 in JAP 476) Radio Payam-e Doost 7460 Radio Bayem E Doost, Kishinev Grigoriopov, 0230-0237, June 09, Farsi, s/on, music, announcement or ID by male, talk, 24232. (A.Slaen-ARG Jun 9, 2007 in HCDX-ML) Radio Farda Radio Farda on 9865 at 0405 in Farsi w/dance mx. Tuned thru' 31m again at 0435 and no Farda, altho' it's listed until 0600. 1 June. (L.Cameron-MI-USA Jun 1, 2007 in DXLD-ML) RADIO FARDA United Arab Emirates DHABAYYA 7105 0345 In Farsi. All YL DJs and nx readers. Possibly a "Women's Show". Refs to "Iraq". OM w/ field report. good. (T.Prez-MD-USA Jun 3, 2007 in CDX-ML) Radio Payam-e Doost 7480 R.Payam-e Doost Jun 02 *1800-1810 35433 Farsi, 1800 sign on with opening music, ID, Talk and music. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 02, 2007 in JAP 476) Radio Zamaneh 6245 R.Zamanezh Jun 02 1752-1803 43443 Farsi, Talk, ID at 1757 and 1801. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 02, 2007 in JAP 476) ............................................................... Logs - KASHMIR Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom 5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom Jun 03 *1259-1305 43443 Kashmiri, 1259 sign on with opening music, ID, Koran, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 03, 2007 in JAP 476) 5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom Jun 15 1348-1403 44444 Kashmiri, Talk and local music, ID at 1400. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 15, 2007 in JAP 478) ............................................................... Logs - KOREA (NORTH) Echo of Hope Sat, Jun 02 1806-1900* 3985 2 5 3 3 2 Echo of Hope (towards DPRK). YL/OM talk in Korean, songs. // 6348 kHz. No jamming heard. Please take note that VoIRoI now doesn't use 3985 kHz for its Hebrew service 1900-1930 (unlike listed by EiBi & Aoki). (S.Nikishin-RUS Jun 2, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Sat, Jun 02 1808-1900* 6348 2 2 4 3 2 Echo of Hope. // 3985 kHz. Heavily jammed. Jamming was still on after station's QRT at 1900. (S.Nikishin-RUS Jun 2, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Free Radio North Korea 9490, CLANDESTINE. Free Radio North Korea via Taiwan. Presumed this mixed up with jammer, Korean programming, mostly talks, fair 1040, 2/6. (C.Seager-NSW-AUS Jun 2, 2007 in June Australian DX News via DXLD 7-067) Open Radio for North Korea 9930, Open Radio for North Korea (ORNK) via Hawaii (KWHR), 1104-1158*, June 12, in Korean, announcers with background music (mostly various classical music), but also played eclectic selections of music (Korean ballads, classical music and segment of soul music ["Soul Man", Otis Redding with "Satisfaction", etc.]), 1158 played "Pomp and Circumstance", English ID that KWHR was going off 9930. Fair-good, no jamming noted. Thanks to DXLD 7-066. (R.Howard-CA-USA Jun 12, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Shiokaze / Sea Breeze 9485, Shiokaze - Sea Breeze via Taiwan, *1300-1305, June 2 (Sat.), piano IS, in English, "This is Shiokaze Sea Breeze, from Tokyo, Japan", YL with details about the abductees, poor with jamming noise & QRM 9480. (R.Howard-CA-USA Jun 2, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 9485, Shiokaze - Sea Breeze via Taiwan, *1300-1330, June 9 (Sat.). Seems there might be the start of a pattern emerging for English, as noted over the past two weeks on Tue. and Sat. Piano IS, many ID's: "This is Shiokaze Sea Breeze, from Tokyo, Japan", YL started with details of an Oct. 1977 abduction and ended with the profile of a 1984 abduction, fair/poor, light QRM from 9480, no jamming heard (R.Howard-CA-USA Jun 9, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Shiokaze - Sea Breeze: June 12 heard another Tuesday with English. In fact it seemed to be a repeat of the June 9 (Sat.) program. (R.Howard-CA-USA Jun 12, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) Voice of the People Sat, Jun 02 1900-1910+ 3912 1 1 X X 1 Voice of the People (another clandestine in the same direxion). Nothing but buzzing jammer was audible. Forgot to check 6600 kHz which must be in parallel. (S.Nikishin-RUS Jun 2, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Logs - KURDISTAN Voice of Mesopotamia MOLDAVIA 11530 Dengue Mezopotamya, 14:40-14:45, escuchada el 3 de Junio con emisión de música melódica y pop local, SINPO 33332 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 3, 2007 for CRW) 11530 V.of Mesopotamia Jun 15 1422-1431 35433 Kurdish, Talk, ID at 1424. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 15, 2007 in JAP 478) ............................................................... Logs - LIBYA Sawt Alamel / Libya's Voice of Hope 17667.50 Sowt Alamel Jun 01 *1201-1220 35433 Arabic, 1201 sign on with opening music, Koran, Talk, ID at 1204 and 1210. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 01, 2007 in JAP 476) 17652.50 Sowt Alamel Jun 03 1351-1359* 34433 Arabic, Talk and arabic music, ID at 1351 and 1357, 1359 sign off. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 03, 2007 in JAP 476) 17657.50 Sowt Alamel Jun 03 1252-1302 34433 Arabic, Arabic music and talk, ID at 1253. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 03, 2007 in JAP 476) LIBIA, hoy 8 de Junio a las 12:06 se observa en 17632.5 a Sawt al-Amal, en 17635 a La Voz of África emitiendo en árabe y en 17660 a la emisora musical afro-pop, pero a las 12:09 entra otra emisión de La Voz de África en 17630 en paralelo por 17635. A las 13:01 siguen las emisiones de la Voz de África en 17630 y 17635, sin embargo la emisora afro-pop ya no está en 17660, se la escucha con mucha dificultad en 17635, incluso hay que templar a 17637 para confirmar que está ahí. Esa situación se mantiene a las 13:30. Cuando son las 13:55 se escucha a la emisora Afro-pop en 17637. En 17645 una emisora con música en árabe, probablemente La Voz de África en paralelo por 17640. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 8, 2007 in DXLD-ML) 17642.5 Sawt al-Amal, 12:15-12:20, escuchada el 9 de Junio en árabe con segmento musical, locutor presentando espacio, locutora con comentarios, SINPO 44444. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 9, 2007 for CRW) 17642,5 Sawt Al Amal, 1237-1245, June 09m Arabic, very nice songs and talk by female, 25432 (A.Slaen-ARG Jun 9, 2007 in HCDX-ML) 17632.50 Sowt Alamel Jun 09 1317-1335 35433 Arabic, Talk and arabic music, ID at 1332. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 09, 2007 in JAP 477) 17642.50 Sowt Alamel Jun 09 1238-1245 33433-32432 Arabic, Talk, ID at 1240. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 09, 2007 in JAP 477) 17637.5 Sawt al-Amal, 12:01-12:06, escuchada el 10 de Junio en árabe con sintonía, locutora con ID, canto del Corán, esta transmisión se prolongó hasta las 14:00 UTC en la misma frecuencia, sin rastro de las emisiones de la Voz de África, la emisora afro-pop en 17660, SINPO 44544. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 10, 2007 for CRW) 17652.50 Sowt Alamel Jun 14 1211-1221 35333 Arabic, Talk, ID at 1217. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) ............................................................... Logs - MYANMAR Democratic Voice of Burma 17625 Democratic V.of Burma via Madagascar Jun 01 1429-1439 45444 Burmese, Opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk, //15480 kHz. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 01, 2007 in JAP 476) ARMENIA 15480 Dem.Voice of Burma, 14:45-14.48, escuchada el 3 de Junio en birmano a locutor con invitada en entrevista, segmento musical, SINPO 45433. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 03, 2007 for CRW) 17625 Dem.V.of Burma via Madagascar Jun 14 1444-1454 45444 Burmese, Talk, ID at 1446, //15480 kHz. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) 17625 Dem.V.of Burma via Madagascar Jun 15 1429-1436 35433 Burmese, Opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 15, 2007 in JAP 478) ............................................................... Logs - VIETNAM Degar Voice 7260 Degar Voice Jun 14 *1300-1310 43443 Vietnamese, 1300 sign on with IS, ID, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) Little Saigon Radio 7390 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan Jun 08 1510-1520 44444 Vietnamese, Talk, ID at 1512 and 1518. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) Que Huong Radio (The Country Radio) 15650 Que Huong R. Jun 07 *1200-1214 45444-44444 Vietnamese, 1200 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk, (ex:15680 kHz), Thanks for tip from Aguru via Kageyama BBS. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) 15650 Que Huong R. Jun 09 *1200-1205 35322 Vietnamese, 1200 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 08, 2007 in JAP 477) 15680 Que Huong Radio via TDP, 1231-1236, June 09, Vietnamese, talk by male, 24332 (A.Slaen-ARG Jun 9, 2007 in HCDX-ML) 15665 Que Huong R. Jun 14 *1200-1211 35443-34443 Vietnamese, 1200 sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 14, 2007 in JAP 478) ............................................................... Logs - WESTERN SAHARA National Radio of the Arab-Saharan Democratic Republic I thought LV de la RASD, 6300, signed on around 0700, but June 5 at 0606 it was already going with monotonous chants, 0609 YL announcement in Arabic, an ID, I think, and into instrumental music, 0610 OM talking. Meanwhile, RHC mixing product of 6060 leapfrogging over 6180, 120 kHz further up, could be heard underneath on 6300, and the two produced a SAH of about 4 Hz, which speaks remarkably for the frequency control of both stations, unless it is just coincidental. Then DX Mix News, Bulgaria confirmed that the morning Arabic transmission has shifted to 0600-0800, and evening sign-off an hour earlier to 2300*. (G.Hauser-OK-USA Jun 5, 2007 in DXLD 7-067) 700 kHz Polisario Front, (Tindouf-ALG?), is replacing 1550 kHz as of today, but poorly received: at 2107-... UT on 7 May, Arabic, talks, 24442, adjt. QRM de ALG 702 kHz, \\ 6300 vy. good. 1550 kHz has been observed regularly though off on some rare occasions, and a few hrs. after s/on, the tx develops some noise & audio distortion; now, whether it broke down, and 700 kHz is via a 2nd unit or then the same tx is for both freqs. I don't know, of course. (C.Goncalves-POR Jun 7, 2007 in BCDX 811) ARGELIA 6300 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 23:55-00:00, escuchada el 9 de Junio en español en emisión musical, fin de transmisión, SINPO 35433. (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 9, 2007 for CRW) 1550 MW, Polisario Front, Tindouf (?), Algeria, 1700-1800, Jun 11, back on business after some days on alternative 700 MW, Spanish programme heard // 6300, but 700 kHz is off. (C.Gonçalves-POR Jun 11, 2007 in DW-Window 326) 6300 kHz, Radio Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharahui Democratica, 2200, 14 Junio, con pxs en arabe, con varias referencias a la situacion del ex Sahara Occidental. 42322. (J.Franco Crespo-E Jun 14, 2007 in ConDig 425) R Nacional de la RASD, At www.radionoticias.com/RASD.pdf the transmitters of this station are mentioned. They are located along the road Rabouni - Tindouf in Western Algeria on a site eight kilometres from Rabouni. They use 20 kW for shortwave and 100 kW for MW, although the latter normally is at just 40 kW. Awsard, Laayoune, 27th February, Smara, Rabouni and Dakhla are all refugee camps around Tindouf, every single of them in Algeria. Some camps took their names after AOE's places, viz. Laâyoune, Smara, Ad-Dakhla, Awsard. (C.Gonçalves-POR Jun 15, 2007 in DW-Window 327) 6300, Radio Nacional de la RASD, 2304-0001* Jun 15, man with news in Arabic language followed by headlines at 2323. Regional music selection followed by some talk and music selections until closedown ID and announcements at 0000. Poor to fair but steadily improving. Recent schedules have this signing off at 2300. (R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Jun 15, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ............................................................... Logs - ZIMBABWE SW Radio Africa 12035 SW R.Africa via Kavala Jun 02 1702-1713 44444 English, Music and talk, ID at 1705, //11775 kHz, 11810 kHz. (Ko.Hashimoto-J Jun 02, 2007 in JAP 476) 12035, SW Radio Africa, *1700-1735 June 10, African music, ID & gives website, more African music, into "Through the Valley" program with Richard Allfrey, with religious talk that he tied into what is happening now in Zimbabwe, talks about the Christian Alliance helping the opposition parties, song "Oh Happy Day", poor-fair. (R.Howard-CA-USA Jun 10, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ------------xxxxxxxxxx QSL Verifications xxxxxxxxxx------------ Qsl's - ASIA Radio Free Asia Meine erste QSL Karte von RFA mit Senderstandortangabe Radio Free Asia Korean March 29,2007 9385 kHz xmtr: IBB Saipan (P.Gager-AUT Jun 7, 2007 in A-DX-ML) Today on 8th of June, I receive a nice detailed QSL verification card from RADIO FREE ASIA for my detailed email reception report on 23rd of May 2007 from 0230-0300 UTC on the frequency of 17730 kHz of their Mandarin language broadcast. The card also stating as follows: - This is the first in a series of RFA QSL cards that commemorate the youth of the world, and the spirit of democracy and freedom. The drawing was created on April 26, 2007 RFA’s annual "Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day" in Washington DC. This is one of many drawings made by the children of RFA personnel, inspired by the work their parents create daily at RFA. Please continue to submit your reception reports to www.rfa.org/schedules or by e-mail to qsl@rfa.org. (M.Kumar-IND Jun 8, 2007 in DXLD-ML) Detailed? Minus transmitter site of course, which everybody including the Chicom knows but RFA is not willing to admit. Per Aoki this is: 17730*R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Tibetan 250 178 Ulaanbaatar MNG 10700E4755 RFA a07 17730*R.FREE ASIA 0200-0229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo) 250 178 Ulaanbaatar MNG 10700E4755 RFA a07 17730*R.FREE ASIA 0229-0300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams) 250 178 Ulaanbaatar MNG 10700E4755 RFA a07 So are you sure it was in Mandarin when you heard it?? (G.Hauser-USA Jun 8, 2007 in DXLD-ML) ............................................................... Qsl's - CHINA Voice of Han THE VOICE OF HAN BROADCASTING NETWORK, 9745 kHz, QSL-card for RR+1$ in 70 days. B Building, 5F, No. 3, Sec. 1, Hsin-Yi Road, Taipei, R. O. C TEL: 886-2-2321-5241. FAX: 886-2-2341-4851 http://www.voh.com.tw SW 6105KHz (49M, BEC57) 9745KHz (31M, BEC57) Broadcast time: UTC 06:55~01:00 (S.Kolesov-RUS Jun 6, 2007 for CRW) ............................................................... Qsl's - RUSSIA Radio Free Chechnya RADIO FREE CHECHNYA/RADIO CHECHNYA SVOBODNAYA via Saint Petersburg (Krasny Bor), 7330. Full-data (including site; power; and "Radio Chechnya Svobodnaya") long Saint Petersburg Regional Center transmitter and antenna scenes card in 7.5 years with no follow-up reports. No response yet to slightly more recent reports although I sent follow-ups for them. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Jun 8, 2007 for CRW) As per Scott Barbour, I received this week the same card for a broadcast in December 2000 from the St. Petersburg Regional Center for Radio Chechnya Svobodnaya on 15605 kHz. F/D card. Very surprised to get this one. (D.Henderson-USA Jun 10, 2007 in HCDX-ML) ............................................................... Qsl's - ZIMBABWE Radio Voice of the People RADIO VOICE OF THE PEOPLE VOP via Talata, 11695. Full-data (including program name and transmitter coordinates) Radio Nederland van card from Rahamefy Eddy in 2 months for a report to Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Relay Station, attn: Mr. Rahamefy Eddy, P.O. Box 404, Antananarivo, Madagascar. RADIO VOICE OF THE PEOPLE VOP via Talata, 7310. Full-data (including program name) large folder Madagascar map card in 4.5 years, also from Rahamefy Eddy. Nice of him to send different cards for these reports. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Jun 8, 2007 for CRW) SW Radio Africa SW RADIO AFRICA via Rampisham, 12035. Full-data (except site) multi-color QSL letter signed by station manager (signature not legible) in 17 days. This was for an e-mail report. I kept trying various e-mail addresses as all seemed to bounce, but apparently at least one got through. I had no response to previous reports, via both post and e-mail, to SWRA the past few years and would have been satisfied with an e-mail verification, so it was a very pleasant surprise to receive the letter. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Jun 8, 2007 for CRW) I began trying e-mail addresses from the SW Radio Africa website one at a time. When one bounced I tried another. I eventually sent two at a time. Some bounced within a matter of seconds; others took a few hours. Among the addresses I used were keith@swradioafrica.com, gerry@swradioafrica.com, mail@swradioafrica.com, tech@swradioafrica.com, simon@swradioafrica.com, views@swradioafrica.com, news@swradioafrica. com, etc. I thought all had bounced, but apparently at least one got through but I don’t know which one made it. (W.Craighead-KS-USA Jun 9, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) news@swradioafrica.com appears not to bounce. There is also the option to send email correspondence via the website: http://www.swradioafrica.com/pages/feedback.php (B.Trutenau-LTU Jun 9, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) SW Radio Africa. Received an e-mail from Gerry Jackson, station manager and founder of the station Gerry@swradioafrica.com, in 11 hours, regarding my Sunday reception. This is consistent with her usual quick and friendly correspondence. BTW - In past years it was usually Keith Farquharson tech@swradioafrica.com who actually sent out the QSL cards, with an address of: SW Radio Africa Ltd : P.O. Box 243, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 4WA, United Kingdom. (R.Howard-USA Jun 11, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) 12035 SW Radio Africa responded in 23 days to my postal report to the UK address. F/D letter (but wrong date), no site given ("transmitter location is restricted for security reasons"). V/S looks like "J. Jackson", Station Manager. Presume this is Gerry Jackson. The only e-mail address listed on the letterhead is tech@swradioafrica.com. (J.Wilkins-CO-USA Jun 13, 2007 in CDX-ML) 4880 and others, SW Radio Africa. I received a QSL for an e-mail report. v/s Les Mommsen, Station Engineer. The QSL has full details, but includes this sentence: "Transmiter location is restricted for security reasons". (A.Fernández LLorella-E Jun 13, 2007 in DW-Window 326) 12035 and 11810, SW Radio Africa verified with a full data letter indicating power as 100 to 300 kW but also noting "Transmitter location is restricted for security reasons" in 18 days from Gerry Jackson, Station Manager. (R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Jun 15, 2007 in DXplorer-ML) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Miscellaneous xxxxxxxxxx----------------- Misc - CAMBODIA Cambodia: US to cut funds for pro-democracy radio, says website The Voice of Democracy (VOD), a radio service operated by the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, will see its source of funding dry up by the end of September, KI Media website reported on 4 June. The radio, which is financially supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is yet to decide whether to continue broadcasting. Its head, Pa Nguon Tieng, says he will contact other foreign aid organizations should the USAID funding stop. The service has reduced its broadcasting hours on the Beehive FM105 station from five to two hours daily and has cancelled its broadcasts on FM93.5. station. "VOD is a popular radio programme because of its forthright broadcast of human rights issues and its coverage of democracy-related topics," the website said. Source: KI Media website, Phnom Penh, in English 04 Jun 2007 (BBCM Jun 04, 2007 via CRW) US-SUPPORTED VOICE OF DEMOCRACY BROADCASTS CUT BACK http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/06/popular-voice-of-democracy-broadcast.html Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Popular Voice of Democracy broadcast dealt with a severe blow after Kem Sokha's departure --- Reduced hours for Voice of Democracy broadcast Monday, June 04, 2007 Everyday.com.kh Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy Voice of Democracy (VOD), which is financially supported by USAID, had reduced its number of broadcast hours on FM105 radio station, and cancelled its broadcast on FM93.5 station. The Cambodia Daily quoted Pa Nguon Tieng, the current VOD president, saying that VOD reduced its number of broadcast hours on Beehive FM105 radio station, from 5 hours to 2 hours daily, and VOD has cancelled its broadcast through FM93.5 radio station staring 01 June. Pa Nguon Tieng said that VOD, which receives its funding from USAID, will see its funding dried up by 30 September, and VOD has not yet decided whether it will continue its broadcast or not. Pa Nguon Tieng said that he will contact other foreign aid organizations if USAID will stop VOD’s funding. VOD is a popular radio program because of its forthright broadcast of human rights issues and its coverage of democracy-related topics (KI Media blog Jun 5, 2007 via DXLD 7-067) ............................................................... Misc - IRAN Radio Farda journalist charged, barred from leaving Iran Text of press release by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on 30 May New York, 30 May, 2007 - The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Iranian authorities to drop criminal charges against an Iranian-American journalist working for U.S.-backed Radio Farda, to return the journalist's seized passport, and to allow her to travel freely. On 15 May, the Special Security Bureau of the Revolutionary Court Public Prosecutor's office charged Parnaz Azima with disseminating propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her lawyer Mohammad-Hossein Aghasi told CPJ in a telephone interview conducted today through an interpreter. Azima is a dual Iranian-U.S. national who works as a correspondent for the U.S. government-funded, Persian-language Radio Farda. Authorities have not specified the material they consider to be propaganda. Officials demanded that Azima post more than 400,000 US dollars in bail, which the journalist paid by putting up her mother's Tehran home as collateral. Authorities, however, continue to hold Azima's Iranian passport, which was confiscated five months ago. Iranian authorities confiscated Azima's Iranian passport upon her arrival at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on a trip to see her ailing mother, effectively barring her from leaving the country. During the past several months, Revolutionary Court officials had repeatedly summoned Azima for interrogation, although she has not been detained. "This shameless act of intimidation shows the lengths Iranian authorities will go to silence critics in the press," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. "Parnaz Azima's passport should be returned at once, and she should be free to leave the country." If convicted, Azima faces possible prison time and monetary damages, according to Aghasi. During Azima's latest interrogation, one court official said he would recommend that Azima pay damages in the amount of her salary at Radio Farda for the last nine years, which he estimated to be 550,000, US dollars he said. Based in Prague, Czech Republic, Azima has worked at Radio Farda since 1998, reporting on Iranian affairs and covering sensitive topics such as the 1998 killings of dissidents and intellectuals for which Iranian authorities were implicated. Radio Farda broadcasts out of Prague, and is jointly run by the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America. Azima's passport was confiscated once before, during a 2006 trip to Iran in which she was interrogated and asked to "cooperate" with Iranian officials, according to her lawyer. Source: Committee to Protect Journalists press release, New York, in English 30 May 07 (BBCM May 30, 2007 via CRW) Iranian government to take Radio Farda journalist to court Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 11 June Prague, Czech Republic 11 June: Iranian government officials have informed lawyers for Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima that they will not return her passport and that her case will have to be decided in court. Her lawyer, Mohammad-Hossein Aghasi, told RF/RL by phone from Tehran Sunday that the Iranian Information Ministry declined the latest request to return her passport, confiscated five months ago and will refer the matter to the Judiciary. Aghasi said it could take months for the first court session to convene. Azima, prevented by Iranian authorities from leaving Iran since January, last week described her status to RFE/RL in a 6 June interview "as a prisoner who is in a larger prison and the length of the prison term has not been determined". A citizen of both the U.S. and Iran, Azima had her Iranian passport confiscated on arrival in Tehran in January to visit her ailing mother. She has been charged with spreading anti-state propaganda by working for "counter revolutionary" Radio Farda. Azima was not jailed after paying what she described as "a very heavy and unprecedented bail of about 500 million tooman (approximately 550,000 US dollars)". Azima rejects the charges, asserting she was simply doing her job as a journalist and expressed optimism the Iranian authorities would complete their investigation and return her passport. The full text of RFE/RL's interview with Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima may be read on the RFE/RL website. To learn more about the Azima case, visit the "Soft Hostages in Iran" page on RFE/RL's website. Azima is a broadcaster with Radio Farda, the joint RFE/RL-Voice of America 24-hour, seven-day-a-week Persian-language broadcast service to Iran. She joined RFE/RL in 1998 and is based at RFE/RL's broadcast headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic. Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website, Washington, D.C., in English 0000 gmt 11 Jun 07 (BBCM Jun 11, 2007 via CRW) ............................................................... Misc - KOREA (NORTH) A collaboration between Student Media Without Borders and Open Radio for North Korea aims to deliver culture from South to North See: http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=70810 (C.Still-USA Jun 3, 2007 in Shortwave-R-A-ML) Japan to Launch Radio Channel Targeting N.Korea http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200706/200706070017.html The Japanese government will launch a radio channel for North Korea focusing on Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang. A Japanese government official on Wednesday said the channel will be launched in July and is different from the privately-run Shiokaze channel that started broadcasting for North Korea in late March. Shiokaze is run by an activist group calling itself Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea. The new state-run Japanese radio will focus on the Japanese government's position on the abduction issue, messages from victims' families, and efforts to have them sent back to Japan. Shiokaze recently reported the new channel would carry official messages about the Japanese government's position. A staffer with Free North Korea Radio, a South Korean radio station targeting North Korea, said the state-run Japanese channel will broadcast for an hour a day, half in Korean and half in Japanese. The radio is under the supervision of the Japanese Foreign Ministry and a Cabinet committee dealing with the abduction question. South Korea's only official radio channel targeting North Korea is KBS Social Education Service. But the channel is mostly educational and targets not only North Korea but also Korean nationals living in northern regions such as the Maritime Province of Siberia and China. In South Korea, there are four civilian radios for North Korea led by North Korean refugees or activists for human rights in North Korea, including Free North Korea Radio and Open Radio for North Korea, which transmit their programs using frequencies of a British shortwave service provider. Kim Seung-min, the founder of Free North Korea Radio, said the launch of the state-run Japanese radio is a graphic example showing the Abe administration's "determination to pressure North Korea." (Chosun.com Jul 06, 2007 via Z.Liangas-GRC for CRW) ............................................................... Misc - MYANMAR Re 7-059, just to be sure I wasn`t criticising Radio Free Asia unjustly, I went to their website http://www.rfa.org and Searched RFA on Arakanese --- unfound. No mention of minolity languages in the overall frequency schedule, but of course, they could be mentioned somewhere in the Burmese text. (G.Hauser-OK-USA CONTINENT OF MEDIA 07-01 Jun 3, 2007 via DXLD 7-066) ............................................................... Misc - SOMALIA SOMALI RADIO STATIONS OFF AIR 06/06/2007 15:11 - (SA) http://somalinet.com/news/world/Somalia/10927 Mogadishu - Somalia's transitional government on Wednesday ordered three local private radio stations to stop broadcasting from the country's capital. Mogadishu-based stations Shabelle Radio, Radio HornAfrik and the Voice of the Koran radio stopped broadcasting early on Wednesday afternoon, an AFP correspondent said. "We have been ordered to close the radio station and we don't know why so far," Mohamed Amin, director of Shabelle, told AFP. "I have called some government officials to ask them why the radio stations have to close but they said we could discuss the issue later," he added. Government officials were not immediately available for comment but have in the past complained of pro-Islamist bias in the outlets' reporting. The Somali government in January banned the same three Mogadishu broadcasters as well as Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite television network for 24-hours following the ousting of an Islamist movement by Ethiopia-backed Somali troops at the start of the year. Somali officials are attempting to organise a national reconciliation conference to start on June 14, despite an increasing Islamist-led insurgency, including suicide car bomb and landmine attacks on prominent targets in Mogadishu (somalinet.com Jun 6, 2007 via Z.Liangas-GRC in DXLD 7-068) VOA loses its FM outlet in Mogadishu, again. "Shabelle Media Network, Horn Afrik and IQK, a Koranic radio station, were all shut down by a Somali government decree." VOA News, 6 June 2007. Protested by Committee to Protect Journalists, 7 June 2007. The VOA story does not mention that Horn Afrik relayed VOA programs. Now VOA Somali must fall back on its medium wave relay in Djibouti, with iffy reception at the dusk transmission time, or shortwave. The best IBB shortwave site to reach the Horn of Africa was Kavala, Greece, closed last year by the BBG. Posted: 09 Jun 2007 (kimandrewelliott.com Jun 9, 2007 via DXLD 7-069) THREE MOGADISHU RADIO STATIONS AUTHORISED TO RESUME OPERATIONS 10 Jun 10, 2007 - 5:29:40 PM Mogadishu-based Radio Stations of Shabelle Media Network, Radio Voice of Holy Quran and Horn Afrik Radio has been authorised to resume operations today by the Transitional Federal Government after decree ordering their closure signed by Minister of Information Madobe Nunow Mohammed was delivered to each of the three stations on 6 June 2007. Following negotiations between media managers and the Ministry of Information along with appeals and mounting pressures from National Union of Somali Journalists, National Media Council and International Community, the Minister of Information cleared the media institutions to resume operations. . . http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Press_Releases_32/Somalia_Three_Mogadishu_Radio_Stations_Authorised_to_Resume_Operations.shtml (garoweonline.com Jun 10, 2007 via Z.Liangas-GRC in DXLD 7-069) CLOSED SOMALI RADIO STATIONS BACK ON AIR Three independent Mogadishu-based broadcasters which Somalia's transitional government ordered closed last week were back on air Sunday after four days of closure. Reports reaching here said Information Minister Modobe Nunow allowed the three radio stations -- Shabelle, HornAfrik and Radio of the Holy Quran -- to resume their operations following a meeting between him and broadcasters. . . http://english.people.com.cn/200706/11/eng20070611_382910.html (Xinhua Jun 11, 2007 via Z.Liangas-GRC in DXLD 7-069) [All FM, not SW -GH] ............................................................... Misc - USA REGISTER'S LAST HURRAH? By JOEL MOWBRAY, June 4, 2007; Page A17, Wall Street Journal To understand the challenge faced by Al-Hurra, the U.S. taxpayer-financed Arabic TV network, consider the case of Yasser Thabet. For years, Mr. Thabet has been a leading figure in shaping news coverage in the region. Whereas fawning over terrorists would be career suicide in the United States, Mr. Thabet, formerly a broadcast editor at Al-Jazeera, did just that -- and promptly landed a top position at a major Arab media outlet. . . http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB118092002906123341-lMyQjAxMDE3ODAwNzkwMjcwWj.html This article will be available to non-subscribers of the Online Journal for up to seven days after it is e-mailed. (WSJ Jun 4, 2007 via via D.Cole-OK-USA in DXLD 7-068) Attack on My Journalistic, Personal Integrity Wall Street Journal letters - June 11 issue For the fourth time since March, the Journal has published an editorial-page commentary ("Register's Last Hurrah?" by Joel Mowbray, June 4) attacking my journalistic and personal integrity. The author states, among other charges, that I am sympathetic to dictators and biased against Israel. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mr. Mowbray has assembled a smattering of unrelated "facts" -- unsourced "quotations" from unnamed former "colleagues," selected excerpts from six-year-old emails, and photos/memorabilia in my office -- to "prove" my alleged sympathies toward Middle East dictators and to paint a misleading picture of my beliefs and my professional background. As a journalist, I have seen dictators all over the world, up close and personal. I know the evil they can do. I was in Tiananmen Square when the Red Army opened fire on the pro-democracy demonstrators; and I have witnessed the mass starvation caused by North Korea 's Kim Jong Il. A friend of mine in the Israeli Defense Forces was killed by Nasrallah's Hezbollah. Having witnessed these events, I am unable to sympathize with any dictator, and I harbor no such sympathies. Also disturbing is Mr. Mowbray's statement that so-called "former colleagues" say I harbor deep biases against Israel . Who are these people? A few examples should dispel that notion. In Benjamin Netanyahu's book, "A Place Among Nations, Israel and the World," the author credits my live CNN interview with him during the 1991 Gulf War as showing the world, through maps and visual effects, Israel's sheer size disadvantage when compared with the Arab world. Mr. Netanyahu, in his book, said this one interview led many people to understand the dangers Israel faces every day. In 1996, I won a Gold Medal at the New York Film and Television Festival as executive producer of Israel in Crisis, a CNN special on Israel 's operations to get Hezbollah out of southern Lebanon. Furthermore, I have lectured several times to Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine officers at the Marine Command and Staff college in Quantico on media and the military. Examine my public body of work, not the views of anonymous "former colleagues," who, in any event, apparently were unable to provide any explanation for my rise from a writer to a vice president at CNN over the course of a 20-year career there. Since I arrived at Alhurra in November 2006, I have worked to fulfill its mission of spreading freedom and democracy through the broadcast of accurate news and information. In the last six months, Alhurra has dramatically increased its coverage of American policy and the responsible discussion of such policy, focused coverage on human rights, the rights of women, freedom of expression and democratic reform in the region. Alhurra has originated town hall meetings with Arab immigrants in Paris, Brussels and London, and expanded coverage of the democratic process by covering elections in Algeria, Mauritania and the United States. Through its provision of accurate news and information about the region and about the U.S., Alhurra provides an essential alternative to existing, and often biased, indigenous Arab networks. I do not know why Mr. Mowbray and his unnamed sources have singled me out for attack. I have never made professional decisions based on politics or ideology. Rather, at Alhurra, I am privileged to work with outstanding journalists to offer our Arabic speaking audience an important choice -- news and information guided by democracy and free speech. Larry Register Vice President of News Middle East Broadcasting Networks Springfield, Va. Having served as chief executive officer of CNN during 11 of the 20 years that Larry Register was a bureau chief, a senior international news executive, and a senior producer, I saw in him an executive who fought to provide coverage that was fair to all sides. He insisted on accuracy in CNN reporting. He demanded that the various points of view of all sides were included in coverage of controversial topics. The attacks on Larry Register's reputation are reprehensible, unfair and without merit. Every news organization should have an executive who cares as much about fairness as does Larry. Tom Johnson Chief Executive Officer CNN (1990-2001) Publisher, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles (WSJ Jun 11, 2007 via D.Cole-OK-USA via DXLD 7-069) LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT ALHURRA TELEVISION Larry Register, beleaguered VP News of Alhurra, resigns. "Daniel Nassif will take over editorial leadership at Alhurra Television, as well as continuing his duties as News Director for Radio Sawa." Middle East Broadcasting Networks Inc press release, 8 June 2007. [below] "Register's letter of resignation, dated Friday, said he had been 'professionally and personally attacked' in the media. 'In good conscience I cannot allow the personal vendettas and attacks to damage the credibility of MBN,' he wrote." AP, 9 June 2007. The 6 June NBC Nightly News story on Alhurra is available at The Raw Story, 8 June 2007. See previous post about same subject. (See http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/index.php?id=1713 for linx to stories, video) (kimandrewelliott.com Jun 10, 2007 via DXLD 7-069) The promised review of this episode must still take place, but now it should expand to consider the conduct of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Did the BBG eliminate a renegade Arabist? Or did it decide the Alhurra news director must speak Arabic? Or did the BBG buckle to political pressure and abdicate, again, its most important function as firewall between U.S. international broadcasting and the U.S. government? Posted: 10 Jun 2007 (kimandrewelliott.com Jun 10, 2007 via DXLD 7-069) Leadership Changes at Alhurra Television. (Springfield, Va) — The Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) announced the resignation of Larry Register as MBN's Vice President of News. Effective immediately, Daniel Nassif will take over editorial leadership at Alhurra Television, as well as continuing his duties as News Director for Radio Sawa. Joaquín Blaya, Chairman of the MBN Middle East Committee, issued the following statement. It is with regret that I accept Larry Register's letter of resignation as MBN's Vice President of Network News. Larry brought to the position a wealth of experience as a broadcast journalist with extensive knowledge of the Middle East. During his time at Alhurra he made progress in increasing news content and the presentation of U.S. policy. The MBN Middle East Committee respects his decision, thanks him for his service and commitment, and wishes him and his family all the best. While Larry will be leaving MBN on June 8, he has agreed to assist in any way possible to ease the transition to new management. Effective immediately, Daniel Nassif will assume Larry Register's duties as the editorial leader of Alhurra. Daniel, a native Arabic speaker, has served with distinction over the last five years as managing director/news director for Radio Sawa. His outstanding editorial judgment and journalistic skills are responsible for making Radio Sawa one of the most popular and credible radio stations in the Middle East and North Africa. He will continue overseeing the Radio Sawa news operations. MBN is financed by the U.S. Government through a grant from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an independent federal agency. The BBG serves oversight and as a firewall to protect the professional independence and integrity of the broadcasters (kimandrewelliott.com Jun 10, 2007 via DXLD 7-069) Andy Sennitt comments: The resignation announcement hardly comes as a surprise. Mr Register has been under great pressure since the publication last August of a highly critical report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). This report said that the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, with an annual budget of $78 million, "has not (1) convened a meeting of its internal control board to formally develop its controls and coordinate audits, (2) completed an internal control plan, (3) completed a risk assessment to address potential risks to its operation, or (4) developed a comprehensive training program for its staff." The GAO noted that "MBN has procedures in place to help ensure its programming meets its journalistic standards. However, MBN lacks regular editorial training and has not fully implemented a comprehensive, regular program review process to determine whether its programming complies with those standards or with MBN’s mission." These weaknesses have been the subject of a number of OpEd’s in recent weeks, including one in the New York Times by Kim Andrew Elliott, an audience research analyst at the US International Broadcasting Bureau who has written a number of articles for Media Network (A.Sennit-HOL Jun 11 (?), 2007 in Media Network blog via DXLD 7-069) ............................................................... Misc - VIETNAM Die Stimme Vietnams ist richtig sauer auf Radio Free Asia: (Zitate aus der deutschsprachigen Sendung vom 6.6.2007) Laut Angaben der "Stimme Vietnams" hat Radio Free Asia am 1. Juni 2007 zum wiederholten Male falsch über die Religionsfreiheit in Vietnam berichtet. Die Wahrheit ist das die Menschen in Vietnam den Geburtstag Buddha's gefeiert haben. Auch im Internet sind Bilder davon zu sehen. Radio Free Asia hat absichtlich falsch berichtet das in einigen Provinzen Vietnams die Feiern zum Geburtstag Buddahs verboten worden waren. (Dies soll nicht den Tatsachen entsprechen. Als Beweis das die religiösen Feiern in ganz Vietnam stattgefunden haben wurde darüber ausführlich im Programm berichtet. -PG) Radio Free Asia hat sich damit wieder in die inneren Angelegenheiten Vietnams eingemischt. Das ist nicht das Erstemal das Radio Free Asia solche Verleumdungen gesendet hat. Radio Free Asia sollte in Zukunft solche Verleumdungen unterlassen. Radio Free Asia mischt sich in innenpolitische Angelegenheiten in Vietnam ein. Das ist eine gefährliche Aktion. Buddhisten und Katholiken leben in Vietnam friedlich nebeneinander. (Nicht miteinander? -PG). Vietnam ist ein multireligiöses Land. (P.Gager-AUT Jun 7, 2007 in A-DX-ML) ............................................................... Misc - WESTERN ARFICA En la página web de RASD TV hay un video clip de cuatro minutos en la que muestran cómo trabajan los diferentes medios de comunicación del Sahara, radio, televisión y prensa. José Miguel Romero MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN SAHARAUI http://www.rasd- tv.com Prensa, radio, televisión, todos exigen a los medios de comunicación Saharaui que lleven su mensaje al mundo, pero el mensaje no se crea ni viaja solo. Detrás de él, antes que suceda, hay personas trabajando, y medios que facilitan la posibilidad de hacerlo. En un clip de video de cuatro minutos no caben las incontables horas de trabajo, el cansancio al final del día, y los anhelos de todos los que trabajan para que la voz del pueblo saharaui llegue más lejos, más alta, más fuerte. Si estos cuatro minutos sirven para que todos nos acordemos de ellos de vez en cuando, habrá valido la pena acompañarlos durante unos días y resumir tantas horas en unos pocos minutos, sin voz, sin casi palabras, porque ya todas están dichas. Marzo 2007 (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 7, 2007 for CRW) Saludos cordiales, todo parece indicar que la web de RASD TV a sido eliminado del servidor habitual: http://www.rasd- tv.com (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 15, 2007 for CRW) Saludos cordiales, si quieren conocer un poco mas sobre las instalaciones de la Radio Nacional Saharaui, pueden encontrar un interesante artículo con fotografías muy interesantes en: www.radionoticias.com/RASD.pdf (J.Miguel Romero-E Jun 15, 2007 for CRW) ------------xxxxxxxxxx Sources xxxxxxxxxx---------------------- Contributors: Anker Petersen, Gaku Iwata, José Miguel Romero, Sergey M. Kolesov, Wendel Craighead, Wolfgang Büschel, Zacharias Liangas Also thanks to BBCM, BCDX, DXLD, DXW and JAP. In order to unsubscribe please login to www.clandestineradio.com or to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crwatch/ and change your user settings.