DX LISTENING DIGEST 1-099, July 16, 2001 edited by Glenn Hauser, wghauser@hotmail.com {Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. For restrixions and searchable 2001, 2000 contents archive see} http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Dxldmid.html [NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn] Note to editors: fixed-up versions of the following issues were reposted to our website by 2110 UT July 15. If it not be too late, would those republishing items from them please download the corrected versions. Also, the top line of DXLD 1-098 (but nowhere else, I think), was mis-numbered 1-097. http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/dxld1095.txt http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/dxld1096.txt http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/dxld1097.txt http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/dxld1098.txt ** ARGENTINA. NO A LA CUMBIA POR RADIO Un concejal de la ciudad chubutense de Comodoro Rivadavia promueve un proyecto para limitar la emisión de música bailantera en las radios locales y exige que el 70 por ciento de las composiciones que se transmitan sean de tango y folclore. Roberto Suárez Samper, médico y edil del Partido Acción Chubutense (PACh), calificó al género de la bailanta como "una música idiota que embrutece a la juventud" y aclaró que sus preferencias musicales se inclinan hacia bandas como Los Beatles, The Rolling Stones, el tango y el folklore. Suárez Samper presentó en la última sesión del Concejo un proyecto de expresión de deseo en donde demanda que se regule la constante emisión de la música bailantera ya que dijo que esa música es totalmente inculta, inerme e inerte que no conduce absolutamente a nada (Noticias Radiales, Argentina, July 9, via Horacio Nigro, Conexión Digital via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 4876.77, Radio La Cruz del Sur, La Paz. July 2001 - 1100 UT. In their newscast they call themselves "Chasqui Radial", good to know. 6054.40, Radio Mauro Núñez, Villa Serrano. July 2001 - 1035 UT. This station was unID in SWB 1461. Very difficult due to heavy splashed signal. Starts every morning at 1035 UT. I have not noticed anything on this frequency during evenings. Often a female DJ and educational programs. Also some tranquil folklore (Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by ed. Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) {Corrected to R. Juan XXIII; see DXLD 1-103, i.a.} ** CANADA. Out of curiosity, I went to see whether there was static on the old BBC frequencies this evening @ 2200 UT. Right now, The World This Weekend is on the air on 6175 and 9590. It will take a while to figure out whether this is a straight feed of English CBC Radio One or actual English/French/Spanish RCI programming. I also wonder if they will take all 6 hours of available time. P.S. Did anybody notice anything different on 9515 this morning? (RN is not using this frequency in the morning.) (Ricky Leong, July 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) On Monday, 9515 is carrying the domestic CBC's national morning show. I'm guessing they're just carrying it to keep the transmitter busy to hold the frequency until they find someone else to lease the time (John Townes, July 16, swprograms via DXLD) Agreed (gh) Yes, 9515 appears to be parallel 9640, as it was on Sunday 1300-1600 UT. Weekdays this would have it 1200-1500 UT (John Figliozzi, ibid.) I don't think they're simply using RCI frequencies to "fill." 9515 in the morning and 6175//9590 in the evening are in use for RCI English programs ONLY. It's too bad RCI doesn't have a continuous English service all through the local evenings in North America (i.e. 2200- 0400). They would surely develop an even larger audience that way (Ricky Leong, July 16, DXLD) Ehard Goddijn of our Programme Distribution Department tells me RCI has notified HFCC that it's taking over these frequencies, but we don't know the programming details as they haven't yet updated their Web site (Andy Sennitt, RN, July 16, swprograms via DXLD) From what I've observed, here is the what RCI is using from former BBC frequencies -- and it's not all in English, as I wrote earlier: 1200-1500 (MO-FR) 9515 // 9640, 15305 & 17820 CBC ENGLISH 1300-1600 (SA-SU) 9515 // 9640, 15305 & 17800 CBC ENGLISH 1600-1700 daily 9515 // 9755 & 15305 SRC FRENCH 2200-0000 daily 6175, 9590 // 9755, 13670 & 17695 CBC ENGLISH 0100-0200 daily 6175 // 5960, 9755, 13670, 13770, 15170 & 15305 RCI ENGLISH (Ricky Leong, July 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHILE. Re Voz Cristiana plans to switch 21500 and 11745 from Spanish to Portuguese: Glenn, Algunos anuncios en portugués entre 1200 y 1300 TU, por los 21500 e 21550 kHz, en 13m (Célio Romais, Porto Alegre - Brasil, July 14, Conexión Digital via DXLD) Also noticed same on 11690 last night, but mentioning 21500 and 11745 (gh, OK, July 16, DXLD) ** CHINA. Re: ``But who knows, seven years from now, China might be ex-communist and actually treat its gigacitizen with respect... (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)" Glenn, If you've been to China recently, you will realise that China is for all intents and purposes no longer a communist country. Money speaks louder than anything else in China. I leave you to think what is the meaning of that last sentence. Anyway, I did hear CNR 2 when the Olympics decision was announced at about 1415. Immense joy followed by the Chinese national anthem. If you hear them at that moment, you wouldn`t have the feeling that they are not being treated with respect (Richard Lam, Singapore, ODXA via DXLD) Richard, I realize great changes have taken place and are taking place in China, but the government obviously fears and disrespects the people as long as great measures are taken to restrict their access to non-controlled information, i.a. jamming on shortwave, control of internet access. China`s inhabitants are not even free to practice the religion of their choice. You have similar restrictions on your freedom of speech, thought and association in Singapore, which I gather you accept as necessary, so China`s disrespect for its citizens may not seem so egregious to you. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) A few points here. I had meant my logging of what was on CNR-2 to be the main topic of the discussion as Glenn's digest seems to have left a gap in this. Unfortunately, I let my comments on China get the better attention. For that I apologise. I did not get Glenn's response to me for some reason. Glenn has taken a position on China which is no doubt influenced by the BBC, VOA and other western international broadcasters. Unlike most of you in this forum, I do not think that these broadcasters (yes, even the BBC) has been fair in treating China and the rest of us in Asia. I believe it is time that SWLs realise this problem. Of course, Glenn and other like minded SWLs may not think there is a problem in the first place. However, SWLs are supposed to have a broader mindset from exposures to a wide range of views. We are not encouraging the SWL hobby in China and other Asian countries if we take the same myopic position that the US and other western governments are taking on China. I do not wish to debate China or Singapore's alleged lack of respect for its own citizens (Golly, I don't think all of us treat everyone else with equal respect either) cause just as you say, this can go on forever. But as SWLs and DXers, I hope that all of us can really have a fair treatment of current issues, which some of us seem to lack. 73s, (Richard Lam, Singapore, ibid.) ** COLOMBIA. Government urged to investigate journalist murders | Text of report by Colombian newspaper El Tiempo web site on 11 July Santiago Cantón, the OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, has urged the Colombian government to carry out immediately a serious and effective investigation into the killings of journalists in Colombia. Canton expressed his "absolute repudiation" of the murders of four Colombian journalists in the last two weeks.... Cantón also notes that the Voice of the Jungle [La Voz de la Selva] in Florencia (Caquetá) has been declared a military target by the FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia] and the radio station's employees have been receiving threats for several months. In its recently published annual report, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression reported on the murders of seven journalists in the hemisphere, of which three were Colombian. Source: El Tiempo web site, Bogotá, in Spanish 11 Jul 01 (excerpted, via BBCM via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. 2140.00H, Radio Súper, Popayán. July 2001 - 1100 UT. ID: "En el aire Súper Popayán". Harmonic from 1070.00 kHz. On 2140.02 at the same time another station which I couldn`t identify. From our Swedish member Tore Larsson/TL, one of the WRTH editors, I have got comments regarding some of my loggings. (Thank you Tore!): 2479.94H, Radio Viva (see SWB 1462). TL: "Re. Viva 1240 Pasto. Perhaps they relayed Cali 1290?". Yes, probably that was the case. 2659.88H, Radio Reloj (see SWB 1462). TL: "In the departement Santander (del Sur) there is a town called San Gil. This is also the location which Caracol -- at least earlier -- said they transmitted from". I said Santander was a town/QTH – didn`t come to my mind that Santander is a department (also town?) (Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by ed. Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** CONGO. 5985, 4 July 1900, Radio Congo with news in English. Seems to have English Mon-Thu 1900, Fri 1930 and Sat-Sun 1845 UT. Disturbed by Radio Tanzania and also had some technical problems with the audio. The announcer asks for letters to B.P. 2241 in Brazzaville. O=3 (Christer Brunström, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** COSTA RICA. 5119.68H, Radio Alajuela, Alajuela. July 2001 - 1030 UT. My unID in last SWB. This station is heard both morning and evening, unfortunately with pretty distorted audio. Female, short singing-ID where the only phrase was one sole "Alajuela". Harmonic from 1280 kHz (4x 1279,92). Starts at about 1030 UT. Mostly only Mexican music. During weekends I have also heard other type of music (Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by ed. Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** COSTA RICA. To the best of our knowledge, Freespeech Radio News will continue its daily production past the previously announced 13 July edition. However, they are in critical need of funding to continue. To help, visit http://www.fsrn.org We look forward to bringing you more of FSRN in the coming weeks until further notice. FREESPEECH RADIO NEWS (30 minutes) Freespeech Radio News is a production of Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship. Over 40 freelance reporters in 14 US states and four continents are boycotting the Pacifica Network News for censoring legitimate news stories. These reporters are putting their livelihoods on the line. For more information and to support the strike fund visit http://www.savepacifica.net/strike/news Mon - Fri: 2330*/Sat: 16:30(encore of Friday edition)- Daily newscast * repeats 6 and 12 hours later E-mail contact: fsrn@hotmail.com [so no longer at 1730 UT?? -gh] (RFPI Weekly Update July 14 via DXLD) ** CUBA [non]. Salvador Lew ha sido nombrado por el presidente George W. Bush como director de la Oficina de Transmisiones de Radio y TV Martí hacia Cuba. El Presidente señaló que la prioridad del nuevo Director será asegurar que ambas estaciones logren llegar claramente a la Isla, permitiendo a cada cubano el acceso a las noticias y la información precisa. "He instruido [a Lew] para usar todos los medios disponibles para superar las interferencias contra Radio y TV Martí, señaló el Presidente Bush. Salvador Lew de 72 años es oriundo del poblado de Camajuaní, provincia de Villa Clara. Se graduó de Leyes en la Universidad de la Habana en 1952. Lew calificó de excepcional momento de su vida la oportunidad de poder servir a Cuba y Estados Unidos y dijo que su primera tarea al frente de la OCB (Oficina de Transmisiones de Radio y TV Martí en su siglas en inglés) será "recuperar la audiencia y la credibilidad de Radio Martí dentro de Cuba". Según estimados recientes, la audiencia de Radio Marti bajó de setenta a siete puntos en la última década. Lew acotó más adelante. "Y trataré también de que los cubanos puedan ver la señal de TV Martí". Cordiales 73's Oscar [?] (via D. Lawton, Conexión Digital July 15 via DXLD) ** CYPRUS. Costas Constantinides says he is not sure if there would be enough room at Cape Greco for the new VoA facility on Cyprus. We holidayed in Cyprus a couple of months ago and paid a visit to Cape Greco - not, I hasten to add, because I'm that much of an anorak - but because it is a spectacularly beautiful place. Part of the end of the Cape is fenced off - and within that area are 2 facilities: high up is the NATO listening post eavesdropping on the Middle East, and more or less at sea level, right out on the tip of the Cape are the Radio Monte Carlo masts. There is also a nature trail and a viewpoint for the tourists. This commands wonderful views over Larnaca Bay one way, and back over the Cape and Radio Monte Carlo the other way. My impression is that it would not be possible to place another facility there, certainly not without restricting access to the Cape completely. That would be a tragedy. The radio scene in Cyprus was not what I had expected. From guidebooks I had been led to believe that there was a propaganda war raging. If there is, it isn't taking place in the English language. The commercial stations from the Greek side sound rather like English local FM commercial radio - definitely to be avoided, and CyBC 2's English programmes sound like BBC local radio - also to be avoided. The Turkish side also broadcast in English - only on FM I think - via a station called Bayrak International. This also sounds rather like BBC local radio, but it suffers from very inexperienced presenters. After a local thunderstorm all it broadcast was a loud distorted tone for several hours. Bayrak also broadcasts in Turkish on both FM and MW. The MW signal, on 1098, was very distorted throughout our stay. I grew up with, and love, offshore radio. So the radio highlight of the holiday should have been the chance to hear Arutz Sheva [ISRAEL]. Oh dear! Whilst there is some English programming on 1539 it consists of right-wing religious phone-ins - similar to much of the stuff with which your compatriots pollute the SW bands. Cyprus is a great place to visit - but don't worry if you forget to pack your radio. Keep up the good work, Glenn! (Nicholas Mead, Helston, Cornwall, July 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CYPRUS. KIM: The supporters of BBC shortwave broadcasts were outspoken, but they never formed mobs and engaged in rioting. Some people in Cyprus did that last week, protesting British military radio antennas being constructed in that Mediterranean country. Fifty people were injured. The antennas, 75 by 60 meters in size, will operate in the low frequencies and will be used for British strategic global communications and intelligence gathering. British authorities say the RF energy levels would be "extremely low." Environmental activists are worried about cancer risks and ecological damage to Akrotiri Salt Lake, a stopping off place for migratory birds. Britain and Cyprus have commissioned a joint study to look into these concerns (Kim Elliott, VOA Communications World July 14 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DXLD) ** ECUADOR. Re DXLD 1-098: En el Chasqui DX 194, Dice: 3879.58 R. La Voz del Napo; Debe decir: 3279.58 R. La Voz del Napo. Tnx Jans Johnson (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, Chasqui DX July 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3280, 9 July 0220, LV del Napo, Tena, Gave only ID as ``Radio Dif. Cultural``, but beautiful anyhow. C/d with anthem at 0233 (Björn Fransson, Sweden, SW Bulletin, translated by Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** ECUADOR. Quito 13 July. Some harmonics this time. I hope this type of loggings will interest at least some of you. Some years back when AHK was the editor, one of our Norwegian members logged "Radio Galaxia" at about the same frequency as my logging of "Radio Alajuela" above [COSTA RICA]. I logged the same station as the Norwegian did but without getting the name -- I only knew it was a Bolivian. The Norwegian and my unID logging coincided well. At the same time, and that`s exciting, NJ/Nils Jacobsson together with DO (Dan Olsson I think but I`m not 100% sure) logged "Radio Alajuela" at a nearby frequency! Should be very interesting to know the exact frequency NJ and his friend heard "Alajuela". I will send a copy of this mail to NJ with hope that he will give his comments. [see also BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, PERU, UNIDENTIFIED] 2880.44H, Radio Panorama, Ibarra. July 2001 - 0100 UT. Up to 0110 news and then nonstop music. Also weak on its fundamental 1440.22 kHz. 3160.64vH, Ecos del Portete, Girón. July 1001 - 0020 UT. News and comunicados followed by Ecuadorian music. Drifting a few 1/10 parts up/down. Can also be heard on its fundamental 1580.32v kHz. On 3160.04 I have an unID Venezuelan. Girón is located in the vicinity of Cuenca. 3200.54H, Ondas de Caluma, Caluma. July 2001 - 2330 UT. Always national music and has been on the same 1/100-part at least for 2 years. Can also be heard quite well on its fundamental frequency 1600.27, often with QRM from the Colombian Army transmitter "Colombia Mía" on 1600.10 kHz (Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by ed. Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** FINLAND. 6170, 7 July 0600, Scandinavian Weekend Radio can now be heard without problem here - also on the dipole at my cottage. Later also heard well on 5990. One year birthday party, announcing open doors to the station which the mosquitos noticed ... Impossible to hear the station on the 25 mb-frequencies here (Jan Edh, Sweden, SW Bulletin, translated by Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) 6170, 7 July 0540, SWR weak with Finnish songs // 11720 where the station was stronger. Became stronger during the day in the 25 meter band. O=1-2 (Christer Brunstrom, Sweden, SW Bulletin, translated by Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** INDONESIA. Voice Of Indonesia, July 15. 15150.04 kHz. French @ 1930 with fairly strong signal. French ended at 2002, then about 2 mins of dead air. At 2004 English started with ID. Signal was on the way down after EG start but even at 2040 was still listenable. 73, (Dave Zantow, Janesville, WI USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH [non]. Checked again Sunday July 15 during RKI MWF at 1140 on 9650 via Canada, and this time RKI had the upper hand, but the Chicom-style overmodulation-distortion jamming was still there, and Sackville had weakened slightly against it by 1159. Those who can`t hear it while RKI is on should listen at 1159 to hear what I refer to; included timesignal on the hour. Perhaps sometime I will get around to searching for a CNR parallel to match (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS. 11484.8, Bandonica Radio, 0603-0640 July 15, After nearly 30 years, Bandonica Radio delivered its final broadcast, this morning. The signal reached here with fair signal strength amidst static crashes. Audio quality was very stout, but I could not make the ID due to problems with their microphone. I did receive a very prompt e-QSL from operators Marcel and Evert, based on a song title I included in my report. Sorry to see them close for good (David Hodgson, TN, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. Re: "On July 7, '01 at 1225 UT, on 9515 kHz, RN Sincerely Yours ended, then some fill music, and then RTE Ireland until 1300. WRN ID announced R. Prague, which began and then at 1302 switched over to RN's special Jonathan Marks program. Documentary repeats followed. News & Sincerely Yours then began normally at 1430 UT. I think I'd blame Merlin and not RN for this, so maybe this should be "UK (non)" instead? (Will Martin, MO, July 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)" Glenn, No, it was not Merlin's fault. Due to the temporary arrangements in place for feeding audio to Sackville, a switching of audio sources between ISDN and satellite was required at Sackville at 1259:30. Apparently on this particular day something went wrong and the switch was done at the wrong time (Andy Sennitt, RN, std disclaimer, DX LISTENING DIGEST) By ``Merlin`` here do you mean their control centre in London? When Sackville does something, it is not considered part of Merlin? I have also been uncertain whether snafus blamed on Sackville are really taking place at RCI master control in Montréal. Could you or someone clear this up once and for all? Does or can Sackville get feeds direct from other sources or are they all routed thru RCI HQ? In the past when I called Sackville, they would say they were just putting the feedline on the air from Montréal that they were supposed to, even if it had the wrong input (gh, DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. Checking http://www.christiancommunityfm.com on July 9 we found that call letters have been issued to four LPFMs in this state, and the one in Enid is specified as on air. Strangely enough, this came shortly after our posting to the WTFDA list and three others that KLGB had been heard. Could ccfm be using us as a source without the courtesy of a credit? (gh) KCOC-LP Hennessey Church of Christ, Hennessey, OK 97.7 KJRM-LP Jr Ministries Educational Assoc., McAlester, OK 93.3 KLGB-LP Covenant Life Ministries, Enid, OK 94.3 on air KUAL-LP Enid Public Radio Assoc., Enid, OK 104.7 (christiancommunityfm.com July 9 via DXLD) KLGB was subsequently heard on various checks, sometimes with open carrier, and again with gospel music the following Sunday afternoon, July 15. We understand that it is still only in the equipment-testing stage, which started some two months ago, with a homemade antenna running about 15 watts. Must pay more attention to 104.7 (and 101.5, another possible Enid LPFM). So on July 15 I checked 104.7, and by golly, that one is on too, no telling for how long, as I have not been paying much attention to FM and these get zero publicity in local newspaper. Frequent but irregular IDs as ``Classic Rock 104.7, KUAL, Enid``; appropriate with tracks such as ``Gonna Rock This Town Inside Out``; has stereo pilot; no other announcements noted except for a Recycling PSA. But except for no commercials, trying to sound like a commercial station, despite licensee name of ``Enid Public Radio Association`` as above, misleading at best. One expects a bit more of ``public radio`` even on a shoestring, than classic rock. This is nothing new in Enid, as the commercial religious outlet on 91.1, KBVV, has ``Educational`` in its name! Power is so low that whip antenna positioning for 104.7 is critical only about a sesquimile from licensed transmitter site. There was a sporadic E opening from Florida early in the afternoon, so DXers there and elsewhere have some QRP targets. Now thanks to me, I expect to see 104.7 highlighted in green at ccfm as on the air; this was not yet the case when just now rechecked July 15. KUAL stayed on the air late into Sunday evening, but was not on the air Monday morning July 16 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) {re ccfm: see DXLD 1-106} ** PERU. 2257vH, Radio La Mejor, Tumbes, la provincia de Tumbes, el departamento de Tumbes. This station was in SWB 1461. A station completely outstanding regarding harmonics here in Quito -- strong and superb audio quality. As the station seems to be totally unknown, I searched in the Peruvian telephone directory which is on the Internet, (see below). The search result: Radio la Mejor - Dirección: JR La Mar 107; Distrito/Localidad: TUMBES; Departamento: TUMBES; Teléfono: (74) 52-5974 3120vH, Radio San Lorenzo, el distrito de Cutervo, la provincia de Cutervo, el departamento de Cajamarca, región Sierra Norte. This station was in SWB 1462. The only question mark was if it is a "normal" SW-station or a harmonic. I have now heard the station announcing 1560 kHz. I have consulted our member Thord Knutsson/TK, one of the WRTH editors: "BM! Got your e-mail this evening July 9. You are more than allowed to copy from me in your bandscans. Sorry, but I can`t find anything suitable for San Lorenzo in Cajamarca and no station at all on 1560. Sorry!" 6299v, Radio Cielo, Chiclayo, la provincia de Chiclayo, el departamento de Lambayeque. July 2001 - 0200 UT. For the first time I dare to specify the QTH! They have always used some prerecorded, quite funny "Radio Cielo" IDs with lots of variations. Recently they say clearly that the station transmits from "la ciudad de Chiclayo" and the DJ is now also "live" with IDs and greetings for people in dpto "Lambayeque", for instance to "Muy Finca" and "San José". At one occasion also greetings for señor Galán and radiostation "Radio Oceánica", San José (Lambayeque) on 720 kHz. Greetings also to places in nearby departamentos: Iquitos (Loreto), Cutervo (Cajamarca) and Bagua (Amazonas). Announces (better to say ``just now``...) "6.30 MHz" and is also heard with better signal. Varies a lot in frequency. The Peruvian telephone directory at Internet -- a good complement! When it comes to getting information regarding Peruvian radio stations, there is a good complement to "Ventanaperú" and the Peruvian Ministry of Education which I have told you about earlier in SWB. That is the Peruvian electronic telephone directory. A good example is "Radio La Mejor" on its harmonic 2257vH kHz (see above). Do like this: A/ Visit this address: http://amarillastelefonica.com/PaginasBlancas/default.asp?ap=&am=&n=&t=&d=T B/ You can choose to use either ``yellow`` or ``white`` pages. In this example we use the white/``blancas``. C/ If you have no idea where the station is located, state `todos`` at the checkbox "departamento" and "distrito". Then all Peru is searched. If you want you can specify QTH with both ``departamento`` and ``distrito`` – you choose which one from a long list. D/ At ``empresa`` write for instance ``Radio San Juan``. E/ Click "busca" and the following emerges on the screen: Radio San Juan - Dirección: JR Amazonas 998; Distrito/Localidad: TARMA; Departamento: JUNIN; Teléfono: (64) 32-1580 Radio San Juan - Dirección: Mz.J-3 10 Urb. Fonavi I; Distrito/Localidad: TALARA; Departamento: PIURA; Teléfono: (74) 38-2804 Radio San Juan de Marcona - Dirección: s/n Mz.A21 Urb. Aa.Hh.Tupác Amaru; Distrito/Localidad: MARCONA; Departamento: ICA; Teléfono: (34) 52-5268 At the same site you can as well search for the e-mail address of a Peruvian radio station. To get access to this information you have to register. I will come back with that information in the next SWB. There are several countries in South- and Central America with telephone directory on the Internet. I`m at the moment trying to test these sites -- I will tell you more in a coming issue of SWB (Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by ed. Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) ** RUSSIA. I don't know what's going on with VoR's Space Quiz. I guess everyone in the Russian media is busy working on another kind of space-related contest. Here's an item from the current (07/16/01) VoR's news bulletin: Later this year Russian television will start a TV show "Space Adventure", the first of its kind in the history of world television. The Russian Cosmonaut Training Center, Australian company, "Technoimport" and the Hollywood producer firm "Destiny Production" have concluded an agreement on carrying out that commercial project. 26 people from 13 countries will take a six-month cosmonaut training course in the Star City near Moscow. The Hollywood firm will provide the TV coverage of the training. All those who will stand the tests will be awarded with major money prizes. The Australian and US parties to the agreement say they hope that a winner will be allowed to take part in a real space flight (Sergei Sosedkin, IL, July 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAN MARINO. Bill, I checked your link to Radio San Marino. I'm afraid this is a private web only broadcaster. The government site is the following: http://www.tradecenter.sm/rtv/ At the moment, much of it is under construction. Regards, (Richard Lam, Singapore, ODXA via DXLD) Thanks, Richard, you are so right. "Radio San Marino" is a private station on the web and meanwhile, the government Radio - TV San Marino - is pending. The construction site shows rtv-prgr@omniway.sm as E-mail. Who will be first to hear this station ? Regards, (Bill Flynn in Oregon, July 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. 7185, R Sonder Grense, 0515, tracked over a week, peaking in Afrikaans at this time, suffering adjacent channel QRM from both sides, and tuning-out around 0545. Lot of talk, some commercials and poor at best (Paul Ormandy, New Zealand, July 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWEDEN. Remember that the final broadcast of MediaScan/SCDX is Tuesday, July 17, 2001 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Frequency change for VOA News Now. To the Caribbean at 10 to 11 Universal Time, 5745 replaces 6165 kilohertz, effective Sunday. The two other frequencies for this transmission are 7370 and 9590. All three are via Greenville. Masood Akhtar in Rawalpindi, Pakistan misses the old VOA Worldwide English program Stateside. In fact, Mr. Akhtar did not listen to VOA back on May 29th, because that's the day in 1998 that Stateside and other block programs were canceled to make room for the new VOA News Now format. Well. Mr. Akhtar, I think you will be pleased to know that long form programs about life in the United States will return to the VOA English lineup. This change will not take place this month, as originally hoped, and probably not until September or later. Management and the labor union are working out some issues. (Kim Elliott, VOA Communications World July 14 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DXLD) ** U S A. THREE-LETTER CALLSIGN MYSTIQUE: This web site explains where the standards for call signs came from back in the first decades of the 20th Century: http://www.ipass.net/~whitetho/3myst.htm It's part of an excellent history site entitled "Articles and extracts about early radio and related technologies, concentrating on the United States in the period from 1897 to 1927" by Thomas H. White (Fred Vobbe, OH, IRCA AM Newsflash July 14 via DXLD) ** URUGUAY. 6155, 10 July 0200, CW155, Radio Sarandí del Yi, Sarandí del Yí free on this frequency at this time. The programme seemed to be mostly folklore music. Became somewhat weaker at the end of my 45 minute tape recording (Kurt Norlin, SW Bulletin, translated by Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) We also with this issue celebrate 40 years of operation in the club. Started July 15 in 1961!! Regards (Thomas Nilsson, Shortwave Bulletin) Congratulations! (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 3343.77 UNID LA. In a mail from our Swedish member Jan Edh/JE: "2325 UT unID, probably Perú, at least Andean. Female announcer plus Andean music. Spanish but probably also a local language. Periodically quite decent strength (QSA 3), but heavy static from thunderstorms. 3340 seemed to be heard as usual, so probably not that one drifting away. After 01 UTC losing strength. Any hints?" --------------------- JE, thank you for mail. Also here in Quito an LA on 3343.72 kHz can be heard varying some 1/00 parts. Starts up between 10-1030 and closes at 01-0130 UT. This one is very hard worked -- weak modulation and dull audio. The only thing I can say for sure is that at least when I have listened they talk an Indian language, maybe Quechua. Unfortunately almost nothing can be heard and I haven`t noticed any directly Andean, but I have only listened at a few occasions. If I have to choose between the three countries it will maybe be Bolivia – but it is only a guess. The listed Bolivian on 3240 [sic] quit when the mine finished operation. Reactivated?? Central America?? Continue to listen. A station I haven`t noticed mostly due to I normally jump over the 90 m band very quickly – seldom anything happens there. (Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin July 15, translated by ed. Thomas Nilsson for DXLD) {BOLIVIA confirmed: R. Ayopaya, DXLD 1-105} PEACE RADIO WEB SITE RUNNING Dr. Hansjörg Biener - Neulichtenhofstr. 7 - DE-90461 Nürnberg Peace Education Standing Commission (WCRP) For decades, the DX community has known the phenomenon of clandestine broadcasting and has developed excellent reference tools about this part of the broadcasting scene. In the recent decade, even a wider public took notice of hate radio. In order to redirect the focus of attention on the peace making potential, the peace education standing commission of the world conference of religions for peace has launched a new project on its website. First results of the research can be found at http://www.evrel.ewf.uni-erlangen.de/pesc/PESC-peaceradio.html Africa Angola: Radio Ecclesia Central African Republic: Radio Minurca (1998-2000), Radio Ndeke Luka (2000-) Liberia: Star Radio (1997-2000) Rwanda: Radio Agatashya (1994-1996) Sierra Leone: Radio UNAMSIL (2000- UN), including a current programme schedule supplied by the station Somalia: Radio Rajo (1992-1993), Radio Manta (1993-1994), Voice of Peace (1993-) Sudan: Voice of Hope (2000-) Zimbabwe: Voice of the People (2000-) Additional information on these and other stations is urgently sought (Dr. Hansjörg Biener, 14 July 2001, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Re: PADULA While I stand by my previous comments, in order not to fan the flames, in the unlikely event someone was about to, I would appreciate it if my remarks not be published further. Thanks (gh) ###