JAPAN PREMIUM -Kanto DXers Circle weekly loggings- No.634 -Jun.18 2010-

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All time in UTC

===== ASIA =====

CHINA
5860, The Voice of Jinling - Jinling zhi Sheng. Recently
have noted them signing on about 1437 or so. Seems to be a new sign
on time; later than in the past.
[Howard]

INDIA
9425, AIR Bengaluru - National Channel, from 1435 to 1500.
Monday (June 14) "Vividha" program in English about the 150th birth
anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, along with lecture about Mahatma
Jyotirao Phule; Wednesday (June 16) "Vividha" with "Earth Beat".
Tuesday and Thursday "Vividha" is in Hindi. Different program
on Friday in Hindi.
[Howard]

KOREA DPR.
3985, Korea, South, Echo of Hope(tentative), Hwaseong. June, 13 Korean(listed) 0940-0950 female discussion maybe in  Korean. 25422,
[LOB]
3912, Korea, South, Voice of the People, Kyonggi-do. June- 13 0951-0958 male in Korean, many mentions of "Pyongyang". Noise behind wich could be jamming, 22322
[LOB]

SRI LANKA
15745 SLBC Jun 15 *0055-0105 24322 English,
0055 sign on with IS, National aathem, Opening announce, News,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

=== MIDDLE EAST ===

KUWAIT
9750 Kuwait 1358 with Arabic songs 1400  ID  S9 43433
[Liangas]

PAKISTAN
15490 R.Pakistan Jun 15 0042-0055 34433 Urdu,
Koran, Announce by wo man, 0044 from IS, Opening announce, Koran,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

SAUDI ARABIA
17895 BSKSA Jun 14 1401-1418 45433 Arabic,
ID at 1401, Koran,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

UAE
13685 IRIN R. via Dhabbaya Jun 14 *0829-0840 34333 Somali,
0829 sign on with IS, ID and opening announce, Talk,
[Ko.Hashimoto]
13730 R.Dabanga via Dhabbaya  Jun 15 0516-0527* 25332 Vernacular,
Talk, IS and SJ and ID at 0516 and 0526, 0527 sign off,
[Ko.Hashimoto]
15750 R.Bar-Kulan via Dhabbaya Jun 15 0524-0536 25332 Somali,
Talk and somali pops, ID at 0531 and 0532,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

YEMEN
9780.14 Yemen? 15124  with folk songs , talks by YL 32xx2 best using USB 
to avoid cross QRM by another Arabic station
[Liangas]

===== AFRICA =====

EGYPT
15060 R.Cairo Jun 14 1149-1202 35433 Arabic,
Arabic music and talk, ID at 1150,
[Ko.Hashimoto]
15065 R.Cairo Jun 14 *1300-1310 45442-45444 Dari,
1300 sign on with annouce by woman, ID, Opening annouce, Koran,
Talk and arabic music,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

GUINEA
7125, Guinea, R. Conakry, Conakry-Sofon. June, 14 2058-2108 male and female in Vernacular, xylophone-like music, abrupt change to male talks in French on Afropop music "la radiodifusion..le politic..campaign electoral..a transicion", slow rap in French. 43533,
[LOB]

LIBERIA
4025, Liberia, Star Radio. June, 14 2040-2052 male talks (unable to identify the language) alternating short music; 25322. June, 15 2054-2108 male in Vernacular alternating tribal music, 2100 male in English "Liberia..social view..Liberia democracy..on Star radio..political party", abrupt lower level audio, African music, 2108 carrier off; 34433. June, 19 0706-0716 male and female in English, African music. Unreadable, 25432
[LOB]

LIBYA
17725 V.of Africa Jun 14 1418-1428 25332 English,
Talk and music, ID at 1419,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

MADAGASCAR
7105 (USB + carrier mode), RTV Malagasy, June 16 continues
on with daily World Cup coverage; randomly from 1317 to 1503*;
mostly fair for the whole time. Segments with commentary before
the match started, then coverage of the action on the field followed
by many phone calls taken live; Hi-Li music before sign off with no
announcement; // 5010 (poor in USB + carrier mode) and 6134.9v
(poor). Day after day with incredibly fine reception here!

< http://www.mediafire.com/?nzgnkmeutmx > My audio file has
a very nice "Malagasy" song with African music, followed by
yelling and "gooooal".
[Howard]

===== EUROPE =====

PORTUGAL
PORTUGAL  RDP Intl  11630  2313  Portuguese  333  June 16  Two OMs with comments.   
[MacKenzie]

=== NORTH AMERICA ===

USA
5755 WTWW Jun 10 0856-0903 33333 English,
Talk, ID at 0900,
[Ko.Hashimoto]
5755 WTWW Jun 14 0759-0805 24342 English,
Talk, ID at 0800,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

=== CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA ===

ANTARCTICA
15476, Antarctica, RN San Gabriel. June, 14 1329-1341 Latin folk music, male and female canned ID, back music. 44534,
[LOB]
15476, LRA36 (presumed), June 15 noted carrier
off at 1509; unable to hear any audio, as is the case most days now.
[Howard]

BOLIVIA
4795.858 [t.]  Bolivia Radio Lipez, Uyuni 1040 noted return to frequency after a week or more off, 17 June
[Wilkner]
5952.49  Bolivia Pio XII, Siglo Veinte  1050 to 1100 with yl en espanol, now knocked out by jamming in Cuban radio wars.  17 June
[Wilkner]

CUBA 
Radio Havana Cuba-RHC  6110  0321  Spanish  444  June 13  YL and OM with comments. //11760 [444] and 6060 [444].   
[MacKenzie]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
6025.0, R. Amanecer, 0322, June 15. Religious singing till 0327
and seemed like a short announcement before probable going off.
After that heard a very faint station on about 6024.96 with what
sounded like LA pop songs and a DJ (definitely not the R.
Amanecer format), so maybe when conditions are good it is
now possible to heard R. Illimani/Patria Nueva (Bolivia) after R.
Amanecer goes off. Worth checking!
[Howard]

GUYANA
3290  Guyana GBC  0900 and 0300 favourable times to listen here
[Wilkner]

GUATEMALA
4780    Guatemala, Radio Cultural Coatán  may be testing 1100v for last week, weak signal here
[Wilkner]

HONDURAS
3250  Honduras Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1150 with weak signal, nothing at
0000  17 June. Reduced schedule ?
[Wilkner]
3340  Honduras  HRMI Radio Misiones Internacionales, Comayagüela 1050 per [DM-Naples] log. Powerful signal should be heard easily. 16 June
[Wilkner]

MEXICO
6009.92, Radio Mil, 0434-0453, June 15. It has been a
long time since I last checked here, back when Voz de tu Conciencia
totally dominated; was nice to find R. Mil completely in the clear now
with almost a fair signal, except for summertime QRN. Played mostly
pop songs; promo for Classic Fútbol; many IDs.
[Howard]
6184.95, XEPPM, R. Educación 0356-0406, June 15. EZL music; Spanish
and English IDs (something like: This is Radio Educación, shortwave from
Mexico City, XEPPM, 6,185 kHz. in the International Band of 49 meters,
with 10,000 watts of power); promo in Spanish and English for new series
"discovery of Inca gold, on XEPPM Radio Educación shortwave from
Mexico City". If one listens long enough here, one is bound to hear some
English.
[Howard]

PERU
4835.42 Peru  Radio Marañon  Jaen  reported under Jamming.  16 June
[Wilkner]
4950, Peru, R. Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado. June, 11 2150-2203 local music selections, male announcements in every music break in Spanish. Unreadable, humm noise 22422
[LOB]
5059.344 Peru, La Voz de las Huarinjas, Huancabamba seemingly at 1050 en espanol, om 17 June
[Wilkner]

===== PACIFIC =====

AUSTRALIA
2310  Australia  VL8A Alice Springs NT  1020 weak with audio  17 June
[Wilkner]
2485  Australia,  VL8K Katherine NT 1025 fair to good  audio  17 June
[Wilkner]

NEW ZEALAND
6170, R. New Zealand Int., Rangitaiki. June, 13 1008-1014 news of World Cup by male, female "Radio New Zealand Int.", back male. 44344,
[LOB]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3290, NBC Central, relay of Radio Gadona 95.5 FM, 1224, June 16. Island
songs; 1301 bird calls; "News Roundup" in English; frequent 95.5 FM IDs;
poor to almost fair.
[Howard]

=== Site Unknown ===

=== CLANDESTINE ===

15540 R.Freedom Jun 14 *1430-1436 35433 Somali,
1430 sign on with opening music, ID and opening announce, Koran, Talk,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

17880 La Voix de Djibouti Jun 10 1203-1225 25322-25332 Arabic,
Opening announce, Koran, Talk, ID at 1203,
[Ko.Hashimoto]

==== PIRATE ====

==== Un-ID ====

3255 Unid 2355 to 0000 17 June, per Florida  tip.
[Wilkner]

==== LW / MW ====

===== QSL =====

===== ...and others =====

EMR this Sunday at 0900 utc

Date        20th of June 2010
Time        09.00 to 1000 utc
Channel  6140 khz
Programmes: 
09.00 Tom Taylor programme
09.20  Mike Taylor (Mail Box programme)

EMR Internet radio service on Sunday and Monday
Programme repeats are at the following times:
10.00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00,  22:00 utc

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the "EMR internet radio" button
which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).
Please note  emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk  will end next Sunday night at 2200 utc.

Please send all reception reports to: studio@emr.org.uk    Good Listening    73s Tom
[Taylor]

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Radio City Relay on 9515 kHz

Dear Listeners,
This Saturday the 19th of June 2010 Radio City will return
to the Airwaves via Nexus (ex. IRRS) with 150 kW on 9515 kHz.
The time slot is 08.00 - 09.00 utc

Our contact address is still citymorecars@yahoo.ca

Best regards    Radio City - the Station of the Cars
[Taylor]

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This is Radio Bulgaria's weekly DX Program for radio amateurs and short wave listeners which is included in our one-hour broadcasts starting as follows: Friday at 21.00 UTC on 5900 and 7400 kHz beamed to West Europe, at 23.00 UTC and Saturday at 02.00 UTC on 9700 and 11700 kHz to North America, as well as in the half-hour broadcast at 06.30 UTC on 9600 and 11600 kHz to West Europe.

In this issue by DX Editor Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF, with Broadcast Tips by Rumen Pankov:

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity

The US Department of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center has released the following for 2-28 June (extracts):

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels at the beginning of the period from 2-6 June. Normal background levels are expected for 7- 9 June followed by another increase to high levels for 10-12 June in response to a recurrent high speed stream. Normal background levels should predominate thereafter until 26 June when another increase to high levels is expected due to recurrence.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be unsettled for 2-3 June due to persistent effects from a high speed stream. Quiet levels are expected for 4-6 June, followed by an increase to mostly unsettled levels on 7-8 June in response to a high speed stream from a coronal hole. Quiet conditions should return for 9-15 June, followed by another interval of unsettle levels on 16-17 June due to another recurrent high speed stream. Quiet levels should prevail for 18-24 June, followed by yet another increase to unsettled to active levels for 25-28 June in response to a recurrent coronal hole.

The Sun's Recent Behavior is Odd, Solar Scientists Agree

Solar physicists at the semiannual meeting of the American Astronomical Society held in Miami this week offered a number of mechanisms to shed light on what has been happening on the sun of late, but conceded that the final answer - or more likely answers - remains opaque.

One researcher has looked for clues to solar weather in the meridional flow, which moves from the solar equator toward the poles, and which seems to change speed during the shifting solar cycle. Another looked at the solar "jet stream," a slow current that originates at solar mid-latitudes and pushes in a bifurcated stream toward both the equator and the poles. Another scientist examined the inner workings of the sun through the oscillation of sound waves through the solar interior; yet another looked at magnetic maps to chart the shifting flux across the sun.

"I think we're almost in violent agreement that this is an interesting minimum," said David Hathaway of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. By several measures – geomagnetic activity, weakness of polar magnetic fields, flagging solar deflection of galactic cosmic rays – the minimum was the deepest on record, although some of those records contain just a few cycles. Hathaway focused on shifting speeds of the meridional flow, finding that the flow was anomalously fast at the most recent minimum. But, speaking of heliophysics forecasting techniques in general, he cautioned against leaping to any conclusion based on small-number statistics.

Based on current data, Julia Saba of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland said, the next solar cycle looks like it will be weak and prolonged.

B R O A D C A S T T I P S

Ethiopia. Local Radio Oromya from Adama has been received in Sofia with a loud signal on 6030 kHz at the beginning of its broadcasts at 03.25 hours and also before closing down at 19 hours. Radio Voice of Tigray was heard at 02.55 hours on 5950 kHz, as well as on its new frequency of 5940 kHz. At the same timed Radio Fana begins its broadcasts on 6110 and 7210 kHz.

Eritrea. Eritrean Radio was heard on May 31 on its new frequency of 7190 kHz ending the program at 19 hours. Due to their mutual deliberate jamming Eritrea and Ethiopia often change frequencies and show up in the 40 meter amateur band from 7100 to 7200 kHz. For example, at 16 hours were noted stations from both countries on 7110, 7145, 7165, 7175 and 7190 kHz.

India. A local station from the capital New Delhi broadcasting on 5015 kHz was heard in Sofia between 16.50 and 17.30 hours with a program in English. All India Radio Overseas Service was noted on a new frequency – 9940 kHz for its emissions in English from 17.45 to 19.45 hours and from 20.45 to 22.30 hours. At 13.30 hours the station was received in English on 9690 and 11620 kHz and on 13710 kHz in French.

China. Two local stations were reported with western pop music concerts between 17.30 and 17.55 hours: Xizang Radio from Urumchi on 4820, 6050 and 7240 kHz and Xinjiang Radio from Lhasa, Tibet on 6015 and 7340 kHz.

South Africa & Australia. A unregistered broadcast in English from Deutsche Welle was received in Sofia from 18.30 to 19 hours on June 2 on 9500 kHz and afterwards was heard the ID of Trans World Radio Swaziland, followed by news in English from Radio Australia at 19.01 hours.

Guinea, Conacry. Radio Guinea has appeared again on short wave on 7125 kHz from the capital Conacry. The emissions are rather irregular but more often in Sofia are received those with news in French at 19 hours. The frequency in the 40 meter amateur band!

Israel. Military Radio Galei Thahal broadcasting news and music is received in Sofia round the clock on 6973 and 15785 kHz. The same program is also emitted in USB mode on 5104 and 6821 kHz.

Mongolia. Radio Voice of Mongolia was observed with a faint signal and distorted modulation in Sofia on 12085 kHz where between 09 and 11 hours were emitted half-hour programs in Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese and English.

Nigeria. According to an announcement from Radio Voice of Nigeria, as of June 1 its broadcasts in English are as follows: on 9690 kHz from 09 to 15 hours and from 19 to 20 hours and on 15120 kHz from 05 to 07 and from 18 to 19 hours.

Philippines. Identification signal and a march noted the beginning of an emission of Radio Veritas Asia at 13 hours on 9590 kHz, heard with a weak signal in Sofia. However, their emission in Russian is received well at 15 hours on 9570 kHz.

With this we have come to the end of our weekly DX Program. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated and all reception reports confirmed with the QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Please address your letters to English Section, Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria or by e-mail to english@bnr.bg .An online reception report form is available at www.bnr.bg - click on English and navigate.

Source: BNR Radio Bulgaria: DXprogram June 11, 2010 http://bit.ly/d1TSyH
[Gaviria]

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2010-06-15 12:04
Niamey - The main private radio station in uranium-rich northern Niger was on air again Monday after being closed two years earlier by the deposed president following broadcasts linked to the Tuareg rebellion.

"The National Observatory of Communication has given us permission and we have already started transmitting again," said the head of private Sahara FM, Ahmed Raliou, in the northern capital Agadez.

"It is very good news," said Raliou, who is also the regional Radio France International (RFI).

The Observatory is a media regulation body established by the military junta that overthrew president Mamadou Tandja on February 18.

Before being bought out in 2004, Sahara FM belonged to the head of the Tuareg rebellion, Rhissa Ag Boula, who announced in January 2008 a campaign against uranium mining, including by French state-controlled nuclear company Areva, in the north.

Tandja's regime shut down Sahara FM in April 2008, with one official then accusing it of being "a dangerous radio, spreading calls for ethnic hatred".

It was also accused of broadcasting information "which undermined the morale" of soldiers fighting Tuareg rebels.

Raliou rejected the allegations, saying his station had only aired accounts from people who said they had been "beaten and maltreated by soldiers" close to Agadez.

It has also broadcast extracts from an article that appeared in a local newspaper about the risks of radioactive contagion of the groundwater from uranium extracted in the area, he said.

Deeply poor Niger is the world's third largest uranium producer.

Under Tandja, media coverage of rebel activities in the north was strictly forbidden.

The junta has vowed to restore democracy in Niger at the end of a transition period of about one year from taking power. It inaugurated a new independent national electoral commission on Monday.

In March it reopened the national Press House, also shut down by Tandja, and adopted new rules decriminalising offences by the media.

- SAPA

Souce:Niger radio back on air: News24: Africa: News http://bit.ly/cHV4Rq

More...

Niger country profile by BBC

http://bit.ly/cY9mfp

Media
The state controls much of the nation's broadcasting, though private radio stations have proliferated.
Radio is a key news source. Literacy levels are low. There is a government-run daily, as well as a handful of private titles.
Radio France Internationale is on FM in Niamey, and in Maradi and Zinder provinces. BBC World Service is available in the capital (100.4 FM).
There were 80,000 internet users by June 2009 (Internetworldstats).
The press
Le Sahel - state-run (French)

http://www.lesahel.org/
Le Republicain - weekly (French)

http://www.republicain-niger.com/index.asp?affiche=Accueil.asp

Television
Tele-Sahel - state-run
Dounia TV - private, Niamey
Tenere TV - private, Niamey-based
Telestar - pay-TV, Niamey
Radio
La Voix du Sahel - state-run, sole national station; broadcasts in French, Arabic, Hausa and vernacular languages.
Voix du Sahel (suivez le journal de 13 h de la Voix du Sahel)
http://www.ortn.ne/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=30

Anfani FM - private, aims to promote social development, health, education
Tambara FM - private, aims to promote interests of women and children
R&M (Radio et Musique) - Niamey-based; first private station
Horizon FM - private, Niamey-based
Tenere FM - private, Niamey-based
Africa No 1 - Pan-African radio, relayed in Niamey on FM
[Gaviria]

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Por Eric Sanson
La radio La Voz de la Resistencia de las guerrillas colombianas de las Farc es el tema del programa Planeta de hoy.

Nuestro corresponsal en Ecuador, Eric Sanson, escuchó la radio de la guerrilla colombiana y realizó un reportaje acerca de la misión y el alcance de ese medio de difusión.

ESCUCHAR

http://telechargement.rfi.fr.edgesuite.net/rfi/espagnol/audio/modules/actu/201006/PLANETA_RFI_18_6_10_FARC.mp3

Fuente: Radio Francia Internacional - Planeta RFI

http://www.espanol.rfi.fr/americas/20100618-colombia-la-voz-de-la-resistencia
[Gaviria]


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Many thanks!
This week's Contributors are:

Michael Bethge, Germany.
LOB - Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil.
Yimber Gaviria, Colombia.
Kouji Hashimoto, Japan.
Ron Howard, USA.
IWATA Gaku, Japan.
Anatoly Klepov, Russia.
Zacharias Liangas, Greece.
Stewart MacKenzie, USA.
Tom Taylor, UK.
Robert Wilkner, USA.

Also thanks to

BC-DX / GERMANY.
CONEXION Digital / ARGENTINE.
CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH / GERMANY.
CUMBRE DX / U.S.A.
DX INDIA / INDIA.
Globe Radio DX Club / INDIA.
HCDX / FINLAND.
IDXA / INDIA.
JSWC / JAPAN.
NASWA / U.S.A.
radioascolto.org / ITALY.
RUS-DX / RUSSIA.
WAVESCAN / AWR
WWDXC / GERMANY.

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