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This file is put together on a voluntary basis and is also included in our WWDXC WWW homepage-German AGDX Club address: or or via Link of Homepage: Both actual and previous week issue are available, previous week under: e-mail #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ARMENIA 864 kHz usual USSR standard 260 meters tall mast antenna. Gavar Radio Center. AREZ Antenna. February 23, 2026. Photo: (via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1383 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1) ARMENIA 864 kHz non-directional antenna. Due to internet outages and satellite disruptions, our news program will be broadcast in Iran from 8:00 PM Iranian time on medium wave / AM 864 kHz. Medium wave can also be received on car radios. AM/MW band Radio Iran Azad was first heard in mid-January 2026. The opening announce- ment in Persian has been transcribed as follows: "This is Radio Iran Azad. Every night from 8 o'clock Iran time, it broad- casts on 864 kHz. You can listen to the programmes of Radio Iran Azad on the car radio as well... If you hear our voice, please contact this number 2-0-44-79-39-48-44-66 {UK-44 phone number, ed.}. Radio Iran Azad, the voice of freedom for the people of Iran". Time/UTC Days Language kHz Transmitter site kW 1630-1700v Daily Persian 864 Yerevan-Gavar, Armenia 1000 This transmission has been observed to come on at around 1615 UT with what is presumed to be filler music from the transmitter provider in Armenia, 'AR Radio Intercontinental', until time pips at 1630 UT and the opening announcement in Persian. This is followed by a news-based pro- gramme, including reports in English spoken over in Persian. The end of the broadcast appears to be information on using Starlink, with the same filler music taking it through to 1715 UT - when the transmitter goes off. 2026-02-23_ART3-864_kHz -Gavar- [ Radio Iran Azad / ManotoNews ] (Roger Thauer-D, wor Febr 28) AUSTRALIA 11875 kHz 'Reach Beyond Australia' from Kununurra SW site, heard at 13.40 UT on Febr 16. Christian music followed by a lesson on the Prophet Elijah at 1342 UT. Poor-fair. (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) BOLIVIA 3310 kHz Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba - in Spanish to Bolivia, Febr 26 at 0005-0012 UT. Comments by YL, a music in a Bolivian style. S=4. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #462, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 26) BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA National broadcaster of BiH suspends regular pro- gramming amid financial crisis National broadcaster of BiH suspends regular programming amid financial crisis. The Radiotelevision of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) on Thursday suspended regular programming for one day amid a deepening financial crisis, marking the first such interruption since its establishment. According to BHRT, mounting debts for taxes, salaries, electricity and heating have pushed the state broadcaster to the brink of collapse. Among its largest liabilities is a debt to the European Broadcasting Union(EBU), which has risen to around 22 million convertible marks (KM) (about 13.3 million U.S. dollars), including interest. The deadline for settling the debt to the EBU expires in two days, raising the possibility of a prolonged blocking of BHRT's accounts,the broadcaster said. To highlight the severity of the situation and the risk of shutdown, BHRT aired a black screen throughout the day, broadcasting only regular news programs at scheduled times. Acting Director General Belmin Karamehmedovic said the financial crisis dates back to 2017 and questioned how long the broadcaster can continue operating, noting that about 60 percent of employees receive minimum wages. Program director Neda Tadic described the decision as difficult but unavoidable. BHRT management called on the Parliamentary Assembly and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide urgent financial support. EU Delegation Head Luigi Soreca earlier stressed that a stable and inde- pendent public broadcasting system remains a key EU priority for BiH, in line with the European Commission's 2019 Opinion outlining 14 reform pri- orities for the country's EU accession path. (Xinhua Sarajevo-BIH, via Mike Cooper-GA-USA, wor Febr 26) BRAZIL 11780 kHz // 6180 kHz, Febr 25 at 0750 UT, RNA announcing s/on of the two SW frequencies, despite having been running for quite a while, often by 0730 UT. And right into token English, another ep about RNA's founding in March1974, admittedly originally broadcast in March 2024. Par- que Rodeador became one of the largest radio sites anywhere and Brasil's first opportunity to reach the whole world. Barely into it when time is up by 0754 UT ID and switch to Spanish. 6180 kHz Febr 20 at 07.50UT, token English from RNA, indeed no more samba- school stuff, but about RNA's own early history, at Parque Rodeador. Be- lieve I have heard this before, so not really new.Was started during mili- tary dictatorship 50 years ago in 1974, to counter hostile Cold War broad- casts into Brazil in Portuguese, such as RHC. Speakerine Nathalia Mendes. At 07.55 UT into Spanish. This time much weaker // on 11780 kHz. { 6179.996 & 11780.009 kHz measured Saturday Febr 28 at 09.50 UT, ed.} (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor Febr 20 -25) 5939.44 kHz much frq oddity, Voz Missionaria - Camboriu, SC-BRA; at 0830 UT. Lively music and a constant announcer waffle over the songs. Pretty excited stuff to get the day going, and not sounding very preachy! A weak signal at first, but improved rapidly to a fair level in the summer noise, on Febr 11. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria turns 90 (shortened). Radio Bulgaria's English Service: A legacy of distinguished voices by E. Radkova. Nine decades ago, in 1936, the first pilot broadcasts began from Radio Sofia, successor to the public Rodno Radio founded in 1930. Shortly after- wards, Radio Sofia started broadcasting to regions beyond Bulgaria. Today, these programmes are united under the name Radio Bulgaria - the inter- national service of the Bulgarian National Radio [...] The English service was launched soon after the first international broadcasts to Europe, North Africa and North America. Initially aired in Esperanto, the programmes later expanded to French, German, English and Italian. In its early years, foreign-language editions were produced by freelance contributors, including the distinguished broadcaster Petar Uvaliev, who prepared the Italian-language programmes, and the opera director Mihail Hadzhimishev, who presented English-language content [...] Many prominent figures in Bulgaria began part of their professional path in the English section. Raina Konstantinova started in the English Service, responsible for cor- respondence with listeners. She later became Director of Radio Bulgaria, Deputy Director of Bulgarian National Radio, and Director of the Radio Department at the European Broadcasting Union. On a previous anniversary she said: "Radio Bulgaria is not simply a part of the Bulgarian media; it is a uni- que institution with high standards of journalism. To me it is more than a workplace — it is a place where the world comes into touch with a genuine Bulgaria, with all its uniqueness and complexity. During the first decade of the 21st century radio became global, fulfilling the aspirations of many generations of broadcasters". CNN anchor Ralitsa Vassileva was also part of the English section. She joined the service in 1987 as a translator and announcer before continuing her professional career at CNN International. Long-time journalist TodorTokin dedicated 15 years to the Central Informa- tion Service — Radio Bulgaria's reporting team — and to the English- language editorial office. "We had a very rich programme," he recalled. Alongside daily news and commentary, there was a weekly show,Top of Bulga- rian Pops, presenting the ten most popular Bulgarian songs. Among the professionals in the English-language team were distinguished figures from Bulgaria's music and film scene. Pop singer Theodore Shishmanov, founding member of Tonika SV, worked in the English section between 1985 and 1988. He joined the multilingual service with the encouragement of rock musician Georgi Minchev, who collaborated with the French section. Shishmanov served as an editor and contributed to music programmes, including a weekly pop chart and a monthly show presented by Minchev. Djoko Rosic, the actor known for his distinctive voice, was part of the foreign-language programmes for 17 years. He later became a celebrated screen actor. In a 2002 interview, he reflected: "Only those with a per- fect command of languages could do the job — and they were intellectuals. That is why many dissidents later emerged from Foreign Broadcasts. From today's perspective, one might say that we were producing propaganda for a party or a regime, but I am not ashamed of a single line I wrote during that period." Radio Bulgaria's English broadcasts reach audiences worldwide. The edito- rial team covers news and current affairs, alongside programmes dedicated to Bulgaria's history, culture, tourism and contemporary life. Bulgarian folklore and contemporary music remain an integral part of the programm- ing [...] (excerpted) (Radio Bulgaria, via pres. Michael Bethge-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) BULGARIA {IRAN non} Iran Intl TV relay on 5885 kHz via Spaceline Ltd. via SPC-NURTS Sofia Kostinbrod Bulgaria relay site today Febr 28 at 20.35 UT,signal not strong, less stronger than USAGM Kuwait relay on 5860 kHz of Radio Farda too in Persian. 5885 kHz Febr 28 at 1720 & 1825 UT, S7/S8 into Riyadh SDR remotedly, presumed Farsi talk, from Iran International TV, which is TO, NOT FROM ! Iran. Website translates nicely to English, but nothing ob- vious about SW broadcasts, just started ? From time to time, related messages appear in the separate TV livestream window! (The website is run by Volant Media in London - Michael Bethge-D) Analysis with Gemini AI: This image contains several texts in Persian related to a news network (Iran International). Here are the texts extracted from the different parts of the image: Left section (Radio information) "Iran International on shortwave". To receive, you need a radio with the shortwave band (SW). Iran local time: 06:30 to 19:30 on 12110 kHz (ex 9500 kHz) 19:30 to 06:30 on 5885 kHz. With you 24 hours a day. Central section (Breaking news) Breaking news | Ali Khamenei killed. Network logo: IRAN International. (Roger Thauer-D, wor Febr 28) CHINA 4500 even kHz P.R. domestic radio program PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi site, in listed Mongolian language, on Febr 18 at 0147-0207 UT (4500.000 kHz per UTwente, fair/ no audio due to strong carrier on), music program w/ slow music, Chinese woman lyrical chant, at 0151 UT woman brief announ- cement, woman slow local song, woman DJ brief announcement, woman local lively folk song, woman talk, slow music, time pips at 0200 UT, woman and man announcements, slow music break, other man talk (news?) w/ brief music breaks and woman brief talk, other man talk over local music, slow music; heard in USB/LSB sync, non stop rapid no deep qsb, moderate to loud qrn rustle, qrm brief light codar, fair/ almost fair/ from about 0200 UT poor/ almost fair; in // 6190 kHz, almost good to almost fair (6189.996 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente remote SDR unit, fair/ almost fair), (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 18) 9820 kHz 'Voice of Beibu Bay Radio' - Nanning bc center site, at 12.20 UT, Vietnamese to SoEaAS target. Commentaries and occasional light pop mu- sic. Heavy QRM at equal strength with the co-channel CNR2 - Xian. // 5050 kHz also heard at good strength. Febr 14. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) 9720 kHz 'Voice of South China Sea' - from Nanning site, 12.00-12.30 UT in Filipino to SoEaAS. News and then a cultural program. Good signal, but with what sounded like some type of jamming, although I'm not sure who would jam this programming. Febr 14. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) CHINA 6100 kHz at around 23:00 UT - Firedrake Music Jamming again ? Symphonia de Pots & Pans; Crash & Bang suite. FYI, once you've heard 'real' Firedrake / Firedragon jamming, increasingly rare, you'll recognize that its high-energy percussion, never vocals, is quite different than the regular Chinese music fill inhabiting 'Portuguese' and several other language services. 73, Glenn Hauser So I've been hearing Chinese music on 6100 kHz for the past week or so around 2300UT and EIBI database frq request list says it's CRI but all I'm hearing is music playing so it could possibly be the firedrake jammer? It probably is because all I'm hearing is music and it's kind of strong. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, & Harold Frodge-CAN, hcdx & odxa Febr 19 / 24) COLOMBIA 6010.01 kHz 'La Voz de tu Conciencia' (tent.), Puerto Lleras on Febr 11 at 0501-0515 UT (6010.007 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente remote SDR unit, no audio/ barely audible at times w/ 3.82 kHz filter), woman and man unclear talk in turns (more likely with Spanish accent), brief slow music pause, continuing unclear talk by woman and two men, from about 0511 UT slow music for about one minute, again man and woman unclear talk; heard better in usb/ lsb sync, non stop rapid no much deep qsb, loud rustle qrn, barely audible at times in am/ poor or very poor in SSB sync. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) CUBA 11760 kHz at 0230 UT on 2026-Febr-21. Radio La Habana Cuba, un- known language. Not English. Noisy 'windhowl'. IS clearly heard with Havana and Cuba as ID. Music heard later. Poor signal though. 20260221_0230_UT_11760_khz_Cuba_R_Habana_Cuba.mp4 Language tentat. Spanish ? French ? Kriyol ? (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, hcdx Febr 22) Jean-Michel Aubier-F wrote "... It sounds like Creole language." RHC La Habana Cuba on 11760 kHz, on Sunday Febr 22 at 03.35 UT likely in Port ? or Kryol ? S=8-9 in Athens GRC, Pardinho Brazil, Sao Paulo re- motedly. (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) 5025 kHz 'Radio Rebelde' at 0810 UT. Upbeat music, Spanish lang. ballads, talk by woman in Spanish. Lively Cuban jazz with horns, congas, after the half hour. F/G with just little 4-band "World Traveler" portable with whip antenna. Fair to Good. Febr 16. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via wor Febr 27) 11880 kHz RHC La Habana at 2000 UT on Febr 22. The best time to catch RHC in English here in NorthWestFlorida, at 2000-2100 UT. Always local level and the one transmitter which works almost flawlessly compared to the others. The same transmitter is used for Spanish on 11760 kHz at equal excellent level until highly variable 1600-ish switch to 11880 kHz. Or sometimes, they don't bother to switch and stay on 11760kHz. Or sometimes, they never bother to come up on 11880 kHz, like this day. Maybe Millennial Miguel (who never got to learn "responsibility" from Prof. Arnaldo de Jesus Coro Antich) is on coffee breaks when this happens ? (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, hcdx & wor Febr 3) 11760kHz noted in most EXCEL table frequency definitions some decade ago delivered by Seρor Prof. Arnaldo Coro CO2KK, as RHC radio signal via 'deep angle fountain like used non-dir antenna -- which is visible in Google Earth and Google Maps -- into Caribbean bassin and Central AM states tar- get, via once Made in USSR Quivican San Felipe bcast center site. ed. 9710 kHz Radio Habana Cuba at 0115UT. Good with SW-2000629 and 20' indoor wire. Male annmt, talking about CIA backed coup in Guatemala in the 1950s. Good signal and even good modulation here tonight. Good signal on Febr 25. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) Radio La Habana Cuba tonite. RHC on 9710 kHz continued in Portuguese ser- vice from 0300 to 0330 UT with a fairly good signal, record: <20260227_0300_UT_9710_khz_Cuba_R_Habana_Cuba_Portuguese.mp4> Then at 0330 UT they cleanly flipped to English <20260227_0331_UT_9710_khz_Cuba_R_Habana_Cuba_English.mp4> Here's a curious thing about the English segment. Most of it was 'news' reporting by Ed Newman, but at about 0413 UT (43 minutes into the clip), they played the song 'Stand by Me' by John Lennon from his Rock'N'Roll LP ! Message/ plea for help? (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, wor Febr 27) So, Pres. Drumb lifted the recent oil embargo against Cuba, to deliver Venzuelan oil import into the communist Cuba state freely. Febr 27, ed. CUBA [and non] 11760 kHz on Febr 24 at 07.54 UT, RHC still on at S=9+20dB in order to provide windhowl; by 15.47 UT, 11760 kHz good S9 music not howling, whilst 15140 kHz, the usual howler at this hour, is off; SAWA. US prop USAGM Radio Marti via Greenville NC bcast center, compensates for this by dead airing on 15380 kHz. 9710 kHz on Mon Feb 16 at 0524 UT, surprised to hear French talking about Cuba, S=9+10/20dB. And at 0542 UT, fraxured French Kriyol. NOT known times for these langs on RHC which this must be. Meanwhile, a JBA carrier on 11760 kHz. RHC website has a new look, and apparently deleted any info about SW broadcasts ! The programming page showing timeblox is mostly blank: 9710 kHz on Febr 20 at 0713 UT, S5 of dead air; and 11760 kHz, S9 of dead air with windhowl, somethings always wrong at RHC. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) 11880 kHz Febr 24 at 19.51 UT, RHC La Habana in Kriyol language sce, good S=9+20dB into Georgia SDR remotedly, barely audible under windhowl on S=9+10/15dB strength on 15140 kHz. Modulation cut incomplete at 19.54 UT on 11880 kHz, dead air carrier stays on, no English after 20.00 UT. Something's always wrong at RHC. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor Febr 24) 13650 kHz Febr 20 at 2304 UT, CRI { Latin AM relay at Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW relay site, ed.}, music fill instead of Portuguese, but pleasant listening, S=9+10/20dB. As for RHC itself, at 2327 UT on 11760 kHz - non-directional - is S=9+20/30dB of windhowl only, 11880 kHz S=9+20 dB of clean dead air. SAWA. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) ECUADOR 6049.99 kHz HCJB Pico Pichincha mountian, in Spanish on Febr 02 at 0401-0420 UT (6049.990 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente SDR unit remoted- ly, w/ man clear talk in Spanish, fair /almost fair at times), slow chorus chant, man unclear talk w/ Spanish accent until 0409UT, slow song, man un- clear talk till about 0417 UT, slow song; better in usb/lsb sync, non stop rapid no deep qsb, moderate rustle qrn, qrm light or moderate sporadic CW, almost fair/ poor or almost fair in SSB sync/ very poor or almost fair in AM. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) 6049.99 kHz HCJB (pres), Pico Pichincha mountain on Febr 10 at 0240-0254 UT ( 6049.989 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente SDR unit remotedly, poor), woman unclear talk w/ Spanish accent, slow song, woman unclear talk, slow song; heard better in USB/ LSB sync, rapid shaky no deep qsb, loud qrn rustle, poor/ very poor in SSB sync/ barely audible at times in AM. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) ETHIOPIA 6110 kHz Radio Fana, Addis Ababa Gedja site, in listed Amharic on Febr 04 at 0431-0445UT ( 6110.002 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente SDR unit, poor), some men and woman talk in turns, man talk, local lively music pause at 0437 UT, some men talk in turns, at 0442 UT brief local lively chant w/ instrumental music, man unclear talk, woman long talk w/ some men talk in turns (phone calls: hallo?); heard better in usb/lsb sync, very rapid qsb, loud qrn rustle, almost fair/ poor or very poor at times in SSB sync/ poor or very poor in AM. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) FRANCE 9490 kHz Tue, Febr 17, at 0159-0215 UT, Radio Republica, TDF Issoudun-F, in Spanish to Cuba. Clandestine Station(CLA). Opening carrier; 0200 UT ID: Radio Republica, La Voz del Directorio Democratico Cubano; Woman announcer begins the program; says about the Cuban crisis and an interview w/a man, Cuban expert, about the social and economic Cuban crisis and people consequences. Fair reception: 35533. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 17) FRANCE 17850 kHz Radio France Internationale, TDF Issoudun - in French to Central Africa, Febr 21 at 1802-1808UT. News bulletin preseted by a YL, comments about Nicolas Maduro by a OM. S=7. 21580 kHz Radio France Internationale, TDF Issoudun - in French to Cen- tral Africa, Febr 21 at 1712-1758 UT. Talk music, an interview, sign-off on 1758 UT. S=7. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #461, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) GERMANY Budget Cuts at Deutsche Welle Berlin - Bonn. Budget cut weakens Germany's international broadcaster: Comprehensive plan to implement cuts adopted, Greek service discontinued. Following the reduction in the federal subsidy for Deutsche Welle (DW) for 2026, the Broadcasting Council, the Administrative Board and the DW mana- gement team convened a special joint session to discuss a comprehensive package of measures to achieve the required savings of 21 million EURos. Under the plan,the Greek service will be discontinued and the journalistic portfolio in other languages scaled back. The German-language journalistic offering will be merged with the German language courses. Numerous posi- tions across the organization will be eliminated, and investment funds significantly reduced. In purely numerical terms, around 160 full-time positions are affected, although the final number may vary. There will be no layoffs. Dr. Karl Juesten, Broadcasting Council Chair: "DW must remain a strong voice for freedom, especially in restricted media markets such as Russia and Iran. To do that, it needs reliable, long-term funding. Due to the cuts, the broadcaster will have to expect significant losses in reach. This is particularly troubling, as Russia and China are investing heavily in their state-run propaganda outlets while the US withdrawal from inter- national broadcasting is creating further gaps. By reducing funding to DW, both the German and European perspectives will be weakened internationally - and that at a time when Europe urgently needs new partners and allies. We especially regret the closing of the Greek service. For over 60 years, it strengthened German-Greek relations and made the German perspective vi- sible in Greece. We did not take this decision lightly and it was not approved without dissenting voices. Unfortunately, the forced savings made this step unavoidable." Dr. Achim Dercks, Administrative Board Chair: "The current budget cuts at DW come just two years after they implemented a savings package of 20 mil- lion EURos. This is in direct contradiction to the pledge made by the government in its coalition agreement to strengthen DW. Without restoring its funding in the 2027 Federal Budget, rising costs across nearly all areas threaten to lead to long-term damage to journalistic quality, tech- nical infrastructure and reach. It is only with adequate funding that Deutsche Welle will be able to successfully make its contribution to free reporting and against disinformation." DW Director General Barbara Massing: "The savings made necessary by the cuts and the lack of compensation for collective wage increases are ex- tremely painful. They weaken our competitiveness at a time when a strong German and European presence is becoming ever more important geopoliti- cally. At the same time, we will continue to advance DW's quality initia- tive and digital transformation, launched several years ago - albeit at a slower pace. DW is widely regarded as a trusted and independent source of information, both in censored markets and in countries where Germany is building stra- tegic partnerships. Sustainable funding for the future is crucial if we are to fulfill our journalistic mandate in a highly competitive global in- formation space. Now is the time for the government and parliament to set the necessary course together. I am sincerely grateful to the members of the Broadcasting Council and the Administrative Board for their support, which was clearly evident during the meeting." In the 2026 federal budget, the German government reduced its subsidy to DW by 10 million EURos to 415 million EURos. At the same time, the failure to offset moderate pay increases from the existing collective bargaining agreement will generate an additional 11 million EURos in costs. As a re- sult, DW is required to reduce spending by a total of 21 million EURos. The savings will be implemented in a socially responsible manner and in accordance with DW's strategic priorities. Multiple areas of the organi- zation will be affected. DW language services. DW's Greek-language service will be discontinued. This service provided independent information to audiences in Greece, including during the mili- tary dictatorship from 1972. It served as an important channel of dialogue during the EURo crisis, conveying German perspectives to the Greek public. Greece has long been a member of the European Union and is a stable demo- cracy with a diverse media landscape, which is why DW must make cuts in this area. DW's German-language offering will be restructured: The journalistic of- fering DW German and 'DW Learn German' will be merged, with the budget nearly halved. Independent journalism and integrated language-learning elements will be combined into a clearly defined overall product focused primarily on learners at higher language levels (from B1/B2). The new format is aimed at audiences outside the DACH region - Germany, Austria and Switzerland - including learners in pre-integration programs abroad who are seeking reliable information about living and working in Germany and Europe. The service is designed to combine journalistic rele- vance with practical guidance while strengthening language skills. People who speak German well enough to follow current affairs coverage in the language can access established German-language media brands and pub- lishers online. Changes to the journalistic portfolio. The budget for the language services 'Portuguese for Africa' and Dari / Pashto for Afghanistan will be reduced. The number of editions of the Spanish-language TV news will be reduced, while prime-time broadcasts will remain unchanged. Several programs will be discontinued: the Russian-language satire maga- zine Zapovednik (an external production), the arts and culture magazine Arts Unveiled, and the debate format 'Auf den Punkt' in all language edi- tions. Also ending are the science magazine 'Tomorrow Today' in Portuguese (target country: Brazil), the environmental magazine 'Eco Africa' in Portuguese, and the Europe-focused magazine Europeo in all seven language editions. Infrastructure and Administration. More than one-third of the total savings will come from infrastructure and administrative areas, as well as from cost reductions achieved through the use of AI. Professional training programs and events are among the areas affected. Funding will also be cut for technical equipment, the further development of DW apps and building renovations. The expansion of new international correspondents' offices will be slowed. Costs in production and distribution will also be further reduced. DW is Germany's international broadcaster. As an independent media outlet, we provide unbiased news and information in 32 languages around the world so that people can form their own opinions. DW's TV, online and radio services reach 337 million users every week. DW Akademie trains journalists worldwide, supports the development of free media, and promotes the German language with free learning opportunities. (DWL Febr 18, 2026; Press release {unedited}); via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 24) Comment by wb.: Deutsche Welle, formerly great West Germanys foreign radio service on SW and MW. Founded in 1953 year via Norden Osterloog bcast cen- ter in northwestern Germany on North Sea coastline. We were proud of the work done by the DWL staff at this era, such as of chief engineer Gustav.G. Thiele, ham radio call DL1ZK, Cologne, was father of DWL Kigali, Trincomalee, Sines, Malta and Montserrat Caribean relay sites in this era; also DX Editor of DW transmissions in the sixties, etc., over these decades. Now has been declined from 2010 season to 2026 season, a very limited ser- vice - worldwide-wise; on the web and few satellite channels since the major personnel and financial restrictions happened during the chancellor Merkel era. Limit declined yearly from 700 to 415 million EURos in the foreign ministry budget} of the global service in 2010 - broadcast stopped in German language, but replaced by English (!) world- wide service instead, managed on an 'narrow gauge' extremely left-wing ideological basis, without much qualified journalistic performance these days. One tends to feel ashamed of this German foreign service product these days. (ed. via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 28) GUAM 7455 kHz Wed Febr 25, at 1943-1953 UT, AWR Asia / Pacific, KSDA Agat Facpi Point-GUM, in Korean to FE. Woman announcer talking, preaching, presumed; 1951 UT A hymn by choir. Poor reception w/rare fair moments: 25422. 11805 kHz Wed Febr 25, at 1932-1942 UT, AWR Asia / Pacific, KSDA Agat Facpi Point-GUM, in Arabic to ME. Man announcer talking, preaching; 1942 UT Preaching continues ! Good recepttion: 45544. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 25) GUAM 17755 kHz AWR KSDA Agat Facpi Point, s/on 1330 UT, Lisu language to SoEaAS. Opening ID in English with frequency and language annct. Then IDs again in Lisu with many mentions of AWR in its programming. Songs and preaching. Lisu is spoken by over a million people across southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan), northern Myanmar, Thailand, and parts of India. It is a tonal language, typically featuring six to eight tones and a com- plex phonology. Good signal, Febr 14, (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) INDIA/BHARAT 11900 kHz Akashvani program via Bengaluru SW site at 19.46 UT, French service to EUR. Music, then commentary. The studio announcer's audio was clear and intelligible. But at 1956UT, a one-minute pre-recorded annct was terribly muffled ! Then back to studio audio, and everything was clear again. 2001 UT English program 'Spotlight'. Again, some muffled audio was monitored, sounding almost overmodulated, but not as bad as earlier. Akashvani's lack of attention to audio quality makes this one of the most frustrating stations to listen to ! Excellent signal, Febr 19. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) INDONESIA Re: Chinese New Year of the Horse 2026 and Ramadan 2026. On Feb 18 - Now that Ramadan has officially started, Indonesian RRI Nabire Pro 1 (7289.992 kHz) is playing a mixture of Islamic sounding songs, as well as the usual EZL songs; mostly poor reception from tune-in at 0900 UT till suddenly cut off at 0920* UT; heard via Kiwi SDR remote at Palomar Mt. (#2), South.Calif.-USA; 0916-0920* UT, cut off during the Islamic Shalawat Tarhim prayer; never made it to the usual Maghrib (sunset) call-to-prayer. My remote one minute audio - (Ron Howard-Monterey-CA-USA, wor Febr 18) INDONESIA 7289.92 kHz RRI - Nabire, Central Papua. Pro 1 programming at 0850 UT; easy-listening Western-style ballads. No anncmt at 0900 UT, but a very brief ID at 0912 UT. Then more music. 0915UT brief annct then Islamic call to prayer. 0927UT Brief ID then into a song. Flattened by the s/on of the much stronger CNR 1-Beijing at 0930 UT, but I could still hear Nabire underneath with music, but it was difficult to listen to. All hope was lost with the 1000 UT co-channel s/on of CRI in Russian. But the Nabire carrier remained on and was easily identifiable past 1000 UT on Febr 13. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) IRAN 11779.96 kHz IRIB Tehran via Sirjan SW center site; at 0440 UT in Turkish to ME. commentaries and spasms of music. Fair signal with heavy fading. Not to be confused with co-inhabitant Brazil, which is off air by then. Febr 16. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) ISRAEL/USA {IRAN non} The attack on Iran has begun, Saturday Febr 28. It's been talked about for weeks, and now it's happened, while many of you were asleep: Israel and the US have launched military action against Iran. This is an important action that could result in a wider conflict in the Middle East, with Iran at the center of battle. It'll be interesting as to how much we will hear re this breaking news via shortwave. Will BBC expand coverage to the MiddleEast during the actions, just as it did with Ukraine a few years ago ? And, the US and Israel could knock out the shortwave facilities of VOIRI (Sirjan, etc.) as a result. Another key nation that we could lose for listeners. In the meantime, as it would be said to start an auto race: "SWLers, start your receivers!" The news on this military action, and the events of the next few weeks, will make for intriguing listening. It's about how much news and opinion we will get from the broadcasters that report on it. (Joe Hanlon, NJ-USA, wor Febr 28) JAPAN 3925 kHz Radio Nikkei 1 (tent), Nemuro, Febr 21 at 2249 UT. An acceptable carrier, only sounds of murmurs from a male voice, with no way to understand what was being said. S=1 / S=2. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #461, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) JAPAN 11610 kHz NHK World Radio via KDDI national telecommunication pro- vider at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site at 1510 UT, in progress w/ jazz music px that caught our ears. Ended at 1520 UT with familiar NHK tuning signal, then from (listed) Bengali to Hindi and language lesson by radio. Off at 1550 UT. Very Good on Febr 23. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) 9440 kHz NHK World Radio at 1557 UT. Repeats of NHK tuning signal to sign-on in (listed) Urdu service to PAK target at 1600 UT. Mixing with Voice of Korea (IS) on 9435 kHz,so we reset for narrow bw. Fair on Feb 24. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) 11830 kHz 'NHK World Radio' at 0630 UT, via KDDI national telecommunica- tion provider at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site, Japanese/Korean language lesson to close at 0650 UT. - There's a number of these Radio Japan trans- missions that end ten minutes before the hour. Good signal on Febr 15. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) JAPAN 6085 kHz {target radio, OPPOSITION/RESISTANCE to NoKorea) 'Shiokaze / Sea Breeze' at 1350 UT; via KDDI national telecommunication provider at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site. In progress w/ woman in Ko- rean. New fqy for me, but not for the North Koreans - the beeper jamming station was loud and clear. Usual ending with piano music. TXion off at 1400 UT. We weren't able to chase down a // bx. Fair to Good on Febr 24. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) 6085 kHz 1300-1700 UT to ITU zones 43N,44 YAM 300kW 290degr azi ant#146 daily requested 261025-280326 Mul J JIC MIC hfcc.organisation KOREA D.P.R. of {North Korea} 12015 kHz on Wed Febr 25, at 1915-1928 UT, Voice of Korea, Kujang-KRE, in Spanish to EUR. Man announcer says govern- ment news and comments about Communist Party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; fair reception: 1924 UT he announces, now, a space de- dicated to popular music and by woman announcer presents it. Fair recep- tion: 3~45533. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 25) KOREA REP OF {South} 15265 kHz KBS World Radio Seoul, Russian Section. QSL cards from the mailbag. May 5? - May 11?, 2025, 06:00- 07:00UT, Image: September? 19 - May? 25, 2025; 06:00 PM - 7:00 PM UT, 15265 kHz. Image: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1382 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) KUWAIT 5860 kHz Radio Farda, via AGM United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) USAGM VoA Kuwait al-Dschahra suburb - in Farsi to Iran, Febr 21 at 1806-1812 UT. Talk by various commentators, certainly about politi- cal aspects in Iran. S=4. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #461, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) LATVIA In Latvia, amendments to the Law on Electronic Mass Media are being considered to provide for the broadcasting of radio programs exclusively in the Latvian language. The proposals include an amendment to Article 18 of the law, stipulating that licenses for broadcasting radio programs will henceforth be issued only for broadcasts in the Latvian language. It is also proposed to clarify the language regulation of radio programs, stipulating in the law that they must be broadcast in Latvian. If a pro- gram includes fragments in a foreign language, they must be translated into Latvian. The changes will not affect musical content. (TeleSat-INFO.Ru / Telegram; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1383 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1) LUXEMBOURG Villa Louvigny. Next month a exhibition will be held in Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg, of course about Radio Luxembourg - radio house. From 4 March to 3 April 2026, the exhibition "Radio Luxembourg - Ghosts of the Villa" offers an exclusive opportunity to step inside the legendary Villa Louvigny and let the sounds guide you through its remarkable history. More on this web site: (Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-France, BrDXC-UK iogr Febr 18) LUXEMBOURG {Slovak RSI radio, non} 6140 kHz RSI via Radio Gloria / Radio Onda. Hallo Michael ! Die deutsche Redaktion hat seit Sonntag 15. Febr. einen Vertrag mit Radio Gloria / Radio Onda und dem Sendestandort Junglister in Luxemburg be- schlossen; auf 6140 kHz zwischen 1530-1600 (UTC?) soll nun das deutsche Programm nach der Abschaltung aus Kall Eifel wieder auf Kurzwelle senden. Quelle: Deutsche Redaktion von Radio Slowakia International. Radio RSI Deutsch - STVR (vy73 Harald Suess, A-2231 Strasshof, Oesterreich - Austria - Europe, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 17) LUXEMBOURG 6140 kHz Radio Augusta International, which had temporarily disappeared from Radio Onda's shortwave frequency Junglinster on 6140 kHz, has been broadcasting there again since the end of January 2026. The station is relayed from 19:00 to 21:00 hrs UTC on 6140 kHz, in // with Reception reports are answered quickly with a detailed e QSL. Unfortuna- tely, it does not mention the transmitter location or country, but of course you know yourself that you have Luxembourg verified as a radio country. A reception report sent to the DJ hosting the program was answer- ed in English by Didier Petit, Manager of Radio Augusta, via The reception report was about a program hosted in French, but the 80s tracks were all in English and were well-known hits. Therefore, gathering program details was not difficult; the introductions were explanations of the tracks being played. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wor Febr 24) MADAGASCAR 11824.961 kHz much frq oddity 'MWV African Pathways' English from Mahajanga site. At 04.01 UT on Febr 22 S=9+15dB signal. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) 11965 kHz 'World Christian Broadcasting', at 2049 UT on Febr 17. Man with a religious message and asking if you are part of the solution or part of the problem. A homily followed. Very good. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) MADAGASCAR 11610 kHz MWV 'Light of Life' from Mahajanga bcast site, at 2140 UT, Mandarin to WeEUR azimuth; preaching; it changed at 2200 UT into Arabic with 'Radio Feda' programming for NoAF. Good signal. Interestingly, the transmission to NoAF at 2200 UT was somewhat stronger than the service to EUR a few minutes earlier. This is despite using the same azimuth 325 degrees, as per HFCC.org registrations. Febr 15. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) MALI 15125even kHz CRI Beijing African relay Bamako #2 stn, at 1700 UT, opening with woman in (listed) Swahili service and news, several mentions of "Burundi". Traditional WestAfrican music (presumed - the bx in for WeAfr.) after the half hour. Good on Febr 27. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) 11640even kHz Wed Febr 25, at 1859-1913 UT, CRI Africa relay site at Ba- mako- tx#2 -MLI, in Arabic to EaAF & Arab World. Woman / man announcers talking; Arabic music; Woman talking and song. Fair reception: 35433. Pa- rallel on 13685bko, 45544. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 25) MEXICO 6184.96 kHz XEPPM-OC Radio Educacion-Cultura Mexico Senal In- ternacional (pres), Mexico D.F. on Febr 03 at 0226-0243 UT ( 6184.964 kHz - .963 - .964 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente SDR remotedly, barely audi- ble), ongoing typical lively Lat Am music and a lively chorus song, then a slow music and some lively music tracks; heard in Lsb sync to nullify very rapid rtty, very rapid and deep qsb, loud rustle qrn, qrm light rtty at times, poor in lsb sync/ very poor in usb sync and in am due to loud rtty. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) MONACO/FRANCE You may have heard about 'Channel 292' offering time from Monaco Media Diffusion (MMD) on medium wave at 1467 kHz with a power of 1000 kW 1 megawatt. The price is €350 per hour, so I am saving up some money to give this a go for an all-Europe MW special broadcast of Pop Shop Radio in April. {anyway - MW 1.5 frequency greyline proper signal reception to all-Europe in April will be somewhat start after 18.30 UTC/GMT, ed.}. Here is where I need some assistance. I understand that Trans World Radio uses this transmitter from 2115 to 2300 UT. Are you able to receive this at your location? A few people have told me that Iran may give this frequency some grief. I am thinking about using it at 2300 UT sometime in April. I realise that this would be 0000 GMT in the UK and 0100 UTC in Europe. There is only a 7 hour window for booking time, 2300 to 0600 UT, so this seems like the most ideal time. Because I recognise that people may have work the next day, I would do UT Friday or Saturday (local Saturday / Sunday). To get the best coverage, I'm considering a beam that would be primarily north east from Monaco / France, toward the Baltics. Any advice would be appreciated. Tony Pavick, Pop Shop Radio. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, BrDXC-UK iogr Febr 25) {my advice would be 325 degrees main azimuth to Western Europe during nighttime, wb. ed.} Re: 'Channel 292' offering time from Monaco Media Diffusion on medium wave at 1467 kHz. mail to Hello Tony, I live very close to Roumoules and even closer to Monaco, so of course I can hear TWR very well on 1467 kHz. Currently, the broadcasts are directed towards North Africa. But the four antennas are rotating; until 2023 year, there were {likely 25 degrees azi- muth requested to ITU zone 28, ed.} broadcasts in Polish, therefore to- wards Poland. Personally, I received 1467 kHz clearly, even as far away as Israel (last December) and also Chisinau in Moldova. I've already visited the Roumoules transmitting center, which is quite im- pressive with its LW and MW antennas. I hope you'll be able to broadcast from Roumoules; it's in France, but it's a Monegasque frequency! Regards, Christian Ghibaudo. (Christian Ghibaudo-F, BrDXC-UK iogr Febr 25) MONACO/FRANCE RMC Roumoules this from wwdxc archive of October 1999 year, 4 x various direction azimuth selectable. re: " ... but it's a Monegasque frequency ... " : So I understand now, its - RMC Roumoules- radio-belonging to Monaco in- stead anyway, similar to Vatican Radio SW via Santa Maria die Galeria site like VATICAN STATE request registration ? wb. ed. FRANCE TWR Program schedule winter season B99. 31 Oct 1999 - 26 Mar 2000 1 Mon .. 7 Sun TWR Roumoules relay - RMC-France on LW and MW time day language kHz pwr zone azi - 0328-0358 1234567 French LW 216 2000 27 315 0445-0515 1234567 German 1467 1000 28 25 2000-2015 7 Sous 1467 1000 37,38 241 2000-2015 6 Tamazight 1467 1000 37,38 241 2000-2015 345 Albanian 1467 1000 28 85 2000-2015 12 Mandarin 1467 1000 27,28 325 2015-2030 5 Spanish 1467 1000 28,37 241 2015-2030 4 Croatian 1467 1000 28 25 2015-2030 123 67 Albanian 1467 1000 28 85 2030-2100 1234567 German 1467 1000 28 25 2100-2130 12345 German 1467 1000 28 25 2100-2200 67 Arabic 1467 1000 37,38 241 2130-2200 12345 Kabyle 1467 1000 37,38 241 2200-2300 1234567 Arabic 1467 1000 37,38 241 2300-2315 1234567 English 1467 1000 27,28 325 2315-2345 1 7 English 1467 1000 27,28 325 (TWR Europe, Oct 18, 1999 year) MONGOLIA (tent) 4895 kHz Mongoliin Radio, from Moron in Mongolian to Mongolia (domestic Service), on Feb 24 at 0018-0029 UT. A significant car- rier at 4895 kHz (observed on both the Icom IC-R75 and our Kiwi SDR), ex- tremely weak signal, with a male voice and a typical music being percep- tible. No reference to this transmission on 4895 kHz on EiBi or AoKi list databases, but a positive data is presented in WRTH 2026, page #715, as an occasional transmission, under test (status: end of 2025). As I stated above, just a tentative to be this station. S=1 / S=2. 80 days from English Service of Voice of Mongolia, P.O.Box 365, Ulaanbaatar 13, Mongolia, Central Asia. 12 kW SW tx of July 2003, mast of steep angle non-directional antenna seen at location 49 36 52.28 N 100 10 14.16 E or (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #462, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 26) MYANMAR 5915 kHz Myanma Radio, Nay Pyi Daw capital site - in Burmese to South East Asia, Febr 24 at 0041-0102 UT. A sequence of romantic songs, interspersed with narration in a female voice. S=2. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #462, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 26) MYANMAR 7345 kHz Thazin Radio, Pyin Oo Lwin bcast center site (Mandalay bcast house ?ed.), 1235 UT, Minorities Service. Possibly in the Shan language, as it had that lilting sound of Thai, to which it is somewhat related. Talks and pleasant music selections. Heavy QRM at about equal strength with the co-channel CNR 7 'Voice of the Greater Bay' program. On Febr 14. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) NETHERLANDS Radio Europe 6129 kHz, 1 kHz down. Hi. Starting from Sunday 16th around 20:00 UT, Radio Europe is transmitt- ing on 6129 KHz, so 1 kHz lower than its usual frequency of 6130 kHz. Good reception from morning to evening here in central Italy. (Fabio Bonucci-ITA IK0IXI, BrDXC-UK iogr Febr 17) 6128.986 kHz Buenasera Signore, measured fair S=6 signal noted at 19.32 UT on Tuesday Febr 17, likely via location in Holland from latest WWDXC TOP-News site, but maybe moved away to differnt location, acc advice of Mauno Ritola-FIN. 6130 kHz Radio Europe Holland low power station. The location given in the blog is 52.13780371267681 N 04.636390593923322 E exactly at Ondernnemingsweg #18, which is the street name of the warehouse Yes, the mast is located on the warehouse building at exactly: HOL_R Europe_6130 kHz 52 08 15.74 N 04 38 11.40 E shown in the ra.antenne.2 photo as the horizontal antenna. And only in the satellite image from June 2021 is there a second mast on the property line by the water. HOL_2.Mast_June 2021_ location 52 08 14.76 N 04 38 11.85 E Google Earth is currently delivering very blurry satellite images; this is intentional in these turbulent political and economic times. 15 years ago for example, satellite videos from above were much sharper. (wb df5sx, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 11) NETHERLANDS 6129.99 kHz 'Radio Europe', Alphen a/d Rijn, in English Febr 12 at 0509-0534 UT (no signal / 6129.988 kHz per UTwente, but no audio), playing some non stop disco music songs, at 0522 UT man announcement and IDs twice (...This is Radio Europe, Radio Europe on shortwaves!), lively Spanish like song (in Dutch?), old disco music song, man ID w/ synthesiz- ed voice, some women hinting briefly something, followed by same man: "One one one one one...!", slow rock song; better in Usb/ Lsb sync/ after 0520 UT better in am, w/ loud audio, many rapid and shaky no deep qsb, then al- most slow and deep qsb at times, light or moderate rustle qrn (louder when fading), fair / almost good in Usb or Lsb sync; almost fair/ fair/ then good or almost good or almost fair at times when fading in am/ from 0532UT audio overwhelmed by the qrn due to slow and deep fading, then very poor audio about one minute later. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) NETHERLANDS 3965 kHz tiny / LPAM registered SW radio station in Holland. The Dutch LPAM station Radio Delta testing(?) on 3965kHz from 1700-2300 UT on Sat/Sun according to their broadcast schedule. It lists 12005 kHz from 0800-1659 UT on Sat/Sun. It looks like using 6040 kHz has been dropped. (Paul Watson; BrDXC-UK iogr Febr 21) 3965 kHz 1600-0800 UT 18,27,28,37 ELB 5 kW non-dir #750 daily requested 261025-280326 Nld HOL RDI RDI #4571 request. similar ELB registration requests on 5970, 6040, 6170, 12005, 12030, and 12085 kHz too. hfcc.org NEW ZEALAND 13755 kHz 'Radio New Zealand Pacific' at 0740 UT. Good with just RadioShack DX-402 and indoor antenna. Music program with modern music (Britain's pop soul band Jungle; Houston's Khruangbin). Pips on the hour to relay of ABC / Radio Australia news magazine in Pidgin English. Very Good signal on Febr 27. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) NEW ZEALAND 9780 DRM digital mode; RNZ Pacific, at 1654 UT on Febr 18. English. DRM digital mode. Sign-on music. Apparently the transmitter that had issues a few weeks back is now repaired as the scrolling headlines and bit rate are back to normal. Headlines about a mine in Bougainville, Non- communicable diseases in Fiji island, election corrupt. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) PALAU 9930 kHz 'Hope Radio 3' from Medorn site, heard at 1252 UT on Febr 20; a man giving a presumed sermon. Mostly poor and difficult to under- stand. (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) 9930 kHz 'Hope Radio' from Medorn site, at 1328 UT, on Febr 21 in English. YL religious message, (maybe program change w/ no announcement). 1329 UT OM singer with folk style hymn, same singer w/ religious message. Fair. (Mark Taylor, Mauston DXpedition WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) 9965 kHz T8WH 'Hope Radio - Angel 5' from Medorn site, at 0910 UT. Japa- nese at this time on Tuesdays (English on other days). 0921UT English sta- tion ID, then back into Japanese programming. 0956 UT Full English ID and a Gospel song to end transmission at 1002 UT. Good signal, but there is a slight transmitter hum at 120Hz. Palau's power is 120V at 60Hz, so there may be issues with rectifier ripple or power-supply filtering. Febr 10. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) PHILIPPINES 9875 kHz FEBC Manila, via Bocaue bcast site - in Mien to South East Asia (China), Febr 21 at 2310-2316UT. A Christian message. S=7. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #461, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) RAMADAN Just heard on Deutschlandfunk Cologne national domestic radionews on the evening of February 18: Ramadan 2026 begins, and 400 million Chinese are traveling to their families for the 'Year of the Horse'. The last day of Ramadan 2026 is March 20. 'Chinese New Year 2026' was yesterday, February 17, {INDONESIA} as 'Indonesian Imlek', it is the year 2577 ! These are the official holidays in Indonesia except the Christian ones: March 19 - 'Saka New Year 1944', also called 'Nyepi Balinese New Year' March 21-22 'Id-Ul-Fitri' (celebrating the end of Ramadan) May 27 'Id-Ul-Adha Day' of sacrifice (10th day of Haj month) May 31 'Vesak Day 2570 BE' (Buddhist festival) June 16 'Islamic New Year 1448H' August 17 'National Holiday' August 25 'Maulid An-Nabi Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad' (wb df5sx, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 18) ROMANIA 9510 kHz Tue, Febr 17, at 0151-0156 UT, Radio Romania Interna- tional, Bacau Galbeni-ROU site, in English to NoAM. Man announcer talking; ID by woman; 0153 UT A Romanian song; 0154UT She says RRI English sked and addresses; 0156 UT Ending of the program, closing carrier! Poor reception: 35432. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 17) ROMANIA RRI Bucharest in B-25 season. Daily activity 9510 0000 0100 12NE GAL 300 280 286 Spa RRO ROU 2269 yes 9730 0000 0100 12NE GAL 300 280 286 Spa RRO ROU 3486 not 15200 0000 0100 14 TIG 300 247 288 Spa RRO ROU 2308 not 17560 0000 0100 14 TIG 300 247 288 Spa RRO ROU 2325 yes 7325 0100 0200 8 GAL 300 310 286 Eng RRO ROU 2257 not 9510 0100 0200 8 GAL 300 310 286 Eng RRO ROU 2270 yes 7250 0100 0300 8 TIG 300 307 288 Ron RRO ROU 2254 not 9700 0100 0300 8 TIG 300 307 288 Ron RRO ROU 2278 yes 7220 0200 0300 4,8 GAL 300 310 286 Fra RRO ROU 3469 yes 7410 0200 0300 4,8 GAL 300 310 286 Fra RRO ROU 2262 not 9545 0300 0400 10 GAL 300 310 286 Spa RRO ROU 2275 not 9720 0300 0400 10 GAL 300 310 286 Spa RRO ROU 3464 yes 11660 0300 0400 14 TIG 300 247 288 Spa RRO ROU 3479 yes 11800 0300 0400 14 TIG 300 247 288 Spa RRO ROU 2293 not 7220 0400 0500 6 GAL 300 320 286 Eng RRO ROU 3462 not 7410 0400 0500 6 TIG 300 337 288 Eng RRO ROU 2263 not 15250 0400 0500 41 TIG 90 112 288 Eng RRO ROU 2315 yes, DRM 20 Febr 17790 0400 0500 41 GAL 300 110 286 Eng RRO ROU 2337 yes 17660 0500 0530 43,44 TIG 300 67 288 Man RRO ROU 2332 not 17710 0500 0530 43,44 TIG 300 67 288 Man RRO ROU 3483 yes 6145 0500 0600 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Ron RRO ROU 2246 yes 7220 0500 0600 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Ron RRO ROU 2251 not 7330 0530 0600 29 TIG 300 37 205 Rus RRO ROU 2259 not 9420 0530 0600 29 TIG 300 37 205 Rus RRO ROU 2265 yes 7220 0600 0630 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Fra RRO ROU 3460 not 9520 0600 0630 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Fra RRO ROU 2274 yes 13750 0600 0630 46 TIG 300 217 288 Fra RRO ROU 3485 yes 15200 0600 0630 46 TIG 300 217 288 Fra RRO ROU 2309 not 9620 0630 0700 27N GAL 300 300 206 Eng RRO ROU 3463 not 9870 0630 0700 27N TIG 300 307 288 Eng RRO ROU 2284 not 17780 0630 0700 55,58,59GAL 300 100 286 Eng RRO ROU 2336 yes, co-channel heavy QRM SOH_TWN and CNR1 against, bad FRQ selection ! 21470 0630 0700 55,58,59TIG 90 97 288 Eng RRO ROU yes, DRM 20/22 Febr 9440 0700 0730 28NW TIG 300 307 205 Deu RRO ROU 2266 not 11620 0700 0730 28NW TIG 300 307 205 Deu RRO ROU 2285 yes 11660 0730 0800 37 GAL 300 245 286 Ara RRO ROU 2288 yes 15120 0730 0800 37 GAL 300 245 286 Ara RRO ROU 2304 not 15200 0730 0800 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ara RRO ROU 2310 not, OTHR QRM 17560 0730 0800 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ara RRO ROU 2326 yes Suns only: 15200 0800 0900 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ron RRO ROU 2311 not 17560 0800 0900 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ron RRO ROU 2327 yes 17750 0800 0900 40W GAL 300 110 286 Ron RRO ROU 2334 not ! 17830 0800 0900 40W GAL 300 110 286 Ron RRO ROU 3465 yes ! 17640 0900 1000 39S TIG 300 142 288 Ron RRO ROU 2329 not 17750 0900 1000 38E GAL 300 175 286 Ron RRO ROU 2335 not, QRM RCI Kashgar CHN 17830 0900 1000 38E GAL 300 175 286 Ron RRO ROU 3466 yes ! 21470 0900 1000 39S TIG 300 142 288 Ron RRO ROU 2344 yes ! 15260 1000 1100 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Ron RRO ROU 2318 yes ! 17640 1000 1100 37 TIG 300 247 288 Ron RRO ROU 2330 not 17800 1000 1100 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Ron RRO ROU 2339 not ! 21470 1000 1100 37 TIG 300 247 288 Ron RRO ROU 3301 yes, 21470 kHz FAILURE antenna switched on and off, between 10.03 and 10.11 UT many times, I guess the SW antenna in 13 meterband to West Africa doesn't autotune match in 247 degrees azimuth direction seemingly, ed. Daily activity 15200 1100 1200 37 TIG 300 247 288 Fra RRO ROU 2313 not 15300 1100 1200 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Fra RRO ROU 3299 yes 17640 1100 1200 37 TIG 300 247 288 Fra RRO ROU 2331 yes 17800 1100 1200 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Fra RRO ROU 2340 not 15460 1200 1300 27N GAL 300 290 286 Eng RRO ROU 2323 not 17700 1200 1300 27N TIG 300 307 288 Eng RRO ROU 2333 not 17800 1200 1300 48 GAL 300 165 286 Eng RRO ROU 2341 yes 21470 1200 1300 48 TIG 300 172 288 Eng RRO ROU 2345 yes 11945 1300 1330 39NW GAL 300 140 286 Ara RRO ROU 2297 yes ! 15170 1300 1330 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ara RRO ROU 2307 yes ! 15460 1300 1330 37 GAL 300 245 286 Ara RRO ROU 2324 not ! 17810 1300 1330 37 TIG 300 247 288 Ara RRO ROU 2342 not 9570 1300 1400 28N TIG 100 300 812 Ron RRO ROU 2276 yes 9580 1330 1400 43,44 TIG 90 67 288 Man RRO ROU 3478 yes, DRM 20 Febr 13600 1400 1500 31S TIG 300 52 288 Rus RRO ROU 3484 not 13690 1400 1500 31S TIG 300 52 288 Rus RRO ROU 2302 yes 15370 1400 1600 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Ron RRO ROU 2320 not 17790 1400 1600 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Ron RRO ROU 2338 yes 5955 1500 1530 28SW TIG 100 270 812 Ita RRO ROU 2357 yes 11660 1500 1600 28NW TIG 300 307 205 Deu RRO ROU 2289 not 13640 1500 1600 28NW TIG 300 307 288 Deu RRO ROU yes, QRM OTHR 13630 5955 1530 1600 28SE TIG 100 210 812 Rup RRO ROU 2358 yes 5955 1600 1630 29SW TIG 100 30 812 Ukr RRO ROU 2359 yes 7440 1600 1630 29 TIG 300 37 288 Rus RRO ROU 2264 yes, very bad RRI Tiganesti QRG selection, 7445 kHz CRI Russian, 500 kW ! 9460 kHz channel is much, much free frq range, would be much better! ed. 9460 1600 1630 29 TIG 300 37 288 Rus RRO ROU 3477 not 5955 1630 1700 28SW TIG 100 270 812 Srp RRO ROU 2360 yes 11975 1630 1700 37 GAL 300 245 286 Ara RRO ROU 2299 not 13680 1630 1700 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ara RRO ROU 2300 yes 13800 1630 1700 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Ara RRO ROU 3481 not, heavy OTHR 15200 1630 1700 37 GAL 300 245 286 Ara RRO ROU 2314 yes 5955 1700 1730 28SW TIG 100 270 812 Ita RRO ROU 2361 yes 6010 1700 1800 39NW GAL 300 140 286 Ron RRO ROU 3471 not 9720 1700 1800 27SE TIG 90 292 205 Fra RRO ROU yes, DRM 19/22 Febr 9810 1700 1800 39NW GAL 300 140 286 Ron/Hebrew_Sun RRO ROU yes 11630 1700 1800 27SE TIG 300 292 205 Fra RRO ROU 2286 not 5955 1730 1800 28SE TIG 100 210 812 Rup RRO ROU 2362 yes 5955 1800 1830 29SW TIG 100 30 812 Ukr RRO ROU 2363 yes 7205 1800 1900 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Ron RRO ROU 2249 yes 9570 1800 1900 27N TIG 90 307 205 Eng RRO ROU 3476 yes, DRM 19 Febr 9770 1800 1900 27N TIG 300 307 205 Eng RRO ROU 2281 not 6160 1800 2100 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Ron RRO ROU 3472 not, QRM China 5955 1830 1900 28SW TIG 100 270 812 Srp RRO ROU 2364 yes 5955 1900 1930 28SW TIG 40 270 812 Ita RRO ROU 2365 yes, DRM 19 Febr 6180 1900 2000 28NW TIG 300 307 205 Deu RRO ROU 2247 not 7235 1900 2000 28NW TIG 90 307 205 Deu RRO yes, DRM 19/22 Febr 7205 1900 2100 27SE GAL 300 285 288 Ron RRO ROU 2250 yes QRM China 5955 1930 2000 28SE TIG 100 210 812 Rup RRO ROU 2366 yes 5960 2000 2030 29SW TIG 100 30 812 Ukr RRO ROU 2367 yes 9500 2000 2100 37NW TIG 300 277 288 Spa RRO ROU 2267 yes 11730 2000 2100 27S TIG 300 277 288 Spa RRO ROU 2292 not 5960 2030 2100 28SW TIG 100 270 812 Srp RRO ROU 2368 yes 6030 2100 2130 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Fra RRO ROU 2244 yes 7375 2100 2130 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Fra RRO ROU 2260 not 6030 2130 2200 27N GAL 300 300 206 Eng RRO ROU 2245 yes 7250 2130 2200 8 TIG 300 307 288 Eng RRO ROU 3475 yes 7310 2130 2200 8 TIG 300 307 288 Eng RRO ROU 2255 not 7375 2130 2200 27N GAL 300 300 206 Eng RRO ROU 2261 not What happened at this hour on ROU shortwave service on three sub- sequent days? No signals heard worldwide on various SDR nets, no success in Spanish sce reception, wb. df5sx 17570 2200 2300 14 TIG 90 247 288 Spa yes DRM 19/20/21 Febr 17640 2200 2300 14 TIG 300 247 288 Spa not AM 19/20/21 Febr 6030 2300 2400 27N GAL 300 300 206 Eng RRO ROU 3457 yes 7220 2300 2400 27N GAL 300 300 206 Eng RRO ROU 2252 not 7325 2300 2400 45 TIG 300 52 288 Eng RRO ROU 2258 not 9620 2300 2400 45 TIG 300 67 288 Eng RRO ROU 2277 yes (hfcc.org Febr 11; monitor check by wb df5sx, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 11 - 23) ROMANIA I received this reply from Radiocom Romania: Everything is listed correctly. There is confusion because the main trans- mitter in Galbeni is faulty {? right ?, DXers worldwide report only of FAULTY TX / antenna feedline at Tiganesti bcast center instead !; ed.}, and RRI in Galbeni is broadcast on the frequencies assigned to the other transmitter. DRM digital mode transmission is broadcast only from Tiganesti (the main transmitter). Between 04.00-05.00 we have this: from Galbeni English Mumbai-India 17790 kHz target and from Tiganesti English Mumbai-India 15250kHz. When the main transmitter in Galbeni returns, English San Francisco will be heard on 7220 kHz (hopefully soon). 7410 kHz Tiganesti is not heard, because this frequency is assigned to the transmitter that is turned off. 7220 kHz Galbeni will be heard when the main transmitter is restored. DRM digital mode 21470kHz was broadcast from Tiganesti. The quality of the transmission may not have been very good. I don't know if you found out, but in Romania it snowed{!} very hard, there was a snowstorm and many localities are isolated, highways are closed and there is no electricity. We hope that the weather will improve and everything will return to normal. We apologize for this confusing situation. Best regards, Lorena Talpan Sef Serviciu Serviciul Radiodifuziune (via Mauno Ritola-FIN, wor iogr Febr 18) RUSSIA {Germany bureau} 9500 kHz QSL card "Voice of the Andes" - Radio Studio "Otkrovenie". Mailing address: PO Box 585, 394036 Voronezh, Russia. December 20, 2015?, 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM UT, 9500 kHz via MBR Nauen site in Germany. Image: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1382 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) SPAIN 9690 kHz on Wed Febr 25 at 2300 UT, REE Madrid Noblejas weekly token English, S=9+20/30dB direct, and also only on much weaker 17715 kHz for SoAmerica, NO signal on 12030 kHz for ME target, and still missing 17755 kHz for all-Africa. Preview topix: anniversary of Russia's war on Ukraine soil; something else happened 45years ago. 9690 kHz already fading down a bit but still sufficient. Yet I find it tiring listening thru the heavy accent of the OM. Something's not right at Noblejas bcast center. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor Febr 26) TAIWAN Radio Taiwan International QSL #1 of 2026 year series. I received a QSL card in 14 days for the following broadcast: Radio Taiwan International 17 January 2026 Program "El Cartero" in Spanish language. I sent reception report via email to Website: The special QSL reproduces National Radio Museum in Minxiong, Chiayi County and the picture is provided by rikan.6e6636 The QSL #1 of 2026 series can be viewed at the following URL: Enjoy whatever you are listening ! (Tanino Marabello, Treviso-Veneto-ITA, wor Febr 24) TAIWAN 15150 kHz RTI via Taipeh Tamsui site, 27 days, det. coloured card in English / eRR HjBi. 15150 kHz Radio Taiwan International via Tamsui (Taiwan). Special short wave broadcast in English prepared by Taiwanese students for a partner school in North Norway. Full data color QSL card in Englisch in reply for e-mail report to German service seemingly involved as they promised to handle reception reports. Received in 27 days (13 days airmail delivery). Postal address on the envelope: P.O.Box 123-199, Taipei 111, Taiwan (R. O. C.) Picture here: (Prof. Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, via RUSdx #1382 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) TAIWAN Today I received a packet in the postal mail from RTI including a QSL card for my report of reception using the Uni Enschede Twente SDR re- ceiver plus a couple of gifts (phone lanyard and sticky notes). Just like the good old SW days. The packet came from Richard T. Iverson in Taipei Taiwan. Is he a consultant to RTI ? In the past, a number of listeners reported problems with the German customs when receiving gifts from Radio Taiwan International or KBS World Radio. German customs charged them with more than the package was actually worth. Listeners then advised those stations not to send their tokens of appreciation as official organisations but use individual persons as sen- ders of the parcel. (Richard Langley-NB-CAN, hcdx / wor Febr 25) TAIWAN Special English broadcast directed to Norway (22 January 2026). I also received a physical letter from the Post Office yesterday saying that I should go through customs as soon as possible to get a package from Richard T. Iverson that costs €3.00 as soon as possible without a note about RTI. I consulted with my DX friends about whether this was a scam or not and one enthusiast told me that it was a little gift from Taiwan regarding a reception report radio program that was sent from Taiwan to Norway. After that I went to the Finnish Customs website to complete that task. It was the first time for me to do customs clearance remotely so I learned something new yesterday. Now the package has already been transferred from Customs to Finnish Post and I expect I will receive it within a week. A lot of work and effort for a fairly small matter. 73 Kari. (Kari Kallio-FIN, wor Febr 26) UNIDENTIFIED/PIRATE RADIO / IVORY COAST - Very unknown station and strange location information, .... oh my God. 6140 kHz eQSL Radio Augusta International. 24 February 2026, at 19.00- 20.00 UT. "Hi Anatoly, Thank you very much for your report of reception. We are on 6140 kHz every day from 7 to 9pm (UK time) via the Brazilian Radio Onda transmitter. I forward your mail to the dj's of the station and I'm sur that David or Mike will play a song for you in a future show. In attachment you can find an E-Qsl card. Best regards, Didier." Image: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1383 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1) UAE 11874.961 much frq oddity of Abu Dhabi Media owned, but ENC ope- rated Dhabbaya bcast center, S=9+15dB signal strength at 03.55 UT on Febr 22. Missed in Aoki Nagoya Circle and Bierwirth Eibi list database, requested at hfcc.org date stamp from 10 December 2025: 11875 0330-0400 48E,48SW DHA 250 215 0 206 101225-290326 Som UAE ENC see target radio in WRTH page #642 under Radio ERGO, Somali language to SOMALIA final target. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) U.K. 9515 kHz Wed Febr 25, at 1954-1959 UT, Radio Farda, ENC Wooffer- ton-UK, in Persian to Iran. Man announcer talking news, presumed, w/a collaboration of man news reporter, I think! A conversation w/a man; 1959 UT Ending & closing carrier. Fair reception: 3~45443. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 25) USA {non} BBC Monitoring: Radio Free Asia partially resumes Uyghur language broadcast. From highlights from the Turkish media on Turkey-China ties for the week of 18 - 24 February 2026: Radio Free Asia partially resumes Uyghur language broadcast. Uyghur acti- vists have called on Radio Free Asia (RFA) to fully resume broadcasting to China's Uyghurs {in Xinjiang province, ed.}, after broadcasts recently restarted only partially, pro-Uyghur website Tamgaturk reported on 19 February. "While welcoming the resumption of RFA's Uyghur, Mandarin and Tibetan broadcasts, the Uyghur Movement said the Uyghur Language Service in parti- cular must be restored to its full former strength," it said. "The Uyghur Movement emphasised that RFA's mission is to provide independent and un- censored news was vital for oppressed communities," it added. RFA had limited its broadcasts following a March 2025 executive order by US President Trump to cut funding for US state media. Mainstream Chinese media outlets had hailed that move as the "end of narrative hegemony". (via Mike Cooper-GA-USA, wor Febr 28) USA 5850 kHz RAE Argentina al Mundo, via WRMI Okeechobee-FL relay site - in Spanish to North America, Febr 21 at 2234-2242UT. Sports program, 'al pueblo argentino.. Buenos Aires, programa deportivo, River domina..'. S=6. 7435 kHz Radio Marti, USAGM Greenville-NC relay center - in Spanish to Cuba, Febr 21 at 2317-2325 UT. Presentation of an interview with an poli- tical expert, focusing on the main problems in the economies of Cuba and Nicaragua. S=9. 17790 kHz Radio Africa 'Pan American Broadcasting', via WRMI Okeechobee- FL-USA site - in English to Latin America, Febr 21 at 1809-1817 UT. A mes- sage by an OM, identification, music. S=5. (Rudolf Grimm, Ibiuna-SP-BRA #461, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22) USA 9265 kHz WINB - Red Lion-PA state, at 2245 UT on Febr 16; in English. I rarely do more than pause at WINB, however ran into an enjoy- able program of Appalachian gospel music by a non -professional, presumed local group. Unfortunately, I was not listening closely at the beginning to get a program name. End of a program with contact postal address, ID, 15-minute program of home-made mountain gospel music - "Come back at the same time next week." 2300 UT ID, "Moment of Truth" program. Fair. (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm Park-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) 13570 kHz USAGM Radio Marti in Spanish to Cuba island Caribbean via Greenville-NC relay center, February 22, 2026, at 1611 - 1618 UT. SIO 222. OMs in Spanish conversation. Moderate QRN, steep QSB to JBA. Listenable with difficulty. // 13820 kHz. (Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) USA 15555 kHz USB mode, Febr 24 at 1546UT, no signal from WJHR. In fact, have not hit it in some weeks on random daytime bandscanning, supposedly scheduled 1358-2200 UT per EiBi Bierwirth database file. So is it ever on the air ? When I did hear it, I wondered whether only tnx to a sporadic E opening from this glorified ham station. Last report I find was in the Dec 21, 2025 NASWA Flashsheet, from Cichorek-NJ-USA, but omitting time and date ! Last time I logged it was Sept 26, 2025 until 2203* UT, but surely heard since, but ignored. At that time, I also noted it had been missing until then. Note occasionally has been on 15550 kHz USB mode instead. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor Febr 26) 15555 USB single sideband audio encoded, WJHR Milton FL, sermon on homo sexuality theme, En screamer male sound, media block 15554.4 to 15558.2 kHz, on upper flank. S=9 at 15.23 UT, Oct 15, 2025. (wb df5sx, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 21) USA 12160 kHz WWCR Nashville-TN state, at 1600 UT. VG in Arizona, first heard here since the storm. Strong on little 4 band Longine's Symphonette "World Traveler" and stock whip. Woman hosting political talk show. At 1700 UT, the tinfoil hats came off and the Stetsons came on, with some very traditional western and country music. Very Good on Febr 27. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via odxa/wor Febr 27) 5920 kHz WTWW, Lebanon TN, at 0032UT on Febr 17. Man in English with full ID and address followed by a recording of Brother Stair. The segment con- sisted of Stair condemning same sex marriage and promoting full immersion baptism. Fair. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) 5085 kHz WTWW, Lebanon TN; still off, but just heard Febr 22 from George McClintock now that his power and internet are restored. Something in the transmitter burned up, blackened everything; parts are on order and hope to be back on air this week. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) USA {ARGENTINA non} 9455 kHz on Tue Febr 24 at 2256 UT, WRMI Okee- chobee-FL S=9+30/40dB concluding relay of DW in English via WRN - which they refuse to provide themselves on SW; 2300 UT tango music, multi-lin- gual RAE ID, more and more music, no announcements in any language past 2325+ UT. At least there is no more DX olds in Portuguese. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor Febr 26) VANUATU 5040 kHz R. Vanuatu - from Emten Lagoon. 2010 UT Bislama anncts, 2012 UT - Song: "Rivers of Babylon". No signal on any other regular RV freqs at this time. Fair signal and still there at 2035UT, but then rapid- ly faded into late summer's morning sun. Febr 19. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1244 Febr 22) VATICAN STATE 13830 kHz Febr 25 at 1542 UT, Vatican Radio in Amharic, S=9+5/25dB, and would you believe it's axually stronger here than USAGM Greenville-NC Radio Marti on 13820 kHz?! which is only S5/S9; and also exceeding 13845 kHz WWCR. Vatican Radio also strong S=9/+10dB on // 15565 kHz. These are supposedly aimed oppositely toward Ethiopia. No other signifi- cant signals from Europe on either band. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor Febr 26) VATICAN STATE Radio Vaticana's New QSL. Hello everyone, according to Italradio, Radio Vaticana has begun issuing new paper QSL cards. The sta- tion had been issuing eQSL for some time recently and had not been provid- ing paper QSL cards. You can find more details in the article at the URL below: (Akiyoshi Teraoka-JP, wor Febr 28) VATICAN STATE 11755 kHz Vatican Radio, direct from Santa Maria di Galeria bcast center at 1628 UT; repeats of Vatican Radio tuning signal to open right on the half. Woman in Arabic, then man. Again, the IS at 1657 UT and to woman, talk in French. Good on Febr 16. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via wor Febr 27) VENEZUELA/ {COLOMBIA border} 4939.98 kHz 'Estacion 4940' (pres) on Jan 31 at 0433-0451 UT (carrier on 4940.128 kHz per Uni Enschede Twente remote SDR unit, over very poor unclear talk),man and a woman (pres) unclear talk in turns w/ Spanish accent, from 0445 UT another man joined the conversa- tion; heard better in USB/LSB sync w/ 12+ kHz aux filter, non stop rapid no deep qsb, loud rustle and moderate crackles qrn, poor in SSB sync. (Gianni Serra-Roma-Italy; direct and via wor Febr 13) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* HFCC.org HFCC Transmission Schedules information for A26 season. The new A26 season will commence on Sunday 29 March 2026 and HFCC trans- mission schedules will be published after 15 March 2026 at via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1383 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX END