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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 #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* BOLIVIA 3310 kHz 'Radio Mosoj Chaski', Cotapachi, 0002-0011 UT on April 4, Quechua, comments. Very weak. 15421. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) BRAZIL 5039.4 kHz, Voz Missionaria, Camboriu, 0605-0627 UT, April 4, religious songs and comments, Portuguese. 24322. 6150 kHz Radio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 0556-0621 UT on April 4, Brazi- lian songs, ID. "Radio Saturno ..." Portuguese, comments. 15422. 6180 kHz 'Radio Nacional da Amazonia', Brasilia, 0742-0753 UT on April 4, Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments. Signal fading out due to daylight // 11780 kHz. 15421. 6200 kHz Radio Ancora, 0601-0633 UT on April 4, Brazilian songs, Portu- guese, comments, ID. "Ancora", "Radio Ancora". 15422. 11780 kHz 'Radio Nacional da Amazonia', Brasilia, 2002-2027 UT on April 3, Portuguese, comments, ID. "Radio Nacional da Amazonia ...", Brazilian songs. 25433. 15189.8 kHz Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 1942-2011 UT, on April 3, Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments, program "Delirio e Cia", ID. "In- confidencia", "Delirio e Companhia", "Rede Inconfidencia de Radio, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerias, Brasil", at 1959 UT "A Hora do Fazendeiro", "O program mais antigo da Radio Brasileira". 25433. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) BULGARIA Unregistered Farsi broadcast. Today, April 8, about 02:15UT, on out of channel frequency 5908.9 kHz a program with a speech in Farsi with often mentioned "Islamic Iran", heard locally at my QTH in Fuerth/southern Germany (Erich Bergmann-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8) 5889.999 kHz 'Iran International TV' sound from London office, via Spaceline Ltd. Sofia Kostinbrod bcast center at 22.35 UT on April 8. This April 9 morning at 06.30UT same Persian lang program from London via Sofia Kostinbrod relay on 17900.006 kHz poor S=6 signal noted in EUR target, scheduled acc Eibi Bierwirth database list at 10 - 15.30 UT, but heard earlier from 06.00 UT earliest, also // 15750.300 kHz on 2nd channel outlet, S=8-9 sidelobe into WeEUR Perseus SDR remotedly. No Bubble jamming at this hour slot, but jamming signals appear likely later the day. SWcenter Sirjan site was no target by Drumb's US bomber squadrons - yet. (wb df5sx, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8 - 9) Answer to: Unregistered Farsi broadcast 5908.8 kHz at 02.15 UT (Erich Bergmann-D via wb df5sx) Erich Bergmann from southern Germany logged an UNID Persian SW program recently. Help! Does anyone know which station is broadcasting the Persian program send out here on 5908.9 kHz? For me - 02.00 UT is a unpleasant night time here, reception at 05.06 UT today April 9, nothing could be observed here on this channel. Is this a variation by Sofia Spaceline Ltd. to con- tinue broadcasting BS TOM on the neighbour 2nd transmitter main 5900 kHz frequency? Or is Farsi on 2nd 49 mb channel on 5890 or 5910 kHz nearby ? Answer At times, there are two additional signals +/- 19 kHz to Iran Interna- tional TV's signal on 5980 kHz: - logs: 260331 5890 kHz 0230 UT 31 March BUL Iran I TV, Farsi, 45444 HjBi Nebenausstrahlungen 5871 und 5909 kHz. 260331 5890 1910 3103 BUL Iran I TV, Farsi, 45444 keine Nebenausstrahl. 260401 5890 2005 0104 BUL Iran I TV, Farsi, 45444 HjBi Nebenausstrahlungen 5871 und 5909 kHz. 260402 5890 0120 0204 BUL Iran I TV, Farsi, Trump-Rede simultan uebersetzt 45444 HjBi Nebenausstrahlungen 5871 und 5909 kHz. 260403 5890 0305 0304 BUL Iran I TV, Farsi, TV Ton, kein Jamming 35444 Nebenausstrahlungen 5871 und 5909 kHz. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, direct and via wor & wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 9) BULGARIA {Iran target radio} 15750.247v OPPOSITION. April 8 at 1443UT, JBA signal direct on 15750.3 kHz, so I tune in Uni Enschede Twente where measured, at 1454 UT, S=9+10/15dB with heavy bubble jamming; if you put up with it and understand Persian, it's still readable, i.e. 'Iran Inter- national TV' via Kostinbrod Bulgaria relay site, which is sometimes on 15730v but nothing there now. Mostly talk past 1500 UT with no break; 1526 UT some music, much more talk. I let it run on and on. About 1606UT jamming stops and now it's loud and clear around 15750.300 kHz. At 1611 UT sounds like a ponderous procla- mation, more and more mostly talk past 1710 UT. Scheduled until 1900 UT, and already gone when I check a few minutes prior. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) CHINA Beibu Bay Radio A26 schedule. According co Chinese DX source there is no major changes in Beibu Bay Radio (at Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) A26shortwave schedule, except the language of "One Word One World" at 0000 UT on Saturday is fixed to Cambodian. Times are all in UT: Morning 2240-0102; Evening 0905-1603. Frequencies: 5050 kHz 9820 kHz. Foreign language programs: 0000-0005 "One Word One World": (Mon Cambodian, Tue Lao, Wed Burmese, Thur Thai, Fri Vietnamese, Sat Cambodian, Sun = not fixed). 0005-0100 UT Thai; 1100-1130 UT CRI Vietnamese; 1130-1300 UT Vietnamese; 1330-1340 UT "One Word One World" (same as at 0000 UT except Sat/Sun not fixed); 1415-1418 UT English, 1530-1545 UT Thai. Relays of CRI/CNR in Chinese: 2300-0000 UT CNR-7 'Voice of the Greater Bay Area', 1035-1100 UT CRI News Radio, 1300-1320 UT CNR-9 'Voice of Literature', 1410-1420 UT CRI News Radio. There is no mention about Cantonese program. The real programs may be dif- ferent from the scheduled ones. Monitoring in Tokyo, only the evening broadcast on 5050 kHz was audible, not audible on 9820 kHz. Using remote Kiwi SDR in Hanoi remotedly, evening broadcast was observed on both 5050 kHz (strong) and 9820 kHz (weak), but morning broadcast was on 5050 kHz only. (Takahito Akabayashi-Tokyo-JP, wor April 13) CHINA 15610 kHz Firedrake / Firedragon (Chinese jamming) at 1815 UT, (in progress at tune-in). Firedrake / Firedragon crash-and-bang music jamming station. F/G here with 100' wire fed to Drake SW1. Usual banging, clanging, and "poom poom poom" of the banging pots and pans. April 10. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) CHINA 17540 kHz CRI Beijing, 2330 UT. Woman in (listed) Yue Chinese dialect (variation of Cantonese). Female pop music vocalist at 2345 UT. Very lively female vocal music after midnight and woman presenter in Chinese (Hakka dialect), then to Min Nan Chinese after 0100 UT. Man and woman in what sounded like discussion of current Middle East situation. At this time we also noted the bx running // on 17490 kHz. Soft male vocal ballads at 0120 UT. Good on April 9. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) CHINA {Xijang Tibet province} 4905 kHz PSB RTV, Lhasa Chengguan, 1738- 1804* UT, on April 3, Tibetan comments and songs and music. // 4920 and 7385 kHz. 15422. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) CHINA {non; FEBC - HONG KONG bureau} Liangyou Radio' schedule of 2025 ! Ways to listen - Since 1949, Far East Broadcasting Company has been broadcasting the gospel messages to Chinese people through Radio Liangyou, teaching biblical truths. Radio Liangyou’s broadcasting stations are in the Philippines and Rep of Korea Jeju isl, through short wave and medium wave respectively, broad- casting different types of radio programs. e-mail (via kurzwellenradio.wordpress.com item; by Franz Bleeker-D, April 12) COLOMBIA 6010 kHz 'Alcaravan Radio', Puerto Lleras, 0443-0516 UT on 4 April, religious and Colombian songs, Spanish, religious comments. 13421. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) COLOMBIA 5910 kHz still hearing a JBA signal April 6 overnight. Ron Howard explains: "Re: Colombia: 'Alcaravan Radio' 5910 kHz in English - April 5 (UT) Hi Glenn - Thanks very much to Rafael Rodriguez R. for his informative reply to my inquiry. Appreciate his help to understand what is happening at the station. [My bold emphasis - Ron] {between and here} "Hi Ron, The signal returned to the air on March 31st. The transmitter is still being adjusted after repairs. The format is new, with **100% Eng- lish-language programming. For now, it's Jubilee Bible readings and music; other programs are planned for later. The decision to implement the new format was made by Martin Stendall, but it's not clear to me what the objective is. For now, the name Alcaravan Radio remains the same. Rafael Rodriguez R., Bogota, Colombia". (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 6) COLOMBIA 5910 kHz 'Alcaravan Radio', 0825-0845 UT on April 7, heard at Asilomar Beach, on the California coast; heard the familiar soft-spoken voice of the YL reading Bible verses; could just make out enough words to confirm it was in English, with poor/very poor reception; today instead of playing solo/single songs between readings, they played a group of songs (religious) at one time; weak signal and QRN (static); not good enough to record. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 7) COLOMBIA 5910.02 kHz 'Alcaravan Radio', Puerto Lleras at 0921 UT on 9 April. English language Christian choral vocals, US accented English wo- man with inspirational words and brief bible quotes. This shortly after flipping from Spanish format to English. Fair at best. (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, wor April 10) CUBA 15140 kHz April 3 at 1933 UT, RHC here, not 11760 kHz or 11880 kHz, dramatic dialog in Spanish with music bits, like TV soundtrack; must be relaying Cubavision feed or Multivision - but cuts off air at 1937* UT. So much for English. Was monitoring via Georgia remote, gone before I checked the strength, but sufficient. Something's always wrong at RHC. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 3) I have RHC in English right now at 0238 UT on 9700 {? 9710 ? sic? ed.}. They have a decent signal tonight with good audio and some slight fading. Ed (Newman?) is giving the Cuban and international news. I'm not sure if they changed to English at the TOH. At 0155 UT I had them in Spanish. It's really nice to have a good signal with good audio for a change. (Chris -?, wor April 8) Re: R Habana Cuba Tonite. It seems that RHC is back to it somewhat normal multilingual schedule 0000 Spanish 0100 Kriyol 0200 English (presumed start) 0330 Kriyol (Tony Pavick-Hope-BC-CAN, wor April 9) 11760 kHz RHC La Habana at 1845 UT, on 29 March. As usual, Haitian Kreyol language sce. Local level, to English at 1900 UT. Opening with the highly esteemed RHCveteran Ed Newman, mailbag as always on the Sunday back end (replay from Wednesdays ?). Slightly overmodulated but as is normal on mornings / afternoons 11760 kHz / 11880 kHz outlets, usually decent audio despite all the remote SDR listening postings stating that it's not. Gene- rally my daily mid-late morning/early afternoon listens when home. You never really can time when they flip from 11760 to 11880 kHz. (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, wor April 10) 5025 kHz Rádio Rebelde, at 1129 UT on 10 April. Spanish. Rádio Rebelde back on SW after long absence. Man speaking past BoH. Poor. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) 5025 kHz April 12 at 0129, no signal from Rádio Rebelde, nor at 0153 any RHC or CRI relay frequencies, so another apagon? However, by 0205 UT, 5025 kHz is back on at S=9+20dB and then find RHC too: at 0210 UT, 9710 kHz is in Portuguese - not Brazuguese S=9+30/40dB // much softer and howlier 11760 kHz tho reading S=9+30dB. Something's always wrong at RHC. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor April 12) CZECH REPUBLIC {CSR/CSSR radio history} 90 years on air: Radio Prague International marks the anniversary with QSL cards. Your story, our history: Celebrate 90 years of Radio Prague International with us. On the occasion of our 90th anniversary, Radio Prague International has decided to celebrate this milestone with you. Our voice has been broadcast to the world for nine decades. Now it is time for your voice to be heard on our program ! Tell us your story * Why do you listen to RPI (or read stories on its website) ? * Since when have you known RPI ? * What does RPI mean to you today ? * And last but not least: choose one story from our archive and tell us why it resonated with you. How to participate - You can either: * Send us an email at (Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK BCDX news April 13) CZECH REPUBLIC Television Tower Liberec Ješted Mountain. In English: The Liberec Regional Authority is purchasing the television tower on Ješted Mountain. The contract with the previous owner, the tele- communications company Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa), was signed on Wed- nesday. On Tuesday, the regional council approved the purchase. The price for the tower, including the mountain hotel and its furnishings, amounts to 185 million crowns (7.6 million EURos). The district intends to have the iconic building restored and then seek a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, as District Governor Martin Puta (Starostove pro Liberecky kraj) had announced prior to the purchase. The TV tower was designed by architect Karel Hubacek. The project received the prestigious Auguste Perret Prize as early as 1969, but the building was not inaugurated until 1973. Experts declared the rocket-shaped TV tower the Czech building of the 20th century. It has also been a listed monument since 2006. Die Verwaltung des Kreises Liberec kauft den Fernsehturm auf dem Berg Ješted. Der entsprechende Vertrag mit dem bisherigen Eigentuemer, dem Telekommunikationsunternehmen Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa), wurde am Mitt- woch unterschrieben. Am Dienstag hatte das Kreisparlament den Kauf be- schlossen. Der Preis fuer den Turm inklusive Berghotel und dessen Mobiliar belaeuft sich auf 185 Millionen Kronen (7,6 Millionen EURo). Der Kreis will den Kultbau restaurieren lassen und sich dann um einen Ein- trag als Unesco-Weltkulturerbe bemuehen, wie Kreishauptmann Martin Puta (Starostove pro Liberecky kraj) im Vorfeld des Kaufs angekuendigt hatte. Der Fernsehturm wurde vom Architekten Karel Hubacek entworfen. Schon 1969 erhielt das Projekt den renommierten Auguste-Perret-Preis, eingeweiht wurde das Gebaeude aber erst 1973. Fachleute kuerten den wie eine Rakete aussehenden Fernsehturm zum tschechischen Bau des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seit 2006 steht er auch unter Denkmalschutz. (Radio CZ. Autor: Till Janzer; via tip of Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, via ADDX Kurier - weltweit hoeren April 2026, page #57 - 58) DENMARK 5930 kHz 'World Music Radio', Bramming, 1823-1850 UT, April 3, pop songs in English, ID. in Spanish, "Esta es WMR, World Music Radio...", Latin American songs. 15422. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) ETHIOPIA 6030 kHz Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa - Gedja, 1816-1845 UT, on April 3, Vernacular, comments. 25433. 6110 kHz Radio Fana, Addis Ababa - Gedja, 1815-1843 UT, April 3, Verna- cular, comments. 25422. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) FALKLAND ISL/MALVINAS Adrian Korol interview with Norman Powell, voice of Argentine-controlled station in Port Stanley LRA60 Radio Nacional Islas Malvinas. EXCLUSIVE The Voice of LRA60 Breaks the Silence - Norman Powell and Radio in the Falklands War. For 44 years, a voice remained silent. In 1982, that VOICE was that of LRA60 Radio Nacional Islas Malvinas, the Argentine radio station that broadcast from Port Stanley during the Falklands War. Today, for the first time in decades, Norman Powell tells, in his own words, the story of that radio station that operated on the islands during the conflict. This historical document recovers one of the most valuable testimonies about radio during the 1982 Falklands War. Norman Powell was the main an- nouncer for LRA60 Radio Nacional Islas Malvinas, a station that began broadcasting on April 4, 1982, from Port Stanley, after Argentina's recap- ture of the islands." See also (Article on the station) (kd9xb, wor Io.group, April 5th; via Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr) Re: [bdxc-news] Adrian Korol interview with Norman Powell, voice of Argen- tine-controlled station in Port Stanley LRA60 Radio Nacional IslasMalvinas This goes to an English version of the recording, maybe because I am in the UK and my YouTube is set to English. It took me a few minutes to rea- lize why the recording sounds a bit stilted. This is because the original is in Spanish and YouTube is doing an automatic spoken translation. If you change the settings on the recording, you can have the Spanish original, with either Spanish or English subtitles, or keep with the spoken English version. (Simon Hicks-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr news April 5) The Voice of LRA60 Breaks the Silence - Norman Powell and Radio in the Falklands War. For 44 years, a voice remained silent. GROK: Here is a clear and concise English summary of the document in exactly 20 sentences: On April 5, 2026, Radio Nacional broadcast an exclusive interview with Norman Powell, the main Spanish-language voice of LRA60 Radio Nacional Islas Malvinas during the 1982 Falklands War. Norman Powell broke a 44-year silence to share his first-hand account of operating the Argentine radio station from Puerto Argentino - Port Stanley LRA60 began broadcasting on April 4, 1982, from the existing Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station studios on 536 kHz AM and shortwave. Powell had been a long-time radio professional who started at 'Radio Nacional Tucuman', trained at Radio Nederland in Hilversum in 1972, and later worked in Buenos Aires at stations including Radio Continental, Radio Belgrano, and Radio Nacional. On April 2, 1982, while working at Radio Nacional in Buenos Aires, he learned of the Argentine landing on the Malvinas. The next day, the director of Radio Nacional, Colonel Subiela, offered him the chance to go to the islands and run the new LRA60 station. After consulting his family, Powell accepted and flew to Puerto Argentino on April 4 together with General Mario Benjamin Menendez and other officials. He arrived with only two other Radio Nacional colleagues: technical chief Ernesto Dalmau and sound engineer Fernando Pendola. At the station they met Patrick Watts and the local Falkland Islands radio staff, who received the Argentine team warmly despite the circumstances. The station continued its English-language community programming for the local population while adding Spanish-language broadcasts aimed at Argen- tine troops. Argentine music (mainly folklore and tango) was brought on vinyl records from Buenos Aires to fill the Spanish programming slots. The local population received radio via a wired loudspeaker system in their homes, while AM and shortwave reached more distant areas. A few days later, a temporary television service was also established using equipment from Misiones province; televisions were distributed to residents. Powell's duties included preparing Spanish news and programs, supervising English broadcasts, and giving live interviews to radio stations from Argentina and Uruguay via telephone. He described walking through strong winds in Puerto Argentino by leaning forward and holding onto lampposts. At the end of April, Powell returned briefly to Buenos Aires for planning meetings with Radio Nacional executives. On his return flight south, the airport runway in Puerto Argentino was attacked, forcing the plane to divert to Comodoro Rivadavia. He never managed to return to the islands and instead continued working at Radio Nacional in Comodoro Rivadavia for some time. Powell described the experience as one of the most intense and important moments of his personal and professional life. The interview revives a unique and little-known chapter of radio history from the heart of the South Atlantic during the 1982 Falklands conflict. Here is the complete transcription with a German translation. The correct spelling of proper names is not guaranteed, as it is based on the original Spanish pronunciation. DeepL: (kd9xb via groups.io April 5) LRA60 - Radio Malvinas ... After Argentine troops seized the archipelago on April 2, 1982, the local radio landscape changed drastically. The FIBS plant was captured by the Argentine military and its facilities were converted into the studios of the newly-created LRA60 Radio Nacional Islas Malvinas that joined the national network of Radio Nacional. This station was manned by several Argentines: including sound engineer Ernesto Manuel Dalmau, operator Fernando Hector Pendola and presenter Norman Carlos Powell. During the war, FIBS presenter Patrick Watts continued to be a speaker as the new authorities thought it was a good idea to take advantage of his knowledge of the local environment and his fluent command of the English language as spoken in Malvinas. This proved later to have been a gross miscalculation by the Armed Forces since he covertly provided valuable military and strategic information to the British, such as, saying on the air that the airport remained operational despite British bombardment. During the War and until it ended, LRA60 Islas Malvinas transmitted pro- grams via a cable system in Puerto Argentino - as Stanley was renamed by the military authorities- in addition to 536 kHz on the Medium Wave and on 2370 kHz on the SW. Programs were also retransmitted on other SW frequencies that were used as a relay in the mainland and in this way its programming was received and retransmitted by other Argentine stations. On several occasions LRA60 was the head for the entire network of stations integrating the now defunct National Broadcasting Service. The frequencies used as relays were 15890 kHz and 24146 kHz and correspon- ded to the VPC radio station installed by Cable & Wireless Co. which ope- rated in a single sideband (USB) and which the islands used to link with the UK in point-to-point communications, up until the outbreak of the con- flict. LRA60's programming was very varied and included music in English and Spanish, sports broadcasts picked up directly from the BBC, and community announcements for rural as well as city dwellers. Regular broadcasts for the rural population in estancias and farms across the archipelago con- tinued also. During those feverish days, broadcasts to the Malvinas from the mainland intensified. Special programs were put on the air by RAE and Radio Noti- cias, on the SWs, on 6060 kHz, as well as content aired by LRA11 'Radio Nacional Comodoro Rivadavia' in Chubut, and LRA24 'Radio Nacional Rio Grande', in the province of Tierra del Fuego. The LRA60 medium wave signal was also used to announce and coordinate with the rural population of the two most important islands of the archi- pelago (Gran Malvina and Soledad) flights that would bring them mail and medicine, with aircraft landing whenever British bombing didn't make that impossible. Cargo was otherwise dropped from the air. After May 1, 1982, MW and SW signals were frequently silenced by radio operators since they were picked up by spies in Chile working with the British. These radio transmissions became then intermittent, often without any con- tent and probably used only as beacons by Argentine aircraft. The excep- tion was the broadcast of the visit by Pope John Paul II to Argentina near the end of the conflict. Throughout the rest of the conflict LRA60 conti- nued to broadcast via Stanley's cable system. A few days before June 14, when the British recaptured the Islands, LRA60 'Radio Nacional Islas Malvinas' went off the air due to a power outage as a result of the British heavy bombing. Amid the heavy fighting the sta- tion's medium wave antenna and its transmitter got destroyed, too. .... (via Roger Thauer-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 5) FRANCE {CUBA target radio} 9490 kHz Monday April 6 at 0144 UT and I think earlier in hour, no signal from R.Republica via TDF Issoudun France: and missing from EiBi database list. Aoki Nagoya JP list still shows 0100- 0200 UT daily on 9490 kHz. RMI Okeechobe-FL websked shows 02-03 UT on Sat/Sun/Mon only, but I did not check after 02 UT, so maybe still on. HFCC.org shows daily 01-02 & 02-03 UT. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor April 6) re: 9490 kHz Monday April 6 at 0144 UT: WRTH Web App: "0200-0300 UT daily CUB 9490iss. 0300-0400 UT m..tfss 9490iss" (Best regards, Mauno Ritola-FIN, wor April 9) I was surprised to hear 'Rádio Republica' here in BC-CAN with reasonably good signal last nite April 13 at 0350 to 0400 UT sign-off. <20260413_0350_UT_9490_kHz_France_Issoudun_R_Republica.mp4> (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, wor April 13) FRANCE Radio France is going to switch off 300 FM transmitters. Radio France is implementing major changes to its radio network at the end of the summer. For instance, 'France Musique' will no longer be broad- cast via FM in several regions. 'Franceinfo and Ici' will gain additional FM transmitters, but the net result will be a substantial downsizing of the analog transmitter network. The FM coverage of 'France Musique', the French version of Klara, will drop from 93 to approximately 70 percent of the French population, with the number of FM transmitters decreasing from 400 to 140. Analog coverage is disappearing primarily in regions where DAB+ is already fully avai- lable. The decisions were first presented to the staff by CEO Sibyle Veil. She spoke of a "historic shift". In total, approximately 300 FM transmitters will disappear, representing 12 % of Radio France's total analog trans- mitter fleet and a saving of 3.9 million euros per year. Currently, the full list of all 300 affected transmitters is not yet public. At the same time, however 'franceinfo' and the local network Ici (formerly 'France Bleu') will expand their FM coverage to 90 percent. For Ici, this concerns the Paris region, Autun (Saone-et-Loire), Longwy (Meurthe-et- Moselle), and Lyon. 'Franceinfo' and 'France Musique' will also exchange a portion of their FM frequencies. The decision to prioritize Franceinfo on FM is based on the importance of public news provision during crises (such as natural di- sasters or power outages), where FM radio is still regarded as the most reliable medium. Last year, the several dozen FMfrequencies of youth station Mouv' were al- ready switched off. However, Mouv' will now also lose its spot on DAB+, in favor of the children's station Mon petit 'France Inter'. Mouv' will then only be available to listen to online and via the Radio France app. 'Radio France'plans to launch a major information campaign and a dedicated hotline to help listeners in the affected regions switch to digital radio. Arcom, the French telecom and media regulator, has set all radio stations the target of fully switching to digital broadcasting (DAB+ and online) by 2033 at the latest. World DAB reported on 8 January 2026: France switched off its very last medium wave transmitter on 31 December. This was the regional station Bretagne 5, which was founded 25 years ago as 'Littoral AM' and changed its name in 2015. After 'Franceinfo' and 'France Bleu'ceased broadcasting on AM, it had been the last radio station in France with a medium wave licence (1593 kHz) for ten years. The station was located in Saint-Goueno in the Cotes-d'Armor, with a power of 10 kW (5 kW at night), giving it a range of 100 km during the day and 500 km at night. Since 2023, 'Brittany 5' has gradually switched to DAB+, and the station is now active via five local multiplexes (Brest 7C, Saint- Brieuc 10C, Vitre 8A and the local multiplexes launched on 17 December in Morlaix (9D) and Ploermel (6A). (Radiovisie_eu, April 2 via Mike Terry-UK, April 12) GERMANY 9500 kHz QSL card "Voice of the Andes" radio studio "Otkrovenie". March 14, 2026, winter season 15.30-16.00 UT in Russian via MBR Nauen Germany bcast center site. Image: { in A26 summer season: 11700 kHz 1530-1630 UT to ITU zone 29S 100 kW ant type #146 7-Sat only NAU 125degrees HCJ (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) GERMANY Wiedereroeffnung des Heinrich-Hertz-Turms Hamburg. The tower could be re-opened in 2031 year. Der auch Telemichel genannte Hamburger Funkturm ist seit 2001 fuer den Publikumsverkehr geschlossen. 2017 haben sich der Bund, die Stadt Hamburg und die 'Deutsche Funkturm GmbH' prinzipiell ueber die Sanierung und Oeff- nung geeinigt. Die aktualisierten Planungen gehen von Gesamtbaukosten von 39,69 Millionen EUR aus. Der Bund hat 2017 bis zu 18,56 Millionen EUR zugesagt. Der Senat hat jetzt beschlossen, dass sich Hamburg, vorbehaltlich der Zustimmung der Buergerschaft, mit bis zu 21,13 Millionen EUR am Bau beteiligt. Etwaige Mehrkosten sowie die Betriebskosten werden von der DFMG uebernommen. Die aktuellen Planungen gehen von Baugenehmigungen 2026 und einem Baubeginn in 2028 aus. Die Eroeffnung koennte 2031 erfolgen. Details findet man in der 9-Seiten-pdf die an die Hamburger Buergerschaft uebermittelt wurde. Im federfuehrenden Haushaltsausschuss wurde Angelegenheit einstimmig bei Enthaltung der Fraktion 'Die Linke' angenommen, nachdem im Ausschuss fuer Kultur und Medien hierzu eine entsprechende Empfehlung bei Enthaltung der CDU-Abgeordneten abgegeben wurde. Eine Beratung hat in der Buerger- schaftssitzung am 25. Februar 2026 stattgefunden. Der rund 280 Meter hohe Heinrich-Hertz-Turm wurde zwischen 1966 und 1968 erbaut. Ueber seine rein technische Funktion als Fernmeldeturm hinaus hat er im 13. und 14. Geschoss fuer die Oeffentlichkeit eine Aussichts- und Besucherplattform. Diese muss fuer die Wiedereroeffnung baulich, technisch und brandschutz- technisch in einen Zustand gebracht werden, der eine dauerhafte Nutzung durch das Publikum und einen wirtschaftlich tragfaehigen Betrieb ermoeg- licht. Neben umfangreichen Arbeiten am Turmschaft, an der Aufzugstechnik und in der Kanzel ist auch die Errichtung eines Eingangsgebaeudes am Fuss des Turms erforderlich. Mit der Sanierung und Wiedereroeffnung der oeffentlich zugaenglichen Bereiche des Fernsehturms soll dieses Denkmal der Technik- und Architekturgeschichte fuer einen langen Zeitraum in seiner Substanz erhalten werden und entsprechend seiner urspruenglichen Doppelfunktion als Fernmelde- und Aussichtsturm im Herzen Hamburgs wieder allen offen stehen. Die Einrichtung und der Betrieb der Aussichts- und Besucherplattform sol- len durch ein kommerzielles Konsortium erfolgen, das im Rahmen der europa- weiten Ausschreibung ausgewaehlt wurde. Die DFMG verpflichtet sich fuer mindestens 20 Jahre zur Aufrechterhaltung des Betriebs der oeffentlich zugaenglichen Bereiche. Eines wird auf jeden Fall nicht mehr wie frueher sein: Ein 'sich - drehendes Restaurant' wird es nicht mehr geben. Der staehlerne Drehring als Herzstueck der Technik ist nach heutigen Statik-Vorgaben zu schwer und muss ausgebaut werden. (Dr. Joern Krieger-D / Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, via ADDX Kurier - weltweit hoeren April 2026, page #57) GERMANY KEF zum Rundfunkbeitrag 2027/28. Die Kommission zur Ermittlung des Finanzbedarfs der Rundfunkanstalten empfiehlt ab 1.Januar 2027 einen monatlichen Rundfunkbeitrag von 18.64 EUR "Dies bedeutet nach einem[aus politischen Gruenden] unveraenderten Beitrag von 18.36 Euro in den Jahren 2025 und 2026 einen einmaligen Anstieg um monatlich 28 Cent fuer die verbleibenden Jahre 2027 und 2028. Die Kommis- sion reduziert damit ihre bisherige Empfehlung einer Anhebung des monat- lichen Rundfunkbeitrags ab dem 1.Januar 2025 von 18.36 auf 18.94 EUR aus dem 24. Bericht um 30 Cent", erklaerte der Vorsitzende der Kommission, Prof. Dr. Martin Detzel, bei der Uebergabe des 25. KEF-Berichts an den Vorsitzenden der Rundfunkkommission der Laender, den rheinland-pfael- zischen Ministerpraesidenten Alexander Schweitzer, am 20.Februar 2026. Der Bericht kann bei heruntergeladen werden. (KEF via ADDX Kurier - weltweit hoeren April 2026, page #5) GERMANY Dear RTI Ottenau Listeners' Club members and friends, In 2025 and 2026, we recorded the RTI Listeners'Club segment in Franconian and Baden dialects. We plan to produce another edition like this in 2027 as well. In keeping with the theme, we are planning a follow-up and would be delighted if more Listeners' Club members would like to participate with their dialects. SWR published this article on the subject in the attached appendix. ... Christoph Gerber provides information about the upcoming SE-TA2 broad- casts: "Letts go Rock n Roll"; broadcast No. 17 is scheduled for April 4, Easter Saturday, from 8-9 UTC on 6095 kHz via MBR Nauen bcast center. The rebroadcasts will be on Easter Monday, April 6, from 8-9 UT on 6115 kHz, and on Tuesday, April 7, in DRM from 9-10 UT on 6195 kHz via the Waldheim transmitter. On May 4, there will be a 2-hour birthday special from 8-10UT on 6115 kHz. We'd also like to include congratulations from the RTI Listeners' Club in Ottenau. (Bernd Seiser-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 2) INDONESIA 4755 kHz Voice Of Indonesia, INS; 03 Apr, 2333-2358 UT, OM, YL, 2339 UT mx, 2242 UT YL short, return mx, 2347 UT OM, 2251 UT mx, 2357 UT OM. Emerged from nothing until it became weak (with some peaks fair) in, around, 40 min. Noisy, checked remote SDR Augusta AUS S7, sign off at 2358 UT. Below, Soundcloud link to direct to 1 min. edited recording: 7203 kHz RRI Pro 3, INS; 29 March, 2245-2256 UT, YL, OM, 2251 UT mx, at 2253 UT interrupted by insistent and local ham. Poor, noisy, fady. Also heard at 01 April, 2245-2250 UT, OM, YL, at 2250 UT abrupt sign off. Poor, checked in remote SDR Barker, Western AUS S7/S9. Below, Soundcloud link to direct to edited recording: 7290 kHz R. RRI Nabire Pro 1, INS; 0926-0931 UT on 02 Apr, mx. Noisy, poor). (Lucio Bobrowiec-SP-BRA, wor April 5) INDONESIA 7203 RRI Pro 3, 1115+ UT, April 7, heard at my local beach, after the Jakarta sunset at 1055 UT; some music, but mostly conversations; due to ham activity, forced to listen in USB; weak, but definitely heard here in the States; poor/very poor reception. Hardly worth recording, but I tried with this beach audio - 7289.9 kHz RRI Nabire Pro 1/Pro Satu, 0845-0913 UT, April 7, as heard at the my local beach; the usual format of mostly non-stop EZL songs and announcers; Islamic segment (0900-0909 UT); QRN (static). 7780 kHz Voice of Indonesia (Channel Two - unlike VOI's Channel One Eng- lish programming aired on 4755 kHz at 1000 & 1300 UT) relay via WRMI Okeechobee-FL USA, 0913+ UT, April 7 (Tuesday), heard at Asilomar Beach-CA some CODAR QRM; in English. 0925 UT: segment about the Bali cremation ritual; Ngaben, a Hindu crema- tion ceremony; along with Bali music. My beach audio - info at - 0945 UT: I realized I was hearing the same identical segment as I heard yesterday, so they recycle some items ! (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 7) JAPAN 6115 kHz 'Radio Nikkei 2' Chiba, at 0905 UT on 2 April. Good but fluttery with soft Japanese vocals. Glenn Hauser corrects me regarding searching the NHK website for Nikkei streaming: "Nikkei is not NHK, but private." (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, wor April 10) 6055 kHz 'Radio Nikkei 1' from Chiba Nagara heard at 1142 UT on March 24. A highly spirited discussion - one man actually begins to yell at the other man - in Japanese. Poor-fair. (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1249 March 29) JAPAN 21500 kHz April 5 at 0208 UT, non-Chinese talk, with Doppler flutter - it's the new NHK Japanese for CIRAF zones 14 & 16, direct from KDDI national telecommunication provider at Koga-Ibaragi-Yamata Japan site at 02-04 UT, 81 degrees azimuth, replacing the France relay at same time on 6105 which was as good as a North American service, but no English Quite weak on 21500 kHz, but nice to see a rare 13m broadcast to anywhere in the WHem. 15280 kHz on April 5 at 0700 UT, 3+1 timesignal, final pip higher and re- sounding, and Japanese. It's NHK R Japan for SoEaAsia. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) JAPAN 11800 kHz April 11 at 1400 UT, now the only English time and fre- quency for NHK World R. Japan, and 11815 kHz now in Japanese. Both are too weak to be usable, but 11815 kHz is slightly stronger, S6 vs S4 for 11800 kHz, why ? HFCC shows both 300 kW, 11815 kHz at 235 degrees, 11800 kHz at 240 degr azimuth, both aimed away from us. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) KOREA REP OF {South} 15265 kHz KBS World Radio QSL card. Confirmations lost in the mail. QSL card. 18.00-19.00 UT, 15 Sept - 21 Sept 2025. Pic- ture: 6040 kHz QSL card. 18.00-19.00 UT, 1 Dec - 7 Dec 2025. Picture: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) LIBERIA 6050 kHz, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, 1902-1925 UT on April 3, Eng- lish, religious comments and songs. 25422. Also heard 0611-0632 UT on 4 April, English, religious comments and songs. 15422. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) LUXEMBOURG 6140 kHz Radio Onda, Junglinster, 1705-1756 UT on April 3, pop songs in English, oldies, Frech, comments, ID. in Portuguese, "Radio Onda a nossa radio". 24422. 6140 kHz Radio Gloria, Switzerland, via Radio Onda, Junglinster-LUX, at 0742-0757 UT on April 4, German, religious songs and comments. 25422. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) LUXEMBOURG Radio Nova International will begin test transmissions on 9530 Khz every Sunday between 10 and 16 hours Greenwich mean time {that means in summertime at 9-15 UT though, ed.} beginning this Sunday 5 April 2026 and the European service will begin on Sunday 3 May 2026 at the same time and on the same frequency. An announcement about the North American service will be made shortly. Via Junglinster-LUX center. (via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK news iogr April 3) MADAGASCAR 13670 kHz 'African Pathways Radio' from Mahajanga Madagascar MWV 'New Life Station'; at 1827 UT on 8 April. Clear and fairly good on my shitty external antenna coupled to the NRD-535 (which virtually all SW logs are made on here).English, the usual eclectic topics, not all being Christian-based, and what is, is soft. Kinda reminds me of the old HCJB, Quito, Ecuador. And that recalls a huge flashback: maybe late 1980s, meeting the very late Clayton Howard (who had a retreat home in Florida with his wife),he who drove up to John Santosuosso's house in Lakeland, FL where several of us DXers met with him. Anyway, MVW gave the snail address, email. English listed here as 1800-1900 UT. Into Arabic at 1900 UT. (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, wor April 10) MADAGASCAR {Sudan national war target radio} 11640 kHz Radio Dabanga (via MGLOB Talata Volonondry Madagascar relay facility) at 0440 UT. Talk by man at tune-in. (Listed now Sudanese Arabic). Fair to Good. April 10. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) MALAYSIA 11885 kHz 'Sabah V FM', 0604-0607 UT, April 4, heard via Cha-Am, Thailand remote; "local news" in English (item about the price of Sabah rice and urging against "panic buying" [news story - item about "I Love Sushi" exhibit at the Sabah museum, sponsored by the Japan Foundation and embassy of Japan. website: Later listening at Asilomar Beach, on 11885 kHz, heard 'Sabah V FM' (mu- sic), from 1155 UT till off about 1159:12*UT and mixing with CNR1 (echoing announcer) till off at 1200*UT, with time pips and cut off with "Beijing." My beach audio - (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 5) MALAYSIA On April 7, at the beach with just a quick check at 1136UT. RTM 'Sabah V FM' (11885 kHz from K-L Kajang bcast) with Qur'an recitations; mixing with strong, echoing CNR1. 15295 kHz, RTM 'Nasional FM' 15295 kHz, EZL song and in vernacular. Both weak signals. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 7) MALAYSIA RTM heard via new SDR remote located at Khon Kaen, Thailand on April 14 (UT), well heard via the new Kiwi SDR remote at Khon Kaen, THA. 11885 kHz 'RTM Sabah V FM', 0059-0102 UT, ID and into the news in Chinese 15295, RTM Nasional FM, 0103-0111 UT, news in vernacular; the usual "Nasional FM" singing ID after the news. Nice to have this additional SDR remote located in Thailand ! (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor April 14) MALI Re: Mali #II SW center off shortwave. China Radio International has today reactivated its Bamako relay station #II. As far as I can remember,I never had a good reception of their French broadcast at 1300 UT but I did catch their language lesson at the end of the broadcast at about 1350 UT on 17880 kHz {backlobe of 111degr zone 53}. Right now both frequencies of their 1430-1600 UT English broadcast are on the air. 17630 kHz has the better reception as usual, while there are only traces of 13685 kHz. The essence of the 14.30 UT programme heard: "[US] Big Tech firms do their own thing on whoever's soil they are. On the contrary, China always empowers countries where they are going to and is lobbying for a world wide set of rules." 1300-1400 UT 13685 17880 kHz (100 kW, 111 degr) French {to ITU zone 53 Comores, Madagscar, Mauritius, Reunion etc. but not heard on air Saturday April 11, nor Mon and Tue April 13/14, ed.} 1430-1600 UT 13685 17630 kHz (100 kW, 111 degr/85 degr) English (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wor April 4) CGTN R Beijing-CHN of 17630kHz via Bamako Mali relay center #II, coming in well now at 1430 UT. No sign of // 13685 kHz. (Andy Reid, wor April 4) 5995 kHz on April 4 at 0630 UT, ORTM is on again after missing a few days. Others also report some but not all of the CRI relays are back on air. What happened ? Would like to hear / confirm token English for a few minutes Saturday around 1850 UT on 5995 kHz, but no nearby Kiwis now, not even Fuerte- ventura, Canary Islands, which used to get it. Wait, there it is now, EA8 / DF4UE. I guess its activity depends on when the German ham be vi- siting. The display is very different from other Kiwis. At 1735 UT, ORTM is VG still on day frequency 9635 kHz. At 1759 UT ID in French and off*; about *1759.5 UT, 5995 kHz comes on with music, but drops off at 1801 UT. Next check at 1825 UT is on with music and het of about 1 kHz, from ? Retune at 1847 UT anticipating English circa 1850 UT, so drops off air again at 1851* UT just in time to disavailablize English, if any! Off un- til *1900 UT sharp back on with music, 1902 UT ID in French with FM fre- quency only, music, another offage 1904*-*1908 UT music, 1908 UT another French ID only for FM four-score-and twelve MHz. Even while off, the 'het' is still heard, or rather a tone, but nothing else is listed around now on 5995 kHz in Aoki, EiBi, HFCC.org databases. In HFCC not even ORTM but the CRI relays are. So much for that. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) MOLDOVA {Transnistria Russias occupied area} Starting March 29, international radio stations will switch to the summer schedule. Broadcasts from the Transnistrian Radio and Television Center Grigoriopol Maic relay site will remain on the old schedule. 999 kHz 1000 kW 11:00-15:00 UT Radio Russia to Moldova, Ukraine, EUR. 1413 kHz 500 kW 18:00-05:00 UT Vesti FM to Crimea, Ukraine. (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) NETHERLANDS 6020 kHz Radio Casanova, at *0700-0719 UT on April 4, open with identification song in English, Dutch, comments and songs. Signal fading out due to daylight. 15421. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) NEW ZEALAND 11725 kHz RNZ Pacific, Rangitaiki site, at 0830UT on 2 April. Into French, mostly Pacific news items by man and woman. Back to English at 0841 UT. I never noticed they have token French, apparently about this time Thursdays. Very good level. (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, wor April 10) NEW ZEALAND 9700 kHz April 3 at 1453 UT, surprise strong S7/S9 direct, SSOB except for 9930kHz WTWW, exotic music of ringing and singing; 1459 UT ID as "RNZ National" and 1500 UT "news at 4". certainly much better than 7440 kHz had been. From 1553 UT listening via KFS on SW antenna, fading down some, S5/S7 to 1559* UT; then there is a JBA carrier on 7440 kHz. Quite contrary to current websked, 9700kHz supposed to be before and after these hours, not during: 10.59-12.58 9700 AM Solomon Islands, PNG Mon-Fri 10.59-12.58 9700 AM Pacific Sat-Sun 12.59-16.50 7440 AM Pacific Daily 16.51-18.58 9700 AM / 9780 DRM Pacific / Cook Is, Samoa, Tonga Sun-Fri 16.51-18.58 9700 AM Pacific Sat (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 3) NEW ZEALAND Major AM Changes Coming For Auckland New Zealand. A major broadcasting shake-up will start in Auckland New Zealand in mid- April, as a project gets underway to start dismantling the 2 RNZ trans- mission masts at Henderson in West Auckland. The northern and southern masts are 91 and 70 years old respectively. In all, 15 radio stations rely on them for their AM services. There are 8 on the 122 metre high northern mast in Sellwood Road - Radio Waatea on 603 kHz, Humm 702, BBC World Service 810, Chinese Voices 936, Newstalk ZB 1080, Rhema 1251, Radio Tarana 1386 and Radio Samoa 1593 kHz, and 7 on the 153 metre high southern mast at Lincoln Road - 531PI on 531 kHz, RNZ National 756 kHz, Parliament/Sanctuary 882 kHz, APNA 990 kHz, Ake 1179 kHz, Gold Sport AM 1332 kHz and Sport Nation 1476 kHz. Since Friday morning, BBC World Service 810 kHz has been broadcasting a message each hour announcing that after 35 years on the Auckland airwaves, they will close down at midnight NZT (1200 UTC). Press reports indicate that a total of 6 stations will be leaving the Auckland AM band to enable transmissions to be eventually trimmed back from 2 masts to one. Besides BBC World Service, press reports have identified others departing AM as Pacific Media Network's 531pi kHz, Gold Sport 1332 kHz and Sport Nation 1476 kHz. I anticipate these closures on the northern mast will enable RNZ National 756 kHz, Parliament/Sanctuary 882 kHz to be trans- ferred from the southern mast, pending the planned construction of a new single mast at the northern site. At this stage the sixth planned AM departure has yet to be confirmed, but my guess is that it could be either APNA 990 kHz or Ake 1179 kHz. We do know that 531pi kHz is to be allocated an alternative FM frequency for 5 years (previously protected for a possible RNZ Youth Network). RNZ has made the call to dismantle both masts and rebuild a new one on the northern site - this would meet RNZ's transmission needs, including the vital emergency broadcasting functions, said RNZ chief technology officer Mark Bullen. He said "RNZ has a primary responsibility to prudently use its funding to create public media content for audiences. That means we need to ensure all infrastructure investment is affordable while also providing the best value to New Zealanders. RNZ is not estab- lished as an infrastructure provider to other broadcasters who have in- dependently secured AM licences from the Crown". Work on decommissioning the ageing infrastructure and building the new mast in Selwood Road Henderson starts later this month. RNZ will eventu- ally sell the commercially valuable southern site in Lincoln Road, Henderson after removal of the mast. In recent years RNZ had tested an al- ternative new South Auckland transmission site at Awhitu on the shores of the Manukau Harbour, but this appears to have been flagged due to budget cuts by the Coalition Government. Bryan Clark-Mangawhai-NZL, Broadcast News Editor, NZ DX Times, via direct & via Mike Terry-UK, April 4) PACIFIC I am just finishing up my third novel in 'THE PACIFIC TRILOGY' and getting it ready for publication. In the meantime, I have begun writing short fiction and putting up, free, on Substack and Medium, under my pen name of 'Chet Nairene'. As usual, I write stories about funny, exotic misadventures of young Westerners adrift in Asia, based on my three dec-ades living in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. And to think all that international interest started with shortwave DXing in elementary school. Links attached to the international short stories,hope SWB readers enjoy ! Author (pen name 'Chet Nairene') of The Pacific Trilogy, humorous interna- tional expat novels set in Asia: - Pacific Dash - Pacific Odyssey - Pacific Dream (Coming in May 2026 !) And free short fiction online on Substack: Chet Nairene Stories. (Cheers and 73, Ralph. - Ralph Perry, Wheaton-IL-USA; SWB #2103 April 12) remains Y.T. on early rucksack tourist journeys or first flight of a jet aircraft B787 Jumbo or AB300 in the seventies via 'chicken air' EGYPT_AIR airlines from western world via Cairo towards East Asian targets like Goa, CLN, MLA, SIN, INS, THA, and early Hong Kong / Macao days. ed. PALAU ISLANDS 9965 kHz 'T8WH/Hope Radio 5' at 0800 UT. Religious lecture by man, then woman, to upbeat religious choir. Strong signal, but also, what GH and HF would call the "wind howl" really over the AM signal. They close at different times. We missed the s/off time as Gua and I lost our race with the Sandman. Very Good. April 7. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) PERU 4775 kHz Radio Tarma, Tarma, 0002-0013UT on April 4, Spanish, com- ments about healers, commercial advertisements. 25422. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) ROMANIA 11790 kHz Sunday April 5 at 0705 UT, S7/S9 Romanian talk, news ? with sounders. This RRI hour is Sundays only from Galbeni bcast center to Mideast. Lang ID tip: frequent "she" which means "and". (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) 'Romanian Curier National' on Sunday only, 'Curier National - 'Curierul românesc'' se efectueaza doar Duminica, via Tiganesti site: time target kHz ant# azideg target kHz ant# azideg 0700-0800 UT Teheran 17630 4b 112 Damasc 15680 8a 142 0800-0900 UT Amman 15520 8a 142 Amman 15170 8a 142 0900-1000 UT Alger 17630 4a 247 Alger 17630 9b 247 On Sunday only, via Galbeni site: 0700 0800 UT Damasc 11790 14 140 Teheran 17790 7 110 0800 0900 UT Cairo 15200 10 165 Cairo 15410 10 165 0900 1000 UT Paris 15250 7 285 Paris 15150 7 285 RRI Bucharest Sun only transmission in Romanian language. Supposed-irr 11790 0700 0800 39NW GAL 300 140 205 Sun Ron RRO ROU 15680 0700 0800 39NW TIG 300 142 208 Sun Ron RRO ROU alternate 17630 0700 0800 39NW TIG 300 112 286 Sun Ron RRO ROU 17790 0700 0800 39NW GAL 300 110 286 Sun Ron RRO ROU alternate 15170 0800 0900 39NW TIG 300 142 288 Sun Ron RRO ROU alternate 15200 0800 0900 38E GAL 300 165 286 Sun Ron RRO ROU 15410 0800 0900 38E GAL 300 165 286 Sun Ron RRO ROU alternate 15520 0800 0900 39NW TIG 300 142 205 Sun Ron RRO ROU 15150 0900 1000 27SE GAL 300 285 206 Sun Ron RRO ROU alternate 15250 0900 1000 27SE GAL 300 285 286 Sun Ron RRO ROU 17630 0900 1000 37 TIG 300 247 288 Sun Ron RRO ROU alternate 21470 0900 1000 37 TIG 300 247 288 Sun Ron RRO ROU (hfcc.org A-26 season from March 29) RUSSIA 'R Vostok Rossii' the last remaining large MW station in Russia. 'Radio Vostok Rossii' is the last remaining large MW station in Russia. They broadcast on 765 kHz from various sites from Khabarovsk Region in the Russian FarEast, which is 788 thousand square km, more than twice the size of Japan. In Tokyo, as YBS Radio (Kofu, Yamanashi) on 765 kHz and NHK-R2 Akita on 774 kHz of 500kW were gone in March 2026, 765 kHz has been a clear channel since the beginning of April. Then I can receive this Russian MW station with good reception in early evening hours (around 1000 UT). It's been a really long time since I last listened to the Russian station on MW ! As E-mail address of this station is not made public, I asked it on the "contact" form at their home page. They soon informed me of the address. I sent reception report in Russian with receiver screen and sample record- ing to this address, they promptly replied with eQSL in pdf format. As the stuff of this station understand English, reception reports in English may be also accepted. Using Frequencies MW - all 765 kHz 20 kW at Khabarovsk / Komsomolsk-na-Amure. 5 kW at Bikin / Vyazmsky / Troitskoye / Berezovy / Tsimmermanovka / De-Kastri / Bogorodskoye / Chegdomyn / Yagodny / Sovetskaya Gavan. FM Khabarovsk 103.7 MHz (main station) / Komsomolsk-na-Amure 88.9 MHz / Amursk 100.9 MHz / Sovetskaya Gavan 103.6 MHz / Vanino 105.6 MHz / Vysokogorny 102.8 MHz / Imeni Poliny Osipenko 102.3MHz / Chumikan 101.1MHz Ayan 102.0 MHz / Okhotsk 102.9 MHz. URL: (in Russian) Mailing Adress: Dzerzhinsky Street 36 Khabarovsk, Russia 680000 Far East Asia E-mail address for reception report: Telephone: +7 4212 42 02 82 I received the important notice from the stuff. The station will cease all MW transmission within a year, replacing to FM. 5 kW MW relay stations in the southern half of the region will be also closed and moved to some FM frequencies. The reasons are increasing cost of MW transmission and decreasing MW listeners in the region. (Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JP, direct and wor April 10) Re: 'Radio Vostok Rossii' - the last remaining large MW station in Russia. Rus-DX says they are on 756kHz, as quoted on wor - but WRTH.org also shows 765 kHz. Glenn, wor April 10. Re: 'Radio Vostok Rossii' - the last remaining large MW station in Russia. RUSSIA 765 kHz Radio Vostok Rossii, 0208+ UT, Dec 23, via Kiwi SDR remote at Khabarovsk, in southeastern Russia; pop songs ("Feel My Heartbeat," etc.); frequent IDs. Website with audio streaming - My remote audio - (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor April 10) Re: Radio Vostok Rossii - the last remaining large MW station in Russia. During the winter, especially, 'Vostok Rossii' is frequently heard in Masset, British Colombia on MW 765 kHz, and rarely with a slight echo indicating several sites, and always right on the nominal 765.0000 offset. Best time to hear them is 09 to 12 UT, when they sign-off. Walt - Enjoying the world of radio from my remote QTH on Haida Gwaii off the NW coast of BC, Canada. (Walter Salmaniw-BC-CAN, April 11) SOLOMON ISLANDS 5020 kHz Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service, Honiara heard at 1127UT on April 7. A man discussing some predicted severe weather for the islands. Band noise and a quickly deteriorating signal made listening difficult. Mostly poor. (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) SPAIN 17715 kHz Monday April 13, at 1841-1857 UT, Radio Exterior de Espana, Noblejas-ESP, in Spanish to SoAM. Woman announcer interviews a man. They say about various foreign policy issues: USA vs. Iran War, Ukraine, China and Hungarian elections last sunday, into program "24 Horas"; 1848 UT A commentary about the defeat of Viktor Orban and the victory of the center-right in Hungary, commented by a woman, an expert in foreign policy; ID: 24 Horas, RNE. Good reception: 45544. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx April 13) SPAIN 17715, 15520, 15500 kHz, Sat April 11 at 1430 UT, REE's NoAM fre- quency is OFF, and 15390 kHz, the Africa fq continues to be off. All nomi- nally start at 1400 UT on weekends. That leaves 17715 kHz for SoAM, 15520 kHz for ME, both of which are sufficient S5/S6 here, but it's a silly ballgame which occupy so much REE time. 15500 kHz still off a few hours later. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) 15500, Sun Apr 12 at 1427, no signal direct from REE, North American transmitter still OFF, as is 15390 kHz for Africa; only poor-fair on re- maining 15520 & 17715 kHz; so Noblejas at 50% capacity. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor April 12) TAIWAN 5920 kHz e-QSL from New Korea Hope Broadcasting (NKHB) - re- ligious station with message of hope to North Korea. Program was trans- mitted on 7 April 2026 in Korean on 5920 kHz. Studio is located in Seoul. Transmitter site: Paochung in central Taiwan. 17:32-17.59 UT. (Piotr Skorek-POL; via RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) New Korea Hope Broadcasting Sekyung of the North East Broadcasting In- stitute reported the following about New Korea Hope Broadcasting (NKHB) to the World of Radio IO Group on 14 March 2026: "Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American missionary who was detained in North Korea for two years, has opened a broadcasting station. He is active as a North Korean human rights activist in South Korea. Therefore, his studio is located in Seoul. The Korean language service begins on 15 March 2026". Time/UTC Days Language kHz Transmitter site kW 1400-1430 Tue/Thu/Sat Korean 9470 Paochung, Taiwan 200 1730-1800 Tue/Thu/Sun Korean 5920 Paochung, Taiwan 200 ('DX Guides Asia on Shortwave', Compiled and edited by Tony Rogers-UK; via RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) Blog: 5920 kHz e-QSL NKHB - New Korea Hope Broadcasting. E-mail: 9 April 2026, 17.30-18.00 UT, Program in Korean. Letter: "Dear Konstantin Barsenkov, Warm greetings from South Korea. Thank you very much for your reception report, youtube link and nice pic- ture! We truly appreciate you taking the time to listen to our broadcast and for your detailed report on the program content. Please find attached e-QSL as a token of our appreciation. Additionally, if you have time,we would greatly appreciate it if you could send us a letter by email to be shared with the people of North Korea. We would be glad to read your letter on air (please refer to the information below). About NKHB. New Korea Hope Broadcasting was inspired by Missionary Kenneth Bae's ex- perience during his 735-day detention in North Korea, where he received letters of encouragement from people around the world.Those letters became a source of strength and hope for him. In the same spirit, NKHB was established to share messages of hope, encou- rage the people of North Korea, and let them know that they are not for- gotten. In addition, we aim to provide reliable news and factual informa- tion about the outside world. Our broadcast includes a variety of segments, such as: "Letters of Hope" - messages from people around the world Interviews with North Korean defectors International news and updates about the outside world. Daily weather forecasts for North Korea. Music and short reflection segments for rest and encouragement. Bible readings and messages of faith. Stories and discussions about Korean reunification. Through these programs, we hope to bring comfort, truth, and hope to our listeners. "Letters of Hope" Invitation. As part of our broadcast, we have a daily segment called"Letters of Hope." In this segment, messages from people around the world are shared with listeners in North Korea. If you have any message you would like to share with the people in North Korea, we would warmly welcome you to send us a letter, and we would be glad to read it on air. These letters are translated into Korean and read by a North Korean defec- tor on air. As this segment is broadcast daily, we are in great need of many letters. We would truly appreciate it if you could also share this opportunity with your friends and family. You are very welcome to send even just one letter, but we would be espe- cially grateful if you would continue to send messages whenever the people of North Korea come to mind. Once again, thank you very much for your reception report. It means a lot to us, especially at this early stage of our broadcast. With warm regards, New Korea Hope Broadcasting (NKHB)". "... You can listen to this broadcast every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:30 AM to 3:00 AM on 5920 kHz, and every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM on 9470 kHz ..." (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, rusdxplus & deneb-radio-dx, via RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) 5920 kHz e-QSL NKHB - New Korea Hope Broadcasting. E-mail: 3 April 2026, 17.31-17.59 UT, Program in Korean. New Korea Hope Broadcasting - NKHB / via Paochung (TWN bcast site) Dear Anatoly Klepov, Warm greetings from South Korea. This is New Korea Hope Broadcasting (NKHB). We have received the NKHB re- ception report that you sent to NEABI Thank you very much for your reception report ! We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to listen to our broadcast, even though you may not understand Korean. Please find attached e-QSL as a token of our appreciation. Picture: (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1389 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 12) TAIWAN {Korea target radio from Taipeh Tamsui center} RBS and NKHB. A few observations about Revival Broadcasting System and New Korea Hope Broadcasting as I monitored them this week on 9470 khz at 1400 UT. First - not sure if this is having any impact at the target, but KNLS on 9465 kHz in Mandarin is giving RBS / NKHB grief. The move from 7200 kHz was perhaps not such a good idea. Second - I am wondering if there is any connection at all between RBS and NKHB but I notice similarities in the programmes. The general 'layout' of both is essentially the same - intro and message by woman for 5 to 7 mi- nutes followed by a weather forecast always accompanied by the song Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills. This is always followed by a human interest story to the end of transmission. The difference between the two is that RBS has a more pronounced religious flavour whereas NKHB seems to have only mentioned praying for people in NoKo but no proselytizing. Two flavours of the same sponsoring group? 7200 kHz 1400-1428 UT TWN IBS Radio Korean Tamsui Dist 246 7200 kHz 1400-1428 UT TWN New Korean Hope Radio Korean Tamsui Dist 357 (Tony Pavick-Hope-BC-CAN, wor April 10) 7200 kHz Korea Hope Broadcasting NKHB, 1400 UT on 24 March. Korean. Sign on by woman who gave schedule, messages of hope and prayer. Weather fore- cast by man followed by news. Good. 7200 kHz New Korea Hope Broadcasting NKHB, 1400 UT on 26 March. Korean. opens with a station ID and mission statement over soft music. This is done by a woman. She also gives times and frequencies. She then gave a message of hope and courage to the people of North Korea, saying that "you are not forgotten" and that "we are praying for you". At about 7 minutes in, a man gives a weather forecast. This is done over the music to the song Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills. At 10 minutes a man gives what seems to be news. He spoke of the wars in Ukraine and Iran. He also spoke of No Korean sol- diers being sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Sports news also given. The final 8minutes (transmissions are 28 minutes) are dedicated to further messages of hope. For example, they spoke about the fall of communism and the reunification of Germany. Good. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1249 March 29) 9470 {target radio} New Korea Hope Broadcasting (to/against DPR_KOREA, i.e., NoKorea) at 1400 UT. Mix of talk and music. Woman with talk in Ko- rean, musical bridges between segments. We noted other interesting sounds like chimes and water drips. Closed at 1428 UT after short male vocal. Tnx Ron Howard for alert they had moved here from 7200 kHz. Very Good. April 6 (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) 9470 kHz {target radio} New Korea Hope Broadcasting NKHB, at 1400 UT on 7 April in Korean. Woman giving ID and times and frequencies. She then delivered a message telling people in North Korea that they are not for- gotten. Weather over Music Box Dancer at 1407 UT. Interview with NoKo de- fector followed. Good but with bleed from KNLS on 9465 kHz. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) 9470 kHz {target radio stn towards Korea D.P.R. - NoKorea} RBS Revival Broadcasting System (Paochung-TWN relay site), 1400 UT, 8 April. Korean. Crash sign-on just after 1400 UT. Woman giving ID. She then delivered a message telling people in North Korea that they are also citizens of the Republic of Korea. Upbeat song at 1405 UT. Weather over Music Boy dancer at 1410 UT. Message about Christianity in Korea followed. Good but with bleed from KNLS on 9465 kHz. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) TAIWAN 9470 kHz New frequency for NKHB (New Korea Hope Broadcasting), Tamsui. {target radio to Koreas} 9470kHz, new frequency for Kenneth Bae's NKHB (New Korea Hope Broadcasting), ex7200 kHz; heard via Kiwi SDR remote at Palomar Mt. #1, SoCalif.-USA; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday schedule: 1400-1430UT; transmitting from Tamsui Taiwan site center to NoKorea; today heard *1400-1428* UT, on April 4 (Saturday); several clear "N-K-H-B" IDs at intro; good reception. Thanks to Fukunaga and to Komatsubara Hiroyuki's excellent website, "Now On The Radio," for the timely alert. So both NKHB (New Korea Hope Broad- casting) and "RBS" - Voice of the Revival of Korea (aka Revival Broad- casting System) have now changed frequencies to 9470 kHz, both ex7200 kHz. My six minute remote audio - (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor April 4) Radio Taiwan International hosts Fu Hsing Radio staff at Tamsui trans- mitters site, Tamsui District, New Taipei City, nice staff picture at Taipei-Tamsui in Dec 2025 (via kurzwellenradio.wordpress.com item; by Franz Bleeker-D, April 12) TURKEY 9750.018 kHz oddity, on Sun Apr 5 at 1840 UT t/in, VOT English S=9+35/50dB into Uni Enschede Twente The Netherlands, I catch the second repeat of 'Letterbox' which has already started into first one, Ricky Hein in Rapid City SD, as ever, complaining about reception: 11785 kHz at 22-23 UT is SINPO 11111 with QRM from something on 11780 kHz {RNA Brasilia, of course}; and 7275 kHz at 03-04 UT is no good for him either, SINPO 15111. As usual, Cemre says this has been passed on to Emirler and they are looking into it. 2) Mr. S Makunda?, Birmingham UK, 11780 kHz {sic!} is 45444 for him. 3) Mohammed Breyel, near K-L, Malaysia, for 11660 kHz at 1635 UT, QSL ? Again I raise the question whether this is the same DXer known as Timm Breyel there, or are they related? I can't be sure if Moh. spells sur- name same way, never seen, only heard it. 4) Chris Malbuff? or something like that, Port Alberni BC-CAN, listened via UTwente to 9750 kHz but OTHR QRM from 9740 kHz. 5) Siddartha Pattajarjee?, WeBengal, is 24 March celebrated as World TB Day in Turkey? It is observed. How many TB cases, 10-11K per year ! 1853 UT ending, 1854 UT theme, 1855 UT multi-lingual ID filler reel. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) TURKEY 11660.004- {11660.020 kHz mesured on Apr 13} April 12 at 1640 UT, VOT English in nx, S=9+25/30dB backwards into UTwente; narrowed bandwidth to 5.08 kHz necessary to eliminate het. 1642 UT the new time-filler of English broadcasts schedule. It's not in time or frequency order, but by target area, as 11785 kHz is mentioned I think thrice, but seems some known broadcasts not mentioned at all. Will have to copy to analyze in detail. This apparently compensates for lack of full sked info at s/on/off. 1644 UT, 'Letterbox' theme starts. Cemre says rain has finally given way to sunshine and some flowers are blooming. Hopes Friday was last day to scrape ice off her windshield ! 1) Bryan Baines McGuire?, County Dublin, Ireland, uses 75-year-old Pye radio. 2) Chris Campbell, Columbus OH, says 11785 at 2200 is useless, wasteful, due to Brazil on 11780 kHz, report forwarded to Emirler engineers. 3) At 1651 UT: Glenn Hauser, Enid OK USA, also about the 11785kHz problem, suggestion of move to 11790, 11795 or 11800 kHz; also sent on to engi- neers. "thanks for decades of listening". 4) Chris Malbrook?, Port Alberni BC-CAN. 5) Siddartha Pattajarjee, West Bengal, is Autism Awareness Day April 2 ob- served in Turkey? Yes, 400,000 diagnosed with it. 6) Kuznetsov, Riga, Latvia. 7) Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia, wants another QSL. 8) A ?, Pakistan, listened via remote in Germany. 9) finally, ??, Tampere, Finland heard report about a Turkish olympic run- ner. 1705 UT ending, 1706 UT wishing clear skies, strong signals and good company. 1706 UT theme, and 1707 UT 'Geoeconomix Diary' about 33% of food produxion going to waste. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) TURKEY Replies to my recommending VOT move off 11785 to 11790 or 11795 or 11800 kHz, at 22-23 UT: "Hey Glenn, I was just catching up on WOR reading and saw your information about contacting VOT about the 11785 kHz collision. I was the other listener they referenced as I sent them an email Monday night. I was sur- prised to have a reply in my inbox on Tuesday morning from the same indi- vidual. I hope our contact will help them to move frequency. Regards, Chris" Campbell, Columbus OH USA. "Hi Glenn, The interference from Brazil was reported to VOT by me back in May 2025, recommending that they move to 11790 kHz. A few other listener reports also mentioned adjacent channel splatter. With 11785 kHz remaining on the VOT schedule for A26, it would appear that this information has not been passed to the team which plans the frequency schedules. Cemre is forwarding the information to the Emirler station, which is pro- bably pointless. I doubt whether they have anything to do with the sche- dules. Years ago, I was in regular contact with Ms Sedef Somaltin at the TRT Teknik Yardimcilik in Ankara. She unfortunately transferred to another job in 2009. Any problems with interference from other stations that I re- ported were quickly resolved by her department. I really wonder what happens to all the reception reports they get at TRT. Is someone employed to read through all the listener observations and transfer the information to a database for evaluation? I doubt it. QSL's are (sometimes in my case) mailed out as acknowledgement, that's all. As for Ricky Hein, he has had reception problems for a a few years now. He also recently reported to RRI in Romania that he has trouble hearing them, usually giving SINPO's of all 1's. I think he must have a deaf re- ceiver or no suitable antenna. Alan Holder, G4ZBH, Isle of Wight, U.K." (via Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor 10 April) U.K. 13610 kHz KBS Seoul via ENC Woofferton-UK, 0700-0800 UT, Korean to EUR. NF (ex 9870 kHz in B25 season). Heavy QRM from co-channel CNR-1. A quick check of five European Kiwi SDRs also showed that this is a stin- ker of a frequency choice, with CNR at the same strength as KBS in most cases. April 12. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) U.K. {Nazi Germany target radio history} WWII Black Propaganda. On BBC Radio 4 Extra: 'Intelligence by Sarah Wooley' Drama on 4. Extra Debut. During the Second World War, Muriel Spark worked in the British 'Black Propaganda' Department of MI6. Stars Jessica Hardwick. This is about persons working for Sefton Delmer, and 'Gustav Siegfried Eins' has a mention. (David J Morris-Poole-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr BC-nes April 14) U.K. 9540 kHz R Ndarason International (ENC Woofferton-UK), 0500 UT, on 8 April in Kanuri, ITU lang call 'KNU'. Guitar music at ToH into discus- sions between man and woman. Fair to Good. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) USA {ARGENTINA non} 9455 kHz Mon Apr 6 at 2304 UT, RAE via WRMI from Okeechobee-FL, not in Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, or even Spanish, but English ! S=9+40/45dB into Georgia SDR. In multi-lingual ID reel, music, 2306 UT announcer says they are on 5850 kHz, which they would be if this were at 2230 UT, but for half an hour ? I really haven't tried to hear it then. He speaks very conversationally, not like reading a script. 2309 UT more music and then a talk until 2321 UT as about an ecological zone in Bs As. Music break again. 2327 UT intro a Norton Lecture at Harvard in 1967y by Jorge Luis Borges about metaphor in literature, continuing past auto time- signal at 2330 UT. English was one of his languages, but he speaks rather haltingly here. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 6) USA FCC A26 random schedules. I've just uncovered the FCC A26 SW schedules, which are not at the top of the list on the FCC access page. FWIW, not much, the info appears to be in RANDOM order - if anyone can figure out any logic to it, do let us know. Including totally wooden frequencies never really used, or much longer spans than really used. The WOR homepage has now been updated with A26 sked linx now mostly avai- lable. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor April 10) USA 15150 kHz April 9 at 1445 UT no signal from WMLK, nor 17525 kHz. Per HFCC.org, 15150 kHz is scheduled at 12-17 UT and 17525 kHz at 1730- 2230 UT, except Sat. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor April 9) USA The WRMI 'A26' schedule has been updated effective April 3: (Jean-Michel Aubier-F, wor April 4) On Sat 4 Apr Stephen Luce via groups.io: Still curious if World Radio Network is paying for airtime on WRMI, or whether the station is simply using it as filler. (Stephen Luce, Houston-TX, wor April 4) Re: WRMI 'A26' schedule, chart April 3. Concerning the WRN relays i have the following item for my German speaking readership: After the departure of major customers, WRMI Okeechobee (Florida) fills much of its airtime with the 'World Radio Network'. This brings a number of external / English services back to shortwave. The latest programming schedule of 3 April 2026. shows the following time slots: 5850 kHz 06:00-08:00, 09:00-10:00 7570 kHz 04:00-05:00, 07:00-08:00 7730 kHz 05:00-09:00, 10:00-11:00, 14:00-15:00, 16:00-18:00 7780 kHz 01:00-03:00, 04:00-08:00, 10:00-11:00 9395 kHz 09:00-11:00, 12:00-21:00 The World Radio Network relays are likely a gesture of Jeff White's good- will and unpaid for. Reception reports sent to the relevant station, and also to the listed stations Radio Prague International, Slovakia Interna- tional, and Taiwan International (which still issue QSL cards), can serve as reminders of the remaining shortwave listenership. Just in case WRMI asks for payment. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wor April 4) USA 9265 kHz Apr 5 at 0228 UT, no signal from WINB Red Lion; rather early to be off ? Own sked shows 'Moment of Truth' starting at 0230 UT for a sesquihour, then last program 'Worship at Home' from 0400 UT with no endtime. Maybe it's an Easter thing. 9275 kHz also off: After Satur- day sunset UT Sunday, their Sabbath is over, but WMLK is never in a hurry to get working, back onto the air. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) 9917.16 & 9942.84 kHz approx., matching spurs out of fundamental 9930 kHz WTWW with TOMBS, some modulation, April 5 at 1444 UT. This is the #2 transmitter instead of the usual #1 which doesn't provide such spurs. These are only S7/S9 while fundamental 9930 kHz is S=9+40/45dB. George says #1 was down due to a water leak, but soon to be resumed. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) WTWW tx #1 usage on Saturday April 11 at 14.02 UT, single string at 9929.984 kHz, b u t n o spur strings noted today, ed. USA {CUBA target radio of USAGM} 7335, 7365, and 7435 kHz, April 5 at 0252 UT, R. Marti on three 7 MHz frequencies at once, unusual, instead of one or two at a time; and also on 6030 kHz too; overkill ? Cuba is still not bothering to jam it at all; would rather run dead air on RHC, Rebelde channels. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) USA 5129.923 kHz 5130 minus77 Hertz = 5129.923 kHz, Apr 10 at 2355 UT, WBCQ has come on with 'The Planet' ID & IS loop, into NH SDR, calibra- tion corrected with WWV. At 2356 UT, 6160.006 kHz weak deadair S6/S7 some- thing else ? 7490 kHz has been with FKB, but at 0000 UT April 11 // 5130 kHz ID, and 'WTO' theme, Alterjexions "heart" and "heart & soul of elec- tronic media, good ole radio ..." so it's a replay of last week's 'AAAWWW', q.v.; never mind. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) VANUATU 9960 kHz Radio Vanuatu, from 0539 UT till cut off at 0558* UT, Apr 4, heard via Kiwi SDR remote at Marahau #5, NZ; Easter music concert, which I believe was the "Stan and the Earth Force" reggae band from Vanuatu, led by singer-songwriter and producer Stan Antas. *0558UT, start- ed on 7260 kHz. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 5) VATICAN STATE 9705 kHz Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria bcast cen- ter, 1935-1946 UT April 3, 'The Way of the Cross', French comments. 35444. 11870 kHz Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria, 1926-1948 UT, April 3, 'The Way of the Cross', English comments. 45444. 15565 kHz Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria, 1928-1942 UT, April 3, 'The Way of the Cross', Portuguese comments. 45444. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) VATICAN STATE Radio Vatikan hat zum 95. Geburtstag am 12. Februar 2026 ein aufgefrischtes Jingle bekommen. Das Originalthema von Christus Vincit, das von dem tschechoslowakischen Komponisten Jan Kunc stammt, wurde von Marcello Filotei aus der RV-Musik- redaktion modernisiert. Sein Projekt umfasste vier Jingles, die alle auf Christus Vincit basieren und fuer verschiedene Zeiten des Radio-Tages ge- dacht sind (Morgen, Vormittag, Nachmittag, Nacht). Hinzu kommen zwei kurze Idents, die den Anfang bzw. das Ende des Themas aufgreifen. Der Leiter der RV-Musikredaktion Pierluigi Morelli hat auch einen Ident fuer den Mittag und Mitternacht geschaffen, der an die Orchestrierung des Barock erinnert und"eine historische und musikalische Dimension aufgreift, die sich harmonisch in die Tradition des Papstradios einfuegt". Alle Idents werden gleichzeitig vom italienischsprachigen Kanal und den 30 Webradios von Radio Vatikan ausgestrahlt, sodass ein "globales Hoer- erlebnis" entsteht. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, via ADDX Kurier - weltweit hoeren April 2026, page #11) VENEZUELA 4940 kHz 'Estacion 4940', 0446-0527 UT on April 4, Spanish, religious comments and songs. 15421. (Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx April 4) VIETNAM 12020 kHz VoVTN-5 via Hanoi Son Tay, 1030-1057 UT, Indonesian to SoEaAS. A strong signal, beaming 177 degr. At 1100 UT, opening orche- stral theme music for a few seconds before the signal was suddenly cut- off. Returned 90 sec later with a greatly reduced signal strength in Japanese, beaming 57 degr to EaAS. April 11. Scheduled 10.00-15.50 UT. (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1251 April 12) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Other logs USA [non] R Farda in Persian via USAGM Kuwait al-Dschahra suburb, US USAGM VoA RL RFA bcast center Kuwait relay site at 05.15 UT on April 9: 5860 kHz, 7460 kHz, at S=9+15dB sidelobe signal level, and both slight BUBBLE signal underneath from Iran origin; measiured 5860.037 kHz side- flank at 05.27 UT. Next door 5875 DRM digital signal powerhouse S=9+25dB of BBC London in En schedule requested in A26 season at 05 - 06 UT from ENC Woofferton bcast center. Noted at 05.22 UT April 9. 7460 kHz Radio Farda Kuwait outlet QRM remarks at 05.30 UT, heavy di- sturbed to Iranian audience: Unintentional UTE RTTY interference on the lower frequency edge - both RTTY signal strings measured 850 Hertz apart distance on air, centered 7456.58 and 7457.43 kHz. btw. Klingenfuss database Perseus Userlist2 shows CISN Severomorsk RUSSIA Navy signal though on that channel. Others: 9710even CUB RHC English from Quivican San Felipe bcast center makes it to western Europe audience this morning at 05.40 UT, S=9+15dB signal. 9770.005 TUR TRT Emirler in Turkish language scheduled at 04-06 UT, S=9+40dB powerhouse at 05.45 UT. Nice modern Turkish popular music played. // same program content also on 6040.002 kHz S=9+20dB level at 05.48 UT. Strange frequency selection in the very sparsely populated 22 meterband at 0600 UT: 13690 kHz R NZ Pacific S=9+10 from Rangitaiki site, hit by neighbour 13695 kHz RFI Paris French from TDF Issoudun, S=9+40dB powerhouse; 13699.986 kHz little frq oddity of CHN CNR13 Uyghur domestic program. People are crowding together here. 15130.006 IND/BHARAT Akashvani Arabic sce from Bangalore site at 05.30- 06.30 UT, noted S=9+15dB signal remotedly, into ME/EUR sidelobe at 06.50UT 15320.021 kHz TUR TRT Ankara in Hausa service to West Africa target via Emirler bcast center, noted at 06.07 UT in EUR at S=9+15dB sidelobe level remotedly. 06 - 07 UT. 15430.012 kHz MOST PROBABLY - IRAN's IRIB sce outlet from Sirjan site, much low modulated Hausa sce towards WestAF target audience. S=9+15dB carrier strength logged at 06.09 UT. requested schedule 05.50-06.50 UT. 15505 kHz U.K. ENC Woofferton powerhouse S=9+40dB signal, rented by KNU program from Tchad central AF organization, 'Radio Ndarason International' at 06.11 UT. 15595 kHz VATICAN STATE CVA Santa Maria di Galeria site, S=9+15dB signal at 06.13 UT, Arabic service scheduled 06.10-06.30 UT. 17830 DRM digital domestic sce from CHN mainland CNR1 domestic program, via Urumqi Xinjiang province in far north-western China mainland. S=8-9 side-/backlobe at 06.17 UT on April 9. Scheduled 01 - 08 UT. The RFI French outlets of TDF Issoudun has been observed to be disrupted by unknown BUBBLE audio signal underneath on several occasions. Is a mystery to me. What's the reason behind this? This April 9th morning BUBBLE signal from Sahel / CeAF target likely ? On 15300 and 17850 kHz noted at 06 - 07 UT time slot. At 06.25 UT signal of UNID ORIGIN ? ... any HELP assistance would be appreciated. 17570 and 17790 kHz JP Two Japanese language sce signals to Japanese nationals worldwide of NHK Yamata outlets in ISR_USA_IRN middle east war time, S=8-9 signal into WeEUR. In 13 meterband noted few China mainland domestic CNR1 service signals, parked here against Taiwanese SOH sect Falun Gong sect programme small poor Mandarin language outlets on 21800 kHz end of band marker signal, 21645 kHz, 21550 kHz, 21495 kHz, and 21490 kHz mostly S=9+20dB into Perseus SDRs in Doha Qatar and Athens Greece. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8 - 9) SPAIN Wonderful proper S=9+40dB signal from REE Noblejas in Europe no- ted in Michigan and Alberta SDR units remotedly now today Monday April 13 at 23.23 UT on only single (!) 15500 kHz frequency. CUBA 5024.997 kHz Radio Rebelde, low power signal, and also low modula- ted audio by 10% level only, at 00.05UT on April 14. S=7 fair signal noted in Detroit MI and Edmonton-AB-CAN remotedly today. 5096 kHz military STANAG digital signal S=9+15dB at 00.11 UT April 14. 5980 kHz DRM digital, test transmission RFI Paris / TDF Issoudun at 00- 01 UT S=9+15dB signal heard in Detroit MI state at 00.15 UT April 14. 7360.003 TUR TRT Emirler in Turkish 00-02 UT, poor S=7 at 00.22 UT. 7489.938 much frq oddity WBCQ 'The Planet' acc Perseus database list. S=6 rather poor signal, at 00.25 UT. 9264.986 USA WINB signal from Red Lion, phone-in and English prayer performance, S=9+15dB signal at 00.29 UT on April 14. 9275 even USA WMLK Bethel PA, English prayer / sermon, S=9+25dB power- house excellent Ampegon quality level audio quality, Afghan theme talk, at 00.32 UT on Tuesday April 14. 9710even CUB RHC La Habana via Quivican San Felipe center outlet in pure French - clear to identify, perfect audio quality tonight, rather than Caribbean Creole language reported earlier. 01.10 UT April 14. Bad co-channel mixture signal in 31 mband: 9870.004 kHz IND AIR/Akashvani Bangalore Bharat, 01.00-01.30 UT Singalese sce, ... and 9870.019 kHz TUR TRT Emirler in Spanish 01.00-01.55 UT noted at 01.25 UT. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 13 - 14) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST. Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update. 1) Updated UTC offset notations for change to DST on 5 April for New Zealand (RNZ National & RNZ Pacific). 2) Canada - Bible Voice Broadcasting: Updated links to current A-26 season frequency schedule. Thanks to Alexander Miatlikov-DEN in woriog mail list. 3) Germany - Media Broadcast Services (MBR): Updated link to current A-26 frequency schedule. Thanks to Alexander Miatlikov in woriog mail list). 4) India/Bharat - AIR / Akashvani: Updated links. Thanks to Alokesh Gupta in woriog mail list. 5) Romania - Radio Romania International: Updated links to current A-26 frequency schedule. 6) Spain - REE: Updated link to current A-26 frequency schedule. Thanks to Alokesh Gupta-IND in woriog mail list. 7) USA - WRMI: Updated links for A-26 schedule (guerogram link not yet updated to A-26). The next update is scheduled for early May. Best wishes and 73, Alan Roe-UK, wor April 5. DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS has also been updated April 4: (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor April 5) Shortwave Interval Signals: Here is another webpage of shortwave tuning signals from the 1980s onwards this was recorded by Jerry Johnston in Kentucky. (Joe Hanlon-NJ-USA, wor April 5) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* GERMANY Booktip. Dissertationen ueber den Rundfunk als modernes Medium duerfte es einige geben. Seit Dezember2025 ist eine Inauguraldissertation, ein grosses akademisches Erstlingswerk mit Forschungserkenntnissen zur Erlangung eines Doktortitels oeffentlich zugaenglich,das sich tiefgruendig mit der Funksendestelle Koenigs Wusterhausen beschaeftigt. Die Autorin Christine Oliwkowski ist Historikerin und arbeitet seit 2020 als Leiterin des Museums Funkerberg, das frueher Sender- und Funktechnik- museum hiess. Die Dissertation "Die [Heeres-]Hauptfunkstelle Koenigs Wusterhausen. Eine rundfunkgeschichtliche und lokalhistorische Fallstudie" beschreibt haupt- saechlich die gesamthistorische Entwicklung des Rundfunks in Koenigs Wusterhausen im Zeitraum von 1911 bis 1946. Da inhaltlich miteinander ver- bunden, wird auch die Historie der benachbarten Sendestelle Zeesen mit einbezogen. Bibliografie - (C) Christine Oliwkowski. "Die [Heeres-]Hauptfunkstelle Koenigs Wusterhausen" Eine rundfunkgeschichtliche und lokalhistorische Fallstudie. Inauguraldissertation. Philosophische Fakultaet der Universitaet Potsdam. Disputation: 18. Juni 2025. Kostenloser Download der PDF Datei: (Gerhard Roleder-D, via ADDX Kurier - weltweit hoeren April 2026, p#38) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* NDB HANDBOOKS. The 2026 editions of my NDB handbooks are now available. As always, I have incorporated the latest changes and monitoring results. The new GNDBH contains details on over 17600 NDBs worldwide. 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