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BC-DX 1660                                                  27 July 2026
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ARMENIA   1377 kHz  Since July, TWR (Trans World Radio) has ceased broad-
casting in Ukrainian via its transmitter in Gavar on 1377 kHz. The radio
station told me they have no plans to return to the air.
(Viktor Tsekhanovich, Kerch-RUS, via
RUSdx #1404 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 26)

The rental and payment of TWR via CJSC Yerevan Gavar 1377 kHz TWR relays
always ran through the Moscow address and the Russian FMO organization of
'RAM'. April 2022.

6-Element Double Cone Skirt Antenna System designed by Kintronic Labora-
tories Inc., USA, financed by TWR USA organization in February 2006
is aimed for 1000 kW of power. That special directional and steep angle
antenna was in use 16 years on TWR mediumwave outlets on MW 1377 and 1395
kHz. (ed.)

ASCENSION ISL   17780 kHz  Tue July 21, at 17.21-17.30 UT, BBC WS, via ENC
at English Bay relay site on Ascension Island, in English. Woman announcer
in conversation w/ a news correspondent, presumably; 17.24UT Woman talking
news; ID BBC Africa Svce.; 17.29 UT Man announcer talking. Fair reception:
35533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 21)

AUSTRALIA   5055 kHz  Australian station 4DX, 08.15-10.17* UT on July 21,
heard via the KiwiSDR remote at Chatham Islands, NZ; non-stop songs and
occasional IDs:

Ray Charles  "Hit The Road Jack", Steve Miller Band  "Abracadabra",
The Beatles  "Hey Jude", Procol Harum  "A Whiter Shade of Pale",
Simon & Garfunkel  "The 59th Street Bridge", America  "A Horse With No
Name", Jackie Wilson  "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher",
Johnny Chester  "Highway 31", etc. Would have been fair / good reception
without the heavy QRN (static).
Distance between station and remote is about: 2,840 miles (4,570 kms).
(Ron Howard-Monterey-CA-USA, direct and wor July 21)

BRAZIL   6179.997 kHz  R Nacional da Amazonia w/Ana Pimenta in En with a
special show featuring the "Festa Junia" w/roots back to Europe summer
solstice celebrations,and adapted by Christianity with a focus on John the
Baptist.

This may have been a repeat ... mention of St Anthony who is celebrated on
the 13th, and St John on the 24th. Same show in Spanish at :55 At :59 OM
ID in Port and at ToH cut off abruptly and into the usual YL 'complete' ID
w/frequencies, and into music and Port talk to carrier drop at :06.
4+54+4+4+ 0149-0206* (but back on at 02.15 UT recheck ...)  4 July.
(Ken Zichi, Williamston MI-USA, Michigan ARE Tipsheet, wor July 15)

6179.997 kHz  'Rádio Nacional da Amazonia' w/Ana Pimenta in En with a
'music bulletin' about Samba Rock, the fusion of Brazilian Samba with
North American Rock music. The show featured some selections from familiar
tunes like "Mas Que Nada" and"Take It Easy My Brother Charles" (both Jorge
Ben Jor) and talked about the origins of the form in the 1950s and 60s
dance halls in Brazil, and its spreading to general musical forms.

At 54 SS presentation of same Episode w/Ana again. At :59 the brief OM ID
and at ToH, into the usual YL 'complete' ID w/ frequencies, and into music
and Port talk mentioning 'manhagada' (or however you spell that!) to the
end of my recording. 4+544+4 01.49-02.03+ UT (a lot of thunder- storm
static!) 4 July.
(Ken Zichi, Williamston MI-USA, Michigan ARE Tipsheet, wor July 15)

11780.010 kHz  'Rádio Nacional da Amazonia' w/Ana Pimenta, in En with a
'cultural bulletin' with today's show featuring a look at the Parintins
Folklore and the "Red bull" lore dating back to 1913, mentioning the cele-
brations and bonfires, etc. that surround the festival. At :54 SS presen-
tation of same Episode w/Ana again.At ToH, abruptly into the usual YL'com-
plete' ID w/frequencies, and into music and Port talk to carrier off.
4+5444; 01.49-02.01* UT. 26 June.
(Ken Zichi, Williamston MI-USA, Michigan ARE Tipsheet, wor July 15)

11780.010 kHz  'Rádio Nacional da Amazonia' w/Ana Pimenta, in En with a
'cultural bulletin' with today's show featuring a look at the history of
the Parintins Festival 112 years since its creation. They played some
'peppy' festival music like "Brinquedo Que Canta Sue Chao" and cow sound
effects. At :55 SS presentation of same Episode w/Ana again. At ToH, again
abruptly into the usual YL 'complete' ID w/frequencies, and into music and
Port talk to carrier off. 4+5444; 01.49-02.01* UT June.
(Ken Zichi, Williamston MI-USA, Michigan ARE Tipsheet, wor July 15)

CHINA   13660 kHz  Tue, July 21, at 18.01-18.13 UT, China Radio Inter-
national, Kashi-Kashgar-Xinjiang province, in Hausa to Nigeria. Woman an-
nouncer talking news, presumably; 18.04 UT  A song, a tribal song !
18.07 UT  Man talking; 18.10 UT Other tribal music. Fair reception:
3~45543. // 11790 kHz Kunming SoCHN mainland, 45544.

13710 kHz  Tue, July 21, at 18.15-18.27 UT, China Radio International, via
Kunming-CHN, in Chinese to Middle East. Woman / man announcers talking
news, presumed; 18.20 UT A brief piece of music and return communications.
Good reception: 45544.  //  11660 kHz Shijiazhuang, 3~45522.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 21)

COLOMBIA   5910 kHz  'Radio Alcaravan', Puerto Ller, CLM; 15 July,
at 09.48-09.53 UT, English YL, music. Poor to fair signal. Also heard at
16 July, 09.42-09.47 UT, English pop music (Men at Work group), YL. Fady,
fair, partially readable.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 13-19)

CUBA   5025 kHz  July 13 at 01.34 UT  R. Rebelde not off the air, but only
hearing background{?} noise, S=9+30/40dB. Still at 05.18 UT or maybe a
trace of music.

5013/5038 kHz  July 18 at 06.55 UT  R. Rebelde 5025 kHz is splattering out
to this range, very unusual, maybe further but lost in the storm noise.

5025 kHz  July 19 at 06.45 UT, R. Rebelde S=9+30/40dB of dead air, but
proclaiming "we've got power !" to waste.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

5025 kHz  R Rebelde, at 08.59 UT on 16 July, Spanish. Music to ToH. Man
then speaking. Fair to poor.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

6000 kHz  'Rádio Habana Cuba' via Quivican San Felipe TITAN Made in USSR
250 kW site outlet, 11.12 UT, 14 July. Spanish. News or public service
announcements with several mentions of "Cubana". Fair to poor. Power grid
went down 3 to 4 hours later.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

5025 kHz  R. Rebelde, 10.33 UT on July 19. Large (S7-S8) open carrier.
Presumed Rebele without audio. Fair - good.
(Mark Taylor, Lake Farm Park-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

CUBA   All DXers are well aware of Cuba's international radio broadcasting
network, Radio Habana Cuba, with its pretentious identification: "This is
Radio Habana Cuba. Transmitiendo desde Cuba - territorio libre de America"
(it needs no translation). The radio station, founded on the initiative of
Fidel Castro and Ernesto Che Guevara, began broadcasting on May 1, 1961.

In addition to its primary language, Spanish, the station has broadcast in
eight other languages throughout its history, six of which are still in
use (English, French, Creole, Portuguese, Arabic, and Esperanto),while two
indigenous languages, Guarani and Quechua, were previously used.

There were also attempts to broadcast in Italian. Perhaps some DXers still
remember that this station planned to begin broadcasting in Russian.A Rus-
sian-language DX program on Canadian Radio RCI on December 18, 1999, re-
ported that the Moscow DXers' conference on December 4, 1999, cited Ameri-
can sources as citing a planned start of Radio Habana Cuba broadcasts in
Russian in late 2000.

However, something apparently went wrong, plans changed, and broadcasts
never began. However, a Russian-language page was added to the Prensa
Latina (PL) news agency's website in the early 2000s:
<https://ruso.prensalatina.cu/>

The agency markets itself as Latin American, but its headquarters are lo-
cated in Havana.The Russian page became increasingly less informative over
the years, especially compared to the Spanish and English pages, and since
June 2025, it has ceased being updated altogether. Of the seven language
pages used on the portal, the Spanish page

<https://www.prensa-latina.cu/> is of particular interest, as in addition
to printed information, it also features a 24-hour online broadcast of
Prensa Latina Radio, which can essentially be considered Cuba's second
international broadcaster.

Broadcasts are in Spanish, but until January 2024, there were also pro-
grams in English. Several years ago, the portal broadcast a specially
launched Prensa Latina Radio web channel for a year for listeners in Boli-
via. Currently, the audio player on the PL portal is not functioning,
possibly in the Chrome browser, and the portal itself and the external
audio stream of Prensa Latina Radio

<http://cdn4.onstream.audio:9267/stream.m3u>

are blocked in Russia. The portal features some videos under the
'Prensa Latina TV' brand, available for viewing on YouTube

<https://www.youtube.com/@AgenciaPrensa_Latina>

with English dubbing (without auto-dubbing) and Spanish dubbing(with auto-
dubbing in English, Arabic, and Portuguese). Auto-dubbing in Russian may
also be available soon.
(Vladimir, Rybinsk, Yaroslavskaya oblast-RUS; via
RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

CZECH REPUBLIC   Czechia's tallest towers are up for sale, but face demo-
lition without repairs.

Czechia's tallest structures are looking for a new owner, but whoever
takes them on will inherit a massive repair bill and the possibility that
the iconic towers could eventually disappear.

The Liblice_B radio transmitters near CeskyBrod, two 355-meter towers com-
pleted in 1976, have been put up for sale by Czech Radiocommunication(CRA)
after losing their original purpose with the end of medium-wave broadcast-
ing. The twin towers, which rank among Europe's tallest guyed structures,
are now facing an uncertain future.

While local residents and preservation groups hope the site can be trans-
formed into a new attraction or repurposed for emergency services, the
current owner has warned that significant investment will be required to
keep the structures standing.

CRA has not announced a fixed asking price for the Liblice transmitters,
instead leaving the final amount open to negotiation with potential
buyers. However, the company estimates that the new owner would need to
invest at least CZK 170 million in urgent repairs and maintenance.

The most pressing issue is the towers' anchoring system. Experts have de-
termined that the existing support cables have a lifespan only until the
end of 2026, with replacement costs estimated at around CZK 120 million.
Further expenses would include anti-corrosion protection and carrying out
a major overhaul of the elevators that run inside the towers.

The future owner would also be responsible for maintaining aviation warn-
ing lights and other safety systems, as the towers represent a significant
obstacle for aircraft. CRA has warned that additional hidden defects may
be discovered once detailed inspections are carried out.

Even demolition would be a costly undertaking, requiring extensive plann-
ing, environmental measures, waste removal and safety precautions due to
the size and location of the structures.

The Liblice transmitters originally served as part of the country's me-
diumwave radio network, but their importance declined with the transition
to digital broadcasting. Medium-wave transmissions from the site ended in
2021, and the towers have largely stood unused since then.

Local initiatives have opposed plans for their removal, arguing that the
structures have become a recognizable landmark of the region. The civic
association 'Spolek pratel obce' Liblice has suggested several possible
future uses, including opening the towers to tourists or allowing them to
serve emergency services or the military.

The towers are equipped with elevators reaching the top, which could po-
tentially make visitor access possible if the necessary safety upgrades
were completed. However, such a transformation would require a signifi-
cant investment and agreement between the owner, authorities and potential
operators.

Czechia's tallest structures, the 355-meter Liblice_B radio towers, are
facing an uncertain future after being put up for sale. What do you think
should happen to Czechia's tallest towers ?

The Liblice_B towers have already survived previous threats to their exi-
stence. Smaller 150-meter transmitters at the nearby Liblice_A site were
demolished in 2004, while a 270-meter tall radio tower in Topolna in
eastern Czechia was brought down in 2022.

For now, the fate of the country's tallest structures remains uncertain.
A new owner could preserve the towers and give them a new purpose, or they
could become another piece of Czech engineering history lost to demolition

<https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czechia-s-tallest-towers-
could-disappear-unless-someone-saves-them>

(Expats_Cz_By_Jason_Pirodsky; 25 July 2025; via
Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 27)

FRANCE  'Mini Atlantique' yachtrace weather radio service via TDF Issoudun
on 7340 and 17545 kHz.

Tuned into male with French weather forecasts at 15.11UT on 7340 kHz today
Friday 24 July. At 15.20 UT lady in English reading weather reports took
over.Voices were familiar as heard on 'Mini Atlantique' broadcasts in pre-
vious years.

After checking HFCC.org database in A-26, could also hear weaker // on
17545 kHz (TDF via Issoudun bcast center at 15.00-16.00 UT).

There's an event, 'Les Sables' to the Azores and back, 'Mini Atlantique'
so presume the broadcasts are for participants in that:

<https://lessables-lesacores650.fr/>   Broadcast ended around 15.55 UT.

(Alan Pennington, Cornwall-England-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 24)

17545 kHz  July 25 at 14.59 kHz S=9+10/20dB carrier into UniTwente, 1500-
UT familiar dramatic music,as once again there is weather info for a yacht
race, via TDF Issoudun-F. In French, hectopascals, etc., often citing No-
vember and Whiskey for north and west geo-coordinates. Tnx to tip from
Alan Pennington, BrDXC-UK, who first heard it yesterday; also on 7340 kHz.
More details in next report.
(via Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 25)

FRANCE   More about the marine weather broadcasts at 15.00 UT on 17545
and 7340 kHz:

Original tip in BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews:
'Tuned into man with French weather forecasts at 15.11 UT on 7340 kHz to-
day 24 July. At 15.20 UT lady in English reading weather reports took
over.Voices were familiar as heard on 'Mini Atlantique' broadcasts in pre-
vious years. After checking HFCC.org, could also hear weaker // on 17545
kHz (TDF via Issoudun-F 15.00-16.00 UT).

There's an event, 'Les Sables to the Azores' and back, 'Mini Atlantique'
so presume the broadcasts are for participants in that:

<https://lessables-lesacores650.fr/>

Broadcast ended around 15.55 UT. 73 Alan Pennington-Cornwall-UK'

At start of today's transmission at 15.00 UT, after opening well-known
music, the man in French did mention 'Mini Atlantique' so the broadcasts
are for that event. Excellent reception on 17545 kHz on the Azores Kiwi
SDR which is good as that is where the boats are heading ;-)
73 Alan Pennington, Caversham-UK'

'Starting today with 'À toutes les concurrentes et a tous les concurrents
de la 'Mini Atlantique' en route pour Horta pour la premiere etape de la
Mini Atlantique entre les Sables d'Olonne et la ville d'Orta sur l'ile
de Fayal.' google translates:

'To all the 'Mini Atlantique' competitors en route to Horta for the first
leg of the race between Les Sables-d'Olonne and the town of Horta on the
island of Faial'; regards, Harald DL1AX Kuhl-D '

Walt Salmaniw replied: 'Thanks to Alan Pennington for pointing this race.
Into Masset at 15.09 UT tune-in with French weather information by OM at
fair / good level on 17540 kHz {sic}

I recall in other years, the 'Mini Transat' had DRM broadcasts; not
this time). // 7340 kHz. Carrier visible only. Continued in French by OM
until 15.16:10 UT. 2 seconds latter, YL (clearly live; not robotic at all)
began in English.

Continued until 15.45:20 UT when she mentions, 'I leave you with music;
2008'. Music continued until a brief announcement by same YL at 15.56:57
UT: 'Have a nice day. See you tomorrow'. More music until 15.58:32 UT.
Dead air until carrier off at 15.59:11 UT. 73, Walt.
Enjoying the world of radio from my remote QTH on Haida Gwaii off the
NW coast of BC, Canada'

Alex Miatlikov-DEN, replied: 'Oddly enough, there were LOTS of Russian
songs from that time (played for few seconds actually). To be fair, there
was a Ukrainian song by Bumboks too'.
(via Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 26)

FRANCE  'Mini Atlantique'yacht race weather radio service via TDF Issoudun
on 7340 and 17545 kHz today Monday July 27, via TDF Issoudun SW center.
Thanks Alan Pennington in Cornwall for help, 73 de wolfie.

Yes, today Monday July 27th noted on air from 15 UT:

7340even  at 15.04 UT, French female presenter weather report read at
S=9+25dB signal level in southern Germany Perseus SDR unit remotedly.

At 15.19 UT switched from French to further English language report.

TDF ISS used their 100 kW 'faulty audio modulation' transmitter on 7340
kHz channel, which brought that typical 'wobbling' BUBBLE jamming audio
sound underneath.

This faulty TX modulation SW unit observed there in past two decades,
never repaired that unit / audio line feed, was in use for example often
on 9490 kHz night service of Radio Republica programm in Spanish back
signal from Europe TX site towards Cuban audience in central America.

Also FAULTY wobble-bubbler audio observed in the past in use for NHK World
Radio Japan relay broadcasts mornings in 49 mband towards EUR, NE/ME/North
Africa then.

Also 7340 kHz ISS logged in eastern Finland, Athens Greece and Doha Qatar
remotedly, but only tiny poor ISS signal underneath of CNR domestic radio
from Urumqui Xinjiang in Kazakh language - co-channel !

7340 kHz 1500-1800 UT CHN/TKS  PBS Xinjiang  Kazakh  Urumqi

17545 kHz even S=9+15dB of 'Mini Atlantique' yacht race weather radio ser-
vice on 'short skip' kilometers distance into southern Germany today at
15.11 UT. Same weather report in French like // 7340 kHz and from 15.19 UT
also in English language. At 15.45 UT started End_Fanfare-mx, pause at
15.46 UT, 15.47 UT some folk music 'Greens Leeve' played; 15.52 UT A short
musical excerpt from 'Moscow Nights' - 'Podmoskownye wetschera'.
15.58 UT TX TDF Issoudun switch off.

Next channel were
17575 kHz DRM digital outlet of BBC London EN at 15-16 UT also S=9+10dB
signal from ENC Woofferton-England-UK site in Finland on Mauno's Perseus
SDR installation; and

17630 kHz at 15.22 UT also proper signal of CRI African relay site Bamako
center #2, S=9+20dB English 15-16 UT, July 27.

vy73 de wolfie df5sx
wwdxc topnews

FRANCE  'Mini Atlantique'yacht race weather radio service via TDF Issoudun
on 7340 and 17545 kHz.

Tuned into man with French weather forecasts at 15.11 UT on 7340 kHz today
Friday 24 July. At 15.20 UT lady in English reading weather reports took
over. Voices were familiar as heard on 'Mini Transat' broadcasts in pre-
vious years.

After checking HFCC.org database in A-26, could also hear weaker // on
17545 kHz (TDF via Issoudun bcast center at 15.00-16.00 UT).

There's an event, 'Les Sables' to the Azores and back, 'Mini Atlantique'
so presume the broadcasts are for participants in that:
<https://lessables-lesacores650.fr/>
Broadcast ended around 15.55 UT.
(Alan Pennington, Cornwall-England-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 24)

FRANCE   {CUBA non; rather target radio}  9490 kHz, UT Monday July 13 at
01.24 UT, I catch full ID and schedule uttered twice from R. Republica,
in eastern daylight time presumably, as in Cuba, a running dog of Yanqui
Imperialism: Mon-Sat 9-11 pm, Sun 9-12, which becomes in UT:

Tue-Sun 01-03, Mon 01-04 UT - assuming this may be more correct than other
versions ?  This of course via RMI via TDF Issoudun France. Then program
'Frecuencia Semanal', S=9+30dB, the SSOB except for 9930 kHz WTWW still on
with S=9+40/50dB of TOMBStone. Indeed still going after 03.30 UT this Mon-
day. Cuba kindly does not jam it.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 13)

Re:  Glenn Hauser / US sponsored 'Radio Republica' target radio in Spanish
to Cuban island audience, Carribean central America. Logs July 12-13, 2026.

Hi Richard and Glenn, you are right, they have just updated to that
schedule, will be corrected in the next publication of the 'WRTH_Web_App'.
Thank you and best regards, Mauno Ritola-FIN.

Mon, Jul 13, 2026 at 01:47 PM, Glenn Hauser wrote: UT: Tue-Sun 01-03, Mon
01-04 UT - assuming this may be more correct than other versions ?
Listening today (Tuesday UT) at 01:45 UTC with strong signal into NB.

WRTH Web app says:
0200-0300 UT 150kW  F  'Radio Republica' Spanish TDF ISSoudun  CUB daily
0300-0400 UT 150kW  F  'Radio Republica' Spanish TDF ISSoudun  CUB m..tfss
which needs to be updated. Warrants further monitoring.
(Richard Langley-New Brunswick-CAN, wor July 13 - 14)

FRANCE   9490 kHz  Thur, July 23, at 0110-0125 UT, Radio Republica, TDF
Issoudun-F, in Spanish to Cuba. Man and woman announcers present news and
comments about Cuba and his people; 0115 UT ID, La Voz del Directorio
Democratico Cubano; Frequency 9490 kHz and website; 01.17 UT Continua el
Boletin Informativo, incluso con las noticias de los deportes. Fair recep-
tion: 3~45533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

FRANCE   17730 kHz  Tue, July 21, at 17.07-17.20 UT, Radio France Inter-
nationale, TDF Issoudun-F, in Mandingo to West Africa. Man and woman an-
nouncers talking news w/reporter collaborators. Good reception: 45544.

17730 kHz  Tue, July 21, at 17.49-17.59 UT, Radio France Internationale,
TDF Issoudun-F, in Fulfulde to West Africa. Woman announcer interviews a
woman during this log; 17.59 UT Ending + close carrier. Good reception:
45544.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 21)

FRANCE   France TDF DRM digital mode test transmissions.

I was pleasantly surprised to get almost perfect reception of TDF DRM
digital mode transmission from France last night on 11870 kHz at 04.16 UT.

<20260719_0416_UT_11870_khz_DRM_France_TDF.mp4>

Signal was quite strong, +10dBm over S9 with only one minor drop at the
beginning. Only drawback is the really tinny audio. They covered a story
about the use of helicopters in war and a feature about life in Panama.
(Tony Pavick-Hope-BC-CAN, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 19)

GERMANY    Nostalgiesendung vom SWR. Zufaellig gefunden:
"100 Jahre Radio vom SWR von 2023" viele schoene Erinnerungen von 'damals'

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LtyzsMz1ro>

(Horst Weise-D  DL4SBK, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 18)

GERMANY  'Texas Radio Shortwave' SWL Programm via Ingolstadt ch292 Bavaria
and SWRG Winsen - Aller, Germany as link URL:

<TRSW-2026-A26-Program-Schedule-Aug-Sep.jpg> (1584×1224)

<https://swling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TRSW-2026-A26-
Program-Schedule-Aug-Sep.jpg>
(TRSW, July 22)

GERMANY/U.K./USA   'Mystery 4 Joy'  SW radio program.

<https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122108363403392312&set=
a.122097430995392312>

Here's the full text from the image:
A26 Season Broadcast Schedule. Effective from 21/07/2026.
(Subject to change at any time)

Frequency  Hours           Days  Transmitter        Power  Notes
 5850 kHz  02.30-03.00 UT  Mon   WRMI Okeechobee    100 kW For NoAm/US/CAN
 6070 kHz  20.00-22.00 UT  Sat   Channel 292         10 kW Live Show
 9670 kHz  21.00-22.00 UT  Sat   Channel 292         10 kW Live Show*
15770 kHz  22.30-23.00 UT  Sat   WRMI Okeechobee    100 kW For WeEurope
 9915 kHz  20.00-21.00 UT  Sat   ENC Woofferton UK  125 kW Special Events

Footnotes:
* Beamed to Romania (Beam E of 'Channel 292' Ingolstadt Rohrbach Bavaria)
¹ Broadcasted in Comb Stereo
  (More info on RNEI Website:  <https://rnei.org/stereo/>

Additional info:
Broadcasts from WRMI was 1 Day per Month
Broadcasts from Channel 292 are 2 Saturdays per Month
More info about Broadcasting from Channel 292 on their website:
<https://www.channel292.de/>

Mystery for Joy is also broadcasted at the same time from Radio60 !
Stream 2. Listening Reports, Messages, Suggestions at: 
<mysteryforjoy -at- gmx.net> Last Modification : 21/07/2026

'Mystery for Joy'  8h ago
Hello Listeners ! Here is the new Mystery for Joy Letter !

- Comb Stereo.
yes, we start with a big news ! with the help of Sound Engineer of RNEI,
we gonna broadcast some of our shows with the Comb Stereo system !
(To install and use the decoder: <https://rnei.org/stereo/>

We gonna use our next broadcast from ENC Woofferton-UK to test it,
Book a Test slot from Channel 292 !

- New Broadcaster.
Big announcement ! To replace Encompass "Regular" broadcasts, we gonna
broadcast from WRMI a 30-min show Montly from WRMI Transmitters, on
5850 kHz for North American listeners and 15770 kHz for Western Europe
Listeners ! - Broadcasts from WRMI will be in Comb Stereo too !

- Special Musics.
Yes ! On our shows we got a collaboration also with C.M. Obrecht from
Switzerland ! We gonna play his songs on our shows !

- Sooo the Schedule changed here is it !
(I want to remember to listeners reports from KiwiSDRs are also accepted,
don't worry for people who wanted to receive me with a KiwiSDR)

Thank you very much to WRMI, C.M. Obrecht, RNEI and Radio Carpathia for
their collaboration with 'Mystery for Joy' !
(via Roger Thauer, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)

HUNGARY   540 kHz  E-QSL from Hungarian station Bartok Radio. Program was
transmitted on 09 July 2026 in Hungarian. TX location Solt / Hungary.
Terrestrial broadcast of Bartok Radio is available only on VHF FM band but
this transmission was a temporary broadcast QRG 540 kHz in AM mode.

Picture:  <https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/07/bartok-radio.html>

(Piotr Skorek, Poland; via RUSdx #1404 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 26)

INDIA/BHARAT   Special DX India QSL:
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of DX India, a special commemorative QSL
card is being issued in collaboration with the Indian DXClub International

The card is available for valid reception reports of the Wavescan DX Pro-
gram on India, first broadcast on 19 July 2026 (Program No. NWS #908) and
repeated throughout the week.

Wavescan Schedule - Via Reach Beyond Australia' (RBA - HCJB) from
Kununurra bcast center site Australia:
Sunday 19 July 2026 at 13.30-14.00 UT  15400 kHz to SouthAsia

Sunday 19 July 2026 at 22.30-23.00 UT  17650 kHz to Japan KOR / FE

Complete Schedule of Wavescan DX Program is in
<http://worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html>

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Indian DX Club International
P.O. Box 646
Kolkata 700001
India, South Asia

Many thanks to Jeff White, WRMI Okeechobee, Miami-FL-USA.
We look forward to receiving your reports. Happy DXing !
(Jose Jacob-IND  &  Alokesh Gupta-IND, DX-India July 19)

INDIA/BHARAT   9620 kHz  Tue July 21, at 18.50-19.33 UT, 'All India Radio'
/ Akashvani, Bengaluru-IND, Arabic Svce to Middle East. A space dedicated
to Indian Music, w/good songs;  19.12 UT Man talking, says ID and starts a
programming dedicated to Arab Music; 19.26 UT  Man announcer talking, says
ID and presents a summary news, presumably; He says Iran ... 19.29 UT  An
Indian song by female singer; 19.30 UT  IS; 19.32 UT  Man announcer talk-
ing, starting a french edition. Fair reception: 45533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 21)

INDONESIA   7290 kHz  RRI Nabire, Nabire, INS; 19 July, at 09.53-10.00 UT,
YL, music. Terrible signal, very weak ; barely distinguish music from
speech.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 13-19)

IRAN   Iranian jamming appears to have ceased. No jamming observed against
any of the short wave frequencies of 'Radio Farda','Iran International TV'
or 'Radio Payam' during the past four days.

Probably due to recent air strikes by the U.S. military. It could be due
to disruptions or shortages in energy supply rather than actual bombing of
transmitter sites.
(Alan Holder, G4ZBH; Isle of Wight, U.K., wor July 21)

IRAN {and KUWAIT/UK/BULGARIA}  Re: Iranian jamming appears to have ceased,
- sic not anymore - 
Jamming resumed from this evening (27th) on air.

Observed R. Farda on 5860kwt, 7460kwt, 9360kwt, 12040wof kHz all jammed
when I listened at 17.45 UT.

{yes, - all bubble jammed on July 27 on
 5860.030 kHz 19.34 UT
 7460.164 kHz S=9+40dB 19.37 UT,
 9359.984 kHz 19.41 UT,
12040.049 kHz S=9+45dB powerhouse 19.48 UT.

also US R Farda via ENC Al'Dhabbaya-UAE relay center outlet
15635 kHz  14.30-17.00 UT.

Iran International TV on 15730sof kHz 07-17 UT?,
R. Payam in Persian via ENC Woofferton-UK on 15615 kHz
and (?still?) 9300 kHz still in the clear.

Obviously power supply to the jammers has now been restored and they
were not destroyed by any of the recent air strikes on the country's
infrastructure.
(Alan Holder, G4ZBH; Isle of Wight, U.K., wor July 27)

ITALY    Radiorama issue #137.
New radiorama issue available for download!

<https://www.air-radio.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Radiorama_137.pdf>

(tip via SW Bulletin #2110 July 19)

LUXEMBOURG/FRANCE non     RTL 60 years.  Hello, This autumn, RTL will
celebrate its 60th anniversary.
It was in October 1966 that Radio Luxembourg's French-language broadcasts
became RTL (France).

To mark the occasion, RTL is featuring a podcast series titled
"L'histoire culte de RTL" (The Iconic History of RTL) on its website.

While the content is naturally in French, it offers a chance to hear audio
clips from the past 60 years.

<https://www.rtl.fr/programmes/l-histoire-culte-de-rtl>

(Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-F, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 18)

LUXEMBOURG    Luxembourg's Junglinster Radio Towers to be demolished.

"Not publicly accessible", says the Wikipedia-German datasheet, but a
youngster disagreed and climbed one of the three towers anyway, April 25,
Luxemburg's newspaper "Das Wort" noted on Wednesday,citing the incident as
a reason as to why Radio Tele Luxemburg (RTL), the site's owner, may have
considered the landmark a mere problem and wanted to get rid of it.

As a rule, locals like plans like RTL's -see Moosbrunn, where the Austrian
Radio transmitter site didn't command a great fan community (the interest-
ed visitors usually came from far away). In Junglinster, the local govern-
ment granted permission to blow the upper sections of the towers up,and to
demolish the lower legs by less spectacular means.The local government had
few other options than to grant permission, writes "Das Wort". The demo-
lishment won't begin before October, it appears.

If it is up to RTL, the owner of the area, the site would become a resi-
dential area, Luxemburg's "L'Essentiel" wrote in October last year - plus
industrial real estate or business parks (Gewerbeflaechen). That wouldn't
necessarily hurt Junglinster. The question to decide - civic participa-
tion looked set at the time - is if you prefer green meadows, or new buil-
dings and new people in your neighborhood.

I'm not sure about this, but broadcasts by Radio Onda, Radio Gloria and
Radio Slovakia currently seem to come from Junglinster, on 6140 kHz short-
wave (as of today, Radio Slovakia's German service is still there). Those
would probably come to an end, too."

<https://kurzwellenradio.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/junglinster-radio-
towers-to-be-demolished/>

(Franz Bleeker-D, via Alexander Miatlikov-DEN, wor July 25)

LUXEMBOURG   Re: Luxembourg's Junglinster Radio Towers to be demolished

The article quotes Das Wort, English translation of the full news report
dated July 22nd:

Junglinster Towers to be demolished

RTL's parent company CLT-UFA plans to demolish and dismantle the three
antennas of the former Junglinster transmitter this autumn.

With its demolition, a landmark of Junglinster disappears after almost a
century. The three 215-meter-high steel masts have stood on the Lenster-
bierg hill above the baroque church and the town hall since 1932. In its
early days, the transmitter was the most powerful longwave transmitter in
Europe. It operated continuously until 1974, after which it served as a
backup until it was finally shut down in 2023.

RTL announced over a year ago that the three towers were no longer needed
and that dismantling was planned. This will now be carried out by con-
trolled demolition. A firm date has not yet been set, an RTL spokesperson
told LW in response to an inquiry. "For legal reasons, dismantling before
the beginning of October is not possible," he explained. Not all the ne-
cessary permits from the authorities have yet been obtained.

The municipality of Junglinster apparently had little room for maneuver.
"The antennas are not listed as historical monuments. Therefore, the mayor
approved the corresponding request from the operator, CLT-UFA," confirms
Tom Weber, alderman of the municipality of Junglinster. The permit is now
valid for two years. According to Mayor Ben Ries, only the upper part of
the masts will be demolished by explosives; the lower part, which is ac-
cessible by machinery, will be dismantled using conventional methods. The
municipality has also issued a demolition permit for the RTL transmission
tower in Beidweiler.

In April 2025, a teenager climbed one of the three pylons without safety
equipment, triggering a large-scale rescue operation by the police and
CGDIS (Grand-Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps). This incident may have led RTL
to view the three towers solely as a safety hazard.

RTL plans to build a large residential area for more than 1,000 new resi-
dents on the "Um Bichel" site around the current transmission masts.

<https://www.wort.lu/luxemburg/osten/rtl-laesst-sendemasten-in-
junglinster-sprengen/159061661.html>

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews / wor July 25)

Re:  Luxembourg's Junglinster Radio Towers to be demolished.

CLT-UFA - that was a quarter of a century ago. And okay, the claim that it
was the strongest transmitter in the universe is of course essential for
such material.

What this report omits is the fate of the station building. It was the
focus of attempts to put the complex under preservation order, challenged
by, I understand, both the Junglinster municipality and the RTL subsidiary
BCE that owns the station. Apparently they succeeded in killing these
attempts and so everything is going to disappear.

Here's an original document about the building, characteristic for Luxem-
bourg: Take a French-language template and put German text in it.

<https://inpa.public.lu/dam-assets/fr/cosimo/juin2021/Junglinster,-
Junglinster,-station-emettrice-d-ondes.pdf>

(via Kai Ludiwg-D, wor July 26)

In 1944, 'Radio Annie'— a clandestine station operated by the American OSS
(Office for Strategic Services) — began broadcasting from Junglinster-LUX.

see picture 
<https://www.wort.lu/luxemburg/historischer-sendeanlage-in-junglinster-
droht-abriss/27230763.html>

The OSS's predecessor had broadcast from Start Point in England from 1943
until the end of 1944, targeting France (Normandy), Belgium, the Nether-
lands, Greater Nazi Germany, and other occupied European territories.

Location UK_Start_Point  50 13 39.92 N  03 39 47.19 W
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/vRNGh2LbiRMXJ5D68>

Partly translated automaticly into English:

Attendance to the station at Junglinster is similar to suit:

Northeast of the village of Junglinster, atop the 'Um Bichel' hill, stands
the broadcasting station complex—featuring three 315-meter-tall transmis-
sion towers visible from afar, alongside three semi-detached houses that
originally served as accommodation for the station's staff.

Known to Junglinster residents simply as 'the transmitter' >der Sender<,
the complex defines the local skyline due to its prominent location and
serves as a landmark.

Dating back to the early 1930s, the main building exhibits characteristic
Art Deco features and is architecturally comparable to other broadcasting
stations from the 1920s and 1930s. The station is also significant as a
site of historical importance; during the Second World War, it fell into
the hands of the Wehrmacht and was used for military purposes until the
autumn of 1940.

In 1944, 'Radio Annie' — a clandestine station operated by the American
OSS (Office for Strategic Services) — began broadcasting from Junglinster.
During the Rundstedt Offensive, a unit from General Patton’s Third US Army
moved in to protect the transmission facilities from falling into enemy
hands. A plaque on the main building commemorates this event.

The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone took place on October 16,
1931. The rapid completion of the transmission facility was remarkable;
broadcasting operations commenced in 1933, although the station had al-
ready conducted its first test broadcast on February 12, 1932. Land re-
gistry records from 1932 list the main building — featuring three large,
cascading water basins used to cool the diesel generators — as well as the
three semi - detached houses for the staff.

To meet the facility's operational needs, the core building was expanded
over the years with several additions, creating a complex where the va-
rious construction phases can still be traced today. For instance, a 150kW
transmitter was put into service in early 1951, requiring an extension to
be added to the center of the northwest side. In addition to this exten-
sion, land registry records indicate that an extension was also added to
the northeast wing of the building in 1953.

The main building and the three water basins situated to its southeast
form the core of the complex. While the basic layout of the three basins
remains intact, only the two lower basins still contain water; the upper-
most basin now houses two large parabolic antennas. A stately driveway
leading to the main building—designed to reflect the grandeur associated
with Baroque architecture—was also originally planned.

The composition of the structures at Junglinster bears a striking resem-
blance to the Grimeton Radio Station, built between 1922 and 1924 near
Varberg, Sweden.

The transmitter's primary power source was located in the southwestern
wing. Initially, two powerful 800-hp diesel engines drove the massive AC
generators. One of these historic diesel engines, dating from 1931, is
now housed in the Science Center in Differdange. Two additional diesel
engines from the manufacturer MAN were installed in the mid-to-late
1950s; this required extending the southwestern wing by one window bay,
a modification carried out with careful attention to maintaining the ori-
ginal architectural style.

Two diesel engines — dating from 1954 and 1960 — remain in the transmis-
sion station today. They symbolize the original operator's (Compagnie
Luxembourgeoise de la Radiodiffusion) ambition to reach every corner of
the globe with the new transmitter.

Comprising the main building, transmission towers, and former staff hous-
ing, the Junglinster transmission station forms an architectural ensemble
that defines the local landscape; it is also considered a site of histo-
rical significance, particularly due to the events that unfolded there
during the Second World War.

Given its significance in the history of architecture and technology, as
well as its ties to the history of Luxembourg and Europe, the Jung-
linster transmission station clearly merits preservation.

<https://inpa.public.lu/dam-assets/fr/cosimo/juin2021/Junglinster,-
Junglinster,-station-emettrice-d-ondes.pdf>

Re:  Luxembourg's Junglinster Radio Towers to be demolished.
The building is a listed structure and cannot be demolished. However, the
three freestanding pylons were not granted protection, because they are of
more recent construction.

Their demolition was delayed following protests from environmentalists be-
cause birds had nested on them !  For satellite antennas and shortwave
broadcasts (Onda), the company uses two other masts near the building,
which are therefore not affected by the demolition. Furthermore, these
masts can be relocated.
(Michel Fremy-BEL, wor July 26)

Re:  Luxembourg's Junglinster Radio Towers to be demolished.

Kai made me laugh with the observation about "most powerful" !

In 1945, the US Army claimed that the Luxembourg longwave transmitter
(150 kW), which they had captured the previous year
{before Junglinster LW tx used as Reichsrundfunk-Sender by Nazi Germany
in May 1940 to September 1944 too, ed.},
was "the most powerful the longwave station in Europe".

In fact, it was probably the fourth most powerful, after the BBC's
Ottringham station (600 kW on 200 kHz, and which had the capacity to run
at 800 kW), Deutschlandsender Herzberg-Elster (500 kW on 191 kHz) and
Moscow * (500 kW on 172 kHz).

Some good views of the station in 1945 in this video:

<https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675057829_Radio-Luxembourg_Allied-
soldiers_radio-towers_recording-studio_news-room>

(Chris Greenway-UK, wor July 26)

LUXEMBOURG   Luxembourg use by Allied Forces in WW2, video, article.
Alan Bailey, on Digital Spy, has posted a link to a fascinating video
showing Radio Luxembourg operated by the Allied Forces' Psychological
Warfare Division to break down German morale and induce Nazi troops to
surrender during World War II:

<http://www.videosurf.com/video/allied-soldiers-prepare-material-for-
especially-prepared-german-broadcasts-at-radio-luxembourg-during-world-
war-ii-1218233041
>
There's an article in the Life Magazine archive about this
<http://bit.ly/gEm60T>

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC Feb 9, 2011)

* The Komintern RV-1 Noginsk Elektrostal stn was built in 1933 -and lasted
til 2006 year. With the official power of 500 kW operating on 174 kHz.
{before 75 kW in 1931; in 2006 ended with 1250 kW on 171 kHz, ed.}
location  55 46 46.49 N  38 25 14.76 E

Due to the war conditions of German advance in late 1941, it was moved to
another site near Ufa - in use til 2004 year. {on 164 kHz}.
(Arthur Pozner-NY-USA, wor July 26)  corrected by ed.

MALAYSIA   Re:  'Sabah V FM' relay of 92.7 FM, with DJ Donny's
"Song Request Saturday" show. Hi Bill,

My normal routine for DXing at my local beach is to head out of the house
well after 0630+ UT (local 11:30+ hrs PM). Always find 11885 kHz
('RTM Sabah V FM') doing fairly well, with 15295 kHz ('RTM Nasional FM')
always with a much stronger signal than 11885 kHz. I'm sure that earlier
than 06.30 UT, both stations would be fairly well heard here on the Cali-
fornia coast. After 06.30+ UT, both stations continue doing very well.

I used the remote at 04.10 UT, as it was too early for me to go to the
beach. As you can tell by my postings, I mainly monitor Australia, Indo-
nesia, Solomon Islands (still silent on 5020 kHz, through 09.30 UT, on
July 18), Vanuatu, etc. after 08.00+ UT.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 18)

MALI   15125 kHz  Tue, July 21, at 17.33-17.43 UT, China Radio Internatio-
nal, CRI African relay Bamako-MLI #II center, in Swahili to East Africa.
Man announcer talking news, presumably; 17.40 UT An African song; 17.43 UT
Man communication. Fair reception: 3~45533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 21)

MOLDOVA   Transnistrian Radio and Television Center (PRTC). Workshop #3
(medium-wave transmitters). Summer 2026. "Buran" transmitters in the third
workshop of the PRTC Many of you regularly observe these transmitters on
the airwaves at 999 kHz / 1413 kHz. Photo:
<https://vk.com/wall-158109176_4084>
<https://vk.com/club158109176>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

MOROCCO   Is the future of Medi_1 still uncertain ?

It seems uncertain because SNRT, its new owner, is refusing to comment,
but the transmitter's power has been reduced on 171 kHz.

The history of this established radio station is quite curious. It was on
March 28, 1978, during a visit to France by Hassan II, that the decision
was made to create a Franco - Moroccan commercial radio station, and the
project management was entrusted to the French company SOFIRAD.

The Franco-Moroccan agreement establishing this radio station, as well as
its specifications, remained confidential, and its legal status remained
unclear because the documents were never published in the Official
Bulletin.

Radio Mediterranee Internationale Medi_1 was launched in 1980 and was
25.5% owned by the Moroccan Bank for Foreign Trade, 25.5% by the Omnium
Nord Africain group, and 49% by France.

The French stake was held through the Compagnie Internationale de Radio et
Television (CIRT), whose parent company was SOFIRAD, which belonged to the
French state. From the outset, France (which held only a minority stake)
guaranteed that this radio station would never become part of the French
public broadcasting holding company, Audiovisuel exterieur de la France.

A state subsidy (in the range of 1 to 2 million EURros) was paid to Medi_1
for about twenty years. However, this subsidy was insufficient to achieve
operational balance. Subsequently, the strong growth of the Moroccan ad-
vertising market and the de facto exclusivity enjoyed by Medi_1 improved
its results: profits reached 1.4 million francs in 1994. The station took
advantage of this to invest in and modernize its facilities in order to
increase its audience in Algeria and Tunisia via longwave broadcasting.

Medie 1 was independent of France, but for 30 years, the CEO was Pierre
Casalta: a former journalist with Radio Monte Carlo and close to Sofirad.
From 1991, CIRT, representing Sofirad, was responsible for recruiting
French journalists and making them available to Medi_1. A subsidy of
7 million Francs from the French government covered personnel costs.

Following France's withdrawal, Medi_1 became a private, commercial com-
pany. French and Moroccan partners, including banks and large corpora-
tions, were represented on the board of directors.

In recent years, the Moroccan government's desire to create a public
broadcasting sector, including the acquisition of 86.3% of Medi_1 radio by
the National Broadcasting and Television Company (SNRT), has brought this
operation to fruition.

It is impossible to have a clear vision of the future of longwave radio in
Morocco, especially since SNRT has ceased broadcasting from its Azila
transmitter. Medi_1 covers Morocco on FM.Longwave radio covers the greater
Maghreb region (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, and part of Libya),
as well as the Mediterranean coast (Spain, France, and Italy).

Maintaining the Nador transmitter represents a significant financial bur-
den. The antennas underwent major upgrades in 2009 at a cost of €30 mil-
lion, 50% of which was funded by the Moroccan government. However, the
transmitters have not been replaced and are now nearing the end of their
lifespan.

Radio Magazine F_book group (2026-07-17) via Ydun's Medium Wave Info
(via Mike-Terry-UK, wor July 18)

I think the Medi 1 power reduction on 171 kHz happened several years ago;
supposedly running 250 kW instead of the nominal 1600 kW. The station is
much weaker into the UTwente SDR than it used to be.

The BBC shutdown of 198kHz, along with the wider demise of longwave broad-
casting, might be the impetus for Medi to do the same with 171 kHz. Is
there really an audience for the reduced longwave signal when the station
has an extensive FM network as well as streaming and satellite options ?

The Medi shortwave shutdown happened around 2017, IIRC. Used to be quite
listenable during the evening here in Texas.
(Stephen Luce, Houston-TX-USA, wor July 18)

PALAU   9965 kHz  'Hope Radio' - Medorn Palau, 11.01 UT on July 19; in
English. Woman with a Bible lesson - mostly unintelligible. Poor.
(Mark Taylor, Lake Farm Park-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

PERU   4775 kHz  R. Tarma, (heard through remote KiwiSDR Lima, PRU remo-
tedly), Tarma, PRU; 15 July, 09.50-10.05 UT, broadcast overture: after
about 10 minutes of same Andean music, Spanish OM on music "(translation
by Google) Good morning listeners friends, in Radio Tarma, limited lia-
bility individual enterprise, we begin another day of work through our
stations OTX4J  1500 kHz mediun wave, OTX4E  4775 kHz tropical short wave
in 60 meter modulation amplitude, OTV4A stereo FM 90.9 MHz in Tarma,
EAA4F 95.4 MHz in (incomprehensible city name), OCCTA4AM 91.3 MHz FM in
(incomprehensible city name), and OAJ4K 103.9MHz FM in San Pedro del Caja;
our address is Don Molino Delamo 167, telephones number 321167 and 321510
Tarma Peru, South America,
our email address  <gerenciageneral -at grupomonteverde.com>
and we're starting to work offering to Almighty God this journey and begg-
ing Him, Your blessing.

In Radio Tarma of Peru we present National Folk Music (folk music selec-
tions program), featuring the best songs and artists singing in the native
("vernacular" announcer mention) language, welcome to National Folk Music
by Radio Tarma of Peru", folk music. S9/S10.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 13-19)

PERU   4810 kHz  R. Logos, (heard through remote KSDR Lima, PRU), Chazuta,
PRU; 26 July at 11.36-11.40 UT, religious style music, Andean music,
Spanish OM (local time annmt), religious style music. Logos is starting
its transmissions later, wich has made it impossible for me to listen di-
rectly in the morning at my QTH. S9.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 26)

4955 kHz  R. Cultura Amauta (heard through remote KSDR Lima, PRU), Huanta,
PRU; 23 July at 21.05-21.24 UT, Spanish OM YL advts "... Tonic Catuama
(Tonificador Catuama), strengthen bones, prevents cancer, treats arthrisis
and osteoarthritis ... helps with brain related issues, dimming vision,
headches and memory loss, aids those unable to sleep peacefully ... from
the laboratory Catarinense from Brazil ... Pentecostal Church of Peru,
first women's congress ... Artichoke Ricardo Mariano to combat high cho-
lesterol ... anniversary of La Libertad Presbyterian Church and the first
Christian Music Festival and generation of worshippers ... 

National Autonomous University of Huanta awaits you ... the future begins
here ... new Presbyterian women's gathering, motto: wise women who build
their homes ... news about everything that's happening, advice for the
family, uplifting music, we are Radio Cultural Amauta, a station designed
for you ... we arrives better now, we are heard throughout the southern
region of the country, you can now tune in to us on our network of sta-
tions:

Radio Uno 106.7 FM at Ayacucho, Radio Cultural Amauta 93.7 FM at Huancave-
lica, Radio Mision Cristiana 98.3 FM at Paucarbamba, Radio La Voz del
Cristo of San Pedro de Coriz 95.5 FM Huancavelica, Radio Vida 91.3 FM at
Sicuani Cuzco, Radio Macedonia at 106.3 FM at Chuchi Cangayo, Radio Voz
Cristiana 95.5 FM at (name not understood), in R C A we bring hope to fa-
milies with programs in quechua and Castilian, that help you grow, that
cheer you up,R_C_A in service of God and country", Nature's Corner (Rincon
de La Naturalesa) educacional program, featuring a dramatized dialogue
between a slug and a person, designed to explain how a slug transforms
into a moth and how silk is produced. S=9+10dB.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 26)

Below, Soundcloud link to access edited recording of log above: 
<https://on.soundcloud.com/s7UtHeJ2grV2fTxCib>

(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 26)

PHILIPPINES   15190 kHz  Thur, July 23, at 18.45-19.00 UT, Radyo Pilipinas
WS, USAGM relay site Tinang-PHL, in Filipino to ME. Man announcer presents
a newsletter w/fast pauses of IDs; 18.54 UT Space dedicated to several IDs
by woman/man announcers; 18.57 Ut Returns news w/man announcer. Good re-
ception: 45554. // s on 9920pht kHz, 45543 and 12120pht kHz, out !
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

RUSSIA   Russians may be left without Yandex mail after the company's
new rule. According to Yandex's new rules, if the file size on your Disk
account is exceeded, you will no longer be able to use mail. The company
offers two options: delete unnecessary files and emails or purchase a paid
plan. Yandex is merging its Disk and mail storage services. For users,
this means that free Yandex cloud storage will be reduced.

Until recently, only the total file size on Yandex Disk was taken into ac-
count. Starting July 27,the combined data volume across both services will
be taken into account. This was announced in a notice sent to users by the
company.

For the free plan, the total cloud storage will remain the same-5 giga-
bytes. If the storage is full, users will be unable to edit, share, or up-
load new files. In Yandex Mail, users will also be unable to send or read
new messages.

It's currently impossible to see how much space emails take up in Yandex
Mail. This feature will only become available on July 27, when the com-
bined storage is launched. Details in Russian:

<https://dzen.ru/a/alfiotVlSA963_1p>
<https://dzen.ru/bfm.ru>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

SOMALIA    Radio Mogadishu on Al Jazerra.
Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu's fading archive:

<https://aje.news/fa3l3e>

(Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-F, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 19)

SPAIN   15500 kHz 'Radio Exterior de Espana' w/En service, w/Alba Cuellar
(alone today), starting out w/a programme preview, then news, starting at
02 with stories about the aftermath of the 'double earthquake' in Vene-
zuela, King Felipe meeting with Mexican officials, and much about the
fighting in the Gulf and Mid- East, including a report from Elsa Yasbek
Charabati.

In national news, they highlighted the immigration reform request changes,
and talked about the call for PM Sanchez to hold a (non binding) no-con-
fidence vote because of the continuing scandals surrounding his government
and the Andalusian elections. Also a brief mention of the heat waves and
wildfires in Spain. Silly sport news at :17 with World Cup futbol high-
lighted.

At :20 into features with a talk with historian Kristine Sjostrom about
Spain's involvement in the American Revolution commemorating the 250th
anniversary of the US independence later this week. They men- tioned
people like Vernardo de Galvez, Fernando de Leyba and Diego de Gardoqui
who, it chagrins the history major in me to admit, I had never heard of.
Also mentioned Lafayette and other French persons involved in the war who
I DID recognize, but how Spain helped finance things for them and their
French allies.

At :38 into a feature about the wildfires in Spain, and how to prevent the
damages, with Victor Resco de Dios, a 'leading expert' in wildfire preven-
tion and forest management. 2025 was the 'worst year of the century' for
wild fires. At :55 UT En ID and off w/some music to :56 and then into Sp.

454+4+4 weaker than usual today w/s/n around +20-26dB. Propagation distur-
ance?  // 15520 kHz 453+43+ s/n 7-10dB. 22.00-23.00 UT on 2 July.
(Ken Zichi, Williamston MI-USA, Michigan ARE Tipsheet, wor July 15)

SPAIN   17715 kHz  Tue, July 21, at 18.29-18.45 UT, 'Radio Exterior de
Espana', Noblejas-ESP, in Spanish to Sout America. The presenter, Rosa
Maria, interviews a man, an expert in Agrarian Economy; They say about
the forest fires in Spain and it consequences; 18.38 UT ID, she says a
local hour: 8:38 hrs de la noche en Madrid-ESP y 7:38 hrs de la noche en
Las Canarias. Siguien las noticias con Rosa Maria y sus colaboradores.
Good reception: 45554. // s on 15500 kHz Noblejas, barely audible and
15520 kHz Noblejas, poor reception.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 21)

SWITZERLAND   From the History of Radio. Failed Broadcasts.

A Russian-language DX program on Canadian Radio RCI on March 19, 1990, an-
nounced plans to establish a Russian service on Swiss Radio International
(SRI).

A reference was made to a representative of this radio station speaking at
the International Conference on Radio Broadcasting,which was then taking
place in Canada. However,despite experimental SRI programs (in their usual
broadcast languages) beginning on HF toward Eastern Europe and the USSR in
September 1990, a Russian service was never launched. Many years later,
after SRI ceased broadcasting in 2004,its website was transformed into the
Swiss-Info information portal. Russian became the tenth language on this
portal on March 23, 2013. His Russian page

<https://www.swissinfo.ch/rus/>

(currently blocked in Russia) contains electronic newspaper content with a
small amount of video material. His YouTube page is

<https://www.youtube.com/user/swissinforussian>
(Vladimir, Rybinsk, Yaroslavskaya oblast-RUS; via
RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

TAIWAN    RTI Direct from Taipei: Tamsui Northern Broadcast Center tests,
German in July 2026; French in August 2026.

Dear listeners,
In July 2026, Radio Taiwan International will broadcast German-language
programs on several days directly from the Taipei Tamsui transmission
facility in Taiwan.

<https://www.rti.org.tw/de/information?uid=15&pid=905>

Broadcast times and frequencies:
All broadcast times are given in UTC (CEST UTC+2 hrs)

17:00-17:30 UTC  15145 kHz
17:30-18:00 UTC  11995 kHz

July  3 (Friday), July  4 (Saturday), July  5 (Sunday)
July 10 (Friday), July 11 (Saturday), July 12 (Sunday)
July 17 (Friday), July 18 (Saturday), July 19 (Sunday)
July 24 (Friday), July 25 (Saturday), July 26 (Sunday)

We will once again confirm reception reports with a special QSL card !

Please send reception reports via email to:  <deutsch -at- rti.org.tw>

or via the online form:

<https://www.rti.org.tw/de/content?uid=13>
or by mail to:

Radio Taiwan International
German Service
P.O. Box 123-199
Taipei 11199
Taiwan, East Asia

We would also like to point out that in August (starting Friday August 7),
RTI will broadcast French-language programs directly from the Taipei
Tamsui transmission facility in north-western Taiwan on the same frequen-
cies and at the same times on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Further
information and announcements:

<https://www.rti.org.tw/de/informationlist?uid=15>

In August 2026, Radio Taiwan International will broadcast French-language
programs on several days directly from the Taipei Tamsui transmission
facility in Taiwan.

<https://www.rti.org.tw/fr/content?uid=20>

Diffusion directe depuis Tamsui en été 2026
- 15145 kHz (325degr), 17h00-17h30, temps universel.
- 11850 kHz (325degr), 17h30-18h00, temps universel.
Tous les vendredi, samedi et dimanche du 7 août au 30 août.

Broadcast times and frequencies:
All broadcast times are given in UTC (CEST UTC+2 hrs)

17:00-17:30 UTC  15145 kHz
17:30-18:00 UTC  11850 kHz  N E W   {ex 11995 kHz}

August  7 (Friday), August  8 (Saturday), August  9 (Sunday)
August 14 (Friday), August 15 (Saturday), August 16 (Sunday)
August 21 (Friday), August 22 (Saturday), August 23 (Sunday)
August 28 (Friday), August 29 (Saturday), August 30 (Sunday)

Best regards,
The RTI Editorial Team  <fren -at- rti.org.tw>

<https://www.facebook.com/RTI.francais/>

<https://www.rti.org.tw/fr>

Radio Taiwan International
French Service
P.O. Box 123-199
Taipei 11199
Taiwan, East Asia

(Radio Taiwan International; via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1401 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 5)

TAIWAN  {non}  Breitbandiges Brummgeraeusch. {OTHR QRM}.

In den Abendstunden z.B.17-18UT on Friday July 17, aber auch danach, wurde
ein gleichmaessiges Brummgeraeusch auf den Kanaelen 11995 - 12010 kHz be-
obachtet. Dies heute Freitag 17 July, aber auch letzten Freitag 10 July,
von mir beobachtet; auch remotedly ueber andere deutsche KiwiSDR und auch
im SDR in Marienbad, Czech Republic. Dadurch ist z.B. der RTI test aus
Tamsui Taiwan auf 11995 kHz sehr gestoert. DRM ?
(73 Erich Bergmann-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 17)

TAIWAN   RTI OTHRadar disturbtion today Friday&Saturday July 24 / 25; at
17.00 - 17.59 UT.  Hi Erich & Bernd,
Today, military radar transmissions are also occupying the 11995kHz range—
especifically, a strong broadband signal roughly between 11987 and 12012
kHz, as well as a similar signal in 25 meterband between 12193 and 12219
kHz.

We'll see if this radar is transmitting there from 17:30 UT onwards. Yes,
real disturbtion of very strong radar signal this weekende again.

In contrast,the following frequency ranges are clear in 25 meterband range
and are recommended by RTI Taipei to use further weeks transmissions in
French service on August 2026.
(Bernd Seiser—time to get in touch with Mrs. Eva Trindl on RTI bureau):

11550, 11690, 11755, 11845/11850, 11945, 12080, and 12100 kHz.

Soon,
I guess RTI French will use 11850 kHz in future weeks test transmissions.
In contrast, the frequency ranges are clear in 25 meterband, and — accord-
ing to RTI  Taipei — are RECOMMENDED (Bernd Seiser; activate your contact
with Mrs. Eva Trindl on RTI German sce bureau)
Best regards
de wolfie df5sx, July 24 / 25

TAIWAN   9685 kHz  'Nippon no Kaze' via Paochung, central TWN bcast center
site, at 15.00 UT on 14 July. Korean language. Talk about purpose of
broadcast and a conversation with Hong Soo-ro. Good.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

9900 kHz  'Living Water Ministry', 13 and 15.00-16.00 UT, 14 July in
Korean.  Via central Taiwanese Paochung bcast center site. Women speak-
ing about the Gospel of Like and verse 15. Mention of Jesus showing us who
God is. Good.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

THAILAND   USAGM  Udorn Thani-Ban Dung bcast center site requests, July 23

<http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/>

Signals from Thailand are coming in clearly again today July 23. Transmis-
sions take place only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The broadcasts use direc-
tional beams; the signals on 17880 kHz and 21550 kHz, aimed at the Korean
Peninsula, are the strongest.There are no spoken announcements; only music
is played.

0100-0200  15205 300 degr Targeted at Afghanistan, Iran, and South Asia
0200-0300  15280 300 degr Targeted at Afghanistan, Iran, and South Asia
0300-0400  17780 272 degr Targeted at South Asia
0400-0500  17880 030 degr Targeted at East Asia  Korea
0500-0600  21550 030 degr Targeted at East Asia  Korea
0600-0630  11575 106 degr Targeted at the Philippines and the SouthPacific
0630-0700   7390 054 degr Targeted at Indochina

HFCC:
<https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1gn381gn5t0ilfot62yuq/2026-07-
24_USAGM_Thailand_csvUB.png?rlkey=0bon7obiru5tb8wtppq82tjro&dl=0>

(USAGM via Roger Thauer-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)

UAE   9540 kHz  on Thur, July 23, at 02.11-02.21 UT, FEBC Manila Philip-
pines, ENC A'Dhabbaya-UAE, in Urdu to SoAsia. Woman talking; 02.13 UT
Music; 02.15 UT Woman/man communications; Woman preaching, presumed.
Poor reception: 35532.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

UAE  {Czech Republic / Russia non}  9820 kHz  Radio Prague Int'l, Russian
Sce, via WRN & Encompass brokered in A'Dhabbaya_UAE bcast center. e-QSL:
9820 kHz, at 19.00-19.30 UT, June 19. Blog:

<https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/radio-prague.html>

(Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, rusdxplus & deneb-radio-dx, via
RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

UK   9540 kHz  R. Ndarason, ENC Woofferton-England site; 21 July at 05.29-
05.34 UT, OM YL (listed Kanuri language), African pop music. According
Google AI, a regional humanitarian station focused on promoting peace and
stability throughout the Lake Chad Basin region. Fair to good.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 26)

UK   9915.000 kHz {and non}  11805 kHz  July 15 at 20.40 UT, into Uni En-
schede_Twente: NO signal from 'Mystery for Joy' program via ENC Woofferton
-UK as publicized to be at 20-21 UT today; also on 'Channel 292', 9670 kHz
and 6070 kHz.

9670 kHz is JBA, 6069.999 kHz a little better during a mailbag, all talk,
no music. Then I see news from roger in Germany on the WOR iog that WOF is
really on 9915 kHz for this - and that is VG on 9915.000 kHz, S=9+30/35dB,
so I listen there for the rest via Uni Enschede_Twente remotedly.

20.45 UT song 'Be My Lover', then more talk. DJ with heavy accent about
11805 kHz as if it's on, but later mentions 9915 kHz. I agree with the
listener who complained, 'too much talk'.

Finally at 20.55 UT one more song, he said in French by Britney Spears,
really? I wouldn't know. 20.58 UT produced ID / promo as 'The best station
in the world, Mystery for Joy', gave email addr -at- gmx.net. 20.59 UT a
very nice chime IS and one last ID, but cut off the air before finished at
2059.5* UT.

Not to be confused with a better-known occasional, 'Music4Joy'  'we added
the recordings of our last shows on  <https://mysteryforjoy.fr> !
You can listen them with a very good quality audio !'
The website has lots of incomplete pages, such as no QSL gallery but does
show 11805 & 9915 kHz as alternate ENC Woofferton Frequencies.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

U.K.   European Eclipse - 12 August, 2026 - RSGB Events.

The western portion of the Europe will experience a solar eclipse on
August 12, 2026, and the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) is plann-
ing a series of operating events in which the ham radio and mediumwave
listening communities can participate.

The RSGB's regular, live-streamed program Tonight@8, recently hosted
Steve Nichols, G0YKA to describe the events.  Originally 'broadcast' on
6 July 2026, a recording is available on YouTube:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0G3SaLTLp4&list=PLmtHS6LSBybYvVmSc3_
9i5HirzfuXlJT1&index=2&t=11s>

Steve's talk, The Solar Eclipse and How You Can Participate, beings at
approximately the 14th minute.

In the roughly 45minute recording, Steve describes the eclipse path, where
and when to expect total vs partial coverage, and many details on how to
participate in the RSGB events:

An HF contest (40 and 80 meters) and a medium wave listening event. Modes
to be used include WSPR,CW and FT8 - plus good old audio monitoring (aided
by Spectrum Lab software, if possible).

The event is sponsored by the RSGB's Propagation Studies Committee, on
which a number of HamSCI members sit: Jim Bacon G3YLA, Chris Deacon G4IFX,
Gwyn Griffiths G3ZIL,and chaired by Steve Nichols G0YKA (sincere apologies
if we've missed anyone).

Good luck to all who participate, and if you happen to be anywhere near
the path, don't forget to leave the shack at the proper time, put on your
eclipse glasses, and have a look !

<https://hamsci.org/article/european-eclipse-12-august-2026-rsgb-events>
(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 16)

USA   15770 kHz  'The Mighty KBC Radio', via WRMI Okeechobee-FL_USA,
e-QSL: at 11:00-11:35 UT, June 19. Blog:
<https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-mighty-kbc-radio.html>
(Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, rusdxplus & deneb-radio-dx, via
RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

15770 kHz  'Hello, world! Radio' via WRMI Okeechobee-FL_USA, e-QSL: 23:10-
00:00 UT, July 1, 2026. Blog:
<https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2026/07/hello-world-radio.html>
(Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, rusdxplus & deneb-radio-dx, via
RUSdx #1403 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)

USA   5920 kHz  Thur, July 23, at 01.57-02.09 UT. WTWW - TOMBS, Lebanon-
TN, in English to NoAM. A recorded preaching by dead pastor Brother Stair
(BS); 01.59 UT  Man announcer says ID and address to South Caroline-USA,
website, etc. and repeats it. 02.05 UT Other pastor says a prayer; 02.07
UT  A religious song by female singer. Fair reception: 35533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

6030 kHz  Thur, July 23, at 02.30-02.40 UT. Radio Marti, USAGM relay cen-
ter Greenville-NC, in Spanish to Cuba. Woman announcer says a comment
about freedom of expression in Cuba and the repression of the Cuban regime
Next, Marti Noticias - Radio Marti: news and comments, presented by woman/
man announcers. Fair reception: 35543.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

9265 kHz  Thur, July 23, at 01.45-01.55 UT. WINB Shortwave, Red Lion-PA,
in English to NoAM, CeAM and Caribbean. Man pastor performing a preaching.
Fair reception: 35533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

9725 kHz  Thur, July 23, at 01.27-01.40 UT, WMLK Radio, Bethel-PA, in Eng-
lish to NoAM. Man pastor preaching; 01.30 UT  He says ID and address to
USA; A short piece of music; 01.32 UT  Returns the preacher communication.
Fair reception: 45533.
(Jota Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-Paraiba-BRA, hcdx July 23)

USA/GERMANY   Encore - Classical Music on Radio Tumbril - Times, Frequen-
cies, Playlist, How to Support Encore.

Regular Broadcast times of Encore By WRMI Okeechobee FL state and 
'Channel 292' Ingolstadt Rohrbach SW site are:

02:00-03:00 UT  Friday   5850 kHz WRMI to US
20:00-21:00 UT  Friday  15770 kHz WRMI to Europe
10:00-11:00 UT  Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
01:00-02:00 UT  Sunday   5850 kHz WRMI to US and Canada
19:00-20:00 UT  Sunday   3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00-03:00 UT  Monday   5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00-14:00 UT  Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to EUR / east coast US / CAN / ICE
(Sometimes RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB mode)

Some Things to see on The Encore Website: The Encore website is
<www.tumbril.co.uk>
where you will find: Important information about funding of 'Encore -
Radio Tumbril'. Up to date transmission times and frequencies. The play-
lists for the most recent programmes. An email link.
Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are wel-
come.

WRMI Okeechobee-FL and 'Channel 292' in Bavaria are very generous with
their air-time but Encore still costs around 130 $ / EURos a month to
broadcast. If you can - please send a small contribution to help Encore
keep going.

THE DONATION BUTTON is on the homepage of the website -
<www.tumbril.co.uk> 
which folks can use if they would like to support Encore.

THIS FORTNIGHT'S PROGRAMME -
First broadcast on FRIDAY 24th July by WRMI at 02.00 UT on 5850 kHz,
and 20.00 UT on 15770 kHz 
and then 'Channel 292' on SATURDAY 25th July at 10.00 UT on 9670 kHz:

Starts with two very different versions of 'O VirtusSapientiae' by Hilde-
gard von Bingen, and two pieces by Welsh composer Paul Mealor. After that
the 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' by Vaughn Williams. The pro-
gramme finishes with three piano etudes from Helene de Montgeroult, and
the first movement of 'Viola Concerto No. 3' by Friedrich Benda.
(Brice Avery-UK  GMØTLY; 'Encore - Radio Tumbril'  <www.tumbril.co.uk>
wor July 23)

VANUATU   Brief observations about R. Vanuatu Port Vila, on 3945 kHz along
this past week:
3945 kHz, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila, VUT; 13 July, 09.39 UT, OM, poor to fair.
14 July, 08.00 UT, music, very poor. 1003, OM, fair.
15 July, 09.38 UT, OM, fair.
16 July, 09.10 UT, YL, fair to good.
17 July, 09.14 UT, inaudible / off. 09.55 UT, OM, very poor.
18 July, 08.51 UT, OM, poor.
19 July, 09.32 UT, mx OM, poor.

7260 kHz  R. Vanuatu, Port Vila, VUT; 19 July, 05.31-05.37 UT, music, YL.
Fair, statics .
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 13-19)

VATICAN STATE   11910 kHz  July 14 at 22.12 UT, tonal Asian language,
S6/S8 direct.  O, it's Vatican Radio in 'Chinese' from SMG Santa Maria di
Galeria site. Since I did not recognize it immediately, I wonder if it
were not 'Mandarin' but some other dialect. Seemed to utter in bursts of
about 5 words at a time. Or maybe Mandarin with a Latin accent ? On this
very complex situation:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_Mandarin>
HFCC calls it Zho, and azimuth of 46 degrees to the NE, which is about
90 degrees off the direxion to Enid, so VR continues to provide amazing
reception in the wrong targets, not only off the back, but off-the-side.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1264 July 19)

VENEZUELA {COLOMBIA not}   4940 kHz  'Estacion 4940', VEN/CLM; 16 July,
08.55-09.00 UT, Spanish YL, OM talking to an audience as a drama, Spanish
YL. Partially readable, fair. Below, Soundcloud link to access edited re-
cording of Estacion:
<https://on.soundcloud.com/s3fwDrspKgCTWNSfBi>
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx July 13-19)