Stations heard in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL #433 - Dec. 23-24, 2025
Contact: grimm.r@outlook.com.br
Receiver, antenna: KiwiSDR (PY2-81502, São Bernardo BRAZIL - GG66rf), Magnetic Loop Antenna + Headphone
*Times in UTC
*Legend: (@): Stream checked /// (tent): tentative /// (?): unrecognized, unidentified.
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BRAZIL
.. 560 kHz: Tua Radio, Caxias do Sul RS, Dec 24 at 0340-0347. Brazilian music, within a late-night variety show, jingle ‘Tua Radio, música e informação’ (Your Radio, music and information). S=4.
.. 1520 kHz: Rede Aleluia, Sorocaba SP. Dec 24 at 0332-0339. The program ‘Terapia do Amor’ (Love Therapy), where listeners contact the radio station seeking relationship advice for couples in crisis, a program developed by the ‘Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus’ (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) and broadcast nationwide here in Brazil. S=6.

ESWATINI
.. 13800 kHz: Trans World Radio, via Manzini – in Arabic to East Africa, Dec 23 at 1816-1826. Presentation of a Christian message and a song in Arabic style, commentary, email address for contact, and mention of 'Arabiya'. S=5.

GERMANY
.. 17550 kHz: Bible Voice Broadcasting. Via Nauen – in Nuer language to Africa (specially, to Sudan and Ethiopia), Dec 23 at 1447-1500. Presentation of a Bible study, a prayer, the well-known Christian song known worldwide 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' (supposedly in Nuer language), contact address information, interval signal at 1459, and the station identification in English "You are listening to Bible Voice Broadcasting. S=3.

MADAGASCAR
.. 17700 kHz: Trans World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry – in English to South Asia, Dec 23 at 1438-1446. Christmas music, concluding with the well-known music 'Messiah' composed by Handel, commentary, interval signal at 1446, and the start of TWR's programming in Hindi. S=4.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
.. 1180 kHz: Radio Marti, via Marathon FL – in Spanish to Cuba at 0356-0412. Instrumental music in a Cuban rhythm, information on the shortwave frequencies of 'Radio Marti' currently on air, and the station's slogan 'Continue en sintonia con Radio Marti'. S=4. With the emptying of the 1180 kHz channel by Brazilian stations (following the national plan to migrate most of them to FM), it is possible to pick up this North American station. It has already happened that a Cuban station was tuned in on the same channel, in direct competition with Radio Marti.
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GRUSS AN BORD
December 24 - Monitoring of the transmission of the 6 frequencies (in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL), between 1800 UTC and 2000 UTC:
6030 kHz: to Atlantic Northeast, via Issoudun - no signal
6080 kHz: to Europe, via Uzbekistan - no signal
9635 kHz: to Indian Ocean, via Nauen - carrier observed just at 1830 UTC, S=1 at 2000 UTC
11650 kHz: to Atlantic / Indian Ocean / South Africa, via Issoudun - no signal
13830 kHz: to Atlantic South, via Nauen - S=6, stable signal since 1800 UTC
15770 kHz: to Northwest Atlantic, via Okeechobee - carrier observed just at 1820, S=1 at 2000 UTC
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73, and good DX’s
Rudolf Grimm
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