Red: HeP

The misssionary organization SIM reports that Radio Mosoj Chaski will soon go on the air in Cochabamba, following the recent granting of a license by the Bolivian government. The station has already produced and recorded one year of programs in the Quechua language. The construction of the studio building is completed, and the programming team has moved in. Construction continues on the caretaker's quarters at the 10 kW tx site. The license was delayed for over two years while the government shut down its telecommunications department and rewrote the laws. After the new laws were issued, new applications were held back while illegal stations were brought into line.

Once on the air, Radio Mosoj Chaski will proclaim the Christian Gospel in Quechua to the entire nation. I would assume by these remarks that the station will use SW, since a 10 kW MW transmitter would not give national coverage. (Colin Miller, VE3CMT, Oct 28)

Radio Minurca, Liberia, is now on the air on 9900 kHz. This UN sponsored radio station Radio Minurca in the Central African Republic is now on the air.

The station, with the purpose of covering the legislative elections in the country, has been logged by several listeners in Europe on 9900 kHz. Some reports:

"The station was rather weak at first, around 1830 UTC, but reception became rather good around 2000 UTC", notes Swedish DXer Gert Nilsson.

"The station suffered from interference from Radio Nederland on 9895 kHz. But fair signals at times", says Danish DXer Stig Hartvig Nielsen. (Nordic Shortwave Center)

Radio Free Iraq, the surrogate broadcasting effort, spearheaded by U.S. Congress, began its transmissions on shortwave and the Internet on October 30.
Radio Free Iraq's schedule was officially released with the activation of the station's homepage [http://www.rferl.org/bd/iq/], raising questions about how its managers plan to attract listeners in Iraq. The release of the schedule at such a late hour, according to the Clandestine Radio Watch newsletter sources, is to undermine potential jamming efforts on behalf of Saddam Hussein's regime. "RFI is being publicized through other means in Iraq".
Schedule: 0300-0330 on 5965, 7110, 7275, and 9740 kHz. 1600-1630 on 6130, 9540, 9850, and 11915 kHz.

Listeners may write to: Radio Free Iraq, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20036, USA. (Nordic Shortwave Center)

First we got Merlin One worldwide.
Now it seems we are going to get Isle of Man worldwide.

Three eager applicants wants to broadcast from the Isle of Man, using a high-powered long wave transmitter, on 279 kHz, put up for bids by the island's local government.

The CLT-UFA consortium have proposed a radio station called Indigo 279. The CLT in this group are the people who owns another long wave radio station, Atlantic 252.

Another applicant is a Manx company backed by a former UK Radio Authority chief, while the third bidder have the most extravagant plans. For them, the high power station on the Isle of Man is only the beginning:

"We plan to use a network of former BBC World Service transmitters which will send the station's signal into Australasia and North America, as well as some FM stations in other places such as the Cote d'Azur," explains the Isle of Man International Broadcasting founder Paul Rusling according to Newstide.

IoMIBC believe their 279 kHz long wave signal will reach as far as Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, but plan to boost reception still further by broadcasting on satellite and short wave to other parts of the world.

"It's very important that the station be seriously 'international' and not just a station broadcasting to the UK. Lucky Luxembourg brought sweeping changes to the BBC over its half a century of serving music starved British audiences, then the offshore stations had their on effect, precipitating Radio One and commercial radio."

And now, Rusling hopes, is the time for comercial adventures such as Merlin One and the new Isle of Man radio station.

The Liberian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications says it has withdrawn with immediate effect the shortwave frequencies, 3400 and 5888 kHz, assigned to Star Radio. The decision was said to be based a recent government decision to review all shortwave broadcasting stations operating in the country.

"We have been advised to close down our shortwave operation pending a review of shortwave broadcasting stations in Liberia. Our FM is not affected", Star Radio director George Bennett said to BBC Monitoring. (Nordic Shortwave Center)

The new Peruvian station Radio Sorocucho has been heard on shortwave 5760.2 kHz. Colombia DXer Rafael Rodriguez reports that the station is broadcasting from Sorocucho, in Provincia de Celendín, in Departamento de Cajamarca. Heard on October 25 while announcing "5 de la madrugada con 20 minutos, la hora que te informa tu nueva Radio Sorocucho, ahora amigos con la mejor música en esta mañana, hoy domingo 25 de octubre del año 1998..." Also identifying itself as "En la Radio Sorocucho la buena radio , la radio en la onda corta en los 5305 Khz..." Stated that the nominal frequency is 5305 Khz. (TFW 71)

Former Radio Ondas del Río Marañon is back as Radio Impacto on 6674.8 kHz. The station is broadcasting from Aramango in Peru, reports Colombian DXer Rafael Rodriguez. Station address is Jirón Amazonas No. 315, Aramango, Provincia de Bagua, Departamento de Amazonas, Peru. Heard on Octobre 25 with the program Variando los éxitos with the group Los Chaskis del Perú and El Comunero de los Andes.

Identifying as "Através de la Radio Impacto, 6 de la mañana con 25 minutos, 6 de la mañana con 25 minutos, en todo el territorio peruano..." and "Somos desde Aramanago, Radio Impacto, desde el Jirón Amazonas No.315, en los 6675 kHz, banda internacional de 49 metros..." (TFW 71)

GPR-2 current frequency schedule (latest update: November 5, 1998).

K = Kaliningrad.

P = St. Petersburg.

All time in UTC. Frequencies in kHz or MHz.

171 K 0400-2100 R. - 1

198 P 0300-2200 R. Mayak

234 P 0400-2100 R. - 1

549 P 0300-2300 R. Mayak

684 P 1500-2000 R. NERRS (1)

828 P 0400-2100 Eldoradio (2)

873 P 0200-2200 R. Rossii

1089 P 0400-2000 R. Teos

1125 P 0300-2100 R. Orfey

1143 K 0400-1630 R. Mayak

1700-1800 VOR German

1800-1900 VOR Polish

1900-2000 VOR English

2030-2400 R. Mayak

1188 P 0300-2300 DW (3)

1215 K 1600-2000 VOR German

1260 P 0330-2200 BBC (4)

1386 K 1600-1900 VOR German

1900-2000 VOR German (Th-Tu)

1900-1930 Universal Life (We)

1930-2000 VOR German

2000-2100 VOR English (Sa-Th)

2000-2030 Universal Life (Fr)

2030-2100 VOR English (Fr)

1440 P 0300-2100 RFI (5)

1494 P 1600-1700 Islamskaya Volna (Tu-Sa)

1600-1700 VOR English (Su, Mo)

1700-1800 VOR English

1800-1830 VOR Finnish (Tu, Fr)

1800-1900 VOR English (Sa-Mo, We, Th)

1830-1900 VOR Norwegian (Tu)

1830-1900 VOR Swedish (Fr)

1900-2200 VOR English

(1) 1500-1800 Pravoslavnoye R., 1800-2000 R. Radonezh.

(2) 0400-0600 RL Russian, 0600-1500 Eldoradio, 1500-1900 RL Russian

1900-2000 VOA Russian, 2000-2100 RL Russian.

(3) Russian: 0400-0500 and 1600-2200, other time in German.

4. Russian: 0330-0430 (Mo-Sa), 0500-0515, 0700-0715, 0900-0915, 1030-1100 (Su), 1100-1115,

1300-1400, 1500-1600 (Mo-Fr), 1600-2130, other time in English.

(5) Russian: 0400-0430, 1300-1330, 1900-2000, other time in French.

0800-2100 R. Gardarika (Sa-Su)

70.19 K 0200-2200 R. Rossii

71.24 P 0400-2200 R. Baltica

2200-2400 R. Baltica (Th-Tu)

73.1 P 0200-2200 Retrokanal

72.14 P 0500-2200 R. Modern

73.82 P 0000-2400 R. Maximum

91.1 P 0000-2400 Retrokanal

91.5 P 0600-1700 R. Nevskaya Volna

100.4 K 20h a day R. Baltik Plus

100.9 P 0000-2400 R. Russky Shanson

101.4 P 0000-2400 Eldoradio

101.9 K 18h a day R. Massiv

102.4 P 0400-2100 R. Gardarika (Tu-Fr)

0800-2100 R. Gardarika (Sa-Su)

102.5 K 12h a day GTRK "Yantar"

102.8 P 0000-2400 R. Maximum

104 P 0000-2400 R. Modern

107.4 P 0600-2100 R. Leningrad

107.8 P 0000-2400 Super R.

You can send your reception reports or any comments about these programs to the stations directly (see various sources, such as WRTH, for additional information).

Any technical comments or any comments about interfering problems or any other your comments, recommendations or requests can be also sent to the following e-mail address: nerrs@mail.admiral.ru

Sierra Leone has seen major political changes this year. From 25 May 1997 to 12 February 1998, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service, the SLBC, reflected the views of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. During the period of military rule, news releases were submitted by SLBS, and were also posted on the SLBS internet website, which operated from December 1997 to February 1998. During the same period, Sierra Leone News Update was compiled and distributed by the pro-democracy radio station FM 98.1. This station was considered to be a "clandestine" station as it had not officially been allocated a frequency. Since the end of military rule, SLBS reflects the views of the civilian government. Transcripts of many news broadcasts up to August 9th this year are available at http://www.sierra-leone.org/radio.html (Sennitt, via DX Window 138)

1413 - RNE Radio 5

transmits from Girona with 5 kW. (E-mail from Jordi Brunet, Barcelona)

Iraqi airwaves are boiling with clandestine radio stations - and expect more to come as the US-Iraqi crisis deepens. The United States is currently tied to three clandestines for sure:

Radio Free Iraq, The Future, and Voice of the Brave Armed Forces.

The Future and Voice of the Brave Armed Forces, according to various media reports and confirmed by CRW sources within the Iraqi opposition, operate from a CIA transmitter in Kuwait. The sources also tell CRW that the transmitter is a 50 kW Harris model and is housed within the Voice of America facility.

Listeners in Europe and Eastern North America can try to hear The Future (Arabic: Huna al-Mustaqbal) and Voice of the Brave Armed Forces (Arabic: Sawt al-quwwat al Musallah al-basilah) between 1557-1584v kHz around 0200-0300 UTC.

Radio Free Iraq is an easier target and one that is heard worldwide. Its schedule is as follows:

1600-1630 6130, 9540, 9850, 11915 kHz

0300-0330 5965, 7110, 7275, 9740 kHz

Current and old issues of CRW can be accessed on-line at

North Salt Lake City, UT, QSL in 11 days from taped report. Sent report to 2801 Decker Lake Drive, S.L.C. Ut 84119. But reply came from: 312 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. V/S: Dickie Shannon -PD. QSL # 2525. (Pat Martin, via AM DX NewsFlash)

Boulder, CO, started regular programming on Nov 04 after testing for two weeks. What is KVCU anyways? Well, according to their web site [http://www.colorado.edu/StudentGroups/KVCU/]: "If you are a student here at the Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder, then this is your station. If you are not, then this is their station".

Stockton, CD, FD letter w/sticker in 591 days after f/up for report on DX test on 1st January 1997, logged from Marahau, New Zealand. V/S Paul Shinn, Chief Engineer. Apologized for the receptionist filing my report in the "public file" ;-). Address: 2171 Ralph Ave, Stockton CA 95206. (Chris Mackerell, via AM DX NewsFlash)

Auburn, CA, has been noted with a carrier since Nov 10. Once the carrier is modulated, it will be religious (Catholic), so this new X-Bander will soon be on the air. (DxmidAMerica)

is now on the air, according Shawn Axelrod. heard them on November 6 at 1000 UTC with identifications as "Radio Hollywood" and identifications on the hour as "WHLY" and "WJVA". Programming seems to be nostalgia music and old radio programs. (Dxing.com)

Monday, November 23, 1998 - KQTY-1490, Borger, TX 1:59:46-5:59:46 am EST.

Monday, November 30, 1998 - KQTY-1490, Borger, TX 1:59:46-5:59:46 am EST.

Monday, November 30, 1998 - KEYZ-660, Williston, ND in intervals from 1:05-6:00 am EST. [http://www.keyzcountry.com/]

Monday, November 30, 1998 - KNZZ-1100, Grand Junction, CO 2:00-4:00 am EST.

Monday, December 14, 1998 - WEGP-1390, Presque Isle, ME 0200 am EST.

For some real hot web radio stuff, go check the Elliott Broadcast Services. Choose station or frequency in the supplied FCC Database, and you will be able to get a detailed map of the exact transmitter location for any US or Canadian station on AM and FM. What could we say but: Wow! http://www.radiostation.com/fccdata/amcall.html

A similar service, but not that perfect yet, is the Airwaves Radio Log http://www.airwaves.com/fccdb.html