I heard these stations this morning
here in Poulsbo, WA (about 15 miles west of Seattle). I used an NRD535
with a 50 foot longwire antenna 15 feet above ground:
4750 -- 1440 UTC
(tentative) Xizang PBS, Lhasa -- in language similar to Chinese (assumed
Tibetan) with folk music and dialog (opera?)
4753.31 -- 1443
RRI-Ujang Pandang -- talk by OM in Indonesian.
4775 -- 1445 AIR-Imphal --
in English with talk by OM about India and development.
4800 -- 1450 China
National Radio 2 - Minority Languages -- Man and woman talking in lang similar
to Chinese; brief orchestral music at 1451; followed by what sounded like
advertisements
4815 -- 1455 China Radio
International from Togtoh -- closing music from Mongolian program; carrier until
1500 with "East is Red" IS, followed by IDs in Chinese and Russian,
then Russian program. Parallel to 4833 (Hohhot)
4820 -- 1505 Two
stations here -- Women talking in Chinese-similar language -- 1998 Passport
lists Xizang PBS here but this is not parallel to 4750 nor other Xizang outlets
listed in 1997 WRTVH (4035, 5020, 5950, 6200, 7110) nor with China National
Radio 1 or 2 outlets. Other station weaker, south Asian-style music,
assume it is AIR-Calcutta.
4825 -- 1507 Yakut Radio?
-- Man and women talking in Russian.
4860 -- 1514 Chita Radio?
-- Man and women talking in Russian -- echo -- either dual path or two
transmitters here.
4900 -- 1522 Voice of the Straits, Fuzhou -- Man
talking in Chinese, time pips at 1530, news read by woman (played "My Old
Kentucky Home" just before news). Parallel to 4940, 5050,
5508.
4915 -- 1524 --
Guangxi PBS from Nanning -- Aaron Neville song, then man talking in Chinese;
parallel to 5050 (where it competes with Voice of the Straits).
4920 -- 1526 -- AIR -
Chennai -- vocal raga
4959.65 -- 1534 --
tent. Voice of Vietnam, National Network 2 from Hanoi -- vocal music with
orchestra -- parallel frequencies not heard.
4960 -- 0615 -- Radio Vanuatu -- news in
Pidgin.
4970 -- 1536 --
AIR-Shillong -- News in English, read by woman, who interviews man.
Parallel to English news on 4920, 4850, 4775, 4820.
5005.33 -- 1542 -- Radio
Nepal -- South Asian style music; vocal with flutes and orchestral music, man
and woman talking, then vocal raga.
5009.60 -- 1548 --
tentative RTV Malagasy -- woman in French, followed by choir music.
5020 -- 0620 -- Solomon Islands Broadcasting
Service -- news in Pidgin, then choral music.
5030 -- 1549 -- China
National Radio 1 -- Whitney Houston song, then talk in Chinese. Parallel
to 5320, 6750, 7290, 7504.
5060.07 -- 1611 --
tentative Xinjiang BS -- Male speaking in Chinese-similar language (Mongolian?),
then folk music (male vocal, low stringed instrument); parallel to
4980.
5090 -- 1613 --
CPBS-Beijing -- News, read by male in Chinese; parallel to 6790.
5125 -- 1616 --
CPBS-Beijing -- Taiwan service -- male speaking in Chinese; parallel to
7620.
5250 -- 1620 -- China Radio International --
Swahili; Chinese vocal-orchestral music; s/off 1630.
John
MacDonald
Poulsbo,
WA
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