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 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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