[HCDX] DX Listening Digest 00-92 July 15

["Glenn Hauser" <wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

	DX LISTENING DIGEST 00-92, July 15, 2000
	edited by Glenn Hauser, wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx

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PROPAGATION ALERT! WWV reported at 2218 UT July 15 (as best I could
copy on fluttery 10 MHz): For July 15: Solar Flux 213, A index *118*;
K index at 2100 was *9*. Solar activity: moderate. Geomagnetic field:
unsettled to severe storm levels. Major geomagnetic storm began at
1440 UT, Polar Cap Absorption event in progress, expected to continue
until 1700 UT July 16. Next 24 hours: solar activity moderate to
high; geomagnetic field minor to severe storm levels.

== So look for visual aurora tonight, and very unusual reception
conditions on MW, SW and VHF. Auroral VHF DX conditions are being
reported on the WTFDA list. There is so much hash it is difficult,
but possible to make IDs. Signals come from northward, even tho
station may be in any other direction. Rick Shaftan, somewhere in the
northeast IDed FM stations in South Carolina by aurora, and Fred
Nordquist, Clay NY, got WCSP 90.1 Washington DC at 2200 UT. I was
having auroral hash on channels 2-5 around 2300 UT, slightly
diminished by 2400. Danny Oglethorpe in Shreveport LA was also noting
this ? pretty far south for auroral. Pat Martin in Oregon using a
new(?) northward Beverage was getting a number of BC and Alberta MW
stations at mid-day, after the storm started (gh, DX LISTENING
DIGEST, July 15)

Hi, this to report that right now shortwave reception is nearly
eliminated also here, most frequencies are a hopeless pile of flutter
or entirely dead. Wertachtal 3995 is strong but suffers severe
flutter, sounds really weird! Even more weird: Skelton 6140 and 7325
are pounding in like... what's up? Also Moscow 9450 and Tbilisskaya
9470 are nearly untouched. So far a complete list of usable shortwave
signals here. By the way, we have a cloudy sky and a bright moon :-(
Regards (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 2348:50 UT July 15, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA. Regarding to 3338 kHz LSB, recently I call by phone to
the transmitting site of LRA1 Radio Nacional Buenos Aires (that is
the same of RAE), and a reliable source inform me that in conclusion
this signal NOT is originated from the LRA1 transmitting site. May be
probably other enigmatic unofficial feeder?? (Gabriel Iván Barrera,
Argentina, July 12, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** BELARUS. Survey of SW, LW radio stations | Text of "DX Club"
report via Voice of Russia web site on 13th July

A two-month survey shows the following longwave and shortwave radio
stations which can be heard in some of the Belarusian towns:

In Minsk, Radio Stolitsa operates on weekdays on
279, 6010, 6070, 6080, 6115, 7210, 11960 kHz from 0340 to 1400 gmt
and on 279, 6010, 6070, 6080, 6115, 7210 kHz from 1500 to 1600 gmt.

In Vitebsk, Radio Vitebsk broadcasts from 1500 to 1600 gmt on 7105.

In Grodno, Radio Grodno operates on weekdays from 0340 to 0400 gmt
and from 1500 to 1600 gmt on 6040 and 7110 kHz.

In Mogilev, Radio Mogilev broadcasts from 0340 to 0400 and from 1500
to 1600 gmt on 6190 and 7145 kHz.

The aforementioned three stations in Vitebsk, Grodno and Mogilev may
end their programmes before 1600 gmt, say, at 1540 gmt or even
earlier. The gap until 1600 gmt is used by Radio Stolitsa from Minsk.
Source: Voice of Russia web site, Moscow, in Russian 13 Jul 00 (via
BBC Monitoring July 14 via DXLD)

** BOLIVIA. 4801V, R. Mamoré: Cumbre liaison Walt Fair in Venezuela
reports R. Mamoré`s daily broadcast schedule is sign on at 1000 UT
and sign-off at 0108/0110 UT. The antenna is a folded dipole
approximately 8 meters high. The station would like to increase
antenna height but due to airport proximity that shall be difficult.
(Bill Smith, TX, July 8, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** CHINA [non]. NPR Drops CRI From Its WRN Feed To Member Stations

Current, http://www.current.org/ The U.S. newspaper for public
broadcasters posted this June print aticle on website ca. July 1.

"Beijing's News Dropped From NPR Satellte Feed" by Mike Janssen

[1st 3 paragraphs)
"Just two months after adding China Radio International reports to
its offerings to NPR listeners, World Radio Network agreed to cut
Beijing government-controlled programming from the feed it prepares
for NPR stations, as of June 17. The decision comes at the request of
NPR, and highlights differences between WRN and its stateside
distributor over the scope and purpose of its wide-ranging world news
coverage.

"Our contract calls for all of the material on WRN to meet Western
standards of journalistic balance, accuracy, and fairness," says NPR
Vice President for Programming Bill Davis. "We have a concern that
some of that material [on WRN] is not meeting those standards, and
therefore we've requested that it be suspended so we can review."
Despite the contract, NPR's stance contrasts with that of WRN
executives, who expect NPR listeners to hold WRN's international
coverage up to American media and draw their own conclusions.

"I believe that CRI complies with what they believe to be their own
standards of balance and fairness," WRN host and Executive Producer
John Fitzgerald says in response to Davis' concerns. "Whether we can
apply Western standards to China or to any other country is a point
worth debating...."

ARTICLE: http://www.current.org/rad/rad011wrn.html

(via Chet Copeland/NYC, swprograms July 12 via DXLD)

** COLOMBIA. >You may visit our website http://www.inravision.com.co
at the link which says RADIODIFUSORA NACIONAL where you will find all
the info on our station. We also want to tell you that we are
changing frequency, hoping to come in with a better signal. We will
making some tests on 9655 in the 31 meter band. (as in DXLD 00-91)

We did, and found the only frequency given as 11825! This seems like
extremely old, rather than new info. In fact, 9655 is wrong too!::
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA. 9635, July 13+14 Radiodifusora Nacional, Bogotá, 2045-
2205, 444, playing nonstop Colombian music, heard here after
receiving E-mail. But the new frequency is actually 9635, not 9655 as
it said; 9635 is very good atop Voz Cristiana (Yimber Gaviria,
Colombia, July 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CONGO. Hi, has anybody received the Spanish PX from Radio Congo
(5985 kHz) lately? I receive only the PX in French or in vernacular
after 2130h. According to information provided by the station, Congo
has a news bulletin in Spanish daily from 2200-2215 local (2100-2115
UTC). I haven't been able to receive it at my QTH. 73, (Enzio Gehrig,
Spain, hard-core-dx July 13 via DXLD) This went out just before he
had time to get DXLD 00-91 (gh)

** COSTA RICA. RFPI hope to be able to start 24-hour mp3 streaming in
4 to 6 weeks, thanks to the LAN and high-speed internet capability
now being installed and Charlie Wilkinson for supplying the software,
and another donor has provided a computer to be dedicated to this
(Joe Bernard, RFPI Mailbag July 14 via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EUROPE. Jesse Rose suggests you look for Radio Sunflower on 15810
on Sunday July 16 between 0100 and 0200 UTC. (Free Radio Weekly July
15 via DXLD)  Ha! With this magstorm?

** GERMANY. I take strong exception to Bob Padula's comments
Electronic DX Press via DXLD) regarding the HF relays of the "Berlin
Love Parade" event. The five hours of programming from R. Fritz I
heard directed to North America (with excellent signal) were almost
entirely music, with a few brief interviews with participants and
DJs. I heard nothing that could be interpreted as "sexually
orientated, obnoxious, drug-pushing trash," especially since this was
instrumental music with no lyrics. I heard nothing "infantile,"
sexual or "drug-pushing." The music was a type not readily available
on U.S. radio and, in my opinion, it was far more entertaining than
the usual boring and dreary DW programming.

I enjoy news and public affairs, but what DW churns out is unfriendly
and unadventuresome. I realize that there are some who feel music is
inappropriate for shortwave (just as there are those who oppose the
broadcast of sporting events), but please don't begrudge listeners a
few hours of alternative contemporary music in a musical style not
available on any other international broadcaster.

I found this broadcast one of the most exciting on shortwave in quite
some time. I wish programming like this was available more often and
I hope R. Fritz plans similar broadcasts next year. I will agree with
Mr. Padula that the broadcast was "puerile," but if shortwave is to
attract new and younger listeners, we need more programming of this
type. I respect and appreciate Mr. Padula's contributions to the
hobby, but I feel shortwave radio is not well-served by comments such
as "polluting the airwaves," which lead me to believe he never
actually listened to the programming -- sort of like the
fundamentalists who crusade against books and movies they've never
read or seen (Mike Cooper, GA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUATEMALA. 4845v, Radio K'ekchí is having transmitter problems.
Variable sign on around 1100, but doesn't seem to be on some days,
and sounding horrible on others (Hans Johnson, WY, July 7-12, Cumbre
DX via DXLD)

** HONDURAS. 4960.08, HRET, 0100 July 7, Christian religious
programming in Spanish and local languages, including first Xmas mx
heard this season: "O Little Town of Bethlehem". Wasn't sure about ID
this night, but confirmed July 9 with "R Buenas Nuevas" IDs,
including full ID 0045, playing accordion-led vocal music.  Used to
be rare - new xmtr?  QRM'ed by the erratic Dominican with sports
remote and bachata mx bits on 4960.26 until 0038 carrier drop (Jay
Novello, NC, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** JAPAN [non]. NHK usually booms in at 1100 in English to NAm on
6120 via Sackville. I`m used to S 5+, INPO 5545 right from the start.
Not so recently. Variable S 2-3, INPO 4444 to S 3-4, INPO 4444 with
back and forth during the hour and improvement at 1130. I hear
splatter from 6110 in Spanish, which also gets 6120 reciprocal
splash, and that`s The Beeb, BBC International (Bob Thomas, CT, July
12, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. RKI transmission quality finally has begun to
improve but it doesn`t hold and can be variable. At 1000 UT I`ve
noted S 3-4 and INPO 5444. This will hold through the 1030 English to
NAm entirely or vary 2 or 3 times, 6, 10, 23 minutes into the
transmission. In those 2 or 3 periods it will drop to S 2-3, INPO
5344. Hash and prop. roll. About 1054 I`ve noted S 4-5, INPO 5555. Of
course, 4 minutes later KBS signs off. 11715 is the Sackville relay
(Bob Thomas, CT, July 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MALAYSIA. I checked with Malaysian DXer Peter Ng. A fire occurred
at Wisma Radio either last Thursday or Friday. For about a few hours,
radio broadcast was affected. TV news footage show employees being
evacuated from the radio building. There was also a scroll during TV
broadcast advising listeners of the temporary suspension of radio
broadcast. The fire did not affect the TV side of the broadcast. No
reason was given for the fire, the news of which did not receive
coverage in the print media.

I also checked several SW frequencies. The RTM domestic service does
appear to be back on their usual frequencies. Last night, at about
1500 UTC, I did hear Radio One being carried on 6100, 6175 and 9750
in addition to the usual 5965. There was no sign of the Voice of
Malaysia Burmese broadcast scheduled at this time. Today at 0400, I
note 9750 carrying the Voice of Islam English broadcast at 0430 UTC
up till past 0500 UTC (Richard Lam, Singapore, July 11, Cumbre DX via
DXLD)

** NEW ZEALAND. Re: Sports broadcasts on RNZI. All very well to
criticise RNZ for replacing other programs with sports, but who is
their target market? As it seems to relay local programs, I assume
they are targeting Kiwis overseas. They probably want the sport. They
aren't a VOA or BBC, or even a Radio Australia. They are mainly
serving the Pacific region, so that is what their programs reflect
(Richard Jary, Australia, July 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. Dear Glenn, Please don't get so hot under the collar
about sport on SW. Most SW broadcasts as you well know are NOT
specifically directed at a North American audience. Whilst rugby
football barely registers a blip in terms of a world sport, it is
popular in its various forms notably in NZ, Australia and South
Africa. Surely you would not deny the right of the International
broadcasters of these nations to transmit the game to those unable to
listen or watch at home. Whilst it is a pity that RNZI does not have
multiple transmitters, live and let live please.

Keep up the World of Radio in both its broadcast and e mail form.
It's great. Yours sincerely (David Norrie, Auckland NZ, July 15, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. Hi Glenn, As a keen sports follower, I can tell you
that RNZI`s sports broadcasts are not only enjoyed by ex-pats but
also by resident NZers in areas where reception of the AM 'Radio
Sport' programming is not available, and like me, can't afford Pay TV
at $60 a month... the South Island's West Coast is a prime example.
The only way I could listen to commentaries of the cricket during a
summer vacation was via RNZI... I think players and spectators of
"silly ball games" might out-number SWLs! New Zealanders are one of
the most active sporting nations in the World and we have a proud
heritage of accomplishments... our DXers aren't too bad either!
Cheers, (Paul Ormandy, NZ, July 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [ellipses as
given as if dashes or semicolons]

All sports broadcasts are a total waste of everything; NZ was merely
the latest example. Of course, they have a right to waste; it is just
such a pity (The Dreaded Glenn Hauser, DXLD)

I savoured SBG-free RNZI this morning! I recall in the past that our
Friday mornings meant SBGs from RNZI. That may again be the norm
starting July 21st. (Ivan Grishin, Ont., July 14, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** PERÚ. Radio San Antonio on 3375 kHz is undoubtedly the same station
which was on 5235.5 some years ago from San Antonio de Padua,
Arequipa. It was unlicensed, operated by the Catholic church. But now
it is licensed as OAW6B and is authorized by the Ministery of
Transport and Communications on a frequency of 3375. Transmitter site
is in the parish of San Antonio de Padua de Callalli, Arequipa. Name
of the business is registered as "Centro de Medios de Comunicación
Social San Antonio". According to official info, the station is also
authorized another frequency, 3390 as OAW6A. Too bad this station is
not heard here in Tokyo (Takayuki Inoue Nózaki, Japan, July 15,
translated by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PERÚ. Thanks to TIN for confirming the location of R. San Antonio
as above, actually on 3373; and to another friend, Gerardo in Perú
for the address: Radio San Antonio, Parroquia San Antonio de Padua
Párroco Pbro. Franz Windischhofer Raffetseder, Plaza Principal s/n,
Callalli - Depto. Arequipa PERU. ID: "Es Radio San Antonio...que
transmite desde la ciudad de Callalli para todos los oyentes, es una
emisora católica a servicio de la comunidad" 73 (Rogildo F. Aragão,
Cochabamba, Bolivia, July 15, translated by gh for DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** PERÚ. 6673.03, Radio Andina, 0919-1015 July 14, Andean vocals,
time checks and ID's. Excellent signal. A real pleasure to listen.
Hanging in there after local sunrise to 1015+ (Mark Mohrmann, VT, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** SAIPAN. It was WWCR which initially got 12160 cleared with the FCC
for broadcast usage; but that does not give it any exclusive claim to
it, and more FCC-licensed stations have been using it. KFBS is one,
and is even using it at the same time as WWCR, causing interference
to WWCR, probably in western North America. BBCM just issued the KFBS
sked, from which we extract: (gh)

1300-1400 Daily       VIETNAMESE           As           Ter: 12.160
1400-1430 ....Th..    MIEN                 As           Ter: 12.160
1400-1430 Su......    KOHO                 As           Ter: 12.160
                     (to Vietnam)
1400-1430 ...W...     HMONG                As           Ter: 12.160
1400-1430 .MTu..FSa   VIETNAMESE           As           Ter: 12.160
1430-1530 Daily       BURMESE              As           Ter: 12.160
((c) BBC Monitoring July 12 via DXLD)

** TAIWAN. Information made available to EDXP from the CBS in Taipei
advises that current transmitter deployment is as follows:

MF: 16 transmitters - 10 frequencies
HF: 25 transmitters - 45 frequencies

Total power output: 10.05 MW

Output is nearly three times greater than that of all Taiwanese
public and private stations combined - the total number of stations
in Taiwan is 120.

MF and HF transmission sites are at: Lukang, Fang Liao, Chang Che,
Tamsui, Paochung, Huwei, An Nan, Hu Kou, and Ming Shiung.

There are five Networks, all operating on MF and HF:

Network 1: Variety - Mandarin
Network 2: News - Mandarin
Network 3: Dialect - Amoy, Canonese, Hakka, Mongolian, Tibetan and
Uighur
Network 4: Foreign Languages - "Radio Taipei International" -
English, Japanese, German, Russian, French, Thai, Indonesian,
Vietnamese, Spanish and Arabic
Network 5: "Voice of Asia" - English, Mandarin, Thai and Indonesian

RTI also operates a multilingual RealAudio on-demand service at
http://www.cbs.org.tw/

Identification slogans are:

- "CBS Radio Taipei International" - to mainland China and all other
countries; - "The Voice of Asia"

CBS is planning to extend its broadcasts to VHF(FM).

Leased relays of International Broadcasters on HF, from CBS, for A-00
are:

6300  WYFR 2100-0000, 1100-1600
9280  WYFR 2100-0000, 1100-1600
9955  WYFR 1500-1700
11550 RA 0900-1000, RDP 1000-1100, WSHB 1200-1300, WYFR 1300-1600,
     RDP 2200-2300, RA 2300-0000
11840 WSHB 1000-1100
15165 WYFR 0000-0200
15345 RDP 1400-1500

Relays of CBS programs are provided by Merlin (Skelton - UK), and
WYFR.

HF frequency usage shows that RTI transmissions from Taiwan are
available for 23 hours. There are no direct transmissions between
1600 and 1700. From 0600 to 0700 only one txer is in use - 15270.

The News and Variety Networks on HF are listed 2200-1900, with a
three-hour break between 1900 and 2200. The 90 mb channel 3335 is
used for the Variety Network during local evening and early morning:
0900-0000.

News Network: 6040, 6180, 7105, 7250, 9610, 9630, 9690, 11725, 11775
Variety Network: 3335, 6085, 6180, 7105, 11775, 11970, 15125, 15320

As indicated, some channels are shared between the Variety and News
Networks.

- Voice of Asia freqs are 7445 7285 9280 11745 11860 and 15270.

Frequencies used for RTI are generally distinct from those used for
the other networks. Occasionally, short duration relays of the
Variety Network will be heard within RTI transmissions in Mandarin.
Some freqs (eg: 7285, 7445 and 11860) are shared between RTI and
Voice of Asia.

It is not generally known that English programming is broadcast
within the Variety and News Networks, as follows:

- Variety Network: English Lessons 0630-0700 and 0730-0800 Mo-Sa
only;
- News Network: English program preview Mo-Sa 0655-0700, 1255-1300,
2215-2220; Su 0855-0900 (Bob Padula, Electronic DX Press July 15 via
DXLD)

** U K. Radio 3 snaps up Kershaw, late-night DJ cast aside by Radio 1

Fiachra Gibbons, arts correspondent, Guardian, Saturday July 15, 2000
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,343622,00.html

Fan power forced the BBC into one of its most bizarre about-turns
last night when Andy Kershaw, the cult DJ dumped by Radio 1, was
rehired by Radio 3.

Kershaw, the Lancastrian whose late-night slot put world music stars
like Youssou N'Dour on the map here, was dropped by Radio 1 in May
amid a storm of protest about the direction the station was going in.

Controller Andy Parfitt was assailed from all quarters for his
"shabby treatment of Radio 1's most innovative voice" and pilloried
for allegedly pandering to the teen market with a diet of boy bands
and commercial pop.

As condemnation of the decision grew, Kershaw, who had been angry at
the graveyard slot he had been forced into after 14 years, refused to
host his final few shows.

But yesterday Roger Wright, Parfitt's opposite number on Radio 3,
stepped in to announce a new slot for the DJ on his World Routes
programme beginning this summer.

Kershaw will travel the world for the programme, presented by Lucy
Duran, and bring back regular reports and recordings he has made on
the road.

Signing up Kershaw is a coup for Wright, who has been trying to
broaden Radio 3's appeal.

Kershaw joked last night: "I imagine I'll be coming in once a month
with a bunch of un popular records, just as I've always done.

"About six months ago I had lunch with Roger Wright and he asked me
if I'd be interested in doing bits and pieces for him. What convinced
me was when he said: 'I want Radio 3 to be more than a classical
music station'."

He said he knew he had to go with Wright when he told him that the
thing he most liked about his old show was "that I never know what's
coming next".

"That was exactly what the Radio 1 controller hated about my
programme," said Kershaw.

He has spent the past few months working on a book about his travels,
as well as doing his World Service programme.

"One of the things I was worried about was would there be a lot of
hostility from the traditional core audience of Radio 3 - an ex-Radio
1 DJ coming in and playing African music?" he said. "I was more
worried for Roger Wright than for me."

Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2000
(via Chet Copeland, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Another Source for Jim Bohannon (10-11 PM ET, 2-5 AM),
America in The Morning (5-5:30 AM)

(AUDIO--Media Player at Broadcast.com)
http://www.broadcast.com/radio/Talk/WEVD/

Jimbo's Home (click month & day for guest listing)
http://jimbohannon.com/

http://www.1050wevd.com/ (Chet Copeland, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Unfortunately, the JIMBO website, also with www, has had no new guest
info posted for months. If you click on a specific date you get no-
info or last year`s info. And the site is really cheesy (Glenn
Hauser, DXLD)

** U S A. My abject apology if I wasted your time with the Monkey
Trial special on WGN Friday afternoon. As penance, I actually
monitored the first hour, which was NOT the trial, but occasional
talk about the performance which would happen that evening, amid
constant interruptions for commercials and Chicago traffic reports.
After all, the show is during drive time; I should have known. I was
too accustomed to the light commercial load and intellectual content
of Extension 720, with Milt Rosenberg, some weeknights at 0210-0400
UT when not delayed or pre-empted by stupid ballgames. I guess the
loot WGN rakes in during drivetime makes that possible... (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. I`ve been doing some TV and FM DXing recently, and
exchanging notes with members of the WTFDA list. Here are some of my
observations, times CDT of UT-5:

KSBN, ch 57, Springdale AR, had Bloomberg news at 10 pm, break at
10:22 with Carlos P--, accented CEO of Safe Television Channel saying
how wholesome they are and asking for donations, 1-888-777-9392; ID
at 10:30 and into DW News first in English, to be later in Spanish.
Anyone ever heard of Safe TV? Local to Springdale or elsewhere too?
This one is only 174 kW.

Also had the 10 pm news from WICS, ch 20, Springfield IL, for the
best UHF tropo distance here lately, Newschannel 20, Nightside, NBC.
ABC Nightline promo on 30 must be KDNL St Louis.

BTW, I hear from a friend in IL that WUSI-16 Olney is off the air for
repairs and WUSI-90.3 may also have interruptions. (Glenn Hauser,
Enid OK, July 13, WTFDA via DXLD)

KSBN-57 is in again tonight, with Safe TV, and I caught their rather
obvious website: http://www.safetv.com

It originates at KSBN-57 but is on Sky Angel satellite, also on air
ch 21 in Fort Smith AR (none listed by Doug`s Database except coming
DT), and some AR cable channels. Really pushing the satellite as if a
major national network. Sked: http://www.skyguide.org/weekgrid.cfm

I did a scan for RDS between 7 and 7:30 am Friday on the ATS-909 with
whip while the area tropo is pounding in. It appears RDS has been
dropped by some of the OK and KS stations, but got readings only on
the following:

94.7  OK "KQSR"
95.9  AR "KAZY-FM"
96.1  OK "KXY-FM" [KXXY actually]
97.5  OK "KMOD"
101.7  KS "101.7 FM" Hey, that's a big help! Right below the receiver
frequency readout which says: 101.7 !! This is presumably KREJ
Medicine Lodge, religious format
101.8  OK "TWISTER" [OKC]
103.1  OK "KOFM"
107.3  KS "1073KKRD"
107.9  AR "KEZA" (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, July 14, WTFDA via DXLD)

** VIETNAM. Yet more changes to report to the national domestic
services of Voice of Vietnam, first noted 13 July:

1st Programme: 5975, 7210, 9530 (5975 & 9530 replace 5970 & 7115)
2nd Programme: 5925, 6020, also 0150v-1000 only on 9875 (9875
replaces 7285)

Some frequencies carry minority language programming at times. 9875
used to carry the 1st Programme until mid-March 2000. Radio
Thailand's new domestic service in English is now in the clear for
most of the day on 7115. I'm still hearing a very weak daytime signal
on 7285, I'm not yet sure whether this is from Vietnam -- my guess is
probably not. It is on for longer hours than 7285 used to be previous
to the above changes. Unfortunately daytime reception has been very
poor here over the last couple of days. Regards, (Alan Davies,
Mersing, Malaysia, Electronic DX Press July 14 via DXLD)

** VIETNAM. To Allan and everyone else... Just when I thought we had
those Domestic Service outlets nailed down, they go and change some
of them! Perhaps they read the stories about the Thailand clash on
7115?! The sked for VOV 7285 was checked out when I was in Vietnam
and Malaysia, and at that time it was carrying the Dom Services when
not used for External services. My earlier reports give those
details. I still regard those 5 HF Dom sce outlets as "feeders" for
relay by regional stations. (Bob Padula, Victoria, EDXP via DXLD)

UNIDENTIFIED 5530.50, at 0824, Continuous tape loop of an old-time
Wheaties breakfast cereal commercial. "Why don't you ask your mother
to let you have a big bowl of crackly, crunchy, golden brown Wheaties
flakes tomorrow morning." Pretty solid signal may have been ground
wave. Gone by 0910. Very strange (Mark Mohrmann, Coventry VT, July
14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Oh, that`s the Wheaties service of Radio
Breakfast Cereal International (gh)                       ###




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