[HCDX] Catholic Radio Network, PNG Heard on 4960

["Guy Atkins" <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4960, 0958-1300 June 4 first noted just above threshold
level with male & female talk in English. "Hail Mary, Full of Grace" prayers
by two people in unison at 1001. Flute music, then PNG sing-sing style of
music at 1004. Signal improved to fair over the next half hour, with
apparent BBC relay of two Brit-accented announcers to 1027, mentioning
"Media(?) World News" and "BBC" and also "Radio New Zealand" at 1028.
Vatican Radio interval signal at 1029, followed by xylophone & drums. Many
mentions of Papua New Guinea by male & female announcers 1030-1032. Signal
continued to improve slowly to Vatican Radio IS again at 1040. Devotion
prayer reading 1045, Vatican IS at 1059, then clear ID by female "This is
the Catholic Radio Network of Papua New Guinea" at 1059:50, followed by song
"Thy Loving Kindness" and instrumental tunes. ID again at 1110 in English
followed by mention  of Rabaul, but the female announcer switched to Tok
Pisin at this point. By 1130 CRN's signal had improved to very good, with a
mix of male announcer in Tok Pisin and contemporary religious music to dead
air from 1200:40 to 1201:08. Religious tunes continued uninterrupted to
1245, when a recorded mass or devotional segment from the Vatican was
introduced by two male announcers. If this very good signal continues, it
will be easily audible on the East Coast of the USA... better try for CRN
before Wayne Wilson of TE-PNG tweaks the antenna system!
(ATKINS-WA)

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
Modified RA6790GM & R75
450 ft. W, 700 ft. NW Beverages

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