Re: [Swprograms] Favorite *non-English* music on shortwave?

[jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Until recently, DW's German Service would have filled that bill, but 
as I understand it they are no longer on hf to NA either at all or 
only in the most limited fashion.  
Nonetheless, several broadcasters beam a longform (i.e.: over an 
hour) "home language" service in our direction and some of their 
programming includes music, much or most of it of a local nature.  
They include:

REE, Spain
RDP Internacional, Portugal
RAI, Italy
ERA5, Greece
TRT/VOT, Turkey
RHC, Cuba (+ Radio Rebelde on 5025)
HCJB, Ecuador (9745 all evening; Musica del Ecuador in Spanish still 
on the schedule at last report)
NHK, Japan
CBS, Taiwan
A Russian language international service consisting of mostly 
contemporary Russian pop/rock music on 7125 kHz. and available all 
evening in NA.  (Haven't checked on this one in a few months, however.)
Radio Sawa
Radio Farda
AIR domestic service on 10330 kHz. -- very strongly heard here over 
several hours in the mornings and early evenings--especially late 
mornings.

All of the above have web sites that provide frequencies and many have 
program details, some of which can be deciphered through use of an 
appropriate online language translation program like babelfish.

Happy Exploring!

John Figliozzi
Halfmoon, NY

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Wolfson <mwolfson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006 10:23 am
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Favorite *non-English* music on shortwave?
To: Shortwave programming discussion <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Many thanks for the continued responses to the topic.
> 
> I fear that it was my message to Rich that got the ball rolling on 
> this one. 
> My original suggestion to Rich was for non English "Easy 
> Listening" 
> alternatives with an emphasis on music.  I asked the question 
> because so 
> many former English language broadcasters in general and RCI in 
> particular 
> have basically abandoned English language broadcasting to North 
> America.  I 
> really enjoyed listening to them as a neighbor to the US and the 
> unique 
> perspective they have as a "foreign" country to us while being our 
> next door 
> neighbor.  I'm trying to continue being a shortwave listener and 
> was seeking 
> new targets to listen to.....
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Favorite *non-English* music on shortwave?
> 
> 
> Excellent...thanks!
> 
> Richard
> 
> On 12/4/06, n3sw@xxxxxxx <n3sw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kilimandjaro" on Afrique No. 1, weekdays 1700-1800, for 
> "musique afro
> > caraïbéenne".
> >
> > -Scott Walker
> >
> > -New Cumberland PA USA
> > -------------- Original message from "Richard Cuff" 
> <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>:> --------------
> >
> >
> > > I was chatting with Mike Wolfson after David Goren's and 
> Daniel Say's
> > > comments regarding non-English programming on shortwave.
> > >
> > > Another aspect of shortwave that remains a key advantage is 
> access to
> > > world music...no, not what WXPN in Philadelphia produces...but 
> real> > World Music from internationally-located broadcasters.
> > >
> > > So...let's help each other out here...what is your favorite music
> > > program that isn't necessarily from an English language 
> broadcaster?> > There's only one criterion -- that it's relatively 
> easy to hear in
> > > North America. Please mention when it's on -- station and 
> frequency> > -- and why you like it.
> > >
> > > To kick things off, here's one that I first mentioned in an ! 
> Easy >
> > Listening column a couple years back.
> > >
> > > "Mike Gibson Gospel Music Hour", WWRB 3185 kHz, Wed and Sun 
> 0200 -- a
> > > welcome relief from the fringe programming that dominates most of
> > > WWRB's air time.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA
> > >
> > > International broadcasting / shortwave blog:
> > > http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com
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> -- 
> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA
> 
> International broadcasting / shortwave blog:
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