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BRAZIL
Voz Missionaria, 5939.6 - 10 April 2020 - 2004, very weak signal, but 
during fading peaks the talk was clearly in Brazilian Portugese. 25311 
(EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
CONGO (REP.)
Radio Congo, 6115 - 10 April 2020 - 1819, French, health advice. 35322
12 April 2020 - 1715, Talk in local language (presumably Kituba), 
mentioning Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire frequently, with audio clips of 
speeches in French. Trying to find a schedule for this station, but they 
don't even a website. 1801: News in French, 1809 Covid case numbers by 
district from Lumumba arondissement, Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville, hospital 
occupation rates. 44433. Close down at 1832 (EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton 
Park, RSA).
ESWATINI
TWR, 1170 - 10 April 2020 - 1822, English, Sermon: Death. 55555 (EiBi - 
TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
KUWAIT
Radio Kuwait, 11629.77 - 12 April 2020 - 1423, Arabic singing, 42432 
with a strong het from 11630.0 - China National Radio 17 from Lingshi, 
32432 (EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
MADAGASCAR
Radio Madagasikara, 5009.92 - 10 April 2020 - 1827, African music with 
short, fast IDs between songs. Enjoyable listening. At 1901 News 
program, including - guess what - "coronavirus", c/d in mid-sentence at 
1904. 35322 in the beginning, 45322 toward the end.
Same, 11 April 2020 (Saturday) - 1856, songs, 1901: Jingle with multiple 
IDs "Radio Madagascar" (that's what it sounded like, maybe that's the 
Malagasy pronounciation of Madagasikara, as all other words were 
Malagasy, no French heard at all). News with many items about 
"coronavirus". Today (Saturday) they transmit longer. Still running with 
reports (still mentioning coronavirus all the time) at 2040. Still 
running with cheesy popmx at 2217.
Sunday 12 April, on air at 1512 with African music, 45343 (EiBi - TWR 
KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
NIGERIA
Voice of Nigeria, 11769.9 - 12 April 2020 - 1517, Interview in Swahili, 
at 1532 heard in Arabic. 54433, with slightly muffled audio (EiBi - TWR 
KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
TANZANIA (non)
10 April 2020 - 1821: No signal from Zanzibar on 11735, empty channel 
(EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
VATICAN CITY
Vatican Radio, Special transmission of the Pope's Good Friday service 
"Stations of the Cross" monitored in the target area - 10 April 2020 - 1907:

 7360 English: 45333
 9450 Arabic: 45333
 9620 Portuguese: 55433
 9705 French: 35322
(EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).YEMEN (non)
Yemen Radio via Saudi Arabia, 11860 - 12 April 2020 - 1449, singing in 
Arabic, strong signal here in the extension of the signal beam from 
Riyadh toward Yemen. 55433 (EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
ZAMBIA
ZNBC, 5915 - 10 April 2020 - 1817, End of English section with a 
commercial, then into local language mentioning Lusaka. 45333. Later at 
2002: 55433 (EiBi - TWR KiwiSDR Kempton Park, RSA).
73!
Eike
Wiesbaden, Germany
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