Of course, we knew 9370 until 1900 is USAGM - Thailand, which means it has to be somewhere else after 1900. In HFCC parlance, RTC as an FMO refers to PR of China, which seems unlikely for this! Glenn Hauser

On Sunday, March 13, 2022, 11:30:24 PM GMT+1, Wolfgang Bueschel <dg1sbn@t-online.de> wrote:

most of these bcast are veiled in US RMS logs

2022-03-12 20:34:08 capture: AM 1395 (XXX) RTC VARI

2022-03-13 17:34:52 capture: AM 7610 (XXX) RTC VARI

2022-03-13 18:34:52 capture: AM 1395 (XXX) RTC RU

2022-03-13 19:03:02 capture: AM 5945 (TBD) CME VARI
2022-03-13 19:04:08 capture: AM 5830 (xxx) NOR VARI
2022-03-13 19:04:30 capture: AM 9370 (XXX) RTC RU
2022-03-13 19:04:52 capture: AM 5840 (XXX) RTC RU
2022-03-13 19:05:14 capture: AM 1395 (XXX) RTC VARI

2022-03-13 20:04:08 capture: AM 1395 (XXX) RTC VARI
2022-03-13 20:34:08 capture: AM 1395 (XXX) RTC VARI

and 24 hrs PGTRK Tiraspol via Grigoriopol Maiac Pridnestrovie
2022-03-13 13:33:24 capture: AM 621 (GRI) MDA MULT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Pozner" <aspozner@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2022 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [WOR] Shortwaves for Freedom press release, 13 March, with
transmission sked

9370 kHz is a VOA channel in Pashto relayed at Udon Thani.13:00-19:00 UTC.

On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 11:30 AM Glenn Hauser via groups.io <wghauser=
yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

> Why aren`t they revealing transmitter sites, obviously not all WRMI. 1395
> is surely the 500 kW in Armenia; but 9370? Maybe too. Glenn
> On Sunday, March 13, 2022, 04:21:42 PM GMT+1, kd9xb via groups.io
> <kimelli=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
>
> Crowdfunding Effort Transmits VOA, RFE/RL Programs to Russia, Ukraine
> March 13, 2022
> Contact: Kate Neiswender, Esq.
> ShortwaveFreedom@gmail.com
> +1 (213)-457-3488
>
> A week-old grassroots crowdfunding campaign, Shortwaves for Freedom, is
> launching additional radio broadcasts this week to Russia, Belarus,
> Ukraine
> and other parts of Eastern Europe to provide critical information from
> Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty programs.

> “We quickly raised enough money from our online appeal to start funding
> transmissions on Tuesday to the region from a private FCC-licensed
> shortwave station in Florida and from Monday, March 14th, we will expand
> broadcasts from commercial stations outside the United States,” said Kate
> Neiswender, a California lawyer and spokesperson for the campaign. [
> https://fundrazr.com/radiowaves ]

> Shortwaves for Freedom, with now more than a total of $ 10,000 in
> contributions from individual donors in the United States, Canada and
> other
> countries, is paying commercial broadcasters to air transmissions of the
> Russian and English language programs of VOA and RFE/RL. It plans to also
> fund Ukrainian language programs soon to reach Ukrainians, many now
> without
> electricity in their own country, as well as those who have taken refuge
> in
> Moldova, Poland and other countries.

> The unprecedented campaign is not affiliated with VOA and RFE/RL or their
> parent organization, the United States Agency for Global Media.

> “We hope USAGM will realize the dire need for radio broadcasts at a time
> of war when millions of people have been cut off from the internet and
> credible TV news due to censorship by Russia, the destruction of
> infrastructure and their homes,” said Neiswender. “Until the U.S.
> government decides to adequately return to radio – both shortwave and
> mediumwave (known as ‘AM radio’) – we will fund transmissions as long as
> we
> have money.”

> The additional transmitters to be utilized from Monday “will put a
> stronger shortwave signal into the target region and add medium wave,”
> said
> Gerhard Straub, the former director of USAGM’s Broadcast Technologies
> Division, who is among those providing expert advice to Shortwaves for
> Freedom.
>
> “In times of crisis if the content is compelling, the audience will go
> where they know the information is,” Straub said, addressing the question
> of radio’s ability to help effectively counter the Kremlin’s obstruction
> of
> outside media.

> Reception of the initial broadcasts from Florida have been confirmed in
> the targeted countries.

> The initial broadcasts that commenced over the past week will continue
> from WRMI (Radio Miami International), utilizing 100,000-watt transmitters
> beaming to Eastern Europe.

> Here is the daily schedule [7x/week unless noted] from March 14 being
> funded by Shortwaves for Freedom:

> (UTC is +4 hours EDT):
> 02:00-04:00 UTC Radio Svoboda (RFE/RL Russian) 7780 kHz
> 18:00-19:00 UTC Radio Svoboda 1395 kHz MW
> 19:00-20:00 UTC Radio Svoboda 9370 kHz
>
> 19:30-20:00* UTC ‘Flashpoint Ukraine’ (VOA English) 15770 kHz
> (* Monday-Friday)

> Shortwaves for Freedom is not affiliated with any government, political,
> corporation organization or any special-interest group. One hundred
> percent
> of funds received by the group go to pay for broadcast transmissions.

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