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Note: All times are UTC/GMT.
ALGERIA--Since the quasi-clandestine Voice of Palestine program has ended on Radio Algiers, the time it occupied has been filled by the following languages: 1600-1700 English on 11715 and 17745, 1700-1800 French on 11715. (8 Aug. 94--BBCM)
ANGOLA--Jack Widner: For the past two nights Radio Nacional de Angola has been doing quite well on 3375 from about 0330 on. There was 5 minutes of news at 0400, all in Portuguese. Anyone know if there are any explanations besides atmospheric conditions?
Hermod Pedersen: I wonder if they haven't either increased their power or given their equipment some needed maintenance. Nacional Angola has been booming in here the last two weeks, and quite strong even when conditions has [sic] not been too favorable. Anyone know anything for sure? (1 August 1994--Jack Widner, PA and 2 August--Hermod Pedersen, Sweden via Internet)
Sheryl Paszkiewicz (Manitowoc, WI) and Marie Lamb have both noted Radio Nacional de Angola on 4951v at about 0430 UTC (2 August 1994--Marie Lamb)
CAMEROON--According to a letter from the station, Radio Bertoua's inactive 60 mb transmitter [4750 kHz--M.L.] is obsolete and needs to be replaced. Although two new FM transmitters have been installed, rural coverage remains incomplete. (18 Aug. 1994--Andy Sennitt, editor of World Radio-TV Handbook, on Radio Netherlands' "Media Network."
ETHIOPIA--Voice of Ethiopia schedule as of 7th August 1994--
1300-1400 Somali 9560 7165 1400-1500 Afar same 1600-1700 English same 1700-1800 French same (16 Aug. '94, BBCM)
GHANA--Due to technical problems, GBC has completely dropped its external service, the last vestige of which was a broadcast to West Africa on 6130 kHz. 6130 remains in use from Ghana, but only for a relay of Radio 2, scheduled from 1220-1700. (18 Aug. '94, Andy Sennit on Media Network) (Note--Ghana may be heard on shortwave on 3366 (Radio 2) from 0530-0930 and 1700-0100 in English and local languages; Radio 1 is on 4915 from 0530-0930 and 1230-0100, along with 0930-1200 on Saturdays and Sundays. This info is from the 1994 edition of Passport to World Band Radio. 3366 and especially 4915 are audible on the U.S. East Coast in the early evenings, and also from around 0530-0630 UTC on the East Coast, especially in winter--M.L.)
MOROCCO--Radio Mediterranee International (Medi Un) broadcasts in Arabic and French to the Mideast and Africa from 0500-0100 on 9575 kHz. News is transmitted every 15 minutes. (29 July 94--BBCM) (I have heard this in our late local afternoon--M.L.)
MOZAMBIQUE--Voz de Renamo, which supports the Mozambique Resistance Movement (MNR) organization, was heard on 18 July for the first time since 30th May 1994. It was heard between 18th AND 24th July with these daily transmissions:
0500 UTC--6145 1045 UTC--9900 1600 UTC--5180These are the same times and frequencies as those announced by the station in May. (BBCM)
NAMIBIA--At 0506-0531 on 12 August, Marie Lamb heard Radio France Internationale programming in English on 3270, a relay via NBC Namibia. A check the following night (a Saturday) showed only local programs. Marie surmises the RFI relay is only on weekdays. (Marie Lamb/direct)
RWANDA--Radio Amahoro was first heard on 10th AUgust 1994. It is reportedly operated by a Brussels-based humanitarian group and is aimed at Rwandan refugees throughout central Africa. The address is announced as Radio Amahoro, (?Amani) Centre, Rue de Noye 332, 1040 Brussels, Belgium. Radio Amahoro uses transmitters at Addis Ababa, Ehtiopia and Moyabi, Gabon. All broadcasts are in Kinyarwanda. "Amahoro" means "peace" in Kinyarwanda.
0430-0500 9560 (via Addis Ababa) 1700-1800 9790 (via Moyabi) (16 Aug. '94, BBCM)*****************************************************************************
0430--in KInyarwanda 1015--same 1030 or 1115--in French 1115--in Swahili 1145--in English 1730--in Kinyarwanda 1815--in French 1830 or 1845--in English 1915--in SwahiliThe timing of these bulletins closely resembles those boradcast by the former Radio Muhabura (last heard on 9 July). (26 July 94--BBCM)
SOUTH AFRICA--Deutsche Welle has made a deal with Channel Africa to use the Meyerton shortwave facility in South Africa to replace [DW's relay station in] Rwanda until they can get that back on the air. And Wolfgang Buschel provides the schedule of DW relays via South Africa [as reported on Deutschlandradio Berlin's "DX Report"]:
0300-0700 various languages 6015 (English 0400-0450) 0900-0950 English 9565 1000-1050 Swahili 15410 1100-1150 English 17800 1200-1300 French 21695 1400-1450 Amharic 15410 1500-2200 various 7185 (English 1500-1550) 1800-2000 German 3995 (31 July 1994--World of Radio/BBCM) ***************************************************************************** VOA English relays via SABC's Meyerton, South Africa site-- 1600-1700 3970 1800-1900 4985 (24 Aug. '94--Arthur Cushen, Radio New Zealand Int. "Mailbag") *****************************************************************************On 11 August, Marie Lamb noted English programming with rock and pop music on 3230 beginning at 0013. At 0048, the announcer gave an ID of "The Big O, Radio Orion." (This station was taken off shortwave last year--M.L.) There's utility interference in the neighborhood, but using the sync detector on my Lowe HF-150, I was able to hear enough to know what's going on. (Marie Lamb) I'll have the revamped SABC schedule next month. (Al Quaglieri)
SUDAN--Radio Omdurman now uses 9200 kHz (ex-9165) with French at 1700-1800 and English at 1800-1900. (30 July 1994, "Radio World" on Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal/Cees van Oudheusden--Netherlands/Jan Nieuwenhuis--BDXC/SW Echo)
SWAZILAND--TWR Swaziland S-94 Final Broadcast Schedule--4 Sept. 94 to 1 November 1994 TIME UTC LANGUAGE kHz TARGET POWER DAY(S) 0300-0330 Swahili 6050 E. Af 100 kW Sun-Fri " Ndebele 3200 Zimbabwe 25 kW daily 0300-0345 Swahili 6050 E Af 100 kW Sat only 0300-0345 Shona 3240 E Af 25 kW daily 0330-0400 Tswana 3200 S Af 25 daily 0335-0350 Somali 9500 Somalia 100 Sun-Thu 0400-0415 Lomwe 6100 N. Moz. 25 daily 0400-0430 German 5055 Namibia " " " " 3200 S Af " " " Chewa 7125 Malawi 100 daily 0430-0530 English 3200//5055 S Af 25 daily " " 7200 Cape 25 " " " 7125 C Af 100 " 0530-0545 Chewa " Malawi " Sat/Sun only 0530-0735 English 9650 Cape 25 " 0530-0805 " " " " Mon-Fri 0600-0735 " 6070 S Af 25 Sat/Sun only " " 9500 S/C Af 100 " 0600-0805 " " " " Mon-Fri " " 6070 S Af 25 Mon-Fri 1400-1415 Urdu 15375 Pakistan 100 daily 1425-1430 Portuguese 9515 N. Moz. 50 Mon-Fri 1430-1515 " " " " daily 1500-1515 Malagache 7120 Madgasc. 25 " 1515-1530 Lomwe 9515 Moz. 50 " 1515-1545 French 7120 Madgasc. 25 " 1530-1545 Makua 9515 N. Moz. 50 " 1540-1555 Tigrinya 9500 Ethiopia 100 Sun & Fri only 1600-1630 Tshwa 4775 Moz. 25 Sun only 1600-1645 " " " " Mon-Sat 1600-1700 Chewa 7120 Malawi 50 daily " English 9500 E Af 100 " 1630-1700 Afrikaans 5055 S Af 25 Wed only 1700-1715 English 7120 Malawi 50 daily 1700-1730 Tswana 5055 S Af 25 " 1700-1800 Swahili 9500 E Af 100 " 1700-2045 English 1170 S Af 50 " 1715-1730 " 7120 Malawi 50 Mon-Sat 1730-1745 Pedi 5055 S Af 25 Sat/Sun only 1730-1800 Zulu 3240 " " daily 1745-1830 Shona 4790 Zimbabwe 25 daily 1800-1830 Ndebele 3240 " 25 " 1800-1845 English 9500 E Af 100 " 1800-2015 " 3200 S Af 25 " 1830-1900 Xhosa 3240 " " " 1845-1900 Umbundu 7180 Angola 50 " 1900-1915 Kimbundu " " " " 1900-1930 Lingala 9520 Zaire 100 " 1900-2045 English 3240 S Af 25 " 1915-2000 Portuguese 7180 Angola 50 Sat/Sun only 1915-2005 " " " " Mon-Fri 1930-2000 French 9520 Zaire 100 " 2000-2015 French " " " Sat/Sun only 2015-2045 English 3200 S Af 25 Sun only (Direct 11 Aug. 94--Marc Vissers, Belgium via SW Echo)
ZAIRE--Radio Bukavu has been heard in europe on 6552.5 kHz on 11 Aug. from
1816 to past 1830. Program was in French, with a weak signal, best heard in
USB. (15 Aug. '94--Michel Schaay, Nethrlands via SW Echo)
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The humanitarian Radio Gatashya broadcasts to Rwandan refugees from FM
transmitters in Goma. The UNESCO/Reporters Without Borders station may
have been spotted on shortwave. An unidentified and extremely poorly heard
broadcast in Kinyarwanda, possibly from radio Gatashya, was heard on 6120
kHz at 0845 on 9th August. (BBCM)
ZAMBIA--A new religious shortwave broadcaster, Christian Voice, is targeting December of this year for beginning broadcasts from a site near Lusaka. Power will be 100 kW, with broadcasts mainly in English. (Media Network, 24 August 1994)
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Marie Lamb