DX Fanzine (nr.20) - September 2000

DX Fanzine brings together tips and news as contributed by individual DXers or ascertained from different sources. It is updated daily, otherwise as soon as we receive logs and news from any DXer around the world. We are interested in any change about frequencies, times, language-services, transmitters, programme-contents, phone and fax-numbers, electronic and postal address, station personnel. Emphasis is on broadcasting from Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean area.
NB: All times, days and dates are day/month GMT-UTC, unless otherwise stated.
Tips are entered in date order. Reception quality shorties: P = Poor, F = Fair, G = Good, E = Excellent. Other abbreviations: PIR = Pirate; CLA = Clandestine; NA = National Anthem; TK = Talk; MX = Music; NX = News.


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NB: ALL TIPS REFER TO SEPTEMBER 2000 - LAST UPDATED: 2nd October, at 13.00

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 Freq.  Day   UTC    ITU  Station, Language and Programme Details.             SIO DXer

  603   01 0003-0008  E  RNE (Sevilla y Palencia)-SS: NX+ID. In the background  423 SM
                         another station fron Spain is audible but not Tunisia!
  639   01 0004-0008  E  RNE 1 (Zaragoza y La Coruña)-SS: MX and TK.            444 SM
  918   01 0010-0014 SLO R.Ljubljana (Slovenjia 1)-Italian MX.In the background 534 SM
                         traces of OCR R.Intercontinental Madrid are audible.     
  936   01 0014-0042  E  RNE 5 (Alicante)-SS: TK+MX. In the background African  444 SM
                         MX. May be R.Nigeria?
 1386   01 0045-0120 EGY ERTU R.Luxor-AA: Recitals and Chants by a Muezzin.     444 SM
 4925   01 2158-2210 INS RRI Jambi-BI: IS+NX+ID. 				433 SM
 5020.6 01 2210-2216     Voix du Sahel, Niamey-FF: NX+ID+MX. 			544 SM
 5047   01 2210-2218 TOG R.Togo, Lomé - Blues MX. 				544 SM
 4915   01 2218-2225  B  CBN Anhanguera-PP: NX.					343 SM
 1379.9 01 2340-2346  B  R.Continental, Recife-PP: TK-				232 SM
 7120   02 0845-0900 PIR R.Francis Drake-GG: AC/DC+ID.				354 AB
 6275.3 02 0859-0918 PIR Unid - Dutch nonstop MX. At 0918 S/OFF.		243 AB 
 6130   02 1054-1105 LAO Lao National R.-Laotian: TK+SE Asian Pop MX. Inst. MX  F.  DV
                         at top of the hour+TC+TK. More traditional SE Asian MX
                         at 1156 retune, 7 Big Ben type bells denoting  local 
                         time at 1159, and pres. ID with mention of Laos. 
 4925   02 1105      INS RRI Jambi-BI: Koran.TK at 1113 and into easy Indo Lagu G.  DV
 7120   02 1200-     PIR R.Waves Int., via IRRS-EE: Country MX+ID.              444 BP
 4890   02 1923-2001 PNG NBC Port Moresby-EE: IS? At 1951 inst. MX+at 1954 NA.  344 MV
                         Then short ann+ID+Jingles. At 1958 IDs+Freqs.+Ann.
 6219   02 2110-     PIR Laser Hot Hits-EE: Rock MX and TK.                     222 BP
 3927   02 2114-     PIR R.Korak Int.-DD/EE: Dutch songs+ID.		        232 BP
 1636   02 2329-2340 PIR R.Barones-EE: ID.			                454 AB         
 3935   02 2348-2350 PIR Laser Hot Hits-EE: Pop MX+Adv.+ID.                     243 AB
 6240.3 02 2358-0000 PIR UK R.International-EE: TK+ID.                          233 AB
 1470   03 0003-0055 PRU CPN R.,Lima-SS: TK+songs+sport.Hrd over a staion in SS 322 SM
 1630   03 0010-0038 ARG R.Buen Ayre (Red 92)-SS: TK on sport+Adv.+Jingle+TK.   333 SM
                         ARM from a Greek pirate station on 1632 kHz.
 1220   03 0022-0037  B  R.Globo, Rio de Janeiro-PP: Brazilian songs+TK+ID.     332 SM
 5020   03 0030-0230 CLM Caracol Quibdo-SS: Soccer commentary Colombia vs Chile 343 YG
 1379.9 03 0031-0034  B  R.Continental, Recife-PP: Brazilian MX+TK.	        232 SM
 1410   03 0032-0310  B  UNID R.São Gonzalo? Fraternitade Universal?-PP: MX+TK+ 212 SM
                         Jingles. Strong QRM from RNE on 1413 kHz.
 1636   03 0045-0052 PIR R.Barones-DD: Pop/rockabilly MX+TK+ID+Dutch folk MX.   443 SM
 1500   03 0145-0155 VEN R.Dos Mil, Cumana - Latin songs. Hrd in LSB mode.      222 SM
  930   03 0155-0202  B  Pres.R.Metropolitana, Fortaleza - Brazilian songs.     212 SM
 1390   03 0210-0216 VEN R.Fé y Alegria-SS: MX+Rlg TK.				222 SM
 1040   03 0215-0223  B  R.Capital, São Paulo-PP: Brazilian MX+TK.              222 SM
 1590   03 0225-0232 MEX Pres.R.Bonita AM-SS: TK. They faded out very soon.     222 SM
 6105   03 0555-0610 CTR R.Universidad, San Jose-SS: Ann+ID. S/OFF at 0610.     343 YG
 6283   03 0740-     PIR R.AL Int.-EE: MX+ID.                                   232 BP
 5805   03 0744-     PIR R.Free London-EE: MX and TK.                           232 BP
 7478   03 0754-     PIR R.Benelux-GG/EE: MX+ID. Bad modulation.                232 BP
15330   03 0830-0832 GUM KTWR-EE: Full ID+Rlg song and TK.                      354 AN
 6306.3 03 0838-0900 PIR R.Lisa-GG: ID.  			                454 AB
 6283.2 03 0839-0845 PIR R.AL International-EE: ID. 			        354 AB          
 7479   03 0856-0945 PIR R.Benelux-GG: ID.			                354 AB
 7306   03 0900-0905 PIR R.Europe-IT: PX: "Powerjam"+ID.		        253 AB
 6286   03 0928-0940 PIR R.Powerliner International-EE: ID:		        343 AB
 6306.3 03 1137-1145 PIR R.Bluestar-EE: ID.			                454 AB         
 6209.5 03 1450      PIR Unid-GG: Techno MX+TK.                                 G.  GD
 6306.3 03 1452      PIR R.Blue Star-EE: Country and polka MX+TK.               G.  GD
 4949.9 03 1823-1831 AGL R.Nacional de Angola-PP: ID+MX bridge+TK.              243 MV
 1377   03 2128-2143 CHN China National R.1-CC: TK+ID: "Zhonggou Yemin Guangbo  333 SM
                         Diantai..."+TK. Mixed with R.Free Africa and other 
                         signals. // 7935 kHz.  
 1377   03 2328-2329 TZA R.Free Africa-EE: Pop MX+ID/Jingle.			353 AN
 7125   03 2343-2354 GUI R.Guinée-FF: Afropop MX and TK. At 2352 ID.            343 AN
 3240   04 1803-1823 SWZ TWR Swaziland-Ndebele?: Radioplay?. At 1818 Cappella   243 MV
                         song.Nice signal at first but soon getting weaker 243.
 4880.8 05 0955-1013 PRU R.Comas-SS: S/ON with Inst. version of NA, canned S/ON ??? DV
                         Ann. at 0957+Short ID+MX bridge+OM over MX giving PX 
                         name "A Hora ?? ". OC as early as 0939. Low Modulation
15425   05 1405-1410 CEY R.Sri Lanka-EE: Ann+ID+Pop MX. VOA in the background.  444 AN
 9535   07 1357-1402 PHI R.Veritas Asia-EE/Bengali?: ID in EE. At 1559 S/ON in  322 AN
                         Bengali? with ID+MX bridge+TK. Splash from 9540.
 6219   08 2321      PIR Laser Hot Hits-EE: MX and TK. 				323 MA
 6055   09 1011       J  UNID R.Tampa? - Continual classical piano MX with no   G.  MF
                         apparent breaks nor anns. NB: No parallels found.
 6306   09 1706      PIR Union R.-EE: ID+MX. 					212 MG
 6400   09 1716      PIR R.Stella Int.-EE: TK. 					121 MG
14565L  09 2100-2130 PIR Emisora Z del Dragon, via R.Blandengue-South America-  242 NE
                         SS/EE: ID+Address in Chile. LSB Mode.
14565L  09 2130-2215 PIR R.Sin Fronteras, via R.Blandengue-South America-SS: ID 242 NE
 5030   09 2145-2200 CHN China National R.1-CC: TK+Adv.+ID. // 7935, 1377 kHz.  322 SM
 1430   09 2205-2216 IRN IRIB Isfahan-Farsi: TK.				333 SM
14565L  09 2215-2302 PIR WFCC, via R.Blandengue-SS/EE: ID as "La Voz del Futu-  242 NE
                         ro"+Addr. in Germany. At 2302 S/OFF. 
 1550   09 2244-2305 ALG Al-Wataniyah as-Sarahwi al-Dimuqratyah-AA: TK+Short MX 323 SM
                         and TK. Formerly on 1540 kHz.
 1503   09 2242-2250 YUG R.Crne Gore, (Podgorica 1-Serbian: MX. At 2247 ID.     544 SM