--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1028 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS, Ukraine and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Sunday / 12 May, 2019 --------------------------------- Time : UTC --------------------------------- Editor : Anatoly Klepov --------------------------------- QTH : Moscow, Russia --------------------------------- E-mail : rusdx@yandex.ru Web site : http://rusdx.narod.ru (Russian / English) Mailing List : http://groups.google.com/group/rusdx. QSL, a photo : http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/ --------------------------------------------------------- The first issue was published in January 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------- Broadcasting and radio communication Russia, CIS and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Worldwide broadcasting in Russian. Editor's desk. Country information. Radio broadcasting in Russian. WEB radio & TV in Russian. QSL world. DX program. Calendar radiodat. Philately. Mass Media. Radio program and schedule. ----------------------------------------------------------- "RUS-DX" may not be redistributed without permission. If quoting from the bulletin, please list the original reporter and "RUS-DX" as source. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine translation : http://translate.google.ru & https://translate.yandex.ru/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA ======= Belgorodskaya oblast. Stary Oskol. -------------------------------------------------- ---- * 89.5 FM began broadcasting Love radio in Stary Oskol On the waves of love was 300.000 inhabitants of Starooskolsky urban district more. Source: https://vk.com/radio.tv_31 (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) * On May 7, on Radio Day, the city of Stary Oskol of the Belgorod Region turned on Love Radio. Broadcasting frequency - 89.5 FM, population coverage - 337.2 thousand people. The broadcasting license is owned by Krutoy Media. Love Radio is one of the radio stations of Krutoy Media Holding. Surely holds high positions in the radio market and is among the ten most popular music radio stations in Russia. According to Mediascope (Radio Index - Russia, July - December 2018), more than 4.2 million people listen to Love Radio daily, more than 10.4 million people listen weekly. Today, Love Radio's regional broadcasting network numbers 175 transmitters located in Russia and neighboring countries. Official site of Love Radio: loveradio.ru. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6200.htm) Murmanskaya oblast. Murmansk. ---------------------------------------------- On May 1, the Murmansk ORTPT branch of RTRS began broadcasting Vera radio channel in Murmansk at a frequency of 90.4 MHz. Transmitter power - 0.5 kW. The radius of the service area - from 11 to 34 km. The radio station broadcasts nearly 330 thousand people living in 13 localities. (http://murmansk.rtrs.ru/prof/rtrs-region/newspaper/rtrs-nachal-translyatsiyu-radiostantsii-vera-v-murmanske/) Orenburgskaya oblast. Orenburg. ------------------------------------- On May 1, 2019, Radio ENERGY began broadcasting in Orenburg, the largest political and industrial center of the entire Ural-Volga region. The radio station sounded at a frequency of 100.8 FM. The city with a population of more than 684 thousand people is located at the point where two continents meet - Europe and Asia, and is a link between them. On the pedestrian bridge over the Ural River a special sign is installed, symbolizing the border between Europe and Asia. Orenburg is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia, which has preserved many wonderful monuments of architecture, ancient Orthodox churches. The famous local feathers are also considered the "visiting card" of the city. The names of many prominent personalities are connected with Orenburg: Taras Shevchenko, Alexey Plescheyev, Gavriil Derzhavin, Nikolay Karamzin, Vladimir Dal, the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and many others. Radio ENERGY is one of the most popular and sought-after radio stations in Russia. The regional network of the radio station is extensive and continues to grow rapidly. More than five thousand cities and settlements of the country fall into the zone of confident reception of the air. Radio ENERGY recognized trend setter in the field of music, entertainment and lifestyle. With the support and participation of this radio station in Russia, concerts of many world stars are held, and on the air actual hits of world charts, releases from leading labels and mixes of the best DJs of the planet. Radio ENERGY supports sport, promotes a healthy lifestyle and actively attracts listeners to their socially significant projects. The radio station is part of the holding company GPM Radio and is an integral part of the global network of a reputable radio brand - ENERGY (NRJ), created by the French NRJ GROUP. Radio ENERGY website - www.energyfm.ru. (http://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/16223) Republic of Udmurtia. Mozhga. ------------------------------------------ On April 11, the popular Russian radio station Hit FM began broadcasting in the city. You can only hear "one hundred percent" Russian and foreign hits at 91.2 FM. For the first time Hit FM sounded in 1997 and almost immediately became a favorite with a huge audience. Today, more than 3 million people a day listen to the radio station in a thousand Russian cities. The pledge of such a long success is the most popular, recognizable and favorite songs, entertainment programs, and information blocks. Hit FM is a radio for active and positive people! Source: https://vk.com/club146305855 (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Ulyanovskaya oblast. Inza. --------------------------------------- The city of Inza (Ulyanovsk region) has joined the broadcast network of Radio Rodnykh Dorog! ... Adjust the frequency 104.2 Source: https://vk.com/radiord (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) News kaleidoscope -------------------------------- The program "Radiopanorama" -------------------------------------- * Moscow. World Radio Network. In Russian. The program "Radio Panorama" for lovers of long-range radio reception. The author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. 05/11/2019 - Radio Day in Russia - ITU is preparing for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day - Indonesia's #DRM plans - Ukrainian radio is still being watched on MW - Radio #Tamazuj began broadcasting news in English - Problems with broadcasts from Kostinbrod (Bulgaria) and assumptions - #Rammstein - Radio Publication - publication of program details and sound file on a page. Publication and preparation of the sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara. (https://vk.com/dxing) * How it was. Radiation and broadcasting in Leningrad and the region (1926-1928) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Russian. Authors: Valentin Guryevich Kovtun, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, Department of Television and Radio Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism and Mass Communications, St. Petersburg State University Olga Vladimirovna Tikhonova, Candidate of Philology, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Television and Radio Broadcasting, Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov https://vk.com/@spbctv-kak-eto-bylo-radiofikaciya-i-radioveschanie-v-leningrade-i-o (https://vk.com/club171176221) * WRN Russia partners are doing everything possible to return to the middle waves. -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- The broadcasters KBS World Radio and the International Radio of Slovakia advise their radio listeners, after turning off the 738 kHz frequency from May 1, to listen to the broadcast from Seoul and Bratislava on the Internet. In this case, the leading Russian service of KBS World Radio Valery Surikov said that the South Korean Broadcasting Corporation is making efforts to resume broadcasting on medium waves. "For reasons beyond the control of KBS World Radio, from May 1, the broadcasting at 738 kHz was stopped. We apologize for the inconvenience and make efforts to resume broadcasting as soon as possible. Meanwhile, our 30- minute programs can still be heard via satellite and on the Internet on the World Radio Network website at: http://wrn.ru, "Surikov said on KBS World Radio. In turn, the host of the "International Radio of Slovakia" (RSI) Sergey Bazhenov said on the air that the programs of the Russian edition from Bratislava are available on the station's website and urged the listeners to send listening reports via the RSI web page. "Since the broadcasting at 738 kHz in Moscow and the Moscow region is temporarily suspended, we offer our listeners to listen to our programs via the Internet on our website https://rsi.rtvs.sk/russkiy," the moderator said. In late April, it became known about the termination of broadcasting from Kurkino (Moscow Region) on May 1. This radio center gave life on medium waves to three stations at once: "Narodnoe Radio" and "Radonezh" radio station, broadcasting at 612 kHz and "World Radio Network" (WRN Russia) at 738 kHz. The latter promised to soon find a new place to deploy their facilities and resume broadcasting on medium waves. At the beginning of May, reports appeared on DX resources that, due to the termination (interruption) of broadcasting at 738 kHz in Moscow and the Moscow Region, some programs could be transferred to a transmitter in Lithuania (Vestihos). After the Russian and Belarusian service Radio Liberty reduced the time of their broadcasts from 1 May at a frequency of 1386 kHz, at night the Lithuanian transmitting center released the night time from 21.00 to 03.30 UTC. (https://kolkeradio.blogspot.com/2019/05/wrn-russia.html) * They plan to launch a single radio player in Russia in the autumn of 2019. -------------------------------------------------- ----- The cost of creating a single online player for listening to the radio in the FM band is estimated at 3 million rubles. The service is scheduled to start in the autumn of 2019, TASS was told by the first deputy general director of the European Media Group, Alexander Polesitsky. "The launch of the radio player is scheduled for autumn," he said. "The development and launch costs will amount to about 3 million rubles and be distributed according to the number of formats that will be present in the player, federal and local broadcasting stations will be taken into account." According to him, students will be able to use the player for free. The service, presumably, will improve the service for both the audience of stations and advertisers. "We expect that the player in this sense will help stabilize the audience and advertising revenues. For the development of the project, of course, the participation of the maximum number of national broadcasters is desirable," said the first deputy general director. Polesitsky said that the player will be available to users in the browser, mobile applications and on TV. "This will be a convenient service, through which listeners will receive free online access to the radio broadcast of their favorite stations. Having a single player will make it easier to listen to stations in cars, through voice assistants and other modern devices that connect over the Internet," he said. Source: tass.ru (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__73330/) * A communications bench with free Wi-Fi appeared in the center of Samara. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ It was installed in the park near the House of Communication at the intersection of Krasnoarmeyskaya and Chapaevskaya streets On Tuesday, May 7, Radio Day is celebrated in Russia. In Samara, a new art object was opened - the bench "To the beloved city from signalers". It was installed at the intersection of Krasnoarmeiskaya and Chapaevskaya streets. Next to the new art object you can connect to Wi-Fi for free. As the head of the Information Technology and Communications Department of the Samara Region, Stanislav Kazarin, the Communication House, next to which the bench appeared, played an important role during World War II, noted. In 1941, he assumed the main burden of providing telephone and telegraph communications to all embassies and foreign consulates. The equipment of the House of Communication was cooled with the help of water from the Red Banner Fountain. It was a heat exchange system disguised as a decorative structure. Water piped into the building, cooled the equipment and came to the surface in the fountain bowl. "This is not just a signaler bench," this is an art object worthy of our city. Very pleased that he appeared in our area. I think this bench will appeal to the residents and guests of our city. http://sgpress.ru/news/132533 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Magazine "Radio" # 05/2019 -------------- In Russian. http://www.radio.ru/ Radio reception V. Gulyaev. Broadcast News https://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2019/05/12.pdf * Krasnoyarsk has collected a huge collection of Soviet radios and televisions with a rarity in 1935 -------------------------------------------------- - In total in a collection more than 300 exhibits. In total, the collection of Vladimir Katz includes more than 300 radio receivers, tape recorders and televisions, including rare specimens dating from 1935. And the first in his garage was a 1952 Record radio receiver ... Plus the photo at https://ngs24.ru/news/more/66080779/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) BELARUS ======== In the near future, a new radio station will appear in Minsk - Energy FM, which will replace Hit Radio, which now broadcasts at 100.4 FM. The founders decided to re-brand Hit Radio by examining the musical preferences of the young audience. It is expected that with the new name the radio station will receive a new breath, and the music playlist will become more modern. At the same time, the creative concept will continue, BelTA writes. Energy FM is a Belarusian project that is not related to the Russian station of the same name, or to the French holding NRJ. The format of the radio station is top 40. Only new hot hits with no presenters and news will be heard on the air, "they were told at the radio station. Since 2002, the Russian station Hit-FM has been broadcasting at 100.4 FM in Minsk. Since 2005, the station switched to its own broadcasting, and in August 2011 there was a change of name on "Hit Radio". Source: tvnews.by (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__73298/) "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== SWLDXBulgaria News, Editor: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- * SWLDXBulgaria News May 4-6 ARMENIA(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio AWR via CJSC Yerevan on May 5 1600-1630 on 9490 ERV 250 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Wavescan#523, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-awr.html UZBEKISTAN(non) BVBroadcasting via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, May 5 1130-1200 on 9340 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAs English Sun, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-via-rrtm_5.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India via Tashkent, May 5 1545-1600 on 6240 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to CeAs Kazakh, weak/fair+jamming: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_5.html * SWLDXBulgaria News May 6 NUMBERS STATION G06 German Lady & S06s Russian Lady in 31/41mb on May 6 0759-0803 on 7320 unknown secret tx site to Eu German USB+AM-weak signal 0840-0946 on 9353 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/g06-german-lady-s06s-russian-lady-in.html RUSSIA Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio on May 5 1900-2000 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Sun https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan_6.html TAJIKISTAN(non) Frequency change of Voice of Tibet in 31mb, May 6 1242-1307 NF 9876 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9894 1307-1312 NF 9886 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9884 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/frequency-change-of-voice-of-tibet-in.html * SWLDXBulgaria News May 6-7 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 19/41/25mb, May 7 0600-0606 on 15945 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, fair 0730-0736 on 7365 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, good 0740-0746 on 11655 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in.html RUSSIA Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio on May 6 1800-1830 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Ad/Ar/Tu Mon 1830-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Mon https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan_7.html * SWLDXBulgaria News May 7-8 JAPAN(non) NHK World Radio Japan via 3 different txs on May 7 1515-1600 on 11775 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg to SoAs Urdu, very good 1530-1600 on 9600 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi-fair/good 2030-2100 on 11985 MDC 250 kW / 305 deg to WCAf French, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via.html NUMBERS STATION Good signal of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, May 8 0730-0746 on 12110.2 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM 0830-0836 on 11565.0 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in.html * SWLDXBulgaria News May 9 RUSSIA Additional three test frequencies, registered in HFCC Database on May 8: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/additional-three-test-frequencies.html * SWLDXBulgaria News May 9-10 ARMENIA(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India via CJSC Yerevan, May 10 1535-1539 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri, very good: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_10.html NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady & E11 Oblique in 31mb/19mb on May 10: 0740-0746 on 7365 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, weak/fair 0745-0748 on 15720 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-e11.html DX RE MIX NEWS # 1126 from Georgi Bancov & Ivo Ivanov. Bulgaria. Date: May 06, 2019 ------------------------------------------- ARMENIA(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India via Yerevan on May 4 1530-1600 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india.html ARMENIA(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio AWR via CJSC Yerevan on May 5 1600-1630 on 9490 ERV 250 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Wavescan#523, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-awr.html KURDISTAN(non) Denge Welat via Grigoriopol & Issoudun, April 29: 0600-1500 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, fair/good 1500-2100 on 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-denge-welat-via.html KURDISTAN(non) Denge Welat via Issoudun & Grigoriopol, April 30: 0230-0500 on 9525 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good 0500-0600 on 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good 0600-1600 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-denge-welat-via-issoudun.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 49mb on April 30 0700-0704 on 5760 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, fair 1100-1104 on 6190 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian AMmode, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-49mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb on April 30 0730-0734 on 7425 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian AMmode, good 1009-1013 on 7340 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on April 30 0739-0743 on 11560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, fair 0800-0804 on 11635 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on May 1 0730-0736 on 12110 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, good 0830-0836 on 11565 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, fair https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_2.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06 Russian Man in 31mb on May 3 1900-1904 on 9336 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-s06-russian-man-in-31mb-on.html RUSSIA Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio, April 29 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Ad/Ar/Tu Mon https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan.html RUSSIA Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio on May 3 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan_4.html TAJIKISTAN(non) Frequency change of Voice of Tibet on April 29: 1330-1337 NF 9826 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9834 1337-1400 on 9834 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan no change https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/frequency-change-of-voice-of-tibet-on.html U.K.(non) Very good signal of FEBA Radio via ENC-DMS Yerevan, May 1 1600-1630 on 9540 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Guragena Mon-Wed 1600-1630 on 9540 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Amharic Thu-Sun 1630-1700 on 9540 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Amharic Daily https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/very-good-signal-of-feba-radio-via-enc.html U.K.(non) Trans World Radio TWR Africa via ENC-DMS Grigoriopol, May 3 1815-1845 on 9940 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Fri, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/trans-world-radio-twr-africa-via-enc.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Two clandestine broadcasts in 25mb via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 29 Radio Free North Korea 1200-1300 on 11520 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good North Korea Reform Radio 1430-1530 on 11570 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/two-clandestine-broadcasts-in-25mb-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Two clandestine stations in 41mb via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 29 Voice of Wilderness 1330-1530 on 7625 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean, fair/good Voice of Martyrs 1530-1600 on 7530 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/two-clandestine-stations-in-41mb-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korea Reform Radio via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, May 3 2030-2130 on 7505 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair to good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/north-korea-reform-radio-via-rrtm.html UZBEKISTAN(non) BVBroadcasting via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on May 4 1200-1230 on 9370 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Urdu Sat, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-via-rrtm.html UZBEKISTAN(non) BVBroadcasting via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, May 5 1130-1200 on 9340 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAs English Sun, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-bvbroadcasting-via-rrtm_5.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India via Tashkent, May 5 1545-1600 on 6240 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to CeAs Kazakh, weak/fair+jamming: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_5.html Hard-Core-DX Digest ---------------------------- * Vol 197, Issue 6 Message: 2 Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 From: Manuel Mendez Subject: [HCDX] Stations heard in Friol Manuel M?ndez Lugo, Spain Logs in Friol Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters ... TAJIKISTAN, 4765, Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, 1905-1918, 04-05, Tajik, comments. 25322. (M?ndez) Message: 3 Date: Sun, 5 May 2019 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: [HCDX] log 12.37 to 14.00 UT on May 5th, remote SDR's in Moscow Russia, Delhi India, Nagoya Gifu and Tokyo Japan TAJIKISTAN Frequency of Voice of Tibet Dushanbe Yangi Yul 1230-1241 NF9886 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan At 1237 UT on May 5: S=9+10dB -71dBm in Moscow Russia, S=9+30dB -41dBm in New Delhi India, S=9+10dB -71dBm in Nagoya Gifu, or Tokyo Japan, 15 kHz wideband audio block. 1241-1306 NF9894 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan At 12.51 UT CNR1 China mainland jamming start on 9895 kHz. But jamming last only til exact 13.00 UT sharp, TX switch OFF. 1306-1313 NF9884 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 9880 kHz Adjacent QRM of CRI Burmese program from Kunming 500kW. 1313-1330 NF9876 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1330-1338 NF9826 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1332-1359 NF9889 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan Adjacent bad fq selection, due of RRI Bucharest Russian sce via Tiganesti site on 9890 kHz at 13.00-13.57 kHz, heavy 1000 Hertz heterodyne audio tone QRM. 1338-1400 NF9834 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5) * Vol 197, Issue 7 Message: 2 Date: Mon, 6 May 2019 From: Rudolf Grimm Subject: [HCDX] #140 / Reception in S?o Bernardo SP, BRAZIL - May 5, 2019 QSL CARDS, eQSL (Arrived from January 2019 to May 5, 2019) ... MOLDOVA: TWR Africa, via Grogorioppol, 9940 kHz, eQSL in 2 days. Report sent to: lstavrop@twr.org (Rudolf Grimm, S?o Bernardo, BRAZIL). ... CONEXION DIGITAL No. 1015- Domingo 05 de Mayo de 2019 Buenos Aires - Argentina -------------------------------- POR TODOS LOS MEDIOS EN LA ONDA MEDIA por Arnaldo Leonel Slaen Captaciones de Rudolf W. Grimm, desde Brasil TAJIKISTAN: 4765 kHz Radio Tajik, Dushanbe, Tajik, 23/04 2330. Female communication, songs, music w/flutes. 25432 (RG). ESCUCHAS Y NOTICIAS DE RADIO POR GLENN HAUSER, DESDE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS ARMENIA. 9300, April 19 at 1328, JBA talk. Aoki/NDXC shows the complex schedule of TWR India, via Yerevan-Gavar site, this 1315 quarter-hour on day 6 = Friday as in the Kur language, shared with San, Mun and Kui depending on the DOW. Full name of language per WRTH is Kurukh, which was on 9365 in B-18. EiBi language list shows: ``KUR Kurukh/Kurux: India-Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, W. Bengal (2m) [kru]``. Recently this was on 9330 by punchup mistake; not a good idea with the Superstation imminent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UKRAINE [non]. Answer to my query about the RUI announcer: ``Hi Glenn, The male announcer you refer to is, I believe, Andrew Bondar http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en/prog-presenter.html?id=183 (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, WOR iog via DXLD)`` SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1923, May 6, 2019 edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden ----------------------------------------------- Log 4765 May4 1905 Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, Tajik, comments. (Mendez) 4765.06 Apr28 1905 Tajik R 1, Yangiyul Tajik poem reading (AP-DNK) Contributors to the log: AP-DNK, Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark Mendez, Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain Ontario DX Association Province of Ontario, Canada. Target Listening by Country May 2019 Editor: Harold Sellers ----------------------------------- Armenia. - TWR India *1535-1540* (1500-1600 Sa/Su) English, 9300. Azerbaijan. - Radio Fedaletin Sesi / Voice of Justice *0820-1410* Azeri 9677.6v Kyrgyz Republic. - Kyrgyz Radio, Radio Birinchi, 4010, 4820v *0000> in Kyrgyz and Russian. Pridnestrovie (Moldova). - Radyo Dengê Welat <1000-1500* Kurdish 11530 Tajikistan Radio. - Tajikistan Tajik 4765. - Radio Free Asia *0100-0300* Tibetan 9370; *1100-1400* Tibetan 13835. - Adventist World Radio *1300-1330* Nepali 15255. Ukraine. - Radio Ukraine International via WRMI Florida, English *0230-0300* 7780 Tu-Sa. Uzbekistan. - NHK World Radio Japan *1400-1430* English 9450. - Adventist World R. *1500-1530* Tamil 9470. DX LISTENING DIGEST 19-18, May 2, 2019 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ------------------------------------------ ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 6045, April 29 at 1203, good signal in Korean S9/+10, with lite beep jamming underaudible. I can`t believe this be from TAJIKISTAN site as in Aoki/NDXC for National Unity Radio clandestine at 1200-1458. EiBi also claims TJK but at 1100-1300. Not in HFCC at all. Rather something de E Asia/W Pacific. Steve McGreevy suggests Taiwan. Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach CA logged it several times in April with same too-good-for-Tajikistan observation. Ivo Ivanov assumes TJK, having replaced 7235 in mid-April. Also relevant, this from Ron Howard earlier: ``BHUTAN. 6035, BBS, 1114-1120*, on April 5. Pop songs till transmitter off. The good news is that the recent jamming spur heard here from 6045, has ended, as National Unity Radio has moved away from 6045, taking the N. Korea jamming with them`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1980, DX LISTENING DIGEST) KOREA NORTH and [non]. 6045, National Unity Radio (Dushanbe-Yangiyul). 1254-1458* 15, 16, 19 April. Surprised to find this with a good signal & KR chat/pop, closing with piano theme..signal strength is equal to Shiokaze-6070 (via Yamata), so I wonder if this is 'really' from TJK (perhaps the Dushanbe antenna has a major lobe aimed at Moonlight Beach?) (Dan Sheedy, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6045, ?---?, National Unity R. (presumed the one returning here), 1230. M, W in Korean. Jammed. Heard with SW-2000629, window frame antenna. Jammer surely was DPRK. I DO understand other DXers comment about "too good for Tajikistan" reception as, I have heard at other times, stations listed as being via Tajikistan that sounded more like "Greenville" at my QTH - Very Good Apr 30 6070, JAPAN, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze at 1300. Open with W in Japanese. Usual music and electronic sounds. For a few days, have not been hearing the next broadcast 1405-1435 on 6090 - Very Good Apr 29 (Rick Barton, Arizona SW Logs, Hammarlund HQ-180A, Grundig Satellit 205(T.5000), RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires. Use of portables noted where relevant for perspective on signal strength comments. 73 and Good Listening....! -rb, WOR iog via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. UZBEKISTAN, Two clandestine broadcasts in 25mb via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 29 Radio Free North Korea 1200-1300 on 11520 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good North Korea Reform Radio 1430-1530 on 11570 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/two-clandestine-broadcasts-in-25mb-via.html Two clandestine stations in 41mb via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, April 29 Voice of Wilderness 1330-1530 on 7625 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean, fair/good Voice of Martyrs 1530-1600 on 7530 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/two-clandestine-stations-in-41mb-via.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News April 29-30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 9525, Denge Welat/Voice of Homeland. 26/3; 23/04 confirmed with almost 3 hours program in Turkish (not in Kurdish) between 0402 and 0645 (from 0603 on 11530) (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D, Folded Marconi ant), May Australian DX News via WORLD OF RADIO 1980, DXLD) Harmonix: see FRANCE Denge Welat via Grigoriopol & Issoudun, April 29: 0600-1500 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, fair/good 1500-2100 on 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-denge-welat-via.html Denge Welat via Issoudun & Grigoriopol, April 30: 0230-0500 on 9525 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good 0500-0600 on 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish, very good 0600-1600 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/reception-of-denge-welat-via-issoudun.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News April 29-30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - République kirghize - República Kirguisa --- Radio Krasnaya Rechka Bishkek via Kyrgyztelekom, traced today May 1st: 4010.219, Birinchi Radio Krasnaya Rechka Bishkek at 1647 UT, S=7-8 signal, traced in Hiroshima, Gifu city, Japan, as well as in Moscow. And from same broadcast center, some 15 kW unit - of three - of TWR ties: Afghan Christian Radio noted surprisingly on lower side band odd frequency of 5130 kHz channel, now today on 5129.940 kHz, S=7 heard in remote Tokyo SDR unit. This is the Bishkek TX unit previously used on 4819.9 kHz on lower side [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 1, WOR iog via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Russia deploys Murmansk jammer system at Baltic base By BBC Monitoring Russia is deploying the Murmansk-BN electronic warfare system to Kaliningrad Region, the website of pro-government Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on 26 April. The system is capable of jamming military communications networks at ranges up to 5,000 km (in exception conditions, 8,000 km), the report said. The first Murmansk systems were deployed in Kaliningrad, with the Baltic Fleet's 841st Separate Electronic Warfare Centre, at the end of last year, the report said. Murmansk-BN is a short-wave shore-based electronic warfare system capable of electronic intelligence gathering (ELINT) missions, as well as intercepting and jamming signals in all shortwave bands, the report said. CREDIT: Izvestia website, Moscow, in Russian 0001 gmt 26 Apr 19 (BBC Monitoring via Mike Cooper, Apr 27, WORLD OF RADIO 1980, DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Pause WRN broadcasting at 738 kHz. World Radio Network. 738 kHz. Announcement on the air: "From May 1, 2019, the broadcasting of the radio channel by the World Radio Network at the 738 kHz medium-wave frequency will be temporarily suspended for editorial-independent reasons. We will make every effort to return to the air of Moscow and the Moscow region in the near future. Our partners will continue to broadcast programs of the World Radio Network via satellite and on the Internet. Details you will find on the site wrn.ru " (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" via Rus-DX 28 April via DXLD) "The news of our channel is the World Radio Network. Unfortunately, from May 1, we will have to temporarily suspend the broadcasting of our broadcasts at a medium wave frequency of 738 kHz. The reason is the consolidation of state structures in our country; therefore, the transmitting center on which our technical facilities are located has lost its independence and entered into a larger structure. And in the process of consolidation, as usual, an inspection was carried out. This check revealed that, in addition to the main facilities, there are technical means of third-party organizations, including ours, at the radio center. And if these funds of third-party organizations for more than two decades did not prevent the transmitting center from successfully operating according to its basic purpose, now they have sharply prevented the new owner. Thus, from May 1, all broadcasting from Kurkino stops. To date, these are just the two remaining transmitters. At a frequency of 612 kHz, this is the "Narodnoe Radio" and "Radonezh" and at a frequency of 738 kHz, the World Radio Network. As for us, the World Radio Network, we are doing everything possible to find a new place to accommodate our facilities and resume broadcasting on medium wave 738 kHz." (Quote from the program "Radiopanorama" for lovers of long-range radio. The author and presenter - Vadim Alekseyev. 04/27/2019 via Rus-DX 28 April via WORLD OF RADIO 1980, DXLD) WRN Moscow Kurkino 738 kHz off air {for ever?}. Re: WRN World Radio Network 738 kHz. Nachricht KOLOMCHANIN, 29. April 2019 Aus Gruenden, die ausserhalb des Einflussbereichs von KBS World Radio liegen, wird die Uebertragung bei 738 kHz ab dem 1. Mai gestoppt [sic]. Entschuldigung fuer die Unannehmlichkeiten. Wir bemuehen uns, die Sendung auf dieser Frequenz so schnell wie moeglich wieder aufzunehmen. Re: WRN World Radio Network 738 kHz. Nachricht Sergey65, 29. April 2019 Und wie werden die WRNs bei 738 kHz weitergesendet? Ausserdem ist Kurkino in der Region Moskau vertreten. Stellende Sendezentrale MW? Die Sendung des Volksradios 612 kHz stoppt ebenfalls in Kurkino. Es kann festgestellt werden, dass in der Region Moskau der LW / MW / KW-Rundfunk ab dem 1. Mai vollstaendig stirbt. Die ganze Epoche geht ab ... :( Nachricht Sergey65, 29. April 2019 Woertlich vor zehn Jahren vom Rundfunkzentrum Kurkino ausgestrahlt: 612 kHz Narodnoe Radio 20 kW; 693 kHz Deutsche Welle 10 kW; 738 kHz "World Radio Network" 5 kW; 810 kHz Voice of America 20 kW 1044 kHz Radio Liberty 20 kW; 1134 kHz Radio Teos 20 kW; 1260 kHz "BBC" 10 kW; 1503 kHz Center Radio 20 kW. Bis 2006 strahlte auch das Echo des Moskauer Radiosenders FM 91.2 MHz von hier aus. Auf dem Antennenfeld hat die Kurkino-Kampagne laengst ein Auge geworfen. Schon sehr leckeres Land fuer Entwickler, direkt vor der Moskauer Ringstrasse. Nun, KBS schreibt genau ueber die zeitweilige Aussetzung des Rundfunks. Ich weiss nicht warum, aber anscheinend gibt es einen Grund dafuer. Und ja, es waere schoen, eine halbe Stunde auf UKW-Frequenz auszugehen ... Vadim Aleksejev selbst aeusserte sich zu der voruebergehenden Suspendierung aufgrund des Eigentuemerwechsels des Funkzentrums Kurkino und zu der Suche nach Moeglichkeiten, die Sendung im letzten Radio Panorama wiederherzustellen. Nur hier fuerchte ich, dass wir leider nichts dauerhafter als temporaer haben. Zeit im FM wird ihnen kaum jemand geben. [non] Ich denke, die einzige Option ist, von Litauen aus 1386 kHz zu senden. Hier ist der Zeitplan von 1386 kHz von Wieszczintos, Litauen (UTC-Zeit): Radio Baltic Waves International 16.30-17.00 Radio Polen, polnisch 17.00-17.30 Radio Polen, russisch 17.30-18.00 NHK World Japan, russisch 18.00-19.00 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, russisch 19.00-19.30 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Weissrussisch 19.30-03.00 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, russisch 03.00-03.30 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Weissrussisch 03.30-04.00 NHK World Japan, russisch 04.00-05.00 Radio Polen, Weissrussisch 120 Meter Mast ohne Richtungswechsel (Rundstrahlung ist gemeint). Tagsueber gibt es eine grosse Pause, aber nur tagsueber gibt es praktisch keinen Empfang. Ich habe irgendwo gelesen, dass der neue 1386-kHz-Sender nur mit der halben berechneten Leistung arbeitet. In Moskau ist die Hoerbarkeit zufriedenstellend, jedoch mit haeufigem Nachlassen. 738 kHz 5 kW Kurkino District {????? ???????} Moscow {??????} 55 degr 52' 53"N, 37 degr 23' 30"E World Radio Network (WRN) {????????? ?????????} 24h Relays programmes of various international broadcasters. Antenna height: 55 metres.. Ab dem 1. Mai 2019 werden Sendungen auf MW 738 kHz fuer Moskau und die Region Moskau aus Gruenden, die ausserhalb der redaktionellen Kontrolle liegen, voruebergehend eingestellt. Wir werden alles in unserer Macht Stehende tun, um so schnell wie moeglich zu unserer Rundfunkfrequenz zurueckzukehren. Die von unseren Partnern organisierten Uebertragungen ueber Satellit und Internet werden unveraendert fortgesetzt. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter "Wo und wie Sie uns zuhoeren koennen." Server Status: Server is currently up and public. Stream Status: Stream is up at 64 kbps with 7 of 32 listeners (7 unique) Listener Peak: 32 Stream Title: WRN Russkij Content Type: audio/mpeg Stream Genre: my own Stream URL: (via Roger Thauer-D, A-DX ng May 1) Re: WRN Moscow Kurkino 738 kHz off air. Am 01.05.2019 um 00:21 schrieb Roger: [Zitat aus einem russischen Forum] Die Sendung des Volksradios 612 kHz stoppt ebenfalls in Kurkino. Es kann festgestellt werden, dass in der Region Moskau der LW / MW / KW-Rundfunk ab dem 1. Mai vollstaendig stirbt. Die ganze Epoche geht ab ... :( Hier der Empfang im Grossraum Moskau heute Vormittag: Gluecklicherweise gibt es noch die NDB-Stationen. Man koennte sonst vielleicht meinen: "Antenne kaputt". (Roger Thauer-D, A-DX ng May 1) (all via BC-DX 2 May via DXLD) See also KOREA SOUTH [non] ** TIBET [non]. TAJIKISTAN, Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet on April 28 1242-1307 NF 9894 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9876 1307-1312 NF 9884 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9886 1312-1332 NF 9876 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9894 1330-1400 NF 9834 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9884 1332-1400 NF 9889 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9886 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/04/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-tibet-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News April 28-29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) TAJIKISTAN, Frequency change of Voice of Tibet on April 29: 1330-1337 NF 9826 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9834 1337-1400 on 9834 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan no change https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/05/frequency-change-of-voice-of-tibet-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News April 29-30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. On April 18, the radio station "UA: Ukrainian Radio" resumed broadcasting from a transmitter in the village of Luch of the Nikolaev region at a frequency of 549 kHz. Recall - the broadcasting of the radio station at this frequency was absent for a month due to the underfunding of NSTU (Source: Portal "Terrestrial TV and Radio Broadcasting in Ukraine"). http://proradio.org.ua/news/2019apr.php (via Rus-DX 28 April via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. U.S. Broadcaster Under Scrutiny for Disseminating Autocratic Propaganda --- A Western voice tilted toward post-Soviet authoritarian leader in Central Asia, say diplomats and the network https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/u-s-broadcaster-under-scrutiny-for-disseminating-propaganda- 11556184602?mod=itp_wsj&ru=yahoo Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, where U.S.-owned and -funded Radio Ozodi tilted toward the president and his family, diplomats and the network's parent say. Photo: Yegor Aleyev/TASS/Zuma Press [caption] Jessica Donati April 25, 2019 5:30 a.m. ET WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are scrutinizing the U.S. government's Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty news service, established to promote democratic values abroad, after complaints it has distributed foreign propaganda favorable to authoritarian regimes in Central Asia, according to the network, its employees and an internal State Department memo. State Department officials sent a six-page memo to the leaders of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty earlier this year criticizing a pro-government stance by the service's Tajikistan network and urging them to intervene following repeated complaints by U.S. diplomats, network employees and academics specializing in Central Asia. They said the network was providing programming favorable to Tajikistan's president, Emomali Rahmon, his government and family. The State Department officials also noted that they had asked the State Department Office of Inspector General to investigate several contracts between the Tajikistan network, called Radio Ozodi, and a broadcast company controlled by a relative of Mr. Rahmon for evidence of corruption and fraud. The contracts were intended to deliver U.S.-backed programming to a wider audience. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty said it too had asked the State Department Office of Inspector General to investigate. Its officials acknowledged the complaints in a statement published online after The Wall Street Journal approached the agency with questions about them. "Earlier this month, RFE/RL asked the State Department's Office of the Inspector General to investigate," it said in the statement in late March. "Corrective action will follow any investigation by the OIG, as warranted." The statement said the Tajikistan service had "failed to live up to RFE/RL standards." The Office of Inspector General, which doesn't confirm or deny whether it is conducting investigations, declined to comment. A State Department spokesman declined to discuss the details of the memo reviewed by the Journal. The official said the State Department had raised concerns with Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Representatives of Mr. Rahmon, who has ruled Tajikistan since 1992 and has been criticized in the U.S. and internationally for nepotism and for stifling dissent and religious freedom, didn't respond to requests for comment about the coverage and other issues. Radio Free Europe, founded in 1950 to broadcast to Eastern Europe, and Radio Liberty, founded in 1953 to broadcast to the Soviet Union in Russian, both of them to combat Soviet propaganda, merged in 1976. Use of the network's broadcasts to support authoritarian regimes would run counter to the network's mission statement, which says it is designed to "promote democratic values" in places where independent journalism is banned. Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow last week. Photo: Alexander Nemenov/Press Pool [caption] The network is overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, an independent agency formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which also controls Voice of America and other outlets and is monitored by the State Department. In the wake of the complaints and continuing investigation, two high-level officials of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, its regional director for Central Asia and its Tajikistan service director, have resigned, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty said. Indicating the depth of concern, a group of academics who specialize in Central Asia wrote in a letter published in March on the Open Democracy website: "Radio Ozodi, once the most credible source of news and information in the country, has become a mouthpiece for the deeply corrupt authoritarian government of Tajikistan's President, Emomali Rahmon." The academics and U.S. diplomats said the network's leaders haven't recognized the extent of the problem and the potential damage to U.S. credibility in the region. "I don't think it should be swept under the rug," said Edward Lemon, a fellow at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington, D.C., who was among scholars who signed the published letter. "We want to raise public awareness." Among coverage criticized as questionable, most of which was carried in Tajik, an article on the Tajikistan service's website in December reported that youth in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe increasingly were asking their barbers to style their hair like that of Mr. Rahmon's oldest son, Rustam Emomali, his political heir, who is the city's mayor. It quoted a student explaining that many consider the son "a model of a young and successful leader and they are trying to imitate him in everything." Share Your Thoughts What is the role today of civilian broadcast services begun during the Cold War? Do today's geopolitical environment or media technologies make their job different or more difficult? Join the discussion below. Another report, in January, cited a survey by the police force that found that 81% of the population in Tajikistan approved of the force, which has been criticized for its treatment of dissidents and detainees. The article since has been removed, although archived copies remain. The Tajikistan news service also carried a report earlier this year stating that frequently blocked social-media sites, a major vehicle for the views of banned opposition groups in the country, cause divorce and family problems, according to academics. Meanwhile, complaints of broadcasting pro-government propaganda like those against the Tajikistan news service have also been leveled in recent years against the network's news service for nearby Kazakhstan, prompting an internal review by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty in 2017. Network officials said the complaints alleged that the Kazakhstan service had shifted to a pro-nationalist, pro-government stance several years ago, but the review found insufficient evidence to support the claims. The State Department memo on the Tajikistan service, written by officials of the department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, said relationships between members of the Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty staff and Tajik government officials may have allowed the network to fall under government influence for several years. "There are serious concerns about RFE/RL's credibility in Central Asia, particularly the Tajik language service," the memo said. "The outlet's known [U.S. government] affiliation has undermined USG regional messaging and credibility with foreign audiences and governments." The memo said the contracts, with a local entity, Radio Imruz, covering a period from August 2016 to July 2019, had been reported by the State Department to the Office of Inspector General because the local entity is owned by President Rahmon's brother-in-law, Hasan Asadullozoda. People wave Tajik flags during a 2013 rally in Dushanbe supporting Mr. Rahmon. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images [caption] USAGM officials said the contracts were awarded after a competitive-bidding process. U.S. government records list the value of contracts at about $140,000. Mr. Asadullozoda didn't respond to a request for comment. Daisy Sindelar, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's acting president, confirmed that State Department officials had shared the memo with her, but she said in an interview that the memo wasn't an official complaint and that some claims were impossible to verify because they were unsourced. A USAGM spokeswoman said when asked about the document: "To our knowledge, there is no official report from the Department of State about RFE/RL's Tajik service." Ms. Sindelar confirmed some of the memo's assertions, including that the Tajikistan service's director, Sojida Dhakfarova, who stepped down this month, was formerly married to a onetime senior Tajik government official, Saimukhtor Bekov, head of investigations in Tajikistan's antinarcotics agency. Mr. Bekov was arrested in 2015 by the Tajik government on bribery-related charges, according to media reports and the memo. Radio Ozodi didn't carry news of his arrest when it happened, even though it was widely covered in local media, according to the memo. The broadcasting service reported the arrest 11 days later, omitting Mr. Bekov's name, the memo said, an assertion confirmed by Ms. Sindelar. Mr. Bekov was later found guilty and sentenced to a prison term. Ms. Dhakfarova didn't respond to a request for comment, and Mr. Bekov couldn't be reached (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1980, DXLD) ** UZBEKISTAN. Very good signal of Radio Menschen&Geschichten April 28 1700-1800 7595 TAC 100 kW / 301 deg to CeEu German last Sun AM mode & 1830-1930 7595 TAC 100 kW / 301 deg to CeEu German DRM, BUT NO SIGNAL https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/04/very-good-signal-of-radio-menschen.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News April 28-29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BC-DX 1383, 10 May 2019 Editor : Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany ----------------- LITHUANIA From the announcement on the website of the Belarusian editorial board of Radio Liberty (Google's translation into Russian and my correction :-): "On April 30, 2019, at the mid-wave frequency of 1386 kHz, our signal will last sound. Radio Liberty, after almost 65 years of daily broadcasting, finally leaves the radio waves. The radio ends, but the spoken word and music remain in Freedom's arsenal. From radio waves, we switch to other channels of audio transmission. We will continue to be listened to on the global Internet - and in streaming broadcasting, and on podcast platforms - as well as via satellite." As of 03.00 UT, on May 1, at the frequency of 1386 kHz, there was a farewell transfer of the Belarusian edition (repeat of the previous day's program). (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan-RUS, "deneb-radio-dx"via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1027 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5) The Belarus service Radio Liberty stops broadcasting to Belarus on medium waves. Today is the last day of medium wave broadcasting at a frequency of 1386 kHz. It was conducted for 65 years. Radio Liberty does not stop working in Belarus, broadcasting will also be preserved. It will be conducted on the Internet. Also, the radio station programs will be available on podcast platforms. Satellite broadcasting will remain. Source: reform.by "From May 1, the radio Liberty radio program schedule is changing on medium waves. Now listen to us daily at 1386 kHz from 21:00 until midnight Moscow time and around the clock - on the Internet and via Asiasat 7 and Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B satellites." (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan-RUS, "deneb-radio-dx"via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1027 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5) LITHUINIA After the latest changes in the bc times, the schedule on MW 1386 kHz seems like this: 1530-1630, 1730-2100, 0330-0500 UT with prgrs of Radio Poland in Polish from 1530 UT & from 0430 UT, Radio Poland in Russian from 1600 UT & from 0400 UT, NHK Radio Japan in Russian from 0330 UT & from 1730 UT, and at 1800-2100 UT Radio Liberty in Russian. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 8) RUSSIA Moscow, 1st of May. The transmitter at 738 kHz (Kurkino) was turned off at midnight on MSK, currently - (02.00-03.15 UT) there is no broadcasting on the frequency. The transmitter at a frequency of 612 kHz is disconnected (Kurkino): missing on the air in both Narodnoe Radio and Radonezh in the evening. (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan-RUS, deneb-radio-dx; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1027 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5) 612 kHz The World Service for the Russian Orthodox Broadcasting Radio Radonezh ceases medium wave (AM) 612 kHz broadcasting in Moscow from 24:00 on April 30, 2019. This was reported by the Director General of Radio Radonezh, Yevgeny Nikiforov, due to the dismantling of all powerful broadcasting in Russia, which includes the long-wave, short-wave and mid-wave range. "It is a pity to part with the audience with which we have been together for almost 30 years on these Easter days. After all, "Radonezh" - the first independent radio station in Russia, aired also on Easter days in 1990. Thank God not so bad. We will stay on the Moscow air on the frequency of UHF-FM 72.92 MHz. Where we broadcast around the clock. However, for this you need to purchase receivers with an extended range in any electrical goods store or at the Radonezh stand at Orthodox fairs. You can also listen to us in excellent quality on your phones in every corner of Moscow and cities around the world by downloading the free Radio application Radonezh "." Radonezh "will also continue to broadcast on medium wave 684 kHz in St. Petersburg from 19.00 to 22.00 daily. At this difficult time, we ask for prayers and the help of all to whom the patristic heritage is dear, to which we have remained faithful throughout our existence. HELP: Let us live! Christ is risen! (via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1027 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5) TAJIKISTAN log 12.37 to 14.00 UT on May 5th, remote SDR's in Moscow Russia, Delhi India, Nagoya Gifu and Tokyo Japan. Frequency of Voice of Tibet Dushanbe Yangi Yul 1230-1241 NF9886 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan At 1237 UT on May 5: S=9+10dB -71dBm in Moscow Russia, S=9+30dB -41dBm in New Delhi India, S=9+10dB -71dBm in Nagoya Gifu, or Tokyo Japan, 15 kHz wideband audio block. 1241-1306 NF9894 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan At 12.51 UT CNR1 China mainland jamming start on 9895 kHz. But jamming last only til exact 13.00 UT sharp, TX switch OFF. 1306-1313 NF9884 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 9880 kHz Adjacent QRM of CRI Burmese program from Kunming 500kW. 1313-1330 NF9876 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1330-1338 NF9826 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1332-1359 NF9889 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan Adjacent bad fq selection, due of RRI Bucharest Russian sce via Tiganesti site on 9890 kHz at 13.00-13.57 kHz, heavy 1000 Hertz heterodyne audio tone QRM. 1338-1400 NF9834 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 5) UKRAINE Home Service 1st prgr was confirmed on 7th of May on MW 549 kHz, despite of info about its closing here. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 8) *#*#*#*#*#*# Description: I have uploaded my "Music Programmes on Shortwave" PDF list for the new A-19 broadcast season to the files section of this IO group. I hope that you find it of interest. As always, I appreciate any updates or corrections. You can access this file at the URL: This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the file (Alan Roe-UK, BrDXC-UK ng May 2) #*#*#*#*#* RADIO ON RUSSIAN LANGUAGE. FOREIGN RADIO STATIONS ============================ USA ------- On May 5 in the morning, the program "The Hour of Your Story" sounded in Russian from 03.29 to 03.58 h on 9505 kHz, instead of on 7385 kHz. New frequency or wrong inclusion? (Rumen Punkov, Sofia, Bulgaria / "deneb-radio-dx"). Forgotten programs ----------------------------- The program "Help for alcoholics." Colleagues, a huge request just do not laugh!) The transfer under this name really was. On Christian Far Eastern Radio Broadcasting. A very long time, 25-30 years ago. Went to FEBC through Saipan (deceased in the KFBS Bose), KGEI San Francisco (also deceased in the Bose back in 1994) and HLAZ, Jeju. Now alive, Radio Teos. By the way, it was on the last one that I heard it the last time 25 years ago:) other Christian channels also went. And it began something like this (in Russian with an American oriental accent): ... Gloomy scales of Rachmaninov's melody ... ... "This is a radio program .. ..." Help for alcoholics! .. We: Vasily of Moscow, a preacher, and: Milton Emory, a writer, we try to help on the radio alcoholics and drug addicts! .. ". Does anyone remember? Maybe: and now this program is going? By the way, at that time its duration was about 15 minutes. (Igor Ashikhmin, Primorsky Krai, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") - Yes, there was such a program, at a frequency of 9465 kHz. I listened at that time, forgot about it, but after the mention I remembered something completely different: are there any other radio listeners who remember the dance lessons - twist, madison, bossanova, etc., that were heard in Russian by the BBC - "step ahead, two steps left, etc. " (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria / "deneb-radio-dx") - As for the program "Help for alcoholics," it is in my old print programs and in the old issues of the directory "Foreign radio in Russian." The fact is that this is not so funny, because Jesus Christ has the power to change human destinies, including the seemingly lost people - the homeless, the criminals, alcoholics and drug addicts. Christian churches and now help alcoholics and drug addicts get rid of their pernicious addiction. I remember many other interesting programs that sounded on the world air. "Bubushkin Chest" by Sam Jones and "They sing under the string bells" by Galina Ruchevoy, "Concert of Pop Music-1" and "Concert-2" by Yuri Osmolovsky on the Waves of America Voice, and on Wednesday the program "Books and People" , with her leading Lyudmila Foster, I subsequently had a correspondence, now she is no longer alive. Recently, Zhanna Vladimirskaya left the world of the living, reading the second book of Nadezhda Y. Mandelstam's memoirs on the air. These programs in my heart remained for life. (Vladimir Gudzenko, Lukhovitsy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx"). WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= A television. Russia. Moscow. ------------------- TV channel "Zhivi". W: https://www.jv.ru/ "LIVE!" - TV channel about fitness, healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, health and yoga! Read articles on psychology, beauty and relationships. QSL WORLD ======== AG = Alexander Golovikhin, Tolyatti, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DK = Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DM = Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / "open_dx" IZ= Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" PI = Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Australia ---------------- Received e-qsl from Unique Radio - Australia for receiving 8.05.19 / 01.30-02.00 UTC / 9265 kHz (VL) China -------- * Received e-QSL for receiving "China Radio International" (9770 kHz, via Xianyang) in Cantonese. Report sent to: crieng [at] cri.com.cn (IZ) * QSL card and postcard from China Tibet Broadcasting Station (PBS Xizang). Program was transmitted on 15. 03. 2019 in Tibetan on 6130 kHz. (PS) You can see the confirmation here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/05/chinatibet-broadcasting-station-pbs.html Germany -------------- * Korches-Radio confirmed acceptance of eQSL. Their address is: Korches-Radio @ gmx.de (PI) * Received e-qsl from Radio Jake FM for receiving 4.05.19 / 10.20-10.40 UTC / 6070 kHz (VL) Japan ----------- Radio Nickkei Probably from the second attempt, a second QSL card from Radio Nikkei from Japan was received for a report dated September 3, 2018. Date of dispatch is April 23, 2019. http://freerutube.info/2019/05/10/qsl-radio-nikkei-yaponiya-sentyabr-2018-goda/ (DE) Korea (Republic) ----------------------- Received 9 QSL-cards of the Russian service KBS. Cards 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 years of release + 2 cards on the postcards of 2019, which can be viewed here - - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/05/blog-post_8.html - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/05/blog-post_39.html (AK) Madagascar ----------------- Madagascar World Voice A new QSL card from Madagascar World Voice has been received for the report of April 10, 2019. Card with the theme of the year 2019 - Madagascar lemur. Also in the envelope put two QSL as cards. A card last year for the 35th anniversary of KNLS and archival QSL with a USSR stamp. http://freerutube.info/2019/05/07/qsl-madagascar-world-voice-knls-madagaskar-aprel-2019-goda/ (DE) Netherlands. ------------------ On May 5, after a week of waiting, a response came from the Netherlands Studio 52 (the report was on a transmission on 04/27/2019 at 15,620 kHz via Nauen). Being enthusiastic about their conciseness, I will give the answer literally: "Thanks for the e-mail to us We are verry happy with IT Greetz studio 52 " Here are such e-qsl too now. There is no photo - there is not even anything to impose :))) (DM) Slovakia ------------- * Received another QSL card from RSI from Bratislava. For reception on April 14 at 738 kHz. On the photo is a female cap of a married woman. (AG) * QSL 2019 MRS - Types of Bratislava http://rsi.rtvs.sk/russkiy/194591/qsl-2019-vidy-bratislavy - QSL 2019 MRS - General Milan Rastislav Stefanik http://rsi.rtvs.sk/russkiy/194592/qsl-2019-general-milan-rastislav-shtefanik (DK) Taiwan ------------ Received a QSL card from the Russian Service of Taiwan International Radio for Reception - 04/02/2019, 14.00-14.55 UTC at a frequency of 9,590 kHz (via a transmitter on Taiwan). Card number 2019-4. The report sent by e-mail: russ @ rti.org.tw. (DK) Taiwan / Bulgaria ----------------------------- Received a QSL card from the German Service of Taiwan International Radio for Reception - 04/05/2019, 19.00-19.30 UTC at a frequency of 5900 kHz (transmitter Kostinbrod, Bulgaria). Card number 2019-3. The report sent by e-mail: deutsch @ rti.org.tw. (DK) USA -------- WHRI confirmed reception of 7385 kHz with a card in a new design. (PI) Vatican ------------ Received a QSL card from the Belarusian service of Vatican Radio for receiving - 04/14/2019, 17.00-17.20 UTC at a frequency of 9705 kHz. On the card - Pope Francis on the plane talking to reporters. The report was sent by e-mail to the address: bela @ spc.va. (DK) Vatican / Philippines ----------------------------- Received a QSL card from the Russian version of Vatican Radio for receiving - 04/18/2019, 12.30-12.49 UTC at a frequency of 9610 kHz (via a transmitter on Philippines). On the card is Edison's phonograph of the end of the 19th century in the ideal condition. In the background is a collection of historical photographs of Vatican Radio. The report sent by e-mail: russo @ spc.va. (DK) QSL mail --------------- Radio station Follow The Bible Ministries has confirmed reception of two frequencies: 11660 and 9470 kHz. They do not have QSL, but they sent a photo. I put the text of the answers on the photo, which would somehow indicate a confirmation from whom. (PI) - Confirmed reception: - WWCR - 4840 kHz. They sent a paper QSL. Their address is: qsl @ wwcr.com - AIR (Bengaluru) - 11560 kHz (PI) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX-HOBBY AND RADIO ======================================= 1st of May -------- 15 years of "Love Radio - Volgodonsk" 15 years ago, on May 1, the city of Volgodonsk joined the Love Radio regional broadcasting network. The broadcasting frequency is 104.3 FM. The population coverage is 250 thousand people. The regional partner of Love Radio is Radio Alliance LLC. Director - Yu.M. Kolomiets Official site of Love Radio: www.loveradio.ru. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6202.htm) 1980 ------- Archive. Anatoly Klepov. Moscow. Confirmation of admission. Dagestan radio. December 1980 / 18.00-18.40 MSK / 918 kHz You can see the confirmation here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/05/blog-post.html WORLDWIDE NEWS. ===================== * CLUBS FOR DXERS & INTERNATIONAL LISTENERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUROPE. United Kingdom. British DX Club (BDXC). W: www.bdxc.org.uk Shortwave League (ISWL) W: www.iswl.org.uk Medium Wave Circle (MWC) W: www.mwcircle.org (WRTH 2019) * Romania ------------- In Russian. Interradio Romania. Club DX Program - Author and presenter: Tatiana Codreanu. 04.05.2019 https://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/04_05_2019-2598182 (http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/pages/home/) 73!