Radio Televisyon Malaysia RTM Wai – 11665 kHz

At about 1055 UTC on 13th October 2022, I tuned in to the RTM Wai broadcasting on 11665 kHz in the Malayalam language.

The broadcast was coming from the Kajang transmitter.

The program consisted of music.

The overall reception of the RTM Wai was fair. The signal strength was good, however, there was interference from China Radio International CNR2 broadcasting on 11660 kHz and 11670 kHz, and this severely affected listening pleasure.

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Below is a video showing my reception of RTM Wai.

References.

  1. Shortwave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 13th October 2022.
  2. Shortwave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 13th October 2022.
  3. World Radio TV Handbook, 2022.

Radio Taiwan International – 12065 kHz

At about 1024 UTC on 13th October 2022, I tuned in to the Radio Taiwan International, broadcasting on 12065 kHz in the Cantonese language.

The broadcast was coming from the Paochung 250kW transmitter in Taiwan.

The overall reception of the Radio Taiwan International was fair. The signal was good, however, there was severe interference from China National Radio CNR1 broadcasting on the same frequency, and this severely affected listening pleasure.

After 1030 UTC when CNR1 stopped broadcasting, the reception was excellent. From 1030 UTC the broadcast was in the Hakka language.

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Below is a video showing my reception of Radio Taiwan International.

References.

  1. Shortwave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 13th October 2022.
  2. Shortwave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 13th October 2022.
  3. World Radio TV Handbook, 2022.

Voice of Vietnam – 12020 kHz

At about 1330 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of Vietnam, broadcasting on 12020 kHz, in the English language.

The broadcast was coming from the Hanoi 100 kW transmitter in Vietnam.

The program consisted of news and current affairs and a listeners letterbox program.

The overall reception of the Voice of Vietnam was fair. The signal strength was good and there was only slight fading of the signal. There was a digital type signal on the frequency and there was interference from China Radio International broadcasting on 12025 kHz.

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Below is a video showing my reception of the Voice of Vietnam.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th October 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th October 2022.

Radio Farda – 12005 kHz

At about 1255 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to Radio Farda broadcasting on 12005 kHz, in the Persian language.

The broadcast was coming from the Lampertheim 1000 kW transmitter in Germany until 1300 UTC. From 1300 UTC the transmitter location was Woofferton 100kW in the United Kingdom.

The program consisted of commentary.

The overall reception of the Radio Farda was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was only slight fading of the signal. There were slight static crashes from local storms in Australia.

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Below is a video showing my reception of Radio Farda.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th October 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th October 2022.

BBC – 11695 kHz

At about 1209 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to the BBC, broadcasting on 11695 kHz in the English language.

The broadcast was targeting East Asia. The program consisted of news and current affairs.

The overall reception of the BBC was fair. The signal strength was good. There was interference from Radio Romania International broadcasting in the Arabic language on 11700 kHz.

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Below is a video showing my reception of the BBC.

References.

  1. BBC, 2022, <https://www.bbc.co.uk/> viewed 12th October 2022.

China National Radio CNR17 – 12055 kHz

At about 1102 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to China National Radio CNR17, broadcasting on 12055 kHz, in the Kazakh language.

The broadcast was coming from the Lingshi 100 kW transmitter in China.

The program consisted of commentary and music.

The overall reception of the CNR17 was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was only slight fading of the signal. However listening pleasure was affected by ‘bleed-over’ interference from CNR1 broadcasting on 12045 kHz in the Chinese language. I also noted some digital signal interference on two occasions.

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Below is a video showing my reception of the CNR17.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th October 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th October 2022.

Voice of Mongolia – 12085 kHz

At about 1052 UTC on 12th October 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of Mongolia, broadcasting on 12085 kHz, in the Japanese language.

The broadcast was coming from the Voice of Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar 250 kW transmitter. The program consisted of commentary.

The overall reception of the Voice of Mongolia was good. The signal strength was good and there was no interference from other stations. There was a humming type noise on the frequency.

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Below is a video showing my reception of the Voice of Mongolia.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th October 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th October 2022.

Radio Prague International – 5010 kHz

At about 1130 UTC on 10th October 2022, I tuned in to Radio Prague International broadcasting in the Spanish language on 5010 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Okeechobee 100 KW transmitter in Florida the USA.

The overall reception of the Radio Prague International was good. The signal strength was strong and there was no interference from other stations on frequency or adjacent frequencies. There were some static crashes on the band from local storms in Australia.

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Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Prague International.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 10th October 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 10th October 2022.

All India Radio – 9950 kHz

At about 1134 UTC on 30th September 2022, I tuned in to All India Radio broadcasting in the Dari language on 9950 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Delhi (Kingsway) 100 KW transmitter in India.

The program consisted of commentary and traditional music.

The overall reception of All India Radio was good. The signal strength was strong and there was only slight fading of the signal which was generally very stable. There was no interference from stations on the same frequency or from adjacent frequencies. However a USB signal occasionally appeared on the frequency – not sure of the origin of that signal.

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Below is a short video showing my reception of All India Radio.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 30th September 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 30th September 2022.

KSDA Adventist World Radio – 9590 kHz

At about 1237 UTC on 29th September 2022, I tuned in to KSDA Adventist World Radio broadcasting in the Korean language on 9590 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Agat 100 KW transmitter in North Marianna Islands.

The program consisted of commentary and some music.

The overall reception of the KSDA was fair. There appeared to be some sort of jamming signal on the frequency.

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Below is a short video showing my reception of KSDA.

References.

  1. Short Wave Info, 2022, https://www.short-wave.info/, viewed 29th September 2022.
  2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, https://shortwaveschedule.com/, viewed 29th September 2022.