Next in the log on Sunday 24th October 2021 was KBS World Radio in SOUTH KOREA, broadcasting on 15160 kHz. The program was in the Korean language.

KBS World Radio, formerly Radio Korea and Radio Korea International, is the official international broadcasting station of South Korea. Owned by the Korean Broadcasting System, the station broadcasts news and information in 11 languages.

The logo of KBS World Radio features “big waves, symbolizing the worldwide spread of the Korean culture which is often called the “Korean Wave.” The purple-colored waves carry our promise to bring our listeners creative programs since the color is often associated with creativity.”

The station was launched on the 15th day of August 1953. This was the first English broadcast for resident foreigners.

1953 – 1973……….The Voice of Free Korea

1973 – 1994……….Radio Korea

1994 – 2004……….Radio Korea International

The KBS Mission is……

• To provide news and information on the political, economic and cultural fields
• To reflect the viewpoints of Koreans on major issues at home and abroad
• To deliver Korea’s stance and news on inter-Korean affairs
• To promote cultural exchanges and friendly relations with other nations
• To build a bond between the 7 million Korean expatriates overseas
• To provide information for overseas Koreans in times of disaster or emergency

Listener reports are via an on-line Reception Report.

The overall reception of KBS World Radio was good until 0901 UTC when I noted a blocking or jamming signal on the frequency, suspected to be coming from North Korea.

The SINPO report below is prior to the blocking.

Below is a video of my reception of KBS World Radio.

References.

1. Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KBS_World_Radio>, viewed 1st Novembeer 2021.

Second, in the log on Sunday 24th October 2021 was the Voice of Korea on 15245 kHz. The broadcast was in the Korean language.

I tuned in at 0842 UTC.

The overall reception of the Voice of Korea was good.

Below is a video of my reception of the Voice of Korea on 15245 kHz.

References.

1. Voice of Korea, 2021, <http://www.vok.rep.kp/index.php/home/main/en>, viewed 1st November 2021

On Sunday the 24th day of October 2021, I tuned into Radio Kuwait on 15455 kHz in the 19m band. The broadcast was in the English language

The overall reception of Radio Kuwait was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Kuwait on 15455 kHz.

After listening to the Voice of Turkey on 15380 kHz, I tuned a little up the band and found the voice of Turkey on 15450 kHz

Reception on this frequency was not as good as 15380 kHz and sadly this broadcast was in the English language.

Below is a short video of my reception of the Voice of Turkey on 15450 kHz.

On Saturday 23rd October 2021, I logged the Voice of Turkey, broadcasting on 15380 kHz in the 19m band. The broadcast was in the Turkish language.

The Voice fo Turkey is the international service of Turkish State Radio on shortwave. The transmitter is near Emirler. The Voie of Turkey broadcasts 24 hours a day, targetting Turkish nationals living abroad and those of Turkish origin.

The overall reception of the Voice of Turkey was good.

Below is a video of my reception of the Voice of Turkey on 15380 kHz.

References.

1. Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_Turkey>, viewed 1st November 2021.

Next in my log on Friday 22nd October 2021, was Radio Iran International broadcasting on 15630 kHz in the Persian language.

I tuned in at 1251 UTC.

The overall reception of Radio Iran International was poor. The signal strength was poor and there was severe fading on the signal.

Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Iran International.

References.

1. Iran International, 2021, <https://www-iranintl-com.translate.goog/how-to-listen?_x_tr_sl=fa&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc#anchor-radio-info>, viewed 1st November 2021.

Next in the log on Friday 22nd October 2021 was the Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting in the English language on 15565 kHz in the 19m band.

The Voice of America is the largest and the oldest US-funded international broadcaster.

VOA was established in 1942, with the VOA charter signed into law in 1976 by President Gerald Ford. Prior to the Second World War, all USA shortwave stations were privately controlled. Some of these included the National Broadcasting Network, the Columbia Broadcasting System, the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation and General Electric.

In about 1940, the Office of Coordination of Information forwarded releases to each station for shortwave broadcast to Latin America to counter Nazi Germany propaganda.

Prior to the Second World War, the US Office of the Coordinator of Information in Washington had commenced providing war news and commentary to the various commercial American shortwave radio stations for use on a voluntary basis through its Foreign Information Service headed by playwright Robert E. Sheerwood. He served as President Roosevelt’s speech-writer and information adviser.

Direct programming commenced a week after the entry of the US into World War II in December 1941, with the first broadcast from the San Francisco office of the FIS via General Electric’s KGEI transmitting to the Philippines in English

Following this, there was a broadcast to Germany which was called Stimmen aus Amerika (“Voices from America”) and was transmitted on February 1, 1942, from 270 Madison Avenue, New York City. It was Sherwood who actually coined the term “The Voice of America” to describe the shortwave network.

By the end of the war, VOA had 39 transmitters and provided service in 40 languages.

VOA headquarters is located in Washington D.C.

The VOA program consisted of music. The overall reception was good.

Below is a short video of my reception of the Voice of America.

References.

1. Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America>, viewed 1st November 2021.

My first station logged on Friday the 22nd day of October 2021 was China Radio International broadcasting in the English language on 13590 kHz. The broadcast audience was South East Asia.

The overall reception of CRI was excellent. There was some interference on the same frequency, likely to be SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng in CHINA in the Chinese language.

Below is a video of my reception of CRI on 13590 kHz as heard on my Yaesu FTdx101MP and dipole.

References.

1. World Radio TV Handbook, 2021.

My final station logged on Thursday 21st October 2021 was WEWN on 5970 kHz broadcasting in the Spanish language.

I tuned in at 1235 UTC.

WEWN is the shortwave radio outlet of the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN), a large Roman Catholic international broadcaster which is based in Irondale in Alabma in the USA. The station was launched by Mother Angelica on the 28th day of December 1992. WEWN broadcasts from the city of Vandiver, Alabama, in the vicinity of the Birmingham metro area. There are four transmitters capable of 500 kilowatts each, but are run no higher than 250 kW.

The overall reception of WEWEN was fair. There was a significant amount of interference from China National Radio on 5975 kHz

Below is a short video of my reception of WEWN.

References.

1. Wikipedia, 2021, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEWN>, viewed 29th October 2021

On Thursday 21st October 2021 I did some more broadcast short wave listening. The first station in my log was WRMI, Radio Miami International, broadcasting on 7570 kHz.

I tuned in at 1159 UTC.

I had previously tuned in to WRMI on 11th October on 5010 kHz, so this was a new frequency for me for WRMI.

To read about WRMI’s technical facilities, please have a look at their webpage at……

https://www.wrmi.net/index.php/about-wrmi/technical-facilities/

The WRMI property is located in an agricultural part of rural Okeechobee County in Florida, about 2 & 1/2 hours north of Miami.

The overall reception of WRMI was good. At times the Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) came on the frequency and almost wiped out their signal.

Below is a short video of my reception of WRMI. It shows the OTHR.

References.

1. WRMI, 2021, <https://www.wrmi.net/index.php/about-wrmi/technical-facilities/>, viewed 28th October 2021