My second to last station logged on Sunday evening, 24th October 2021 was KNLS in ALASKA, on 7355 kHz in the 41m band. The broadcast was in the English language. The target area was the Pacific Rim.
I tuned in at 1213 UTC.
Above:- Map showing the location of Alaska. Image c/o Wikipedia.
The overall reception of KNLS was poor. The signal strength was good but there was severe interference from nearby stations on the band.
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Below is a short video of my reception of KNLS as heard on my Yaesu FTdx101MP and 40m dipole.
Next in my log on Sunday 24th October 2021 was the Korean Central Broadcasting Station on 6100 kHz in the 49m band. The broadcast was in the Korean language.
Above: the flag of North Korea. Image c/o Wikipedia
The overall reception of KCBS was fair. The signal strength was fair and there was slight fading of the signal. There was a moderate noise level, with static crashes from local storms in Australia.
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Below is a video of my reception of the Korean Central Broadcasting Station.
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.
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Below is a video of my reception of KBS World Radio.
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.
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Below is a video of my reception of the Voice of Turkey on 15380 kHz.
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.
Above:- Robert E. Sherwood. Image c/o Wikipedia
VOA headquarters is located in Washington D.C.
Above:- VOA HQ. Image c/o Wikipedia
The VOA program consisted of music. The overall reception was good.
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Below is a short video of my reception of the Voice of America.
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.
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Below is a video of my reception of CRI on 13590 kHz as heard on my Yaesu FTdx101MP and dipole.
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