Radio stations key players
in Iraqi elections
Pro-government
and coalition-sponsored radio stations in Iraq are
urging Iraqis to go to the polls on January 30 despite
the threat of suicide bombers. Insurgents have targeted
radio stations, and continuously threaten journalists
promoting elections, but many stations still manage
to operate relatively freely and play a crucial
role in the elections. Call-in shows are one of
the few forums left where campaigning and political
discussion is still possible. German Foreign ministry
has even helped set up Election Radio, which produces
election-related programs that are rebroadcast over
affiliate stations around Iraq.
The broadcasting scene has developed rapidly over
the past months with new stations being set up also
on the mediumwave band, but surprisingly, very few
of these have been reported heard outside Iraq.
To help in discovering and monitoring Iraqi stations,
DXing.info is publishing a list of Iraqi AM stations,
based on information from the BBC Monitoring Service
and the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission.
kHz |
station, location |
remarks |
594 |
Al-Nas (People's)
Radio |
0400-1500 UTC |
603 |
Republic of Iraq
Radio, southern Iraq |
|
675 |
Republic of Iraq
Radio |
0500-1510 UTC |
756 |
Radio
al-Ma'ulumat (Information) |
|
909 |
Radio Nahrain (Two
Rivers), Basra |
IMN |
999 |
Radio Bilad (Lands),
Baghdad |
0500-1300 UTC, Holy
Quran |
1008 |
Radio
Saut Al-Fadhilah, Najaf |
religious,
Shia |
1030/
1035 |
Al-Salam (Peace)
Radio |
0700-1700 UTC |
1044 |
The
Voice of the South, Basra |
|
1071 |
Radio Babil, Hilla |
IMN |
1114 |
Radio
al-Rafidayn (Twin Rivers), Baghdad |
. |
1116 |
Dar al-Salam Radio
(Haven of Peace) |
0500-1800 UTC //
1152 kHz, Iraqi Islamic Party |
1116 |
Voice of Democratic
Kurdistan (?) |
KDP |
1152 |
Dar al-Salam Radio
(Haven of Peace) |
0500-1800 UTC //
1116 kHz |
1179 |
Sawt al-Iraq (Voice
of Iraq), Baghdad |
0400-1800, religious |
1206 |
Sawt al-Sha'ab
al-Kurdistan (Voice of the People of Kurdistan),
Sulaymaniyah |
PUK, also Kurdish
programs |
1305 |
Radio
Al-Mustaqbal (Future) |
0600-1700 INA |
1350 |
Radio
New Karkuk, Kirkuk |
PUK |
1399 |
Voice of Labour Communist, Baghdad |
Iraqi
Labour Communist Party |
1395 |
Radio
Al-Mustaqbal (Future), southern Iraq |
INA |
1588 |
Sharara
Radio, Baghdad |
Assyrian
Patriotic Party |
Stations which are licensed
and should be on the air, but have not been reported
heard, appear in grey.
IMN = Iraqi Media Network
INA = Iraqi National Accord
KDP = Kurdistan Democratic Party
PUK = Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
(DXing.info, January 28, 2005)
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Kurdish
Radio Roj on 6315 kHz shortwave
A new Kurdish station was
heard on 6310.2 kHz shortwave in late December.
The station was first logged by Günter Lorenz
in Italy on December 27. Later on the station moved
to 6315.2 kHz. The name of the station turned out
to be Radio Roj (sun), but the location as well
as the political affiliation of the station remain
unknown.
(DXing.info,
January 24, 2005, edited on January 26)
New
Buenos Aires stations on 1120, 1380 and 1530 kHz
New
year has brought new mediumwave stations in the
greater Buenos Aires area. AM Tango operates on
1120 kHz from Barrio de San Telmo, Ciudad Autónoma
de Buenos Aires. Marcelo A. Cornachioni has heard
the station announce the following telephone number:
(011) 4343-4821. As the name suggests, AM Tango
plays tango music. Cornachioni has heard the following
slogans used: "AM 1120, Radio nacional y popular"
and "AM 1120, El sentir de Buenos Aires".
Another new station, also picked
up first by Cornachioni, is Radio Buenas Nuevas
on 1380 kHz. This christian station operates from
Merlo, in Provincia de Buenos Aires. The station
is run from a book store, Libreria Cristiana Buenas
Nuevas, La calle Moreno 350, Merlo. Telephone number
(0220) 485-6696 has been announced.
Radio La Morena de Itati on
1530 kHz operates from "El Rancho de Pini",
Calle Juan F. Seguí 895, (B1615MNA) Grand
Bourg, Buenos Aires. Cornachioni caught this newcomer
announcing the telephone number (02320) 41-4426.
The owner is Sra. Margarita "Pini" Cubilla.
The station operates in parallel with 105.3 MHz
FM.
(DXing.info,
January 24, 2005)
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