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LEM158 DXpedition Log

December 1-8, 2001

 Europe
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
540 6.12. 0536 R Vlaams-Brabant, Waver-Overijse
567 6.12. 0620 RAI Emilia Romagna, Bologna
684 1,4,7.12. 1326 China R Int, via NERRS (North European Radio Relay Service), St. Petersburg
900 7.12. 1510 GTRK Mariy-El, Yoshkar-Ola. Interfering my hunt for Chinese stations, began local programming at this time.
1188 4.12. 0551 R West-Vlaanderen, Kuurne
1368 5.12. 1540 R Valjevo, Valjevo
1584 4.12. 0541 Country R, Brno
 British Isles
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
549 3.12. 0610 UCB
1089 4.12. 1904 TalkSport Scotland. Archie Macpherson started the Scottish Football phone-in.
 Iberia
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
567 4,6.12. 1855,0625 RNE5 Murcia. "Radio Cinco, Todo Noticias, Comunidad de Murcia"
603 4.12. 1728 RNE5 Sevilla
639 5,6.12. 0645 RNE1 Pais Vasco, Bilbao, topped the dominant Galicia this time
801 4,6.12. 0645 RNE1 Castilla y León, Burgos/Zamora
900 3,4.12. 0655,0652 COPE Vigo, regional for Galicia "Informativo COPE Galicia"
972 7.12. 0645 RNE1 Galicia, Monforte de Lemos
1017 4.12. 0625 RNE5 Castilla y León, Burgos
1026 4.12. 0009 SER R Vigo, Vigo. For a moment on top of the dominating R Asturias.
1026 6.12. 2336 SER R Reus, Reus
1026 7.12. 1807 SER R Salamanca, Salamanca, has a flashy website
1080 4.12. 0011 OCR Toledo with the last local break of the evening
1098 4.12. 1727 RNE5 Lugo
1107 4.12. 1625 RNE5 La Rioja, Logroño. The same station was identified also during the breaks of 1755 and 1825.
1125 4.12. 0627 RNE5 Soria
1143 7.12. 0650 COPE Orense with "COPE Galicia" program. The dominant was - as always - COPE Oviedo.
1224 7.12. 1900 Herri Irratia, San Sebastián
1269 4.12. 0555 COPE Badajoz
1341 7.12. 1832 OCR Ciudad Real
1485 5.12. 2254 SER R Zamora, Zamora. Much more difficult here (because of Santander) than it used to be on 1584 kHz.
1602 7.12. 1807 SER R Onteniente, Onteniente
1602 7.12. 1852 SER R Linares, Linares
 Africa
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
1385.92 5.12. 2200 R Rurale, Labé. Very strong at nights.
1386 3.12. 0200 KBC Maralal, the strongest Kenyan station
5099.97 5.12. 2107 R Liberia International
 Asia
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
279 6.12. 0110 R Ural, Yekaterinburg
666 7.12. 1405 Haixia zhi Sheng, UNID QTH. The most likely QTH is the Fuzhou FJ transmitter listed for China Huayi BC, which has been logged in Finland once before by MKA.
684 1.12. 1511 Gansu PBS, UNID QTH, GS
702 7.12. 1100 CRI Domestic Service Zhuhai GD
702 7.12. 1420 Jiangsu PBS, Nanjing JS
720 4.12. 1545 DYOK Iloilo
792 7.12. 1031 Shanghai Dongfang BS, Shanghai
801 4.12. 1700 R Baki, Pirsaat/Guba, tx sites according to reply from the station.
801 7.12. 1529 Zibo EBS, Zibo SD, with Zibo PBS programming. CNR px after 1530. Thanks to "sw100" for checking this ID!
810 6.12. 0134 UAE R, Maqtaa
819 7.12. 1500 KCBS Pyongyang, "Joson Jung-ang Pangsong-imnida"
828 7.12. 1500 Beijing PBS, Beijing BJ
837 4.12. 1537 DYFM Iloilo
882 7.12. 1119 Fujian PBS, Fuzhou FJ
900 1.12. 1530 IRIB Tehran. Also AIR and an unidentified mainland Chinese station were heard at the same time. This frequency is often an interesting mess of Asian stations, before BSKSA and RAI take over the frequency. ID for CNR was heard at 1500.
936 2.12. 1131 Anhui PBS, Hefei AH
954 7.12. 1050,1408 Hangzhou PBS, Hangzhou ZJ
972 2.12. 1500 Tajik R, Orzu. Foreign service programming in Farsi.
990 6.12. 2300 Yunnan PBS, Kunming YN. Thanks to Cathleen Liu for first figuring out this ID.
990 7.12. 1205 Shanghai PBS, Shanghai SH, loud and clear
1017 2.12. 1730 AIR Delhi. Was surprisingly strong. "... 294.9 meters ... 1017 kHz, this is the (Delhi?) station of All India Radio". Possible only on weekends when Moscow is off.
1071 2.12. 1200 Tianjin PBS, Tianjin TJ, is by far the easiest Chinese on this frequency
1080 7.12. 1510 Suzhou PBS, Suzhou JS. Confirmed by Wu Xiaoying at Shantou PBS (Jim)
1098.09 2.12. 1400 R Rossii, unknown location, presumably in Kazakhstan
1098 4.12. 1645 Bayrak RTV, Yeni Yskele
1125 3.12. 1331 Hebei EBS, Shijiazhuang HEB. Thanks to Alan Davies and Qiao Xiaoli for confirming this one.
1125 4.12. 1317 Changjiang EBS, Wuhan HB, audible for two hours
1134 1.12. 2213 CNR1, UNID QTH, strong, unlisted, // 1359
1143 4.12. 0026 AIR Rohtak
1143 6.12. 1020 Taiwan Yuyeh BS, Penghu
1152 2,5.12. 1614,1322 PBC Rawalpindi, without a local ID, so no good for sending a report
1152 5,7.12. 1528,1129 Nei Monggol PBS. Very clear ID "Nei Monggol Renmin Kuangpo Diantai", but does this originate from Linhe (Bayannur PBS) or Ulanhot (Hinggan PBS)???
1152 5.12. 2055 R Asia Commercial Service via Ras Al Khaimah BS, Ras al Khaimah
1161 6.12. 1141 Weifang PBS, Weifang SD
1206 7.12. 1400 Jinling zhi Sheng, Nanjing JS. Simulcasting with 846, missing from the WRTH. This station is actually just one of the channels of Jiangsu PBS. Also CRI was heard at the same time.
1233 4,6.12. -1440* Nantong PBS, Nantong JS
1251 7.12. 1305 Qingdao EBS, Qingdao SD. Alan Davies and Qiao Xiaoli deserve the credit for confirming this ID. Also the dominant Taiwan was audible here.
1305 5.12. 1600 Jinan PBS, Jinan SD. Watch out for the much stronger CNR here.
1323 4.12. 1300 China R Int, Changchun JL, began a transmission in Russian. Thanks to Mauno Ritola for clarifying the location!
1332 4.12. 1441 IRIB Tehran, local ID
1341 4.12. 1230 Heilongjiang PBS, Shuangyashan HL
1341 6,7.12. 1149,1201 Taizhou PBS, Taizhou JS
1350 1.12.
2.12.
-1613*
1230
DZXQ Metro Manila, playing beautiful western hits
1350 1,3.12. 2300,2225 Kunming PBS, Kunming YN. Identified also in English!
1350 1,3.12. 2217,2335 Jiangxi PBS, UNID QTH, JX, the dominant Chinese here, was identified every day, also on afternoons
1350 4.12. 0010 GTRK Gornyy-Altai, Altaysk and other locations
1350 5.12. 2100 DW Gavar
1350 6.12. 1125 Tongliao PBS, Tongliao NM. Px in Mongolian, also on other days, but not always with local px.
1368.08 7.12. 1120 DXKO Cagayan de Oro
1386 2.12. 2300 Kaan Kaset, Bangkok. ID: "... FM ??5 ... Witthayu ... Kaan Kaset ... AM 1-3-8-6 (nyng-saam-pää-hok) ..."
1386 6.12. 2029 JOKB NHK2 Okayama. "JOKB Okayama Daini Hoso de"
1413 2.12. 1231 Jiangsu PBS, Wuxi JS
1431 2.12. 1145 Shijiazhuang EBS, Shijiazhuang HEB. Thanks to Alan Davies and Cathleen Liu for confirming this ID!
1431 1,7.12. 1400,1201 Voice of Kuanghua, Chingshui, "Hansheng Kuangpo Tiantai". On Dec. 1st relaying BCC News Network: "Chungkuo Kuangpo Kungssu". Thanks to Nianzhong Ou for checking this ID.
1458 2.12. -1740* AIR Bhagalpur
1458 7.12. 1029 Lianyungang PBS, Lianyungang JS. Thanks to Alan Davies and Qiao Xiaoli for confirming this one.
1484.95 2.12. 1356 Panjin PBS, Panjin LN
1503 1.12. -1440* DYBB Roxas City was the most common Philippino station. Signing off with the call-letter station identification and the Philippino national anthem.
1512 4.12. 1302 Chifeng PBS, Lindong NM. Loud and clear!
1512 7.12. 1030 Probably two interesting UNID stations. A minority language station (in Mongolian?), before and after which that there was an ID in Chinese, presumably from another station. Check out this sound file. Mika would appreciate any help on this one.
1556.90 1.12. 1613 PBC Skardu, unfortunately no local ID, so I wasn't able to report the station
1575 2.12.
3.12.
-1152*
-1305*
DXJR Cagayan de Oro
1583.9 2.12. 1302 Changzhi PBS, Changzhi SX
1584 2.12. 1225 Anqing PBS, Anqing AH. Thanks to Liang Zhao and Qiao Xiaoli for confirming this one.
1584.1 2.12. 1300 Ma'anshan PBS, Ma'anshan AH
1593 1.12. 1500 Xinjiang PBS in Uighur or some related language, heard simultaneously with CNR in Chinese, both rather common stations from unknown locations
1602 2.12. 1546 AIR Pauri. Soon this frequency was covered by IRIB.
1602 6.12. 1045 R Yunost. According to info from Victor Rutkovsky, this is from Tyumen, presumed power 5 kW or less.
3373.5 5.12. 1255 NHK1 Osaka
3607.5 5.12. 1255 NHK1 Tokyo
4815 2.12. 1014 CRI in Russian was too strong for R El Buen Pastor
5860 3.12. 1310 Jinling zhi Sheng, Nanjing JS
6380.7v 4.12. 1129 Lai Chau BS, Dien Bien Phu
 North America
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
610 2.12. 0804 CHNC New Carlisle PQ // CHGM 1150
740 7,8.12. 0714,0753 CHWO Toronto ON "Prime Time Radio"
790 3.12. 0702 CFAN Miramichi NB. Plans to move to FM in summer 2002.
790 3.12. 0705 CFNW Port au Choix NF, rel. CFCB 570
810 3.12. 0856 CJVA Caraquet NB
830 3,4.12. 0750,0746 WCRN Worcester MA. "Music and information on New England's Swing 830 WCRN"
900 3.12. 0735 CKDH Amherst NS. Was my 17th and last Nova Scotian AM station! Heard only once in Finland during the last 20 years! (Jim)
910 3.12. 0806 WABI Bangor ME
1160 3.12. 0858 WMVI Mechanicville NY "Moon Radio"
1160 3.12. 0900 WBOB Florence KY
1160 7.12. 0617 WCCS Homer City PA
1230 2.12. 0734 CFGN Port-aux-Basques NF is nowadays relaying VOCM 590
1230 3.12. 0746 WMOU Berlin NH
1230 3.12. 0800 WSBB New Smyrna Beach FL
1230 3.12. 0840 WJOY Burlington VT
1230 3.12. 1105 CHVD Dolbeau PQ
1240 3.12. 0700,0742 CKIM Baie Verte NF. Relaying "Magic 102.3 Grand Falls - Windsor", also identifies as "Central Newfoundland's best music, Magic 102.3"
1240 6.12. 0806 KODY North Platte NE. Thanks to Bruce Portzer for this ID!
1260 3.12. 0633 CKHJ Fredericton NB, identifies as "KHJ AM and FM"
1280 6.12. 0843 KZNS Salt Lake City UT, "1280 KZN"
1290 3.12. 0916 WDZY Colonial Heights VA, "AM 1290 Radio Disney"
1340 8.12. 0821 CFLW Wabush NF, relaying VOCM nowadays
1350 2,3.12. 0643,0630 CKAD Middleton NS, "AVR"
1350 3.12. 0959 WGPL Portsmouth VA, "Your Gospel Connection"
1350 5.12. 0700 WOAM Peoria IL, with these calls and not WTAZ as listed in the NRC Radio Log. Thanks to Brian Smith for this one!
1350 7.12. 0800 WTOU Akron OH, "Fox Sports 1350"
1350 8.12. 0353 KGHF Pueblo CO
1360 4,7.12. 0847,0631 WKOP Binghamton NY
1370 5.12. 0406 WFEA Manchester NH. WDEA is the dominant, but now this frequency gave a little more ...
1390 6.12. 0840 KLGN Logan UT, "Happy Holidays from the Christmas station, AM 1390 KLGN"
1420 3.12. 0806 WBEC Pittsfield MA
1420 3,4.12.,
6.12.
1100,0706,
0433
WCLV Cleveland OH
1420 4.12. 0704 CKPT Peterborough ON, "The Team"
1430 3,4.12. 0805,0157 WENE Endicott NY "Sportsradio 1430 The Team"
1460 4.12. 0251 WGNA Albany NY
1470 4.12. 0227 WTKO Ithaca NY
1470 4.12. 0614 WLAM Lewiston ME is a pretty common station, but noted here, because heard only relaying 870 WMTW
1490 3.12. 0659 WBAE Portland  ME
1490 3.12. 0732 CKEN Kentville NS, "AVR"
1490 8.12. 0822 KXRA Alexandria MN
1490 8.12. 0828 WICY Malone NY
1570 3.12. 0818 WBUG Amsterdam NY, "Bug Country" // 101.1 FM
1570 3.12. 0859 WPGM Danville PA
1570 3.12. 0929 WFLR Dundee NY
1570 5.12. 0604 KQWC Webster City IA, "Q-95". Many thanks to Brian Smith and Bruce Portzer for this identification! 
1570 5.12. 0709 WXLN New Albany IN, "The Word"
1570 5.12. 0732 WRJQ Appleton WI. WRJQ used to be a big band, EZL and NOS station, but is now history. The station was sold to a new owner and signed off on Jan. 22nd 2002. Later it will return on the air under new ownership and calls WSCO, with sports-talk format.
1570 6.12. 0859 KVTK Vermillion SD
1580 3.12. 0855 WEAM Columbus GA
1580 6.12. 1300 KBLA Santa Monica CA
1590 3,4.12. 0957,0256 WSMN Nashua NH, "The Tiger 1590". Heard them promote their website as "tiger1590.com", which automatically leads to wsmn.com. WAKR was still the dominant here, identified at least 20 times during the DXpedition.
1590 4.12. 0227 WAUB Auburn NY
1590 4.12. 0659 WARV Warwick RI, "Life Changing R"
1600 3,5.12. 0945,0419 WKWF Key West FL
1600 6,7.12. 1314,1300 KVRI Blaine WA. A distinctive format of Indian recitation and chanting, with a brief ID on the top of the hour.
1620 2.12. 0530 WTAW College Station TX
1630 2.12. 0642 KCJJ Iowa City IA
1660 2.12. 0605 WODX Marco Island FL, "Southwest Florida's Newsradio 1660"
1660 5,8.12. 0559,0500 KQWB West Fargo ND, "Star 1660", "Your station for great music and great memories".
1660 5,8.12. 0600 KXTR Kansas City KS, "Classical 1660 KXTR Kansas City"
1660 8.12. 0545 KRZX Waco TX. No ID, but luckily they advertised a company located on the same street as the station itself!
1660 8.12. 1012 KXOL Brigham City UT
1680 2.12. 0557 WTIR Winter Garden FL was the strongest X-band station during the DXpedition
1680 2.12. 0635 WJNZ Ada MI
1690 6.12. 0700 WPTX Lexington Park MD
1690 8.12. 1000 KSXX Roseville CA
1700 2.12. 0628 KQXX Brownsville TX
 Central America & Caribbean
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
640 2.12. 0758 R Progreso, Guanabacoa/Las Tunas
830 3,6.12. 0754,0725 R Reloj, Holguín
840 6.12. 0729 CMBQ R Enciclopedia, La Fé
1350 8.12. 0837 XETB Torreón CO, "Radio Laguna"
1470 6.12. 1301 XERCN Tijuana BC, "La Kaliente 1470"
1480 7.12. 0550 WMDD Fajardo PR, "Tropical 1480"
1560 7.12. 0712 WRSJ Bayamon PR. Mentioned in identifications both 1560 en Bayamon & 960 en Quebradillas.
4052.5 3.12. 1118 R Verdad, Chiquimula
4799.8 3.12. 1113 TGMI R Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastián, Huehuetenango
5953.9 3.12. 1034 TIQ R Casino, Limón, reactivated. Strong signal, but severe co-channel interference.
 South America
 kHz: day.month. time UTC: station, comments:
760 6.12. 0718 RCN Barranquilla
850 6.12. 0733 R Fé y Alegria, Maracaibo
900 7.12. 0730 Mara Ritmo 900, Maracaibo
910 3.12. 0801 RQ-910, Caracas
1120 6.12. 0242 R Rural AM, Porto Alegre RS
1120 6.12. 0254 R Eldorado, São José dos Pinhais PR
1160 7.12. 0602 La Voz de la Liberación via Ecos de Colombia, Bogotá
1230 6.12. 0745 R Calidad, Cali
1250 6.12. 0301 UNID Brazilian, "R Sagua (?) AM 1250 kiloherz". If you know anything about this one, please email Jim
1250 7.12. 0746 R Tricolor, Guayaquil
1300 4,7.12. 0339,0701 tent. R Reloj, Maracaibo. No ID, but the preacher talked about Maracaibo.
1350 7.12. 0748 Ondas de la Montaña, Medellín. No proper ID, but identified by the telephone numbers announced. Listen to this sound bite, a news item about my reception report (MP3 format), which they carried just after New Year 2002!
1370 7.12. 0429 R Mundial, Bogotá
1370 7.12. 0458 Emisora Minuto de Dios, Barranquilla
1390 5.12. 2301 R Esperança, Porto Alegre RS
1390 5.12. 2357 R Farol, Touros RN
1390 6.12. 2341 R Fé y Alegria, Caracas
1420 4.12. 0338 R Marabina, Maracaibo
1490 3.12. 0648 R El Sol, Maracaibo
1550 6.12. 0802 R Metropolitana, Los Teques
1550 6.12. 0809 R Caranavi, Caranavi. Thanks to Henrik Klemetz for solving this Bolivian Quechua-speaking station!
1570 5,6.12. 2356,0218 R ABC, Santo André SP
1570 6.12. 0157 R Metrópole, Gravataí RS (ex-R Vale do Gravataí)
1580 6.12. 0735 R María, Barranquilla
2379.87 3.12. 0130 R Nacional, San Miguel de Tucuman. Some 'Nacional' -identifications, but San Miguel de Tucuman was not mentioned (Jim). Thanks to Sérgio from São Paulo, who confirmed the identity by listening to the same split at 0259 UTC sign-off, when local ID was given.
3375.10 7,8.12. 0937,0925 R Educadora, Guajará Mirim RO
4389 2.12. 0920 R Imperio, Chiclayo
4775 2.12. -0008* R Congonhas, Congonhas MG
4945 2.12. 0000 R Difusora, Poços de Caldas MG
4955.02 2.12. 0002 R Cultura, Campos RJ. At least this time not on 4956.3 as sometimes logged.
9515 2.12. 2356 R Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR
9565 2.12. 0100 R Tupi, Curitiba PR

Last update 14.3.2002 - Any info on the UNIDs is most appreciated

 

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