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Strike over at Radio Canada
International
The labor dispute which disrupted
the broadcasts of Radio Canada International since
March 22nd has finally been settled. RCI news bulletins
came back on the air on May 25th and other programming
will gradually return on the airwaves.
(DXing.info May 26th,
2002)
Bartolina Sisa Radio from Bolivia
on 6883 kHz
Bartolina Sisa Radio from
La Paz Bolivia has been heard on 6883 kHz by Samuel
Cássio in Brazil on May 23rd around 1000 UTC
with Christian programming in Aymara. The same frequency
was used last year by Radio Impacto Cristiano in La
Paz. A station
identification is in the audio section.
(DXing.info May 26th 2002)
CPN from Peru heard
on 6150.4 kHz for two months
Peruvian news station CPN,
short for Cadena Peruana de Noticias, made
a two-month visit on the new frequency of 6150.4 kHz,
logged by Kenneth Olofsson and Björn Malm. The
station is ex-Radio Concordia from Arequipa, which
used to operate on 6141 kHz. See also profile
article of CPN.
On July 14th Gert Nilsson
observed that the station had returned back to 6141
kHz.
(DXing.info May 19, 2002, updated July 14, 2002)
New French station IdFM - Radio Enghien on 1071 and
1584 kHz
 IdFM
- Radio Enghien near Paris, France has just been given
a temporary authorization to broadcast on mediumwave
on two frequencies in the area of Verdun. This temporary
license is valid from May 1st to August 31st 2002
on the frequencies of 1071 and 1584 on the site of
Douamont - Verdun with a power of 50 watts. The station
has not yet been reported by DXers, so presumably
it is not yet on the air. The station website gives
no indication of the AM frequencies. IdFM has been
operating on FM 98.0 MHz since 1983. Contact info:
46 Avenue de Ceinture, 95880 Enghien-les-Bains, France.
Email: idfm@fr.fm,
tel. 01-39-64-20-49.
(May 16, 2002, sources: BDXC-UK via Paul Bowery via
JMS and DXing.info)
Radio Baluarte new from
Argentina on 6215 kHz
A new Argentine station called Radio Baluarte from
Puerto Iguazu, Provincia de Misiones, has been observed
on 6215 kHz with programming in Spanish, Portuguese
and Guaraní. Other frequencies announced
as 101.7 FM (identifying as Cultura FM in
Spanish and Futuro in Portuguese programming)
and 1610 AM (Maranatha AM). Mailing address:
Radio Baluarte, Casilla de Correo 45, 3370 Puerto
Iguazú, Provincia de Misiones, Argentina.
Street address: Hipolito Yrigoyen esquina Andresito,
3370 Puerto Iguazú, Provincia de Misiones,
Argentina. Centro Evangelización Camino Nuevo
has the address: Obispo Angelelli y Maria del Iguazu,
3370 Puerto Iguazú, tel. 54-3757-422713.
Station director, Pastor Hugo Heidenger verifies
reception reports with a QSL card (see above), a
separate A4 size certificate and travel brochures.
A copy of the first
email QSL, and a sample station
identification are in the audio section.
(DXing.info May 11, 2002,
updated July 14, 2002)
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Radio UNAMSIL from Sierra
Leone heard finally on 6137.8 kHz
 The
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
has had a shortwave station in operation on 6140
kHz since 2000, but it wasn't logged in the international
DX press before April 2002. Ralph Brandi from New
Jersey U.S.A. was the first to log the station on
6137.84 kHz on April 20th 2002 at 0635 UTC. There
is a profile
article on the station on this website. The
1 kW transmitter has since been logged several times
also around 23-02 UTC, but seems to be an easier
catch in North America than in Northern Europe.
(DXing.info May 4, 2002, updated July 4th 2002)
Radio CNM new Romanian
on 1602 kHz
A new Romanian station
was observed in March on 1602 kHz by several Scandinavian
DXers, but its identity remained a mystery for weeks.
Finally Mauno Ritola from Finland was able to discover
that Radio CNM from Arad has begun broadcasting.
(DXing.info May 4, 2002)
Radio Oriente enters
cyberspace on DXing.info
Peruvian stations are notoriously
difficult to get verified. Until recently Radio Oriente
from Yurimaguas was one of those stations - but not
any more. Radio Oriente has taken a leap from selva
to cyberspace. The station can now be reached by email
and has a brand new website - hosted by DXing.info.
(DXing.info May 1, 2002)
To Radio Oriente website
Radio Manantial new
from Peru on 5387.7 kHz
Spring is prime hunting
season for off-band Peruvians; the latest new station
being Radio Manantial from Otuzco, Departamento
La Libertad, with Christian programming. The station
has been heard on 5387.7v kHz in the evenings before
sign-off at 0100 UTC. Announcing frequency as 5910
kHz, with sign-on around 1000-1100 UTC. First reported
in SWB by Björn Malm in Ecuador. (DXing.info
May 2, 2002)
New clandestine to Nigeria
Jakada Radio International began transmissions to
Nigeria on May 1st. The station is run by former
Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Yaro Yusufu Mamman.
For the moment the station is on the air on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 1900-1930 UTC on 12125
kHz via an unknown transmitter site. The station
has been heard in Europe and the Americas with a
strong signal. A sample station
identification is in the audio section.
(DXing.info May 1, 2002)
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