BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

pretty good on this QRG. 6170 was almost not audible. Never had them so
strong here. SIO on 5950 was: 333 (Mar 9).
(Zeljko Crncic-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 10)
ETHIOPIA/ERITREA [non] A coalition of Eritrean opposition groups backed
by big supports in Exile launched anti-Isayas Radio broad cast.
The Broad cast which has been on trial since January is based in northern
Ethiopia Tigray region's Mekelle city. Recently some 11 Eritrean
opposition groups have launched TV broadcast in Ethiopia's Capital, Addis
Ababa.
"The target of the new broad cast is to brain wash the ill- ideology
Eritrean regime has inflicted over Eritrean people against the Ethiopian
people" the man currently in charge of the Radio station, Hagos, who
refused to tell his second name, told Sudan Tribune Today.
"We are trying to bring together the two brotherly people and bury their
enemyness one the other and make sure no more blood shed is repeated again
as the result of rouge [rogue?] propaganda of Isayas Afewerki-led regime",
Hagos said, adding "we, on be half of the people are assuring the Eritrean
people that Ethiopia is in-foe only with the Eritrean leadership and not
with the Eritrean people at all."
The new radio station named WEGAHTA (Tigrigna translation- dawn) airs
programs twice a day, for 3 hours beginning 6 Am in the morning and for 7
hours beginning 5 Pm in the afternoon for a total of 10 hours a day.
[assuming UT+3, that's 0300-0600, 1400-2100 UT]
"The program is a major bridge to bring back on track the historic ties of
the two brotherly people" Twelde Abai, a historian and resident in Mekelle
town said.
Currently the radio station airs programs to Ethiopia, Eritrea and partly
to Arab nations. Hagos denied any Ethiopian Involvement on the broad cast.
"Neither the federal government of Ethiopia, nor the regional government
of Tigray has hands on the broad cast, he said, adding "But it is on the
best and mutual Interest of the two neighboring people."
By Tesfa-alem Tekle
(ST via Zacharias Liangas-GRC, dxld Mar)
It's on 909 mediumwave only. Definitely no shortwave (at least, at
present). It's the same station that was operating from eastern Sudan two
years ago, also on 909 (see WRTH 2006, page 525, and WRTH 2007, page 505).
At that time, it was being referred to in the DX press as "Eastern Radio".
In Arabic, Al-Sharq can mean East or Dawn. It now appears that the
intended name is "Dawn" rather than "East".
(Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Mar 8)
FRANCE Checked on March 2nd: RFI in Ru 1600-1630 11670 (ex 7135), 9800
and RTI in Ru 1700-1800 7315 (x6120) kHz.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 10)
FRANCE/FR GUIANA/TAIWAN Summer A-08 of Radio Taiwan Internat. via TDF:
0200-0300 9800 GUF 500 kW / 195 deg Spanish to SoAm
1400-1500 15225 ISS 500 kW / 060 deg Russian to RUS
1600-1700 11600 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg English SoAs til May 3/from Sep.7
1600-1700 15515 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg English to SoAs May 4-Sep.6
1700-1800 11705 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg Russian to RUS
1700-1800 15690 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg English to SoAf
1800-1900 3965 ISS 250 kW / 345 deg English to UK
1900-2000 11755 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg French to NoAf