BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

Telephone: +82 2 453 1181 Fax: +82 2 453 5002
The station is now a subdivision of Korea Telecom, and using
HLF/HLG/HLJ/HLO/HLW call signs.
The QSL card is shown in my homepage
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 5)
According to Tohru Yamashita of Asian Broadcasting Institute, South Korean
cladestine station (to North Korea), by South Korean National Intelligence
Service, "Echo of Hope" has been using the announcement "This is Echo of
Hope from overseas compatriots" to conseal the original broadcaster. But
since May 3, 2008 the station has announced the station name as "VOH" in
the end of each program. Since July 4, 2008 the announcement as "This is
VOH Echo of Hope from the General Union of Overseas Compatriots" has been
used.
As there is no such a group named "General Union of Overseas Compatriots"
, this seems to be a fictitious group. "VOH" seems to be an abbreviation
of "Voice of Hope", which is the same meaning as "Echo of Hope".
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 6)
Google Earth imagery. Some new high resolution places.
Hongseong 540 kHz 10 kW, Googel Maps only
36 35 55N 126 39 06E
Yeongju 594 kHz 10 kW
36 50 42.33 N 128 36 36.14 E
(Alan Davies-Chiang Mai-THA, wb, SW TXsite July 10)
MALAYSIA 5964.93 Klasik Nasional FM via RTM, 1307-1335, July 1, in
vernacular, RTM Kuala Lumpur news (news only is // 7130 Sarawak FM via
RTM, which was almost fair under CNR-2/CBR), EZL ballads, "Klasik
Nasional" and singing "Klasik Nasional" IDs, reception almost good. Asyik
FM on 6049.63 also doing very well today.
11884.70 Suara Malaysia (Voice of Malaysia) via RTM, 1224-1230*, June 28,
in Chinese, indigenous chanting/singing, usual poor audio, off with choral
National Anthem.
11884.70 Voice of Malaysia (Suara Malaysia) via RTM, 1226-1230*, July 3,
in Chinese, pop songs, multi-language ID, "This is the Voice of Malaysia"
and singing VOM jingle in English, off with choral National Anthem,
continues to have terrible audio.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 4)
Google Earth imagery. Some new high resolution places.
Johor Bahru 576 kHz 50 kW
01 28 42 N 103 44 24 E (inactive, and antenna demolished in 2006,
antenna site is under cloud in latest GE image update but I think was
visible in older imagery).
But ivisible in Microsoft Virtual Earth and Yahoo Maps too:
(Alan Davies-Chiang Mai-THA, wb, SW TXsite July 10)