BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

hear the scheduled 11970 kHz after 1930 UT. I also heard the 15700 kHz
transmission at 0430 UT.
(Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Dec 4)
11740 1830-1930 48 WOF 300 122 0 618 Somali G VTC
11970 1930-2130 48 DHA 250 205 0 206 Somali USA VTC
15700 kHz 0400-0659* on Nov 14.
Acc. to HFCC B-10 on Nov 10 version
15700 0400-0500 48 DHA 250 225 -15 146 1234567
311010 270311 D Somali USA VTC
15700 0500-0700 48 DHA 250 205 0 218 1234567
311010 270311 D Somali USA VTC
de Hiroshi & Hiro
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Nov 14)
UAE/U.K. New Somali station - RADIO DAMAL.
Through my colleagues in Kenya I have gleaned the following:
"Damal" is the Somali name for a tree which offers a big shade. Perhaps
this is meant to suggest that many listeners can gather in the shade of
Radio Damal to tune in. Radio Damal is broadcasting from the studios of
KBC at Broadcasting House in Nairobi. As KBC is state-owned, this suggests
Kenyan government blessing for the venture. Radio Damal has hired six
hours a day on Babcock transmitters. Any unused time may be filled with
relays of the BBC.
(Has anyone heard any BBC relays on Radio Damal?)
According to the Somali-language website Dayniile, China is funding Radio
Damal. The website links this to recent WikiLeaks revelations that China
has been providing arms to Kenya to intervene militarily in Somalia. It
may also be noted that KBC has long had a relationship with China,
including daily relays of CRI and CCTV on KBC radio and TV. So, Radio
Damal is an extension of this relationship.
I was impressed to see that the 2011 WRTH has an entry for Radio Damal,
stating that it began broadcasting on 4 November 2010.
I was in Cairo last week and the 11740 kHz transmission was well heard
there, opening at 1829:30 with Koran recitation. At 1930 they have to
leave 11740 to make way for VOA Albanian - a pity as I couldn't hear the
scheduled 11970 kHz after 1930 UT.
I also heard the 15700 transmission at 0430 UT.
(Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Dec 15)
The audio file that show of the member of NDXC received on 15700 kHz at
*0359 UT on Nov 15. Can you copy ID?
de Hiroshi & Hiro
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Dec 15)
U.K. 6045 BAB / VTC test on air again. 6045 kHz seems to be the 49 mb
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