BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, UADX Sri Lanka, July 27, 1996, via bcdx)
IRAN/AZERBAIJAN New SW clandestine station broadcasting to Iran. Some
interesting news for clandestine radio enthusiasts:
Voice of Southern Azerbaijan is a new clandestine station bc to Iran. The
schedule is 1530-1630 UTC on 12090 kHz. The signal here in the UK is
rather weak but clear as this is a clear channel. No jamming as yet. The
ID in Azeri is "Bura Janubi Azerbaijan Sasi" ("This is the Voice of
Southern Azerbaijan").
The station is aimed at the Azeri population in NoWe Iran, hence the use
of the term "Southern Azerbaijan". I think the credit for first hearing
the station must go to Victor Goonetilleke who tells me that he's been
hearing it since June. This is also the unidentified station reported by
Vladimir Titarev in DW Window 23. Although the station is announcing a
telephone number in the Netherlands we think the tx site is somewhere in
the Middle East.
(Chris Greenway/BBC_M, via Dave Kenny-UK, July 31, 1996)
New opposition radio Voice of Southern Azerbaijan, a new anti-Iranian
radio station has started operations.
A cassette tape and a letter relating to the station, both in Azeri, have
also been sent by the National and Independent Front of Southern
Azerbaijan to BBC Monitoring. ... This cassette has been sent to you from
the National Independent Front of Southern Azerbaijan, the station that
operates a radio station from a secret location, the station that
broadcasts to our nation in Southern Azerbaijan and to all residents of
Iran. This station broadcasts between eight and nine o'clock, Iran time,
[1530-1630 UTC] on 12090 kHz or 24 mb ... You can also phone us and tell
us your news. Our telephone number outside the country is 00 31 703 192189
[The Netherlands]. ... our struggles are to achieve the following
objectives:
1. Complete national and cultural autonomy.
2. The Azeri language to be acknowledged in Iran as the second official
language. In Azeri regions, the Azeri language should be acknowledged as
the first language and should be taught in schools.
3. Azeris to have complete control over their region, their land, their
natural resources.
4. Economic equality, the people of Southern Azerbaijan not be
discriminated against.
5. Good education and training to be provided and the great traditions of
the Azeri people to be valued.
6. Azeri representatives be promoted to high positions within government
departments if they deserve to be promoted and not be discriminated
against.
7. The budget for the Azeri minority to be allocated according to the
population, or taxes [for Azeri people] to be reduced by as much as half
the present level...
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