Von: BueschelW@web.de im Auftrag von Wolfgang Bueschel ...

teachings broadcast everyday on Familia."
If Familia FM is indeed on 4900 kHz, I think it's unauthorized transmitter
and no wonder if they keep low profile. Anyway, it's worth checking if
there's Familia ID on 4900 kHz.
[later] Now on Familia FM website also appeared confirmation:
Nouvelle Station Bientot ecoutez la radio Familia en ondes courtes sur
4.900 MHz dans tous le pays ... i.e. New Station - you'll soon be able to
listen to Familia Radio on shortwave 4.900 MHz throughout the country ...
So, that's it. Jari
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, May 14)
Thanks to Jari Savolainen this morning who has discovered the website of a
station in Conakry, Guinea, Familia FM, which mentions using 4900 kHz. So
this is very likely the Unid African on this frequency.
For several days I have been checking 4900 kHz to try and identify a
mystery African station first reported by Carlos Goncalves in DXLD on 1st
May.
The signal is extremely weak here in the UK, but a carrier can be detected
most nights, peaking after 2200 UTC. On a couple of occasions it has been
strong enough for traces of audio - lively music of the style popular in
francophone West Africa, with some talk in what sounds to be vernaculars
or possibly French.
Sign-off time is at 0000/0005 UTC. It is not // Mali (5995) or Guinea
(7125 kHz) and does not sound like Chad which has used 4905 kHz in the
past (the sign off time would also be too late for Chad which usually
closes at 2230 UT).
I have heard a very tentative mention of Burkina, though it does not seem
to be // Radio Burkina's internet audio feed and the station's home page
site still lists 5030 kHz. Glenn Hauser says Carlos has heard clues
pointing towards a possible reactivation of Cote d'Ivoire, which is
certainly an interesting possibility. Both Ivory Coast and Burkina are
neighbouring countries with national channels which sign off at 0000 UT
according to WRTH. Observations continue...
(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK ng May 14)
Many thanks indeed!
I told Mauno the other day, that, to me, this stn "looks" like some local
or regional stn (implicitly, gov., not priv.), not a natl. one. If this is
what you mention, then it's priv. and low, probably vy. low powered.
Both the day before y/day and yesterday, May 13, the speaker during the
usual news bulletins that starts at 2210 UT right after a jingle, was a
male one, not the usual laddy, and this time a few more words could be
understood, though nothing that specifically points to Guinea-Conakry,
except perhaps "bureau politique", something typical of certain Afr.
countries - maybe this could be a clue.
Yesterday too, together with the many references to the political bureau
were also generals' names, and "Camara" is often heard. Names like those
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