BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

In a quick e-mail reply from ICDI Director Jim Hocking in Indiana
he explains that ICDI is a small non-denominational, faith-based NGO which
works with other missions and NGOs in the CAR. The stn is on at 0600-0900
and 1700-2100 CAR time, or, at UTC+1, 0500-0800 and 1600-2000 UT, with the
hours to expand as things move along. They want to reach the least-reached
tribes in the country. He used to be TL8HJ in the CAR.
(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Mar 7)
Radio ICDI begins shortwave broadcasts in Central Africa.
Radio ICDI (Integrated Community Development International) has begun
transmissions in the Central African Republic. Radio ICDI broadcasts from
the town of Boali on the frequency of 6030 kHz in the 49 meter shortwave
band. Radio ICDI transmits eight hours daily with programming in French
and three African languages, Sango, Aka and Fulfulde.
According to Curt Bender of HCJB Global Technology Center in Indiana,
transmission times are 6-9 a.m. and 5-9 p.m. (17-21 hours) local time,
which is 0500-0800 and 1600-2000 UTC, Monday to Friday. Bender, who
responded to questions from DXing.info, led the team that installed the
station in Boali. Bender says that the station may be renamed in the
future. The first test transmission was aired on February 22, but official
broadcasts began on March 1. Radio ICDI has a transmitter power of 1 kW.
Radio ICDI makes Christian broadcasts and community health information
available to most of the country's 3.5 million people, many of whom live
in remote and isolated areas. This is the country's first privately owned
shortwave station. ICDI is a Christian ministry founded by Jim Hocking in
2003.
ICDI has been involved in various community health projects across the
Central African Republic such as well-drilling to provide drinking water
in remote villages, orphan care and micro-enterprise development. Hocking
was earlier involved in a project that set up an FM station in the capital
Bangui. "I felt like we needed broadcasts that would reach further," said
Hocking. Poor roads make traveling to many villages difficult or
dangerous. For these reasons, shortwave radio has become the logical tool
to reach the inaccessible people of the country. Station manager Josue
Mbami can be contacted by email.
< radioidci @ gmail.com >
(DXing.info, Mar 9 via dxld)
CONGO D.R. I think the Eastanollee, GA. address for Radio Kahuzi is old
stuff. In the recent QSL that address has been replaced (by putting new
address-label over it) by P.O.Box 115, San Marcos, CA 92079, USA.
Their website also gives only this new home office address in CA.
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Mar 5)
CROATIA Croatian Radio Zagreb Deanovec 6165 missed this morning March
2nd yet, but // 9830 is still on-the-air.
(wb, Mar 2/3)
New SW schedule of HRT Croatian Radio HS-1 from March 1:
0000-0457 on 6165 DEA 010 kW / ND; 0500-0657 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / ND;
0700-1757 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / ND; 1800-2357 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / ND.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Mar 6)
FRANCE/TAIWAN RTI in English, fair and clear signal on 11995 March 6 at
1607 with news of Taiwan, also weather for Taiwan, Beijing and Japan. Per
HFCC this is now via Issoudun, France, at 75 degrees, having switched Febr