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con potencias autorizadas de 100 kilowatts. Los transmisores se hayan
[sic] instalados en la Comuna de Calera de Tango ubicada a 15 kilometros
de Santiago.
Luis Valderas, CANAL 2 TV SAN ANTONIO, Calle Patria 1951, San Antonio
Codigo Postal 2660000, CHILE
(via Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, dxld May 15)
CVC Voz Christiana. Our new address is Casilla 395 Talagante, Santiago,
Chile. Also, we will be sending to you a QSL soon.
(Jim Pogue, hcdx May 17)
CHINA Auf 4750 kHz sendet ein Chinese ab 2200 UTC mit Ansagen in
Chinesisch (maennliche Stimme) und English (Frauenstimme). Leider kann ich
durch die starken Stoerungen bei mir kaum etwas verstehen, nur Wortfetzen
wie: The News (Satellite?) Radio .... Peoples Broadcasting Station, short
wave, Satellite, microwave, light wave at the same time, freq modulation
98.5, amplitude modulation 6-6-6.
Eine eindeutige ID habe ich nicht herausbekommen. Laut Communication 1/06
sendet Qinghai PBS auf 4750. Da die auch auf 666 senden, wird es wohl
Qinghai PBS sein.
(Juergen Lohuis-D, wwdxc BC-DX May 15)
Qinghai PBS via Xian, 50 kW, 095/275deg. 2220-0200, 0925-1500 UT.
COMOROS Radio stations attacked ahead of general election.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by attacks on radio
stations in the Comoros in the run-up to May 14 federal elections in the
Indian Ocean state. Unidentified assailants armed with machetes stormed
two radio stations on the island of Grande Comore on May 5, forcing them
off the air for 24 hours. The army shut down a radio station on the island
of Moheli more than a week ago, and it has not resumed broadcasting, local
journalists told CPJ.
Attackers ransacked Radio Ngazidja, the official station of the semi-
autonomous govt of Grande Comore, and Moroni FM, a private station that
supports the federal govt. It was unclear whether the attacks were
coordinated or the work of separate groups. Local journalists believe the
attacks were linked to the stations' political views.
No one has been prosecuted. The two stations supported different
candidates in the upcoming election.
On Moheli, the local military commander confiscated broadcasting equipment
of Radio Moheli, the official station of the island's semi- autonomous
govt, over a week ago. Local journalists said the closure stemmed from
long-running tensions between island authorities and the military, which
is controlled by the federal govt. Two journalists said that Moheli's
public prosecutor, a federal govt appointee, accused the station of
incitement after it aired protests against the federal govt-appointed
director of a state-owned agency. Govt and military representatives could
not be reached for comment.
"The attacks on these radio stations in the lead-up to presidential
elections are deeply disturbing," said Ann Cooper, executive director of
CPJ. "We call on the authorities to investigate them immediately and bring
those responsible to justice. The military must also explain publicly why
Radio Moroni remains shuttered during this crucial time."
The Comoros are a confederation of three main islands, Grande Comore,
Moheli, and Anjouan, located between Mozambique and Madagascar. Each
island has had its own semi-autonomous govt since 2001 in an attempt to
stabilize the country, which has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since