WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

6050, Suara Islam via RTM-Kajang (site presumed), June 27, 1400-1421,
religious program Voice of Islam, mostly talking in vernacular, reciting
from the Quran, "Suara Islam" IDs, fair-good. This station is now the most
consistently well heard Malaysian. Have not heard Wai FM on 7270 for some
days now, but 5965 (Nasional FM) and 7295 (Traxx FM) are still heard.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, hcdx June 28)
MALI 7283.4 R. Mali, Kati, observed on 15 June at 1212-1250 UT, French,
contemporary Malian songs; 45433; // 11960. 11960 ditto, 15 June at 1113-
1215 UT, Vernacular, traditional songs, French, contemporary Malian songs;
increasingly stronger QRM de co-channel HCJB and adjacent freqs.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld June 20)
MALTA Ingrid Huettmann, die ehemalige Leiterin des deutschaprachigen
Dienstes der Voice of Malta hat mir gerade mitgeteilt, dass im Gardez-
Verlag das Buch "Internationales Radio in Europa" erschienen ist. Es ist
ein Sammelband mit Beitraegen von 9 europaeischen Radiostationen.
Herausgeber ist Thomas Voelkner, der wohl beim WRN arbeitet.
Naeheres auf der Homepage des Verlages
ISBN 3-89796-132-6
Vielleicht interessiert sich ja der eine oder andere dafuer.
(Peter Vaegler-D, A-DX June 19)
MOLDOVA Frequency change for Radio DMR Pridnestrovye:
NF 5965 KCH 500 kW / 265 deg, ex 5910 as follows:
1600-1620 Mon-Thu and 1600-1640 Fri in English
1620-1640 Tue/Thu in French and Mon/Wed in German
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 27)
NETHERLANDS See
Radio Netherlands World Cup coverage. Updated 22 June 2006
Radio Netherlands will carry live commentary in Dutch of the World Cup
match Netherlands v Portugal on Sunday 25 June. Additional freqs will be
used, and the regular broadcast in Dutch at 2100-2200 UTC will be dropped
for one day. Details as follows:
UTC Site kHz Beam kW Target
1800-2200 Flevo 6035 ND 500 W Europe
1800-2059 Flevo 9695 123/205 500 SW and SE Europe
1800-2200 Flevo 9895 157 500 S Europe, N and C Africa
1800-2200 Bonaire 17620 080 250 W Africa
1800-2200 Bonaire 15425 135 50 Surinam
1800-2200 Vladivostok 7390 230 250 East Asia
1800-2200 Sackville 13735 285 250 Great Lakes area of Canada and US
1800-2200 Montsinery 15540 215 500 South America
1800-2200 Montsinery 17705 310 500 US, Mexico, Caribbean, CeAM, Colombia,
Venezuela
1800-2200 Wertachtal 15335 120 500 Middle East
1900-2200 Dhabbaya 11730 320 500 Europe
1900-2200 Ascension 15530 027 250 W Africa
2000-2200 Grigoriopol 6015 265 500 Europe
2100-2200 Flevo 9700 123/205 500 SW and SE Europe
(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld June 22)
RNW summer schedule see
NEW ZEALAND As per recent postings about RNZI frequency change
announcements. At 0500 UTC they have announced this week, closing of 15720
kHz and moving to 31 meters but it never happens. After a few minutes of