WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

LIBERIA 5469.97, R. Veritas, 1940-1950, repeated Latin chants, good on
18 Aug.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 29)
LITHUANIA 7540, IRIB relay, 1820-1840, in German and French, fair signal
on 17 Aug.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 29)
MADAGASCAR Could the attached be antennas for the low power MW fq's:
1394 and 1502 kHz? 18 49 57 00 S 47 35 09 64 E 1313 m elevation
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, SW TX site shortwavesites via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 27)
7105.00, RTV Malagasy, 1255-1300, talks and anmts in Malagasy, the freq is
spot-on accurate, very good on 18 Aug.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 29)
Clandestine 9905 Radio Nile (pres), 0405-0410 UT on August 26, ¨Arabic?,
talk or nx by female. After, talk by male, 24332.
(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer Sep 1)
via MDG 250 kW 325 degr 0400-0457 (wb)
R Sweden planned via Madagascar relay site in B06 season:
7420 kHz at 2000-2100 UT towards Asia and Pacific.
11550 kHz at 0100-0200 UT towards Near & Middle East.
13580 kHz at 0430-0530 UT towards EaAfrica, NoAfrica and Near East.
(wb, Aug 31)
MALAYSIA Google Earth Imagery. ITU/HFCC KAJ Kajang MLA 03N01 101E46
about 2.2 kilometers south east at
3 00 41 N 101 47 E
(wb, SW TX site shortwavesites via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 29)
MALI/CHINA CRI seems to be on a major "broadcasting offensive" in
Eastern Africa. I have noticed their Swahili programmes being relayed at
various times between 1500 and 1700 UTC on several MW stations in Kenya
and Tanzania, and they also announced a number of FM outlets. Swahili was
also noted at the same time (as well as between 0600-0700) on 5985 kHz.
A good and strong signal on this freq here, but I don't believe that it is
a Meyerton relay. No idea what is the location but Tanzania could be a
candidate, and would dovetail with the disappearance of their 5050 kHz
transmission. The CRI web site is of no help, in fact the schedule posted
there has no resemblance of their actual activities, at least not in
Africa.
Their Meyerton relay on 6100 kHz which has been on regularly for about 2
years is not even listed.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 29)
5985 via Bamako-Mali relay? (wb)
MAURITANIA Google Earth Imagery. Nouakchott ITU/HFCC registration midst
in the desert, 15 kilometers north of the capital: 18N14 016W00
and 11 kilometers away of the real location.
WRTH mentioned at 18 07 N 015 57 W
TV/FM mast visible at 18 05 58 N 15 58 1 W
(wb, SW TX site shortwavesites via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 30)
But R Mauritanie, 783 MW, 4845, 7245 SW at
18 08 25 N 16 00 W
18 08 10 N 16 00 11W
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, SW TX site shortwavesites via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 31)