THE LISTENING POST

~ Radio Vanuatu has been reactivated on 5050 kHz (at least temporarily). No word yet on whether the normally used 7260 and 3945-kHz frequencies are still being worked on. Vanuatu’s new schedule seems to be 0700-1015 UTC and 1830-0700 UTC, depending on which frequency is active. Radio Vanuatu is being well heard on the West Coast of the U.S.… sometimes even making it into the Midwest.

~ Germany has a new shortwave voice in the form of Radio Se Ta 2, which began using 6070 kHz on Christmas Day. It’s no Deutsche Welle, but even so, it’s airing from 0900-1100 UTC over Channel 292 from Rohrbach-Wall. I suspect it will also use Channel 292’s 10-kilowatt transmitter.

~ All India Radio has reactivated its Aizawl site, which had been silent for a number of years. It’s scheduled from 1130-1600 UTC and 0025-0400 UTC on its former 5050-kHz frequency.

~ One of the well-known opposition broadcasters, Echo of Hope, has moved to 4890 kHz, once occupied by Papua New Guinea’s NBC Port Moresby. Echo of Hope broadcasts there from South Korea to the North. It’s being heard in Korean around 1130 UTC.

~ Radio Santa Cruz in Bolivia has been off the air lately. I’m not privy to the reason, but the gerente (manager) assures its listeners they do intend to return.

Back in mid-September, the Danish government suddenly withdrew permission for World Music Radio to operate on out-of-band frequencies, which