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RFA Announces QSL Card #86

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following announcement from Radio Free Asia:

Dear friends,

Below is the press release for RFA’s QSL card # 86, our latest QSL card design, which marks Radio Free Asia 28 Anniversary. We hope you enjoy this new QSL card and we look forward to receiving your reception reports by email to qsl<at>rfa.org, or by snail mail.

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America

You are receiving this because you have expressed interest in Radio Free Asia’s QSL cards. Please let us know if you prefer to be removed from our distribution list.
Best wishes and 73s.
-Aungthu

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Aungthu Schlenker
Radio Free Asia

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RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES QSL CARD #86
September 2024

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its latest QSL card celebrating 28 years of delivering accurate, uncensored, domestic news to people living under authoritarian regimes across Asia and globally to populations vulnerable to malign influence. Through its in-depth, unflinching journalism, RFA brings to light consequential developments in China, North Korea, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as the Pacific region. This is RFA’s 86th QSL design and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from September – December 2024.

RFA’s QSL CARD #86

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions not only from DX’ers, but also from our general listening audience.
Reception reports are accepted by email at [email protected] and by mail to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America

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Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Radyo Pilipinas (September 2, 2024)

From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, September 2024

Alan Roe’s A-24 season guide to music on shortwave (version 4.0) & program grids for BBC WS, VOA and CGTN English services

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-24 (version 4.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download:

Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-24 v4.0 (PDF)

As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan!

This dedicated page will always have the latest version of Alan’s guide available for download.

Programme Grids

Alan notes:

I also attach copies of my shortwave programme grids for the English services of BBC WS, VOA and CGTN in case these are of interest. Click links to download:

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KBC Radio leaves DAB+ and moves to 891 kHz

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gérard Koopal, who writes:

Dear Thomas,

The Mighty KBC has left their DAB+ frequency in the Netherlands and are now changing to MW 891 kHz. from September 1.

The original text From the Mighty KBC is below.

Gérard Koopal
Almere, The Netherlands

The Mighty KBC

August 31, 2024!!!
Today is the last day for The Mighty KBC on DAB+.

Because we have our headquarters outside the EU, we have been refused a license extension, despite the fact that we have been broadcasting on DAB+ for almost 10 years and pay all taxes here.

But from December 1, KBC Radio will be heard on AM 891 kHz.

Just enjoy today:
10:00 – 11:00 The Salty Hour – Marc van Amstel & Bob van Beeten
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The last hour of Veronica and the North Sea
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM The Salty Hour – Marc van Amstel & Bob van Beeten (repeat)
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wind force 6 to 7 – Music from the time of the offshore radio stations
https://www.kbcradio.nl/2020/radio.html

Enjoy real radio!
KBC Radio, Your Hits, Your Station!

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Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK (August 29, 2024)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast and JMA Radiofax.

Carlos notes:

NHK news bulletin about typhoon N° 10 bringing heavy rain to Japan. Listened in the grounds of the Faculty of Humanities of the Juiz de Fora University, Minas Gerais, #Brazil.