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  NEW SCHEDULE MADAGASCAR WORLD VOICE  From March 30, 2025 Madagascar World Voice (MWV) is owned and operated by World Christian Broadcasting (WCB), a non-profit Christian organization based in the United States. MWV is one of WCB’s two major shortwave transmission sites, with the other being KNLS, located in Alaska.  The Madagascar site was established to provide better coverage for Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and parts of Asia, complementing KNLS, which primarily serves Asia and the Pacific. NOTE! The schedule below is drawn from the frequencies registered with the HFCC. Be mindful that changes to these registrations can occur at any time. Use them as a guide on where to look for their broadcasts from March 30.  Arabic (“Radio Feda”) • 19:00–20:00 – 13670 kHz (100 kW, 340°) – Middle East • 20:00–21:00 – 13710 kHz (100 kW, 355°) – Middle East • 22:00–23:00 – 11610 kHz (100 kW, 325°) – North Africa Chinese (“Light of Life”) • 04:00–05:00 – 1...

  There will be frequency and time changes to some broadcasts from Sunday March 30 for the following stations: NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific has announced the following schedule: Website:  https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/listen ROMANIA Radio Romania International will run English on the following frequencies and times from March 30: In addition, the Spanish services will include the following: A partir del 31 de marzo de 2024 y hasta el 27 de octubre de 2024, las emisiones en español, por onda corta, de Radio Rumanía Internacional se pueden sintonizar de este modo: A las 19.00 horas, UTC, por 13.860 kilohercios, en España; A las 21.00 horas, UTC, por 15.170 DRM en Argentina y Brasil; A las 23.00 horas, UTC, por 21.550 kilohercios, en Sudamérica, y por 15. 300 kilohercios, en Centroamérica; A las 02.00 horas de la madrugada, UTC, por 17.760 kilohercios, en Sudamérica, y por 9.700 kilohercios, en Centroamérica Website:  https://www.rri.ro/en INDIA Our radio frie...

  STATION NEWS AND DX QUICK TIPS March 26, 2025 Much had happened in the world of shortwave over the past few weeks. The suspension of Voice of America broadcasts is one thing. It also includes VoA Deewa Radio, VoA Studio 7, and VoA Radio Ashna. But some have forgotten that the move by the current U.S. federal government has also impacted Radio Free Asia, Radio Thailand, Radyo Pilipinas, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (inc. Radio Ashna, Radio Mashaal, Radio Farda), and Radio Martí.   A few of the non-VoA broadcasters above continue to operate on severely restricted schedules via non-VoA-owned transmitter sites (e.g. Vatican's SM Galeria facility). But there is no doubt that the directive has left gaping holes in the shortwave broadcast bands.  To be clear, VoA hasn't been dismantled completely....yet!. Broadcasts have been suspended. The VoA website has stopped publishing news after March 15. There is every possibility that some services may resume, albeit in a significa...

Reach Beyond antennas at Kununurra, Western Australia   Reach Beyond Australia A25 Broadcast Schedule March 30, 2025 to October 26, 2025 The new A25 transmission season for RBA began on Sunday, March 30. The station is always interested in reception reports and is an excellent QSLer! Send reports to radio@reachbeyond.org.au Click the Download button to download the complete schedule  as a PDF in language format or region and time format. My thanks to the staff at Reach Beyond Australia for this advance information. 73 and good DX to you all, Rob Wagner VK3BVW Current local time in Mount Evelyn, Australia CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2026

  Twin towers, Chengdu. SPOTLIGHT: SICHUAN ETHNIC RADIO One of the more obscure Chinese broadcasters on shortwave is Sichuan Ethnic Radio, a division of Sichuan Radio and Television (SRT).  Tracing SRT's history is a venture for only the brave-hearted. In classic Communist-style, Sichuan province’s broadcasting policies and developments present many convoluted twists and turns. SRT was established by merging the former Sichuan People's Radio Station, Sichuan Television Station, Sichuan Radio and Television Group, and other entities. Today, SRT is a large organisation that includes AM and FM stations as well as about nine TV channels. Additionally, there are two shortwave frequencies for the Ethnic Radio service—6060 and 7225 kHz. The station operates from the heart of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. It is one of the major cities in the country and serves as a political, economic, and cultural centre for the region. Chengdu is situated in the Sic...

  READERS RESPOND TO MY QSL CHEATERS POST My blog post from February 15, “QSL CHEATING - A BLIGHT ON THE SWL HOBBY,” received a massive response from regular Mount Evelyn DX Report readers. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback, thoughts, and comments on the MEDXR blog and Facebook, as well as the many Facebook 'Likes.” If you haven't read the original article, the following will make much more sense if you refer back to that post (link above). BUT… before I dive into some of the responses….. The Sad Case of the Internet QSL A few weeks ago, in one of the Facebook SWL groups, an example of precisely the kind of QSLing I was discussing popped up for everyone to see! I couldn’t believe the timing of the listener’s post! Impeccable! The listener (identity protected) submitted his “reception” report to a small station (identity protected) in his country. The broadcaster operates on shortwave and mediumwave and offers on-demand Internet streaming. The station promptly replied ...