Stations heard in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL- Dec. 26, 2025 #435 / Rudolf Grimm

Stations heard in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL #435 
Receivers: Icom IC-R75 (DSP), AOR LA400 Magnetic Loop (indoor) /// KiwiSDR (PY2-81502, São Bernardo- GG66rf), Magnetic Loop Antenna + Headphone 

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*Times in UTC
*Legend: (@): Stream checked /// (tent): tentative /// (?): unrecognized, unidentified
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ASCENSION ISLAND
.. 15420 kHz: BBC World Service, via English Bay (Ascension) – in English to Central Africa, Dec 22 at 1817-1823. Commentary on an action taken by President Trump regarding the presence of Somali people in the United States. S=9.
 
BRAZIL
.. 560 kHz: Tua Radio, Caxias do Sul RS, Dec 24 at 0340-0347. Brazilian music, within a late-night variety show, jingle ‘Tua Radio, música e informação’ (Your Radio, music and information). S=4.
.. 1150 kHz: Radio Cabugi do Seridó, Jardim do Seridó RN, Dec 19 at 2342-2358. News program. News about aspects and locations in the Northeast of Brazil, external reporting with a reporter with a strong Northeastern accent. News from Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and other smaller locations. S=4. **Checking the streaming of this station, it was found that the programming presented corresponded entirely to this station. At 2356 UTC time, the reception of this station began to decline, with the signal of Radio La Nueva, 1150 kHz, Sauve Viejo, Argentina, coming in. The Radio Cabugi signal went to zero after 0000 UTC.
.. 1520 kHz: Rede Aleluia, Sorocaba SP. Dec 24 at 0332-0339. The program ‘Terapia do Amor’ (Love Therapy), where listeners contact the radio station seeking relationship advice for couples in crisis, a program developed by the ‘Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus’ (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) and broadcast nationwide here in Brazil. S=6.
 
BULGARIA
.. 9400 kHz: Bible Voice Dardasha (tent), via Kostinbrod – in Arabic to Northern Africa, Dec 18 at 1952-2000. A Christian broadcast, a message by an OM, music, sign-off at 2000. S=3.
 
CHINA
.. 4800 kHz: CNR-1 Voice of China, Golmud – in Mandarin to China, Dec 18 at 2048-2053. Music, talk by YL. S=4.
.. 4820 kHz: PBS Xizang, Lhasa – in Mandarin to China, Dec 18 at 2053-2056. Western orchestral music, talk by YL. S=4.
.. 4905 kHz: PBS Xizang, Lhasa – in Tibetan, Dec 18 at 2058-2104. Talk by OM / YL, time pips at 2100 (Relay CNR?). S=4.
.. 4920 kHz: Xizang RTV, Lhasa – in Tibetan to China, Dec 18 at 2108-2120. Talk by YL, songs. S=5.
.. 4980 kHz: PBS Xinjiang, via Urumqi – in Uyghur to China. Dec 19 at 2331-2336. Talk by OM, a romantic song in Uyghur (t). S=4.
.. 4990 kHz: PBS Hunan, Xiangtan – in Mandarin to China, Dec 19 at 2103-2113. Talk by OM, a song by OM. S=3.
.. 5050 kHz: Voice of Beibu Bay Radio, Nanning – in Chinese to China, Dec 19 at 2337-2342. Talk by YL, a sequence of romantic songs. S=5.
 
ESWATINI
.. 13800 kHz: Trans World Radio, via Manzini – in Arabic to East Africa, Dec 23 at 1816-1826. Presentation of a Christian message and a song in Arabic style, commentary, email address for contact, and mention of 'Arabiya'. S=5.
 
FRANCE
.. 13740 kHz: Radio France Internationale, Issoudun – in French to West Africa, Dec 22 at 1808-1813. News by YL, comments by OM, music. S=8.
.. 17850 kHz: Radio France Internationale, Isssoudun – in French to Central Africa, Dec 22 at 1833-1843. News by YL, and comments by OM. S=7.
 
GERMANY
.. 15460 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Nauen – in Tigrinya to Horn of Africa, Dec 22 at 1824-1830. A Christian programming, commentary by YL, songs in African rhythm and orchestration. At 1830, the interval signal and a English language identification 'This is Adventist World Radio', followed by the station's identification in various languages. At 1831, a new AWR program began in Amharic. S=6.
.. 17550 kHz: Bible Voice Broadcasting. Via Nauen – in Nuer language to Africa (specially, to Sudan and Ethiopia), Dec 23 at 1447-1500. Presentation of a Bible study, a prayer, the well-known Christian song known worldwide 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' (supposedly in Nuer language), contact address information, interval signal at 1459, and the station identification in English "You are listening to Bible Voice Broadcasting”. S=3.
 
MADAGASCAR
.. 13790 kHz: BBC World Service, via Talata-Volonondry – in French to Central Africa, Dec 22 at 1802-1807. News Bulletin, comments by OM / YL. S=5.
.. 17700 kHz: Trans World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry – in English to South Asia, Dec 23 at 1438-1446. Christmas music, concluding with the well-known music 'Messiah' composed by Handel, commentary, interval signal at 1446, and the start of TWR's programming in Hindi. S=4.
 
MALI
.. 13645 kHz: China Radio International, via Bamako – in Hausa to West Africa (Nigeria) at 1813-1817. Talk by YL. S=7.
 
OMAN
.. 12095 kHz: BBC World Service, via Al Seela – in Oromo to East Africa, Dec 22 at 1753-1801. News Bulletin by YL, a short piece of orchestral music in a typical style presented before the next information; an external report by OM. S=8.
 
PERU
.. 4775 kHz: Radio Tarma, Tarma – in Spanish to Peru. Dec 19 at 2313-2319. Comments about sports, ‘Colon… football players… Peru… Electronics (advs?)’. S=4.
.. 4955 kHz: Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta – in Quechua(?), Dec 19: 2320-2329. Comments by OM, programming in a language other than Spanish (supposedly Quechua), a romantic-style song, comments about: Peru, South Pacific, Lima, coastline, hurricane, weather service, South America. Many words from this language were spoken in Spanish, perhaps this is a characteristic of the Quechua language. S=5.
 
PHILIPPINES
.. 9370 kHz: Radio Pilipinas, Tinang – in Filipino to Southeast Asia, Dec 18 at 2002-2010. YL: The station was identified several times as 'Radio Pilipinas', and on one occasion as 'Radio Pilipinas World Service', comments. S=8.
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
.. 1180 kHz: Radio Marti, via Marathon FL – in Spanish to Cuba at 0356-0412. Instrumental music in a Cuban rhythm, information on the shortwave frequencies of 'Radio Marti' currently on air, and the station's slogan 'Continue en sintonia con Radio Marti'. S=4. With the emptying of the 1180 kHz channel by Brazilian stations (following the national plan to migrate most of them to FM), it is possible to pick up this North American station. It has already happened that a Cuban station was tuned in on the same channel, in direct competition with Radio Marti.
 
UZBEKISTAN
.. 9610 kHz: Free North Korea Radio, via Tashkent – in Korean to Korea (North), Dec 18 at 2010-2018. Commentaries by OM / YL. S=4.
 
VENEZUELA
.. 4940 kHz: Estación 4940, Spanish, Dec 20 at 0202-0212. An apparently religious program, commentary by OM. The signal received in southeastern Brazil was extremely weak; the words of the male voice were only partially understood. DXers from various locations report that this station may be a pirate station, and that it transmits from a Venezuelan region near the border with Colombia.
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GRUSS AN BORD
December 24 - Monitoring of the 6 frequencies in use on December 24 (in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL), between 1800 UTC and 2000 UTC:
6030 kHz: to Atlantic Northeast, via Issoudun - no signal
6080 kHz: to Europe, via Uzbekistan - no signal
9635 kHz: to Indian Ocean, via Nauen - carrier observed just at 1830 UTC, S=1 at 2000 UTC
11650 kHz: to Atlantic / Indian Ocean / South Africa, via Issoudun - no signal
13830 kHz: to Atlantic South, via Nauen - S=6, stable signal since 1800 UTC
15770 kHz: to Northwest Atlantic, via Okeechobee - carrier observed just at 1820, S=1 at 2000 UTC
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73, Happy New Year to all, and good DX’s! 
Rudolf Grimm