From February 21st, to March 5th, 2026 / Rudolf Grimm
Receiver: Icom IC-R75 (DSP), AOR LA-400 Indoor Magnetic Loop Antenna /// occasionally: Kiwi SDR (São Bernardo SP, Brazil) /// Headphone
*Legend: (@): Stream checked /// (tent): tentative /// (?): unrecognized, unidentified
*Brazilian stations: in Portuguese
*Contact: grimm.r@outlook.com.br
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ARGENTINA
.. 840 kHz: Radio Salta, Salta - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0053. A group of announcers and commentators discussing specific aspects: tango, meat, friends, mañana, tourist success, advertisements for Salta and region, 'energia que trasforma (energy that transforms), mosquitos, Municipalidad de Salta'. S=4.
.. 1070 kHz: Radio El Destape, Buenos Aires - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0136. Talk by OM, 'por El Destape'. S=6.
.. 1070 kHz: Radio Metropolitana, Mogi das Cruzes SP - March 04 at 1631. Id 'Metropolitana', comments on human health, time check. S=6.
.. 1110 kHz: Radio Ciudad (tent), Buenos Aires - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0146. Lyrical music, songs. S=6.
.. 1220 kHz: Radio Eco Medios, Buenos Aires - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0152. Romantic songs. S=5.
.. 1230 kHz: Radio Dos, Rosario - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0157. Talk by OM, advertisements, time check, Sport news of Rosario. S=5.
.. 1330 kHz: AM1330, Rosario - in Spanish, March 05 at 0056. A debate program about the musical culture of Argentina, a typical song (tango). Id '1330'. S=5.
.. 1500 kHz: Radio Tawantinsuyo (tent), Laja - in Spanish to Bolivia, Feb. 22 at 0139. Communication by a OM, a typical Bolivian instrumental music. S=5.
.. 1560 kHz: Radio Luz del Mundo, La Paz - in Spanish to Bolivia, Feb. 22 at 0118. A message based on the Bible, presented by a male voice, with instrumental music in the background. S=6.
.. 1560 kHz: Radio Luz del Mundo, La Paz - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0208. A Christian sermon by a male voice. S=4. This station has been heard more frequently in recent days.
.. 1560 Radio Luz del Mundo, La Paz - in Spanish, Feb. 28 at 0046. A biblical message from a church. The preacher mentioned 'the Word of God... in the name of Jesus' (in Spanish). S=7.
.. 3310 kHz: Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba - in Spanish to Bolivia, Feb. 26 at 0005-0012. Comments by YL, a music in a Bolivian style. S=4.
.. 730 kHz: Radio Cidade, Jundiaí SP - March 04 at 1642. 'Boletim SEBRAE, music, songs, id. S=7.
.. 810 kHz: Radio Difusora Jundiaiense, Jundiaí SP - March 04 at 1603. Id, Comments on the risks that the Internet poses for children under 12 years of age. S=4.
.. 830 kHz: Radio Tropical (@), Nova Iguaçu RJ - Feb. 26 at 0042. A sequence of international romantic songs. S=5.
.. 830 kHz: Radio Novo Tempo, Campinas SP - March 04 at 1612. Identification, 'Radio Novo Tempo', talk about cats (pets). S=4.
.. 870 kHz: Radio Central, Campinas SP - March 04 at 1622. 'Programa Central Esportes, pela Radio Central'. News from Guarani FC. S=4.
.. 1000 kHz: Radio Record, São Paulo SP - Mar. 01. After 97 uninterrupted years of radio broadcasting to a large part of Brazilian territory, this station officially ended its activities on medium waves, and following the national program for migrating medium wave stations to FM, will henceforth operate only on FM 77.1 São Paulo. This opens up an important space for new experimental researches. Immediately, Radio 1000 AM from Asunción, Paraguay, arrived with a good signal, and the presence of two other carriers was also detected. Furthermore, a few moments of audio from a Christian station, also on 1000 kHz, were heard. Based on previous experience, it is presumably BBN Radio, Santiago, Chile. From now on, there will be a focus of attention on these two carriers.
.. 1010 kHz: Radio Tua Voz, Caxias do Sul RS - Feb. 22 at 0301. Brazilian songs, id 'Radio Tua Voz'. S=5.
.. 1260 kHz: Radio Cultura de São Borja, São Borja RS - Feb. 21 at 2334. Brazilian music, commercials, identification 'Radio Cultura, a sua radio'. S=5.
.. 1370 kHz: Radio Mãe de Deus, Caxias do Sul RS - March 05 at 0130. A Catholic song, identified by a female voice, 'Radio Mãe de Deus, proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ'. S=4.
.. 15189,77 (15190) kHz: Radio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG - March 03 at 2142-2200. Program 'A hora do fazendeiro', Brazilian songs, id 'você ouve, A hora do fazenxeiro'. 'A Voz do Brasil' on 2200. S=9.
.. 1100 kHz: BBN Radio (Bible Broadcasting Network), via Viña del Mar - in Spanish, Feb. 24 at 0109-0118. A Biblical message, '.. una producción BBN...', instrumental music. S=2.
CHINA
.. 3950 kHz: PBS Xinjiang. Urumqi - in Chinese to China, Feb. 24 at 0005-0010. Comments by two communicators and a YL. S=2.
.. 3990 kHz: PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi - in Chinese to China, Feb. 24 at 0010-0015. Talk by a YL. S=2.
.. 15105 kHz: Trans World Radio, Manzini - in Tigrinya to East Africa, March 03 at 1602-1610. A Christian message by OM, music. S=4.
.. 17850 kHz: Radio France Internationale, Issoudun - in French to Central Africa, Feb. 21 at 1802-1808. News bulletin preseted by a YL, comments about Nicolas Maduro by a OM. S=7.
.. 21580 kHz: Radio France Internationale, Issoudun - in French to Central Africa, Feb. 21 at 1712-1758. Talk music, an interview, sign-off on 1758. S=7.
.. 15600 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Agat - in Chinese to East Asia, March 04 at 1309-1314. Instrumental music, talk by OM. S=4. ** RTTY (?) signals on 15601 and 15602 kHz USB. Any connection to the war in the Middle East?
.. 15680 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Agat - in Nij to Indonesia, March 04 at 1303-1308. A Christian program, a song by OM, message. S=6.
.. 3925 kHz: Radio Nikkei 1 (tent), Nemuro, Feb. 21 at 2249. An acceptable carrier, only sounds of murmurs from a male voice, with no way to understand what was being said. S=1 / S=2.
.. 15575 kHz: KBS World Radio, Kimjae - in Korean to North America, March 04 at 1433-1439. Talk by OM, music. S=2.
.. 5860 kHz: Radio Farda, via Kuwait - in Farsi to Iran, Feb. 21 at 1806-1812. Talk by various commentators, certainly about political aspects in Iran. S=4.
.. 17700 kHz: Trans World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry - in Hindi to South Asia, March 04 at 1450-1500. Talk by OM, instrumental music, end of transmission, sign-off on 1500. S=6.
.. 4895 kHz: Mongoliin Radio, Moron in Mongolian to Mongolia (domestic Service), Feb. 24 at 0018-0029. A significant carrier at 4895 kHz (observed on both the Icom IC-R75 and our Kiwi SDR), extremely weak signal, with a male voice and a typical music being perceptible. No reference to this transmission on 4895 kHz on EiBi or AoKi, but a positive data is presented in WRTH 2026, page 715, as an occasional transmission, under test (status: end of 2025). As I stated above, just a tentative to be this station. S=1 / S=2.
.. 5915 kHz: Myanma Radio, Naypyidaw - in Burmese to South East Asia, Feb.24 at 0041-0102. A sequence of romantic songs, interspersed with narration in a female voice. S=2.
.. 17675 kHz: Radio New Zealand Pacific, Rangitaiki - in English to Oceania, March 05 at 0532-0539. Talk by OM / YL, '... schools in Christchurch'. S=7.
.. 12080 kHz: BBC World Service, via Al Seela - in English to South Asia, March 04 at 1331-1336. Interview, talk, music, 'BBC'. S=2.
.. 920 kHz: Radio Nacional del Paraguay, Asunción, Spanish - Feb. 26 at 0108. Paraguayan songs, id 'Radio Nacional del Paraguay', advs 'mosquitos de la dengue'. S=6.
.. 1330 kHz: Radio Chaco Boreal, Asunción - in Spanish, March 05 at 0104. A broadcast of a football match, news about sports in Paraguay, reference to the Olimpia Club, and about the player Fernando Romero. S=2. ** QRM: 1330 kHz Radio AM1330, Rosario.
.. 9875 kHz: FEBC Manila, Bocaue - in Mien to South East Asia (China), Feb. 21 at 2310-2316. A Christian message. S=7.
.. 9915 kHz: Voice of America, via Tinang - in Persian to Iran, March 04 at 1901-1915. Talk by OM on a phone line, interviewer: a YL. S=4. ** // 11575 kHz S=6.
.. 11660 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Emirler - in Turkish to the Middle East, March 05 at 0540-0554. Songs in Turkish language, alk by OM. S=5.
.. 17650 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Emirler - in Arabic to North Africa, March 04 at 1514-1520. Songs in Turkish language, talk by YL. S=7.
.. 9515 kHz: Radio Farda, via Woofferton - in Persian to Iran, March 04 at 1948-1959. Comments, jingle 'Farda', news, and a signal cut at 1959. S=5.
.. 5850 kHz: RAE Argentina al Mundo, via Okeechobee - in Spanish to North America, Feb. 21 at 2234-2242. Sports program, 'al pueblo argentino... Buenos Aires, programa deportivo, River domina...'. S=6.
.. 17790 kHz: Radio Africa - Pan American Broadcasting, via Okeechobee - in English to Latin America, Feb. 21 at 1809-1817. A message by an OM, identification, music. S=5.
.. 1010 kHz: Radio Carve Deportiva, Montevideo - in Spanish - Feb. 26 at 0120. Sport news of Argentina and Uruguay. S=6.
.. 1050 kHz: Radio Uruguay (@), Montevideo - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0131. A speech by OM (in a public presentation), music 'The Sound of Silent' (from Simon and Garfunkel, in Spanish - in a regional rythm). S=7.
.. 1090 kHz: Radio Maria Uruguay (@), Montevideo - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0141. Religious songs by female voices. S=4.
.. 1280 kHz: Radio Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó - in Spanish, Feb. 26 at 0203. Talk by OM, romantic songs. S=5.
.. 1430 kHz: Radio Durazno, Durazno - in Spanish, Feb.26 at 0016. Typical popular songs, the announcer identified the station: '... by Radio Durazno'. S=6.
.. 1510 kHz: Radio San Carlos, San Carlos - in Spanish, Feb. 28 at 0114. Advertisement, 'Radio San Carlos'. S=3.
.. 1580 kHz: Emisora del Este (tent), Minas - in Spanish, Feb. 28 at 0038. Broadcast of a football match, advertisement, mention to 'Uruguay'. S=7.
.. 6035 kHz: BBC World Service, via Tashkent - in English to South Asia, Feb. 28 at 0004-0009. Talk by YL, interview, 'BBC'. S=7.
.. 15640 kHz: Radio For Peace International, via Tashkent - in Iranian Persian to Iran, March 05 at 0515-0535. Commentary by a female voice, a song in a typical style, identification 'Radio For Peace International', again a song, signal cut at 0530. S=4.
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73s and good DX, rg
1 John 4:16 – “… God is love…”.