Kategorie: DX-ing

 R A D I O   i n   T U R K E Y

Radio Broadcasts began in the year 1927 with stations for operation with 6 counterpart-countries. The callsigns started with a „T“ in front, check the image below. Usually was „TAP“ on 9465 khz best to listen. Early programs are „Mailbag“ and a special program for international shortwave Listeners, broadcasted via „TAQ“. Early QSL-cards were headed: „Turkish Press Department, Radio Branch“. Later they changed it into „Radio Ankara“ and in 1964 to „TRT (Turkish Radio and TV Corp.)“

R A D I O    i n   S w i t z e r l a n d 

From the mid-1930s to 2004, Switzerland’s international broadcast service was Swiss Radio. The first few decades of „Swiss Shortwave Service“ existence were the heyday of shortwave – it was often the only way of getting news directly from other countries. What began as the Swiss Short Wave Service in 1935, would grow from broadcasting programmes in German, French, Italian and English to include other European languages and Arabic. The international service was then renamed to „Swiss Radio International“ and considered a voice of neutrality during times of war, first during World War II, followed by the decades of the Cold War. The last english program on shortwave was transmitted 30th October 2004, Location Sottens, Switzerland.

 R A D I O    i n   M A R T I N I Q U E

(French Overseas Territory)

The Station was founded in Fort-de-France thru two private Persons October 1937.

Transmitting time was daily 3 1/2 hours on 9700/ 9705 khz, program Languages French, Spanish & English plus News in German! During Worldwar II was a break between 1940 and 1943. After restart and end of the war 1945 was the station taken over summer 1945 by the French Government and renamed „RDF Martinique“. Later name changes followed (RTF, ORTF, FR3, RFO Martinique). In the year 1999 was the „new“ old name: Radio Martinique, until 2010. Then the final name was born: Martinique 1.– In the meantime shortwave broadcasting was canceled during the 1970-ies (last frequencies were 3315 and 5995 khz), but transmitting on mediumwave 1310 khz and later on FM was done, with mainly classical music.

Nowadays is „RFO Martinique 1“ via DAB+ and Webradio available,

with all types of caribbean music and a few international Hits. 

R A D I O    i n   B E C H U A N A L A N D

ZND began broadcasting in 1936 on 5900 kHz with 500 watts (later upgraded to 2 kW) and operated as a communication facility for the government of Bechuanaland. Test transmissions of station announcements and music recordings resulted in requests for regular programming. After the positive response from local listeners, broadcasting was reintroduced with programes by the South African Broadcasting Corporation on 3356 khz (call ZNB). 

The station operated with communication traffic in addition to broadcasting entertainment and information programs from the capital city Mafeking. The now regular frequency of 5900 kHz was used in addition to 8230 kHz and 3356 khz at times; later was the station renamed into „Radio Bechuanaland“. The country was growing with broadcasting from different Locations and the colony reached independence September 1966 as „Botswana“. The new capital became Gaborone.

 R A D I O   i n   B R I T I S H   N O R T H   B O R N E O

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French-India (Établissements français dans l’Inde)
was hundreds of year a colony of France. After introduction of Radio, Ham-Operators are licensed under the Prefix „FN“. — But 1954 reached the territory independence and was immediately made to  a part of the „Union of India“, which reached an own state years before. The former french-indian capital Pondicherry was renamed into „Puducherry“. The territory was integrated into the indian Federal State Tamil-Nadu.

The first radio-broadcast in Baku starts 1926, at a time as the country was part of the U.S.S.R. — In August 1990 was independence declared and the broadcast station was renamed into „Voice of Azerbaijan“. „Voice of Justice“ transmitting from Stepanakert on 9677 khz and partially from 9745 & 9480 khz (tx power = 5 kW).“Voice of Talyshistan“ from the same Location with 10 kW or less, on 11755 khz. All have canceled shortwave broadcasting in the meantime due to the age of the TX. The home service „Radio Azerbaijan“ is still to Listen on mediumwave (1026 khz)

R A D I O   i n   V E N E Z U E L A 

R A D I O   i n   N I C A R A G U A

building of Radio Mundial in the 1960-ies