SHORTWAVE RADIO STATIC BLOG

Friday, October 30, 2009

Voice of America logged on 7575 kHz

13:33-13:59 UTC via ______ 10.30.09

4 s unit reception in south central United States.

Initial reception of the broadcast was tuned into at 13:33 and consisted of news read by an English speaking male announcer who reported on Israeli and Palestinian negotiations regarding construction rights. At 13:36 the news continued with talk of potential Iranian nuclear enrichment as well as Chinese human rights concerns pertaining to internet site censorship and worker exploitation. At 13:38 a female announcer gave a brief commentary containing news until 13:42 when a male announcer resumed coverage by providing station identification and time. News coverage ran into Asian stock market reports as well as mention of United States Gross Domestic Product numbers. At 13:47 the report continued with a story regarding internet domain registry and local languages. At approximately 13:50 a male announcer continued with entertainment related coverage of Michael Jackson's film footage from the "This is It" movie production. The broadcast was wrapped up with an editorial segment said to reflect the views of the United States government. A female announcer made statements regarding the recent elections in Afghanistan. The announcer then quoted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with regard to Afghanistan and the station proceeded to play a clip of audio with statements made by President Barack Obama also regarding the will of people in Afghan elections. The broadcast came to an end at 13:59 when a male announcer gave an address for communications with the station regarding editorial content.

According to the official VOA frequency and schedule information this broadcast was English to the Far East, South Asia, and Oceania. The signal was good but there was a substantial amount of fading and some interference possibly due to the transmitter orientation as well as QRN from regional weather conditions.

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All times are UTC.

Limited audio from the broadcast is available in .wav format here.



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10.30.09
'This is it' chronicles Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback (VOA News)

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