JEMBATAN DX NO.55 September 27, 1998

edited by Juichi Yamada


Contribution on this issue is:
David M. Clark, CANADA
Craig Tyson, AUSTRALIA
Juichi Yamada, JAPAN

Many thanks!

*: Sign on or sign off.
+: Fade in or fade out.
SCI: the Song of the Coconut Islands.
RPK: Rayuan Pulau Kelapa. Same as above.

All times in UTC.

DX LOGGINGS------------------------------------------------------------
 3215.0  RRI Manado. Local pops at 1350. IS at 1400 then local news by male.
         At 1406 local pops again. Poor.(Sep 21, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

 3905.0  RRI Merauke. Local pops at 1359. Closing announcement by female
         with Love Ambon then signed off at 1404. Poor.
                                        (Sep 20, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

 3987.15 RRI Manokwari(presumed). 1125, no audio but moderate strength 
         carrier here, right on its usual frequency and I believe it was 
         reported reactivated two or three months ago by either David 
         Foster or Dave Onley in Australia.  Bears watching. Same time, 
         RRI Serui noted fair with domestic music on 4606.4. 
                                      (Sep 17, David M. Clark, CANADA) 

 4000.2  RRI Kendari. Jakarta news relay at 1202. ID by female at 1218 
         then local pops. Fair.         (Sep 23, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

 4777.1  RRI Jakarta, Kebayoran. ID at 1257 as "Radio Republik Indonesia
         Jakarta, Programa Nasional" then SCI. "Berita Ekonomi Keuangan
         dan Industri" read by Awanda Erna at 1300. ID again at 1318 then
         lagu hiburan. Fair.            (Sep 23, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

 4925.0  RRI Jambi. Traditional music program at 1410. ID at 1427 then
         English pop music. Usually signed off around 1400. Fair.  
                                        (Sep 26, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

 6153.6  RRI Biak. Checked for this variously 1030-1130 but it was not on
         the air, neither was RRI Sorong on 9741.6vkHz. 
                                      (Sep 19, David M. Clark, CANADA) 

 9741.6  RRI Sorong(presumed). At 0820 "Siaran Terpadu" relayed from RRI
         Jakarta which is produced by RRI Bukittinggi. At 0830 like live 
         talk program by male. Signed off at 0839. Very poor.
                                        (Sep 26, Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)


DX NEWS----------------------------------------------------------------

Voice of Indonesia now on 11785kHz ex 9525kHz for the morning foreign 
   language programs 0030-0400. English announcement at 0100 gave 
   frequencies as 9525kHz and 15150kHz but 9525kHz was not heard and
   15150kHz was carrying Domestic Service. 
                                      (Sep 26, Craig Tyson, AUSTRALIA)

RRI Biak on 6153.6kHz was inactive again in the middle of September.
                                                (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

RRI Sorong on 4874.9kHz became inactive again.(Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

RRI Medan on 4766kHz was inactive in the middle of September.
                                                (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

RRI Padang changed its frequency from 4003.2kHz to 4000.0kHz in the
   middle of September.                         (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)

Following up to DX news of the last issue, The ending music style of 
   the news from RRI Jakarta was changed again. Now the news ends with
   music "Bagimu Neg'ri" with CHORUS. The music which is heard at the 
   end of the news at 2300, 0600,1200 and 1500 was also changed to 
   "Bagimu Neg'ri".                             (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN)


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