BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

operate with 100 kW of power. Radio Fana operates a national commercial
radio station. I had no luck in finding the location of transmitters for
this station.
Examples of stelae at Axum (Tigray region), Ethiopia. Photo courtesy of
Another shortwave station in Ethiopia is Radio Oromiya which broadcasts on
6030 kHz. This may be a tough catch for DXers in the west as they have to
contend with CFVP in Calgary. Adama City (also known as Nazret) is located
about 100 kilometres southeast from Addis Ababa. This station, in all
likelihood, uses the same transmitters as Radio Ethiopia but is a separate
station. Oromia is the largest state in Ethiopia and occupies one-third of
the country. Not too surprisingly, the station operates exclusively in the
Oromo language and acts as a regional broadcaster for the state.
The Tigray regional state government operates its own shortwave services.
Tigray is in the northernmost part of Ethiopia and is home to the Tigray
people. The station operating from this region is known as the Voice of
the Tigray Revolution. Prior to 1991 this station operated as a
clandestine. Currently this station is licensed and operates from the city
of Mekele and operates on 5950 kHz and 5980 kHz in the Tigrinya language.
I had trouble with this website with regards to display of fonts used in
the webpage in spite of setting up Firefox to be able to display several
of the Ethiopian languages but here is the website:
Their transmitters are located near Addis Ababa but they still maintain
two 10 kW transmitters near Mekele.
Photo of a priest climbing to the Debre Damo monastery in the Tigray
region of Ethiopia. Photo courtesy of
And, finally, there is Amhara State Radio which also acts as a regional
broadcaster. The station is believed to use the transmitters of Radio
Ethiopia. The studios are located in Bahir Dar (south of Lake Tana) in
Amhara State and they use a frequency of 6090 kHz. With Anguilla silent on
6090 kHz (at least of Dec. 15, 2009) this might be a good time to try for
this station.
I always hit the printed travel guides and websites looking for tidbits of
interesting and useful information. The latest Bradt travel guide (edition
5) on page 86 makes the recommendation that travellers should carry a
shortwave radio with them. A recommendation which I heartily endorse! My
trusty Sony 7600GR will be making the trip with me and I hope to be able
to do a little listening after a hard day's worthy of touring around the
various cities and countryside of Ethiopia.
Tis Issat (Blue Nile) Falls located south of Lake Tana. Photo courtesy of
This issue dealt with most of the legitimate shortwave stations
broadcasting from Ethiopia and I hope to be able to verify most of the
information presented here. However, the number of clandestine
transmissions to Ethiopia is quite impressive and will be a topic for
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