BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

(the spoon to open the chain of spirit)" was started on May 1 from Taiwan
via CBS transmitter site.
1100-1200 7460 kHz Huwei 100 kW to North East China.
1200-1300 1098 kHz Koufu 300 kW to Central and South China.
The program is produced by the newly-risen Taoism Organization
"Ikuantao"(IKT), and consists of 1 hour Taoism lecture in Chinese
everyday. The corresponding address of IKT is:
No. 766 Tongping Road, Taiping City, Taichung County, Republic of China
(Taiwan)
URL: (in Chinese only)
Telephone: +886 4 2278 2091
Taoism is the ancient religion in China, influenced Korea and Japan, but
was persecuted and deadly destroyed in Chinese mainland during "Great
Cultural Revolution" in 1960-1970's. They have been recently revived in
China and Taiwan.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)
TAJIKISTAN Tajik Radio was heard in Sofia with a weak signal in English
at 1345 hours on 7245 kHz with a political commentary on Pakistan and
Afghanistan. This is the only broadcast in English from this country –
from 13 to 14 hours. Tajik Radio is received regularly with a local
program after 16 hours on 4765 kHz.
(Rumen Pankov, R. Bulgaria DX May 21
via Yimber Gaviria-CLM, dxld May 26)
[see also 7440 under Russia/Ukraine] Usual 7440 kHz Voice of Russia at
2100-2200 UT June 1, in Portuguese, 500kW at 300 degrees via Dushanbe-Orzu
TJK site. A very weak and audio muffeled signal, of S=6-7 strength only at
2100 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 1)
TURKEY TRT Voice of Turkey in Arabic noted today June 2. 1400-1455 UT on
11825 CAK 250 kW / 152 deg to NE/ME, instead of 9540 // 17770 EMR 500 kW /
252 deg to NoAF.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)
I guess, the Turkish engineers forget to move to 9540 kHz. TRT Turkmen at
1200-1230 uses 11825 kHz. (wb)
UNIDENTIFIED 261 Silent carrier, 2132-2135*, 26 May'10, on/off tone
signal; 35353, strgr. than BUL which I was starting to observe. Could this
be in some way related to a 27 May'10 rpt. in DXLD yg on R. Caroline
adventuring on LF [but on 279]?
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 26)
U.K. 15105 Unidentified last week at 0600-0700 UT, is BBC WS to WeAF via
Rampisham, 500 kW at 168degr.
BBC English to Africa is being heard (on the 27 and 28th) via unlisted
15105 at tune in 0625 to off at 0700. I can hear weak parallels via ASC on
6005 and 7310 and MEY on 12015, but I cannot trace ASC on listed 9410,
where I had heard it operating previously.
I thought initially that 15105 may be a replacement for 9410, and it may
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