Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Wavescan NWS315



* Theme - 00:00
            “Birthday Serenade - Willi Glahe

* Opening Announcement - 00:16
            Welcome to Wavescan, international DX program from Adventist World Radio
            Change time zone in USA, American stations new scheduling for Wavescan
            Researched and written in Indianapolis, produced in studios of shortwave WRMI
            Program outline
                        1. French Radio in the South Pacific: New Caledonia - 3
                        2. HFCC Muscat Oman
                        3. Philippine DX Report
                        4. SQOTW31 Special QSL of the Week: First QSL Received
           
* Focus on the South Pacific.  French Radio in the South Pacific: New Caledonia - 3 - 01:14
            In our program today, we return to the radio scene on the island of New Caledonia in the exotic South Pacific.  On this occasion, we pick up the story in the year 1940 and this was at the stage when the amateur broadcasting station FK8AA was beginning to fade away and give place to the new government station, Radio Pacifique.
            The main island of New Caledonia is long and thin, rugged and mountainous, and in fact it is over 200 miles long, with a population today of more than ¼ million.  To cover that area with radio programming, the new Radio Pacifique/Radio Noumea introduced a low power 100 watt transmitter, co-located with the communication station in Noumea, FJP.  Their transmission on 6122 kHz was first heard in Eastern Australia in April 1940 and it was described as a loud signal.
            Around the same time a mediumwave transmitter was noted on the air under the same callsign FJP and it was heard first in Sydney Australia on 558 kHz (and later on 560 kHz) with a parallel relay from the shortwave service.  This unit probably at 300 watts was in use from July 1941 but it was closed in May of the following year due to what was described as wartime conditions.
            During the Pacific War, Radio Pacifique remained  on the air with locally produced programming in the French language, though occasionally they did venture into English language programming.  On occasions also, this station was noted with special programming under the title All Services Radio which was beamed to servicemen on active duty in the South Pacific. 
            The signal from Radio Pacifique, Radio Noumea, was usually transmitted in the 49 m band, and over a period of time, half a dozen different channels in this band were noted in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
            Towards the end of the war, Radio Pacifique was on the air with the usage of two transmitters; one on mediumwave with 300 watts on 700 kHz and another on shortwave with ½ kW on exactly 6000 kHz.  It should be noted also that Radio Pacifique was often wrongly identified in radio magazines in that era under the amateur callsign FK8AA.  When the new Radio Pacifique consolidated its on air presence, the amateur radio broadcasting service FK8AA was retired until it re-entered amateur radio status only, subsequent to the end of the war.
            In 1953, two new transmitters were installed for Radio Noumea.  The first unit was a French made 1 kW that radiated on 6035 kHz through a doublet antenna.  The second unit, rated at ½ kW, had previously been in use on the mediumwave channel 1500 kHz.  It was reactivated with a vertical antenna on the tropical band channel 3375 kHz in August 1953.  It is understood that these units were installed in the transmitter facility that was already on the air in suburban Noumea.
            During the 1960s, Radio Noumea prepared programming for broadcast on shortwave that was beamed to the New Hebrides in French, and to the Wallis & Futuna Islands in French and Wallisian.  These broadcasts were on the air as an External Service for somewhere around ten years.
            However in 1968, work began on the construction of a totally new radio-TV station for New Caledonia.  The site for the studio building was on Rue Guynemer in an outer suburban area of Noumea, and the transmitter facility was located on St. Marie Island, opposite Noumea city.      
            Then in 1970, Radio Noumea was noted with a signal on mediumwave 1420 kHz.  This 4 kW unit carried the main service temporarily for the capital city area during work on the major mediumwave station on 666 kHz.
            A local map of the capital city area and nearby coastal waters shows three islands that were classified as St. Marie, three islands that fringed the Noumea harbor area.  A Google Earth search shows the three islands, two of which seem to have been the site for the radio transmitter stations.
            The irregularly shaped Ile Ngea is the largest of the three St Marie Islands, and in the centre of this island is a white building that looks like it could have been the transmitter building containing the three shortwave transmitters at 20 kW each.  Interestingly, the eastern, almost semi-circular bay on this island is known as Antenna Bay.  The shortwave service was retired in 1994 in favor of nation wide FM coverage.
            Off the southern edge of the larger island Ile Ngea is the smaller St. Marie Island known as Uere island where the transmitter building and mediumwave antenna are quite clearly shown on Google Earth.  The tower appears almost as a short shadow, with a circular ground pattern around it.  This transmitter site was activated somewhere around the year 1986.
            There seems to be no indication of electric power generation on these two otherwise vacant islands, so it is possible that an undersea cable provided an electrical feed from nearby Noumea.
            During the 1980s and 1990s, an extensive nationwide network of FM stations was built, and in 1994, Radio Noumea closed out its shortwave service for island wide coverage and beyond in favor of this network of FM relay stations.  However, the 20 kW mediumwave outlet on 666 kHz is still on the air and it is heard quite widely throughout the South Pacific vastness due to the saltwater take off for the radio signal.
            Then, around the middle of the 1980s, Radio Noumea was noted with a signal on another mediumwave channel, 1260 kHz.  The transmitter for this temporary broadcast service was probably the same 4 kW unit which had been on the air previously in Noumea on 1420 kHz.
             The transmitter for this 1260 kHz channel was now installed at another location, Mt Aoupinie in almost the exact center of the island of New Caledonia.  This temporarily installed unit carried a relay for the islandwide FM radio service while a new FM unit was readied at the same location for use as an intermediate relay unit.
            In the second week of September 2005, international radio monitors in the United States and Australia heard a new mediumwave station on the air in New Caledonia.  This new facility on 729 kHz proved to be a 5 kW unit at Toupo, a little more than half way up the east coast of the island.
            These days, Radio Noumea is on the air via a multitude of network FM stations throughout their islands, as well as via the two mediumwave units; Noumea on 666 kHz with 20 kW, and Touho on 729 kHz with 5 kW.  The shortwave units were closed 21 years ago, never to return.
            Interestingly, back in the year 1984, RFI Radio France International in Paris, gave serious consideration to building a large shortwave relay station on the island of New Caledonia.  At the time, they were studying the feasibility of building an international shortwave relay station on New Caledonia. or taking out a part time relay via the SLBC Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation shortwave station at Ekala in Sri Lanka.  However, as things worked out, neither option was taken up.
     Audio Insert
            Radio New Caledonia: Station announcement, theme music, announcement in French

* International DX News - 10:41
            KVOH Los Angeles: New scheduling
                                             New 100 kW Harris transmitter under installation

* Program Announcement - 11:28
            Allen Graham

HFCC Muscat Oman - 12:20
            Discussion - 2: Jeff White WRMI & Jerry Plummer WWCR
* Philippine DX Report - 20:32
            Henry Umadhay

* SQOTW31 Special QSL of the Week: First QSL Received - 24:03
            William Patalon of Fallston, Maryland in the United States tell us that the first QSL he ever received was from CBX, the CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corporation mediumwave station located near Edmonton in Alberta Canada.  He states that he heard station CBX with 50 kW on 740 kHz some 40 years ago, on the night of December 18, 1974.  He also states that the distance between the transmitter in Canada and his receiver in the United States was nearly 2,000 miles, his best ever distance record on mediumwave.
            William Patalon, in referring to his QSL card from Canadian mediumwave station CBX, mentions several items of interest regarding the history of this station.  Originally, CBX with its 50 kW on 1010 kHz, was located near Lacombe, approximately half way between Edmonton and Calgary, around 100 miles distant from each city.  The station was launched in 1948 with studios in Edmonton.
            However, to improve reception within the city of Edmonton itself, a slave relay station was inaugurated with just 100 watts on 740 kHz.  Three years later, the power of this unit was increased to 250 watts.  Then in 1964, a new CBX with 50 kW on 740 kHz was constructed near Edmonton itself, and both the Lacombe high power station and the low power CBXA were closed.
            The QSL card that William received from CBC-CBX Edmonton is their familiar blue bulls eye card and it verifies the reception of the second CBX with 50 kW on 740 kHz at the more recent location near Edmonton.  As the first QSL card that William Patalon ever received, it remains a treasured item in his QSL collection.

* Music of the World - 26:04
            New Caledonia: Electronic and group vocal

* Closing Announcement - 26:25
            Thanks for listening to Wavescan, international DX program from Adventist World Radio
            Researched and written in Indianapolis
            Next week:-
                        1. BBC Far Eastern Relay Station: The Temporary Relay via SLBC Sri Lanka
                        2. HFCC Muscat Oman Report
                        3. Bangladesh DX Report
                        3. SQOTW32 Special QSL of the Week: Silence is Golden
            Several QSL cards available.  Send your AWR & KSDA reception reports for Wavescan to the                            AWR address in Indianapolis; and also to the station your radio is tuned to: WRMI or                                 WWCR or KVOH, or to the AWR relay stations that carry Wavescan.  Remember too,                             you can send a reception report to each of the DX reporters when their segment is on                          the air here in Wavescan: Japan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Australia & India.  They will                             verify with their own colorful QSL card.  Return postage and an address label are always                       appreciated.
            Wavescan address:-
                        Box 29235
                        Indianapolis
                        Indiana 46229 USA
            Wavescan @ AWR.org
            Jeff White, shortwave WRMI

* Music Outrun - 28:04

* Program Ends - 28:55
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1. The Radio Scene in the Exotic South Pacific
Topics in Alphabetic Order of Island

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 No.     Island                           Topic                                                                  Years            NWS    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  01.     Enderbury                  Eclipse                                                                        1937 - 1944       28
  02.     Howland                      Amelia Earhart                                                1937 - 2014     276
  03.     Lifou                            Loyalty-New Caledonia FM                                        2015    315
  04.     Mare                            Loyalty-New Caledonia FM                                        2015    315
  05.     New Caledonia           American Radio Stations                                1943 - 1946     306
                                                Early French Radio South Pacific FK8AA     1920 - 1942     308
                                                French Radio in the South Pacific                  1940 - 2015     315
  06.     Ngea                           Radio Noumea Shortwave                             1968 - 1994     315
  07.     Ocean                       Pacific Deception                                           1942 - 1945       76
  08.     Ouvea                         Loyalty-New Caledonia FM                                        2015    315
  09.     Isle of Pines                New Caledonia FM                                                    2015    315
  10.     Pitcairn                        Pitcairn Backgrounds                                     xxxx  - 2009      19
                                                Pitcairn Radio - 1                                            1921 - 1939       19
                                                Pitcairn Radio - 2                                            1922 - 1944       20
                                                Return to Pitcairn                                            1938 - 1938       42
                                                Callsigns & QSL Cards                                                             43
                                                Pitcairn on the Air                                           2006 -2012      191
  11.     Saipan                         Original KSAI                                                                          133
  12.     Tonga                          Tin Can Eclipse                                               1930 - 1930       50
                                                Tonga Radio                                                   1921 - 2009       55
  13.     Uere                            Noumea Mediumwave 666 kHz                     1986 - 20xx     315
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2. French Radio in the South Pacific: The Islands of New Caledonia

Alphabetic Listing: Radio Stations 2014

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Location           Population      New Caledonia Premiere         Other Stations                           Cluster
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  Lifou                          9000    90.5    11         91.5     .1           98.5   1.5       102.5   1.5      Loyalty Islands
  Mare                          6000    88.5   .45                                   97.5     .6       101.5     .6      Loyalty Islands
  New Caledonia    235,000    666     25 Noumea         Touho 729   5                                  80 FM stations
  NGea                              0                                                                                       3 @ 40 kW shortwave
  Ouvea                       3000    89.5   .55                                   96.5     .2       103.5     .15    Loyalty Islands
  Ouru                          2000    89.0   .04         89.5     .1           87.0   LP       101.0     .01        Isle of Pines
  Uere                                0    666     20                                                                               S Marie Islands
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3. French Radio in the South Pacific: New Caledonia

Progressive Topics
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No       Topic                          Locations                     Callsigns                                        Years         NWS
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1.  American Radio Stations   Noumea Tontouta       ARC ASR AES WVUS               1943-1946   306
2.  Early French Radio            Noumea                      FQN HZG FJP FK8AA               1920-1942   308
3.  Radio Broadcasting           Noumea Touho           FJP FUJ FZM Pacifique RFI      1940-2015  315         
4.                                                                                                                                                         317
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4. French Radio in the South Pacific: New Caledonia - 3

Radio Broadcasting Through the Years
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  Year  Date    Information                                                                                                      Reference      
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New Caledonia: Political Events
  1940 Sep       New Caledonia opted with Free French                                            
  194x              Australian garrison stationed in New Caledonia
  1942 Nov 8   American South Pacific HQ established in Noumea

Early Wireless Stations
  1920              1st wireless station established in Noumea, New Caledonia               DXM New Caledonia   
  1921              FQN Noumea Semaphore Station                                                          YBWT&T 82.7 550
  1923              FQN Noumeau                                                                                 WW 82.2 23-3-23 4 10
  1924              HZG Noumea Semaphore Station                                                          YBWT&T 82.7 500
  1928              HZG Noumea Semaphore Station                                                       AWARG 79.1 146 41
  1936 Jan       New station testing 6000 kHz                                                                   IDXA-TGC 1-36 6
  1936 May      Testing on 7100 kHz                                                                                         ISWC 5-36 9
  1937              FJP participation Earhart communications
  1942 May      FJP
  1943 Oct       New shortwave station                                                                                  NNRC 10-43 8
  1949              FJP 700 kHz 300 w                                                             YB 84.2 FIBS 15-4-49 152 219
                                    Radio Noumea 6000 8182 & 6208 500 watts
  1949              FJP Noumea, provisions for medical alert messages

FK8AA
  1934 Jul        Charles Graveau lodged application for amateur license
  1935              FK8AA station began broadcasting, assistance from family              DXM New Caledonia
  1937 Apr 28  FK8AA 1st transmission from amateur station, 12 watts
  1938 Jan       New Radio Noumea heard NZ 1½ hrs daily 6120kHz                                   ISWC 1-38 12
  1938 Aug       FK8AA QSL lists power as 20 watts                                                                 ISWC 8-38 5
  1939 Apr       FK8AA 6120 kHz Wed & Sat 5:30-6:30 quite good signal                     R&H 79.11 5-39 58
                                    Charles Graveau, 44 Rue del Alma, Noumea
  1941 May      FK8AA 6130 kHz 5:30 - 6:30 pm                                                           R&H 77.10 6-41 57
                                    Plays Star Spangled Banner, GSTK & Marseillaise
  1941 Nov      FK8AA 6130 kHz 6130 kHz, quite good at opening                             R&H 77.10 12-41 56
                                    Now uses March Lorraine
  1942              Family broadcasting station closed                                                     DXM New Caledonia     
  1942              FK8AA replaced by La Voix de le France dans la Pacifique             DXM New Caledonia   
  1943 Jan       FK8AA 6130 kHz heard daily weak signal                                             R&H 77.10 2-43 47
  1943 Feb       FK8AA 6130 kHz heard daily, latter part of transmission in English      R&H 77.10 3-43 45
           
Radio Pacifique, Nouméa
  1940              “Radio Electrique (?) on air in Nouméa 1940-1944                          R&H 79.15 11-60 135 
  1940 Apr       Loud signal 6122 kHz                                                                              ARW 77.8 5-40 30
  1940 Aug       Heard NZ ATC 7380 kHz, not yet heard Australia                                 R&H 77.10 9-40 56
  1940 Sep 19  6120 kHz, signal improving                                                                   ARW 77.8 10-40 32
  1940 Dec      Radio Pacifique 4050 kHz 9 pm & 7280 kHz 8:30 pm                          R&H 77.10 1-41 55
  1941 Jan       Radio Pacifique 4050 kHz tests                                                              ARW 77.8 2-41 18
  1941 Jan       Good signal 6130 kHz                                                                             ARW 77.8 2-41 18
  1941 May      FK8AA 6130 kHz 5:30 - 6:30 pm                                                           R&H 77.10 6-41 57
                                    Plays Star Spangled Banner, GSTK & Marseillaise
   1941 Aug      New station                                                                                       NB 79.217B 39 LI 8-41
   1941 Nov     100 watts on 7560 kHz                                                                                 ISWC 11-41 16  
   1941 Nov     FK8AA 6130 kHz 6130 kHz, quite good at opening                             R&H 77.10 12-41 56
                                    Now uses March Lorraine
  1942              Family broadcasting station closed                                                     DXM New Caledonia     
  1942              FK8AA replaced by La Voix de le France dans la Pacifique             DXM New Caledonia   
  1942 Oct       Shown as FK8AA 6130 kHz                                                                 R&H 79.12 10-42 49
  1943 Jan       FK8AA 6130 kHz heard daily weak signal                                             R&H 77.10 2-43 47
  1943 Feb       FK8AA 6130 kHz heard daily, latter part of transmission in English      R&H 77.10 3-43 45
  1943 Apr       FK8AA 6155 kHz expanded hours, English & French                           R&H 77.10 5-43 45
  1943 May      FK8AA 6155 kHz, expanded hours, French & English                          R&H 77.10 6-43 45
                                    Programming for troops in Pacific
  1943 Jun       FK8AA            6155 kHz, expanded hours, French & English                          R&H 77.10 7-43 45
  1943 Jul        FK7AA (?) 6155 kHz, same scheduling as last month                           R&H 77.10 8-43 45
  1943 Aug       FK8AA 6162 kHz good signal                                                                 R&H 77.10 9-43 37
  1943 Sep       FK8AA 6210 kHz good signal                                                               R&H 77.10 10-43 37
  1943 Oct       FK8AA 6200 kHz reports on new schedule wanted                             R&H 77.10 11-43 37
  1943 Nov      FK8AA 6200 kHz 6:15-7:00 pm & 8-9 pm daily, French only                          R&H 77.10 12-43 37
  1943 Dec      All Services Radio heard on FK8AA                                                      R&H 79.12 1-44 35
  1943 Dec      FK8AA 6200 kHz 6:15-7:00 pm & 8-9 pm daily, French only                            R&H 77.10 1-44 37
  1944              Radio Electrique(?) on air in Nouméa 1940-1944                           R&H 79.15 11-60 135
  1944 Dec      FK8AA 6208 kHz French & English                                                       R&H 77.10 1-45 38
  1945 Feb       FK8AA 6208 kHz good signal                                                                 R&H 77.10 3-45 38
  1945 Jul        FK8AA 6208 kHz heard exceptionally well                                            R&H 77.10 8-45 38
  1945 Nov      FK8AA 6208 kHz fine signal                                                                 R&H 77.10 12-45 38
  1946 Jul        Final listing under FK8AA callsign 6280 kHz                                          R&H 77.10 7-46 66
  194x              Moved to 6160 kHz                                                                                R&H 79.13 6-48 85
  1948 May      Noted for some time again on 6208 (6280?) kHz                                  R&H 79.13 6-48 85
                                    Incorrectly listed for some time as FK8AA
  1948              Recently moved to 6000 kHz                                                                 R&H 79.13 6-48 85
  1949              Mediumwave FJP 700 kHz 300 w not in operation                        FIBS YB 84.2 1949 219
                                    6000 kHz on air ½ kW
                                    6162 & 6208 kHz not in operation
  1950 Apr       Heard in USA on 6000 kHz                                                                            1RN 5-50 161
  1953 Aug       New 2nd transmitter added                                                                     R&H 79.14 9-43 90
                                    1st transmitter French, 1 kW on 6035 kHz, doublet antenna 
                                    New 3375 kHz ½ kW vertical antenna
                                                This transmitter previously on 1500 kHz
  1961 Jan 1    Programs in English to begin                                                              R&H 79.15 12-60 135    
  1964 Aug       New building to be constructed for radio & TV in Noumea                  R&H 79.15 8-64 117   
  1965 Oct       New TV service to commence, 3 LP on hills in Noumea                  R&H 79.16 10-65 136
                                    FM sound       
  1969 Late      Scheduled date for new transmitter station to commence operation  R&H 79.16 9-68 163                                     New transmitter station at St Marie Island, opposite Noumea
                                    Three transmitters at 20 kW; 1420 3355 & 7170 kHz
                                    Additional channels 4913 & 9510 kHz
  1970 Apr       Heard in past on 1420 kHz                                                                   R&H 79.17 5-70 177
                                    New channel heard in NZ 670 kHz
  1970 May      Heard in past on 1420 kHz with 4 kW                                                  R&H 79.17 6-70 177
                                    New channel 670 kHz, parallel 3355 & 7170 kHz
  1970s            Approx 1410 kHz heard NZ 4 kW, parallel 670 khz                                                 NZDX 7
                                    Studios & offices Rue Guynemer
  1970 Sep       Operating from new location 3 @ 20 kW, QSL                                   R&H 79.17 8-70 175
  1973              Relay ORTF Paris                                                                                                     LI 1973
  1982 May      English now regular                                                                              R&H 2.248 6-82 102
  1984 Apr       20 kW on 3355 & 7170 kHz                                                                                 PC 4-84 15
  1985 Approx FR3 4 kW on 1260 kHz on Mt Aoupinie                                                      NZDXT 9-05 37
                                    Temporary, approx 1 year while island wide FM established
  1990              Shortwave site 166 26 E & 22 16 S, suburban Noumea                                  Google Earth
  1991 Mar       Noumea 666 kHz off air, presumed shortwave also off                                ADXN 4-91 12
  1991 Mar       Noumea off air shortwave                                                                           NASWA 4-91 33
  1994              Shortwave retired                                                                                          SWN&I 61 142
  1999              Photo FR3 Noumea 666 kHz antenna                                                                PC 5-99 52
  2005 Aug       666 kHz located on St Marie Island                                                              NZDXT 9-05 37

Radio FJP Mediumwave
  1941 Jul        1st heard by Roy Hallett Sydney, 558 kHz                                             R&H 79.12 5-42 66
                                    Relay same programming FK8AA shortwave
  194x              Moved to 560 kHz
  1942 May      Look for FJP 560 kHz during winter season                                          R&H 79.12 5-42 66
  1942 May      FJP 560 kHz closed due to wartime conditions                                     R&H 79.12 6-42 58
  1943 Jun 5    Reception report details FJP 590 (?) kHz                                              R&H 79.12 6-43 40
  1943 Jul        Listen for FJP on 560 kHz                                                                      R&H 79.12 7-43 40

Radio Noumea Touho
  2005 Sep       2nd week, mediumwave station in New Caledonia               NZDXT 9-05 37, RM 10-05 21
                                    Touho 200 miles north Noumea                                                        WWW 27-9-05
                                    East coast, above ½ way
                                    New station 729 kHz
                                    Also on FM 88.0
  2005 Sep15   1st heard in USA, Patrick Martin                    
                                     
Projected RFI Shortwave Relay Station
  1984              French gov studying establish RFI relay station on New Caledonia             India DX Sheet
                                    May instead take out relay via SLBC Sri Lanka
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5. French Radio in the South Pacific: New Caledonia

Station Summaries
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  Year  Date    Call      Information                                                                             
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Communication Station
  1920              FQN      1st wireless station at Semaphore Station, Noumea,
  1924              HZG      New valve equipped station, Semaphore Station
  1936              FJP       New communication station, new location
  1941 Jul        FJP       Mediumwave 558 kHz heard first in Sydney Australia
  1942 May      FJP       Mediumwave 560 kHz closed due to wartime restrictions

Amateur Broadcasting Station
  1935              FK8AA              Charles Graveau inaugurates amateur radio station
  1937 Apr 28  FK8AA              Station begins regular broadcasting schedule
  1942              FK8AA              Amateur broadcasting station gives way to official gov Radio Pacifique

Radio Pacifique/Radio Nouméa
  1940                            Official government station begins service
  1946                            300 w 700 kHz & 1 /2 kW 6000 khz
  1953                            New 1 kW 6035 kHz & ½ kW 1500 kHz to new 3375 kHz
  1968                            New studio/office building radio & TV, Rue Guynemer
  1970                            Temporary 4 kW mediumwave service on 1420 kHz
  1968                            Shortwave 3 @ 20 kW installed on Ile Ngea
  1980s Mid                   Temporary 4 kW mediumwave service on 1260 kHz Mt Aoupinie
  1986                            Mediumwave unit 666 kHz opened on St. Marie Island
  1994                            Shortwave service closed in favor of FM   
  2005 Sep 2nd week     New 5 kW mediumwave on 729 kHz at Touho

American Forces Radio Broadcasting Station Noumea/Tontouta
  1943 Sep 5    ARC      New station opened in Red Cross Building, Noumea
  1943              ASR      Station taken over by American personnel
  1944 Jan       AES       Station taken over on behalf of OWI
  1944 Feb       WVUS   New 1 kW station installed as WVUS, Mosquito Network
  1945 Nov      WVUS   Noumea station closed, transmitter flown to Guadalcanal
  1946 Feb       WVUS   New 1 kW WVUS inaugurated Tontouta airfield, air force facility
  1946 Jun 15  WVUS   Final broadcast
  1946 Sep       WVUS   Latter part of month, heard on air in NZ, 975 kHz, one occasion

Projected RFI Shortwave Relay Station
  1984              Projected RFI relay station New Caledonia, may take relay via SLBC SriLanka
                                    Neither option implemented
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6. French Radio in the South Pacific: New Caledonia

WRTVHB Entries
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  Year  Information                  Watts   kHz     Watts   kHz                                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1947    Radio Noumea            300      6208                            French   MN00-0130   0700-
1948    Radio Noumea            300      6208                            French   MN00-0130   0700-
1949    Radio Noumea            300      6000                            French   MN00-0100   0700-1000      
1950    Radio Noumea            300      6000       300   3410    French   MN00-0130   0730-1000
1951    Radio Noumea            500      6035       300   3400    French   MN00-0100   0700-1040
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7. New Caledonia: La Voix de la France dans la Pacifique

WRTVHB Entries
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  Year  ½        ½           1          1          4        6         QSL     Languages                                          -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1952    1500                            6035                            Card    French
1953    1500                            6035                            Card    French
1954    1500                3375    6035                            Card    French
1955    1500                3375    6035                            Card    French
1956                            3355    6035                            Card    French
1957                3355                6035                6035    Card    French             1 kW day & 6 kW night
1958    1 kW    3355                6035                6035    Card                            1 kW day & 6 kW night
1959    1400                                        6035                Card
1960    1400                                        6035                Card
1961    1400                4 kW                6035                Card                            Cagoa Bird     
1962    1400                3355                6035                Card                            Cagoa Bird
1963    1400                3355                7170                Card    FF EE LL         Cagoa Bird To NH W&F         1964            1400                3355                7170                Card    FF EE LL         Cagoa Bird To NH W&F         1965            1400 4 kW       3355                7170                Card    FF EE LL         Cagoa Bird To NH W&F         1966            1420 8 kW       3355                7170                Card    FF LL NH W&F           Cagou
1967    1420                3355                7170                Card    FF LL NH W&F           Cagou
1968    1420                3355                7170                Card    FF LL NH W&F           Cagou
1969    1420                3355                7170                Card    FF LL NH W&F           Cagou
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8. New Caledonia: La Voix de la France dans la Pacifique

WRTVHB Entries
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  Year  20 kW  20 kW  4 KW   20 kW  4 kW    4 kW    QSL     Languages        Call       Co-ordinates            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1970    625      3355                7170                            Card    FF LL NH W&F Cagou
1971    625      3355                7170                            Card    FF                      Cagou  166.26 E & 25.16 S
1972    670      3355    4913    7170                            Card    FF                      Cagou  166.26 E & 22.16 S
1973    670      3355    4913    7170    9510                Card    FF                      Cagou          
1974    670      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1975    670      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1976    670      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1977    670      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1978    670      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1979    666      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1980    666      3355                7170    9510    11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1981    666      3355                7170                11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1982    666      3355                7170                11710  Card    FF                      Cagou
1983    666      3355                7170                11710  L          FF EE                Cagou
1984    666      3355                7170                11710  L          FF                      Cagou
1985    666      3355                7170                11710  L          FF                      Cagou
1986    666      3355                7170                11710  L          FF KK EE          Cagou MW Sainte-Marie     
1987    666      3355                7170                11710  L          FF KK EE          Cagou MW Sainte-Marie     
1988    666      3355                7170                            C         FF KK EE          Cagou MW Sainte-Marie     
1989    666      3355                7170                                        FF EE                            MW Sainte-Marie
1990    666      3355                7170                                        FF EE                            MW Sainte-Marie
1991    666      3355                7170                                        FF EE                            MW Sainte-Marie
1992    666      3355                7170                                        FF EE                            MW Sainte-Marie
1993    666                              7170                                        FF EE                            MW Sainte-Marie
1994    666                              7170                                        FF EE                            MW Sainte-Marie
1995    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
1996    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
1997    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
1998    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
1999    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
2000    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
2001    666                                                                              FF                                  MW Sainte-Marie
2002    666
2003    666
2004    666
2005    666
2006    666                  20 kW  Touho
2007    666                  729
2008    666                  729
2009    666                  729
2010    666                  729
2011    666                  729 5 kW Touho
2012    666                  729
2013    666                  729
2014    666                  729
2015    666                  729

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9. SQOTW28: Special QSL of the Week

Progressive Topics

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No  Call       Location                  Land            IRM      kHz   (k)W Year    Date     Significance                           QSL  NWS ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
001 7LA      Launceston Tasmania     AMP    1100      .1  1961 Nov 6       Emergency transmitter               C    282
002 RA       Kabul           Afghanistan AMP     96.1    .01 1971 Jul 4         Experimental FM                      C    284
003 VOA    Poro            Philippines   AMP  15000    LP   1984 Feb 19      Malfunctioning exciter                 L    286
004 TTY     Perth           Australia      AMP    1130    .2    1966 Jun 24      6NM transmitter to 6ED        DIYC    287
005 ICPA    Kabul          Afghanistan AMP   102.8    ½                1972 Aug 27      Hotel Intercontinental            DIYC    289
006 KSFO  Frisco                      California     AMP      560    5     1989 Oct 18      Temporary after earthquake        C   290
007 RM       Havana       Cuba           AMP    9600 100     1982 Feb 3        Relay Radio Tashkent                C    291            008 NILB    Central   Pacific         PH    10800   LP     1968 Dec 23      Apollo Recovery, 1,000 SW         L    292
009 AWR    Ekala         Sri Lanka     CG    11800 100      1981 Feb 21      Test broadcasts Africa & ME       C    293                
010 PJC     Willemstad              Curacao      PH       8694    1      1969 Jan 9        Morse loop                                C    294
011 AFRTS Adana         Turkey         AMP    1590  .01    1980 Mar 24      Plane, WL in ft                       DIYC   295   
012 AWR    Sines          Portugal      TD       9670  250    1977 Aug 26      Self-designed AWR card            C   296
013 VoM     Honhor       Mongolia     CL     12085  250    2012 Sep 14      Lived in Ulaan Baatar              L&C   297           
014 CRI      Beijing         China           UQ    21660            2005 Sep 19      Firedrake jammer                       C   298
015 RM                         Russia         AMP  11875           1984 May 2       Russian jammer, BBC ARS?      C   299
016 NBC    Pt Moresby  New Guinea VL       4890   35      2006 Mar 18      Reduced power                          C   300
017 RM       Murmansk               Russia         JB       5930     5    1979 Jan 13      Long wait                       DIYC & L   301 018 RM      Pzavodsk          Russia         JB       5065     5    1979 Jan 21      Long wait                                    DIYC & L   302           
019 VLU2  Christmas Is Indian O.      AMP  1420     .5     1977 Aug 23      Tried many locations       DIYC & L   303            020 XMX   Christmas Is Indian O.      AMP    341     .1           1977 Aug 28      Airplane reception                  DIYC   304           021 AIR            Pt Blair        Andamans   JJ      1440      1     1992 Nov 12      Emergency transmission              L   305            022 ABC    Shepparton        Australia      TA     6080 100      2011 Feb 4        Emergency transmission            C   306 023 ORTB                        Benin           CO      SW             1985 Sep 20      Hard to hear, difficult to QSL     C   307 024 WQTC Bryan            USA-OH      AMP  1520     .5     1986 Jul 17       Two words, Bryan Radio       DIYC    308           
025 AIR       Bangalore   India            MKP   9690  500     2014 Feb 28      Memory of 1st radio broadcast   C   309 026 CHU    Ottawa  Canada        BW                 3330     3     2010 Sep 16      Low power TSW                      C&L   310
027 SW       11 Sites      Asia              TA              2 SW              2014 Jun 5        IRDR Trial Broadcasts                 C  311
028 TMR    Rogaland     Norway        TD               6210              1970 Jul 8         Jamming against RNI                    P  312
029 NBC    Pt Moresby  New Guinea JJ     3925     10      1976 Oct 25      1st report from India                      C  313 030 VOA    Honolulu           Hawaii          AMP  6120   100     1946 Jan 21      ½ minute report                         2C  314
031 CBX    Edmonton    Canada        WP     740      50     1974 Dec 18      1st QSL                                        C  315
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10. SQOTW28: Special QSL of the Week

Alphabetic Listing

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            Title                              Call       City                  Country             IRM      City              Country         NWS            ——————————————————————————————————————————————————
Airplane Monitoring                   AFRS   Adana               Turkey              AMP     Airplane        Turkey            295
                                                XMX     Christmas Is      Indian Ocean     AMP     Airplane        Indian Ocean  304 
Apollo Recovery                       NILB     USS Arlington   Pacific              PH        Woodland H USA-CA          292
Demonstration Transmitter         TTY      Perth                W Australia       AMP     Perth            Australia         287
Difficult to hear                         ORTB                           Benin                CO       Norrkoping   Sweden           307 Earthquake Emergency                   KSFO   San Francisco   USA                 AMP     Eugene         USA-OR          290
Emergency Transmitter              7LA      Launceston       Tasmania          AMP     Launceston  Tasmania         282
                                                AIR       Port Blair          Andaman Is       JJ         Hyderabad   India                305
                                                ABC     Shepparton       Australia           TA        Depok          Indonesia        306 Experimental FM                       RA        Kabul                Afghanistan      AMP     Kabul            Afghanistan     284
First Report: India                      NBC     Port Moresby    New Guinea       JJ         Hyderabad   India                313
First QSL                                  CBX     Edmonton         Canada             WP       Fallston                   USA-MA          315
Jammer: Firedrake                     CRI       Beijing              China                UQ-S    Norrkoping   Sweden           298
              Rogaland                    TMR     Rogaland          Norway             TD        Rosrath        Germany          312
              Russian                      RM                               Russia              AMP     Poona         India               299
Listener Designed QSL Card      AWR     Sines                Portugal            TD        Rosrath         Germany         296
Long Wait: 11 Years                  XMX     Christmas Is      Indian Ocean     AMP     Airplane        Indian Ocean  304
                 23 Years                  RM       Murmansk         Russia              JB        Lexington      USA-MA         301
                 23 years                   RM       Petrozavodsk    Russia              JB        Lexington      USA-MA         302
Low Power                                CHU     Ottawa              Canada             BW       Karoonda     S Australia       310           
Malfunctioning Exciter               VOA     Poro                 Philippines        AMP     Lahore          Pakistan         286
Many Locations                         VLU2    Christmas Is      Indian Ocean     AMP     Carnarvon    Australia          303
Memories: Letter from Home      VOM     Honhor             Mongolia          CL        Bloomington USA-IN           297
                 1st Radio Broadcast  AIR       Bangalore         India                 MKP     Kerala           India               309
Morse Code Loop                     PJC      Willemstad        Curacao            PH        Woodland H USA-CA          294
Postmarked Same Date             KRHO   Honolulu           Hawaii               AMP     Lobethal       S Australia       314           
Reduced Power                         NBC     Pt Moresby       New Guinea      VL         Naples          USA-FL           300           
Short Reception Report             WQTC   Bryan                USA-OH            AMP     Marion          USA-IN           308
                                                KRHO   Honolulu           Hawaii               AMP     Lobethal       S Australia       314           
Tashkent Relay                          RM       Havana             Cuba                AMP     Berrien  S      USA-MI           291 Test Broadcasts                               AWR     Ekala                Sri Lanka          CG       Nice              France            293
                                                IRDR    11 sites             Asia                  TA        Depok          Indonesia        311
Two QSL Cards                         KRHO   Honolulu           Hawaii               AMP     Lobethal       S Australia       314           
Translation Transmitter               ICPA     Kabul                Afghanistan      AMP     Kabul            Afghanistan     289                                                           
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