RADIO ST. HELENA RECEPTION IN INDIA
DATE OF BROADCAST: 15-12-2007 (Saturday)
TIME: 1815 1915 UTC 1915 -2015 IST
FREQUENCY ON WHICH
THE BROADCAST WAS HEARD : 11092.5 KHz (25 MB) USB
NAME OF THE LISTENERS: V. Balasubramaniyam ,
T. Jaisakthivel
NAME OF THE RECEIVER USED: Grundig
DETAILS OF THE RECEIVER
TYPE: Yatch Boy
MODEL: 400
MADE IN : China
EXTERNAL ANTENNA USED : Long wire antenna Inverted
L type -22 feet Long and 12 feet high
UTC IST PM Details of items heard on 11092.5 KHz
1815 1145 Initially there was no signal there was
noise. After careful fine tuning some weak signals
were received.
1817 1147 Some musical notes were heard sounded like
high pitched note like Trumpet or bugle with strings
of guitar.
1820 1150 The music was heard Sounded like
vibraphone (Ding-dong sound) or Xylaphone male voice
was heard
1820 1150 Male announcer station identification
This is Radio St. Helena. The voice became blurred
It sounded like the name of the song he was going to
play.
1821 1151 An English song Green green grass of Home
by a male plain singer was played. There were some
plain words (verses) is the middle of the song the
singer was talking in the middle of the song with
back ground music. The male singer continued to sing
at a slow pace.
1824 1154 - the song Green green grass of Home ends
male announcer: mentioned the details of the song
the singers name was not clear it may be Tom Jones.
1824 1154 Male announcer talks: Hello! We are coming
to you from Radio St. Helena around the world. At the
moment we are speaking to you in India. We will go
later to Japan. We are also getting to other parts of
the world. It is nice to join you. Right now, let me
allow me to hear from the Governor of St. Helena, Hon
able Mr. Andrew Jones
1825 1155 Mr. Andrew Jones (Governor of St. Helena)
spoke on Radio St. Helena Day. Details of his speech
were not received clearly due to noise only certain
words were heard loudly.
1828 1158 Mr. Andrew ends his speech Male announcer
talks plays recorded music.
1831 0001 The instrumental music Colorful serenade
was heard accompanied by some group humming &
singing it was in Mexican or Latin American style.
1832 0002 Male announcer: That was called Colorful
serenade Male announce: (continue to talk) Hello we
are talking from Radio St. Helena
We will now have
mail update
1834 0004 (He read out messages & reports from
listeners who received the signal of Radio St.
Helena.)
1835 0005 Hello Radio St. Helena, I heard your
broadcast at
on my Sony ICF 77
Thank you for that
nice QSL. We have received letters & reports from
Mohammed Shameem who lives a very long way in Kerala,
India. He mentioned other names like Anker Peterson of
Sweden, Alokesh Gupta. Also Mohamad Hussain, Sharma
Chetan & also other Indian listeners from Kerala.
1836 0006 Thank you for your messages. If you want to
get QSL, You have to send IRCs. If you want to send
mail to staff Manager, the address and telephone
number are as follows; our telephones no. is 2904614
repeated again telephone no. 2904614 and our fax
number 2904542 and our mailing address is: Radio St.
Helena, PO Box: 54, James town, St. Helena Island.
Repeated postal address. We will give that again,
Radio St. Helena, PO Box: 54, James town, St. Helena
Island.
1837 0007 Male announcer gives station
identification as follows: we are broadcasting on
One-One-0-Nine-Two-point-Five KHz (11092.5) in USB.
Now we will hear a song from Hulio Iglatius.
1838 0008 A recorded song The Night before by Hulio
Iglatius (Male singer) was played. The song was in a
slow tempo. The song started with sounds of Church
bells.
1842 0012 Song by Hulio Iglatius The Night before
ends male announcer mention details of song.
1843 0013 Male announcer talks:
.we are going to
Australia
No, we are getting wrong. We will go to be
Australia at some other time. We want to be back to
central part of Germany
Here is one from
Robert
he
is from Garsen
He says that the reception quality is
steadily rising. Nice to hear about that in this show.
1843 0013 Male announcer gives station identification
as follows: We are broadcasting on
One-One-0-Nine-Two-point-Five KHz (11092.5) in USB.
And also on Fifteen Forty Eight (1548)KHz, 194 meters
on the medium wave band. We are also being heard in
Sweden. Also from nakahashi in Japan. It is nice to
hear that we are being heard by you in other parts of
the world.
1844 0014 we are directing to India at the moment
a
very nice song is coming up for you now. This is
called No love for a while and is sung by Suzi Wing?
The name of the singer was not heard properly.
1845 0015 -The English song No love for a while
(Female voice) was played with guitar and flute music.
1847 0017 The song goes like this: No matter what you
say
No matter what you see
No matter what you are
feeling
1847 0017 The song No love for a while ends male
announcer mentions the name of the song singer. It
sounded like Suzi Wong & the song belonged to the year
1990.
1848 0018 Male announcer: We have one envelope from
Germany
from Schneider & Family?...: Congratulations
for your anniversary Thank you all for sending your
messages for our anniversary broadcast
we waned be
glad to know how the reception is. Send us your
comments on reception to: Radio St. Helena, PO Box:
54, James town, St. Helena Island, SE 166 (Postal code
was not heard perfectly)
1850 0020 Male announcer: Let us see what we have
line up for you. It is Hulio Iglatius again: a
recorded English song by Hulio Iglatius was played
due to noise the song sounde like you will never
know. The song was on a slow tempo.
1853 0023 The song ends by Hulio Iglatius. The male
announcer gives the details of song & singer and than
the postal address of Radio St. Helena as: Radio St.
Helena, PO Box: 54, James town, St. Helena Island. You
will talk on Environmental pollution.
1854 0024 Talk by female on Environmental pollution
full details of talk not received clearly due to
weak signal.
1900 0029 Male announcer talks A recorded song on a
slow tempo was played sung by a male singer (voice
sounded like Hulio Iglatius with sounds of bells)
1903 0033 - The song ends another instrumental
recording was played this was heard with sounds of
guitar and drums. Sounds of trumpet, bells & guitar
were heard. Due to weak signal, the title of the
music.
1905 0035 can not be heard male voice was heard.
1906 0036 No signal was heard for a few seconds. Some
musical notes were heard. Song was not clear.
1907 0037 Male announcer: Station identification gives
This is Radio St. Helena. We are broadcasting on
One-One-0-Nine-Two-point-Five KHz (11092.5) in USB.
And also on Fifteen Forty Eight (1548) KHz.
1909 0039 Record music was played sounds of Bangose
with nice beat were heard Male announcer talks it
sounded like station identification.
1915 0045 Male announcer talks: high pitched sounds
like trumpet of Bangle was heards due to noise
music could not be heard clearly it sounded that the
broadcast to India has ended.
Only noise was heard END OF TRANSMISSION TO INDIA
Over all SINPO rating 332222 fair to poor
(Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India)
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