** COSTA RICA. 5954.15, ELCOR, 0330-0358*, May 31, continuous Spanish pop ballads. Sign off with Ave Maria. I have noticed they seem to usually sign off with Ave Maria. Fair signal but some adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 6025.07, Radio Amanecer Internacional, 1020-1040, May 29, Spanish inspirational music and talk. Poor to fair but in deep fades. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nac, Bata, *0507-0515, May 31, sign on with National Anthem. Spanish talk at 0510. Euro-pop music. Weak. Poor in high noise level. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** ETHIOPIA. 5940 NF, Voice of Tigray Rev, *0257-0325, May 30, May 31, New frequency. ex-5980. Sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music at 0301. Very weak. Stronger on // 5950 - but mixing with Okeechobee. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** ETHIOPIA. 6030, Radio Oromiya, 0322-0340, May 31, tune-in to xylophone-type IS. Talk in listed Oromo at 0330. Horn of Africa music. Fair signal strength at sign on but dropped down to a weak signal after 0330. Some noise on frequency but otherwise in the clear with Radio Marti and jammer off the air on UTC Mondays. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** MADAGASCAR. 5010, Radio Madagasikara, 0248-0310, May 31, tune-in to local pop music. IS at 0258. Choral National Anthem at 0300. Talk in presumed Malagasy at 0302 followed by some local music. Weak but readable. Reduced carrier USB. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, WPON, 1930-1940, May 30, rock music. Beatles Tax Man song. Political talk. ID as “WPON, the weapon”. Poor to fair. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Northwoods Radio, 0157- 0159*, May 31, just caught end of broadcast with ID announcement and morse code at sign off. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** SUDAN. 7200, SRTC, *0222-0430*, May 31, sign on with Qur`an followed by Arabic talk. Local tribal chants. Chirping birds. Local pop music. Abrupt sign off. Poor to fair with some co-channel QRM from a weak Iran until their 0330 sign off. (Brian Alexander, PA)
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