THE LISTENING POST
You say you want to hear Afghanistan while it dominates the news these days? Don’t we all. Radio TV Afghanistan (RTA) is shown in the World Radio TV Handbook, but don’t count on hearing it. By now it may not even exist! It’s scheduled for 1530-1600 UTC in English and to 1630 UTC in Urdu on 6100 kHz, which is a completely inadequate time / frequency pairing for listeners in North America. And despite all this falderal, the Handbook shows no listing for a “Radio Free Afghanistan” under the U.S. or even any listing under the target broadcasters … so we are completely up the proverbial creek.
However, something called Afghan International TV is being noted by others on 7600 kHz around 0230 UTC in either Pashto or Dari, but sometimes the broadcast airs just music loops. The transmissions are supposedly originating via Armenia, though information on any of this is, at this point, slight to say the least. Late update: Afghan International TV is noted by Mark Taylor at 0054 UTC on 7600 kHz and a few others are noting it up to 0230 UTC airing area music.
~ Another new opposition broadcaster has shown up: Radio NUG, the Voice (of the) National Unity Government of Myanmar has opened on 12000 kHz and/or 15300 kHz via an unspecified site, nor is a time indicated other
