Wednesday, June 17, 2026

BCDX Monsoon Special From Abhayapuri

VORW Radio International English Via Taiwan:
As per news circulated in BCDX Social Media Groups, it appears that VORW Radio International again has begun its weekly on thursday from 0900-1000utc via Paochung, Taiwan(300kW) relay. The frequency was listed as before in previous B25 winter season as 9705kHz. As per information posted , due to interference problem,  the frequency has been changed with immediate effect to 9740kHz.
So, again the schedule...
VORW Radio International English Via Taiwan 
To East Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific, The Americas
Thursdays Only
0900-1000utc 9740kHz 
via Paochung, Taiwan(300kW) 
Reception reports, which will be verified by e-QSL & additional  feedback can be sent at vorwinfo@gmail.com .
More about  John Jurasek,  the person behind VORW Radio International & its programs,  you can check at
also for online programs at
https://youtube.com/@vorwpodcast?si=hIIzCb3IR9l_Kz6j 
and also search the net for more informations.
Let me check the reception quality on 9740kHz during 0900-1000utc tomorrow i.e. on thursday during its broadcast via Taiwan if possible or on future thursdays.

Here is my earlier  post related to VORW Radio International English  via Taiwan posted on my blog as a part of my monitoring observation on December 31st, 2025.I am including this as part of reference.
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VORW Radio International English  Via Paochung ,Tiwan(300kW) :
VORW Radio International is broadcasting in English on thursdays from October 30th(2025) on 9705kHz during 0900-1000utc from Paochung ,Tiwan(300kW) to  East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Pacific.The reception has been fair to good overall with noise slight to moderate here as per with my monitoring with a long wire in my Grundig YB 400.But on November 20th, I found strong signal of VORW Radio International from 0912utc onwards on 9705kHz with news on air etc as far as I could not remember.I also recorded a few audios of the transmission.There might be slight variations of time of the recordings.I am sorry for that.
Here are a few of my recordings links VORW Radio International on November 20th on 9705kHz , the day of its strongest signal strength...
0913utc ..
0914utc..
 0915utc
And also I recorded on the thursday ..December 11th..
at 0949utc..the audo link..
And the very lastest on thursday on the Christmas day...
at around 0915utc..
0915utc ..the audio link..
except on December 25th ...End Feed long wire was used as an external antenna along with my Grundig Yatch Boy 400..On December 25th I have used my Inverted V dipole as external antenna.
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Akashvani previously  also known as All India Radio (AIR) Turns 90
Akashvani has completed its  90th glorious years   on June 8th. It was on this day in 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting Service(ISBS)'s name as All India Radio(AIR) by then colonial British Government.After independence, in 1956, the name Akashvani was adopted along with All India Radio(AIR).And now it has been decided to call it only Akashvani dropping All India Radio. More detail reports  on Akashvani at 90 & other related items to be posted separately soon on my blog later.

Radio Kuwait Marking  75th Year of Broadcasting:
Radio Kuwait began its first broadcast on May 12 of 1951.So, this year it is celebrating its 75th year of radio broadcasting.
Here is a few links of Radio Kuwait's 75th anniversary related information plus events.

Radio Kuwait English In My Radio Audio Collection:
Several years back during late in the morning upto noon or afternoon, Radio Kuwait used to broadcast in English on 15110kHz and I used to listen to it. 
Here is a few recordings links with detail information from my Radio Audio Collection.
Radio Kuwait English 15110kHz August 25th of 2007
at 0600utc ...News Bulletin
at 0628utc ..with Radio Kuwait Promo
I am not sure about present status of Radio Kuwait on shortwave as such. As far as I could remember its English transmission had been stopped via shortwave. And may be a few transmissions in Arabic etc may be on air on shortwave & medium wave. But I am not sure.

More observations//monitoring reports etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

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