This logbook covers AM (MW) and SW DX logged during the period from April 1 through June 30, 1999. All times are CDT (for UTC, add five hours)

1620 KAZP Bellevue, NE-6/18 0100 noted with legal ID, ESPN sports news, local ads, weather //KOIL-1180. Good to fair with WPHG/WHLY.

1650 WHKT Portsmouth, VA-6/16 0436 noted with state news, Hampton Roads (Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News) weather and traffic. Sounded like they were simulcasting the early morning news from one of the television stations. Fair to poor under KCNZ.

1700 KTBK Sherman, TX-6/15 0400 noted with legal ID, ESPN Sports news and talk, local ads and "The Ticket" ID //KTCK-1310 Dallas. Good to fair with KBGG.

3810 ECUADOR HD2IOA Guayaquil-4/26 0235 noted with time signals and local time announcements in Spanish. Fair signal, some Amateur Radio QRM.

4845 GUATEMALA TGVC-6/16 2049 noted with Christian music, talk, and call letters in Spanish. Good signal.

11565 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA KWHR Naalehu, HI-4/27 0335 noted with Contemporary Christian music, "Pulse FM" IDs. At this time, the station was simulcasting WHPZ-96.9 MHz Bremen, IN and WGTC-102.3 MHz New Carlisle, IN...both of which are under LMA (local management agreement) to LeSea Broadcasting.

11600 CZECH REPUBLIC Radio Prague-6/29 0215 noted with ID and talk on children in English. Poor signal.

13790 GERMANY Deutsche Welle-6/29 0113 noted with Newslink in English. Excellent signal.

15215 SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa-6/30 0100 noted with African news, ID and Dateline Africa in English. Good signal.

17580 AUSTRALIA Radio Australia-6/28 2352 noted with talk on Israel's political changes and kangaroo meat, stock market report, ID and news in English //15515, 21725. QRM from Radio France Internationale after local Midnight (0500 UTC).

17825 JAPAN NHK World (Radio Japan)-6/29 0045 noted with talk on paper usage, contemporary music, Asian news briefs and talk on U.S. agriculture in English. Fair to poor signal.

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