Radio Voice of Shari'a of Takhar Province
Organization: Taliban,
an extremist Sunni Muslim group supported by Pakistan and funded by Saudi
sympathizers and the United Arab Emirates.
Broadcasts from: Taloqan,
Takhar Province, Afghanistan. Previously run by the Jamiat-e-Islami
(Rabanni
party supported by Iran) as Radio Afghanistan
against the Taliban.
Languages: Pashto, Dari,
Urdu, Hindi, Englilsh, Arabic
Idenitification: (Arabic)
Radio Sedaye Shari'a
(Pashto) Inja Afghanistan
Active Since: August 10,
1998
Contact Address
Monitored
Aug 98: 1504-1600 7199.5v kHz Pashto & Dari
1600-1630 7199.5v kHz Urdu
1630-1645 7199.5v kHz Hindi
1645-1700 7199.5v kHz English
1700-1715 7199.5v kHz Arabic
1715-1840* 7199.5v kHz Pashto & Dari
(Timofeyev-Russia via WOR via CDX 203)
1307-1327* 7085 kHz (Timofeyev-Russia via DXW via CDX 206)
Sep 98: 1525-1630 7196 kHz (Vaghjee-Mauritius via NU 1491)
Oct 98: 1230-1330/45v 7084v kHz (Weerakoon-Sri Lanka via CRW
15)
1331-1344* 7085 kHz (Timofeyev-RUS via DXW 133)
Voice of Shari'a (Voice of Islamic Law)
Organization: Taliban,
an extremist Sunni Muslim group supported by Pakistan and funded by Saudi
sympathizers and the United Arab Emirates.
Broadcasts from: Kandahar,
Afghanistan
Languages: Dari, Pashto,
English
Identification: (Dari) Inja
Afgahnistan, Kabul. Seda-ye Shariah
(Pashto) Da Afgahnistan, Kabul. Bis Shariah
(English) This is Voice of Shariah, broadcasting from Kabul
Active Since: 1995. The
Taliban currently control 2/3 of the country, including the capitol.
However,
the Taliban are not recognized by the international community and are denied
by the United
Nations to hold the nation's seat.
Contact Address
Taliban Office Phone Numbers:
042-669-087 (Lahore, Pakistan - Dari spoken)
081-822-422 (Taliban HQ, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Pashto spoken)
Related Website
Afghanistan
Today
Monitored
1995: 0300-0415 7000v kHz (BBCM via CRBweb)
Nov 96: 0130-0330 (Fridays 0330-0800) 7200, 1278, 1107 kHz
1330-1600 7200, 1278, 1107 kHz (BBCM via DXW 37)
Dec 96: 0136-0214+ 7200 kHz (Rooy, NETH via DXW 44)
Sep 97: *0230-0345* 7200 kHz (BBCM via MT Radio News)
Jan 98: *1325 7200v kHz (Weerakon, SRI via CDX 172)
Oct 98: 0212-0355* 7199v kHz (Timofeyev-RUS via DXW 133)
1645-1705 7198.9v kHz (Korinek-South Africa via NU 1495)
Nov 98: 0130-0355 Sat-Thu 4775v, 7200v kHz
0330-0800 Fri 4775v, 7200v kHz
1230-1745 daily 4775v, 7200v kHz (BBCM via NU 1500)
Dec 98: 1430-1700 4782v kHz Pashto
1700-1730 4782v kHz English
1730-1745* 4782v kHz Dari (Hasebe-Japan via CDX 218)
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Organization: Supports the
Jamaat-e-Islami party and Maulana Sayedee politician.
Broadcasts from: Bangladesh
Languages: Bengali
Idenitification:
Active Since: 1998?
Contact Address
Monitored
Oct 98: FM band (SCMP via Tidy-UK via CRW 16)
Voice of Abkhazia
Organization: Abkhazian
de facto government to promote independence from Georgia.
Broadcasts from: Sukhumi,
Abkhazia with 5kW
Languages: Abkhaz, Russian,
Georgian
Identification: (Russian)
Govorit Sukhumi... Radioya Television da Republiske Abkhazia
Active Since: April 4, 1992
Contact Address
Yury Kutarba, Deputy General Director, Abkhaz State Radio & TV Co.,
Aidgylara Street 34,
Sukhumi 384900, Republic of Abkhazia, via Russia
Phone: 24867, & 25321 Fax: 21144
Related Website
QSL Image and Historical Summary
"Political
Turmoil in Georgia..." Choose section "2" to retrieve article.
Abkhazia.Org Promoting Abkhazian
sovereignty.
"U.S.
Policy in the Caucasus..." Foreign Policy Study by the Heritage
Foundation
Monitored
Jul 98: *0330-0353+ 9489.7v kHz (Maroti-USA via CDX 194)
0430-0500 Russian 9489.74 kHz (Bueschel-Germany via BCDX
369)
*0327+ 9489.75 kHz (Rippel-USA via NU 1483)
0329-0441 9489.7 kHz
1359-1511 9489.7 kHz (Timofeyev-Russia via DXW 123)
Sep 98: *0325-0415 9489.75 kHz (Clark-Canada via BCDX 380)
Oct 98: *0326-0347+ 9489.75 kHz (D'Angelo-USA & Ward-New
Zealand
via NU 1496)
Nov 98: 0329+ 9489.7 kHz (Nigro-Uruguay via NU 1500)
Voice of Independent Kashmir
Organization: Kashmiri Mojahedin,
backed by Pakistan against Indian occupation of Kashmir
Broadcasts from: Pakistan
with possibly 10 kW
Languages: Urdu, Kashmiri,
English
Identification: (Urdu) Ni
sera-i hurriyat-i Kashmir hai
Active Since: February 1991
Contact Address
P.O.Box 102, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Related Website
Kashmir WebPage
Monitored
Nov 94: 1530-1630 4100 kHz (Mekhonoshin, RUS via NASWA Jan 95)
Feb 95: 0230-0330 5750 AM, 5300/6300 USB kHz (DXPL)
Sep 96: 1630-1730* 4115, 6300 kHz (Goonetilleke, SLK via Cumbre DX 106)
Feb 97: 0230-0430 5750 kHz
1530-1730 4115, 5300, 6300 kHz (Weerakon, SLK via DXW 50)
0230-0430 5300, 5750, 6300 kHz Urdu
0830-0930 5300, 6300 kHz Urdu
1530-1730 4116, 5300, 6300 kHz Kashmiri (BBCM via Cumbre 126)
Apr 97: 1645+ 4116 // 5300 kHz (Krone, FIN via DXW 62)
Apr 98: 1705-1729* 6300 kHz USB (Vaghjee, MAUR via NU 1469)
*1530-1730* 6300 kHz USB
Nothing at 0230 on 5300 or 5750 kHz (Weerakoon, SRI)
Aug 98: *1530-1730* 3835, 5300, 6300 kHz (Mekhonoshin-Russia
via CSC 8/98 via CRW 10)
Oct 98: 0104-0118+ 3663.5, 4790.4 kHz (Hill-USA via NU
1496)
Dec 98: 0243+ 5300 kHz (van Rooy-Germany via DXW 144)
Voice of the Tigers
Organization: Liberation
Tigers of Tamil-Eelam (LTTE)
Broadcasts from: Sri Lanka.
"The transmitter seems to be about 5 kW possibly located
in the rebel base in Mullaitivu jungle in Sri Lanka's north eastern province."
(Sarath
Weerakoon, BCDX 398)
Languages: Tamil, Sinhala
(Coming)
Idenitification:
Active Since: 1991 on FM,
December 1998 on SW
Contact Address
Related Website
Eelamweb Radio
Eelamweb
Tamil News
IBC Tamil Radio (non-partisan
and shortwave)
Monitored
Dec 98: 0100-0130 7460 kHz (TamilNet via BBCM via CRW
20)
0100-0230 7460 kHz (Weerakoon-Sri Lanka via BCDX 398)