Hi Guys

Just to let you know I reckon I've found a new PNG station

Last night while starting my tuning session at 6pm local or 0830 UTC I started 
at 531 kHz as per usual and was about to quickly tune past the regular NBC 585 
but I stopped because something wasn't right. There were two stations. NBC Port 
Moresby had music porgramming // 4890 but there was something in English 
underneath. I hung around thinking maybe the local ABC Radio 8GO in Gove was 
overloading the radio - but no.

There were local news items in English which was heavily accented like a 
Pacific Island station. Over the next 30 minutes this station was actually 
equal to or even stronger than NBC Port Moresby. 

I'm yet to go through last nights recording to give more detail but basically 
on December 14 on 585 kHz from 0845 - 0915 UTC I heard in Pidgin English Radio 
Sandaun with local news items mixing with NBC Port Moresby who were having a 
music show. At 0900 both stations had NBC News // 4890 with a slight half a 
second difference between the two. Once I realised the ID's for Radio Sandaun I 
checked 3205 and it was //. After news 585 had separate programs again. Both 
were heard through the next few hours. I last check Radio Sandaun around 1145 
and it was there but gone (just like 3205) at 1208 UTC so I presume it is 1200 
sign off. 

I arrived in Nhulunbuy last week and stated listening from Sunday evening 
December 11. On December 11, 12 and 13 585 only had Port Moresby. I can't think 
why on earth PNG would commission two stations on 585? This is very weird and 
I'll monitor this over the next few nights.

cheers

Craig

Craig Edwards
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia
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