** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 6250, Radio Nac-Malabo, 0548-0615, Nov 15, irregular. Spanish talk. Afro-pop music. Radio Nacional IDs. News program at 0603. Fair to good but occasional rtty QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** ETHIOPIA. 5980, Voice of Tigray Rev, *0256-0305, Nov 15, sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0301. Instrumental music. Horn of Africa music. Weak. Stronger on // 5950 - but mixing with Okeechobee. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** EURO-PIRATE. 7599.98, FRS-Holland, 0822-0834, Nov 15, lite pop music. “FRS-Holland” IDs. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** EURO-PIRATE. 7610.05, Radio Amica, 0050-0105, Nov 15, Euro- pop music. Italian announcements. ID at 0102. Fair. Good signal on peaks. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** MALI. 7285.88, RTVM, *0752-0810, Nov 15, abrupt sign on with rustic tribal music. Flute IS & French ID announcements at 0759. Vernacular talk at 0801. Good signal strength but low modulation. // 9635 at 0800 sign on with a fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** SIERRA LEONE [non]. via VTC Rampisham, UK, 11875, Cotton Tree News, *0730-0800*, Nov 15, abrupt sign on with English news in progress. “CTN” ID at 0736. Talk in English & vernacular. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. Very difficult to understand English due to thick accents. Thanks to Glenn Hauser tip. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** ZANZIBAR. 11735, Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, 1758-1810, Nov 15, tune-in to local drums. Time pips at 1759:30 and English news. IDs. Swahili talk and local pop music at 1808. Good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
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