[HCDX] Pro gram of RRI Fak-Fak on 4790kHz

[arouw@xxxxxxxxxxx (Aart Rouw)]

Hello DX-ers.
In fact one would not expect mid-summer in Central Europe to be a good time
for reception of weak RRI stations in the 60m band. However, the experience
over the last few weeks has shown that reality is different. Two recently
reactivated RRI stations from Irian Jaya (Wamena on 4870kHz and Fak Fak on
4790 kHz) are regular guest in our evening hours (s/on around 2000 UTC).
Although signal strength is low, they now offer some unique reception
opportunities of stations not heard in the past.
In discussion about this topic with Belgian and Durch fellow DX-ers, we all
noticed that RRI Fak-Fak on 4790 kHz carries a rather unusual program.
After s/on (varying from 2000 to 2015 UTC), invariably at about 2030 (until
2100) the program format changes to an endless repeat of one melody & song.

An audio file of this can be found at
http://www.dxa.be/dxsounds/MyFavoriteRRIFakFakmx.rm
(made by Guido Schotmans, Belgium).

Nice to listen to (if reception quality would be a bit better), but also in
Indonesia an endless repeat of the same thing cannot be the magic way to
attract listeners.
Does someone of the list readers (Australians ?) know what this type of
program is for ?
Just  a lack of  creativity of prgraming staff in the early morning hours,
or a special reason ?

Regards,
Aart Rouw
Bühl, Germany







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