Radio Vanuatu - Port Vila - 3944.98 kHz. Last night, I was scanning through the tropical bands when I stumbled across R. Vanuatu, back on air after an absence. Bislama talks at 1112, a reggae-style song at 1118, canned anncts at 1122, then more pop music. ID at 1129, sandwiched between more music. Fair signal through the summertime atmospherics on Feb 5. No sign of R. Nikkei during the first 40 minutes of monitoring, although the Japanese station started to appear and strengthen around 1155. Vanuatu is still reeling after Cyclone Pam tore through the 65 islands in March last year. Some isolated villages are still waiting for aid to reach them!! Reconstruction is way behind schedule at this time and the island nation is struggling to cope and recover. Apparently, tourist areas are in OK shape, but the rest of the country has little money and few materials to repair important infrastructure. Of course, Vanuatu is in the middle of the current cyclone season right now, so the population is very much on watch. Hence, the importance of a communications presence from Radio Vanuatu. Our thoughts are with this lovely island nation at this time.
There's some other news at my blog:
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