Radio Niger Delta Voice of Peace - new as of 7/1/16

[fpeconsultant]

0500-0555 9515tdf/iss RADIO NIGER DELTA VO PEACE - unknown Lang - To: Niger
1900-1958 11985tdf/iss RADIO NIGER DELTA VO PEACE - unknown Lang - To: Niger

"In the battle for hearts and minds in the Niger Delta, some Niger Delta agitators in Diaspora have established Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace in New York.

The radio which started transmission this( Friday) morning on 9515 KHZ 31 meter band from  6am-7am Nigerian time was received with clear signals in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Brass, Warri, Yenagoa, Sokoto, Niamey and Abidjan.

It started with Rex Lawson’s music with a male announcer calling the station ID as Radio Niger Delta Voice Of Peace. The one hour programme featured music, interview with Prince Collins Eselemo from Bayelsa.

The radio broadcast will  include night transmission from 8pm-9pm on 11985 KHZ 25 meter band.

The broadcast declared  total support for dialogue and extends its hand of fellowship to President Muhammadu Buhari. It also expressed its appreciation and readiness to continue working with National Security Adviser General Babagana Monguno."

FPE

[fpeconsultant]

Very tough copy but definitely there at 1903z OM talking - maybe an S5 at best - signal slowly getting stronger by 1909z music now. OM continual talk thru 1928z.
Much better by 1945z with music.
OM & YL with IDs and schedule/frequencies in English - multiple mentions of Niger.
Off after two songs at 1958z.
Very nice.
FPE

[JCMaxwell]

Two interesting discussions of this station in the last 24 hours on the Yahoo DXLD group.

[prldx]

BTW: The correct webpage of the station is www.radionigerdeltavop.com instead of www.nigerdeltaradiovop.com which was announced on-air yesterday.

73,
Patrick

[fpeconsultant]

I have a good recording of the 7/1 1900 BX - if I recall how I will post on the 30 Below blog

[fpeconsultant]

strong here 7/4 at 1905z with music

[fpeconsultant]

UPDATE
7/5 was on 11980 instead of 11985 in 1900z slot
FPE

[JCMaxwell]

Music and OM weak in the noise at 1907z on 7/8/16 on 11980AM.

I'm assuming it's this station.

[fpeconsultant]

There are no other stations I know of on that freq at that time.
Nice catch!  Was a nil here.
FPE

[Pigmeat]

I'll have to check that website out. I've got several old friends from that region, mostly in the Cross River Territory. Most were boy soldiers in the Biafran War, others are members of princely families. However, there that means your family is the traditional authority over a couple-three towns and a bit of the surrounding countryside. One guy I knew is now a King, which boggles my mind, he could barely walk and chew gum when I knew him.

I've been worried about those guys due to the oil war in the Delta over the past few years and the general chaos that is Nigeria.

A listening tip for this particular area. Listen very carefully for English words you recognize. A lot of the time these fellows are speaking English, but their accent is so pronounced, it can be very hard to understand. Once you get the rhythm, different syllable stresses, and slightly irregular word order down, they're fairly easy to understand. It takes a little time, but it's worth it.