RADIO REVIEW
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Here are more details of foreign language shortwave stations, contributed by the New Zealand DX Association. Frequencies and Operating times will be found in the association’s Call Book, "All the Radio Calls of the World’:
CUBA (continued) COCQ, Havana.-5000 watts. Relays CMQ. Announces "Del Jabon Candado." Opens and closes with "Siboney." QRA: P.O. Box 1373, Havana. COCW, Havana.-200 watts. Announces "La voz de las Antillas." Closes with organ number "Estrellita." QRA: Apartado 130, Havana. COCX, Havana.-Relays CMX. Announces "Ciggares y Tabacos La Corona." Closes with "Good-night My Love," and "Pajarillo Barranquenyo." QRA: Apartado 32, Havana. COGF, Mantanas.-1000 watts. Relays CMCF. Announces "La Ecos del Valle del Yumuri." Closes with waltz "Vals Diana." QRA: General Betancourt 51, COHB, Sancti-Spiritus, Santa Clara’ Prov.-2000 watts. Relays CMHB. Closes with drinking song "La Taviata." QRA: Apartado 85. COHI, Santa Clara-300 watts, Relays CMHI. Announces "La Frente," "al Paraque Vidal," or "Radio Philco."
HE following may assist listeners in ' the identification of Spanish-speak-ing stations. Here is the Spanish alphabet and numerals 1-10 as we hear them spoken over the air, A ah. © o (shorter than B bay. © in oh). C say. P pay. D day. Q_ koo. E ay. R_er-ay. F pe S_ es-ay. G shay. T tay. Hs ah-tchy, U_ oo. 5 w dobi 0~- oblay-vay. K kah. X = ay-kis, L_ay-lay. Y e-ay. M em-ay. Z zay-dah, N_en-ay. 1 uno. 6 seis, 2 dos. 7 siete (sieteh). 3 tres (trace). 8 ocho. ' 4 cuatro (quatro). 9 nueve (nueveh),. 5 cinco (sinko). 10 diez (deeis). For example: Station COBC (say o bay say), COX-4 (say o ay-kis quatro), CP-5 (say pay sinko), TIPG (tay ee pay hay), OAX4J (o ah ay-kis quatro ho-tah). * Ea * ; REPORTS of reception of Swedish stations may be sent to SwedishAmerican News Agency, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., who will verify and also send a book on Sweden.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 3
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