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Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine: Circa 1971

Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine: Circa 1971

The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive · Dan Greenall

September 17, 2024

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Show Notes

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Here is a brief recording of Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine from Bangui on 5038 kHz shortwave circa 1971. Reception was made in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, where the best reception from African stations was usually late afternoon or early evening local time, just about the time many of these stations were signing off for their broadcast day. Programming was in the French language.

Broadcaster: Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine

Frequency: 5.038 MHz

Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna