DX Logs from Chandipur Odisha Covering SW MW & FM bands

It's been a long time since I posted here last! The impetus was missing somehow!

After a gap of 3 broadcast seasons, I am looking forward to ending A18 on a warm note and feeling hopeful of rekindling my DX blogging in B18. Now without further ado, allow me to present before you my recent DX Logs from a visit to the coastal town of Chandipur in the state of Odisha.

Date - 21.10.2018
QTH  Chandipur, Odisha (INDIA)

Latitude: 21.439861 | Longitude: 87.014944

Altitude: 7 meters

RX - Tecsun PL 310 (with telescopic whip)

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SHORTWAVE LOGS

15600 KHz 0019 UTC - CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) in PORTUGUESE from BEIJING-MATOUCUN (CRI/CNR). SINPO = 34333. Song by YL band retro number. OM & YL talk. song followed.

15435 KHz 0016 UTC - FEBC MANILA (PHILIPPINES) in SHAN from BOCAUE (FEBC). SINPO = 54444. OM talk (gospel discourse?)

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15400 KHz 0015 UTC- REACH BEYOND AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA) in ENGLISH from KUNUNURRA WA. SINPO = 43433. Sign off YL with ID & Freq declaration

15320 KHz 0012 UTC- VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) in MANDARIN from TINANG (VOA). SINPO = 32322. YL & OM in talks (firedrake in the background).

11790 KHz 0007 UTC- CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA) in ENGLISH from XIAN-XIANYANG (SHAANXI). SINPO = 55555. OM & YL in talks "trends in public dancing in the social life of China" (lifestyle mag prog). 

11780 KHz 0006 UTC- CHINA RADIO INT. (CHINA)  in MANDARIN from JINHUA. SINPO = 54344. ID followed by prog highlights by OM. 

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MEDIUM WAVE LOGS 

558 KHz Bangladesh Betar (Khulna) sig tune 0026 UTC SIO 555

621 KHz All India Radio (Patna) 0028 UTC ID then into news (YL) 0030 UTC onwards SIO 433

711 KHz All India Radio (Siliguri) Talk in Bengali followed by (Baul)folk song 0040 UTC SIO 454

747 KHz All India Radio (Lucknow) prog 'krishi karya' heard, prog ends followed by prog id (OM) 0043 UTC then into Govt Ads, Stn. ID at 0044 UTC Prog 'Aalok' discourse on topic - "Gandhiji aur bharat chhoro andolon/ Gandhiji & Quit India Movement" SIO 444

792 KHz Radio Nepal with a talk by OM. 0048 UTC SIO 454

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FM LOGS

76.4 MHz FM (?) Ghazal by YL, host YL 6:20 am SIO 555 (!) Hindi

89.2 MHz ABC Radio, Bangladesh, Bengali song, singer Kishore Kumar entitled "ekdin pakhi urre" 0055 UTC SIO 454

90.0 MHz Saptakoshi FM, Nepal, talk in Nepali by YL RJ 0102 UTC with songs & radio commercials in between. At O115 UTC 'Saptakoshi Time Check' local time announcement followed by 'news in brief' in Nepali then into songs. SIO 433

90.8 MHz Radio Smile, Balasore, sign in 0130 UTC with 'VANDE MATARAM' followed by Odisha's State anthem 'Vande Utkalo Janoni' then stn jingle by YL followed by OM ID. Inspirational msgs followed. SIO 555

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Rajdeep Das · Radio Smile 90.8 FM Balasore Odisha

102.9 MHz All India Radio (Baripada) news in Sanskrit (Delhi relay?) 0127 UTC. News read by OM. SIO 555

FM stations from Kolkata - Aamar FM, BIG FM, Fever 104 FM, Radio Mirchi & Vivid Bharti 101.8 MHz were all audible from the DX location.

Distance between Kolkata and Chandipur Odisha is 256.6 km.

73s