49 Meter Band. 12 Countries. 1 Hour.

On 6 December 2014, from 16.30 to 17.30 UTC, in a random scan of the 49 meter band, a few notable stations popped up. Among the broadcasters observed were CRI, PBS, BBC and Radio Australia transmitting on multiple frequencies and radiating with varying degrees of strength. At least a handful of stations operated on the same frequency and could be easily identified. Other stations heard, but not mentioned in this log, include Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran and CRI from at least three different transmitter sites. And all of this observed in one hour, on one short-wave band. 

TINIAN ISLAND
Radio Free Asia // 5.855 // 33443 -- slight jamming // Korean language broadcast of news and current event reports at 17.30 UTC.

THAILAND
BBC via Nakhon Sawan // 5.875 // 34443 // Dari language broadcast of regional music at 17.25 UTC

OMAN
BBC via Al Seela // 5.910 // 24432 // Dari language broadcast of news observed at 17.20 UTC.

ROMANIA
Radio Romania International // 5.920 // 24432 // Commentary in Romanian noted at 17.20 UTC.

AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia // 5.940 // 44444 // Classical music from 16.30 till 17.00 UTC. Earlier in the evening Australian Country & Western was heard. Also received on 5.995 but weaker signal at 34443.

MALAYSIA
RTM Klasik Nasional // 5.965 // 55555 // Old Malay hits from 16.30 UTC onward. Nice to hear Klasik Nasional again after their month long absence in November.

KUWAIT / CHINA (TIBET)
Radio Kuwait and PBS Xizang // 6.050 // 33343 -- Radio Kuwait stood out with PBS Xizang under // 16.50 UTC discussion in Arabic with Chinese songs mixed under -- one might say a "clash of radio cultures".

NORTH KOREA
KCBS Pyongyang // 6.100 // 44444 // 16.50 UTC with light North Korean music, then time pip and patriotic music mixing with CRI news report at 17.00 UTC.

INDIA
All India Radio via Bengaluru // 6.155 // 35443 // Urdu language broadcast with music from 17.05 UTC onward.

SOUTH AFRICA / CHINA (XINJIANG)
BBC via Meyerton and PBS Xinjiang // 6.190 // 33343 -- evenly matched mishmash of signals // News reports from the Beeb and music from Urumqi site from 17.15 UTC onward.

UZBEKISTAN
The Voice Asia via Tashkent // 6.260 // 34443 // Lively female announcer chatting in Hindi between songs from 17.30 UTC onward