6420 1718- Radio Tidalwave, OP talk in E.: "Good evening...music...Radio Tidalwave...", then gitarra song, OM singer, good to fair signal with local noise and fades, sinpo3(4)5333
6980 1939- Laser Hot Hits playing music, poor signal with deep fading and noise, sinpo 25222
15000 1125- Radio Mustang playing Nirvana, Depeche Mode, heard with ID: "Good morning USA.. This is Radio Mustang...", good to fair signal with some noise and fades, qrm time stations, sinpo 43333
15020 0725- Radio Mustang playing folk song, female singers, heard ID at 0737: "Good morning everybody...Radio Mustang...", fair signal with high level of atmospheric noise and fading, sinpo 35232(3)
15020 1419- Radio Mustang playing Hot Red Peppers, ID is given and e-mail, good signal with some fades and noise, sinpo 45344
15060 1449-Radio Scotland International playing dance music, OP talk, and again dance music is playing, ID is given at 1453, fair to poor signal with fades and noise, sinpo 35222
15070 1558-Cupid Radio playing rock, OM singer, 1622-Boney M is playing, qrm ute, fair signal with fades and noise, sinpo 33333
15070 1658-Cupid Radio relaying Balkan Radio International, heard with ID, music, poor signal with deep fading and noise, co-channel ute, sinpo 3(2)2222
Radio Sikhuphe FM is illegally running radio broadcasts in Swaziland and government Spokesperson Percy Simelane says trouble is coming their way. The station’s Director, Justice ‘Moneymaker’ Dlamini, however, sees nothing wrong with the station’s operations despite that they are broadcasting without a licence. The station, according to Dlamini, broadcasts from link transmitters which run signals via internet and for that reason they do not need a licence.
“We do not need a licence as we are accessible through cellular phones from link transmissions via the internet. We are also available online through our http://radiosikhuphe.com/. It’s like using the internet and no one needs a licence to use the net,” said Dlamini. He said his station can be accessed at 106.5 FM.
At the moment Radio Sikhuphe operates from Channel S studios in Manzini and they use a one room flat at Manzana in the capital city as a link station. He was also reached for comment at Channel S. “At times we even broadcast live soccer matches. For example, when a match is played at the Mavuso Sports Centre we can be accessed live within surrounding areas,” said Dlamini.
However, Government PRO Percy Simelane said the long arm of the law would be put to action. “It is just irrelevant as to what method one uses to broadcast but the bottom line is that for one to broadcast in this country he or she has to have a licence,” he emphasised. “Whether one broadcasts from his kitchen, under his car, from a tree, satellite or any internet method one has to apply and be granted a broadcasting licence,” he said.
“What these gentlemen are doing is illegal and the law will definitely take its course because even the first person in the country to try running a radio station from his house was called upon to apply for a licence. It was then that the SBIS was formalised to counter such,” explained Simelane adding that: “Wahlazisa siteshinje (any radio signal transmission) without a licence in the kingdom is a case for prosecution.”
(Source: times.co.sz) via http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/pirate-radio-station-on-the-air-in-swaziland-or-not
“We do not need a licence as we are accessible through cellular phones from link transmissions via the internet. We are also available online through our http://radiosikhuphe.com/. It’s like using the internet and no one needs a licence to use the net,” said Dlamini. He said his station can be accessed at 106.5 FM.
At the moment Radio Sikhuphe operates from Channel S studios in Manzini and they use a one room flat at Manzana in the capital city as a link station. He was also reached for comment at Channel S. “At times we even broadcast live soccer matches. For example, when a match is played at the Mavuso Sports Centre we can be accessed live within surrounding areas,” said Dlamini.
However, Government PRO Percy Simelane said the long arm of the law would be put to action. “It is just irrelevant as to what method one uses to broadcast but the bottom line is that for one to broadcast in this country he or she has to have a licence,” he emphasised. “Whether one broadcasts from his kitchen, under his car, from a tree, satellite or any internet method one has to apply and be granted a broadcasting licence,” he said.
“What these gentlemen are doing is illegal and the law will definitely take its course because even the first person in the country to try running a radio station from his house was called upon to apply for a licence. It was then that the SBIS was formalised to counter such,” explained Simelane adding that: “Wahlazisa siteshinje (any radio signal transmission) without a licence in the kingdom is a case for prosecution.”
(Source: times.co.sz) via http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/pirate-radio-station-on-the-air-in-swaziland-or-not
