France/Cameroon - On 25 February 2020, the Bulgarian short wave expert Ivo Ivanov noted the absence of Radio Sawtu Linjilia [sic] via MBR Issoudun, which is still listed by the updated zipped winter file at http://hfcc.org/data/b19/b19allx2.zip (dated 25 February).
1830-1858: 9800 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Mon-Thu Voice of Gospel
I can confirm that I did not find a trace of the transmission on 3 March. Web sites like https://www.sawtulinjiila.org were unavailable too.
The Fulani programmes started in 1966 on the Radio Voice of the Gospel, operated by the Lutheran World Federation in Ethiopia from 1963 to 1977. The production center was in Ngaoundéré (Cameroon), which some years ago celebrated 50 years of service. Back then, this Protestant short wave station operated on in innovative decentralised production concept: All programmes were to be produced by churches or church federations in the target areas. The only exception was, for obvious reasons, the People's Republic of China. Decentralised production made it possible to continue working in many regions when the short wave station was nationalised by the Mengistu regime. The local studios carried on by producing programmes for cassettes or in some cases state broadcasters in their countries. The broadcasts in KiSwahili and Malagasy (2003-2012 via Talanta Volonondry, Madagascar) continued via TWR Swaziland. Fulani, which had been broadcast on the Radio Voice of the Gospel from 1966, came back onto short wave via Radio Africa No. 1 (1982-1985 only) under the umbrella of a Joint Christian Service in West Africa of Lutheran and other Protestant (main line) churches. In 2008, the Fulani broadcasts returned via Wertachtal (Germany). They were later put on the Issoudun site (France).
(Dr Hansjoerg Biener 3 March 2020 via WOR io group)
1830-1858: 9800 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf Fulfulde Mon-Thu Voice of Gospel
I can confirm that I did not find a trace of the transmission on 3 March. Web sites like https://www.sawtulinjiila.org were unavailable too.
The Fulani programmes started in 1966 on the Radio Voice of the Gospel, operated by the Lutheran World Federation in Ethiopia from 1963 to 1977. The production center was in Ngaoundéré (Cameroon), which some years ago celebrated 50 years of service. Back then, this Protestant short wave station operated on in innovative decentralised production concept: All programmes were to be produced by churches or church federations in the target areas. The only exception was, for obvious reasons, the People's Republic of China. Decentralised production made it possible to continue working in many regions when the short wave station was nationalised by the Mengistu regime. The local studios carried on by producing programmes for cassettes or in some cases state broadcasters in their countries. The broadcasts in KiSwahili and Malagasy (2003-2012 via Talanta Volonondry, Madagascar) continued via TWR Swaziland. Fulani, which had been broadcast on the Radio Voice of the Gospel from 1966, came back onto short wave via Radio Africa No. 1 (1982-1985 only) under the umbrella of a Joint Christian Service in West Africa of Lutheran and other Protestant (main line) churches. In 2008, the Fulani broadcasts returned via Wertachtal (Germany). They were later put on the Issoudun site (France).
(Dr Hansjoerg Biener 3 March 2020 via WOR io group)
