A Night in Tokyo

It's 0030 PDT Monday in Las Vegas when I decide to surf the shortwave
frequencies. I'm what you might call a music junkie so I was in for an
early morning musical treat. I happened upon a number of Japanese
broadcasts that made for a pleasant evening of SWL. Given the fact
that it's usually the Japanese that visit Las Vegas, I was quite happy
to return the favor and immerse myself in Japan's rich culture via
world band radio.

Monday 17.08.09 (0730-0900 UTC)

6060 RADIO HABANA CUBA at 0730 English, Prgm "Mailbag." OM host. F-G
signal.
6145 RADIO JAPAN at 0738 Japanese, Music Prgm. Unusual in that YL
played three versions of "(Talking About) The Boy From New York City."
G Signal.
9580 RADIO AUSTRALIA at 0807 English, YL reporting Nx. VG signal.
9595 RADIO NIKKEI (JAPAN) at 0812 Japanese, YL & OM Ancr. F-G signal.
9750 RADIO JAPAN at 0815 Japanese, Easy listening music being played.
G signal.
9825 RADIO JAPAN at 0815 Japanese, YL hosting. Hrd jazzy bossa nova
number... More jazz sounds incl "The Girl From Ipanema." Nx in English
at 0900. VG signal.

Richard Bianchino, Las Vegas, NV USA, Kaito KA1103, 32' longwire
indoor antenna.