This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a “This I Believe” essay written by listener Abdulai Saiku Bah from Sierre Leone. Just click on the arrow in the photo, and enjoy!
Hello everyone!
Welcome to The Sound Kitchen. You can catch the programme on-the-air every Saturday at 6:15, 7:15, 14:45 and 16:45 universal time. You’ll hear the winner’s names announced and the week’s quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you have grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and tune in every Saturday.
For our DX enthusiast friends:Our shortwave frequency is 13725 kHz on the 22m band, from 06.00 to 07.00 UT every day. We’ve had reception reports from Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US, and although the frequency is “aimed” (or however that works) towards the African continent, give it a try. You never know … and be sure and send us your reception reports. Maybe we can get more time, which would be wonderful.
You can also look for our programs on WRMI and WRN ). In Paris, you can hear us on World Radio Paris on DAB+. These broadcasters diffuse our programs out of the goodness of their hearts (and thank you thank you thank you WRMI, WRN, and World Radio Paris!), but unless you tell us how you heard us, we have no way of knowing … so do write and tell us how you listen to us.
A hearty welcome to our new RFI clubs! There’s the RFI Listeners Club in
Muzaffargarh, Pakistan with Mubashir Hussain Asher as president; the RFI Fan Club in Nadia, W Bengal, India with Sunilbaran Das as president; the Kumi Central RFI Listeners Club in Kampala, Uganda with Charles Ongole John as president, and the RFI Listeners Club in Sheikhupura, Pakistan with Riaz Ahmed Khan as president.
Welcome, welcome, welcome! There are now 36 official RFI English listeners clubs!
There are 19 RFI English clubs in the midst of football tournaments. RFI’s Listener Relations department organized the tournaments to coincide with the European Championship Games, from 10 June through 10 July.
The participating clubs are from all around the globe. In Africa, there’s the RFI Fan Club, Kisii, Kenya, Mogire Machuki, president; Kemogemba Club, Tarime, Tanzania, Ras Franz Manko Ngogo, president; The RFI Listeners Club Gambia, Brikama Town, The Gambia, Lamin Ceesay, president; RFI Ducor Sea Breeze Club of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Hyrum Karyea Mennoh, president, and the RFI Club Ain Kechera, Ain Kechera, Algeria, Ferhat Bezazel, president.
In Pakistan, there’s the Pak France International Listeners Club, Sahiwal, Shahzad Shabbir, president, and the RFI Fans Web Visitors Club in Khanpur, Amir Manzoor, president.
In India, there’s the International DX Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Mr Najimuddin, president; RFI Natun Radio Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Kanchan KR Chatterjee, president; Golden DX Club, Murshidabad, Siddhartha Sarkar, president; RFI Listeners Club, Hyderabad / Miryalguda; Mrs P Sreelatha Reddy, president; Young Stars Radio Club, Sainikpuri / Secunderabad, Hari Madugula, president, and the Metali Listeners Club, Murshidabad, Shivendu Paul, president.
In Bangladesh, there’s the Kaptai RFI Fan Club, Kaptai, Jahangir Alam Manto, president; RFI Club Dhaka, Dhaka, Wali Ahad, president; RFI Surfer’s Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Ms Royeka Khatun, president, and the Friends Radio Club, Naogaon, Dewan Rafiqul Islam, president.
Both of our Cuban clubs will participate, too – the RFI Club Cuba, Ivan Carralero, president, and Cubans on the Radio, also in Holguin, Rommel Tamayo Gutiérrez, president.
The clubs will be sending in match results and (hopefully!) lots of photos for our Facebook pages. Stay tuned for the latest!
The quiz will be back next week, 2 July.
To find out how you can win an RFI wireless computer mouse, click here:
To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or to form your own official RFI Club, click here:
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