Distrutti gli archivi sonori di Radio Chad

Raramente le rivoluzioni sono amiche della storia, l'obiettivo dopotutto è sempre ripartire da zero. Sarà costretto a farlo anche Radio Nationale du Tchad, che secondo qesta corrispondenza Reuters ha assistito impotente alla distruzione di tutti i suoi archivi sonori nei giorni del saccheggio della sede ufficiale dell'emittente, nella capitale N'djamena. Se ne sono andati i nastri con le dichiarazioni dell'indipendenza dalla Francia e tante voci di musicisti ormai scomparsi.

Chad loses historic voice in looting of state radio
Tue 19 Feb 2008, By Stephanie Hancock and Moumine Ngarmbassa

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - From landmark speeches made at independence to recordings of beloved musicians long since dead, Chad lost historic audio archives in the looting frenzy that accompanied a rebel assault on its capital this month.
Like many other state institutions in N'Djamena, the Radio Nationale du Tchad (RNT) was pillaged by civilians who ran amok during two days of chaos on February 2-3 when government forces were busy repelling the insurgents in the city.
All that remains is the charred shell of its offices.
Walls are blackened; windows have exploded; furniture has been reduced to rubble.
Inside the gutted building, every public audio archive since Chad's independence has gone up in smoke, including recordings of the former French colony's independence day itself.
"There's nothing left to be saved," said RNT director Halime Assadia Ali, covering her mouth with her headscarf to give some protection from the choking dust.
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Il Chad torna on air

Il saccheggio degli studi di Radio N'djamena non ha impedito al governo di ripristinare le operazioni nei giorni successivi. I 4905 kHz sarebbero tornati on air, anche se con qualche irregolarità. Da Medianetwork:

Chadian state radio and TV have resumed broadcasting, following a break in operations after rebels stormed the capital Ndjamena on 2 February.Hobbyists, who had been listening carefully for shortwave transmissions from Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT, also known as Radio Tchad), reported on enthusiasts’ websites that erratic broadcasts were heard on 6 February, and more consistent output monitored the following day. The transmissions are being heard on the usual shortwave frequency of 4905 kHz. Radio France Internationale (RFI) noted on 8 February that Radio Tchad was also broadcasting locally in Ndjamena on its usual frequency of 98.05 FM. It said that alternative studios were now being used, after the station’s former premises were looted and burnt during the recent fighting. The French news agency AFP on 7 February said Radio Tchad was now being hosted in the offices of a private radio station inside Ndjamena’s grand mosque. AFP had reported on 5 February that national television returned to the air that day.
(Source: BBC Monitoring research 6-7 Feb 08)

Secondo Jari Savolainen e altri, inoltre, la frequenza di 6165 kHz, utilizzata nelle ore pomeridiane prima del passaggio a 4905, sarebbe stata spostata. Ora la frequenza annunciata è di 7120 kHz:

7 February 2008 at 1900 R Chad had a frequency announcement on 4905 kHz. I noted they announced one 41 mb frequency, but couldn't make out what it was. Jean-Michel Aubier in France had a listen to the audio file and he says:
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"Not easy to unsterstand with their african accent! The man announces 7120 kHz in the morning and 4905 kHz in the evening + 94.5 MHz in N'Djamena No precise schedule given."
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So, 6165 was changed to 7120.