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29/07-2010

U S A
Senior Radio 1710 ..The story continues
I received this from the operator today:

"Yes. On Saturday night between 8-12AM we play Oldies.
The rest of the time its Big Band and standards.  You must have your date wrong 7/21. Maybe you meant 7/24. I only broadcast Friday evening to Monday morning at this time. We will soon be on 24/7.
Do you DX 1230 khz.? I co-own a 1000 watt oldies station in VA with a friend WODI. Look for that sometime
When you DX 1710 you can call the listen line to confirm whats on the air. I have an autocoupler hooked up.  1-732-985-2122
Keep me posted on hearing my station.
Tony DeNicola, tony at wodiradio.com , D&M Comm. Inc."

28/07-2010

UKRAINE
Dear Idun,
The National Radiocompany of Ukraine restarted its mediumwave broadcasts on mediumwave and on longwave on 1st of July.
Tibor Gaal, Hungary (28/7-2010)

Do you know, which frequencies have been re-activated?
Ydun Ritz (28/7-2010)

I monitored that 675, 936, 972 khz is working and relaying UR1. But, Ur2 on 549 khz remained off the air. Of course, 657 khz transmitter is on the air too (this broadcast romanian programmes for romanian minorities).
On 675 khz, I  also discovered that UR1 doesn't broadcasts Zakarpatske Oblasne Radio: 0445-0500 UTC in Ukrainian. Unfortunately www.emwg.info mentions it wrongly, but, I didn't report them because I need more monitoring. It is a bit difficult, because I live in west Hungary, and Ukraine is in the North East. Summer time is not good for monitoring MW. I hope next time i can supply more correct info.
Sincerely, Tibor Gaal, Hungary (29/7-2010)

27/07-2010

U S A
1710 Senior Radio 07/21 0947 UTC.  Poor signals fading in and out with Oldies music. I posted this as an UNID on the BCB propagation Logger and got an email from the station owner saying I had heard his station. He was most amazed I had picked him up. This is a Part 15 station or Low Powered AM station. NEW!
I received further info in regards to my 1710 catch. The station is in Edison NJ USA.
Tony sent me the following info:

"The transmitter is a Hamilton AM 1000 FCC Part 15 certified AM transmitter. The transmitter lives at the top of the 30ft tower runs on 15 volts DC at 250 mA. The audio and DC are fed to the transmitter from the house studio. No coax TPO is=to 5 watts but the final stage only puts out 100 milliwatts it has a h Q gain tank circuit. Gets out about 5 miles. But Skip WOW to Canada is unbelievable. It uses a CB 102" whip and only has a ground rod in the ground. I'm impressed.
I'm on every weekend starting late Friday evening till Monday morning. Please record it next time you hear me. I'd like to hear it."
Thanks! Tony. visit my website for more pictures and radio stuff  www.tonydeeradio

Comments: This first new one in a very long time but it is a goodie for sure. Who says there is no DX in summer.
73 Best of DX, Shawn Axelrod  VE4DX1SMA Winnipeg MB via mwdx yg (27/7-2010)

26/07-2010

U S A
Clear Channel Radio donates two new stations to Minority Media and Telecommunications Council.
The two newly donated channels are:
KFXN-AM, Minneapolis, MN
WTOC-AM, Newton, NJ, Sussex County
More on http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=2737
clearchannel.com (20/7-2010)

25/07-2010

CANADA
CJYQ (Newfoundland 930 kHz) transmitter sites.
I just spend some time to find out more about this story. This may be a surprise, but CJYQ is the most easily audible TA signal in Europe, thus the particular interest.
Newcap Broadcasting applied for a site change, which has been approved:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-253.htm
This is the transmitter site in question, in the western outskirts of St. John's, next to a highway exit (which is featured on Flickr, but unfortunately in both cases with the location of the masts out of frame):
http://maps.google.de/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=47.576019,-52.784092&spn=0.00532,0.009559&t=h&z=17
The plan from last year was to move 930 kHz to a transmitter site that was until autumn 2008 (authorization for its operation expired on Oct 7 2008) in use with 5 kW on 560 kHz and had to be shut down as result of a "move to FM" process, with the coverage of new FM outlet apparently being inferior to an extent that it appears to be a case of shooting in one's on feet:
http://maps.google.de/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=47.659925,-53.250464&spn=0.002656,0.00478&t=h&z=18
Now I wonder if the change has really been made? If so they plan to abandon the new (rather reused) site already after just one year. Almost unthinkable here in Europe. And I also wonder why they bother at all, since the whole thing appears to be just some tourism promotion now. I would have rather suspected that they would simply shut down the crumbling facility and be done with this mediumwave frequency.
Kai Ludwig via dxld yg (25/7-2010)

They plan to co-locate with VOCM:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-486.htm
Site located at 47.32.38N 52.46.40W. Per the application, I guess the ex CHVO site was in pretty rough shape.
Andy Reid via dxld yg (25/7-2010)

22/07-2010

CANADA
CJYQ-930 St. John's NL has applied to the CRTC to go non-directional and to decrease the night power from 25 kW to 3.5 kW. Day power would remain at 25 kW.

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-486.htm :
St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Application No. 2010-0975-4
Application by Newcap Inc. relating to the broadcasting licence for the English-language
commercial AM radio programming undertaking CJYQ St. John’s.
The licensee proposes to amend the authorized contours by changing the antenna radiation
pattern from directional to non-directional, decreasing the transmitter power from 25,000 watts to 3,500 watts night time while maintaining it at 25,000 watts day time, and by changing the antenna site.
The licensee states that the previous antenna site is unusable due to deterioration
caused by the coastal Newfoundland weather.
73, Deane McIntyre VE6BPO, Calgary Alberta via mwn editor, mwcircle yg (19/7-2010)

19/07-2010

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
Hi Ydun ! Info about BH Radio 1  612 kHz below:

"Dear Mr. Robic, unfortunately, our transmiter is off-air for 6 months. We have to repair our transmitter. Thank you for this mail.
Best regards Senada Cumurovic-director of BH radio 1"

73, Patrick Robic, AUT (19/7-2010)

CANADA
This from the IRCA:
1570 QC Laval CFAV new name, from Radio Boomer to 1570 AM , remains oldies.
Barry Davies via mwcircle yg (15/7-2010)

14/07-2010

BRAZIL
Boa notícia: Retorno transmissor 300 kW Rádio Nacional.
Olá, pessoal! Boas notícias. Recebi uma mensagem do gerente de operações da Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação (EBC), Adriano Goetz, sobre o retorno do transmissor de 300 kW da Rádio Nacional de Brasília em 980 kHz. Há um tempo atrás eu me lembro que essa era a emissora listada no WRTH com uma das maiores (ou a maior) potência no país.
Escutava-se muito bem aqui no Paraná.
Transcrevo abaixo a mensagem do Adriano Goetz. Seria legal o pessoal ver como está chegando o sinal da rádio e enviar informes para ela. Afinal de contas, nós dexistas temos que prestigiar essas iniciativas cada vez mais difíceis de ver atualmente. Aqui eu estou percebendo que o sinal está chegando bem, superando a ruideira presente na banda.
Marcelo X. Vieira, 2 July, radioescutas yg via DXLD

Mensagem:
"Caros DXistas. Engendrando esforços para receber novos equipamentos para as emissoras da antiga Radiobrás, conseguimos reestruturar o transmissor de 300 KW da emissora 980 KHz em Brasília, que entra ao ar à noite. Originalmente eram dois transmissores de 300 KW em paralelo, dando 600 KW, para cobertura nacional em OM. Fabricados pela Brown-Boveri (Suiça), foram comprados pelo presidente Geisel, no mesmo
pacote das turbina de Itaipú. Desativados tem 10 anos, um dos transmissores pôde ser reformado e voltou ao ar, o outro foi totalmente sucateado. Por Favor, agradecemos reportagens de QSL, elas reforçam nossos argumentos de investir em novos transmissores. Peço divulgar aos membros do clube. Atenciosamente, Adriano Goetz, Ger.
Operações EBC Serviços."
via Vieira

Amigos, Acabo de confirmar com o senhor Toshihiro Kanegae, do departamento de engenharia da EBC, que a potência noturna da Rádio Nacional Brasília (980) no momento é de 230 kW. Durante o dia são 50 kW.
Abraços Lucio Haeser, Brasília, July 5, radioescutas yg via DXLD 10-27 (8/7-2010)

Agora que arrumaram o emissor de ondas medias; que tal consertar aquele que opera em 49 mts; pois eu; nas sextas sábados e domingos; tenho recepção daquele emissor e, nos dias uteis não consigo sintonizar A RNA "EBC" em 49 mts; o de 25 mts está funcionando, mas não tenho recepção nesta época do ano, pelo menos aceitável. Vamos esperar; para ver o que vai dar (durval503, ibid.) 11780 VG here.
Glenn Hauser, dxld 10-27 (8/7-2010)

13/07-2010

10/07-2010

NETHERLANDS
Hi Ydun!
Tonight (July 9th at 2130 UTC) Arrow Classic Rock is again on air on 828 kHz.
73, Patrick Robic, Austria (9/7-2010)

08/07-2010

NEW ZEALAND
New PAL Radio Guides now available online.
See our pirate Radio Hauraki Souvenir Offer also.........

New versions of both the PAL Radio Guides covering all AM [mediumwave] and SW [shortwave] radio stations across the region are now available from the Radio Heritage Foundation website www.radioheritage.net.
The Pacific Asian Log [PAL] Radio guides list all known AM and SW radio stations operating in the region with detailed information about operating times, languages, location, and much more...across many thousands of individual stations.
Information in the new Pacific Asian Log Radio Guides is also useful for travellers, travel agents, corporates and others who need to keep clients and staff informed.
The PAL Radio Guides are compiled in Seattle [USA] by our editor-in-chief Bruce Portzer from monitoring reports, official sources and feedback from listeners across the region.
Search the two new guides online now by options such as location and frequency or download copies for your own personal use from www.radioheritage.net.
You can also search our other frequently updated online guides to Australian narrowcast AM radio [Australia 1611-1701 AM] and the New Zealand Low Power FM Radio dial [NZLPFM Radio]
Feedback, corrections and updates from users are always welcome and will be incorporated in future versions. Simply email us with your comments to info@radioheritage.net.
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage across the region. Free community access to the PAL Radio Guides and other services is available at our global website www.radioheritage.net.
Annual supporter subscriptions start as low as US$10 and also offer discounts on exclusive fund raiser radio books and CD's.
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Yes, we've got a few still left from the 2006 invitation only party celebrating 40 years of pirate Radio Hauraki. These are original and numbered invitations and include a reproduction of the famous 1480 red car sticker!!!
Be quick, offer valid only until July 31 2010 or whilst stocks last. As an annual supporter, we'll also add your name to our Roll of Honor for helping save radio heritage at
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Media Release, Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.net (8/7-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Transmissions on 828 KHz from Heinenoord transmitter in the Netherlands (carrying Arrow Classic Rock) have ended. Transmissions started in the middle of june and ended early july. Presumably it is necessary to use the frequency once in a while to keep the license. It seems there is no serious attempt to start a radiostation at this moment.
So at the moment 828 is silent again.
Peter van der Eijk (8/7-2010)

U K
URY York 1350 kHz left the air some time in the last 24 hours.
The tx is silent for the summer university vacation. The station website seems to indicate that URY Jukebox is on air and a check of the web stream shows that the automated programme is still being generated (but not on MW).
Right now Kingstown Radio is clear on 1350kHz. URY should return in October.
73s Steve Whitt via mwcircle yg (5/7-2010)

04/07-2010

FINLAND
Not MW but anyway: Radio Hami website tells that sw frequency 6120 was a typo, correct freq is 6170.
Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski Finland via dxld yg (4/7-2010)

02/07-2010

FINLAND
Radio Hami: The annual summer camp of the Finnish Amateur Radio League will be held on July 15-18, 2010 near Räyskälä airfield (Rayskala-EFRY) some 80km N of Helsinki. Special event broadcasting station, Radio Hami, will operate on 104.9 FM, 1584 MW and 6120 SW.
Station homepage is http://radiohami.fi/
Preliminary schedule http://radiohami.fi/operaatiot/2010-kesaleiri-rayskala/ohjelma.shtml
Times are Finnish summer time, UTC+3.
(Thanks tip from Hannu Romppainen in the Finnish DX-list)
Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski Finland via dxld yg (2/7-2010)

INDIA
All India Radio tender notice for DRM digital transmitters.
India's public service broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) is putting into practice its plans for digitalisation of radio and has placed a global tender notice for the procurement of several DRM digital transmitters. AIR has invited bids for the supply of 34 new MW transmitters, for the upgrade of 36 MW transmitters and purchase of 5 SW transmitters and other associated equipment.  The Research Department of AIR is also going ahead with the purchase of a 500 watt DRM shortwave transmitter for conducting trials on 26 MHz SW DRM transmissions for local coverage. The details of the tender advertisement can be found on the official AIR website:
http://www.allindiaradio.org/NIT/Tenderenquiry-13/18006010.html   

This procurement process is the start of the AIR's digitalisation plan of ensuring DRM Digital radio coverage for the entire country, thereby providing better and more robust radio services to the listeners.
Earlier this year, AIR had placed orders for the purchase of two 1000 KW DRM capable transmitters which are now being made ready for inspection and delivery. These MW transmitters can be operated in DRM mode, in analogue or in simulcast mode and provide coverage to very large areas in the Indian subcontinent. The transmitters have been manufactured by Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia, A.G.
And recently All India Radio has also confirmed the purchase of 6 mobile DRM transmitters of 10 KW each which are AM/DRM ready. These containerized transmitters are meant to be used in disaster management CASES as they can be easily transported to the affected areas by air/rail/road.  A 60 meter medium wave mobile mast goes in another container which can be easily erected together with the transmitter and start broadcasting as and when required.  These transmitters are being supplied by  M/S Riz, Croatia.
Source: DRM Consortium http://www.drm.org/index.php?p=news_item&uid=212 via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, dxld yg (1/7-2010)

01/07-2010

IRELAND
UNID: I first noted continuous music on 927kHz AM on Saturday 26 June 2010 between 12.00 midday & 6.00pm; the transmission was emanating from a transmitter which is situated between Mullingar (Co. Westmeath) & Longford (Co. Longford) in the Republic of Ireland.
Continuous music was also noted on 927kHz AM this afternoon (Wednesday 30 June 2010) up until 6.00pm 
Sean Brady, IRL (30/6-2010)

30/06-2010

IRELAND
Atlantic Radio 1251 kHz: Has anyone heard this station? http://www.atlanticradio.ie/
73s Steve Whitt, mwcircle yg (30/6-2010)

Its from Castlebar, Mayo apparently. Should be an easy one for me during daytime.
Paul Logan, mwcircle yg (30/6-2010)

29/06-2010

U K
Global Radio, currently concentrating on closing 20 FM stations across the UK, have also put an end to what was 26 thriving medium wave stations this week.
Full story here http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6040
Mike Terry via mwdx yg (29/6-2010)

FINLAND
Radio Hami, Räyskälä, Finland will be broadcasting on 15th - 18th July 2010 on 104.9 FM, 1584 AM and 6120 SW.
More information can be found at: http://radiohami.fi/in-english.shtml
Radio Hami is temporary radio station, that operates yearly from The Finnish Amateur Radio League summer camp. Usually transmissions can be heard locally on FM and more internationally on 49 and 187 meter bands. The station has the address: Radio Hami / SRAL, PL 44, 00441 Helsinki, Finland.
73s Hannu Romppainen, Finland via mwcircle yg (29/6-2010)

27/06-2010

DRM UNID
The UNID on 1566 kHz, can be Challenger Radio from the area of Padova in Italy. They were planning DRM tests, so may be these tests are already on the air?
Christian Ghibaudo (27/6-2010)

U S A
Although not really a DX test, WNTP, 990 kHz, Philadelphia will be running on 50kw day pattern pretty much all night tonight, beginning shortly after midnight (eastern) during the experimental period, for system maintenance and adjustments. It will be normal programming. So, if you haven't been able to get the station before, here's your chance.
I will QSL any reception reports through my work email, rene @ wntp.com
73, Rene' Tetro, Director Of Engineering, Salem Communications - Philadelphia, WNTP-AM / WFIL-AM, June 26, ABDX via dxld yg
According to NRC pattern book, day and night patterns are basically the same, major lobe SSE into the Atlantic, but this will be 50 kW instead of 10, starting 0400 UT Sunday. Normal programming is news/talk.
Glenn Hauser, dxld yg (27/6-2010)

AUSTRALIA
With reference to my previous email regarding the ABC News Radio test transmission on 1152 kHz from Busselton:
The Australian Federal Government has pledged additional funding for the expansion of new ABC News Radio services into all centres around the country with populations of more than 10,000 (subject to the availability of spectrum) and will include over 80 frequencies by the end of 2010, according to the ABC News Radio website (ABC NewsRadio is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's national radio network providing continuous news and information 24 hours a day).
The present ABC News Radio frequencies are listed at
http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/listen/frequencies.htm
73, Gary Deacon, Fish Hoek, Cape Peninsula, South Africa,
www.capedx.blogspot.com via dxld yg (27/6-2010)

26/06-2010

DRM UNID
Hi, does anybody hear a DRM on 1566kHz? I have received such a message from a DXer living in this country. According to his loop antenna the location of the DRM TX should be somewhere in SW part of Europe. He heard it already a couple of times (e.g. on June25, 0255UTC), I heard nothing last night (June25-26) when I tried it for the first time...
Thanks, Karel Honzik, CZE via mwcircle yg (26/6-2010)

AUSTRALIA
Dear Glenn, I trust this finds you well. Just to inform you that a test transmission from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was heard at Fish Hoek this week.
The transmission is being broadcast from Busselton WA on 1152 kHz and is a new proposed ABC News Radio service for the Bunbury-Busselton area.
A loop of the following pre-recorded announcement by ABC News Radio Breakfast announcer Glen Bartholomew was heard over a music bed :

" ... Hi. I'm Glen Bartholomew, breakfast presenter with ABC News Radio and this is a test transmission for ABC News Radio in the Bunbury-Busselton area on 1152 AM. If you think this test transmission is interfering with other broadcasts please contact the ABC's Reception Advice Line on 1300 13 9994 - that's 1300 13 9994.
ABC News Radio will commence broadcasting on this frequency once the test transmission is complete. If you would like to know more about ABC News Radio, why not visit our website athttp://abc.net.au/newsradio
Thanks for listening and make sure you spread the news..."

An audio clip of the announcement heard at Fish Hoek during the evening of the 23rd June 2010 is available here http://www.box.net/shared/ilm7ed2y2p
The test transmission, heard via the Sony SRF-M37V and 220 metre BOG directed towards Perth WA, was verified this morning by ABC Master Control.
73, Gary Deacon, Fish Hoek, Cape Peninsula, South Africa,
http://www.capedx.blogspot.com via DX LISTENING DIGEST yg (25/6-2010)

18/06-2010

NETHERLANDS
Arrow Classic Rock noted here in Almere to-day June 18th 2010 on 828 kHz at 1313 UTC and onwards; reception good SIO=354 with the Sony ICF 7600 GR indoors.Regular ID as Arrow Classic Rock.
73s, Ehard Goddijn, The Netherlands (18/6-2010)

U S A
WHKT Portsmouth, VA 1650 kHz .
Not Disney anymore after being silent. Now talk with simulcast of WPMH Claremont, VA. IDs as "WPMH and WHKT Portsmouth. This is conservative talk radio 'Freedom 16-50'"
73, Kraig, KG4LAC Manassas, VA

On January 25, 2010, Disney announced that it was selling the station to Hampton Roads area religious broadcaster Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting for $350,000. Disney took WHKT, and five other stations slated to be sold, off the air on January 22; the station had previously carried the company's Radio Disney network.
The sale was listed as "consummated" by the FCC as of May 5, 2010.
Steve Whitt, mwcircle yg (18/6-2010)

17/06-2010

U K
I'm getting very weak back to back rock/pop music at 1600 BST / 1500utc (now) on 567kHz. OM announcer possibly in English. Is this Italy or maybe the pirate in East Anglia?
Can anyone in SE England hear this?
Thanks, Steve Whitt, mwcircle yg (17/6-2010)
It's the pirate Radio Albatross (from Suffolk) with a relays of Radio Caroline.
73, Hugo Matten, Veurne, Belgium via mwcircle yg (17/6-2010)

SWEDEN
Mediumwave open to private radio in Sweden.
The new law of radio was voted this week in Sweden. Means that even the am-band is open to community radio, commerciall radio etc. in all bands below 30 MHz.Even the L-band is open to dab+ broadcasting without any criteria at all.90 areas it's open to dab+ and a licence from PTT only.
The new law active from 1 of august.New FM/AM/DAB+ comming up this year.
Roy Sandgren (17/6-2010)

U K
Greenwich Kasapah has been granted a new community radio licence by Ofcom.
The new station for Greenwich and South East london, which we first reported on last October, was one of seven that Ofcom announced today had been successful in their applications to operate not-for-profit, community radio projects.
Greenwich Kasapah will be primarily speech-based and specifically target the African communities in and around Greenwich. Kasapah, meaning good or decent talk in a Ghanaian language, has been given a slot on the medium wave (AM) band.
Sixteen other applications for licences were unsuccessful, including one for Greenwich-based, Talk Africa Radio.
Rob Powell, greenwich.co.uk (17/6-2010)

15/06-2010

U K
Forthcoming MW RSL in London:
MCR - Ramadan Special
1134 AM - London E1 Whitechapel
Ramadan 2010
On air from: 11/08/10 to 11/09/10
Contact: Abdullah Faliq, Telephone: 020 74561062
Steve Whitt via mwcircle yg (15/6-2010)

12/06-2010

U S A
Radio Celestial 1710 kHz.
At night here in southern New Hampshire, usually the Haitian Radio Soleil used to dominate on 1710kHz.
However recently the spanish language religious Radio Celestial has started to dominate. Much to my surprise, the google street view for 3138 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY (the address of the church in question) clearly shows a large antenna in the back of the church!
Rik van Riel via mwdx yg (12/6-2010)

07/06-2010

GERMANY
Hi, read in German DX-Magazine Radio-Kurier:
From the 26th of June to the 3rd of July 2010 the radio station "Welle370" will be on air on 810kHz with 10W from Königs Wusterhausen/D near Berlin.
Transmission time: 8:00UTC to 20:00UTC.
See:
http://www.funkerberg.de/welle370/
http://www.kulta-kw.de/index.php/kulta-welle-370
73s Olaf C.Haenssler via mwcircle (7/6-2010)

27/05-2010

CANADA
CHHA-1610 Toronto ON has applied to the CRTC to change its power from 10 kW-day, 1kW-night, both non directional to 6.25 kW- unlimited directional, with a null to protect CJWI-1610 Montreal.

The change to a directional antenna was requested by Industry Canada in response to complaints by CJWI. The application by CJWI to move to 1410 has been approved but has not yet been implemented.

The directional antenna proposed is not the usual array of two or more towers, but rather a single tower with a tuned guy wire to create the required directional pattern. I would advise anyone interested in directional arrays to read the engineering brief which is part of
the application, a link to which can be found with the application:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-301.htm#3

Toronto, Ontario Application No. 2009-1739-6
Application by San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre to amend the technical parameters of the Type B community radio programming undertaking CHHA Toronto.
The licensee proposes to change CHAA's authorized contours by decreasing the transmitter power from 10,000 watts to 6,250 watts day time, and increasing the transmitter power from 1,000 watts to 6,250 watts night time.
The population within the 15 mV/m contour would decrease from 1,315,982 to 1,067,284 in the day time, and increase from 194,073 to 1,067,284 in the night time. The population within the 5 mV/m contour would decrease from 2,828,585 to 2,409,869 in the day time, and increase from 500,010 to 2,409,869 in the night time.
The licensee states that the proposed changes will result in a better quality signal to listeners located in the northwest part of its licensed area who are currently experiencing poor reception of CHHA.
73, Deane McIntyre VE6BPO, May 21, DXLD 10-21 (26/5-2010)

25/05-2010

CANADA
While waiting for something to happen on medium wave,  I learned that station CJWI is about to move from 1610 Khz to 1410 KHz with a steady 10Kw instead of 1Kw. 
Sylvain Naud via mwdx yg (25/5-2010)

23/05-2010

CANADA
930 CJYQ St, John's: Now iding as "This is Newfoundland Labrador". Station website
http://www.thisisnewfoundlandlabrador.ca/
Paul Crankshaw via mwcircle yg (23/5-2010)

INDIA
All India Radio Saiha (AIR Saiha/Akashvani Saiha) has been upgraded from Community Radio Station to a full-fledged Local Radio station this week, according to Moonlight newspaper in Siaha (Saiha), south Mizoram. AIR Saiha is the only radio station in the three autonomous district councils of Chakma, Mara and Lai in Mizoram. Saiha is the headquarters of erstwhile Chhimtuipui, one of the three districts in Mizoram and it is the third biggest town in Mizoram after Aizawl and Lunglei. Saiha Community Radio Station (CRS) started airing on June 13, 2000 along with Champhai CRS. Aizawl and Lunglei are the other two towns where AIR has radio stations in Mizoram. AIR Saiha is broadcast in two languages – Mara and Mizo apart from relaying news in Hindi and English from New Delhi. AIR Saiha can be reached at 1602 kHz on Medium Wave (MW).
Source :http://samaw.com/air-saiha-upgraded-to-local-radio-station/3367
via The Organize News R A D I O A C T I V I T Y (19/5-2010)

20/05-2010

PERU
I tuned into Nueva Q 1570 on May 16th 2010 at 05.15UTC till  05.44UTC then again from 07.59UTC till 08.30UTC.
The location I was listening was at Hampden which is 5 minutes away from Moraki Boulders in North Otago.
I am after a e-mail address for Nueva Q or a Snail mail address. I have this e-mail for Nueva Q lgarcia@crpradio.co.pe but it bounced back so maybe you have correct e-mail address.
I actually live in Dunedin and can't hear Nueva here due to a station on 1575.
I can send you a sound bite if you want.
Regards David Miller (20/5-2010)
What a nice caught! Thanks to Mauricio Molano, Spain (via MW Circle) I can supply you with the following email address: msoto (a) crpradio.com. pe
Ydun Ritz (20/5-2010)

17/05-2010

U K
Very soon Radio Caroline will be back broadcasting from its historic radio ship "Ross Revenge". I received this from long-time dj Johnny Lewis this morning:
"Hi Mike. we are back on the ship in 2 weeks time for another Bank Holiday.
I'll be on the ship for the 3 days again.Always a great time"
Will be on MW 531khz locally in the UK, worldwide 24/7 at
http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk
Mike Terry via mwdx yg (17/5-2010)

PERU / ECUADOR
Yesterday morning, around our sunrise (05.05z) I got 1499.849 R. Sta. Rosa, 1570 "NuevaQ" and on 1470 Ecos de Naranjito, this one from 0445 and peaking around 0510 with greetings to listeners in "la parroqia Lorenzo de Garaicoa" and nice music. The very first time I did catch a station from Ecuador!. On 1430 I got another station with religious talk mentioning Santiago and República Dominicana and giving dates for some public act so I presumed it was Radio Emanuel. I have sent a tentative report via email because the female announcer can be easily recognized. Let´s see!. This morning nothing!
Mauricio Molano, Salamanca Spain via mwcircle yg (16/7-2010)

16/05-2010

U S A
Hi Glenn,
R. Marti : Members of the ARDXC spent this weekend from Friday 14 to Sun 16 May at Cataract Scout Camp near Appin NSW (South of Sydney). Heard something quite weak on 1180 possibly around 1000utc.
I presume it was Marti but no positive id.
73 Tony Magon VK2IC, Australia via dxld yg (16/5-2010)

15/05-2010

PERU
Manuel Soto, Gerente de Operaciones of Corporación Radial del Perú has told me in a QSL reply that transmitter OCU-4J ["Nueva Q FM"] is broadcasting on 1570 with a power of 10 kw from a folded monopole installed in a swamp. He thinks that the grounding system must be improved.
This transmitter is diplexed with OCX-4R 660 kHz (Radio La Inolvidable).
The 1360 transmitter (OCU-4I) is broadcasting this days a religious programming but in some months "Nueva Q FM" will return to this frequency and 1570 will be moved to another tx. site and no longer operated by Corp. Radial del Perú. 1570 "Nueva Q FM" was received in Spain on May 12th at 0507 UTC.
Mauricio Molano, Salamanca via mwcircle yg (15/5-2010)

U S A
Rumor has it that R. Marti MW 1180 Marathon [FL] is now back in normal operation. Please check if you can hear it, day or night, north or south. And whether it is better or worse in your location following a month off for antenna rebuild.
Glenn Hauser, 0115 UT May 15, DXLD yg (15/5-2010)
Yes Glenn,
Caught them last evening our time, at 0547 UTC 14 May on 1180, fighting it out against Auckland (about 90km way) station Radio Ake on 1179. Confirmed by parallel programming on 6030 shortwave. No better or worse than in the past here.
Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand via DXLD yg (15/5-2010)
AOR7030+ and EWEs to North Central & South America

14/05-2010

U S A
DXmidAMerica reports:
1650 WHKT VA Portsmouth new format, now TALK (ex Disney) 5/14.
Barry Davies via mwcircle yg (14/5-2010)

13/05-2010

NORWAY
LA1ASK/B 509 kHz
Midlertidig radiofyr/Temporary Beacon på Toftøy i Øygarden kommune/Municipality.
509 kHz A1A med sendereffekt 5 Watt.
Sender: Skanti livbåtsender [life boat transmitter].
Kallesignal/Call sign LA1ASK/B
QTH JP20LL  
Antenne 35 meter vertikal.
Høyde over havet [above sea level] 15 meter ved mastefoten.
QRV fra mai til medio juni 2010.
QSL til post@bergenkringkaster.no
Senderfrekvens kalibreres [frequency to be calibrated by] av Øystein Ask
Senderen er styrt [xmitter controlled by] av en signalgenerator +- 10 ppm.
Transmisjonsmelding [xmiss msg]: vvv vvv vvv de LA1ASK/B  LA1ASK/B  LA1ASK/B  QTH JP20LL  QSL info  www.LA1ASK.NO
80 tegn [characters] pr. minutt og 120 sekunder mellom hver senderstart [between each xmiss start].
Ansvarlig radioamatør: LA7CFA Øystein Ask
Lyngbøveien 52
5164 Laksevåg
Telefon: +47 55344893 
Mobil +47 90764111
Svenn Martinsen via mwcircle yg (13/5-2010)

11/05-2010

U K
According to Ofcom:
Radio Mallory - 1602 AM - Mallory Park, Leicestershire
Motorsport radio broadcast
On air from: 25/06/10 to 27/06/10
Contact: Diane Smith
Telephone: 01280 820 420
Email: diane@arbhire.com
73s Steve Whitt, mwcircle yg (11/5-2010)

08/05-2010

CROATIA
Dear DXers, Voice of Croatia (Glas Hrvatske) on 1134 kHz via Zadar, 600 kW now airs on a new time segment: 1600-2245z.
Regards, Dragan Lekic, Serbia via dxld yg (8/5-2010)

06/05-2010

SPAIN
Radio station EAJ25 is no more "Radio Tarrasa" (or Terrassa in Catalan language). Radio Tarrasa-SER Vallés was closed on January 30th and all its workers were fired. The station was owned by José Manuel Salillas who sold it in 2008 (with the FM Radio Club25, the TV station "canal TV20-Localia Vallès and the magazine "Terrassa Societat") to the KISS-FM group. After the Cadena SER decided not to renew the contract of association with the new owner (SER and KISS are direct competitors in the musical FM scene and a condition for membership is that the partner can not compete directly with the brands of the network and KISS-FM is doing it) KISS-FM. After the last broadcast as "Radio Tarrasa", the MW station (828 kHz) spent several days in an unstable situation ... sometimes switched on other off, sometimes relaying the SER satellite fed other the KISS-FM one. At the end, radio station EAJ25 has become a relay of the FM frequency of KISS-FM in Barcelona.
So, update your lists! 828 is no more "Radio Tarrasa" but "KISS-FM Barcelona" relay.

CÁCERES. EAK57 (900 MW) is no more "COPE-Cáceres" but "COPE-Alta Extremadura". "COPE-Cáceres" is reserved now for the FM outlet. "COPE-Alta Extremadura" focuses its programing in the North of the province specially in the economically atractive market of Plasencia (where there was a Radio Popular station in the 60´s EAK61)... and very suspiciously the 900 kHz signals has suffered a dramatic improvement in Plasencia city. Plasencia is @83 km. North of Cáceres city. The MW signals of RNE and (previously!) COPE were weak. RNE-1 774 the stronger and RNE-5 1107 the weakest. The last time I passed by the streets of Plasencia in the bus heading to Aldea del Cano (where my Perseus is) the scene was totally different: 900 AM with a LOCAL signal and RNE with the signal level expected... so I am suspecting that the Pirate´s ship is starting to cruise the Spanish (medium) waves also (in the FM there is little room already!).
73s Mauricio Molano, Salamanca via mwdx yg (1/5-2010)

02/05-2010

ARGENTINA
Another Latin American station on 1320 kHz is Radio Scombro from José C. Paz, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires in Argentina. AM programming is a relay of 90.7 FM, according to local DXer Arnaldo Slaen. He heard the station announcing telephone numbers 4663-4000 and 02320-581615, with street address as Cruce de la Ruta 8 y la Ruta 197, en José C. Paz, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Slaen reported the station on Condig mailing list on April 19.
DXing.info (26/4-2010)

SWEDEN
Radio Sweden is joining many other European broadcasters by closing down its transmissions on the mediumwave and shortwave bands. Broadcasts will end on October 31, 2010, and instead, Radio Sweden will continue to operate on the Internet. English-language service will continue to serve the domestic audience also on the FM band. Russian broadcasts will be available on the Internet just like German programs already are. Among the immigrant languages, Albanian, Assyrian-Syriac and Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian are to be terminated in the end of October. Meanwhile, Arabic and Somali - the largest immigrant language groups in Sweden - are to be boosted. The same applies to Romani, which is one of Sweden's five official minority languages. The Persian service is to include also Dari spoken by the rapidly increasing number of Afghan refugees coming to Sweden. Kurdish broadcasts remain unchanged. Swedish Radio's output in immigrant languages will be available on the web and nationwide on the FM band.
DXing.info (26/4-2010)

29/04-2010

NETHERLANDS
On Thursday, April 29 at 19.00 CET Radio Waddenzee / Radio Seagull [1602 kHz 500 watt]will start transmitting programmes from on board the lightship Jenni Baynton anchored near the island of Griend in the Waddenzee. The programmes will continue until Sunday, May 16, 2010 live from the Jenni Baynton. During this period, the Internet stream from Radio Waddenzee will be in nostalgic mono!
Boat trips to visit the station on board are available.
More information through the websites of the two stations:
http://www.radiowaddenzee.nl/
http://www.radioseagull.com/
From www.mediapages.nl via Alan Milewczyk via Mike Terry, mwdx yg (29/4-2010)

U K
Radio Caroline is back on board the MV Ross Revenge for a full Bank Holiday weekend broadcast.
"Programmes, live from our radio ship, will get underway at 2 O'clock on Friday afternoon, April 30th. Once again if you live in the south Essex or north Kent area you'll be able to tune in on 531 kHz AM, but SKY 0199 and our web streams will also be carrying programmes from the Ross.
We're going to let you choose some of the music too. Each hour we'll be auctioning three classic tracks in "The People's Choice". You simply bid to hear the one you prefer. The track that gets the highest bid will get played at the end of each hour."
The programme schedule is at
http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/may_bank_holiday_schedule.html
Internet broadcasts 24/7 at http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk
Mike Terry via dxld yg (28/4-2010)

28/04-2010

CANADA
A power failure at a CBC transmitter west of Winnipeg has hushed the radio broadcast on the AM dial.
Programming can still be heard at 89.3 FM but selecting 990 on the AM side only brings soft static. There is a backup generator at the site in but that too, has failed.
Crews are working to restore power.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/04/27/mb-cbc-transmitter-failure-winnipeg.html#ixzz0mKkJ8qMf
CBC News via Mike Terry, mwdx yg (27/4-2010)

27/04-2010

AUSTRALIA
3ABN Busselton, Western Australia on 1629 kHz.

An update from a recent QSL received is that 3ABN (Three Angels broadcasting Network) Australia is broadcasting from just north of Busselton WA on the AM expanded band
frequency of 1629 kHz. The station commenced broadcasting on 1629 kHz on January 7th 2010. They also plan to broadcast from the Perth metro area on the same frequency.

"Hi Gary, Thank you for your interesting email. I have checked out your blog as well as the 3ABN Radio program schedule for the times you stated and can verify that the programs were aired at the times you said. It is very good for us to know our signal was reaching so far across the ocean. It is amazing how far signals can travel when the conditions are right!

The rebroadcast of the 3ABN Radio signal from 1629AM in Busselton, Western Australia only commenced on January 7, 2010. We have another station to build in Perth itself and it will be the same frequency as Busselton. However, due to the location being in the metro area we will be having to use a different aerial set up and we don’t think it will travel as far as Busselton. There we have a 30m antenna with a 30m ground mat. We are download[ing] the signal from satellite (Optus D2) and use a 1 kW Blythe transmitter. We will also be using a Blythe in Perth once we have secured a site.

3ABN Australia is part of the world wide ministry of 3ABN (Three Angels broadcasting Network) situated in southern Illinois, USA, and looks after the ministries work in Australia and New Zealand. 3ABN is a Christian broadcasting network which includes TV, radio, books, and music. It can be viewed around the world on satellite and the internet, and in many places, on cable TV.

My husband, John, and I have been running 3ABN Australia from Western Australia since 2003. But last month we relocated our operations to the east coast, 1 1/2 hours north of Sydney. We plan to build a new studio and head quarters, including a radio studio where we can make local content which can be aired around the world as well as in this area.

I have attached a letter of confirmation for your records. I will pass your email on to 3ABN Radio USA as they would be very pleased to hear your report. Regards,

Rosemary Malkiewycz
3ABN Australia Inc
PO Box 752
Morisset, NSW, 2264"

Details of the recent reception (including an audio clip of the 400 watt signal which made it through over a distance of  8 500 km to Betty's Bay, South Africa) is available at
http://www.capedx.blogspot.com
73, Gary Deacon, Fish Hoek, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, April 18, DXLD 10-16 (22/4-2010)

26/04-2010

AFGHANISTAN / U S A
The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has issued a modification to its contract with Harris Corporation concerning a recently-installed BBG mediumwave transmitter in Afghanistan: ?Harris is the only firm capable of meeting BBG's requirement to enhance the capabilities of the existing 200 kW shelterized mediumwave (MW) transmitting system in a remote location of Afghanistan to provide for 24-7 operations. The enhancement to existing
Harris designed and provided broadcast site includes the design, fabrication,
shipment, optional installation, commissioning and testing of one (1) additional
Caterpillar C-18 generator capacity and fuel capacity at the recently completed site. It is mandatory the new equipment be precisely integrated into the existing site with no downtime. Harris is required to provide all personnel, design, equipment, materials, supplies, documentation, training, fabrication, assembly, packing for overseas shipment, shipment, installation and otherwise do all things necessary and incident to the delivery of a highly efficient and highly reliable commercially available enhancement to the existing
solid-state mediumwave (MW) transmitting system. Minimal US Government security is
provided at the site.
Source: BBG via tradingmarkets.com

Andy Sennitt, RN Media Network weblog adds:
This appears to be the new transmitter carrying VOA's Deewa Radio in Pashto into the Pakistan border area. According to a BBG document issued in July 2009, "an AM transmitter was being readied in Afghanistan whose signal was expected to extend signi?cantly into the targeted region inside Pakistan. The transmitters are located in Afghanistan rather than
in Pakistan because the Pakistan Media Law is very restrictive in this matter." 
Currently, only shortwave frequencies are listed for Deewa Radio on the VOA website. Does anyone know if the transmitter is already operational, and on what frequency?
mwcircle yg (25/4-2010)

22/04-2010

U K
I think Absolute Radio [see 12/4-2010] on 1215 got back to full power around the 18th.
Reynir Heidberg Stefansson, Iceland (22/4-2010)

GERMANY
Now Radio Bremen officially announced the permanent shut down of their 936 kHz tx. After closing a month ago they did not announced anything and waited silently for listener complains. Only 200 were received.
The annual MW operating cost in the higher 5 figure EUR range could be better spent on other fields, considering that it is public station financed by our radio/TV license fee.
Interesting their statement that they do not expect a bright future for digital MW, a view probably shared among other ARD stations.
In German:
http://www.radiobremen.de/unternehmen/presse/unternehmen/mittelwelle100.html
Jurgen Bartels, Suellwarden, N. Germany via mwdx yg (22/4-2010)

GERMANY
Press release, issued yesterday [Radio Bremen/936 kHz]:
http://www.radiobremen.de/unternehmen/presse/unternehmen/mittelwelle100.html
Says that in the four weeks since the transmitter has been switched off they received just under 200 reactions, so little feedback that they decided to rather spend the money on new technologies and program formats, especially since "in all likelyhood there will be no
future-proof digitalization of mediumwave broadcasting".
It has been considered to keep the transmitter on air at reduced power, but the operational costs would still be too high to justify it.
As a gesture of appreciation the 200 listeners will be invited to a exclusive visit. (Comment: I suspect the event will become kind of a DX meeting...)
By the way, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk has at present no plans to give up any of its mediumwave frequencies (783, 882, 1044, 1188 kHz), sources hurried to tell even without being asked. In this case it are leased facilities, owned and operated by Media Broadcasting.
Kai Ludwig via dxld yg (22/4-2010)

21/04-2010

U S A
Read Glenn Hauser's interesting report from Big Daytime MWDX Opening yesterday in Oklahoma.
(21/4-2010)

18/04-2010

ACORES
828 Antena 1 Açores, Monte das Cruzes, Flores, is "back in business" as obs'ed. on 15 April:
2225-22422, 15 Apr, songs prgr; 45343, adj. QRM, so maybe the fault on the site was not that serious after all.
Best regards, Carlos Goncalves (18/4-2010)

17/04-2010

U S A
Radio Zoe 14-30, in SS since Feb 12. Christian devotional programming. Claims extensive listenership in Latin America through audio application on Facebook,
http://apps.facebook.com/radiozoe
Numerous text messages seem to confirm this.
Streaming audio available at www.zoe1430.com
Address: 13085 SW 133rd Ct., Miami FL 33186
Phone: 305 398 1430, for text messages 305 735 1430.
So which are the call letters of this one?
One has to wait for a top of the hour annct in SS, sometimes 1 minute earlier or 1 minute later, WOIR Homestead-Miami.
There is absolutely no mention of this on their web site.
Thanks to Barry Davies for sending me an audio clip which led me to this novelty.
Henrik Klemetz via mwcircle yg (16/4-2010)

14/04-2010

OKLAHOMA
KFXY 1640 Enid may have changed format to ``The New Faith 1640`` with southern gospel music --- but that doesn`t mean an even more important religion, baseball can`t bump off the praise whenever there is a game.

Monday afternoon April 12 at 1840 UT, I am hearing Royals baseball vs Tigers at Detroit! And frequent commercial breaks including local ones for the KC area, such as Edward Jones in Prairie Village. What good does that do us in Enid, with half a dozen of those right around here??

Next check at 2026, still Royals game. It was about over so after the post-game wrapup, and I could not care less who won, at 2046 slogan as ``The sports authority for Edmond, 1640 The Score`` and already mixing with gospel music as it immediately converted to ``The New Faith 1640``. Edmond is a northern suburb of OKC well within coverage.

There are bound to be night games too, so DXers may still hear either format and either slogan, depending, on 1640. But apparently still not sports talk any more, just live games and associated chatter.

While I was at it, scanned the MW band to find what other stations were audible on the Royals network, no IDs heard but easily presumed:

1550, KKLE Winfield KS (tho CCI KYAL Sapulpa OK is also sports)
1510, KNNS Larned KS, barely audible in KOKC splash, but // 1640 (was surprised to get this, as not usually audible daytimes)
1150, KSAL Salina KS
1130, KLEY Wellington KS, sibling station to 1550 KKLE Winfield
860, KKOW Pittsburg KS
690, KGGF Coffeyville KS
580, WIBW Topeka KS

and some 8 seconds delayed, 610, KCSP Kansas City, which I assume is the originating station. Is that so it will be less obvious that the same game is on 580 WIBW? It`s also incredible that 690 and 860 in essentially the same market with huge coverage overlap are both carrying Royals. Axually, 580 alone would suffice to cover this entire area in KS, MO and OK, not to mention NE and IA. [and more of the same the afternoon of April 13]

I also ran across more silly ball games on the dial; they all sound alike to me, so in the parked car I employed the handy portable I always keep in the vehicle, and checked for parallels.

Cardinals were also playing, on:
1390, KCRC Enid OK [we are so lucky to have access to both!]
1230, WBBZ Ponca City OK

Rangers on:
710, KGNC Amarillo TX
Glenn Hauser, Enid, dxld yg (14/4-2010)

13/04-2010

AÇORES
837 Antena 1 Açores, Monte das Cruzes, Ilha das Flores, Flores island, has been off due to a tx break down; it is estimated that the repair crew arrived on the island today, 12 Apr, so as to solve the problem and reactivate this 1 kW that serves both this island and that of Corvo.   This is actually my best AZR channel here despite [often avoidable] QRM de E.
Carlos Goncalves (13/4-2010)

MADEIRA
RTP "Antena 1 Madeira" - this is current status of their txs:

1332 Senhora do Monte is the only (!) active tx for the moment.

603 Pico do Areeiro (Madeira island) awaits a new monopole to replace the one that collapsed back in FEB '10, i.e. if the RTP administration doesn't choose to shut this channel too.   I suppose a decision won't be known in many months as the cost of such an antenna may easily surpass that of a 10 kW tx.

1125 Ponta do Pargo broke down, so it awaits replacement of a damaged part.

From the set of MF txs used by the RTP Antena 1 Madeira, only one is solid
state.

PEF-Posto Emissor do Funchal, Funchal: They are still active:
Funchal 1530, nominal 10 kW, Santana 1017, 1 kW. 
The planned move to Chão dos Balcões (this is not far from RTP's Pico do Areeiro site) has not materialised so far, so 1530 is still at reduced power so as to avoid QRM on neighbouring households.  Acc. to the stn, no new tx will be installed on the new site where a new tower has already been installed; they'll be moving the old valve tx instead...  On a quiet receiving place, both 1530 & 1017 are audible during daytime, particularly the latter despite adj. QRM (de E), but 1530 is putting a terribly weak signal that's clogged by noise albeit audible at night time when it must fight QRM de CVA & STP (VoA).
Carlos Goncalves (13/4-2010)

12/04-2010

U K
Is it just me, or is Absolute Radio putting out a weaker signal on 1215?
Reynir Heidberg Stefansson, Iceland (12/4-2010)

U S A
710 WOR New York, NY
George Noory's "Coast to Coast," bumped last month from WABC (770 AM), has come in for a landing at rival WOR (710 AM). "Coast to Coast," which begins April 5 and will be heard five nights a week, from 1 to 5 am, replaces the long-running Joey Reynolds show on WOR. "C2C" is best known for its exploration of paranormal phenomena, though Noory says it
has focused more in recent years on social, medical, personal and political issues. It has the second highest number of stations for any syndicated show in the country, trailing only Rush Limbaugh. Noory said that after the show was dropped by WABC, he received "thousands" of e- mails from New York area listeners who could no longer hear it.
Reynolds, who has been a radio host for almost half a century, will remain on WOR through April 2 and says he bears no ill will. "I've been able to do a lot of great things on this show over the years," he says.
"I don't think of this as being fired. It's an economic thing — which everyone has to do these days." Reynolds also said he doesn't expect to be absent from late-night media for long, because he is in discussions about a live nightly show that would be seen on television and carried on the Internet. "I'd hoped it would also be simulcast on WOR," he says.
"So now I'll have to see if another station is interested." "Joey has done a remarkable job for WOR over a long period of time," said WOR program director Scott Lakefield. "But the time has come for a change by bringing one of the country's most popular shows to WOR." NY Daily News via IRCA via mwcircle yg (9/4-2010)

08/04-2010

SWEDEN
2011 Radio Nord Revival: On April Fools' Day 2010, April 1 (of all days!) a meeting was held with representatives of the museum ship s/s St Erik in Stockholm. Göran Lindemark and myself presented our plans of an event RSL station on medium wave to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the start of Swedish offshore station Radio Nord next year. Our hosts were very interested in the project and as the ship is moored close to the centre of Stockholm, near the Vasa museum and the Gröna Lund amusement park it will be easily accessible. We intend to invite the veteran broadcasters of Radio Nord and naturally we hope to see as many Radio Nord listeners as possible visiting us.

Last year a book by Jan Kotschack, eldest son of the Radio Nord manager Jack S. Kotschack, entitled "Stick iväg, Jack", was published by Premium Publishing and we hope to have Jan on board signing his book during this event. The book is in Swedish but can be highly recommended also for non-Swedish speaking radio enthusiasts as the extensive picture gallery is well worth the price of the book.

Further updates will be published as the project advances and your suggestions and input will be highly welcome.
http://www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com/
Thanks to Harald Kuhl for drawing my attention to above event (8/4-2010)

07/04-2010

BULGARIA
From today April the 6th after 55 years on MW Radio Plovdiv will already only on FM and etc. Currently closed forever are the txs in Suvorovo and Haskovo on 1485 kHz and Dobrich 1584 kHz.

Temporary are stopped 14 MWs and Varna on SW (mentioned in the info as on 9300* kHz). From the local stations only Blagoevgrad 864 khz is leaving on the air.
The list for now (maybe will be more changes?) is:

      Sofia 261 1&P
      Vidin 576 2
      Petrich 747 1&F
      Salmanovo 747 1&T
      Blagoevgrad 864 B
      Samuil 864 1&T
      Malko Tarnovo 963 1
      Kardzhali 963 1&T
      Targovishte 1161 1&T
      Dulovo 1161 1&T
      Kardzhali 1296 2

where 1=Horizont, 2=Hristo Botev, P=Parliament, B=Blagoevgrad, T=Radio Bulgaria in Turkish.
Vidin 1224 kHz Foreign Service is silent now 1600-1800 UT.
Rumen Pankov-BUL, WWDXC BC-DX Apr 6 via Wolfgang Bueschel (7/4-2010)

06/04-2010

U K
Sunshine Radio's Worcestershire service on 1530 AM has closed down this afternoon, RadioToday.co.uk has learnt.
Sister stations sharing the same name in Ludlow and Herefordshire/Monmouthshire are unaffected by the move.
The station is closing because Classic Hits Radio Ltd, its previous owner, is being disolved before the new owners had time to transfer the licence. The station was previous operated by Laser Broadcasting which has also gone into administration.
A spokesperson for Sunshine Radio confirmed stations in Ludlow and Herefordshire/
Monmouthshire will continue as normal, and it was unfortunate that a legal and technical issue meant the Worcester service had to close.
It is hoped all staff at the station will be re-deployed elsewhere within the group. (http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.5787)
John Williams via mwcircle yg (6/4-2010)

05/04-2010

U K
Radio Caroline on 531 kHz: Easy reception here at 1640utc 5th April in Yorkshire but audio is distorted using USB/LSB reception mode.
Fading but around S7 strength.
73s Steve Whitt, mwcircle yg (5/4-2010)
Nothing heard here in Vojens DNK except Faroya/Akraberg.
Ydun Ritz (5/4-2010)

04/04-2010

U K
Enigma is on 846 at the moment, started at 1000 UTC, believed to be from Kent.
They say that they should be on tomorrow as well. Weak here in North Herts with an Eton E5/loop. http://www.enigma846am.co.uk/
Mike Barraclough via mwxircle yg (4/4-2010)

U K
A few minutes ago at midday UK time (as is now traditional on Easter Sunday) a short message was read out followed by the station theme and Caroline has now officially entered its 47th year of broadcasting [on 531 kHz].
What an incredible achievement.
Mike Barraclough via dxld yg (4/4-2010)