HAWAII
New AM stations, Honaunau, Hawaii: 1340kHz: Permit granted for new station, 10,000 watts fulltime, non-directional. Tower at 19-31-13N/155-55-04W.
This would be the only station in the U.S. on a local channel running more than 1,000 watts (local channels are 1230, 1240, 1340, 1400, 1450, and 1490 kHz).
Doug Smith, American Bandscan blog Feb 21 via DXLD 8-023 (21/2-2008)
HAWAII
690/1180. KORL/KHCM. HI, Honolulu
KORL/KHCM still have not exchanged frequencies as of 9/28, even though they were scheduled to do so this past summer. The FCC database however has jumped the gun, already listing KORL on 1180 and KHCM on 690. (5P-HI)
Dale Park, IRCA DX Monitor Oct 6 via DXLD 6-150 (8/10-2006)
HAWAII
Honolulu 1170 has definitely moved to 1180, per observation last evening while driving back to Pearl City from Lualualei.
Ben Dawson, HI, May 24, DX Listening Digest 6-078 (24/5-2006)
HAWAII
Medium wave frequency separation:
Re 1170/1180 Honolulu: When the FCC modified the AM allocation rules to require only 5 mV/m coverage of the "principal community to be served" (otherwise known as "community or city of license"), 47CFR73.24(i), it became possible to license two stations separated by only 30 kHz to the same community, since the allocation rule, 47CFR73.37(a), only requires that the 25 mV/m contours not overlap.
The two stations in question (1210 and 1170/1180) are both licensed to Honolulu, but then again the whole island of Oahu is the City and County of Honolulu, so as is the case with Alaska boroughs it's the "urbanized" area that is considered to be the area that is required to be covered with the minimum signal.
I'll give a listen - I will be in Honolulu next week to tune up the new Navtex antenna at Lualualei. It runs 2.5 kW (518 kHz) so it might be observable on the west coast.
Ben Dawson, WA, DX Listening Digest 6-076 (19/5-2006)
HAWAII
Martin A. Hall, Clashmore, Scotland provides a long article in Jan BDXC-UK Communication on how he succeeded in pulling in HI on MW, namely KUMU 1500. Links to noisy but historic audio clip at http://www.gorrell.supanet.com/1500_KUMU_24Oct05.mp3
Glenn Hauser, DX Listening Digest 6-013 (20/1-2006)
HAWAII
620, KIPA, Hilo (and synchronous transmitter in Kalaoa). 4/16 1942 [EDT]. Noted back on the air with satellite-fed music by Fifth Dimension, net ads; slogan ``Timeless Classics on KIPA, Hawaii`s Memory Station,`` local ads, back to music. ID at 1959 ``Hawaii`s Memories, AM 6-20 KIPA Hilo``, one minute of ABC news (not Information network), Big Island weather, back to DJ Bob Lawrence. Last noted on 12/5 testing with relay off sister station KKOA-FM. Per phone call to station manager, KIPA returned to air late night 4/15 and uses ABC`s Stardust network of adult standards, oldies and big band music, plus a sprinkling of Hawaiian oldies. I actually was tuned to the co-channel synchronous transmitter in Kalaoa on the west side of the Big Island. Much weaker the night of 4/17 listening at home, meaning I was probably hearing the Hilo transmitter in East Hawai`I Island with the Kalaoa transmitter off.
Dale Park, East Honolulu, Honda car radio, Domestic DX Digest-West, NRC DX News May 16 via DX Listening Digest 5-082 (16/5-2005)
HAWAII
620, KIPA, Hilo, 4/16 1942 [EDT] noted back on the air with satellite-fed song by the Fifth Dimension, net ads, slogan "Timeless Classics on KIPA, Hawaii's memory station," local ads back to music. ID 1959 "Hawaii's memories, AM 6-20 KIPA Hilo," one minute of ABC news, Big Island weather, back to DJ Bob Lawrence. Last noted on 12/5/04 testing with relay of sister station KKOA-FM. Per phone call to the station manager, KIPA returned to air late night 4/15 and uses ABC's Stardust network of adult standards, oldies & big band music, plus a sprinkling of Hawaiian oldies.
Dale Park, HI, IRCA Soft DX Monitor via DX Listening Digest 5-069 (27/4-2005)
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HUNGARY
On 1st of February, 2007, the first channel of the Hungarian Radio called Kossuth Rádió will cease its broadcast on OIRT FM band (66-73 MHz; popularly known as Eastern FM).
At the same time a new radioprogramme, called MR-4 (the abbreviation stands for: Magyar Radio programme 4; but the Hungarian name of the radio is Nemzetiségek Rádiója {literary translation in English is: Radioprogramme for minorities}, because the program broadcasts in
minority language), will start between 08.00-20.00 Central European Time (CET), which is 07.00-19.00 UTC in winter, on the Medium Wave band.
Mediumwave Frequencies and Transmitters of Mr-4 as follows:
- 1188 KHz Marcali
- 1188 KHz Szolnok
- 873 KHz Lakihegy
- 873 KHz Pécs
The (Magyar Rádió) Hungarian Radio's frequencies are as follows from 1st of February, 2007:
Kossuth Rádió mediumwave transmitters: broadcasting time: 04.30-0.10 CET Monday to Saturday; 06.00-0.10 CET on Sundays.
Transmitter location and frequencies:
Solt, 540 KHz (broadcasts the same program as the Kossuth Rádió's programme on CCIR FM (87-108 MHz)
Miskolc, 1116 kHz (broadcasts Kossuth Rádió programme and regional programme of the Hungarian Radio called Miskolci Stúdió (in english: Studio Miskolc))
Nyíregyháza, 1251 kHz (broadcasts Kossuth Rádió programme and regional programme of the Hungarian Radio called Nyíregyházi Stúdió (in english: Studio Nyíregyháza))
Szombathely, 1251 kHz. (broadcasts Kossuth Rádió programme and regional programme of the Hungarian Radio's Nyugat-Dunántúli Régió Rádió (in English: Régió Rádió, Western Danube Region)).
At night the Kossuth Rádió and the Petõfi Rádió (Petõfi Rádió is the 2nd programme of the Hungarian Radio) beams the Hungarian Radio's night programme called "Magyar Rádió éjszakai mûsora".
During the operation of the Mediumwave transmitter on 540 KHz at Solt, the Kossuth Rádió broadcasts the same programme both on its CCIR FM transmitters and the Mediumwave transmitter on 540 KHz at Solt.
Regional studios of the Hungarian Radio:
They broadcast the Kossuth Rádió programmes except when they broadcast their own regional programmes.
Regional Studio in Debrecen (Debreceni Regionális Stúdió)
- Debrecen, 91,40 MHz (FM)
Regional Studio in Gyõr (Gyõri Regionális Stúdió)
- Mosonmagyaróvár, 1116 kHz
- Gyõr, 1350 kHz
- Szombathely, 1251 kHz
Regional and minority programmes studio in Miskolc (Miskolci Regionális és Nemzetiségi Stúdió)
- Miskolc, 1116 kHz
Regional Studio in Nyíregyháza (Nyíregyházi Regionális Stúdió)
- Nyíregyháza, 1251 kHz
Regional and minority programmes studio in Pécs (Pécsi Regionális és Nemzetiségi Stúdió)
- Pécs, 101,7 MHz (FM)
Regional and minority programmes studio in Szeged (Szegedi Regionálisés Nemzetiségi Stúdió)
- Szeged, 93,1 MHz (FM)
Regional and minority programmes studio in Szolnok (Szolnoki Regionális és Nemzetiségi Stúdió)
- Szolnok 101,2 MHz (FM)
Tibor Gaal, Hungary Feb 5, DXLD 7-016 (6/2-2007)
HUNGARY
Right now one or both of the transmitters to be used for the new MR4 - 1188 kHz - is/are already on air, carrying a jazz program, running without ID beyond the hour at 1800; probably Petöfi Rádió, previously taken off mediumwave in 1998, since it's neither Kossuth Rádió (as heard on 540 // 1251) nor the program feed which still contains the minority language broadcasts (as heard on 1116 // 1350, starting Romanian at 1800). The signal is noticeably weaker than it was when Marcali transmit BBG programming with 500 kW, but it sounds as if the same bass-hefty audio processing is in use again.
Well-placed sources say that Lakihegy and Pécs will run new Transradio TRAM transmitters with 20 kW each on 873. Szolnok will run a 100 kW TRAM on 1188 while Marcali will again be on air with the Soviet 500 kW transmitter from 1986, now run at 300 kW.
Kai Ludwig via dxld yg (27/1-2007)
HUNGARY
Changes in Hungary from 1 February 2007.
Hungarian Radio launches its new domestic program MR4 (Magyar Radio 4) focused on national minorities from 1 February 2007.
Frequencies (kHz):
873 Budapest (100 kW)
873 Pecs (100 kW)
1188 Marcali (500 kW)
1188 Szolnok (300 kW)
Schedule (8:00 - 20:00 local time = 0700-1900 UTC):
Times UTC
0700-0900 Croatian (daily)
0900-1100 German (daily)
1200-1230 Slovenian (Mon), Russian (Tue), Bulgarian (Wed), Greek (Thu), Ukrainian (Fri),
Armenian (Sat)
1230-1300 Roma (=Gypsy) (Mon-Fri), Polish (Sun)
1300-1500 Serbian (daily)
1500-1700 Romanian (daily)
1700-1900 Slovak (daily)
Also on HotBird satelite on 13 degrees - 12.149 GHz. Hungarian Radio closes all its transmitters (Kossuth Radio program) in the CCIR FM band (66 - 73 MHz) on 31 January 2007.
Karel Honzik, the Czech Republic (Czechia)via mwc (23/1-2007)
HUNGARY
Hungary is testing on 1188 kHz (probably Marcali) at this moment with test tones (22 JAN
2007, 0930 UTC) . They intend to use this frequency for minority languages. This is the
first short message only as I have no sufficient details at hand at this moment...
Karel Honzik, the Czech Republic (Czechia) via mwc (22/1-2007)
HUNGARY
Hungarian radio - MR4 --- The ethnic programme of the Hungarian Radio (Magyar Rádió) is going to broadcast under the name of MR4 from 1. February 2007, daily 08.00-20.00 CET on the following frequencies: [UT +1 now, UT +2 in summer]
Marcali 1188 KHz
Szolnok 1188 KHz
Lakihegy 873 KHz
Pécs 873 KHz
On Satellite Hotbird 3, the ethnic programmes broadcast 36 hours earlier are going to be repeated every day from 20.00 to 08.00 CET.
The ethnic programmes can be heard at the following time:
Monday - Friday:
08.00-10.00 croatian
10.00-12.00 german
12.00-13.00 music
13.00-13.30 Monday sloven, Tuesday ruthenian, Wednesday bulgarian. Friday ukrainian
13.30-14.00 gypsy/roma
14.00-16.00 serbian
16.00-18.00 romanian
18.00-20.00 slovak
Saturday
08.00-10.00 croatian
10.00-12.00 german
12.00-13.00 music
13.00-13.30 armenian
13.30-14.00 polish
14.00-16.00 serbian
16.00-18.00 romanian
18.00-20.00 slovak
Sunday
08.00-10.00 croatian
10.00-12.00 german
12.00-13.00 music
13.00-14.00 hungarian ?
14.00-16.00 serbian
16.00-18.00 romanian
18.00-20.00 slovak
73 István Kiss, Balassagyarmat, Hungary, Jan 19, DXLD 7-009 (21/1-2007)
HUNGARY
The 302-m-high mast of the 2000 kW Solt transmitter on 540 kHz is being painted; this work will last some weeks. During the work, the transmitter is switched off and two other transmitters take over the transmissions on 540: Marcali 500 kW and Lakihegy 150 kW.
Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, mwdx yg via DX Listening Digest 5-088 (26/5-2005)
HUNGARY
Magyar Katolikus Rádió, the new Catholic station launched by the Hungarian Bishops Conference last spring, goes nationwide on April 1st by turning on two new transmitters. For the past year, the station has been operation from a single transmitter in Szolnok on 1340 AM. On April lst, it will be joined by a transmitter in Lakihegy on 810 AM, which will cover the middle part of Hungary, and Lakihegy on 1340 AM, in the western part of Hungary. According to Mr. Ferenc Zlinszky, the deputy editor at the FM network in northern Hungary, MKR, which is a separate institution from Magyar Katolikus Rádió on AM radio, "Until now, only one of the three planned transmitters has been operating: the one in Szolnok, in the eastern half of the country, 1340 AM. So, the "country-wide" broadcasting will become a reality on the first of April." Further, Mr. Zlinszky reports that, in regard to the Szolnok transmitter, "this one will be replaced with a new equipment, too." Database Magyar Katolikus Rádió Rt. H-1062 Budapest, Délibáb u. 15-17. Hungary Director: Judit Juhász Postal address: H-1385 Budapest, P.O. Box 879, Hungary Telephone: +36 1 255 3366 Fax: +36 1 255 3399 Web: www.katradio.hu E-mail: info@katradio.hu
Mike Dorner's CATHOLIC RADIO UPDATE #325 via Hansjoerg Biener via EMWG (20/3-2005)
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