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Just a word about this coming Saturday. 10pm UK time (2300 CET) I shall host a special edition of "Saturday Sounds" originally aired on Radio Six International.
The show's subtitle is "From LA to Luxembourg". Hour one was recorded in Los Angeles in 2006, with guests including local band "The Green & Yellow TV", Bob Findlay (trumpeter with the Tijuana Brass, the James Last Band and the Oscars Band), and Richard Carpenter plus a live session from Chris Montez.
Hour two comes from Luxembourg as I followed the guys around at the 2008 reunion. You'll hear AlanBailey, Kid Jensen, Tony Prince, Emperor Rosko, Chris Baird, Paul Burnett, Mike Read and Timmy Mallett. Some original 208 jingles and theme tunes plus a unique live performance from the Radio Luxembourg Male Voice Choir!
Big L is on 1395 AM and streams online at http://www.bigl.co.uk
Tony Currie, Friends of Big L group via Mike Barraclough, dxld yg (19/2-2010)
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Today there is a national action for Haiti on radio and televsion in Holland, Radio Bloemendaal [1116 kHz] is relaying Radio 555, that's the bankaccount of the action.
Ruud Vos, Utrecht via mwcircle yg (21/1-2010)
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Intelligence from Svenn Martinsen 1395kHz BigL to become "Voice of England" religion (maybe). Sent: 20 January 2010 21:32
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=37955598&postcount=1
mwcircle yg (21/1-2010)
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On Thursday 21 January, a number of Dutch radio and TV stations will join together for a day of fundraising for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The radio stations, including a number of the most popular commercial stations as well as public networks 3FM and Radio 2, will broadcast a joint programme between 0500 and 2000 UTC identifying as Radio 555. The giro number 555 is used in the Netherlands for donations to charities belonging to the coordinating organisation SHO.
The action is a repeat of one held in January 2005 following the tsunami in Asia. Seven national Dutch radio stations - 3FM, Radio 2, Radio 538, Radio Veronica, Q-music, Radio 10 Gold and Slam!FM - will be carrying Radio 555.
RNW will also carry portions of the programme to Dutch expats on all the regularly scheduled frequencies beamed to Europe, and the programme in its entirety will be carried via the RNW1 Satellite/Internet streams. In addition, some frequencies will be on the air for extended hours:
- 5955 kHz at 0600-1800 UTC
- 9895 kHz at 0600-1700 UTC
- 1296 kHz mediumwave (via Orfordness, UK) at 0900-1700 UTC
The Radio 555 website will go live on Wednesday. The playlist will reflect the music played on all the participating stations. News will be supplied by NOS, and read by newsreaders from the different stations. Reporters will be out and about giving live updates from different parts of the country. Stations not carrying the special programming will be supporting the fundraiser with specially recorded spots.
The line-up of presenters/reporters will be as follows:
- 0500-0700 UTC: Sander de Heer (Radio 2) and Menno de Boer (Slam!FM). Reporter: Gijs Staverman (Q-music)
- 0700-0900 UTC: Giel Beelen (3FM) and Edwin Evers (Radio 538). Reporter: Bert Kranenbarg (Radio 2)
- 0900-1100 UTC: Tim Klijn (Radio 538) and Jurjen Gofers (Slam!FM). Reporter: Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte (Q-music)
- 1100-1300 UTC: Erik de Zwart (Radio Veronica) and Ruud de Wild (Q-music). Reporter: Lex Gaarthuis (Slam!FM)
- 1300-1500 UTC: Coen Swijnenberg (3FM) and Frits Spits (Radio 2). Reporter: Marlous Loffelman (Veronica)
- 1500-1700 UTC: Rob van Someren (Radio Veronica) and Dennis Ruyer (Radio 538). Reporter: Michiel Veenstra (3FM)
- 1700-2000 UTC: Rob Stenders (3FM/Radio 2) and Jeroen van Inkel (Q-music). Reporter: Niek van der Bruggen (Radio 538)
In the evening, public TV channel Nederland 1 and commercial channels RTL4 and SBS6 - the three most-watched channels in the country - will present a joint TV programme.
Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog (19/1-2010)
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One of the longest-serving commercial radio stations in the Netherlands, Radio 10 Gold, has a new owner - media conglomerate RTL Nederland.
RTL's CEO, Bert Habets, explained that Radio 10 Gold, with its oldies format, complements its other stations which cater for different listener groups. The station has broadcast without interruption since 1988 and is currently heard only on cable and satellite.
Dutch media mogul John de Mol, whose company Talpa have owned Radio 10 Gold since 2003, says he is happy about the sale because RTL will give the station the attention it deserves. Mr De Mol also said that as he is also a shareholder in RTL Nederland, he doesn’t have to say goodbye to the station.
Nothing has been said so far about whether RTL intends to try getting the station back on terrestrial transmitters. In the 1990s the Dutch station enjoyed wide popularity in neighbouring countries owing to its broadcasts via a powerful mediumwave transmitter.
RNW website (5/1-2010)
Until end of August 2007 Radio 10 Gold was on 1008 kHz.
Ydun Ritz (5/1-2010)
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Answers to a couple of questions about Big L 1395 kHz:
The schedule is on www.kbcradio.eu below the Latest News, under the photos.
During the night the power is 20 KW. That is the maximum which is allowed.
Ydun Ritz (5/12-2009)
By the way, Big L was heard here at my location [50 kms north of the German/Danish border] around 1300 UTC with good signal. IDs, advertisements, mx (Mull of Kintyre a.o.) and nx.
SINPO 34232
Receiving equipment: Sangean 909 and the PK loop.
Ydun Ritz (5/12-2009)
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A fair signal from Trintelhaven transmitter of Big L 1395. I wonder if you can tell me what kW power is currently using as i noted it had been using 120 kW in past few years when it was R 10 gold.
Adam Birchenall, Torquay, DEVON U.K - 2015 UTC (4/12-2009)
No effect known here; will try to find out.
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Receiving Big L on 1395 loud and strong here in Stourport On Severn in Worcestershire UK
Some phasing and fading of course and some distortion.
However surprisingly strong at this stage. Do you have a programme schedule yet?
Glyn Jones - 1655 UTC (4/12-2009)
Glyn, not aware of a schedule at the moment. NETHERLANDS
kbc/ bigl testing on 1395khz, good signal in south wiltshire.
David James, UK - 1900 UTC (3/12-2009)
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Good reception at 1395 kHz Big L with nonstop oldies.
Nice signal here in South Belgium.
Greeting Ge Huijbens, Beffe, Belgium via mwcircle yg - 1813 UTC (3/12-2009)
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Big L/KBC Radio now testing on 1395 kHz
Today the long-awaited return of the Dutch mediumwave transmitter at Trintelhaven on 1395 kHz became a reality. Test transmissions started today around lunchtime, and an official relaunch of Big L sponsored by KBC Import.com is imminent. There are already quite a few commercials, including one which I find rather bizarre - an ad for the Isle of Bute in Scotland (which I know well as I used to visit it every year when I was a teenager) spoken in English with a Dutch accent! But this time, the daytime mediumwave transmissions are intended primarily for a Dutch audience who want an alternative to the normal Dutch commercial stations. At night, there is quite a good skywave signal from this transmitter that reaches much farther afield. Every weekday at 0500-0600 UTC there will be a programme in Dutch from Transport Radio
http://www.transportradio.nl/inhoud/index.php presented by Bob van Beeten who also presents RNW's programme for Dutch truckers, Onderweg. The transmitter on 1395 kHz will be on the air 21 hours a day (2200-1900 UTC), leaving the channel clear for Trans World Radio's broadcasts from Albanian between 1900 and 2200 UTC.
This from the Media Network blog http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/ earlier today:
The website of KBC Radio http://www.kbcradio.eu/ has photos of the (re-)installation work of the Dutch transmitter at Trintelhaven on 1395 kHz, which will carry the programmes of KBC and Big L. Work was carried out yesterday, and is apparently continuing today. Tests have now started (thanks to Mike Barraclough for the tip - see comments). These tests are
subject to interruption. It appears that the transmitter is not yet operating at full power.
Media Network Newsletter by Andy Sennitt via dxld yg - 1754 UTC (3/12-2009)
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Big L on air now [1395 kHz]. Big signal. Good music but sad for TA DX.
73, Guido Schotmans via mwdx yg 1756 UTC(3/12-2009)
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Since many years Radio Seagull broadcasts on 1602 from 7pm till 7 am (CET). Last year we enlarged our hours to 24 hours a day on the internet. Starting November 2nd you can also listen to Radio Seagull via a terrestrial frequency in London, Kent, Essex, and the coastal area in SE England, NW France, W Belgium and SW Holland. Not the whole 24/7, but two hours for starters . Every day between 3 and 5 am [0200-0400 UTC] on 558 AM!
Full details at http://www.radioseagull.nl/news.html
Mike Terry via mwdx yg (2/11-2009)
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Big L's return to mediumwave 1395 kHz has been postponed
Due to some technical problems our start will have a small delay of a few days.
Transmitter site can be found here.
Source: KBC Radio (29/10-2009)
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Big L will return to AM 1395 sponsored by KBC import.com.
WE ARE COUNTING DOWN
..............THE DAYS
........STARTING 1-11-2009
It has just been announced that new parts will be ordered next week to get the transmitter working again.
We hope to get 1395 back again on the 1st November 2009.
Eric van Willegen (9/10-2009)
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Radio Caroline will be broadcasting live from the Ross Revenge on August Bank Holiday weekend, August 28 to 31, on 531 as well as their usual outlets.
The team on board for the weekend is made up almost entirely from staff who served on two of their radio ships, the Mi Amigo in the 1970's and the Ross herself in the 1980's.
More details at: http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk
Mike Barraclough via mwc (17/8-2009)
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UK-based Radio Caroline will be broadcasting live from the radio ship Ross Revenge over the Bank Holiday weekend 28-31 August. This time, the station will also be broadcasting with low power on mediumwave 531 kHz, which should be audible in Tilbury and the surrounding areas of south Essex and north Kent.
This test broadcast is on the closest available frequency to the last one [558 kHz] used by the station to broadcast from international waters. The usual outlets via the Internet and Sky channel 0199 will also be carrying programmes from the Ross Revenge.
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/radio-caroline-to-broadcast-on-531-khz-from-28-31-august
Media Network weblog via Mike Terry, mwdx (17/8-2009)
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Amsterdam-based commercial radio station Magic Jazz is now broadcasting on mediumwave 1557 kHz 24 hours a day. Amsterdam City Council has not yet given permission for a permanent transmitter site, so the station is being forced to use a very low power transmitter in the city centre.
A spokesperson for the station said it’s incomprehensible that the national government can award the station a licence, but a lower authority can frustrate its plans. The spokesperson said that a number of suitable locations have been identified and discussed with the council, but a signed agreement is still lacking. The problem with the current location is that because it’s in a built-up area, only low power can be used to avoid causing RF interference rather than the 1 kW for which it is licensed. The station is, however, also available to digital customers of cable company UPC, and via the Internet.
RadioFreak.nl via Media Network weblog via DXing the Finnish Way (14/8-2009)
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Radio Veronica on 1584 kHz is received here in the South of Belgium with fair signal and old Radio Veronica programme 17:00 UTC.
Greetings Ge Huijbens, Belgium via mwc (2/8-2009)
Later:
Today receive a email verification from Ruud Poeze owner of the transmitter with Radio Veronica 192 programmes.
I give the text in Dutch, transmitter is now 100 W.
Geachte heer Huijbens,
Zeer bedankt voor Uw ontvangstrapport dat via Juul Geleick mocht ontvangen. De zender heeft lange tijd op 15 W gedraaid, maar is thans verhoogd naar ca 100 W. De locatie is Utrecht ZO, naast voetbal stadion Galgewaard van FC Utrecht. De mast is ca 45 meter hoog, de antenne een zgn kooi constructie met 3 dropdraden - shunt-fed-. De zender is home made door een Amerikaanse zendamateur, klasse D met PWM. Hierbij bevestig ik de ontvangst op het door U genoemde tijdstip.
Met vriendelijke groet, Ruud Poeze, Radio Paradijs 1584 AM.
Ge Huijbens via mwc (3/8-2009)
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Radio Veronica 192 is on the air during August on 1584 kHz to celebrate the 50 birthday of Radio Veronica.
73, Rein Faber via mwc (2/8-2009)
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On May 23, 2009, a new AM station began low-power test broadcasts in the Netherlands. Magic Jazz transmits on 1557 kHz mediumwave. The internet feed on the station website displays FM 94.9 Magic FM programming. According to the website, Magic Jazz 1557 will soon increase transmitter power and broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. News about the station was first reported by Anorak Nation.
DXing.info (14/6-2009)
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Hello all, Magic Jazz Amsterdam is testing with a low power transmitter on 1557 kHz.
Rein Faber via mwc yg (23/5-2009)
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The transmitter on board the lightship LV Jenni Baynton will be used from Friday 22nd May to 1900 CET (1700 UTC) on 5th June when Radio Waddenzee will close down the offshore broadcast (the last Radio Seagull (English) programme from the ship will therefore be on 4th June). So transmissions on 20th & 21st May will still be from the land-based transmitter near Harlingen (which will be switched off when the transmitter on the ship is used).
Source: Radio Seagull website 17 May and 'Nico' on radioseagull yahoo group, Alan Pennington BDXC-UK via Mike Terry, dxld yg (19/5-2009)
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Dutch Commercial Station Arrow has closed its medium wave service on 828 KHz on may 5 2009 This follows the earlier closing of the FM services, due to not paying the administrative fees to the telecom agency. Arrow has a millions debt to the telecom agency. The station has also sacked the DJ's and is broadcasting non-stop only on internet and cable.
Peter van der Eijk (7/5-2009)
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R. Netherlands A-09 sked
Dutch
0800-1000 EU mo-fr 1296or 5955hb 6035is 6120we
1000-1200 Benelux th 1296or (30 Apr-1 May/?)
2000-2200 c+seEU 1296or 6040ra (1 Jun - 1 Sep)
Sites:
hb=Hörby
is=Issoudun
or=Orfordness
ra=Rampisham
we=Wertachtal
RNW website, via Andy Sennitt, DXLD 9-024 (19/3-2009)
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Dutch commercial stations Radio Seagull and Radio Waddenzee announce the following on their website:
"Yes, we are doing it again! After having challenged history by anchoring a radio ship 8 miles out in the high seas last year, we are going to do it again in 2009 !!!
One of the only two radio ships left in the world, the LV Jenni Baynton, will be anchoring in the Wadden sea off Holland from May 20th till June 6th. Mind you, this is not a private owned ship temporarily fitted out as a radio ship, this is a real genuine radio ship. Radio Seagull (together with her sister station Radio Waddenzee) broadcast on the Medium Wave, 1602 AM. The ship, home of both stations, is usually moored alongside a pier in a small Dutch seaport called Harlingen. Once a year the ship is towed out at sea, manned with DJ’s and engineers and broadcasts using the ship’s transmitter. The land site, from which we usually broadcast, is switched off for the occasion.
When the ship is out, you can arrange for a tender visit. How many chances do you think you’ll get to actually visit a transmitting radio ship in your life? This might be the last chance to actually experience the feeling we all know so well from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and a bit of the 90’s!"
If you’re interested in a visit, details of how to contact the station are on this page.
Andy Sennitt, Media Network weblog (16/3-2009)
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The long-awaited Dutch talk station with the working title Arrow Talks is set to launch on mediumwave 828 kHz in the second quarter of 2009. The station will also take over the cable frequencies and Internet stream of Caz! which will be closed. That’s apparent from an advertising rate card issued by the station’s owners, as reported on various Dutch media sites. The actual on-air name of the new station has not yet been announced.
Andy Sennitt on Media Network weblog (28/1-2009)
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GrootNieuwsRadio says donations mean immediate bankruptcy avoided.
Beleagured Dutch Christian station GrootNieuwsRadio says that it has received more than 300,000 euro in donations since it suspended its regular programmes on Friday, and the immediated threat of bankrupcy has been lifted. However, although the station is now able to pay its existing debts, it needs another 700,000 euro to finance its operations in 2009. A statement on its website says that there will be a lot of discussions in the coming days
on the future of the station, and an announcement will be made when a decision is reached. Meanwhile, Station Manager Evert ten Ham has told the Nederlands Dagblad that, as a result of the listener donations, which are still coming in, the station intends to relaunch with presented programmes on 5 January.
Andy Sennitt, Media Network Weblog via Steve Whitt, mwc (15/12-2008)
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GrootNieuwsRadio, the Dutch Christian station broadcasting on 1008 kHz, stopped its regular programmes at 1100 UTC today due to financial problems. A press release on the station’s website says that non-stop music will be broadcast for the next few days, and it will then go silent unless new financial support is found.
Director Evert ten Ham describes the decision as a very painful one, as the number of donors and the amount of advertising income are actually on the increase. But the station is still in serious financial difficulties. Its operating costs are around one million euro a year. One of the major donors, a printing company, says that it can no longer afford to subsidise the station as it needs to protect its own business.
GrootNieuwsRadio began broadcasting a year ago, and claims a weekly audience reach of 100,000.
Andy Sennitt, Media Network weblog (12/12-2008)
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Big L, the British commercial station that until recently was using a mediumwave transmitter in the Netherlands (1395 kHz), has become an Internet-only station. Its satellite signal, which had fed audio to the mediumwave transmitter and made the station available across the UK and Ireland on the Sky platform, has been replaced by a test tone for the past 24 hours.
Presenter Mike Read, who is believed to have been working on the station for many months without being paid, was heard to say this morning on its remaining outlet, the Internet stream, that ‘the plug has been pulled’ on the satellite feed. Other presenters have left the station in recent months claiming not to have received a pay check.
It remains to be seen whether Big L, which has been in financial difficulties for most of its existence since its launch in 2005, will attempt to continue as an Internet station, or close completely. There are constant rumours about possible new owners, but the reality of the situation is that now is not a good time to invest in commercial radio unless you have deep pockets. Another UK radio company, Laser Radio, recently filed for bankruptcy, though its stations are still on the air.
Media Network weblog via Andy Sennitt (9/10-2008)
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Announcement on Big L website: As you may have noticed, 1395KHz is currently off air at present but rest assured, it will be returning as soon as it can. During this period of it being off, we hope to improve the signal to reach more of the United Kingdom and make your favourite station even bigger than before.
Don't forget of course, that you can still tune in via Sky Digital Channel 0190 and via our website using the 'Listen Live Now' feature.
Many thanks for all of your messages of support and keep checking the Big L website for details of when we'll be back on 1395 medium wave.
http://www.bigl.co.uk/news/medium-wave-update via Mike Terry, MWDX (5/8-2008)
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Dutch religious broadcaster GrootNieuws Radio says it has received 200,000 euros in listener donations and advertising since it drew attention to its serious financial plight a few weeks ago, and the station plans to continue broadcasting beyond 1 August. Programme Director Evert ten Ham says that the station, which a few weeks ago said it needed a mimimum of half a million euros to continue, is working on concrete plans, but gave no details.
Source: RKNieuws via RadioFreak.nl via RN Media Network weblog via MWC (12/8-2008)
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Transmissions on 828 Khz from Heinenoord in Holland are resumed since early july. The frequency is owned by Arrow for its new station Arrow Talks. Until this station will start, the transmitter is temporarily used by "Caz", a former FM station. Arrow bought Caz in june 2007 from SBS-media and started to use the CAZ-FM-netwok for Arrow Rock. Caz was since then on cable and internet only.
Now Caz may use 828 temporarily until Aroow Talks will start.
Peter van der Eijk (14/7-2008)
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It seems that GrootNieuwsRadio 1008 khz has financial problems. They ask listeners for ( a lot of ) money. They still need at least 500.000 Euros in this year. The reasons are the rent and high energy costs for the AM transmitter. If they don't get enough money they will cease transmissions on 1008 on the first of August.
http://www.mediamagazine.nl/ via Max van Arnhem, mwc (15/6-2008)
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Hi Ydun, the 20 KW 828Khz transmitter in Heyenoord has been reactivated in preparation for a new radio station 'Arrow Talk'. This is the same company who own Arrow Classic Rock and Arrow Jazz. The current test transmissions on 828Khz are relaying Arrow Classic Rock's FM programming. The signal here in Cambridgeshire UK is fair despite local co-channel interference.
Regards, Giles (23/4-2008)
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To mark Liberation Day in the Netherlands (Monday 5 May), Dutch public broadcaster Radio 5 will broadcast as Radio Oranje between 0500 and 1700 UTC on 747 kHz. Radio Oranje was the Dutch station that broadcast from London during the Nazi occupation of the country.
Radio 5, which is aimed at the 50-plussers, is asking its listeners for their memories and interesting stories from 5 May 1945 to be included in the programme. Music will be played from original 78 rpm records by artists such as Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, as well as Dutch artists popular at the time.
Source: RadioVisie.nl via Media Network weblog via Andy
via MWC (16/4-2008)
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Dutch commercial radio station Radio Waddenzee has comfirmed plans to broadcast from sea on 1-3 May 2008. The radio ship ‘Jenni Baynton’ will anchor close to the island of Griend between Harlingen and Terschelling. On Sat/Sun 2 and 3 May, the historic lifeboat Javazee will make a series of trips to carry visitors to the radio ship. Unfortunately, there are no spare places available as they have already been fully booked. Radio Waddenzee broadcasts on 1602 kHz with a power of around 1 kW.
Source: Radio Waddenzee via Media Network weblog (2/4-2008)
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Several new AM stations will likely go on the air in the Netherlands. Five regional licenses have been awarded, two of them to Crosspoints BV, the company that owns Arrow Classic Rock and Arrow Jazz FM. This came as a surprise because Arrow recently gave up its high power channel of 675 kHz. The company now plans to launch "Arrow Talks" on 828 kHz together with another media company, but hasn't found a partner yet. The 828 kHz transmitter is located in Heinenoord and has a power of 20 kW (daytime) and 5 kW (nighttime). Arrow's second frequency of 1035 kHz is to be used as a secondary outlet for Arrow Jazz FM, which is currently unable to cover its target area well enough. The 10-kilowatt transmitter will be located in Echt.
1224 kHz in Almere (40 kW day, 20 kW nights) was awarded to Stichting Radika, which currently broadcasts on FM from Rotterdam under the name Radio Amor, but hasn't disclosed its AM plans yet.
The frequency of 1485 kHz (1 kW in Tilburg) has been awarded to Radio Marina, an oldies station. The frequency was advertised for a single transmitter in The Hague, but Radio Marina says it plans to operate two transmitters serving South Holland and Flevoland.
Finally, 1557 kHz (1 kW in Amsterdam) was given to Stichting BKB3, which currently operates Magic FM in Amsterdam and Alkmaar. Information about the stations was published in English by Media Network blog on March 4-5.
DXing.info (13/3-2008)
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While Arrow on 675 AM (Lopik, 100 kw) is announcing that today (31-1-2008) it's their last day on this frequency (and referring to their audiostream for listeners outside The Netherlands) another AM frequency is starting with golden oldies. It's 1332 AM (presumably from a low power transmitter at Lopik). The ID is Hot-Radio. Programms differs however from the Hot-radio FM-service.
Peter van der Eijk (31/1-2008)
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Another religious broadcaster on 675?
There is a strong rumour going on in Holland that Arrow is talking with another religious group to use or to buy 675 kHz.
There are rumours that it will be Radio Maria. They have applied for a licence in NL.
The website http://www.radiomaria.nl is already on air.
On one hand it is a pitty that another religious station comes on air on a good frequency, but that seems the only way to have medium wave broadcasts. In the US you see this also happening.
Eric van Willegen, The Netherlands (2/1-2008)
When checking the Radio Maria-website, you are redirected to www.radiomaria.org
(ymr)
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The Mighty KBC will continue on SW daily from January 1st, 2008 2200-2300 UTC on the new frequency of 6265 kHz, and not on 6235 kHz as previous announced.
Eric van Willegen from KBC Radio informed: "Radio Administration has just informed us that they refuse to authorize us to use the frequency of 6235 kHz, they say the frequency is to close to some protected frequency of 6225 kHz. The Mighty KBC will move to 6265 kHz... starting the first of January 2008. "
Ydun Ritz 0010 UTC (30/12-2007)
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The Mighty KBC has just [2259 UTC] closed down on MW 1386 kHz. Music and advertisements as usual together with "Mi Amigo" px. Counting down at 2245 and 2250 before announcing "that The Mighty KBC are closing down on MW" at 2258.
Ydun Ritz (30/12-2007)
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Tonight will your last chance to catch The Mighty KBC on MW.
KBC will stop using 1386 kHz AM, and the last show will be aired tonight, starting at 2200 UTC and running until 2300 UTC.
The Mighty KBC will start on the first of January 2008 with a daily Show of one hour on shortwave...starting at 22.00 hours UTC on 6235 kHz.
Ydun Ritz (29/12-2007)
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KBC will stop using 1386 kHz AM, last show is on the 29th of December 2007, starting at 22.00 hours UTC.
The Mighty KBC will start on the first of January 2008 with a daily Show of one hour on shortwave...starting at 22.00 hours UTC on 6235 kHz.
Monday till Friday - The Wolfman Jack Show
Saturday - The Mighty KBC Rocking Over The Ocean
Sunday - BIG L International 1395 & The Mighty KBC
The Mighty KBC is on the air this Christmas on 6255 kHz.
25th of December:
10.00 - 14.30 UTC
11.00 - 15.30 CET
With a special Wolfman Jack X-Mas Show......4,5 hours with the Mighty Wolf blasting out of your speakers....
26th of December:
10.00 - 14.30 UTC
11.00 - 15.30 CET
The Mighty KBC Rocking Over The Ocean
Eric van Willegen (30/11-2007)
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/ LITHUANIA
The Mighty KBC is Rocking Over The Ocean...
Our new weekly programmes are:
Saturdays at 2200-2259 UTC 6255 kHz 259 deg. (nights from Sat to Sun).
Sundays at 0100-0159 UTC 6255 kHz 310 deg. (nights from Sat to Sun).
Fridays at 2200-2259 UTC 6255 kHz 259 deg. (nights from Fri to Sat).
Starting the 6th of July.
So get used to it, Your weekend will never be the same.... We are counting down to 2008 ....for our daily show!!
MW 1386 kHz at 2100-2200 UTC Saturdays.
http://www.kbcradio.eu
info@k-po.com kbc@planet.nl Eric van Willegen (27/6-2007)
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/ LITHUANIA
The MIGHTY KBC RADIO: This coming saturday it will be a real DX adventure for all of you.
The AM 1386 transmitter with a power of 500.000 Watts is not working at the moment.
The 500 kW (1386 kHz) AM transmitter is temporarily out of service due to shortage of high-power vacuum tubes for the RF amplifier. The tubes has been ordered, but delivery will take some time. Therefore, on Saturday the program probably will be transmitted via a backup 25 kW (1386 kHz) transmitter near Klaipeda on the Baltic seashore.
So let us know if you hear us on 1386......touch and taste the sensation of The Mighty KBC....Our shortwave service is normally working on 6255 kHz ....
Check our website http://www.kbcradio.eu for the latest news...
Eric van Willegen (30/5-2007)
Yes, it will be a challenge!
Ydun Ritz (31/5-2007)
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1584 Radio Paradijs, Utrecht is now on the air [11.54 UTC].
Max van Arnhem, The Netherlands via mwc email list (27/5-2007)
Nothing heard at my location 50 kms north of Danish/German border.
Ydun Ritz
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This year's UEFA Champions League football competition has reached the quarter-final stage, and a Dutch team, PSV, is still in the competition. RNW will be carrying live commentary in Dutch on the home tie against Liverpool on Tuesday 3 April, and the return leg at Anfield on Wednesday 11 April, on the following frequencies:
3 April 2007
PSV - Liverpool.
Transmission starts 1800 UTC. Kick-off 1845 UTC.
1800-2100 UTC
702 kHz (Monte Carlo) for SW France, Central Europe
963 kHz (Finland) for NE Europe
1314 kHz (Norway) for NW Europe
6125 kHz (Flevo) for SW Europe
2000-2100 UTC
6040 kHz (Grigoriopol) for Europe
11 April 2007
Liverpool - PSV
Transmission starts 1800 UTC. Kick-off 1845 UTC.
1800-2200 UTC
702 kHz (Monte Carlo) for SW France, Central Europe
963 kHz (Finland) for NE Europe
1314 kHz (Norway) for NW Europe
6125 kHz (Flevo) for SW Europe
2000-2200 UTC
6040 kHz (Grigoriopol) for Europe
Ehard Goddijn (31/3-2007)
NETHERLANDS
/ LITHUANIA
THE MIGHTY KBC NEW BROADCAST TIMES AND FREQUENCIES.
Starting from March 31 the program will be transmitted as follows:
On AM 1386 kHz - at 23.00-24.00 CET (Saturday, March 31) [2100-2200 UTC]
On SW 6255 kHz - at 00.00-00.59 CET (Sunday, April 1) [2200-2259 UTC]
The Mighty KBC
Argonstraat 6
6718 WT Ede
Holland
Tel ++31 318 552491
Fax ++31 318 437801
info@k-po.com www.kbcradio.eu
Eric van Willegen (29/3-2007)
NETHERLAND / LITHUANIA
KBC Radio (1386 and 6255 kHz) has new email addresses:
info@k-po.com and kbc@planet.nl, (which is an alias for kbc @ wxs.nl)
KBC Radio (4/2-2007)
NETHERLANDS
KBC Radio (the former pirate from the eighties) is returning on shortwave. Starting January 27th and then every Saturday evening in 2007.
2200-2259 UTC on 6255 kHz via Sitkunai LTU, 100 kW, beam 259°.
Also on 1386 kHz via Kaunas LTU, 500 kW omni, at the same time and on same days.
For more information contact KBC info@k-po.com - www.kbcradio.eu
KBC International (24/1-2007)
NETHERLANDS
The Mighty KBC 1386 kHz AM will soon start with transmissions on shortwave on saturday evening.
Next year (2008) The Mighty KBC will be on the air daily with one hour on shortwave.
A new QSL card is coming soon http://k-po.com/radio/qslcard/qsl.pdf
Also the website http://www.kbcradio.eu is now under construction.
Eric van Willegen (13/1-2007)
NETHERLANDS
According to http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/?p=6941 Netherlands MW stations are now allowed to use DRM. They need to alter the terms of their licencces to do this even if it is for simulcasting of analogue and digital on the same frequency.
RN Weblog via Andy Sennitt (3/1-2007) via James Robinson (4/1-2007)
NETHERLANDS
Former Pirate station KBC Radio from the Netherlands is back on the air starting December the 23th on 1386 KHz AM with 500.000 Watts from Kaunas, Lithuania every saturday evening from 23.00 - 24.00 CET.
On December the 23th and the 30th they will start with 2 test transmissions.
In the seventies and eighties KBC was a very active pirate on shortwave and mediumwave.
They are working on a special KBC International website...coming soon.
Programs are mainly in English. 500.000 Watts of Musical Power.
Contact the station at info@k-po.com
Dates of transmissions Freq.
kHz Station Power
kW Antenna Broadcasting
time (CET)
December 23, 30 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
January 6, 13, 20, 27 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
February 3, 10, 17, 24 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
April 7, 14, 21, 28 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
May 5, 12, 19, 26 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
July 7, 14, 21, 28 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
August 4, 11, 18, 25 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
October 6, 13, 20, 27 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
November 3, 10, 17, 24 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
Eric van Willegen (25/11-2006)
NETHERLANDS
Radio London on 1395 kHz: Reception of Radio London from the Netherlands here in the south of Belgium. Date 14-05-2005 at 07:50 UTC with fair signal. Program with oldies and Radio London jingles.
Greetings Ge Huijbens, Rendeux, Belgium (14/5-2005)
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NIGERIA
The Ekiti State Broadcasting Station (BSES) in Nigeria has been shut down because of a faulty power generator, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The broadcasting outfits run by the station are the AM Radio (Voice of Ekiti), FM Radio (Golden Voice of Ekiti), and the television station (Channel 41 UHF), all located at Ilokun-Ekiti.
Confirming the closure, the Director General of the station, Segun Aderiye, said in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, that the station, launched on May 22 1999, was shut seven days ago because its only electricity generating set was faulty. He could neither confirm when the generator would be repaired nor when the radio and television channels would resume transmission, but described the generator problem as a major fault.
Source: 234next.com via Media Network weblog via mwcircle yg (8/2-2010)
NIGERIA
FRCN Kaduna commissions transmitter.
Latest news, written by Ibraheem Musa, Kaduna Friday, 13 November 2009 00:42:
About nine months after it was handed over by the Japanese government, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Kaduna's 200Kw medium wave transmitter was commissioned at the Jaji transmission station yesterday.
This is not the first time Japan is granting such aid to the FRCN, Barrister Yusuf Nuhu, the Director General said.
"I can be recalled vividly between 1989 and 1990, it extended to FRCN a 2. 5 billion yen, which is equivalent to N1.5 billion grant in aid of our alternative power generating project", he said. The Director General also disclosed that work was presently going on in the second phase of the same project at the Enugu national station.
This donation, he further said, symbolized the mutual wish of both Nigeria and Japan to work together. Alhaji Halilu Getso, a former Zonal Director of FRCN Kaduna, praised the Japanese government for assisting the radio station. He however lamented that the commissioning was a day of sober reflection and not celebration. According to him, the station's Jaji transmitting station used to have 10 of such 200 mw transmitter that was
being commissioned.
The former Zonal Director said the neglect of those in authority contributed to the collapse of the transmitters and the radio station was celebrating the receipt of one. Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Shehu Idris acknowledged the station's programmes, adding that radio was central to the Distance Learning Programme which the government had introduced.
(Report above mentions no frequency but presumably is the transmitter handed over in February (reported in Media Network blog via DXLD 9-018) for FRCN Kaduna Ch1 in Hausa on 594 kHz? - Alan Pennington)
Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust website http://www.news.dailytrust.com via Alan Pennington, dxld yg (13/11-2009)
NIGERIA
In order to enhance educational broadcasting in Nigeria, the Japanese government today hands over a 200kW mediumwave transmitter to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Kaduna.
This was made known in a statement signed by the corporation’s head of corporate development and communications, Ike Okere. It read in part: “The Nigerian and the Japanese governments are cooperating in enhancing educational broadcast in the country through their donation of transmitters to be installed at Kaduna and Enugu zones of FRCN which, with adequate antennas, will cover most parts of the country.”
The statement, which mentioned that the effort is part of the Japanese Grant Aid project for the improvement of mediumwave broadcasting in Nigeria, explained that with the handover of the transmitter, it is expected that grassroots and educational broadcasting will be enhanced.
The event, which is billed to take place in Jaji, Kaduna State, will be attended by officials of the Japanese government and the FRCN.
Source: LeadershipNigeria.com via Media Network weblog (27/2-2009)
NIGERIA
Nigeria’s Cross River State to have new statewide broadcasting system.
Nigeria’s Cross River State Government has awarded the contract for the supply and installation of complete UHF television/radio full transmission system for Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC). The Commissioner for Information and Orientataon, Ntufam Edet Okon Asim, who briefed newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, said the contract which will be undertaken in phases will cost about N958 million (US$8,317,416).
Asim disclosed that the contract is to be handled by a reputable contractor that has an impeccable track record in the electronic media industry, adding that it is intended to replace the epileptic [sic] transmission of the station whose services do not go beyond the shores of the state. He said with new 20 kW transmitters for both the radio and television, signals from the stations will cover the whole state.
Andy Sennitt adds: Presumably this means that the mediumwave transmitter at Ogoja on 1134 kHz, currently listed as 10 kW, is to be replaced with a 20 kW transmitter.
Source: This Day Online by Andy Sennitt, Media Network weblog (9/11-2008)
NIGERIA
There have been several press articles about the new medium wave transmitter for FRCN
Kaduna but it is not clear to me which service this is replacing. I believe it is the Hausa service on 594 kHz, parallel to 6090 and (a new FM transmitter on 92.1 MHz). The 594 transmitter has been off air for some weeks (presumably for the upgrade, not yet complete).
However, I have also been unable to hear the second Kaduna channel (in English and other languages) on 1107 which is normally in parallel to 4770.
James MacDonell, NW Nigeria, July 28, via DXLD via Steve Whitt, MWC (30/7-2008)
NIGERIA
Radio Nigeria acquires new transmitters.
Developments at Nigeria’s premier radio corporation, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), are fast transforming the staid image of Africa’s largest radio network. In the past one year, Radio Nigeria has been quietly transforming itself with improved signals, captivating programming, web audio streaming, and, the latest, brand new transmitters at Kaduna and Enugu to be dedicated to the Educational Service.
When completely installed in December 2008, the 200 kW mediumwave transmitter in Jaji, Kaduna, will be one of the most powerful radio transmitters in Africa, and, in combination with the 100KW transmitter planned for Enugu in 2009, the whole country and much of Africa will receive the signals. The transmitters, a grant from the Japanese Government, will be digital ready.
The process of dismantling the gigantic, obsolete transmitter and its antennae component and installing the new one will take six months. To keep its Hausa language listeners during this transition, Radio Nigeria Kaduna recently commissioned a new Hausa language FM station in Kaduna.
It also temporarily fixed its old shortwave channel [6090 kHz] on the 49 metre band. Karama FM, the call sign of the new FM station, and the shortwave station will both continue to carry Radio Nigeria’s Hausa Service.
Source: LeadershipNigeria.com via Media Network blog (15/5-2008)
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