United Kingdom

Lyca Media has now launched Lyca Gold in London on 1035AM and DAB.
The station launched at 6am today (Monday) with ‘Gold Breakfast’ presenter, Kajal the first to take to air with her opening link “Welcome to Lyca Gold”.
Lyca Gold was given the go-ahead in the summer after Ofcom approved DilSe Radio’s format change from a speech-led station to a retro Asian music service.
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/09/lyca-gold-launches-in-london-following-format-change/

RadioToday (2021-09-13)

Mexico

Just published – IRCA Mexican Log, 24th Edition (Fall 2021).

The IRCA MEXICAN LOG lists all AM stations in Mexico by frequency, including call letters, state, city, day/night power, slogans, schedule in UTC/GMT, formats, networks and notes. The call letter index gives call, frequency, city and state.
The city index (listed by state, then city) includes frequency, call and day/night power. The transmitter site index (listed by state, then city) tabulates the latitude and longitude of transmitter sites. Also, in this edition, there is a spread sheet with links to web sites, live broadcasts and facebook page of many of the Mexican stations. This is an indispensable reference for anyone who hears Mexican radio stations.
The 2020-21 Mexican Log .pdf is posted on the IRCA website for all to download.
The link is: https://www.ircaonline.org/editor_upload/File/2021-22_IRCA_Mexican_Log.pdf
Again, feel free to pass this on to any interested eGroups.

Phil Bytheway in WOR iog (2021-09-16)

United States

Washington Wizards Join WTEM; Capitals Remain On WJFK/WFED.
Monumental Sports and Entertainment have signed new affiliation agreements for the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals.
The Wizards will be heard on Audacy’s “The Team 980” WTEM Washington DC after six years exclusively on Hubbard’s “Federal News Network” 1500 WFED Washington. WFED will also air games for the upcoming 2021/2022 season. The move marks the first time the Wizards are associated with a Sports formatted station since 2013.
The NHL’s Washington Capitals will remain on Audacy’s “106.7 The Fan” WJFK-FM Manassas VA, WFED and the franchise’s “Caps Radio 24/7” streaming platform.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212905/washington-wizards-join-wtem-capitals-remain-on-wjfk-wfed/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2021-09-14)

United Kingdom

Radio Caroline North September.
Were back on Ross Revenge for the next Radio Caroline North broadcast this weekend 18th-19th September.
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Listen in on 648 AM in the South and South-East, on 1368 AM in the North and North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, the Radio Caroline app and around the world online here (via the Manx AM Radio Player).
https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Radio Caroline webpage (September 2021)

Afghanistan

National Afghan Radio Operated again.
7 September 2021.

The announcement of the National Afghan Radio sounded on the medium wave frequency of the central radio station in Kabul on Thursday, it replaced the Voice of Sharia, which was originally used by the Taliban (banned in Russia) after it entered the capital of Afghanistan, according to radio amateur monitoring data. …
News programs were broadcast along with religious Islamic chants. The name “Voice of Sharia” was used by the Taliban on the air in 1996-2001, when they controlled a significant part of the territory of Afghanistan.
Despite the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, Radio Ashna, a radio station broadcasting in the languages ​​of the peoples of Afghanistan, affiliated with the Voice of America (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia), continues to work from the same transmitting center from near Kabul, according to radio amateur monitoring.
At the moment, the following radio stations are hung on medium waves:
594 – Radio Faryab, Maymana, Faryab Province, Northern Afghanistan – 5 kW
909 – Radio Kunduz, Kunduz, Kunduz Province, Northern Afghanistan – 10 kW
909 – Radio Paktia, Gardez, Paktia Province, Eastern Afghanistan – 0.05 kW
936 – Radio Zabul, Qalat, Zabul Province, Southern Afghanistan – 10 kW
1017 – Radio Ghazni, Ghazni Province, Central Afghansitan – 10 kW
1044 – Radio Farah, Farah, Farah Province, South-Western Afghanistan – 7 kW
1305 – Radio Kandahar, Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Southern Afghanistan – 10 kW
1440 – Radio Nangarhar, Jalalabad, Nangharhar Province, Eastern Afghanistan – 10 kW
1458 – Radio Khost, Khost, Khost Province, Eastern Afghanistan
1500 – Radio Badghis, Qala-i-Naw, Badghis Province, Western Afghanistan – 6 kW
1503 – Radio Nuristan, Parun, Nuristan Province, Eastern Afghanistan – 0.1 kW
1550 – Radio Herat, Herat, Herat Province, North-Western Afghanistan – 0.1 kW
1575 – Radio Kunar, Asadabad, Kunar Province, North-Eastern Afghanistan – 10 kW
1584 – Radio Nimroz, Zaranj, Nimroz Province, South-Western Afghanistan – 2 kW
1584 – Radio Ghor, Chaghcharan, Ghor Province, Central Afghanistan – 0.5 kW
1584 – Radio Balkh, Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan – 10 kW
https://vk.com/@radioreceiver-v-afganistane-snova-zarabotalo-nacionalnoe-afganskoe-radio

Rus-DX Sept. 12 items to WOR iog (2021-09-13)

United Kingdom

Radio Caroline, Have acquired a 25Kw transmitter, which they are going to install at there Orfordness site in Suffolk on 648Khz, permission granted by Ofcom, the regulator.
The idea being to overcome interference man made, and to overcome the skip signals from  Spain and Slovenia. The signal should be strong in the East, and South of England, and of course in NW Europe.
Should come to air sometime before the end of the year.
Mike Simmonds (2021-09-13)

United States

South Carolina State University has relaunched 1580 WPJK/92.9 W225DB Orangeburg SC as Sports “ESPN Orangeburg“.
The University had purchased the former Gospel station in April 2017 for the $6500 the station owed to the FCC for outstanding filing fees. WPJK will carry mostly ESPN Radio programs plus the daily South Carolina Sports Talk hosted by Phil Kornblut and Donal Ware’s Box To Row on Saturday mornings.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212801/south-carolina-state-university-launches-espn-orangeburg/

RadioInsight (2021-09-12)