Month: September 2021

China

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For decades, international broadcasts from Beijing were broadcast via the medium wave installation at Ürümqi [a.o.1521 kHz/Ed] all the way to Europe. That could be over now.
Since original information on such topics cannot be obtained, only a collection of reception observations compiled by the British DX Club remains. Accordingly, the large medium waves in Hutubi, about 60 km northwest of Ürümqi, seem to have not been active for months. (Google translation from German)
https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2021/china_urumqi.html

Kai Ludwig to Radio Eins Radio-News (2021-09-09)

North Macedonia

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The last remaining medium wave in North Macedonia [810 kHz] has failed at least since August 14, 2021. According to gossip from the region, the cause in this case is external.

Accordingly, the transformer station of the broadcasting station Ovce Pole was damaged by bush fires. The repair or replacement of the destroyed system parts is solely in the hands of EVN Makedonija, the responsible network operator.

This would mean that the medium wave would be as good as empty during the day in Thessaloniki as well. The stations on 972 and 1368 kHz, which can still be heard quite well there, are two of the medium wave pirates who are practically permanently active in Greece and ignored by the authorities.
[Google translated from German)
https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2020/mazedonien.html

Information from Georgi Bancov in Radio Eins Radio-News (2021-09-08)

Netherlands

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Re.: UNID LPAM with 1 Watt on 1485 kHz 2021-09-07:
This is the same transmitter which can now be heard on 1485 kHz http://bwa-lb.entrydns.org:8073/ at Zoetermeer. This is  Radio 182 https://radio182.nl/ which transmitter is since yesterday on air from Waddixveen, just north-west of Gouda, where I self live. On my radio I can receive very good this transmitter at daytime and also at nighttime. Because the power of this transmitter is very more than only 1 Watt! 

Nico uit Gouda (2021-09-08)

United States

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St. Barnabas Broadcasting, which entered the radio industry with the purchase of Conservative Talk 1320 WJAS/99.1 W256DE Pittsburgh last year, is acquiring two more stations in Western Pennsylvania.
St. Barnabas Broadcasting will acquire Conservative Talk simulcast “Beaver County Radio” 1230 WBVP/99.3 W257EA Beaver Falls and 1460 WMBA Ambridge (with CP for 95.7 W239CR Beaver Falls) from Mark Peterson’s Sound Ideas Media for $2.33 million. Both stations serve the northwest suburbs of Pittsburgh.
A subsidiary of non-profit nursing home operator St. Barnabas Health System, the buyer intends to retain the programming of the station and all of its employees including Peterson.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212543/st-barnabas-broadcasting-expands-in-pittsburgh-area/

RadioInsight (2021-09-07)

United States

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NIA Broadcasting has agreed to sell 1470 WMGG Egypt Lake/101.9 W270DU Tampa to Daniel de la Rosa’s DRC Broadcasting for $600,000.
DRC began operating the station via Time Brokerage Agreement on August 31 flipping the station to Spanish Tropical “Ritmo 101.9“. WMGG had been simulcasting NIA’s Regional Mexican “Caliente 96.1” WTMP-FM Dade City.
The deal includes a five year Time Brokerage Agreement with a nonrefundable $250,000 upfront payment that will go towards the purchase price. DRC will also pay $1000 per month to lease the transmitter site for five years.
The buyers owns similarly formatted “Ritmo 99.9” 1460 WQXM/99.9 W260DA Bartow/Lakeland FL.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212547/wmgg-sale-brings-ritmo-to-tampa/

RadioInsight (2021-09-07)

Ireland

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Ireland’s Longwave Radio RTÉ 252 Is Back on the Air.
Thanks to reader Paul Bailey I’ve recently been alerted that Ireland’s long-running longwave (LW) radio station RTÉ 252 is back on the air, after a period of maintenance beginning in June of this year. The service rebroadcasts public broadcaster RTÉ Radio 1, reaching longer distances than the mediumwave AM band – no longer in use by RTÉ – and the FM band.
https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2021/09/irelands-longwave-radio-rte-252-is-back-on-the-air/

Paul Riismandel to radiosurvivor.com (2021-09-06)

United States

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Bicoastal Media has swapped dial positions for its two AMs in Longview WA.

Conservative Talk/Sports 1400 KEDO Longview has moved to 1270, while Classic Country “Real Country” KBAM makes the reverse shift.

The move, as with most AM changes now, was done to improve the translator signals for each station. With the move to 1400, KBAM is now tied to 99.1 K256CQ Longview giving it the 250w/181m signal. KEDO moves its FM signal to new sign-on 99.9 K260DH Longview with 70w/-139m. Bicoastal has not yet set plans for KBAM’s former 93.5 K228FA Longview with its 100w/189m signal.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212429/longview-wa-signals-swap-locations/

RadioInsight (2021-09-03)