Month: October 2021

Space

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Solar Cycle 25 continues to overperform. Sunspot counts for Sept. 2021 were the highest in more than 5 years. And, for the 11th month in a row, the sunspot number has significantly exceeded the official forecast.
https://spaceweather.com/

Mike Terry to WOR iog (2021-10-05)

United States

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Radio One Buffalo has relaunched Oldies 1230 WECK Cheektowaga NY and its three translators as “Big WECK“.
The move reformats WECK back to focusing on music from the 1960s and 1970s. Joe Chille, who just “retired” as Brand Manager and morning host at Townsquare Media Soft AC “96.1 The Breeze” WMSX Buffalo, has returned to WECK as afternoon host. Chille was Vice President of Programming and afternoon host at the station from January 2018 to January 2019.
WECK is also heard on 100.1 W261EB Lancaster, 100.5 W263DC Tonawanda, and 102.9 W275BB Cheektowaga.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213628/weck-relaunches-as-big-weck/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2021-10-04)

Denmark

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A handful of DDXLK members (Dansk DX Lytter Klub) have held a four-day long DX Camp on the island of Rømø in southern Denmark.
Many TA and Middle East stations were heard.
The logged stations can be seen in the Loggings-page – among other interesting logs.
Missing your logs here? No problem, feel free to send them to mediumwave.info

Ydun Ritz (2021-10-04)

India

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All India Radio‘s special transmission for “Mahalaya 2021” 
Date : 6th October, 2021 (Wednesday)Time : 0350 – 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (5th Oct 2021) to 0015 UTC* (6th Oct, 2021)
* some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC
All India Radio, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn programme “Mahishasur Mardini” on the ocassion of Mahalaya in following languages  :
– Hindi/Sanskrit – on its Indraprastha & FM Gold channels. This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected SW & MW stations.
– Bengali/Sanskrit – at same time on AIR Delhi Rajdhani & FM Rainbow channels and selected SW & MW stations.
All India Radio, Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya programme in Bengali/Sanskrit at same time which will be relayed by selected SW & MW stations .This programme may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels, YouTube channel AIR Live News 24X7 & DTH.
“Mahishasuramardini” is a special two hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit & Bengali recitation & music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this program since early 1930’s. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya special as one of the most looked forward to Radio broadcasts. Countdown of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya.
Frequencies observed during past years :
SW 4835 – Gangtok – Off air ?
MW
531 – Jodhpur
549 – Ranchi
603 – Ajmer
621 – Patna A
648 – Indore A
657 – Kolkata A
666 – New Delhi B
675 – Chattarpur
684 – Port Blair
711 – Siliguri
729 – Guwahati A
747 – Lucknow A
756 – Jagdalpur
774 – Shimla
792 – Pune (Also try 783 DRM)
801 – Jabalpur
810 – Rajkot A
819 – New Delhi A
828 – Silchar
846 – Ahmedabad A
891 – Rampur
909 – Gorakhpur
918 – Suratgarh
954 – Nazibabad
981 – Raipur
990 – Jammu
1008 – Kolkata B (Pure DRM)
1026 – Allahabad A
1044 – Mumbai A (Pure DRM)
1125 – Tezpur
1179 – Rewa
1242 – Varanasi
1260 – Ambikapur
1296 – Darbhanga
1314 – Bhuj
1386 – Gwalior
1395 – Bikaner
1404 – Gangtok
1458 – Bhagalpur
1530 – Agra
1593 – Bhopal A
Please email your observations & receptions reports to :  spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in
Or,
Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
All India Radio, Room No. 204, Akashvani Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001, India
Related :
Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites  
https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion
Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s recitation still default choice for All India Radio
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933

Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi to dxindia iog (2021-10-04)

India

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The proposed change of AIR to convert 4 MW stations in Tamilnadu and Puducherry as Relay stations from tomorrow WILL NOT TAKE PLACE. 

Jose Jacob to dxindia iog (2021-10-02)

Italy

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Today, at 11.33 UTC in Pesaro (central Italy), I was able to listen to radio A.M. Italia (Villa Estense, PD) on 918 kHz, kW 0,4 to 5 (during the weekend). Pop music and TG news.

Alberto V., Pesaro (2021-10-02)

United States

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Saga Communications has surrendered the license for Oldies “Joy 1230” WJYI Norfolk VA.
WJYI has been operating via STA since September 2019 when the company demolished and rebuilt the tower that housed the AM and sister “FM 99” WNOR Norfolk. Since that time the station has been utilizing a temporary vertical whip antenna with 157 watts as opposed to its licensed 630 watts. At the time of its last extension filing in March, Saga stated that the ground radial system was damaged during the construction of the new tower pausing installation of the folded unipole skirt antenna for the AM until the ground system was repaired.
Since the STA period began, the station had been branding as “Joy FM 98.7 HD2“. Saga also swapped the station’s call letters in April, moving 1230’s WJOI calls to their “Joy 1340” in Milwaukee and bringing the WJYI calls to Norfolk.
The station had signed on as WNOR in May of 1949. It had taken the WJOI call letters when it flipped to Adult Standards in 1999. Saga retains WNOR-FM and Classic Rock “106.9 The Fox” WAFX Suffolk in the Norfolk market.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213522/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2021-10-01)

Sweden

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News from Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship Association
www.alexander.n.se
SAQ Grimeton UN-Day Transmission on October 24th, 2021.
On United Nations Day, Sunday October 24th, 2021, the unique and historical Alexanderson alternator in Grimeton Sweden, with call sign SAQ, is scheduled to send out a message to the whole world on 17.2 kHz CW.
Program and Transmission Schedule:
15:30 CET (13:30 UTC: Information about World Heritage Grimeton for visitors at the Visitor’s Center
16:00 CET (14:00 UTC): Transmitter Hall visit for visitors.Transmission & YouTube Live stream:
16:25 CET (14:25 UTC): Live stream begins.
16:30 CET (14:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.
17:00 CET (15:00 UTC): Transmission of a message from SAQ.
[….]
Find more about the event here
https://alexander.n.se/en/saq-grimeton-un-day-transmission-on-october-24th-2021/

Mike Terry to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2021-10-01)