Power 927 seems to be back on air again. Don’t know, if it will be on permanent.
Steffen Mehnert (2022-05-17)
Month: May 2022
Unid
I have heard continuous music this afternoon in Nottingham, England, from a radio station with a very strong signal here on 1495 khz./200m. (AM) with the odd announcement stating “Radio Blackbeard” and inviting listeners to send reception reports to an e-mail address! I don’t know anything about this station.
Martin Wilson (2022-05-17)
Maybe a new Dutch radio station?
Ydun Ritz (2022-05-17)
United Kingdom
I think Absolute on 1215 AM from Washford is on reduced power today. It is sounding weaker with lots of mush fading due to co channel interference from Droitwich. Using the directional properties of a portable radio here near Bristol the ground wave signal from Droitwich is actually stronger than that of Washford. The two other Washford outlets on 882 and 1089 are ok.
Simon Hockenhull to TX-list (2022-05-14)
You are right about periods of reduced power from Washford.
They are carrying out stay replacement and structural repairs to the masts.
Mike to TX-list (2022-05-15)
Italy
As of today, “Power 927” is unfortunately no longer on the air on 927 kHz, at least for the moment. The station can now only be listened to with non-stop music via Internet radio. There, however, only under the search result “Radio Milano 1602 AM”
Presumably this could mean the same end of “Power 927” at least on medium wave as the former stations “AM-Radio Mediumwave” and Radio Milano.
Overall, very unfortunate. But with all three stations, the same organizer was always in charge.
[Google translated from German / Ed]
Steffen Mehnert, Germany (2022-05-16)
This could be an advantage for World Music Radio from Copenhagen on 927 kHz.
Ydun Ritz (2022-05-17)
Algeria
As is well known, Radio Antenna Satelor broadcasts from Romania on 153 kHz if Radio Romania Aktuell is not being broadcast instead of Antenna Satelor.
But a station from Algeria is also broadcasting on 153 kHz [Radio Algérie Int. Chaine 1 / Ed], although it can hardly be received in Europe. However, for some time now it has happened again and again that the Algerian broadcaster has temporarily displaced Romania and this has caused interference.
Steffen Mehnert, Germany
Algeria / Ireland
Radio Chaine 3 from Algeria switched off again on the 252 kHz.
This means that only RTE from Ireland can currently be received on 252 kHz alone.
It is currently not known whether Algeria was only switched off temporarily or whether broadcasting is limited – like RTL-France does on 234 kHz .
Steffen Mehnert, Germany (2022-05-15)
I made a check this morning via a Spanish KiwiSDR and could hear Algeria on 252 kHz weak and in French.
Ydun Ritz (2022-05-16)
Moldova
The Monday’s program of Radio Free Europe in Russian on MW 873 kHz from Kishinev Codru; & 1494 kHz Cohul and Edrinet {acc WRTH 2022 on page 284} on from on 9th of May was confirmed at new time *19.05-19.35* UT instead of usual 18.15-18.45 UT. On 10th of May from 18.00 UT were news in Romanian, instead of previous “Panorama of the Day’ in Russian language.
Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews May 12 via WOR iog (2022-05-14)
Space
HE FIRST SUNQUAKE OF SOLAR CYCLE 25: This week, the sun trembled. On May 10th, an X1.5-class solar flare produced the first sunquake of Solar Cycle 25. It was like an earthquake albeit orders of magnitude more powerful. See the movie on today’s edition of Spaceweather.com.
Ydun Ritz (2022-05-14)
Australia
2GN Goulburn.
Apparently the official 2GN AM switch off date is about 13/6/22, which follows about a month of FM simulcasting on 1368kHz and a few final days of loop tape. This matches how it has been done with other AM to FM conversion stations.
Robert Copeman to ICDX-AM iog (2022-05-13)
United States
WBOB 600 kHz MAINTENANCE TEST — Saturday Midnight to 3 AM Eastern Time (0400-0700 UTC)
Late word arrives via Paul Walker, a broadcaster and member of the Courtesy Program Committee, that WBOB 600 kHz in Jacksonville, FL will be doing some maintenance testing in about 24 hours, starting at Midnight, Saturday morning May 14 until 0300 Eastern Time.
No word on what programming will consist of, nor do we have any QSL information. However, this is a great chance to log this station.
There is also a possibility of another maintenance test from the station starting at Midnight on Sunday morning and running until 0300 Monday morning. But no decision has been made yet.
More details as we receive them. Please circulate this news widely on social media, email lists, etc.
Les Rayburn, N1LF to mwcircle iog (2022-05-13)