On 20 July, Ukrainian Radio at 21.55UTC said in Ukrainian that 873 kHz will be used via Moldova. From 22.00 h news in Ukrainian were observed on 657, 873, 1278, 1404. On 1386 at 22.00-22.07 news in Polish of Ukrainian Radio and from 22.08 1386 was //657 etc.
Rumen Pankov to MWlist iog (2022-07-21)
Currently 999 and 1413 from Grigoriopol are not audible.
https://kiwi.narodnaya.keenetic.link/?f=999.00amz7
Marco (2022-07-21)
SOLAR TSUNAMI AND CME: An explosion on the sun during the early hours of July 21st created a solar tsunami wave and hurled a CME toward Earth. The CME’s arrival on July 23rd could spark minor to moderate geomagnetic storms with auroras at high latitudes. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.
Ydun Ritz (2022-07-21)
For the next 3 days, minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are likely, according to NOAA forecasters. The action could begin later today, July 21st, when a slow-moving CME is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field; it was hurled into space by a solar eruption on July 15th. Forecasters believe a high-speed stream of solar wind is following close behind the CME. Its arrival on July 22nd could amplify any storm the CME creates, prolonging the unrest through July 23rd.
https://spaceweather.com/
Mike Terry to WOR iog (2022-07-21)
Chisolm Trail Communications has taken its Classic Hits “K-Hits” simulcast 1400 KEBE/104.7 K284CT Jacksonville and 1580 KTLU/103.9 K280CL Rusk TX off the air ahead of an impending sale.
William Wachter, Mike Greene and Julie Harrison’s Chisolm Trail Broadcasting had purchased the stations in October 2020 for $100,000. Chisolm Trail also owns Classic Hits “K-Hits 95.5” KOME-FM Tolar/106.5 KITT Meridian TX.
As part of a post on the station’s Facebook page, morning host Jack Parsons wrote, “I’ve had the pleasure of being part of your world while your local radio stations were being looked at by potential buyers. A deal has been struck. Today, Friday July 15th, will be the last day of active broadcasting for a while on KTLU 1580 AM AND 103.9 FM and KEBE 1400 AM AND 104.7 FM. Tomorrow morning, the music will stop… the DJs and shows along with their sponsoring advertisements will no longer be heard.” He continued later stating, “The new owners seem like good people. I don’t know what their format will be, but we have to turn things off to perform proper maintenance and upgrades. They said they have plans to bring the stations back on the air once the upgrades are in place.”
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233658/kebe-ktlu-sign-off-ahead-of-sale/
Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2022-07-18)
iHeartMedia has begun operating Birach Broadcasting’s 640 WMFN Peotone IL allowing the company to bring its Black Information Network to Chicago.
WMFN was moved into Illinois in 2015 from Zeeland MI and had continued to simulcast Cano’s Broadcasting Regional Mexican “La Poderosa 810” WMJH Rockford/Grand Rapids. It operates with 4.4kW day/1.6kW night from about 40 miles south of Chicago.
The Black Information Network had only been heard in Chicago on 102.7 WVAZ-HD2. The addition of WMFN places the network on primary signals in now 34 markets since its launch in June 2020.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/233686/black-information-network-adds-chicago-signal/
Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2022-07-18)
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on July 20th or 21st when a slow-moving CME is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field. The CME was hurled into space by an unstable filament of magnetism, which erupted on July 15th.
https://spaceweather.com/
Ydun Ritz (2022-07-19)
I heard an announcement this morning (July 18th) on Greatest Hits Radio (formerly Swansea Sound) that they intend to close their outlet on 1170 Khz located in Winch-Wen near Swansea, South Wales “in the near future.” Their intention is to continue with online and DAB services.
No exact date for the closure has yet been confirmed however.
If the closure does go ahead it will be a sad loss as, to the best of my knowledge, this is the last remaining MW commercial outlet anywhere in Wales.
It has been in operation since the early 1970s, and I can recall listening to them on a small transistor radio which I was given as a present as a child.
In the past, and when it was “Swansea Sound” I had received the station on a car radio as far away as Guernsey in the Channel Islands, and Rosslaire in the Irish Republic.
Alan Jones (2022-07-18)
According to the RTRS website , on July 11, the St. Petersburg RC branch of the RTRS temporarily suspended the broadcast of Radio Maria in St. Petersburg at a frequency of 1053 kHz * and Vyborg at 92.6 MHz.
The decision to turn off the transmitter before September 10 was made by the broadcaster.
Radio Maria is a round-the-clock broadcast in which we strive to convey to our listener, who we consider as a friend and interlocutor, regardless of his religious beliefs, all the diversity of human culture. After all, it is through culture, art, the history of mankind with all its ups and downs, wanderings in darkness and great insights that we preach the Christian gospel. We do not reject anything positive and good from what is brought to life by man at different times, in different cultures and civilizations. However, everything is assessed in the light of a worldview determined by the Christian choice: be it literary heritage, music and fine arts, scientific achievements, the development of civilizations, philosophical teachings, the history of the Church and the history of the peoples of the world.
Radio Maria website: https://radiomaria.ru/
* – the RTRS website erroneously indicates the frequency of 105.3 MHz, on which Love Radio broadcasts – approx. ed.
[Added] In their VKontakte group, the station reports that the reason for the suspension of broadcasting is financial :
We do not give up, we are trying to find funds and get back on the air on CB and FM. Everything will depend on us and on the help we receive.
If you want to support us – let us remind you – you can do it here: https://radiomaria.ru/donation/
Prayer is as important as money – remember this, please!
Listening on SDRs in Finland and Pskov, Russia reveals only Romania on 1053kHz.
Steve Whitt, mwcircle iog (2022-07-18)
I am listening on 1584 via an sdr in northern thailand.
I think i am hearing T8AA on 1584 playing continuous island music – no id heard as yet at 1847z – signal poor to fair – will wait until 1900z for an id – Have been recording it from around 1820z slightly mixed with another station but it is on top. [1851 UTC]
I think the station underneath is one of the ABC stations there is a bit of static – no id at 1900z – I presume they will be relaying their FM tx which is on automation and also possibly giving the new AM tx a good working out – or maybe they possibly dont put in ids – because they dont think anyone outside their area will hear it. [1907 UTC]
Tony Magon AUS (2022-07-18)