Another station in Lima Perù has apparently joined the Iglesia Pentecostal Dios es Amor, it’s the former Radio Comas on 1300 kHz. I heard their signal with Lima addresses this morning around 0400 in my
Italian location, and right now Alfredo Cañote confirmed me from Lima listening live to the frequency. My offset is 1299,997 and the signal is quite distorted.
Alfredo says he will try to understand if Radio Comas is gone or just rented to the IPDA.
Rocco Cotroneo to mwcircle iog (2022-08-22)
XECHEP-880 Chihuahua, CHIH (replacement for XEV which moved to FM several years ago) is reported on the air with Acústik Radio programming (slogan “Arre en Acústik”). This was one of many CPs granted in 2017 for stations that planned to carry the Acústik network.
Call signs for the new CPs granted in the IFT-8 auction may be unstable. XECCAK-1370, which is on the air (although no one has heard an ID yet) is also being reported as XECCBI. The new IFT station list, which just came out 6 days ago, includes the 14 new social/community CPs issued recently, but does not include the 16 new IFT-8 CPs, so tracking down the official call letters for this one may take a while.
XERDO-1060 is reportedly off the air after a tower collapse.
XEVAY-740 and XEPVJ-1110 in Puerto Vallarta are both reported silent. Neither is obligated to leave their AMs on, but both had told me in 2020 that they wanted to keep them on. This theoretically leaves Puerto Vallarta with no local AM radio, since XEEJ-650 allegedly went dark as soon as they found a new social/community licensee to take over their AM license, and XEPBPV-1080 recently turned in its license.
Tim Hall to DXing.info FB group (2022-08-22)
Not actually mixed, but symmetric transmitter spurs from 1548 kHz, the upper one is on 1556.5v kHz. They wander a bit and vary in strength, sometimes almost inaudible.
Also 1413 kHz often has them around 1395 & 1431 kHz, but I did not find them last night.
Mauno Ritola, MWlist iog (2022-08-21)
WGOP 540 Maryland destroyed by fire.
Said to be an accidental fire. The station is/was uninsured and is a complete loss.
https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/longtime-pocomoke-city-radio-station-destroyed-by-fire/
Steve Whitt to mwcircle iog (2022-08-20)
RAI, Radio Televisione Italiana, will turn off his entire Medium Waves programmes on 11 September 2022.
Yes, RAI has officially announced that in this sad recurrance of Twin Tower destruction the all programmes in Medium Waves from Italy will cease of exist.
For that, all these transmissions will turn off:
657 kHz from Pisa Coltano
900 kHz from Milano Siziano
936 kHz from Venezia Campalto
999 Khz from Torino Volpiano
1062 kHz from Ancona Montagnolo
1062 kHz from Cagliari Decimoputzu
1062 kHz from Catania Coda di Volpe
1107 kHz from Roma Monte Ciocci
1116 kHz from Palermo Monte Pellegrino
1431 kHz from Foggia
1449 kHz from Belluno
1575 kHz from Genova Portofino.
That seems incredible, but it is true. This is the bare official statement issued by RAI:
https://www.rai.it/dl/easyweb/articoli/COME-ASCOLTARE-LAUDIODESCRIZIONE-270a8731-a91d-4510-8844-ee3a7319c8a5.html
Angelo Brunero IK1QLD to MWlist iog (2022-08-20)
It says that the last day of audio discription on mediumwave is the 10 September 2022 and it will not available from 11 September 2022 on. So I guess the closure will be at 10 September 2022 around midnight local time, when most of the transmitters start their nighttime break at the moment.
Patrick Robic to MWlist iog (2022-08-20)
The new Romanian KiwiSDR provides false receptions, because the local station on 1314 kHz is overloading the receiver. The owner must build a Notch filter for 1314 kHz to avoid it. Ha had the same situation with Kossuth Rádió on 540 kHz. Since its signal is reduced via the notch, my Kiwi works great! A useful calculator can be found here: http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/Notch-filter-calculator.php Note, for the best results the filter must be “puzzled out” with various capacitors around the calculated value.
László Tringer (2022-08-21)
UR-1 on 1278 kHz went off air at 2115 UTC. Only Iran can be heard at 2120 UTC. Power cut or missile strike against the transmitting station? 873 kHz from Chasiv Yar is still audible with the Saudi station.
László Tringer, QTH: Székesfehérvár, Hungary (2022-08-20)
Probably a short power cut, back at 2200.
Mauno Ritola, MWlist iog (2022-08-21)
Today at 1830 UTC I was able to follow the start of a TWR transmission on 1539.45 kHz here in Salzburg. At the start of the programme the well-known TWR IS was played, also at 18.45 UT. The programme could be heard until 19 UT. What is being mixed together here?
Christoph Ratzer (2022-08-20)
RMC from Roumoules again on the air on 216 kHz. I listen to them since 1245 UTC. Signal not very strong, not full power.
Sign-off now at 1405 UTC
Christian Ghibaudo (2022-08-19)
Radio Keralam is testing on 1476 kHz, counting down to official transmission start on September 1st.
https://www.radiokeralam.com/
“Radio Keralam is the only Malayalam AM radio (AM Frequency 1476) Channel with GCC coverage brodcasting from UAE. Stay tuned for the true voice of the gulf Malaylee…””
Thanks to Pekka Sorjonen.
Kari Kallio to nordx iog (2022-08-19)