Thomas TV on Digital Spy reports this afternoon hearing a message on Smooth Sussex 945 saying that will be be coming off AM at the end of this month.
Checking their webpage showing AM frequencies which was updated September 4 it’s now not listed there nor is 1323 Brighton so that must be closing soon as well.
https://www.smoothradio.com/radio/how-to-listen/getting-started/
Mike Barraclough to MWlist iog (2023-09-10)
International SWL contest in November and December 2023.
Contest dates:
01 November 2023 to 31 December 2023
To translet in another language https://www.deepl.com/translator or https://translate.google.com/
It is not necessary to be registered to participate in the contest, send your list of countries to listen to at the end of the contest.
To encourage listening to medium wave and shortwave radios stations all over the world I thought about organizing this competition. This is only for the fun, you can use your radio receiver and its also possible to use a WEB or KIWI SDR but the SDR must be always the same ( same place )
This SWL contest is open to all listeners in the world.
THE GOAL is to listen to a maximum of countries in the world on MW and SW.
MW 530 kHz to 1602 kHz
If you want to be a sponsor of this SWL Contest and offer a book, a radio receiver, an antenna to the best scores please contact me by my Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009933974595
Please future sponsors look also at the end of the article.
https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/09/international-swl-contest-in-november.html
THANK YOU.
Frank Fzeroduw SWL F14368 Paris France (2023-09-09)
Prasar Bharati has revoked the merger of All India Radio’s Frequency Modulated (FM) and Amplitude Modulated (AM) stations in Kozhikode for now, after the move to integrate the two apparently led to loss of advertisement revenue in the Onam season.
However, it remains to be seen how long the broadcast will continue like this as the life span of the transmitter used by the AM station is coming to an end. Though the authorities have sought to replace the equipment, it is unlikely to happen as the analogue technology being used has become obsolete with the advent of digital machines. The AM radio station is available at the medium wave frequency of 684 kHz while the FM radio station, titled ‘Real FM’, is being broadcast at 103.6 MHz like earlier.
While the merger had come into effect in July last week, both the stations began airing their own programmes again from September 3. Sources told The Hindu on Thursday that the two had been among the profit-making ones under the public service broadcaster. The Onam season reportedly turned out to be a disappointment as the merged entity did not get advertisement revenue as expected. Many of the sponsors of programmes made their displeasure known as well. The decision to demerge the stations was taken thereafter.
Meanwhile, the demand to launch a new FM station for Kozhikode is gaining momentum too. Most of the other cities in the country, such as Bengaluru and Chennai, have two AIR FM stations apart from the MW station. There, the MW channel has been merged with one of the FM channels and the other FM station has been retained. In Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram, there is only one FM station each. Apart from the technological feasibility, high expense is also one of the reasons behind the Centre phasing out AM stations across the country.
The merger had led to widespread criticism from listeners. M.K. Raghavan, Kozhikode MP, had approached the Centre against it. Job loss for artistes and casual staff, lack of clarity on the future of programmes related to sectors such as education and agriculture that reflect the social commitment of the broadcaster were among the repercussions cited.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/prasar-bharati-revokes-merger-of-airs-am-fm-stations-in-kozhikode-for-now/article67281169.ece
The Hindu (2023-09-07)
Radio Mariya, St. Petersburg 1053 kHz back. Not heard yesterday, so probably returned some time today.
kareliamwdx.ddns.net:8073/?f=1052.998amz10
Mauno Ritola to MWlist iog (2023-09-08)
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a dramatic explosion near sunspot AR3425 during the late hours of Sept. 7th. Debris from the M2-category blast may be heading for Earth. NOAA analysts are currently unraveling several overlapping CMEs to determine which one, if any, might belong to this explosion.
Mike Terry to WOR iog (2023-09-08)
Checking here in Finland today:
164.001 – 15.04.45*
208.999 -15.00.25*
209.000 -15.00.45*
209.001 -15.00.45*
227.001 -15.00.15*
But of course the s/off times vary every day and sometimes not all 3 tx’s are on on 209 kHz.
Mauno Ritola http://kareliamwdx.ddns.net:8073/ to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2023-09-06)
Las frecuencias de Radio Nacional de España en Almagro (Ciudad Real), 801 Khz RN y 1305 kHz R5TN vuelven a estar operativas (6 septiembre 2023)
The frequencies of Radio Nacional de España in Almagro (Ciudad Real), 801 Khz RN and 1305 kHz R5TN are once again operational (September 6, 2023)
Jorge Garzon to iberiaDX iog (2023-09-06)
Regarding the post from Marco, all 3 MNB Radio 1 signals (164, 209 and 227) were visible on the Irkutsk SDR earlier today. 227 went off the air a couple of minutes before 1500 UTC.
Conor Burns (2023-09-05)
Khabarovsk/Mongolia/ 258
https://khv.swl.su/?f=765.00amz7 is online again.
164 or 209 is currently not audible.
On 258 is a morse signal, maybe NDB.
Sometimes the SDR is overloaded by the signal of 765 kHz, I was able to listen to R. Vostok Rossi when tuned to 258, only for some seconds.
Maybe also antenna work…
Marco (2023-09-05)
Comunicar que las dos frecuencias (801 Khz RNE y 1305 RNE 5) del transmisor de RNE de Almagro (Ciudad Real) se encuentran paradas desde ayer por la tarde.
Avisare cuando vuelvan a estar operativas.
(RNE’s two frequencies in Almagro 810 og 1305 kHz have been silent since yesterday afternoon)
Jordan Ruqui to iberiaDX iog (2023-09-05)