Month: October 2023

Japan

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Japan’s NHK had considered in its fiscal year 2021-2023 management plan a reduction of radio (MW and FM) from three waves to two waves in fiscal year 2025.
However, the draft management plan for fiscal years 2024-2026 announced today, October 10, states that this reduction will begin in fiscal year 2026.
This management plan will be finalized by next January, and if the plan is approved as is, the radio reduction will take place in fiscal year 2026.
Specifically, Radio 2 would be eliminated and Radio 2 programming would be shifted to Radio 1 and FM.

Koji Shimotori to DXing.info FB group (2023-10-10)

Ireland

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Little announcement about radio north 846am:
“Our AM transmitter on 846 kHz will not be broadcasting on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th of October because of maintenance.
Back on Friday 13th bigger and better than ever.”

John Lines to mwcircle FB group (2023-10-10)

Algeria

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These two latest weeks, Algerian Chaîne 1 has been testing randomly on 153 kHz. Now they are transmitting more often and probably they will took this frequency again. They are now on air!
Additionally this transmission is favouring the Luxembourg effect as the signal is being heard mixed with weaker signal coming from Medi 1 from Nador (MRC).
Chaîne 1 first notices were posted by a few DXers on the Spanish IberiaDX eForum.
[https://mediumwave.info/2023/10/06/algeria-35/ Ed]

73 de Jorge Garzon to mwcircle iog (2023-10-09)

United Kingdom

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Radio Caroline North October.
Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is between 14th-15th October, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.
You’ll hear some great music from the 60s to early 90s – plus a chance to win goodies from our Web Shop, courtesy of Clive Ironmonger from Spilsby, Lincolnshire.
Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.
We’d love to hear from you during the broadcast via memories@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it’s the only email address that gets you straight through to our ‘North’ broadcasters.
http://radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Nico from Gouda HOL (2023-10-09)

Czechia

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For West Europe based listeners, just a reminder:
We are losing “Country Radio” on the clear frequency of 1062 kHz sometime next week (by mid-October).
Hopefully this change will not affect Central -East Europe based listeners.
Country Radio will be available on the more difficult frequencies of 639 kHz and hopefully 954 kHz too.
Their stream: https://www.countryradio.cz/online/

Smileandshine to MWC FB group (2023-10-08)

Netherlands

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Album AM in Uden is alternating between 846 and 1251 kHz. At the moment 1251 kHz is used and the station still use cw ID at short intervals.

Karl-Erik Stridh (2023-20-07)

United States

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Thunder Associates sells Oldies 690 WELD Fisher, Country 101.7 WELD-FM Moorefield and Variety Hits “V103.7” WQWV Fisher WV to the Joshua Parsons led Save Our Station LLC in a deal where the station assets are sold for $24,750 and the real estate for $192,500.

Stu-comm Inc. will purchase Sports “ESPN 1240 The Boss” WTON and Classic Hits “Star 94.3” WTON-FM Staunton VA from High Impact Communications for $550,000. At closing both stations will convert to non-commercial station joining their statewide Adult Alternative network based at 91.9 WNRN Charlottesville. Guest Technology & Brokerage served as broker for the buyer.

GBI also sells Classic Country 1480 WJBM/104.7 W284DN Jerseyville IL to George Lorton’s First Cut Media for $100,000. GBI Communications had received WBBA-FM and WJBM as part of a legal settlement between DJ Two Rivers Radio Inc.’s David Fuhrer and Jack Hull in September 2021.

Don Davis’ Vanguard Media will purchase Country 1400 KCHS Truth or Consequence NM from Frances Luna’s GPK Media LLC for $50,000. Davis already owns KCHS’s translator 101.9 K270CE Truth or Consequence.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/259684/station-sales-week-of-10-6/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2023-10-06)