Sunshine Radio in Ludlow has asked Ofcom for permission to switch off 855 kHz. No final decision has been announced so no date known yet
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/269152/Sunshine-Radio.pdf
Yet another one going it would seem – news coming just a week after 1548 closed for London and Smooth Radio in Brighton closing on 29 September.
James Robinson (2023-10-07)
870 WLVP in Maine signs off at midnight Eastern, concluding with a loud finale of Strauss’s “Thus Sprach Zarathustra”.
What’s interesting is that it loops this sign-off for the next hour, playing it over and over with the same musical clip. So if you haven’t logged it, this might make it an easier catch.
Rick, Wilton, CT to irca iog (2023-10-06)
What happens to radio signals when the Moon blocks the Sun?
By Chris Baraniuk 6th October 2023
During the American solar eclipses of October 2023 and April 2024, hundreds of radio amateurs will take to the airwaves. Their goal is to help scientists investigate what happens to radio signals when the Moon blocks the Sun.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231005-eclipses-do-odd-things-to-radio-waves-to-learn-more-an-army-of-american-amateurs-will-broadcast-during-the-next-ones
Ydun Ritz (2023-10-07)
(Translated from Spanish)
Good friends, as I say in the title I heard Algeria this morning playing at 153 khz using a Kenwood R-5000 and a Sony AN-1 antenna. I would like to say that these last few weeks at night I have been able to receive Satelor Antenna from Romania quite well with this antenna but that is at dusk and in the early hours of the night in the morning due to the fact that in Romania it dawns earlier you can no longer hear it, so The surprise was when I reviewed the Onda Larga and I saw sound at 153 Khz and it seemed Arabic, I contrasted it with the Stream de Chaine 1 from Algeria and indeed that was, what was noticeable was that it was not coming out at much power.
Attached is a YouTube video commented by a server:
I found Algeria playing at 153 Khz – October 6, 2023 – YouTube
From here you can make all kinds of conjectures, during the day I tested again and it seemed that there was a carrier but without hearing anything, Algeria may be doing tests to return to 153 khz, on the one hand I I would really be happy to have a new station returning, but on the other hand I would be left without listening to Antena Satelor and its fantastic traditional musical programs that I like to hear so much on Onda Larga. I will report back with what I hear, greetings from La Mancha!
73! Jordan Ruqui to iberiaDX iog (2023-10-06)
Scandinavian Weekend Radio from 21.00 UTC October 6th.
On MW 1602 kHz, 5980/6170 kHz, 11690/11720 kHz and 94.9 MHz
http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm
Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2023-10-06)
Russian high-power medium-wave radio broadcasting as of 10/03/2023.
1.
Tests (on weekdays, between 6 and 14 UTC)
Frequency / Power / Transmitter / Possible reach / Note
549 kHz / 600 kW / Bolshakovo / Eastern Europe, Baltics, Ukraine, Belarus, European part of the Russian Federation / All-round panorama
1143 kHz / 150 kW / Bolshakovo / Eastern Europe, Baltics, Ukraine, Belarus, European part of the Russian Federation / All-round panorama
1089 kHz / 1200 kW / Kuban RC / Eastern Europe, Ukraine, European part of the Russian Federation, Caucasus / All-round panorama / Standby mode (transmitter ready – no loading)
2.
Actual broadcast.
999 kHz / 1000 kW / Pridnestrovskiy RTC / Eastern Europe, Baltic states, Ukraine, European part of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Crimea, Caucasus / 24 hours.
1413 kHz / 500 kW / Pridnestrovskiy RTC / Ukraine, European part of the Russian Federation, Crimea, Caucasus / 24 hours.
(https://vk.com/public158109176)
“RUS-DX” # 1258 Sunday / 8 October 2023 Anatoly Klepov (2023-10-06)
According to Asahi Shimbun on October 5 2023, NHK decided to end Radio 2 in March 31 2026. It will be officially announced on October 10 2023. After April 1 2026 NHK radios will be reduced to Radio 1 and NHK-FM.
Since 1931 (except 1941-1945) NHK Radio 2 have been broadcasting educational programs, such as language lessons and radio high school lessons, stock market conditions, and weather reports. Now at 2100-1440(Sat 1455 Sun 1600)UT on medium wave only (on 693kHz 500kW in Tokyo area).
Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo, Japan to WOR iog (2023-10-06)
Ofcom Radio Broadcasting Update published October 6:
Sunshine Radio Ludlow are seeking Ofcom’s permission to switch off their transmitter on 855. Reasoning includes heavy interference at nighttime and a survey showing a very small fraction of their audience listening on AM 90% of whom were outside their licenced area.
Full request https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/269152/Sunshine-Radio.pdf
Mike Barraclough to MWlist iog (2023-10-06)
Mike
Boom Radio’s celebration of 50 years of Commercial Radio
The arrival of commercial radio in towns and cities across the UK was a bright spot for listeners in the 1970s.
Capital Radio launched in October 1973, just a week after London’s LBC – the first in the chain of nineteen local stations launched across the UK through the decade.
On Sunday October 8th, we’ll be marking the anniversary with a day of special programmes featuring many of the voices you may have heard all those years ago. (Times BST)
6.00 Dave Jamieson – from the early days of Radio Clyde (Glasgow), BRMB (Birmingham) and Mercia (Coventry).
7.00 Phil Fothergill – from early Swansea Sound and Radio Orwell (Ipswich).
8.00 Dave Marshall – part of the launch team at Radio Clyde (Glasgow) and long-time breakfast presenter.
9.00 Michael Aspel OBE and Graham Dene are reunited (Capital Radio, London). Michael was Capital’s big name morning show host 1974-1984, whilst Graham Dene hosted the breakfast show.
10.00 Les Ross MBE – first voice on Radio Tees (Stockton-on-Tees) and 27 breakfast years on BRMB in Birmingham.
12.00 The Vintage Charts with John Peters – playing the countdown from this week in the commercial radio launch year of ’73 – plus ’75, the year he launched Radio Trent (Nottingham).
2.00 Mike Read – early voice from Radio 210 (Reading), later BBC Radio 1.
3.00 Three O’Clock Thrill. From the archive, the voice of Capital’s late, great Roger Scott.
3.20 Roger Day – first voice on Piccadilly Radio (Manchester) in ’74.
4.00 Susie Mathis – early voice from Piccadilly Radio (Manchester) and lead singer with the Paper Dolls (Something Here in My Heart).
5.00 Nicky Horne – early voice from Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It on Capital Radio (London).
6.00 Len Groat – early voice from Swansea Sound, Metro Radio (Newcastle), Piccadilly Radio (Manchester) and Radio Trent (Nottingham).
7.00 John Rosborough – early voice from Downtown Radio (Belfast).
8.00 Keith Skues – first programme controller at Radio Hallam (Sheffield), having been the second ever presenter heard on BBC Radio 1.
9.00 Gillian Reynolds – first programme controller at Radio City (Liverpool) in conversation with Phil Riley (BRMB).
10.00 Bill Bingham – early voice from Radio City (Liverpool), Radio Trent (Nottingham) and LBC (London).
https://www.boomradiouk.com/fifty-years-of-commercial-radio/
Mike Terry (2023-10-06)
Last New from Radio Gandia 1584 kHz, will returns to the air during november.
73’s Jordi Brunet to iberiaDX iog (2023-10-05)