Russia

Электроугли/Купавна / Elektrougli/Kupavna
The 2023 Google pictures show that the roof of the transmitter hall is gone:
55°44’13.98″N 38° 9’3.10″E

луч Luch
https://forum-ukrtvr-org.translate.goog/index.php?topic=678.2370&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=de&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp
One guy in this thread wrote that the transmitter hall of the луч TX was destroyed, although there is no information which one.
There are multiple buildings where the SW and MW transmitters are/were located.

Marco (2023-11-19)

Italy

Nexus IBA MW
Very, clear, clean signal on 1323Khz, in the evenings, empty freq, modulation quality some of the best i have heard on MW, SINPO near London  3.5 5554, just needs more power when they finish testing, running 10Kw from Milan, seen  photo of a new 400Ft aerial mast, ie 1/2 Wave.

Mike (2023-11-18)

Canada

Bell Media has found a buyer for its three AMs in Hamilton and Windsor ON it announced its intent to sell in June.

Neeti Ray will acquire Comedy “Funny 820” CHAM and Business “BNN Bloomberg 1150” CKOC Hamilton as well as Oldies “AM 580” CKWW Windsor ON from Bell for $445,000. Ray currently owns the South Asian focused “Radio CINA” brand heard on 1650 CINA Mississauga/Toronto, 102.3 CINA-FM Windsor/Detroit, and 106.3 CKIN-FM Montreal. The sale filing notes, “The applicant also requested new broadcasting licenses to continue the operation of the undertakings under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licenses,” not indicating a desire yet to change formats to a similar Ethnic format.

Bell announced their intent to sell the three AMs when they signed-off six other stations in July as part of a companywide restructuring.

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/261204/bell-media-sells-ams-in-hamilton-windsor/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2023-11-16)

United Kingdom

Re. Manx Radio (https://mediumwave.info/2023/11/13/united-kingdom-362/)

I’d just thought I’d contribute my observations about Manx Radio currently closing down between 0015 and 0445 UTC.

To add to Mr Crankshaw’s comments, they indeed report at 0003 that Foxdale, mentioned by name, is closing down “shortly” and that they’d be back at 0445.  Tonight, this was after a two-minute news bulletin on the hour that was Scotland-centric for some reason and what turns out to be Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin, the Manx national anthem.

After the announcement, several more obscure chart songs from past and present were put on loop, but I also heard a trailer mentioning prizes to be won from the station over the weekend.  They clearly didn’t time the songs so that one would end at exactly 0015 and the transmitter would come off; about a minute into The Circle by Ocean Colour Scene, it was switched off. 

Reece Lloyd (2023-11-17)

The mentioning of prizes to be won over the weekend could relate to the Radio Caroline North programming on 18th and 19th of November, which is also transmitted via Manx Radio.

Ydun Ritz (2023-11-17)

Australia

Today, I managed to check my daytime AM X-Band reception here in east Melbourne and here are the results:

1611 3UCB Hoppers Crossing Vic AUS (VRN) – semi-local signal.
1620 3YGO Bayswater Vic AUS  – not received, possibly off the air.
1629 VMS264 Williamstown Vic AUS – not received, possibly off the air.
1638 VMV317 South Morang Vic AUS (2ME/Arabic) – semi local signal.
1647 VMV322 Wheelers Hill Vic AUS (G’Day G’Day R.) – not received, possibly off the air.
1656 VMF489 Altona North Vic AUS (R.Rythmos) – not received, possibly off the air.
1665 3UCB Vermont Vic AUS (VRN) – semi local signal.
1674 3hjr Werribee South Vic AUS (Haanji R.) – semi local signal.
1683 3clb Campbellfield Vic AUS (Club AM/Greek) – noisy weak stable signal.
1692 3*** Werribee South Vic AUS – not received, possibly off the air.
1701 VMV503 Somerton Vic AUS (Islamic Voice R.) – noisy stable signal.

Please note that all call signs in lower case are not official and just placed there for my own reference. The two 3UCB stations did originally have these call signs, but are now not included on the ACMA database. I have also highlighted the stations that can be received at semi local strength.

Robert Copeman to ICDX-AM iog (2023-11-16)

United States

Beasley Media Group is expanding its Spanish Salsa based “Playa” format to six additional markets.
The company describes the brand as “Salsa and More” with a “variety of artists, including Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias, Juan Luis Guerra and more” providing “the ultimate beach experience of traditional rhythms and heritage of the music that was born across Caribbean in countries like Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Colombia”.

Currently heard on “Playa 99.3” WWCN Fort Myers Beach FL and in Tampa on 106.9 W295CF St. Petertsburg/103.1 W276CX New Port Richey/92.5 WYUU-HD2, the Playa brand will now be heard on 860 WAEC Atlanta where it replaces Christian Preaching “Love 860” and on the following HD subchannels: 95.1 WNKS-HD3 Charlotte, 105.1 WMGC-HD2 Detroit, 96.3 KKLZ-HD2 Las Vegas (NuTune Country moves to KXTE-HD2), 102.9 WMGK-HD3 Philadelphia, and 96.9 WBQT-HD2 Boston.
“Playa” continues Beasley’s recent roll-out of brands across multiple markets along with Podcast Radio in four markets and NuTune Country on seven HD subchannels.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/261113/beasley-launches-playa-on-am-in-atlanta-and-hd-in-five-markets/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2023-11-15)

Japan

According to Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, “Temporal Trial Stop of AM commercial radio stations” will be done by 13 broadcasting companies from February 2024.
Duration yy/mm/dd-yy/mm/dd.

  IBC Iwate Hoso, Morioka   Tanobata 1062kHz 300W  2024/2/1-2025/1/31
Lucky FM Ibaraki Hoso, Mito   Tsuchiura 1458kHz 1kW Sekijo 1458kHz 1kW  2024/2/1~2025/7/31
  Niigata Hoso, Niigata  Nagaoka 1062kHz 100W Kashiwazaki 1062kHz 100W   2024/2/5-2024/9/1
  Hokuriku Hoso, Kanazawa  Nanao 1107kHz 1kW Yamanaka 1485kHz 100W Wajima 1107kHz 100W  2024/4/1-2024/9/30
  Fukui Hoso, Fukui Tsuruga 1557kHz 100W Obama 1557kHz 100W  2024/2/5-2024/8/4
  Tokai Radio Hoso, Nagoya   Gero 1485kHz 100W Ena 801kHz 100W Takayama 1485kHz 100W Kamioka 1458kHz 100W Ueno 1557kHz 100W Owase 1062kHz 100W Kumano 1485kHz 100W  2024/7/1-2025/1/31
  Yamaguchi Hoso, Shuunan   Susatamagawa 765kHz 300W Hagi 1485kHz 1kW Yamagucho 765kHz 300W Iwakuni 918kHz 1kW Shimonoseki 918kHz 1kW Shuunan 765kHz 5kW  2024/2/5-2025/1/31
  Nankai Hoso, Matuyama   Niihama 1116kHz 1kW Yawatahama 1116kHz 100W Uwajima 1116kHz 1kW  2024/2/1-2024/9/30 reducing power until 3/31
  RKB Radio, Fukuoka   Yukuhashi 1062kHz 100W  2024/2/1-2024/9/3
  KBC Radio, Fukuoka   Yukuhashi 1485kHz 100W 2024/2/5-2024/8/4
  Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki   Saga 1458kHz 1kW Karatsu 1458kHz 100W Arita 1458kHz 100W Imari 1116kHz 100W  2024/2/5-2025/1/31
  Kumamoto Hoso, Kumamoto   Arao 1197kHz 100W  2024/2/5-2025/1/31
  Minami Nihon Hoso, Kagoshima   Akune 1107kHz 1kW Sendai 1107kHz 1kW Ookuchi 1107kHz 300W  2024/2/1-2025/1/31
  Most of them are low powered local relay stations, except Yamaguchi Hoso, which will stop all AM transmissions. There will be very little influence to world MW DXing.

Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo, Japan to WOR iog (2023-11-14)

United Kingdom

Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is between 18th-19th November, 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 Joanne Bradshaw from Littleover, Derby.
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. https://radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Mike Terry to nordx iog (2023-11-14)