Translated from French 
TIME SIGNALS: As is the case in France in Allouis, the Polskie Radio transmitter in Solec Kujawski has been used, since the end of this month, to transmit a time signal. The dissemination is carried out in collaboration with the Central Measurement Bureau in Warsaw. The transmitter broadcasts the official digital time signal on 225 kHz in addition to Polish radio modulation.
The time signal generated by the atomic clock has a frame structure similar to that of the German transmitter DCF77 in Mainflingen. Solec’s transmitter allows for higher signal strength than DCF.
During the first quarter of 2024, the precision of the ground wave signal is expected to reach the order of microseconds.
This time model is successfully used by industrial customers (e.g. energy pricing), infrastructure customers (e.g. transport tickets, master clocks) as well as utilities and research institutes.
The Central Measurement Office also offers designs for self-assembling electronic systems, intended to receive a long-wave digital time signal.
This new service will perpetuate the long waves in Poland. Unlike France, a rational use of the installation is made: by combining the broadcast of the radio program and the time signal, as in the past with France Inter!.
The project is carried out with 84% aid from the European Union, the balance is the responsibility of the government.
Thanks to Babice Transatlantic Radio-Station for the info.

Radio Magazine FB group (2023-12-20)

Of the 47 commercial MW stations in Japan, 44, excluding Hokkaido (2 station) and Akita, are scheduled to “Convert to FM” by 2028. 
Several stations are scheduled to suspend (virtually eliminate) their low-power relay stations starting next February. Yamaguchi Hoso even plans to suspend its main station 765 kHz JOPF. 
Details were previously reported.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/297973940712631/posts/1679354352574576/

However, according to the Tokai Radio website below, this station will remain on MW after the “FM conversion”. This station will operate FM as its main station and MW 1332 kHz JOSF will continue to operate as a complementary relay station after the “FM conversion”. 
https://www.tokairadio.jp/chukeikyoku

This is a rare case. I will keep informed as soon as I receive such information.

Koji Shimotori to DXing.info FB group (2023-12-21)

Grindavik US Navy LF site 37.5 kHz 
“I am told that  the site shut down when the earthquakes got more intense and the ground started cracking.  It calmed down for a while and it was fired it up again.  Yesterday (the 19th) they shut down again.  They do not appear to be in much danger of lava flow damage based on  GoogeEarth and ground contours.  However, ground movement might be an issue.  There is fault which transits the site, but where in Iceland isn’t there a fault? “

(Just for your amusement, the Icelanders in the Westman Islands main city, Vestmannaeyjabær,  actually stopped/diverted a lava flow a few years ago with extensive civil engineering work – lots of heavy equipment earth moving. I was told that was the only time that’s ever been successfully done.)

Ben Dawson (2023-12-21)

Just after 8 PM EST and Algeria on 153 kHz is the loudest I have ever heard it. Carrier is over 50 dB above the NF.  Morocco on 171 is not far behind. Lets see if this audio clip makes it through. 

Gedas to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2023-12-21)

Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2023/12/20/united-kingdom-387/

Dear Marco, 
The reason that they cannot use the 360Ft aerials is because they are  well cemented at the base, so they cannot be turned, and are facing in to Europe on a SE beam to Europe, the former BBC MW World service on MW, so are not omni directional, and is in fact a five mast array, and they tend to cancel out the signal between them, so not good on low power.

Regards Mike (2023-12-20)

Grenoble 
Streetview pictures from 3/2023 show that the antenna is gone, still existed in 6/2022. 
45°11’18.92″N 5°38’42.47″E

Marco (2023-12-20)

648 kHz 
Was there a reason not to use the bigger directional aerial?
https://members7.boardhost.com/PirateRadio/msg/1702923508.html
https://members7.boardhost.com/PirateRadio/msg/1702997268.html

Marco (2023-12-20)

Call for the recording of the entire LW band on Dec 31st (closure of 243 kHz, Kalundborg, Denmark)

Dear colleagues,
As the LW transmitter in Kalundborg will stop broadcasting on 243kHz on Dec 31st (14.00-17.00) UTC, the COHIRADIA team will make broadband recordings of the full LW band with high resolution SDRs . However, none of us is located close to the transmitter so that SNR will be limited. We are therefore searching for a volunteer in or close to Denmark, who is equipped with a suitable SDR (operating down to 150 kHz, >= 12bit resolution, ability to record broadband IQ files), a good antenna and willing to support us. This would be a unique opportunity to conserve the LW band with high quality before one of its most famous transmitters goes off air forever.

The files are planned to be made available for the public on COHIRADIA at www.radiuomuseum.org. They can then be downloaded and played back and tuned through either digitally with usual SDR software or also on analogue AM radios when using a suitable hardware (for technical details see https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_cohiradia.cfm).

This will be a really unique opportunity given that Queen Margrethe’s New Year’s speech will be broadcast live, as reported in the posting by the Kalundborg Langbølgesender FB group on 19th Dec.

If you are interested please contact me directly by email: hermann.scharfetter@gmail.com.

Hermann Scharfetter (2023-12-20)