Month: January 2024

Spain

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Attached is the schedule for these special local/regional outputs in selected RNE5 stations. 
The disconnection/connection procedure will be done directly from Madrid central control, so don´t expect the usual procedure with normal local ID’s. 

RNE5-TN LOCAL/REGIONAL OUTPUTS FOR COPA DEL REY FOOTBALL MATCHES
(Spanish times – UTC+1)
TUESDAY JAN. 16th – 20:00 a 24:00 H (+ if extra time)
20:00 Match GETAFE-SEVILLA –
R5 SEVILLA (Local) + R5 MADRID (Local)
Disconnection from 20:00 to 24:00 horas
21:00 Match ATHLETIC CLUB DE BILBAO-ALAVÉS –
R5 PAIS VASCO (Regional)
Disconnection from 21:00 to 24:00 horas
22:00 Match TENERIFE-MALLORCA –
R5 CANARIAS (Regional) + R5 BALEARES (Local)
Disconnection from 22:00 to 24:00 horas
WEDNESDAY JAN. 17th – 20:00 – 23:30 H (+ if extra time)
20:00 Match VALENCIA-CELTA –
R5 VALENCIA (Local) + R5 PONTEVEDRA (Local)
Disconnection from 20:00 to 23:30 horas
21:00 Match OSASUNA-REAL SOCIEDAD –
R5 NAVARRA (Local) + R5 SAN SEBASTIAN (Local)
Disconnection from 21:00 a 23:30 horas
21:30 Match GIRONA-RAYO VALLECANO –
R5 GIRONA (Local) + R5 MADRID (Local)
Disconnection from 21:30 to 23:30 horas
THURSDAY JAN. 18th – 19:30 – 23:30 H (+ if extra time)
19:30 Match UNIONISTAS-FC BARCELONA –
R5 SALAMANCA (Local) + R5 BARCELONA (Local)
Disconnection from 19:30 to 21:30 horas
21:30 Match ATLÉTICO DE MADRID-REAL MADRID –
R5 MADRID (Local)
Disconnection from 21:30 to 23:30 horas

73! Mauricio Molano (2024-01-16)

Denmark

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Radio208 back on the air on 1440 kHz after being off air for two days. Power 600W. 
WMR currently off air on 927 kHz due to major antenna issues. Hopefully back on Jan 29 or 30.

Stig Hartvig Nielsen (2024-01-16)

Iceland

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(Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2023/12/21/iceland-26/ – Ed)

Aftermath Of The Grindavik Eruption! Eruption Still Going! Coast Guard video. 
Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter video of the area. I don’t see the Navy LF antenna towers but at the most recent report I’ve gotten they are still up although the site has, of course, been evacuated. 
https://youtu.be/qTIhbr2FrAU?si=LTQhWuU6tIfTAHBl

ben dawson to WOR iog (2024-01-15)

Two radio towers are briefly visible in distance at 5:45 and 7:00 into 8-minute audiovideo. Audio is nothing but noise. With English captions. Lava encroaching onto houses.

Glenn Hauser to WOR iog (2024-01-15)

North Korea

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According to news reports, North Korea’s Pyongyang Broadcasting Station abruptly went off the air around 1200 UTC on January 12. My reception monitors in Tokyo, Japan, have not been able to receive MW frequencies of 657, 855, and 873 kHz, which used to have strong reception. 801 kHz cannot be confirmed due to interference from my local station, but Japanese and South Korean DXers monitors report that all MW and SW frequencies are not being received.

I can receive MW 720, 882 kHz of the Korean Central Broadcasting Station and MW 621 kHz of the Voice of Korea Japanese Broadcast.

News report (sorry in Japanese)

Koji Shimotori to DXing.info FB group (2024-01-14)

United States

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The FCC has issued its quarterly station count list showing continued drops in the number of AM, commercial FM, and LPFM totals, while total radio licenses is up due to the growth of non-commercial FMs.

40 AM licenses were turned in over the course of 2023 with 175 lost in the last five years. Ahead of the recent filing window, the number of LPFMs dropped by 48 last year down to 1967 current licenses down from its peak of 2172 in December 2018.

AMFM CommercialFM EducationalTotal RadioLPFMFM Translators BoostersTotal Broadcast
Jan 19704269208339967510n/an/a
Dec 1990498743921440108190186619939
Dec 1995490952961815120200154122683
Sep 1999478357662066126150323724575
Dec 2003479462172552135630383426613
Dec 200847866247304014253859612029832
Dec 201347276612401915358776605430432
Dec 2018461967544135155082172795233342
Dec 2020459367724135155002169818233513
Dec 2020455166994195154452136842033564
Dec 2021450966764204153892069886633467
Dec 2022448466864207153772015895033517
Sep 2023445266704263153851978892833447
Dec 2023444466634286153931967892733428

Silent Notifications
Good Guys Broadcasting’s 700 WARB Dothan AL (Transmitter issues)
Atlantic Coast Radio’s 1440 WRED Westbrook ME (Loss of power to transmitter site)
Townsquare Media’s 1470 WFNT Flint MI (Economic conditions)
Townsquare Media’s 97.5 WTBD-FM Delhi NY (Economic conditions)
Townsquare Media’s 100.3 WDHI Delhi (Economic conditions)
Townsquare Media’s 94.7 WIYN Deposit NY (Economic conditions)
Phoenix Radio’s 1480 WRCK Remsen NY (Loss of programming)
Common Frequency’s 88.1 KQCF Chiloquin OR (Inadvertent non-compliance)
Holdsworth Educational Media’s 91.7 KPIT Pittsburg TX (Technical issues)
Ivan James’ 105.7 KJVI Robert Lee TX (Severe interference from unlicensed station)
Tri Cities Divestiture Trust’s 97.5 KOLW Basin City WA (Economic conditions)
Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting’s 92.7 KIQZ Rawlins WY (Financial limitations / Seeking a buyer)
Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting’s 1240 KRAL Rawlins WY (Financial limitations / Seeking a buyer)
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/263406/fcc-report-1-14-am-lpfm-station-counts-drop/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2024-01-14)

India

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Due to Pongal festival, All India Radio stations in Tamilnadu & Puducherry States will start their transmissions earlier than usual tomorrow 15 Jan 2024 from around 4.30 am (ie 14 Jan 2024 around 2300 UTC) 
720 kHz  Chennai (Plus DRM on 711 kHz)
936 kHz Tiruchirappalli (Plus DRM on 927 kHz)
999 kHz  Coimbatore 
1197 kHz Tirunelveli 
1215 kHz Puducherry 
1269 kHz Madurai 
Look out for any other stations also from other states also then..

Note: Stations in Tamilnadu & Puducherry still identify as All India Radio while all other stations in the network identify as Akashvani !!! 
Happy Pongal & Sankranti festival to all!

José Jacob to dxindia (2024-01-14)

North Korea / South Korea

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Update (14.01.2024 – 1105 UTC) 

621 kHz from Chongjin still carries Voice of Korea Japanese, but TX is off when VOK is not present (the frequency was shared between PBS and VOK).
810 kHz from Kaesong carries KCBS instead of PBS.
927 kHz from Sariwon is off air.
Southern jammers are off air on 657 and 855 kHz. 
The ” Tong-il-e Meari Pangsong – Voice of Unification” on 3945/3970/5905 kHz has ceased too.

László Tringer (2024-01-14)

North Korea

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Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2024/01/13/north-korea-2/ 
Indeed, Radio Pyongyang (Pyongyang Bangsong Imnida) is off air.

The Shortwave outlets (3320 and 6160 khz) and the MW transmitters (621,810, 657, 855 khz) are silent, but the Southern jammers are still working. The unstable transmitter from Kimchaek is on air (801v khz) with an empty carrier with hum, probably KCBS will be carried on it.

KCBS (Chosun Jungjang Bangsong Imnida) is still on air on 702/720/819/873/999 kHz on MW and on 3205 (DRM) 3250, 3959v, 6100 and 11680 kHz on SW. Monitored the situation on the Oita SDR in Japan.

László Tringer HNG (2024-01-13)