567, Lao National Radio (National Service), 0000 UT, Dec 30, via Kiwi SDR remote at Dimapur, India. A very good day for LNR reception! Mixing with the sign on of Akashvani Dibrugarh (India), but LNR holding up fairly well; brief indigenous theme music; distinctive bell/gong rang seven times (7AM in Laos); followed by the choral National Anthem.
My remote audio – https://app.box.com/s/nfgu6qgzjg0ccmtfkk10viu79lgrxia8 . Always enjoy listening to the 0000 and 1200 UT format from LNR!

Ron Howard, Monterey, CA to WOR iog

Data from the directory “Radio broadcasting in Russian“. B24: autumn 2024 – spring 2025.
Editor-compiler Alexander Berezkin, St. Petersburg.

Radio Zeleny Glaz (Green Eye).
15.00-22.00 UTC / 1485 kHz / 0.098 kW / Dorkovskaya (Russia) Vologodskaya oblast / ND
Internet: https://www.cqf.su

Radio Maria.
05.00-21.00 UTC / 1053 kHz / 10 kW / St. Petersburg (Olgino) / St. Petersburg and Leningrad region / ND.
Internet: https://radiomaria.ru

Radio Radonezh.
16.00-21.00 UTC / 684 kHz / 10 kW / St. Petersburg (Olgino) / St. Petersburg and Leningrad region / ND
Internet: https://radonezh.ru/radio

Radio Chistaya Volna (Pure Wave).
24 hours / 1584 kHz / 0.03 kW / Podgorny / Krasnodarskiy krai / ND
Internet: http://cwradio.ru

RUS-DX items 29th December via WOR iog (2024-12-29)

Radio208 from Ishøj, Copenhagen [1440 kHz / Ed], is still running 650 Watts into a sloping dipole.  While Radio208 from Nørrebro in Central Copenhagen on 1422 is around 1 Watt into a coil aerial.

Stig Hartvig Nielsen to mwcircle iog (2024-12-29)

Closure of BBC LW service?
OFGEM have advised us that the Radio Teleswitch service is due to end on 30 June 2025:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/replacing-your-radio-teleswitch-electricity-meter.
Does this mean that programmes will also cease on LW after this date? This seems very sad from a nostalgia point of view, though the technology is completely redundant. Is the Shipping Forecast likely to continue for the onshore audience who like to fall asleep to its gentle monologue?

Julian Hardstone to tx-list iog (2024-12-29)

Radio 4 are doing a Shipping Forecast Day on New Year’s Day when they will discuss it’s future.

Mervyn Mugford to tx-list iog (2024-12-29)

The latest date is all very fine, but the fact is that energy suppliers are making glacial progress with teleswitch replacement.
If I were a betting man, which I am not, I would bet that the date will be extended yet again.
As for BBC, I expect that getting rid of the LW shipping forecast will be their next step.
They might then discontinue R4 LW, saving a bit of money to go towards their other platforms.

Alwyn Seeds to tx-list iog (2024-12-29)

The current list of dutch independent broadcasters in the mediumwave band is always to be found here:
https://babylona.home.xs4all.nl/pe9mj/indexLPAM.htm

Kari Kallio to nordx iog (2024-12-28)

Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2024/11/18/finland-47/ Arctic 252

“Sadly the low power transmitter is faulty and I’m unable to repair it. I’ve been let down on the 1kW transmitter and it is still not here.
I’m urgently looking for another transmitter.
Apologies the station will be on air as soon as I can find a transmitter.”
Matt, Arctic 252 – Inari, Finland, www.arcticradio.net

From brugtgrej.dk via Ydun Ritz (2024-12-28)