VBTC is reported back on SW via several SDRs around the Pacific this morning.
No reports whether MW 1125 kHz is back too.
Ydun Ritz (2024-12-19)
Month: December 2024
Cyprus
Following the rapid developments in Syria, the BBC World Service will offer enhanced services to audiences across the country.
Broadcast on medium wave and FM, an enhanced audio service will provide the people of Syria and surrounding countries with a trusted source of independent news when audiences need it the most, particularly as local media and digital services are disrupted.
Broadcasting news and information in Arabic, the service will air BBC News Arabic bulletins throughout the day including the BBC News Arabic’s World at One and BBC News Arabic’s Newsnight. It will also feature packages from the Gaza Lifeline service and contributions from correspondents such as Feras Kilani as well as the BBC’s wealth of reporters based across the region.
There will also be an English offer on the network, curated from World Service English, for those Syrians who speak the language.
Jonathan Munro, Global Director, BBC News, says: “As we have all been watching, listening to and reading about the dramatic changes that have swept through Syria, the Syrian population have been left without essential access to reliable and independent news about the events taking place. The BBC World Service’s enhanced services will bring them the latest breaking news and analysis from Syria, the Middle East and the rest of the world.”
The Syrian radio network will go out on medium wave, 720kHz and 639kHz, and on 93.0 FM.
The BBC World Service has a history of responding to emergency situations globally. Most recently, in Nov 2024, we launched an emergency radio service for Gaza – which remains on air – and in May 2023 during the conflict in Sudan, BBC News Arabic began an emergency radio service. In February 2022, the BBC News Ukraine service extended TV bulletins following the invasion of the country.
BBC News has responded to the events in Syria with special programming across the week. World Service English amended their schedules on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December in response to the fast-developing story, there have been additional episodes of the BBC Global News podcast and correspondents including Barbara Plett-Usher, Lyse Doucet and BBC News Arabic’s Feras Kilani, have brought audiences breaking news across BBC outlets.
https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/bbc-world-service-to-provide-people-of-syria-with-enhanced-services
Ydun Ritz (2024-12-19)
Hawaii
KEWE (Kahului HI 1240) is no more.
But KWOE is! Their new call was heard this morning, followed a bit later by their usual KEWE ID. Their FM frequency 97.9 was given on both occasions. Only KWOE is now listed at the FCC.
Fair to good signal levels in the morning hours and into the afternoon at the KONG HQ in Arctic Norway.
From the world’s northernmost DX-er Bjarne Mjelde, Arctic Norway to irca iog (2024-12-18)
Canada
I have noted that CBW 990 in Winnipeg has been going off the air at 8:35 AM CST for most of the daylight hours. With the winter conditions one might want to check the frequency to see what else is out there at this time of year. There is no announcement when they go off so I’m not sure when they actually come back on and how many days this will take place. Any Google searches are outdated for this planned tower maintenance.
Mick Delmage, currently in Manitoba to WOR iog (2024-12-18)
Sweden
Special program for ARC from Asfalttelegraphen.
During the period 22-31.12 2024 between 23-2400 (22-2300 UTC), the Asfalttelegraph will broadcast a special program for ARC, frequency 1494 kHz.
Listener reports, including postage, can be sent to
Ronny Forslund/Arctic Radio Club,
Vita Huset,
Svartsjövägen 3A, 179 95 Svartsjö, Sweden.
[translated]
Martin Hall to mwcircle iog (2024-12-18)
Vanuatu
Monitoring of VBTC Port Vila has showen the AM & SW freq’s of Radio Vanuatu to be off due to 7.3 mag earthquake earlier today. Port Vila pretty much king hit.
No sign of 1125 kHz AM and the night freq of 3945kHz. Probable be off for days. Will check in the morn for 7260 kHz, their day freq.
Chris M, Queensland AUS to irca iog (2024-12-17)
Space Weather
Geomagnetic unrest is possible on Dec. 17th when one or more CMEs pass close to Earth. The near misses will probably fall short of sparking a full-fledged geomagnetic storm.
https://spaceweather.com
Mike Terry to WOR iog (2024-12-16)
Moldova / Transnistria
Vesti FM {sic}
WEB. https://vgtrk.ru/radiovesti
UTC / Frequency (kHz) / Power (kW) Direction.
03.00-21.00 UTC / 1413 kHz / 500 kW / Mayak (Pridnestrovie, Transnistria) / Ukraine, Crimea / 80 degrees
(“Radio broadcasting in Russian”. B24: autumn 2024 – spring 2025. Editor-compiler Alexander Berezkin, St.
Petersburg)
Preliminary schedule of retransmission of Russian programs from the Pridnestrovskiy Radio and Television Center. Introduced from 01.01.2025.
Preliminary schedule. Changes are possible.
Radio Russii / 999 kHz / 1000 kW / Circular diagram / 12.00-21.00 & 21.00-01.00 UTC / Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Moldova, the Black Sea, Russia.
Vesti FM / 1413 kHz / 500 kW / 80 degrees / 17.00-21.00 & 21.00-07.00 UTC / Ukraine, Crimea
https://vk.com/public158109176
RUS-DX items 15. December via WOR iog (2024-12-16)
Russia
Radio Russii.
WEB: https://vgtrk.ru/radiorus
UTC / Frequency (kHz) / Power (kW)
Direction – Omnidirectional antenna.
Eastern Europe, Baltics, Ukraine, European Russia:
07.00-08.00 / 549 kHz / 100 kW / Desantnoe (Russia)
08.00-09.00 / 1143 kHz / 100 kW / Desantnoe (Russia)
11.00-12.00 / 549 kHz / 600 kW / Desantnoe (Russia)
14.00-15.00 / 549 kHz / 100 kW / Desantnoe (Russia)
14.00-15.00 / 1143 kHz / 100 kW / Desantnoe (Russia)
16.00-17.00 / 1143 kHz / 100 kW / Desantnoe (Russia)
Direction.
European part and southern Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine:
16.00-20.30 / 999 kHz / 1000 kW / Mayak (Pridnestrovie, PMR)
Direction.
Eastern Europe, Baltics, Ukraine, European Russia:
17.00-18.00 / 549 kHz / 600 kW / Desantnoye (Russia)
Broadcasting on frequencies of 549 and 1143 kHz is irregular, in test mode. Transmitter power on 549 kHz can be 600 or 100 kW. Start and end times may vary within the time interval specified in the table; broadcasting outside this interval is also possible.
(“Radio broadcasting in Russian”. B24: autumn 2024 – spring 2025. Editor-compiler Alexander Berezkin, St.
Petersburg)
RUS-DX items 15. December via WOR iog (2024-12-16)
Sweden
Asfalttelegrafen Media Service has been granted a temporary licence by the media authority & PTS 22 December 2024-4 January 2025 on 1494 kHz.
Plan is to be on air after Radio Moldova closing down on the same frequency.
Sveriges DX-förbund = SDXF will be allowed to broadcast Special Programmes over my transmitter 22 Dec-31 Dec 2024 from 21:00 to 22:00 UTC.
Arctic Radio Club will be allowed to broadcast Special Programmes over my transmitter 22 Dec-31 Dec 2024 from 22:00 to 23:00 UTC.
Granted transmitter power from PTS (Post & Telestyrelsen) 0,2 kW ERP.
1494khz@gmail.com
Ydun Ritz (2024-12-15)