Month: February 2025

Luxembourg

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Radio Luxembourg‘s famous transmission masts are about to be demolished. This decision comes after previous transmission equipment on shortwave, mediumwave and longwave was switched off years ago and most of the masts have already been destroyed. The masts in Junglinster, Luxembourg, are now also listed for demolition, despite their status as protected monuments.
Radio Luxembourg began broadcasting in 1932, and the Junglinster masts, symbolising the legendary transmitter, were inaugurated on 15 March 1933. These three original masts had a height of 180 metres and made Junglinster the most powerful long-wave transmitter in Europe at the time. In 1939, the transmitter was expanded to include shortwave.
More here https://www.radiotrefpunt.nl/entry/8161-de-zendmasten-van-radio-luxemburg-in-junglinster-staan-op-de-slooplijst/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIk7b9leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQTqnR7PBvObl5cA226voLcikIe
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Svenn Martinsen to DX-LISTENERS’ Club FB group (2025-02-20)

United States

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Mid-West Family Broadcasting will expand the programming of Sports 960 WSBT/96.1 W241AD South Bend IN to what is now Alternative “The New QYQ” 1400 WQYQ/106.1 W291DK Benton Harbor MI on Thursday, February 20.
The move eliminates the format overlap with WQYQ and sister “Live 99.9” WQLQ Benton Harbor/South Bend with listeners being redirected to the other station.
More here https://radioinsight.com/headlines/295013/

Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-02-19)

United Kingdom

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SAY 431kHz
The strongest (local) NDB receivable on the BDMR is SAY from Stornoway.
However observed to be off air at 1400utc today 5/2/24

Transmitter noted back on air today 20/2/24

Steve Whitt to mwcircle iog (2025-02-20)

United Kingdom

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talkSPORT has gained Ofcom’s permission to shut down seven of its 18 transmitters, reducing its national AM radio coverage to 88.9% of the UK adult population. This decision was made due to declining AM listenership and the ongoing viability of each transmitter site. The station will remain available nationally on DAB and other platforms.
The transmitter sites talkSPORT will close are; Clipstone (Nottinghamshire), Duxhurst (Surrey), Lisnagarvey (in County Antrim, Northern Ireland), Lydd (Kent), Stockton (Durham/North Yorkshire), Southwick/Brighton (West Sussex) and Rusthall (Tunbridge Wells).
Read more about this story from RadioToday.

Ydun Ritz (2025-02-17)

Indonesia

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540, RRI Bandung Pro 4, 0040 UT, Feb 16, well heard and still on the air via Kiwi SDR remote at Bandung. Mostly music and frequent IDs and singing jingle IDs; recently also noted with extensive call-in show. Checking on this Pro 4 station due to the following online info
https://philipdxinglog.blogspot.com/2025/02/Rri-Pro4-analog-suspended.html:

“. . .Effective 10th February 2025, Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) will temporarily cease PRO-4 radio stations broadcast on AM and FM frequencies nationwide, so PRO-4 will become online only radio stations. This is because of budget concern, so Radio Republik Indonesia is going to cut cost of its radio stations operation. . .

. . . PRO-1, PRO-2 and PRO-3 are not affected in this exercise, but they will reduce their transmission power, according to my friend from Indonesia.” [Perhaps this explains some of the recent changes I have observed on the Voice of Indonesia? Ron]

1476, Radio Tarbiyah Sunnah, 0100+ UT, Feb 16, well heard via Kiwi SDR remote at Bandung. Islamic station with music, educational programs, etc. Website – https://radiotarbiyahsunnah.com/

Ron Howard, San Francisco, California to WOR iog (2025-02-16)

Brazil

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These are the medium wave radio stations in São Paulo and the metropolitan region, which, even with the migration process to FM, continue to offer their services in MW. Several are already operating in FM, but thanks to a goodness from the federal government, they can continue to broadcast in medium wave for another 5 years, after the migration of their station.
These records refer to what was tuned on February 14, 2024, from 1630 to 1700 UTC.
560 kHz Radio Guardiã da Notícia
700 kHz Nossa Radio
740 kHz Radio Trianon
780 kHz Radio Canção Nova
920 kHz Sistema São Paulo de Comunicações
1000 kHz Radio Record
1040 kHz Radio Capital
1070 kHz Radio Metropolitana
1150 kHz Super Radio
1200 kHz Radio Cultura Brasil
1230 kHz Radio Atual (After a few weeks off the air, it returned to medium waves)
1260 kHz Super Rádio Boa Vontade
1330 kHz Radio Iguatemi
1450 kHz Radio Boa Nova
1490 kHz Radio Inaculada Conceição
1570 kHz Radio ABC
1600 kHz Radio Nove de Julho

Rudolf Grimm, B (2025-02-15)