Arctic 252

August 2025
August 9th marked the first test of the Nautel ND2000 transmitter on a temporary antenna. The test consisted of test tones. 
August 24th marked the first broadcast of prerecorded audio content. 
The transmitter is currently on a temporary antenna so our reach is only 150km (groundwave) at present. The proper antenna is yet to be moved and installed but this should take place in September before the winter season. 
The Nautel ND2000 is currently running at 600W carrier and 750-800W peak modulation. The losses in the temporary antenna are huge! Further changes will mean more power at a later date. We are on the lookout for a Nautel ND4000 and it’s ATU.
Audio enhancements are being carried out so we are still in a testing phase using prerecorded programming. 
If you can help the station in any way it would be great to hear from you as we are also still in need of a MW and SW transmitter plus an Optimod audio processor. 
A huge and grateful thanks for those of you who have supported the project, it has taken a long time to get to this point with many ups and downs along the way but we are there, after 32 years a new LW station from Finland is on air, albeit a small start.

October 2025
The old beacon antenna was finally removed from it’s original site and is now in pieces but the delays in taking down this big antenna has meant Winter is upon us and work has to stop. The weight of the antenna made it very difficult to move and erecting it requires help next year. 
It has been decided to close the station down for the time being until next summer when the antenna is up and more equipment has been bought. An audio processor is still needed.
Whilst the station is off air it felt a good time to apply for a new LW frequency and that request has been accepted and is being submitted to the ITU. It will be a long wait to hear back but hopes are that Arctic can finally have a clear channel and get started properly. It’s far better to start with a clear channel next year than carry on with a temporary antenna on a channel that has already a powerful transmitter that can even be heard here. 
The project continues despite it’s slow advance and all hopes are now with the ITU agreeing the new frequency.
We’ll be back next year……

https://arcticradio.net/news via Ydun Ritz (2025-10-31)

WIGT 1690 kHz
On June 9, 2025, the station’s license was changed from commercial to non-commercial operation, under new owner, El Logos, Inc. On June 17, 2025, it was further granted permission to remain silent for up to 180 days, pending construction of a new transmitter site.

Anonymous source to Ydun Ritz (2025-10-28)

Akashvani Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh  will have  continues  broadcast tonight also on 927 kHz (100 kW)  instead of normal sign off  at around 11.15 pm IST / 1745 UTC due to Cyclone Montha hitting the area.

Jose Jacob, VU2JOS to dxindia iog (2025-10-28)

Solar power was installed some time ago, its good Radio Today gives this update..

Radio Today
Posted by Steve Collins October 27, 2025 – 2:16 pm

Radio Caroline has shared details of its successful move to solar-powered broadcasting, years ahead of similar research now being explored by the BBC.
Station Manager Peter Moore revealed that the team invested in solar energy after rising energy costs prompted a review of how to make their AM transmissions more sustainable.
Based at Orfordness on the Suffolk coast, the station’s transmitter site is also part of an RSPB bird sanctuary, meaning wind turbines were ruled out early on.
Instead, Radio Caroline installed a full solar array, investing £25,000 through Herefordshire firm Caplor Energy. The system included panels, cabling, an inverter and online power monitoring, allowing listeners to track how their donations helped fund the project.
On sunny days, the system generated up to 20KW of power — more than enough to run the transmitter. Any surplus energy was passed to site landlord Cobra Mist Ltd, who in turn removed a previous 10% mark-up on grid power supplied to the station.
The project proved so successful that Radio Caroline has since expanded its setup with additional panels and a second inverter to increase capacity to around 30KW.
The new system was installed in-house after Caplor Energy ceased trading, with the team using their own technical expertise to complete the work.
Peter Moore said the upgrade not only secures the future of their AM transmissions but also demonstrates what can be achieved in UK broadcasting with independent renewable investment.
He added that while the site cannot currently feed surplus power back into the national grid, the station continues to explore sustainable options for its future operations.
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/10/radio-caroline-powers-its-am-broadcasts-using-solar-energy/

Mike Terry to MWCircle iog (2025-10-27)

KAAY [1090 kHz, Little Rock Arkansas] began operating with the new night pattern last evening, Friday, per the provisions of 47CFR73.1615(b)(6).  So the STA operation nondirectionally nighttime is now terminated.   The new night pattern is 3.4 kW nominal (3.67 actual per the FCC’s 8% rule for directional antenna operation). 

Ben Dawson (2025-10-25)

Roumoules
43°47’37.86″N  6° 9’2.19″E
43°47’28.26″N  6° 9’8.77″E
43°47’41.04″N  6° 8’49.04″E
I do not know what is going on there, although, it seems the feeder to the middle mast is gone.

Marco (2025-10-24)