Following the reduction in Radio Romania‘s broadcasting hours, Radiocom, the operator responsible for broadcasting, cancelled the tender procedure that had been launched for the installation of new medium wave transmitter units (a 100 kW transmitter and a 50 kW transmitter).
Five years ago, the Romanian Broadcasting Corporation even gave Radiocom formal notice to replace the faulty transmitters or face termination of the lease agreement between the radio station and the company operating the transmitters.
Radiocom was forced to invest in the replacement of five medium-wave transmitters.
The new units were to be installed at the Rontău transmitter centre near Oradea (between Cluj and the Hungarian border): 100 kW to replace the 200 kW Harris on 909 kHz and the second at Valu lui Traian near Constanta (near the Black Sea) 1 50 kW transmitter.
On the other hand, Radio Romania International is limited to using a single frequency instead of two. DRM broadcasts will be subject to these restrictions. However, the transmitter that was used to broadcast the second frequency will remain on standby to be put into service in the event of a failure of the other transmitter. For technical reasons, this will result in frequency changes, and Radiocom maintains frequency records with the HFCC.
Radiocom was the largest European digital shortwave broadcaster in terms of broadcasting hours.
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