GIANT SUNSPOT ALERT: Is this the December surprise? A very large sunspot group is emerging over the sun’s southeastern limb, one of the largest of Solar Cycle 25. NASA’s Mars rover saw it first last week, and now it is turning toward Earth. Full story with observing tips @ Spaceweather.com.
Ydun Ritz (2025-11-30)
TWR 882 kHz Srilanka off air.
After causing lot of damage in Sri Lanka, Cyclone Ditwah is heading towards South India. Already TWR Puttlam 882 kHz is off air (Also may be SLBC 873 kHz )
Jose Jacob to WOR iog (2025-11-29)
Broadcast Station Totals as of September 30, 2025
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-964A1.pdf
Dennis Gibson to IRCA iog (2025-11-25)
The “all time” spreadsheet link is here and works. Note that “all time” has many gaps but not enough to make it completely worthless. There is a big gap from 1970-01-31 to 1990-09-30. Peak seems to have
been in 1991 with 4990 stations. We’re down 647 since then.
https://www.fcc.gov/media/broadcast-station-totals
Peter Laws to IRCA iog (2025-11-25)
Larson-Wynn flipped Classic Country 1440 KODL/99.1 K256AC /100.7 K264DF The Dalles OR to News/Talk on Wednesday.
The move fills the Talk hole in the area created by Bicoastal Media’s flip of 1300 KACI/103.9 K280FJ The Dalles to Country “103.9 The Hawk” KTDS in September.
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The station will continue to carry local high school and Oregon State University sports as well as Seattle Seahawks football. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/322738/kodl-flips-to-talk/
Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-11-28)
DX Central / MW Frequncy Challenge – Season 5, Week 8 (1470 & 1480 kHz).
Using our data once again from our “All-Season Data Analysis” project, (now available for all DXers to use at https://dxchallenges.com/resources/mwfcdataanalysis/) we zero in on two frequencies for our next challenge: 1470 and 1480.
Heading into this challenge, 61% (1480) and 63% (1470) of US-based stations have been reported by DXers through our previous MW Frequency Challenge efforts since 2021. These are two of the least “covered” frequencies in our data set.
Let’s fix that this week!
This challenge will be open from 0200 UTC on Saturday, November 29, 2025 through 0200 on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Only loggings for stations heard on 1470 or 1480 kHz will be accepted during this week’s challenge.
Any station heard (including TIS, pirate, etc.) are eligible to be logged provided the station logged is broadcasting on the frequency of reception. No spurs, no images, no harmonics, etc.
Portable operations are encouraged, within 25 miles of your home location.
DXers must use their own equipment for this challenge. Online SDRs are only allowed if they belong to or are managed/maintained by the submitting DXer.
All entries must be made by using the Entry Form, found at dxchallenges.com. Users must be registered to our site to submit loggings (registration is free, it is only needed so you don’t have to type your name/location in with every log!)
Loyd van Horn to I Love AM Radio Facebook group (2025-11-29)
RNE TORTOSA 693 has reappeared, although with a very weak signal.
Jordi Brunet to iberiaDX iog (2025-11-28)
RNE STATION CLOSURE
We are decommissioning and closing the following Radio Nacional de España stations:
855 RNE Radio Nacional Cantabria (Rostrío)
1107 RNE Radio 5 Todonoticias Cantabria (Rostrío)
693 RNE Radio Nacional Tarragona (Tortosa)
They’ve been out of service for a while, and I’ve been told they don’t plan to reactivate them.
Jorge Garzón to iberiaDX iog (2025-11-24)
1413 RNE 5 Girona is off, according to DXer Artur Fernández.
http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/
Jordi Brunet to iberiaDX iog (2025-11-24)
More RNE stations in Catalonia are off the air, according to Fraga’s DXer Silveri Gómez, they are not working:
612 RNE Alcoletge, Lleida
1152 RNE 5 Alcoletge, Lleida
Jordi Brunet to iberiaDX iog (2025-11-24)
Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are underway on Nov. 24th in response to a high-speed stream of solar wind.
The stream arrived today, and it contains gaseous material moving faster than 700 km/s (1.6 million mph).
https://spaceweather.com/
Ydun Ritz (2025-11-24)
Caribbean Radio Lighthouse [1160 kHz / Ed]
Early this morning, a capacitor exploded in the AM radio transmitter, causing a fire! Praise the Lord, the whole building didn’t catch fire! Today, I’m reminded that God is in control of both the expected and unexpected! Please pray with us as we wait to see if the transmitter manufacturer has replacement parts for this 37-year-old technology. If you’re a listener in the Caribbean, we’re working to get back on the air as soon as possible. Until then, you can listen on our mobile app. –
Nathan Owens, Caribbean Radio Lighthouse via Arctic Radio Club Facebook group (2025-11-22)
VOCM 590 is now “Your Merry Christmas Station”.
Coming through weakly on the BDMR at 1600utc today.
[Also often heard in DNK / Ed]
Steve Whitt to MWCircle iog (2025-11-23)
Nico from Gouda informs, that Radio Intiem in Monster HOL has started operation on 1008 kHz. Every Saturday 7.00-19.00 Dutch Time. The e-mail address of Radio Intiem for receipt reports is radiointiem@gmail.com
Mauno Ritola, MWlist iog (2025-11-21)