The USA is expecting severe winter storms and these may affect MW radio broadcasts.
Severe icing and loss of power might take some stations off air completely.
Other stations may use daytime power and antenna patterns to provide emergency coverage.
11 states are already under a state of emergency
Steve Whitt to MWCircle iog (2026-01-23)
Concerning the question from Stewart Hayes, date 2026-01-20, or Radio North from Ireland is still active on 846 KHz an easy way to check this is by logging in on de KiWiSDR in County Donegal in Ireland, via the link: MalinSDR.
A S 9 +35 dBm signal on this webSDR. Radio North is broadcasting a nice non-stop golden-oldy format whit now and then a commercial.
Station is also available via a MP3 link on internet.
Willem Prins HOL (2026-01-23)
There are currently 12 sunspot groups on the solar disk, including sunspot 4341, which produced a powerful X2-class solar flare earlier this week.
More flares are likely this weekend, probably of classification.
https://spaceweather.com/
Mike Terry to WOR iog (2026-01-23)
Is Radio North still on 846khz Mw/Am from Ireland?
Stewart Hayes to MWCircle FB group (2026-01-20)
Appears to still be being reported 👍…
https://mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=1&kHz=846
Paul Dx Flanagan to MWCircle FB group (2026-01-20)
In addition to the existing transmissions, BBC Farsi will start tonight via Oman on 702 kHz 1730-1800 and 1930-2000.
https://www.bbc.com/persian?fbclid=IwY2xjawPcsmFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg
4MjAwODkyAAEetsRC34lokOK-avM6VIB1ALIWeJnQH9ZuN-7oKg1pOX8INFm2b1cDaKfZsb4_aem_Sm_EmNCZ2BQZ8O4–EZ2ww
Mauno Ritola, WRTH Facebook group (2026-01-20)
All India Radio begins two-hour morning Gurbani broadcast from Golden Temple, Amritsar.
AIR, Jalandhar, has been airing kirtan from the Golden Temple for three hours daily on MW, including a two-hour morning slot from 4 am to 6 am.
All India Radio (AIR), Amritsar, has begun broadcasting full two-hour early morning Gurbani from the Golden Temple, a move widely welcomed by listeners.
The service, initiated by Prasar Bharati from January 13, enables devotees in Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts, as well as listeners across the International Border in Pakistan, to listen to the sacred kirtan.
Since the launch of AIR, Amritsar, on September 24, 2018, the station had been broadcasting Gurbani from 5 am to 6 am.
The FM transmission gets relayed from AIR’s Gharinda village centre near Attari and is operated under the External Services Division of AIR. Besides Gurbani, the division also airs special Urdu and Saraiki programmes, which has audiences in Pakistan, too.
Meanwhile, AIR, Jalandhar, has been airing kirtan from the Golden Temple for three hours daily on MW (medium wave), including a two-hour morning slot from 4 am to 6 am.
Former engineer Harjap Singh Aujla, who had been spearheading the demand, said medium wave transmissions were often unclear in distant areas and had also lost relevance as the use of MW radio sets declined.
“FM transmission offers better sound quality and is free from signal shadow caused by high-rise buildings. Residents of four border districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Pathankot will now be able to listen the full Gurbani (two hours) clearly on FM,” added Aujla.
He expressed hope that AIR, Amritsar, would also start the evening Gurbani broadcast from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm, on the lines of AIR, Jalandhar. Kulwant Singh Ankhi, patron of the Amritsar Vikas Manch, said many people still preferred listening to Gurbani on the radio. Even in Lahore, several listeners tuned into Gurbani rendered in classical ragas, including noted Punjabi poet Ustad Daman, who was known to listen to kirtan regularly, he said. Satnam Singh of Dhotian village said listening to the morning kirtan on the radio was like a daily act of worship for him.
The demand for Gurbani broadcast on radio dates back to the period of the Dharam Yudh Morcha in 1982. After Operation Bluestar in June 1984, AIR, Jalandhar, began relaying shabad kirtan from the Golden Temple for three hours daily.
Bhagwant Singh Dhangera, manager of the Golden Temple, said, “It is encouraging that devotees can now listen to Gurbani for two hours. Many people prefer radio over television for kirtan as Gurbani is considered more of an art to be heard than watched.”
Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/air-begins-two-hour-morning-gurbani-broadcast-from-golden-temple/
Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi to dxindia iog (2026-01-20)
News Update January 2026
ROSS REVENGE CHARITY DRY DOCK APPEAL REACHES HALF-A-MILLION POUNDS
As we enter 2026 the fund to finance repairs to Ross Revenge has reached an incredible half-a-million pounds.
This is a lot of money for which we take no credit – it has all been raised by YOU, through donations to our Ross Revenge charity, charity Crowdfunder, fundraisers and by purchases from our web shop. Praise must go to our generous supporters and listeners. We are immensely grateful.
There is no upper limit to how much we could spend on Ross Revenge Simply put, the more money we have the more work we can put in hand, and we continue to fundraise to get as much essential work done as possible while the ship is out of the water.
We hope to get Ross Revenge into to SMS dry dock at Lowestoft in the spring and we must hire a sizeable tugs for the journey. As the ship is too deep to enter dry dock without assistance, we are hiring specialist buoyancy bags and divers to fit them. When inflated the ship should be lifted enough to get her into the dock.
The priorities once in dry dock are sandblasting, repairing and painting the 220 ft hull and structure, servicing the sea chests, replacing the rotting wood lower decks with a hardwearing grid matting system and, if funds allow, replacing the rusting metal fore and aft decks – proudly repainting CAROLINE 648 AM once more.
Everyone involved with Ross Revenge would like to send our gratitude and appreciation to our listeners for your continued support.
To find out more and make a donation if you wish, please do so on this site
https://www.rossrevengeofficial.com/#news.html
We couldn’t do this without you. THANK YOU from us all.
Peter Moore
Station Manager,
Radio Caroline
https://www.rossrevengeofficial.com/#news.html
Mike Terry to MWCircle iog (2026-01-20)
Impact AM 747 is off-air for some weeks. The operator told me that they needed to move their antenna 20 meters (including ground network) because the farmer that owns the lands wants to store grass on the area.
They plan to be back in spring.
Marco (2026-01-20)
At November 7th 2013 (Broadcaster`s Day) President Dilma Rousseff signed the decree 8.139 – The migration from AM to FM started.
The first station to close AM and start FM was Rádio Progresso FM in Juazeiro de Norte from 1310 kHz to 97.9 MHz. At the end of 2025 there are 1214 stations that have migrated from AM to FM and that physically pulled the plug. (tudoradio.com)
Arctic Radio Club mw-eko via WOR iog (2026-01-20)
From Marcelo A Cornacioni and Argentina AM y FM we have received the annual list of radio stations operating from Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). During 2025 many stations have surrendered into inactivity or simply closed down. Mostly due to economic reasons – especially high prices on electricity.
530 a Somos Radio, CA Buenos Aires (A)
570 a Radio Belgrano AM 570, Ciudad Evita (SL)
590 a Radio Continental, CA Buenos Aires (LS4)
610 a Radio General San Martín, San Andrés (SL)
630 a Radio Rivadavia, CA Buenos Aires (LS5)
650 a AM 650, Ciudad Evita (SL)
660 a Amplitud 660, San Justo (SL)
690 a K24 en Radio, Isidro Casanova (SL)
710 a Radio 10 (Radio Diez), CA Buenos Aires (LRL202)
730 a Red de Radiofusion Biblica (RBB), Gonzáles Catán (SL)
750 a Radio AM 7-50, CA Buenos Aires (LRL203)
770 a Radio República (R770), Tapiales (SL)
790 a Radio Mitre, CA Buenos Aires (LR6)
810 a La 810 Radio, San Justo (SL)
820 a Estación 820 – Radio María Argentina, Glew (LRI208)
830 a Radio del Pueblo, Villa Luzuriaga (SL)
840 a Radio General Belgrano, Ciudad Evita (SL)
870 a Radio Nacional Buenos Aires, CA Buenos Aires (LRA1)
890 a Radio Libre, San Justo (SL)
910 a Radio La Red, CA Buenos Aires (LR5)
930 Radio Nativa, San Justo (Tent)
950 a CNN Radio Argentina, CA Buenos Aires (LR3)
From medio January as Radio Belgrano
990 a Radio Splendid ”La 990”, CA Buenos Aires (LR4)
1010 x Radio Onda Latina, Valentin Alsina (SL)
1030 a Radio del Plata, CA Buenos Aires (LS10)
1050 a Radio General Güemes, El Palomar (SL)
1060 a Radio Excelsior de Buenos Aires, Monte Grande (SL)
1070 a El Destape Mundo, CA Buenos Aires (LR1)
1080 a Radio Claridad, Monte Grande (SL)
1090 a Radio Décadas, José León Suárez (SL)
1110 a Radio de la Ciudad, CA Buenos Aires (SL)
1130 a Emisora Santiago y Copla, Ciudad Evita (SL)
1140 a Radio La Luna, El Palomar (SL)
1160 a Radio La Mas Santiagueña, Gregorio de Laferrere (SL)
1170 a La Radio de Mi País. William C Morris (SL)
1190 a Radio Perfil, CA Buenos Aires (LR9)
1200 a Radio Juventud. Floriencia Varela (SL)
1220 a Eco Medios AM 1220, CA Buenos Aires (SL)
1230 a Radio Litoral, Isidro Casanova (SL)
1240 x Radio Cadena Uno, Ciudadela (SL)
1260 a AM 1260, Somos Parte de tu Vida, Temperley (SL)
1270 a Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (LS11)
1290 x Radio Interactiva, Ciudad Madero (SL)
1290 a Radio Provinciana, José C. Paz (SL)
1320 a Radio Santa Catalina, José C. Paz (SL)
1330 a Radio Mailin, Ciudad Evita (SL)
1340 a Radio Renacer, Moreno (SL)
1350 a Radio Buenos Aires, CA Buenos Aires (LS6)
1370 a Radio Trece-70 – (Radio Cosmos) González Catán (SL)
1380 a Radio Buenas Nuevas, Merló (SL)
1380 a La Súper Sport, Temperley (SL)
1390 x Radio Universidad Nacional, La Plata (LR11)
1390 a La Roche Azul AM 1390, Libertad (SL)
1400 a Radio Salavina, Merlo Gómez (SL)
1410 a Radio Folclorisimo, José León Suárez (SL)
1450 A Radio El Sol, Quilmes (LRI21)
1460 a Radio Contacto, Libertad (SL)
1470 a Radio Cadena AM 1470, Lanús (Oeste) (SL)
1480 a Radio Sintonía, Monte Grande (SL)
1480 x La 14-80 ”Tu Voz en Radio”, Tapiales (SL)
1490 a Radio Caá-Cati, José C. Paz (SL)
1490 a Radio Charrúa, La Unión, Ezeiza (SL)
1500 x Radio Tres Fronteras, Mariano Acosta (SL)
1520 a Radio Norteña, Los Polvorines (SL)
1530 a AM 1530 La Voz del Sur, Luis Guillón (SL)
1530 a Radio Esencia ”La Voz del Litoral”, Santa María
1550 a Radio La Amistad, José C. Paz (SL)
1550 a Estación Quince Cincuenta, Villa Fiorito (SL)
1570 irr Radio Rebelde (RBD), Inginiero Budge (LRI22)
1570 a Radio AM Roche, La Plata (SL)
1580 a Radio 26 de Julio, Glew (SL)
1600 a AM 1600 Armonia, Caseros (SL)
1600 a Radio Difusora Emanuel, Ezeiza (SL)
1610 x Radio Machagai, General Rodríguez (SL)
1610 a Radio Luz del Mundo, Rafael Calzada (SL)
1620 a Radio Sentires, Parque San Martín (SL)
1640 x Radio Hosanna ”Dios Salva Hoy”, Isidro Casanova (SL)
a – emisora activa
x – emisora inactiva
(A) – emisora con licencia aún sin señal distintiva
Arctic Radio Club mw-eko via WOR iog (2026-01-20)