ERT Chania 1512 kHz (https://mediumwave.info/2025/05/28/greece-16/) was broadcasting content from ERT Radio Christmas internet radio until yesterday, when the antenna mast support cables were cut, and the station went off-air (https://www.haniotika-nea.gr/epese-i-keraia-tis-ert-sti-soyda-ereynes-gia-ta-aitia-fot/ local newspaper, in Greek). Thankfully, no one was injured, and the transmitter is not damaged.

Quoting ERT’s official announcement (https://www.ertnews.gr/perifereiakoi-stathmoi/chania/xania-epese-i-keraia-tou-pompou-mesaion-tis-ert-i-anakoinosi-tis-etairias/): “From the on-site inspection, it was found that unknown individuals cut the supports of the antenna system, which is over 100 meters tall, using tools, causing it to collapse without fortunately causing any other serious damage to the facilities.”

A lawsuit was filed against unknown individuals for criminal acts, and the necessary actions for damage repair have begun.

In other news from Chania, after the event, occasionally there is a very strong transmission on 1467 kHz. It plays only music (in the spirit of the attached MP3) and has the strongest signal on MW, surpassing local pirates, who, by the way, were very active during the Christmas holiday season.

Manolis, Chania GRC (2026-01-03)

Goodbye RNE on MW !

On the occasion of the closure of the large transmitter network of RNE on medium wave there are two IQ-wideband-recordings from 29/30-12-2025 available on the COHIRADIA page at radiomuseum.org, which contain the last hours and the shutdown of most transmitters at or shortly after 02:00 UTC.

Recording 1 was made by Walter Barteczek with a STEMLAB125-14 SDR in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (Germany). It contains the complete band (500 – 1750kHz) from 22:55 – 02:10 UTC. Recording 2 was made with an Airspy Hf by Gianni Müller in Perfugas (Sardinia). It contains the partial band from 492 – 1260 kHz between 01:50 and 02:15 UTC. The files can be downloaded in standard IQ-wav-format ,either for digital playback with major SDR-software (HDSDR, SDRUno, SDR#, …) or for analogue playback on historical radio receivers when using the equipment described in COHIRADIA.

The two recordings have excellent quality and are nicely complementary: The one made in Germany contains both, the major Spanish stations as well as many stations from GB, while the spectrum received in Sardinia reflects the whole Spanish spectrum with very high SNR.

Interested radio amateurs and collectors are cordially invited to visit the growing archive of COHIRADIA with many freely available records of complete AM-bands. Tuning through some of them allows to witness also the last hours of other traditional stations like RTL and Kalundborg on LW as well as Absolute Radio and RAI Radio1 on MW.

Footnote: The files, though having the extension ‘wav’, are no audio files and cannot be played back with standard audio players. Use HDSDR, SDRUno, SDR# or similar tools. 

Hermann Scharfetter (2026-01-03)

About local and advertising slots on COPE, SER and Onda Cero MW networks, most of them still remain but there are some minor changes of interest to add. When all RNE carriers are gone I will produce a new article with the updated Spanish MW List including details on local IDs.
Do not forget our two remaining ‘independent’ MW stations: Radio Popular de Bilbao – Herri Irratia on 900 kHz, and Radiolé Costa del Estrecho on 1584, this latest from radiocountry CEU (Spanish province in África).

About closures of stations…
In my opinion we lose something unique each time that a MW station closes. I know is the sign of the times, but every station lost is a step beyond to kill a free way to listen to the world. Once the analogic way is abbandoned, digital will come into the scene and then will have to pay for data and wave transportation before to hear a word. Nowadays to hear the radio we just need a small receiver. That’s all!

MW DXing is one of the most interesting challenges we can face in our hobby, and that’s because is not previsible. With a very small number of stations things will become very easy and for sure less interesting.

Jorge to MWCircle iog (2026-01-02)

New UK frequency for BBC Radio 5 Live
I haven’t seen this documented anywhere but BBC Radio 5 Live is now audible on 900kHz in the North West of England and Southern Scotland. I don’t know where it is coming from but from my location near Castle Douglas (IO75xc) it’s to the East. Could be the Dumfries transmitter?

I have checked on various Kiwi SDRs and it’s really there!

Dave Pick (2025-12-20)

Cesky Impuls 981 did not stop.

This post mentions that 981 [Cesky Impuls / Ed] is going to be switched off at the end of the year.
https://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/am_sender_in_der_tschechoslowakei.html

Still going on.

Mauno Ritola, MWlist iog (2026-01-02)