Radio Caroline – engineering works.
There is engineering work at the Orfordness 648 TX site Mon & Tues this week – more Solar Cells & a couple of other problems being worked on.
Expect interruptions in service.
(whitecross – Digital Spy)

Mike Terry to nordx iog (2026-04-20)

590 license purchased by 1490 owner

Local Broadcaster Buys Silent Omaha AM Station
Posted on April 18, 2026 by Jon Ellis (www.northpine.com)

About two months after it took KXSP/590 (Omaha) off the air, SummitMedia has reached an agreement to sell the station to locally-owned Walnut Media.

An asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC on April 17 lists the purchase price at $40,000. The sale includes the station license, two transmitters, and spare parts. Not included is KXSP’s 90-year-old transmitter site at North 56th Street and Kansas Avenue; the station told the FCC in February that the property had been sold.

Walnut currently owns KIBM/1490 (Omaha), KOBM-FM/97.3 (Blair), KHUB/1340 (Fremont), and KFMT-FM/105.5 (Fremont), while sister company Hickory Radio LLC owns KCRO/660 (Omaha) and KXCB/1420 (Omaha). The companies also have several FM translators. Steve Seline is the sole member of Hickory Radio and is 60% owner of the parent company of Walnut Media.

The sale would give Walnut/Hickory a total of five AM stations in the Omaha/Fremont area, while the market cap for Omaha is four AM stations. Since KHUB is not officially classified as an Omaha-market station, the filing says the transaction “would appear to [comply] with the Local Radio Ownership Rule” and a waiver is being sought in case there is concern about KHUB’s overlap with the other stations.

“Walnut is prepared to restore service on KXSP shortly after the transaction is consummated and to use its knowledge of the market to bolster AM service,” the waiver request says.

KXSP had transmitted with 5kW day and night, non-directional, from its previous site. An application to move to a new location has not yet been filed.
(via Carl Mann via Rick Dau, ABDX)

Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2026-04-19)

Remaining Mongolian LWBC Stations and Frequencies [164, 209 and 227 kHz / Ed] heard here in Finland with interval signal on Friday 17th signing on at 2200 with interval signal on all frequencies, 227 kHz was the strongest. Probably for the last time in spring due to daylight, next possibility will be in September. 
http://kareliamwdx.ddns.net:8074/

Mauno Ritola to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2026-04-19)

(in Japanese) https://www.phileweb.com/review/column/202604/17/2998.html

AM Radio Stations to Go Off the Air One After Another — What Will the “Vacant Lot of Radio Waves” Be Used For?

Published: April 17, 2026, 06:40
By Shinobu Unakami

On March 30, 2026, NHK reorganized its three operating radio services (Radio 1, Radio 2, and FM) into two: “NHK AM” and “NHK FM.” Radio 2 has been taken off the air, and some of its programs have been transferred to either “NHK AM” or “NHK FM.”

The restructuring of radio stations centered on the shutdown of AM broadcasting is not limited to NHK. Of Japan’s 47 AM radio stations, 44 have announced plans to cease AM broadcasting by the autumn of 2028 and transition to FM broadcasting. This “FM conversion” is driven by factors such as the spread of wideband FM (Wide FM) and the aging of broadcasting equipment. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which oversees radio broadcasting, has also introduced special measures allowing the suspension of AM station operations, supporting a smooth transition.

In Japan’s AM broadcasting, the frequency band from 531 to 1602 kHz is used in practice. As AM stations go off the air, most of this band will become unused, creating what could be described as “vacant lot.” While Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association have not yet announced concrete plans for utilizing this “vacant lot,” several ideas have been proposed. These include using it as disaster-prevention infrastructure during emergencies, or repurposing it for agriculture and IoT communications by taking advantage of the medium-wave band’s ability to reach long distances.

However, the medium-wave band traditionally used by AM stations is susceptible to noise from household electronics such as LED lighting and switching power supplies, making it less suitable for today’s urban environments. Taking this into account, it is also possible that the band may simply be preserved as “vacant lot” while being reserved for potential use in emergencies.

Akiyoshi Teraoka to WOR iog (2026-04-17)

Mark your calendars . Get ready for Pop Shop Radio: More on 204! 

We’ll be on the air in 1 week at 2300 UT 24 April (0100 Central Europe Summer Time 25 April in Europe) with 1 million watts of music power on 1467 khz/204 metres from transmitters in Roumoules France. There will be a special paper eQSL!
Beam will be the same as Radio 6 is using,

I’ll especially be interested in any transatlantic DX

Tony Pavick, Pop Shop Radio, Hope BC Canada to WOR iog (2026-04-17)

Radio Caroline – MCA and Dry Doc Update from Peter Moore

Since 2014 we have been happy with our isolation on the Blackwater Estuary, but now that repairs to Ross Revenge are needed and are indeed unavoidable, we have to enter the minefield of marine regulation and authority.

Years ago we just put a rope on the ship and towed her around as we pleased – and in all probability she could be taken to Hull as is – but the risks and penalties for doing this are enormous. Further no tug
skipper would take us and our insurers would not cover the voyage.

On Monday two inspectors from the Marine & Coastguard Agency (MCA) spent a long day on board, surveying the ship to ensure the vessel will meet towage certificate requirements when the time comes to move her. We were fearful of the outcome. In truth they were fair and reasonable. As ever is thus, the problems we were aware of were mostly ignored, while those we had not considered were highlighted. Some were mere common sense.

Now we have a work list to complete which actually is less extensive than we imagined.

On the same day Rob Langton, owner of MMS Ship Repairs of Hull, also visited the ship. Fortunately, Rob is a deep sea trawler fanatic, so to him Ross Revenge was like the Holy Grail and his presence reassured the MCA men that we really did intend to have the ship repaired.

Now Rob will create an itemised and costed list of all that he thinks should be done and in order of priority. The amount of work we could do of course will exceed our present budget, but it will influence and expand our amended approach to the National Lottery.

Meanwhile we continue to fundraise. If you would like to make a donation to our Ross Revenge Charity Dry Dock Appeal or enter one of our Crowdfunder Prize Draws please visit rossrevengeofficial.com

Your support as always is very much appreciated, thank you.

Peter Moore
Station Manager Radio Caroline
& Trustee Ross Revenge (Home of Radio Caroline) Charity
https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Via Mike Terry to nordx iog (2026-04-17)