Month: May 2026

Swaziland

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Radio Capodistria has been off air in recent days, first noted off here on the evening of the 12th. This has allowed the reception of a rare DX country. Swaziland! I have had Swaziland in the past on short wave but
this is the first time I have received it on medium wave.

I don’t know why Radio Capodistria is off air at the moment and I assume it will return, or has it gone for good? But grab this rare DX country while you can.

This is my recording from the evening of the 13th.
https://youtu.be/hyT–UtZU5U

Received on my 20m x 5.5m flag at 215 degrees. Reception seems to be best after/around 20:00. This faded (or closed down?) at 20:51 on the 13th.

John Faulkner to MWCircle iog (2026-05-16)

United States

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Civic Media has moved another of its Liberal Talk stations across Wisconsin away from the format as 1450 WRCE/107.7 W299CD Richland Center has flipped to Oldies.

Positioning as “Local News and Timeless Hits” like the rest of the company’s Oldies stations, the station will feature music from the 1960s and 70s. From 6-9am the station will simulcast features from sister Country 100.9 WRCO including “The Hank & Phil Roundup” and “News From The Center”. The station will also carry Old Time Radio “When Radio Was” weekdays at 9am along with Milwaukee Brewers baseball and University of Wisconsin sports.

Civic Media has moved several of its Talk properties in its smaller Wisconsin markets to Oldies in recent months including Conservative Talk WMPL Hancock MI, and Liberal Talkers WFHR Wisconsin Rapids and WGBW Green Bay.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/352483/wrce-moves-from-liberal-talk-to-oldies/

Radio Insight (2026-05-15)

Antigua and Barbuda

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Caribbean Radio Lighthouse: The new AM radio transmitter was commissioned yesterday, and CRL can now be heard again on 10kW on 1160 AM in the Eastern Caribbean islands! Thank you to so many who gave and prayed! If you listen from a nearby Caribbean island and signal has improved, let us know! Send a message here or a WhatsApp message to (268) 782-1454.

Caribbean Radio Lighthouse Facebook group (2026-05-15)

Slovenia

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Loss of Radio Capodistria 1170 kHz.
Translated from German:
Radio Capodistria is still not broadcasting on 1170 kHz, TWR Eswatini can be heard here in Salzburg again this evening with its religious program in English.

Christoph Ratzer to A-DX iog (2026-05-13)

Slovenia

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Translated from German:
Loss of Radio Capodistria 1170 kHz
RTVSLO OZ reports on its website an outage of the Radio Capodistria’s medium wave transmitter on 1170 kHz has been broadcasting since this morning. The repair work is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Therefore, tonight offers a chance for long-distance reception, provided the conditions allow.

Patrick Robic to A-DX iog (2026-05-12)

United Kingdom

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BBC Radio 4 Long Wave will close on the 27 June 2026.
The closure will be at 01:00 BST (00:00 GMT) on Saturday 27 June.

The RSGB and the BBC Amateur Radio Group are planning to mark this occasion on the air. More details of how this will be achieved will be available soon. Please email ContestClub@rsgbcc.org if you would like to register your interest.

Mike Terry to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2026-05-12)

United States

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Horizon Broadcasting Group has launched News/Talk “News Radio KBNW” 1230 KSBN Spokane/107.1 KBNW-FM Deer Park WA.

The new station is led by Washington State Association of Broadcasters President/CEO Keith Shipman, who owns a cluster of stations in Bend OR including the similarly branded 1340 KBNW, and longtime Spokane operator Roger Nelson who both worked together at KOMO Seattle in the 1980s and 1990s. The company agreed to purchase KSBN in February and to LMA then 107.1 KPKL at the same time. The new brand creates a competitor to iHeartMedia’s 590 KQNT.
Read more https://radioinsight.com/headlines/351916/kbnw-fm-brings-news-talk-to-spokane-fm/

Radio Insight (2026-05-11)

United Kingdom

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As reported on BBC Radio 4’s Six O’clock News this evening, BBC Radio 4 Long Wave will cease transmission at 1am on Saturday, June 27th. The announcement was made by transmitter provider Arqiva.

Willie Bone (2026-05-11)

Space Weather

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SOLAR ACTIVITY ALERT:  A sunspot with a history of CME production is turning toward Earth. Yesterday, the active region blew a massive hole in the sun’s atmosphere with debris that will barely miss our planet later this week. Now, we’re moving deeper into the strike zone. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

Ydun Ritz (2026-05-11)