A five year extension has been granted to the following Analogue Community Radio station:
Bradford Asian Radio (Bradford Asian Radio Limited Company) until 30 November 2031
(Ofcom Monthly Radio broadcast update for April 2026 of 8 May 2026)
https://www.bradfordasianradio.co.uk/
Hansjörg Biener (2026-05-26)
981 3HA Hamilton VIC has been approved to convert to 98.9 FM. Expected to launch mid 2026.
1089 3WM Horsham VIC will be allowed to keep the AM after converting to FM to make up for deficiency or gaps in coverage
Geoff Wolfe to IRCA iog (2026-05-25)
Radio Six International: on June 6th, the broadcast will be 2 hours length so 2200-0000 UTC. No change for other Saturdays, 2200-2300 UTC. And from July the broadcast will be also on Sundays, at the same time (info from Tony Currie).
Radio de Vliegende Hollander a small LPAM from Holland will on the air from Roumoules on August 14th, from 1800 UTC, with 500 kW. Also via their low power transmitter on 1467 kHz (info from Koert Seinen).
And on June 4, 5 & 6th, in France it will be “Fête de la Radio”, and MMD will open to the public, their transmitters sites in Roumoules & Col de la Madone. Attached the the advertising brochure.
Have a nice summer and good listenings,
Christian Ghibaudo (2026-05-24)
China high power MW.
Despite reports citing some MW closures in China, the MW outlet on 909khz (600kW) remains on air. Received at 10dB/S9 at my QTH as of 24th May 2026.
837khz remains off air (last heard on May 8th but was QRT by May 14th).
Geoff Wolfe – Cooma NSW Australia (2026-05-24)
I will organize again a contest in summer 2026.
It’s possible to participate in MW only
These are the contest rules
https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2026/01/swl-contest-2026-rules-am-radio.html
Frank SWL F14368 near Paris, France (2026-05-23)
In northeast Ohio, a longtime AM station has gone silent after owner Family Stations sold the property for its six-tower antenna array.
WCUE(AM) 1150 is licensed to Cuyahoga Falls. It broadcast from a 38-acre site just outside the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, operating 5 kW daytime and 500 watts at night.
Family Stations filed a special temporary authority with the FCC on May 8, citing that the tower site was sold due to financial considerations.
Radio World Facebook group (2026-05-22)
With the shutdown of CBS News Radio today, Audacy has announced it will switch many of its News and News/Talk stations to ABC News.
The transition began on Thursday with 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFS Chicago and 830 WCCO Minneapolis beginning to cary ABC News at the top and bottom of the hour. Others such as KNX Los Angeles, KCBS San Francisco and KMBZ-FM Kansas City will begin today or on Saturday once CBS News runs its final newscast at 11:30pm eastern time tonight.
In an announcement, Audacy said, “The addition of ABC News Audio ensures listeners across the country continue to receive trusted national and international news coverage, while our stations continue to deliver best-in-class local journalism in every market we serve. Existing ABC News Audio affiliates will continue their longstanding relationships with ABC News Audio as part of this expanded collaboration.”
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/353915/audacy-adds-abc-news-to-former-cbs-affiliates/
Radio Insight (2026-05-23)
Successor to CBS Radio News.
Here is an aircheck of WCCO-AM (Minneapolis) from the hour they switched to ABC News Radio, featuring news interviews with former newqs staff members, along with commentary from the announcer on duty that hour. LINK
Tom Gavaras to WOR iog (2026-05-22)
(The sites/links aren’t currently available in the EU / Ed)
WCCO Radio will become an ABC affiliate Thursday afternoon, as CBS News Radio calls it quits.
The switch to ABC happened after CBS announced in March they were shuttering their radio news division.
WCCO Radio will become an ABC News affiliate for the first time Thursday afternoon, an historic shift for the station after CBS News Radio announced they’re calling it quits.
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Lindsey Peterson
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Lindsey Peterson
May 21, 2026
The CBS News radio division is ending on Friday, May 22 after nearly a century of providing news to America, and over 90 years of keeping Minnesotans up-to-date on WCCO Radio.
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/cbs-radio-news-will-close
National news may not be the first reason you tune in 830 on your radio, or listen to WCCO via the Audacy app or your smart speaker in 2026, but when the time comes, it is an essential part of the station’s history – and also its future.
That’s why in an historic change, WCCO Radio will become an ABC News affiliate for the first time. The move was announced Thursday on the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar, with the station’s Brand Manager Brad Lane making it official.
“So I will tell you, that after conducting a full evaluation of all of the options available, WCCO Radio will be moving to ABC News, this afternoon,” Lane explained. “Our plan is hopefully, fingers crossed and all the technical wires are pieced together, we will move to ABC News starting at 3:00 this afternoon.”
For listeners of the station, it will be a familiar sound, but certainly a different sound too.
“You’ll hear different voices, at the top of the hour,” says Lane. “Sherry Preston, who originally worked in Milwaukee at a station that I was at, WTMJ, she’s one of the main anchors. Alex Stone, Karen Travers, Jim Ryan, these will become household names to our fans.”
ABC News will provide updates at the start of each hour, all day, every week. Those updates will be 2-minutes compared to the traditional 3-minutes with CBS. At night, ABC will provide a full 5-minute update.
You’ll also hear new voices on WCCO’s airwaves, with ABC national correspondents joining WCCO shows with the latest news and updates on the biggest stories around the U.S. and around the globe.
WCCO will also get full longform breaking news coverage from ABC, along with special events like presidential debates and election coverage, plus holiday news specials.
“I will tell you, you will not miss a beat in terms of coverage of things, we will partner with them when it comes to huge breaking news stories across the country or internationally,” Lane adds. “You guys will have access to the reporters on the ground.”
The first of the holiday specials, “Press Play,” will air on Memorial Day from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
CBS shutting down radio was a decision made by CBS – WCCO Radio and the countless stations across the country who were their affiliates learned in March that their national news partners was calling it quits.
The station’s history tied to CBS is deep.
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/wcco-at-100-years-origins-the-coon-rapids-transmitter-site
In 1932, CBS Radio Network purchased the 8-year old station from General Mills and became the sole owner. CBS quietly formed in 1927 and purchased one-third of WCCO in 1929 before purchasing the rest. CBS added network shows to the station in 1937.
While it’s a sad day for those of us at WCCO, saying goodbye to such a long time partner in CBS News, there’s excitement for a new era.
“Let me say that first and foremost, it is going to be jarring,” Lane acknowledges. “To hear ABC’s on WCCO radio, I get it. I understand, but there’s nothing we could do about it. And we have to move on, and we have to have a partner in this from the national and international perspective. And ABC is now our next best option.”
Via Kevin Redding, Crump TN, ABDX to WOR iog)
Today (friday afternoon) internetstation Radio Caroline Flashback was received on medium wave frequency 621 kHz with a good signal in the western part of the Netherlands.
Does anyone know more about this?
Piet van der Vooren (2026-05-22)