Author: mw

Sweden

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SAQ Grimeton scheduled to air on UN-Day, Oct 24th 2026.

SAQ was put into commercial radio traffic on December 1st 1924, at first on 16.2 kHz. In mid December 1924, the frequency was changed to 16.1 kHz and on Dec 24th 1926 it was changed back to 16.2 kHz. On March 10th 1927 SAQ’s frequency was again changed, this time to 17.0 kHz, a frequency previously used by Italian station IRC in Rome.

Only two weeks later, on April 3rd 1927 SAQ’s frequency was again changed, now to 17.2 kHz, a frequency previously occupied by LPV in Buenos Aires, in order to provide “suitable noninterfering wave channel for new Belgian station ORU Ruysselede”, according to the traffic manager at RCA.
17.2 kHz has since then, except for a short period in the 1950’s when SAQ was transmitting on 17.25 kHz, been the frequency we all now belongs to the historical Alexanderson alternator SAQ at Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden.
On UN-Day, October 24th, 2026, SAQ is scheduled* to spread a peace message to the World on 17.2 kHz CW.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CADvSwQhdKI

Program and transmission schedule:
10:00 CEST (08:00 UTC): The visitor center and radio station is opened for visitors.
See grimeton.org for more info.

Transmission & YouTube Live stream:
14:20 CEST (12:20 UTC): Live stream on YouTube begins with a technical walk-through of SAQ.
14:30 CEST (12:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.
14:45 CEST (12:45 UTC) SAQ in the air “VVV VVV VVV de SAQ SAQ SAQ” (approx. time)
15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC): Transmission of a peace message from SAQ.

Live Video from World Heritage Grimeton Station
The transmission event can be seen live on our YouTube Channel

We are planning to carry our some test transmissions on Friday, October 23rd, 13:00 – 16:00 CEST (11:00 -14:00 UTC). SAQ will be on the air shorter periods of time during this interval, when we will be carrying out tuning, tests and measurements.
Your comments are welcome to info@alexander.n.se.

QSL Reports to SAQ
Your QSL reports to SAQ are, as usual, most welcome and much appreciated!

SAQ Grimeton Radio Station (2026-09-26)

Australia

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Went out for a band capture on the 26th Sept & noted the 4VL/t 1584 Cunnamulla QL is back on the air, having being absent since June. I could compare with the 918khz main frequency (song matching) & heard its match on 1584.

Geoff Wolfe – Cooma NSW Australia (2026-09-26)

Iceland

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Autumn bandscan 2026
Tonight’s weather is as good (calm and a light cloud layer) as tomorrow’s weather forecast is bad (gale and rain).

On the LW band, the Polish Radio came in with a good signal.

On MW, British senders gave good signals. Even BBC Asian’s outlets on 1440 and 1449 kHz were well readable, as was what I think was Radio Caroline on 648 kHz, Talk Sport on 1107 kHz, and BBC 5 live on 1116 kHz. Manx Radio on 1368 kHz had a good signal, though not as booming as the Big Brits.

There was also a gaggle of Spanish, Central European and North African stations, and several unresolvable pile-ups.

Well, that is it for now. A pretty good evening in my opinion.

Reynir Heidberg Stefansson (2026-09-23)

India

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Emergency broadcast by Akshvani Visakhapatnam 927 kHz just now due to Cyclone Arnab which is expected to make landfall shortly

Akashvani Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh State is noted with continuous special emergency broadcast just now around midnight Indian time  ie1830 UTC on 927 kHz instead of signing off earlier.. Look out for any more stations in the area with emergency broadcasts.

More details of cyclone is in 
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/cyclone-arnab-live-tracker-update-landfall-time-place-bay-of-bengal-deep-depression-odisha-andhra-pradesh-imd-weather-alert-schools-closed-1055054

Yours sincerely, Jose Jacob to dxindia iog  (2026-09-23)

United States

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Audacy has completed the move of Sports “670 The Score” WSCR and News 780 WBBM Chicago to the tower site of Salem Media’s 1160 WYLL Chicago.

Originally proposed in July 2024, the two stations will share one of the two previously unused towers vacated by WYLL moving its nighttime array to a different location in 2007. WSCR will continue to operate with 50kW day/night, while WBBM increases power to 45kW day and 43kW night. The move marks the second time in a decade that WBBM has relocated as it began diplexing with WSCR in 2019 after its home of 75 years was sold to a real estate developer for $46 million. At that time, WBBM dropped from 50kW to 35kW day/42kW night, but with no change in coverage just like this move.

The move of WSCR and WBBM comes as Audacy has sold the now former site of the stations. Real estate investment trust, Prologis, which focuses on the development of warehouse complexes purchased the 25.72 acre site that housed the two AMs as well as SBS Regional Mexican “La Ley 107.9” WLEY-FM Aurora from Audacy’s Audacy Atlas LLC divestiture group for approximately $29.3 million.
https://staging-fe77-radioinsightdotcom.wpcomstaging.com/headlines/373346/wbbm-wscr-complete-move-to-wyll-site-following-land-sale/

Radio Insight (2026-09-22)

France

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Bretagne 5
The current Google Earth photos are dated for 8/8/2026 – the antenna is still there.
The street view photos form 8/2025 also show the antenna still exists and looks intact.

Marco (2026-09-22)