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DX Central / MW Frequncy Challenge – Season 5, Week 8 (1470 & 1480 kHz).
Using our data once again from our “All-Season Data Analysis” project, (now available for all DXers to use at https://dxchallenges.com/resources/mwfcdataanalysis/) we zero in on two frequencies for our next challenge: 1470 and 1480.
Heading into this challenge, 61% (1480) and 63% (1470) of US-based stations have been reported by DXers through our previous MW Frequency Challenge efforts since 2021. These are two of the least “covered” frequencies in our data set.

Let’s fix that this week!
This challenge will be open from 0200 UTC on Saturday, November 29, 2025 through 0200 on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Only loggings for stations heard on 1470 or 1480 kHz will be accepted during this week’s challenge.
Any station heard (including TIS, pirate, etc.) are eligible to be logged provided the station logged is broadcasting on the frequency of reception. No spurs, no images, no harmonics, etc.
Portable operations are encouraged, within 25 miles of your home location.
DXers must use their own equipment for this challenge. Online SDRs are only allowed if they belong to or are managed/maintained by the submitting DXer.
All entries must be made by using the Entry Form, found at dxchallenges.com. Users must be registered to our site to submit loggings (registration is free, it is only needed so you don’t have to type your name/location in with every log!)

Loyd van Horn to I Love AM Radio Facebook group (2025-11-29)

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Thanks to an owner the DX Test committee has worked with before, we have graciously been given 3 stations to do a DX test with. It’ll be 3 to 6 hour tests with our “all black coffee, no sugar” tests… just morse code, sweep tones, phone off hook noises and similar that just slice through the noise.
We’re hoping to announce the stations soon as soon as the station owner gains control of the 3rd station (he’s buying it and doesn’t have legal control yet, sale is about to be filed)

Paul B. Walker to IRCA iog (2025-11-20)

United States

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Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2024/12/12/united-states-767/

The DX-test from WZON on 620 kHz this morning was heard by several listeners mostly not to far from the transmitter site.

KarlAmong them Peter Laws, who reported to irca iog
“Got the start at 0103  CW ID and something else, maybe “DE WZON”, then a rising tone, then a bunch of DTMF, more CW and then … into PacMan Fever!   A song I had not heard, perhaps on purpose, for nearly 45 years.
All this under WVMT still dominating.  I’m going to go out on a limb and say that WZON is not on Night Power.  And thank them for that!
Announcer just mentioned that they were on Day power.”

A recording made by Karl Zuk, Katonah, NY and shared in the irca iog

Ydun Ritz (2024-12-22)

United States

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WZON 620 DX TEST
WZON in Bangor, ME has graciously agreed to perform a DX Test before they leave the air for good at the end of the year.  Test will be on Sunday Dec 22 at 1am EST (0600 UTC). Still waiting on final determination of the duration.  Please spread the word wherever you think it would be appropriate.  Hopefully a bunch of you will be able to log Maine!
From the mwdx Slack group. Arranged by David Pete, Old Town Maine.

Russ Edmunds to irca iog (2024-12-12)


Stephen and Tabitha King closing 3 radio stations. WZON [620 kHz],WZIT and WZLO will be shut down at the end of December…announced today, December 2, 2024. (Arthur Pozner to WOR iog (2024-12-02))

Ydun Ritz (2024-12-12)

Netherlands

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Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2023/10/11/netherlands-131/
Radio North 846 seemed to remain on the air, but I still heard the Dutch station [Album AM / Ed] on 844kHz, causing a nasty 2kHz het on Radio North!!!
IDed at one point during the non stop music. Noted in Scotland around 2100 I think it was. (Logbook in shack and email being sent from another machine. )
A little unusual for a dx test to be off channel …LOL…

Ken Baird in Scotland (2023-10-14)

After looking at my perseus recording from thursday night……..

At for example 1947 I see and hear Albums on 843kHz, playing Pink Floyd, Another Brick In The Wall…. But at 2006 there is a freq change to 844kHz, and is still on 844kHz at 2225 for example. Pity they never used a clear MW channel, as there are a few channels nowadays a lot clearer…

Ken Baird in Scotland (2023-10-15)

Netherlands

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Because pirate Radio North is off-air, legal radio station Album AM will use this opportunity to perform a DX transmission test on 846 kHz October 11 & 12 (evening).
Please send reports from Wales, Isle of Man, Scotland and Ireland because normally this is not possible due to RN radio@albumam.nl (www.albumam.nl).

Bart De Lange to mwcircle FB group (2023-10-11)

DX Tests

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International SWL contest in November and December 2023.
Contest dates:
01 November 2023 to 31 December 2023

To translet in another language https://www.deepl.com/translator or  https://translate.google.com/

It is not necessary to be registered to participate in the contest, send your list of countries to listen to at the end of the contest.
To encourage listening to medium wave and shortwave radios stations all over the world I thought about organizing this competition. This is only for the fun, you can use your radio receiver and its also possible to use a WEB or KIWI SDR but the SDR must be always the same ( same place )

This SWL contest is open to all listeners in the world.
THE GOAL is to listen to a maximum of countries in the world on MW and SW.
MW 530 kHz to 1602 kHz

If you want to be a sponsor of this SWL Contest and offer a book, a radio receiver, an antenna to the best scores please contact me by my Facebook. 
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009933974595
Please future sponsors look also at the end of the article.
https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/09/international-swl-contest-in-november.html

THANK YOU.
Frank Fzeroduw SWL F14368 Paris France (2023-09-09)