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Argentina

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It was reported in MV-Eko 66-12 and January’s MWN [and in https://mediumwave.info/2025/11/19/argentina-48/ November 19th, 2025 / Ed] that CNN programming on 950 LR3 would cease on 19th December. It was expected to play music for a while before returning to its former identity as Radio Belgrano in “mid-January”.
The end of CNN on 950 after six years occurred, as anticipated, at 0400 on 20th December.After the witty insertion of a football referee’s full-time whistle, music started with the announcement “Una nueva radio está llegando – streAM 950”. You can hear the end of CNN here https://uk.radiocut.fm/audiocut/lr3-am-950-final-cnn-radio-argentina-y-comienzo-stream-950/ .
Listening today on LU4EEC’s KiwiSDR, the station is playing a mix of music – from excellent retro ska “Calaveras y Diablitos” by Argentine band “Los Fabulosos Cadillacs” to “I don’t like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats (NB no use of Shazam or any artyfishul intellygence, just Mk.1 human ears). The station identifies (not too frequently) as “streAM 950”. In fact I heard the same ID mentioned above that followed the full-time whistle.
I think that this is the long term new format for the station, not just “until mid-January” – see 
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/la-ex-cnn-se-llamara-stream-950-a-partir-del-ano-que-viene-nid25112025/

Andrew Brade to MWCircle iog (2026-01-30)

Greece

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Today I listened to Radio Dekatria from Greece on 1368 kHz at 1603 UTC. The following announcements by a male speaker were heard:

  1. “Eíkosi téseris óres akoúte ellinikí kalí mousikí apó to Rádio Dekatría.”
  2. “To Studio Dekatría, i téchno mousikí kai i kinimatografía. Máios!”

Translation:

  1. “Twenty-four hours a day you listen to good Greek music on Radio Thirteen.”
  2. “Studio Thirteen: techno music and cinema. May!”

NB: Transcription and translation from Greek by ChatGPT.

According to a list of Greek radio stations at the following link 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Greece Radio Dekatria (which can be translated as Radio 13) broadcasts from Thessaloniki. 
It should also be mentioned that  mwlist.org, lists  on 1368 kHz only one station from Greece: Chalastra Radio.

Antonello Napolitano, DX Fanzine (2026-01-28)

Russia

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Radio Maria (Saint Petersburg) on 1053 kHz is back on the air. They’ve been on the air since 05:00 UTC on January 19th.
Transmitter power is 10 kW.
(Radiopriem / Telegram)

RUS-DX #1378, Anatoly Klepov (2026-01-24)

Finland

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There is something special in the air again.

ZoomRock FM, despite the name, is a brand new mediumwave station now testing on 1242 kHz from Turku. Test transmissions are running at 500 to 1000 watts, and the signal already carries that unmistakable AM feel many of us have missed.
The station is set to officially launch on 1 February and plans to broadcast around the clock. ZoomRock is a private station led by well known Finnish radio professional Harri Kujala.
Testing began on 4 January. Harri knows radio and care deeply about how it sounds. This is the kind of station that reminds you why mediumwave still has a place on the dial.
The Finnish radio scene is quietly becoming more interesting again. We already have several special shortwave hobby stations appearing regularly on the bands, and ZoomRock will be Finland’s first station fully dedicated to mediumwave.
With ZoomRock, mediumwave in Finland is no longer silent, and that alone is worth celebrating.

Jim Solatie to DXing.info Facebook group (2026-01-05)

Finland

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New MW station in Finland.
1242 ZoomRock FM, Turku. Heard testing with 200W. New stn uses since 2.1.26 old Yle Vaasa 1242 ITU Geneva plan frequency.

Jorma Mantyla (2026-01-04)

Russia

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Krasnodarskiy krai.
We have good news. We have restored broadcasting on medium wave, 1584 kHz.
This is the first band on which Chistaya Volna FM began broadcasting seven years ago.
Radio amateurs listen to us on these frequencies in the evenings. The range of radio waves depends on weather and atmospheric conditions. We were pleased to receive messages from radio amateurs hundreds and thousands of kilometers from our transmitting center. These include the Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast, Ossetia, Crimea, Stavropol, Finland, and, to our surprise, China. Although the quality in the latter countries leaves much to be desired, the mere fact of receiving even a few minutes of a distant station is already a success for a radio amateur.
We are pleased that our station is attracting interest from avid radio enthusiasts. “73”
Source: https://t.me/chistaya_volna_fm_radio
The history and life of the on-air radio station “Chistaya Volna FM” from the Krasnodar Territory since 2019, from radio amateur and radio host Stanislav Zhuchenko.
(Clean Wave FM Radio (Stanislav Zhuchenko / Telegram)

RUS-DX item 21 December via WOR iog (2025-12-21)

Canada

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An AM station in Canada has come back on air…..

Akash Broadcasting has launched Connect AM 1290 in Winnipeg MB, 10kW. Programming is Punjabi. Currently there is a test loop.

The stations calls remain CFRW and it broadcasts with 10kWs. CFRW was the former TSN/Funny outlet that was sold by Bell. 
https://connectfm.ca

(per Paul Crankshaw MW Circle via gh’s WoR) Andy Reid (2025-12-21)