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)

‘Billy Buck’ Blevins’ Signal Hill Media Partners has begun operating Silent 770 WYRV/95.1 W236DQ Cedar Bluff VA and will flip it to Country “Kat Country 770/95.1“.
With an official launch coming on Friday, May 1, the new brand will feature some programming from Signal Hill’s other stations in Western North Carolina including Blevins’ morning show based at WAME Statesville NC, Marshall University basketball and football, and Carolina Panthers football.
WYRV had previously featured Southern Gospel programming until filing a Silent STA earlier this year after the passing of owner Earl Cole.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/348982/wyrv-to-return-as-kat-country/

Radio Insight (2026-04-29)

XECPTB-1630 is running test transmissions this afternoon, presumably at 10kW. They had been silent since their old (XEUT) license expired in October of 2022. Slogans are “Radio UABC” and “UABC Radio.” They are giving a multi-station ID which still uses their old call letters (XEUT).

THall DX to DXing.info Facebook group (2026-04-27)

Happy Friday! There is a new and interesting DX-challenge in the Netherlands: Zuidkamp Radio on 1134 kHz.

Jim Solatie to DXing.info Facebook group (2026-04-17)

Found an article about “Radio Hamaseh” here: 
https://twitter.com/ChrisGreenwayUK/status/2031731056924111302:
“Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB launched a new station, Radio Hamaseh (“Epic”), after the start of the war. IRIB already runs over a dozen national radio stations, plus many local ones and others for listeners abroad. https://mehrnews.com/news/6765865/“

Now very strong on 585 kHz, mp3 with the ID attached, recorded at 2030 UTC (0000 Tehran time). They using the “normal” IRIB interval signal. Overnight sometimes relays Radio Maaref, as previously mentioned here.
The programming mainly contains “Maddahi” songs, reports from demonstrations and wartime news. Maddahi meaning religious and patriotic chants with minimal instruments, you can hear a lot of this on Iranian radio and TV stations nowadays.

Tringer László (2026-03-24)

KPUR Amarillo TX 1440 on air again.
Haven’t seen any posts in here about it, but according to the FCC info they resumed operations on March 11. Heard here at the KONG-HQ in Arctic Norway with 95.7 liners and mentions of 957kpur.com, likely on day power the last two nights. C&W format.

Bjarne Mjelde to MWCircle iog (2026-03-22)

Sorry i haven’t said anything but I’m hearing them nightly about 450 miles away since they came back on to save the license 

Paul Walker to MWCircle iog (2026-03-22)

ERT NewsRadio war in der Nacht wieder auf 729 kHz zu hören. Für das starke Signal ist die Modulation aber etwas leise.
(ERT NewsRadio was back on air last night on 729 kHz. The modulation is a bit quiet for such a strong signal.)

Patrick Robic to A-DX iog (2026-03-22)

After a pause of some three months, Centrale Milano seems to be back on 1575 Khz. Audible in northern Italy daytime, in Europe nighttime.

Jessica Carter-Wilson (2026-03-19)

Galei Tzahal are once again on 945 KHz.
(see also https://mediumwave.info/2026/03/12/israel-18/ / Ed)

Liron (2026-03-13)

Another new Dutch LPAM station is about to start. Official frequency 1179 kHz, tests last evening and night on 1206 kHz. Excellent signal in southern Finland, despite being just 50 watts. Love the QSL design!

Jim Solatie to DXing.info Facebook group (20267-03-13)