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Israel

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Hebrew language is (once more) back on 1287 kHz this evening. Good signal in central Europe, but quite surprising.

Didnt they want to close their military radio station? Reliable sources have reported the closure of GLTZ recently:
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/israel-schliesst-armeesender-galei-zahal-100.htmlhttps://www.deutschlandfunk.de/israel-schliesst-armeesender-galei-zahal-100.html

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/417666

https://www.dw.com/en/israel-netanyahu-to-shut-down-respected-army-radio-station/a-75272453

Paradise FM (2026-03-10)

United Kingdom

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New RSL station: Outreach Gold has just opened a brand new studio in Chandler’s Ford and is currently conducting test transmissions on 1557 kHz medium wave. It will start regular broadcasts from Friday 6th March. They are currently playing classic hits mostly from the 70s and the 80s, with intermittent announcements of their test transmission. I am not sure of the transmitter power, but I can hear it clearly because I live locally (Southampton).
Ofcom adds, “Outreach Gold will operate as a vintage radio station showcasing music and content
from the 1950s to the 1980s to the The Hilt, Hiltingbury Community Centre, in Hampshire SO53
5NP.”
The website is https://www.outreachgold.co.uk/join/ They are also online and on DAB. Any reports welcome.

Medium Wave News March 2026 (2026-03-06)

Iran

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IRIB German Service now available on Medium Wave
Iranian State Broadcaster “Voice of Islamic Republic Iran” is airing its German Language Foreign Service on Medium Wave recently:

First observed on 26 Feb 2026 between 1852 and 1928 CET (1752-1828 UTC) on 639 kHz, also heard there on 28 Feb. (it is there at least since 21  st . or 23rd, when the spanish program was observed about two hours later –  according to mediumwave.info, the english service is also there) giving it a schedule : first German, followed by English (from 1830 UTC) and than Spanish (from 1930 UTC).

Today (3rd March) the German Service was launched at 1928 CET (1828 UTC) but on 702 kHz (!!) with the opening sequence and welcoming. usually, this frequency s/off after the armenian px.

This is quite surprising, as the IRIB German Feed is not even available on Short Wave any longer (as far as I know).
Certainly, this is due to on-going events. I could not find any information regarding this new German broadcast.

ParadiseFM (2026-03-03)

Netherlands

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Today a new LPAM (low-power AM) started on 900 kHz in the Netherlands. Veluwse Ether Veteranen was heard in Finland around 16-17 utc. Power is 35 watts. Thank you Arend Westra and Koert Seinen for the hint!

Jim Solatie to DXing.info Facebook page (2026-02-28)

Netherlands

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In a recent verification letter of 675 Unique Gold,  the owner informs:
In addition to Gold, I expect Unique Classic Rock will be heard on AM 1287 within a few weeks. However, the range will be somewhat limited.

Jarmo Patala,  Finland (2026-02-25)

Finland

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(Translated from Finnish)
A new rock-based radio station, ZoomRock FM , has started broadcasting in Turku at the beginning of February . The station operates on the medium wave band at a frequency of 1242 kHz. This is the wave band where, among others, Radio Luxembourg once broadcast and was also widely listened to in Finland on mobile radios in the 1970s-90s.
Behind the new station is local radio veteran Harri Kujala , who once worked at radio station Auran Aalto for 28 years.
ZoomRock’s broadcast is particularly well heard in cars within a range of about 10–25 kilometers in Turku and the surrounding area. During darkness, the signal is reflected from the ionosphere hundreds of kilometers away, even outside Finland. The broadcast is mono and the audio band is narrower than in FM broadcasts.
The medium wave band is being phased out in European broadcasting, but it is still found in most car radios, as well as almost all portable radios and home stereos. On receivers it is usually marked MW or AM.
The reason for operating on medium waves is the moderate copyright fees for music, which enable hobby-based radio operations in this area. ZoomRock will broadcast the program until the end of April with a temporary three-month license. The Radio Act stipulates that after that, there must be a one-month break before a new three-month period.
During the spring test broadcast, the station will broadcast non-stop rock music, and those interested can also receive free advertising on a trial basis during this time.
ZoomRock is aimed at men over 50 who like guitar-based, light and melodic rock music. The music is based on seven decades of rock classics. Blues and prog are on the playlist, but heavy metal is not heard on the airwaves.
Aamuset City Media (AKM) https://aamuset.fi/artikkeli/6906061

Kari Kallio to nordx iog (2026-02-20)

Ukraine

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Kuresove 1278 kHz back again.
After some time of disappearence / inactivity, “Ukrainske Radio” on 1278 kHz just signed on with an empty carrier, jingle and advertising before 18 UTC this evening. Now, after the news bulletin, the weather report is currently aired. The last time when observed this signal in January, it was suffering from drop-outs (maybe due to power outage). Even today the transmitter is sometimes switching off for less than a second in the middle of a report.

Paradise FM (2026-02-17)