India

Emergency transmission Akashvani Vijayawada.
Akashvani Vijayawada,  Andhra Pradesh State,  noted just now on 837 khz with special emergency transmission at 3.15 am IST / 2145 utc due to Severe cyclone hitting the area. A drama is heard now. 

Jose Jacob to dxindia iog (2023-12-05)

Yes, heard also here in Finland on LSB to avoid stronger Iran 837.13 kHz

Mauno Ritola to dxindia iog (2023-12-05)

United Kingdom

Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is between 18th-19th November, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge. You’ll hear some great music from the 60s to early 90s – plus a chance to win goodies from our Web Shop, courtesy of Joanne Bradshaw from Littleover, Derby.
Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.
We’d love to hear from you during the broadcast via memories@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it’s the only email address that gets you straight through to our ‘North’ broadcasters. https://radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Mike Terry to nordx iog (2023-11-14)

Lithuania

The next few weeks will bring back German language programs to Medium Wave!

C. M. Obrecht shortwave radio – Kurzwellenradio
28.10.2023 UTC 17.00 (CEST 19.00) – 30 min.  
1386 kHz    AM    Europe      75 kW,
Radio Baltic Waves International, Lithuania (last day before switching over to CET time)
“C. M. Obrecht shortwave radio” is an official registered swiss private radio station

SM Radio Dessau : 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th of December (each Friday in this month)  –
1386 kHz   – 15:30-16 h UTC (30 mins.)
01.12.2023     15.30 UTC       1386 kHz       75 kW         Testsendung 1
08.12.2023    15.30 UTC       1386 kHz       75 kW          Testsendung 2  
15.12.2023     15.30 UTC       1386 kHz       75 kW          Testsendung 3
22.12.2023    15.30 UTC       1386 kHz        75 KW         Testsendung 4
29.12.2023     15.30 UTC      1386 kHz       75 kW          Testsendung 5

Robert (2023-10-19)

Denmark

As you may know, Kalundborg LW 243 kHz will be closed down on December 31st, 2023. Until then it will continue with the current schedule except for the weather reports, which from November 1st will no longer be broadcast on LW.

Current Schedule – UTC (local time 2 hours ahead)
03.45 – 04.05 Weather and News

06.00 – 06.25 News and morning devotion
06.30 – 06.40 Gymnastics
06.45 – 07.00 Weather report

9.45 – 10.00 Weather report
10.00 – 10.15 News

15.45 – 16.00 Weather report
16.00 – 16.20 News and Navigational warnings

Ydun Ritz (2023-10-11)

India

Special transmission by Akashvani for “Mahalaya 2023” 

Date : 14th October, 2023 (Saturday)
Time : 0350 – 0545 IST, 2220 UTC (13th Oct 2023) to 0015 UTC* (14th Oct, 2023)
* some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC

Akashvani, Delhi will broadcast the special dawn programme “Mahishasur Mardini” on the ocassion of Mahalaya in following languages  :
– Hindi/Sanskrit version – on its Indraprastha & FM Gold channels. This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected SW & MW stations.
– Bengali/Sanskrit version – at same time on Akashvani Delhi FM Rainbow network and selected SW & MW stations.

Akashvani, Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya programme in Bengali/Sanskrit at same time which will be relayed by selected SW & MW stations .
This programme may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels,YouTube channel AIR Live News 24X7 & DTH.

Live-streaming on : https://prasarbharati.gov.in  and News On AIR App

“Mahishasuramardini” is a special two hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit & Bengali recitation & music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. Akashvani has been broadcasting this program since early 1930’s. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya special as one of the most looked forward to Radio broadcasts. Countdown of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya.

Frequencies observed during past years :
MW
531 – Jodhpur
549 – Ranchi *
603 – Ajmer
621 – Patna A *
648 – Indore A
657 – Kolkata A *
675 – Chattarpur
684 – Port Blair
711 – Siliguri *
729 – Guwahati A
747 – Lucknow A
756 – Jagdalpur
774 – Shimla
792 – Pune *
801 – Jabalpur *
810 – Rajkot A *
819 – New Delhi A *
828 – Silchar
846 – Ahmedabad A *
891 – Rampur
909 – Gorakhpur
918 – Suratgarh
954 – Nazibabad
981 – Raipur
990 – Jammu
1008 – Kolkata B *
1026 – Allahabad A
1044 – Mumbai A (Pure DRM)
1125 – Udaipur/Tezpur
1179 – Rewa
1242 – Varanasi *
1260 – Ambikapur
1269 – Agartala
1296 – Darbhanga
1314 – Bhuj
1386 – Gwalior
1395 – Bikaner *
1404 – Gangtok
1458 – Bhagalpur
1530 – Agra
1593 – Bhopal A
* Try also in DRM mode on minus 9 kHz of AM frequency

Please email your observations & receptions reports to :  spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in
Or,
Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
Akashvani,
Room No. 204
Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001, India

Related :
Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites  
https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion
Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s recitation still default choice for All India Radio
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933

Alokesh Gupta to dxindia iog (2023-10-11)

United Kingdom

Radio Caroline North October.
Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is between 14th-15th October, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.
You’ll hear some great music from the 60s to early 90s – plus a chance to win goodies from our Web Shop, courtesy of Clive Ironmonger from Spilsby, Lincolnshire.
Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.
We’d love to hear from you during the broadcast via memories@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it’s the only email address that gets you straight through to our ‘North’ broadcasters.
http://radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Nico from Gouda HOL (2023-10-09)

Netherlands

Radio ELVIRA 1485 kHz program for Sunday 3 September and Monday 4 September.
Time are in CET and when is 06:00 it only 04:00 UTC.
Radio elvira is also on 6240 kHz on HamSphere
For HamSphere 5  https://hs50.hamsphere.com/

Radio Elvira on medium 1485 kHz wave is a LPAM radio (Low power AM radio) and have only ONE watt so you can listen via a Kiwi SDR if you are not near the radio station in north Netherlands
https://babylona.home.xs4all.nl/pe9mj/indexLPAM.htm

The SDR to listen
http://radioelvira.am
http://radioelvira.sytes.net:8073/
Mail to send a reception report
radioelvira@outlook.com

Information for refugees from Ukraine in Dijk en Waard:
Radio Ukraine broadcasts on the frequency Elvira 1485 KHZ for the benefit of refugees from Ukraine in Herhugovard.
Sunday September 3rd from 06.00 CET to 22.00 CET.
From Monday, the live broadcast will take place from 08:00 to 09:00

Fedorov via an AM FCgroup via Zach Liangis to WOR iog (2023-09-03)

France

Bretagne 5, the only medium wave radio station in France, stood out for its broadcast of Frédéric Guyon’s marine weather forecast four times a day. A weather forecast for the southern areas of the North Sea and English Channel, Near Atlantic and Western Channel, as well as for the coastal areas of Brittany.

Bretagne 5 has decided to stop broadcasting marine weather forecasts from September 1st. This last weather forecast will be presented by Stéphane Hamon. The decision is justified in order to offer content more suitable for broadcast on DAB+. For professional sailors and pleasure boaters, there are many alternatives: mobile applications, real-time weather alert systems, etc.

Bretagne 5, which will be present on DAB+, does not give up medium waves. It will keep, more than ever, its character as a general Breton regional radio,

Bretagne 5 broadcasts its programs from its transmitter site located on the Monts du Mené in Saint-Gouéno, in the south of the Côtes d’Armor department. The transmitter center is equipped with an antenna system consisting of a 45 m ¼ wave radiating tower. height, coupled with a new generation medium wave transmitter of 10 kW on 1593 kHz.

It is responsible for all technical services for its transmitting installations, as well as remote management, technological monitoring and broadcast quality control.

Franck Fzerodow to mwcircle FB group (2023-08-30)

United States

WFDF-AM, better known in Detroit as 910 AM Superstation, has abruptly switched its format from local talk radio to sports and shown the door to its former hosts.
The station’s owner, Kevin Adell, let the hosts of its usual programming know that their services no longer would be needed via email on Friday.
More to the story here https://eu.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2023/08/14/910-am-superstation-detroit-michigan/70588454007/

Steve Whitt to mwcircle iog (2023-08-15)