More than two months after a 1 kilowatt (kW) frequency modulation (FM) transmitter at Radio Pakistan Larkana went off-air due to faults, another 100kW medium wave transmitter also went out of order and stopped transmission nine days ago.
Sources at the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) disclosed on Monday that the 1kW transmitter developed fault on July 15 and was subsequently sent to PBC headquarters for maintenance and repairs.
The PBC headquarters was insisting on ensuring uninterrupted power source to keep the transmitter working properly and efficiently as fluctuations and low voltage was causing harm to it, sources said.
Officials concerned at the headquarters informed the officials at Larkana radio station that the fault had been successfully removed, the transmitter was working perfectly now and it had been conveyed to the Larkana managers that it would be sent back soon. But according to the sources, it was still lying at the headquarters after the repairs. On the other hand, listeners had been urging resumption of FM transmission since the development of the fault.
Meanwhile, the 100kW medium wave transmitter developed faults around Sept 28 and 29 and subsequently its transmissions also went off-air, said the sources in the radio station.
The faulty medium wave transmitter, installed on Oct 16, 2017, had been dispatched to the official technicians in Karachi for repairs, said the sources. Already the transmitter was working at hardly 15 per cent of its capacity due to minor faults, said the sources.
As both the transmitters of Larkana Radio Station were off-air, the radio transmissions currently were available only on Facebook streaming, they said.
They said that the officials were in touch with Sepco for obtaining an express feeder line of electricity so that likelihood of faults in both the transmitters could be avoided in future.
The listeners are frequently calling officials at the radio station to know about the reasons behind suspension in transmission and urging resumption of broadcasts.
Published in Dawn, https://www.dawn.com/news/1863896/another-radio-pakistan-transmitter-in-larkana-stops-functioning October 9th, 2024.

Ydun Ritz (2024-10-09)

KTKN Ketchikan, Alaska on 930 KHz has been down since at least September 6 “as construction is being done on the tower”.  It can still be heard on 97.5, 93.3 and online at www.ktknketchikan.com.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/32uPPtH77Fd4ZXDa
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/JLUezQKtcu1yCKCz

Liron (2024-09-18)

https://vk.com/public158109176?w=wall-158109176_3637
A new? imported TX [1377 kHz / Ed] will be installed, the old РВ-601 will be kept as spare.
The VK feed shows more pictures and videos form the Noratus SW/MW/LW transmitting center, including other transmitters, antennas and the cooling system.

Marco (2024-05-31)

After some antenna adjustment World Music Radio – WMR – is back again on 927 kHz with increased power 400 Watt instead of 250 Watt earlier.

World Music Radio FB group (2024-05-25)

BBC Radio 4 LW off air.
Essential engineering work is taking place on the Droitwich transmitter that will involve a period of shutdown for up to 4 hours (10:00-16:00) between Tuesday 09 and Friday 12 April.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/issues-with-analogue-radio/#/undefined

Mike Terry to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2024-04-11)

There has been discussion about WHAM being weaker than normal. Here’s what’s going on. 
https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/lm/authorization/25076f918ce99306018cee3811440455

Dennis Gibson to irca iog (2024-01-24)

Reception of Droitwich 198 kHz this evening is weaker than normal. I have seen unconfirmed report this is currently running at 250kW instead usual 500kW. Poor reception in Merseyside at least. Normally I get thus no problem.

James Robinson (2023-11-23)

Here at my QTH in southern Denmark BBC 198 kHz is heard very well tonight.

Ydun Ritz (2023-11-23)

KOKC 1520 [Oklahoma City / Ed] Back at 50KW
I got a text from someone connected to OKC area broadcast engineering and apparently KOKC is operating with the 50kw night directional signal.

Paul B. Walker Jr. to irca iog (2023-11-14)

Little announcement about radio north 846am:
“Our AM transmitter on 846 kHz will not be broadcasting on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th of October because of maintenance.
Back on Friday 13th bigger and better than ever.”

John Lines to mwcircle FB group (2023-10-10)

Today we have been to Bergen Kringkaster and increased the transmitter power on 1611 kHz to @700 watts, and at the same time we turned up the volume. This should also be audible on 5895 kHz since both frequencies now have the same program stream. In addition, the promotional rebroadcast of Kysten (FM 93.8 and 100.3) was taken down from medium and shortwave, so now only our mother station Radio Northern Star is on 1611 and 5895, as it was until autumn 2019. The transmission time is 0659- 0005 CET. Address for listener reports: 1000@northernstar.no.
Hope you can hear the difference! And thanks for listening to us!

Svenn Martinsen on FB (2023-09-26)