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Thanks, Glenn NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1246: Wed 0930 on WWCR 9475 Wed 1600 on WBCQ after-hours http://wbcq.com repeated weekdaily Wed 2100 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB WRN ONDEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also for CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: WORLD OF RADIO 1246 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1246h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1246h.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1246.html WORLD OF RADIO 1246 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1246.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1246.rm WORLD OF RADIO 1246 in the true SW sound of 7415: (stream) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_09-15-04.m3u (d`load) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_09-15-04.mp3 AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO Extra 50: Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7415 Wed 2300 on WBCQ 17495-CUSB Thu 1600 on WBCQ after-hours http://wbcq.com repeated weekdaily Thu 2000 on RFPI http://www.rfpi.org repeated 4-hourly -1600 [maybe] Thu 2030 on WWCR 15825 Thu 2100 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB Fri 0200 on ACBRadio Mainstream repeated 2-hourly thru 2400 http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream.html Fri 2300 on Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 Sat 0000 on SIUE Web Radio http://webradio.siue.edu Sat 0800 on WRN1 to Europe, Africa, Asia, Pacific Sat 0855 on WNQM Nashville 1300 Sat 1030 on WWCR 5070 Sat 1830 on WPKN Bridgeport, 89.5, http://www.wpkn.org Sat 2000 on RFPI http://www.rfpi.org repeated 8-hourly [maybe] Sat 2030 on WBCQ 17495-CUSB Sat 2030 on R. Lavalamp http://www.radiolavalamp.org Sat 2300 on RFPI http://www.rfpi.org repeated 8-hourly [maybe] Sun 0230 on WWCR 5070 Sun 0300 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB Sun 0630 on WWCR 3210 Sun 1000 on WRN1 to North America, webcast; also KSFC 91.9 Spokane WA, and WDWN 89.1 Auburn NY; maybe KTRU 91.7 Houston TX, each with webcasts Sun 1100 on R. Lavalamp http://www.radiolavalamp.org Sun 1500 on R. Lavalamp http://www.radiolavalamp.org Sun 1900 on Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 Sun 1930 on WWCR 12160 Sun 2000 on RNI webcast, http://www.11L-rni.com Sun 2000 on RFPI http://www.rfpi.org repeated 8-hourly [maybe] Mon 0100 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB Mon 0230 on WRMI 6870 Mon 0330 on WSUI 910, webcast http://wsui.uiowa.edu [previous 1246] Mon 0430 on WBCQ 7415, webcast http://wbcq.us Mon 0900 on R. Lavalamp http://www.radiolavalamp.org Mon 1600 on WBCQ after-hours http://wbcq.com repeated weekdaily Mon 2100 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB repeated thru Wed Wed 0930 on WWCR 9475 WRN ONDEMAND [from Fri]: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also for CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: [WORLD OF RADIO Extra 50 is the same as CONTINENT OF MEDIA 04-05] WORLD OF RADIO Extra 50 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/worx50h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/worx50h.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/com0405.html WORLD OF RADIO Extra 50 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0405.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0405.rm ** ANGOLA. Rádio Nacional de Angola aus Luanda ist in den letzten Wochen abends nachdem die VoA aus São Tomé die Frequenz verlassen hat gut zu hoeren, so heute abend gegen 2000 UT auf 4950 kHz mit S=7/9 (Christoph Ratzer, Austria, OE2CRM, A-DX Sept 12 via BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA. ANTÁRTIDA ARGENTINA [sic], 15476, LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, 2010, Canciones en español y en inglés, a las 2020 y hasta las 2030 comentario por locutor sobre resumen de los partidos de fútbol del campeonanto argentino del fin de semana pasado. Señal débil y con bastante desvanecimiento. 24212 (Septiembre 20). A propósito de esta emisora, recordar que es buena época para tratar de sintonizarla, pues se puede captar con frecuencia aquí en Europa, aunque la mayoría de las veces con señal débil. Transmite desde las 18 hasta las 21 UT y la mejor hora para sintonizarla es entre las 20 y las 21. Pero sobre todo, una vez que la sintonicemos, es buena época para tratar de conseguir su tarjeta QSL, ya que el equipo que está ahora se comprometió a confirmar todos los informes que les lleguen por carta y que lleven adjunto un cupón de respuesta internacional. Todo el equipo de Base Esperanza se renueve de año en año, incluidos los encargados de la emisora, así que a partir de 1 de Enero del año próximo habrá nuevo equipo. Si enviáis vuestros informes, debéis hacerlo cuanto antes y hay que tomarlo con calma, debido a que solo reciben correo, víveres, etc, más o menos una vez al mes desde la Argentina continental, pues todo va en primera instancia a Base Marambio, Base de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina, quedando allí la carga a la espera de que unos pequeños aviones llamados Twin-Otter tengan las condiciones meteorológicas óptimas para aterrizar en la nieve, en el glaciar cercano a Base Esperanza. Ahh, recordar también que varias veces emiten sólo música, con alguna que otra identifición ya grabada. Cuando ocurre eso es que hay temporal, con vientos muy fuertes, y el personal de la emisora no se pude desplazar por la Base para ir a la misma. Su dirección: LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel Base Esperanza CP 9411 Antártida Argentina Argentina (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Antarctica is an international continent, by treaty, none of it owned by any country even by establishing bases there. Yet Argentine imperialism makes this claim for its own self-aggrandizement, and by referring to ``Argentine Antarctica`` we are buying into it. May I point out that even the US does not refer to ``American Antarctica``, nor is there ``Norwegian Antarctica``, ``Russian Antarctica`` or ``Belgian Antarctica`` --- altho there is or was an ``Australian Antarctic Territory`` with its own stamps (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Very strong RA 13630 new 2300-0800 service S=4-5 powerful \\ fine 15160, poor 15240, fair 15415, fair 15515, poor 17750 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, Sep 13, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) RA was heard today much stronger than for some time. 15160 was peaking 9+ on my S meter, and the others 7+. 15240 is always much weaker, but even that one was about 5 today - all around 0650. Wolfie - 13630 goes past 0700 but I'm not sure what time it does go off. Several VK hams were also well audible on 14 mHz same time, including a very loud VK7 somewhere in Tasmania (Noel R. Green, UK, Sept 14, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) Have also noted 13630 good in the evenings here (gh, OK, DXLD) Complete worldwide schedule from http://www.abc.net.au/ra/schedule/default.htm (via John Figliozzi-USA, dxld Sep 20 via BC-DX via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 4845, R. Municipal, 0906-0923, Sept. 21, Spanish, continuous anthem like instrumentals. OM at 0918 with positive, "Radio Municipal" ID then back to music. Poor/fair; "wobbly" signal with occasional ute (presumed) QRM pulses (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, MLB-1, RS longwire with RBA balun, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 3080, 19/09 0934, R. Regional Piraveve, Ivinhema-MS, ID, Hora, locutor sorteando um frango assado para os ouvintes que ligassem para o telefone anunciado: 442-1450 (Harmonico de 1540 kHz ) 35443 (SCM) (Samuel Cássio Martins, Brasil, @tividade DX Sept 20 via DXLD) 12950, (ocupa a faixa entre os 12940 e os 12980 KHZ) - modulaçao de FM - Rádio Gaúcha, Porto Alegre. Entra muito bem. Muito, muito forte! Calculo que esta frequencia misteriosa é um produto da sintonía no amplificador final do transmissor, operando nos 11915 kHz. Ao saír do ar esta frequencia principal, também sai a frequencia misteriosa (Adán Mur, Asunción, Paraguay, @tividade DX Sept 20 via DXLD) ** CANADA. Application for new station: 1630, ON, Ottawa, U1 1000/1000. Would be a French-language outlet of Radio Rideau, Inc. (Bill Hale, AM Switch, Sept 21 NRC DX News via DXLD) ** CAYMAN ISLANDS. CAYMAN NET NEWS PUBLISHES FREE SPECIAL ISSUE Cayman Net News published a special issue on Friday, which was made available in the Cayman Islands at no charge. The complete newspaper is also available online and can be read page by page exactly like the printed version. Click on 'Today's Newspaper' and each page can be individually selected. The newspaper contains many stories and photos of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan. Cayman Net News http://www.caymannetnews.com # posted by Andy @ 11:55 UT Sept 20 (Media Network blog via DXLD) ** CHINA. QSL: 6185, China Huayi B.C., Nice looking aqua-green "CHBC" logo card with English and Chinese verie statements mentioning language (Mandarin), power (15 kW) and site (Fuzhou). Handwritten note on back of envelope offering a QSL folder if I wish to send another report. (I think I shall!) This in 27 days for 1 IRC. V/S, Qiao Xiaoli. Nice stamps on envelope (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, MLB-1, RS longwire with RBA balun, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6185, China Huayi B.C.-Fuzhou, 1110-1134, Sept. 21, Mandarin, YL with talks over and between musical bits. Interview with OM at 1116. Pop- like jingle ID(presumed) at 1128. Booming signal. Last winter co- channel Mexico was dominant at this time until 1200*. Now it's crushed by China *1100 (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, MLB-1, RS longwire with RBA balun, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Well, I think R. Educación closes at 6 am local, so it`s 1100* in summer anyway, 1200* in winter (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Another RHC transmitter comes back: 9820, not heard since Hurricane Charley. UT Sept 21 at 0530 with huge open carrier, no modulation. Next step: a little bit of modulation? No, UT Sept 22 at 0456 it was absent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. 1620, US VIRGIN ISLANDS Radio Martí (via WDHP), St. Croix; 10:20 p.m. + Sept. 18 (0220 19 Sept. GMT). Generally dominating the channel on the car radio at the Downtown Disney parking lot with Martí bumper theme sounders, Spanish news and a list of frequencies (including 1620). No trace of RVC, Martí, or Rebelde on the car radio at Disney local Saturday night, for what it's worth. Just a low buzz from underground power grids and lousy sensitivity (Terry Krueger, FL, UT Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. Sept 19 at 1401 noticed very weak HCJB in Spanish on 15090, which is a mix of two very strong signals on 15140 and 15115. As far as I can tell it was not just a receiver artifact, but I am not 100% sure of this. 15140 for SAm is normally much weaker than 15115 for NAm here, but not on this occasion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. This week`s 9/18 DX Partyline errors: in the item from ``Jaws`` Jacob about hurry-up-and-QSL Andaman Islands, conversion of UT to IST: ``plus 5.3 hours``. Imagine that! 5 hours and 18 minutes difference?? The original item read ``5.30 hours`` meaning 5.5 hours; you can`t convert non-decimal numbers like that. Please apply common sense. Also a good reason never to use decimal points in times, but colons or nothing at all (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA [non]. 12120[via Samara], CLAND to Eritrea, +1721-1800, V. of Shariah, Sep 15, ID 'Huna sawt al-Shariah [sic: see below], idha'at demokratiya Eritre' (but my Arabic a bit rusty, hi), also mentioning 'meter band' and 'kilohertz' but no address nor www / e-mail announcements observed. Had some African horn music, but mostly Arabic talking. Did, however, mention Canada a couple of times around ID. Anybody? Strong so nearby transmitter, I presume. V. of Liberty scheduled here Weds this time some months ago. The root of this word is Shara'a; and some other names of it are Shar', Shir'ah and Tashri'. The Shari'ah is the revealed and the canonical laws of the religion of Islam. The legislative power in the government lies in the hands of legislative assembly. The legislators are to make rules and regulations within the scope and dimensions of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (s.a.w.). These rules constitute the Shari'ah (Finn Krone, Denmark, BC-DX via DXLD) This actually is the TDP brokered Voice of Liberty - Eritrea, it was reported IDing as "sawt al-shariyah" since the Arabic programs were added. It turns out that the earlier reports mentioning "al-shariyah" in the ID were based on a phonetic misunderstanding of the Arabic words. Tarek Zeidan from Egypt listened to the ID and reports that the actual ID is "Huna Sout Alhuriya - Idhaat Alhizb Aldemokraty al Eritrey". "Sout Alhuriya" means "Voice of Liberty". (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, DXplorer Sept 18 via BC-DX via DXLD) ** ERTIREA/ETHIOPIA [nons]. Hello everyone: I'm Antonio Javier Pérez from Alicante, Spain. This is my first collaboration: I listened UNMEE 19 of September at 0925 h UT on 21790 with news program about UN work in the world, in English translated to a local language (ANTONIO JAVIER PÉREZ BALDÓ, QTH: ALICANTE, SPAIN, YACHT BOY 400 GRUNDIG, ANTENNA DIPOLO V (15 M), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Welcome! That would be transmitted from UAE (gh) ** FINLAND. This is not the licence holder`s radio station. 603 kHz Åland Finland. Mike Spenser is out of the business since first of September. He is not allowed to use my licence. This is piracy and not a legal station. Bests, Roy Sandgren, The licence holder of 603 kHz Åland. http://www.amradio.se http://213.204.53.74:8000/ [Shoutcast] (Sept 20 via Jouko Huuskonen, Finland, DXLD) ** FRANCE. Tomorrow, Thursday September 23rd, CIEL AM, will be officially on the air from PARIS on 981 kHz! Also on the air from Toulouse & Strasbourg on 1161 kHz, from next November. It's a Jewish station, pro-Israël. New logo and new address: CIEL AM 25 rue Saint Sulpice 75006 PARIS Tél. 01 72 29 69 69 Fax 01 53 10 32 82 info @ cielradio.com Best regards from France, (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CIEL AM LAUNCHES IN FRANCE ON THURSDAY A new radio station focusing on the Middle East launches on Thursday on mediumwave transmitters in France. Ciel AM, which has been operating on the Internet since 2002, will broadcast on 981 kHz in Paris and on 1161 kHz in Strasbourg and Toulouse. 83% of radios in France can receive the AM band. Ciel AM says it is the only French AM station that runs its own transmitter sites. According to Marc Scalia, co-founder of the station with Franck Sadia, Ciel AM wants to be in the Middle East what Radio France International is in Africa. The team are pro-Israeli Jews, but are pacifists who want dialogue with the Palestinians. The programmes will be 65% music and 35% news bulletins, magazine shows and debates. The station hopes to survive on commercial advertising, and its launch has been mainly financed by two businessmen: John Andrews, who is British and lives in France, and Thierry Ezeghelian who is Swiss. Ciel AM http://www.cielradio.com # posted by Andy @ 14:33 UT Sept 21 (Media Network blog via DXLD) ** FRANCE/GABON. 11685, terrible mix of both RFI stations, ISS in French, and GAB in English/French at 0500-0600 UT, French from 0530 UT delayed by 1 second via GAB in between Sept 14 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Glenn, re: [cynic on] Wonder how much it cost DW to do this, expressed in the value of Antigua transmitter-hours? [cynic off] I spoke to the head of DW`s online services with the same question. He said it was done "out of hours" by engineers who appeared to have far too much time on their hands. I suppose the cost of the bandwidth is more than compensated by the number of people finding DW - and international broadcasting - for the first time. I've spent far too much time on this story! I'd much rather be covering more Earthly media matters... Kind Regards, (Alistair Coleman, BBCM, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Well, I tip my marketing cap to DW. While I grumbled about the cost to create the Klingon website, its existence did provide a benefit to DW -- exposure on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" program. See http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=3925273 Sometimes that's how it goes...you can't generate positive press by being a high-quality international broadcaster providing interesting content, you generate positive press by creating a new website in the Klingon language. FWIW, NPR did have the "originator" of Klingon on the segment, and he said that DW's Klingon "grammar" was flawless... (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This story was originally filed under INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [non] ** GERMANY. 15896, bit eXpress 9/7 2115 (DRM) no audio, but many ID screens, showing four services (two audio, two data); S/N ratio got to about 10-11 dB, not enough to provide audio. 9/8 2134 Sporadic audio today (pop and dance music), plus ID screens, showing four services (two audio, two data); S/N ratio bouncing between about 13 and 17 dB, with audio once it rises above about 16 dB, but fading as evening wears on, down to 8-12 dB by 2210 (no audio at this point). Transmitter power 120 watts per e-mail from station. 9/11 2002 Significant audio today, about 10% intelligible over the 75 mins, including two four min stretches of greater than 90% audibility. Reached a high of 21 dB S/N ratio, but also lost sync at points. Audio ID at 2100, various rock and dance music (Ralph Brandi, NJ, DXplorer Sept 12 via BC-DX via DXLD) See also DRM section at bottom ** GERMANY. 7265, Südwestrundfunk, 2305-2315, Sept. 20, German, "MDR Info" ID at tune-in followed by news and soundbites. Another MDR ID at 2315. Fair until USB slop at 2312 (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, MLB-1, RS longwire with RBA balun, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. In case I am the first one to report it: Today Südwestrundfunk confirmed that both 6030 and 7265 will be shut down as of October 19. Official press release: http://www.swr.de/presseservice/archiv/2004/09/21/index1.html Credits to Rick L. (full name unknown) for alerting us on this, A-DX It should be added that the RIZ transmitter used on 6030 was inaugurated not earlier than 1998. The 7265 transmitter is the one formerly used by Radio Bremen on 6190, obtained by SWR and transferred from Bremen to Rohrdorf. And I was told that some people at SWR got into trouble due to the recent leaking of the intended shortwave shut- down (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) End of SWR Rohrdorf 7265 and Muehlacker 6030 transmissions for ever. Info telephone +49 7221 929 3299, at technical dept. at Baden Baden broadcasting house. Siemens Vienna made transmitter 7265 kHz decreased to 20 kW of nominal 50 kW unit. Built up at Rohrdorf in 1996, removed/rebuilt from former Radio Bremen site (x6190 in 1972-1996 combined with SFB West-Berlin program). RIZ Zagreb-Croatia made transmitter, at Muehlacker on 6030 kHz 20 kW, relatively new technique, erected in 1996. 73 wb - - - - Einstellung der Kurzwellenverbreitung Der SWR beendet seine Programmverbreitung über Kurzwelle am 19. Oktober 2004. Die Programme SWR 3 und Cont.Ra, die bisher über die Frequenzen 6030 kHz bzw. 7265 kHz verbreitet wurden, sind außerhalb des Sendegebietes des SWR weiterhin europaweit über Satellit ASTRA und ADR empfangbar, ab Mitte 2005 auch im DVB-S Mode über den geplanten Hörfunktransponder der ARD. Damit endet der über 50-jährige Betrieb von zwei Kurzwellensendern im Südwesten. Bereits im September 1947 wurde in Mühlacker ein Kurzwellensender in Betrieb genommen. Von 1945 bis 1964 erlebte die Kurzwelle im Sendegebiet des ehemaligen SWF wechselvolle Jahre. Mehrfach wurden sowohl die Frequenz als auch der Standort des Senders verändert. Seit 1964 war die Kurzwelle dann am Senderstandort Rohrdorf (Bodenseesender) auf der Frequenz 7265 kHz zu Hause. Bei Rückfragen können Sie sich an die Rufnummer 07221/929-3299 wenden. (via Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUATEMALA. 3300, Radio Cultural TGN, recibida carta de esta emisora con: tarjeta QSL, en la que se hace constar la potencia del transmisor, 10 kW, antena en onda corta, "half-wave foded dipole", programación, en español desde las 1100 hasta las 0300 y desde las 0430 hasta las 0830 UT y en inglés desde las 0300 hasta las 0430 UT, banderín de la emisora, carta personal de agradecimiento, folleto turístico de Guatemala, folletos de la emisora con su historia y programación y recibo justificativo de haber recibido 1 US $. Tardaron en responder 2 meses. Junto al informe de recepción se acompañó 1 US $ para ayuda del sello de retorno. Frecuencias y transmisiores de Radio Cultural TGN: 730 Khz 10 Kw. 5955 Khz 10 Kw. 3300 Khz 10 Kw. 100.7 Mhz FM stereo 5 Kw. Dirección de la emisora: Radio Cultural TGN Estudios: 4a. Ave. 30-09 Zona 3 Apartado Postal 601 Guatemala 01901 E-mail: tgn @ radiocultural.com Web: http://www.radiocultural.com Radio Cultural TGN, datos e historia de la emisora, recibidos por carta en un folleto, junto tarjeta QSL: La TGN transmite música sacra, enseñanza bíblica sólida, noticias de las iglesias y promoción de eventos, con el afán de orientar y edificar a los creyentes y a la vez atraer a oyentes no cristianos. Segmentos educativos sirven a la población en general y abren puertas para el mensaje del evangelio. Se transmite en algunos dialectos en la madrugada y en inglés de 9:00 a 10:30 p.m., en 730 KHz. onda media. Radio Cultural TGN y su gran cadena transmiten en español, inglés, cakchiquel, quiché, kekchí y aguacateco. Hay transmisores y torres en 20 sitios estratégicos en 15 departamentos, que permiten una cobertura nacional. La TGN tiene un alcance significativo al sur de México, país que no permite la radiodifusión evangélica. También cubre una buena parte de Centroamérica y Belice. El ministerio radial se complementa con cursos bíblicos por correspondencia, conciertos, visitas a las iglesias y otros contactos directos con los oyentes. Centenares de personas visitan personalmente los estudios de la Radio en el transcurso de la semana para dejar una ofrenda o un saludo, buscar consejería o simplemente conocer el edificio y el personal. Muchos miles de oyentes han llegado a aceptar el evangelio de salvación en Cristo a través de los 52 años de ministerio de la TGN. La TGN es una emisora cultural, no comercial y no lucrativa que se sostiene por las ofrendas de oyentes, iglesias y amigos. El Club 730 es un grupo de oyentes que se ha comprometido a orar por la Radio y apoyarla económicamente en forma sistemática. HISTORIA Radio Cultural TGN ha estado al servicio de las iglesias y del pueblo de Guatemala, Transmitiendo Gratas Noticias, desde el 6 de agosto de 1950. Como la primera emisora evangélica en el país, la TGN ha sido un factor significante en el crecimiento de la Iglesia, tanto en lo numérico como en lo espiritual. Tiene una audiencia grande a nivel nacional que incluye todos los estratos sociales y educativos. Además de su labor espiritual y educativa, Radio Cultural ha jugado un papel importante en desastres como el devastador terremoto de 1976, el Huracán Mitch y muchos más, canalizando ayuda a los damnificados. La sede de la Radio, en la Zona 3 de la Capital, fue inaugurada en 1974 y contiene los estudios y oficinas, además de salones que sirven para reuniones de diversos grupos. En 1980 se logró trasladar la planta de transmisión al Cerro Anacoche, San Pedro Sac., Guatemala, lo que mejoró significativamente la cobertura en AM y FM. Desde 1998, por cambios en la política del Gobierno en cuanto a la radiodifusión, la TGN se ha visto obligada a comprar frecuencias en subasta e instalar repetidoras, para no perder su alcance. Gracias a la generosidad sacrificial de los oyentes, se ha logrado conseguir unas 16 frecuencias regionales y 3 municipales, con una inversión de más de Q. 7 millones. Radio Cultural TGN difunde programas que enseñan, edifican e inspiran tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, en AM, FM y onda corta, a través de su red de repetidoras y afiliadas. FRECUENCIAS CENTRALES TGN-AM (onda media) 730 KHz. TGN-FM estéreo 100.5 MHz. Onda corta TGNA - 5.955 MHz. banda 49 metros TGNB - 9.505 MHz. banda 31 metros TGNC - 3.300 MHz. banda 90 metros AFILIADAS Y REPETIDORAS LUGAR, NOMBRE DE LA RADIO Y FRECUENCIA Quetzaltenango, Radio Tecún Umán 730 [same as Guat City?!] Petén, Radio Porvenir 630 96.9 Petén 100.5 100.9 Chichicastenango, Radio Maranatha 104.7 Aguacatán, Radio Ebenezer 94.7 Escuintla 920 96.3 Baja Verapaz 100.3 Jalapa 100.3 Chimaltenago 100.3 Santa Rosa 100.7 Suchitepéquez 100.7 Sololá 100.7 Alta Verapaz 100.7 Chiquimula 100.7 Senahú 89.1 Dirección y teléfonos Apartado 601, 01901 Ciudad de Guatemala Estudios: 4 Av. 30-09, Z. 3 Guatemala PBX: 472-1745, Tel. 471-4378 Fax: 440-0260 Correo electrónico: tgn @ radiocultural.com tgna @ guate.net (via Manuel Méndez, Spain, DXLD) ** ICELAND. I've been looking through the schedule [what schedule? gh]. I wondered what ISL NEW BFM was until I saw all of the frequency listings together. AFN I guess? And they intend coverage to reach as far south as the Azores (Ciraf 36) but where is Ciraf 80 & 81 - mid- Atlantic? [AFN Iceland to zones 17, 36, 80, 81 for 6240, 7585, 7590, 9310, 9385, 9980 kHz, 30 kW 190 degrees -- wb] And BTW, AFRTS 7590 & 9980 were heard on air again when I tuned this morning (Wednesday) around 0630 (Noel R. Green, UK, Sept 1, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) ** INDIA. 9595.16, AIR (Aligarh per DXAsia), fading and building rapidly after 1100 Sep 16 as Nikkei going out. Indian music, talk from 1120, Urdu to So Asia listed to 1130; Hindi Home News listed at 1130, English news heard at 1135. Surprised to find them off frequency. // 11620 (better). (Jerry Berg, MA, NASWA Flashsheet Sept 19 via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 15149.8, V. of Indonesia. 1739 9/18/04. Poor with fading. M with "RRI" ID in English followed by web information into what seemed to be a sked note and talk in SP(?). Very poor copy. Planned on checking back later to see if signal had improved but never got around to it (Jim Clar, NY, NASWA Flashsheet Sept 19 via DXLD) 15150, La Voz de Indonesia en español (250 kW). Identificación a las 1730 UT 20 de setiembre. A continuación varias canciones. A las 1744 se corta la emisión volviendo a las 1748. Comentarios sobre el Gobierno de Indonesia, política de viviendas y provincia de Sumatra. A las 1755 espacio musical. Terminan despidiendo el programa en español a las 1804, cuatro minutos después del horario habitual. Recepción muy irregular. Calidad 43422. 73´s (José Bueno - Córdoba - España, Noticias DX via DXLD) A few days earlier someone caught this on 9525; with VOI, always check the three possible frequencies, the other being 11785 (gh, DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL. Ramadan --- A reminder that Ramadan begins on the 15th or 16th of October this year. I checked a few sites and come up with the two different dates (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Depends on when New Moon is really sighted by a local official, how quaint (gh) ** INTERNATIONAL. [Miscellaneous surrogate/clandestine schedules in time order] IBC Tamil Radio Tamil 0000-0100 Daily 7480 NVS 100 kW / 180 deg Hmong Lao Radio Laotian 0100-0200 Wed/Fri 9515 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg World Falun Dafa Radio Mandarin 0200-0300 Daily 17510 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg R. Sedoye Payem e Doost Persian 0230-0315 Tue-Fri/Sun 7460 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg Sudan Radio Service English/Arabic/Shona/Nuer/Dinka 0300-0500 Mon-Fri 11665 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg Arabic Radio Arabic [for Syria] 0330-0400 Daily 7510 KCH 500 kW / 150 deg Voice of Liberty Tigrina/Arabic 0400-0500 Sun 15675 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg Denge Mezopotamya Kurdish 0400-1600 Daily 11530 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg Sudan Radio Service English/Arabic/Shona/Nuer/Dinka 0500-0600 Mon-Fri 15325 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg EDC Radio Mustaqbal Somali 0630-0700 Mon/Tue/Thu 15370 DHA 250 kW / 210 deg 1200-1230 Mon/Tue/Thu 15370 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg Voice of Tibet Tibetan/Chinese 1215-1300 Daily 17525 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg Radio Free Vietnam Vietnamese: 1230-1300 Mon-Sat 9930 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg Truth for The World Mandarin 1230-1300 Sat 11520 TAI 100 kW / 320 deg Degar Voice Khmer 1300-1330 Tue/Thu/Sat 7265 TCH 250 kW / 194 deg alt. 7125, 7240, 7250, 7350, 7420 QueHuong Country Radio Vietnamese: 1330-1400 Mon-Sat 9930 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg Voice of Khmer-Krom Khmer 1400-1500 Tue 15660 VLD 250 kW / 230 deg Voice of Tibet Tibetan/Chinese 1430-1605 Daily 17540 TAC 200 kW / 131 deg Dem. Voice of Burma Burmese 1430-1530 Daily 5910 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg 1430-1530 Daily 17625 MDC 250 kW / 055 deg Arabic Radio Arabic [for Syria; see above too] 1500-1530 Daily 7470 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg 1500-1530 Daily 12085 KCH 500 kW / 150 deg IBC Tamil Radio Tamil 1500-1600 Daily 7460 NVS 100 kW / 180 deg World Falun Dafa Radio Mandarin 1500-1600 Daily 9930 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg Sudan Radio Service English/Arabic/Shona/Nuer/Dinka 1500-1800 Mon-Fri 17660 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg Radio Free Vietnam Vietnamese: 1600-1700 Tue/Thu 9930 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg SW Radio Africa Shona/Ndebele/English 1600-1900 Daily 6145 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg Radio International Persian 1630-1700 Daily 13800 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg 1700-1715 Tue/Thu/Sat 13800 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg V of Oromo Liberation Oromo 1700-1730 Mon/Thu 12120 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg Voice of People English/Shona/Ndebele 1700-1755 Daily 7120 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg Voice of Liberty Tigrina/Arabic 1700-1800 Wed 12120 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg Dejan Radio Tigrina [Dejen; but see below] 1700-1800 Sat 12120 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg Radio Sagalee Oromiya Oromo 1730-1800 Mon 12120 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg V of Eritrean People Amharic 1730-1830 Sun 15595 SKN 250 kW / 125 deg Radio Free Syria Arabic 1800-1900 Fri/Sun 13650 JUL 100 kW / 120 deg till Sep. 26 1900-2000 Fri/Sun 9495 JUL 100 kW / 120 deg from Oct. 01 R. Sedoye Payem e Doost Persian 1800-1845 Tue-Fri/Sun 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg Radio Ndeke Luka French/Singo 1830-1930 Daily 15470 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg Radio Ecclesia Portuguese [but see below] 1900-2000 Daily 7205 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg Voice of Biafra Inter Igbo/English 2100-2200 Sat 7380 MEY 250 kW / 335 deg Dem.Voice of Burma Burmese 2330-0030 Daily 9435 JUL 100 kW / 080 deg (Observer, Bulgaria, Sept 21 via DXLD) Maybe I am wrong, but I think Dejen Radio is silent since several months (was right away deleted from the TDP website), and Rádio Ecclésia is also no longer on SW (was deleted from the Sentech online schedule)? 73s, (Bernd, Trutenau, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [non]. THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY BACK ON THE AIR A third series of the cult sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy begins on BBC Radio 4 this evening, 26 years after the original show was first broadcast. All the surviving cast members reprise their roles in the six-part adaptation of Douglas Adams' third Hitchhiker book, entitled Life, the Universe and Everything. So Long and Thanks For All the Fish, the fourth instalment, and the fifth novel Mostly Harmless will be dramatised in a second, eight-part series, to be broadcast in May 2005. The programme inspired a series called The Hitchhiker's Guide to DXing produced and presented by Jonathan Marks on Radio Netherlands in the early 1980's. The new series is broadcast each Tuesday at 1830 UK time (1730 UTC) on BBC Radio 4, and repeated on Thursday at 2300 UK time (2200 UTC). It can be heard worldwide on the Internet. Each episode will be available on demand for 7 days following the Thursday repeats. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/ # posted by Andy @ 08:58 UT Sept 21 (Media Network blog via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. WRN launches multimedia expansion plan with new corporate identity --- Mon Sep 20 2004 WRN, the London-based international transmission and broadcast specialist, has unveiled its new corporate identity with a new name, new brand and a new claim to support its expansion plans into new areas of media activity. The company, formerly known as World Radio Network, engaged Brandhouse WTS to create its new brand and supporting collateral. Karl Miosga, WRN's Managing Director, explains that the new look underlines WRN's expansion from its roots in radio to other broadcast media: "This change allows us to extend the brand across any media platform; TV, Internet, radio or mobile telephony. WRN becomes a brand with multimedia potential." The brief to Brandhouse WTS was to bring together the many unique services the company provides to broadcasters from around the world under one identity, which in itself could be adapted flexibly as the company enters a sustained period of growth. Mark Wickens, Creative Partner at Brandhouse WTS, explains: "At the core of the brand is the idea that WRN brings together and channels different media into a defined, quality offering. The graphic identity tells this story through the depiction of streaming, digital information on a global scale." Simultaneously WRN is introducing a new brand claim. "Transmitting Success," Tim Ayris, WRN's Marketing Manager, says "is a positive, forward-looking support message that allows people to fully access the brand and expresses the company's values and aims." WRN works with a number of top radio and TV brands, distributing their output domestically and international. Clients include FCUK FM, talkSPORT, top French station NRJ, America's flagship speech station NPR, and VOA TV. In addition, WRN is well known for its own-branded international news and current affairs networks, broadcasting radio programmes from around the world, which are available on market- leading distribution platforms including Sky digital, France's Canal Satellite, Sirius Satellite Radio in the US, the WorldSpace satellite radio service across Africa and Asia, mobile telephony portal MBN and mp3 download site AudioFeast. The company is actively developing a number of new project offerings including a TV channel. -End- For more information contact: Tim Ayris, Marketing Manager, WRN: Tel: +44 20 7896 9000 Fax: +44 20 7896 9007 E-mail: tim.ayris @ wrn.org Web: http://www.wrn.org Notes for Editors: About WRN Founded in 1992, today WRN is a major international broadcaster and transmission service provider, headquartered in London, England. WRN's eight 24-hour-a-day international radio networks broadcast a rich mix of speech radio drawn from more than 30 of the world's leading public radio stations, offering listeners a uniquely varied cultural perspective. WRN's English language networks are available globally and are carried as an overnight service on many local AM and FM broadcasters, cable services, market-leading DTH satellite platforms, and Internet audio. Furthermore, in Europe, WRN operates networks in German (WRN Deutsch), French (WRN Français) and Russian (WRN Russkij). WRN is also a major transmission company offering a range of broadcast services including permanent digital and analogue satellite transmissions, medium and short wave transmissions, Internet services (live streaming, on-demand downloading of audio and video), content hosting, broadcast consultancy and studio facilities. WRN's clients include international and national public service broadcasters, commercial radio stations, satellite bouquet operators and cable companies. Submitted by: Tim Ayris http://www.pressbox.co.uk/Detailed/17790.html (via Mike Terry, DXLD) ??? I don`t get this. If it is has a new name, then it`s no longer WRN, but WHAT IS ITS NAME NOW? The release never says and the website still calls it WRN and looks the same as usual: http://www.wrn.org (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ISRAEL. KOL ISRAEL OVERSEAS SERVICE SCHEDULE From September 22 to October 30, 2004 (All Times are one hour earlier prior to Israel Winter Time commencing on September 22) In the left column the name of the local originating network in Israel is shown in brackets Language (Network) Times utc/gmt Freq in kHz Main Target Area Hebrew (Reshet Bet - Second Network) Includes TV news from Channel 1 at 1800-1850 0500-1900 15760 Europe + N. America 1900-0500 11585 Europe + N. America 0430-0600 11590 Europe + N. America 0600-1000 17535 Europe + N. America 1115-1500 17535 Europe + N. America 2100-0100 13635 Europe + N. America 0100-0430 11585 Europe + N. America Arabic (Reshet Dalet - Fourth Network) 0345-2310 5915 Middle East English (REQA) 0430-0445 9435, 11590 Europe + N. America, 17600 Australasia and S. America (REQA) 1030-1045 15640, 17535 Europe + N. America (REQA) 1830-1845 11605, 15640, 17535 Europe + N. America (Hei) 1900-1925 11605, 17535 Europe + N. America, 15615 Africa French (REQA) 0445-0500 9435, 11590, 11605 Europe + N. America (REQA) 1100-1115 15640, 17535 Europe + N. America (Hei) 1630-1645 15640, 17535 Europe + N. America (REQA) 1800-1815 11605, 17535 Europe + N. America, 15615 S. Europe, N. Africa + C. America (Hei) 2030-2045 11605, 17535 Europe + N. America, 15615 S.Europe, N. Africa + C. America Spanish (REQA) 1815-1830 11605, 15640, 17353 [sic-17535] Europe + N. America (Hei) 1945-2000 11605, 17535 Europe + N. America, 15615 S. Europe + Latin America Spanish & Ladino Saturday only (Hei) 1600-1625 17535 Europe + N. America, 15640 Spain + Latin America Ladino (REQA) 1045-1100 15640, 17535 Europe + N. America (REQA) 1645-1655 15640, 17535 Europe + N. America Russian (REQA+Hei) 2100-2200 11605 Russia Persian (Hei) 1500-1625 Sun-Thurs 15640, 17525 Iran ~, 17535 Europe + N. America (Hei) 1500-1600 Fri-Sat 15640, 17525 Iran ~, 17535 Europe + N. America Yiddish (REQA + Hei) 1700-1725 11605, 17535 Europe Hungarian (REQA + Hei) 1745-1755 11605, 17535 Central Europe Romanian (REQA + Hei) 1725-1745 11605, 17535 Romania (REQA + Hei) 1845-1900 11605, 15640 Romania ~ Reserve frequencies 11605; 13850 kHz for broadcast to Iran in Persian. Prime Time Shortwave http://www.primetimeshortwave.com (modified from html table from Israel Broadcasting Authority website, via Daniel Sampson, Prime Time Shortwave, 9/21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN [and non]. Re ``Strange; info came from R. Japan itself (DXLD 4143)`` --- No Glenn, here's the official information from RJ: Special Transmissions of Radio Japan's Regional Service in Arabic In view of the tense situation in Iraq, NHK World Radio Japan is providing special Arabic service. The schedule is as follows. Special Transmission Time(JST) / 20:00 - 20:15 Frequency(kHz) / 17595 Relay Station / EKALA, SRI LANKA [to the Middle East & North Africa] Regular Transmissions Time (JST) / Frequency (kHz) 13:00 - 13:30 / 17780 [to the Middle East & North Africa] 16:00 - 16:30 / 15220 [to the Middle East & North Africa] They mention 20:00 - 20:15 JST. 20:00 JST is 1100 UTC (WRTH 2004, p252 : LT : UTC+9h) Best regards (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, DX LISTENING DIGEST) OK, the reporter must have added rather than subtracted 9 hours trying to convert to UT, so the times were wrong for all three transmissions. This would NOT be a problem if R. Japan would get off its nationalistic JST kick --- evidently the ONLY zone shown in the original notice --- and join the rest of the world! (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, UT -7 but observed as UT -5, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Voice of the People. According to Mr. Tohru Yamashita of Asian Broadcasting Institute, clandestine station (from South Korea to the North) "Voice of the People" has changed the program and its style since August 19. Now no identification is given in the whole programs. At the beginning and closing they broadcast theme music only. Afternoon broadcast at 0300-0700 has been stopped, now only at 1100-1900 on 3912 and 6600 kHz (frequencies are unchanged). The introduction of the programs has been discontinued, and some programs have been changed. The station gave identification in Korean meaning "This is the Voice of the People coming to you from Pyongyang" in a past (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan, DXplorer Sept 13 via BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) ** LATVIA. The long announced start of the local station in Riga on 945 kHz is going to take place on 24 September at 0900 UT, with a test run until 26 September 2100 UT. The start was delayed by the certification procedures for the 2.7 kW BLYTH transmitter. The name of the station was finally settled at "Radio Nord". Radio Nord will broadcast in Latvian with an oldie-orientated format and will be on the air 24h from 1 October. Owner of the station is KREBS TV; the station's contact address: c/o KREBS TV, P. O. Box 371, LV-1010 Riga, Latvia. Email: tesug @ parks.lv Also in October, KREBS TV is planning to conduct test transmissions on 576 kHz from Kuldiga in western Latvia with 100 kW. This frequency will be made available for leasing to external customers (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, MWDX yg via DXLD) ** LATVIA [and non]. Europa Radio International --- Following our highly successful first transmission via the 9290 kHz Latvia outlet, we will be carrying out another transmission during October from Riga and are also currently in talks with another provider in the USA to relay our service. We are also negotiating additional funding so that we can launch E R I across Europe from early 2005 on Sky Digital. We have moved our website to http://www.europaradiointernational.co.uk which enables gives us a lot more flexibility including webstreaming which should come on-line soon. Finally we have made the decision NOT to seek an Medium Wave outlet in Europe at this time due to the ludicrous fees being charged by the vast majority of airtime providers for what is frankly becoming an outmoded means of transmission and will be concentrating our efforts on getting the Sky Digital service up and running. Regards, Alan Day alanday@europaradiointernational.co.uk Operations, Europa Radio International - ERI http://www.europaradiointernational.co.uk (Alan Day, ERI, via Mike Terry, Sept 19, dxldyg via DXLD) ** LIBYA. Frequency change for LJB Service in Arabic to Iraq: 1800-1900 NF 11890 USB (43453), co-channel RTI in Arabic in AM, ex 9605 USB to avoid RAI Inter in German in AM, \\ 11180 USB, 11660 AM (Observer, Bulgaria, Sept 21 via DXLD) ** MOROCCO. 1637.8 kHz, 0930-... 10/9, MRC RTM, Rabat. A, Arabic songs. Harmonic of 818.9 kHz at S9+50 dB (nom. 819). 25342 (Carlos Gonçalves, JRC NRD-545, Wellbrook & home-made amps. BQuantum Phaser Ewe, T2FD, K9AY, inv. V, 250 m CeAm Bev., 100 m SoAm, Beverage - Aljezur - PORTUGAL, @tividade DX Sept 20 via DXLD) ** NEPAL. 5005.36, 0005-0020, 14-09, R. Nepal, Khumaltar, Nepali talks, 0009 IDs by woman and man ``Radio Nepal``, flutes and folksongs. 44333 This strong signal indicate that the 100 kW transmitter is used again AP-DNK (Anker Petersen, Denmark, @tividade DX Sept 20 via DXLD) ** NEW ZEALAND. RNZI in English noted on Sep. 19: 0459-0728 (ex 0459-0705) on 11820 0729-1259 (ex 0706-1259) on 9885 (Observer, Bulgaria, Sept 21 via DXLD) That may not be a permanent change, but to avoid interrupting a programmme on that particular Sunday; or just a late switch (gh, DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. NA Pirate "Radio First-Termer" on 6925 khz Last night (9/19 2352 utc) I tuned into the NA pirate "Radio First- Termer, the Big 69" on 6925 khz (usb). The prgram consisted of Vietnam era talk, music and humor: - "What's playing at the Saigon Theater" - Request Line w/ a dedication to US Army Gen. Clayton Abrams - Buffalo Springfield, "For What it's Worth" and Beatles' "Tax Man." - "Quickies from the latrine wall" - swap shop of the air. Etc. Does anyone know whether this was a retro/nostalgia production or if it was a re-broadcast of an original program from the late 60's/early 70's ? If the latter, I wonder what the status of this station was "back in the day?" I am not into the pirate scene, generally, but this was an interesting program and am curious if anyone has any info about the station (Jim Clar, Rochester, NY, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) There's a whole hour of the station up for download at http://www.earthstation1.com/1stermer.html plus information and more material at http://www.ibiblio.org/jwsnyder/rft/rft.html (Mike Barralcough, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTHERN MARIANAS. [TINIAN and SAIPAN, c.f. bc-dx #682 RFA Missing on some frequencies] I have seen some comments recently in your bulletin concerning some RFA frequencies not being on air! RFA are currently missing on some frequencies from Tinian and Saipan due to severe damage from a recent typhoon that hit the region. Some channels have been taken over by other sites but not all frequencies have been covered. The damage has been extensive and it will be quite a while before things get back to normal (Craig Tyson, Perth, Australia, Sept 20, BC-DX via DXLD) I wonder why we did not hear about this at the time??? (gh, DXLD) ** OMAN. R. Sultanate of Oman presumably the one with English-type intonation alternating with music around 1415 Sept 21 on 15140. Slightly stronger than a weak HCJB in Spanish, subaudibly heterodyning at some 10 to 12 Hz separation. More of a problem was splatter from WYFR 15130 Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAKISTAN. A list of private FM stations (with frequencies!) can be found in the following document: http://www.internews.org.pk/files/pdf/bulletin4.pdf The file is 1.3 MByte and various lists are found near the end of the document (Olle Alm, Sweden, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES. I had a pretty decent TP morning with a bunch of filipinos heard including one new one, DYHP-612 Cebu City. Armchair copy just before 1400 UT. I have had a tentative on this one back in the mid 90s, but I could never ID it. The old "regular" DZEC-1062 was there as usual and others I did not ID. [excerpting here Philippines only; there were also Australian, Japan, Taiwan logs] 531 PHILIPPINES, Tagalog talk at 1410 UTC 9/18 o/u 1XP1 in Samoan. I think a bit of JJ in there too. (PM-OR) 549 JAPAN/PHILIPPINES a mix here, but too much 550 splash and JJ QRM to ID the filipino at 1455 9/18. (PM-OR) 558 JAPAN/PHILIPPINES, Kobe/Metro Manila JOCR/DZXL, a mix here with JOCR with US and JJ pops and DZXL with promo in EE mentioning "Quezon City" at 1412 9/18. DZXL used to be fairly common in the Fall. (PM-OR) 594 JAPAN/ PHILIPPINES JOAK/DZBB? very strong with NHK 1 JJ talk with Tagalog talk way behind at 1412 9/18. DZBB has been logged in the past. (PM-OR) 612 PHILIPPINES, Cebu City DYHP, very good with bi-lingual commercials, mentioning several Malls, computer companies, very good. Mention of "RMN" (Radio Mindanao Network) and a full ID at 1400 "Radio Mindanao Network........D-Y-H-P.....Six twelve kilohertz.....Cebu City". Into Tagalog talk, soon lost under 4QR with news. This from 1358-1401 9/18. I'll try for a QSL as RMN stations are generally good QSLers. New (PM-OR) 621 PHILIPPINES, unid Tagalog talk weak at 1403 9/18 (PM-OR) 639 PHILIPPINES, Tagalog talk buried in mess at 1406 9/18 (PM-OR) 954 PHILIPPINES/JAPAN, mix here in KJR splash at 1415 9/18. Philippine pop music in slop and strong JOKR JJ pop music, so hard to make out. Maybe Metro Manila's DZEM at DZEC was quite good on 1062. (PM-OR) 1062 PHILIPPINES, Pasig, Metro Manila DZEC, very good and totally dominant with man in usual Tagalog, mentions of "Metro Manila" and "DZEC". At 1345 9/18. This station is easy to ID as they mention the calls often in talk. This is the Eagle BC station in MM. For 40 KW, they do get out well. I would think this might be possible inland. 1071 PHILIPPINES, two weak filipinos here, but too weak to make out much except for the Tagalog language, soon lost at 1412 9/18 (PM-OR) Drake R8, EWE Antenna (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, NRC-AM via DXLD) Two days later, more: 531 PHILIPPINES, UNID filipino trying to peak through JOQG. Tried to get some idea who, but no luck. Man and woman in Tagalog at 1314 9/20 (PM-OR) t540 PHILIPPINES, Cebu City, DYRB, presume the man in Tagalog with SS and EE words occasionally too. At one point he said "...DYRB" I believe. Unneeded, but I haven't heard in a while at 1321 9/20 (PM-OR) 558 PHILIPPINES, Pasig (Metro Manila), DZXL, good on top on JOCR with man in Taglog "D-Z-X-L" ID at 1325 9/20. Unneeded, but nice to hear. (PM-OR) 567 PHILIPPINES, unid Tagalog talk way un/JOIK at 1322 9/20 (PM-OR) 594 PHILIPPINES, UNID, but probably DZBB Quezon City as I have heard it before at 1317 9/20 (PM-OR) 612 PHILIPPINES, UNID talk buried at 1341 9/20. Probably DYHP I heard the other morning. (PM-OR) 621 PHILIPPINES, UNID weak filipino in noise, barely surfacing at 1343 9/20 with talk in Tagalog (PM-OR) t630 PHILIPPINES, Quezon City DZMM, woman in Tagalog here in jumble. This one used to be heard every Fall. Runs 50 KW. (PM-OR) 639 PHILIPPINES/JAPAN, a mix here at 1323 9/20. (PM-OR) 648 UNIDS, several garbled signals. Someone off frequency, probably a filipino at 1325 9/20 (PM-OR) 729 PHILIPPINES, garbled filipino talk mixing with JOCK at 1333 9/20. (PM-OR) 756 PHILIPPINES, UNID weak filipino here at 1351 9/20 (PM-OR) 774 PHILIPPINES, possibly the Metro Manila one, DWWW, with preacher in EE/Filipino, but JOUB way to strong to ID. Maybe a bit later in the season 1406 9/19 (PM-OR) t927 PHILIPPINES, Gen. Santos City DXMD, possibly the one at 1350 with man in Tagalog/SS, a bit different than the metro Manila sounding stations. Or for that matter Cebu either. It sounded like he said "Radio Mindanao ....." This is the only RMN station listed on 927 khz on 9/20. Weak at best. (PM-OR) 1062 PHILIPPINES, Quezon City, DZEC, still the best by far of all Filipinos, good with usual man with talk at 1331 9/20, with "D-Z-E-C" mention. This station is easy to ID as they give the calls a lot. (PM-OR) Drake R8, EWE Antenna (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.) ** POLAND. WARSAW UPRISING RADIO STATION This from SQ5EBM on the WUN group: Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:33:03 +0200 On 25th/26th [Sept] on 7042.0 AM from 0800 UT, every 30 min will again transmit the replica of "Blyskawica" (Thunder) broadcast station with copies of historical messages from the Warsaw Uprising (1944)- http://www.warsawuprising.com/ Have an ear. All SWL reports can be send to SP5PPK via the bureau. This replica was occasionally active since 01-aug-2004. Just to remind you, an original station transmitted from Warsaw for almost all the time of the Uprising. Transmitting news, mil comms, entertainment. Just imagine that they managed to build it in an occupied country. Its first transmission during the Uprising took place on the 08-08- 1944, the last 04-10-1944. SQ5EBM, Maciej Muszalski, aka Mattijjah ibn Mushal, aka Miles, aka Mushal "I have spread my dreams beneath your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" (via Al Quaglieri, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) Al, Thanks for this. Norman Davies "Rising '44 The Battle for Warsaw" May 2004, 784 pages fills information which can assist this valuable site. http://www.frontlist.com/detail/0670032840 (Bob Wilkner, ibid.) ** ROMANIA. RRI Questionaire --- I promised Radio Romania International that I would forward details of their survey. RRI want the answers before October 1st. They are offering prizes to the first 500 to enter. They intend presenting the results during their annual listeners' day on the first sunday in November. The questionnaire can be filled out online at http://www.rri.ro/engl/chestion.php (Jonathan Murphy, Ireland, World DX Club email group via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) ** ROMANIA. Mediumwave 756 kHz (Lugoj-Romania, 400 kW) stopped broadcasting on Friday, Sep 10th, 2004 at 2130 UT. The transmitter is on repair for several weeks. 756 kHz Lugoj-Romania schedule until September 10th, 2004: 0430-0500 UTC Voice of America - CROATIAN 0500-2100 UTC Radio Romania Actualitatsi - ROMANIAN 2100-2130 UTC Mon-Fri Voice of America - SERBIAN Note: On this AM frequency until November 2003 were broadcasts of Radio Romania International in various languages (Dragan Lekic, SCG/YUG, Sept 15, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Just I heard the latest words of Mr. Pavel Mikhailov who left the programme "DX-Club" due to the problems with his health and in the future the program will be led by Mr. Vadim Alexeev (Chairman of Moscow`s DX Club and editor of electronic news bulletin). The legendary DX-Editor Pavel Mikhailov was the founder of the most popular DX program amongst the Russian speaking Dxers. Sept 19 (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, BC-DX via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. MOSCOW'S TV TOWER GETS READY FOR FULL OPERATIONS | Text of report by Russian Channel One TV on 20 September [Presenter Yevgeniy Agoshkov] The 90-minute lift to the "Seventh Heaven" [restaurant in Russia's Ostankino TV Tower] will take only 46 seconds when installation of lifts starts at the Ostankino TV Tower today. The lifts have not been in operation since a fire in 2000. Designers have taken into account the mistakes of that accident and cables, mechanisms and panels in the lift cabins have been made resistant to high temperature so that the lifts will not drop even if there is a serious fire. Our correspondent reports the details. [Correspondent Ivan Yevdokimenko] Lifts here are key mechanisms because the safety of people inside them as well as the successful operation of the whole tower depend on them. There are no problems with TV and radio broadcasting here at present but for the last four years it took workers 90 minutes to get to their desks and the same amount to descend when they went home. There will be three lifts as before: two large lifts each accommodating 12 people and a smaller cargo lift for the needs of the tower. The speed of the lifts is 7 m. per second, which is the maximum permitted here. The tower's reconstruction has already been called the rebirth of the Ostankino needle, which turns 37 this year - not too much for a building with a 150-year guarantee. Its height is 540 m., weight 52,000 t and a free-fall from its top takes seven seconds. There are 30 TV and radio transmitters on it apart from governmental and other special communications. Its market price is 1bn dollars. Installation of the first two lifts will start today and after all three are assembled and installed a trial launch and various tests will be conducted, and only after that will people be allowed to use them, which might happen by the end of 2004. Source: Channel One TV, Moscow, in Russian 0500 gmt 20 Sep 04 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** SAO TOME. VOA MORNING and NIGHT frequencies in 60 mb were always different. Only night frequency shifted down by 10 kHz to 4940 on Aug 20th{?}. 100 kW 30 degrees. 4960 0400-0430 VOA B ENGL SAO 05 030 12345 4960 0430-0500 VOA B ENGL SAO 05 030 12345 4960 0500-0530 VOA F HAUS SAO 05 030 4960 0530-0600 VOA F FREN SAO 05 030 12345 4960 0600-0630 VOA F FREN SAO 05 030 12345 (x4950): 4940 1900-2030 VOA B ENGL SAO 05 030 4940 2030-2100 VOA F HAUS SAO 05 030 12345 4940 2030-2100 VOA B ENGL SAO 05 030 .....67 (Sept 14) (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) Via São Tomé site VoA in English was noted only on Saturdays 1830-1900 on 4940, also daily in English 1900-2030 and on weekends in English 2030-2100, other times in Hausa on 4940, 18 Sept. (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, BC-DX via DXLD) ** SCOTLAND [non]. RADIO SIX INTERNATIONAL GETS BIGGER! Shortwave transmission hours double on OCTOBER 1st. Following its successful launch in August as Scotland's first - and only international shortwave broadcaster, Radio Six International increases its programming from one to two hours a day on October 1st. The mix of Scottish news, views, music and culture alongside a unique blend of music from unsigned performers around the world will be available to shortwave radio listeners in the USA, Canada, Mexico and parts of western Europe on 5105 kHz every evening from 7.00 to 9.00 pm, Eastern Time (2300-0100 UT). Transmission facilities are provided in the USA by station WBCQ ("The Planet") which transmits from Monticello, Maine, and provides transmission facilities to a large number of broadcasters and producers. For further details contact TONY CURRIE (Programme Director) - tony@radiosix.com (Currie, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SERBIA & MONTENEGRO [non?]. Re 7200 being heard again: From old Soldatensender Belgrade at Stubline site?, or from Bijeljina in Bosnia site?. I think RIZ Zagreb brothers could easily deliver a powerful 50/100 kW shortwave unit! (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) Radio Belgrade HS-1 in Serbian again on SW: 1300-1428 on 7200 BEO 250 kW / non-dir (Observer, Bulgaria, Sept 21 via DXLD) Guess that`s the answer (gh) ** UGANDA [non]. 17870, 1502-1530, R. Rhino International Africa, Sep 15, right into 'If I had a hammer' by Trini López. Then announced coming ceasefire in the North Uganda, and news at 1505 included story about Namibia wishing [?] occupation years from before 1900 until end of World War 1. After the news an interview with a commander of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), possibly with the self-declared prophet Joseph Kony himself. Said they want to follow the democratization process in Uganda. But if it fails they have 'enough soldiers to overthrow the Ugandan govt. If we are not attacked we will not be attacking'. At 1516 a very strong carrier on top of Rhino, with tone at 1517. After about another 30 seconds went off again with a beep and Rhino signal in the clear again. Wonder if it is necessary for VOA which started at 1530 very strongly in Georgian. Many IDs during program (Finn Krone, Denmark, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) ** U K. BBC Croatian ended all of its SW broadcasts on Friday, Sep. 10th, 2004 at 1110 UTC. BBC in Croatian now airs only via satellite, local affiliates and via the internet. BBC Croatian SW schedule until September 10th, 2004: 0500-0505 UTC Mon-Fri 9610 RMP 11845 CYP 1100-1110 UTC Mon-Fri 11895 CYP (till 11.09:29 UTC) 15325 RMP. (Dragan Lekic, SCG/YUG, BC-DX Sept 15 via DXLD) ** U K. BBC IP RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF THEIR ARCHIVE Meet Mr Rights --- One of the BBC's most important projects in years - its online archive - will come a big step closer to fruition next month. Becky Hogge explains why and talks to the digital rights guru who made it happen Becky Hogge Monday September 20, 2004, The Guardian This October, the BBC is overseeing the launch of a new copyright licence. It is a small but necessary step towards realising one of the most visionary projects that the corporation has announced in decades - the Creative Archive. Although it may not seem obvious at first mention, the copyright licence, and the man behind it, show just how groundbreaking the archive promises to be. The Creative Archive will upload thousands of hours of archive BBC footage on to the internet to be watched again and reused by the public. As well as catering to curiosity-seekers eager to watch [sic - -- is this only about TV???] old footage from the 60s to the present day, the archive will provide students, teachers and amateur film- makers with a large body of material to reuse in non-commercial projects. . . http://media.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5019620-105337,00.html (via Dan Say, DXLD) Clear Channel hovering: see USA; Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy: see INTERNATIONAL VACUUM non ** U S A [non]. Frequency change for RFE/RL in Serbian: 1730-1800 NF 15325, ex 15245 \\ 6130, 9625 Freq change for VOA in Azeri: 1730-1800 NF 15245, ex 15325 \\ 9740, 11665 (Observer, Bulgaria, Sept 21 via DXLD) ** U S A. Obit: JOHN BLAKE LANUM; FSO AND VOA RADIO HOST Tuesday, September 21, 2004; Page B04 From: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37138-2004Sep20.html John Blake Lanum, 83, a Foreign Service officer who later became a Washington radio host, died of a stroke Aug. 27 at Mariner Health of Bethesda, a nursing facility. He lived in Rockville. Mr. Lanum, who went by Blake, spent 30 years with the Foreign Service, much of it with the U.S. Information Agency. He worked for the Voice of America for many years and, in the 1980s, had a weekend show on the old WGAY-AM (1260). He was broadcaster, producer, editor and engineer of his own program, which included news and easy listening music. He joined the Foreign Service as an officer in 1955. His first assignment was in Thailand as the USIA liaison to the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. He later served in New Zealand and the Philippines. After being based in Washington from 1965 to 1968, Mr. Lanum was a State Department spokesman in Saigon until 1970. He later served in Zambia before returning permanently to Washington in the mid-1970s. He worked with Voice of America until he retired from the Foreign Service in 1985. He continued as a contract employee with VOA until the early 1990s. Known for his smooth, elegant speaking voice, Mr. Lanum often recited the news for VOA broadcasts. He was born in Chicago and served as a pilot and flight instructor with the Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he helped set up a network of Armed Forces Radio stations at military bases across the country. He received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Southern California University. A longtime resident of Rockville, Mr. Lanum held several positions with the Woodley Gardens Civic Association in Rockville. His wife of 56 years, Martha Pinson Lanum, died in 2001. Survivors include two children, Christine Lanum Shaw of Lake Forest, Ill., and Scott Blake Lanum of Rockville; and a granddaughter (Washington Post via Ulis Fleming, Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A. Additional frequency for WHRI via HRI 100 kW / 042 deg: 0000-0500 on 5835, registered for KIMF (Observer, Bulgaria, Sept 21 via DXLD) So far, no wild reports that KIMF is actually on. Well, no mention of 5835 at http://www.whr.org/index.cfm/fa/frequencies but what else is new? This page does not even admit they are using WSHB. I noticed 5835 a few nights ago, but assumed it was WHR via WSHB. In the meantime WWRB had glommed onto 5745. So are the WHRI transmitters in Indiana really still/again in use? At 0250 check Sept 22, 7315 and 7535 were both on and much stronger than 5835, each with a different program, presumably WHR via WSHB --- and yes, 5835 did ID at WHRI Noblesville at 0259. So they have at least one of the old transmitters going again; how about the other, and when will we have a complete WHR schedule of all transmitters? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WBCQ Update from main page http://www.wbcq.com/ What would you like to hear on Jason`s radio show? Jason (at the controls) wants to know what you (the listener) would like to hear as a show on WBCQ. Please take a moment to record your thoughts on our survey [on WBCQ`s main page]. Jason`s show currently runs at Friday 11PM Eastern US Time on WBCQ 5105 (Saturday 0300) and Friday 5PM ET on WBCQ 9330 (2100 UTC). If you have any ideas for futures shows please e-mail Jason at scottduran @ yahoo.com. Posted by cosmikdebris on Monday, September 20 @ 16:58:24 CDT Attention Webcast Listeners: New webcasts now in place Thanks to our friends at Radio New York International, we are pleased to now offer you the choice of both low and high rate webcasts for WBCQ 7415. All webcast addresses have changed. Please use this new link to access our new webcasts http://www.wbcq.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=7 Sorry to anyone that was listening when we made the switchover from the old system to the new. The new WBCQ 5105 webcast should be online in the next two weeks. Thanks for listening! Posted by cosmikdebris on Monday, September 20 @ 16:42:05 CDT (via John Norfolk, dxldyahoogroup via DXLD) see also SCOTLAND [non] ** U S A [non]. CLEAR CHANNEL HOVERS AS RADIO GROUPS TALK By Damian Reece, City Editor, The Independent, 21 September 2004 Clear Channel, the US radio giant headed outside the US by Roger Parry, is closely monitoring the £700m merger talks between Capital Radio and GWR. Industry sources said Clear Channel could launch a bid for the enlarged group if the deal passes regulatory hurdles. . . http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/story.jsp?story=564046 (via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** U S A. I spent this weekend in the Osceola/Orange/Seminole Counties area of Central Florida, mostly at Walt Hitler World's EPCOT (a/k/a EPCROCK). The damage from Charley and Frances was quite apparent in my extensive driving. First evidence was on the entrance roads to the Disney property, where huge paths of slash pines were snapped in half or (randomly alternating) pushed on 45-degree angles. In the Winter Park, Casselberry and University of Central Florida areas, damage ranged from huge oaks or pines still stuck in the roofs of homes to (near my old QTH in Casselberry) massive oaks uprooted. There's a trailer park (the white trash variety) a couple of miles from the old QTH, where many trailers were literally cut in half by felled trees. One was also charred, presumably due to either a live power line tangled in the downed tree, or interior wiring that fired up the dwelling. One smaller residential road west of the University had just been cleared (literally a few minutes before passing) by the crews that were still present and working the area. An ex-neighbor said our old neighborhood was without power for five days, which seems to be the norm per what we had here in Clearwater, as well as David in Titusville, and (still pending power resumption) Gerry in Niceville. Below are a few logs made entirely on the shitty stock '04 Chevy Impala radio while traveling between Clearwater and the Walt Hitler World/Orlando area this weekend. All times/dates are local EDT, frequencies in kHz u.o.s. 1620 FLORIDA Florida DoT TIS, Lakeland; 9:50 a.m. 18 Sept. The transmitter John Santosuosso reported hearing a few weeks ago was easily spotted while driving on I-4 eastbound, just west of the US-92 (Exit 28) exit. Stick, portable transmitter and small solar panel pole sitting in the center of the grass median. This one screams to be stolen by an enterprising pirate op with pickup and trailer hitch or a few extra hands to lift it. Great signal makes it all the more worth taking; covers a 5-6 mile range at A-grade signal. Loop by redneck man exclusively regarding I-4 construction areas. 1620 FLORIDA (PIRATE) Radio Keenam, Orlando; 9:10 a.m.+ Sept. 19. No trace of this in the Disney complex during the local night prior, but loud-and-clear (well, actually overmod and distorted) with Kreyol preacher. Also noted at 2:20 p.m.+ local level in the SR-50/Colonial Drive vicinity, still with preaching. 1620 FLORIDA (PIRATE) unidentified, Tampa; 5:00 p.m.+ Sept. 19. The long-active (though somewhat irregular) nonstop Puerto Rican/salsa format music station noted while driving westbound I-4 near Ýbor, and stronger just west on I-4. This is the same transmitter formerly located on Columbus Drive, near Raymond James Stadium. 91.3 MHZ FLORIDA (PIRATE) unidentified, Orlando; 2:25 p.m.+ Sept. 19. New, or maybe I just never remembered to enter this, if anyone else reported it to me. Nonstop kompa music, bad overdriven top-end audio (seemingly no limiter). Fairly good on I-4 in Seminole County, very good through downtown Orlando, and peaking in the S. Orange Blossom Trail/John Young Parkway vicinity. Signal audible up to the extreme east side of the Walt Hitler World concentration camps. 92.7 MHz FLORIDA (PIRATE) unidentified, Tampa; 5:00 p.m. 19 Sept. The usual Kreyol one, with equally usual bad clipping modulation. Seemingly political discussion by two men. Noted on I-4 through Tampa, lost shortly after Rocky Point on the Courtney Campbell Causeway, westbound (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, Visit my "Florida Low Power Radio Stations" at: http://home.earthlink.net/~tocobagadx/flortis.html DX LISTENING DIGEST) Greetings! I'm on a borrowed computer for just a moment. We're fine, the roof needs new shingles, and the power is still off. It's like camping at home. Not much to do since getting the yard cleaned up, simply waiting for the electrician or someone like him now. Will join you all again when the lights come back on. The DX has been interesting. I have not relogged WSAI daytime since the storm passed. I can report that most stations are back on, in some form. WBAU Ft Walton Beach, WFSH Niceville, WNWF Destin remain off. WFTW Ft Walton Beach never lost power, but the complex did have some trouble keeping the signal going into all five outlets. Only 105.5 survived past the height of the storm, and that one gave out to an open signal at 4 a.m. Thursday morning (Gerry Bishop, UsedtobeNicevillebutnowtrashy, FL NRC- AM Sept 20 via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. KXNT 840 NV in once again --- Harry Helms must be correct that KXNT's pattern is out of whack. Suddenly after not hearing NV for 10 years it has become easy at least for me and my phased BOGs. (Although I get traces of it in WHAS null with a decent portable). KXNT is talk (check website for sked) has typical national ads in breaks and at the end of them runs a couple local ads and ID's normally once or twice as 84 KXNT. CBS news on the hour seems a sec or two behind WBBM. Conditions are slightly above average, just slightly, i.e. typical near fall and rather low A&K. Strangely no trace of Calif or Baja noted tonite (it is early) but on 860 KARS/KPAN/KMVP are mixing decently on fade ups with CJBC phased out (normally I can crush CJBC with phasing here in Barrington) If conditions are very good further west XEMO 860 will be a pest on 860 with CJBC phased. So last season, even in super conditions, I couldn't ID KXNT (I suspected traces of it a couple times, i.e. talk) and now they are routine on fade ups in average conditions with WHAS phase nulled. Yeppers, their pattern must be screwed up. 73 KAZ 55 km NW of Chicago's Loop (Neil Kazaross, IL, Sept 20, WTFDA-AM via DXLD) Hmmm. . . . . KXNT has been the IBOC test station for the last couple of NAB shows, so they could go to regular IBOC operation easily. I wonder if their apparently out of whack night pattern (or possibly ND?) could be related to retuning their antenna system for IBOC? (Harry Helms W5HLH, Wimberley, TX EM00, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** U S A. Today we go back to medium wave stations in the United States whose letter call begins with W. I really don`t know how many of these stations are on the air, but there must be hundreds of them, thousands maybe. Almost invariably with a power output of 50 kW, they are mostly part of a chain, like Clear Channel, with the result that there is less and less diversity, as they all seem to have the same format. Here in Europe, I saw that German DXers sporadically pick up a medium wave signal emitted by a W station in the United States. In the latest edition of the German DX magazine ``Radio Kurier`` I saw loggings of WINS, New York on 1010 kHz, also logged on the same frequency by the same DXer on a different day, was CFRB of Toronto, Canada; Also logged were WBZ from Boston on 1030 kHz; WWZN of Boston on 1510 kHz, WLUZ of Puerto Rico on 1600 kHz and WWRU of Elizabeth, New Jersey on 1660 kHz. All loggings were made by one and the same DXer: Christoph Mayer of Jena in Germany (former GDR region). He uses an AR7030 and a 2x2.2 m loop). Having said this, let’s listen to another bunch of W-stations recorded in the early 1970s by the Association of Young Austrian DXers, ADXB: SOUND (listen to the programme via audio link on this page) [with broadband and narrowband links] I hope you enjoyed these old recordings. One final bunch coming up next week. FRANS VOSSEN (from http://www.rvi.be/rvi_master/uk/radio_world/index.html Sept 19 via DXLD) Frans, Re current and previous Radio Worlds: WRTH says there are more than 12,700 AM & FM stations in the US. With only a handful of exceptions (of all powers down to 1 watt), every station east of the Mississippi starts with W. And there are likely to be more W`s than K`s due to population, at least 7,000, I would guess. BTW, there are a total of 17,576 possible four-letter calls starting with W- (26 cubed), so a great many combinations are still unused. Fortunately, Clear Channel (so far) owns only about 10% of the existing stations. Furthermore, you mentioned a lot of stations with Z in their calls. This letter is NEVER pronounced `zed` in the US, and it sounds extremely odd to hear you pronounce Zee that way. Please try to pronounce Z properly in the American sphere of influence --- Puerto Rico to Philippines --- and we`ll try to say Zed when referring to the British sphere of influence (Glenn Hauser - 20 september 2004 RVi guestbook via DXLD) Recordings on this week`s show are: WQXR 1560, WYNR 1390 Chicago, WABC 770, WAPI-FM Birmingham, WBAL 1090, WBAP 820, WCCO 830 (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. Applications from existing facilities: 1530, KGBT, TX, Harlingen, applies to relocate transmitter site to six new top-loaded towers at N26-23-33 W97-53-43. Facilities remain U8 50000/10000 CH 50000 (Bill Hale, AM Switch, Sept 21 NRC DX News via DXLD) Wonder if the old towers were not top-loaded. This may be an oversimplification, but as I recall top-loading reduces skywave, right? Maybe they were getting too many DX reports; I know KGBT does get out well (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. The 540 station in Pocomoke City, MD, which is by far my closest local, is IDing officially on the hour as ``WGOP Pocomoke City``. The announcement is very muffled and rapidly spoken and is immediately followed by a LOUD jingle ``540 --- WDMV --- Delmarva``. What are they trying to prove? Beats me. Why change your call and then do your best to make people think you haven`t? And why move the call WDMV --- which stands for ``WonderfulDelMarVa`` --- to a station that can`t even be listened to over here? Beats me, However, I`m sure the owners have a very good and logical reason for doing this (Al Merriman, DelMarVa, Sept 21 NRC DX News via DXLD) Scenario: ``WGOP`` was grabbed for trafficking, as it could be a potentially lucrative call-sign to sell to far-right extremists; the station itself is owned by Democrats, who are thus embarrassed to be heard uttering the call (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. FCC has imposed another freeze on what they term ``Major Radio Filings`` (including new ownership changes for radio, along with a new market definition). Because the forms needed to build or sell a station are no longer valid, the agency decided to pull its old Forms 301, 314 and 315 and issue new ones for commercial stations. Until those are available, the FCC won`t accept applications using the old forms. In other FCC news, beginning Oct. 1, any individual or company that owes money to the FCC won`t be getting a license or any other service from the agency until the debt is paid. The new rule is being implemented under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. When an application or request is filed, the agency will check the FCC Registration Number to see if the entity or person owes money to the commission (Bill Hale, AM Switch, Sept 21 NRC DX News via DXLD) ** U S A. GOVERNMENT HUNGRY FOR TV'S AIRWAVES By Christopher Stern, Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, September 10, 2004; Page E01 Federal regulators are stepping up their pressure on television stations to give up billions of dollars worth of airwaves in major markets around the country, saying the spectrum is urgently needed by local public safety officials. Seizing on a conclusion of the 9/11 Commission Report, Congress and the Federal Communications Commission are using the limits of the nation's emergency communications system to try to kick-start the process of converting television broadcasters from analog signals to digital ones. The conversion would free large segments of the broadcast spectrum for emergency services in major metropolitan areas. The 9/11 Commission concluded that emergency communications were crippled by the sudden spike in cell phone calls in the hours immediately after the terrorist attacks, and it called on Congress to pass legislation that would take some of the spectrum back from broadcasters. The conversion from analog to digital is supposed to be well underway already. In 1996, Congress granted television stations second channels for digital service in return for their promise to surrender the portion of the broadcast spectrum on which analog signals operate. That would allow the government to turn parts of the spectrum over to local emergency authorities and auction the rest to wireless companies or other investors. The analog spectrum is worth an estimated $70 billion. The process has been slowed, however, by consumers not replacing their old analog sets with expensive new digital televisions as quickly as had been hoped. Concerned about the lag, some members of Congress have proposed that the government simply seize by Jan. 1, 2007, the signals of about 75 local broadcasters that use channels 63, 64, 68 and 69 -- the frequencies that would be most convenient for public safety officials. Another proposal, backed by the FCC, would set a deadline of 2009 for all broadcasters to give up their analog channels. While that is technically a two-year extension of the current law, the new proposal would make it difficult for the broadcasters to further delay the turnover. The debate over the TV signals is the latest example of the federal government's struggle to balance national security needs against high costs and public inconvenience. Broadcasters say, in this case, that millions of viewers who don't own digital television sets would lose access to free broadcast service if the analog channels are reclaimed too soon. Broadcasters lobbied Congress for more than a decade to get the digital channels, saying the survival of free, over-the-air television depended on their ability to have a digital signal that could compete with satellite and cable offerings. The extra channel allows broadcasters to offer high-definition pictures and better sound and even allows stations to air up to six different signals at the same time. Once a station turns off its old analog channel, only those homes that have acquired a new digital TV or subscribe to a premium cable or television service will be able to pick up the local signal. The National Association of Broadcasters "recognizes the importance of public safety officials communicating during emergencies, and we're working with Congress and the FCC to develop appropriate DTV [digital television] timelines that don't disenfranchise viewers from local television," said Dennis Wharton, a spokesman for the broadcasters trade organization. Congress originally set a deadline for the broadcasters to give up their analog channel by Jan. 1, 2007. The legislation included a caveat, however, that effectively rendered the deadline meaningless by allowing broadcasters to keep both channels if fewer than 85 percent of the homes in a station's market could not receive a digital signal. At a Senate hearing this week, Lowell W. Paxson, chief executive of Paxson Communications Corp., called the legislation to take channels by 2007 an "illegal taking of our rights." He said that if the bill becomes law, broadcasters will fight it in court. Federal officials are not the only ones interested in dislodging the broadcasters from the analog spectrum. Technology companies are also eager to get their hands on the airwaves, most of which are expected to be sold at a government auction, and have been quietly lobbying Congress and the FCC to keep the pressure on the broadcasters to give up the channels. Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chipmaker, is also interested in some of the spectrum now controlled by the stations between channels 62 and 69. Intel argues that the spectrum could be used to expand the reach of high-speed Internet services. "We think this spectrum would be ideal for wireless broadband uses such as WiMax," said Peter K. Pitsch, Intel communications policy director. WiMax is a nascent technology that allows users to more universally access the Internet over wireless connections. Intel views WiMax as a potential growth market for its chips. The strength of the signals would allow the owners of the airwaves to transmit data to personal computers and palm-sized computers at relatively low costs, Pitsch said. © 2004 The Washington Post Company (via Fred Vobbe, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** VENEZUELA [non]. No sign of Aló Presidente this Sunday Sept 19 via Cuba after 1400, checking 11875, 13680, 13750 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 7460, RASD, 2011-2034, Sept. 20, Arabic, OM with talks; tentative ID in passing at 2016. YL with news, numerous soundbites continuing through tune-out. Booming signal (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, MLB-1, RS longwire with RBA balun, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. An UNID carrier on 4777.90 kHz with short fragments of Arab music, lasted one third of a second each. 2100-2200 UT. Maybe a harmonic of fundamental 9555 kHz? (wb) You may be correct about this. But I wonder how long it will be before the new transmitter arrives in Djibouti. Their original frequency was 4780. But would a new transmitter operate so far off nominal. Maybe this is one to watch? (Noel R. Green, UK, BC-DX Sep 18 via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. On Sunday, 19 Sep around 1325 UT I noted an unID station on 15500 underneath China. Peaking at times well over the Chinese station. Played oldies, with two announcements in English during listening period 1325-1400. Both times gave station name and spelled e-mail address. During the announcements the reception wasn't too good, and (don't laugh) I got the e-mail address as "smoyejoe..radio@yahoo.com". Accent was British or maybe AUS/NZ. There might have been a quiz or something as they promised to send a CD to those writing. Seems they signed off at 1400. Possibly AM signal, as both sidebands were audible. Not a pirate-sounding announcer. Programming didn't sound like Information Radio. Any ideas who is on 15500 at that time, besides China and Information Radio? Was this a pirate or was this just a program name on some common broadcaster? 73 (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi DX Friends, I heard this unID station today 21-9-2004 giving a lecture about importance of "laughter". Although the program started with quite weak signal but I heard an Oldie around 1322 UT which was followed by a slow talk by YL in perhaps British accent. Later around 1328 I heard a YL announcing in American(US) accent "Welcome to Studio Classroom" and later OM & YL talking about Importance of laughter in US accent. At 1337 there was announcement by YL "Welcome back to coffee corner ?". Later the reception deteriorated and the station was almost inaudible due to severe co-channel QRM from CNR, China. Sorry I wasn't able to get the email address of the station but will try again. 73s, Harjot Singh Brar, for GRDXC (via Jari Savolainen) Many thanks Harjot. Interesting. "Studio Classroom" website http://www.studioclassroom.com.tw/sc/sc0409/sc0907.htm shows they have just that kind of "laughter" item on that day. This program seems to be aired on many Taiwanese frequencies, see http://www.studioclassroom.com.tw/sc/sc0409/sc_sch09_1.htm#r1 As that page is mostly in Chinese, can't tell if they have any outlets in Mainland China. They say there is no program on Sundays, so maybe what I heard is a filler show of music. This just makes me wonder if this is some kind of audio mix-up at the CNR feeding system or could this be a Taiwanese transmitter on the frequency (I didn't say a jammer :-) ? Got to check this further. 73 (Jari Savolainen, Finland, Cumbre DX via DXLD) From 1400, there is a listing in the ILGradio guide for something called "Coalition Maritime Forces" broadcasting in English and other languages for five hours from Bahrain running 2.5 kW. Maybe it was on early and conditions were superb that day? Lots of ifs, but it's all I've got. :-)) (John Figliozzi, Halfmoon, NY, hard-core-dx via DXLD) That was already discounted; supposed to be from ships, not from Bahrain itself, and 250 watts, the last I heard (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. This station heard by Zacharias Liangas on 15775 kHz at 1455 UT is most probably Gospel for Asia broadcasting over the transmitter in Wertachtal, Germany. Another site they´re using is Dhabbaya, UAE. 73´s (Jouko Huuskonen, Turku, FINLAND, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, From Eibi list: 1430 1445 Mo-We USA Gospel for Asia DZ SAs 15775/D-w 1430 1445 Th-Su USA Gospel for Asia HI SAs 15775/D-w 1430 1530 USA Gospel for Asia SAs 15775/D-w (via gh, DXLD) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ CIRAF MAPS Excellent CIRAF maps are available at: http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/terrestrial/broadcast/hf/refdata/maps/index.html (copy and paste this long URL to one continuous line of characters) (Olle Alm, Sweden, Sept 1, BC-DX Sept 21 via DXLD) also on website: http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtciraf.html (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Those are target area numbers in skeds RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ OBESE? TURN OFF THE DAMNED TV AND GO OUTDOORS . . .One need only look at paintings of the Great Masters to see that plumpness was the rule, not the exception. Pieter Bruegel and Jan Bruegel painted folk scenes in which the people did not look like fashion models. So were the nudes of da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and others, those superb Renaissance beauties who are still a delight of ample flesh. Are people fatter today than before? The statistics gathered so diligently say we are, and perhaps we are. But I recall family meals in my youth; everyone I knew 50 years ago ate meals heavy in gravies, carbohydrates, and fats. The difference was we walked and did not take the car a few blocks. Kids walked to school; parents walked to their friends and to the bus stop. Kids were out, even in summer`s un-air conditioned heat, bicycling; pulling wagons; playing ball, jump rope, hopscotch, tag, blind man`s bluff. Mom walked to the corner grocery; dad walked to work and the corner bar. The kids biked across neighborhoods and towns. And there was no television. Since studies are going to be made anyway, I would like to see one showing the relationship of increased weight and increased television viewing. I suspect a strong correlation would be shown. We have seen recent studies pointing to a positive correlation in children between the amount of time they spend daily in front of television and their propensity to violence; to an inverse correlation between social development and the amount of time spent in front of television; and a positive correlation between the amount of television viewing and the increasing number of children with attention deficit syndrome and hyper activity. Most recently, another study showed that exposure to the endless sex of television induces many young teens to indulge themselves in sexual intimacy without a care about the consequences, consequences never seen on television. Southern Oregon University has some amazing facts about the growing obesity problem among children http://www.sou.edu/PE/facts.html In regard to television viewing, it states that ``Children spend 4.5 hours each day in front of a television, computer screen, and/or video game. The average American child spends 15,000 to 18,000 hours viewing television by age 17.`` By any reckoning, this is depressing. One wonders how else they spend 4.5 hours at every day, apart from sleeping and sitting in a classroom. One researcher found that ``By age 18, the average American teenager will witness on television 200,000 acts of violence, including 40,000 murders.`` It ought to be evident from all this that, if we are to lose weight -- - and we should all do this --- we could do no better than turn off the damned television set and walk a brisk two miles every night, or at least walk down the street to visit neighbors, or play tennis or golf, or work at shooting baskets with our children on the driveway. If we were all more physically active, we would not have to worry about what we ate. If we spent less time in front of television, we would have the time to be physically active. The payoff in health benefits would be immense. But don`t expect to hear this from the television crowd. You`re not going to hear any of their parade of reporters, analysts, pundits, guests, and experts say on camera, ``Cut dramatically the amount of time you spend watching television.`` Not when 23,000 journalists are out of work. You really cannot expect to hear the media advise us to turn off the national narcotic, television, when we did not hear them advise us about the growing media conglomerates that have gobbled up all the major television and radio stations in America`s markets at the expense of local news and community affairs. Say what they will, journalists are selective in what they choose to cover and, in particular, which cause they choose to champion. No, we will not hear all this. Big Brother is going to save us from ourselves, and not in a theological sense (Commentary by Michael Dorner, editor, Catholic Radio Update Sept 20 via DXLD) THAT WARM TUBE SOUND 02:00 AM Sep. 14, 2004 PT In the back streets of Tokyo's upscale Aoyama district, there's a little antique store quite unlike all the others in the neighborhood. Located on the second floor of an old apartment building, And Up specializes in selling antique radios and, of all things, iPods. The store's owner, 50-year-old Takeyuki Ishii, recommends plugging an iPod into an FM transmitter, such as Griffin Technology's iTrip, and listening to music through the speaker of an antique radio. Ishii believes there is aural magic in the combination of the very old with the very new. Playing an iPod through an old radio or tube-driven amplifier gives it a special warmth and atmosphere, he says. . . Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64920,00.html (via Brock Whaley, DXLD) DRM +++ Maybe it's time to start DX-community petition to HFCC? I'm IN with BOTH hands & feet. 12 kHz wide DRMs are accurate killers, they do kill just 0,+-5 kHz. But if wider DRMs... If faulty DRM transmitters. For instance, 6095 LUX. It kills DX. NZL, NIG, etc. Moreover it kills conventional target. What to do with 1296 Orfordness hitting me across all the Europe. I'm not against tech progress but not with such selfish approach like DRM's. 73 all and less DRM-QRN (Vlad Titarev, Ukraine, DXplorer Sept 14 via BCDX via DXLD) You are telling them, aren't you? In Europe we're now having three or four of those transmissions, depending on the hour of the day, on 49 meters. I wish those transmitters would settle somewhere outside of the regular broadcasting bands (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, ibid.) That Sackville DRM transmitter on 6140 is unbelievable. At 0145 on Sep 14 it is blocking all but the strongest signals over virtually the entire 6100-6200 range (Jerry Berg, MA, ibid.) To me, a DRM transmission is the most efficient kind of jamming I ever experienced. And I am looking back onto 5 decades of DXing. If we are to complain at all, I suppose it's now, before things are getting even worse. I reckon it is difficult, though. Those testing DRM probably think they've found the ultimate answer to international broadcasting. And some DXers, for one reason or another, already support DRM, for instance a personal friend of mine, editor of the ADDX magazine in Germany. The powerful German club co-sponsors a DRM transmission on the 75 meter band and that's fine with me. I never cared a lot for 75 meters anyway. With out-of-the band frequency allocations for DRM transmissions, however, DXers might still find some hunting ground left. One major problem is that so few actually know what a decoded DRM transmission sounds like. I have had the chance of listening to decoded DRM broadcasts from several international broadcasting stations (my German friend has supplied the recordings) and I must say that I am rather unimpressed with the sound quality. Additionally, it is already known that DRM does not work properly over very long distances. But on a standard receiving device you'll still notice the racket (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, Sept 15, ibid.) That dreadful 'firewall' on 3995 kHz will restrict use of 75 mb even further. I am surprised that REE and VRT are persisting with the use of 5985 around 0700. Unless I switch to SSB-LSB I cannot hear either. And it's not only LUX that is on air then in DRM but also DW 5975. I still cannot see how the two systems (AM and DRM) can co-exist, and think this coming winter will prove it (Noel R. Green, UK, BC-DX Sep 19 via DXLD) Yes, DTK has shifted their religious outlet well away from 5985 [to 5905] and they obviously didn't think it would be a wise thing to do to even try 5965! The racket around 6095 again today was absolutely appalling, and could be heard with hash covering many channels once again. 5990 is less strong - but DTK 5975 makes up for that with a very strong and noisy signal (Noel R. Green, UK, BC-DX Sept 20) see also GERMANY, for a DRM DX log PROPAGATION +++++++++++ The geomagnetic field was at quiet to minor storm levels. The period began with mostly quiet to unsettled levels, but quickly rose to active to minor storming as effects from the full halo CME impacted the geomagnetic field late on 13 September. From 15 to 16 September, activity levels were predominately quiet to active. By early on 17 September, and through midday on the 18th, the field became mostly unsettled to minor storming as a coronal hole wind stream rotated into a geoeffective position. Thereafter, and through the end of the summary period, the field was quiet to unsettled. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 22 SEPTEMBER - 18 OCTOBER Solar activity is expected to be predominately very low to low with isolated moderate activity possible on 22 September as Region 672 rotates around the west limb. Through 28 September, activity is expected to be very low to low. Thereafter, and through the end of the forecast period, solar activity is expected to be predominately very low to low with isolated moderate activity possible after old Region 667 (28 September) and old Region 672 (06 October) are due to return. A greater than 10 MeV proton event is not expected. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels on 23 - 25 September, 04 - 06 October and from 11 – 17 October. The geomagnetic field is expected to range from quiet to minor storm levels. Active to minor storm periods are possible on 22 and 23 September due to possible CME effects from the 19 September M1.9 flare. From 03 to 05 October and from 10 to 16 October, recurrent high speed coronal hole streams are expected to produce occasional active periods. The remainder of the forecast period is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2004 Sep 21 2211 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # Product description and SEC contact on the Web # http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2004 Sep 21 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2004 Sep 22 90 25 5 2004 Sep 23 85 15 3 2004 Sep 24 85 10 3 2004 Sep 25 90 8 3 2004 Sep 26 95 8 3 2004 Sep 27 95 8 3 2004 Sep 28 100 8 3 2004 Sep 29 95 8 3 2004 Sep 30 100 5 2 2004 Oct 01 100 5 2 2004 Oct 02 100 8 3 2004 Oct 03 100 12 3 2004 Oct 04 100 15 3 2004 Oct 05 105 10 3 2004 Oct 06 110 5 2 2004 Oct 07 110 5 2 2004 Oct 08 105 5 2 2004 Oct 09 100 5 2 2004 Oct 10 100 12 3 2004 Oct 11 100 15 3 2004 Oct 12 95 12 3 2004 Oct 13 100 10 3 2004 Oct 14 100 12 3 2004 Oct 15 100 15 3 2004 Oct 16 100 12 3 2004 Oct 17 100 8 3 2004 Oct 18 100 8 3 (from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via DXLD) ###