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Thanks, Glenn NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1252: Tue 2200 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB Wed 1030 WOR WWCR 9985 Wed 1700 WOR WBCQ after hours Wed 2200 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB [sometimes first airing] MORE info including audio links: http://worldofradio.com/radioskd.html 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 1252 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1252h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1252.rm WORLD OF RADIO 1252 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1252.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1252.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1252.html WORLD OF RADIO 1252, mp3 in the true SW sound of 12160: (stream) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_11-14-04.m3u (d`load) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_11-14-04.mp3 FIRST AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1253: Wed 2300 on WBCQ 7415 Thu 0000 on WBCQ 17495-CUSB Thu 2130 on WWCR 15825 Thu 2200 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB ON DEMAND: From early UT Thursday, change 1252 above to 1253 DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Nov 14: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html ** ARGENTINA. 1610 KHz, Radio Copacabana (Gregorio de Laferrere, Buenos Aires), transmite en esta nueva frecuencia (ex 1600 KHz), a fin de evitar interferirse con Radio Armonía (José Ingenieros) que al parecer aumentó su potencia en 1600 KHz, y con Radio Guaviyú, también desde Gregorio de Laferrere, que opera en 1590 KHz. Sin embargo, esta emisora de la colectividad boliviana, se interfiere ahora con otras dos emisoras que operaban en 1610 KHz: Radio Exitos de Ituzaingó, y Radio Luz del Mundo de Rafael Calzada, ambas activas desde el Gran Buenos Aires (Marcelo Cornachioni, Argentina, Conexión Digital Nov 13 via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. RADIO GAY EN INTERNET. Hola a todos colegas. No es onda corta pero es una variante de la radio. Aquí un dato sobre una nueva emisora para putos que transmite desde Argentina sólo por internet y que pueden escuchar en el sitio que se anuncia http://www.argentinagayradio.com.ar cuyas emisiones han comenzando hace un mes atrás, según comentarios de la prensa. Cordialmente J.A. (José Alba Z., Nov 12, condiglist via DXLD) ¿putos? Vd. considera que todos los homosexuales son putos? See also SOUTH AFRICA (gh, DXLD) ** BENIN. February 2005 will see construction begin on a brand new transmitting site in the West African country of Benin. Once completed, the MW transmitter site will reach Benin, Togo, parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritania, Algeria, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Churches in the targeted area are in desperate need of sound biblical teaching. TWR's programmes will provide much needed biblical education and teaching surrounding issues unique to life in West Africa. Read the full article please visit http://www.twrafrica.org/0056.asp BENIN TRANSMITTING STATION - REACHING THE UNREACHED IN WEST AFRICA. "Why would Trans World Radio even consider establishing a medium wave transmitting station in Benin? Really! Aren't they all listening to FM?" This question has often been asked of TWR staff as the organisation prepares to establish a new broadcasting presence in West Africa. While there is a proliferation of FM radio stations in west and central Africa, these are located in towns and cities. Most don't broadcast beyond the city limits. However, more than 60% of the population still live in rural areas where FM signals cannot reach. Many of these people groups are Muslim - either nominally or devout. Some are semi-nomadic or nomadic and move around, making it very difficult to broadcast to with regular and persistent evangelical programming which is essential in reaching them. Once completed, the medium wave transmitter site will reach Benin, Togo, parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritania, Algeria, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Churches in the targeted area are in desperate need of sound biblical teaching. TWR's programmes will provide much needed biblical education and teaching surrounding issues unique to life in West Africa. Programmes will include ministry to Muslims, discipleship programmes (In Touch Ministries, Thru The Bible, Words of Hope and Deeper Life Ministries), programmes meeting social needs (Africa Challenge, AIDS Challenge, Generation of Hope), children's programmes (Project Samuel), programmes directed at presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people of traditional religions (Animism, Voodism), local church productions, programmes reaching the illiterate (Radio Bible) and programmes on peace and reconciliation which will reach into troubled countries. TWR hopes to be broadcasting from this new transmitting site as early as November 2005. Currently TWR broadcasts 20 langs to West Africa from Johannesburg, South Africa on short wave. Not only will the new broadcasting station provide opportunity for broadcasting up to 50 new languages within five years of start up, but the signal quality will be much improved. TWR has already raised a portion of what is needed to establish the tx site in Benin. US$ 1,269,000 is still needed. Please prayerfully consider partnering with TWR financially on this project so that, together, we can take God's Word to millions of people who have never heard. Article: Rev. Brent Bartlett 10 Nov 2004 (via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, BC-DX Nov 15 via DXLD) Yadda, yadda, yadda, WTFK? ** BRAZIL. 4874.83, Radio Difusora Roraima (presumed), Boa Vista, ran into this mid-NA 0356*, decent signal just before they pulled the plug. November 16. 9630.032v, Radio Aparecida, 0750 lotsa ads, chatty announcer, program "Bom Dia, Brasil," into peppy morning music. Weak and fadey, drifted down to 9630.0 by 0810. Other ZY's noted were Cultura 9614.984 (threshold), Bandeirantes 9645 (weak), Canção Nova 9674.997 (fair/fadey). (Al Quaglieri, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. A Rádio Globo, do Rio de Janeiro (RJ), reativou a freqüência de 11805 kHz, em 25 metros. Foi ouvida, em Porto Alegre (RS), em 14 de novembro, às 1705, com o tradicional ``Futebol Show da Globo``, comandado por Gilson Ricardo. Os repórteres Fábio Azevedo e Állison Ferreira falavam diretamente de Ipatinga (MG), com informações do jogo entre Atlético Mineiro e Flamengo. No Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Cláudio Perrot entrevistava o técnico do Vasco, Joel Santana. O sinal era bom. Até 2000, a emissora permanecia no ar, com a jornada esportiva, onde ``o verdadeiro garotinho`` José Carlos Araújo narrou a humilhante derrota do Flamengo, para o Galo Mineiro, por seis a um. Seja bem-vinda ao mundo das ondas curtas novamente! BRASIL – A Rádio Anhangüera, de Araguaína, é a única emissora do estado de Tocantins presente nas ondas curtas. Transmite em 4905 kHz. Foi sintonizada, pelo colunista, em Porto Alegre (RS), em nove de novembro, às 0131. A estação apresentava anúncios comerciais de Araguaína e um locutor anunciava que faria o sorteio de uma camiseta (Célio Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. RADIO GAUCHA EM 12935 kHz --- Desde o Paraguai, Adán Mur nos informa que escuta a Rádio Gaúcha em 12935 kHz, além da frequencia oficial de 11915 kHz. Procurando o possivel motivo, Adán lançou a possibilidade dos 12935 kHz ser o resultado da soma dos 11915 + 1020 da Radio Pampa, também de Porto Alegre. Para isto existiria a necessidade dos dois transmissores estarem próximos. Diz o Adán: ``A freqüência misteriosa propaga-se por meio das antenas HF da Gaucha, mas gera-se como resultado da combinação entre as duas plantas``. Em contato com Célio Romais, Porto Algre-RS, este confirmou que de fato estas emissoras têm seus transmissores bastante próximos, como diz o Célio: ``em um banhado, no município de Eldorado do Sul, Menos as FMs`` (@tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) But I was hearing this around 12970, which would require a mix with 1055 more or less. In WRTH 2004 I don`t see any Porto Alegre stations on 1050 or 1060 (gh, DXLD) ** CANADA. Special netcast Sunday night --- One of my favourite listening experiences takes place Sunday nights, listening to a netcast out of Vancouver called Treasure Island Oldies. http://www.treasureislandoldies.com This week there is a very special program, which may be of interest to those who like this music, and to those with an interest in radio history. From the Treasure Island Oldies newsletter: Red Robinson, the pioneer disc jockey from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and I are working hard on preparing a very special special show, "Knights Of The Turntable", a tribute to the DJs we grew up listening to and loving. We will be talking live on the show with Dick Biondi (WKBW Buffalo), Pat O'Day (KJR Seattle), Wink Martindale (KHJ Los Angeles). We will also pay tribute to Porky Chedwick, Allen Freed, Wolfman Jack, B. Mitchell Reed and others. This will be the entire four hours! You will not want to miss this for sure. The show can be heard at 9 pm - 1 am EST or 6-10 pm PST [UT Mon Nov 22 0200-0600] (Fred Waterer, Ont., Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. CBC PRESIDENT SAYS HE HOPES TO EXPAND REGIONAL SERVICES WebPosted Mon Nov 15 21:03:16 2004 OTTAWA --- CBC president Robert Rabinovitch appeared before the Canadian heritage committee on Monday and offered up some hope that he might be reconsidering the cuts he made to regional programming during his first term as the head of the CBC. Earlier this month Prime Minister Paul Martin reappointed Rabinovitch to a second term, though only for three years. The committee is charged with reviewing the appointment. Five years ago, in one of Rabinovitch's first acts as the new president, was to slash regional programming, cutting supperhour newscasts from 60 to 30 minutes. Now Rabinovitch says he's rethinking the cuts. "We intend to continue to expand our regional services," he said in a prepared statement. He told MPs he's happy with the work he's accomplished, but the CBC needs more funding. "I must point out that we have still not recovered from the severe cuts of the 1990s. Our parliamentary appropriation, in constant dollars and including the $60 million in additional funding, is still $415 million less today than it was in 1990, and we are expected and want to do more. " But Rabinovitch didn't spell out how much more money until he was outside the committee room. He says he's looking for $100 million more a year for the general budget and $75 million over three years to re- energize local programming. "You're talking about regional and local. You're talking about 14 supper hours in English, 13 supper hours in French, let alone of expanding into other cities which is something we would also like to do." London, Ont., is one city where Rabinovitch would like to see a local CBC bureau. He's also looking at restoring some, but not all, local shows back to their full-hour. But Rabinovitch had no formal plan to lay before the committee and that was something that irked MPs and observers. "We asked for that 18 months ago. We gave him a year. We haven't seen anything. He had nothing about that today, except talk that he supports regional progamming," said Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus. Lise Lareau, president of the Canadian Media Guild, said she's pleased with Rabinovitch's change of heart. "He's recognizing that to be an effective broadcaster in Canada you have to be in the regions in a major way, and that's good news." The parliamentary committee will vote on Rabinovitch's renewal on Wednesday. Copyright (C) 2004 CBC. All rights reserved. (via DXLD) ** CHINA [non?]. I will mention that China 11785 and 11855 were good, but not as strong as on Tuesday [Nov 9th], and were the only Chinese stations audible on this band. I could not hear China on 17650 - propagation I would guess (or lack of it). Monitoring in these conditions is virtually a waste of time, but if the storm continues, later today might be interesting (Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Nov 10 via DXLD) Yes, the thought had also crossed my mind that we might be hearing tests via Albania. Similarly on 11785 and 11855 maybe? 17600 was 30dB+ over 9, and would Albania propagate at that strength on 17 MHz at that time. However, I was surprised at the lack of fading, but this might suggest a one hop signal rather than several from China. And conversely, would 9 MHz produce an S9 signal from China. Very intriguing. What are the Chinese up to! Today Nov 12 I heard a Mandarin-Chinese transmission in progress on 9565 at 0720 and then discovered an enormous signal on 17600 in parallel. There was no trace of the two 25mb outlets - 11785 and 11855 - which were heard earlier this week. And I did a quick scan of 11, 13 & 15 MHz but didn't find any other unknowns. Frequency 17650 was also audible and in Chinese. It was less strong than 17600 and was not the same programme. Unfortunately, I could not trace any CNR transmissions at good enough strength to check if in \\ with the two new channels, and none on 16m. 9565 and 17600 dropped off air c0657 without any positive ID. 17650 changed to French at 0700. If 9565 was direct from China then I am surprised at the strength of the signal. This one became badly splashed by Pori 9560 before it went off. I didn't hear any of this today either so it does seem to to be some sort of test transmission. If from Cerrik, Albnia, it also means that they have already rigged up satellite gear to obtain a signal from China. Are any transmitters being installed elsewhere in China that we know of? (Noel R. Green-UK, Nov 12/13, BC-DX via DXLD) None of the new Chinese heard today, Saturday. Could some of them be tests from Albania? (Olle Alm, Sweden, BC-DX Nov 13 via DXLD) Thought had also here, when I read the single entry for 6100 1700-2100 28,29 QIQ 500 kW 304 degr CRI .... QIQ Qiqihar CHN G.C. 47N02 124E03 (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Nov 13) I must try for QIQ 6100. I understand you to mean that there is only one entry for this station, so maybe other transmitters will be added? (Noel R. Green-UK, Nov 13, ibid.) I noted CRI Chinese on 7155 to 0500 and earlier in the night on 5960, both rather strong with mushy audio and did not seem to come from outside Europe/ME (Olle Alm-SWE, Nov 15, ibid.) Urumchi 5960 0000-1800 to 42N zone, with 50 kW non-dir only. And from 0500-0600 UT CRI via Sackville. 7155 0100-0200 41NW Kashi 100kW 209deg 7155 0300-1200 42N Urumchi 100kW non-dir 7155 1600-1800 28NW Urumchi 150kW 270deg. (wb, BC-DX Nov 16) (...) the impression I get is that "something" is being tested "somewhere". If these signals are coming via Cerrik then the Chinese have really been getting on with the installation work. BUT, why are "tests" being carried out during the night or early morning? Is it so that installation can then continue during daytime? That seems to make sense! Of course, these signals could be coming from elsewhere, but established stations would not have any need to "test". So the probability is that we are hearing something that is "new". And maybe the Chinese have another site under construction that we are not yet aware of? (Noel R. Green, UK, Nov 16, BC-DX via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. 6010 kHz, La Voz de [tu] Conciencia, from 2213 to 2335 UT; initially SINPO 31222, with ID, including call sign, into religious program until 2300, a phone number and Bogotá address, then religious male vocal / piano; From 2415 with various music: from Colombian llanos, Latin pops, and one ? Jewish song, ID ``La Voz de [¿tu?] Conciencia`` at 2333. Generally good, SINPO 43233 November 15th (Roger Chambers, Utica, New York, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DENMARK. You may know the Danish CD 'The Ham Band' which was out some years ago, and now they have made a most fantastic video of one of the songs. It is really worth seeing! http://www.oz1adl.com/html/video.html Enjoy! Kind Regards, (Erik Køie, Denmark, BC-DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** ERITREA [non]. New 12015, *1500-1559*, CLA, Sat 06 & 13-11, Voice of Democratic Eritrea, via DTK Juelich, Germany; Tigrinya & Arabic political talks about Eritrea, IDs, music from the Horn of Africa. 45344. Ex 5925 which now is used by the Voice of Russia (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 25+40 metres longwires, @tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15565, 1855-1920, CLA, Sunday 07-11. Ethiopians for Democracy and Peace. Amharic talks mentioning Ethiopia, songs from the Horn of Africa, 21232, QRM WYFR with French religious on 15565 (QSA 4), but at 1920 CLA was better: 33333 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 25+40 metres longwires, @tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15670[in A-04] Voice of Ethiopian Salvation (via DTK Juelich), brief typed letter on plain paper, including "We confirm that it is our station that you have heard." No V/S, just "The Management of VES." Came in handwritten envelope with return address of P. O. Box 13875, Silver Spring, MD 20911, which is the address to which I sent original report and follow-up. In 6 weeks after CD follow-up, 13 months total after original CD report (Jerry Berg, MA, DXplorer Nov 14 via BC-DX via DXLD) In B-04: 9820 1600-1659 39S,48 140deg JUL 100 DTK Suns only. On Tue/Fri 1630-1659, as well as on Thur 1700-1759 transmissions from different organizations. BC organizations vailed by DTK (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Nov 16 via DXLD) ** GERMANY. New 6045, 1015-1100*, Sat 13-11, Hamburger Lokal Radio, via Juelich. German Local community radio program with an interview about youths and a comedian entertaining an audience. 45544 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 25+40 metres longwires, @tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** GREECE. Hi Glenn: Just checked out Voice of Greece's ERT Online web sites and they have posted the new B04 frequency tables and the program schedules -- both condensed and regular versions (all in Greek). The English frequency tables are still the A03 ones and the English program schedule is dated A04. One site is down and the caricature shows up on the program site so I guess they are still working on the English program sheets for B04. It looks as though my English program version got out ahead of theirs. I have been trying to figure out what VOG's Frequency Manager meant when he said that "R. S. Macedonia was 2 years spoiled." I think it lost out in the translation -- perhaps what he really means to say is that they were damaged and put out of service 2 years ago. Next question, where did this additional 100-kW transmitter in Avlis come from? They have had the VOA-donated ones for quite a few years and never got them out of the packing crates. Could it be one of the 250- kW transmitters reconfigured to run at 100-kW on reduced power? Maybe Mr Buschel or Mr. Rigas knows the answer or can find out. I always suspected that something was up when they kept listing 3 transmitters plus the two in Kavala on their frequency schedules. Regards, (John Babbis, Silver Spring, MD, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re the Greek situation. I agree with Wolfie that ERA is registering "wooden" frequencies and transmitters that don't exist - at least, not in working condition. But I think this information --- if correct --- might explain what the unknown transmitter we hear actually is. I don't know what he means by "R S Macedonia is 2 years spoiled", unless he is referring to the station being off SW recently. The interesting bit is that Avlis has THREE txs of 100 kW - not two. I still haven't tried to allocate which transmitting station is on which frequency but, obviously, when R S Macedonia is not on air then the transmitter can be used by Voice of Greece. And that's after about 2300 until 1000 when VoG goes off air for an hour (Noel R. Green, UK, BC-DX Nov 10 via DXLD) "R S Macedonia is 2 years spoiled", means - I guess - Collins transmitters at Thessaloniki site "robbed" two years ago, -- I would think, the Collins rather gone to scrap! When looked to a total search function on past topnews, read an item of Jan 20th, 2001 by Olle Alm, stating, that usual Collins odd- frequency usage ended. From A-01 season, new 11595 and 9935 kHz were both REGULARLY on EVEN frequency, most likely from Athens Avlis site, with 100 kW at 323 degrees. Also the former morning service at 0600-1100 UT ceased at this date. Formerly 35 kW Collins units, fed to two rhombics on 115deg in direction to Cyprus / and 315 degrees towards Central Europe. But where are the two 250 kW units now located, which were a gift from IBB Gloria Portugal site to the Greek? Maybe erected at Kavalla as transmitters #11 and #12? (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, BC-DX Nov 15 via DXLD) Radio Friendship is reported with programs in English as follows: from 1900-2000 UTC on 7430 and 666 kHz, from 0600-0700 UTC on 15630 kHz. The QSL address is: Radio Philia, Voice of Greece, Messogion 432, Athens 15342, Greece (R Bulgaria DX program, Nov 12, via BC-DX via DXLD) ** GUYANA. 3291 kHz, Voice of Guyana with English program announcements, ``You`re tuned to the Voice of Guyana,`` by woman, then man into talk. SINPO 22222. November 15th. At 0415 UT to past 0500 on November 7th (a local Saturday evening), Voice of Guyana was noted carrying BBC news, The Interview and BBC news at 0500. This may be weekends only (Roger Chambers, Utica, New York, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** HONG KONG. Hong Kong Radio (Cape d'Aguilar HF Radio) 8749 kHz QSL card (v/s: Cheng Kwok Sum) and letter in 19d for English report with 1$. Special Weather Forecast for China Sea Race (Kenji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium Nov 12 via BC-DX via DXLD) ** ICELAND. Glenn, The Lithuanian correspondent is correct regarding the power and location of 189 and 207 kHz transmissions, but any "optimization" is serendipitous --- simply the effect of location. Like virtually all LF broadcast antennas, they are omni. 189 kHz antenna is a former Loran antenna, 207 kHz antenna was a new installation at the same time (Ben Dawson, WA, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. Speaking of Classic Arts Showcase, one of their perennial videos, and back on the rotation this week is STAIRWAY TO LENIN, a biting satire of Communism to the music of Ravel`s Bolero. Tape it and watch it repeatedly for all the details. No, the exact times cannot be predicted. Credits: ``Stairway to Lenin. . .`` from ``The Orchestra`` Conceived & directed by Zbig Rybczynski Music: `Bolero` by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Orchestra RIAS Berlin / Ferenc Fricsay [FAIR-ents FREE-choy] ``The Orchestra`` (Zbig Vision, Ltd.) `Films and Videos by Zbig Rybczynski` http://www.zbigvision.com / chrisw @ filmsbyzbig.com (Glenn Hauser, Nov 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. Howard Stern may move to Sirius much earlier than expected US shock jock Howard Stern, who is due to switch to Sirius Satellite Radio in 2006 when his contract with Infinity Broadcasting expires, may now go much earlier. The reason is that his bosses at Infinity are unhappy with his frequent on-air references to the benefits of satellite radio. Stern insists he has no complaints against Infinity, and his comments are aimed at the Federal Communications Commission whose current policies of fining terrestrial broadcasters for airing "indecent" material have forced him to switch to satellite. Stern is due to appear shortly on the David Letterman Show, where he plans to talk about his decision and the future of radio. He is now saying that due to his deteriorating relationship with Infinity, a contract buyout is on the cards. For its part Infinity, owned by Viacom, is claiming that it has not made a huge amount of money from Stern's show, and has hinted that his departure could be a blessing in disguise, as the slot he currently occupies could be used for more profitable material. # posted by Andy @ 10:06 UT Nov 12 (Media Network blog via DXLD) Won't be happening until next year as buying Howard out will cost lots of cash and there is no succession plan in place, as he is the morning man on several other Infinity stations in major US markets, and with 28 minutes of commercial time sold out each hour. They will put up with Stern until the time comes when it doesn't hurt them for him to leave. Right now it would cost them a small fortune (Lou Josephs, 11.15.04 - 4:43 am, ibid.) ** IRAN. Updated winter schedule for Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIB): ALBANIAN 0630-0727 15235 15340 1830-1927 6100 7165 2030-2127 6100 9740 ARABIC 0230-0527 6065 13760 13790 0330-0427 7250 9505 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution" 0530-1427 13760 13790 15545 1430-1627 15545 1630-1927 6065 1930-2027 6065 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution" 2030-0227 6065 ARMENIAN 0300-0327 7295 0930-0957 9695 15260 1630-1727 6185 7230 AZERI 0330-0527 9860 1430-1657 6200 BENGALI 0030-0127 5905 6185 0830-0927 11705 1430-1527 9545 9565 9940 BOSNIAN 0530-0627 15235 15340 1730-1827 7295 9705 2130-2227 7235 9710 CHINESE 1200-1257 9895 11670 13645 15150 2330-0027 7130 7325 9635 DARI 0300-0627 13740 0830-1427 13720 1030-1457 9920 ENGLISH 0130-0227 6120 9580 "Voice of Justice" 1030-1127 15460 15480 1530-1627 9610 9940 1930-2027 6110 7320 9855 11695 GERMAN 0730-0827 15085 21770 1730-1827 6110 9500 FRENCH 0630-0727 17560 21645 1830-1927 6180 9565 9755 HAUSA 0600-0657 17810 21810 1830-1927 7335 9775 HEBREW 0430-0457 7250 9590 1900-1927 3985 5970 HINDI 0230-0257 15165 15205 1430-1527 9865 11640 13745 ITALIAN 0630-0727 15085 17560 1930-1957 7295 9615 JAPANESE 1300-1327 9510 9770 2100-2127 6125 7180 KAZAKH 0130-0227 7135 7265 1300-1357 9660 11745 KURDISH 0330-0427 6145 Sorrani dialect 1330-1427 5990 Kirmanji dialect 1430-1527 5990 Sorrani dialect 1530-1627 5990 Kirmanji dialect MALAY 1230-1327 15200 15275 2230-2327 7275 9685 PASHTO 0230-0327 6095 6140 0730-0827 15440 1230-1327 6175 9790 11870 1430-1527 7270 1630-1727 6005 6015 RUSSIAN 0300-0327 6040 7125 0500-0527 12025 15530 17680 17745 1430-1527 7165 9575 9735 1700-1757 3985 7170 1800-1857 6035 7305 1930-2027 3985 7205 SPANISH 0030-0227 6015 9555 9905 0230-0327 9905 0530-0627 15320 17590 2030-2127 7130 9750 SWAHILI 0330-0427 13640 15260 0830-0927 17660 17690 1730-1827 9595 11750 TAJIK 0100-0227 6175 1600-1727 5945 TURKISH 0430-0557 15260 15365 1600-1727 7125 9705 URDU 0130-0227 6010 6190 7210 1330-1427 6175 9835 11950 1530-1727 7270 1730-1757 6130 7225 UZBEK 0230-0257 6175 1500-1557 5945 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 16 via DXLD) ** IRAN. IRIB was heard using 11910 at 0725 at fair strength in Persian, and I believe I heard their ID at 0730 mention Sarasarye Iran, which is their main domestic service. It was still on air at 0810 but now weaker. Does this mean they have put a domestic service back on air? And I notice that IRIB has put it's Arabic service onto 13760 and that 13790 is clear (Noel R. Green, UK, BC-DX Nov 15 via DXLD) 13760, IRIB Tehran in Arabic, most likely x9535 in early morning, S=2- 3, but suffers by RFA/CHN jam co-channel. Sirjan site, not in sync with \\ 13790 Kamalabad, S=2. Latter a quarter of second behind. 15545 didn't propagate into Europe today. 15545 was back around 0820 UT \\ 13760, instead of 13790, so winter schedule change occured in IRIB's Arabic sce this week. Thanks a tip of Noel Green (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, BC-DX Nov 16 via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. Answer from Radio Voice of Women --- Hi friends, I got the following message and "QSL" from Radio Voice of Women, clandestine for Iran yesterday. address I used: radio @ wfafi.org website: http://www.wfafi.org --- Dear Björn, Thank you so much for your report and details of the program. We really appreciate your message. Can you send us more information on the reception? Was the volume OK? We are targeting this program for the Iranian women in Iran. Therefore, we hope they hear us as well as you do. As for information on our organization, our website is the best source for that. Please visit the section About us and Mission Statement. Our organization is mainly focusing on Iranian women. Our radio is for inside of Iran and English newsletter is for outside of Iran. The goal is to facilitate the voice of Iranian women as they are the victims of Islamic Fundamentalism. We would love to add you to our monthly newsletter that has information about women in Iran. Please let us know if you are interested. Thanks again, Fariba, Production manager of Radio VOW (via Björn Fransson, Sweden, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) New 9495, *1900-1930* CLA, Sat 06-11, Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI) Farsi talks about Iran and ID, all by women announcers, website: http://www.wfafi.org and e-mail address mentioned 1904; 1926 Iranian song, much QRN, 35343 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 25+40 metres longwires, @tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** KASHMIR. India: 1350, A new AIR relay station has been opened at Kupwara in Kashmir (source: AIR MW station list). The power listed in the planning stage was 20 kW and other tender data were as follows: Latitude: 34 31 41 N, longitude: 74 14 02 E. Height of site above mean sea level: 1700 mtrs. Height of antenna above ground level: 40 mtrs. Type of antenna to be used: Self radiating omni (source: DOT tender). (Olle Alm, Sweden, Nov 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. Re: [UNID] 5785, station at 1506 Nov 4 relaying CBC news for several minutes and signing off at 1508, poor to fair signal. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, dxld Nov 10) Maybe spur from Swedish relay of RCI? (gh, DXLD) Rather 5785 / 5985 Punching Error at Kimje? Strange DIFFERENT registration, KBS mentions 100 kW, RCI stronger 250 kW. 5985 1500-1600 43,44 KIM 100 270 KOR RCI KBS 5985 1500-1600 41 KIM 250 270 ENGLISH KOR RCI RCI (Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 11, BCDX via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN. New 3930.0, 0410-0434* CLA, 10-11, R. Voice of Komala, Farsi Back on the air on this frequency! Talks about Iran and Kurdistan, strange song without music, distorted signal 44443 // 4610 which was heavily jammed. New 3930.0, 1750-1830* CLA, 13-11, R. Voice of Komala, Farsi program plus weak jamming // 4610 43443 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 25+40 metres longwires, @tividade DX Nov 14 via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Devalued veries --- I have long suspected that QSLing reception reports must be a nuisance to many a station. At XERTA, 4810 kHz, they have found the ultimate QSLing system. So if you "need" a shortwave verie from Mexico you simply go to http://www.misionradio.com where you click on the "Nosotros" heading on their "toolbar" and have the whole page printed out. The date for this nice "Certificado de sintonía" comes automatically at the bottom of the print out (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, hard-core-dx via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Radio Insurgente, Chiapas, Mexico on 6.0 MHz (?) Hi, this text of September 2004 says that Radio Insurgente, of the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, southern Mexico, is broadcasting every Friday 15-16 hours local time (UTC -8?) on 6.0 MHz SW to listeners in central and southern America, in addition to three mobile FM transmitters for local coverage. Gloria, the author, is known to be a very well informed person about happenings in the rebel/autonomous areas in Chiapas. Good DX! http://www.fzln.org.mx/displayarticle1070.html (Thorsten Hallmann, Münster, Germany, Nov 16, dxing.info via DXLD) That would be UT -6 unless the Zapatistas are continuing to observe DST UT -5 in defiance of the rest of the Nation. I have my doubts, but that`s mid-afternoon and it would not get very far. Very long article and one always suspects the frequency is rounded off if it exist at all (gh, DXLD) ** MEXICO. 6009.985, Radio Mil, 0739 end salsa-type pop tune, into ad block, including promo "Esta Navidad....Radio Mil," into corny Latino love ballad. Very slow fades in and out, like a BCB station, on a noisy band mostly devoid of signals, November 16 (Al Quaglieri, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR. 5985.82, Myanmar Radio (presumed) not often noted here in NY, at 1140 with W announcer and pop music, not enough signal for a positive ID (topping out at about S7, always mucho adjacent splatter); fading in around 1130, audio noted 1140, peaking around 1208, way down by 1220, gone by 1230. Perhaps something to watch as days grow longer approaching Dec 22, altho I doubt even then ECNA will hear the English program at 1315 or thereabouts (Al Quaglieri, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS. Radio Netherlands Music begins Live! Online Our colleagues at RN Music have started producing a special programme for Internet listeners. Each week you'll find a new episode of this Web program featuring highlights from Live! at the Concertgebouw. All of the fantastic music, interviews and background information that are part of the main program will be featured in Live! Online, but in an abbreviated format. Live! Online is hosted by Hans Haffmans. Programme length can vary from week to week, depending on the musical selections. Each episode will remain online for two weeks. Thus, both last week's program and the current week's program will be online for listening. Live! Online can be heard in Real and Windows Media formats. This week's programme features the Vanbrugh Quartet playing Weigl's String Quartet No. 5 in G Major. It's available now at http://www2.rnw.nl/mu/catalog/radioprograms/live_online (Media Network newsletter Nov 11 via DXLD) That was last week; now they also have Chaikofsky`s 4th Symphony (gh) ** NEW ZEALAND. Frequency change for Radio New Zealand International from Nov. 14: 0400-0759 NF 15720, ex 15340 to avoid VOIROI in Bosnian/Albanian 0530-0727 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 16 via DXLD) ** NORWAY. Currently in Hilversum we're hearing a strong SSB signal on 7360 carrying the Europe channel of NRK in parallel with 1314 kHz. Possibly just an engineering test - or is it something else? (Andy Sennitt, 1300 UT Nov 15, dxldyg via DXLD) Norkring is dismantling the Sveio site and moving transmitter equipment to Kvitsøy which needs to be tested. 73s, (Bernd Trutenau, ibid.) OK, thanks. Now it makes sense (Andy Sennitt, ibid.) That is correct, these are transmitter tests. This was reported on http://baseportal.com/baseportal/drmdx/main earlier in autumn: "9/13/2004 Norway: DRM tests from Kvitsoy this afternoon on 7360 kHz with BBC WS. Sign off at 15:50 UTC." As far as I am informed, any regular future transmissions from Kvitsøy will be in DRM only. 73s, (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, ibid.) Well, right now, they're in lower sideband, and the programme is NRK, not BBCWS :-) The fact that it's NRK programming is the reason I mentioned it (Andy, 1335 UT?, ibid.) Re the messages from Andy and Bernd, 7360 is booming in here in the NW of England - I make it in USB, Andy, with traces of signal on the LSB, and in sync with 1314. There was a pause between 1340 and 1343 but now the NRK programme is in full swing again. 73s, (Noel R. Green, ibid.) After all this discussion on the dxld yg, Andy summarized for MN: NORWEGIAN SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER NOTED ON THE AIR Radio Netherlands' Ehard Goddijn drew our attention to a very strong SSB signal on 7360 kHz noted in progress at 1230 UT, carrying the NRK domestic service in parallel with 1314 kHz mediumwave. The SSB was replaced by a silent carrier at 1240, then the modulation resumed at 1251. Bernd Trutenau tells us that transmitter operator Norkring is dismantling the Sveio transmitter site, and moving the equipment to Kvitsøy which needs to be tested. # posted by Andy @ 13:48 UT Nov 15 (Media Network blog via DXLD) Andy, At 1942 UT, I have a steady carrier on 7360 that just dropped off the air at 1943. The carrier was at a good level (Chuck Bolland, FL, Nov 15, dxldyg via DXLD) Die norwegischen Sender werden von Merlin gebrokert, deshalb kann schon mal - statt NRK - die VT MNO Merlin Pausenmusik aus dem Kontrollraum im Bush House, oder gleich ein BBC Programm auf den Kanaelen aufscheinen (Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 15, BC-DX via DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Dear Mr Emert, I have conflicting info on the shortwave frequency assigned for Wantok Radio Light, to start in January in Papua New Guinea, 7120 and 7210. Which is correct? Thanks, (Glenn Hauser to Joe Emert, WMVV, via DXLD) Glenn, 7120 kHz (Joe Emert, WMVV, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PORTUGAL. RDPi - Rádio Portugal, B04 alterações / changes. Segundo informação datada de hoje da RDP, a partir desta data, 15 de Novembro, o horário B04 da RDPi sofre a seguinte alteração na "emissão extraordinária p/ a Europa, 2000-2400, 2ª-fª a 6ª-fª e sáb./dom." 7310 kHz 300 kW 45º é substituída pela frequência de 9795 kHz. According to a today's info from the RDP, the RDPi's B04 schedule is amended as follows as from the 15th inst., re. Its "extra broadcast to Europe, M-F & Sat/Sun 2000-2400" 7310 kHz is replaced by 9795 kHz Motivo: colisão com emissão da Voz da Rússia Reason: collision with Voice of Russia's broadcast 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 9480, R. Tikhiy Okean, on Nov. 14th, received the following e-mail: Dear Mr. Howard! It would be great if you send us the SINPO of your reception of our station. Thank you in advance. Alexey Giryuk, Technical Departament Ihgineer. -- Best regards, PTR ptr @ ptr-vlad.ru (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ron, This raises a number of questions. They were supposedly testing on only two days, was it Nov 4-5? [tho some other editors picked up this item without making that clear]. Have you heard them since? Why would they ask you for this? Did you send them a report lacking SINPO? Does this imply that they are again on SW? (Glenn to Ron, via DXLD) Hi Glenn, My reception report, in Russian, was rather generic and did not include a SINPO code. I believe he simply wants to clarify how well I heard their test on Oct 4, the date of reception covered in my report. To the best of my knowledge, they have not broadcast again since Oct. 4 and 5. Hope this helps. 73's (Ron Howard, CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. STATE RADIO 2000 LAUNCHES WEEKLY GAY PROGRAMME | Text of statement issued by the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project published by South African news agency SAPA web site The Tuesday Night Show, a weekly two-hour radio show pitched as non- stereotype radio and aimed primarily at the gay and lesbian community, premiered at 20:00 [local time] on 9 November 2004, on the Radio 2000 frequency. It is believed to be among the first 'non-beefcake' unisex gay and lesbian interest electronic media in South Africa. Says the Tuesday Night Show executive producer, Mr Maciek Mazur: "The aim of the Tuesday Night Show is to present intellectual, stimulating and contemporary radio programming and content that would not only appeal to the greater gay and lesbian community, but also to a significant straight audience with a direct or indirect interest in gay and lesbian community. "It is well known that there is a lack of consideration among the mass media about the sub-cultural dynamics of the gay and lesbian community, and we believe that we can make a difference by presenting topics and issues to our listeners from a perspective that they can relate to and are comfortable with. "Furthermore and on a purely commercial level, the Tuesday Night Show offers marketers and advertisers the first dedicated electronic medium through which to tap into the immense power of the pink rand," concludes Mazur. For more information about the Tuesday Night Show, visit http://www.tuesdaynight.co.za Issued by: Mr Maciek Mazur Executive Producer: The Tuesday Night Show 082 572 3413 Source: SAPA web site, Johannesburg, in English 0840 gmt 15 Nov 04 (via BBCM via DXLD) see also ARGENTINA ** SWITZERLAND. Photo gallery of SRI antenna in Sottens Hello Dxers, The Radioamateur Club of the state "Vaud" in Switzerland has been authorized to use a SW-Broadcast antenna. It's the old SW- antenna of "Swiss Radio International", who has stopped his broadcasting on October 31, 2004. A monster with his height of 62.5m and his weight of 135t. The official range of frequencies goes from 9.5 to 21.7 MHz. The gain is between 18 and 20 dBi. We can use it from 7 to 30 MHZ without problems. This antenna will be destroyed after 2004.12.05. Pictures of the antenna are here: http://www.allo.ch/hb9/sottens Source: http://www.qrz.com Enjoy whatever your are listening! 73's (Nino Marabello, Treviso, Italy, http://web.tiscali.it/ondecorte/svizzera.html Nov 12, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) Galleria foto antenna SRI a Sottens Il Club Radioamatori del canton Vaud in Svizzera è stato autorizzato dall'Ufficio Federale Svizzero delle Comunicazioni ad usare l'antenna onde corte di Sottens della Radio Svizzera Internazionale, che ha cessato le trasmissioni il 31 ottobre 2004, dal 1 novembre al 5 dicembre 2004. Dopo tale data il sistema di antenne verrà smantellato. E' possibile vedere la bella galleria di foto delle antenne onde corte e dell'impianto trasmittente della SRI a Sottens al seguente URL: http://www.allo.ch/hb9/sottens Bene per il momento e tutto. 73's (Nino Marabello, bclnews.it via DXLD) This has to be coming from Sottens. I know for a fact, having visited both sites during the past week, that there are no antennas or transmitters left at Schwarzenberg or Lenk. I visited the Sottens transmitter a couple of years ago, and it had an impressive antenna array that could be rotated on a massive base. I believe that this is the antenna that they are referencing here as a "62 metre high curtain array." (George Zeller, USA, on visit tour to SUI, BC-DX via DXLD) ** THAILAND. 9645, IBB-VOA, direct report to them brought their own QSL-card showing station entrance and "QSL" on front, full-data on back, V/S illegible. Address on card and envelope is a slight expansion of the one I used for the follow-up: IBB Thailand Tranmsitting Station, P.O. Box 99, Amphur Muang, Udonthani 41000, Thailand. (Original report was sent c/o U.S. Embassy.) Three weeks after follow-up CD report, 25 months total for original CD report. With the follow-up I sent a ppc (not used), SAE (used) and mint [Thai] stamps (used). I have found that, with some luck and a little persistence, most of the VOA relays will QSL direct (Jerry Berg, MA, DXplorer Nov 14 via BC-DX via DXLD) ** TUNISIA. Re 4-171: taking a closer look at WRTH 2004, I see that RTI last winter had hours and hours of foreign languages on 963, from 1300 to 2300 in English, German, Italian and French. Does the 1900- 2000 UT block reported replace all that, 15 minutes each with Spanish replacing French? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. 15575, BBC WS, Simferopol Nov 9, 1005 female English speaker with news and ID. Varying SINPO 22332 to 44333. According to the Observer e-bulletin, this is relayed on a 250 kW transmitter, with antenna 131 degrees towards Middle East. Replaces the Zyyi relay station on Cyprus. Found the Zyyi transmission in my logbook with SIO 454, at the same hour ten years ago on Nov 7, 1994 (Michiel Schaay, Holland, Cumbre Nov 9 via BC-DX via DXLD) [see BC-DX #689, location is rather at Mykolaiv Kopani-UKR, 46N49 032E14.] Why would they replace Cyprus with this? (gh, DXLD) ** U K. I noticed that in the last few days BBC WS is again using Lilliburlero before a number of their newscasts at the top of the hour. I must say I liked the earlier version with more of a brass sound than the one they are using currently, but it is nice to see an older tradition being revived. Now if we could just get them to say "This is London" before they play the tune! That was sad news about the death of BBC OnAir. Again it shows that the thinkers at the BBC have misjudged their audience and just assume that everyone always has ready access to the internet (Sandy Finlayson, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 15, swprograms via DXLD) It was only a few weeks ago that I was receiving letters asking me to re-subscribe. And now, they pull the plug on the thing. It shows that the management and customer service is not on the ball at "On Air". This is one of the reasons why I refused to renew my subscription when it lapsed in October (a hard thing to do -- I had been receiving monthly BBCWS mags for more than 30 years!). Interestingly, another reason is that I can get all the programme skeds that I need online, via the BBCWS website. Much cheaper too, of course. I wonder if the "On Air" website will bite the dust as well. I hope not, as they have some good programming info there. I've just checked the "On Air" website. No news about the impending end of the magazine. In addition, they are still offering a free trial copy. With efficiency like this, it is no wonder that the thing is being axed (Peter Bowen, Canada, Nov 15, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) ** U K. Team 'replaces' Alastair Cooke's Letter A team of eight journalists have joined BBC Radio 4 for a new programme which "replaces" the late Alistair Cooke's Letter From America. A View From... features each reporter's take on the latest news and trends in their own part of the world. The show, which includes reporters in the US, Australia, China, Brazil, South Africa, India, and the Caribbean, will air in Cooke's 8.50 pm Friday slot. Cooke died in March aged 95, just weeks after retiring from the radio series. Pulitzer Prize A spokesman for the BBC said the new series would run over the coming weeks but added that "no decision" had been taken about the long-term future of Letter from America. The sole US journalist on the A View From... team is Tim Egan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Seattle correspondent of the New York Times. His contributions will alternate with those of Therese Mills, editor of Trinidad and Tobago newspaper Newsday, Australian writer Sarah MacDonald, Chinese journalist Lin Gu, and the author of New Voices of Islam, Farish Noor. AllAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Indian magazine editor Vinod Mehta and InfoBrazil.com's editor Adhemar Altieri complete the line-up. Sole successor Producer Jennie Walmsley said she thought opting for a panel of presenters was the right way to follow the legacy of Cooke, whose broadcasting career lasted 58 years. "If we had chosen a single successor, he or she would be forever compared to Alistair Cooke," she said. The BBC spokesman added: "We will, over coming weeks, run a variety of contributors from across the globe in a new series called A View From, which will occupy the same slot as Letter from America. "We are giving the situation much thought and it currently remains undecided as we consider how best to serve the network's audience." -------- Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4015863.stm Published: 2004/11/16 14:04:20 GMT (via Dan Say, swprogorams via DXLD) Same on World Service?? (gh) ** U S A. VOA: Following information helpfully provided by Richard Cuff, I have now heard virtually all the programs in the Our World series I had had problems in hearing. Most importantly, on the 30 October edition the new times for the program were given, which brings the number of air times back up to 6,, and some of the pre-November 2003 air-times have been restored. The air-times are now Saturdays at 0133, 0733, 1133 and 1533 UTC, and Sundays at 0706 and 1133 (Yes, that is the same time on both Saturday and Sunday). (PAUL DAVID, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. CZECH REPUBLIC - R Liberty --- Radio Liberty Revamp PRAGUE (AP) -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is revamping its programming for Russia to broaden its appeal to younger listeners, officials said, denying news reports that the Russian-language service was being phased out. Donald Jensen, director of communications for the U.S.-funded broadcaster, said RFE/RL was "modernizing its Russian service to do better what we already do, which is to broadcast information and news to the Russian Federation." (From Moscow Times, Monday, Nov. 15 via Mike Cooper, Nov. 14, DXLD) ** U S A. Appears WEWN may have cleaned up its transmitter, which was putting out spurs every 8.32 kHz above and below; at least on Nov 15, the strong signals on 9955 around 1500 and 9975 around 2300 were without the spurs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. HAM RADIO OPERATORS TO SKIP ROSE PARADE By Gene Maddaus, Staff Writer, Pasadena Star-News Thursday, November 11, 2004 - PASADENA -- A pair of ham radio operators were lugging equipment onto the grounds of Tournament House in preparation for last year's parade when they were stopped by a "senior Tournament official.' "This senior Tournament person came absolutely unglued,' reports Allen Hubbard, a board member of the Tournament of Roses Radio Amateurs. "He was accusing them of lying to get on the grounds.' Although they are not officially part of the Tournament of Roses, the radio amateurs have been providing a communications link along the Rose Parade route for more than 30 years. Radio operators have routinely "shadowed' Tournament White Suiters, behaving like a volunteer signal corps straight out of World War II. But in the age of cell phones, they have begun to feel unwanted. This week, the Tournament of Roses Radio Amateurs voted not to participate in the upcoming parade, after suffering what they perceived to be a series of indignities. "This has been building for at least the last four years,' Hubbard said. For many of the more than 250 club members, the incident at Tournament House last year was the last straw. "I think it's come to the end of a run,' said Bill Flinn, the Tournament's chief operating officer. "We're sorry to see them go.' Most White Suiters have cell phones, and don't need a radio operator shadowing their every move. Nextel is a corporate sponsor of the parade, and has donated a number of phones to the Tournament. That doesn't sit well with the ham radio operators, who point out that cell phones often lose reception in areas where ham radios work. Amateur radio operators also tend to pride themselves on being hobbyists, and on not being profit-seekers. "We provide a genuine service to the Tournament,' said Earle Bunker, a club member for 20 years. "The people we work with the White Suiters are very much for us. They tell us that. It's somebody farther up the line.' Bunker, who has traditionally handled ham radios at the post-parade float viewing, said the radios often come in handy. "Two years ago a fellow lost his insulin kit,' Bunker said. "Somebody turned in the kit at one of the gates.' Radio operators made the connection, and the kit was returned. The radio group has also tracked floats with global positioning devices and installed a dozen video cameras up and down the parade route. "Every year, there's $70,000 worth of private equipment brought in to help the Rose Parade,' Bunker said. "I think there are some who think they can do it all with Nextel. I don't think they can.' Over the years, the group has coordinated its activities from a room inside Tournament House that acted as a nerve center. But a recent remodeling transformed the radio room into archive storage. Over the past few years, the group has had to transmit from a mobile trailer. "We used to get what we felt was better cooperation,' Hubbard said. "People on the board have felt that Nextel has put pressure on the Tournament to get rid of us. They want people using Nextels.' Representatives of Nextel Communications did not return calls for comment. The radio group had been negotiating with the Tournament in an effort to keep the relationship alive. The minutes of a July meeting suggest that at the time, relations were strained but the radio club remained optimistic that it could still be useful. "Time was spent reviewing the TORRA assignments list, clarifying, confirming and deleting positions,' the minutes state. "Most TOR chairs will not need shadows since they have Nextels.' The minutes also suggest that radio operators were left stranded and bored last year, without a White Suiter and with nothing to do. When Ed Afsharian, chair of communications and credentialing for the Tournament, suggested that one radio position be cut, the radio amateurs responded that the position was so important that an extra operator should be added. The negotiations finally broke down Sunday, when the radio amateurs' board voted to back out of the Jan. 1, 2005, parade. The Tournament will get along without the radio operators this time, Flinn said, and consider having them back for the 2006 parade. Hubbard said his wife is looking forward to taking him out for a New Year's Eve party for the first time in 15 years. "They say new technology will take care of it, but I don't know,' said Bunker's wife, Mary Louise, herself a ham operator and a former mayor of Alhambra. "A lot of gals don't know what good a husband is until he goes on a business trip. "It's going to be a real interesting New Year's.' (via Joe Buch, DXLD) ** U S A. THE DAY A MUSIC ICON DIED: HOUSTONIANS MOURN THE LOSS OF KLOL AND ITS 34 YEARS ON-AIR --- Nov. 15, 2004, 3:18PM By CAROL CHRISTIAN Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Neil Young once sang, "Rock 'n' roll will never die." On Houston radio airwaves, it appears to be all but gone. Clear Channel Radio's format switch Friday at KLOL-FM (101.1) from rock 'n' roll to Spanish hip-hop and other pop styles aimed at a young Latino audience leaves Houston with just two rock stations, both also owned by Clear Channel. KKRW at 93.7 FM, known as the Arrow, carries classic rock. KTBZ at 94.5 FM, the Buzz, plays moderate rock and bills itself as "Houston's new music alternative." Some rock 'n' roll artists don't fit either format, said Doug Harris, former promotions director at KLOL and a listener since the station made its debut in August 1970. Harris, 50, said he found the loss so sad that he's hosting a wake for the former KLOL on Saturday at his Houston home. "A lot of people want to come in from out of town," said Harris, who's expecting about 100 to show up. . . http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2900894 (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. WAY CLEAR FOR SALE OF WCAL Last update: November 16, 2004 at 6:28 AM Deborah Caulfield Rybak, Star Tribune The $10.5 million sale of St. Olaf College's WCAL-FM to Minnesota Public Radio reached the final stages Monday after a ruling allowing the classical radio station's broadcast license to be transferred to MPR. In a four-page letter, the Federal Communications Commission rejected a petition filed by a group opposing the sale and granted St. Olaf's request to re-assign licenses for WCAL (89.3 FM) in Northfield, Minn., and its sister channel, KMSE (88.7 FM) in Rochester, to MPR. The decision clears the way for the sale to be final within 10 business days. . . http://www.startribune.com/stories/1405/5087679.html (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) It may not be over yet: http://savewcal.org/ (Artie Bigley, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Re TUK Nantucket MA, 194 kHz, decommissioning Nov 25: In actuality, TUK has been silent for at least two years now. The "decommissioning" announcement is merely catching up with reality. Another superpower US "oceanic" NDB was also officially decommissioned earlier this year: GNI on 236 kHz in Louisiana. The remaining high- power NDBs here (GLS 206 kHz in Galveston, Texas; DIW 198 kHz in Dixon, North Carolina; and CLB 216 kHz in Carolina Beach/Wilmington, North Carolina, will also likely disappear sooner rather than later. Of these, CLB is the only one reported recently by European listeners. Regarding LQ 382 kHz in Boston: I believe it recently resumed TWEB voice broadcasts. Its ID is once again become "broken," which often happens with these TWEB beacons. While the voice transmission is on, the power to the CW sidebands drops significantly, leading to partial or missing IDs. This phenomenon also happens with some AWOS-3 beacons that use a digitized computer "voice" to announced automated weather observations. CVX 392 kHz in Charlevoix, Michigan, is an example of this. North American NDB DXers are beginning to report some good LF/MF beacon receptions now that the solar cycle is nearing minimum. FLO 270 kHz in the Azores was heard several nights ago in Ontario. Pacific Coast listeners routinely report beacons in Polynesia, New Zealand, Japan, Micronesia, and Australia. 73, (Andy Robins KB8QGF, Kalamazoo, Michigan USA, Nov 9, MWC via DXLD) ** U S A. In other Bay State news, you can cross a station off your FM log. The FCC has cancelled the license of WPAA (91.7 Andover) after learning that the Phillips Academy station had been off the air for more than 12 consecutive months. (That's apparently due in no small part to some pretty extensive campus construction that tore down the building that once held WPAA's antenna.) It's a two-channel future for WOR (710 New York): the crack engineering team of Tom Ray and Kerry Richards flipped the switch last Monday to take the station's IBOC digital signal into stereo for the first time. The move comes with a complete overhaul of the studio facilities and the station's on-air imaging into stereo; WOR even needed to replace its old time-tone generator as part of the changes, which Tom says are designed to get everyone thinking in stereo as WOR prepares to move to its new Wall Street home next year. (Scott Fybush, NE Radio Watch Nov 15 via DXLD) ** U S A. KNTV TO EXTEND REACH IN MARCH By Daisy Whitney http://www.tvweek.com/ San Francisco's NBC-owned KNTV will finally be able to restore service to the 400,000 people in the Bay Area who had not been to watch the channel for the last three years. When KNTV jumped from serving the Monterey/Salinas designated market area to the San Francisco DMA, it was able to reach most, but not all, of the viewing area with its signal. In March, the station plans to install a new transmitter that will allow it to reach the entire DMA. The transmitter is the final piece of the puzzle in KNTV's plan to make its mark in the San Francisco market, since it became the NBC affiliate three years ago during one of the most significant affiliation changes in recent memory. Later this month, it will move into a new facility boasting the latest digital equipment. The station has steadily climbed in news ratings for the last few years (via Brock Whaley, DXLD) How vague; I see in Doug Smith`s TV database that both KNTV-11 analog and KNTV-DT 12 are moving to the same new site far to the NW of the original San José site (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. RELIGIOUS BROADCASTER WANTS HIGH SCHOOL STATIONS TO SHARE AIRWAVES Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:43:51 -0500 http://www.freep.com/news/metro/hsradio12e_20041112.htm Company wants time on school radio stations BY LORI HIGGINS, FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER November 12, 2004 Drive through Southfield, flip the FM radio dial to 88.3 and chances are the sound you'll hear is a distinct mix of hip-hop and rap. But for how long? That depends on how successful a Texas company with religious ties is. From nearly 1,300 miles away, that company, R B Schools, is making waves through Michigan's community of high school radio stations by trying to horn in on the air time of a handful of stations. It has done so by filing an application with the Federal Communications Commission that would force students to share their section of the radio dial. It's a situation that has school officials scratching their heads. Some are hiring broadcast attorneys and fighting back. "This is all new territory to me," said Peter Bowers, station manager at WBHF-FM (88.1), the radio station at Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills. His school's station is one of those targeted. So are Southfield High School's WSHJ (88.3) and Plymouth-Canton Educational Park's WSDP (88.1), as well as high school stations in Flint and Saginaw. The company wants the schools to agree to share their airwaves. If R B Schools' attempts to negotiate an agreement fail, the company wants the FCC to intervene. Officials from R B Schools, based in Keene, Texas, did not return calls seeking comment. Nor did Donald Martin, the Falls Church, Va., attorney who represents the company. The company's filing with the FCC indicates it intends to broadcast educational programming on topics such as literature, history, social sciences, health, hygiene, nutrition, child development, interpersonal relationships and civics. But the company's president, Linda de Romanett, is also president and director of several companies that operate radio stations that have religious programming, including WBAJ (890), an AM station in Blythewood, S.C., that boasts on its Web site: "We broadcast about Jesus!" "What this market doesn't need is another religious radio station," said Dick Kernen, vice president at Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in Southfield. Ryan Fishman, a junior at Andover High School and operations director for WBHF, says the issue is broader than one of having to share time with another company. "This is a high school radio station. Our purpose is to broadcast educational programming," Fishman said. "To put on a religious program, after a student signs off the airwaves, seems like a conflict between the separation of church and state." R B Schools cites FCC policy that requires noncommercial educational FM stations to operate a minimum of 12 hours a day or be subject to a time-sharing agreement. Automated technology allows the Southfield and Bloomfield Hills stations to operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. "Someone at R B Schools didn't do their homework," Bowers said. The Plymouth-Canton station operates from 6:45 a.m. to 10 p.m., five days a week, though it had plans to go all day long before R B Schools showed interest, said Patricia Brand, assistant superintendent of business for Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The expansion of hours will happen in the next month or so. The schools say they believe they already meet the minimum hours rules. And they say R B Schools didn't file its applications in time. But there is still concern, because the FCC is reviewing their license renewals. They also worry that the company will target other schools. "I don't want to be too comfortable. You never know what can happen," said Julea Ward, director of the Southfield High station. The Southfield district recently responded to R B Schools, telling Martin -- the company's lawyer -- that it has no interest in sharing time. There are 16 operating high school radio stations in Michigan, according to the Michigan Association of Educational Broadcasters. The stations give students an opportunity to learn all aspects of the radio industry, from behind-the-scenes work in production to crafting on-air personas. In Southfield, the radio station gives up-and-coming rappers like Tiffany Lindsay, a senior, a forum for displaying their music. On Tuesday, Brittany Johnson sat in Studio C of the school's radio station, listening to three cuts from Tiffany's CD, checking for anything inappropriate. The same occurs for any music the station plays. Tiffany, who goes by T-313, says it's weird to hear her work on the radio. "I'm my worst critic. I critique myself to the fullest. But it's good, though," she said. Down the hall in the station's main studio, Caleb Foster, 17, a senior, was working with several other students to program what listeners will hear this weekend. Caleb said he understands why R B Schools might see the station's airwaves as attractive, "but I don't necessarily agree with it," he said. Neither does Kyle Covington, a 16-year-old junior and the station's production manager whose on-air name is Young Masta. High school radio stations spend years creating an identity that is special to their school and community. That identity must be preserved, he and others say. "People rely on 88.3 being a particular style. It would go against what we stand for," Covington said. Copyright © 2004 Detroit Free Press Inc. http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw107084_20041112.htm RELIGIOUS BROADCASTER WANTS HIGH SCHOOL STATIONS TO SHARE AIRWAVES November 12, 2004, 2:25 AM . . .According to College Broadcasters Inc., the Michigan stations targeted by R B Schools besides WBHF are the Southfield Public Schools' WSHJ, Plymouth-Canton Educational Park's WSDP, WCHW in Saginaw/Bay City and WKDS in Kalamazoo. R B Schools also has asked the FCC to let it share time on five Illinois high school stations and three in Ohio, College Broadcasters said on its Web site. The Free Press said officials from R B Schools did not return calls seeking comment. Nor did the company's attorney, Donald Martin of Falls Church, Va. The Southfield and Bloomfield Hills stations contend R B Schools didn't file its applications in time. They also operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week thanks to automated technology. "Someone at R B Schools didn't do their homework," Andover's Bowers said. (AP) From the C.B. site: http://www.collegebroadcasters.org/text/headlines.shtml Hoosier Public Radio Corp. petitioned the Federal Communications Commission under a seldom-invoked rule that can compel educational stations to share airtime unless they broadcast at least 12 hours a day, according to this article. This rule is causing problems for a growing number of stations. CBI has identified other stations that are probably targets by organizations (some of these are Petitions to Deny, which could mean the station license could be cancelled)! Even worse, it appears that one station failed to file a license renewal! Indiana: WHJE - Carmel High School (HPRC) HPRC Competing Application WRFT - Franklin Central High School (HPRC) WBDG - Ben Davis High School (HPRC) Amended Competing Application WEEM - Pendleton Heights High School (HRPC) WFCI - Franklin College (HPRC) Station License Renewal Application WPSR - Evansville-Vanderburgh School District Radio Station (Lincolnland) WATI - Vincennes (HPRC) In Kentucky: WKPB - Henderson, KY (HPRC) Michigan: WSHJ Southfield (R B Schools) WCHW Saginaw/Bay City (R B Schools) WKDS Kalamazoo (R B Schools) WBFH Bloomfield Hills (R B Schools) WSDP Plymouth (R B Schools) Ohio: WXTS Toledo (R B Schools) WHLS West Chester (R B Schools) WCWS Wooster OH (R B Schools) IL: WNTH Winnetka (R B Schools) WEPS Elgin (R B Schools) WGBK Glenview (R B Schools) WHFH Flossmoor (R B Schools) WJMU Decatur (R B Schools ) It must be noted that the above information is solely based on research that made certain assumptions. These assumptions allow room for error. While be believe the list to be correct, we stand ready to be corrected, provided we receive verifiable documentation. The primary reason these stations are relatively easy targets for a share time petition is section 73.561 of the FCC's rules that govern the minimum use of an educational radio station. CBI members who read the CBI list saw the topic discussed as recently as April 2004. Obviously this is also getting some discussion now. The point is that CBI works to keep stations informed of their requirements! This should also serve as a reminder that stations need to follow the FCC checklist to insure that they are in compliance with the rules. We don't know if it is the person, but a Mr. Hensley (perhaps the same one as identified in the linked article above as the Director of HRPC) has also filed a public file complaint against WRTV(TV). A Martin Hensley has also filed a petition to deny against commercial stations, WMSK-FM and WIJY. FWIW, the FCC does have this violation on file against Hoosier Broadcasting: http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/da00571.doc And there are others!!! More information will be coming shortly. If you are in the area, why not visit the HBC, HPRC, R B Schools and Lincolnland public files. Report any problems to the FCC AT ONCE! Also, you may want to consider if the location of the file conforms with the main studio rules (be sure to check the status of waiver requests!!). It might also be useful to see if the applicant has a history of filing applications that state they will conform with the main studio rules and later requesting a waiver!!! (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. CHRISTIAN BROADCASTER CONTINUES BID TO TAKE OVER SCHOOL AIR http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/print.php?story=04/09/13/7399648 posted by rtm on Monday September 13 2004 @ 10:56AM [ Radio ] Four Indiana high schools and Franklin College are fighting a Greenfield man's petition to the FCC. By Jon Murray, Indianapolis Star A Greenfield man is trying to force five student-run radio stations in the Indianapolis area to share their airtime. But the rare move feels like an ambush to station managers and school officials, and they're in no mood to share. Hoosier Public Radio Corp. petitioned the Federal Communications Commission under a seldom-invoked rule that can compel educational stations to share airtime unless they broadcast at least 12 hours a day. Its director, Marty Hensley, selected seven noncommercial stations in Indiana and Kentucky. They include student-run stations at Franklin College and four high schools. If the FCC agrees, Hensley said, his nonprofit company will fill airtime outside school hours with community affairs, music and possibly religious programming. If the agency dismisses the requests, as many station managers and school officials anticipate, the schools still could be out thousands of dollars in legal fees. Hensley and others expect it will take the FCC years to rule on his separate requests, which he filed in July and August. Station managers were caught by surprise when Hensley's notices arrived -- especially since many already broadcast 24 hours a day, thanks to automated programming. "We were one of the first high school radio stations in the state to operate with an automation system," said Tom Schoeller, general manager of WHJE-FM (91.3) at Carmel High School. "The reason we did that (in 1980) was so we'd never have to share our frequency with anybody. We felt it was too important to our students and our school corporation." Schoeller contends Carmel's station is not eligible for time-sharing, as do officials at several other targeted stations. But Hensley chose Carmel anyway. This summer he also has challenged student-run stations at Ben Davis High School, Franklin Central High School and Pendleton Heights High School as they renewed their FCC licenses. Outside Central Indiana, he filed time-share petitions against a religious station, WATI-FM (89.9), in Vincennes; and WKPB-FM (89.5), a station in Henderson and Owensboro, Ky., that simulcasts Western Kentucky University's National Public Radio flagship station 24 hours a day. Radio ventures Hensley, 43, started Hoosier Public Radio in 1998 with his wife, Jennifer. They registered it as a nonprofit domestic corporation; it does not own or operate any radio stations. But the Hensleys are involved in other radio ventures. In 2000, the couple founded a contemporary Christian station, WJCF-FM (88.1), that broadcasts from their Greenfield home. Its call letters stand for "Where Jesus Comes First." The station's license is in Jennifer Hensley's name, and she also is president of its parent company, Indiana Community Radio Corp. Marty Hensley also is a board member of Hoosier Broadcasting Corp., which owns a few area noncommercial stations. If Hoosier Public Radio were to gain access to any of the seven stations' airtime, Hensley said, religious programming would be a possibility -- but not a priority. "If there were Christian programming," he said, "that is covered by the FCC the same as educational programming. We do have a lot of interest from people who would support a gospel station in the Indianapolis area." His intent is not hostile, Hensley said. He would prefer to share facilities, he said, but that would not be mandatory. He said he'd use the stations for public service announcements, promoting community events and "to draw awareness to social concerns - - things like drunk driving, teen pregnancy, the homeless." Schools fighting back No thanks, said Ben Davis Principal David Marcotte. His school's station, WBDG-FM (90.9), broadcasts 24 hours a day. "We have absolutely no interest in sharing our frequency," he said, "and it's in the hands of the (school district's) attorney to deal with this issue at the FCC." Franklin Township Schools has hired Kathy Schmeltzer, a lawyer in Washington who represents clients before the FCC. Other districts have scrambled for legal help, as well. Schmeltzer said Hensley's tactic is rare, especially because it targets school stations. Since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, she said, "I don't think (time-sharing) has come up in a renewal scenario before." Most student stations are works in progress, and the FCC has shown them some regulatory leniency. For example, the agency allows them to stay off the air during summer breaks, other school vacations and on weekends. The high school stations offer music, as well as sports coverage. Hensley said he would be willing to accommodate their sports coverage, since schools often play games in the evening. Last school year, WRFT-FM (91.5) at Franklin Central and WEEM-FM (91.7) at Pendleton Heights had hours of dead air each night. But general manager Jeff DuPont said Pendleton Heights' station is going to automated 24- hour broadcasting soon. Franklin Central's manager, Steve George, said he switched the station to 24 hours last month in response to Hensley's petition. At Franklin College, where students run broadcasts at WFCI-FM (89.5) about 60 to 70 hours a week, John Krull questioned why Hensley would be interested in sharing. "This is not, in my mind, about him," said Krull, director of the Pulliam School of Journalism. "This is about Franklin College students and their right to run an educational radio station. I would defend students' rights in this case if it were Abraham Lincoln trying to do the same thing." Hensley contends the six school-run stations' FCC licenses may be invalid since the school districts and colleges aren't registered as corporations with Indiana's secretary of state. School officials dismiss that point as moot. Hensley's name isn't new to officials at several of the school districts. In 1999, he filed complaints with the FCC challenging the availability of their stations' public files and raising other issues. In the case of the Carmel station, nearly two years later, the FCC found in Hensley's favor on the files claim but dismissed the others. The agency did not fine Carmel-Clay Schools because it considered the infraction minor. John King, a past president of the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters, gathered most of the affected high school station managers two weeks ago to discuss the time-share petitions. The station King started 29 years ago at North Central High School isn't among Hensley's targets. He suggested Hensley might have his eye on an Indianapolis-area network. Hensley said he and volunteers likely would operate each station separately. "What do I make of all this?" King said. "I take it personally as an educator. I take it personally as a taxpayer. "It's an affront to the taxpayers alone to have someone doing things that divert education dollars out of the classroom to pay for attorney's fees for something that is not necessary." http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/print.php?story=04/09/02/0257236 INDIANA CO. SEEKS FORCED PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGE STATIONS posted by rtm on Thursday September 02 2004 @ 11:50AM [ Radio ] By Nancy Voris, Daily Journal (Johnson Co. Indiana) The air time of Franklin College’s radio station and those at other Indiana schools could be limited from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday if a state broadcasting company’s petition is granted. Hoosier Public Radio Corp. of Greenfield filed a petition in July with the Federal Communications Commission to share the frequency used by WFCI-89.5 FM, citing a rarely used FCC rule requiring non-commercial stations to use the frequency at least 12 hours per day. According to Hoosier Public Radio Corp.’s director, the rule has been used only a handful of times in the past few years. Since 1956, broadcast journalism students have been on the air at WFCI sporadically, said John Krull, director of the Pulliam School of Journalism at the college. The station provides music and coverage of news, student activities and sports. Students gain experience by handling the day-to-day operation of the radio station, and faculty advisers monitor and critique their work. According to Hoosier Public Radio Corp. director Martin Hensley, the group wants to share frequency time with Franklin College, filling the gap with community news, public service announcements, local business and sports, music, weather and reports on social issues such as drunken driving, teen pregnancy, drug use and jobs. ``If they`re not using their license 24 hours a day, we just want to use the hours they`re not using and help them operate the station,`` Hensley said. Krull was highly critical of the proposal, calling it a takeover attempt. ``They are obviously trying to strong-arm college kids out of an educational opportunity,`` Krull said. Hensley said radio frequency time-sharing has been around since the 1920s, when announcers used a cow bell to signal the change from one entity to another. Now only non-commercial and educational broadcasting groups can apply for time sharing during the period when established radio stations apply for license renewal, which is every seven years. Time share may be applied for when radio stations operate fewer than 12 hours per day or if they fail to file a license renewal correctly. Hensley, who also is a board member of Hoosier Broadcasting Corp., said the non-commercial station would not operate for financial gain, and sponsors such as religious groups could assist with operating expenses. Hensley`s proposition is that the college could use the frequency from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday; Hoosier Public Radio Corp. would move into the sound booth and control the airwaves during the remaining time. If Franklin College agrees to the time share, a dual license would be issued within three months. ``But if they want to fight it, it could go on a few years,`` Hensley said. He said letters were sent to the college, and he also left messages for the station manager. Krull, who learned of the petition on Wednesday, said that Hensley`s letters of notification were discovered as students and staff were returning for fall session. ``There clearly was not a serious attempt to contact me,`` Krull said. ``He wants the frequency. If the college and the greater community are his interests, I`m viewing it with great skepticism.`` Krull isn`t the only one with concerns. Pendleton Heights and Ben Davis high schools also have received a petition from Hoosier Public Radio Corp. on their student-operated frequencies. Jeff DuPont, general manager for Pendleton Heights High School`s WEEM, said students operate the station 65 to 70 hours a week, so minimal usage is not a question. He said he is stunned that an educational outlet for students would be the target of a takeover. He said Hoosier Public Radio Corp. has not demonstrated that it has the equipment or the staff to operate a station. ``You can`t encroach on an educational opportunity for students, and we can`t allow someone to come in and use our facilities,`` said DuPont, who has turned the matter over to the school attorney. DuPont said such time-share agreements may be the catalyst for larger mergers down the road. Weak, smaller stations that are acquired now may be auctioned off in a few years when digital receivers become affordable and common. ``Then there will be millions of dollars at stake,`` he said (all via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** URUGUAY [non]. R. Cimarrona is apparently still running. Checked 9480 UT Mon Nov 15 at 2245 and heard a weak station in Spanish mentioning Argentina, and retuned at 2259 just in time to hear their closing interval signal; scheduled Sun & Mon only at 2200-2300 via Germany. WWCR 9475 is no longer an obstacle, but get it while you can in case WWCR resumes 9475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VENEZUELA [and non]. This explains why RHC was filling during this Sunday`s Aló, Presidente time, and finally turned off the transmitters. Chávez could at least have given the stations some advance notice of his plans --- but hey, why should he? He`s the boss. I didn`t think it lasted an average of six hours --- more like four, as far as the Cuban relays, anyway (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) CHÁVEZ SUSPENDE SU PROGRAMA DE RADIO Y TELEVISIÓN domingo 14 de noviembre, 11:24 AM (AP) - CARACAS (AP) _ El presidente Hugo Chávez suspendió su programa dominical de radio y televisión "Aló, Presidente" debido a cambios en los que trabaja el equipo de comunicaciones presidencial para mejorar el programa, dijo el ministro de Información, Andrés Izarra, el domingo. El programa, que dura en promedio casi seis horas, es un espacio en el que el presidente hace anuncios oficiales, canta, cuenta historias de su niñez e invita a personajes famosos del mundo. Izarra dijo que se adelantaban cambios en la presentación del programa, que Chávez creó inicialmente en radio a sólo meses de asumir la presidencia en 1999. El ministro no supo decir en qué fecha se reanudaría el programa, ni si podría ocurrir antes de terminar el año. Está "suspendido hasta nuevo aviso", dijo Izarra al canal del Estado. Izarra explicó que los cambios en el programa son parte de lo que Chávez ha llamado la "nueva etapa" de su revolución, iniciada luego de vencer en un referendo para el recorte de su mandato en agosto y de ganar la mayoría de los puestos regionales y locales del país en octubre. "Aló, Presidente" es un programa clave en la estrategia comunicacional del mandatario, dijo Izarra. Chávez se ha destacado por ser uno de los presidentes que le ha dedicado más tiempo a las presentaciones, discursos y transmisiones televisivas, las cuales generalmente duran varias horas (via Héctor García Bojorge, DF, Nov 15, condiglist via DXLD) In DXLD #4171 we read that he Aló Presidente talk show did not materialize last Sunday. Here is why: CHÁVEZ' WEEKLY SHOW OUT OF THE AIR Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez' weekly radio and TV "Hello, President" has been temporarily suspended, said on Sunday Andrés Izarra, Minister of Information and Communication. "Don't worry, we do not have an extraordinary situation going on," he told the official TV station Venezolana de Televisión, adding that an agreement was made to "suspend the show until further notice." "We are revamping the show: the format, the presentation. You are well aware that "Hello, President" is one of our major communicational tools. The show is to be off the air while we adopt new definitions we made (early on Sunday) during a meeting attended by Chávez' cabinet and (pro-government) governors and mayors." He refused to say when Chávez' program is to be resumed. "We do not want to make any announcements before the program is redefined." He claimed that their planned new communicational strategy is to take "more than a year," including the democratization of the radio- electric spectrum and the creation of a domestic audiovisual industry." Source: http://www.eluniversal.com/2004/11/15/en_pol_art_15A507355.shtml (via Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ZAMBIA. 4910, ZNBC Radio Two, 0344 fast-talking M announcer and great upbeat African pop music, occasional ZNBC IDs, listed as Tonga language, program "Bwaca bwaumbuluka" (Rise And Shine), "Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation" in vernacular babble at 0400, exceptionally good on very long-path night - no CODAR, few LAms. Radio One also in well on 4965 with rap music, gone at 0400 check, November 16 (Al Quaglieri, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4910, Escuchada Radio Zambia con una señal casi local, captada hoy dia 16-11-2004 a las 1725 UT, SINPO 44444; el progama escuchado es en lengua vernacular hablado por un hombre haciendo comentarios sobre Zambia. También se escuchaba en esta misma frecuencia la emisora India AIR (Jaipur), que estaba emitiendo el mismo programa que todas las emisoras de AIR (JOSE HERNANDEZ MADRID, Spain, Noticias DX via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 5030.5: I can't find any recent loggings for this. Definite French West African station noted around 2110 on 5030.5, noisy band, low modulation on announcer, here's a recording made beginning about 21:58:40 (TOH is around 1:37 in recording). Burkina? http://www.alcue.com/5030--5_unid.mp3 (Al Quaglieri, NY, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Couldn`t make anything out of the announcement, but Burkina Faso should be quite likely, even tho this was on a Monday? (gh, DXLD) 5030, Radio Burkina ha sido captada hoy dia 16-11-2004 a las 1725 UT con un SINPO 32222 y con un programa de comentarios hablado por un hombre en Lengua Vernacular (JOSE HERNANDEZ MADRID, Spain, Noticias DX via DXLD) ID? UNIDENTIFIED. Re: I've been hearing these for a while and just assumed it was something local until another ham several hundred miles away from me made a passing comment about it yesterday. We were on a 40 meter net about 0100 utc. It sounds like a series of short data bursts repeated 8 times. They never seem all that strong but they are very clear. The bursts seem to be extremely wide bandwidth as you can tune (if you're quick enough) without the noise changing pitch. I've heard this on several bands and wonder if you could point me to any information about these transmissions. Thanks, Steve Steve, perhaps this is what you refer to, from DX Listening Digest 4- 138 and 4-143 [ARRL report on 7238] Mr. Hauser, No that's not what I've been hearing. I started keep records of when I heard the noise and made some recordings after I was able to anticipate when they could be heard. If you would like to view the data visit: http://www.k6sks.net I'd appreciate your opinion on what this might be. [Viz.:] I've been hearing a curious noise on 40 meters. The noise seems pretty much the same regardless where on the band I'm listening. I thought it was something local until I heard someone else make passing reference to it. I started by noting when it was heard. I then set up to record the audio off my receiver. The links to the .wav files are within the table. My research on the internet has turned up nothing, so I'm offering it up here. Hopefully someone will be able to give me further information on it. Please send information to steven AT k6sks DOT net [then a list of several 7 MHz frequencies logged from Nov 5 to 14] (Steven, via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Another article on numbers stations: DARK SIDE OF THE BAND --- By Jason Walsh Nov. 15, 2004 PT Shortwave radio bands, ignored by commercial broadcasters because of their low fidelity, have long been home to government activity -- whether for national broadcasts such as the BBC World Service, Voice of America and Radio France International, or propaganda broadcasts from the likes of Radio Havana or the U.S.-backed Radio Free Iraq. Meanwhile, for the last 30 years an altogether more curious kind of international station has been noted on the airwaves. . . http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65698,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2 (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ The HFCC B04 data is now posted at: http://www.hfcc.org/data/index.html (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, Nov 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: Vladislav Cip tells me that he has just uploaded the public version of the B04 schedule onto the website (Jeff White, NASB, Nov 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DRM +++ DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE PROPOSES EXTENSION TO BROADCAST BANDS | Text of press release by the Geneva-based Digital Radio Mondiale consortium of international broadcasters, manufacturers, broadcasting unions and regulatory bodies on 15 November The Steering Board of the Digital Radio MondialeTM (DRMTM) consortium has decided to bring a proposal to the DRM General Assembly to change the DRM Consortium Agreement to allow work to start on extending the DRM system to the frequency bands up to 120 MHz. Currently, the DRM system covers the broadcasting bands below 30 MHz. The Steering Board decision was made at its latest quarterly meeting, held in Dallas on 11 November. The proposal will be on the agenda at the next DRM General Assembly meeting, scheduled to take place in March 2005. Source: Digital Radio Mondiale press release, Geneva, in English 15 Nov 04 (via BBCm via DXLD) RUSSIA. RECEPTION REPORT Taldom Moscow. Radiocenter-3 wrote: Hello Daniel, thanks for your proposal, it will be much appreciated if you could send us more logs. Our DRM schedule since Oct 31, 2004: daily transmissions of VOR program are at 0700-1100 UTC on 15780 kHz, then 1200-1600 UTC on 12060 kHz, and every Saturday we transmit TDPradio Dance program 2000-2100 UTC on 7375 kHz (before Oct 31 it was on freq 7370 kHz). Kind regards, Andrey Das Sendezentrum Taldom der Stimme Russlands bittet verstaerkt um Empfangsberichte und die im DRM-Dialogfeld waehrend der Sendung eingeblendete E-Mailadresse. Zuletzt war das rc-3-buch @ mail.ru (Daniel Moeller-D, A-DX Nov 5 via BC-DX via DXLD) Da gibt es einige 60 und 30 Minuten Sendungen mit DRM mode ueber Rampisham zur Hilfestellung und Einstieg fuer Stationen in DRM mode, so fuer R NZi, RFI, HCJB, RKI, RTI, NHK, RA, TDP usw. u.a. auch BYU Radio, Rampisham. Sun only 1400-1500 UT, 9875 kHz 35 kW 95 degr. Was ist das? Radio Belgrad Yugoslavia oder was? Der Azimuth wuerde passen (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX via DXLD) See http://www.byuradio.org/ --- Other Contact Information BYU Radio appreciates its listeners and are ready to help you whenever you need it. You can reach our friendly customer service staff by the contact information below: BYU Radio Attn: Membership 2000 Ironton Blvd. Provo, UT 84606 U.S.A. (wb, Nov 12, ibid.) DW testet weiter mit 4 Audiokanaelen. Die DW Bonn testet gegenwaertig auf 17770 via Sines erneut die Ausstrahlung von vier parallelen Audiokanaelen ueber einen Sender im DRM-Modus. Auf dem ersten Kanal laeuft das deutschsprachige Programm, auf dem zweiten das englischsprachige, auf dem dritten das Franzoesische und dem vierten das Russische. Details: HVXC (8Khz)+SBR mono bei einer Bitrate von lediglich 3,16 kbps pro Kanal. Trotz SNR bis 22,7 dB war mit DReaM v 1.1 jedoch nichts zu hoeren, da MSC CRC nicht synchronisierte. Meine Rueckfrage ergab, dass man derzeit senderseitig am Modulator-PC noch mit verschiedenen Einstellungen experimentiert. Nach den Multimediatests des BCE nun ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung Ausschoepfung der DRM-Ressourcen (Daniel Moeller, Germany, A-DX Nov 10, via BC-DX via DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ MW DX-Beverage Antenna - Hylteberga, Skurup, Sweden Here at DX-Tuners it seems like a radio laboratory sometimes. Kelly has now developed an experimental MW-Beverage Antenna site for the network. This DX-Tuner site will be dedicated to Medium wave listening. The "beverage antenna" is called this because it was developed by American radio pioneer Harold Beverage. Beverage Antennas are considered by many to be the ultimate receiving antenna for low band reception. Beverage antennas are a minimum of 1 wavelength long. Very few dxer's in the world have the open space to construct a beverage. The beverage antenna is nulled on the back end, so is a one-direction antenna. Our antenna is an amazing 430 meters (over 1410 feet) long. This is 2 wavelengths for the MW band. The extreme length makes the tuning sharp (narrow front lobe). Our beam is heading 270*, towards Latin America. The receiver is the communications grade Icom 735, and will be tunable from 100-1700 KHz exclusively. We are employing low pass filters on the antenna. There has been much debate and speculation through the years about beverage antenna theory. This should be a really fun site for the serious MW dx'er. Kelly has built this monster site in Hylteberga, Sweden. Because I am an avid medium wave enthusiast, I will be administrator of this site. If you have any questions, suggestions, or frequencies you would like added to bandguide, let me know. You can email me, Brad, at brad@dxtunerDOTcom. (From DX-tuner website via SW Bulletin Nov 14 via DXLD) ETON/GRUNDIG RADIOS Found these pages as I was browsing the 'net tonight: Eton E1 http://www.grundigradio.com/asp/EIXM.asp Eton E10* http://www.grundigradio.com/asp/e10.asp Eton E100* http://www.grundigradio.com/asp/e100.asp *Includes pictures with side views so you can see the various controls. Cheers, (Ricky Leong, QC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BE QUIET. WE'RE LISTENING. The Wall Street Journal November 15, 2004 THE JOURNAL REPORT: TECHNOLOGY Scientists in West Virginia are trying to hear what the universe has to say. But wireless devices are making it increasingly difficult. By MARCELO PRINCE, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE, November 15, 2004; Page R12 Nestled in a valley amid the mountains of West Virginia, surrounded by farmland and national forests, sits a giant white dish that scientists use to study the darkest corners of the universe. The dish, more than two acres in size, serves as the antenna for a powerful telescope used by astronomers to collect faint radio waves emitted by distant stars and galaxies. It's part of an observatory set up in Green Bank, W.Va., nearly 50 years ago and financed by the federal government for university research. But it's an endangered species. Scientists at the observatory are fighting an endless battle to save their highly sensitive telescope from man-made interference. Nearly every day, engineers must hunt down an unknown radio source, such as a faulty power line or home appliance, that's spoiling their readings. And more and more the astronomers find themselves fighting decisions in Washington that could threaten their ability to continue their research. . . URL for this article [subscription required]: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110018776717971368,00.html (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is the election in which American Christianity destroyed itself. Today the church is no longer a religion but a tacky political lobby with an obsessive concentration on . . . compel[ling] someone else`s daughter to bear an unwanted child and depriv[ing] someone else`s son of the right to file a joint income tax return with his male partner (Michael Feingold, The Village Voice, Nov 10, 2004, via Now with Bill Moyers, PBS, Nov 12 via DXLD) We referred you to Doug Smith`s pre-election rants, but not enough of you paid attention. Now read his post-election rant: http://www.w9wi.com/articles/rant.htm (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BUSH THREATENS MANKIND, SAYS CALDICOTT By David Williams, November 16, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Helen Caldicott fears US President George Bush's re-election will lead to Armageddon and she isn't sure if mankind would survive another four years. . . http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/15/1100384498193.html (via DXLD) ###