WORLD OF RADIO #1171, produced February 26, 2003 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *New edition of Continent of Media 03-02 now available at http://www.DXing.com and at http://www.worldofradio.com also with summary; on RFPI Fridays, Saturdays, Tuesdays, near WOR times *WOR schedule on WJIE 7490: Mon-Fri 1300, new one on Friday; and Mon, Tue 0700 *WWCR reverts in March to 15825 for our Thursday 2130 broadcast, replacing 9475 during the winter *WBCQ moved from 9335 to 9330 Feb 25, including Laser Radio, Sundays 2000-2400; because RFE and VOA Afghan services now on 9335 at 2230- 0230; IBB and WBCQ eager to avoid conflict on 9335, while insisting on maintaining the clash on 7415 *Another WBCQ host, Hal Turner, gets nice writeup; `A Voice Filled with Hate and Intolerance` http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2A222293 *WWRB still carrying American Dissident Voices and Herald of Truth *Ernst Zundel, Nazi show once on WRNO, deported from US to Canada *CBC belatedly decides to redesign flagship morning show Sounds Like Canada, to be built around Shelagh Rogers; coming back from sick leave at end of March *Museum at Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver island, has a radio exhibit, Radio Theatre of the Mind until May 21; see end of DXLD 3-030 at http://worldofradio.com *Feds spending $5.7 mega to expand Tinian SW station, two new antennas within a year *Lots of good material in March Monitoring Times; list of active communication frequencies around Antarctica: 16529.4, 14700, 13252.5, 12630, 12354, 12222, 11554.5, 11256.5, 10641, 9032; see DXLD 3-031 *Active frequencies: Canada 11232; civil aviation in Africa 11300; US military: 8992, 11175 primary; 13200, 15016 backup; 4725, 6739 night; USCG 5696 kHz *Many stories past few days about Radio Tikrit, black clandestine from Kuwait; see DXLD 3-030, 3-032, 3-033; the latest, a Wall Street Journal front page story concentrating on DXer Bjorn Fransson in Sweden who discovered it, complete with WSJ-style portrait *INA opposition group invites reports for R. Tikrit and two other stations on nearby frequencies to their own address: wifaq_ina@hotmail.com i.e. they are related: Twin Rivers Radio, 1600- 1900 on 1566; R. Tikrit, 1900-2100 on 1584, Al Mustaqbal 2100-2400 on 1575.3 *Astrology show on Tikrit could be coded messages to agents *Plans in Kirkuk for ambulances to become radio stations once Baghdad Radio is knocked off; and for taking Kurds and Turkomans hostage as human shields *V. of Liberty, clandestine to Lebanon, was to resume Feb 25 at 1600- 1700 on 11515, not yet reconfirmed. Website has daily schedule translated into English: titles, including ``Tomorrow`s Whining`` *V. of Russia has added relays via Germany all aimed at Middle East, in English, German, Russian; schedule *World of Radio 1171, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Ben Loveless *Merlin acknowledges it relays BFBS on SW 12 hours a day, all accounted for without official schedule; no sites given, but some in UK, some closer to action; doubt that 5945 still St. Pete *Merlin secretiveness may be related to its becoming part of a military contractor, Vosper Thornycroft *BFBS weather for British bases, recorded by Kai Ludwig before 1800 on 12040 *Personnel news from BBCWS: Brazilian Lucio Mesquita appointed regional head for the Americas; ex-head moves to Africa/ME region *Row over sackings of two BBCWS Arabic service journalists; read on for the other side, in DXLD 3-029 *R. Sweden to start digital via Canada on June 16; now analog 9495 at 0230 and 0330, renewed for A-03; morning moving to 17840 end of March at 1130, 1230, 1330 *R. New Zealand International was on air overnight Feb 26 on 6095 *But blocked after 1550 by DRM test from Luxembourg, ex-6090; really scheduled March 3-13 at 1230-1700 on 6095, 40 kW *Scandinavian Weekend Radio regular monthly broadcast from low power Finn, Feb 28 from 2200 UT for 24 hours on 6170, 11720 and others; see DXLD 3-032 in English or Finnish *V. of Croatia adds press review in English on UT Sundays, so English news starts earlier about 1:22 into two-hour broadcasts, e.g. 0522 on 7285; then news and press in Spanish; but not at the beginning of the bihour, just news in English and Spanish after 0600 *Kamchatka Rybatskaya, weekly hour for fisherman from Petropavlovsk, well heard in Colorado, Sun 0000 on 11975 *VOA English now relayed on MW 981 from Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on 140 degree beam, i.e. right across Beijing, Tientsin, Shanghai; may not be jammed unless Chinese language added; shift from usual UB channel 990 may be to avoid interference *New Peruvian in Cusco, Radio Santa Monica, around 0100 on 4964.27, drift to 4964.97; could be new SW from MW 1370 station listed *unID religious on 4890 mixes Catholics and evangelists, mentions Guatemala; runs soundtracks of TV shows; recording from Samuel Cassio clearly mentions Juliaca, a town in Peru *V. of Guyana reactivated on 3291 variable, heard in evening and all night with usual multicultural programming *R. Cultural, Guatemala, reactivated on 3300 around 1000 *V. of Ethiopia, Sunday 2000-2100 in English, moved from 7560 to 7520 for its second broadcast; site might be Norway or Samara, Russia; recording of mission statement via Erik Koie; read it all on their website given last week *R. Congo, Brazzaville, reactivated on 4765 around 1800 *R. Lesotho gone last week, back Feb 23 on 4800 at 0400 *Correxion to last week: Arnie Coro will not be attending Winter SWL Fest; not enough time for paperwork; accused of being in Fidel Castro`s inner circle *Propagation outlook from Boulder Feb 25; flux range 110-135-105 *That`s World of Radio 1171; I`m Glenn Hauser ###