WORLD OF RADIO #1208, produced November 19, 2003 by Glenn Hauser *Attention WOR listeners on SIU Edwardsville Web Radio: will be off for Thanksgiving and Xmas holidays, so hear us elsewhere. See http://www.worldofradio.com *Construxion permit for new station on 1640 here in Enid, Oklahoma, is finally on the air since November 14; first with Unforgettable Favorites network, then All Comedy Radio, so far 24 hours, but we have heard no local IDs at all, at hourtops. Call registered as KMMZ; no reports from overseas known yet, but bound to be heard all over the world eventually like all other X-banders. However, this one is directional favoring SSE/NNW; format could change again without notice [but off the air on Nov 21] *Las Vegas, Nevadans, get new public radio station as KNPR splits into two, KNPR with news and talk, moved to 88.9, and new KCNV classical on 89.7; similar plan in Tulsa for KWGS to add a classical outlet on 88.7, still not happening *VOA News Now website finally explains new program format, following drastic cuts at Octoberend *WWRB testing ``full digital``, but not DRM. AOR system, details at http://www.aorusa.com for the ARD-9800 decoder; at least on 6890-LSB *CBC/RCI`s As It Happens special on Nov 18, 35th anniversary; should be audible via website: http://www.cbc.ca/insite/AS_IT_HAPPENS_TORONTO/2003/11/18.html *CKZN, 6160, morning show originates from Happy Valley/Goose Bay from 0952 UT on weekdays; sign-on 0924 from CBN, St. John`s on weekends *Noise on 1100 kHz heard in eastern US is R. Cadena Habana, Cuba, carrier chaotically oscillating plus or minus 5 kHz at times *Out of the blue, a new Cuban harmonic on 2060, R. Musical Nacional, Villa Clara at 0148, classical and operatic music *Lengthy discussion in DXLD last few issues about cause of squeal heard on RHC and CRI relays, under CUBA and Radio Equipment Forum; [and see Steve Waldee`s fascinating web page:] http://home.earthlink.net/~srw-swling/RHC/index.html *XERMX blobmitter heard again around 10450, varying down to 10330, up to 25 kHz wide *Franklin Seiberling`s Copy Exchange http://copyexchange.com/_wsn/page3.html main source of up to date news about RFPI, in contact with James Latham by phone: less than $10,000 will bring RFPI back to life, upgrading hydro plant at new location, initial buildings; timeline includes 2-3 months for live streaming; 6-12 months to restart SW with 10 kW; likely in 6 MHz range, licensed; funds need to be raised: see http://www.rfpi.org *Dr. Scott from Cahuita Costa Rica, is getting 4 extra frequencies from 13750, spurs plus and minus 30 and 60 kHz *Standard disclaimer *In the midst oif WOR 1208, woradio at yahoo.com or wghauser at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA *Our thanks this week for financial support go to Dave Hammer on behalf of the Miami Valley DX Club *V. of Guyana, 3291.3, heard with strong fully modulated signal for a change *Bjoern Malm`s unID on almost 3205, recorded, Radio Mia, from where? Unlikely a harmonic, but could be a pirate *R. Libertad, Cajamarca region, Peru, 1999.26 variable is sesqui- harmonic of 1332.85v at 1030 with Alegria en los Andes *Pres. Lula of Brazil starting a fortnightly radio address of 6 minutes on Mondays from Nov 17, originally at [times in DXLD 3-207 and on WOR 1208 were mis-converted! UT should be 0800, 0900, 1030, 1300] see http://radiobras.gov.br *R. Oriental, Uruguay, reactivated 9595, at 2330 Nov 18 for futbol *Zimbabwe on 6045 instead of 5975, rather weak *R. Galcayo, Somalia, shifted back to 6980 DSB from 7335; had been measured by Stig Adolfsson, Sweden around 1630 almost daily on 7334.978 *Don`t you believe BBC program listings in so-called 2004 Passport to Worldband Radio, reprint of info in 2003 edition including typos: more evidence PWBR is grossly over-rated, yet some are apologists *Journalists worried about changes in news management at R. France Internationale, now headed by political editor and publications director *Portugal putting out more spurs, from 21655 at 1100-1300 heard on 21486.9 and 21823.1 *World Music Radio, new private station in Denmark, asks native speakers of various languages to record liners to make it truly international. Plans to begin in December *Let`s hope on air before R. Denmark ends its SW service at midnight New Year`s eve. Expanding internet service from Dec 15; and from Jan 1 expatriates can get a free CD instead of SW programs *In Europe, 1179 kHz synonymous with Sweden, but now with South Carolina?! as Brother Scare says he`ll be on two hours a night *R. Polonia will continue in 2004 from SW transmitters near Warsaw *Bids due in by end of November to take over Iraqi Media Network; contract worth $100 million; bidders include BBC, ITN, Rendon, Harris, Lebanese Broadcasting Co., for complete rebuild of broadcasting infrastructure, news service *V. of Justice, English service from Iran mentioned last week, seemed on SW by mistake at 1130. IRIB websie shows only a few English times and frequencies, reduced: 1030-1130 15550 21470 15480; 1530-1630 on 7190 9610; 1930-2030 on 6110 7320, none for North America. Dave Kernick monitored via Hotbird 13: 1030-1130 regular English, 1130- 1230 V. of Justice, but announced as 0130-0230! Engineers often very tardy in changing frequencies or switching off. A nice clip of VOJ: http://www.intervalsignalsonline.com *Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. [not Service], 9770 puts out spurs on 9650, 9690, 9730, 9810, 9890, 9935, 9975, etc. *All India Radio, Port Blair, 4770 signs on at 2355; Hans Johnson in Florida hears it regularly with an ID at 1130 *China relays via Canada doubling up: at 1400 on 9755 and 13675, seem Canada rather than direct; 2300 on 6040 and something on 13 MHz *R. Australia started new frequency schedule; 9580 now closing at 1400 but continues on new 9590 until 1600 *R. Australia has cancelled Feedback, last airing this week, Nov 21 *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Nov 18; flux range 180-95 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1208 ###