WORLD OF RADIO #1213, produced December 23, 2003 by Glenn Hauser *WOR is available on multiple platforms, including telephone: Laser Box availablizes new edition Sunday mornings, 1-206-333-5096, from Seattle, subject to toll charges *Check latest DXLDs for full details of perishable Xmas specials, via http://www.worldofradio.com *Fun thing to do New Year`s Eve, if you are not otherwise occupied, is to follow arrival of 2004 timezone by zone, on SW radio, but that is increasingly difficult; or by internet. Lou Josephs accumulated links for doing this; see http://www.medianetwork.nl *R. New Zealand International has improved new website http://www.rnzi.com *RNZI Mailbox off for five weeks, resuming Jan. 19; new 9870 includes UT Mondays broadcasts of it, at 1330 and 1530 *Both Buddhists and Moslems want better access to broadcasting in Thailand; see stories in DXLD 3-227, 3-229 *R. Pakistan heard in English at 1635-1650 on 5080.3 --- that`s the new Current Affairs Program, in Urdu and English, 0200-0400 on 6205, 1300-1800 on 5080, both 100 kW Islamabad; but when exactly are the English segments? *Confusing situation in Iran re status of SWBC in different languages. Had reduced Spanish, but resumed more Dec. 22; but German no longer being heard, said Dec. 22 would be last day. Complete new schedule from Observers in Bulgaria includes German at 0730 and 1730 *Israel planned to drop most foreign language broadcasts, with the few remaining including English on different network, times, frequencies; http://israelradio.org no longer warns of cutbacks, but Bezeq still does, as of January 1 *Zimbabwe (NOT Zambia as I misspoke!!) running 24 hours on 6045, for holidays? *Sudan supposedly repairing SW transmitter; seemed to be heard on 15170 at 1500 with ID in Arabic; but could be R. Sawa instead, also scheduled there and then *European Music Radio`s next broadcast on 9290 Latvia is Sunday Dec. 28 at 1400 *At least one Romanian transmitter puts out spurs plus and minus 60.55 kHz from fundamental, e.g. 9560 in French at 0600 on 9499.5, 9620.5 *RRI adding broadcasts via World Radio Network, satellite and internet in New Year, Jan. 1? Europe 1530 and 2000; North America 1600, 2230; elsewhere, 1230, 1930 *Austria resuming Spanish on SW Jan. 1, but only 5 minutes: Eur 2155 5945, 6155; S. America 0000 & 0030 13730; CAm 9870, ENAm 7325 at 0100 & 0130 *7265 regional SW frequency in Germany changes overnight station carried, no longer Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, replaced by MDR Info service, 2200-0500, which used to be on 6085 *Final R. Denmark SW broadcast, via Norway, Dec 31 at 2230 UT, just before local midnight, repeat of farewell starting hourly at 1230; at 2230 on 7465 Kvitsoy, 7560 Sveio; some techs at K. dismissed, but future of equipment not decided yet *Duane Fischer in Michigan having fun with homemade crystal SW receiver; heard Belgium via Bonaire and QSLed it for 0500 on 9590 *Competition to BFBS: Army`s Garrison Radio online, just in time for Xmas, http://www.garrisonradio.com *Having heard about WOR via phone, Queen Elizabeth decided to make her Xmas message available there, as well as internet, as fewer listen and watch on radio and TV. Thru January 6, 44-871-271-3100, and text via http://www.royal.gov.uk [actually links to BBC, including video version, different, including interviews with soldiers, volunteers] *Iceland`s longwave 189 audible in Massachusetts at 1000-1040; darkness this time of year as late as 1130 to most of North America *New frequency for AFN Iceland, 7590-USB at 1500 past 1700, \\ 13855; the two registered as different sites *North American FM DXers have a needed possible country target in St. Pierre & Miquelon, 100 to 1000 watts from R. Atlantique on 102.1, RFO 94.9, 101.5, 103.3, we think *With a standard disclaimer, *This is the 1,213th edition of World of Radio, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA; wghauser at yahoo.com or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *``Standard disclaimer`` means, i.a., if you hear ads before or after WOR relating to SW, that does not imply we are endorsing those products tho we are grateful for the indirect support they offer in encouraging stations to continue our broadcasts *CBC workers vote to join different union, Media Guild, instead of CEP = Communications, Energy and Paperworkers *Newest US X-band, on 1660 in Charlotte NC, is now WFNA, The Franchise *On Dec 18, after a 4-week break, KMMZ, 1640, Enid, OK returned to the air, again with All-Comedy format; South Americans may find it blocked by WTNI Biloxi; in Houston take your pick by rotating radio *National Rifle Association considers broadcasting from Mexico, if it can get a 50-kW `clear channel` station; or even from a ship offshore *Overcomer Ministry website now shows a remarkable amount of output via Juelich, Germany, nine frequencies at 1000, eleven at 2200 *Kim Elliott will host VOA Talk to America, Jan. 1, about future of international broadcasting, 1705-1755; try 13710, 15240, 15445, 17895, and live webcast via http://www.voanews.com *Al Hurra is name chosen for Middle East Televsion Network, new US Government service in Arabic, under construction in Springfield VA; means ``The Free One``. Logo: Arabian horse; see entire story: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/17/international/middleeast/17NETW.html?ex=1072672176&ei=1&en=228519e51d91907a *Founder of Guarani program at R. Habana, Dora Guillen, has died, with full Communist honors in Asuncion *New Bolivian SW station on 4722.86v is R. Uncia, irregular, in town of same name, owned by municipality, 2312-0100+ *R. Monte Carlo and R. Oriental IDs both heard on 9595 at 2346-0012 from Uruguay *Re new secret broadcast from HCJB mentioned last week: clues point to Chechen, perhaps embedded in HCJB via UK at 1700-1800 on 11760; HCJB wants to turn these Moslems, who have enough problems already, into Protestants? *R. Apintie, Suriname, reactivated on 4990, heard at 0355-0450, E-mail to apintie at sr.net verified in a sesquiday; on the air all night, fadeout 0700 in Denmark, 0815 in Pennsylvania; Peruvian, R. Ancash on 4991 QRMs after 1030, but not in evenings *Stig Adolfsson, Sweden, explains how he measures kHz frequencies to three decimal places; requires phase lock to DCF77 and visual display on CRT of lissajous figure to ensure exact tuning *Change in standards for Digital Radio Mondiale December 15, upgrade requiring all users to download new software; may be reason for delay in Mayah DRM-2010 receiver until late January *SWLs and hams have renewed hope against the spread of powerline communications, a.k.a. broadband via powerlines; FEMA opposes it: http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/36294 and so does the Disaster Emergency Response Association http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6515382841 *Propgation outlook from Boulder, Dec. 23; flux range 150-85 *With Solstitial greetings, Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1213 ###