WORLD OF RADIO #1233, produced June 9, 2004 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *RFPI QuickTime stream last Sat had WOR just before 2330, but from last April 20, so on automatic or problems downloading new shows? *WSHB, Christian Science SW station in South Carolina has been for sale; now we know to whom: World Harvest Radio via WSHB heard at 0500 on 7535; 1859 on 15665; WHR website does not mention it, just WHRI but mixed with some WSHB frequencies: 00 7315, 13 15105, 17 15665, 22 9495; 00 7535, 12 11670, 15 13760, 21 13770. Awaiting FCC approval, so CS still own it while WSHB uses it with disclaimer; are some broadcasts still from Indiana? Were ailing, may be closed down. Price was $2 million per CS press release, and most of former staff will be retained, not including C. Ed Evans *Hal Turner, from the far-white extreme, formerly on WBCQ, has closed down website, radio network, due to lack of support *New frequency with AFRTS, 4815 at 1140-1218+; from where, Pacific? *RCI weekly Portuguese on Fri at 2000 adds repeats on Sat & Sun at 2330 on 11825, 15455 when Brazilians are home *CBZ 970, Fredricton NB, to close down June 22, completing transition to FM 99.5 *Marconi Radio Club in Nfld, VO1MRC to experiment 19-20 June with CW beacon on 5269.5 comparing high and low radiation angles; also contacts from 00 UT, simplex 5260.5 CW; duplex USB 5327.5, receiving 5346.5, LSB 3807.5 *Special ham activity in Greece for Olympics; SX2004 or SY2004 prefixes; see http://www.athens2004.com --- and special ops from each of 9 regions, in format SX1A thru SX9A. See http://www.qsl.net/sv2ngct/sx.htm [music launches automatically] *EuroPirate, FriendShipRadio called a hoax by detractors; says it will use 13865 1700-2100 on Fri-Sat-Sun June 11-12-13; already used by Iceland 1755-1825 [if no one hears it, we agree] *World Music Radio, Denmark, adjusted dipole antennas on 5815, 15810, hoping for better reception, less interaction *European Music Radio, 9290 via 100 kW Latvia, next broadcast Sunday June 13 0800-0900, 1800-1915 *YLE Radio Finland may close down SW and MW, remaining on satellite and internet only to cut expenses; to be decided later this year. Protests from DX listeners will be counter-productive, since it is only for expat Finns. (Then we should lobby to close it down, so they will keep it on to spite us ;-)) *Radio Polonia reception is so poor that it is noteworthy to be heard in NH from 1159 on 11820 in English, but brutal audio quality *Moldova`s schedule cut to 10 minutes in each language at 1600 on 5960 clashing with Turkey; this is DMR/PMR from Pridnestrovye *The true transmitter site of IRRS in Italy? Now in ordinary AM instead of USB/reduced carrier, so no longer Siemens transmitter from a farm in Italy. Why not from Romania, as suggested? Saftica would match the output levels of 20 and 100 kW *In the midst of World of Radio 1233, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA, http://www.worldofradio.com *Radio Ezra`s weekly broadcasts on 17490 blocked by China, 0900-0930 Sundays via Russia; how long till they move? [already, to 17590] *China`s new 17490 as early as 05 and as late as 18 continuously in English; same for 17650, *0357-1700* from same site, says Olle Alm; see DXLD 4-090 [and 4-091] for more of these. After 0800 relays 91.5 FM Beijing *What is it with CRI, going out of their way to collide with existing frequency users? Not a good neighbour *Bangkok Meteorological service on 6765-USB at 1207 in English, Thai *New Catholic Radio Network, Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, 4960, did start June 4; only 1 kW but heard as far as western North America. Only interested in covering local area, and not set up to verify. At 1005 relayed Vatican Radio; also in schedule EWTN from USA. Antenna is omni delta with high-angle radiation for 300 km radius, 24 hours *NBC Papua New Guinea taking back control of the 19 provincial Kundu radio stations to save the network from total collapse; big problems at HQ: NBC clamps down on drink and sexual harassment, financial irregularities, no audit since 1996 *Correxion to last week: on R. Australia, Bush Telegraph not at 1130 UT, but other programs including Innovation on Mondays *Parliamentary inquiry urges increased funding for Radio Australia to resume full-scale SWBC to Indonesia; audience 20 million in 70s and 80s, now down to 5.4 *When RNZI gets new DRM transmitter, analog broadcasts will continue for some time, perhaps redirected at Asia, North America, Europe *Sudan Radio Service added M-F 0500-0600 on 15325 via UK; others are 0300-0500 on 11665, 1500-1800 on 17660 repeating the 0300. Also has new website with audio files: http://www.sudanradio.com Funded by US, based in Nairobi, broadcast via UK *Check BBC Monitoring reports about media in Arab world and Saudi Arabia in particular, in DX Listening Digest 4-089 *R. Illimani, Bolivia, reactivated 10 kW after more than 2 years, on 6025, thanks to Canadian aid; wants recordings to evaluate quality *XERMX, Radio Mexico International, finally closed down June 1, from 9705; last logs reported at 0431 and 2231 UT June 1, but not since. Station thanks listeners and staff. Sign-on recording I made in April for posterity; and bilingual ID clip from Dave Kernick`s http://www.intervalsignalsonline.com *This is to save 2 megapesos; plans to invest more in border stations such as XERF, 1570; I heard them promoting `La Victrola` UT Thu 0100- 0300; power may be improving, but nowhere near the original 250 kW *Activity atop Havana`s tall buildings believed to be installation of new antennas to jam anticipated airplane broadcasts of R&TV Marti *New York Radio weather broadcasts on HF out of service as funding is being reviewed; Gander still uses same frequencies part of hour: 3485, 6604, 10051, 13270; Honolulu VOLMET from Honolulu, San Francisco and Anchorage still going on 2863, 6679, 8828, 13282 USB *KOTA-DT channel 2 in Rapid City DXed again with better capture by Kentuckians, sporadic E skip; other lowbanders believed active with DTV: channel 2 in Tallahassee, Kalamazoo, Cleveland, Forence SD; 3 in Roanoke, Chicago; 4 in Harrisburg *Analog KGFE, Ch 2 in North Dakota may be off all summer due to equipment damage *Propagation outlook from Boulder June 8; flux range 90-110-95 *That`s World of Radio number 1233; I`m Glenn Hauser ###