WORLD OF RADIO #1256, produced December 8, 2004 by Glenn Hauser
*Interview with me to air on HCJB DX Partyline starting December 11;
Spanish version already last week on Aventura Diexista, audio
here: http://www.worldofradio.com/espanol.html
*Nets to You December edition: http://w4uvh.net/nets2you.html
*World Radio TV Handbook 2005 published December 8, bible of SW
broadcasting community, as complete as it can possibly be; order
from usual retailer, or via http://www.wrth.com
*Incredible mediumwave DX lately, pipeline from Iran to northeast
America; and Africa too. VOA Sao Tome, 1530, at 0300 can override
WSAI Cincinnati in SE Pennsylvania
*5005 at 0505 UT until 0600 fade, R. Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial,
testing, had been inactive; not heard in evenings; or on 5004
*V. of Nigeria on 9690 ex-7255, evenings, English 1910-1924; 2205
vernacular, 2302*; English to French at 2100. 0800-1000 also 9690
ex-7255, tho clashes DW Antigua
*R. Nigeria, Ibadan, back on 6049.88, 2033, ID at 2110, off at 2145,
horribly distorted
*V. of Biafra, clandestine on 7380, Sat only from *2100 in English
from Washington DC, via South Africa, heard in Scotland, also NAm
*Chad on 6165 heard 0530-0550 in French; in Italy at 1820-1830
overriding Croatia
*Chad on MW 840v with 20 kW heard in Europe, *0425, 2231*; a split
frequency in Europe
*R. Shabele, Somalia, 6960 at 1820
*R. Peace, Sudan, 4750, listed 1 kW, but excellent signal in Michigan
at 0312, nearly as strong as WWCR 3210; increased power?
*DXLD 4-181 has article from Egypt, that Voice of Egypt is in Danger;
staff in different departments object to plans to cease various
services, especially to Africa; also in 4-181, complete new
transmission schedule in all languages, many destined to be cut
*R. Cairo reception problems include English to North America at 2300-
2430 on 7115 in hamband, also clashing with RFE in Serbo-Croatian
*V. of Turkey on new 5960, English to NAm at 2300, clear of
interference, and very good in the east
*As of Dec 2, plan is still to stop Kol Israel SW at yearend; two
antennas fell down due to storm and not to be repaired unless SW gets
a reprieve. Pretending SW schedule continues until March, so SW can
be cancelled with as little fanfare or protest as possible
*Have they worn us out with all the previous threats to close and
letter-writing campaigns? Goodwill abroad steadily diminishing
*In New England, pipeline from Mideast included Iran on 1503, at 0030,
audio matched to IRIB streaming audio channel 1, Bushehr, 100 kW;
also R. Sawa, Kuwait, 1548; heard too in Ontario, Pennsylvania
*unID on 7530 until 1900* likely R. Pakistan, not Hargeysa, Somalia,
but the latter if active is scheduled 0330 or 0400-0600, 1500-2000
*All India Radio news in English at 2335 on 9425, domestic service,
but could be taken for North American service, very good signal
*IBC Tamil, via Uzbekistan at 0000-0100 on 7450, ex-7460
*V. of Korea, new schedule from Dec 1, in DXLD 4-180, including some
new frequencies, such as 7100, setting of European ham intruder-
watchers, at 1800-2100; also new, 6285, 13-21 to Europe, 10-13 to SE
Asia
*New clandestine for Vietnam, R. Que Me, via Tashkent, 15385, at 1200;
http://www.queme.net indicates Action for Democracy in Vietnam and
Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, based in France, Buddhist group
*Catholic Radio Network, Papua New Guinea, 4960, at 1118-1145 in
Florida
*VL8A, Alice Springs no longer 24 hours on 4835, back to switching to
2310 at 0830
*VOA still running Botswana on 7415, 0300-0500 clashing with WBCQ, tho
missing from some schedules
*WBCQ no longer using Kennebunk address, but 274 Britton Road,
Monticello ME 04760
*Interview with Marion Webster, of the Attic at http://www.wbcq.com
*The media magazine you monitor with your mind, WOR 1256, P O Box
1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA, or woradio at yahoo.com Much more at
http://worldofradio.com
*Thanks this week for financial support go to Eric Floden
*KAIJ Dallas about to break away from all-Gene-Scott-all-the-time;
http://www.kaij.org says they want to add Christian programming in
Spanish especially to Cuba; and want to replace star on Cuban flag
with Christian cross; 5755 night, 13815 daytime, but latter no good
for Cuba, 5 kHz from Radio Marti and all that jamming
*WMLK, Pennyslvania on 9265.53, *1600-2100*, heard as far away as
Tasmania, but undermodulated
*Restoration folks have not restored KVOH transmitter from putting out
horrible spurs at multiples of plus and minus 147 kHz from 17775:
we heard on 17922, 17628, 18069, 17481, 17334, 18216; 17922 [not
17927] would block air to ground communications
*RFPI expects to have at least one SW station by mid to late 2005;
donations still needed via PayPal at http://www.rfpi.org or to: Keep
the Airwaves Free, RPFI Return Fund, P O Box 3165, Newberg OR 97132
*Arizona State University has unlicensed KASU on 1260 in Tempe, range
20 miles
*Heard in Flagstaff AZ, Fox Sports Radio on 1650, also unlicensed and
unlisted; KBXZ has street address and phone number; more at
http://www.foxsports1650.com -- operating commercially, glorified
part 15, way overpowered
*WSSR, 1700, pirate in Buffalo NY heard in daytime, hip-hop
*WCBG [1590], Chambersburg PA finally closed down after problems with
city over RF burns at nearby watertower
*unID on 520 in Lake Michigan area with Republic Broadcasting Network;
could be image or mixing product. Anyone else hearing it?
*Air America about to get major new affiliate, WSAI, 1530, Cincinnati,
by end of December; maybe will turn off IBOC, with talk ex-music?
*Court TV series First Amendment Project with Sundance channel; first
episode, Fox vs Al Franken, repeated UT Mon Dec 13 at 0400 and 0800
*Radio Out of Thin Air, on History Channel`s Modern Marvels, Fri Dec
10 at 1800 and 2100 UT, Sat 0000 and 0300; check local listings
*New Metropolitan Opera season from Saturday Dec 11, with new host,
first woman, and only third announcer since 1931, Margaret Juntwait
of WNYC
*3219.83 at 2210 with faint music heard in Michigan, likely new CHSL
Toronto, 1610 x 2, which is slightly off frequency to low side
*BBC cutting 2900 jobs to save 320 megapounds, mostly domestic service
administration departments, but to put more into programming
*R. Netherlands adding special frequencies in Dutch Sat Dec 11 0800-
1300 for live coverage of Prince Bernhard`s funeral; see DXLD 4-183
or Media Network blog
*World Music Radio, 5815, Denmark`s only SW station, may not make much
further progress, since Stig Hartvig Nielsen has been appointed to
BOD of Danmarks Radio; WMR continuing with tests Fri 1600-0700 Mon
*R. Romania International has secondary transmitter site with 50 kW at
Saftitza, both it and main site using 7130 at 1800, one in Aromanian,
the other in English
*V. of Greece to replace 11750 with 9775 from Dec 11 at 1200-1500 via
Delano; VOG heard in UK on 18840 = 2 x 9420 at 1233
*Maritime net on 6224-USB, heard at 0041 past 0100 with Summer
Passage, Don Anderson, talking about weather in Sea of Cortez; see
http://www.trailersailor.com and http://www.cruisecortez.com
*Planned 1570 outlet for R. Marti in Turks & Caicos probably not on
until late Spring; 2-tower array with 240 degree lobe, leased from
RVC 530 which holds the license; north end of South Caicos at former
USCG base
*New R. Angulo, CKMO from Holguin, Cuba heard on 740
*Bjoern Malm tips with audio clips at http://www.malm-ecuador.com
include: HJJF, R. Popular, Cali, Colombia 5399.62, mornings and
evenings, 4 x 1080
*Also, 5999.29, La Voz del Upano, Lago Agrio, Ecuador has new
transmitter, relaying FM 99.3
*R. Paucartambo, Peru, 6520.33, back on air at 0030; had been reported
to have turned in SW license last July
*Rdif. Pocos [pronounced PO-suss] de Caldas, Brasil, again heard at
2331 on 4945
*Sorry Everybody website has Americans apologizing for election of
Bush, thousands of jpgs, and foreigners expressing solidarity and
accepting apologies, http://sorryeverybody.com
*In northern latitudes, MW stations may be heard at midday with
residual skywave propagation this time of year
*Propagation outlook from Boulder December 7; flux range 90-105-90
*That`s World of Radio 1256; standard disclaimer. I`m Glenn Hauser ###
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