ERT Greece restarting their service

GREECE
According to Wiener Zeitung the ERT transmitters will be on the air from  May 25th, 2015. The name will be ERT. A license fee of 3 Euro per household will be invoiced from the Government.Which of the MW transmitters that will restart is not known.(Herbert Meixner, A-DX via Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Ukrainian MW update

UR1 Odessa 1278 kHz is broadcasting 1700-2100 but start is variable.
837 Chernivtsi has carried regional prgr. 0500-1400 and 873 Dnipropetrovsk 0900-1100, others are without changes. (Mauno Ritola via Bengt Ericson, ARC)
Presumably the times stated are UTC.

AFN Benelux 1143 now only AFN station on the channel

1143 kHz AFN Benelux transmitting "The Eagle"-program from Mönchen-Gladbach is now the only AFN-station on the frequency after the close down of AFN  Power Network transmitter at Spangdahlem. The reception of AFN Benelux is very good after sunset. (15.5.2015 Bengt Ericson, ARC)

France Info 1557 to remain on the air

According to information from Christian Ghibaudo  (organiser of the excellent EDXC 2014 in Nice)  the France Info in Nice will NOT stop the transmissions on MW 1557 kHz in August 2015. The Manager of Monte-Carlo Radiodiffusion answers Christian that there are no plans to stop the transmissions. As you may know the transmitter is located in Monaco at Col de la Madone, the same location as MCR. The participants of the EDXC 2014 passed that location on the way to Nice and  got a view of the excellent location on the top of the mountain. Christian adds that the MW coverage is the only way as there are no FM transmitters in the mountains near Nice. Many thanks to Christian for the information.      (Bengt Ericson ARC)

Ukraine: Petrivka transmitter 1278 now carrying UR1

1278 kHz transmitter located at Petrivka, (off Odessa) is now broadcasting UR 1. Very good signal in Växjö at 1830 UTC.   (Bengt Ericson ARC)

Radio Caroline Flashback over Radio Merkurs 1485

Radio Caroline Flashback will be relayed on Friday, May 8th by Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia on 1485 kHz with 2 kW of power. Time is 18.00 UTC to Saturday morning 06.00 UTC. (Raimonds Kreicbergs via Bengt Ericson, ARC)