New MW station on the air from Italy on 1098 kHz

A new low power Italian local station from Castel San Pietro Terme (Bologna province). Active on 1098 kHz; 711 kHz authorized but not on the air for the time being. (Fabrizio Magrone in the Medium Wave Circle Facebook-group)

Another new Dutch MW station: Radio 0511

Radio 0511 is now testing on MW 1494 kHz and will be on the air with regular transmissions from September. Fixed schedule each Sunday:
11:00 - 13:00: Mark de Haan
13:00 - 14:00: Peter Nijdam 1
14:00 - 16:00: Mark Nicolai
16:00 - 17:00 Erik Bolhuis
17:00 - 19:00: Marco Cate
Times are probably CET.

New Dutch MW station; Q AM 1395

New low power mediumwave station is now on air in the Netherlands. Q AM (is NOT the same as Q Music) with oldies on 1395 kHz from Waardenburg, between Den Bosch and Utrecht. It's the second low power station on this frequency, Atlantis from the province of Friesland started about a month ago on 1395 kHz. (René van Hoof in the Medium Wave Circle Facebook group)

Pispalan Radio, Finland 729 kHz

Jorma Mäntylä reports that Pispalan Radio in Tampere is now being heard with a great signal on 729 kHz some 40 km from the transmitter site. The station was earlier using a temporary license, broadcasting under the name Radio Gramox. This time the station has a permanent license. (Jorma Mäntylä via Tore Larsson, ARC)

New digital station on 810 kHz from Abu Dhabi

The world’s first Malayalam-language digital radio station is now broadcasting from Abu Dhabi.

Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM was launched with a live broadcast from popular playback singer, G Venugopal.

The official switch-on was performed by Abdul Rahman Awadh Al Harthi, executive director of radio for Abu Dhabi Media, and Noushad Abdul Rahuman, chairman of Pravasi Bharathi Broadcasting Corporation. Also present at the inauguration ceremony were K C Joseph, Kerala’s minister for rural development, planning, culture and Norka.

Pravasi Bharathi 810 AM is also the first digital-radio station in the Middle East and North Africa region. The channel is broadcast under the licence of Abu Dhabi Media and Media Zone Authority, Abu Dhabi.

The station hosts analogue transmission from 5am to 12.10am each day, with digital transmission between 12.10am and 5am every day, broadcast from its headquarters in Al Maqta.

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-life/from-holly-to-bolly/new-malayalam-radio-channel-launched-in-uae

(The National via the WRTH Facebook group)

Active MW stations in Ukraine

UKRAINE

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Ukraine on medium wave.

UTC.

549 kHz / UR 1 / Luch (Mykolaiv region.) / 0400 – 2100 / 720 kW

765 kHz / R. "Mayak" (disabled / test) / Petrovka (Odessa region.) / 40 kW

837 kHz / UR 1 / Taranovka (Kharkiv region.) / 0400 – 2200 / 150 kW

837 kHz / R. "Bukovina" / Chernivtsi / 0600 – 1100 / 30 kW

990 kHz / Oblastnoe Radio 2 Dnepropetrovsk / Dnipropetrovsk / 1000 - 1200 / 2.5 kW

1044 kHz / Oblastnoe Radio Ivano-Frankivsk / UR 1 / Verkhovyna (Ivano-Frankivsk region.) / 0400 – 2100 / 1 kW

1278 kHz / UR 1 / tests VSRU / Petrovka (Odessa region.) / 1700 – 2200 / 100 kW

1377 kHz / R. "Khvylya" / Vinnytsia / 1100 – 1515 / 7 kW

1377 kHz / channel "Nikolaev" / Mykolayiv / 0800 - 0900 / 3.5 kW

1404 kHz / UR 1 / Ishmael (Odessa region.) / 0400 – 2100 / 10 kW

1431 kHz / VSRU / Luch (Mykolaiv region.) / 1700 – 2100 / 800 kW

(www.dxing.ru, forum)

("RUS-DX"  #  857)

 Anatoly Klepov,

Moscow, Russia

Active MW stations from S:t Petersburg

Currently active MW stations from St. Petersburg:

 684 kHz / 1700-2100 UTC / Radio Radonezh
 828 kHz / 2200-0200 UTC / Radiogazeta "Slovo" (Radio newspaper "Slovo")
 828 kHz / 0200-0600 UTC / Pravoslavnoe Radio St.Petersburg (Orthodox Radio St. Petersburg)
 828 kHz / 0600-1400 UTC / Radiogazeta "Slovo"
 828 kHz / 1400-1800 UTC / Pravoslavnoe Radio St.Petersburg 
 828 kHz / 1800-2200 UTC / Radiogazeta "Slovo"
1053 kHz / 0500-2100 UTC / Radio Maryja
1089 kHz / 0515-1400 Monday - Friday, excluding holidays / Radio Teos
 "RUS-DX" # 854 (http://www.spb.rtrn.ru/) (Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia)

Some MW news from Russia and Ukraine

Some items received from RUS-DX #837 Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia

RUSSIA
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Programs VGTRK: "Mayak", "Radio Russii", "Vesti FM»,
Broadcast via medium-wave transmitters in Russia and Pridnestrovie (Transnistria).
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Frequency / kHz / Power, kW / location transmitter / broadcast programs
918 / 50 / Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan / "Mayak" + GTRK "Dagestan"
936 / 5 / n. Matveyevka, Orenburg region / "Radio Russii" + GTRK "Orenburg"
1350 / 5 / Ust-Kan and Ulagan, Altai Republic / "Radio Russii" + GTRK "Gorny Altai"
1395 /1 / Buguruslan, Orenburg region / "Radio Russii" + GTRK "Orenburg"
1413 / 500 / pos. Mayak, Pridnestrovie / "Vesti FM"
1440/5 / sec. Turochak with. Ust-Koksa, Altai Republic / "Radio Russii" + GTRK"Gorny Altai"
(«DX Kurjer." Author and editor Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia)

UKRAINE
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National Ukrainian radio limits distribution of its programs: no money
On September 9, 2015
The National Radio Company of Ukraine (Ukrainian Radio) forced significantly limit the distribution of its programs on the territoryUkraine. It is reported by the press service of NRKU.
"This decision was taken due to the lower costs of the general fund State budget and a decrease of 3130.4 thousand. UAH budget funding of broadcasting programs of the Ukrainian radio "- It said in a statement.
Notes in particular that the UR-1 (Channel) - in the MW range on the frequency of 549 kHz to work with a break from 14:00 to 18:00 in the VHF -the lower and upper (FM) band will only work in regional
centers; UR-2 (Promyn) and UR-3 (Culture) in the UHF band will work Only in the capital. In this specifies that a broadcast network and a wired Internet remain in full.
(Edition "Russian Spring" September 10, 2015, http://rusnext.ru/news/1441833995)
(Andrew Chub, Faschevka, Luhansk People's Republic)
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Ukrainian radio limits the propagation of their programs.
Starting today, September 9, 2015, the National Radio Company of Ukraine (Ukrainian Radio) is forced to significantly limit the distribution of its programs on the territory of Ukraine. This decision was taken due to the lower costs of the general fund of the State Budget of Ukraine and a decrease of 3130.4 thousand. Hryvnia budget financing programs of the Ukrainian radio broadcast.
Therefore:
- UR-1 (Channel) - MW in the range at a frequency of 549 kHz to work with a break from 14.00 to 18.00, in the VHF - the lower and upper (FM) band will only work in the regional centers;
- UR-2 (Promyn) and UR-3 (Culture) in the UHF band to work only in the capital.
Broadcast on a wired network and the Internet are full.
Press Service of NRCU - 09/09/2015, at 16:00
(Alexander Egorov, Ukraine /http://dxing.ru/)

NDR Germany closing down MW transmitters

GERMANY
NDR is to close its four mediumwave transmitters on 13 January 2015, original report in German: http://www.radioszene.de/75141/letztes-weihnachten-fuer-ndr-mittelwellen.html

and in English but not well translated - sorry:: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioszene.de%2F75141%2Fletztes-weihnachten-fuer-ndr-mittelwellen.html&edit-text=&act=url

The frequencies affected are:
Hamburg-Moorfleet (972 kHz)
Flensburg (702 kHz)
Lingen (792 kHz)
Hanover (828 kHz)
James Robinson (15/12-2014)

Acc. to the above news from radioszene.de WDR, SR and BR also have plans about closing down their MW transmitters. Ydun Ritz (15/12-2014) via Jan Edh, ARC

Energy Power AM 1395 back on the air

Energy Power AM in Dublin is back on their original frequency of 1395 kHz broadcasting over the weekends. Probably they will make tests on 1476 kHz during one of the coming weekends as some station is causing problems. In Dublin 1476 kHz seems very clear. I will be informed by the station CE.
Email from CE John Power via Bengt Ericson, ARC

CHRF Montreal 980 now on the air

980 CHRF Montreal "Radio Fierté" "AM le 80" noted at 2300. Wiki states proposed launch is November 2014. Good signal. (Paul Cranckshaw, Troon, Scotland via mwcircle 28.10.2014 via Tore Larsson, ARC)

Radio Seagull 1602 now on the air from the high seas

For those of you who liked listening to offshore radio in the 60s, 70s, and 80s a reminder that Radio Seagull has begun its live broadcasts from its radio ship, the LV Jenni Baynton, daily at 1700-0500 UTC on 1602 kHz and online worldwide at radioseagull.com and iTunes. These will continue through 31st August. For the live broadcasts, the web feed is using the mediumwave signal, thus giving you the feel of listening on mediumwave wherever you are. Coming up tonight at 2300 UTC is Bob Noakes, formerly of RNI and Radio Caroline. The schedule changes each day, so everyone is on the air but at different times. I'll be on board for the whole of next week, and really looking forward to it. Joining us next week is Carl Kingston, who some of you will remember from the Voice of Peace. For updated schedules and photos visit our special Facebook page - Radio Seagull Offshore 2014. (Andy Sennitt writes on Facebook via Mike Terry, MWDX via Tore Larsson, ARC)

New offshore broadcasts from Jenni Baynton by Radio Waddenzee and Radio Seagull

Paul Newman writes on Facebook:

The LV Jenni Baynton is now installed 3 miles off the Dutch coast and waiting our arrival for the commencement of live broadcasts from Wednesday 20th - Sunday 31st August.

Programmes will be in Dutch during the day from Radio Waddenzee and Radio Seagull's English service broadcasting each evening/night from 7pm - 7am CET (6pm - 6am UK).

(The Frequency is 1602 AM and online at http://www.radioseagull.com/ - Mike Terry, MWDX via Tore Larsson, ARC)

Cesky Impuls 981 kHz, formerly Radio Impuls AM

Now it was announced that the new station will be called “Cesky Impuls” (Czech Impuls). Last time I mentioned Radio Impuls AM, but it was a “working version”. The exact starting day of the new station it not known yet, now they mention September or October at the latest. Not mentioning tests in August anymore. Format: Czech+Slovak (pop) music with news. (Karel Honzik via Bengt Ericsson, ARC)

Radio Waddenzee 1602 soon back on the air

The Netherlands From the 21st of April Radio Waddenzee will return to the air at 0600 UTC on 1602 kHz according to their webpage. (Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Last remaining mast at Ulbroka dismantled

The last remaining MW mast at Ulbroka, Riga was dismantled today. It was previously used by Radio Nord 945. http://www.delfi.lv/novados/stopinu-novads/zinas/demonte-bistamo-stopinu-radiostacijas-torni.d?id=44297805

Brazilian AM stations about to switch to FM

Hej!!

Enligt TV-nyheterna har president Dilma skrivit under ett dekret, som ger tillstånd till alla AM stationer i Brasilien att flytta till FM. Från och med den 1:e Januari 2014 kan stationerna ansöka om förflyttning.

Associação Brasileira de Rádios e Televisão tror att ca 90 % av de 1784 MV stationerna kommer att gå över till FM-sändningar. Den första tiden får dom sända både på MV och FM.

Efter 5 år måste dom ha valt att gå över till FM eller fortsätta på MV och kan också om dom så vill utvidga sina MV-rättigheter.

Några av motiven ar battre ljudkvalitet och mindre störningar, samt att FM-sandningar i motsats till MV kan avlyssnas på mobiltelefoner.

Tråkigt for MV-DX:are!!

Hälsningar från Brasilien

Nils Olsson

Hello!

According to the TV news, president Dilma has signed a decree which enables all Brazilian MW/AM stations to switch over to FM. As of January 1, 2014 the stations can apply for switching to FM.

Associação Brasileira de Rádios e Televisão believes that around 90% of the 1784 stations currently broadcasting on MW/AM in Brazil will be switching over to FM. Initially, the stations will be able to broadcast both on AM/MW and FM.

After five years the stations must decide whether to switch to FM permanently or to continue on FM. They may also decide to stay on MW/AM and are allowed to expand their prescence in this band.

Some of the motives for the decree is better audio quality and less interference plus the fact that FM transmissions, contrary to AM/MW radio, can be received on cellular phones.

Tough for AM/MW buffs, indeed!

Greetings fom Brazil,
Nils Olsson (Nils Olsson, formerly of ARC, via Bengt Ericsson, ARC)

Radio 10 from the Netherlands has now closed down on 828 kHz

Radio 10 on 828 kHz has now closed its normal programs on MW. A tape asking the listeners to move to FM is now running. (Bengt Ericson, ARC)

AFN Lajes Field, Azores 1503 kHz

Azores 1503 AFN, Lajes, Azores was heard this morning just before sunrise at 0600 UTC when RNE was weak. Clear ID at 0600 then news in AFN-style with relaying different news agencies. Reception with QRM from the 2 Spanish stations on the frequency. AFN faded away at 0620. The reception was made from the 10th floor at the Sweet Atlantic hotel in Figueira da Foz in Portugal (EDXC 2013 site) located just at the Atlantic Ocean.(Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Time to look for rare LPAM UK stations as some dominants are silent

For listeners in the UK & Europe looking for the low power LPAM stations in the UK, it is worth noting that many student stations are silent for the Summer vacation. This may open up other co-channel opportunities. For example URY 1350kHz in York is off air. Coincidentally Kingstown Radio 1350 Hull is silent again (blank carrier only atthe moment) so this may allow you to catch other stations around the UK on this channel. (Steve Whitt in the Medium Wave Circle Facebook-group)