Vahon Hindustani Radio 1557 kHz now 1 kW

HOLLAND Vahon on 1557 kHz is now transmitting via its Nautel one kW tx .They started from Tuesday October 16th, 2012 at 2000 UTC. Info source:http://www.mediamagazine.nl/medianieuws1/radionieuws/3994-vahon-fm-op-vol-vermogen-op-middengolf Over here in Almere, The Netherlands, the signalstrengh is S9+5dB during the daytime; it was S9 with the 400 W-tx. The audio is clear via the Nautel tx, but less loud as via the 400 W tx .(Ehard Goddijn Holland via Mauno Ritola) The same observation in southern Sweden. (18.10.2012 Bengt Ericson, ARC)

New Dutch station on the air on MW 1557 kHz

NETHERLANDS 1557 A Dutch station is now using this frequency from October 6th, 2012. Vahon FM Hindustani Radio in Den Haag. Broadcasting 24 h in Hindi, Dutch and sometimes English. On Sunday October 7th at 2030 UTC the announcements were in English. It was a request program. You can check on the stream www.vahonfm.nl.

On the frequency 1557 kHz there is tough competition:
WYFR in Taiwan
France Info in France            
Some UK-stations                                                                                 
(Ehard Goddijn via Steve Whitt, mwcircle, Ydun and Tore Larsson, ARC October 6th, 2012)