BBC Cyprus 1323 still active

Cyprus
1323    BBC Zygi, Cyprus is still on the air between 2100-2300 with BBC World Service in English. Very good signal in southern Sweden. It was not switched off as reported  in many sources, but transmission time reduced. The transmitter will probably be closed within the coming weeks. (20.4.2013 Bengt Ericson, ARC)

ARC MW news from Germany/Spain/Bulgaria

Germany NDR transmitter at Lingen on 792 kHz will be off due to maintenance during the following days: April 16-19, 22-26, April 29 - May 3, May 6-8, 13-17, 21-24, 27-31 and June 3-7. (NDR webpage via Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Spain The webpage Euskadi Irratia informs that the Basque programs will leave mediumwave from May 1st, i.e. 1107,1386 and 1476 kHz. The EITB programs in Spanish on 756, 818 and 963 kHz plus Radio Vitoria on 1602 kHz will also leave the mediumwave. During April the transmitters will reduce the power. 13.4.2013 (Patrick Robic, Austria)

Bulgaria 873 Radio Stara Zagora is now broadcasting with 60 kW 02-21 their local program and between 21 and 24 relaying Hristo Botev. 5.4.2013 (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria)

Some North American MW news

USA 1540 WDCD Albany NY has returned to the air. (Saul Chernos, Wikipedia and Station Intel via IRCA via Barry Davies, mwcircle 4.4.2013) Format is still religion, simulcasting WDCD-FM 96.7. Slogan is “The Light”. (Scott Fybush, NRC) Background info via Steve Whitt, mwcircle 4.4.2013: WDCD began broadcasting in HD Digital in 2006, the second AM station in the area to do so. Recently, WDCD had not been broadcasting in HD, and also signed off between 9-10 every night. WDCD temporarily left the air on April 1, 2012 to make plans for a new format.
1630 KKGM Fort Worth TX now Southern Gospel, dropping TLK (DX-midAMerica via Barry Davies, mwcircle 20.3.2013)
1660 WCNZ Marco Island FL old C&W, dropping AC “Avenue” from April 12. No news on what is happening to the relays on 1410 WMYR and 1480 WVOI (DX-midAMerica via Barry Davies, mwcircle 7.4.2013) via Tore Larsson, ARC

Two new MW stations to go on the air from the Czech Republic

Two private stations are applying for MW-permission:
1233 kHz    Radio Dechovka 10 kW 24h    (stream: radiodechovka.cz).
981            Radio Impuls AM 10 kW 24h   (stream: radioimpuls.cz).

Both stations apply for 10 kW and 24h. Location of transmitter Libeznice.
Radio Deckovka hopes to be testing this spring.
(24.02.2013 Patrick Robic, Austria via Bengt Ericson, ARC)

Some Bulgarian stations still on the air

BULGARIA Radio Shumen is on the air at 1400 UTC January 1, 2013. On 963 kHz the Horizont station is also heard behind Shumen at the same time. According to info from Patrick Robic in Austria Radio Varna on 774 kHz is still on the air. Strange situation in Bulgaria. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

Bulgarian MW stations closing down

From Georgi Bancov in Bulgaria I have got the following information today. The situation by BNR: Varna 774, Stara Zagora 873 and Shumen 963 will be shut down on January 1st, 2013. 747 and 1161 kHz will continue broadcasting. However Blagoevgrad regional radio on 864 kHz will continue in order to serve the listeners in southwest of Bulgaria and nearby Macedonia. The Horizont transmitter in Kardhzali on 963 kHz will continue broadcasting. From BNR webpage it is stated that the frequencies of 864, 963 and 1161 transmit Turkish programs for one hour at 06, 13 and 18;30 UTC. (29.12.2012 Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

Test transmissions from LKB/LLE Bergen Kringkaster, Norway

Test transmissions from Bergen Kringkaster in Norway coming in great here in Fredriksfors, Sweden, some 350 km north of Stockholm. Test IDs by Svenn Martinsen, morse ID plus instrumental bridge. QSA 4 and dominant on channel. (Ronny Forslund, ARC)