tisdag 17 november 2015

Brazilian radio stations to leave AM for FM

BRAZIL
In a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, the president of Brazil a couple of days ago signed a decree authorizing radio stations to migrate their signals from AM to FM, where frequenies are gaining in audio quality, competitiveness and scope through cell phones.
Read the full story in https://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/
(translated by yours truly)
Original text:
"Con un acto solemne en el Palacio Planalto, la presidente de Brasil firmó dias pasados un decreto que autorizará a las emisoras de radio migrar sus señales de AM a FM, una frecuencia donde ganarán en calidad de audio, competividad y alcance, a travésde los teléfonos celulares...... Lea la nota completa en https://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/ "
Arnaldo Slaen, dxld yg (15/11-2015) via Jan Edh, ARC

fredag 13 november 2015

Local transmission from American Forces Network Benelux

GERMANY
American Forces Network Benelux has a 1 kW transmitter in Mönchen Gladbach on 1143 kHz transmitting the progam Eagle. However they have a local SHAPE Benelux-program between 1600-1700 UTC Monday to Friday. (Bengt Ericson, ARC)

måndag 19 oktober 2015

Hörby Mellanvåg 1179 on the air 24/7

Hörby Mellanvåg 1179 kHz is now on the air 24 h/day. Low power transmitter. The transmitter has been moved to Karlsfält, where the first Radio Sweden MW-transmitter centre at Hörby was located. It is 5 km south of Hörby. Listener´s report of reception is appreciated. For more information: www.veteranljuddagen.se where there is also a form for submitting reception reports. (Bengt Ericson, ARC).

onsdag 7 oktober 2015

Local programmes from Vinnytsia 1377 kHz, Ukraine

1377 kHz The local radiostation in Vinnytsia, western Ukraine, is on the air a few hours a day. Heard in Växjö on October 7th at 1359 with ID" Radio Khvylia" then  the short version of the main newscast from Ukrainske Radio. Local news from the area followed. Local weather at 1413. Just before 1430 the station disappeared (closed ?) and France Info dominated the frequency. Info thanks to Mauno Ritola, WRTH.   (Bengt Ericson, ARC)


måndag 5 oktober 2015

Radio Luxemburg 1440 closing down

On the 31st of December this year the transmitter of Radio Luxemburg 1440 kHz will be closed. Latest April 1st, 2016  all steel constructions shall have been removed. Some works have already been started. All info thru Christian Milling referring to the newspaper  Luxemburger Wort of October 3rd, 2015. (Bengt Ericson, ARC)

måndag 28 september 2015

Ukranian MW update

UKRAINE

In Crimea, started the Ukrainian radio.

Monday, September 21, 2015 AM 549 kHz Crimeans have the right to know the truth Mon-Fri 5.35 UTC Mon-Fri 15.30 UTC. In annexed the Crimea starts the project "Ukrainian Radio" from Monday to Friday at 5.35 UTC and 15.35 UTC for the inhabitants of the peninsula will be available to Ukrainian radio. This in facebook adviser Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine Serhiy Kostinsky. "At 5.30 am honored to open the broadcast, taking part in the first program - the author of a new transmission Alexander Jankowski," - he wrote. Radio with mainland Ukraine can be heard on medium wave. Ukrainian radio and TV stations have disappeared from the airwaves in the Crimea in March 2014, after the annexation of the peninsula Russia.

(http://www.hromadske.tv/society/v-krimu-zapustili-ukrayinske-radio/)

(www.dxing.ru / Alexander Egorov, Ukraine)

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"Ukrainian Radio" September 24 will resume broadcasting in full

Chairman of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting Yuriy Artemenko announced that on September 24, "Ukrainian Radio" to resume broadcasting in full. It is reported by the press service of the National Council. According to Mr. Artemenko, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine already provides for the needs of the National Radio Company of Ukraine 2 million 735 thousand. Hryvnia, needed to restore the broadcasting in previous volumes. This will restore the broadcasting of all three programs, "Ukrainian Radio". It is planned that on September 24, all transmitters will be included. The press service of the National Radio Company of Ukraine confirmed this information and announced the resumption of the transmitters that have been shut down on September 9. According to NRKU, September 24 to earn the VHF and FM network of UR-1 in the previous volumes, will be canceled the day break on the powerful MW transmitter on the frequency 549 kHz, which covers the south of Ukraine including Crimea. Restores work as a network of VHF channel "Promin" and "Culture".

(http://www.telekritika.ua/rinok/print/111473)

(www.dxing.ru / Alexander Egorov, Ukraine)

Via RUS-DX # 839, Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia

fredag 25 september 2015

Wildmountain Radio 1566, Switzerland heard in Växjö, Sweden

1566 kHz. This morning at 0423 UTC the Wildmountain Radio, Wildberg, Züricher kanton, was heard under Vahon Hindustani quite good for 10 minutes with ID. // streaming several seconds behind. Sunrise at Växjö 0415 UTC. (Bengt Ericson, ARC)