WORLD OF RADIO #1246, produced September 15, 2004 by Glenn Hauser
*Standard disclaimer
*New edition of Continent of Media now available, 04-07 at
http://www.worldofradio.com or http://www.dxing.com
*Zimbabwe to launch 24h all-news SW station, News 247, by end of
November; for repressive Mugabe government propaganda
*Radio Lesotho now webcasting, http://www.radioles.co.ls mostly not in
English
*New 10 kW SW transmitters from Bukavu and Goma, Congo DR, delayed
until more peaceful times
*Radio Tangazeni Kristo, Aru, Congo DR, 4845, still running only 30
watts
*Ethiopian clandestines: V. of Ethiopian Salvation, 1600-1700 on 15670
cut back to Sundays only; 12120, R. V. of Oromo Liberation Front
heard at 1705, and on same at 1731, V. of Oromiya; V. of Ethiopian
Medhin, Sun 1830-1930 via Samara, Russia, 12120, cancelled
*Libya refurbished 500 kW MW transmitters, V. of Africa at 0315 with
English news on 1251, 1449, heard in Egypt
*R. Free Syria will change not only time, but frequency Oct. 1:
1900-2000 Fri and Sun only on 9495 ex-13650 at 1800, via Germany
*Kol Israel English now monitored: 0330-0345 on 11585, 15640; 0930-
0945 on 15640, 17535; 1730-1745 on 11605, 15640, 17535; 1900-1925 on
15615, 15640, 17535; Hebrew with music: 2000-2355 on 13635; 0000-0330
on 11585; from Sept. 22, all times one UT hour later
*More stations in Israel with live streaming: http://www.ashams.com
in Arabic; http://www.9697.fm and http://www.allforpeace.org
*But three pirates busted in Israel
*Internews Radio, Salaam Watandar, 1330-1500 on 15195 ex-17700, for
Afghanistan from Rampisham, UK; apparently not cancelled as planned
in mid-September
*R. Nepal still heard, in Sichuan, on 5005 with English at 1415-1425
*Hmong Lao Radio`s strong signal in North America on 9515, UT Wed &
Fri at 0100-0200 is via Rampisham, UK, aimed at us
*V. of the NASB, analog via Taiwan, Sats Sept 18 about WBCQ on 11715
and Sept 25 about KNLS on 11815; same times DRM via Sackville 11900
about about R. Taiwan International
*RNZI Mailbox has feature by David Ricquish about 1ZM joining the
Mosquito Network in April 1944, with recordings; http://www.rnzi.com
*Uruguay goes on DST Sept. 19, UT -2 instead of -3, to save energy,
despite the fact that it should be on -4
*New Bolivian on 4845, ex-Radio Fides, silent for four years. Now it
is R. Municipal, Caranavi, La Paz department, not city; recordings
at http://www.malm-ecuador.com also heard in Pennsylvania, Florida
parallel 9625. Fides relinquished frequency in 2002
*R. Difusora Taubate, Brazil, 4925, reactivated with transmitter from
1940
*Colombian army killed Jairo 'Moises' Sepulveda, believed to be in
charge of FARC broadcasting, Voz de la Resistencia
*St. Kitts, 555 kHz, not being heard, due to Hurrican Ivan?
*Crusader Radio, owned by ruling UPP party in Antigua & Barbuda, audio
stream at http://www.crusaderradio.com a.k.a. Voice of Liberation;
website still says it`s the opposition
*ZBVI in British Virgin Islands, live stream at new site
http://www.zbviradio.com and still old site http://www.zbvi.vi
*All radio transmissions halted on Grenada by Ivan; CBC 900 on
Barbados increased power to broadcast to Grenada; also Tobago 92.1
*Grenadian online audio streams also knocked off, but one of four came
back, with only normal programming, City Sound FM
*World of Radio 1246, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or
woradio at yahoo.com
*Thanks this week for financial support go to Jim Wishner
*Radio Netherlands relay on Bonaire did close down for 25 hours,
Sept 8-9 due to high winds
*Jamaica`s MW stations reduced to 1.5 kW on 550, 580, 700 and 770;
only 720 at full power of 10 kW; were 24 hours until H. Ivan. Free
access to webcast during emergency from Power 106, but overloaded;
try it now for recovery info: http://www.go-jamaica.com/power
*Radio Cayman webcast could not be heard, but read website
http://www.caymannetnews.com
*Radio Habana was still recovering from Hurricane Charley a month
before; look for them on 6000, 11760, 15230
*Radio Rebelde also back, on 5025 by Sept. 10
*Arnie Coro back with DXers Unlimied on Sat Sept 11, but on the first
rather than second half of the appropriate hours
*Jammers against R. Marti on SW vanished from all four frequencies,
Sept. 11-14, presumably due to high winds in eastern Cuba, soon back
*R. Marti skipped its usual Monday morning silent period, stayed on
0300-0900 UT Sept 13
*For ham angle on the hurricanes, check the almost daily press
releases at http://www.arrl.org
*I`m recording on Wed. Sept. 15 as Ivan was approaching the US Gulf
Coast; already the night before, WWL 870, New Orleans with continuous
evacuation coverage, ``Emergency Management Station`` from different
location than usual
*WYFR came back from Hurricane Frances damage, first at 0207 UT Sunday
Sept 12 on 9505, 15440; then three, then five, and shortly eleven of
the fourteen transmitters. BBC relay at 0000-0300 on 11835 was moved
to Ascension
*Hope you enjoyed the World Radio Network relays via WRMI while they
lasted; most of that time was suddenly sold to Brother Stair, but WRN
still supposed to be on weekends
*Recreated Amos & Andy shows on WBCQ 7415, weeknights at 0400, added
to WWRB, Tue-Sat 0130-0200 on 5745
*LA Times reports that televangelist Paul Crouch of Trinity
Broadcasting is attempting to keep an accuser quiet, about alleged
homosexual encounter; also runs KTBN on SW from Salt Lake
*Air America adding more stations, including in Asheville NC, WPEK
880; Atlanta GA, WSWK 1690 to be renamed WWAA; Boston market on
two stations: WKOX 1200 Framingham, WXKS 1430 Everett
*Stephanie Miller, another progressive, but not with Air America, back
with syndicated talk show from KFI via Jones Radio, Democracy Radio
and Wyd Media Management
*Microsoft Radio has new feature, copying existing radio stations from
their playlists, for soundalike internet stations, minus local DJ
chatter, traffic, weather and commercials; trademark infringement?
*New COM 04-07 includes Lubavitcher Radio, NY pirate on 1710 kHz; but
there`s more: FCC withdrew $10,000 fine to Hip Hop Radio for Radio
Moshiach
*RTE Ireland could not get SWBC rights this year for all-Ireland
hurling and football finals
*Deutsche Welle has added a new language to its website, if not actual
broadcasts: Klingon!
*DX-183 is large beverage antenna park in Denmark, provided by
Wilhelm Herbst Verlag, open to the public; see [auf Deutsch]
http://www.wilhelm-herbst-verlag.de/DX183/DXer/index.htm
*Classical music via the web: http://www.classicalwebcast.com and
for opera http://www.operaworld.com and
http://www.operapronto.info/webcasts.html
and http://www.gmn.com requiring subscription
*During past week, MW and LW conditions improved greatly for trans-
Pacific and trans-Atlantic reception, e.g. France Inter on 162
*Propagation outlook from Boulder September 14; flux range 115-95-120
*That`s World of Radio 1246; I`m Glenn Hauser ###
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