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AM DX NewsFlash 5-2-96 (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 15:59:37 -0700
From: bytheway@xxxxxxx (phil bytheway)
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Subject: AM DX NewsFlash 5-2-96
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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - May 2 1996
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Deadline for next issue = Thursday, May 2 1996 @ 2300 UTC (1600 PLT)
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Phil Bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
RX: Drake R-8, ICOM R-70, R-390A, SPR-4, R-392, etc
Ant: KIWA MW loop, Sanserino 15" air-core loop, 70' longwire, etc.
Other: Mini-MWDX-6 phasing unit, reel-to-reel tape recorder
Other bands DX: none
Other comments: ??
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
IRCA - Ocala FL, July 19-21 1996. Hotel: Ritz Historic Inn - Full Suite
$75, Regular Suite - $65, Standard Suite - $55 less 15% discount -
reservations (904) 867-7700. Contact: Lee Freshwater, 414 SE 3rd St.,
Ocala, FL 34471, (904)732-6408, FAX (904)732-7223 or email:
LFreshwate@xxxxxxx
(IRCA is an AM DX club)
WTFDA - Estes Park CO, August 2-4 1996. Hotel: The Dripping Springs B&B
Inn and Cabins, Estes Park CO - rates $74 - $89 (room for 2) - reservations
1-970-586-3406. Registration - $5.00, banquet (all you can eat) - $12.50.
Contact: Jim Thomas, 4437 S Stover, Apt 3, Ft Collins CO 80525 (info
packet $1.00).
(WTFDA is the FM/TV DX club)
MADISON RADIO/DX GET-TOGETHER. The date of the annual Madison radio/DX
get-together is now set: Saturday, August 17. Bill Dvorak (DXERak@xxxxxxx)
( 501 Algoma Street, Madison WI 53704-4812) is the host. This is the third
annual GTG--the big one with the goal of attracting as many hobbyists as
possible, whether from Madison or elsewhere. Mark in on your calendar!
Details will follow as the date draws nearer.
NRC - Knoxville TN, August 30 - Sept 2 1996. Hotel: Ramada Inn - $48.50
double occupancy. Contact: Steve Francis.
(NRC is an AM DX club)
MT Expo - Atlanta GA, October 18-20 1996. Hotel: Atlanta Airport Hilton
- $76 single or double - reservations 1-800 HILTONS. Registration - $55.
Contact: expo96-info@xxxxxxxxx, (800)438-8155 or FAX (704)-837-2216.
(Monitoring Times publishes their all band magazine monthly)
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CPC DX tests summary
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Lynn Hollerman - Huntsville AL - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
Here's a reminder of upcoming DX tests from IRCA and NRC. If anyone has any
additions or corrections, please contact me.
Please note: Also, the QSL addresses for these stations are posted in
rec.radio.shortwave. All times EST. * - new this week
5/ 5/96 Sun - 0145-0200 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
6/ 2/96 Sun - 0200-0215 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday "may" be what you
consider Sunday night!
If you try for (or hear) any of these tests, PLEASE post a message letting
me know! Also, for brevity's sake, I didn't post the QSL addresses; if you
need these, let me know!
ATTENCION!
It's not too early to get started thinking about the next CPC season....
Both major MW clubs (IRCA/NRC) sponsor Courtesy Programs Committees. CPC
members arrange DX tests from various AM stations throughout the DX season.
Donations of money, stamps and target station lists are one way everyone can
get involved with this effort. Canvasing for the upcoming season is underway.
Send your donations to the committee chairmen, whose addresses follow:
IRCA: JD Stephens NRC: Jeff Tynan
1155 Old Monrovia #3E 10359 Severance Dr
Huntsville AL 35806-3510 Parker CO 80134
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HOT STUFF
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Kent Winrich - Waukesha WI -kwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Rick Lewis - ricklew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Hi, All,
Ray Dennis noted that KXBT, 1640 kHz, is shown in the FCC database as KNBA.
KNBA is an old call for this station, which was replaced by the KXBT call
when they adopted their soul oldies format a year or so ago. It's my
understanding that their new home will be 1630, according to the latest FCC
allotment scheme, but I have no idea when this is projected to take place."
Well, I have some news. Since KXBT just bought a new AM-60P from me to
replace the exciter on their Continental and they bought it on 1630kHz, they
plan to move almost immediately. Keep listening!!
Just to brag a bit more, they are currently using one of our 30w
transmitters on 1640kHz until they switch. So if they sound good to you
DXers, I'm a happy camper :-)
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Mark McMillen - MARKN7EIJ@xxxxxxx
Gang KXBT is Now on 1630 and loud as usual. @ 23:18 eastern 8:18pm pdt 73's
Mark
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(TRH-CA) Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA ICF-2010, Kiwa Loop
MSNL77A@xxxxxxxxxxx
1630 KXBT CA, Vallejo MM 4/29 0302 Noted here, ex-1640, with Solid Gold
Soul feed, IDs.
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Bob Karchevski - karchev@xxxxxx
Back on March 4th, I heard the KBSU-730 ID DX-test and sent them a reception
report. No reply.
Do you know of anyone receiving a verie from them for that test? If so, who
was the verie signer?
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1996 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
Latest update... book is currently at the printers and is expected to be
shipped by mid-May. At that time, this offer will be discontinued!
The IRCA Bookstore is proud to announce that the 'M Street Corporation' has
agreed to offer a discount on their 1996 'M Street Radio Directory' to
NewsFlash members ordering through the IRCA Bookstore. The Directory
contains a complete listing of over 15,000 radio stations (AM/FM, US/Canada)
including the following information: facilities, ownership, formats, LMAs,
station personnel, phone numbers (and FAX), addresses, ratings, as well as
information on almost 400 radio markets in the US and Canada. Stations are
listed by location (complete info), frequency (frequency, call, location,
power and pattern) and call (call, frequency, location) and market
(frequency, call, location, rating, format). It also includes a former call
reference (old call, location and current call). Major network information
(addresses/phone numbers/etc) and several interesting radio articles are
included as well.
The pre/post-publication price to US and Canadian NewsFlash members ordering
through the IRCA Bookstore is $38.00 post paid (UPS address required). The
book is expected to be out by the end of April (usual disclaimer on date
'cause we can't be sure!).
Europe - add $5.00 for surface, $19.20 for airmail delivery.
Australia/New Zealand - add $5.00 for surface, $27.25 for airmail delivery.
IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
Please make checks payable to: Phil Bytheway.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary April 24 1996 through May 1 1996
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
4/25 67 6 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
26 z z z z z -
27 68 7 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
28 67 4 2 very low quiet -
29 z z z z z -
4/30 68 5 1 very low quiet -
5/ 1 67 9 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Mika Makelainen - mtm@xxxxxxxxx
I am enclosing a copy of my log, which I sent out two days ago to some
individual DXers. I just received the AM DX Newsflash, and thought that
perhaps this would also be of interest to the subscribers. You are free to
use any or all of the material, whatever you think would be useful, in the
next issue. 73's
Mika Makelainen snail: Keihastie 14 C,
mtm@xxxxxxxxx FIN-01280 Vantaa, Finland
I'm sending you the logs of DX-pedition "LEM96", which I attended in early
March this year. It contains some nice AM catches around the world, so you
might be interested in it. Those of you who subscribe to Hard-Core-DX may
get a duplicate copy, sorry for the inconvenience.
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DXpedition "LEM96" to Lapland on March 2-9th 1996
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Participants:
Mika Makelainen (MTM), from Vantaa, Finland
Jorma Mantyla (JM), from Kangasala, Finland
Equipment:
Mika had 3 NRD-535's, Jorma an Icom IC-R71E and a spare NRD. Antenna
installations in the beginning of the expedition consisted of about ten
beverage antennae each 1000 meters in length, directed to South America,
Central America, North America, direct North and the Far East. During the
week some of the antennae were taken down as ours was the last DXpedition to
the location during this season. In the end only half a dozen beverage
antennae were in use.
Location:
An isolated lakeside cottage on the edge of a place called Lemmenjoki, which
can be translated as Love River (location: 26=FE20' E, 68=FE47' N), 40 miles
from the community of Inari), far above the Arctic circle in Northern
Finland. This Love River is a national park but is also known for placer
mining. In a vast area there are only a few houses but thousands of reindeer
and unspoiled arctic nature. DXpeditions in the same small cottage have been
held regularly since the 70's, ours was DXpedition number 96 - thus the
abbreviation and signature "LEM96", which follows each logging, and does not
refer to the calendar year.
Goal and Results:
Both participants were enthusiastic mediumwave listeners, so we tried to
hear as many new AM (MW) broadcasting stations as possible, mainly from
North America and the Far East.
DXpedition number 96 was another success story in the legendary QTH. It was
timed to coincide with top conditions of the month on AM. The timing proved
to be right, although a persistent flare caused the conditions to be less
than excellent. However, North American AM stations were audible daily
around 0000-0600 UTC, occasionally even past midday local time (1000 UTC),
when the sun was high up. On some evenings North American stations were
logged already from around 2230 UTC, before sunset in North America, and a
few daytime stations were identified.
Conditions toward Latin America were poorer than usual. A nice opening
toward Mexico was noted in the morning of Friday, March 8th.
Asian AM stations were heard around 1200-1600 UTC, before and after local
sunset in Finland. In the first days of the DXpedition the conditions were
poor, with hardly any stations from Far East, and only stations from Iran
and India audible around sunset. During the final days conditions became
better and especially Korean stations were a pleasant surprise coming
strongly with local station identifications. Also quite a few Japanese
stations of NHK-2 network were identified with local station identifications
before their close-down after 1500 UTC.
A few words about the Finnish logging practises:
Stations are only logged when they are positively identified. Tentative and
unidentified stations are not listed, unless they are of special importance.
If a particular station broadcasts both national (network) and local
programming, national programming is generally not regarded worth logging
and reporting - a local station identification is required. This limitation
applies whenever sufficient information about local programming is available
and the stations can at least theoretically be heard when they have local
programming. So for instance stations in all of Europe and North America,
and for example in China, Japan or India, are only logged if a local
identification is heard. From some countries like Iran and the Arab
countries, information about local programming is minimal, and stations are
also logged if a national station identification is heard. Colombia is a
case where practise differs.
As to the following log, only stations that are considered DX catches, are
listed. Most European stations are not regarded as rarities, and are
therefore not logged. The same goes for the most powerful AM stations in
the Middle East and some strong Asian stations. Also 150-200 of the most
common North American stations are not listed in the log, because they are
heard at least annually in Finland.
This log will be published in printed form in the "DXclusive" magazine in
Finland in issue number 8, which is issued on April 29th 1996. There will be
many more loggings to come, since especially Mika has yet to review at least
50 hours of recordings.
The stations are divided first by continent, then listed in frequency order.
In the Finnish DX circles, the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula are
treated as separate continents from Europe to boost interest in these areas.
The form of the loggings are as follows: frequency in kHz, time in UTC, (in
some cases abbreviation of the country), station name and location, (in some
cases slogan or other information), date (day.month.) and signature (LEM96).
Stations previously unheard in Finland are preceded with a plus (+) in front
of the station name. In some loggings there are comments in Finnish, as the
list was originally prepared for a Finnish-language magazine. And for some
technical reason some of them appear as duplicated. Please try to bear. In
the time section the mark "-" before the time indicates recorded sign-off
time, the same mark after the time indicates sign-on time.
This log has been compiled and sent to the Internet by Mika Makelainen. Any
comments or questions are welcome at mtm@xxxxxxxxx
kHz: time: (country abbreviation), station,
(UTC) (comments), date, signature:
Iberian peninsula:
1008 2330 UNID espanjalainen idaa "R Voz", ohjelmia mm. "La Voz de la
Maana" ja "La Voz de la Estrellas". Uusi ketju vai mik?
Taajuudella kuului mys SER:n ketjuohjelma. (MTM). "La Voz de
la Maana" ja "La Voz de la Estrellas". Uusi ketju vai mik?
Taajuudella kuului mys SER:n ketjuohjelma. (MTM). 6.3. LEM96
1080 2332 SER R Huesca, Huesca. 4.3. LEM96
1503 0610 AFRTS Lajes. 4.3. LEM96
1602 1920 SER R Onteniente, Onteniente. 4.3. LEM96
Asia:
171 0010 RUS: R Tomsk, Tomsk. 7.3. LEM96
567 1405 J: JOIK Sapporo. Hokkaidon alueuutiset (JM). 4,7.3. LEM96
567 1546 IND: AIR Dibrugarh. 4.3. LEM96
594 1409 J: JOAK Tokyo. Tokion alueuutiset. Saako QSL:n? Takavuosina
sisarasema JOAB:n raportit ohjautuivat automaattisesti R
Japanin ulkomaanpalveluun, joka ilmoitti ettei verifioi
kotimaan lhetyksi (JM). 8.3. LEM96
594 -2302 TUR: TRT Malatya. 6.3. LEM96
603 1559 IND: AIR Ajmer. 6.3. LEM96
774 1559 KOR: HLAJ Cheju. 8.3. LEM96
783 0114 R Simkent, Trkistan. 7.3. LEM96
792 1459 KOR: HLSQ Seoul. "Seoul pangsong" (JM). 4.3. LEM96
837 -1503 Withayu Krachaisiang, Kong Amnuay Kam Klang Raksa Kham Prod
Phai, Sakon Nakhon. 6.3. LEM96
846 1602 Umm al Qiwain Broadcasting Station. 3.3. LEM96
864 1459 KOR: HLKR KBS-1, Kangnung. 4.3. LEM96
864 1500 CHN: Anhui Economic BS, Hefei. 4.3. LEM96
873 1459 JOGB NHK-2, Kumamoto. 8.3. LEM96
882 1357 Shenyang Economic BS, Shenyang. 8.3. LEM96
891 1406 JOHK NHK-1, Sendai. 4.3. LEM96
900 1659 KOR: HLKV MBC, Seoul. 8.3. LEM96
909 1546 IND: AIR Gorakhpur. 6.3. LEM96
918 0019- IND: AIR Suratgarh. 6.3. LEM96
927 1409 J: JO.. Wakkanai. Tss mys ylltten Hokkaidon alueuutiset //567
(JM). 4.3. LEM96
927 1600 CBS Changchih. 4.3. LEM96
927 1755 ISR: IBA Haifa. 3.3. LEM96
945 0120 R Pavlodar, Pavlodar. 6.3. LEM96
972 1600 KOR: HLCA Tangjin. 2.3. LEM96
990 1533 IRIB, Shiraz. 2.3. LEM96
990 1559 KOR: HLAP Masan. 8.3. LEM96
999 1546 IND: AIR Coimbatore. Ei vastannut syksyn PPP-rapoon (JM).
4.3. LEM96
999 1600 INS: RRI Jakarta. Tyrmysvoima laittoi yrittmn pikkuindoja.
Splittej havaittiin 1526, 1390,9, 1229,1 ja 1175 kHz, mutta
liian heikosti tunnistusta varten (JM). 7.3. LEM96
1071 1405 + JOFK Hiroshima. Regional nx (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1161 1559 HLKU Pusan. Local ID (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1188 1440 DXIF Cagayan de Oro. "Bombo Radyo" (JM). 3.3. LEM96
1197 1357 J: JOFO Kitakyushu. "RKB" nousi esiin (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1197 1358 JOWL Asahikawa. "STV" erottui sekamelskasta (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1197 1359 JOYF Mito. "Ibaraki hoso" pllimmisen (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1269 1600 Tent. AIR Madurai. Dominoi, mutta pelkk Delhi-releointia, kun
Agartala tuntui lhettvn paikallista (JM). 5.3. LEM96
1287 1459 KOR: HLAX Ch'ongju. 4.3. LEM96
1287 1659 HLAF Kangnung. Local-ID miehen lukemana heti HLAX:n jlkeen
(JM). 8.3. LEM96
1287 1659 HLAX Chongju. Vahvin, naisni ja local-ID (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1296 1406 JOTK NHK-1, Matsue. 8.3. LEM96
1341 1255 JO.. NHK-1. Sendain alueuutisia, olisi 4 paikkakuntaa
tarjolla, joten j raportoimatta. (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1386 1459 JOJB NHK-2, Kanazawa. 2.3. LEM96
1386 1459 KOR: HLAM Mokp'o. 2,8.3. LEM96
1386 1459 JOHC NHK-2, Kagoshima. 3.3. LEM96
1404 1354 J: JOQL Kushiro. "HBC" (JM). 4.3. LEM96
1467 1359 KOR: HLKN KBS-1, Mokpo. 8.3. LEM96
1494 1437,1518 DWSS Manila. Suur-ID: "D-W-double-S... K-Love 14-94".
Rel. format, lienee WRTH:n asema DWLR. Osoite? Ketju? (JM).
3,4.3. LEM96
1503 1405 J: JOUK Akita. Paikallisuutiset (JM). 3.3. LEM96
1503 1429 IRN: IRIB Bushehr. 2.3. LEM96
1521 1459 + JOJC NHK-2, Yamagata. 8.3. LEM96
1557 1348 J: JOHS HBC, Rumoi. 4.3. LEM96
1602 1459 JO.. NHK-2, Uwajima. R JOZB-1512 (JM). 8.3. LEM96
Australia and the Pacific:
850 1400 KHLO Hilo HI. "All new Hawaii's oldies channel - 8-50 KHLO!"
(JM). 2.3. LEM96
1420 1335 HWA: KCCN Honolulu, HI. Suur-ID (JM). 3.3. LEM96
1460 1400 KULA Maunawili, HI. "KRTR", vahvin HI, asemia mys 1500, 1380
ja 1040 kHz. HI-kelit kuitenkin vaisut, liek maaliskuu syyn?
(JM). 3.3. LEM96
North America:
550 0416 KFYR Bismarck, ND. 8.3. LEM96
560 0415 KLZ Denver, CO. 8.3. LEM96
560 0430 WEBC Duluth, MN. "News-talk 56, WEBC!" (JM). "News-talk 56,
WEBC!" (JM). 8.3. LEM96
570 0420 WNAX Yankton, SD. Avasi SD-putken makealla kantrilla. Avasi
SD-putken makealla kantrilla. 7.3. (JM) LEM96
600 0422 KSJB Jamestown, ND. 8.3. LEM96
600 0425 WMT Cedar Rapids, IA. 8.3. LEM96
610 0255 CKTB St.Catharines, ON. AIR-tunnari ja "Radio India"-id! ID
selvisi internetist. (JM). AIR-tunnari ja "Radio India"-id!
ID selvisi internetist. (JM). 8.3. LEM96
620 0120 WTMJ Milwaukee, WI. Urheilua (JM). Urheilua (JM). 7,8.3.
LEM96
680 0540 CKXG Grand Falls, NF. Pljys paikallisia mainoksia (JM).
Pljys paikallisia mainoksia (JM). 2.3. LEM96
710 0335 WHB Kansas City, MO. 8.3. LEM96
790 0350 CIGM Sudbury, ON. 2.3. LEM96
800 0704 CKOR Penticton, BC. 6.3. LEM96
820 0715 KGNW Burien, WA. 6.3. LEM96
840 0934 KVEG North Las Vegas, NV. 6.3. LEM96
860 0300 CJBC Toronto, ON. 6,8.3. LEM96
910 0359 WSUI Iowa City, IA. BBC- ja RCI-releointia sek local-ID (JM).
BBC- ja RCI-releointia sek local-ID (JM). 8.3. LEM96
920 0828 KXLY Spokane, WA. 6.3. LEM96
930 0400 WBEN Buffalo, NY. 2.3. LEM96
930 0451 WAUR Sandwich, IL. 7.3. LEM96
950 0404 WEJM Chicago, IL. "106 Jamz" (MTM). "106 Jamz" (MTM). 2.3.
LEM96
970 0540 CJYR Edson, AB. 8.3. LEM96
970 0846 KBBT Portland, OR. "9-70 Beat-beat-beat..." (JM). "9-70
Beat-beat-beat..." (JM). 6.3. LEM96
980 0503 CKRU Peterborough, ON. "Good time oldies, Kruz 9-80!" "Good
time oldies, Kruz 9-80!" 3.3. (JM) LEM96
980 0830 KFWB Los Angeles, CA. 6.3. LEM96
990 0210 CKGM Montreal, PQ. "This is Montreal sports radio" + national
sports R (JM). "This is Montreal sports radio" + national
sports R (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1020 0630 KTNQ Los Angeles, CA. 6.3. LEM96
1030 0000 WCTS Maplewood, MN. Valitettavasti oli tm, sill on jo
kansiossa (MTM. Valitettavasti oli tm, sill on jo kansiossa
(MTM. 8.3. LEM96
1060 0314 WLNO New Orleans, LA. Rel & "Powerful christian radio
station... stereo 10-60 AM, WLNO!" (JM). Rel & "Powerful
christian radio station... stereo 10-60 AM, WLNO!" (JM). 8.3.
LEM96
1070 0729 CFAX Victoria, BC. 3.3. LEM96
1080 0859 KWJJ Portland, OR. 6.3. LEM96
1110 0500 CKTY Sarnia, ON. 3.3. LEM96
1110 0927 KBND Bend, OR. Uutisia seurannut C&W hertti huomioni ja
sitten tulikin suur-ID (JM). Uutisia seurannut C&W hertti
huomioni ja sitten tulikin suur-ID (JM). 6.3. LEM96
1130 2231 WISN Milwaukee, WI. 8.3. LEM96
1150 0236 WHBY Kimberly, WI. Ltk (JM). Ltk (JM). 5.3. LEM96
1150 0515 CJRC Ottawa, ON. Tyls FF keskustelua. Nauharapon paikka (JM).
Tyls FF keskustelua. Nauharapon paikka (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1160 0528 WJJD Chicago, IL. 2,6,7.3. LEM96
1190 -2345 WLIB New York, NY. 3.3. LEM96
1210 0436 KOKK Huron, SD. Suur-id ja s, samalla SD-kelill WNAX 570 ja
KNWC 1270 (JM). Suur-id ja s, samalla SD-kelill WNAX 570 ja
KNWC 1270 (JM). 7.3. LEM96
1240 0759 KICD Spencer, IA. 3.3. LEM96
1240 0800 KWIK Pocatello, ID. 6.3. LEM96
1250 0445 CHWO Oakville, ON. 3,8.3. LEM96
1250 0659 KWSU Pullman, WA. 7.3. LEM96
1260 0500 WNDE Indianapolis, IN. 3,6.3. LEM96
1270 0543 KNWC Sioux Falls, SD. Juhli SD-putken pttjisi 35-vuotispivnn!
Juhli SD-putken pttjisi 35-vuotispivnn! 6,7.3. (JM) LEM96
1270 0546 KWEB Rochester, MN. Paikallisia urheilu-uutisia ja
republikaanien esivaalimainos (JM). Paikallisia
urheilu-uutisia ja republikaanien esivaalimainos (JM). 7.3.
LEM96
1270 0557 WKBF Rock Island, IL. 6.3. LEM96
1280 y, a WNAM Neenah, WI. us LEM96
1290 0154 WMCS Greenfield, WI. 9.3. LEM96
1290 0206 KKAR Omaha, NE. 8.3. LEM96
1290 0259 WHIO Dayton, OH. 6.3. LEM96
1290 0806 KGVO Missoula, MT. 6.3. LEM96
1300 0530 WOOD Grand Rapids, MI. 2.3. LEM96
1300 0635 WTAQ La Grange, IL. Mex-format (JM). Mex-format (JM). 3,8.3.
LEM96
1300 2324 WJDA Quincy, MA. 8.3. LEM96
1320 0400 WOBL Oberlin, OH. 2.3. LEM96
1320 0400 CJMR Mississauga, ON. 2,3,8.3. LEM96
1330 0005 WHBL Sheboygan, WI. "Talk Radio 13-30, WHBL" (JM). "Talk
Radio 13-30, WHBL" (JM). 8.3. LEM96
1330 0032 WVHI Evansville, IN. Rukoili ahkerasti (JM). Rukoili
ahkerasti (JM). 4.3. LEM96
1330 0730 KFH Wichita, KS. 9.9. 3.3. LEM96
1330 0744 WMNN St.Paul MN. 3.3. LEM96
1330 2346 WFLP Erie, PA. Dominoi (JM). Dominoi (JM). 2,3.3. LEM96
1340 0840 KTIK Nampa, ID. 3.3. LEM96
1340 0913 KTCR Kennewick, WA. 6.3. LEM96
1350 0235 WIOU Kokomo, IN. 8.3. LEM96
1350 0236 WOAM Peoria, IL. 8.3. LEM96
1350 1352 CKCI Parksville, BC. "This is CKCI 13-50 Parksville-Qualicum
Beach" (JM). "This is CKCI 13-50 Parksville-Qualicum Beach"
(JM). 7.3. LEM96
1360 0300 KKBJ Bemidji, MN. 9.3. LEM96
1380 0223 WFCL Clintonville, WI. Tnx ID-avusta, EJH! (JM). Tnx
ID-avusta, EJH! (JM). 5.3. LEM96
1380 0350 WPHM Port Huron MI. Korista yhteislhetyksen WMAX-1440:n
kanssa (JM). Korista yhteislhetyksen WMAX-1440:n kanssa
(JM). 2.3. LEM96
1380 0400 WBEL South Beloit, IL. 5,9.3. LEM96
1380 0459 KRAM St. Louis, MO. 4,5,6.3. LEM96
1380 0844 KSRV Ontario, OR. 3.3. LEM96
1389,7 0922 CJCY Medicine Hat, AB. Splitill ainakin puoli vuotta - eik
CRTC huomaa? Splitill ainakin puoli vuotta - eik CRTC
huomaa? 6.3. (JM) LEM96
1390 2306 WLAN Lancaster, PA. 3.3. LEM96
1390 2354 WDCW Syracuse, NY. 7.3. LEM96
1400 0559 KART Jerome, ID. 7,8,9.3. LEM96
1400 0821 KLCK Goldendale, WA. 6.3. LEM96
1400 1054 KEDO Longview, WA. 6.3. LEM96
1400 1059 KITZ Silverdale, WA. "KITZ Silverdale-Bremerton". "KITZ
Silverdale-Bremerton". 6.3. (JM) LEM96
1420 0328 WIMS Michigan City, IN. 7.3. LEM96
1420 1159 KUJ Walla Walla, WA. "Talk Radio 14-20" (JM). "Talk Radio
14-20" (JM). 6.3. LEM96
1430 0008 WRTH St. Louis, MO. "14-30 Worth" (JM). "14-30 Worth" (JM).
4.3. LEM96
1430 0517 WMYS Indianapolis IN. 2,3,7.3. LEM96
1430 1221 KBRC Mt. Vernon, WA. "Stereo 14-30 KBRC" (JM). "Stereo 14-30
KBRC" (JM). 6,7.3. LEM96
1440 0015 WMAX Bay City, MI. Yhteislhetyst WJR 760 ja WTRX 1330 kanssa,
jonkinlainen MI-urheiluketju (JM). Yhteislhetyst WJR 760 ja
WTRX 1330 kanssa, jonkinlainen MI-urheiluketju (JM). 9.3.
LEM96
1440 0017 WNFL Green Bay, WI. 8,9.3. LEM96
1440 0800 WLPZ Westbrook, ME. 3.3. LEM96
1450 1109 KONP Port Angeles, WA. 6.3. LEM96
1460 0522 WGNA Albany, NY. 4.3. LEM96
1460 0959 KARR Kirkland, WA. Puolustelee kreationismia Family-radion
ohjelmasarjassa "Creation hour" (JM). Puolustelee
kreationismia Family-radion ohjelmasarjassa "Creation hour"
(JM). 6.3. LEM96
1460 1215 KMWX Yakima, WA. 3.3. LEM96
1470 0006 WFNT Flint, MI. 9.3. LEM96
1470 1159 KBSN Moses Lake, WA. 3.3. LEM96
1490 0559 CKMV Grand Sault, NB. 2.3. LEM96
1490 0621 WPOR Portland, ME. 3.3. LEM96
1490 2259 CBDQ Labrador City, NF. Ei ole viel siirtynyt FM:lle (JM).
Ei ole viel siirtynyt FM:lle (JM). 3.3. LEM96
1510 0050 KDKO Littleton, CO. "Power 15-10" varoitti mustia nestmst
republikaaneja (JM). "Power 15-10" varoitti mustia nestmst
republikaaneja (JM). 5.3. LEM96
1550 2330 WAZX Smyrna, GA. 3.3. LEM96
1560 0058 + KLNG Council Bluffs, IA. SS-ohjelmaa, mutta legal-id
englanniksi. Tydellinen lopetusidi 0200 (MTM). SS-ohjelmaa,
mutta legal-id englanniksi. Tydellinen lopetusidi 0200 (MTM).
5,9.3. LEM96
1560 0123 KCJJ Iowa City, IA. 5,9.3. LEM96
1560 -2345 + WCNW Fairfield, OH. 4.3. LEM96
1570 0622 WBEE Harvey, IL. 3.3. LEM96
1580 2329 WDAB Travelers Rest, SC. 3.3. LEM96
1590 1030 Tent. KLIV San Jose, CA. ? ? 4.3. Bloomberg News R (JM) LEM96
1590 2321 WIFN Marine City, MI. 8.3. LEM96
1600 0517 WCWC Ripon, WI. 2,5,9.3. LEM96
1600 0920 KGST Fresno, CA. "La Mexicana" (JM). "La Mexicana" (JM). 6.3.
LEM96
1660 0500 WJDM Elizabeth, NJ. 2.3. LEM96
15385 1800-1900 KJES Vado, NM. 5.3. LEM96
Central America:
540 0443 XEWA Monterrey. 8.3. LEM96
600 0438 CMKV R Rebelde, Urbano Noris. 2.3. LEM96
640 0530 RFO Guadeloupe. 3.3. LEM96
690 0745 XETRA Tijuana. Urheilua englanniksi (JM). 6.3. LEM96
760 0434 XEABC Mxico, DF. 8.3. LEM96
800 0520 XEROK Ciudad Juarez. 5.3. LEM96
860 0524 CUBA: R Reloj, UNID QTH. 2.3. LEM96
900 0452 XEW Mxico, DF. 8.3. LEM96
940 0207 XEQ Mexico. Vaikuttaa Radiopolis-ketjun kulttuuriasemalta.
Paljon keskusteluja, mm. meksikolaismuusikkojen uudesta
Mozart-CD:st (JM). 4.3. LEM96
1030 0400 XEMPM Los Mochis. "Radio Fama" (JM). 7.3. LEM96
1060 0100 XEEP Mexico. Feidaili neworleansilaisen kanssa (JM). 8.3.
LEM96
1160 0359 + XEVW R Sensaci=A2n, Ac=A0mbaro, GJ, nousi sopivasti idin
aikaan KSL:n alta (MTM). 8.3. LEM96
1190 0826 XEWK Guadalajara. "Doble-U de Guadalajara!" (JM). 3.3. LEM96
1220 0820 XEB Mexico. 6.3. LEM96
1350 0230 XETB R Laguna, Torre=A2n, CO. 7,8.3. LEM96
1390 0349 WISA Isabela, PR. 3.3. LEM96
1590 0400 XEVOZ, Mxico, DF. 4.3. LEM96
1600 0300 WLUZ R Luz, Bayam=A2n, PR. 2.3. LEM96
South America:
640 0528 VENEZUELA: Uni=A2n R, UNID QTH. 3.3. LEM96
750 0445 LRA7 R Nacional, Cordoba. Yksityistetyn lketehtaan mainos
(JM). 6.3. LEM96
790 0455 LR6 R Mitre. 5.3. LEM96
830 0300 LU14 R Provincia de Santa Cruz, R=A1o Gallegos. 9.3. LEM96
1030 0015 LS10 R del Plata. 6.3. LEM96
1060 0227 CB106 R Miner=A1a, Santiago. 6.3. LEM96
1110 0109 YVQT R Car=A3pano, Car=A3pano. 9.3. LEM96
1140 0230 ZYH449 R Cultura da Bahia, Salvador, BA. 2.3. LEM96
1230 0500 HJLK R Calidad, Cali. 2,3.3. LEM96
1250 0100 + ZYl367 R Metropolitana, Vespasiano, MG. 6.3. LEM96
1270 0136 LS11 R Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata. Kuulutti: "Desde
La Plata, transmite Baile 1270, para toda provincia ..." Uusi
nimi vai slogan? (MTM). 3.3. LEM96
1290 0152 ZYH450 R Clube, Salvador, BA. 2.3. LEM96
1390 0409 ZYJ687 R Itapirema, Ji-Paran=A0, RO. 3,6.3. LEM96
1420 0157 ZYL288 R Cultura, Sete Lagoas, MG. 5.3. LEM96
1440 0030 ZYJ469 R 1440 AM, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. 6,7.3. LEM96
1470 0140 ZYJ781 R Gazeta, S=C6o Jos, SC. 2.3. LEM96
1540 0317 LT35 R Mon, Pergamino. 9.3. LEM96
1580 0126 YVTK R Manzanares, Cuman=A0. 9.3. LEM96
1580 0302 UNID venezuelalainen, kytti idi "Radio Rumbos, la emisora de
Venezuela", ohjelmalla "La Rumba de Rumbos". Uusi
asema/nimenmuutos/slogan? (MTM). 2.3. LEM96
1590 0152 CX159 R Real, Colonia. 6.3. LEM96
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Nigel Pimblett - ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Logs from Nigel Pimblett, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Kenwood R-5000 and 1000 foot beverage
850 HAWAII, Hilo, KHLO 1206 20 April ID as "...new 850, Cruisin' KHLO",
into oldies. Strong signal, but no other Hawaiians noted this am.
(Pimblett-AB)
1610 UTAH, Vernal, KCP270 1255 20 April TIS with five minute tape
loop extolling tourism in the area, mentioning state parks, fish
hatcheries, and dinosaur exhibits. First time heard here. Also
noted KPD667 in Salem and another unIDed Oregon TIS.(Pimblett-AB)
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Kent Winrich - kwin@xxxxxxxxxx
Kent Winrich
Waukesha, WI
GE SR III
Clarion Car Radio
kwin@xxxxxxxxxx / kent.winrich@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Special The following "updates" received while traveling in Western
Wisconsin.
680 WOGO WI Hallie 4/5 1800 - "High Country" (Contemporary Christian
Country). After a stop by the station, they have added affiliations
with MRN, USA Network, and provide Morningstar Sat. service. They
also cover local sports, NASCAR, and Winston Cup racing.
730 CKDM MB Dauphin - 4/11 0037 - Dauphin mentions, CW
970 WAVG KY Louisville - 4/11 0730 - Mentions of WAVE 9-70 Club card.
1180 WLDS IL Jacksonville 4/27 0811 - CBS News, ads for ??? Agronomic
Services at 587-4281, ABC Moving & Delivery at 2545-7505, Freeman
Seed 673-4591. Dominant and new.
1180 WXLA MI Diamondale 4/27 0800 - UC/blues. ID as AM 11-80 WXLA
Diamondale/Lansing. Blues again, no ads.
1190 KMFX MN Wabasha 4/5 1405 - IDs as Fox Country.
1220 WIMN MN Stillwater 4/5 1455 - Still here, not on 1210 CP.
1450 KATE MN Albert Lea 4/27 0745 - discussion of Minnesota weather, and
specifically southern Minn.
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Jean Burnell - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I was in Cuba a couple of weeks ago, and I had a great time at the beach!
Between pina coladas I made some logs/observations, some of which may be
useful! The MW band during daylight is dominated, of course, by many Cubans,
but at night only the big network Cubans were clearly audible on their most
local frequencies. Most channels yielded U.S. stations at night.
Surprisingly, no Jamaicans were audible at night or during the day. ... Jean
Jean Burnell near Guardalavaca, Province of Holguin, Cuba Sony 2010 with
internal antenna
Dates and times UTC:
Trans-Atlantic (trivial logs!)
1134t CROATIA Hrvatski R., Zadar, APR 9 0226 - Likely this w/ mellow
pops but without ancmt between the tunes; SIO 333
1215 ENGLAND Virgin R. synchros, APR 9 0218 - Rock mx, but deep fades;
SIO 332
1314 NORWAY NRK, Kvitsoy, APR 9 0214 - Jazz saxiphone, male ancr in
Norwegian; SIO 344
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, APR 13 0313 - Koran in the clear using
USB, almost as strong as at home; SIO 344
Pan-American
810 BAHAMAS R. Bahamas (ZNS3), Freeport, APR 12 1211 - Bank ads,
softball schedule, // 1540. Far below a R. Progreso outlet, SIO 322-1
930 MONTSERRAT R. Antilles, APR 11 0306-0331 - BBC WS pgms: nx then
sports, Big Ben chimes at 0330; SIO 322. APR 12 0234-0239 - VOA
newsmagazine pgm; SIO 432. In both instances QRM from R. Reloj. I've
trying to hear this from NF for years, but local CJYQ is very tough!
1240 BAHAMAS R. Bahamas (ZNS2), Nassau, APR 12 1158-1203 - Baseball
scores, wx for Bahamas, local anmts, nx from 1203, // 1540 at this
time; SIO 333. APR 12 1359 - Religious song, long jingle/ID song at
1402, not // 1540; SIO 344
1340 COLOMBIA RCN stn, more than one possible site, APR 10 0220 - Sports
play-by-play, mentioned "Cadena RCN" and was // 770 and 1400; SIO 222
1500 VENEZUELA R. Dos Mil, Cumana, APR 13 2336 - "Radio Dos Mil" ID, ads
w/ prices in Bolivares; SIO 333
1570 DOMINICAN REP. R. Amanecer Internacional, Santo Domingo, APR 11 0055
- Choppy signal but dominated the freq w/ SS religion, ID at 0057;
SIO 444-3 Only DR stn I could find.
1580 BELIZE VOA Relay, APR 12 0239-0245 - VOA in EE w/ newsmagazine; SIO
242
Daytime bandscan compiled 9 - 13 April, 1996
Freq Station Likely location SIO
532.0 R. Vision Cristiana South Caicos 555
540.0 R. Rebelde Sancti Spiritus 444
550.0 R. Rebelde/a Guantanamo 555
570.0 R. Reloj/b Pilon 452
580.0 R. Monte Cristi? ? (U.S. stn) 333
590.0 R. Rebelde/c Santa Clara 443
600.0 R. Rebelde Urbana Norris 555
610.0 R. Rebelde Bahia Honda? 232
620.0 R. Rebelde Moa 555
640.0 R. Progreso Las Tunas 555
650.0 R. Rebelde Santiago de Cuba 354
660.0 R. Progreso Santa Clara 242
680.0 R. Rebelde Ciego de Avila 253
690.0 R. Progreso/d Jovellanos 222
710.0 R. Rebelde Holguin 555
740.0 R. Progreso Sagua de Tamano 555
760.0 R. Reloj/e Las Mercedes 542
789.5 R. Reloj Pinar del Rio 544
800.0 R. Progreso/f Manzanillo 455
810.0 R. Progreso Guantanamo 232
810.0 R. Bahamas (ZNS3) Freeport 322
820.0 R. Progreso Contramaestre 355
840.0 "W" Santa Clara 344
850.0 R. Rebelde/g ? 222
890.0 R. Progreso/h ? 344
900.0 R. Progreso Cacocum 555
910.0 R. Cadena Agramonte Camaguey 233
920.0 R. Reloj Union de Reyes 252
930.0 R. Reloj Ciego de Avila 555
940.0 R. Reloj/i Holguin 544
940.0 WINZ Miami FL 322
950.0 R. Reloj Sancti Spiritus 243
980.0 R. Reloj/j Bayamo 222
1000.0 R. Musical Camaguey 253
1010.0 R. Musical Holguin 455
1024.0 CCR Grand Turk 455
1040.0 R. Victoria/k Puerto Padre 432
1040.0 WYFX Boynton Beach FL 432
1050.0 R. Victoria Las Tunas 555
1060.0 R. Victoria/l Amancio Rodriguez 343
1100.0 R. Angulo Banes 555
1110.2 unID/m SS weak
1120.0 R. Angulo Mayari 454
1130.7v R. Angulo Sagua de Tanamo 354
1140.0 R. Bayamo/n Media Luna 322
1140.0 WQBA Miami FL 433
1150.0 R. Bayamo Entronque Bueycito 444
1210.0 WCMQ Miami Spring FL 355
1230.0 WJNO West Palm Beach FL 352
1240.0 R. Bahamas (ZNS2) Nassau 344
1270.0 R. Reloj/o Camaguey 455
1300.0 R. Enciclopedia Las Tunas 544
1300.0 WFFG Marathon FL 322
1310.0 "W" Sagua la Grande 242
1320.0 R. Enciclopedia Santiago de Cuba 344
1340.0 R. Banes Banes 555
1350.0 R. Libertad Puerto Padre 555
1360.0 WKAT Miami FL 455
1370.0 R. Cadena Agramonte Nuevitas 555
1400.0 R. Cadena Agramonte Guaimaro 344
1400.0 WSGA Savannah GA 232
1450.0 WOCN Miami Beach FL 343
1490.0 R. Mayari Mayari 555
1500.0 R. Enciclopedia?/p Holguin? 242
1540.0 R. Bahamas (ZNS1)/q Nassau 555
1560.0 WAGL Lancaster SC 444
1560.0 WTAI Melbourne FL 222
1590.0 R. Granma Manzanillo 555
a a ca. 1 kHz tone seems to be broadcast, not a het
b very poor audio, essentially unlistenable
c gritty sound quality, only R. Reloj listed here in WRTH
d QRM mainly locally generated electrical noise
e Huge carrier, tinny signal, hum and tone
f WRTH says this has been reported on 792
g under US stn, not listed in WRTH
h not listed in WRTH but also noted back in Nov 1994
i QRM from WINZ
j under another Cuban
k slightly stronger than WYFX
l bit muffled, heard IDing as "Radio Las Tunas" also
m not // 1100, no sign of the R. Angulo from Holguin listed here in WRTH
n under WQBA
o muffled audio
p muffled audio, it is hard to believe this very weak signal emanates from
a nearby town
q WRTH lists R. Juvenil in Holguin on 1540 kHz, which did not seem to be
active. R. Bahamas makes this freq unusable in Cuba.
Jean Burnell at airport of Puerto Plata, Dominican Rep.
Equipment: Sony 2010 with internal antenna
Daytime bandscan compiled 14 April, 1996, 1830-2000 UTC
Freq Station/note/a Location Strength/5
532 R. Vision Cristiana South Caicos 5
540 unID, R. ABC? Santo Domingo? 2
560 R. Ritmos/b Santiago 4
580 unID in SS ? 2
590 R. Santa Maria La Vega 5
610 R. Accion/c Santiago 4
660 R. Quisqueyana Santiago 4
720 R. Norte Santiago 4
770 R. Aguila Santiago 4
820 R. Santiago Santiago 4
840 R. Isabel de Torres Puerto Plata 5
850 R. Clarin?/d,e Santiago 3
860 R. Clarin?/d Santo Domingo 2
870 R. La Vega La Vega 4
900 R. Puerto Plata Puerto Plata 5
930 Ondas del Yague Santiago 4
970 R. Olimpica/f La Vega 2
990 R. Cibao Santiago 2
1050 R. Hispaniola Santiago 3
1090 R. Amistad Santiago 3
1160 unID, Radiolandia? Santiago? 2
1190 R. Azul Santiago 4
1270 R. Vision/g Santo Domingo 3
1490 RTV Dominicana Puerto Plata 5
1540 R. Bahamas Nassau 2
a WRTH lists many more stations in Santiago, La Vega and, especially,
Puerto Plata which I feel I would have heard if the stations had been
active. I did check every 10 kHz-channel, and every one with
discernable audio is noted here.
b Disappeared (off air) 1927-1944, 1946-...
c Open carrier at 1835, later with rock mx
d 850 // 860. The only ID heard was garbled, but the station's name
sounded like only one syllable, not the two syllables of "Clarin"
e WRTH says this is inactive
f IDed as "HIVP" without mention of "Radio Olimpica"
g IDed as "Radio Hit"
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Jean Burnell - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I managed to take an afternoon off and I went down to Cappahayden, site of
the "Newfoundland DXpeditions", for an evening of DX. Conditions were
mediocre to the south, but decent antennas can still provide some reasonable
DX for this time of year...even some "first-time" logs. I used both
receivers at once, with tape running all the time on both. I've reviewed the
tapes, and here are the logs:
Receivers: Icom IC-R71A and Drake R8A
Antennas: 800 m towards eastern Brazil
350 m towards northern Europe
(both antennas though ICE active splitters
into both receivers)
Dates and times: UTC
TRANS-ATLANTIC
954 KENYA KBC, Kisumu/Nyamninia, APR 26 0159 - Flute and drums poking
through the QRM, choral anthem at 0200; this was tentative during NF
DX 4, but this time the signal was definitely // 4935 kHz and 1386
kHz; SIO 222. (I also discovered scraps of // audio on 747 kHz.)
1008 CANARY ISLANDS R. Las Palmas, APR 25 2323 - "Star Wars" and "The Spy
Who Love Me" themes, male ancr said this was a pgm of mx from the
cinema on "SER", but not // to the SER stations on 1575 and 1584 kHz;
SIO 444
1152 IRAN IRIB, Tabriz, APR 26 0059 - Trumpet mx through the TOH, the man
in Farsi, flute mx; two receivers allowed me to unequivocally // with
Bandar Abbas on 1566; QRM mainly from Spain, SIO 322
1161 ENGLAND Great Yorkshire Gold, Hull, APR 25 2351 - Female DJ, ads for
Williamson Solicitors and interest free credit, jingle ID, John
Lennon song, other IDs noted at 0004 and 0025; freq had at least 3
Brit signals, Strasbourg and another which sounded like Euskadi
Irratia; SIO 322
1161 SCOTLAND R. Tay, Dundee, APR 25 2336 - Scottish-accented male DJ
introed Linda Ronstad songs, after 0000 switched to female DJ
("Evelyn") who played oldies, no clear ID until 0018; SIO 222
1170 ENGLAND South Coast R., Portsmouth, APR 25 2303 - Weather ending,
"on South Coast Radio"; tough freq w/ probably 3 Brits and Portugal,
SIO 222
1170 ENGLAND likely Great North R., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, APR 25 2313 -
Male DJ, introed song by group called Code Red then asked listeners
to phone in their opinion of the song, at 2321 noted message about a
small dog lost in "the Beacon Hill area" w/ telephone number
beginning 0191, which is the Newcastle exchange... SIO 322
1206 ISRAEL Kol Israel Reshet Beth, Haifa, APR 26 0041 - Male host
talking to a telephone caller in Hebrew, "shalom"; SIO 333
1386 KENYA KBC, Nairobi, APR 26 0157 - S/on w/ woman saying simply "K-B-C
Nairobi" the drums and flute mx; SIO 232
1395 NETHERLANDS Veronica-Info, APR 26 0110 - Oldies, ID in FF; SIO 343
1458 ALBANIA VOA Relay, Fllake, APR 25 2200 - Noted "Welcome to the Voice
of America in Serbian" in those few seconds before the TOH, then
wiped out by all the Brits; SIO 222
1458 ENGLAND Sunrise R., London, APR 25 2203-2210 - Nx in Hindi...at
Indian flute mx, ad for advertising on Sunrise R. then jingle and
flute mx again; SIO 322
1458 ENGLAND Fortune 14-58, Manchester, APR 25 2203 - Jingle ID at 2203,
pop mx later was probably them too; SIO 222
1475 BENIN ORT du Benin, Cotonou, APR 25 2129 - News in African-accented
FF; SIO 242
1530 SAO TOME VOA Relay, Pinheira, APR 25 2120 - VOA news in EE, // 7415;
QRM Vaticana (?) and a jammer, SIO 444
1548 KUWAIT VOA Relay, APR 25 2212 - VOA nx in EE, and later in "Special
EE"; over the Brits, SIO 333
1548 ENGLAND BBC R. Bristol, APR 25 2235-2250 - Mainly phone call-in to
answer trivia questions about television, noted "on Radio Bristol" at
2250; often under VOA Kuwait, SIO 322
1557 CROATIA Hrvatski R., Osijek, APR 25 2224 - Nx in EE ended at 2226 w/
"that's the end of the news from Croatia. Thank you for listening and
good bye", then woman w/ ID "Hrvatska Radio Televisi", Stevie Ray
Vaughn song at 2227; SIO 333-2
1566 AZORES Em. do Clube Asas do Atlantico, Vila de Porto, APR 25 2149 -
Man and woman talking in PP, pop mx; still absolutely no sign of
Tunisia (although reported recently by Sharp in Florida), SIO 344
PAN-AMERICAN
980 BRAZIL R. Nacional, Brasilia, APR 25 2312 - Man talking in PP,
finally some mx at 2318 but he talked all over that, too; SIO 444
1060 unID, APR 26 0231-0315 - Accordian and piano mx, typical of the
southern part of South America, no anmts at all except at 0301 when a
gravelly-voiced man may have IDed, very poor but not inconsistent w/
"Radio Mineria" , but I can't be sure! QRM from a Brazilian, SIO
222-1
1180 BRAZIL R. CBN, Rio de Janeiro, APR 26 0039 - "Jornal de C-B-N" hype;
SIO 433
1190 ARGENTINA R. America, Buenos Aires, APR 26 0026-0037 - SS talk about
football, ads for Coca-Cola and local chocolate outlet, "America
Noticias" at 0032 w/ items read by a man and a woman; the common
Argentineans on 870 and 1030 kHz dominated their frequencies at this
time, SIO 332
1280 BRAZIL Super R. Tupi, Rio de Janeiro, APR 25 2153 - First Brazilian
in, sports play-by-play, "Tupi" noted at 2154; SIO 342
1390.22 unID, APR 26, 0012 - Suspect this was the R. Universidad Nac. de La
Plata from Argentina, with classical piano mx; SIO 232-1
1400 GRENADA Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou, APR 26 0129 -
Men's chorus w/ religious song then man w/ religious talk; SIO 322
1460 BRAZIL R. Alvorada, Cruz das Almas, APR 25 2144-0005 - Followed off
and on for a long time, initially Brazilian mx, later "A Voz do
Brasil" pgm, but when this ended at 2304 heard "Radio Alvorada"
jingle, at 2358-0005 football (soccer) play-by-play with one team
being from Bahia. This one listed as "construction permit" in
WRTH'96. At best SIO 343
1550 BRAZIL R. Gazeta, Areira Branca, APR 26 0035 - PP ads, deep-voiced
DJ w/ 2 ID's at 0036, over another Brazilian; this Brazilian
graveyarder is the easiest to hear, and unlike many of the smaller
Brazilian stns, it IDs clearly and frequently! SIO 333
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Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA <parents' house>
(GC = 70.22 W / 41.68 N)
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: two remotely-tuned loops (at a right angle to each
other) to DCP-2 controller - phaser
DATES: 1996 (UTC/GMT) TIMES: UTC/GMT
* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *
531 ALGERIA, Ain-el-Beida, APR 28 0337 - AA female vocal; good, atop
Spain. RVC-532 pest nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
558 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0342 - bits of SS talk; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
585 SPAIN / TUNISIA (t), APR 28 0348 - woman in SS mixed w/ apparent AA
vocal; bad low-pitched growl present. [Connelly*Y-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 28 0320 - SS talk; fair to
good o/ WXLX/WZON/WVMT slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, APR 28 0315 - SS talk by man; fair in WRKO slop.
SAH, bits of second audio under. [Connelly*Y-MA]
836 unID, APR 28 0545 - bits of music, het against 837; maybe Azores
drifting again. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 28 0250 - SS vocal; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 28 0412 - fast SS talk by man; fair w/
WCBS phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 28 0243 - AA vocal; fair through slop.
+ APR 28 0416 - AA male vocal at light audio level on massive carrier.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 28 0514 - SS teletalk; fair w/ CCR-1025 pest
off at the time. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1044 SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., APR 28 0422 - man & woman in SS;
fair o/ growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, APR 28 0430 - EE teletalk; fair
through WBAL slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0435 - excellent w/ flamenco guitar, SS
male vocal; o/ others. There was a tremendous enhancement of mid-
and high-band Spaniards in the 0430-0515 UTC period and some all-
time signal strength records were probably broken. All this on an
evening that had only been mediocre TA-wise earlier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1116 SPAIN, SER synchros / probable ITALY, APR 28 0437 - man & woman in SS;
good to excellent o/ classical music station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1125 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0439 - // 1107 w/ folk SS vocal, then SS
talk by man; very good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1143 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 28 0442 - fast SS talk, in growl.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1152 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0441 - // 1107, 1125 w/ folk SS male
vocal & guitar; fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1161 SPAIN, EI, San Sebastian, APR 28 0444 - bits of SS talk; hammered by
WOBM pest. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, APR 28 0540 - SER SS news by man & woman;
poor to fair, starting fade-out. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 28 0445 - SS talk by man; to fair peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, APR 27 2321 - man in AA; fair, some slop from local
WUOK-1240. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1287 SPAIN, SER, Lerida-Lleida et al., APR 28 0446 - rapid-fire news by man
in SS; fair, o/ others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, APR 28 0448 - HUGE (S9+30 !) w/ SS man talking
about upcoming programs. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0449 - bits of female SS vocal surfacing
above a horrendous jamming-like growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1314 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0450 - SS music // 1305; badly slopped by
S9+50 CKEC-1320. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1325 MOROCCO, Safi, APR 28 0544 - bits of FF-sounding vocal; poor in severe
CKEC splash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1359 SPAIN, RNE FS, APR 28 0453 - SS talk, then some great flute & guitar
instrumental music; like a local at S9+40 ! [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 GERMANY, Heusweiler, APR 28 0455 - classical music; fair / fadey and
mixed w/ second audio fragments (Algeria ?). [Connelly*Y-MA]
1485 SPAIN, APR 28 0457 - excited SS talk by man; fair to good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, APR 27 2255 - AA talk by woman; fair at fade-in.
+ APR 28 0016 - Koranic male AA vocal; local-like. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 VATICAN, Vatican R., APR 14 0415 - Slavic talk by man & woman;
dominant w/ VOA Sao Tome and WSAI noted under. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1539 SPAIN, SER, Manresa / Elche-Elx, APR 28 0458 - SS male vocal & guitar;
slow SAH from probable German way under. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1566 AZORES, Vila de Porto, APR 27 2300-2338 - PP talk and US / Euro- type
vocals; poor. Tunisia (back on per report from Sharp in FL) was not
noted, but Azores and the heavy WQEW-1560 slop were possibly masking
it. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 28 0459 - // 1584, 1602 w/ plaintive SS
vocal; excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 28 0459 - // 1575, 1602 w/ SS vocal; huge.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1602 SPAIN, SER synchros / EI, APR 28 0459 - SER // 1575, 1584 w/ SS
plaintive vocal mixing evenly w/ EI Vitoria w/ SS talk.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1698 SPAIN (t), APR 28 0505 - 2-way QSO in SS on upper sideband; good
strength. [Connelly*Y-MA]
PAN-AMERICAN DX
535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, APR 28 0339 - energetic soca vocal w/
rhythm backing; to good peak w/ RVC-532 nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, APR 28 0330 - "Nights in White Satin" by
the Moody Blues, then SS ID "R. Progreso". This was followed by a
female SS vocal. Excellent, o/ slight 641 het. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, APR 28 0556 - FF male vocal, then FF
talk by woman; fair in mix w/ EE station that was probably CBN.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
641 unID, APR 28 0327 - open carrier on directional bearing similar to
adjacent Cuba-640 (which was strong at the time). [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, APR 28 0325 - SS sporting
event w/ a Barranquilla team; excellent, alone on channel.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
670 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 28 0322 - // 710 w/ festive
old-fashioned Latin American dance music w/ vocal & big-band
orchestra; loud, totally dominating the channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]
710 CUBA, APR 28 0322 - // 670 w/ old-style Latin American dance band
music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 VENEZUELA, R. Caracas R., YVKS, Caracas, APR 28 0307 - R. Caracas R.
ID, SS news by woman, promo's / RCR slogan; loud, covering the
domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 28 0304 - SS ads for bank,
discotheque in Barranquilla; atop WJR/Cuba/rumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 28 0049 - RCN news by man & woman
in SS w/ mentions of several Colombian cities including Tolima; close
to WABC strength and excellent w/ WABC nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 CUBA, CMHW (t), APR 28 0404 - back-to-back SS pop music; occasional
talk but no ID; huge signal, annihilating WHAS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 PANAMA, R. Reforma, HOL55, Chitre, APR 28 0257 - "desde Panama"
mentions and references to several Panama cities, then festive music;
slightly o/ apparent Colombian and a jumble of others w/ CJBC nulled.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
885 MONTSERRAT, R. Montserrat, ZJB, Plymouth, APR 28 0246 - male Carib EE
DJ, reggae vocal; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1025 TURKS AND CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, APR 28 0038 - EE
religious talk & requests for donations; loud, sometimes stronger
than WBZ-1030. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1375 ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON, RFO, APR 28 0454 - man & woman in FF w/ tinny
audio typical of a speaker-to-microphone relay; excellent signal
level as usual. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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Charles Boehnke - cb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
FROM: Chuck Boehnke
Icom R71-A
Kahuna Dipole
Yaesu FRT 7700 tuner
153 RUSSIA, Komsomolsk FE, 1418 with well produced newscast including
actualities etc. by Radio Rossii. Very good signal. (Boehnke)
783 RUSSIA, Tavrichanka FE, 1412 with what appeared to be a newscast
Russian. Good level. (Boehnke)
981 TAIWAN (PRESUMED), BEC70, 1407 with man and woman talking in Chinese,
Fair with splatter from KFWB. (Boehnke)
1350 JAPAN, JOER Hiroshima, 1400 with several people talking, commercials
including one that sounded like Dentyne Gum. Well over domestics
with steady signal. (Boehnke)
1513 PHILIPPINES, DYAB Manila, 1425 with CBN Manila request program, man
and woman announcers, polular ballads and promo for the "Princess of
Paradise". Good signal in English and Filipino. Sounded like a happy
bunch. (Boehnke)
1557 PHILIPPINES, DWGO Olongapo City, 1435 with musical program, EZL and
pop back to back. Man announcer, weak with QRN and QRM. (Boehnke)
Note: I did hear, I think, a very faint CW signal at 1224 AM HST 4/6/96
during the KFNW DX test on 1200 Khz.
Aloha and 73, Chuck
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Alan Merriman (K4GLU) - Chincoteague VA - merriman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Drake R8/R8A, Timewave Technology DSP-59+ Digital Filter, 4 150' noise
reduced slopers, 2' air core loop, DL-2 phasing unit, MWT-3 regenerative
preselector
APR 9 2315z started out with almost certain Gambia-648 so spent 25 minutes
with this until complete fade at 2347. Senegal-765 local-like during this
period. Some Europeans also very good including Spain-585/684,
Holland-675/747, Germany-756, Switzerland-765 after Senegal s/off, Syria-783
etc. APR 10 0010 unid on 702 again, not SS but think the same one heard
last night that I thought was SS, if on and running listed 1200 kw Turkey
looks most likely for this but all talk, no music to give a hint. APR 10 PM
did a bit of tuning around but things seemed very quiet with few signals.
Not much in the mood to DX anyway and ended up spending most of the evening
on the NRC Ham Net. APR 13 0100z did a bandscan and not much of anything
except static - can it be that summer is actually finally on the way? Had
the first really warm day of the year today with temperatures way up in the
70's and I think the same for this coming weekend. Suspect DX will take a
backseat for a bit to other things like getting my yard cleaned up! APR 14
2350z bottom of band booming, big signals from Spain 585/639/684/729/738/
774/855, BBC 693, Morocco 612/702/827/1197, Senegal & Swiss 765, Egypt 864,
Algeria 891, etc so the season ain't done yet. About S5 static level along
with the good signals. APR 19 0015z some very strong signals below 1000 kHz
from Spain on many freqs, Azores 693 and 837, 0020 still huge OC on 765
which was probably Senegal, Western Sahara-711 strong, Canaries-747 fair, at
0025 Syria-783 again, 0027 Algeria-981 10/S9. APR 20 PM did a couple of
bandscans but with QRN running about S8 not much to be heard. APR 21 2345z
band very quiet but not a trace of a TA signal on the entire band except for
longwave 153/162/171/207/252. The quiet didn't last too long - it's now
0200 APR 22 and the QRN level is a steady S9 - not likely to be much DX
tonight. MAY 1 - I've hardly had the rx on for over a week. The few times
I did turn it on there was lots of QRN. Hope I haven't missed any good
African openings!
612 IRELAND FM2 Athlone APR 10 0400 - good with news in EE by a woman, way
over top of everything, best from this yet and much better than usual
powerhouse 567. [Merriman-VA]
648 GAMBIA R Gambia, Bonto APR 9 2321 - two or more men in African
language, 2325 woman joined in and spoke occasionally, at times this
sounded like a ceremony of some kind with one speaking and the other
responding, 2340 brief exchange by two men in accented EE which ended
with one saying "thank you very much" then back to African language.
Peaking over S9 and continuously readable to 2347 when faded for
good. Senegal-765 very loud at this time. No ID but nothing else
really likely and accented EE would seem to more or less cinch it.
Hopefully will get definite ID one of these days. [Merriman-VA]
702 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun C APR 14 2352 - AA sounding chant by a man, loud
and //827. This went from not being heard all winter to a nightly
regular. [Merriman-VA]
702 UNID APR 10 0010 - two men in ??, 0015:30 woman in ?? with occasional
brief comments by a man to fade at 0020. Was not Slovakia as 1098
checked and Morocco off at 0000. Probably the same station heard
last night that I thought was in SS but this definitely not SS. If
on at this time Turkey would seem most likely with 1200 kw but
language didn't really sound like the Turkish I was able to hear on
SW. 0050 back up again with man in ??, this time Slovakia behind with
easy listening music. Ideas? [Merriman-VA]
747 CANARY IS RNE 5 Las Palmas APR 15 0002 - two men and a woman in SS
with news, loud and alone and //other RNE outlets as I looked for
Burkina Faso. [Merriman-VA]
1530 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE VOA Pinheira APR 10 0335 - talk by man in slow EE,
only thing really readable here was a musical bridge between
segments, not much of a null on WSAI, //7340, 7405. [Merriman-VA]
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MISC ITEMS
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PRESS RELEASE - DX AUDIO SERVICE - MAY 1996
We're back from the 1996 National Association of Broadcasters Convention.
Last I heard there was a record 92,000 attendees, 15% of which were
International. Some of the hits at this year was the large number of
companies that have digital workstations. Price ranges ran from a simple
$1,000 setup which you could load on a standard PC, to a proprietary system
costing as much as $57,000. In addition to the workstations, broadcast
automation was hot. A quick calculation yeilded a figure that an entire
Class 4 station, (1kw with 1 tower), or a Class A FM could be completely
constructed in a 8 foot by 8 foot room. Standard costs for broadcast
automation was in the $14,000 to $22,000 area. On the transmitter front,
there was many choices. It is obvious that many of the transmitter
manufacturers are concerned about digital, as all but one had plans in place
for installation of digital modulators. If the IBOC method is selected,
about 80% of the installtions can be done by technicians in the field,
(assuming the technician competence is on the medium to upper level). I was
also impressed by antenna designs, and that some of the AM companies are
adopting some of the old ideas in design whereby bandwidth and impedance is
more stable. I can't help but think back 18 years ago to my work at a
directional AM station where the carrier frequency had an impedance of
50+j0, while out 5kHz the impedance was 20-j200. Designs like that are now
unheard of. The same goes for the FM service. Antennas are now more
functional, and it's not uncommon to see a system where a single antenna
performs the function for several stations from 88.1 to 107.9 mHz.
The Internet was a hot topic, and just about every area had something to do
with the Internet. There were many companies selling products from Real
Audio servers, to Web page graphics, to video on demand. There was a lot of
talk about the Internet replacing radio. To that, I can only answer it with
the comment I made to one broadcaster. "If you really think that the
Internet will replace your station, I will set you up with an audio server,
and provide all the legal fees to transfer your license to me. (GNBC)"
Simply put, while I recognize the marketing value of the Internet, and while
there is the ability of some people to listen to programming of stations
over the Internet, I think it's foolish to think that the public will throw
away a media which serves it's purpose with no strings attached.
Television seems to be at a stage simular to that of the change from Black &
White to Color in the early sixties. With the proliferation of computer
systems doing video, I can see two areas where television will grow. First
is the delivery system. Television stations that use analog tape after the
turn of the century, will be like those using 2-inch video formats. There
are some problems right now with some of the digital HD formats, however, I
expect them to be corrected by the time the next NAB comes around. When
this happens, I see systems in television stations simular to radio whereby
all the programming is completely on demand by the operators via server
systems. I also see this as a bonus to those stations operating LMA or
distribution by multiple means. By this, I mean that a station could
program over the air one program (or commercial), while a feed via fiber to
a local cable company could contain different material. Since the playlist
is dictated by calls to the server, the only drawback is the capital for
master units to call up material, and the means by which to distribute the
programming, (ie: cable companies, or over air broadcasts). If the United
States government does not do something stupid like ask the present
television stations to buy their new digital spectrum, I see the quality and
community service value of stations only getting better.
There is a lot more that can be said about the NAB convention, however, let
me present to you the lineup for the MAY 1996 DX Audio Service.
Fred Vobbe, Editor
DX Audio Service
00:00 Open of the DX Audio Service by Fred Vobbe
00:15 AM SWITCH with Jerry Starr
14:05 TravelLog with John Bowker (1330 kHz - Part 1)
30:30 BandScan with Jim Snowbarger (Radio heard in Tampa, FL)
46:29 Closing comments from Fred Vobbe
46:35 End Side 1
00:00 Open of Side 2, Including new phone and address info
07:09 MarketScope with Phil Wayne. (Upper Wisconsin Radio - Part 2)
21:34 Historical Moments in Radio with John Bowker (a look at a
1950's Broadcasting Yearbook).
26:23 International DX Digest with Bruce Conti=7F
35:45 Musings from Members
39:29 Sports Networks with Ken Onyschuk
44:39 Subscription information
46:11 End Side 2
Visit the Web Page @ http://wcoil.com:80/~gnbc/
Note: If you are thinking of subscribing, check the Web Page for a special
offer.
Fred Vobbe - GNBC - P.O. Box 5031 - Lima OH 45802-5031 USA.
gnbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web Page: http://wcoil.com:80/~gnbc/
Professional Voice Over & Production - Editor: DX Audio Service
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Alfredo E. Cotroneo - alfredo@xxxxxxxxx
========================================================================
NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association and WRMI (Radio Miami
International) signed today an agreement to provide small cultural radio
program producers access to radio audiences in the Americas, Europe and
North Africa, and encourage listener-supported international radio.
========================================================================
Milano, Italy - 26 April, 1996 : Representatives of Radio Miami
International and NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association met in
Milano, Italy, today to sign an agreement that will favour "international
public access radio" on Shortwave.
The two organizations agreed to join forces to create a system of
"international public access radio" whereby small producers of cultural
radio programs can have the same access to international airwaves that large
governments, political and religious organizations already have. Presently,
most international Shortwave radio stations are owned by governments and
large religious organizations who generally do not support the concept of
private or individual radio broadcasting, and do not allow such
organizations to purchase airtime on their facilities.
In the United States, the concept of "public access" broadcasting has
existed for quite some time. Small independent program producers may
broadcast their material on different stations at little or no cost, but
this has generally been limited to local cable television stations. However,
the concept has never been taken to the level of a national or international
radio station, and nothing on this scale has ever existed in Europe.
Representatives of the two organizations stated that this new concept should
be attractive to clubs, cultural associations, free radio producers and even
individuals in many countries who have a message for the world. For the
first time, these types of small program producers will have access to the
same wide-reaching media used by the most influential governmental and
religious broadcasters around the world.
Shortwave radio has been used for six decades by mostly governments to
broadcast political messages. Despite the advent of satellites, cable and
Internet, Shortwave radio continues to maintain a large and faithful
audience around the world as new, compact, sophisticated receivers have come
onto the marketplace at prices everyone can afford. For just the cost of a
small portable receiver, listeners can get first-hand information on world
events, lifestyles in different countries, as well as music and
entertainment from almost anyplace on earth. And unlike some of the newer
technologies, there are no subscription fees, encoded programs and bulky
equipment to deal with.
NEXUS-IBA is a non profit organization which operates IRRS-Shortwave, a
radio station in Milan, Italy, covering all of Europe, the Mediterranean and
North Africa on Shortwave. Radio Miami International operates station WRMI
in Miami, Florida, which reaches North and South America and the Caribbean.
By means of this new joint venture, virtually anyone can afford to have a
program on international airwaves at a cost of only one U.S. dollar per
minute. At this cost, small cultural program producers will be entitled to
the use of both stations, thus reaching a potential audience of millions of
listeners.
Producers who wish to obtain more information about the new international
public access radio provided jointly by NEXUS-IBA and WRMI may contact via
E-mail at : IPAR@xxxxxxxxx or:
In Europe :
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NEXUS-Int'l Broadcasting Association,
PO Box 11028,
I-20110 Milano,
Italy.
Fax : +39-2-706-38151
Telephone : +39-2-266-6971
E-mail : info@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.nexus.org
In the Americas :
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Radio Miami International,
P.O. Box 526852,
Miami, Florida 33152,
USA.
Fax +1-305-267-9253
Telephone +1-305-267-1728
E-mail : 71163.1735@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More information is also available on the World Wide Web at :
http://www.nexus.org/IPAR
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Alfredo E. Cotroneo PO Box 11028, 20110, Milano, Italy
Phone: +39-335-214-614 (try first) / +39-2-266-6971
email: alfredo@xxxxxxxxx fax: +39-2-706-38151
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send them to
the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxxxxxxx and the IRCA
Almanac coordinator: Rich Toebe, 2550 Hilborn Rd #34, Fairfield CA
94533-1070.
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END of April 25 1996 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - bytheway@xxxxxxx
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