[HCDX]: Fw: 1071 kHz: the answers

["Mark Veldhuis" <mark.veldhuis@xxxxxx>]

Luc Van Braekel <luc@xxxxxxx> heeft geschreven in bericht
<6ppn98$ic8$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...
> Today, Flemish newspaper "De Morgen" published an article about the
> mysterious test transmissions on AM 1071 kHz.
>
> Yes, the transmissions originate from the TDF-owned medium wave
transmitter
> near Lille, previously used by France Inter.
>
> Yes, the test transmissions are produced by the Flemish tv-station VT4 and
> the station IDs are made by Ton Schipper.  VT4 is an affiliate of SBS
> (Scandinavian Broadcasting System) and operates with a UK license.
>
> No, the board of directors of VT4 has not yet approved the plan to start
> with this radio station.  These are only test transmissions, and the
> frequency and/or transmitter have not yet been assigned to VT4 by the
French
> "Conseil Superieur de l'Audiovisuel".  The frequency and/or transmitter
will
> go to the highest bidder.
>
> And yes, Peter van Dam of Flemish cable-only oldies station Radio Flandria
> (operating under a Luxembourg license) confirms that his station is also
> interested to use this AM frequency.  The article concludes that if VT4
> would not continue its plans to start a radio station, then Radio Flandria
> would probably go ahead with this frequency.
>
> Luc
>
>
>
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