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[HCDX] News from the Caribbean
There have been plenty of new radio developments in the Caribbean
recently. Mostly on FM - and the situation is reflected in the new 2005
edition of the World Radio TV Handbook. Here are some details for the MW
situation in the Caribbean - and one short wave item about Greenland:
ANGUILLA
Radio Anguilla left 1505 kHz in November 1999 (as far as I remember) and
up till 2003 the station still had plans about reactivating this
frequency. These plans have now been given up, and the station has no
plans of using medium wave again. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005)
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
The island of Barbuda now has its own radio station. It's called
'Abundant Life Radio' and operates on FM in Barbuda as well as the main
island Antigua. The station originally had plans for a medium wave
transmitter in Barbuda, but chose satellite instead which - according to
station mgr. Clifton Francois "is much better". However he stresses that
the station has not fully given up on MW. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for
WRTH 2005)
Caribbean Radio Lighthouse has a new schedule on 1160 kHz: 0925-0145
UTC. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005)
Radio ZDK is still inactive on 1100 kHz. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH
2005)
BERMUDA
VSB2 on 1280 kHz is carrying Bible Broadcasting Network 24h a day. The
frequency of 1160 kHz is used for special events and otherwise relay BBC
World Service. On 1450 kHz is '1450 AM Gold' to be found. Power is 1 kW
on these 3 frequencies run by De Fontes Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Stig
Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005)
DOMINICA
Voice of Life - run be Gospel Broadcasting Corporation - stopped
broadcasting on 740 kHz in the spring of 2004. On September 4th 2004
Voice of Life also left their FM frequencies and closed down the entire
station after 28 years of operation. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH
2005)
JAMAICA
RJR94 now on reduced power: 1.5 kW on 550, 580, 700 and 770 kHz - while
720 kHz remains on full power 10 kW. All transmitters are on the air 24
hours a day. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005)
ST. LUCIA
Radio St. Lucia is inactive on 660 kHz. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH
2005)
ST. VINCENT
NBC Radio stopped broadcasting on 705 kHz in April 2002 - but is now
planning to return to medium wave from the beginning of 2005 from a new
transmitter site. The frequency will be changed to either 700 or 710 kHz
due to the fact that many receivers will not tune to a split channel
like 705 kHz. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005)
And finally this one - from well outside the Caribbean area:
GREENLAND
Although it apparently never has been reported outside Greenland, KNR
continues to use short wave from Tasiilaq on the Greenlandic east coast.
The frequency is 3815 kHz (USB) and the current schedule is: 1500-1615
and 2100-2215 UTC. The power is 200 W and the aerial used in an
omni-directional cage aerial. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005)
Best 73s
Stig Hartvig Nielsen
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