Craig I suspect the comments about Canada apply to all countries. Most countries probably report new stations when they come on the air, but if the station goes dark it's not reported (as a way of protecting the allocation in case someone else wants it). In that respect, the list probably has every station that ever existed (after a certain date), rather than ones that currently exist. I notice, for example, St Lucia has a half dozen stations listed, but only one (660) was still around when I was there in December 2000, and that one may be dark by now. I have to agree, this list would be a good starting point if someone wanted to create a Latin American log. Except for Mexico and Brazil, Latin America is the only part of the world not currently covered by a hobbyist-maintained on-line station list, so it would fill a nice niche. I have soft copies of the Arctic Radio Club's LA station news column, plus DX Worldwide II columns. If anyone's interested in tackling such a project, they'd be useful sources of information. Also, the FCC counterparts for several Latin American countries have posted AM station lists on their websites. I don't know if the lists are kept up to date in all cases. Most were probably accurate when they were posted. Even if they're 4 or 5 years old, they're probably somewhat close to reality. Bruce Deane McIntyre wrote: On 12-Aug-06, at 1:18 PM, Craig Healy wrote:In response to some comments and requests, I did a quick update to the WestList PDF file.Unless you're a history buff for defunct moved-to-FMers..I was unaware that was somebody's hobby. Well, I suppose some people will collect anything. (laughing)the Canadian listings need some updating and weeding of stations that haven't been on the air for years.Yes. I think I addressed that in a previous post. I'm in the process of creating an overlay database for this sort of thing. And, to correct the non-10KHz stations as someone else mentioned, like the 535 and 555KHz Caribbeans.One could download the Canadian List (as I have done) from the Industry Canada website (look fro Broadcasting Datebase) and look at the Status field in the database. Currently operating stations are coded OP in this field; stations with a CP are coded AU (for Authorized) 73, Deane McIntyre VE6BPO _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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