[IRCA] Fwd: [mwc] JAPAN news

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

 From Steve Whitt on the Medium Wave Circle list:



American Forces Network's Surf 648-AM will be back on the air Feb. 18 
after being off the air for about a year.
The AM station will restore news, talk and sports-talk programming to 
the AFN airwaves on Okinawa and will offer an alternative to FM 
radio's music-based format.
The new AM program lineup will feature popular programming such as 
National Public Radio, political talk shows and sports shows, such as 
Sports Overnight America, according to Master Sgt. Grady Fontana, AFN 
Okinawa detachment chief.
"The biggest benefit is that listeners now have more options," 
Fontana said. "If they want music, they can tune into Wave 89-FM. If 
they want news and talk, then they can catch it on Surf 648-AM." 
AFN's new AM antenna is in the final stages of testing, and, pending 
any delays due to bad weather, will launch Feb. 18 at 6 a.m. with NPR.
The AM antenna, located at Camp Kinser, was damaged during routine 
maintenance in January 2007.
For full AM and FM schedules, log on to http://myafn.net and follow 
the links to affiliates. Select radio and Japan from the drop-down 
menu. From there, select Kadena, Okinawa.

http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/Index.html Consolidated Public Affairs Office,
CAMP FOSTER Okinawa via h.seiichi via dxld yg (17/2-2008)
<http://myafn.net>
<http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/Index.html>

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