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lang="EN-US">Transmitter situation
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lang="EN-US">World Music Radio
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lang="EN-US"> (WMR) has now commenced broadcasting in the 11
metre band on 25800 kHz as of today, June 14th 2021
at 11 UTC. The power is 100 Watts – or some 250 Watts ERP – and
the transmitter site is a 110 m tall mast in Mårslet in the
southern outskirts of Aarhus, Denmark. The transmitter will be
on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing very
good coverage to Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark.
Occasionally the signal can also be heard much further afield
when conditions are good. As the sunspot number is increasing –
until the maximum is reached (probably) in the Summer of 2025 –
long distance reception on 25800 kHz will improve.
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lang="EN-US">After four years of struggle, WMR finally began
broadcasting on MW 927 kHz from Hvidovre, Copenhagen, on April
14th 2021. Initially with 50 Watts only; power was
gradually increased, and is now 250 Watts. Within the next few
weeks the power will be increased to 500 Watts. The transmitter
provides excellent reception in the larger Copenhagen area and
in parts of Zealand and SW Sweden during daytime. Unfortunately
a very powerful, Italian pirate station (supposedly from SW of
Milan) began using 927 kHz a short while after WMR was launched
on 927, making reception of WMR impossible in most parts of
Europe, and even causing severe interference to WMR on 927 kHz
in Denmark during evenings and night time.
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lang="EN-US">WMR continues broadcasting on 5930 kHz with almost
200 Watts from Bramming in SW Denmark. The work on installing a
500 Watts PA, which was purchased 1½ years ago, has seen little
progress but hasn’t been given up. Luckily 5930 kHz is a clear
channel all day except 2100-2400 UTC.
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lang="EN-US">WMR also continues using 15790 kHz with 200 Watts
into a 3 element yagi beamed south. The transmitter site is
north of Randers, and this transmitter is on the air regularly
every Saturday and Sunday at 0700-2000 UTC. During the summer
period the transmitter is often kept on the air continuously
from Saturday morning at 0700 until Sunday at 2100 or 2200 UTC.
The signal is mainly picked up in Southern Europe, but is also
audible at times in Ireland, northern Scandinavia, Russia, the
Middle East, Northern Africa and Brazil. This weekend will also
see a prolonged schedule: WMR will be on the air on 15790 kHz
from June 17th at 0700 UTC continuously till June 21st
at 2200 UTC. Good opportunities for a great DX catch!
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lang="EN-US">Radio208
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lang="EN-US"> continues 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on
1440 kHz from Ishøj, Copenhagen. The power is 500 Watts. Works
very well and is extremely stable.
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lang="EN-US">After some unlucky events with the shortwave
transmitter, Radio208 has now been running very well on 5970 kHz
since February 9th. Power is a little under 100
Watts. From March 28th the transmitter is on the air
24/7 but the frequency is suffering from interference during
evenings and night time from other users of 5970 kHz. The old
250 Watts transmitter, which previously was used on 5805 kHz,
has been repaired and it is hoped that this transmitter can be
taken into use on 5970 within the next month or two.
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QSLs
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lang="EN-US">A new WMR QSL card has been printed and has been
sent out to DX’ers. Please note that WMR has a new QSL policy:
As of January 2021, WMR no longer issues a full detail eQSL. A
printed full detail QSL card is available if you send your
report by mail to World Music Radio, PO Box 112, DK-8960 Randers
SØ, Denmark – and if possible enclose return postage (two duly
stamped International Reply Coupons or a five euro note). A
printed full detail QSL card is also available if you send your
report by email, and at the same time make a donation of at
least 50 DKK via PayPal to paypal.me/worldmusicradio
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lang="EN-US">The QSL policy of Radio208 remains unchanged for
the time being.
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Please help keeping AM radio alive – and WMR and Radio208 on
the air
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lang="EN-US">Listeners of World Music Radio and Radio208 are
kindly invited to send a donation to cover some of the costs
involved with running these two, non-commercial radio stations.
The running costs includes music royalties (450 euro per month)
and electricity costs for the AM-transmitters. Funds are also
needed for paying the huge bills for getting 927 kHz and 25800
kHz on the air; these projects did indeed cost an awful lot of
money.
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lang="EN-US">Your support is highly appreciated – and all
amounts are welcome!!
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lang="EN-US">Please use this link: paypal.me/worldmusicradio -
or please make a bank transfer to Hartvig Media, Hovedvejen 17,
DK 8920 Randers – IBAN DK1093310007162081 – SWIFT KRONDK22 (the
bank is Sparekassen Kronjylland, Mariagervej 47, DK 8920
Randers, Denmark)
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lang="EN-US">Thank you all so much for donations to WMR and
Radio208 received in the past couple of months
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Best 73s and good listening,
Stig Hartvig Nielsen,
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Radio
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Hartvig Media
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Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain