This time we have to start with some very sad news. For a long time
(first time was in the spring of 2004 when WMR began broadcasting from
Denmark on 5815 and 15810 kHz) WMR - and now also Radio208 - have been
allowed to use "out-of-band" frequencies on a non-interference basis by
the Danish telecom authorities.  Now this has come to an end.  The
Danish telecom authorities has now finally decided that Denmark will not
comply with the ITU Radio Regulations article 4 which allows the use of
out-of-band frequencies. As all Shortwave listeners know, the use of
out-of-band frequencies is very widespread - it is the case for all or
most of  the Shortwave stations in the US, for BBC, in Norway, Armenia,
Thailand, The Netherlands, France, Germany, India etc. And many of these
stations utilise transmitter power of more than 100,000 Watts  while WMR
and Radio208 are using only 500 Watts at most.

So WMR and Radio208 are now forced to change frequencies - at a rather 
short notice. This means that it will no longer be impossible [a 
spelling error? perhaps wanted to write "possible" ? - Schoech] to reach 
our listeners on Shortwave during evening hours, at night and in the 
early morning hours due to the crowded 49 meter band.
Today Monday November 30th a license was received from the Danish 
telecom authorities to use these new frequencies:
5930 kHz - World Music Radio - Bramming - 100W (soon 500W) - daily
schedule: 0700-1745 - change from 5840 to 5930 due late December 2020
5970 kHz - Radio208 - Hvidovre - 250W - daily schedule: 0700-1600 - due
on air early December 2020
15790 kHz - World Music Radio - Randers - 200W - Saturdays & Sundays
0700-2000 UTC - change from 15805 to 15790 due as of December 12th 2020
No changes for Medium Wave 927 and 1440 kHz

Please help keeping AM radio alive - and WMR and Radio208 on the air
Listeners of World Music Radio (WMR) 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 four 
AM-transmitters. Funds are also needed for setting up the aerial for the 
927 kHz transmitter in Hvidovre, Copenhagen.
All amounts are welcome!!
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)
Please mention, if you want your contribution to be anonymous - please 
write "anon".
Thank you all so much for donations to WMR and Radio208 in November J
A big thank you to the many supporters of WMR and Radio208 for sending 
donations in the past weeks.
Transmitter situation
WMR:
- The work with erecting the aerial for 927 kHz in Hvidovre is continuing.
- The WMR transmitter in Bramming is still running at 100 Watts. It is 
hoped that the 500 Watts PA can be taking into use at the time when the 
frequency is changed from 5840 to 5930 kHz - The 200W WMR transmitter on 
15805 from Randers usually runs very well. 15790 from December 12th 
2020. Remember though, to use AM mode when listening here. The audio 
gets distorted if using ECSS/SAM or LSB/USB modes.

Radio208:
- Radio208 on 1440 with 500 Watt from Ishøj is running without problems. 
Nice reception in good parts of Southern Sweden, northern Germany and 
the Benelux in the mornings.  - The Radio208 transmitter on 5805 kHz 
(250 Watts)  in Hvidovre went silent November 22nd. Transmissions on 
5805 are not expected to return. Instead 5970 kHz (at 0700-1600 UTC 
only) is planned to be taking into use within this or next week.
Radio208 t-shirt and WMR mouse pad
Coming soon is a web shop at wmr.dk and radio208.dk where you will be 
able to buy t-shirts, mouse pads, mugs etc. Hopefully ready by mid December.

Stig Hartvig Nielsen,
http://www.wmr.radio
http://www.radio208.dk