Current and former shortwave and mediumwave broadcasters from Europe on satellite

Here is a list of frequencies of some current and former shortwave and mediumwave broadcasters, both domestic and external, which are now broadcasting on satellite. It may be interesting and useful, especially for satellite users with motorized dish setup.

The list is subject to change and corrections. Any comments and suggestions are much appreciated.

The listed frequencies are in the following format:
satellite position - satellite name - frequency and polarization - symbol rate - FEC rate (remarks, if any).

ALBANIA

Radio Tirana (domestic service)

• 16,0E - Eutelsat 16A - 12656 V - 4883 - 1/2

AUSTRIA
Oestereich Eins (domestic service)

• 19,2E - Astra 1N - 12663 H - 22000 - 5/6

BELGIUM:
RTBF International

• 5,0W - Eutelsat 5 West A - 3727 R - 29950 - 7/8 (C-Band)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BN Radio (domestic service)

• 16,0E - Eutelsat 16A - 11262 H - 30000 - 2/3

CROATIA
Glas Hrvatske

• 152.0°E - Optus D2 - 12546 V - 22500 - 3/4
• 16.0°E - Eutelsat 16A - 10721 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 97.0°W - Galaxy 19 - 11867 V - 22000 - 3/4

CZECH REPUBLIC
Radio Prague

• 23.5°E - Astra 3B - 12525 V - 27500 - 3/4

FRANCE
RFI Afrique

• 180.0°E - Intelsat 18 - 11155 H - 28588 - 5/6 (DVB-S2)
• 9.0°E - Eutelsat 9A - 11938 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 7.0°E - Eutelsat 7A - 12728 H - 30000 - 5/6
• 34.5°W - Intelsat 903 - 11596 H - 30000 - 8/9 (DVB-S2)

RFI English

• 5.0°E  - SES 5 - 12015 V - 29950 - 3/4
• 30.0°W - Hispasat 1D - 12172 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 30.0°W - Hispasat 1E - 12052 V - 27500 - 3/4

RFI Français

• 105.5°E - AsiaSat 7 - 3760 H - 26000 - 7/8
• 13.0°E  - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B - 12380 V - 27500 - 3/4
• 9.0°E   - Eutelsat 9A - 11938 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 5.0°E   - SES 5 - 12015 V - 29950 - 3/4
• 5.0°W   - Eutelsat 5 West A - 3727 R - 29950 - 7/8
• 30.0°W  - Hispasat 1D - 12172 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 30.0°W  - Hispasat 1E - 12052 V - 27500 - 3/4
• 40.5°W  - SES 6 - 3803 L - 27500 - 7/8

GERMANY
DW Radio

• 68.5°E  - Intelsat 20 - 11010 H - 30000 - 5/6 (DSTV package/encrypted)
• 68.5°E  - Intelsat 20 - 11674 V - 28800 - 7/8
• 5.0°E   - SES 5 - 11727 H - 27500 - 2/3 (DVB-S2)
• 26.0°E  - Badr 4 - 11996 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 7.0°W   - Nilesat 102 - 11900 V - 27500 - 5/6
• 103.0°W - AMC 1 (C-Band) - 3740 V - 29270 - 7/8
• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B - 11604 H - 27500 - 5/6
• 13.0°E  - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B - 11604 H - 27500 - 5/6
• 5.0°E   - SES 5 - 12015 V - 29950 - 3/4
• 5.0°W   - Eutelsat 5 West A - 3727 R - 29950 - 7/8

HUNGARY
Kosuth Radio (domestic service)

• 9.0°E - Eutelsat 9A - 11958 V - 27500 - 2/3 (DVB-S2, AustriaSat package, free)
• 9.0°E - Eutelsat 9A - 12207 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 12563 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 4.0°W - Amos 3 - 10758 V - 30000 - 3/4 (DVB-S2, T-Home package/encrypted)

IRELAND
RTÉ Radio 1 (domestic service)

• 28.2°E - Astra 2E - 10744 H - 22000 - 5/6 (Sky UK package, free)
• 9.0°E - Eutelsat Ka-Sat 9A - 20185 L - 25000 - 2/3 (DVB-S2, 2RN package, free)

ITALY
RAI Radio Uno (domestic service)

• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C - 11804 V - 27500 - 2/3
• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13D - 10992 V - 27500 - 2/3

MACEDONIA
MR Sat (domestic service)

• 152.0°E - Optus D2 - 12546 V - 22500 - 3/4
• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13D - 10815 H - 27500 - 5/6
• 97.0°W - Galaxy 19 - 11867 V - 22000 - 3/4

MONTENEGRO
Radio Crne Gore 1 (domestic service)

• 16.0°E - Eutelsat 16A - 12597 V - 2/3

NETHERLANDS
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep

• 113.0°W - Eutelsat 113 West A - 12080 H - 25635 - 3/4

POLAND
Polskie Radio dla zagranicy

• 13.0°E Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C - 10892 H - 27500 - 3/4

PORTUGAL
RDP Internacional

• 152.0°E - Optus D2 - 12581 H - 22500 - 3/4
• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B - 10723 H - 29900 - 3/4
• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13C - 11334 H - 27500 - 3/4
• 27.5°W - Intelsat 907 - 3838 R - 7235 - 3/4 (C-Band)
• 55.5°W - Intelsat 805 - 4101 V - 2320 - 8/9
• 63.0°W - Telstar 14R - 11710 V - 3200 - 2/3

ROMANIA
Radio România International

• 16.0°E - Eutelsat 16A - 11512 V - 29950 - 2/3 (DVB-S2)

SLOVAKIA
Rádio Slovakia International

• 23.5°E - Astra 3B - 11836 H - 27500 - 5/6
• 97.0°W - Galaxy 19 - 12177 V - 23000 - 3/4

SLOVENIA
Radio Slovenia International

• 16.0°E - Eutelsat 16A - 10721 H - 27500 - 3/4

SPAIN
Radio Exterior

• 19.2°E  - Astra 1M - 11627 V - 22000 - 5/6
• 5.0°W   - Eutelsat 5 West A - 3727 R - 29950 - 7/8
• 121.0°W - EchoStar 9/Galaxy 23 - 4192 V - 11070 - 5/6

SWEDEN
Radio Sweden

• 78.5°E - Thaicom 5 - 3640 H - 28066 - 3/4
• 9.0°E  - Eutelsat 9A - 11919 V - 27500 - 3/4

UKRAINE
Radio Ukraine International

• 4.8°E - Astra 4A - 11766 H - 27500 - 3/4

UNITED KINGDOM
BBC World Service English

• 68.5°E - Intelsat 20 - 4064 H - 19850 - 7/8 (C-Band)
• 90.0°E - Yamal 300K - 3675 L - 17500 - 3/4 (C-Band)
• 26.0°E - Badr 4 - 11996 H - 27500 - 3/4

BBC World Service Americas

• 55.5°W - Intelsat 805 - 3936 H - 3255 - 2/3 (C-Band)

BBC World Service Australia and New Zealand

• 138.0°E - Telstar 18 - 4124 V - 3255 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 7.0°E - Eutelsat 7A - 10721 V - 27500 - 3/4

BBC World Service East Africa

• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 4025 R - 7324 - 2/3 (DVB-S2, C-Band)
• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 4032 L - 1000 - 5/6 (DVB-S2, C-Band)

BBC World Service Europe

• 138.0°E - Telstar 18 - 4124 V - 3255 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 76.5°E - Apstar 7 - 4089 H - 13020 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 19.2°E - Astra 1L - 11568 V - 22000 - 5/6
• 13.0°E - Eutelsat Hot Bird 13D - 11117 V - 27500 - 3/4
• 7.0°E - Eutelsat 7A - 10721 V - 27500 - 3/4
• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 4025 R - 7324 - 2/3 (C-Band)

BBC World Service Middle East

• 138.0°E Telstar 18 - 4124 V - 3255 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 76.5°E - Apstar 7 - 4089 H - 13020 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 4025 R - 7324 - 2/3 (C-Band)

BBC World Service News

• 138.0°E - Telstar 18 - 4124 V - 3255 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 76.5°E - Apstar 7 - 4089 H - 13020 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 7.0°E - Eutelsat 7A - 10721 V - 27500 - 3/4 ( News)
• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 4025 R - 7324 - 2/3 (C-Band)
• 1.0°W - Intelsat 10-02 - 4032 L - 1000 - 5/6 (C-Band, DVB-S2)
• 55.5°W - Intelsat 805 - 3936 H - 3255 - 2/3 (C-Band)

BBC World Service South Asia

• 138.0°E Telstar 18 - 4124 V - 3255 - 1/2 (C-Band)
• 76.5°E Apstar 7 - 4089 H - 1/2 (C-Band)

Polish Radio won't terminate its longwave transmissions

It appeared that the information in the international DX press that the Polish Radio is going to switch off its longwave transmitter is wrong. It appeared first on the EuroRadio forum and later was passed to many DX circles and mailing lists, but there's no such information on the "Jedynka" website, nor in its Facebook page.

Dominique from Poland got interested in the issue and contacted Roman Czejarek, Polish Radio employee and active participant in the construction of the Solec Kujawski transmitter site.

Here is the answer: "I do not know anything about such a plan. No one has given such information, at least here in Poland."

He also gave some interesting facts: The longwave transmitter is 40-50% cheaper for the Polish Radio than the network of FM transmitters. That's because the transmitter site in Solec Kujawski is wholly-owned by the Polish Radio and the FM transmitters are leased from a private company.

3 months ago marked the 15th anniversary of the PR1 longwave transmitter site. On the event, the general director of the Polish Radio said that more than 40% of the PR1 audience is listening to the station via longwave radio. He also said that they receive many listeners' letters from Poland and all over Europe.

In 2012, a new campaign for switching off the longwave transmitter began, but soon the station started to receive many listeners' letters of complain which were then read on the air and it was finally decided that the campaign should be terminated.

Radio Ukraine International resumed its MW broadcasts

On December 1, Radio Ukraine International resumed its mediumwave broadcasts on the frequency of 1431 kHz from a 800kW transmitter in the Mykolayiv transmitter site.

The transmission is in Ukrainian, between 1500 and 1900 UTC and is beamed northeast towards Russia. The signal is exceptionally strong throughout Eastern and Central Europe.

Radio Pakistan officially launched its new DRM MW transmitter

Radio Pakistan formally launched programmes on Friday from its new medium-wave digital transmitter set up with the technical and financial assistance of Japan.

Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Information Pervaiz Rashid and Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata jointly inaugurated the newly installed medium wave transmitter of 500 KW power in Islamabad.

Speaking on the occasion Ahsan thanked the Japanese government for its magnanimous support for the rehabilitation of Radio Pakistan's MW network. He said that this token of goodwill from Japan would be remembered as the airwaves from this network continue to reach the listeners.

The minister pointed out that several information sources were available to the people in today's world including private radio and TV channels, internet and satellite technology. He said that due to technological development access to information has become very easy.

He said keeping in view the changing trends, the state-owned media institutions would have to bring excellence in their work and adapt to latest technology to better compete in the market. Ahsan said that the government on its part was working to modernise its broadcasting outlets through technological adoption and capacity building of human resource.

Ahsan said that political stability was essential to put Pakistan on the path of sustainable development. He said negative politics would not serve the purpose to alleviate poverty and unemployment. He said the calls of shutting down country's exports hubs Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad would put adverse impact on the economy.

Speaking on the occasion, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata pointed out that Radio Broadcasting was still a major source of information, particularly in remote areas. He noted that rehabilitation of medium wave network would enable Radio Pakistan to reach out to maximum people in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa.

He expressed the confidence that better access to information on issues such as health, nutrition, economic activities and natural disasters would improve people's lives and thereby contribute to stability of Pakistan. In his remarks, JICA Chief Representative Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki said his agency was looking forward to close coordination with the PBC in future for dissemination of knowledge for livelihood improvement and people's awareness in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Earlier, in her welcome address, Radio Pakistan Director General Samina Pervez briefed the audience about the project. She said that the project had been completed in the given timeframe. She said that fourteen hours transmission would be broadcast from the new transmitter in Urdu and six regional languages.

She said the lifeline project would have lasting impact on the PBC's broadcast and help achieve the objective of national integration through wider reach to the people. The planning minister and the information minister also visited the renovated Master Control Room of the PBC. They were briefed about the digital equipment installed at the control room.

(Source: Daily Times)

Palau switch off from Radio Australia's FM service

"Australian government cuts to the ABC have led to Radio Australia's FM radio service being switched off in the North Pacific, a move which has not gone down well in the offices of the President of Palau.

Tommy Remengesau Junior has been rising on the international stage in recent times as he continues to promote his widely publicised environmental campaign.

It's a message that has driven up tourist numbers, but Bernadette Carreon in Koror says while the President is keen for people to enjoy what Palau has to offer, it has to be done in a more controlled fashion."

The report may be found at the Radio Australia website.

Longwave closures

Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur to close on LW

The German national public broadcasters Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur will disappear from longwave at the end of this year. Wasteful channels are going off the air due to cost considerations. The money saved will be invested in digital terrestrial radio (DAB+). At the end of 2015 the mediumwave transmitters of Deutschlandfunk will also close.

Deutschlandfunk currently still broadcasts through longwave 153 and 207 kHz and seven mediumwave frequencies including 1269 and 549 kHz. Deutschlandradio Kultur broadcasts by means of the longwave frequency 177 kHz. The mediumwave frequency 990 kHz went off last year.

Keeping these transmitters on the air costs Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur millions of euros a year in electricity costs. All these stations transmit with a fairly high power. The three longwave transmitters are each 500 kW, and the mediumwave transmitters range between 100 and 400 kW.

Meanwhile Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio Kultur can be received on FM and DAB+ in large parts of the country. Further expansion of this network is proceeding rapidly. Earlier this year Deutschlandradio Kultur switched from the obsolete MP2 DAB standard to the modern DAB+, which is also used in the Netherlands.

In 2010 it was agreed that the public broadcasters will only get funding for the rollout of DAB+ if they cut down on other distribution methods. It therefore simply means that the medium- and longwave transmitters must be switched off. Meanwhile, several regional broadcasters have already turned off their AM stations. For example, MDR did so in March 2013.

In the Netherlands, the NPO will scrap the broadcast of Radio 5 via mediumwave in September 2015. Again listeners are advised to switch to DAB+.

(Mike Terry/via mwdx yg)

Polish Radio to close its longwave transmissions

In the same time, information appeared in the open_dx yahoo mailing list that the Polish Radio domestic service is going to switch off its longwave transmitter on 225 kHz by 1st March 2015. The reason, once again, are government cuts.

Major New Media Brand ‘Sputnik’ Went Live November 10

Sputnik, a major new media brand with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries, will go live November 10. All of Sputnik’s multimedia centers located in major world capitals will maintain their own websites and broadcast from local radio stations.

MOSCOW, November 10 (Sputnik) — In 2015, Sputnik will broadcast in 30 languages, with over 800 hours of radio programming a day, covering over 130 cities and 34 countries. Sputnik’s exclusive content is designed for a global audience of billions who are tired of aggressive propaganda promoting a unipolar world and want a different perspective.

Sputnik for the world

Offering a fuller picture of the world with a truly diverse range of views, Sputnik tells the untold.

"There are countries that impose their will on both the West and East," Director General of Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency Dmitry Kiselev said. "Wherever they intervene, bloodshed, civil wars and color revolutions ensue. Entire countries fall apart. Iraq, Libya, Georgia, Ukraine, Syria, to name just a few. Many people already understand that the world doesn't necessarily have to believe that the actions of the United States work for everybody. Russia proposes a model for the world that is based on respect for all of humanity. We believe in a diverse, multicultural world, and we have many allies. To promote this outlook our media group is launching a new global brand, Sputnik."

Sputnik points the way to a multipolar world that respects every country's national interests, culture, history and traditions.

"In this world, Japan is Japanese, Turkey is Turkish, China is Chinese and Russia is Russian," Kiselev said. "We are not suggesting that other nations should adopt the Russian way of life. We believe everyone is entitled to live in their own way. Our outlook on the world is rooted in international law. The ongoing evolution of international relations is good for us and good for humankind. We are not an opposition media outlet in the countries where we operate. We maintain good relations with everybody."

Sputnik strategy

Sputnik's broadcasting is entirely geared toward local audiences.

"The agency has overhauled the underlying concept of its work," Kiselev said. "Previously all radio stations in foreign languages were based in Moscow, but almost all of our radio programs and websites will be developed locally."

"It is absolutely clear to us that trying to broadcast in foreign languages and win over foreign audiences from Moscow is not a productive approach," Rossiya Segodnya Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said. "Journalists who work in Moscow are not in a position to understand local realities as well as the locals themselves. Nor will they be able to invite local newsmakers and experts to their studios."

Sputnik multimedia resources

Sputnik is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content and as a radio broadcaster. In every country where it operates, Sputnik has a multimedia center complete with a radio station for local audiences, a website, a news agency that produces exclusive content, and a press center.

"Each multimedia center will work on different projects simultaneously. This can include launching new programs, news, comedy or analysis shows, online polls, or live broadcasts with world experts. Importantly, this unique content can be accessed in different formats by different local audiences," Simonyan said.

Sputnik's radio broadcasting will use modern formats, such as digital DAB/DAB + (Digital Radio Broadcasting), HD-Radio, as well as FM radio, mobile phones and the Internet. In the medium term, the goal is to broadcast around the clock.

"Many countries offered to let us broadcast Sputnik programs using local FM radio stations," Simonyan said. "They are interested in having new content in their media market and will include our programming in their broadcasts. With the advent of this new brand and the improved quality of our programming, we expect the regional Sputnik network in different countries to grow as well."

Webcasting is also rapidly expanding. The goal is to update Sputnik-run websites around the clock and deliver the most important information to target audiences using social media.

Sputnik news feeds in English, Spanish and Arabic are available around the clock. A newscast in Chinese will become available in late 2014. These products are distributed by subscription and cater to professional media and business, as well as expert and government agencies. Regional editorial offices in Washington, Cairo, Beijing and Montevideo work 24/7.

Sputnik's photo service uses a worldwide network of photojournalists. Images will be stored on a single database to allow for rapid sharing between regional centers.

Sputnik audience

"Sputnik's audience includes billions of people around the world, who, I'm sure, have had enough of the aggressive mainstream propaganda on the air, in newspapers and on television in many countries, sowing discord and trampling international law, common sense, the truth and the facts," Kiselev said. "People are looking for an alternative, and we are offering one by making Sputnik programming available worldwide. The demand is clearly there."

Languages

Sputnik creates its own multimedia content in Russian, Abkhaz, Azerbaijani, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Crimean Tatar, Dari, English, Estonian, French, Finnish, German, Georgian, Hindi, Japanese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Moldovan, Ossetian, Polish, Portuguese, Pashto, Spanish, Serbian, Tajik, Turkish, Uzbek, and Ukrainian.

Sputnik broadcasters

Each of Sputnik's multimedia centers in London, Washington, D.C., New Delhi, Cairo, Montevideo, Beijing, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul, Paris, Buenos Aires, Belgrade, Helsinki, Minsk, Kiev, Tashkent, Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Sukhumi, Tskhinvali, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Baku and Chisinau has anywhere from 30 to 100 staff, and all are local professionals.

Sputnik — a standard of excellence

Sputnik is delivering a new standard of media excellence.

“It’s a forward thinking, trailblazing media outlet that fills a major void in the global information market. What sets it apart is its choice of topics, perspective and insights,” said Simonyan.

(Source: sputniknews.com)

Shortwave’s Newest Broadcaster Global 24 – Takes to the Air on October 31

Oct. 21, 2014 – Global 24 Radio LLC announced today that its inaugural broadcast will go live at 7:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31, with a line-up of new and well-known programs and around-the-clock English language programming.  The broadcast can be heard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 9395 kHz on WRMI broadcasting from Okeechobee, Florida.

“We’re very excited about launching Global 24 and the important contributions it will make to shortwave radio listening – as both a medium worth preserving and a vital part of the modern media mix for so many listeners around the world,” said Phil Workman, general manager of Global 24.   “Our broadcast will appeal to dedicated shortwave listeners (SWL) all over the world looking for breaking news, opinion and music.”

Global 24 aims to revitalize the shortwave medium by bringing general interest news and entertainment into sharper focus for listeners looking for high quality programming on a daily basis.  Regular listeners will be informed, entertained and engaged in an ever more complex world.

According to Jeff White, general manager of WRMI,  “Global 24 represents another step in the long overdue commercialization of shortwave radio.  We are excited to be working with them on their ambitious program to engage and entertain a global audience.”

Additional press releases in coming days will announce our broadcast schedule, our Listeners’ Club, contests, sponsors, our web store, staff and much more.  Follow us on Twitter at @Global24Radio or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/global24radio.

Visit our website: http://www.global24radio.com to join our email newsletter for the most current updates.

A farewell to Radio Exterior De Espana

QSL cards, received in the past few days

Here are some QSL cards I received in the past few days:

WRMI to Expand Family Radio Broadcasts

As of UTC October 1, WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida will add three hours per day of programming from Family Radio in Asian languages.  This is in addition to the two hours per day of Spanish-language programming from Family Radio that WRMI already broadcasts.  The new broadcasts will be in Chinese, Japanese and Hindi.

"This will be a short-term experiment," explained WRMI General Manager Jeff White.  "But if results are good, it could be extended.  The idea is to see how well these broadcasts can be received by listeners in China, Japan and India.  These are very distant target areas from Okeechobee, but recent listener reports indicate that our signal is audible in much of Asia at certain times and frequencies.  If that is confirmed, we may be able to begin broadcasts of other programs to these Asian audiences.¨

The schedule for the Family Radio broadcasts via WRMI as of UTC October 1, 2014 will be as follows:

1000-1100 UTC daily on 7570 kHz in Japanese
1100-1200 UTC daily on 7570 kHz in Chinese
2300-0000 UTC daily on 5950 kHz in Spanish
0000-0100 UTC daily on 5950 kHz in Spanish
0100-0200 UTC daily on 15770 kHz in Hindi

The Japanese- and Chinese-language programs are on a beam to western North America, but will also be intended for listeners in Japan and China.  The Hindi-language program is on a beam to Europe and the Middle East, but will also be intended for listeners in India.  The two Spanish-language hours are two different programs.

Radio Miami International acquired the Okeechobee transmission facility from Family Radio in December. Full updated graphic schedule of WRMI may be found here

QSL card from TDF for Radio Algerienne broadcasts

Another QSL card from Radio Romania International

Radio Nord on air in August for Vaxholm Radio centenary

Radio Nord (Sweden) plan to transmit on medium wave and shortwave on 23rd August as part of the Radio Day to celebrate 100 years of the Vaxholm Radio coastal station (on an island in the Stockhom archipelago) which opened in 1914.
Radio Nord (Revival) is a tribute to the former sixties Swedish offshore station and plan to have a studio set up at Vaxholm Castle for the event which is open to the public for any members in Sweden.

Full details in programme may be found here.

Frequencies mentioned in the "Radiodag" programme are 1512 kHz and 6065 kHz for Radio Nord.

This update from Ronny Forslund on the Radio Nord Revival Facebook page (15 July):
"We will definitely be broadcasting on MW 1512 kHz but the SW frequencies have not yet been cleared. Also, you may expect test transmissions earlier in the week as our license is valid for two weeks. We also expect to have a smaller SW transmitter operating from the actual Castle, in addition to the 10 kW from Sala. Also, you may look for us in the 75 m.b. where we will be using 5 kW from Sala if everything works out. Frequency should be 3915 kHz."

(there is also an Amateur Radio special event station on 23 August from Vaxholm Castle on various frequencies - details also in programme pdf above)

Radio City & HLR this Weekend

Radio City:
Radio City will be on the air this coming weekend, on Friday July 18th at 18 - 19 UTC via IRRS on 7290 kHz and Challenger Radio on 1368 kHz, with an additional transmission (during the summer) via Challenger Radio at 21 - 22 UTC, then repeated on Saturday July 19th at 09 - 10 UTC via IRRS on 9510 kHz.
Old programmes may be used by IRRS as fillers at random.
Radio City is also on the air via Hamburger Lokalradio Saturday July 26th at 12 - 13 UTC on 7265 kHz.
Radio City is also aired every Saturday at 19 - 20 UTC on 1485 kHz by Radio Mercurs, Riga, Latvia.
Our mailing address remains citymorecars@yahoo.ca

HLR:
Saturday, HLR programs will be running as normal on 7265 & 6190 KHz.
Sunday, HLR programs will be running on:
11.00 to 15.00 UTC on 9485 kHz

EMR:
European Music Radio will return on the 3rd Sunday of September 2014.

SW Radio Africa to end shortwave on July 18

"It is with regret that SW Radio Africa announces that after 13 years, our shortwave broadcasts are to end on Friday 18th July.

You have welcomed us into your homes since our first shortwave broadcast on 19th December 2001.

Our broadcasts will continue on our website, via Channel Zim through TV decoders, and by various other forms of new media.

We know how much these shortwave broadcasts have meant to our listeners in more remote areas who have so little access to news and information, and we sincerely regret that we will no longer be able to provide this service.

We would like to thank our listeners who have been such loyal supporters for so many years and also for their willingness to share the stories of their lives with us on our Callback program. This has allowed people all over the world to have a better understanding of the many crises that Zimbabweans continue to face.

We can only hope that one day, sooner rather than later, there is real media freedom that allows Zimbabweans, wherever they are in the country, easy access to what is a basic human right – freedom of information and expression."

(Source: swradioafrica.com)

U.K.(non)   Last shortwave broadcast of SW Radio Africa on Fri, July 18:
1700-1800 on  4880 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri. Videos:

Italian Radio Base 101 reportedly on 1323 kHz

    Radio Base 101 from Padova in Italy has begun broadcasting on 1323 kHz on the AM band. The transmitter power has been given as 600 watts. You can email to the station or write to the station at Via Germania, 15 - 35010 Peraga di Vigonza, Italy. The first news about the station was published by radio amateur Diego IK3WUZ on MW News in February 2014.
     Another unlicensed Italian station has been reported heard on 1602 kHz. "Crystal Radio" was picked up on February 9, 2014, by Italian DXer Fabrizio Magrone, and reported on the MWDX mailing list. Magrone says that the station has been heard for the first time already in 2013, and it may be located in the Veneto region.

Radio Impuls from the Czech Republic testing on 981 kHz

A new AM station has begun broadcasting in the Czech Republic on 981 kHz. Local DXer Karel Honzik heard the station on June 27th using FM modulation. The signal is aired from the same antenna as Radio Dechovka on 1233 kHz, located in Prague.

Radio Free Asia releases 3rd QSL in IBB transmitter series

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of the third QSL card in the series highlighting the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) transmitter sites used for RFA programming. RFA programs broadcast from the following IBB sites: Biblis, Iranawila, Kuwait, Lampertheim, Saipan and Tinian. IBB's Iranawila transmitter site in Sri Lanka is equipped with four 500 kW and three 250 kW transmitters. All seven of these transmitters broadcast at a power level of 250 kW in carrying out the station's mission, which includes broadcasting RFA's Burmese programming on shortwave. This is RFA's 54th QSL overall and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from July 1-August 31, 2014.

RFA is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from its general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.

(Via Andrew "A.J." Janitschek, Radio Free Asia)

Bangladesh Betar's official website gets a facelift & new URL

Bangladesh Betar's official website has got a facelift, revamped website is now available at a new URL http://www.betar.gov.bd

Re-launched website has improved n' refreshingly colorful format and exciting new features and information has been added. The revamped website also offers new content like coverage maps and extensive information under Right to Information alongwith live audio streaming for AM and FM programs.

(Source: Alokesh Gupta's blog)