WORLD OF RADIO #951, produced Aug 5, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *RFPI adjusted 1 kHz upward to 21461, further from HCJB USB *WWCR added new feature block M-F at 1600 on 15685, including World of Radio on Thursdays; still also Thu at 2030 on 15685 *CD Radio, direct satellite radio service, to include World Radio Network on channel 57 *The Electra radioship ran into another and has been auctioned *WBCQ not carrying much B.S.; initial schedule *Pennsylvania ANG gets another new Psyops broadcast plane *AFRTS back on SW via marine USB transmitters; with two different programs, one musical; Puerto Rico location disputed [later: confirmed as Key West, Florida] *Who can find and send us the complete AFRTS program schedule? *WRMI 9955 Viva Miami special in English on Mexican DX meeting, UT Fri Aug 7 at 0330 *Congress votes more money for TV Marti, "invisible television to nowhere" *Head named for Farsi service of RFE/RL; secret studio in Prague *Prairie Home Companion Aug 8-9 has Al Franken parody of BBC classical broadcasts *Mystery solved: the all-night open carrier on 1530 kHz *New comedy program on CBC: The Muckraker *R. Asia Canada frequency changes; English gone *July 25 Toronto Globe & Mail had excellent article introducing SW to public by Jenny Punter, SW Thrives in Internet Age *Standard disclaimer *America's non-commercial, non-governmental and non-religious DX program, W.O.R. 941, Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *La Voz de la Mosquitia, 4910 repaired and to return in October *AWR Costa Rica running Wavescan UT Tuesdays at 0000 *New Peruvian stations, reactivations, or new names: R. Virgen del Carmen; R. Sicuani in clear; R. La Voz de Chiriaco; R. JVL; R. Regional; unID on 5775 *R. Rainbow, Ethiopian clandestine, full schedule *RTE Ireland adds daily relays via Ascension, Singapore *BBC program previews: International Question Time; Meridian Live; Composer of the Month; Musical of the Week; Performance *Merlin Network One's 48-hour radio festival Aug 14-15 *Radio Free London anniversary celebration Aug 7-16 *Spain has new frequency for English to Europe *High Adventure Radio quit Georgia for Germany; schedule *Two best Ukraine frequencies off most of July for non-payment, now back *New frequency for V. of Russia in August *R. Varna, Bulgaria, on SW is "incognito operation" former jammer *V. of Shari'a, Afghanistan resuming SW *R. Afghanistan, opposition station, heard on SW *RRI Indonesia dropping 5 daily newscasts *Transmitter donated by Australia to Goroka, PNG, rotting away for lack of commitment to activate it *Australian Defence Forces Radio explains use of two frequencies *R. New Zealand Int'l Mailbox new times, and new URL: http://www.rnzi.com *Millenium Radio, new internet radio service for smaller stations, pirates, DX programs http://www.gelat.com/radio/ *Propagation outlook from Ottawa *Propagation outlook from Boulder *World of Radio 951; Glenn Hauser inviting you to listen again next week ###