WORLD OF RADIO #1052, produced September 20, 2000 by Glenn Hauser *RFPI back on 42mb after two months, 6969 kHz, and 15049 no longer 24 hours; fewer airings for COM and WOR overnight *Listeners who could not hear 15049 with COM can now use 6969; on the web, COM 00-07 now audible at http://www.DXing.com *Fire at Montsinery relay in French Guiana leads RFI, SRI and NHK to move transmissions to France or elsewhere for a month; CRI no longer heard *Swiss Radio International explains the Guiana situation, and substitute transmissions, what TDF has done in France *Thais Silva, wife of Jeff White, has permit for Venezuelan tropical station, frequency designated *Dates for DST in part of Brazil *Another USB feeder from Argentina, with R. Continental *Webradio from Peru for news of Fujimori quitting, etc., lacking international SW service: http://www.rpp.com.pe and http://www.terra.com.pe/cpn/radio1.htm *Sound effects in background: planes and trains very active in Enid this afternoon; it`s finally cool enough to open the windows *TIFC Costa Rica still putting pulsating noise on 9 MHz band *Scream of the Butterfly continues on WRMI, and tests this Saturday afternoon the 23rd on WBCQ; special QSL from P O Box 1994, Rancho Cordova CA 95741 *Sept 23 is also Marion`s Attic first anniversary on WBCQ, simulcast *Don`t You Believe WINB`s website giving their own frequency wrong; nothing but gospel *Voice of SW Radio, North American AM pirate on 48mb *The midpoint of edition 1052 of the media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio; P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or wghauser@hotmail.com Fax: 1-580-233-2948 Much more info at our site: https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *BBC programme Desert Island Discs copied by other stations, including Radio Free Santa Fe, http://www.kbac.com/listenlive.shtm and WITF, Hershey PA, http://www.witf.org with Ellen Hughes *California AG rules Pacifica Foundation directors can be sued on behalf of public interest: http://home.pon.net/wildrose/remove.htm *Special MW DX test season begins Sept 30, from WJNT 1180, Jackson MS; report by E-mail only: email@wjnt.com *Midwest DX Get-together at Tenkiller State Park, OK, Oct 13-15; info from John Tudenham, 1-417-624-8058 or w0jrp@earthlink.net *American Olympic fans complain of no live coverage on NBC; but live available on C-band dishes from CBC in Canada (or off air near border); we maintain all sports, even play-by-play should be delayed *Toronto has a pirate TV station: http://www.srtv.on.ca *C`est la Vie, CBC program introducing French Canada to the English, is back for new season, but mid-day Friday and no longer on RCI *BBC WS quickly closed down due to Olympics alternate stream via http://www.broadcast.com but resourceful surfers may still find it if they know where to look and other BBC services, such as Radio 4 are not completely blocked *BBC On Air magazine has new editor who has made improvements, but not enough yet; frequency folder may not be updated *Global Sound Kitchen still has additional frequency to those mentioned last week *Special longwave 153 broadcast in late September inaugurating new transmitter in Ingoy; check http://www.dxlc.com - special QSLs *Mauritania off frequency again and drifting on 60 meters *Radio Cairo now has audio site with English archive, Arabic stream at http://www.sis.gov.eg/realpg/html1/front.htm *Iraq, Iran, Kurdish clandestine survey with times monitored is in DX Listening Digest 0-114 *Receiver shorts from John Norfolk: Radio Shack has two multibands with SW included; and two new SW receivers; see Reception Tips on WOR website *Drake SW-8 production discontinued; no back orders being filled *First digital radio under 300 pounds launched in Britain, DRX 601-E *Propagation disturbances this week brought downunder MW to Oregon *Propagation outlook from Boulder September 19: flux range 215-170-205 *Standard disclaimer *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1052 ###