WORLD OF RADIO #1053, produced October 4, 2000 by Glenn Hauser *World Radio Network expands coverage by dRadio; see release on What`s New/Anomaly Alert at our website *WWCR had WOR on 9475 instead of 3215 last Sunday evening *New Continent of Media 00-08 starts on RFPI October 6, and later via http://www.DXing.com See topic summary on our website *R. Moldova International quit SW at beginning of September, but is webcasting five languages including English. See http://www.trm.md/radio/default_eng.htm *Croatian Radio stopped SW via Germany at end of September; but domestic SW direct from Croatia continues; schedule *Austrian Radio dropped English via Canada presaging cutbacks; assessing whether to cancel German ``Intermedia`` DX program; see http://www.addx.de/roi.htm *R. Republik Abkhazia, Georgia has additional broadcasts *R. Racja, Poland, heard in Washington state DXpedition *R. Sweden testing frequency change to North America; special QSL and some will get T-shirt magnus.nilsson@teracom.se *Longwave special from Norway partly in English postponed to October 6, though regular transmissions have begun *Free Radio Service Holland producing tribute to late Joop ter Zee, October 29; needs taped or written reminiscences by October 18 to P O Box 2727, 6049-BE Herten, The Netherlands; also see DXLD 0-119 *Jonathan Marks decides to quit producing Media Network; finale Oct 26 after reruns; was he bored with it? MN to continue as website managed by Andy Sennitt *Andy Kershaw back on BBC, now Radio 3 Sunday nights on World Routes *Big publicity for new BBCWS October series, I Have a Right, on human rights on XXI Century, in Essential Guide slots *BBC planning five new digital radio services in UK *RTE Ireland football final has play-off after draw Saturday Oct 7 *Radio Andorra has live audio stream, via http://www.andorra.ad/rtvasa/rna/ra/Radio-internet.htm *Dead Dog Cafe comedy segment back on Thursday CBC This Morning *VOA started new Enfoque Andino especially for Andes *WRMI about to start testing 15 MHz frequency daytimes, to carry endtimes broadcast; better new programs UT Saturdays 0500-0530, Seldom Heard Radio (see DXLD 0-117) alternating with Mi Seferino about Crypto-Jews, http://www.miseferino.com *Via AM, FM, SW, satellite, cable, internet, WOR 1053, wghauser@hotmail.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *Standard disclaimer *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *Portland`s 25 MHz cuing station KPM556 has own website and live stream, http://209.20.223.122/index.htm *New expanded band MW station from Georgia; another new one about to test from California *Classical format in Denver about to be taken off KVOD, but from Oct 9 another AM station there switches to classical; poor coverage *In Phoenix, 550 and 910 stations exchange so KFYI is talker on 550 *Thursday Oct 5 is 75th anniversary of WSM Nashville; special broadcast all day long, including Tom Bryant, QSL manager, at 1600 UT; also webcast http://www.wsmonline.com/w_prog_am/index.html *MPR producing satirical series on Duke`s presidentical campaign in Doonesbury, http://www.duke2000.com *Zero-hour for low-power FM in US Senate *Hams asked to assist tracking migration of burrowing owls from Saskatchewan to Texas; see http://www.homingin.com *ZJB R. Montserrat has some archive audio via http://www.mratgov.com/menu.htm *New out-of-band Peruvians IDed: Rdif. Comercial Naranjos; R. Estereo; R. Ondas del Pacifico; more in DXLD 0-118 *WWV 10 MHz has interference from drug-traffickers in Peru, relays of FM station, R. Fuego; US should protest to ITU and SAm admins *Mauritania not only varies SW frequency but changed MW frequency, already DXed on east coast North America *Galei Zahal, Israel, reactivated on 120m band *Roger Tidy won trip to Turkey in essay contest; see DXLD 0-118 *SLBC Sri Lanka`s current SW activity in English *Has anyone yet heard Christian Voice tests from Australia? One test frequency has changed *R. Vanuatu back on 7 MHz, clear in European mornings *Kingman Reef ham DXpedition Oct 8-24, 3B6RF; details in DXLD 0-118 *JRC NRD-345 receiver has also ceased production *Propagation outlook from Boulder Oct 3; flux range 200-160-215 *That`s WOR 1053; Glenn Hauser inviting you back next week ###