WORLD OF RADIO #953, produced Aug 19, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *In Congo DR, a bounty proclaimed against foreign journalists *Bunia, Congo station taken over by rebels *Human Rights Watch concerned about witchhunt in Kinshasa *Check 15244 for Kinshasa; interference from R. Asia Canada *Radio Kudirat, clandestine from South Africa to Nigeria, still heard in Europe *Central African Republic back on SW *New African station looking for clear 9 MHz frequency *UNESCO worker needs help to improve radio in Somalia *Plans for a New Utopia in the Caribbean; see http://www.new-utopia.com *RFPI with one transmitter only switching from 15049 to 6975 *RFPI to start Pacifica News Sept 2 *Already on RFPI, new show A Public Affair, from WORT Madison *R. Educacion, Mexico, increased power, and has Spanish DX show *Background to La Voz del Guaviare, Colombia *Radio Barquisimeto plans to reactivate SW for baseball, also website and RealAudio *Radio Satelite, Peru, starts morning broadcasts *Two Peruvians reactivated above 7 MHz *The Media Magazine you Monitor with your Mind, W.O.R. 953, Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com Fax if necessary 1-580-233-2948 attn Hauser; check our website for info on all our broadcasts and publications: https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *Voice of Shari'a, Afghanistan, latest SW sked includes English *Taleban takes over Rabbani's opposition SW station in Takhar *Two Kurdish clandestines seem to come from same location *Schedules for V. of the People of Kurdistan; and V. of Iraqi Kurdistan *VOA SW via Rhodes expected to have ceased Aug 18 *BBC 12095 no longer suffering utility interference *BBC previews: Come Inside; Dead White Males play; Songs of the Sufi Mystics *South Asia Radio Guide now on the web: https://www.angelfire.com/in/alokdg *RNZI Mailbox will be interrupted for frequency change; new frequency schedule effective Sept 6 *Still no AFRTS program schedule; we found The Savvy Traveler on it; http://www.savtrav.com *WBCQ already heard testing Aug 14 *Brother Stair on new frequency clashing with BBC *Bo Gritz' SW broadcast in the news is on WWCR *Mark from Michigan was on the run, then captured, not on air? *Feud between Tom Leykis and Dr. Laura; see article on her in August Vanity Fair, or http://www.tomleykis.com/altdrlaura.html *FCC busted 15 Miami FM pirates in late July *We're aghast at security systems putting hash on the FM band; ARRL sucessfully prevented use of entire SW band for this *Brace yourself for different SW propagation this fall; 13mb active in middle of night; SW fadeout on Aug 17 with major flare; higher flux predicted up to 160 in *Propagation outlook from Boulder *Glenn Hauser inviting you back next week ###