WORLD OF RADIO #959, produced Sept 30, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *Last week's quote attributed to Kenneth Starr may have been a hoax *Continent of Media now available as full file download as well as streaming from http://www.Dxing.com/ContinentOfMedia.html *Cable Radio in Huntsville, Alabama includes BBC and WRN1 with WOR *World of Radio now at two new times on WWCR, companion to VOA Communications World half an hour earlier: Sat 2230 on 5070, Mon 0530 on 3210; other usual times on WWCR continue *R. Australia's blanket elexion coverage Oct 3 0810-1300 *R. New Zealand Int'l repeating 50th anniversary special one week later: UT Fri Oct 2 0530-0730, 0930-1130; our interview about halfway in or a little earlier; also at http://www.rnzi.com *Pronounce Z as Zed re New Zealand; as Zee re Philippines *DZFM, Philippines monitored on variable 31m frequency *Japanese marine weather MW stations from lighthouses heard in Oregon; how they are coordinated on a single frequency *New Mongolian SW transmitter unaccounted for, unheard *New CRI site in Urumchi still off the air *Identity of ID speaker on CRI tape: a Minnesotan *Tannu Tuva has new shortwave frequency *VOA new transmitter in Sri Lanka testing again *Afghanistan's exact shortwave sign-off times *Radio Oman has some new frequencies conflicting with neighbors *New Bukavu, Congo frequency with 50 watts *Ogene Ndigbo service via WHRA looking for better site *Radio SNBS via WGTG keeps missing broadcast; obituary *Dave Frantz talks about WGTG instead, and at another time *The Media Magazine you Monitor with your Mind, W.O.R. 959; wghauser@hotmail.com P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; fax if really necessary: 1-580-233-2948 attn Hauser all-text website: https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *Harry Shearer's Le Show finally starts on WBCQ (recording); the Nazis are gone, but not Scriptures for America; Al Weiner Worldwide new times; supposed new afternoon religious show unheard; plan to carry Art Bell overnight not confirmed; transmitter almost up to full power; Pacifica News wanted too much money to be carried on WBCQ *Oklahoma SW harmonic still heard, and off-frequency *Another US station on 11-meter band heard trans-Pacifically *Havana's third harmonic on 10-meter band ditto *Sick-out at Bahamas Broadcasting over pay *Broadcasting Corporation of Belize being divested by government *RFPI Oct 4-10 broadcasting live from Virginia's Belonging to Mother Earth conference; also on satellite, and webcast; see http://www.belonging.org - and live call-ins on FRRR resume *R. Yugoslavia retiming WNAm broadcast, but still summer freqs *Norway's final English lost some transmissions with site down; 18950 usage to expand for D98; staffer vows to try to get English rescued *Ireland has new commercial TV3 network *Surrey Electronics gets European Commission on Human Rights backing over allowing independent SW station in Britain *New BBC WS head foresees changes, but not structural ones *BBC WS about to close down German service *Lord Archer proposes England go on double-DST, but not Scotland *DW from Germany barely using 13m; should try 11m *Report that the ionosphere has lowered 8 km, so are radio propagation distances also reduced? *Propagation outlook from Boulder Sept. 29; flux peak 145 *So concludes WOR 959; your input welcomed to wghauser@hotmail.com *Do join me again next week ###