WORLD OF RADIO #968, produced Dec 9, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *9475 making it well to Europe, Thursday at 2130 for our first broadcast on WWCR *Both our airtimes were missing last week on WGTG; second transmitter approved for programming; yagis and rhombics and their bearings *RFPI reduced 15049 to 6 hours a day, so for WOR, only on 21460- USB before 2100, only 6975 after 0300 *WOR confirmed on WNQM 1300 Nashville, 3 and 5 am CST Saturday *WOR Extra 27 now produced, probably appearing late in Dec; topics will be at https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/worx27.html *Continent of Media, Dec edition now available on RFPI, Fri 1900 and Sat 1730 plus 8 and 16 hours later; and available now at http://www.DXing.com/ContinentofMedia.html Topics at https://www.angelfire.com/worldofradio/Com9809.html *Mystery Theater axed by syndicator, but may try for third life; WMAQ replaced it with other old-time-radio *This year's Paul Winter Consort Solstice Special is Fri Dec 11 at 8 pm EST on NPR, but not around here *Holiday specials on public radio include comedy: Imagination Workshop; Politics Takes a Holiday with Capitol Steps *Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on public radio and BBC *Four MW DX tests Monday morning Dec 14; look elsewhere *KQTY 1490 Borger TX running CW IDs every hour after midnight thru New Year's Eve *Dec 26 WAAT, Dec 28 KHMO MW DX tests *Why RCI can be heard on 6550 *RCI's First Edition has some frequency changes *Let's Talk Radio returning, on WBCQ, and internet live stream *WBCQ announces schedule cutbacks for non-paid programming *Former RFPI frequency taken over by WHRA for far-right programs *WRNO auction a bust, but still for sale; website back up; P O Box closed *UN Radio supposedly ceased operations, but still on RFPI *BBC WS previews: Composer of the Month; Brain of Britain finals; Greatest City on Earth; FONLAC; Waveguide; Queen's Xmas Message *Standard disclaimer *WOR 968, the DX program which is non-commercial, non-corporate, non-government, non-communist, non-religious, non-scripted, non- jazz and non-apolitical *[Tip for Rational Living] Major corporations contributing to the Republican Party which may be boycotted to protest persecution of our President *Merlin Network One Xmas special from R. Napa, Cyprus *Shortwave Relay Service plans Xmas-NY marathon *DW's holiday special dates in German *R. Solingen-Remscheid with New Year special on SW *Dutch coastal station PCH closing at yearend, and 94th anniversary farewell day Dec 19-20 with crossband ham contacts *Look for SWBC harmonics in the 22-31+ MHz range, such as Ukraine on 22 MHz band *R. Tatarstan, Kazan, schedule *Mayak dropping all SW at yearend; list of current frequencies [sorry about some bad edits in remainder of program] *Updating last week on Greece: frequency change, English time *Iran's revised English schedule with targets *Mahendra Vaghjee posted Afghanistan, Eritrea sound with others at http://www.crosswinds.net/mauritius/~vaghjee *R. Pakistan news audio now at http://www.radio.gov.pk *All India Radio's Panaji, Goa site schedule changed to evening *China resumes Urumchi site to Europe *Australia via Taiwan frequency correxion *Bangkok Meteorological Radio, Thailand, heard on two frequencies in New England *VOA Philippines heard on 19 MHz band; is it a harmonic? *Three Eritrean clandestines' schedules *V. of Freedom and Renewal, etc., Sudan clandestine *R. Minurca heard again after absence *Algerian out-of-bander vanishes *unID Peruvian on 5949.32 *New Peruvian frequencies for R. Nueva Cajamarca; R. Impacto; R. Estudio 3000/2000 *Australian expedition to South Pole with SW frequencies *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Dec 8; flux peak 148 *WOR 968; wghauser@hotmail.com or Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA ###