WORLD OF RADIO #987, produced April 28, 1999 by Glenn Hauser *A new Continent of Media, 99-03, now available on RFPI, and on http://www.DXing.com See topic summary at our website https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Commid.html *Last week's WOR distribution problems: missing from WRN1 to Europe; and WRN ondemand not available [nor to RFPI] until Monday but is now *Serb TV bombed last week, and also disrupted feed of R. Yugoslavia SW programs to transmitter site, which were not bombed; heard at the moment of bombing and still missing; second SW site still heard with domestic service; still text and English audio on web at new URL http://www.radioyu.org - SW frequency clashes with VOA *NATO aircraft broadcasts to Yugoslavia on MW heard as far away as Czech Republic in daytime; American accent and propaganda not likely to impress Serbs *Austria adds 5-hour service to Balkans on MW, SW, "Neighbor in Need" *V. of Russia's Joe Adamov unhappy with official Russian position *V. of Russia times for program previews *V. of Russia Kosovo special times; one hour switches English, Spanish *R. Moldova International, English schedule *Georgian Radio's English schedule *R. Vilnius, Lithuania's new 100 kW now in service; adding North American antenna later; planned frequencies *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, WOR 987 *Standard disclaimer *Our new E-mail address wghauser@yahoo.com, not hotmail *Our website: https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *P-mail P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; fax 1-580-233-2948 attn Hauser *R. Free London pirate appears on frequency BBC was forced to vacate *BBC WS previews starting in early May: Cuba on Meridian; Assignment on Cuban culture; Composer of the Month; Performance; Counterpoint; Border Run repeats; Eureka; Everywoman; My Century *Israel Defence Forces' Galei Zahal not heard on SW any more *V. of Independent Kurdistan on 7 MHz band *Takhar Radio, anti-Taleban for Afghanistan changes sked on 7 MHz *Vietnam settles down on 13 MHz band; Russian relay to NAm *R. New Zealand Int'l new schedule from May 1 *FEBA Seychelles in English, Dhivehi *Aydid's radio in Somalia sacks old staff over pay, plans comeback *R. Tanzania heard 3 hours after sunrise on 7 MHz band *R. Ecclesia, Angola, once on SW, now on internet: http://ecclesia.snet.co.ao or http://www.snet.co.ao [not eclesia] *V. of Nigeria on 7 MHz partly blocked by VOA *LRA36, Antarctica plans another DX special May 1-2 *R. Fides, Bolivia strong signal in France; and more early mornings http://www.fides2001.com *Peruvian IDed as R. Paz y Vida *Another Peruvian, R. Super Nueva Sensacion changes frequency *Colombian clandestines Voz de la Resistencia, R. Patria Libre *VOA heard with Albanian humanitarian messages *WRMI unheard, but says still with NW antenna for R. Prague *Jean Shepherd time on WBCQ changing *Randi Steele quit WBCQ over hate-speech policy, Brother Stair *ANARC SWL net Sunday mornings suspended *Propagation outlook from Boulder April 27; flux peak 140 *World of Radio 987; I'm Glenn Hauser ###