WORLD OF RADIO #996, produced July 14, 1999 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *WOR Extra #30 now produced, release date not yet decided; topic list *WOR listeners invited to subscribe to Review of International Broadcasting Online for $20 or less -- info by E-mail from wghauser@yahoo.com but do not be anonymous *Congratulations to WWCR on their tenth anniversary *R. Nueva Cajamarca, Peru heard in Tokyo on 51 meter band *R. Litoral, Honduras, schedule, address *La Voz de la Mosquitia, Honduras expected back; owners turned it off to prevent non-Christian programming *Guatemala plans 51-meter band frequency *V. of Vietnam official visits Habana *VOV has RealAudio hour on website http://www.vov.org.vn *R. Pakistan frequency changes *R. Tashkent English schedule *IBB/VOA Iranawila, Sri Lanka, proof-of-performance tests July 17-24; 21 MHz frequencies. For full schedule see our DX Report 99-30 at https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/ghdxmid.html *AFN/AFRTS SSB relays still going; program schedule monitoring needed *WRMI Miami finally takes our advice and starts new frequency (recording); no jamming so far, but no programming worth hearing either. What happened to Prague relay? *WRNO's main transmitter destroyed by fire, so off the market for now *Fundamental Broadcasting Network about to start new SW in North Carolina *WBCQ additional transmitter plans; Randi sabotaged attempts to run trans-gender and homosexual programming; Al Weiner Worldwide reported on visit to NAA *Museum ships amateur specials July 17-18; more info at http://www.ziplink.net/~rcal/salem *W.O.R. 996; P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; wghauser@yahoo.com or by fax if really necessary, 1-580-233-2948 attn Hauser; see website https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *Moon landing anniversary specials: Soundprint July series on public radio *BBC WS: Lost in Space week on My Century; Discovery; Talking Point; Meridian Feature on Hemingway; Play of the Week: A Farewell to Arms; Prom Concert season begins July 17 *Merlin did test per schedule last week, but no Virgin Radio; instead, stations like Flat Earth Radio *Sunrise Radio powerhouse signal missing from 51 meters *Site for RTE Ireland relay to Central America discovered *Isle of Man Broadcasting plans not only LW, but SW and satellite *Bastille Day story: French are marking out their own prime meridian *M2000A special events ham station from Greenwich Meridian in Jan-Feb *German government makes massive budget cuts on Deutsche Welle; great job losses expected, and cut some language services *DW plans to use 11 meters this winter *Rumors that AFN may close down MW in Frankfurt *Switzerland intends to revive European services after complaints *One of Yugoslavia's English to NAm is 6 days a week, but folk music the other day *TWR Moldova megawatt MW frequency identified *As It Happens shortened for summer with different programs in last half hour *Armed conflict and arrests at Pacifica's KPFA in Berkeley in management dispute *Free Radio Berkeley vows to return due to lack of FCC action *Spanish and Hassidic FM pirate heard in NYC *Feds bust FM pirate in Federal Heights, Colorado *C. Crane Co. 1999 catalog published, including my 1999 SW frequency list. 1-800-522-8863 (TUNE) *Propagation outlook from Ottawa issued June 30 *Propagation outlook from Boulder issued July 13: flux peak 200 *That's WOR 996; Glenn Hauser inviting you to tune in again next week ###