WORLD OF RADIO #1044, produced July 12, 2000 by Glenn Hauser *Nueva emision de Mundo Radial debe comenzar el 14 de julio, viernes 2115 en 15685 *Sporadic-E season peak brings Mexican FM stations into New England on double-hop; high-band opening to channel 7; trans-Atlantic video carrier on 48 MHz from Equatorial Guinea; channel A2 to Europe *New website displays current logos of channel 2 stations, more later: http://rgn.homepage.com/logo.html *WMAQ, 670, Chicago ends when WSCR takes over August 1; see stories at http://www.dailyherald.com/d/sports/columns/cox/cox.htm http://chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/kirk/ http://www.suntimes.com/output/show/lead11.html *WGN, 720, Chicago, recreates Scopes Monkey Trial July 14 at 2000 UT *IMF demonstrators in Washington operated Mobilization Radio; also at WTO protest in Seattle. See/hear http://www.a16.org/radio *New morning show planned for NPR via Sirius Radio on satellite; see http://www.npr.org to submit resume *Boca Raton setting up emergency station on X-band *Special event ham station W7O for Walla2 Sweet Onion festival UT July 15-16; see DXLD 00-90 *Wisconsin Great Circus Train special event W9G July 16; DXLD 00-87 and http://www.bsss.org *Why WYFR defaulted to 15000 kHz atop WWV *WRMI has new website http://www.wrmi.net and E-mail info@wrmi.net *WRMI special La Voz del Pueblo Indigena, from Argentina, July 22; see DXLD 00-90 *WRMI has new militaristic Cuban exile program, La Voz de CAMCO; and clandestine for Peru, La Resistencia Democratica Peru, E-mail: vuelvenloscondores@hotmail.com *Radio Andina, new Peruvian 6 MHz out-of-band *R. San Antonio, new Peruvian on 3 MHz band *Voz de la Resistencia, Cadena Bolivariana, Comando Conjunto de Occidente, Colombian clandestine FARC station daily on 48m *Later sign-off time of R. Verdad, Guatemala, determined *R. Villa, Dominican Republic, back on 60m with bachata music *R. Yura, Bolivia, E-mailing diploma to reception reporters; has show for foreign listeners, visitors about the town *R. Loyola, Bolivia, celebrates 50th anniversary July 31; maybe website will be working by then: http://www.nch.bolnet.bo/WelcomeTexto.html or try http://www.datanet.yu/live/radio/r_bo_layo.htm *Standard disclaimer *WOR 1044, Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com and our website: https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *R. Sao Carlos, Brazil about to renovate and reactivate on 120m, maybe 60 or 49m, streaming; 60th anniversary in September QSLs *R. Nacional, Buenos Aires, heard on 90m LSB *R. Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica M-F only; reports not answered for lack of stamps, so soon forwarded from Argentina *Zimbabwe back on 60m *VOA Zimbabwe Forum funded at least for the rest of July *Congo Brazzaville QSLs, first in many years; has Spanish news *R. Rwanda schedule, times for English and French news *Two more clandestines for Horn of Africa via DTK Germany: Voice of Ethiopian Salvation; Radio Rainbow - Voice of Peace and Brotherhood *V. of Nigeria shifts 41mb frequency; still interference problem *Adventist World Radio finally gets permit for high power SW in Italy *R. Moldova International, via Romania, reduced broadcasts *R. Finland suspended weekly one-hour English until August *Love Parade special from ORB Germany gets negative reviews in DXLD 00-89, 00-90 *Dutch Relay Service on ex-BBC frequency every weekend; see http://www.geocities.com/dutch_relay_service/ and http://www.geocities.com/alfa_lima_international/ *BBC shakeup axing 900 jobs this week, 200 last week to streamline *Merlin gets contract to replace 2 x 500 kW mediumwave for BBC Cyprus *R. Pakistan`s secret English news and announcements monitored *Fire at Malaysian domestic service causes use of international service studios; and DS heard on external frequency *R. Korea International redesigned website http://www.rki.kbs.co.kr but English page still tries to download Korean text support *R. Sandaun, Papua New Guinea, 34 Hz off frequency! New transmitter? *Propagation outlook from Boulder July 11: major storm July 12-14, K index peaking at 6 July 14; flux range 230-160-230 *That`s WOR 1044; I`m Glenn Hauser ###