WORLD OF RADIO #1085, produced June 27, 2001 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *This is final airing of WOR Sat 1130 on 15685; something else from July; but plenty of other airings still on WWCR, WBCQ, RFPI, WRN, WSUI, WPKN, C-SPAN, etc. For complete schedule see https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/ *Pressure increases on BBC WS not to cut shortwave, especially by http://www.savebbc.org with interviews, press including AP story published worldwide; see DXLDs 1-085, 1-086, 1-087, 1-088 http://www.wnyc.org/new/talk/onthemedia/otmindex.html http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010622/wl/britain_shortwave_blues_1.html *BBC frequencies to be cut, and which remain from July 1 *Cuts opposed by former BBC audience researcher Graham Mytton; http://www.savebbc.org/news/archives/00000034.html#comments *MPs react favorably to objections, early day motion *Merlin figures on SW listeners show fewest in North America, Pacific but 2.42 gigapeople worldwide with SW sets http://www.merlincommunications.com/site3/pdf/Web%20Final%20Oct.pdf *Former BBC head John Tusa also opposes cuts http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=80426 *Ham DXpedition to Svalbard July 12: see http://www.dxpedition.org *RTVE Spain, major cut in workforce; affecting English service? *The rest of Italy`s new English schedule, with contradictions *Another version of Iran`s English schedule *Piston aircraft at full rev noise on 15 MHz, from Iran? *V. of Mesopotamia, clandestine frequency change *V. of Iraqi Kurdistan, clandestine frequency change *R. Iraq International in English clear only with synchronous AM *Iraq inaugurates new homemade 300 kW MW transmitter; self-reliant *IBB plans 600 kW MW relay on Cyprus by early next year, ex-Rhodes *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, WOR 1085; P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to: Chuck Ermatinger *R. Korea International plans evening relay via Canada next year *R. Sweden and DW mixing product from Sackville on 90 meters *RCI polluting entire 19mb and beyond with 15170 transmitter *RCI website http://www.rcinet.ca was hacked for hours on weekend *KNOM, Alaska plans to run higher daytime power also at night *Still no progress in Enid`s x-bander on 1640, but KBJA, 1640, now on air from Utah in Spanish *WWL on 6 MHz explained as mixing product with WRNO on 7 MHz *Multi-station switcheroo in Cleveland OH market first few days in July prompted by WCLV selling off prime FM frequency *KUCA, Conway, Arkansas, closed down after 35 years; carried BBC, WRN *Capitol Steps holiday special for 4th of July on NPR stations http://www.capsteps.com/radio *WBCQ has new PD Michael Ketter, hopes to start relaying BBC WS by August, and make other program changes; his new program UT Wednesdays 0100 on 7415, The Planet *WGTG licensee applied for new SW station near Manchester, TN *Check for pirates on 25820 USB or NBFM 2300-0400 UT *XERTA Mexico moved to new 60m frequency *Peruvian earthquake with quick news from Henrik Klemetz on https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Anomaly.html -- Bolivian internet links down; news from Peru at http://www.adonde.com *Peruvian hams quickly formed net for quake victims *Tacna 9 MHz station on air with quake aftermath *Voz Cristiana greeted, not relayed, Lima station, contrary to last week *Argentina decides to stay on UT minus 3, not 4 *Strike over pay looming at NBC Namibia *UN Security Council urged to accept Morocco`s annexation of Western Sahara; end of Polisario clandestine? See DXLD 1-086 *Uganda using 7 instead of 4 MHz evenings *R. Morobe, Papua New Guinea, was already back on air by last week *United Patriot Radio called it quits, came back for more, and heard UT June 27, but ``credible but unconfirmed`` report says finally raided a few hours later {false alarm: still on next evening -gh} *NPR reporters to be fined for opening any stories with soft lead (spoof) *Propagation outlook from Boulder, June 26: flux range 155-205 *That`s World of Radio 1085; I`m Glenn Hauser ###