WORLD OF RADIO #935, produced April 1, 1998 by Glenn Hauser

*Standard disclaimer; can you believe everything I say today?
*New times on WWCR from April 5 by UT: Thu 2030 15685, Sat 0600
 5070 and 3210; Sat 1130--if not cancelled yet--5070; Sun 0630
 5070; Mon 0400 5070; Tue 1230 15685.
*On WGTG from April 11, Sat 2330 UT on 5085-USB.
*New Spanish DX report for April starts this weekend on R. Nederland
 Radio-Enlace, Friday and Sunday
*No change in our UT schedule on RFPI, but seems one hour later by
 local clock in DST areas: Fri 20, Sat 18, Sun 23, Tue 19, plus
 8 and 15 hours later.
*RFPI back on 21465, strong signal on AM; 15050-USB and 6980-AM 
 expected back next; along with 7385
*Pres. Clinton's surprise announcement of R. Democracy for Africa,
 new VOA service as early as May
*VOA #1 and #2 managers are both Clinton's political appointtees
*VOA now using SW from Armenia relay
*Proposal for a Mid-America Communications Conference, late August
 or early Sept this year in Wichita or OK, NE, KS cities; contact
 Carl DeWhitt, ki5sf@hit.net
*RCI summer frequency changes
*April 6 MW DX test from CHSJ, 700, New Brunswick--times in UT,
 and will stay on 700 for time being
*CBC has started testing new FM frequency in Toronto to replace 740
*New station in Baja California Sur
*Radio Kudirat's organization has changed; see website
 http://www.udfn.com/uradio.htm
*A Radio Mogadishu put off the air again by fire at transmitter
*RTE Ireland changed frequencies for weekly Worlds Apart; March
 31 wrong program was broadcast
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*Some BBC frequency/site changes for Z-98
*BBC programme previewes: Masterprize Live Gala Concert; Concert
 Hall; Performance
*Sunrise Radio still on SW to Europe, Asia; plans to stay
*Merlin anniversary special March 28 only: (ID recording); sites
 still unclear; plans regular Wednesday broadcast from April 8
*English from Portugal now history; listen in Portuguese now!
*Switzerland happens to have some good reception in North American
 mornings again, via Singapore and Sottens
*Norway's Sunday English to North America, new frequencies
*Finland resumed evening English to NAm, but clashes with HCJB
*Lithuania back on 31mb for summer, but Bonaire splatters on it
*Some R. Ukraine Int'l summer English frequencies heard
*Some V. of Russia English frequencies for April
*V. of Greece a no-show on listed US relay frequencies, but another
 one heard
*V. of Turkey, new times and frequencies in English
*V. of Mongolia currently peaking in eastern NAm
*V. of Vietnam on new Russian relay frequency to NAm, including Lao
*It costs so much to mothball RA Darwin transmitters, that they
 might as well use them
*Propagation outlook from Ottawa, March 25
*Propagation outlook from Boulder, March 31
*Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 935                     ###