WORLD OF RADIO #1060, produced November 29, 2000 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *RFPI Costa Rica starts new schedule Dec 1 with repeat cycle of 6-12-18 hours later instead of 8 and 16, so many new times for World of Radio and Continent of Media; details in DXLD 0-145 and at our website https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/ And new frequencies 7480 and 15065 starting soon http://www.rfpi.org *DXers Calling provides loop of WOR, DXing with Cumbre and South Pacific DX Report, at http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=who12 *WBCQ2 tested new 17495, quite good even at reduced power *VOA Botswana again clashing with WBCQ1 on 7415 *WRNO on the air with Brother Scare at very low power, off-frequency *FCC seeks comments on proposal for HF messaging system, by Terion Inc.; could interfere with ham, SWBC bands using a total of more than 11 MHz; comments by Dec. 18 referencing DA-00-2600 *Pres. Clinton signs bill allowing state and local officials to enforce CB violaions, since FCC won`t, HR 2346 *Timeline for new Toronto 740 kHz station, and consequent changes at two others *New Africa page, frequency list: http://www.poba.de/africalist.html [P.S. Dec. 3: Dear Glenn - Tried twice to access the Africa-list web site in your no. 1060 edition, and each time my computer went down as the site seems to add an unlimited amount of /default.html 's. (Erik Koie in Copenhagen) Same here when we checked; avoid! It was OK when we originally checked it -gh] *Latest monitoring of English news from Voice of Africa, Libya *R. Nigeria, Abuja FM and SW facility construction on schedule *R. Nigeria one kHz off frequency *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1060; P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or wghauser@hotmail.com -- fax if really necessary 1-580-233-2948 attn Hauser *Tip for rational living: the Earth/Peace Calendar starting in 1969, new names for days of week and months of year; details and download at http://www.hyperlinker.com/earthcal/ *E-mail verification received from R. Tele-Liberte, Congo DR clandestine, says it will be back in December; MLCongo@compuserve.com *Somali interim government plans own radio station with Kuwaiti aid *BBC WS previews early December; see DXLDs for more details. Play of the Week: Born to be Wilde, and Ghosts; Heart & Soul: The Dao of Survival; World of Music: Nights of the Goddess; People & Places: Women of the World; Discovery: Life Story of the Earth *Journalists` strike against BBC WS gave us respite from oversupply of news last weekend *London Live presents world music Saturdays 2000-2200 UT, http://www.bbc.co.uk/londonlive *New blind-friendly radio-related website in UK: >A HREF="http://www.useit.org.uk">http://www.useit.org.uk *R. Alfa Lima International, Dutch pirate, heard in NAm and phoned *Methodist Church test to Africa via DTK Germany Dec 4-10 *R. Prague on 5055 explained as mixing product *Ukraine changing North American frequency December 5; reports to egorov@nrcu.gov.ua or vsru@nrcu.gov.ua *R. Retro, Russia, heard on 60m *V. of Greece changed N American frequency, but moved it closer to RTTY; and another switches bands; more times for English news *Broadcast journalists` strike planned in Italy Dec 11-12 *R. Jordan switching to 17680 earlier, now clashing with France *Iran`s R. Shalom service is anti-Zionist *WorldSpace starts digital satellite audio service to India; and receivers already on sale in New Delhi *Three Indians states split into two, resulting in more DXing possibilities; details in DXLD 0-143 and 0-146 *More on Bhutan`s new schedule, including English *Ramadan in Indonesia has started; VOI remodeled; latest European frequency *R. San Jose, Bolivia, reactivated; R. Constelacion reactivated too *R. Celendin, Peru, letting La Voz del Campesino try transmitter; see DXLD 0-143, 0-144; and lengthy list of SW stations in Peru by frequency in 0-145 *13 and 4 MHz bands have swoop-swoop-swoop, or zoop-zoop-zoop noise, ``national windshield wiper synchronization signal`` *Propagation outlook from Boulder November 28; flux range 180-145-195 *That`s WOR 1060; I`m Glenn Hauser ###