WORLD OF RADIO #947, produced July 1, 1998 by Glenn Hauser

*Standard disclaimer
*RFPI back on 6980 at night; 7385 soon back on low power USB
*W.O.R. special on AWR Wavescan unheard on TIAWR, but WRMI 9955
 plans to carry it July 11-13: UT Sat 0330, UT Mon 0030 among
 other times
*WRMI permit for new antenna expires at end of August, so 
 expect it operating before then
*WSUI-910 Iowa City, our faithful affiliate, had two of three
 towers blown down; blessing in disguise as needed new ones
*Twice in June, KNOR-1400, Norman OK, missed airing W.O.R., 
 but we are still supposed to appear Saturdays at 7 am
*Spectrum, on WWCR, apparently has called it quits
*Ionosonde(?) heard on 12 MHz interfering with WWCR and others
*Special nudist ham radio event in July
*Brother Stair jumping around within the 75m band from Germany
*Madison, Wisconsin is now active on 1670
*Bridges program, liberal/conservative dialog, is quitting
*CBC has unexpected $3 million cut due to accounting errors,
 closing New Delhi and Moscow bureaux, cutting Toronto staff
*Radio Asia Canada has big plans for worldwide service 
 competing with RCI, changed name to Radio Voice of Canada
 (recording)
*Supports Tamil Tigers terrorists, says Ernie Behr and uses
 German transmitter despite attack on DW Sri Lanka relay
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*R. Miskut, Nicaragua heard with new transmitter; wants reports
*Now's the time to QSL Zanzibar, as DXers provided them 100
 QSL cards; P O Box 1178, Zanzibar, Tanzania
*Portugal expands SW service with African program due to
 Guinea-Bissau situation; frequency change to N. America
*Special Expo MW and VHF station in Lisboa
*A "Radio Caroline" heard on SW
*Yet another English station to be on SW in August, R. London
 See http://www.mediapro.co.uk
*BBC WS Composer of the Month for July
*Original BBCM schedule for Gulf News Agency, Bahrain, press
 RTTY on SW was correct, despite last week's denial
*Baghdad varied frequency 3 kHz, including English
*IBC Tamil Radio frequency change was changed
*Cox Peninsula/Darwin Radio Australia transmitter site being sold
*Characteristics of digital SWBC; RNZI plans in two-three years
*Propagation outlook from Ottawa, June 17
*Propagation outlook from Boulder, June 30 - flux peaking at 126
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*Glenn Hauser, here, hoping you'll hear me, again next, week  ###