WORLD OF RADIO #958, produced Sept 23, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *New times for WOR on WWCR from Oct 3: Sat 2230 5070, Mon 0530 3210, paired with VOA Communications World in previous half- hour, sponsored by Grove Enterprises *Punjabi replaces one of our Spanish DX reports, Mundo Radial *After a couple of broadcasts on WBCQ, neo-Nazi programs American Dissident Voices and Scriptures for America both cancelled; WBCQ adding Art Bell Show overnight; topics of other WBCQ programs *Le Show in SNAFU last Sunday, but "definitely" starts Sept 27 *Spiritual Awakening has new time on WWCR; also on Wisdom Radio Network, satellite *WWBS Macon, Georgia, already causing local interference problems *WRNO plans comeback soon; transmitters are lemons *"Patriot" SW talkhost Bo Gritz shoots himself over divorce *KNLS makes seasonal change on odd date; English frequencies *Ken Starr quoted against pornography on public media [subsequently reported to have been an "internet hoax"] *Portugal bans further Monica coverage in deference to President *Special mediumwave DX test season begins Oct 5: WTIV, WFRA, WIBW *Two new Cuban exile programs on WRMI *Condolences to Jean Parker, Disability Radio Worldwide, on death of her husband *RFPI resumed 30 kW 6975, but RTTY QRM on 6972 one night so far; all three frequencies heard at once again *unID Peruvian, Radio DW? First letter not certain *South Africa and Botswana intervene in Lesotho; check R. Lesotho *R. Kudirat again audible in North America *R. Manurca, Central African Republic project postponed *R. Hargeisa, Somaliland, gets new transmitter and studio *R. Democracy for Africa status report; see House Resolution: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r105:H14SE8-254: *America's non-governmental, non-commercial and non-religious DX program, World of Radio 958; wghauser@hotmail.com P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; fax if really necessary 1-580-233-2948 https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *Norway's final English broadcast already Sunday, Sept 27 (recording of "penultimate" announcement); NAm frequencies *United Nations Radio resuming 5-day-a-week schedule via Germany [languages not specified yet] *Belgium chooses frequency for Bonaire relay in English to North America from Oct 25 *Another weird frequency for Croatia, mixing product *Albania's English schedule to North America *"Modernisation" of BBC World Service unwelcome *New executives at BBC include at WS, Mark Byford *BBC WS previews for October: Composer of the Month, Performance, Off the Shelf *Radio Free Iraq to be launched last week of October; status report *Iran well heard in English, in Florida *New frequency for Vietnam via Russia in English to Europe *Australian Labour opposition promises to increase ABC funding including re-opening R. Australia Darwin transmitters; election Oct 3 *X-band Aussie, Emu Plains Prison Farm, NSW, heard in Oregon *R. New Zealand International's 50th anniversary special UT Fri Sept 25, 0530-0705 11905, 0705-0730 and 0905-1100 9700, includes interview with gh *Longtime DXer with ASWLC, Gerald Arrington, died in August *Ontario DX Association Radio Fest 98, weekend of Oct 2 in Hamilton, with guest speaker list; see http://www.durhamradio.ca/odxa *Guy Atkins recommends the Yaesu FT-920 transceiver as a very good receiver *Propagation outlook from Ottawa, Sept 9 *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Sept 22: flux peak 165 *Standard disclaimer *W O R 958; I'm Glenn Hauser ###