WORLD OF RADIO #987, produced April 28, 1999 by Glenn Hauser
*A new Continent of Media, 99-03, now available on RFPI, and on
http://www.DXing.com See topic summary at our website
https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Commid.html
*Last week's WOR distribution problems: missing from WRN1 to Europe;
and WRN ondemand not available [nor to RFPI] until Monday but is now
*Serb TV bombed last week, and also disrupted feed of R. Yugoslavia
SW programs to transmitter site, which were not bombed; heard at the
moment of bombing and still missing; second SW site still heard with
domestic service; still text and English audio on web at new URL
http://www.radioyu.org - SW frequency clashes with VOA
*NATO aircraft broadcasts to Yugoslavia on MW heard as far away as
Czech Republic in daytime; American accent and propaganda not likely
to impress Serbs
*Austria adds 5-hour service to Balkans on MW, SW, "Neighbor in Need"
*V. of Russia's Joe Adamov unhappy with official Russian position
*V. of Russia times for program previews
*V. of Russia Kosovo special times; one hour switches English, Spanish
*R. Moldova International, English schedule
*Georgian Radio's English schedule
*R. Vilnius, Lithuania's new 100 kW now in service; adding North
American antenna later; planned frequencies
*The media magazine you monitor with your mind, WOR 987
*Standard disclaimer
*Our new E-mail address wghauser@yahoo.com, not hotmail
*Our website: https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio
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*R. Free London pirate appears on frequency BBC was forced to vacate
*BBC WS previews starting in early May: Cuba on Meridian; Assignment on
Cuban culture; Composer of the Month; Performance; Counterpoint;
Border Run repeats; Eureka; Everywoman; My Century
*Israel Defence Forces' Galei Zahal not heard on SW any more
*V. of Independent Kurdistan on 7 MHz band
*Takhar Radio, anti-Taleban for Afghanistan changes sked on 7 MHz
*Vietnam settles down on 13 MHz band; Russian relay to NAm
*R. New Zealand Int'l new schedule from May 1
*FEBA Seychelles in English, Dhivehi
*Aydid's radio in Somalia sacks old staff over pay, plans comeback
*R. Tanzania heard 3 hours after sunrise on 7 MHz band
*R. Ecclesia, Angola, once on SW, now on internet:
http://ecclesia.snet.co.ao or http://www.snet.co.ao [not eclesia]
*V. of Nigeria on 7 MHz partly blocked by VOA
*LRA36, Antarctica plans another DX special May 1-2
*R. Fides, Bolivia strong signal in France; and more early mornings
http://www.fides2001.com
*Peruvian IDed as R. Paz y Vida
*Another Peruvian, R. Super Nueva Sensacion changes frequency
*Colombian clandestines Voz de la Resistencia, R. Patria Libre
*VOA heard with Albanian humanitarian messages
*WRMI unheard, but says still with NW antenna for R. Prague
*Jean Shepherd time on WBCQ changing
*Randi Steele quit WBCQ over hate-speech policy, Brother Stair
*ANARC SWL net Sunday mornings suspended
*Propagation outlook from Boulder April 27; flux peak 140
*World of Radio 987; I'm Glenn Hauser ###
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