WORLD OF RADIO #1070, produced Feb. 21, 2001 by Glenn Hauser *RFPI has reactivated 15049, 2200-0400; 7450 now at 0200-0800 *WBCQ2 timechange again for WOR repeat: UT Sunday 0300 on 9335-CUSB *V. of Justice, new opposition Cambodian weekly on SW; 49 Street 214, Phnom Penh. http://www.samrainsyparty.org Transmitter site not yet known. (Recording) Content of first broadcast. ``Vitthayu Samleng Yuttethoar`` may start 10-minute English summary segment; samrainsy@bigpond.com.kh *R. Taibei Internacional running a contest: draw or paint a portrait of yourself, deadline April 30; http://www.cbs.org.tw had nothing about it in English *R. Pyongyang changed to V. of Korea Feb 16 on Kim Jong-Il`s birthday *AFN Diego Garcia as logged in Canada *R. New Zealand International closes for maintenance on the third Thursday of each month, 2230-0255, sometimes also 0310-0800. Mailbox can be downloaded from website, and another airtime soon, Mondays 0705 fortnightly *R. Madagascar nice source of hi-fi music on 5 MHz *Mozambican internet station, not the official one, on live365.com see: http://www.macua.com/radiomocambique01.html *Somali shortwave activity of three stations; Hargeisa schedule *Standard disclaimer *Edition MLXX of World of Radio, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA or wghauser@hotmail.com https://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/ *Thanks this time for financial support go to William T. Hassig, IL *Argentine MW station R. Luz del Mundo deliberately harmonicizes on 6 MHz (recording); offers to QSL from Catamarca 2560, 1847 Rafael Calzada, BA, Argentina *R. Nacional del Paraguay reactivated on 9 MHz *Summertime in Brazil ended Feb 18; states now back on UT -3; website about time in Brazil: http://pcdsh01.on.br/ with seconds signals *La Voz del Llano, Colombia, varies even further from nominal *More on Puerto Rico`s new X-bander *Strange signal aside 1140 in Nevada, Las Vegas off-frequency or strange military test? See DXLD 1-021, 22, 24 *[The Connection] host Christopher Lydon and producer at WBUR Boston locked out in salary/ownership dispute; see http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/047/nation/WBUR_FM_suspends_2_in_fight_over_Connection_+.shtml http://www.globe.com/dailyglobe2/048/nation/_Connection_personnel_quit_over_WBUR_rift+.shtml http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/wbur02172001.htm *Boston`s public TV WGBH uneasy about production future with PBS cuts *New R. Vancouver International on live365.com and SW via Taiwan *Iceland longwave easy in North America; ex-resident of Iceland David Hodgson enjoys it in Nashville *Another media program bites the dust: BBC WS Waveguide ends after March edition *Another good frequency for The Story of Africa on BBC; expect it to be archived on web *Who needs the BBC? in March Atlantic Monthly: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/03/wheatcroft.htm *BBC staff vote to take industrial action, strike, or work-to-rule *R. Nova International testing on 9 MHz band *R. Garadrika, Russia, a.k.a. R. Studio Doma, on 6 MHz marine band, shifting frequency *R. Iraq International pounding in to Quebec on 11 MHz band *Sedaye Mojahed, clandestine for Iran, has news in English ondemand, not shortwave: http://www.iran.mojahedin.org/Pages/seda/f_seda.html *R. Oman still with a second hour in English *HAARP transmitter in Alaska heard with greatly increased strength *160 meter SWL and ham DX contest Feb 23-25; details in DXLD 1-023 *Sun flipping magnetic field, a sure time solar max has arrived: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast15feb_1.htm?list105308 *Propagation outlook from Boulder Feb 20; flux range 145-165-135 *And that`s WOR 1070; Glenn Hauser inviting you back next week ###