WORLD OF RADIO #944, produced June 10, 1998 by Glenn Hauser *Standard disclaimer *New additional time on WWCR: Sun 0930 UT on 5070; should be good in much of NAm, Pacific, parts of Caribbean, C&S America *Four other times are: Thu 2030 15685, Sat 0600 3210 and 5070, Sun 0630 5070, Tue 1230 15685 *"Express" delivery to WGTG was 3 days late last week, so WGTG played part of Extra 24 again; Sat 2330+ on 5085-USB *Wavescan has invited us to provide a special "WOR" segment in the next two weeks; check TIAWR UT Mon 0000 on 9725 et al. *Interview with yours truly by RFPI now on their website: http://www.belonging.org/rfpi/vista/vista-hauser.html *While you're there, explore the rest of RFPI's website: http://www.belonging.org/rfpi *Service Merchandise confirmed with YB-400 at $99, 1-800-233-2407 for mailorder adding $10 shipping; locate stores at 1-800-251-1212 *Radio Shack also discounting the DX-390 to $100 *C. Crane Co. catalog available in tape version for the blind; also on tape: ATS-909 instructions *R. Netherlands says Antilles transmitter is totally undigital *Don't confuse DAB with pulse-digital modulation on AM *Not enough qualified engineers for the move to digital TV *Radio NADECO's new weekly schedule on WWCR *Monitoring Radio Kudirat, and Voice of Nigeria *R. Ethiopia on air late for crisis *NBC, Namibia's current shortwave operations and plans *R. Zambia's current shortwave operations and plans; interference problem from Christian Voice *ZBC, Zimbabwe's current shortwave operations and plans *America's non-commercial, non-governmental and non-religious DX program, W.O.R. 943 [sic, should be 944], P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; wghauser@hotmail.com Fax if really necessary 1-580- 233-2948 attn Hauser; http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio *Congrats to Zacharias Liangas, Greece, about to get married *Jordan on another strange new frequency *R. Iraq International, two English broadcasts heard *Schedules for Iraqi/Kurdish clandestines Harim Radio, and R. Freedom, V. of the Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan *UAE Radio, Dubai, English to North America *Azerbaijan has a fake Radio Liberty, Free Azerbaijan Radio *R. Pakistan's English broadcasts; only two frequencies at 0230? *R. Kiribati blocked by China *VOA has closed one of two last SW transmitters on Rhodes; sked *24-hour strike did happen at BBC Thursday June 4; WS programs had to be changed *Background to the strike by BECTU *BBC Previews: A Question of Europe; Play of the Week: The Man Who Wrote Peter Pan *RCI's two summer comedy shows *New York AM station starts serving Toronto *CJAD Montreal resumed broadcasting on 800 after ice-storm *WOKY Milwaukee lost towers in summer storm; non-directional? *Peru's Radio Master on new frequency *"Rush for the Poles," phenomenon on the Sun indicates solar maximum may occur a year earlier than predicted, in 1999 *Propagation outlook from Ottawa, May 27 *Propagation outlook from Boulder, June 9; coronal mass ejection *The 944th, not 943rd, World of Radio, compiled and presented as always by yours truly, Glenn Hauser ###