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June
2002
First Canadian
to hit X-band
Looks
like Canada's first full-time x-bander has hit the airwaves
tonight. They're playing continuous Caribbean-style French
music.
No IDs heard yet, but judging from the strength here, this
has to be the Montreal station that was approved
last year by the CRTC. I haven't heard what the callsign
is supposed to be, but they are 1 kW, so they should be
widely heard.
Barry McLarnon, Canada, 28
June 2002, NRC-AM via DXLD
CPAM Radio, according to its license, will broadcast
on the AM band, on the frequency 1610
kHz, with an effective radiated power of 1,000 watts.
The Canadian radio commission last year approved the operation
of a new French-language ethnic AM radio station in Montréal.
The new station will provide programming to serve the Francophone
ethnocultural communities of Haitian, Latin-American and
African descent in the greater Montréal area.
CPAM Radio Union.com inc. is a private commercial company
owned exclusively by Mr. Jean Ernest Pierre. Address given
as CPAM Radio Union.com inc. 10 St- Jacques Street, Suite
807, Montréal QC H2Y 1L3. Telephone 514-287-1288
Full
CPAM license text
Sheldon
Harvey, Canada, 29 June 2002, via DXLD
Nostalgic Radio
Nord broadcast
A two
hour memorial programme of Swedish offshore station Radio
Nord will be broadcast Sunday 30 June 2002 on 9980 kHz (100
kW) at 1900-2100 UTC from the station in Sitkunai, Lithuania.
This day marks the 40th anniversary of the close-down of former
Nordic offshore pirate station Radio Nord.
The programme in Swedish will contain interviews with former
staff members, listeners, a potted history of the station,
vintage recordings, music from this era (1961-62) and more.
Reception reports, with one IRC or one USD, to Radio Nord
Special Programme, Light Valley Media, Box 90, SE-82723 Ljusdal,
Sweden.
hcdx news desk, 29 June 2002
Voz de tu Conciencia
on 6064v kHz
La Voz
de tu Conciencia, Colombia, is testing on 6064.5 kHz.
This station was first heard by DXer Björn Malm in Ecuador,
and has later been confirmed as being La Voz de tu Conciencia
by DXer Rafael Rodriguez in Colombia, who on 23 June 2002
heard the station with this ID's:
"... en emisiones de prueba, transmite 6065 La Voz de
su Conciencia desde ??? para el mundo..."
The station mentioned it address as being Apartado Aéreo
95300, Bogotá, and having written to them, Rafael Rodriguez
received with returning mail the information brochure "Rescate
a su Familia".
Rafael Rodríguez, Colombia,
Conexión
Digital, 23 June
2002
.
La
Voz de tu Conciencia is run by Russell
Stendal out of
Lomalinda "in the southeastern plaines of Colombia, which
reaches into an area that is mostly guerrilla controled, but
also reaches some drug traffickers and some paramilitary".
The station is planning to move to 6060 kHz to avoid interference
by Family Radio on 6065 kHz.
Address: Calle 44 No. 13-69, Barrio Palermo, Bogotá,
Colombia.
hcdx news desk, 27 June 2002
US hams into
tropical 60 meter
Public
comments on FCC proposals to create two new amateur bands
and to make the Amateur Service primary at 2400 to 2402 MHz
are due July 29, and reply comments are due by August 12.
If the proposals are approved, amateurs would also gain a
new, secondary, domestic (US-only) HF allocation at 5.25 to
5.40 MHz
hcdx news desk, 24 June 2002
San Miguel now
on 5500v kHz
Radio
San Miguel, San Miguel de Pallaques, Cajamarca, is now heard
regularly on 5500 kHz, with a slight variation of freqnency
between 5499.25 and 5500.58 kHz. The station announce 5500
kHz as well as 1450 kHz medium wave and 101.1 MHz FM.
This station has earlier been heard on 6339.67 kHz in 2001,
then giving ID as "San Miguel Arcángel Radio".
Now they seem to have shortend the ID to just "Radio
San Miguel", with a variation as "San Miguel, super
radio".
Björn
Malm, Ecuador, via SWB, 16 June 2002
WRTH editor leaving
Many of
you will have heard about the departure of David Bobbett as
Editor of WRTH, who has left to pursue a different career.
As a result there has been some talk about the future of WRTH,
and I would like to reassure you that WRTH will continue to
be produced and updated and that the 2003 edition will be
published in December 2002.
More contributors have joined us this year, dedicated DXers
who help shape WRTH as well as providing country-specific
information.
As PubIisher I will be in overall charge of this activity.
While this is going on I will be reviewing the position of
editor of WRTH.
Nicholas Hardyman, Publisher
WRTH, hcdx list, 17 June 2002
New Peruvian
on 4678.8 kHz
Radio
Paz Perú Internacional, Chiclayo, Peru, transmitting
on 4678.86 kHz, has been heard for the first time on 12 June
2002 at 0155 UTC.
Seems to be a new station, at least on shortwave. Probably
been on the air for only a few days.
ID often as: "Radio Paz Perú Internacional para
todo el Perú y el mundo".
Sometimes various IDs: "Radio Paz Perú",
"Radio Paz Internacional" or only "Radio Paz".
Gives email address as radiopaz@terra.com.pe.
The street address given a few times together with education
on distance by radio and ads for clothes, include the number
"47" and "Chiclayo". The audio quality
is not the best.
The programme consists of Peruvian music, both secular and
Christian.
Transmitting schedule seems to be 2300-0300 UTC.
Björn
Malm, Ecuador, via SWB, 16 June 2002
Specialist
Irish AM station
Irish
Galway Bay AM and Galway Bay FM are ready to launch a new
specialist medium wave station. They are the only company
to apply for a newly-created medium wave licence for Galway.
The new venture would feature traditional and Irish music
as well as local documentaries.
The frequency is 1359 kHz and power is 2 kW. A new station
in Limerick on 1386 kHz (also 2 kW) is also due - but I don’t
think it has been decided yet who'll get this frequency. Apparently
there were three bidders for this frequency.
Stig Hartvig Nielsen, Denmark,
via MW News via NRC, 14 June 2002
Greenland still
on shortwave
Kalaallit
Nunaata Radioa, KNR or Greenland Radio,] is back on shortwave.
The daily news programmes are carried on 3812 kHz USB with
100 W at 1330-1430 and 2000-2200 UTC (1430-1530 and 2100-2300
when Daylight Saving Time).
The transmissions are unofficial but are quite regularly heard
- especially during Summer. Transmitter site is Tasiilaq on
the East coast of Greenland
"Real" shortwave transmissions may start again in
Greenland. For some ten years the authorities have been considering
closing down the current five 5-10 kW mediumwave transmitters,
due to few listeners and electricity costs.
Calculations and considerations have been made to replace
the mediumwave transmitters with one shortwave transmitter
on the island of Cook - not far away from Nuuk. That would
be a more efficient way to serve the fishermen who are - more
or less - the only ones still listening to AM.
Cook Island was also the site of the old shortwave transmitters
of KNR using 3999, 5980 and 9575 kHz several years ago.
Stig Hartvig Nielsen, Denmark,
via DXLD, 6 June 2002
QSL from Radio
Baluarte
Radio
Baluarte, Argentina, has sent an email QSL to Finnish DXer
Jan-Erik Österholm.
V/s is Ana María Eidinger, who informs that she and
her husband, Hugo Eidinger, has been working for the last
three years as missionaries in Puerto Iguazu, as well as in
nearby Paraguay and Brazil.
hcdx news desk,
via DXing.info, 5 June 2002
Radio
Baluarte, Argentina, is transmitting daily on shortwave 6215.06
kHz between 1000-0300.
Power is 1 kW.
The station is transmiting from Puerto Iguazú, Misiones,
Argentina.
Gabriel Iván Barrera,
Argentina, Conexión Digital, 29 May 2002
In
the sign on announcement of today, Radio Baluarte annouced
this postal address:
Radio Baluarte, Casilla de Correo 45, 3370 Puerto Iguazú,
Provincia de Misiones, Argentina
Nicolas Eramo, Argentina, hcdx
list, 2 June 2002
Radio Santa Rosa,
new Peruvian
Radio
Santa Rosa, transmitting from unknown location in Peru, was
heard on 5122.07 kHz on 28 May 2002 at 2335.
This new Peruvian radio station sometimes mentions that it
is conducting a test transmission: "estamos en calidad
de prueba".
Probably started 3-4 days earlier.
Neutral popular music from LA and very frequent "Radio
Santa Rosa"-IDs. Announces 5120 kHz, and heard closing
down both at 0000 and 0100 UTC.
There are many Santa Rosa in Peru, but if I am to be guided
by the geographic name I heard, several Cajamarca and San
Ignacio, a wild would put this station at Santa Rosa, in the
province of Jaén, in departamento Cajamarca.
Björn
Malm, Ecuaodr, via SWB, 2 June 2002 |
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