Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!lgw!news.funet.fi!not-for-mail From: Steve Whitt Newsgroups: sfnet.harrastus.dx-kuuntelu Subject: News From Medium Wave News Date: 25 Nov 1994 13:50:20 +0200 Organization: Finnish University and Research Network Lines: 66 Sender: daemon@news.funet.fi Distribution: sfnet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.funet.fi To: dx-fi , JimRenfrew@aol.com, Mark Hattam , markwa1ion , olom , SWL$L , uk-radio X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP/MS 3.0.0 ********************************************************************** *** NEWS FROM MEDIUM WAVE NEWS*** NEWS FROM MEDIUM WAVE NEWS*** ********************************************************************** Bulletin Date: 25 NOVEMBER 1994 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Radio ---------- Unconfirmed reports suggest that Talk Radio may have been testing a new transmitter on 1053kHz from Bournemouth between midnight and 0600 UTC this morning. Radio Latics ------------ (RSLstation) serving Oldham Athletic Football Club is due on air this Saturday 26th for a home football game. There is a very strong possibility that they will be on air from soon after midnight UTC running through the night with a tape loop on 1386kHz. NOTE this is a European clear channel from 0000-0200 UTC. If you hear this one please e-mail me to let me know. If you want to send a reception report to the station the contact is Dave McGealy at Radio Latics c/o Oldham Athletic Football Club, Boundary Park, Oldham, Lanashire. (Info via Alan Gale) This station only runs 1 Watt radiated power but two similar stations (Valley Radio 1386kHz and Radio Rovers 1413kHz) have been heard over 600km distant (see December Medium Wave News for details)! Supa AM ------- Still no sign of operation on 1296kHz. Station claims they will start within 2-3 weeks. Don't hold your breath waiting! MEDIUM WAVE NEWS December magazine is out shortly and majors on a report from the longest (four weeks) MW DX-pedition held in the UK. The contents of the current (November issue) is as follows: FEATURES * US AM band expansion plans * Sheigra Report October 94 * Review: Proceedings 1994/5 * Profile: Radio Jackie * Software Predicts Auroral Zones REGULARS * Six pages of your loggings * International News * On the Home Front * Eurolog * Ionospheric Report * North American Newsdesk ********************************************************************** * This information is provided as a service of MEDIUM WAVE NEWS. * * It may be reproduced/distributed freely provided full credit to * * the originator and Medium Wave News is included. (c)MWN 1994 * * * * Are you interested in Medium Wave radio, broadcasting, technology * * etc? Then Medium Wave News is for you. For more information on how * * to obtain Medium Wave News e-mail me at * **********************************************************************