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NETHERLANDS
Big L [1395 kHz] seems to be having problems last night & today with audio feed to the transmitter. I noted dropped audio and abrupt switch overs between programmes.
Right now at 1300ut they seem to have lost audio all together - just a blank carrier present.
It's easy to pull
Energy 1395 from Dublin out from under the blank Big L carrier.
73s
Steve Whitt, mwcircle yg (5/12-2010)

NETHERLANDS
It is good to hear Big L 1395 back on air. I have noticed that their still technical problems as Big L on 1395 at times does break up on and off. hope it resolves soon.
Adam Birchenall UK (5/12-2010 1315 UTC)

NETHERLANDS
Big L is back [1395 kHz]
Eric van Willegen (2/12-2010 1245 UTC)

NETHERLANDS
Big L on 1395 kHz: We have tested this morning and early in the afternoon, the new generator is on the TX site.
But when we arrived this morning we saw that the audio equipment was stolen out of the container, so they have to modify the alarm system and re install the new equipment now. So hopefully tomorrow, but we have seen some more delays in the past.
Fingers crossed.
Best regards,
Eric van Willegen (17/11-2010)

NETHERLANDS
The latest news from beleaguered radio station
Big L, which normally broadcasts from a mediumwave transmitter at Trintelhaven in the Netherlands on 1395 kHz, is as follows according to the official website:

"The old generator cannot be repaired, so we send it on vacation. After all these years of hard working it ended for our 'Green Genny' under the Big L mast in Lake IJsselmeer. We will install a brand new generator! The Big L will soon return on 1395, that's a promise!!"

http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/big-l-1395-must-wait-for-a-new-generator
Mike Terry via mwdx yg (12/11-2010)

NETHERLANDS
The Dutch-based mediumwave transmitter of commercial radio station
Big L on 1395 kHz is currently off the air. According to the station’s website, “Due to a technical generator problem there is no AM at the moment. As soon as we have more news, we will inform you. It’s 2010 and the Big L still can’t get electricity in the middle of Lake IJsselmeer.”
Media Network weblog (3/11-2010)

NETHERLANDS
De Dutch Radio 10 Gold returns on Monday (10/18) on the frequency of Arrow Classic Rock 828 kHz.
More info on  http://www.radio10gold.nl/headlines/radio-10-gold-weer-op-am/
73, Hugo Matten, Veurne, Belgium via mwcircle yg (15/10-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Today,september the 29 th, I heard again
Arrow Classic Rock on 828 Khz from Heinenoord, near Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Programm consist of non-stop music and station ID's. It is not a parrallel broadcast from there service on the cablenetworks over Holland and there internetstream.
Signal was picked up 250 km's north of tx location near Groningen.
W. Prins (30/9-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Just a quick overview on what radio looks like around 15:00 local time on the car radio driving from The Hague to Amsterdam:

Longwave:
153 Germany, DLF Good with some telex QRM
162 France, excellent
176 Germany, good with QRM from 184
184 Germany in French (Saarlouis), good
198 BBC Good
207 Germany, DLF, poor
234 Luxemburg (French), excellent
252 Ireland, good
(In the evening and deep winter also reception possible on 270 Czech republic and
Minsk on 279)

Mediumwave:
549 Germany DLF, good
558 London regional, fair
603 UK gold, fair
621 Belgium (French), good
648 BBC WS, excellent
675 Radio Maria, Dutch, excellent
693 BBC Five Live, good
747 Radio Nostalgia, Dutch, excellent
763 UK reg. poor
855 BBC regional
891 Radio 538, Dutch, poor
909 BBC 5 live, good
927 Belgium, Dutch, good
1008 Dutch rel. Excellent
1053 UK news radio, good
1089 as 1053, good
1160 UK gold, poor
1197 UK, Virgin, fair
1215 as 1197, good
1224 Radio Paradijs, Dutch, poor
1242 Belgium, French regional, good
1251 Dutch, relay 747, poor
1377 France, Lille, fair
1395 Big L in English, transmitter in NL, excellent
1431 UK, reg, poor
1458 UK, reg (London ?) poor
1557 Dutch, Magic Jazz, ministation in Amsterdam, poor, only in Amsterdam
1584 as 1224, good, transmitter in Utrecht/Galgenwaard stadium
1602 Radio Waddenzee, Dutch, fair

Standard Ford car radio.
Bert, The Netherlands (24/9-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Big L 1395AM will test the coming 4 weeks on Sunday between 19.00 - 20.00 hours CET with 20 KW during the Ron O'Quinn hour. It's the swinging Radio England Rewind hour on the Big L, it"s all starting on September the 19th.
For receiving a Big L QSL card, check out this link
http://www.1395.eu/index.php?dir=qsl/bypost
Eric van Willegen (16/9-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Just to advise everyone that 1395 khz is being used all day on 31 August by Stichting Norderney with live programming from former Veronica and RNI DJs.
Paul via RadioCarolineMailinglist@yahoogroups.com
Mike Terry, dxld yg (30/8-2010)

NETHERLANDS
The radio/lightship "Jenni Baynton", home of
Radio Waddenzee, will be anchored just outside the port of Harlingen in the Kimstergat during the fishing days. On Saturday, August 28, interested parties can visit the ship and witness live broadcasts. On this occasion, Radio Waddenzee sought collaboration with the Frisian Yacht Club which will make regular trips from the fishing port to the radio lightship with its water taxis.
After a short "tender trip" you can go aboard the radio lightship. (Visit time about 1.5 to 2 hours) Given the limited space and capacity, you can register for this opportunity. The costs are Euro10 per person. Registration is only through an e-mail to
Jitske@radiowaddenzee.nl
The 'Jenni Baynton' will be moved to her temporary mooring on the first day of fishing and towed back to her normal berth at the South Pier on Monday 30th or Tuesday 31st August 31.
http://www.radiowaddenzee.nl/
http://www.radioseagull.com/
From http://mediapages.nl/nieuws-actueel/1159-radio-waddenzee-vanaf-zee and
Radio Waddenzee via
Alan Milewczyk via RadioCarolineMailinglist@yahoogroups.com
The station can be heard on the internet.
Mike Terry via dxld yg (12/8-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Big L International 1395 has started issuing new QSL cards, for more information check http://www.1395.eu/ send an email to qsl@biglradio.co.uk
The address to send your reception (with a sae) is p.o. box 1536, 1000BM in Amsterdam.
Big L Message Board, via Mike Terry, mwdx yg (3/8-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Hi Ydun!
Tonight (July 9th at 2130 UTC) Arrow Classic Rock is again on air on 828 kHz.
73, Patrick Robic, Austria (9/7-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Transmissions on 828 KHz from Heinenoord transmitter in the Netherlands (carrying Arrow Classic Rock) have ended. Transmissions started in the middle of june and ended early july. Presumably it is necessary to use the frequency once in a while to keep the license. It seems there is no serious attempt to start a radiostation at this moment.
So at the moment 828 is silent again.
Peter van der Eijk (8/7-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Arrow Classic Rock noted here in Almere to-day June 18th 2010 on 828 kHz at 1313 UTC and onwards; reception good SIO=354 with the Sony ICF 7600 GR indoors.Regular ID as Arrow Classic Rock.
73s,
Ehard Goddijn, The Netherlands (18/6-2010)

NETHERLANDS
On Thursday, April 29 at 19.00 CET Radio Waddenzee / Radio Seagull [1602 kHz 500 watt]will start transmitting programmes from on board the lightship Jenni Baynton anchored near the island of Griend in the Waddenzee. The programmes will continue until Sunday, May 16, 2010 live from the Jenni Baynton. During this period, the Internet stream from Radio Waddenzee will be in nostalgic mono!
Boat trips to visit the station on board are available.
More information through the websites of the two stations:
http://www.radiowaddenzee.nl/
http://www.radioseagull.com/
From www.mediapages.nl via Alan Milewczyk via Mike Terry, mwdx yg (29/4-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Just a word about this coming Saturday. 10pm UK time (2300 CET) I shall host a special edition of "Saturday Sounds" originally aired on Radio Six International.

The show's subtitle is "From LA to Luxembourg". Hour one was recorded in Los Angeles in 2006, with guests including local band "The Green & Yellow TV", Bob Findlay (trumpeter with the Tijuana Brass, the James Last Band and the Oscars Band), and Richard Carpenter plus a live session from Chris Montez.
Hour two comes from Luxembourg as I followed the guys around at the 2008 reunion. You'll hear AlanBailey, Kid Jensen, Tony Prince, Emperor Rosko, Chris Baird, Paul Burnett, Mike Read and Timmy Mallett. Some original 208 jingles and theme tunes plus a unique live performance from the Radio Luxembourg Male Voice Choir!

Big L is on 1395 AM and streams online at http://www.bigl.co.uk
Tony Currie, Friends of Big L group via Mike Barraclough, dxld yg (19/2-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Today there is a national action for Haiti on radio and televsion in Holland, Radio Bloemendaal [1116 kHz] is relaying Radio 555, that's the bankaccount of the action.
Ruud Vos, Utrecht via mwcircle yg (21/1-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Intelligence from Svenn Martinsen 1395kHz BigL to become "Voice of England" religion (maybe). Sent: 20 January 2010 21:32
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=37955598&postcount=1
mwcircle yg (21/1-2010)

NETHERLANDS
On Thursday 21 January, a number of Dutch radio and TV stations will join together for a day of fundraising for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The radio stations, including a number of the most popular commercial stations as well as public networks 3FM and Radio 2, will broadcast a joint programme between 0500 and 2000 UTC identifying as Radio 555. The giro number 555 is used in the Netherlands for donations to charities belonging to the coordinating organisation SHO.

The action is a repeat of one held in January 2005 following the tsunami in Asia. Seven national Dutch radio stations - 3FM, Radio 2, Radio 538, Radio Veronica, Q-music, Radio 10 Gold and Slam!FM - will be carrying Radio 555.

RNW will also carry portions of the programme to Dutch expats on all the regularly scheduled frequencies beamed to Europe, and the programme in its entirety will be carried via the RNW1 Satellite/Internet streams. In addition, some frequencies will be on the air for extended hours:

  • 5955 kHz at 0600-1800 UTC
  • 9895 kHz at 0600-1700 UTC
  • 1296 kHz mediumwave (via Orfordness, UK) at 0900-1700 UTC

The Radio 555 website will go live on Wednesday. The playlist will reflect the music played on all the participating stations. News will be supplied by NOS, and read by newsreaders from the different stations. Reporters will be out and about giving live updates from different parts of the country. Stations not carrying the special programming will be supporting the fundraiser with specially recorded spots.

The line-up of presenters/reporters will be as follows:

  • 0500-0700 UTC: Sander de Heer (Radio 2) and Menno de Boer (Slam!FM). Reporter: Gijs Staverman (Q-music)
  • 0700-0900 UTC: Giel Beelen (3FM) and Edwin Evers (Radio 538). Reporter: Bert Kranenbarg (Radio 2)
  • 0900-1100 UTC: Tim Klijn (Radio 538)  and Jurjen Gofers (Slam!FM). Reporter: Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte (Q-music)
  • 1100-1300 UTC: Erik de Zwart (Radio Veronica) and Ruud de Wild (Q-music). Reporter: Lex Gaarthuis (Slam!FM)
  • 1300-1500 UTC: Coen Swijnenberg (3FM) and Frits Spits (Radio 2). Reporter: Marlous Loffelman (Veronica)
  • 1500-1700 UTC: Rob van Someren (Radio Veronica) and Dennis Ruyer (Radio 538). Reporter: Michiel Veenstra (3FM)
  • 1700-2000 UTC: Rob Stenders (3FM/Radio 2) and Jeroen van Inkel (Q-music). Reporter: Niek van der Bruggen (Radio 538)

In the evening, public TV channel Nederland 1 and commercial channels RTL4 and SBS6 - the three most-watched channels in the country - will present a joint TV programme.
Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog (19/1-2010)

NETHERLANDS
One of the longest-serving commercial radio stations in the Netherlands, Radio 10 Gold, has a new owner - media conglomerate RTL Nederland.
RTL's CEO, Bert Habets, explained that Radio 10 Gold, with its oldies format, complements its other stations which cater for different listener groups. The station has broadcast without interruption since 1988 and is currently heard only on cable and satellite.
Dutch media mogul John de Mol, whose company Talpa have owned Radio 10 Gold since 2003, says he is happy about the sale because RTL will give the station the attention it deserves. Mr De Mol also said that as he is also a shareholder in RTL Nederland, he doesn’t have to say goodbye to the station.
Nothing has been said so far about whether RTL intends to try getting the station back on terrestrial transmitters. In the 1990s the Dutch station enjoyed wide popularity in neighbouring countries owing to its broadcasts via a powerful mediumwave transmitter.
RNW website (5/1-2010)
Until end of August 2007 Radio 10 Gold was on 1008 kHz.
Ydun Ritz (5/1-2010)

NETHERLANDS
Answers to a couple of questions about Big L 1395 kHz:
The schedule is on www.kbcradio.eu below the Latest News, under the photos.
During the night the power is 20 KW. That is the maximum which is allowed.
Ydun Ritz (5/12-2009)
By the way, Big L was heard here at my location [50 kms north of the German/Danish border] around 1300 UTC with good signal. IDs, advertisements, mx (Mull of Kintyre a.o.) and nx.
SINPO 34232
Receiving equipment: Sangean 909 and the PK loop.
Ydun Ritz (5/12-2009)

NETHERLANDS
A fair signal from Trintelhaven transmitter of Big L 1395. I wonder if you can tell me what kW power is currently using as i noted it had been using 120 kW in past few years when it was R 10 gold.
Adam Birchenall, Torquay, DEVON U.K - 2015 UTC (4/12-2009)
No effect known here; will try to find out.

NETHERLANDS
Receiving Big L on 1395 loud and strong here in Stourport On Severn in Worcestershire UK
Some phasing and fading of course and some distortion.
However surprisingly strong at this stage. Do you have a programme schedule yet?
Glyn Jones - 1655 UTC (4/12-2009)
Glyn, not aware of a schedule at the moment.

NETHERLANDS
kbc/ bigl testing on 1395khz, good signal in south wiltshire.
David James, UK - 1900 UTC (3/12-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Good reception at 1395 kHz Big L with nonstop oldies.
Nice signal here in South Belgium.
Greeting Ge Huijbens, Beffe, Belgium via mwcircle yg - 1813 UTC (3/12-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Big L/KBC Radio now testing on 1395 kHz
Today the long-awaited return of the Dutch mediumwave transmitter at Trintelhaven on 1395 kHz became a reality. Test transmissions started today around lunchtime, and an official relaunch of Big L sponsored by KBC Import.com is imminent. There are already quite a few commercials, including one which I find rather bizarre - an ad for the Isle of Bute in Scotland (which I know well as I used to visit it every year when I was a teenager) spoken in English with a Dutch accent! But this time, the daytime mediumwave transmissions are intended primarily for a Dutch audience who want an alternative to the normal Dutch commercial stations. At night, there is quite a good skywave signal from this transmitter that reaches much farther afield. Every weekday at 0500-0600 UTC there will be a programme in Dutch from Transport Radio
http://www.transportradio.nl/inhoud/index.php
presented by Bob van Beeten who also presents RNW's programme for Dutch truckers, Onderweg. The transmitter on 1395 kHz will be on the air 21 hours a day (2200-1900 UTC), leaving the channel clear for Trans World Radio's broadcasts from Albanian between 1900 and 2200 UTC.
This from the Media Network blog http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/ earlier today:
The website of KBC Radio http://www.kbcradio.eu/ has photos of the (re-)installation work of the Dutch transmitter at Trintelhaven on 1395 kHz, which will carry the programmes of KBC and Big L. Work was carried out yesterday, and is apparently continuing today. Tests have now started (thanks to Mike Barraclough for the tip - see comments). These tests are
subject to interruption. It appears that the transmitter is not yet operating at full power.
Media Network Newsletter by Andy Sennitt via dxld yg - 1754 UTC (3/12-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Big L on air now [1395 kHz]. Big signal. Good music but sad for TA DX.
73, Guido Schotmans via mwdx yg 1756 UTC(3/12-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Since many years Radio Seagull broadcasts on 1602 from 7pm till 7 am (CET). Last year we enlarged our hours to 24 hours a day on the internet. Starting November 2nd you can also listen to Radio Seagull via a terrestrial frequency in London, Kent, Essex, and the coastal area in SE England, NW France, W Belgium and SW Holland. Not the whole 24/7, but two hours for starters . Every day between 3 and 5 am [0200-0400 UTC] on 558 AM!
Full details at http://www.radioseagull.nl/news.html
Mike Terry via mwdx yg (2/11-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Big L's return to mediumwave 1395 kHz has been postponed
Due to some technical problems  our start will have  a small  delay of a few days.

Transmitter site can be found here.
Source: KBC Radio (29/10-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Big L will return to AM 1395 sponsored by KBC import.com.
WE ARE COUNTING DOWN
..............THE DAYS
........STARTING 1-11-2009
It has just been announced that new parts will be ordered next week to get the transmitter working again.
We hope to get 1395 back again on the
1st November 2009.
Eric van Willegen (9/10-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Dutch Commercial Station Arrow has closed its medium wave service on 828 KHz on may 5 2009 This follows the earlier closing of the FM services, due to not paying the administrative fees to the telecom agency. Arrow has a millions debt to the telecom agency. The station has also sacked the DJ's and is broadcasting non-stop only on internet and cable.
Peter van der Eijk (7/5-2009)

NETHERLANDS
Transmissions on 828 Khz from Heinenoord in Holland are resumed since early july. The frequency is owned by Arrow for its new station Arrow Talks. Until this station will start, the transmitter is temporarily used by "Caz", a former FM station. Arrow bought Caz in june 2007 from SBS-media and started to use the CAZ-FM-netwok for Arrow Rock. Caz was since then on cable and internet only.
Now Caz may use 828 temporarily until Aroow Talks will start.
Peter van der Eijk (14/7-2008)

NETHERLANDS
Hi Ydun, the 20 KW 828Khz transmitter in Heyenoord has been reactivated in preparation for a new radio station 'Arrow Talk'. This is the same company who own Arrow Classic Rock and Arrow Jazz. The current test transmissions on 828Khz are relaying Arrow Classic Rock's FM programming. The signal here in Cambridgeshire UK is fair despite local co-channel interference.
Regards, Giles (23/4-2008)

NETHERLANDS
While Arrow on 675 AM (Lopik, 100 kw) is announcing that today (31-1-2008) it's their last day on this frequency (and referring to their audiostream for listeners outside The Netherlands) another AM frequency is starting with golden oldies. It's 1332 AM (presumably from a low power transmitter at Lopik). The ID is Hot-Radio. Programms differs however from the Hot-radio FM-service.
Peter van der Eijk (31/1-2008)

NETHERLANDS
Another religious broadcaster on 675?
There is a strong rumour going on in Holland that Arrow is talking with another religious group to use or to buy 675 kHz.
There are rumours that it will be Radio Maria. They have applied for a licence in NL.
The website http://www.radiomaria.nl is already on air.
On one hand it is a pitty that another religious station comes on air on a good frequency, but that seems the only way to have medium wave broadcasts. In the US you see this also happening.
Eric van Willegen, The Netherlands (2/1-2008)
When checking the Radio Maria-website, you are redirected to www.radiomaria.org
(ymr)

NETHERLANDS
The Mighty KBC will continue on SW daily from January 1st, 2008 2200-2300 UTC on the new frequency of 6265 kHz, and not on 6235 kHz as previous announced.
Eric van Willegen
from KBC Radio informed: "Radio Administration has just informed us that they refuse to authorize us to use the frequency of 6235 kHz, they say the frequency is to close to some protected frequency of 6225 kHz. The Mighty KBC will move to 6265 kHz... starting the first of January 2008. "
Ydun Ritz 0010 UTC (30/12-2007)

NETHERLANDS
The Mighty KBC has just [2259 UTC] closed down on MW 1386 kHz. Music and advertisements as usual together with "Mi Amigo" px. Counting down at 2245 and 2250 before announcing "that The Mighty KBC are closing down on MW" at 2258.
Ydun Ritz (30/12-2007)

NETHERLANDS
Tonight will your last chance to catch The Mighty KBC on MW.
KBC
will stop using 1386 kHz AM, and the last show will be aired tonight, starting at 2200 UTC and running until 2300 UTC.
The Mighty KBC will start on the first of January 2008 with a daily Show of one hour on shortwave...starting at 22.00 hours UTC on 6235 kHz.
Ydun Ritz (29/12-2007)

NETHERLANDS
KBC will stop using 1386 kHz AM, last show is on the 29th of December 2007, starting at 22.00 hours UTC.

The Mighty KBC will start on the first of January 2008 with a daily Show of one hour on shortwave...starting at 22.00 hours UTC on 6235 kHz.

Monday till Friday - The Wolfman Jack Show
Saturday - The Mighty KBC Rocking Over The Ocean
Sunday - BIG L International 1395 & The Mighty KBC

The Mighty KBC is on the air this Christmas on 6255 kHz.
25th of December:
10.00 - 14.30 UTC
11.00 - 15.30 CET
With a special Wolfman Jack X-Mas Show......4,5 hours with the Mighty Wolf blasting out of your speakers....

26th of December:
10.00 - 14.30 UTC
11.00 - 15.30 CET
The Mighty KBC Rocking Over The Ocean
Eric van Willegen (30/11-2007)

NETHERLANDS
/ LITHUANIA
The Mighty KBC is Rocking Over The Ocean...
Our new weekly programmes are:
Saturdays at 2200-2259 UTC 6255 kHz 259 deg. (nights from Sat to Sun).
Sundays at 0100-0159 UTC 6255 kHz 310 deg. (nights from Sat to Sun).
Fridays at 2200-2259 UTC 6255 kHz 259 deg. (nights from Fri to Sat).
Starting the 6th of July.
So get used to it, Your weekend will never be the same.... We are counting down to 2008 ....for our daily show!!
MW 1386 kHz at 2100-2200 UTC Saturdays.
http://www.kbcradio.eu
info@k-po.com   kbc@planet.nl Eric van Willegen (27/6-2007)

NETHERLANDS
/ LITHUANIA

The MIGHTY KBC RADIO: This coming saturday it will be a real DX adventure for all of you.
The
AM 1386 transmitter with a power of 500.000 Watts is not working at the moment.
The 500 kW (1386 kHz) AM transmitter is temporarily out of service due to shortage of high-power vacuum tubes for the RF amplifier. The tubes has been ordered, but delivery will take some time. Therefore, on Saturday the program probably will be transmitted via a backup
25 kW (1386 kHz) transmitter near Klaipeda on the Baltic seashore.
So let us know if you hear us on 1386......touch and taste the sensation of The Mighty KBC....Our shortwave service is normally working on 6255 kHz ....
Check our website http://www.kbcradio.eu for the latest news...

Eric van Willegen (30/5-2007)
Yes, it will be a challenge!
Ydun Ritz (31/5-2007)

NETHERLANDS
This year's UEFA Champions League football competition has reached the quarter-final stage, and a Dutch team, PSV, is still in the competition. RNW will be carrying live commentary in Dutch on the home tie against Liverpool on Tuesday 3 April, and the return leg at Anfield on Wednesday 11 April, on the following frequencies:

3 April 2007
PSV - Liverpool.
Transmission starts 1800 UTC. Kick-off 1845 UTC.
1800-2100 UTC
702 kHz (Monte Carlo)  for SW France, Central Europe
963 kHz (Finland) for NE Europe
1314 kHz  (Norway) for NW Europe
6125 kHz (Flevo) for SW Europe
2000-2100 UTC
6040 kHz (Grigoriopol) for Europe

11 April 2007
Liverpool - PSV
Transmission starts 1800 UTC. Kick-off 1845 UTC.
1800-2200 UTC
702 kHz (Monte Carlo)  for SW France, Central Europe
963 kHz (Finland) for NE Europe
1314 kHz  (Norway) for NW Europe
6125 kHz (Flevo) for SW Europe
2000-2200 UTC
6040 kHz (Grigoriopol) for Europe
Ehard Goddijn (31/3-2007)

NETHERLANDS
/ LITHUANIA
THE MIGHTY KBC NEW BROADCAST TIMES AND FREQUENCIES.
Starting from March 31 the program will be transmitted as follows:
On AM
1386 kHz - at 23.00-24.00 CET (Saturday, March 31) [2100-2200 UTC]
On SW
6255 kHz - at 00.00-00.59 CET (Sunday, April 1) [2200-2259 UTC]

The Mighty KBC
Argonstraat 6
6718 WT Ede
Holland
Tel ++31 318 552491
Fax ++31 318 437801
info@k-po.com www.kbcradio.eu

Eric van Willegen (29/3-2007)

NETHERLAND / LITHUANIA
KBC Radio (1386 and 6255 kHz) has new email addresses:
info@k-po.com and kbc@planet.nl, (which is an alias for kbc @ wxs.nl)
KBC Radio (4/2-2007)

NETHERLANDS
KBC Radio (the former pirate from the eighties) is returning on shortwave. Starting January 27th and then every Saturday evening in 2007.
2200-2259 UTC on 6255 kHz via Sitkunai LTU, 100 kW, beam 259°.
Also on 1386 kHz via Kaunas LTU, 500 kW omni, at the same time and on same days.
For more information contact KBC info@k-po.com - www.kbcradio.eu
KBC International (24/1-2007)

NETHERLANDS
The Mighty KBC 1386 kHz AM will soon start with transmissions on shortwave on saturday evening.
Next year (2008) The Mighty KBC will be on the air daily with one hour on shortwave.
A new QSL card is coming soon http://k-po.com/radio/qslcard/qsl.pdf
Also the website http://www.kbcradio.eu is now under construction.
Eric van Willegen (13/1-2007)

NETHERLANDS
According to http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/?p=6941 Netherlands MW stations are now allowed to use DRM.  They need to alter the terms of their licencces to do this even if it is for simulcasting of analogue and digital on the same frequency. 
RN Weblog via Andy Sennitt (3/1-2007) via James Robinson (4/1-2007)

NETHERLANDS
Former Pirate station KBC Radio from the Netherlands is back on the air starting December the 23th on 1386 KHz AM with 500.000 Watts from Kaunas, Lithuania every saturday evening from 23.00 - 24.00 CET.
On December the 23th and the 30th they will start with 2 test transmissions.
In the seventies and eighties KBC was a very active pirate on shortwave and mediumwave.
They are working n a special KBC International website...coming soon.

Programs are mainly in English. 500.000 Watts of Musical Power.

Contact the station at info@k-po.com

Dates of transmissions Freq.
kHz Station Power
kW Antenna Broadcasting
time (CET)
December 23, 30 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
January 6, 13, 20, 27 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
February 3, 10, 17, 24 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
April 7, 14, 21, 28 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
May 5, 12, 19, 26 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
July 7, 14, 21, 28 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
August 4, 11, 18, 25 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
October 6, 13, 20, 27 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
November 3, 10, 17, 24 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1386 Kaunas 500 Omnidirectional 23:00-24:00
Eric van Willegen (25/11-2006)

NETHERLANDS
Radio London on 1395 kHz: Reception of Radio London from the Netherlands here in the south of Belgium. Date 14-05-2005 at 07:50 UTC with fair signal. Program with oldies and Radio London jingles. 
Greetings Ge Huijbens, Rendeux, Belgium (14/5-2005)
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
The ministry of TWR (Trans World Radio) across the Caribbean and South America is to continue unaffected during essential repair of their transmission towers on the island of Bonaire. Due to the harsh, salty environment of the island, parts of the transmission towers had rusted extensively and had to be replaced. The cost of replacing the towers would be over £600,000, so the team on Bonaire were keen to replace the individual braces, at a tenth of that cost, before the situation worsened.  The transmission towers help the station broadcast across a vast area covering Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and Cuba [on 800 kHz AM].
Source: inspiremagazine.org.uk via Media Network weblog (22/9-2009)
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NEW ZEALAND
New PAL Radio Guides now available online.
See our pirate Radio Hauraki Souvenir Offer also.........

New versions of both the PAL Radio Guides covering all AM [mediumwave] and SW [shortwave] radio stations across the region are now available from the Radio Heritage Foundation website www.radioheritage.net.
The Pacific Asian Log [PAL] Radio guides list all known AM and SW radio stations operating in the region with detailed information about operating times, languages, location, and much more...across many thousands of individual stations.
Information in the new Pacific Asian Log Radio Guides is also useful for travellers, travel agents, corporates and others who need to keep clients and staff informed.
The PAL Radio Guides are compiled in Seattle [USA] by our editor-in-chief Bruce Portzer from monitoring reports, official sources and feedback from listeners across the region.
Search the two new guides online now by options such as location and frequency or download copies for your own personal use from www.radioheritage.net.
You can also search our other frequently updated online guides to Australian narrowcast AM radio [Australia 1611-1701 AM] and the New Zealand Low Power FM Radio dial [NZLPFM Radio]
Feedback, corrections and updates from users are always welcome and will be incorporated in future versions. Simply email us with your comments to info@radioheritage.net.
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage across the region. Free community access to the PAL Radio Guides and other services is available at our global website www.radioheritage.net.
Annual supporter subscriptions start as low as US$10 and also offer discounts on exclusive fund raiser radio books and CD's.
Special July Offer - send a US$10 or more donation via paypal at www.radioheritage.net by July 31 and we'll send you an original pirate Radio Hauraki 40th Anniversary Party ticket souvenir!
Yes, we've got a few still left from the 2006 invitation only party celebrating 40 years of pirate Radio Hauraki. These are original and numbered invitations and include a reproduction of the famous 1480 red car sticker!!!
Be quick, offer valid only until July 31 2010 or whilst stocks last. As an annual supporter, we'll also add your name to our Roll of Honor for helping save radio heritage at
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Media Release, Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.net (8/7-2010)

NEW ZEALAND
The Breeze, Wellington: Our AM transmitter is at a rural site at Horokiwi (near Petone) about 10Km north of central Wellington. We used to broadcast solely on 1080Khz - with a power of 2KW I seem to remember. We wanted more power but the Government (who controlled those things) denied our application. So in an effort to get better coverage we reduced the frequency to 891Khz. As we couldn't heighten the mast to the increased wavelength, radials were added to the mast to increase it's effective length. For a few years now the mast has resembled a "chimney brush"!
Colin Salmon, The Breeze in an email (9/4-2005) 
Listened to The Breeze online ("6 o'clock Rock" saturday evening), and upon request I got this info. BTW, Colin has done a bit of DXing earlier (ymr). 
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NIGERIA
The Ekiti State Broadcasting Station (BSES) in Nigeria has been shut down because of a faulty power generator, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The broadcasting outfits run by the station are the AM Radio (Voice of Ekiti), FM Radio (Golden Voice of Ekiti), and the television station (Channel 41 UHF), all located at Ilokun-Ekiti.
Confirming the closure, the Director General of the station, Segun Aderiye, said in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, that the station, launched on May 22 1999, was shut seven days ago because its only electricity generating set was faulty. He could neither confirm when the generator would be repaired nor when the radio and television channels would resume transmission, but described the generator problem as a major fault.
Source: 234next.com via Media Network weblog via mwcircle yg (8/2-2010)

NIGERIA
FRCN Kaduna commissions transmitter.
Latest news, written by Ibraheem Musa, Kaduna Friday, 13 November 2009 00:42:
About nine months after it was handed over by the Japanese government, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Kaduna's 200Kw medium wave transmitter was commissioned at the Jaji transmission station yesterday.
This is not the first time Japan is granting such aid to the FRCN, Barrister Yusuf Nuhu, the Director General said.
"I can be recalled vividly between 1989 and 1990, it extended to FRCN a 2. 5 billion yen, which is equivalent to N1.5 billion grant in aid of our alternative power generating project", he said. The Director General also disclosed that work was presently going on in the second phase of the same project at the Enugu national station.
This donation, he further said, symbolized the mutual wish of both Nigeria and Japan to work together. Alhaji Halilu Getso, a former Zonal Director of FRCN Kaduna, praised the Japanese government for assisting the radio station. He however lamented that the commissioning was a day of sober reflection and not celebration. According to him, the station's Jaji transmitting station used to have 10 of such 200 mw transmitter that was
being commissioned.
The former Zonal Director said the neglect of those in authority contributed to the collapse of the transmitters and the radio station was celebrating the receipt of one. Emir of Zazzau Alhaji Shehu Idris acknowledged the station's programmes, adding that radio was central to the Distance Learning Programme which the government had introduced.
(Report above mentions no frequency but presumably is the transmitter handed over in February (reported in Media Network blog via DXLD 9-018) for FRCN Kaduna Ch1 in Hausa on 594 kHz? - Alan Pennington)
Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust website http://www.news.dailytrust.com via Alan Pennington, dxld yg (13/11-2009)
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NORWAY
Re.
NRK turns off MW: I am quite sure that the days of Ingøy 153 are numbered as far as Norkring is concerned, but I think it will take a few years. There are several reasons why Ingøy is a better choice than Røst and Vigra:
1) Much larger area to cover,
2) year-round activity by large and small vessels in very hostile waters,
3) satellite reception difficult due to latitude (and most small vessels don't have sat reception),
4) FM is no real alternative near the coast due to small transmitters,
5) much less interference (especially compared to Røst).
That said, I don't really know how many fishing vessels routinely listen to 153. For weather info, it isn't needed as it is supplied from a network of coastal radio stations on upper MF. And the three mobile phone networks (two GSM, one 450 MHz) now cover up to 50-200 km offshore where the small vessels operate.
Ingøy 153 gives excellent coverage inland too by the way, when driving roads without proper FM coverage. Though I suppose that won't be part of the equation when they decide the future of Ingøy.
I wonder how long the 1 kW
1485 kHz station in Longyearbyen, Svalbard will operate. It is probably too weak to be of any use for the fishing fleet outside Svalbard, and Longyearbyen itself has full FM coverage.
Bjarne Mjelde Berlevag, Arctic Norway via dxld yg (31/10-2010)

NORWAY
Norway: The Vigra transmitter on 630 will be turned off on 30 June 2011. Demolition of the facilities will start immediately after the closure,
the station grounds are to be cleared until yearend 2011. The Røst island transmitter on 675, inaugurated as replacement for the Bodø facility not before 1999, will be closed on 31 Dec 2012.
http://norkring.no/templates/page.aspx?id=500 (illustrated)
So as of 2013 the only remaining AM transmitter in Norway will be the 153 kHz longwave outlet near the Nordkapp. Unless, of course, NRK decides to drop 153 as well. I would not count on it running much longer, since I see no reason for giving up the Norwegian Sea coverage from the Vigra and Røst transmitters but keeping the longwave service for the Barents Sea. This coverage is the only reason why NRK still uses the transmitters at all.
These developments also raise questions about the fate of the Kvitsøy site. It is still the operational centre for Norkring's AM operations, with the 153/630/675 transmitters being remote-controlled from there.
I understand that all transmitters on Kvitsøy are still being kept in operational condition, the two S 4006 units for 1314 kHz as well as the S 4005 and, probably moved in from Sveio, also S 4105 shortwave equipment. But the mediumwave transmitters are unused for years now, after a special RNW relay as so far last transmission, and all that is left on shortwave are 30 or 60 minutes a day of DRM. So still maintaining all this equipment means basically burning up money.

The 232 metres mast on Vigra island is considered a threat to air safety, already in 2007 requests to remove it have been reported. Thus the site will be demolished immediately after the closure.
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.4290865
The antenna of the site, modernized in 1985 with a new transmitter (I assume it is a S 4002 and it is still in use):
http://www.waniewski.de/MW/Vigra/index.htm
Here are photos of the 675 kHz Røst transmitter, which reuses the mast of a Decca transmitter (127.1 kHz) that had been shut down in 1997:
http://northernstar.no/rost.htm
Kai Ludwig, Germany via dxld yg (30/10-2010)

NORWAY
LA1ASK/B 509 kHz
Midlertidig radiofyr/Temporary Beacon på Toftøy i Øygarden kommune/Municipality.
509 kHz A1A med sendereffekt 5 Watt.
Sender: Skanti livbåtsender [life boat transmitter].
Kallesignal/Call sign LA1ASK/B
QTH JP20LL  
Antenne 35 meter vertikal.
Høyde over havet [above sea level] 15 meter ved mastefoten.
QRV fra mai til medio juni 2010.
QSL til post@bergenkringkaster.no
Senderfrekvens kalibreres [frequency to be calibrated by] av Øystein Ask
Senderen er styrt [xmitter controlled by] av en signalgenerator +- 10 ppm.
Transmisjonsmelding [xmiss msg]: vvv vvv vvv de LA1ASK/B  LA1ASK/B  LA1ASK/B  QTH JP20LL  QSL info  www.LA1ASK.NO
80 tegn [characters] pr. minutt og 120 sekunder mellom hver senderstart [between each xmiss start].
Ansvarlig radioamatør: LA7CFA Øystein Ask
Lyngbøveien 52
5164 Laksevåg
Telefon: +47 55344893 
Mobil +47 90764111
Svenn Martinsen via mwcircle yg (13/5-2010)

NORWAY
In the absence of any significant trans-Atlantic DX this evening, I decided to check reception of Bodo Radio from Norway. At 2305 UT had good reception of all transmitters in English, Norwegian:
Sandnessjoen 1710 kHz
Andenes 1659 kHz
Jan Mayen 1743 kHz 71 degrees north
Hammerfest 1635 kHz
Vardo 1713 kHz 70 degrees north
Svalbard 1731 kHz and 4357 kHz 78 degrees north.
All with audio in // but noticed that Jan Mayen audio is delayed by about 100ms. (That seems too short for geo-stationary satellite delay, so I wonder how the audio reaches the Jan Mayen island transmitter.
Indeed geo-stationary satellite reception might be tricky in Jan Mayen at 71 degrees North. Oddly Svalbard with is even further north did not exhibit the same audio delay. Perhaps Norway uses sub sea cables to connect Svalbard? Answer to my own question is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Undersea_Cable_System
Steve Whitt, England, Dec 20, MWC yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1492, dxld 9/086 (22/12-2009
Those would make fine TA catches in North America; unseems I ever saw them reported, but considered utility by MW and SWBC DXers. Jan Mayen, Svalbard (et al.?) may be considered separate radio countries.
Glenn Hauser, dxld 9-086 (22/12-2009)

NORWAY
Svenn Martinsen has published details of this project on the Garry Stevens Pirate/Free Radio Message Board. This includes links to their website and a YouTube video.
Foreningen Bergen Kringkaster has succeeded in leasing the LKB/LLE former Bergen Kringkaster/Broadcasting Station at Erdal for a period of 10 years from Askøy Kommune.
They have recently applied for a test license involving 3 mediumwave frequencies and shortwave.
More at: http://members7.boardhost.com/PirateRadio/msg/1253272960.html
Mike Barraclough via dxld yg (18/9-2009)

NORWAY
Is
it just me, or is the Norwegian transmitter on 630kHz putting out more power? It's become a daytime channel here again, even in summertime.
Reynir H. Stefánsson, Iceland (27/7-2009)
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