Possible Reactivation in Luxembourg
~ What’s this? Is one of Europe’s tiniest countries back on the air? Well, yes. A “Radio Grenzenlos/Eifeler Radiotage” believed to be based in Paris is transmitting on 6030 kHz from the once high-powered unit in the small town of Junglinster in Luxembourg and suffering QRM (possibly from Radio Marti –GLD). Actually, this is more of a good news/bad news item. The good news is that the Luxembourg-based transmitter was reactivated. The bad news is that it was probably acting as special event station on November 9th and 10th with programming honoring the invention of radio. Cling to the good and hope that this might be the start of something … we will be listening.
~ Adventist World Radio’s “Wavescan” program reports the closure of their relay in Palau, which ended operations at the end of October. Apparently, World Harvest Radio is still active on 9930 and 9965 kHz.
~ Radio Television Malaysia’s Sarawak outlet is back to active status on both 9835 and 11665 kHz relaying Sarawak FM from 2200-1600 UTC. Its 100-kilowatt signal is not as easy to hear as one might expect.
~ And there’s more good news on Sarawak. A new shortwave broadcaster called Radio Nyawa Sarawak is on the air Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1000-1200 UTC on 11890 kHz in Iban and Bahasa Melayu. “Nyawa” in Malay means “Life” or “Alive,” according to reporter Ralph Perry.
~ Radyo Philipinas Worldwide, one of the least-heard “major” countries, is being noted lately on its 19-meter band frequency, 15190 kHz (also on 12120 kHz), around 1830 UTC, broadcasting mostly in Filipino.
*c/o CQ magazine
It seems I cannot go more than two months without having to deal with negative news. The New Zealand government is going to consider replacing Radio New Zealand with a new “entity.” This doesn’t
