the listening post
~ That L.A. station on 4940 kHz is not from Colombia, it seems, but is simply relaying programs from LV du Conciencia, the HJ formerly on 6010 kHz, and its neighbor, Radio Alcaravan, on 5910 kHz. Thus, the confusion and the 4940-kHz mystery station remain unsolved. I heard all of this from the former QSL manager at Conciencia. The Conciencia station is not shown in the 2022 World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH), because my eyes aren’t what they were, and there’s all that small print too!
~ Every now and then we are faced with a news situation in which events move so quickly it is impossible for a print magazine to keep up. Such is the case with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With the first month and a half in the book, things are still fluctuating. So, whatever I write now will be history by the time you read it. Thus, I’ve decided not to play that game. I’ll just go with what information I’ve got at my deadline and hope for the best.
~ Right now, WTWW in Lebanon (Tennessee) is carrying a freedom program and several other broadcasters are beginning to get with it, including the Voice of America (VOA) which has added several hours to its coverage in Russian. No changes yet for Radio Free Europe, the most logical
