Radio Igloo will be on air again

 On Monday morning February 7th at 01.00-02.00 UTC on 5950 5010 kHz.

Radio Igloo will be on air again from WRMI´s 100 kW-transmitter in Florida.

Thanks to the Texas Radio Shortwave Team, we have the opportunity to reach the whole world with our program.

The program is a mix of music by Swedish artists and DX-information.

Also this time it is a co-production with the Westcoast DX-Club in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Maybe not the best time of day for listeners in Europe, so set your alarm-clocks.

Source: station's mailing list

Evening reception of Radio 208 on MW in Kyiv

 The powerful transmitter of Radio Riyadh in Ras al-Khair is off now, and it is possible to receive Radio 208 on 1440 kHz without significant co-channel QRM here. The signal is usually quite weak at local evenings, with rare fade-ins, when I can copy audio. I guess, the reception could even be much better at local mornings, however, unfortunately, I have no opportunity to check the frequency at morning time in some QRM-free place now.

Here is example of reception of the station on 1440 kHz on 24th of January 2022 at about 16.23 UTC during walk in park with my Degen DE-1103. One can hear Parisienne Walkways by Phil Lynott and Gary Moore:

Output power of the transmitter on 1440 kHz is 300 W, as stated on the eQSL received shortly. Many thanks to Stig Hartvig Nielsen!

RX: Degen DE-1103

ANT: Built-in ferrite rod

Station's website: http://www.radio208.dk/

Africa on long and medium waves

Many countries of the African continent have left medium wave band last years. It is obvious from comparison of the various editions of WRTH. Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria and Sudan are still keeping well-developed MW networks, however number of MW transmitters in Nigeria has dropped drastically. In general, number of the African countries which are using these bands has decreased by almost half since 1990's:

Here is a list of the African countries/territories with remaining LW/MW broadcasting, comprised of the data from WRTH-2022 and MWList:

•  Algeria: 153, 252**, 531, 549, 558, 576, 666, 693, 702, 738, 783, 837, 873, 891**, 909, 927, 981**, 1026, 1071, 1089, 1161, 1422*, 1550 kHz
•  Angola: 945, 1134*, 1290? kHz
•  Benin: 1476, 1566 kHz
•  Botswana: 531, 558, 621, 648, 693, 909, 972, 1215, 1350 kHz 
•  Canary Islands: 576, 621, 720, 747, 837, 882, 1008**, 1179 kHz
•  Ceuta: 1584 kHz
•  Djibouti: 1431 kHz
•  Egypt: 558, 603, 702, 711, 756, 774, 819, 864, 882, 918, 936, 981, 1008, 1071, 1080, 1161, 1179, 1278, 1305, 1314, 1341, 1350, 1368, 1386, 1422, 1476, 1503, 1575, 1584, 1593, 1602 kHz
•  Eritrea: 837/840, 945/950 kHz
•  Eswatini: 1170 kHz
•  Ethiopia: 684, 801, 828, 837, 855, 873, 891, 954, 972, 1035, 1044, 1053, 1080, 1215, 1359, 1485 kHz
•  Kenya: 567, 639, 675, 1233**, 1386 kHz
•  Lesotho: 639, 891, 1197 kHz
•  Madagascar: 630 kHz
•  Madeira: 1530 kHz
•  Malawi: 540, 558, 594, 675, 756, 1404, 1422 kHz
•  Mauritius: 684, 819, 1575 kHz
•  Melilla: 972, 1485 kHz
•  Morocco: 171, 540, 596, 612, 936 kHz
•  Mozambique: 738, 765, 810, 873*, 963, 1008, 1026, 1179, 1206, 1224, 1260 kHz
•  Nigeria: 540, 549, 576, 594, 603, 612, 639, 657, 684, 729, 747, 756, 828**, 917**, 918, 945, 972, 990, 1008, 1026, 1107, 1134, 1224, 1269, 1404, 1440 kHz
•  Rodrigues: 1206 kHz
•  São Tomé e Príncipe: 945, 1530 kHz
•  Seychelles: 1368 kHz
•  South Africa: 567, 576, 657, 702, 729, 828, 846*, 1269**, 1368**, 1422, 1485, 1548*, 1584 kHz
•  South Sudan (planned): 693** kHz
•  Sudan: 540, 621, 639, 666, 747, 765, 783, 801, 819, 846, 873, 891, 945, 963, 1026, 1485, 1584, 1602 kHz
•  Tanzania: 585, 621*, 711, 1323, 1377* kHz
•  Tunisia: 585, 630, 684, 963 kHz
•  Western Sahara: 711 kHz

XXXX - Listed in MWList but absent in WRTH-2022, XXXX - Listed in WRTH-2022 but absent in MWList

* - irregular, ** - inactive

eQSL from Texas Radio Shortwave

 Thanks to Cap'n Ric for the detailed eQSL confirming reception of the special Dr. Tim tribute broadcast by Texas Radio Shortwave relayed via Radio Monique International!

Sad news from Germany

According to some messages on DX sites dedicated to free radio scene and social media, Armin Mothes, operator of Radio Gloria International has passed away.

I remember the shows of Radio Gloria International relayed via MV Baltic Radio and Radio 700 / Shortwaveservice till year 2018. These shows were always a source of free radio spirit for me, despite official status of the relay facilities in early 2010's. And I was always glad to hear nice oldies every 4th Sunday of the month. Thank you for the great musical broadcasts and rest in peace, Armin.

My condolences to relatives and friends.

Radio Gloria International - 6140 kHz - 25.07.2010 - from 09.00 UTC:

QSL from Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

 I got also QSL-card by post for reception of MDR Thüringen on 91.7 MHz. Many thanks for it!

QSL for reception of the Heart FM

 Many thanks to the Global Engineering Team for the detailed QSL-letter confirming reception of the Heart on two frequencies of 96.6 and 106.2 MHz during sporadic propagation from United Kingdom!

Charleston Radio International is back on SW

 Charleston Radio International is on air again after absence caused by transmitter damage. Fair signal on 5140 kHz at the moment (22.38 UTC). Retro music non-stop.

eQSL from Radio King Creole

 Received this nice eQSL for reception of Radio King Creole. Thanks a lot!

QSLs and souvenirs from Norddeutscher Rundfunk

 Many thanks for the nice QSL-cards and souvenirs! Confirmed reception of NDR Kultur on 88.2 MHz (TX in Rostock-Toitenwinkel), NDR2 on 90.7 MHz (TX in Lübeck/Wallanlagen) and NDR1 Niedersachsen on 91.1 MHz (TX in Steinkimmen).