söndag 29 maj 2011

ARC Newsflash: AFN 873 AM off air in June

May 25, 2011- The American Forces Network Europe (AFNE) is adjusting its radio broadcast signals to help State German officials hosting a huge outdoor multi-concert bash, Hessentag.

German telecommunications officials asked AFN to temporarily turn off the 873 AM transmitter in June because heavy car traffic will be routed by the normally remote AFN radio transmitter on the way to a newly created field parking lot. Workers also need time to set up and take down concert stages, lights and temporary buildings, and they are bringing in cranes to do it. The Hessentag festivities and concerts run June 10-19 in Oberursel, Germany.

"Our German neighbors asked us to temporarily turn off our 873 AM Power Network transmitter in Central Germany for concerts with Linkin Park, Bryan Adams, the Scorpions and scores of others," says AFN Europe Commander Colonel Bill Bigelow, "During that time, we'll broadcast to our American audience in Wiesbaden on 1143 AM from another location."

While 1143 AM's 1,000-watts of power will reach Americans stationed in Wiesbaden, the temporary transmitter doesn't have the reach of AFN's 150,000-watt transmitter in Weiskirchen, which reaches American commuters in Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hanau and Giessen.

AFN Europe will put 873 AM back on the air July 1st. (mwdx via Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

fredag 20 maj 2011

ARC Newsflash: Regional/Local Elections in Spain

Hi friends,
RNE will have special regional/local blocks of programming to give the results:

UTC

22-may:

1845-1900 REG R1//R5

1930-1935 REG R1//R5

2210-2240 REG R1//R5 (R5 only until 2235)

2235-2240 LOCAL R5

23-may:

The R5TN LOCAL break (0700-0715) could be extended till 0730 if it is considered necessary by each station.

In Castilla y León, the Ponferrada branch will act as a real local station again for this special local breaks on R5 (from some years ago they are only relaying R5TN-León). So it is a rare opportunity to catch this station with own programming (1107 kHz, 10 kw). The same could be expected from La Línea-1503 (usually // Cádiz) or Vigo-1413 (usually // Pontevedra)... but unsure for me.

The same kind of special local programs could be expected in the private networks too.

Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN via MWDX via Tore Larsson, ARC

torsdag 5 maj 2011

ARC Newsflash: Hörby SW transmitters sold to Madagascar

RNW management has confirmed the purchase of the three 500 kW shortwave transmitters from the recently closed shortwave site at Hörby in Sweden. The transmitters are currently being dismantled for shipment to RNW's station in Madagascar. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)