ARC Newsflash: Recent Ukraine monitoring

Additional info regarding Ukraine MW stations:
837 kHz monitored tonight with UR1.
Mauno Ritola, FIN has tonight monitored UR1 on 711 kHz. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: Ukranian AM transmitters reactivated

Natsionalna Radiokompania Ukrainy has restarted some transmitters that have been silent for some months. Monitoring shows that the following stations are on the air:

657 RUI/UR3, 675 UR1, 936 UR1, 972 UR1, 1377 UR1, 1431 UR3 and 1584 UR1.

(30.7.2010 Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: Wolvertem back on assigned frequency

927 VRT, Wolvertem, Belgium is from today, July 27th, back on the air on assigned frequency. Programme is RVI Info. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: RVI Wolvertem off channel

Radio Vlaanderen Info, Wolvertem 927 kHz has transmitter problems and on July 23rd the frequency was 924 kHz. Israel and Greece are heard quite good on 927 kHz. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: Pirate radio ship to anchor off Fiji?

WELLINGTON [NZ] - In the past few days, Usaia Waqatairewa of the Australian based Fiji Democracy & Freedom Movement has floated the idea of broadcasting uncensored news and music programs to Fijian
radio listeners from a 'pirate radio' ship anchored in international waters near Fiji.

Waqatairewa claims his organization has been in contact with News Limited which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, the global media billionaire and which also owns the Fiji Times newspaper which is now for sale to
comply with a recent media ownership decree. (Radio Heritage Foundation http://www.radioheritage.net/).

Read more about the plans on http://sites.google.com/site/fijidemocracyfreedommovement/latest-news-blog/pirateradiostationplanforuncensoredfijinews The proposed station is supposed to be operating on both AM and FM. (Ronny Forslund, ARC)

ARC Newsflash: Bosnia and Herzegovina 612 kHz off air

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA Info about BH Radio 1 612 kHz below:
"Dear Mr. Robic, unfortunately, our transmiter is off-air for 6 months. We have to repair our transmitter. Thank you for this mail. Best regards Senada Cumurovic-director of BH radio 1" 73, Patrick Robic, AUT (19/7-2010) via Ydun M. Ritz via Bengt Ericsson, ARC.

ARC Newsflash: Radio Hami

Mauno Ritola in Finland reports that the transmitter of Radio Hami is located at Topeno in the municipality of Loppi, a few kms west of Riihimäki (Tavastehus). (via Bengt Ericsson, ARC, Växjö)