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)

ARC Newsflash: Radio Hami on the air

Radio Hami at Räyskälä (west of Lahti) in Finland (RSL) is on the air on 1584 and 6170 kHz between 0500-2100 UTC with programming, but the rest of the time with non-stop music. Heard on July 15th at 1500 UTC on 6170 kHz and at 2205 UTC on 1584 kHz. Quite good strength on shortwave, but on mediumwave QRM from Twoje Radio AM, Slupsk in Poland. All Finnish, but a few IDs in English. Radio Hami is very often mentioned in the DJ-programs. The transmissions will end on July 18th. (Bengt Ericson, Växjö, ARC.)
Also heard with good signals in the radio shack at Fredriksfors on SW 6170 in daytime/evening plus with moderate signals and severe interference on 1584 kHz. (Ronny Forslund, ARC)

ARC Newsflash: Arrow Classic Rock back on 828 kHz

Arrow Classic Rock in Holland is back on the air on 828 kHz after a few days off reports Mauno Ritola, FIN and Patrick Robic, AUT. Heard in Växjö on July 9th at 2100 UTC. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: Arrow Classic Rock off MW again

Arrow Classic Rock is off on 828 kHz. Only the 2 German stations are heard on the frequency. Arrow webpage doesn’t mention anything about 828 kHz mediumwave. (Bengt Ericson, ARC, Växjö)

ARC Newsflash: New Irish station on 927 kHz

IRELAND UNID: I first noted continuous music on 927kHz AM on Saturday 26 June  2010 between 12.00 midday & 6.00pm; the transmission was emanating from a transmitter which is situated between Mullingar (Co. Westmeath) & Longford (Co. Longford) in the Republic of Ireland.

Continuous music was also noted on 927kHz AM this afternoon (Wednesday 30 June 2010) up until 6.00pm (Sean Brady, IRL via Jan Edh, ARC)

ARC Newsflash: Atlantic Radio, Ireland - new station on 1251 kHz

According to their website http://www.atlanticradio.ie/ Atlantic Radio is now testing from Castlebar, Ireland on MW 1251 kHz and SW 6960 kHz. The MW transmitter is said to be in AM stereo. The station also has a Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlantic-Radio/265344633593?v=wall where programme information is published. At the moment the station is running on low power while some aerial adjustments are made but a spokesman for the station says that in a few days the main transmitter will be on the air. Power will then be 250 W carrier, 1 kW PEP. (Ronny Forslund, ARC)

Aerial mast (photo from the station's Facebook group)

ARC Newsflash: Radio Hami, Finland on the air July 15-18

Radio Hami, the special event station of the Finnish ham radio association Suomen Radioamatööriliiton, will be on the air from July 15-18 on 1584 and 6120 kHz plus FM 104.9 MHz from Räyskälä, Finland. More info on http://radiohami.fi/ (Ronny Forslund, ARC)