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AFN On New Frequencies From Iceland!

by Gerry L. Dexter
 

George Glotzbach of New Mexico sends this colorful and creative sheet out with his reception reports. It’s a lightyear or two from the old fashioned SWL card!

The U.S. American Forces Network broadcasts have turned up on a couple of new frequencies, emanating from Keflavik, Iceland. The transmissions are on 7590 from 2100 to 0800, 13855 from 0500 to 1830 and 15620 from 0700 to 1800. That, at least, is the official word. However, DXers are hearing this one mostly on 13855, including at times outside the listed hours, so it may be that all three frequencies are not yet in full use.

By the way, for what it’s worth, the official AFN station list still includes the long unheard Diego Garcia on 4319 and 12579 and, according to sources that should know (more or less!), it is still on the air. Somehow it figures that this, the site most wanted by most DXers has not been reported in more than a year.

DX Partyline Is Still Breathing!

This longtime popular program was scheduled to perish in the mass destruction of HCJB’s English services to North America, but some re-thinking has saved the show, although we won’t enjoy the armchair copy we used to. The program will be aired on HCJB’s station in Australia but will still be produced in Quito. There is a chance that some other station—perhaps more than one—will carry it for listeners in North America, an idea that fits perfectly into the “no brainer” category. The popular “Morning in the Mountains” will also continue, probably just from the Australian site.
That elusive Paraguayan station, Radio Americas, has increased its power to a full 1 kW and is said to be active on 7370 and 15185 24 hours a day. So far, we still don’t recall anyone having logged this in North America but, with the power increase, the chances are at least somewhat improved.

And here’s some encouraging news for a change: The latest government budget in New Zealand includes a significant increase for Radio New Zealand International.
Adventist World Radio has put two new—to them—transmitters on at their station in Guam. They were formerly positioned in South Africa and were to be used by a station that never went on the air.

For whatever it’s worth, Radio Nacional Angola, most commonly heard on 4950 and 11955, has begun slipping some English language identification announcements.

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