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Local Manx radio on 1368kHz (land based 20kW transmitter) may not be around for long.
Forgot to include the link(s)

The Isle of Man‟s ageing AM network which is 50 years old presents a number of technological
challenges. Its replacement must provide a strategic roadmap to meet current and future needs,
enabling all Isle of Man radio stations to take advantage of new cost effective technologies well into
the future.



 

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You have until New Years Eve to dx the Danish transmitter at Kalundborg. (243khz) Its being shut down


Her Majesty Queen Margrethe will get the last word on longwave when DR shuts down the signal from Gisseløre [Kalundborg 243 kHz] on December 31, according to the daily Nordvestnyt on Saturday.
From 15-18 [14.00-17.00 UTC] on New Year’s Eve, DR will broadcast a mix of what has been sent through the station’s 96-years lifespan, in particular music programs but also historical radio clips about and from the station itself.
Exactly at 18 [17.00 UTC], Queen Margrethe’s New Year’s speech will be broadcast live, after which the well-known pause signal “Jeg drømte mig en drøm i nat” [I dreamed a dream last night] fades out and will mark the final switch off of the signal.

Kalundborg Langbølgesender FB group (2023-12-18)
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More closures announced:

855 - Sunshine Radio (Ludlow) - ceases on or after 19th January
1521 - Flame CCR (religious / Wirral area) ceases Easter Sunday
 

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855 Sunshine Ludlow closes on 19th. I tunesd the car radio into 855 this morning & to my surprise got a positive identification plus the retune announcement. Its a long way from Ludlow to Kelso!
 

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855 Sunshine Ludlow was switched off just after 1300 today :(
 

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Interesting report on Radio Caroline's future plans here:

I had heard a couple of years back that the cost of repairs and dry dockwere in the region of £600k, so there is quite a shortfall.
 

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And another USA AM broadcast tower down - this time a backhoe caught a guy wire at the WNIX transmitter site & down it came :D (the headline says a concrete truck but the story was updated to say a backhoe caused it)

 

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And another closure announced

1476 - Carillion Wellbeing Radio in Coalville will close down completely at the end of March - along with its sister station Hermitage FM
 

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And another closure announced

1476 - Carillion Wellbeing Radio in Coalville will close down completely at the end of March - along with its sister station Hermitage FM
Hermitage FM closing for good, license being handed back to Ofcom
 

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Carillon somehow lends itself to being misspelt, with people expecting to see a second "i" and it becomes Carillion. It would make a big difference to the pronunciation as well. Another one where that happens is Edision, the satellite brand, where people drop the second "i" to turn it into Edison.

"Carillon Radio may well have got its name from the Carillon Tower and War Memorial museum in Queen's Park in Loughborough. It was built in 1922 in memory of the town's war dead. It stands 46 metres high. In the bell chamber is a Carillon, a rack of 47 bells which are played by a clavier (keyboard) underneath."
 

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All Radio 4 MW fillers will close on 15th April.

Effective 15th April, Radio 4 will no longer be available on medium wave. Medium wave listeners will need to retune their radio to Radio 4 on FM or DAB, or listen via smart speaker, BBC Sounds or digital television.


Affected frequencies are:

Aberdeen - 1449 MW
Belfast - 720 MW
Carlisle - 1485 MW
Cornwall - 756 MW
MW Enniskillen - 774 MW
London - 720 MW
Londonderry - 720 MW
Newcastle - 603 MW
Plymouth - 774 MW
 

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All Radio 4 MW fillers will close on 15th April.




Affected frequencies are:

Aberdeen - 1449 MW
Belfast - 720 MW
Carlisle - 1485 MW
Cornwall - 756 MW
MW Enniskillen - 774 MW
London - 720 MW
Londonderry - 720 MW
Newcastle - 603 MW
Plymouth - 774 MW

From an NI perspective, it's amazing to think that the three TX sites used to broadcast five services each on MW, but after Radio 4's MW switch-off occurs Lisnagarvey will be down to just two MW services (5 Live & Talk Sport) and Derry/Londonderry & Enniskillen will be down to just one (5 Live).
 

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LPAMs closing:

1530 Radio Warrington - closing tomorrow
1476 Carillon Radio Coalville - reported to have already gone
1521 Flame CCR Wirral - closing Sunday
 

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With skywaves can a signal be stronger further away than nearer the source? I understand that Radio Luxembourg had a stronger night-time signal in northern England than the south
 

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From an NI perspective, it's amazing to think that the three TX sites used to broadcast five services each on MW, but after Radio 4's MW switch-off occurs Lisnagarvey will be down to just two MW services (5 Live & Talk Sport) and Derry/Londonderry & Enniskillen will be down to just one (5 Live).
You have the freedom to continue listening to the same frequencies, I can guarantee there will be something but you may need a bigger rig.
 
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