New
Italian private station broadcasting on 1512 kHz
Ondamedia Broadcast is a new low-power station broadcasting
from Italy on 1512 kHz mediumwave. The station transmits
from San Pietro in Casale near Bologna in northern
Italy. The station's 600-watt transmitter is currently
operated at a power of 350-400 watts. Eventually
this transmitter will be moved to 1503 kHz, and
another more powerful transmitter of 1.2 kW will
be launched on 1512 kHz. According to station manager
Roberto Furlan, Ondamedia is on the air 24 hours
a day, although the station has also been reported
operating at 0500-2130 UTC. Programming consists
of music and local information. The station began
broadcasting in August, and was reportedly first
heard by Italian DXer Alessandro Capra on August
26. It has not been reported heard outside Italy.
Ondamedia Broadcast can be reached by emailing
to Roberto Furlan.
(DXing.info,
September 14, 2010)
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Russia's Radio Yunost leaving
mediumwave
Radio
Yunost, one of Russia's nationwide radio networks,
has reportedly closed down its transmissions on
the AM band. Radio Yunost has also vacated its longwave
frequency of 153 kHz in Moscow, and can now only
be heard on the FM band. Information about Radio
Yunost was published by Russian DXer Andrew Nogovitsyn.
(DXing.info,
September 14, 2010)
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