New Hawaii
radio stations on 740 and 1240 AM
Catholic broadcaster Immaculate Heart Radio launched
its 31st station in January 2014. KCIK Kihei broadcasts
from the Hawaiian island of Maui on 740 kHz AM.
The station is licenced to transmit 24/7 at a power
of 5 kW. KCIK was first reported heard in the continental
U.S. in July.
Later,
in November 2014, KEWE Kahului was launched on 1240
AM. KEWE is also a Christian stations, but broadcasts
gospel music with the slogan "The Spirit of
Maui". KEWE is licensed to broadcast at 5 kW,
but is currently running only 1 kW of power. KEWE
simulcasts on 95.5 MHz FM and belongs to the KAOI
Radio Group. It is the first Hawaii station in several
decades on a local ("graveyard") frequency.
(DXing.info,
December 4, 2014)
Europe
24 is a new low-power shortwave station on 6150
kHz
Widely heard across Europe in the beginning of August,
Europe 24 can be found the shortwave frequency of
6150 kHz in the 49-meter band. The programming consists
mostly of pop and rock music. The transmitter is
located in Datteln and the power quoted is only
10 watts. The license is held by Interessengemeinschaft
Hochfrequenztechnik e.V., Johann-Strauss-Str. 22,
45711 Datteln, Germany. The frequency of 6150 kHz
was previously used by another station, Radio 6150,
which was under different ownership.
(DXing.info,
October 17, 2014)
New Italian
AM stations on 1098, 1386, 1395 and 1566 kHz
Italian station Ondamedia Broadcast from San Pietro
in Casale, has been heard on 1098 kHz since October
13th. This was reported by Italian DXer Fabrizio
Magrone. Previously the station has operated on
1548 and 1512 kHz.
A
new transmitter has been logged also on 1386 kHz,
reported by Mark Dezzani in early August. The station
has been heard identifying as Radio Seborga International
and it can be contacted by email.
Also,
Radio Activity has been heard testing on 1395 kHz
in late September. Email radioactivity1395 at libero
dot it has been given as contact information.
Yet
another Italian station, AM Stereo, has been
logged on 1566 kHz on October 12, by Stefano Valianti.
(DXing.info,
October 17, 2014)
New Mexican station testing
on 1700 kHz AM
Mexican station XEFCSM in Mérida, Yucatán
has been logged testing on 1700 kHz AM in March 2014.
However, its signal has not been detected by DXers
later in 2014. The station is run by Fundación
Cultural para la Sociedad Mexicana. According to WRTH
2015, the station is licenced to transmit at 50 kW
of power daytime and at 1 kW during the nights.
(DXing.info,
December 14, 2014)
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Gold 15-93 testing from the
Czech Republic on 1233 AM
Yet another new AM station has been heard broadcasting
from the Czech Republic. Radio 15-93 has been caputured
testing with a power of 500 watts on 1233 kHz mediumwave,
which is used also by Radio Dechovka. You can reach
Radio 15-93 by email.
Roberto Scaglione informed about the test broadcasts
on the mwdx mailing list on November 4. (Correction:
The station is in fact broadcasting from Italy,
as informed by Mauno Ritola on March 17, 2015)
(DXing.info,
December 14, 2014)
Radio
Impuls from the Czech Republic testing on 981 kHz
A
new AM station has begun broadcasting in the Czech
Republic on 981 kHz. Local DXer Karel Honzik heard
the station on June 27th using FM modulation. The
signal is aired from the same antenna as Radio Dechovka
on 1233 kHz, located in Prague. The programming
is mostly Czech and Slovak oldies music.
(DXing.info,
July 7, 2014)
Italian
Radio Base 101 reportedly on 1323 kHz
Radio Base 101 from Padova
in Italy has begun broadcasting on 1323 kHz on the
AM band. The transmitter power has been given as
600 watts. You can email
to the station or write to the station at Via Germania,
15 - 35010 Peraga di Vigonza, Italy. The first news
about the station was published by radio amateur
Diego IK3WUZ on MW News in February 2014.
Another unlicensed
Italian station has been reported heard on 1602
kHz. "Crystal Radio" was picked up on
February 9, 2014, by Italian DXer Fabrizio Magrone,
and reported on the MWDX mailing list. Magrone says
that the station has been heard for the first time
already in 2013, and it may be located in the Veneto
region.
(DXing.info,
July 7, 2014)
New
stations in Argentina on 1160, 1550 and 1710 AM
Radio Imagen from Castelar has become an easier
catch after switching from 1310 kHz to the end of
the X-band on 1710 kHz. You can reach the station
by email
or by phone at 011 46924412. Information about the
frequency change was first published by Arnaldo
Slaen in March.
Another
station switching frequencies is Radio Independencia
from Remedios de Escalada, now found on 1160 kHz,
and previously on 1140 kHz.
Estación
Deportiva is a new station on 1550 kHz that has
replaced Radio Urkupiña, earlier on the same
frequency.
These
changes have been reported by Marcelo A. Cornachioni
in April 2014.
(DXing.info,
July 7, 2014)
In
December, a couple of new AM stations have appeared
on the dial. Radio La Amistad from José C.
Paz, Provincia de Buenos Aires, is now broadcasting
on 1550 kHz AM. The music station uses a slogan
"Donde vive el sentimiento provinciano",
and can be reached by email.
Radio
La Cueva on 1580 kHz is a Christian station run
by Fundación Elivan, address Calle Manantial
s/n, Ciudad de 25 de Mayo, Misiones, Argentina.
(DXing.info,
December 14, 2014)
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