Belgian Radio Vlaanderen left shortwave

Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (RVI) has discontinued broadcasting on shortwave. RVI is the international broadcasting service of Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT), the public broadcaster of the Flemish community in Belgium. RVI has been broadcasting two hours daily primarily for an expat audience in Southern Europe. The last shortwave broadcast aired today October 24. Reasons for dropping shortwave include the high cost and poor sound quality of shortwave transmissions. According to RVI's survey, listeners are increasingly using the Internet and satellite radio instead of shortwave. RVI broadcasts only in Dutch.
(DXing.info, October 24, 2009)

Changes on the Buenos Aires AM dial

Radio Area Uno is a new station in the Argentine capital area, broadcasting on 1320 kHz mediumwave. The station transmits from Partido de Tres de Febrero, Provincia de Buenos Aires, using the slogan "La Radio del Deporte". Local DXer Arnaldo Slaen was the first to report hearing Radio Area Uno on October 2, and reported it on Condig mailing list on October 5.
     Another new station is La Radio de los Cunumí Guazú. The station is run from the Centro de Residentes Litoraleños "Los Cunumí Guazú", with address as: Calle Marcelo T. de Alvear 650, (B1755JMN) Rafael Castillo, Buenos Aires. Telephone (011) 4603-4790. Local DXer Marcelo A. Cornachioni was the first to report the station on Condig mailing list on September 24.
(DXing.info, October 24, 2009)

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