Ydun's Medium Wave Info
News from the long and medium wave bands
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Sweden
SAQ scheduled to send a Christmas message on Dec 24th 2025.On December 1st 1924, the 200kW Alexanderson alternator with the call sign “SAQ” was put into commercial operation with telegram traffic from Sweden to the United States. 101 years later,… -
Panama
On November 11th, at the request of the licensee, the Panamanian Administration revoked the operating licenses of the National Radio on 910, 950, 1010 and 1090 kHz. Mauricio Molano (2025-12-05) -
Portugal
R. Renascença Castelo Branco 1251 is OFF. According to RR, this station suffered a “complicated breakdown” that has kept it off the air for several weeks (months, I would say!). That offset of 1251.0036 is from Chaves transmitter Mauricio Molano (2025-12-05) -
Portugal
I’ve searched for Renascença’s signal on 963 kHz (Seixal transmitter) and there’s nothing to be heard. Furthermore, it hasn’t been reported (according to the data I’ve consulted) since November 2024. Is it completely off the air? [Acc. to MWlist.org is… -
Space Weather
New sunspot 4300 erupted today (Dec.4th @ 0250 UTC), producing a strong M6-class solar flare. At the same time, the US Air Force detected a Type II solar radio burst, which means a CME is probably emerging from the blast… -
United States
Bold Gold Media Group has closed on its $50,000 acquisition of 1270 WDLA and 92.1 WDLA-FM Walton NY from Townsquare Media and relaunched both stations.[….]1270 WDLA, which previously was part of the News/Talk “CNY News” trimulcast until it was also… -
Greenland
Greenland NDB scan via BDMR kiwi Dec 3, 22:10-22:20 UTC:285 UU Uummannaq., GRL good314 GH Nuuk (Godthab) (Kitaa), GRL weak336 QQ Qaanaaq, GRL, very weak359 NA Narsarsuaq (Kitaa), GRL, good367 JV sending JEE Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) (Kitaa), GRL fair, see attachment372… -
Russia
https://vcfm.ru/vc/Cities/komsomolsk-na-am.htm https://wikimapia.org/26656543/ru/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5 Zarya is gone:50°38’22.92″N 136°56’24.64″E https://wikimapia.org/30986193/ru/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD-%C2%AB%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8F%C2%BB Those buildings are gone, were SW50°37’20.61″N 136°56’18.63″E The SW antennas are still there50°38’57.46″N 136°56’11.10″E https://wikimapia.org/26656543/ru/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5 АМШП-257 is gone50°39’19.32″N 136°55’6.65″E https://wikimapia.org/30973800/ru/%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D1%82-%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BA-%D0%90%D0%9C%D0%A8%D0%9F-257 50°39’26.51″N 136°54’32.02″E2 antennas and buildings also gone. Marco (2025-12-03) -
Antigua & Barbuda
Caribbean Radio Lighthouse (Antigua) reports that their AM 1160 transmitter is damaged and operating at reduced power. The necessary replacement parts are no longer available, so they are raising funds to buy a new transmitter.(Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2025/11/24/antigua-and-barbuda/) T. Hall to DXing.info…