Silent MW Radio Countries
Nations no longer active on the AM broadcast band
Compiled by Bruce Conti (Updated 4 September 2015)
Africa
540 MALI Radiodiffusion Television du Mali, Bamako (100 kW) - Closed; reported inactive January 2008.
585 TANZANIA (ZANZIBAR) R.Tanzania Zanzibar, Marhubi (50 kW) - Closed. Also see 657 kHz.
585 ZIMBABWE (SOUTH RHODESIA) Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation/Radio 4, Harare (2 kW) - Also 684, 891, and 1341 kHz; moved to FM. All medium and short wave closed in 1991. Shortwave resumed in 1994, while local service remained FM-only.
594 NAMIBIA (SOUTH WEST AFRICA) R.Owambo, Tsumeb (100 kW) - Closed, reported not in use December 2002.
603 TANZANIA TBC, Dodoma (100/10) - May still be active, although other frequencies are reported closed. See 657 kHz.
630 LIBERIA ELBC Monrovia (10 kW) - Closed.
630 MADAGASCAR R.Madagasikara, Fenoarivo (75 kW) - The last known MW station, along with SW 5010, 6135, and 7245 kHz, all reported irregular/inactive in 2013. Listed in EMWG, July 2015, 150 kW, but with limited broadcast schedule (1500-1900 Mon-Fri, 1500-2100 Sat/Sun).
648 GAMBIA R.Gambia, Bonto (50 kW) - Closed; last reported during Sheigra DXpedition, October 2011. Inactive April 2013 per mwlist. Moved to FM.
657 TANZANIA (TANGANYIKA) R.Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (100 kW) - Also 621 Mbeya (50/10 kW), 720 Mwanza (50 kW), and 1215 Arusha (50 kW). Closed.
711 LIBERIA ELWA Monrovia (10 kW) - Closed; moved to 94.5 FM.
729 ZAMBIA (NORTH RHODESIA) ZNBC Livingstone (10 kW) - Closed.
747 BURKINA FASO (UPPER VOLTA) R.Burkina, Ouagadougou (100 kW) - Also standby 1341 kHz (1 kW); both closed, moved to FM. A new 100 kW transmitter signed on 747 kHz May 2006, listed inactive in 2009 WRTH, not listed in 2010 WRTH.
747 GAMBIA GRTS Basse (10 kW) - Inactive; reportedly subject to frequent breakdowns in 2005, silent in 2006.
747 NAMIBIA (SOUTH WEST AFRICA) R.Herero/Tswana, Gobabis (100 kW) - Closed.
765 SENEGAL Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise, Dakar (300 kW) - Closed; irregular or inactive 2002. Others moved to FM. 2005 and 2006 WRTH only listed Matam (1 kW) at 965 kHz [sic]; listing dropped in 2007 WRTH.
840 CHAD Radiodiffusion Nationale, N'Djamena (20 kW) - Irregular/inactive. Also 94.5 FM.
863 REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO Radiodiffusion Television Congolaise, Ft. Rousset (10 kW) - Closed.
907.8 GAMBIA R.Syd, Banjul (2.5 kW) - Signed on May 1970. Previously operated on FM offshore until 1966. Gambia site closed September 2002 due to collapse of antenna.
927 ZAMBIA (NORTH RHODESIA) ZNBC Livingstone (10 kW) - Closed.
945 ANGOLA Rádio N'gola Yetu, Mulenvos (25 kW) - Received during the November 2014 Prince Edward Island DXpedition, while once widely received 1088 kHz was not logged. 2015 WRTH indicates most listed AM transmitters are inactive, now on FM.
RNA directory only lists 945 N'gola Yetu and 1134 Canal 5 active as of July 2015. 1134 kHz "not heard" during Namibia DXpedition, October 2013 [Hans-Friedrich Dumrese, wwdxc]. Also see 1290 kHz.
999 MALTA R.Malta, Bizbizja (5 kW) -
Government of Malta lists Radio Malta on 93.7 FM and 999 MW as of August 2015. "Received in Western Sicily, approx 300 km away, where Radju Malta is a daytimer, and with favorable tropo conditions, one is able to check for the parallel FM frequency on 93.7 too." [Andrea Lawendel, Sep 2015]
1008 BURKINA FASO (UPPER VOLTA) R.Bobo, Bobo-Dioulasso (10 kW) - Listed in EMWG, July 2014. Only 92.0 FM listed in 2014 WRTH. Not listed in EMWG, July 2015.
1034 GUINEA-BISSAU Radiodifusão Nacional, Bissau (5 kW) - Closed; moved to FM.
1089 COMOROS R.Comores, Haboho (40 kW) - Closed; moved to FM.
1116 BURUNDI La Voix de la Revolution, Gitega (100 kW) - First signed on 1981. Closed; RTNB FM-only since 1990 or earlier.
1125 NIGER ORTN/La Voix du Sahel, Niamey (20 kW) - Listed inactive, 2015 WRTH; moved to 91.3 FM.
1152 CAMEROON CRTV Bamenda (300/1 kW) - Also 1106 Douala (5 kW); closed.
1160 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (ZAIRE) RTNC Matadi (50 kW) - Also 1268 Mbandaka (2 kW), and 1448 Kinshasa (2 kW); all reported inactive 2002. Closed.
1206 SIERRA LEONE SLBS Goderich (50/10 kW) - Closed; moved to FM.
1286 CAMEROON Yaoundé (1 kW) - Also 1448 Bafoussam (20 kW); closed.
1290 ANGOLA R.Soyo, Soyo (1 kW) - Listed in 2015 WRTH as "reported, not confirmed."
Agência Angola Press reported a new 1290 MW transmitter July 2012. The signal was logged September 2012, off-frequency at 1289.805 kHz [Klemetz]. EMWG July 2015 lists EP do Zaire at 1298 kHz. August 2015: RNA website does not list 1290 kHz, nor 1298 kHz, only FM in Soyo (Zaire). See 945 kHz.
1323 TANZANIA Radio One, Moshi (10 kW) - Also 1440 kHz and several FM frequencies; MW active per www.radio1.co.tz.
1377 TANZANIA R.Free Africa, Mwanza (50 kW) - Reported irregular/inactive in 2013. Received by Bill Whitacre during Maine DXpedition, November 2014.
1386 GUINEA R.Rurale, Labé (50 kW) - Off-frequency at 1385.92 typ.; closed in 2005. Reportedly reactivated briefly in 2007.
Guinea Media and Telecommunications Landscape Guide report published April 2011 by "Info as Aid" lists R.Rurale de Guinée as a network of 23 low-power FM stations operated by RTG, no AM. 1386 kHz listed inactive in 2014 WRTH.
1394 TOGO Radiodiffusion-Television Togolaise, Lomé (20/1 kW) - Closed; moved to FM.
1400 BURUNDI 9UB93 R.Cordac, Bujumbura (250 w) - Missionary broadcasts. Closed in 1977.
1476 REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO Radiodiffusion Television Congolaise, Brazzaville (20 kW) - Reported inactive 2004. Closed.
1485 ASCENSION ISLAND ZD8RA R.Ascension, Georgetown (500 w) - BBC relay; closed.
1494 IVORY COAST R.Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan (20 kW) - Also 1240 (1 kW); closed.
1520 REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO La Voix de la Revolution Congolaise, Point Noire (250 w) - Also listed 1484 Brazzaville (4 kW) circa 1967. Closed.
1530 MADEIRA Posto Emissor de Radiodifusão (PEF) do Funchal, Funchal (2 kW) - Reported on a limited broadcast schedule with 10 kW transmitter operating at reduced power, although 24h per EMWG July 2015, possibly open carrier during off hours. 1017 PEF Santana (1 kW) closed July 2010. RDP Antena 1 stations at 1125 and 1332 kHz were closed in 2011, the 531 kHz antenna was destroyed by a storm January 2009, and the 603 kHz antenna collapsed November 2010. RDP Madeira moved all broadcasting to FM.
1548 ST. HELENA R.St.Helena, Jamestown (1 kW) - Closed after final special DX broadcast on December 25, 2012.
1566 BENIN TWR Parakou (100 kW) - The only remaining MW station. All ORTB radio stations moved to FM.
1586 CABINDA Emissor Regional de Cabinda (5 kW) - Closed. Now 91.3 FM.
1602 ASCENSION ISLAND ZD8VR Volcano Radio, Georgetown (1 kW) - Moved to 1638 kHz in 2009 before becoming inactive. Also 98.7 FM.
Americas
530 FALKLAND ISLANDS/ISLAS MALVINAS Falkland Islands Radio Service, Port Stanley (15 kW) - The Falkland Islands government has advised that following storm damage earlier in the year, the medium wave radio service transmitted from Mount William has been repaired and is now back on air at 530 kHz, broadcasting Falkland Islands Radio Service (FIRS) and BBC World Service when FIRS is not on air [J.Brock, Falkland Islands News Network (20Oct2014)].
530 GALAPAGOS ISLANDS La Voz de Galapagos, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (5 kW) - Reported inactive.
540 GRENADA Klassic AM, St. George's (10 kW) - "Grenada has left medium wave. In April 2014 transmission on 540 kHz was terminated and ‘Klassic AM’ was renamed ‘K105’ – broadcasting on FM 105.5 and 105.9 only." [Stig Hartvig Nielsen, World Radio TV Handbook FB group (21Nov2014)] What about Harbour Light on 1400 kHz?
550 FALKLAND ISLANDS/ISLAS MALVINAS British Forces Broadcasting Service, Bush Rincon (4 kW) - Reported silent, November 2014 by Walt Salmaniw [Goldfarb, mwmasts]. British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has advised that the BFBS Radio 2 channel preciously transmitted on 550 kHz from the BFBS Bush Rincon site will no longer be available as the equipment is beyond economic repair [J.Brock,Falkland Islands News Network (20Oct2014)]. Now FM-only, on multiple frequencies.
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS ZIZ Basseterre (5 kW) - The last of the 'split frequency' radio stations, Radio ZIZ has ceased broadcasting on 555 kHz. It has been "eliminated" as stated by the station itself; ZIZ is on FM only now [Stig Hartvig Nielsen, World Radio TV Handbook FB group].
580 EASTER ISLAND R.Manukena, Mataveri (1 kW) - Closed; power was reduced to 400 watts, then 250 watts before final closure in 2006.
590 DOMINICA DBS Hillsborough (10 kW) - Moved from 595 kHz in 2000; reportedly Sunday-only operation for paid broadcast of church services in 2005. Noted inactive in 2007.
600 SURINAME (DUTCH GUIANA) R.Paramaribo, Paramaribo (10 kW) - Closed; moved to FM. 600 kHz last reported in 2000, only FM confirmed active in 2002. FM stations: 89.7 Paramaribo, 92.1 Moengo, 103.5 Nieuw Nickerie.
640 GUADELOUPE Guadeloupe 1ère, Pointe-à-Pitre (40 kW) - Formerly RFO/R.Guadeloupe, the sole remaining MW radio station. Website lists several FM frequencies, does not list AM.
650 GREENLAND KNR NOV 27 0345 - Greenland is back on MW! KNR heard on 650 kHz [Jorma Mäntylä, Aihkiniemi, Finland DXpedition].
660 ST. LUCIA R.St.Lucia, Babonneau (10 kW) - Per QSL, power reduced to 3 kW in 2002. Inactive 2004.
670 SURINAME (DUTCH GUIANA) Paramaribo - First and last logged in 1996. Closed.
700 JAMAICA JBC Radio One, Montego Bay (10 kW) - Also 560, 620, 750, 850, and 1090 kHz; sold to RJR October 1997, closed in 2005.
700 ST. VINCENT NBC Kingstown (10 kW) - Moved from 705 kHz; inactive, reserved for emergency use. NBC Radio ceased regular operations on 700 kHz in 2011, but kept the transmitter operational as a backup and reactivated for disaster purposes only. Now NBC Radio no longer maintains the medium wave transmitter for disaster purposes [Stig Hartvig Nielsen, World Radio TV Handbook FB group (21Nov2014)].
720 GREENLAND KNR Simiutaq (10 kW) - Also 570 Nuuk, 650 Qeqertarsuag, 810 Upernavik, and 900 Uummannaq (5 kW); all closed February 11, 2011, replaced by FM. KNR scheduled to reactivate three MW stations in response to criticism about lack of FM reception at sea and outside towns; 720 kHz June 2015, 650 kHz October-November 2014, and 570 kHz January-March 2015. See 650 kHz.
720 JAMAICA RJR Kingston (10 kW) - Also 550, 580, and 770 kHz; leased to Nationwide News Network in 2007 which planned HD digital conversion in 2008. Shutdown March 30, 2009.
725 SURINAME (DUTCH GUIANA) Radio SRS, Paramaribo (50 kW) - Closed; inactive 1992. Moved to FM 96.3 Paramaribo, 94.7 Coronie, 94.7 Brokopondo, 94.7 Moengo, 94.7 Nickerie, 95.6 Wageningen, 104.7 Albina.
820 SURINAME (DUTCH GUIANA) R.Apinte, Paramaribo (1 kW) - Closed; moved to FM 97.1 Paramaribo, 92.1 Nieuw Nickerie.
834 BELIZE R.Belize, Belize City (20 kW) - Moved to 830 kHz. Shut down all operations November 30, 1998.
840 ST. LUCIA R.Caribbean Int'l, Castries (20 kW) - Inactive 2001.
885 MONTSERRAT ZJB R.Montserrat, Plymouth (1 kW) - Off the air due to hurricane damage, 1991. Moved to 880 kHz (10 kW); reported damaged by volcanic activity in 2000.
900 BARBADOS CBC Radio 94.7, Bridgetown-St. Michael (5 kW) - The sole remaining AM radio station, ID's only as Radio 94.7, website www.947.bb does not list AM.
914 SURINAME (DUTCH GUIANA) R.Nickerie, Nieuw Nickerie (3 kW) - Formerly R.Rani, closed; moved to FM.
960 ARUBA PJA-6 R.Victoria, Oranjestad (10 kW) - Closed; moved to 93.1 and 107.7 FM.
1070 FRENCH GUIANA RFO Matoury (10 kW) - Also 1060 RFO St. Laurent; noted inactive 2005.
1120 ST. EUSTATIUS PJE-3 R.Statia, Korthals Weg (1 kW) - Closed; moved to 92.3 FM.
1160 BERMUDA VSB3 BBC World Service, Hamilton (1 kW) - Closed May 2015 due to transmitter maintenance issues and loss of sponsorship.
1160 SWAN ISLAND R.Swan/R.Americas (50 kW) - Moved from 1165 kHz; closed in May 1968.
1270 ARUBA PJA-8 Kiss 107.5, San Nicholaas (1.25 kW) - Reportedly reactivated in 2003, ex-Radio 1270 and R.Antiliana. Closed.
1280 BERMUDA VSB2, BBN, Hamilton (1 kW) - Defontes Broadcasting to cease all operations, including closure of the 1280 VSB2 relay of BBN and 1450 VSB1 Gold, plus Mix 106 FM, on September 30, 2015. Also see 1160 kHz.
1300 ST. MAARTEN PJD-2 The Voice of St. Maarten, Philipsburg (1 kW) - Formerly 1295 kHz (50 kW), the only MW station reported to be still on the air, simulcast on 102.7 FM.
1310 MARTINIQUE Martinique Première, Lamentin (5 kW) - Inactive and broadcasting on FM only. It is undecided if 1310 will be reactivated [Stig Hartvig Nielsen, World Radio TV Handbook FB group (21Nov2014)].
1320 ARUBA PJA-10 R.Holland Aruba, Oranjestad (1 kW) - Formerly 1325 kHz Voice of Aruba (1 kW), last reported active daytime-only April 2002, parallel 89.9 FM.
1340 BERMUDA ZBM Hamilton (1 kW) - Closed. With the AM antenna in need of repair, Bermuda Broadcasting moved ZBM to 89.1 FM, and 1230 ZFB Spirit to 105.1 FM, circa 2010. Reported inactive by WRTH in 2012.
1375 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON RFO St. Pierre (20 kW) - Closed March 31, 2003. Moved to FM.
1410 SABA PJF-1 The Voice of Saba, The Bottom (5 kW) - Closed; formerly 1445 kHz (1 kW), moved to Q 93.9 FM.
1530 BELIZE VOA (50 kW) - Also 1580 VOA Punta Gorda; closed September 15, 2002. Proposal to convert to R.Martí denied.
1555 CAYMAN ISLANDS R.Cayman, Gun Bluff (10 kW) - Also 1205 (1 kW) George Town; closed, both transmitters beyond repair, January 1999.
Asia & Pacific
500 PITCAIRN ISLANDS ZBP Taro Ground (500 w) - Operated during the early 1950's, also on 12110 kHz short wave. Closed in November 1955.
594 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM R.Brunei, Tutong (200 kW) - Reported irregular operation in 2009, inactive 2010. Closed; moved to FM.
594 NIUE ISLAND ZK2ZN R.Sunshine, Alofi (250 w) - Formerly 837 kHz, closed in 1994; moved to 91.0 FM.
630 SINGAPORE Singapore Broadcasting Corp., Singapore (20 kW) - Also 675, 990, and 1368 kHz. All closed; moved to FM circa 1993.
738 MACAU R.Vilaverde (10 kW) - Inactive 2013. Also 89.0 FM.
756 UZBEKISTAN TRK, Tashkent (50 kW) - Reported as the last station on MW in 2008. Closed.
900 MIDWAY ISLAND KMTH AFRTS (250 w) - Closed.
918 CAMBODIA RNK Steung Meanchey-Phnom Pehn (200 kW) - Also standby 740 kHz (150 kW); listed as inactive in 2014 WRTH. Reported closed; overtaken by urban development [Goldfarb, mwmasts].
1125 VANUATU R.Vanuatu, Port Vila (10 kW) - Also 1179 kHz; knocked off the air by Cyclone Pam on March 13, 2015, fully restored by March 24 along with 3945 and 7260 shortwave. R.Vanuatu is the only AM service; others are FM only.
1188 WALLIS & FUTUNA RFO Mata-Utu (2 kW) - Closed.
1200 MACAU Emissora de Radiodifusã0 de Macau, (250 w) - Closed.
1250 JOHNSTON & SAND ISLANDS AFRTS Johnston Atoll (100 w) - Closed; moved to 99.5 and 101.1 FM. Military base closed in 2004, which ended all broadcasting.
1295 PITCAIRN ISLANDS New Zealand Air Force (50 w) - Operated for only five days, January 1978. Closed.
1323 NAURU C2AM R.Nauru (130 w) - Closed; moved to 105.1 FM.
1404 COCOS ISLANDS VKW R.Cocos, Keeling (50 w) - Closed; moved to 96.0 FM.
1485 DIEGO GARCIA NKW AFRTS/Island Talk (250 w) - Irregular operation.
1485 WAKE ISLAND KEAD AFTRS (500 w) - Closed; moved to 104.5 FM.
1494 LORD HOWE ISLAND R.Lord Howe Island (100 w) - Closed; moved to 100.1 FM.
Europe
558 SWITZERLAND Voice of Russia, Monte Ceneri-Cima di Dentro (300 kW) - Formerly R.Svizzera, Rete Uno, initially closed June 2008. Returned January 2011 to carry Voice of Russia. Closed December 31, 2012. [Ludwig, mwdx]
666 ICELAND RUV Höfn (1 kW) - Also 738 Skjaldarvik (5 kW); closed by 1998, leaving 1485 Raufarhöfn (20 watts) and 1530 Navy Broadcasting Service Keflavik (250 watts) as the only remaining MW stations. See 1530 kHz.
675 NORWAY NRK Røst (20 kW) - The last mainland MW station, closed end of 2012. See 1485 kHz.
702 ANDORRA R.Andorra, Andorre-la-Vieille (300 kW) - Previously 704 kHz. Closed by the government April 9, 1981.
702 MONACO (FRANCE) Monte Carlo-Fontbonne (10 kW) - Signed on October 10, 1945, at 731 kHz, increased power to 100 kW in 1949, but moved to 1466 kHz shortly after (1950?) with enforcement of the 1948 Copenhagen Plan [International World Radio Station List: 1949-1951 Edition, compiled by Bernard B. Babani, June 1949. Bernards (Publishers) Ltd., London.]. Radio Riviera began broadcasting on 702 kHz, June 1993. 702 kHz was last used by CRI until August 1, 2015. CRI decided not to renew, so the station has been dark since then. As of yet unable to determine if medium wave transmitter sites were ever actually located in Monaco. Also see 1467 kHz.
765 SWITZERLAND RSR Option Musique, Sottens (600 kW) - December 5, 2010, farewell party broadcast, then a repeating message until closed end of December 2010. The 188-m tall antenna to be dismantled August 20, 2014. [Enfelder, mwmasts] Not the last from Switzerland though; see 558 kHz.
819 ANDORRA Sud Radio, Pic Blanc (900 kW) - Closed in 1981. Relocated to Toulouse-Gauré, France (20 kW).
882 MONTENEGRO RTCG R.Podgorica (5 kW) - Planned to close, October 2007.
963 FINLAND Radio 86, Pori (600 kW) - Closed April 15, 2013. CRI contract not renewed [Ludwig, mwdx].
1044 GEORGIA R.Iveria, Tbilisi (200 kW) - Previously Georgian Radio/GR2, became the R.Iveria service of the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2002. Moved to 105.4 FM circa 2003. Also see 1350 kHz.
1062 DENMARK Danmarks Radio, Kalundborg (250 kW) - Closed June 27, 2011.
1134 CROATIA Hrvatski Radio, Zadar (600 kW) - Closed January 1, 2014.
1179 SWEDEN R.Sweden Int'l, Sölvesborg (600 kW) - Closed October 31, 2010.
1314 NORWAY NRK Kvitsøy (1200 kW) - Closed July 1, 2006. 630 (100 kW) Vigra and 675 (20 kW) Røst remained on the air a few more years. See 675 kHz. Also see 1485 kHz.
1350 GEORGIA Abkhaz State Radio, Sokhumi (30 kW) - Last MW? Irregular; operating on a limited broadcast schedule. Moved to FM. www.apsua.tv/abh/radio/ only lists 103.7 FM.
1429 LIECHTENSTEIN R.Liechtenstein, Vaduz (2 kW) - First signed on at 209.9 meters in 1938. Now FM-only as Radio L.
1467 MONACO (FRANCE) TWR Roumoules (1000 kW) - Began broadcasting on 1466 kHz with 400 kW in 1966. Advertized as Monaco (using R.Monte Carlo facilities), but the transmitter site was in Fontebonne, and later Roumoules (Sept 15, 1974), France. The 1948 Copenhagen Plan allocated 1466 kHz (120 kW) to Monte Carlo, the only medium wave frequency assigned to Monaco at the time.
1476 AUSTRIA ORF Wien-Bisamberg (600 kW) - Closed January 1, 2009.
1485 SVALBARD NRK Longyearbyen (1 kW) - Located in this archipelago of Norway, still on the air and a good indicator of transpolar reception conditions [Mjelde, arcticdx].
1530 ICELAND AFRTS Keflavik (250 w) - Closed June 1, 2006, due to withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iceland.
1530 VATICAN R.Vaticana, (300/150 kW) - Also 1611 kHz; closed July 1, 2012. Medium wave antennas at Santa Maria di Galeria demolished May 8, 2014. 585 kHz (5 kW) still listed as active with full broadcast schedule in EMWG, July 2015.
Middle East
837 LEBANON R.Lebanon, Hamat (1000 kW) - Signed on as R.Liban November 2002. Using 10 kW backup located at Amchit in 2004. Inactive 2006. The 1948 Copenhagen Plan allocated 836 kHz (20 kW) to Beirut.
945 LEBANON Voice of Hope, Marjayoun (50 kW) - Closed May 2000.
Radio countries with no history of medium wave activity:
- Antarctica.
- Bhutan.
- Cape Verde.
- Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea).
- Ghana (Gold Coast).
- Howland & Baker Islands.
- Palmyra Island (Northern Line Islands).
- Rwanda.
- San Marino.
- St. Barthélemy.
- St. Paul & Amsterdam Islands.
- Tokelau.
- Tristan da Cunha.
Fuente: http://www.bamlog.co...rkcountries.htm
Este tema ha sido editado por jrodriguez: 30 octubre 2015 - 06:53
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