There have been plenty of new radio developments in the Caribbean recently. Mostly on FM - and the situation is reflected in the new 2005 edition of the World Radio TV Handbook. Here are some details for the MW situation in the Caribbean - and one short wave item about Greenland: ANGUILLA Radio Anguilla left 1505 kHz in November 1999 (as far as I remember) and up till 2003 the station still had plans about reactivating this frequency. These plans have now been given up, and the station has no plans of using medium wave again. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) ANTIGUA & BARBUDA The island of Barbuda now has its own radio station. It's called 'Abundant Life Radio' and operates on FM in Barbuda as well as the main island Antigua. The station originally had plans for a medium wave transmitter in Barbuda, but chose satellite instead which - according to station mgr. Clifton Francois "is much better". However he stresses that the station has not fully given up on MW. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) Caribbean Radio Lighthouse has a new schedule on 1160 kHz: 0925-0145 UTC. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) Radio ZDK is still inactive on 1100 kHz. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) BERMUDA VSB2 on 1280 kHz is carrying Bible Broadcasting Network 24h a day. The frequency of 1160 kHz is used for special events and otherwise relay BBC World Service. On 1450 kHz is '1450 AM Gold' to be found. Power is 1 kW on these 3 frequencies run by De Fontes Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) DOMINICA Voice of Life - run be Gospel Broadcasting Corporation - stopped broadcasting on 740 kHz in the spring of 2004. On September 4th 2004 Voice of Life also left their FM frequencies and closed down the entire station after 28 years of operation. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) JAMAICA RJR94 now on reduced power: 1.5 kW on 550, 580, 700 and 770 kHz - while 720 kHz remains on full power 10 kW. All transmitters are on the air 24 hours a day. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) ST. LUCIA Radio St. Lucia is inactive on 660 kHz. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) ST. VINCENT NBC Radio stopped broadcasting on 705 kHz in April 2002 - but is now planning to return to medium wave from the beginning of 2005 from a new transmitter site. The frequency will be changed to either 700 or 710 kHz due to the fact that many receivers will not tune to a split channel like 705 kHz. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) And finally this one - from well outside the Caribbean area: GREENLAND Although it apparently never has been reported outside Greenland, KNR continues to use short wave from Tasiilaq on the Greenlandic east coast. The frequency is 3815 kHz (USB) and the current schedule is: 1500-1615 and 2100-2215 UTC. The power is 200 W and the aerial used in an omni-directional cage aerial. (Stig Hartvig Nielsen for WRTH 2005) Best 73s Stig Hartvig Nielsen ---[Start Commercial]---------------------
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