[A-DX] Re: [BDXC-UK] Dutch R1 to move temporarily to 648kHz via Orfordness

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <BueschelW@xxxxxx>]

648 kHz, die gute alte Mittelwelle als Lückenfüller. 73 wb

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Pennington" Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011
Subject: [BDXC-UK] Dutch R1 to move temporarily to 648 kHz via Orfordness


> from Media Network today:
>
> Dutch Radio 1 to move temporarily to 648 kHz
> August 1st, 2011 - 13:17 UTC by Andy Sennitt.
>
> All the necessary approval has now been received from the UK, and we can
> officially announce that Dutch public news/information network Radio 1 
> will
> shortly begin broadcasting on 648 kHz via the former BBC World Service
> transmitter at Orfordness. This will enable Radio 5 to return to its 
> regular
> frequency of 747 kHz where it has been supplanted by Radio 1 following the
> fires at two Dutch FM transmitter sites on 15 July.
>
> Arrangements for the temporary broadcast via the UK are being handled by 
> my
> colleagues in the RNW Programme Distribution Department. The exact time 
> when
> broadcasts will start on 648 kHz is not yet known, as the transmitter has 
> to
> be tested, but we expect it to be on the air in the course of tomorrow (2
> August).
>
> The mediumwave transmission of Radio 1 will remain on the air 24/7 until 
> all
> areas of the Netherlands can receive strong signals on FM. There are still
> some areas where FM reception is poor, and this is expected to last for a
> number of weeks.
>
> http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/dutch-radio-1-to-move-temporarily-to-648-khz 

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