BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

Perhaps it should be added that "they" are the Dutch transmitter operator
Nozema, now maybe owned by the telcom company KPN, but right now I prefer
going to bed over further digging into this matter. Apparently no
corporate website for Nozema exists anymore, -
are mere redirects to now, so maybe the whole Nozema is
a thing of the past. Maybe the closure of the Flevo shortwave site is
related to these developments?
One has to admit that the use of the Flevo plant is quite low since RNW
cut back its shortwave transmissions in 2003. But this situation persisted
for four years now.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Oct 9)
Why guessing when it's all online (on an URL published in the referenced
German discussion anyway):
In B07 there will be Dutch to Europe via Nauen, Wertachtal, Skelton (on 75
m, maybe a first?), Hoerby, Sines, Grigoriopol, an unspecified Moscow area
site and Tbilisskaya. English to Africa will also be carried via Meyerton,
1859-1957 on 11805 (100 kW). Talata Volonondry will relay Radio Farda,
0500-0600 on 12015.
And indeed no Flevo anymore...
(Wilsdruff-D, dxld Oct 9)
As Kai already pointed out: you may be aware that many large transmitting
sites are not owned by the broadcasters (Flevo isn't owned by RNW, like
Leszczynka isn't owned by Polish Radio, nor is Hoerby by Radio Sweden, etc
etc). I can recommend to check WRTH which lists all the various
transmitter operators separately (pg. 460 in WRTH2007 gives info about the
Flevo site owner).
(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Oct 9)
see Wikipedia
> pg. 460 in WRTH2007 gives info about the Flevo site owner.
It's indeed a bit more complicated...
First, Nozema indeed no longer exists. Their business is now in the
responsibility of KPN Broadcast Services. I can't find a web presentation
for this unit,
appears to reflect only KPN's existing activities in this field, i.e. what
they already did before purchasing Nozema. A discussion I found suggests
that the Nozema website had been eliminated in August.
And KPN Broadcast Services is not the sole owner of the Flevo shortwave
site. They presumably own the transmitters and the associated gear. But
the antenna facilities are in the responsibility of a company called NOVEC
which had been founded to make it possible for any transmitter operator to
plug his gear into the independently owned antennas.
It appears that the Flevo mediumwave site is an excellent example:
I understand that the 747 kHz transmitter there is owned and operated by
KPN Broadcast Services while 1008 kHz is now in the responsibility of
Broadcast Partners (who, btw, attempt to get into the German market, but
so far with no success). Of course this would require the diplexer etc. to
be in the responsibility of NOVEC as well. I would guess that this is the
case with the whole shortwave antenna systems as well, since a
constellation with NOVEC owning the towers but not the dipole curtains
they carry is beyond my imagination.