WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

MEXICO XEXQ, 6045, audible with classical mx at 1247 UT on July 7. I
wonder how much farther this can make it in the mornings. Has also been
reported by John Wilkins near Denver.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 8)
6045.1 R. Universidad at 1330-1355+ UT on July 9. Classical mx to 1332,
the YL ancr with ID and talk (I think she was giving the playlist) to 1335
UT, then more symphonic delights. Slightly better signal than usual but
was slowly deteriorating and was unreadable by 1400 UT.
(John Wilkins-CO, DXplorer July 9)
6010 R. Mil, Cd. de Mejico, on 5 July, at 0752-f/out 0850 UT, Spanish,
songs, few talks; 33432.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 11)
MONGOLIA 4830 Mongoliin R, Altay, 8 July, at 2136-2150 UT, Mongolian,
light mx; not // to Murun 4895; 35433.
4895 Mongoliin R, Murun, on 8 July, at 2134-2147 UT, Mongolian, orchestral
arrangements; not // to Altay 4830; 45433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 11)
MOROCCO 936 RTM-"C", Agadir, observed on 9 July at 0916-... UT, Berber
(?), traditional songs; not // to 1044 kHz; 33432, QRM de E.
7308 RTM-"C", Sebaa Aioun, on 6 July at 0950-... UT, Berber, songs;
25433. Harmonic of 1044 kHz, the strongest MW outlet carrying prgrs. in
Berber.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 11)
NETHERLANDS We are pleased to announce the online release of the Media
Network 25th anniversary vodcast produced by Jonathan Marks. Because of
the file size, the video has been split into six self-contained parts.
Victor Goonetilleke is interviewed in one of these. You can download any
or all of them as you wish. Encoding has been done in Windows Media and
QuickTime formats, as we believe most of our users will have one or the
other. You will find more details and the download links on this page:
(RNW MN NL via Ritola and Goonetilleke; dswci DXW July 12)
Dutch txion provider Nozema Services advises that the mediumwave tx in
Flevoland on 747 kHz will be off the air for maintenance from Tuesday 11
July at 2130 UTC till Wednesday 12 July at 0300 UTC. This maintenance will
not affect Radio 10 Gold on 1008 kHz. Radio 747 may remain on the air
using the 40 kW backup tx at Lopik, but that isn't strictly necessary as
the station will be relaying Radio 1 throughout the maintenance period.
(RNW MN NL via BrDXC-UK July 10)
Although UK commercial station Big L continues to say it will be returning
to the air shortly on 1395 kHz, the location of the tx remains a mystery.
Dutch Big L forum member Peter Vrakking visited the Trintelhaven tx site
yesterday, from where txions originated last year, and discovered there's
nothing there except the antenna and antenna tuner. All the boxes with tx,
satellite dishes and generator were gone. So the question is whether
they've been taken to another location in the Netherlands. It certainly
doesn't appear that there are going to be any txions from Trintelhaven in
the near future. Investigations continue, as Big L continues its policy of
not revealing any details.
(RNW MN NL, via BrDXC-UK July 12)
Despite the investigations by Dutch listener Peter Vrakking that revealed
no transmitting equipment, or even a building, at the Trintelhaven tx site
on 11 July, UK-based commercial radio station Big L is still insisting