WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

that it is coming back on mediumwave.
We assume this to be 1395 kHz, as the station recently re-launched its
website with Big L 1395 featuring prominently.
On the station's discussion forum, Big L's Roger Davis says: "As we have
said before, as soon as we know that the tx is ready to come on air with
tests, we will mail everyone on the forums, all is being carried out in
the best possible way to get her fired up.
"We cannot say anymore than that at the moment as any other information is
strictly for the boardroom. So at the moment that's all we can say on the
subject and we will not reply to questions on this subject, all I can
personally say is things sometimes take longer than predicted but we are
doing everything humanly possible and will be worth the wait."
No tx at Trintelhaven!
Source: Media Network via
(BrDXC-UK July 18)
Big L, das im September 2005 wegen unbezahlter Rechnungen von der
Mittelwelle Trintelhaven 1395 kHz flog und seither nur noch ueber Sky
Digital und das Internet sendete, hat die Rueckkehr angekuendigt. Der
fruehere Senderbetreiber Nozema hat den Standort Trintelhaven aufgegeben;
vor Ort steht nur noch die Antenne. Geruechteweise ist als neuer Partner
von Big L der niederlaendische Senderbetreiber Broadcast Partners
beteiligt. Big L soll einen Nautel-Sender in den USA gekauft haben, aber
es scheint klar, dass bis zu einem Sendebetrieb aus Trintelhaven einige
Zeit ins Land gehen wuerde.
(ntt, July 14)
NEW ZEALAND 7145 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, on 10 July at 1418-1508 UT,
English, mx, nx at 1500 when strong adj. QRM started; 25432.
15720 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, on 7 July at 2232-2234 UT, English, mx, tx off
2234, resumed in DRM mode; conversely, // 11730 kHz changed to AM, and
reception was reasonably fair; 35433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 11)
Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) will launch a weekday 30-minute
programme exchange with the BBC Pacific sce on Monday 17 July.
At 2030 NZ time (0830 UTC), the BBC's Pacific sce will relay a bulletin of
Pacific regional nx and RNZI's Pacific current affairs programme Dateline
Pacific which draws on the work of RNZI's staff and on stories filed by
Pacific journalists from around the region.
In exchange, at 1pm NZ time weekdays (0100 UTC) RNZI will be broadcasting
a BBC World nx bulletin, followed by detailed BBC correspondent's reports
from the four corners of the globe and a round-up of the latest in
international Sport.
RNZI manager, Linden Clark, says she is delighted with the launch: "This
will allow us to get more listeners for our flagship current affairs
programme across the Pacific. It's also recognition of the relevance of
the Dateline Pacific programme which is already relayed by Radio Australia
around the region."
The RNZI programme will be on the BBC's Pacific network of FM relays and
satellite sces.
RNZI's short-wave broadcasts cover the area from Papua New Guinea in the
west across to French Polynesia in the east and all the countries in