BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

had been shut down, has been moved to Kuwait. A few other pieces of
equipment went to Lampertheim.
Critics comment that BR has simply to blame itself for the insufficient
listener numbers, arguing that all these people that purchase a shortwave
radio for ten Euros would be at least a potential audience if 6085 kHz
would still run in AM. And making such a science of turning off the plate
current overnight is quite remarkable as well.
The ex-1107 kHz [Continental] transmitter is, as can be seen, still there.
(Kai Ludwig-D, July 17, shortwavesites yg via dxld)
Attempt to save Putbus transmitter. The media authority of Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern tries to save the 729 kHz transmitter at Putbus on Ruegen
island from being dismantled, writing that "it would be the end of
mediumwave broadcasting in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Thus they are looking
for "interested parties who have a general interest in mediumwave
broadcasting" and would like to "discuss the possibilities of digital
mediumwave transmissions" with them.
The Putbus transmitter was from 2001 til yearend 2009 in use for DRM test
transmissions by Deutschlsndradio. Previously Norddeutscher Rundfunk had
abandoned it in 1996. In 2008 some announcements about testing the
transmitters had been posted by a foreign party, but no such activities
followed.
Two pictures of the mediumwave antenna and new equipment container:
Another photo of the transmitter site, also including the former FM tower:
The FM facility was rather a filler, used for Ferienwelle and DT64
programming. First all transmissions were mono only, since no stereocapable
feed circuits were available. Later a microwave or probably rather
UHF or whatever radio link has been established, but reportedly its
signals often sunk into the noise and again monaural service could be
offered only. Meanwhile the whole installation has been replaced by a new
FM site at Garz:
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 25)
96.5 MHz 35 kW Langenberg. Naeheres zum Frequenzwechsel BFBS -
Deutschlandradio:
(Klaus Spielvogel-D, A-DX July 16)
Frequenzwechsel? - An Rhein und Ruhr auf einer Welle.
Umschalten ist ab dem 2. August angesagt. Denn Deutschlandradio Kultur
kann seine Reichweite in Nordrhein-Westfalen ganz gewaltig steigern. Mit
der neuen UKW-Frequenz 96.5 MHz erreicht das profilierte Kulturprogramm
des bundesweiten Hoerfunks kuenftig mehr als zehn Millionen potenzielle
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