The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) has approved an application to operate a special radio station marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the offshore broadcaster Radio Nord. Tomorrow, 8 March 2011, at 0848 UTC the station, on 1512 kHz mediumwave and 6060 kHz shortwave, will start by broadcasting the opening of Radio Nord just as it was aired on this date in 1961. There will also make some short test transmissions on these frequencies before the regular programme starts.
On Saturday 6 March, the antenna was erected at Kvarnberget, Vallentuna (northeast of Stockholm). The aerial is a 37 metre vertical. Brief tests with a few miliwatts were then made. The shortwave transmitter on 6060 kHz was supposed to be tested on 6 March but there were some technical problems. Bernt Nyberg of Sala reports that the antenna for the shortwave transmitter will have to be moved as it was probably the fact that the antenna was located too closely to his workshop that caused the transmitter to shut itself down.
The aerials for both shortwave and mediumwave will now be moved out into a logging coupe some 150 metres from the house and if everything goes well test transmissions could take place this evening.
For listeners around the world, the programme will be streamed on the Web from the following stations:
Radio Merkurs, Riga 1485 kHz: http://www.radiomerkurs.lv/
Cityradion, Gävle 102.7: http://www.cityradion.nu/
Radio Lidingö 97.8: http://www.radiolidingo.se/
Radio Österåker 103.7: http://radio.osteraker.se/
For latest updated information visit http://www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com/
Update 1400 UTC: Test transmissions have now commenced on 6060 kHz.
On Saturday 6 March, the antenna was erected at Kvarnberget, Vallentuna (northeast of Stockholm). The aerial is a 37 metre vertical. Brief tests with a few miliwatts were then made. The shortwave transmitter on 6060 kHz was supposed to be tested on 6 March but there were some technical problems. Bernt Nyberg of Sala reports that the antenna for the shortwave transmitter will have to be moved as it was probably the fact that the antenna was located too closely to his workshop that caused the transmitter to shut itself down.
The aerials for both shortwave and mediumwave will now be moved out into a logging coupe some 150 metres from the house and if everything goes well test transmissions could take place this evening.
For listeners around the world, the programme will be streamed on the Web from the following stations:
Radio Merkurs, Riga 1485 kHz: http://www.radiomerkurs.lv/
Cityradion, Gävle 102.7: http://www.cityradion.nu/
Radio Lidingö 97.8: http://www.radiolidingo.se/
Radio Österåker 103.7: http://radio.osteraker.se/
For latest updated information visit http://www.radionordrevival.blogspot.com/
Update 1400 UTC: Test transmissions have now commenced on 6060 kHz.
(Source : Media Network Weblog)
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