World Music Radio (WMR) is now broadcasting on four AM frequencies: The new frequency 25800 kHz in the 11 metre band went on the air June 14th 2021 at 11 UTC. The power is 100 Watts or some 250 Watts ERP and the transmitter site is on top of a 110 m tall aerial tower in Mårslet in the southern outskirts of Aarhus, Denmark. The transmitter will be on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing very good coverage to Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark. Occasionally the signal can also be heard much further afield via E skip or F2 propagation when conditions are good. As the sunspot number is increasing until the maximum is reached (probably) in the Summer of 2025 long distance reception on 25800 kHz will improve.
15790 kHz is on the air with 200 Watts into a three element yagi beamed south. The transmitter site is north of Randers, and this transmitter is on the air regularly every Saturday and Sunday at 0700-2000 UTC. During the summer period the transmitter is often kept on the air continuously from Saturday morning at 0700 until Sunday at 2100 or 2200 UTC. This weekend will also see a extended schedule: WMR will be on the air on 15790 kHz from today June 17th at 0700 UTC - continuously until June 21st at 2200 UTC. Good opportunities for a great DX catch - in particular when the 19 metre band is open after sunset (around 20 UTC). WMR continues broadcasting on 5930 kHz with 200 Watts from Bramming in SW Denmark using a horizontal dipole. Future plans: 500 Watts After four years of struggle, WMR finally began broadcasting on MW 927 kHz from Hvidovre, Copenhagen, on April 14th 2021. Initially with 50 Watts only; power was gradually increased, and is now 250 Watts. Within the next few weeks the power will be increased to 500 Watts. The aerial is a coil aerial. The transmitter provides excellent reception in the larger Copenhagen area and in parts of Zealand and SW Sweden during daytime. Unfortunately a very powerful, Italian pirate station (supposedly from around Milan) began using 927 kHz a short while after WMR was launched on 927, making reception of WMR impossible in most parts of Europe, and even causing severe interference to WMR on 927 kHz in Denmark during evenings and night time. Reception reports are welcome. A printed full detail QSL card is available for correct reports by mail to World Music Radio, PO Box 112, DK-8960 Randers SØ, Denmark if possible please enclose return postage (two duly stamped International Reply Coupons or a five euro note). A printed full detail QSL card is also available if you send your report by email, and at the same time make a donation of at least 50 DKK via PayPal to paypal.me/worldmusicradio A non detailed eQSL is available for reports to w...@wmr.dk Kindly note that reports using remote receivers are not QSLed. Best 73s Stig Hartvig Nielsen www.wmr.radio _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
