Many thanks to Al Kirton, the General Manager at NQ Radio, who has kindly shared a few more details about NQ Radio and, specifically, 4KZ:
Hello Thomas
NQ Radio operates about 20 AM & FM transmitters in North Queensland, Australia. Our stations are 4KZ, 4AM, 4AY, KIK FM & KOOL FM.
In a couple of months or so we will be establishing a 4KZ shortwave service on 5055 kHz with 1 kilowatt.
The antenna is designed to give primary coverage from 200 km to 800 km from Innisfail. We suspect it will be heard with a low quality signal much further away.
Sincerely
Al Kirton
General Manager
Many thanks, Al! We’ll be listening!
I want to listen to 4KZ here in outback Qld. Mount Isa to the gulf. What short wave radio should I purchase
Are they on air ?
Are we talking DRM only with this station?
I was under the impression they’re analog AM–just like the former NT service.
Lower power shortwave broadcasters are the future. If these upstarts can be convinced that DRM on shortwave is the future (it is), then the world will be a much safer (no Spynet) and better place. If utilized properly, DRM can significantly increase revenue for both the station and its advertisers via smart advertising, locally and on a wider scale.
Who are the “upstarts” to which you refer?
Also, sorry, but explain the DRM/Spynet thing?
He is reasoning about DRM replacing the internet since the latter is used for perfect user surveillance, see here: http://www.drmrx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2480