From “Uncle Bill” Tilford:
In the wake of its recent Radio Angela subsidized entertainment programming initiative, WBCQ has begun a fundraising effort to upgrade its lower-power transmitters to 100kw, upgrade its antennas and expand its subsidized program offerings as well as make the station a more attractive option to potential paying customers in areas such as public affairs. In addition to its donation links on WBCQ.com, it has opened a GoFundME page for this purpose.
Please note that this fundraiser is for WBCQ, not the SWLing Post.
– Bill Tilford
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Goren, who shares this impressive report from the Times’s Visual Investigations team:
The Times’s Visual Investigations team analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces during an initial invasion of the town of Makariv, outside Kyiv. They reveal an army struggling with logistical problems and communication failures.
[Please note: this report includes graphic images and language.]
In months with a 5th Wednesday in the Americas, Radio Angela presents two special programs:
1. WBCQ Open Mic, March 31, 0200-0300 UTC (March 30, 10pm-11pm EDT in the Americas)
WBCQ, Radio Angela service, 4790 kHz
This is a combination of listener submissions and other “protoprograms” worth listening to but not part of the regular schedule.
2. WBCQ Polka Party, March 31, 0300-0400 UTC (March 30, 11pm-12am EDT in the Americas)
WBCQ’s Radio Angela service, 4790 kHz
Marion Webster & Kristina present vintage polkas.
Since these are “Week 5” shows, their next appearance after March will be in June.
WBCQ Concert Hall, March 28, 0200-0400 UTC (March 27, 10pm-Midnight EDT)
WBCQ’s Radio Angela Service (4790 kHz)
This week presents Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Schubert’s 8th Symphony and some light entertainment.
Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, March 27 & April 2, 2022:
Episode 261 presents a new release by Malian singer Rokia Koné, Bamanan, some jazz fusion from Liberia and some other things.
The transmissions take place:
1.Sunday 2200-2300 UTC (6:00PM -7:00PM EDT) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream of 7490 kHz from the WBCQ website here: http://splatterbox.us/wbcq1
2.The Sunday that follows 0300-0400 UTC (Saturday 11:00pm-12:00am EDT in the Americas) on WBCQ’s Radio Angela service to the Americas and Europe on 4790 kHz
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot/
Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic
Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford
From the Isle of Music, March 28 & April 1, 2022
This week special guest Adrián Estévez helps us present his new jazz album on the EGREM label, Despertar.
The broadcasts take place:
1. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EDT in the US).
If you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here: http://splatterbox.us/wbcq1
2. For the Americas and Europe the following Saturday 0300-0400 UTC (11:00pm-12:00am EDT Friday) on the Radio Angela service of WBCQ, 4790 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA.
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic/
Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic
Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford
(Source: FCC – Commission Documents)
DA 22-307
Released: March 23, 2022
MD Docket No. 20-270
On December 23, 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order implementing a new application fee schedule which significantly updated the Commission’s previous fee schedule. As indicated in the 2020 Application Fee Report and Order, the new application fee rates will become effective when the Commission’s “information technology systems and internal procedures have been updated, and the Commission publishes notice(s) in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of such rules.” On July 6, 2021, the Commission announced the new application fee rates for the Office of Engineering and Technology and the Media Bureau would become effective on July 15, 2021, and on December 15, 2021, the Commission announced the new application fee rates for the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Enforcement Bureau, the International Bureau, and CALEA Petitions would become effective on December 15, 2021. This Public Notice announces that the new application fee rates for the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, codified at 47 CFR § 1.1102, will become effective on April 19, 2022. Wireless application fees can be paid through the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) at https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/universal-licensing-system.
For further guidance regarding Wireless Telecommunications Bureau application fees, please refer to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Fee Filing Guide located at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/application-processing-fees. For further information regarding this Public Notice, please contact Roland Helvajian, Program Analyst, Financial Operations, Office of the Managing Director, [email protected].
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art, this time following coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through Radio Dos and Radio Romania International.
Carols notes:
Radio Dos, AM 1230 kHz, broadcasting in Spanish from Rosario, Argentina.
Listened with a Cold War-era portable radio set (Wahda, 6 transistors).
Porto Alegre, Brazil, March 23, 2022, 03h33 (UTC).
Click here to view on YouTube.
Carlos notes:
Part of Radio Romania International news bulletin, 17800 kHz, broadcasting in English.
Broadcast listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, March 21, 2022, 12h01 pm (UTC).
