Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax news via the Kyodo News Agency. Carlos Notes:
“[No survivors] 28 bodies recovered.”
Headline from tonight’s Kyodo News Morning Edition. Radiofax received in Porto Alegre, January 30, 2025, 23h00 UTC, 16970 kHz.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, who shares the following news item via SwissInfo.ch:
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) switched off outdated analogue FM transmitters at 11:59pm on New Year’s Eve.
Connections to around 850 ultra-shortwave transmitters throughout Switzerland have come to an end.
Anyone wishing to continue listening to the radio stations SRF1, SRF2 Kultur und SRF3 in the new year, for example, will have to switch to the digital radio technology DAB+ or Internet radio. All other SBC programmes were previously only available via the Internet or DAB+.
SBC, SWI swissinfo.ch’s parent company, now only needs around 260 antennas for DAB+ broadcasting.
Around two dozen private radio stations in Switzerland will continue to broadcast via FM and will not discontinue the service until the end of 2026 at the latest. [Continue reading…]
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Kyodo News Radiofax and notes:
First 2025 morning edition of Kyodo News:
“Happy New Year. We wish all ships a safe voyage.”
Kyodo News is the only news agency in the world that sends news to Japanese ships via radiofax.
Received in Porto Alegre, Dec 31, 2024, 23h UTC.
Main headlines:
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who writes:
Decoding weather bulletin broadcasted in the PACTOR/FEC system by the Brazilian Navy radio station in Rio de Janeiro. Received today at Parque Marinha in Porto Alegre, 12710 kHz (USB), 21h45 UTC.
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New York Public Radio and NAB will observe co-channel interference and MA3 performance in an urban setting
820 WNYC(AM) plans to conduct an all-digital MA3 test of AM HD Radio next month.
The test is pending FCC approval, but its owner, New York Public Radio, expects to receive the go-ahead.
NAB is supporting NYPR’s effort, and its Vice President of Advanced Engineering David Layer says all-digital AM is becoming a more viable piece of technology for broadcasters. He cited the increased presence of HD Radio in the marketplace. Fifty-eight percent of new cars in North America ship with the technology, according to Xperi. [Continue reading…]
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Not long ago I went back to help a cluster in Louisville that was missing its chief engineer. It was my first visit in more than 20 years.
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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax decodes and notes:
Via Shanghai Meteorological Bureau (chart received yesterday in Juiz de Fora, 16559 kHz) and Japan Meteorological Agency (satellite image received today also in Juiz de Fora, 13988 kHz).
Kyodo News radiofax received today in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, 08h27 UTC, 16970 kHz.
Wow, Carlos, thank you for sharing this. It’s simply incredible to see so many active storms all in a line on that Radiofax. I hope everyone can weather these without loss of life.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nacional de España. Carlos also inclused some bonus Radiofax images of Super Typhoon Kong-rey.
Carlos notes:
Part of Radio Nacional de España news coverage (in Spanish) of catastrophic rains in Valencia, Spain. Listened in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
Click here to view on YouTube.
Bonus: Super typhoon “Kong-rey” heading Taiwan, via Shanghai Meteorological Bureau (chart) and Japan Meteorological Agency (satellite image). Both radiofax received in Juiz de Fora.
