Fwd from

John Plimmer, Montagu, Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
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From: Mike Terry
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 3:02 PM
To: BDXCNews ; DXLDtrinado
Cc: MWDX
Subject: [mwdx] Radio Saint Helena




September 3, 2012
From Paul Walker

I have been in touch with the staff down there. They have an Interim
Station Manager as Gary Walters went back home to the United Kingdom.

Radio Saint Helena will be shutting down, according to Ralph. He says "Our
Final Broadcast will be on the 25 December to coincide with our opening on
the 25 December ’67. This will make us 45 years of broadcasting."

The AM signal on 1548Khz with 1KW will be shut off for good. As I
understand it, at some point, a government funded radio station, operating
on FM will launch.

Ralph tells me that the Shortwave broadcasting mast has been dismantled by
Cable & Wireless, but he's talking to local ham operators to see if they
can lash up something for their final broadcast so they can get on
Shortwave. NO promises though.

That being said, if the Shortwave makes it on December 25th at all, it is
likely to last time it will ever make it on air.

My voice was featured on the last Radio Saint Helena shortwave broadcast
and even if they don't make it on SW this time, I will likely have my voice
used on the local MW broadcasts.

I just thought I'd pass the word. Feel free to pass this to other DX lists
and other folks who might be interested.

Paul Walker
Ridgway, Pennsylvania, USA
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It figures that Radio Helena would be in the cross-hairs and they'd shut
down short wave...then AM.
Being part of the british "empire" the brits have been licking their rotted
teeth to kill off short wave
for a long time. I imagine they'll do in the other short wave stations at
other british terriitories. They won't be happy till there is one digital FM
station that will be the singular choice of their serfdom.