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WBCQ seeks help after fire takes out their main transmitter
On WBCQ’s Twitter feed, Allan Weiner announced that the station’s transmitter building suffered a fire on December 10, 2017: Lost one of our main transmitters in a fire. Total loss. Need to replace....
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Ampegon to install its first rotatable array antenna at WBCQ
(Source: Radio World via Andrea Borgnino) Ampegon says it is about to deliver and install its first rotatable shortwave high-power array antenna on the North American continent. The system, which will...
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Yes, Brother Stair is back on the air
SWLing Post readers may have already heard Brother Stair back on the air this past weekend. Stair was released on January 24 with a $750,000 bail. Click here to read the story at The Post and Courier....
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WBCQ builds 500 kW transmitting station
Here at the Winter SWL Fest, there has been much chatter about the new Ampegon rotatable antenna and transmitter system at WBCQ. WBCQ made the following press releasee yesterday: (Source: WBCQ) For...
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WBCQ reveals organization behind their new 500 kW transmitter
In March, we mentioned that WBCQ is building a new multi-million dollar 500 kW shortwave station on their transmitting site in Monitcello, Maine. WBCQ did not mention the name of the private investor...
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“Requiem For Radio” shortwave schedule
View of the western cluster of curtain antennas from the roof of RCI Sackville’s transmissions building. (Photo: The SWLing Post) –Click to enlarge (Source: Mauno Ritola via the WRTH Facebook Group)...
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Video: Requiem for Radio broadcast via four frequencies, four receivers
The Requiem For Radio QSL Card (Source: RFR Facebook) I received a number of messages from Post readers who logged one or more of the simultaneous Requiem For Radio broadcasts. Many discovered that...
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VORW Radio International updated schedule
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John from VORW Radio International, who writes: Hello Thomas, the broadcasting schedule of VORW Radio International has changed somewhat so I would like to...
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WAGM features WBCQ’s multi-million dollar shortwave station installation
(Source: Ampegon) (Source: WAGM via Richard Cuff) MONTICELLO, Maine – The town of Monticello will soon be home to one of the largest short wave radio stations in the world, according to those involved....
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Photos of WBCQ station construction
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Lee Reynolds, who shares these images and notes after he visited Monticello, Maine recently: Here’re a few shots to show where the state of play of the new...
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VORW Radio International expands with shortwave broadcasts to South America
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John from VORW Radio International, who writes: Thanks to the support of our VORW Radio listeners, I am proud to announce that VORW Radio International now has...
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Update: Photos of WBCQ station construction
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Lee Reynolds, who shares these images and notes after a recent visit to WBCQ in Monticello, Maine: Looks as if the basic antenna construction is all done up...
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Video: WAGM visits WBCQ and interviews Allan Weiner
Photo by Lee Reynolds (Source: WAGM) The skyline in Monticello looks a lot different now. A 260 foot tower that will be soon be home to one of the largest short wave radio stations in the world is...
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Encore: Classical music over shortwave
Many thanks to Brice Avery who writes: Hi Thomas, Thanks for all the quality work at the SWLing Post. I have recently started a weekly programme on SW playing Classical Western Music. There is hardly...
View ArticleGuy’s mind blown when he stumbles upon WBCQ’s Ampegon antenna
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Van Hoy, who shares a link to this YouTuber who stumbled upon shortwave station, WBCQ, while driving through rural Maine in 2018. He obviously didn’t...
View ArticleRadio Waves: LPFMs Go Non-Directional, ABC Cuts Remain, WBCQ Videos, and...
Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that...
View ArticleWBCQ purchases World Harvest Radio (WHRI)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benjamin, who shares the following news tip via Radio Insight: Family Broadcasting Corporation is selling shortwave Christian “World Harvest Radio” WHRI Furman...
View ArticleRadio Waves: NRAO Turns Scope System Into Planetary Radar, WBCQ Seeks...
Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that...
View ArticleVideo: WBCQ/World’s Last Chance Radio – Technical Notes
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following video posted on the WFFJ-TV YouTube channel: Description: “Sit down interview with Allan and Angela Weiner, owners of WBCQ...
View ArticleRadio Angela To Cease Broadcasts May 31, 2023
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following press release: WBCQ’s Radio Angela, which began broadcasting a little over a year ago, was a bold experiment in quality...
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