This weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram will include an item recalling the events of September 11, 2001 in Manhattan. On that day, I was a broadcaster at the Voice of America, producing and presenting the weekly show Communications World. My editor/boss told me to turn on the television. When I became aware of what was unfolding, I contacted Ralph Brandi and other friends from the North American Shortwave Association who lived near New York City. They informed me of disruptions to local broadcasting in New York (many stations had transmitters on top of the World Trade Center towers). Ralph also provided audio from the local all-news radio stations.

At the time, VOA English was VOA News Now, itself an intensive all-news format (based on a proposal to VOA management I had written  a few years earlier). I knew the presenters in the studio would need something to fill their time until reports from VOA correspondents started to filter in. I went live (not my usual role) in the VOA News Now studio to report on broadcasting developments in New York City. They also played some of the audio from the New York radio stations.

When I left the VOA building late afternoon on September 11, the adjacent National Mall was almost entirely devoid of the usual tourists. I did encounter a couple from the UK. “You certainly picked an interesting day to visit Washington,” I commented. They asked where they could find a cup of tea. I directed them to hotel nearby. Otherwise, Washington was empty. Most federal employees had been sent home hours earlier.

There were police vehicles parked on the Mall. Fortunately, the terrorists were not able to crash an airplane into the US Capitol, virtually next door to VOA. But they did hit the Pentagon. I smelled the smoke from Pentagon as I was driving home to suburban Virginia on the George Washington Parkway. The next day, my young son and I drove to a spot near the Pentagon where we had a close view of the damage, and could still smell the smoke.

The other Shortwave Radiogram news item this weekend is a detailed story by VOA reporter Liam Scott about the decline of local newspapers in much of the United States. The online VOA version is here.

A video of last weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram (program 321) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 322,  14-18 September 2023, in MFSK modes as noted:

  1:41  MFSK32: Program preview
  2:49  MFSK32: The boatlift of September 11, 2001*
  8:20  MFSK64: US news deserts and the Marion County Record
16:07  MFSK64: This week’s images*
28:39  MFSK32: Closing announcements

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Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule

| UTC Day  | UTC Time      | Frequency        | Transmitter       |
|----------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|
| Thursday | 2330-2400 UTC | 9265 kHz         | WINB Pennsylvania |
| Friday   | 0530-0600 UTC | 7780 kHz         | WRMI Florida      |
| Friday   | 1300-1330 UTC | 15770 kHz        | WRMI Florida      |
| Saturday | 0230-0300 UTC | 9265 kHz         | WINB Pennsylvania |
| Saturday | 2300-2330 UTC | 7570 kHz         | WRMI Florida |
| Sunday   | 1430-1500 UTC | 9955 kHz         | WRMI Florida      | 
| Monday   | 0800-0830 UTC | 5850 kHz         | WRMI Florida      |

The Mighty KBC transmits to Sundays at 2200-2400 UTC (5-7 pm EST) on 5950 kHz from WRMI Florida. A minute of MFSK64 is at about 2330 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/.

“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK-64 text and image near the end of the broadcast.  It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas). Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com   www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/    @ThisIsAMusicSho   https://thisisamusicshow.com

Pop Shop Radio from British Columbia, Canada, includes “a whole variety of pop music, such as records from the 1960s and 1970s that were played on Top-40 radio stations not only in North America but also on offshore radio and stations like Radio Luxembourg.” The programs now include some MFSK text and an image. Website: popshopradio.ca. Twitter: @popshopradio1  Email: radiopopshop@gmail.com.

Thanks for your reception reports!

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB

Producer and Presenter

Shortwave Radiogram

Fuente: https://swradiogram.net/

Categorías:Broadcasting

Etiquetas:Digital Modes, Frecuencias, MSFK64, Onda Corta, Shortwave, SW, SWL