AXL Bussum is a relatively new LPAM station that started in 2025. While it is only 28 kilometers from my QTH I was not able to receive this station until now: Polderpop Radio 1134 was always dominant. As I had my antenna N/S again this weekend I tried again. And AXL was there in good quality:
Now AXL has a cool website. But the focus is on streaming their music selection, which is nice, but doesn’t give a clue about whom to contact for a QSL. Fortunately my DX friend Ruud Vos helped me out. And the funny thing is that Henry Luchtmeijer, the man behind AXL, is very friendly to DX-ers and offers a beautiful QSL.
QSL AXL 1134 AM from Bussum
I have to applaud Henry for the initiative. Receiving a station from Bussum is not without significance: Bussum played a crucial role in the early history of Dutch television. On 2 October 1951, the very first official nationwide television broadcast in the Netherlands took place from Studio Irene in Bussum, marking the start of public television in the country. This was a true milestone: after years of experiments and test transmissions, regular television programmes were broadcast here for the first time to a national audience. Until around 1964, the national TV studios remained largely based in Bussum, before most activities were moved to Hilversum (the present-day Media Park) – partly due to a devastating fire in the Irene studio in 1971 that effectively ended the television era there. Although Hilversum later became the centre of Dutch broadcasting, Bussum remains historically the birthplace of Dutch television and an important symbol of the early years of this medium in our country.
Since RNE closed their powerful 50-100 kW medium wave stations in Bilbao, La Coruña and Zaragoza on 639 kHz I have been able to pick up Radio Lesotho, broadcasting from Maseru a couple of times. Below a recording made on January 11th, 2026, at 2205 UTC:
With 9316 kms definitely one of the longest distances I received on medium wave, and definitely the furthest one in Africa. I have sent a reception report, but no reply yet. That was different in the 80-ies, when they were a regular catch on 4800 kHz tropical band. Below the QSL card from those days:
Wow, this one was a bit unexpected. During my stay on Curacao, March 2025, I received Radio Nacional on 1380 AM, broadcasting from Santiago with 5 kW (1 kW night time).
But this week I received a nice, be it somewhat “cryptic” email from Radio Nacional confirming my reception report sent to 1380@radionacional.net
Radio Nacional is part of Grupo Medios del Norte, operating a few TV channels and 10 FM stations. Despite their name “Radio Nacional”, the station is a more modern or regional commercial station, likely established in the mid-to-late 20th century or later, as part of the growth of private radio in the Cibao region. It is not the same as any government “Radio Nacional”. References to it as “la emisora del pueblo” (the people’s station) suggest a community-oriented role in Santiago.
In October 2025 I received WSKW from Skowhegan on 1160 AM. My report via their website remained unanswered. Thanks to a tip from Arild’s DX diary I got a lead to Mrs. Gracie Johnston from Mix Maine Media. She was so kind to confirm my report:
WSKW is not an easy catch. I received this station quite early for TA DX when they were most likely still broadcasting with 10 kW. Night time operation is 730 Watts only to avoid interference with “Class A station” KSL from Salt Lake City, which makes reception a challenge.
The audioclip above is my reception of sports talk and at 33 seconds: “Coast to Coast Infinity Sports Network”. This is brand they go by since 2022 when WSKW dropped the oldies and talk programming and returned to sports, branded as “1160 The Score”. As you can see in Mrs. Dellandrea’s reply, high school sports coverage is retained, with the remainder of the station’s programming being supplied by CBS Sports Radio (now Infinity Sports Network).
Below you see the old brand when they were still on a mix of oldies and sports. I don’t mind the new brand, but I wish they had retained the WSKW call sign in their logo.
With the closure of the powerful RNE stations from Bilbao and La Coruña on 639 kHz it is easier to catch CBN from St. John’s, Newfoundland on 640 kHz. Despite average conditions I could pick up a decent ID, “This is CBC Radio 1, 640 AM, Saint John’s”:
Mrs. Dellandrea was so kind to confirm my reception report within a day with a fully detailed email:
Power 927 broadcasts from Abbiategrasso, south west of Milan. I’ts a pity that a station that boasts that it “brings the medium waves back to life” doesn’t foster the DX community that supports exactly this purpose. I heard Power 927 since 2022 and sent multiple reports. Never got a reply.
The good news is that Antonello Napolitano, the man behind DX Fanzine, runs a DX program “Bande Rumorose” on a couple of Italian LPAM stations. Power 927 is one of them. And he does QSL!
This is what Antonello wrote:
Thank you very much for your report on the reception of the DX Show in Italian “Bande Rumorose”. It has been checked and agrees with our log.
Attached please find a F/D eQSL for listening to the DX Show “Bande Rumorose” (If it contains errors, don’t hesitate to write to me again!). Let’s explain the meaning of the QSL’s cartoon.
“Bande Rumorose” literally translates as “Noisy Bands” and means “Rumble Strips.” The key point of the image is precisely the wordplay. In road signage, “Bande Rumorose” refers to those strips on the asphalt that make the car vibrate and produce noise to attract the driver’s attention.
Here, however, “Bande” (Italian for “Bands”) should not be understood in its road-related meaning (“Strips”), but as radio bands — specifically medium wave and shortwave.
The illustration suggests that, from the point of view of “ordinary” people, that is, those who are not passionate about radio, these radio bands appear to be nothing more than a collection of noise, static, interference, and incomprehensible signals. Just as rumble strips on the road are annoying to drivers, radio bands seem “noisy” and uselessly chaotic to those who fail to grasp their appeal.
The cartoon therefore plays on the contrast between the common perception: just annoying noise, and that of the DXers: signals, communications, QSLs, passion The pneumatic drill becomes an extreme metaphor for the attempt to “silence” or destroy that world which, for those who don’t love it, seems like nothing but a lot of racket. It is an affectionate irony toward a passion that few people understand, but which, for those who live it, is anything but noise.
For your information, “Bande Rumorose” is being carried over 5 italian MW stations (Radio Metropolis, Radio Briscola, Emmereci Radio (or Media Radio Castellana), Power 927 and Radio Centrale Milano. Future plans call for the addition of other medium wave stations in Italy and, hopefully, of a shortwave relay, too!
The program, which I describe as an old style DX show, consist of DX News, profile and/or history of both, MW and SW stations from all over the world, interviews with DXers and shortwave personalities (for example Dino Bloise) and logs of recently received medium and short wave stations (some of them accompanied by good quality recording of their jingles or station identification announcements!).
“Bande Rumorose” is on air as follows (All times CET = UTC+1 hour):
• Emmerreci Radio, Castel San Pietro Terme (BO), Sundays, at 1100, Fridays at 2300 on 711 e 1098 kHz. • Power 927, Abbiategrasso (MI), Sundays at 1100, Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 2100 on 927 kHz. • Radio Briscola, Lenta (VC), Sundays, at 1100 and 1830 on 1449 kHz. • Radio Centrale Milano, Milano, Sundays, at 1030, Mondays, at 2300 on 1575 kHz. • Radio Metropolis, Trieste, Sundays, at 2205 on 1503 kHz and 93.90 MHz FM for the city of Trieste.
Reception reports with comments on the content of the show are welcome (Short mp3 recordings appreciated) EXCLUSIVELY to: banderumorose@dxfanzine.com
Please note that reports sent to any other e-mail address, even if they are under my control, will not be verified!
For the sake of good order, let me add that reports based on reception via public remote SDR receivers (Twente, Kiwi and so on) will not be verified. The reason is simple: such reports are useless as we can check such online SDR receivers by ourselves.
CJCB is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Sydney, Nova Scotia at 1270 AM. The station is the third oldest radio station in Nova Scotia, hitting the airwaves on February 14, 1929. The station’s current format is country.
CJCB is the only commercial radio station in Canada to broadcast on 1270 AM. The station is owned and operated by the Maritime Broadcasting System, a company that owns several other radio stations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. I heard them with country music. My report using their webform was answered within a day.
While the transmitter location is Sydney, the station advertises as CJCB Cape Breton:
The call letters CJCB originally stood for “Cape Breton” (the “CB” part), chosen when the station launched on February 14, 1929, as one of Canada’s early commercial radio outlets.
Founder Nate Nathanson explicitly intended it to serve the island’s population, and the “CB” directly represented Cape Breton.
Sydney is the largest city and regional hub of Cape Breton Island (part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality), so a station based there naturally positions itself as the voice of the entire island, not just the city.
The station broadcasts content relevant to all of Cape Breton, including coverage of the Cape Breton Eagles (the island’s QMJHL hockey team), local events, and island-wide community programming.
In short, while the transmitter and studios are technically in Sydney, CJCB identifies as a Cape Breton station because that’s its heritage, its audience, and its intended market.
Kilrock Radio, a beloved Dutch low-power AM (LPAM) station known for its free-form mix of pop, rock, and soul music, has completed a significant relocation from its original home in ‘s-Gravendeel to Zuiddorpe in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
The move was prompted by station owner Willem Klomps relocating his residence in July 2024. As a result, broadcasts on 1287 kHz medium wave ceased on June 1, 2024, after over a year of on-air presence in the Dordtsche Kil area — the inspiration for the station’s name.
Kilrock AM 1287 retained their name, but also the nice eQSL card
After an intensive relocation process and home renovations, Klomps began rebuilding the studio and antenna mast in late July 2025. The station retained its “Kilrock” branding, fittingly, as the new region also features local “kil” waterways. On September 20, 2025, Kilrock Radio resumed test transmissions on the same frequency, 1287 kHz, marking its return after more than a year off the AM band.
Despite the distance (with 116 kilometers the distance from my QTH in Woerden to Zuiddorpe is three times bigger than that to their previous location in ‘s Gravendeel), reception quality was pretty good in the afternoon. I did have to turn the 6x6x6 m delta loop N/S to receive them. At night SER Galicia is dominant.
While staying for holiday on Curacao I had the opportunity to receive the BBN Radio stations from Colombia (BBN Bogotá 1100 AM) and Venezuela (BBN Caracas 1260 AM). And both of them sent me a QSL. But I never heard BBN Radio stations on my home QTH… until this month:
During a good opening to Panama (I heard Radio Adventista 1560 AM as well) I picked up BBN Radio from Rio Abajo/Via Cincentenario. That’s how it is listed in MWLIST, but in fact it is a suburb of Panama City. The building and antennas are clearly visibile on GoogleMaps (we live in beautiful times to be able to just do this on the internet):
BBN Radio, 1350, Panama City (Via Cincuentenario)
BBN is not as well known in the DX community as for example TWR and AWR. That is most likely because they do not operate on Shortwave. The organisation runs quite a few FM stations in the United States, in addition to 4 low power AM stations. But they are also active in 14 countries in South America, with medium wave presence in Chile, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. Rather than excited preaching heard so often on other stations the BBN programs that I listened to were always about explaining the Bible in a more modest fashion.
My QSL is the first Mediumwave QSL from Panama. Not the first QSL from Panama, as I received QSLs for HPP Panama Radio from Balboa (Maritime) in 1989 and Panama Aeradio in 1990. That said, I’d never though I would be able to receive such a station on my suburb QTH. The trick: 1) A large loop antenna in the garden (I have an NTI Megaloop FX on a 6x6x6mtr delta shaped loop on a flag pole) 2) Record every night the entire MW band with your SDR 3) Use WavViewDX to analyze each recording: it reveals the few minutes a signal is strong enough to make an attempt to decode it 4) Become a member of MWLIST.org. Sometimes it helps when friends tell you which IDs you should try to recognize…
Asfalt Telegrafen is a hobby station that received a temporary license to broadcast on 1494 kHz every year around New Year’s Eve. That was all there was to it for this friendly station. But on the Asfalt Telegrafen website, I read that they received a new frequency, 1440 AM:
November 27, 2025:
After three requests, we have finally received a new frequency from PTS, the Swedish postal and telecommunications company, namely 1440 kHz = 208.3 meters on the medium wave band.
And the Arctic DX Club now reports the following via SDXF:
We have fantastic news: thanks to a generous offer from Torleif Roos, the Arctic Radio Club can broadcast weekend programs via Asfalt Telegrafen. Peter Stillberg has compiled two programs that will be broadcast according to the following schedule:
On December 20th and 21st (repeat), and on December 24th and 25th (repeat) from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM on SNT on 1440 kHz, the old frequency of Radio Luxembourg!
Listener reports can be emailed to: Asfalttelegrafen: am1440khz@gmail.com or CountryGospelChurch: peter@countrygospelchurch.com Correct reports will be answered with a QSL card via email.
We hope for a good reception. Many thanks to Peter and Torleif for this excellent arrangement. We would like to congratulate Torleif, because after three attempts, he has finally received permission from PTS to transmit Asfalttelegrafen on 1440 kHz for the entire first half of 2026!
Greetings Peter Stillberg
So it looks like we can enjoy Asfalt Telegrafen for much longer, and the above offers some great QSL opportunities!
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