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WRMI Takes Over WYFR
The big news in the shortwave scene in
the United States at the present time is the transfer at the end of this month
of Radio Miami International WRMI, where we are recording this program at the
present moment, from the single 50 kW
transmitter near Miami to the large multi-transmitter site of the shortwave
station that was previously on the air at Okeechobee in lower central Florida
for Family Radio as WYFR. Due to the
significance of this remarkable development, we are interrupting the flow of
regular programming in our DX program “Wavescan” to give due honor to the two
shortwave stations, WYFR and WRMI.
Next
week in Wavescan, we will present as our opening topic our “Tribute to the Old
WRMI”; and for the first program in December, we plan to present our “Tribute
to Family Radio WYFR”.
All
reception reports to "Wavescan" for the last week in November will be
QSLed with a special "Last Week" endorsement for WRMI Miami, and all
reception reports to "Wavescan" during the first week in December
will be QSLed with a "First Week" endorsement for the new WRMI at
Okeechobee. These special
endorsements will be applied to all QSL cards issued for these special editions
of "Wavescan" as heard on any of the stations that carry the program;
WRMI Miami, KSDA Guam, AWR network relays, WWCR & WINB. Where possible direct broadcast from the old
and the new WRMI would also be appreciated. "Wavescan" may also
be heard via numerous electronic deliveries, including station websites and
iPod deliveries.
Listeners are
encouraged to send their reception reports for these broadcasts to the Wavescan
address in Indianapolis with address label and return postage, and also to the
station that is carrying the programming, and also to the address for the new
WRMI. The last edition of "Wavescan" via the old WRMI will be a
special tribute to this station, and the first broadcast from the new WRMI will
honor this new development.
(AWR Wavescan/NWS # 247)