2009 Shortwave in review

Well,as 2009 draws to a close,i thought it would be nice to review what has happened since i first posted these blogs.
There have been severe cutbacks to several countries this past year,most notably,Belgium,Sweden,Hungary,and others.Now it seems that"Chckiya" as GH points out gets a save until Feb,2010.
Also,one US SW station left the air earlier this year.WBOH went dark recently ending broadcasts from this FBN owned outlet
http://www.fbnradio.com
On the testing front,Nashville based WWCR was testing first on 4775,then on 3240,also on 3230 and finally on 4755,of which i got a QSL card for the November 11 test transmission which shows the tube in the final,along with a photo of a Grundig portable YB400PE radio and"SPECIAL TEST" on it.It was verified by Chief Enginneer,Phillip Patton.
http://www.wwcr.com
I wish to thank many people,especially to The DXLD Yahoo Group whose postings an tips were helpful to me during the testing of this station.
Another new station,this time,in Lebanon(Where the Lux Minute Minder was originally made!)Tennessee.
WTWW should begin testing possibly around January 2010.Listen on 9480 daytime and 5755 nighttime for testing time.If you hear the station,visit
http://www.wtww.us
The Station is owned by Leap Of Faith,Inc. and it's General Manager is George Mclintock.
great source of information about station news is http://www.worldofradio.org
It is maintained by Glenn Hauser,the formost authority on SW Stations and schedules! Well,this wraps another blog for now and this year! Happy Holidays to all and 2010 looks to be even better! Brainy