Listeners in the Netherlands are reporting reception of Radio Albatross, an East Anglian pirate station, on 819 kHz. According to the operator of the station, the antenna is marconi ‘T’ 13M high with 30M top. The transmitter is running about 250W. The station says its target area is Suffolk, South Norfolk and North Essex. The operator adds that the station has tried 576 kHz but the antenna efficiency is lower and local reception is not as good as 819. The station is also on 87.6 FM.
on Jun 28th, 2009 at 13:57
819 kHz can be used since adjacent 828 Holland is currently off air.
819 used to be a Caroline channel.
on Jun 29th, 2009 at 01:09
Yes. Im not quite sure about Ruuds comments because 828 kHz is not essentially a Dutch frequency. It is one that can be used on low power by the Netherlands and the UK, where it is used for local radio, in particular, the oldies station, Gold. Maybe he means that the reason the Dutch are picking it up is because 828 kHz is not being used in the Netherlands at the moment.
on Jun 29th, 2009 at 16:30
Let the am-waves be to the free radiostations. The am-band can be in service to local radio on all 120 am frequencies, let it be that to all of us.