01/02/2026
🇩🇪 "Hansjörg Bieners DX Digest #67 - Reports on Medium and Shortwave January 2026 -
This summary details the upcoming 90th-anniversary celebrations of major international broadcasters, changes in shortwave schedules, and significant community events for 2026.
Major Anniversaries and Special Projects.
* Radio Prague International marks 90 years of broadcasting with a ten-card jubilee QSL series, a nine-part historical podcast series, and video tours of famous Czech libraries and film locations.
* Radio Bulgaria celebrates its 90th anniversary by releasing 12 special QSL cards throughout 2026, featuring archive images such as the first transmitter at Burgas Airport.
* Radio Taiwan International (RTI) will conduct a special English broadcast on January 22, 2026, via the Tamsui transmitter to Nordnorwegen, highlighting radio's resilience and its ability to connect the world without the internet.
Station Updates and Program Schedules.
* SM Radio Dessau has scheduled several broadcasts for the first quarter of 2026 covering themes like "Radio against Hi**er" and music from Bud Spencer films.
* The World’s Last Chance has ended its broadcasts on 9330 kHz, leading the WBCQ station in Maine to seek new long-term clients for its 500-kW transmitter.
* Radio Caroline North has published its full 2026 schedule, with broadcasts planned once a month via 648 kHz and 1368 kHz.
* Encore: Classical Music on Shortwave continues its bi-weekly classical music programs aired to Europe and North America via WRMI and Channel 292.
* Korches-Radio will return to the air on January 18, 2026, following the broadcaster's recovery from illness.
Community Events and Farewells.
* SM Radio Dessau is organizing a listener meeting on October 10, 2026, at the Nauen transmitter site to celebrate its 10th anniversary; attendance is limited to 30 people.
* 🙏 The DX hobby community mourns the loss of Hans-Friedrich Dumrese (HFD), a long-time contributor and organizer who passed away in early 2026.
Source: biener-media.de/biener-rundfunk.htm