Greenland back on shortwave

[Mika Mäkeläinen]

Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (KNR) is back on shortwave and can be heard on the frequency of 3812 kHz USB. The transmitter is located in Tasiilaq and has a power of only 100 watts. Broadcast times during the summer are 1330-1430 and 2000-2200 UTC, one hour later in winter.

The transmissions are unofficial, but "real" short wave transmissions may start again in Greenland. For some ten years the authorities have been considering closing down the current five 5-10 kW medium wave transmitters. Very few people listen to the MW transmitters as all inhabited areas are now covered with FM transmissions and because audio quality is poor on most of the transmitters.

KNR is planning to replace these MW transmitters with one shortwave transmitter on the island of Cook, not far away from Nuuk. Cook Island was also the site of the old short wave transmitters of KNR using 3999, 5980 and 9575 kHz several years ago. When - or if - a new official short wave station in Greenland is to be taken into use again a frequency in the 3-5 MHz spectrum is likely. (source Stig Hartvig Nielsen on DX Listening Digest 2-093)

In the audio section of DXing.info you can listen to a vintage recording (provided by Michael Schnitzer) from the previous era of shortwave broadcasting from Greenland: http://www.dxing.info/audio/index_greenland.dx

The KNR website is located at http://www.knr.gl/ but doesn't contain any information about the new SW broadcasts. Has someone already picked up these new SW transmissions?