For the past month I have been travelling throughout Europe, visiting Munich (Oktoberfest), Prague/Ostrava in Czech Republic, Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria.
I did bring along my old trusty SONY ICF 2010 portable radio in hope of doing some radio listening/DXing. Unfortunately the only time I had some time to turn the radio on was in Prague and Ostrava. It was at these two locations that I managed to do a complete daytime bandscans of the Long Wave and Medium Wave bands. The electrical noise conditions at the Prague hotel I was staying was very bad making reception very difficult. On the other hand I had better luck in my hometown of Ostrava in the northeastern part of Czech Republic. There I was able to scan the band for two consecutive days with much better results.
Here are the results of my band scans.
Frequency in kHz - Country - Station Name - City (Power in kW) -Time (UTC) - Signal Rating (1 - 5, 1 barely audible, 5 very strong)
Prague, Czech Republic - September 26, 2023 between 1200 - 1300 UTC
225 - Poland - Polskie Radio - Kabat (700) - 1202 UTC - 3
540 - Hungary - Kossuth Radio - Solt (2000) - 1204 UTC - 3
576 - Bulgaria - BNR Horizont - Gramada (270) - 1206 UTC - 1
792 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Stezery (10) - 1210 UTC - 4
954 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Husova Kolonie (5) - 1215 UTC - 2
981 - Czech Republic - Radio Cesky Impuls - Boranovice (10) - 1217 UTC - 3
1062 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Zbraslav (20) - 1220 UTC - 5
1260 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Boranovice (10) - 1225 UTC - 2
Ostrava, Czech Republic - September 30 and October 1, 2023 between 1200 - 1400 UTC
153 - Romania - Antena Satelor - Bod Colonia (200) - 1230 UTC - 3
171 - Moroco - Medi 1 - Nador (1600) - 1233 UTC - 2
198 - England - BBC 4 - Droitwich (500) - 1255 UTC - 1
225 - Poland - Polskie Radio - Kabat (700) - 1237 UTC - 4
252 - Algeria - Chaine 3 - Tipaza (1500) - 1240 UTC - 2
514.5 - Czech Republic - LA - Namest nad Oslav - 1223 UTC - 2 (airport beacon)
534 - Czech Republic - R - Ostrava - 1224 UTC - 4 (airport beacon)
540 - Hungary - Kossuth Radio - Solt (2000) - 1242 UTC - 4
558 - Slovenia - Muravideki Magyar Radio - Nemcavci (25) - 1250 UTC - 2
563 - Czech Republic - XU - Namest nad Oslav - 1226 UTC - 3 (airport beacon)
576 - Bulgaria - BNR Horizont - Gramada (270) - 1252 UTC - 1
603 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Rontau (50) - 1258 UTC - 2
630 - Romania - Radio Timisoara - Ortisoara (400) - 1257 UTC) - 2
639 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Liblice (20) - 1312 UTC - 5 (resumed operations on September 27)
648 - Slovenia - Radio Murski Val - Nemcavci (10) - 1300 UTC - 2
711 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Vadu Izei (50) - 1300 UTC - 2
756 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Boldur (400) - 1302 UTC - 2
792 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Stezery (10) - 1305 UTC - 4
855 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Tancabesti (400) - 1315 - 2
873 - Hungary - Nemzetisegi Adasok - Lakihegy (20) - 1235 UTC - 2
909 - Romania - Radio Cluj - Jucu (200) - 1316 UTC - 2
945 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Mierccure Ciuc (15) - 1317 - 3
954 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Husova Kolonie (5) - 1311 UTC - 3
981 - Czech Republic - Radio Cesky Impuls - Boranovice (10) - 1313 UTC - 3
999 - Moldova - Radio Rosii - Maiac (500) - 1315 UTC - 2
1053 - Romania - Radio Iasi - Letcani (400) - 1312 UTC - 2
1062 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Zbraslav (20) - 1318 UTC - 4
1116 - Hungary - Danko Radio - Miskolc (15) - 1320 UTC - 2
1152 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Jucu (400) - 1322 UTC - 2
1170 - Slovenia - Radio Capodistria - Beli Kriz (15) - 1327 UTC - 1
1179 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Galbeni (400) - 1323 UTC - 2
1188 - Hungary - Nemzetisegi Adasok - Kisperjes (300) - 1325 UTC - 3
1260 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Boranovice (10) - 1332 UTC - 2
1278 - Ukraine - UR1 - Kurisove (100) -1325 UTC - 3
1314 - Romania - Radio Bukarest - Sacalaz (25) - 1330 UTC - 1
1323 - Romania - Marosvasarhelyi - Ernei (15) - 1331 UTC - 3
1350 - Hungary - Nemzetisegi Adasok - Saras (5) - 1332 UTC - 1
1404 - Romania - Radio Sighet - Vadu Izei (50) - 1340 UTC - 1
1413 - Moldova - Vesti Radio - Maiac (500) - 1338 UTC - 2
1422 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Olanesti (10) - 1339 UTC) - 1
1494 - Moldova - Radio Moldova - Cotihana (30) - 1345 UTC) - 2 (echo effect)
1494 - Moldova - Radio Moldova - Ludvika (20) - 1345 UTC) - 2 (echo effect)
1530 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Mihaileni (15) - 1339 UTC) - 1
1593 - Romania - Radio Bukarest - Sibiu (15) - 1349 UTC - 3
One thing is for certain. The AM band in that part of Europe is filled with stations from Romania.
I did bring along my old trusty SONY ICF 2010 portable radio in hope of doing some radio listening/DXing. Unfortunately the only time I had some time to turn the radio on was in Prague and Ostrava. It was at these two locations that I managed to do a complete daytime bandscans of the Long Wave and Medium Wave bands. The electrical noise conditions at the Prague hotel I was staying was very bad making reception very difficult. On the other hand I had better luck in my hometown of Ostrava in the northeastern part of Czech Republic. There I was able to scan the band for two consecutive days with much better results.
Here are the results of my band scans.
Frequency in kHz - Country - Station Name - City (Power in kW) -Time (UTC) - Signal Rating (1 - 5, 1 barely audible, 5 very strong)
Prague, Czech Republic - September 26, 2023 between 1200 - 1300 UTC
225 - Poland - Polskie Radio - Kabat (700) - 1202 UTC - 3
540 - Hungary - Kossuth Radio - Solt (2000) - 1204 UTC - 3
576 - Bulgaria - BNR Horizont - Gramada (270) - 1206 UTC - 1
792 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Stezery (10) - 1210 UTC - 4
954 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Husova Kolonie (5) - 1215 UTC - 2
981 - Czech Republic - Radio Cesky Impuls - Boranovice (10) - 1217 UTC - 3
1062 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Zbraslav (20) - 1220 UTC - 5
1260 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Boranovice (10) - 1225 UTC - 2
Ostrava, Czech Republic - September 30 and October 1, 2023 between 1200 - 1400 UTC
153 - Romania - Antena Satelor - Bod Colonia (200) - 1230 UTC - 3
171 - Moroco - Medi 1 - Nador (1600) - 1233 UTC - 2
198 - England - BBC 4 - Droitwich (500) - 1255 UTC - 1
225 - Poland - Polskie Radio - Kabat (700) - 1237 UTC - 4
252 - Algeria - Chaine 3 - Tipaza (1500) - 1240 UTC - 2
514.5 - Czech Republic - LA - Namest nad Oslav - 1223 UTC - 2 (airport beacon)
534 - Czech Republic - R - Ostrava - 1224 UTC - 4 (airport beacon)
540 - Hungary - Kossuth Radio - Solt (2000) - 1242 UTC - 4
558 - Slovenia - Muravideki Magyar Radio - Nemcavci (25) - 1250 UTC - 2
563 - Czech Republic - XU - Namest nad Oslav - 1226 UTC - 3 (airport beacon)
576 - Bulgaria - BNR Horizont - Gramada (270) - 1252 UTC - 1
603 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Rontau (50) - 1258 UTC - 2
630 - Romania - Radio Timisoara - Ortisoara (400) - 1257 UTC) - 2
639 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Liblice (20) - 1312 UTC - 5 (resumed operations on September 27)
648 - Slovenia - Radio Murski Val - Nemcavci (10) - 1300 UTC - 2
711 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Vadu Izei (50) - 1300 UTC - 2
756 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Boldur (400) - 1302 UTC - 2
792 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Stezery (10) - 1305 UTC - 4
855 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Tancabesti (400) - 1315 - 2
873 - Hungary - Nemzetisegi Adasok - Lakihegy (20) - 1235 UTC - 2
909 - Romania - Radio Cluj - Jucu (200) - 1316 UTC - 2
945 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Mierccure Ciuc (15) - 1317 - 3
954 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Husova Kolonie (5) - 1311 UTC - 3
981 - Czech Republic - Radio Cesky Impuls - Boranovice (10) - 1313 UTC - 3
999 - Moldova - Radio Rosii - Maiac (500) - 1315 UTC - 2
1053 - Romania - Radio Iasi - Letcani (400) - 1312 UTC - 2
1062 - Czech Republic - Country Radio - Zbraslav (20) - 1318 UTC - 4
1116 - Hungary - Danko Radio - Miskolc (15) - 1320 UTC - 2
1152 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Jucu (400) - 1322 UTC - 2
1170 - Slovenia - Radio Capodistria - Beli Kriz (15) - 1327 UTC - 1
1179 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Galbeni (400) - 1323 UTC - 2
1188 - Hungary - Nemzetisegi Adasok - Kisperjes (300) - 1325 UTC - 3
1260 - Czech Republic - Radio Dechovka - Boranovice (10) - 1332 UTC - 2
1278 - Ukraine - UR1 - Kurisove (100) -1325 UTC - 3
1314 - Romania - Radio Bukarest - Sacalaz (25) - 1330 UTC - 1
1323 - Romania - Marosvasarhelyi - Ernei (15) - 1331 UTC - 3
1350 - Hungary - Nemzetisegi Adasok - Saras (5) - 1332 UTC - 1
1404 - Romania - Radio Sighet - Vadu Izei (50) - 1340 UTC - 1
1413 - Moldova - Vesti Radio - Maiac (500) - 1338 UTC - 2
1422 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Olanesti (10) - 1339 UTC) - 1
1494 - Moldova - Radio Moldova - Cotihana (30) - 1345 UTC) - 2 (echo effect)
1494 - Moldova - Radio Moldova - Ludvika (20) - 1345 UTC) - 2 (echo effect)
1530 - Romania - Radio Romania Actualitati - Mihaileni (15) - 1339 UTC) - 1
1593 - Romania - Radio Bukarest - Sibiu (15) - 1349 UTC - 3
One thing is for certain. The AM band in that part of Europe is filled with stations from Romania.