WYFR Facility to Return to Shortwave as WRMI

[ChrisSmolinski]

Legendary shortwave station WYFR in Okeechobee, Florida, which ceased transmissions on June 30, 2013, will resume broadcasting in December as a result of an agreement between Family Stations, Inc, and Radio Miami International, Inc.

According to the agreement, Family Radio will sell the WYFR facility to Radio Miami International. Family Radio programming for the Caribbean and South America will return to shortwave via the Okeechobee site, and Radio Miami's programming currently aired on WRMI in Miami will switch over to the Okeechobee facility. The station will also carry programs for other international broadcasters, including Pan American Broadcasting's Radio Africa network. A target date of December 1, 2013 has been set for the resumption of broadcasts. The current WRMI transmission site in Miami will be closed, and the WRMI call letters will be transferred to Okeechobee.

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[skeezix]

Good.

Now hopefully can hear R Prague &  Slovakia.  Perfect timing for the latter, as just put in a pair of JJ Electronic 6V6 tubes into my NC-183D, and ordered a couple more.

[Chanter]

I'm glad to hear this too, if it means a clearer signal for Prague, Slovakia, Israel and maybe Taiwan...  I wonder if RTI will be relayed again, and if that might mean resumption of a wider English service to North America.  It's worth thinking about. 

Not looking forward to more religious fundamentalism on shortwave, but if it means a reactivated relay site and potentially interesting secular WRMI programming... okay. 

[Echo_One]

I'm glad to hear this too, if it means a clearer signal for Prague, Slovakia, Israel and maybe Taiwan...  I wonder if RTI will be relayed again, and if that might mean resumption of a wider English service to North America.  It's worth thinking about. 

Not looking forward to more religious fundamentalism on shortwave, but if it means a reactivated relay site and potentially interesting secular WRMI programming... okay. 

If Chris Lobdell put Hymns to the begining of his shows, maybe he could sneak on there too

[glimmer twin]

If WRMI does have a stronger signal then they might sell more airtime resulting in less of the WRN programming which is actually just filler for unsold airtime (isn't it?). I rarely hear much over the Cuban pulse jamming here in Missouri anyway. Maybe that will change with the new TX site.

[Echo_One]

If WRMI does have a stronger signal then they might sell more airtime resulting in less of the WRN programming which is actually just filler for unsold airtime (isn't it?). I rarely hear much over the Cuban pulse jamming here in Missouri anyway. Maybe that will change with the new TX site.

If they sell airtime, I'll buy some!