Voice of Russia will apparently cancel its use of 558 kHz in Switzerland after less than two years. http://german.ruvr.ru/frequenzen/ shows for this frequency now an end date of 31 Dec 2012, mentioned in on-air announcements as well.
These transmissions started on 1 April 2011 after Voice of Russia was the only broadcasting organization interested in mediumwave frequencies in Switzerland at all. They originate with a power of 200 kW from the Cima di Dentro facility, abandoned by SRG in 2008.
http://www.giangrandi.ch/electronics/broadcast/ceneri.html
Note how the equipment is installed in an underground shelter here as well, like it was the case at Sarnen and Lenk, too. Wonder if it is still the transmitter inaugurated in 1979, guess it is indeed. Note also the aux antenna, which I already saw confused for a dipole for 1566 kHz, which it not is. (Hammock-type antennas are often confused for dipoles.)
These transmissions started on 1 April 2011 after Voice of Russia was the only broadcasting organization interested in mediumwave frequencies in Switzerland at all. They originate with a power of 200 kW from the Cima di Dentro facility, abandoned by SRG in 2008.
http://www.giangrandi.ch/electronics/broadcast/ceneri.html
Note how the equipment is installed in an underground shelter here as well, like it was the case at Sarnen and Lenk, too. Wonder if it is still the transmitter inaugurated in 1979, guess it is indeed. Note also the aux antenna, which I already saw confused for a dipole for 1566 kHz, which it not is. (Hammock-type antennas are often confused for dipoles.)
(Kai Ludwig via dxld ml)
