[Boatanchors] Whither SWL'ing...?

[Robert Nickels]

Bob Peters wrote:
> It is no longer a SW Station and when it was it
> was in Metairie, La... As you can see it is now an
> AM/FM Combo out of New Orleans...
>   
>
Just an example of why you can't always believe everything you read on 
the internet - even "official" information sources are not always 
accurate or up-to-date.

Here's a link to the present WRNO Worldwide website:  
http://www.wrnoworldwide.org/

As was detailed in the Aug. 2007 issue of  Monitoring Times magazine, 
the WRNO shortwave station was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but 
has been rebuilt, and that's what you will not hear on 7505khz nights 
(and also, apparently, 7395 and 15590 khz although I haven't heard them 
yet).  Their operating schedule is very limited - 8 to 11 pm CST on 7505 
according to the website.

Here's a link to all the US-based shortwave (or HF Stations, as the FCC 
calls them):  http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/stations.html
(There's a note that says they're working on updates, such as the WRNO 
entry)

And here is the latest 2/09 frequency schedule for US HF stations:  
http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/B08FCC02.TXT

73 Bob W9RAN