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Effective 00.00 utc january 1st 2004
All morse cw service on medium waves band Italian coastal Radio Stations, caried out since 1910 at begin from Coltano Radio and later from Trieste Ancona Bari Augusta Napoli Cagliari Genova and Roma Radio will be cancelled stop.
Due so the Distress Safety and calling frequency of 500 Khz will be no more watched the above mentioned Italian coastal Radio Stations will be closed down stop
Time table of all cw morse services caried out on medium waves band from all Italian Coastal Radio Stations as H24 500 Khz watch traffic list weather bullettins and navigational warnings are cancelled stop
Traffic lists and weather bullettins as meteomar and weather forecast over Mediterranean sea will be no more available in cw morse code from the same date also on short wave bands stop
This is the last announcement on 500 Khz from ICB IDC IPA IPB IQX and IAR medium waves are closing down for ever but stations staying alive as long as being in our ming thanks to all for good operations in all this years long of life stop
The histori say born in 1903 effective 1910 closed down january 1st 2004 00.00 utc stop
Good look and fair winds to maritime community stop
Thanks de ICB IQX IAR
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