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local radio off air due to airport airwaves interference
•Several • local radio stations have been forced to turn off their transmitters in the last two weeks while hua hin
the Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) investigate interference with the airports communications. Included in the stations affected has been Surf 102.5 FM, the favourite expat radio station, which is based in soi 23, and while they were informed fairly quickly that they were not at fault, as of Wednesday they had still not had permission to switch their transmitter back on. After speaking to their breakfast DJ, Steve Johnston, AWOL learned that their proximity to the airport was the reason they had to switch off, although they continue to broadcast via the internet, and readers can access the station via the TuneIn app available on mobile devices, and their new website at hotspotmediaasia.com. You can also listen when you visit the AWOL website at awolonline.net. Surf were unable to confirm as we went to print exactly when they would be back on the radio, but are obviously hoping that they will get the green light soon from the NBTC, and the station owner was due to meet them in Bangkok on Wednesday to find out more; they may well be back on by the time AWOL is published. The problem with the interference, or ‘bleeding’ as it is more commonly called, has been an intermittent one that sometimes blocks out other radio stations, and Surf has suffered from this in the past, and is often caused by illegal stations. Obviously when it impacts an airport this can be very serious, and some are speculating that this may be connected to the possible return of scheduled flights to and from Hua Hin airport, as recent reports have suggested that Air Asia will begin operations there in the near future. AWOL will obviously report on this as soon as concrete information is available.