“World’s Last Chance” broadcasts on WBCQ have ended

[SomeRadioGuy]

I suppose you mean that atheists don't try to sell what they *don't* believe, something on which I would agree. That said, I don't think it's only Christians who are trying to sell their religion to others. One of the people next door to me runs a conservative Jewish group with a sign outside that reads like that of a fundamentalist Christian body. If it had the money, it might have taken interest in the WWCQ offer...

WBCQ.

Allan wants to lease the powerful 9330 to someone who will buy 12 hours a day. Not an hour or two at a time, I asked.

 

[Mitch Brewer]

My comment was meant as a joke. Sometimes the funny, haha doesn't translate on this board.

 

[KilowattKat]

My comment was meant as a joke. Sometimes the funny, haha doesn't translate on this board.

Maybe not funny...but it was a wise, and observant comment with truth to it 😉

 

[KC8UOK]

But in reality, who is listening to North Korea on SW? I'm sure the regime has its devotees in the West, because there's a small audience for any old nonsense, but they're more likely to be consuming the content online these days.

A handful of devotees and people like me who use it to test the band. And see if the jamming signals make it out this far. Believe it or not they even have a DRM signal that's been running broken for months

 

[kc8zul]

Welcome radio now joins brother stair ... dead

 

[sasha23]

Allan wants to lease the powerful 9330 to someone who will buy 12 hours a day. Not an hour or two at a time, I asked.

wondering if the steerable antenna and 500kW transmitter are paid for? if not, I can understand why Alan Weiner wants 12 hours a day minimum — likely to help pay the equipment loan… who is going to program 12 hours a day? good luck with that!

I do kind of miss that British voice announcer on WLC…I liked his voice, but not the message…twisted scriptures!
(as soon as I detected error in his preaching, I tuned elsewhere!!!)

 

[Miss Tuned]

wondering if the steerable antenna and 500kW transmitter are paid for? if not, I can understand why Alan Weiner wants 12 hours a day minimum — likely to help pay the equipment loan… who is going to program 12 hours a day? good luck with that!

I do kind of miss that British voice announcer on WLC…I liked his voice, but not the message…twisted scriptures!
(as soon as I detected error in his preaching, I tuned elsewhere!!!)

His voice was familiar, but I don't think he was ever credited on air, at least not with his real name. I'm sure he's a voice actor who does commercials in the UK.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Allan Weiner and his wife have been mostly missing from their “Allan and Angela Weiner Worldwide” live show on Friday evenings (early Saturday UTC) on WBCQ according to monitoring by Glenn Hauser. Far more reruns than live shows over the past few months.

A lot of WBCQ frequency hours are now missing with transmitters off the air.

Have to wonder what is actually going on. I still think we are hearing the station’s death rattle.

 

[yeoldeschool]

Allan Weiner and his wife have been mostly missing from their “Allan and Angela Weiner Worldwide” live show on Friday evenings (early Saturday UTC) on WBCQ according to monitoring by Glenn Hauser. Far more reruns than live shows over the past few months.

They have been skipping weeks, sometimes two in a row, for at least several years now. And during their most recent broadcast on February 13, they sounded as adamant about remaining on-air until the end of time as ever.

 

[yeoldeschool]

An update. After posting the above, I set my automated stream recorder to archive his show and compared the recordings as they accumulated. Here is what I ended up with:

03-06-2026 (repeat)
03-13-2026
03-20-2026
03-27-2026 (repeat)
04-03-2026
04-10-2026 (repeat)
04-17-2026 (repeat)
04-24-2026
05-01-2026 (repeat)

The repeats weren't always of the preceding week's broadcast, either. For example, the May 1 broadcast was really March 13's show.

But that's the cadence, for anyone curious about it.

 

[Mediafrog+]

An update. After posting the above, I set my automated stream recorder to archive his show and compared the recordings as they accumulated. Here is what I ended up with:

03-06-2026 (repeat)
03-13-2026
03-20-2026
03-27-2026 (repeat)
04-03-2026
04-10-2026 (repeat)
04-17-2026 (repeat)
04-24-2026
05-01-2026 (repeat)

The repeats weren't always of the preceding week's broadcast, either. For example, the May 1 broadcast was really March 13's show.

But that's the cadence, for anyone curious about it.

Checked Glenn Hauser’s daily loggings for UT April 25 (still 4/24 in NA) and he reported Weiner’s show was a rerun. Weiner’s live appearances are becoming even more sporadic as transmitter hours at WBCQ continue to dwindle.

Still think we are hearing the station’s death rattle; note that Weiner has yet to find a client for the 500kw transmitter four months after the flat earthers pulled the plug.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

Checked Glenn Hauser’s daily loggings for UT April 25 (still 4/24 in NA) and he reported Weiner’s show was a rerun. Weiner’s live appearances are becoming even more sporadic as transmitter hours at WBCQ continue to dwindle.

Still think we are hearing the station’s death rattle; note that Weiner has yet to find a client for the 500kw transmitter four months after the flat earthers pulled the plug.

Lets say he charged the bargain basement rate of $100 per hour for 9330 with a minimum of 12 hours a day (which is what hes seeking) thats $37,200 per month

But at the mroe realistic $500 an hour thats $186,000 a month. No wonder noes bit on the lease offer

 

[Mediafrog+]

Lets say he charged the bargain basement rate of $100 per hour for 9330 with a minimum of 12 hours a day (which is what hes seeking) thats $37,200 per month

But at the mroe realistic $500 an hour thats $186,000 a month. No wonder noes bit on the lease offer

And there is still the question of whether the 500kw facility has been paid off, and by whom. Supposedly the flat earthers provided the financing, which helped trip up the proposed WBCQ purchase of the now defunct WHRI.

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

And there is still the question of whether the 500kw facility has been paid off, and by whom. Supposedly the flat earthers provided the financing, which helped trip up the proposed WBCQ purchase of the now defunct WHRI.

I recall that... something about someone other than the owner having control of the facility or something, as to who funded WBCQ/had control and who would really control WHRI, i think?

 

[yeoldeschool]

Checked Glenn Hauser’s daily loggings for UT April 25 (still 4/24 in NA) and he reported Weiner’s show was a rerun.

You're right! I skipped through more of that recording and found the current date given as February 13, 2026 -- prior to commencing my recordings. So noted. Now I'm wondering how many of the other apparent non-repeats were also repeats.

Still think we are hearing the station’s death rattle; note that Weiner has yet to find a client for the 500kw transmitter four months after the flat earthers pulled the plug.

Around two weeks ago, I heard Hal Turner, one of the inflammatory political hosts on WRMI and WWCR, announcing on-air that he was returning to WBCQ on weeknights because "Allen had asked me to." I guess Allen is down to imploring previous hosts to come back? Turner said he had previously dumped WBCQ to save money and because it generated the fewest listener reports for him.

Turner also mentioned planning to broadcast all 5 of his previous weekday shows concatenated into a multi-hour block on 9330 each weekend, for European listeners. I never listened to find out whether this happened, but given the enormity of that ionoblaster and the costs involved, I'm curious if anybody in the DX community reported hearing 9330 back on the air Saturdays or Sundays recently.

 

[ted chittenden]

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[Patrick 29582]

You forget not only was WBCQ a religious station they were a highly niche station. By all reports they were flat earth believing doomsdayers. WWCR and WRMI are still going strong, China radio is all over the place and the shortwave-info website shows dozens of other active stations. The death and virtual death of former big names such as VOA, BBC, Voice of Russia etc just give the smaller stations a fighting chance. I've even heard North Korea coming in. Shortwave is not dead at all. Just different players

I still feel that with the international distress and new world pecking order that some version of state SW broadcasting will continue. Broadcasts into Iran are increasing. Turkey is in an influential spot to continue. Regional players like Mali, RNZI, R National, India and Phillipines (yay!) continue to fill needs. I'm some alternative universe Radio Canada International fulfills a need or at least takes over CFRB-CFRX.

 

[Mediafrog+]

I recall that... something about someone other than the owner having control of the facility or something, as to who funded WBCQ/had control and who would really control WHRI, i think?

The argument pivoted around whether Weiner was simply a front man and a puppet for the flat earth group. The FCC got wind of this and instead of having a fight with Weiner, they decided to sit on the sale application until the contract window expired, killing the deal.

Around two weeks ago, I heard Hal Turner, one of the inflammatory political hosts on WRMI and WWCR, announcing on-air that he was returning to WBCQ on weeknights because "Allen had asked me to." I guess Allen is down to imploring previous hosts to come back?

Yes, sounds like Weiner is in desperation mode for clients. But so are other private U.S. shortwave stations. WWCR is barely filling half of its airtime capacity now, for example, and there is a huge amount of open time on the WRMI transmitter schedules.

If Melissa Scott pulls her airtime from WWCR, the station is most likely toast.

Turner said he had previously dumped WBCQ to save money and because it generated the fewest listener reports for him.

No surprise on “fewest listener reports”. The signals and coverage of WBCQ are awful (outside of the 500kw unit) with 7490 being the best of a bad lot, as I mentioned upthread

Turner also mentioned planning to broadcast all 5 of his previous weekday shows concatenated into a multi-hour block on 9330 each weekend, for European listeners. I never listened to find out whether this happened, but given the enormity of that ionoblaster and the costs involved, I'm curious if anybody in the DX community reported hearing 9330 back on the air Saturdays or Sundays recently.

I have not heard any sign of the 500kw transmitter on 9330 the past few months, nor have I seen any reports of it being on the air.

 

[KC8UOK]

I'm some alternative universe Radio Canada International fulfills a need or at least takes over CFRB-CFRX.

I've a soft spot for RCI as they were the first SW station I ever positively identified, had a paper schedule for and got a QSL card from but unfortunately RCI is 100% dead. Not to mention I believe their main Sackville transmitter site no longer exists.

 

[RFCCRadioAudio]

I would keep 9330 and dump 7490 and the other frequencies.