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Release Notes for WTS Medium Wave Station Database:
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NOTE: DUE TO SUMMER ARRIVING, THIS WILL BE THE LAST
UPDATE UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2006.
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- WTSMWDB.TXT:  ID #: MW0233 01-June-06 10749
- 10,749 Unique Callsigns, +12 Since 01-May-06
- Data Current as of 23:00 PM EDT, May 31, 2006
   
- Downloadable File name: mw0233.zip
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- File Locaton on the Web:
   
  http://www.dobe.com/wts/downloads/mw0233.zip

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DOWNLOADABLE FILE TYPE

The WTS MW database (MWMWDB.TXT) file is supplied as a
compressed "Zip" file. To decompress the file you will
need a program like WinZip®. (Windows XP also has an
internal "UNZip" program)


Database Construction
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Effective with database #MW0226, CUBAN stations with the SAME
callsign, but operating on different frequencies, are now included
in the database with their frequenices APPENDED. e.g.. CMBA540,
CMBA710, CMBA970, CMBA1180, etc. AND, as originally listed. e.g.
CMBA. Since the database is sorted in ASCENDING order by callsign
then frequency, inputting JUST CMBA would return CMBA on 540 KHz.
Inputting CMBA540 would return the same data ... but with the
callsign PLUS the first three frequency numbers in the STA(ion)
window. For example, if the lookup was for CMBA1180, it would
display as CMBA118. (The STA display can only handle 7 characters)

WTS was also upgraded to v1.06 to accomodate this change. Earlier
versions of WTS will still function fine but without coverage for
the Cuban multiple station listings. See the release notes for
WTS v1.06 for more information.


U.S. Stations Operating Under a CP (Construction Permit)
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In terms of identifying these (CP) stations, I've appended "(CP)"
[without the quotes] to the CITY field of the WTS output. e.g.,
if you ask WTS for a station lookup and see the city name with (CP)
to the right of it then you'll know that that station is operating
under a Construction Permit.

Please Note:

IF a station has a LICENSE AND a CP then any CP records are
EXCLUDED - ONLY the LICENSE records are used.
  
INSTALLATION:

If you are using this database with WTS, It **MUST** be
placed in your WTS DATABASES folder. If you accepted the
default location during initial installation, it will be
located in:

C:\Program Files\WTS\Databases

Windows will probably notify you that WTSMWDB.TXT already
exists and will ask if you wish to replace it. Answer YES.

Important
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Once WTSMWDB.TXT is located in your WTS databases folder,
you'll need to fire up WTS and use the /BDB command to
"install" this update otherwise WTS will continue to use
the existing (old) database.

For Info: WTS does NOT directly use the WTSMWDB.TXT database
since it is only partially complete relative to YOUR geographic
location. The /BDB command BUILDS a NEW database (USERMWDB.TXT)
that *DOES* include that information so USERMWBD.TXT *is* the
database that WTS actually uses on a routine basis. That's why
it's important that you build a new db (/BDB) each time you
update WTSMWDB.TXT.

EXCEPTIONS:

For U.S. Stations, *ONLY* those that are currently listed as
LICENSED (or CP ONLY) are included. ALL U.S. stations with a
status of "NEW", "APP", etc. are EXCLUDED. Mexican Stations,
"XE", "XENVA" and "XENVA1" are also EXCLUDED.

Thanks for your continuing interest in WTS - Enjoy!

Eric Force
01-June-2006