DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated June 3: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html ** ALASKA. 9579.909, June 2 at 1431, as soon as I hear some guy on WRMI say KNLS has been way off-frequency from 9580 English during this hour, I check it out direct and measure its JBA carrier here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Saturday June 3 at 1844, LRA36 is already on with good S9+10 peaks into Argentine SDR; usual conversation and by 1910 some songs. Nominal sked is now 18-21 UT; Manuel Méndez, Spain, was hearing it direct from 1801. So good into Arg that it`s worth checking for at least a trace to here: nope, at 1921. And the signal has just weakened into Arg. At 1925 surges back up so a transmitter or receiver issue, not propagation. But Magic Flute from The Met is much easier on the ears. Still going at 2041, weaker, and 2057 but not at 2204 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, Wed June 7 at 1819, LRA36 is S7/9+10 into Argentine remote. Manuel Méndez, Spain says it was already on at 1756; 1821 full ID twice also as RNASG. 1823 about early radio history in Argentina. Still going at 1848; recheck 2003 still but much weaker vs HNL S3/S5 unlistenable. It`s gone by 2041. Ironically, RAE chief Adrián Korol was doing a live chat from 1730 which I was mainly following, about SW curiosities, playing some classic interval signals and taking questions, comments. Maybe can be played back, over a sesquihour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkuw9SHrfMs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BENIN. 1566, June 7 at 0425, JBA carrier into Sevilla SDR, presumed TWR by far the strongest Eurafrican on this frequency. That`s as close as we can get since there are zero Kiwis around west Africa. There used to be a good one on Fuerteventura, Canary Is which was good for that; maybe seasonal as I think it belonged to an expat. Checking to confirm if on air, as no signal direct from reported *0420 last night reaching southwest Canadian IRCAns. They say it goes off at 0507* already. The Parakou-Victoria GC path must traverse the entire Canadian landmass from northern Labrador, Québec, thru northern Manitoba. I listen intently 0430-0435 direct but nothing. I have heard it before and/or the other Parakou on 1476 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. Sporadic-E FM DX May 31: these are duplicates excerpted from full report under USA and non, where the `flow` of the opening is preserved. See intro for methodology. 95.1 at 1554, CCI to WAIO NY USA logged a minute earlier: ``Canada`s Cool FM ... Chatham``: CKUE-FM 95.1 CHATHAM ON SOFT AC 95.1 & 100.7 COOL FM 42.0 133.0 42-26-14 82-06-22 CE27 1501/933 101.3 at 1557, ``Easy 101-3``, ergo: CKOT-FM 101.3 TILLSONBURG ON ADULT CONTEMPORARY 101.3 EASY 26.0 205.0 43-00-44 80-50-09 CD93 EASY 101 Favourites of yesterday and today Adult Hits 1631/1014 94.3 at 1559, Canadian news thru hourtop, sports, weather, 1602 ``94-3 CKSY``: CKSY-FM 94.3 CHATHAM ON ADULT CONTEMPORARY CHATHAM-KENT'S BEST MUSIC 50.0 133.0 42-26-14 82-06-22 CE05 Title & Artist on 943 CKSY Adult Hits 1501/933 94.1 at 1608, classical. Only rare format in PTA, net mostly such and confirmed time on sked: CBL-FM 94.1 TORONTO ON VARIETY CBC MUSIC 38.0 420.0 43-38-33 79-23-14 B203 CBC CBC MUSIC No Program Type or Undefined 1764/1096 93.1 at 1614, ``Fresh 93-1``, ergo: CHAY-FM 93.1 BARRIE ON CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO FRESH RADIO 100.0 303.5 44-21-05 79-41-54 C3DA - 'WCW' 93-1 FM CHAY Top 40 1773/1102 96.5 at 1621, French Canadian accent very briefly vs KECO OK: There are four FFC in QC, but all too far beyond the PTA or even single-hop Es, in Gatineau, Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Trois-Rivières; rather the only one in ON, just beyond Barrie on Georgian Bay: CJBC-3-FM relays:CJBC-860 96.5 PENETANGUISHENE ON French NEWS/TALK ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 15.3 168.0 44-46-10 79-59-24 1774/1102 Wow, what a name; never heard it or of it before. Wikipedia: ``The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from either the Wyandot[3] or Abenaki via Ojibwe,[4] meaning "land of the white rolling sands".`` But how is it mispronounced, in French and in English, a bilingual community. In Tranna do they know? Thus endeth this opening! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15230, June 4 at 0330, RHC with S9+10/20 of suptorted just barely modulation in Spanish. EiBi shows 22-05 & 12-15 UT here. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 0651 recheck, now algo music S3/S4, could be RHC overtime but probably CRI Xi`an site overlapping sked 03-09 per EiBi, Commies vs Commies! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FINLAND. 11690, Sat June 3 at 0635, no signal audible direct, but at 0645 a JBA carrier, presumably Scandinavian Weekend Radio during its almost-monthly first-Saturday broadcast, which is supposed to be 24h on 11690 & 6170 only. Of course now it`s too late into the dayside for 6170 to get out. Walt Salmaniw, BC was getting it earlier, so I replied, ``note my report of DRM on 11690 last night, NZ? Glenn`` Walt replies, ``Nothing that looks like a DRM signal here, Glenn, tonight. The carrier is quite wobbly, as well, measuring 11689.939 at the moment, as seen by this screenshot: Screenshot 2023-06-03 050321_SWR 11690.jpg Closest DRM signal visible is Romania on 11740, scheduled in French, and noted at 05:13 UTC, as I type this. 73, Walt`` His shot does show a brief bump slightly upward from that frequency. The JBA carrier I had did not seem to be so far off, but I should have tried to measure it as a clincher. Nothing else is listed on 11690 at this time nor during most of the day; on until 2100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** HAWAII. 6501 USB, June 6 at 0631, USCG marine weather for Pacific coördinates: NMO Honolulu sked at 0600-0635; per EiBi, timeshared with Kodiak, Guam, Chesapeake; and VFF Iqaluit could use it any time; poor reception (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, June 3 at 0656, VON at S7/9+10 with some undermodulation rather than none at all. Something`s always abysmal at Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1210 kHz, June 4 at 0345 UT, Fox Sports Network with good signal, KGYN? Yes, NRC AM Log shows that`s one of many networx on KGYN, far from fulltime sports. Why am I hearing it so well? Night pattern with null toward Philadelphia, which is few degrees further north than Enid; Wichita would be closer to the notch so I wonder how reception be there. I have long suspected KGYN of not going direxional at night from its 3 inline towers east of Guymon aside US 412, about 290 km = 180 statute miles from me. KGYN has been licened as 10/10 kW, DA-night only. I can also hear it barely in daytime. Has CP to increase day power to 22 kW, no change in antenna patterns. Have not noticed any daytime improvement. NRC DX News May 23 had a typo leading us to believe the night power would be only 1000 watts instead of still 10000: ``CPs built, approaching final licensing (and probably being used on the air): 1210 KGYN OK Guymon – Applies for license to cover CP with U2 22000/1000 [sic], existing site.`` to which I replied at the time: ``(was U2 10000/10000! So we should get it better in daytime, everyone get it less nighttime. There was once years ago a plan, CP? to move this to OKC market, up to 50 kW; long abandoned? -- gh}`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. June 4 at 1855 UT, DXMAPS shows some sporadic E spixe above 140 MHz in eastern USA - must be 2m ham contacts, so I rush to the garaged caradio to tune for FMDX. 96.5, tuned in seconds too late at 1859 for ID, just heard ``96 punto 5`` in Spanish. Likely Orlando which no doubt I had a few days ago; but suspiciously no sign of any other Es tuning up the band from 88.7. After first tune at 1903: ``Ésta es KRXO, Éxitos 96.5, Oklahoma City, Oclajoma --- Tyler Media`` --- never heard that before, must be a new translator and I notice that other OKC sigs are enhanced, but still no 102.7. At 1904 CCI from an MS burst. KRXO-FM of course is really the call of the silly sportstalk fullpower station on 107.7 but WTFDA FM DB shows it does have HD. So what`s on 96.5? K243BJ relays:KRXO-FM 107.7 H 96.5 OKLAHOMA CITY OK Spanish OLDIES EXITOS 96.5 0.25 302.0 35-24-54 97-30-32 3F48 Exitos 96.5 FM! Foreign Language --- the H between frequencies presumably supposed to read HD1 or HD2. So OrlandOÉXitos has some competition! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 102.7, June 4 at 2038 UT, `KJ-103` with good signal on caradio at cemetery north of Enid instead of lately JBA if at all at home before and afterwards. Something must be drawing KJYO there? Or sporadically on full power? Or home is a dead zone, pardon the expression, for it, but not the other OKC stations? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. After no FMDX around 1800 UT June 5 despite DXMAPS connecting OK to Alberta, I settle on 91.7 awaiting with bated breath what will KOSU run at 1807 to replace WNYC-canceled `The Takeaway`? `Fresh Air!` moved from 17 UT and on the sked `Here & Now` at 16 has been expanded from one hour to two. Easy way out? I wish they would revive `Talk of the Nation`, at least for `Science Friday`! As for `Takeaway`, after a sesquidecade, I missed the finale on Friday June 2. I think I set an alarm for that but then couldn`t remember why... Here it is linked; I just listened to it now: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/one-final-farewell Somehow, a 52-minute show lasts 70+ minutes (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SCOTLAND [non]. 1323 kHz, June 6 after 1900, Radio Six International, 60th anniversary special. Villa Estense IRRS relay at first inaccessible by busy Noale SDR full of ham and CB frequencies. Also on 9670 but NG either into UTwente from Channel 292 due to heavy splash from Indonesian on 9675 - EiBi shows as Sa`udi Arabia; simultaneously Turkish: axually it doesn`t make sense for Indo at that hour, but that`s what been heard instead of Turkish. Tony Currie playing lots of familiar pop tunes back to the 60s, live acknowledgements of emails including one from me at 1928 explaining the QRM to 9670. By then I`m mainly listening to the NEXUS/IBA stream with perfect `reception`. One song e.g. at 1933: `Downtown` by Pet Clark. Happy anniversary (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN [and non]. ``Glenn, in your log roundup: `SPAIN. 17855, Fri May 26 at 2200, token English from SNR is VG direct and the other three frequencies detectable. Justin Coe foresees his feature today interviewing some American pop singer, Ron Sexsmith [? sounds like], as adapted from a bilingual discussion on Radio 3. Sorry, not interested. Is there nothing more important to report from Spain happening in the last biday? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)` Please note that Ron Sexsmith is Canadian, not American and he is far from a "pop singer". He has been classified by the likes of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and others, as one of the premier singer/songwriters in the world today, and I would agree with them! Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 15520, Fri June 2 at 2156, surprised to hear REE with conversation sounding like Arabic, or some dialect. Arabic supposedly scheduled only at 1630-1700 M-F, with Spanish at this time per EiBi, and presumably // 11670 on E Hemisphere channels before joining the West for English on all from 2200. Now I switch to 17855, VG direct. News starts about the convoluted multi-party political situation. A minor elexion on Sunday provoked the major elexion to be moved up to July 23. This time after 2206, Justin is interviewing an American jazz pianist, Ben Cidron? who often performs in Madrid; about AI and where it`s going, notably in music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Monday June 5 at 2205, token English from SNR feature today is interview with someone from Greenpeace about global warming / climate change, as affecting Spain, VG direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, May 31 at 2200, just confirming VOT is not off the air today, but no match direct to the high storm noise level here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, June 2 circa 2222, VOT English confirmed not off the air today, but only fair reception direct as I`m mainly on much better 17855 Spain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.006, Sat June 3 at 2205, VOT is not off the air today, VG S9+50 into UTwente --- BUT, it`s in GERMAN, wrong language instead of English!!! German has been on the program feed starting at 2300, and occasionally heard on 11785 after that hour when failed to turn off in time. Maybe Turkey have added an hour of DST advancing the clox? Or something`s totally awry at Ankara, hence erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. Re VOT running an hour ahead with German at 22 UT June 3 on 11785.006: Timeanddate.com says: ``Turkey currently observes Turkey Time (TRT) all year [UTC +3]. DST is no longer in use. Clocks do not change in Ankara, Turkey. The previous DST change in Ankara, Turkey was on September 8, 2016`` -- what will happen at 0300 on 6165, 7275 - Malay instead of English? Oops, by then I forget to check. Try again June 4 at 2200, 5 at 0300! And if there be no DST in Turkey, why do they always make 1-hour timeshifts between A and B seasons, no matter where the target, local DST or not? Out of habit since 2016y? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, Sunday June 4 at 2226 check, VOT S9/+20 into UTwente, instead of German yesterday, back into ``English`` if you can call it that as uttered by the superaccented YL. 6165 at 0300 UT Monday June 5, also recognizable English with heavy ACI from 6160- WBCQ WOR. But 6165 is aimed thataway, //7275 intruding thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, Monday June 5 at 2210 check, no signal direct from VOT; something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, June 6 at 2200, VOT is not off the air today, S3/S8 direct in English; news first by YL without awful accent, good modulation too, but still hard to copy due to fading and storm crashes. And a 1-minute break in transmission at 2208*-*2209. 2212 `Review of the Turkish Press` about Indo/Pak relations; 2219 with-you-every-hour promo, music. 2219 `Weekly Commentary` by bad accentedess when I quit. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 11785, June 7 at 2200, VOT confirmed on, fair direct with time signal several seconds late behind simulSpain on 17855 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28232+ CW, June 6 at 2158, beacon VVV DE W7SWL W7SWL TUCSON AZ - then probably grid square uncopied. Sporadic E opening is JBA to this MUF, the OSOB. Is this a real ham call? Yes per qrz.com: ``W7SWL USA flag USA, ROBERT J COOMLER, 7322 E Calle Los Arboles, Tucson, AZ 85750, USA --- Former calls: WV6NLP (1960), N7DKD (1981), KI6OT (1987), W6RJC (2000). The 10M beacon is back in operation after a long rest. 5 watts into a 1/4 wave vertical. 28.2323 mHz. Any reports (email or mail) would be appreciated. Thanks! Would be pleased to exchange cards for QSOs or beacon reception. I'm old school, no return postage is necessary.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28250.8, June 7 at 2224, beacon EEEEEEEEE DE KC5SQD/B EL29GO - also QRM from another slightly higher but with long pauses. No time for a full bandscan. WI5V: 28.2508 KC5SQD I MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS # 10W GP VERTICAL new 25 June 2019.`` Another entry on 28.280 -- QRZ.com: ``KC5SQD USA flag USA, NATHAN O SAMPSON, 7619 S GLEN WILLOW, MISSOURI, TX 77489`` Missouri City is a 67+K suburb on the SE side of Houston. Under 500 miles, has to be sporadic E (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2192 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday May 31 at 2112 the 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -63 Hz = 7489.937 into Maryland SDR, S8. Also confirmed UT Thursday June 1 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/25 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday June 1 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S7/9+10 into Bonaire SDR. This airing goes directly from music fill to WOR without an ID WORLD OF RADIO 2193 contents: Alaska, Antarctica, Brasil, Canada, Chile, (China), Colombia, Egypt, Finland, France/Germany, Guam, Indonesia, International Vacuum, (Italy), Japan non, Korea South, Malaysia, México, New Zealand, North America, Oklahoma, Perú, Scotland non, Singapore, UQKOGBANI, USA, Vanuatu, Vietnam; Rohde & Schwarz receiver; Propagation outlook (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2193 available from 0414 UT June 2: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2193.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2193.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [usually, also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?] 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 7730 & 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated; thanks this week to Terry Colgan TX, for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - in US funds but not necessarily One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: confirmed first SWBC, Friday June 2 at 1430-1459 on WRMI 9955, S4/S9, no jamming audible until a trace in pause when I finish. Stays on past 1503 with gospel huxter, off by next check 1512. Not confirmed Friday June 2 at 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia; rather checked at 2057, S9+10/15 into nearby Noale SDR playing last week`s WOR 2192! I`ve reminded them to make sure further repeats are of this week`s 2193. Not on 918 or 207 kHz. ``IRRS SW signing off`` 1323 at 2000 until ``9 pm tomorrow``, but as always keeps right on, into Feature Story News. Lite CCI from understation, presumably Brighton. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 7730 & 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday June 3 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+10/30 direct, doing better than expected vs nearby storm crashes. Not confirmed UT Sat June 3 at 0400 on WBCQ 5130 - as addendum to R. Angela, definitely off the air. Confirmed Saturday June 3 at 1600 on WRN webcast of N American stream. Also confirmed considerably into, already at 1933 the nom. 1930 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15 into nearby SDR. Greg Hardison, CA was also listening thusly and says it started at 1921; and ending at 1949. Next: 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 7730 & 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: confirmed Saturday June 3 at 2233 the 2230:30 on WRMIs: to UTwente: 15770 S9/+10, 7730 zero, 5850 occupied by roar I also had into NE USA SDR. To Maryland SDR: 15770 VG S9+10, 7730 & 5850 JBA. To Atlanta SDR: no good. To Athens GA SDR: 15770 JBA=too close, 7730 S8/S9 noisy, 5850 S9+5. Also confirmed UT Sunday June 4 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S7/9+10 with storm crashes into Louisiana SDR, and as always starting with overpowering external noise blast for first 14 seconds, which could be evaded if WRMI would start playback 15 or 30 seconds later. Also confirmed UT Sunday June 4 starting at 0329 the 0315v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+15 but with storm noise into nearby SDR. Missed checking the newish Sunday 1330 June 4 on WRMI 9955; did anyone hear it? [no one ever answers this question]. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: not confirmed Sunday June 4 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, rather last week`s 2192 *again* like on Friday after which I immediately emailed IRRS about the mistake and asking to be sure to play 2193 next times! S9+12 anyway with some storm crashes into nearby Noale SDR. Thus a reminder to those who don`t want to miss a WOR: pay attention to the number and produxion date, and find the latest somewhere else. 2193 confirmed UT Monday June 5 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, JBA S4/S6 direct with HSNL. Also confirmed UT Monday June 5 from 0300 sharp on WBCQ Area 51, 6160 -67 Hz = 6159.933, S9/+10 into NH SDR with ACI from much weaker 6165 Turkey to ME. Next: 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2193, update June 6, WRMI: 5850, static, QRN, S7 signal, 0130, 0143, 0158 (45433), (45343), 0159, June 3 UTC 2023 [Sat] 15770, 2230, 2242, 2259 (45443), 2259, June 3 UTC 2023 [Sat] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard`` Confirmed UT Tue June 6 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+10 direct. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday June 6 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/+15 direct. As always, preceding `Midnight Cry` ministry cut off incomplete at 2329.5 now for survey promo, Ian ID and bit of music squeezed in as I start. Also confirmed Wednesday June 7 at 2100+ on WBCQ 7490 minus 73 Hz = 7489.927, S5/S7 into Maryland SDR. Next: 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated; thanks this week to Terry Colgan TX, for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - in US funds but not necessarily One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. About 5130, WBCQ R. Angela, UT Tue May 30: On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 03:52 PM, Glenn Hauser wrote: `Must have been a playback of the UT Saturday program file, which had problems originally` ``Uncle Bill responds - I honestly have no clue how that happened; were it not for the fact that we are discontinuing tomorrow anyway, there would be an inquisition. Given conditions on the ground now, no point.`` I make a point of monitoring the final R. Angela broadcast, UT Thursday June 1 on WBCQ 5130 -24 Hz = 5129.976: ethnic music hosted by Uncle Bill himself, so it`s UBMP? No, another of his shows only on R.A., `African Music Panorama`. At 0300 he`s combining some `Dangdut & Beyond` episodes of Malaysian/Indonesian music, by Zach Liangas, originally 10 minutes each. 0330 polka and yodeling, ``secret Swiss``? Then Slovenia. 0400 usual short features to 0411, open carrier to cutoff at 0412.5* Nothing was to be heard in the way of farewell, final broadcast. Indeed UT June 2 circa 0310, 5130 is not on the air any more. What might have been! Full now canceled June sked is still up: http://wbcq.com/radio-angela-schedule-june-2023.pdf Too bad it`s not practical to `air` it otherwise such as webcasting (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. About WBCQ Radio Angela, Uncle Bill responds on the WOR iog: ``secret Swiss``? ``Thank you for listening. The beginning of the Volksmusik segment was indeed songs I had originally heard during SBC's language change intervals back in the 70s. Since they never named the artists or tunes during those it took me decades to find some of the albums, and I decided to imitate them and just let the music speak this trip. An old jazz standard includes the line "Romance without finance don't make no sense......" and that's more or less where things stand now. I'm not going to speak for all the other programmers, but I personally am a child of radio, and anything I would ever do in the future would have a real radio component of some kind even if it also streamed.`` ``I think the modern tendency for humans to assume things without actually looking is part of what hindered us with possible financial support. In spite of the the fact that Radio Angela went to great lengths to avoid religious and political fare - if anything our overall program grid was a true voice of human unity, not division - many potential donors just couldn't shake the stereotype of private shortwave stations out of their brains no matter how hard we tried to explain our mission, which was to be something quite different. This is rather sad, because in real life, the only way to change things is to be the change. I do have the comfort of being able to go to bed at night without wondering "what if I had tried this?", and if some of the new voices we brought onto the air are able to make a go of things another way, this will not have been in vain.`` More from Uncle Bill: ``I would like to say one thing about Angela Weiner specifically - love or hate her personal political pronouncements, Radio Angela was named after her because she was a crucial part of our support while we were on the air. It might not be easy for some people to get their heads around the fact that she supported world music, but there you have it. Most people are more complex than their cartoon caricatures, a fact that gets increasingly lost in a world of algorithms designed to accentuate our more primitive drives.`` (via gh, WOR) ** U S A. (7490-), UT Sat June 3 from 0000, WBCQ webcast starts with announcement by non-Angela YL that the following program originally aired on Feb. 24, 2023! Never heard them do that before. So never mind. Has AW twitted anything about this or the demise of R. Angela? No. Starts right off praying about Ukraine on first anniversary of war (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7490-), Sunday June 4 at 2221, WBCQ stream with ``Beep beep`` song, soon 2229 Uncle Bill with more tunes on a caracing Memorial Day Weekend theme. UB thinx his shows are on hiatus for at least a month, but there he is at usual time. Maybe repeat of last week`s `Melting Pot` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15770, UT Monday June 5 at 0628, WRMI S8/S9 ending R. Prague International in English, 0630 starting R. Eslovaquia Internacional in Espanish. In between at 0629 a new promo asking listeners to email their location, to a gmail address pronounced twice but not comprehended, not the usual info@wrmi.net - here it is, on disgraced FB June 4, ALL CAPS: ``ATTENTION WRMI LISTENERS. WE’RE DOING A TEST FOR POTENTIAL SPONSORS TO SHOW THEM JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE LISTEN TO SHORTWAVE RADIO. IF YOU HEAR US, PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL AND TELL US WHERE YOU ARE LISTENING TO WRMI FROM. OUR EMAIL IS: WELOVESHORTWAVE@GMAIL.COM PLEASE EMAIL YOUR LOCATION TO US AT WELOVESHORTWAVE@GMAIL.COM THANK YOU!`` Skedgrid for WRMI-9 15770 shows System H at 06-07. System H grid shows RPI only on Mon & Tue, RSI daily; also daily at 05-06 still R. Ukraine International? I don`t think so: fq grid shows SMTV // 9455. Also on disgraced FB 5 days ago: ``Coming up on our new program Voices of Russia (in Russian): June 3/4 - History of the Kaliningrad Radio Center No. 5 (on-air tests 2022 - 2023), the history of the radio receiver Speedol June 10/11 - 1. History of Polish longwave broadcasting on 225 kHz 2. Czech private AM stations (792, 981, 1062 kHz) 3. Radio equipment of the USSR. Selga radio receiver. 4. In memory of radio host Andrey Barshev. He worked at Radio Mayak and loved France very much... Voices of Russia can be heard at 2130 UTC Saturday and at 0400 UTC Sunday on 15770 kHz.`` I wonder who`s behind that? Nothing about it on the Programming page. But well worth checking for others as yet unknown even in Angliyskiy: http://wrmi.net/index.php/programming/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1539.903, June 4 from 0338 UT, big het here against 1540.0 stations, unlike anywhere else on the entire MWBC band scanned. I bet it`s KGBC Galveston TX which has a long history of such offfrequenciness. However I had not noticed that for quite a while. Broadly speaking, it was pervasive in 2020y but not much if any in 2021y & 2022y, when WKVQ Eatonton GA was always even further on the plus side to 1520.21, but not any more. The latest log I can find searching in NRC DX News is from early 2023: ``1539.90 KGBC TX Galveston – 1/14 0801 [EST = 1301 UT] – Prayer in Spanish, then legal ID at 0801:30: “This is KGBC Galveston-Houston 1540 AM and K269GS Pasadena 101.7 FM,” followed by soft music. Fair signal and nicely separable on LSB. Frequency is approximate. (JW [John Wilkins, Wheatridge]-CO)`` At 0357 I rotate the altazimuth wrist-mounted DX-398 to get a bearing on it: SSE/NNW, and there is separate Mexmx on 1540 from SSW/NNE - that would be KEDA San Antonio. SSE peak fits for Galveston. The closer Texmex, KZMP in The Metroplex seems no longer a factor. NRC DX News just reported May 23: ``1540 KZMP TX University Park – Granted STA, U1 100/100, TIS antenna at 32-50-51/96-48-40.`` {was U4 32000/750! -- gh} Preacher keeps talking thru hourop 0400 with no ID heard. 0402 into praise song in Spanish. 0407 Radio Gracia ID for 1320! kHz, and bank account number for contributions: how brazen. Now it`s S9+10 as I measure the het by comparing pitch tuned in AM vs tuned in SSB. The pitch pulses slightly as if wobbling but that could be caused by another station it is beating against. I search out a webcast link also with info about it at: https://onlineradiobox.com/us/gracia/ ``Radio Gracia 1320 AM spanish christian contemporary Rating: 3.7 Reviews: 3 Radio Gracia Houston "CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC" Evangelizing nations. 24/7 from Houston, Texas United States to the world, we were one of the first pioneers in Hispanic middle secular [? sics:] since 1988 and 1993, starting in the Spanish average Christian to date, been to different radio stations, TV support, working for the Kingdom of our God but from since March 2011 God put in our hearts and be founded and nationally:`` and linx to own website: https://www.radiogracia.com/ There the only frequency shown is 95.3 FM! WTFDA FM DB shows that is: ``KZLD-LP 95.3 HOUSTON TX SPANISH RELIGIOUS RADIO GRACIA 0.057 kW ERP 40.0m HAAT both horizontal only 29-53-00 95-13-25 SANACION DE FAMILIA`` It so happens that there is a KiwiSDR right in Galveston. It`s getting the same signal at local strength on 1540 at -97 Hz steady offset and that seems to be accurately calibrated compared to nearby on-frequencies and weak WWV 2500. I also try the Maurice LA SDR which gets a JBA signal also -97 Hz from 1540. MWOffsets has an entry only for KGBC among the 1540 Texans: 1539.9074 with a range to .903 as of 2020-03-06. Check! By 0407 it switches to a different identity ``La Abuela``, as in grandmother -- what a strange name for a station. Says that repeatedly. Searching on that is unproductive but there are lots of Abuela restaurants or Abuelitas. This really seemed like a station slogan rather than a commercial. At 0440 talking about a Houston rodeo. 0452, back to ``Radio Gracia`` and its bank acct. The stream and KiwiSDR are definitely //. I also check 1320 on the Galv SDR: no signal from KXYZ Houston. Must be in a deep null if really on air --- No, radio-locator.com night map shows a peak toward Galv drawn by the Gulf! Assume 1320 be ex-frequency of Gracia as KXYZ is now listed with BIN in English! FCC shows a CP for change in KGBC parameters is in effect: 3600/185 watts with one lobe to the NNW which is good for Houston; and Enid. But is it really on night power now? This also in radio-locator.com which shows no slogan, but format as Tejano; and address in Houston (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. Another sporadic-E FM DX opening, Wednesday May 31 at 1521-1625 UT, from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. It`s taken me a couple days to get this compiled and researched as Thursdays are busy WOR produxion day. Es FM DX: gotta take it whenever it decides to happen! In the not yet hot garage, on the Nissan Sentra 2004 stock caradio with fender vertical antenna only; all logs in real time with my own ears, no RDS capability, no recording, no internet for stream comparisons; but research later from my scribbled notes, mainly the WTFDA FM Database, also in general searching if needed. All times strictly UT! Numbers just before geo coordinates are kW ERP and antenna height above average terrain in meters. Identical horiz and vert figures, u.o.s. Last figures are distances in km/stmi city-to-city so approx., not site-to-city, from distancefromto.net. Showing distance does not necessarily make a log more definite, but FYI. I do not count stations, states or anything, what`s `new` or not, and am not in a competition. Each DX log I view as a potential learning experience. Clarifications, correxions welcome. Canadian logs are included in original time order below, and also duplicated at separate entry under CANADA. Unlike the FL opening yesterday, many frequencies are 2 or 3 stations deep vying for captures; many with confusing fringe-area groundwave signals fading in and out like ionospheric. I include some of those for completeness or to reconfirm identities. 92.1 at 1521, rock: not even attempting to narrow down; also CCI on 93.7 vs Okie. 94.5 at 1523, partial ID as ``point 5...US`` - nothing fits in the PTA = probable target area as later determined. Maybe this too-weak fringe and the US was really House? A multi-channel gospel huxter around here, unlikely to mention a .5 frequency tho: K233CR relays:KJTH 89.7 94.5 PAWHUSKA OK CHRISTIAN CHR + ROCK THE HOUSE 0.25 88.0 36-37-42 96-11-26 141/87 95.1 at 1524, ``WXYL Mix 95.1`` -- sounded like but must have been this among 3 others same slogan, all in CA: WIKZ 95.1 CHAMBERSBURG PA HOT AC MIX 95.1 50.0 137.0 39-55-41 77-41-44 6AE5 Mix 95.1 Today's Best Music Mix Mix 95.1 Today's Best Music Mix Top 40 1807/1123 96.3 at 1525, ``QF-96``, YL about PGA in Marysville, Columbus Car Audio ad: WLVQ 96.3 COLUMBUS OH CLASSIC ROCK QFM 96 OHIO'S BEST ROCK 18.0 229.0 39-58-16 83-01-40 73E6 WLVQ FM Best Rock QFM96 Rock 1358/844 100.3 at 1527, Fox ``news`` at odd time, ``T-100, Johnstown`s central Ohio country station``. Johnstown and Newark both just east of Columbus: WCLT-FM 100.3 NEWARK OH HD COUNTRY T 100 50.0 119.0 40-02-02 82-24-08 1409/876 107.5 at 1529, Brooks Country Farm ad, AC 717, Harvey Cedars Bible Conference, ``Positively Different, 107-5 Alive``: WBYN-FM 107.5 BOYERTOWN PA CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/RELIGIOUS TEACHING 107.5 ALIVE 30.0 186.0 40-24-15 75-39-09 59C9 WBYN-FM Religious Music //W279CB 103.7 This is east of Reading in eastern PA, pretty far from central OH. AC 717 is not there but near in S Central PA 1982/1232 87.9 at 1530, music. WTFDA lists only 4, none near: in CA, NV, TX, Cayman 88.3 at 1531, 833 AC but that`s a toll free; ID as EWTN radio. WTFDA shows no EWTN on 88.3, but NRC AM log confirms the // AM WVSG *is* on EWTN, note only 1.7 kW: WSGR 88.3 PORTSMOUTH OH RELIGIOUS TEACHING ST. GABRIEL RADIO 1.7 233.0 38-45-42 83-03-41 Ex WUKV; //WVSG 820 1337/831 88.5 at 1533, classical. So rare, got to be this, which I also listen to via HD2 stream Sundays 17-20 UT for Pipedreams and With Heart & Voice: WYSU 88.5 YOUNGSTOWN OH HD CLASSICAL/NEWS WYSU 88.5 50.0 114.7 41-03-23 80-38-44 95F0 88.5 WYSU RADIO YOU NEED TO KNOW Public 1580/982 92.3 at 1536, ``Greatest Hits, 92 Gold``: WRRN 92.3 WARREN PA CLASSIC HITS 92 GOLD 50.0 125.0 41-48-50 79-10-04 8353 WRRN Classic Hits No Program Type or Undefined 1722/1070 92.3 at 1537, CCI capturing from WRRN: Ohio silly sports talk, ``92-3, The Fan``: WKRK-FM 92.3 CLEVELAND HEIGHTS OH HD SPORTS 92.3 THE FAN 40.0 kw H/36.0 kW V 167.0 41-26-32 81-29-28 70D4 WKRK Now Playing - Song/Artist on 923 Krock-We Rock - They Talk 1519/945 93.1 at 1539, soul? plugging show on TLC cable TV net, which is all-tabloid -- ``learning``, indeed! 1540 Maple Heights ad, ID ``WZAK, Cleveland`s R&B``: WZAK 93.1 CLEVELAND OH HD URBAN AC CLEVELAND'S R&B LEADER 27.5 189.0 41-16-50 81-37-22 96B6 WZAK-93.1 Cleveland Today's R&B For Cleveland 93FM WZAK - www.wzakcleveland.com Rhythm and Blues 1508/937 96.5 at 1545, Area code 479? but then AC 580 which is here in much of OK, for ``Tradio`` classified, i.e. KECO Elk City, fringer vying with Tulsa to capture. Es MUF is falling. 176/109 94.5 at 1551, classical, got to be in PTA: WNED-FM 94.5 BUFFALO NY HD CLASSICAL WNED CLASSICAL 94.0 220.5 42-38-15 78-46-07 7767 WNED-FM YOUR CLASSICAL ESCAPE Classical 1775/1104 94.5 at 1551, CCI to above from ``Y-94``: WYYY 94.5 SYRACUSE NY HD ADULT CONTEMPORARY Y-94 100.0 198.0 42-56-46 76-07-07 1690 Y94 The 80s To Now Adult Hits Buffalo/Syracuse distance: 223/139 - short spaced for full powers? 1993/1239 95.1 at 1553, sports talk, ad for ACEwin.com which leads to Hong Kong. No sportstalk in OH, PA, NY. How about plain talk which could encompass sports? Only talker in PTA is near Rochester and pronounced how? After Canadian CCI, 1555 Rochesterevents.com: WAIO 95.1 HONEOYE FALLS NY HD TALK RADIO 95.1 50.0 146.0 43-02-01 77-25-18 1586 RADIO 95-1 Classic Rock format is: TALK and ROCK mix 1877/1166 95.1 at 1554, CCI to WAIO NY USA logged a minute earlier: ``Canada`s Cool FM ... Chatham``: CKUE-FM 95.1 CHATHAM ON SOFT AC 95.1 & 100.7 COOL FM 42.0 133.0 42-26-14 82-06-22 CE27 1501/933 101.3 at 1557, ``Easy 101-3``, ergo: CKOT-FM 101.3 TILLSONBURG ON ADULT CONTEMPORARY 101.3 EASY 26.0 205.0 43-00-44 80-50-09 CD93 EASY 101 Favourites of yesterday and today Adult Hits 1631/1014 94.3 at 1559, Canadian news thru hourtop, sports, weather, 1602 ``94-3 CKSY``: CKSY-FM 94.3 CHATHAM ON ADULT CONTEMPORARY CHATHAM-KENT'S BEST MUSIC 50.0 133.0 42-26-14 82-06-22 CE05 Title & Artist on 943 CKSY Adult Hits 1501/933 98.7 at 1603, country but none in PTA or KS; two OK, too far, too weak in SE OK, SW OK: KYOA 98.7 KIOWA OK COUNTRY BLAKE FM 0.9 64.0 34-43-28 95-54-56 //KTNT 102.5/KSTQ 93.5 258/160 KHWL 98.7 LONE WOLF OK COUNTRY RED DIRT REBEL 1.1 233.0 34-58-39 99-24-36 24C3 199/124 normal fringe dominator but not country is: KNSS-FM 98.7 CLEARWATER KS HD NEWS/TALK WICHITA'S NEWS & WEATHER LEADER 50.0 150.0 37-24-11 97-35-22 343A 98.7 & 1330 KNSS Breaking News Trending Talk 128/80 101.3 at 1605, ``country 101-5`` not 101.3. I can`t find any such relay/relation but in PTA if still skipping: WNCO-FM 101.3 ASHLAND OH COUNTRY MID-OHIO'S COUNTRY 101.3 WNCO 50.0 152.0 40-50-25 82-21-26 1438/893 WKFT 101.3 STRATTANVILLE PA COUNTRY BIGFOOT COUNTRY 4.3 115.0 41-19-47 79-15-27 6A5D //WIFT 102.1 -- in NW PA 1690/1050 but also another Wichita fringe spoiler could be: KFDI 101.3 WICHITA KS HD COUNTRY COUNTRY 101.3 KFDI FM 100.0 47.0 37-47-47 97-31-59 1D8A KFDI-FM COUNTRY 103.1 {sic!} KFDI Country 152/94 94.1 at 1608, classical. Only rare format in PTA, net mostly such and confirmed time on sked: CBL-FM 94.1 TORONTO ON VARIETY CBC MUSIC 38.0 420.0 43-38-33 79-23-14 B203 CBC CBC MUSIC No Program Type or Undefined 1764/1096 93.1 at 1614, ``Fresh 93-1``, ergo: CHAY-FM 93.1 BARRIE ON CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO FRESH RADIO 100.0 303.5 44-21-05 79-41-54 C3DA - 'WCW' 93-1 FM CHAY Top 40 1773/1102 93.5 at 1620, ``My Country``, so it`s only KS fringer: KKDT 93.5 BURDETT KS COUNTRY MY COUNTRY 93.5 95.0 304.8 38-36-32 99-42-11 248/154 Only further log at 1621 from French Canada before DX out by 1625; nor any at further chex 1656 & 1705 UT. 96.5 at 1621, French Canadian accent very briefly vs KECO OK: There are four FFC in QC, but all too far beyond the PTA or even single-hop Es, in Gatineau, Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Trois-Rivières; rather the only one in ON, just beyond Barrie on Georgian Bay: CJBC-3-FM relays:CJBC-860 96.5 PENETANGUISHENE ON French NEWS/TALK ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 15.3 168.0 44-46-10 79-59-24 1774/1102 Wow, what a name; never heard it or of it before. Wikipedia: ``The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from either the Wyandot[3] or Abenaki via Ojibwe,[4] meaning "land of the white rolling sands".`` But how is it mispronounced, in French and in English, a bilingual community. In Tranna do they know? Thus endeth this opening! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Repeatedly on June 4, DXMAPs show sporadic E MUFs way up past 108, even past 140 MHz, but e.g. at 2240 UT no sign of any FMDX here, and none on the FMDX page either of DXMAPs - spurious or erroneous reports? Or extremely limited timewise or geowise? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, June 1 at 0647, S5/S9 of open carrier, presumably R. Vanuatu reactivated, strongest ever. Ron Howard says modulating later and staying on long past 0759 when it had been switching to 3945 & harmonix (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, June 3 at 0655 BB talk at S7/S9 direct, so RV again with a stronger signal than had been usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, June 5 at 0623, ``island music`` at S7/S9+10 direct as R. Vanuatu continues its improved signal on a fundamental. Someone guessed it must be more than listed 2.5 kW now. Axually, WRTH 2023 shows only 2 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 11685-11690-11695, June 2 at 0640 S9+20 of DRM noise where normally there is none. Brings to mind RNZP which does run DRM on 11690 at 1859-1958 except Saturdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)