DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS UPDATED Sept 3 http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULES UPDATED Sept 3 http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html ** ALGERIA. 9470, Aug 31 at 0352, S7/S9 of JBM yelling, no doubt Ifrikya FM as scheduled 0300-0600 via Béchar. Something`s awful in Algeria (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Sept 2 at 1756, LRA36 is on with music, VG S9/+10 into Argentine SDR; 1758 announcement but I pause for lunch. 1825 in music again, 1826 contact info, ``comunicad``, 1827 live chat and taking phone calls, from Mendoza? on `Uniendo Voces` program, discussing weather extremes at Esperanza, like 142 kph winds. 1840 about some anniversary Sept 5. They are really into anniversaries of whatever. Relating Patagonia to Antártida. 1856 about the South Atlantic conflict - always got to bring up the Malvinas. BTW, Mike Cooper forwards an obit for BBC guy who covered that, Harold Briley https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/31/harold-briley-obituary There is a lot else to hear, view and accomplish on a Saturday afternoon, so I don`t pay much attn to details, but recheck periodically whether it still be on: yes, 2055, 2157, 2236 but weakening, last trace at 2245 but not sure if s/off or f/out. But *2255 cuts back on with CW, as if signing on all over, then music. But gone again at 2259*. Of course, in SSB with little or no carrier, modulation breaks are tantamount to sign-offs. After 2300 there is ACI from Chinese on 15480. Earlier, Manuel Méndez, Spain caught an announcement: ``LRA 36, at 2001 Juan Benavente announces that next Monday September 4, at 1300 Argentine time {16 UT}, an agreement will be signed to donate a 10 kW transmitter for LRA 36 that will come into operation in 2024. This event will be transmitted live on short wave, 15476usb from LRA 36. Video of my log about the transmitter donation news:`` https://1drv.ms/u/s!At0tJSKTrzqV6i8sEnCsqcHnS67g?e=OQra7e (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 11780, Sept 6 at 2235, no signal of RNA into UTwente, so 11785 Turkey would have had no such ACI if itself were on. 6180 is however on, only fair signal in Brasuguese presumably during `A Voz do Brasil`, mandatory government hour. I ask again, whatever became of RNA`s DRM tests a few years ago which were supposedly successful with low power but high-gain antennas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 13920, 13530, 13020, 15920, Sept 1 at 1418-1422, CNR1 jammers // in Chinese talk. 13530 strongest. But not on 14920. All in Aoki as Sound of Hope frequencies: how many more list-loggers will think they had SOH itself, ignoring the * which means jammed, always far more likely to be heard; log SOH only if you can rule out CNR1! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHINA. 11955, Sept 1 at 1427, S6/S9 open carrier with flutter, something about to sign on? NO, cuts off at 1430* sharp. Aoki & EiBi show it was CRI in Indonesian via Kunming at 1330-1430; preceded by an hour of Malay; and Tagalog/Filipino from 1130 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, Aug 31 at 0334, R. Progreso is S9+15/25, but very undermodulated music and mumbling. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 5025, Aug 31 at 0339, R. Rebelde is still off, as it had been before? Idalia. Ron Howard says also silent from first check 0608 to last check 0820. David Crawford, FL, replies: ``5025 Rebelde remains off as of 0230 31 AUG Z. The last time this happened, when 5025 was taken down by TC Ian in Sept 2022, the 4765 tx and/or antenna at Bauta were hijacked away from Progreso for a few months and repurposed for Rebelde. I'm curious to see if it happens again. Ian was a lot stronger than Idalia, so presumably less damage resulted this time. In the meantime, 4765 is operating normally, at least in the relative Cuban radio sense`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Aug 31 at 0339, RHC ``English`` with trace of modulation, S9+20/30. Also JBM are ``Spanish`` on 9535, 15230. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Sept 1 at 0638, R. Rebelde is back on after missing a few nights, ID. Ron Howard says that at 1022, RR was weak enough that Quillabamba, Perú, could be heard mixing. And David Crawford, FL, replies to my previous report: ``Rebelde 5025 was first noted back on here at 2230 31 AUG Z check. 4765 was noted active simultaneously with 5025 at check at 0200 Z 1 SEP, so there are still two good 60 m txs and antennas at Bauta`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 9600, Sept 1 at 0439, RHC Spanish ID in passing, S7 and not on 9700; others have reported this anomaly a couple times before. Now we wonder if it be intentional. Something` always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 13820, Sept 2 at 1506, wall-of-noise and pulse jamming against nothing, as the incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command keeps going against OCB`s well-known? B-season-only frequency. Jamming is JBA beneath A-23`s 13605. Rather it is jamming something on 13820 with a JBA carrier detected amid. Per HFCC it`s USAGM in Pashto via KUWAIT at 13-17; also an imaginary Moskva at 07-15. Why would USAGM ever use a frequency ruined forever by Cuban jamming? HFCC refuses to list any usage by non-members, tho the members need to know about them. HFCC B-23 conference is imminent in Australia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Sept 2 at 1508, RHC S5/S6 of dead air or maybe JBM; 15230 likewise but cuts off at 1509* just as I tune in. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 9330, Sunday Sept 3 at 0701, spy numbers active again and overriding WBCQ W.L.C.R. in Portuguese on same. Only 5-digit groups by YL, no digibursts, cuckoos or Navajo flute music this time. This hour is `scheduled` four nights a week, M/W/F/Sunday. Neither station cares about this collision, ongoing ever since WBCQ-6 SuperStition came on. It is still unable to change to any other frequency even tho many were originally planned and registered in different bands which also would of course be much more appropriate for certain times and targets. At least this cripples diffusion of their flat-earth and all the other nonsense. Way to go, HM01! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also: USA WBCQ ** CUBA. 11760, Sunday Sept 3 at 1508, RHC Esperanto is not missing this week, S9, but JBA on // 15140 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Sept 4 at 1923, RHC S7/S9 but dead air in English or JBM? vs S5 line? noise level here, better than up to S9+10/20 on lower bands. At 1933, Maryland SDR is getting dead air only at S4/S7. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** DENMARK. 5970, Sept 1 at 0440, rock music at S5/S7 vs HSNL into NH SDR: faded by 0517, but then still S9 into UTwente: certainly not WEWN or China as only others sked now. Checking since Nino Marabello had reported Aug 31 that it was WEWN, i.e. reactivating its nighttime Spanish frequency; I mentioned on WOR 2206 before a chance to deconfirm that, and now he has corrected his report: ``Here are the following correct log: 5970 31/8 0445 Radio 208, DK-Hvidovre Px dan 25522. 73 da N. Marabello, QTH Treviso, Italy`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE [and non]. 21580, Sept 6 at 1733, JBA weaker than 21470 BBC Ascension, in turn weaker than 21550 Algeria. EiBi shows 21580 this hour only is RFI in French to central Africa. That`s the totality of 13mb signals now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 17450, Sept 1 at 1423, JBA signal here, probably Dengê Welat via Uzbekistan and/or Turkish jammer. Nothing now on higher channels below 17500. Aoki includes DW on 17450 but at 1040-1155 only, with specific other times for 17455, 17460, 17470, 17475, 17480, 17485. Spans maybe as monitored once, but I don`t think we can rely on such precise jumparound skeds. EiBi shows them all with a span of 0300-2200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 570, Sept 4 at 0550, listening to a household Panasonic radio oriented to favor N/S paths, hearing music mixed with talk stations. 0554 ID as XEBJB Monterrey and Mexican national anthem long version to about 0558, choral, maybe children`s high voices. IRCA Mexican Log shows: ``570 XEBJB NL SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA CST Full (4:40) children's choral just before or after 6 am. Full (4:40) children's choral just before or after Midnight. Phone: 81-8125-3500 Website:(None)`` And:: ``XEBJB NL Monterrey 5000 500 La Voz 24h REL/CCR This channel is being leased, and currently has no web presence. ABC Noticias format moved to XEVB 1310AM in 2023. No longer //XHGBO 92.1FM General Bravo. Still active on AM 7/23 (logged by DXer), but noted falling off the air repeatedly 6/23 per SDR monitoring`` ``San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area. Wikipedia Mayor: Daniel Carrillo, Weather: 101°F (38°C)`` = same as Enid. I`ve always wondered where the BJB calls came from: a slogan in Spanish, or someone`s initials? Probably not from B. J. Bingham, erstwhile TVDXer in Festus MO. At 0600 UT, more signal from two US stations, one with Fox news, the other CBS news. One with ID as WNAX Yankton SD. The other must be KLIF Dallas. After news at 0606 one goes into C2CAM. NRC AM Log unravels which be which: WNAX with CBS and Red Eye Radio; KLIF with Fox and C2CAM. BTW, when noise level permit, both US stations make it here on daytime groundwave, WNAX twice as far way under KLIF, née WBAP=WFAA in sharetime deal with 10X bigger 820 transmitter, both? situated N of midway between D/FW, Grapevine (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 6185-, Sept 1 at 0625, dead air from XEPPM. Unfortunately not unusual late at night, no one paying attention? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 6199.999, Sept 2 at 0630, S6/S7 of music from presumed pirate Hikari FM, very accurate frequency, I measure here or .998 but within margin of error from 6200.000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 1730 kHz, Sept 4 at 0133 UT, DJ refers to his pennywhistle signal being heard in Maryland, rock music but off at 0138*. Monitoring via SE Michigan SDR better than a SW Ontario one, tnx to this tip on the WOR iog: ``[WOR] Fred Flintstone Pirate 1730 khz @ 2120 ET 9/3/23 --- The KRAP AM Stereo "Fred Flintstone" pirate is active on 1730 khz at 2121 ET with an ID and out of a Chicago song and other 1970s pop music. Beautiful audio and S9+ signal here in SW Ontario Canada. Sean Welsh, Dufferin County, ON CA, Icom IC-8600, W6LVP Loop.`` Several other reports here, agreeing it went off at 0138* https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,117784.0.html Never came back by 0148 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Sept 1 at 2341-2349+, S7/S9 of `Stayin` Alive`, classic rock, OPOB. Many more logs here as unID, but several heard ``Zeeky talking``: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,117646.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. Cf. July reports about KVIS 910 Miamuh, which was playing music with no announcements: ``Re: KVIS 910 monitoring --- Hi Glenn, Just to follow up on this, I`ve been through Grove several times in the past few weeks. It appears KVIS is off the air. This may be old news but I wanted to follow up. Hope you’re doing great! Chris KC5IIE`` Krug, Tulsa, Sept 6 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. About the blasting line noise level in Enid. OG&E troubleshooter visited about 1330 UT Sept 6 and agreed he`s also hearing it and is getting to work on locating source, but could take a few days. Then of course repair work can start. Meanwhile I`m hearing it on MW wherever I drive in Enid; even QRNs the stoplight noise. And on home rigs it`s all over the SW bands (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.468 AM, Sept 1 at 1435, S9+10 steady dead air from local CBer, rather than relaying an FM station. No skip at all now on 10 or 11m. 27184.48 approx. AM, Sept 1 at 2332, S9 open carrier still/again here. Now there is some QRM and lots of skip on 11m CB, still nothing on 10m ham (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 101.5, random times afternoon of Sept 1 on caradio, cannot be sure KOCD Okeene even be on air, let alone any $tereo deadair. Briefly heard some commercial-sounding Spanish, presumably the Liberal KS fringer (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [non]. 101.5, Sept 6 at 2018 UT, on caradio, fringe signal pops in long enough to be Spanish with 620 area code, therefore Liberal KS. In further driving around today and last several days, not detecting any $tereo dead air in Spanish, so KOCD Okeene seems to remain totally off the 101.5 air, which is fine since they were unable to modulate it (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. RF & virtual ch 13, Sat Sept 2 at 2200, KETA of the OETA network with `People of the North`, a limited series I have been enjoying among many other travelogs on PBS, and here also on the Create subchannel. Trouble is, OETA has been scattering it all over their schedules, and it`s been hard to catch each of 10 episodes just once. Recommended, anyhow. Great scenery and telegenic hosts. Website is plugged but it seems complete episodes are not there for streaming, just 30-second previews: https://www.peopleofthenorth.net Create channels can be located in most markets via https://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=Create I`m not travelling much any more, so really appreciate all those armchair shows (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SAIPAN. 9910, Sept 2 at 1512, Korean at S6/S8. It`s USAGM at 15-17 per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 11745, Sept 1 at 1425, Arabic mentioning Arabiya Saudiya, the `AFRTS` service, S9/+10, best overseas signal on band; also correlating: [and non] 11860, Sept 1 at 1426, roar from the defective Sa`udi transmitter for Republic of Yemen Radio program, mixing with R. Martí and adding to the Cuban jamming of same (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SINT MAARTEN. 1300 kHz, Sept 4 at 1935 UT, I bring up the TWR Bonaire SDR to check out RHC 15140, q.v., and find it`s tied up but I may camp upon someone listening to 1300; and hear music. What could that be? WRTH 2023 shows one Venezuelan, a deportes station in Caracas, surely not that, likely kaput at 245 km = 136 st miles. Soon quits so I get 1300 myself at 1936 to hear an ad in English in US$, and www.pjd2radio.com so that`s it. WRTH has it in the fq list for West Indies, page 717: 1300 SXM 1 [kW] PJD2 V. of St Maarten, Phillipsburg but NOT under SAINT [sic] MAARTEN, the very name of which would be a mixture of English and Dutch; where that call is shown only for FM 102.7 on page 441. 1300 is weak S5 but fairly steady overwater from one part of Caribbean Netherlands to another, not bad, 862 km = 535 st miles = 465 nmi. 1945 playing ``Love, Sweet Love``, 1950 hardsell ad in English. 1955 mentions 102.7. Guess what, that website does not lead to a radio station but to a blog in --- Thai!! Except for a Roman name UFASLOT, about gambling. Stranger and stranger. Here`s the correct radio link: https://pjd2radiosxm.com/ Slow loading. ``Welcome to the Voice of St Maarten --- We are proud to be providing the caribbean with the best in broadcast radio for over 35 years. We have two channels 102.7FM and 1300AM. Our Listeners are guaranteed to get the latest in news in and around our community. We have the most talented collection of DJ’s on the island to keep our listener entertained and update with the latest music`` And with separate AM and FM player linx. If you play one, the other stops. Maybe not/always // but are the same at 2018 in a YL talk show about self-images, social media influencers. Ends at 2043, adstring -2050 for flights to Bonaire, St. Maarten Concrete, Caribbean Lottery, etc. Seems that ``SXM`` is common lingo for the place, not just ITU. ``Power 102.7 is here to cool it down``, 2051 back to music. Brings back memories of my visit to SXM tho I don`t recall going to the station itself, implied above to exist only since 1987. Is there any Dutch on it, or even French? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Fri Sept 1 at 2200, token English from SFR, VG S9+20/25 into Maryland SDR; almost as good on 17715 & 15520, inferior on squealy 11670. Top news item about price increases of olive oil in past year, up 38%, but Extra Virgin OO up 227%, leading to a crime wave. 2206 feature is Justin Coe visiting and interviewing in a striking building about authors` & composers` compensation, abbr`d ASGAY? Inside is an exhibition about Spanish rock bands. Not that I care about this subject, but back to it at 2220 after trying to put up with the distortion on VOT. I try to google correct spelling; asgay gets sidetracked to gay stuff; asgaii comes up as a possibility but then that`s sidetracked to Did You Mean ASCII! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Mon Sept 4 at 2200, token English from SNR, pips within 4 sex of those from Turkey via different remotes, this one being Maryland SDR, S9+15, and also 15520, 17715, 11670. Again the two YLs hostessing, Amy and Marilýn. After news features are: lament for bookstore closing in Basque region due to economix having survived the Franco era; and circa 2218 about the benefits of video games in Spain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Sept 6 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG into Maryland SDR, and also in descending order, 15520, 17715, 11670. After news, first feature about a woman pioneer of Spanish radio, María Teresa somebody who just died at 82. 2220 multi-lingual ID reel and interview with Paul --, book writer from England who moved to Ibiza, but it`s a small island and ``not really Spain``, so moved on to Extremadura (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 7275, Aug 31 at 0341, Turkish music S9+20/25 direct very distorted. So this VOT English to NAm hour is no better than the 22 one I more conveniently monitor. BUT: 9770, Aug 31 at 0354, TRT Turkish service playing the ``old version`` interval signal, ~26 distinct notes on xylo?phone; great to hear it again and I recommend these few minutes, with Burasi - IDs in Turkish; 0355.5 choral/martial NA which they never play on external languages; 0356.5 s/on, having to pronounce www as if in English! and into more nice Turkish music. S9+25/35, VG signal and modulation and I bet it`s aimed thisaway: yes, HFCC shows 500 kW, 310 degrees at 0400-0600 to Eu, same beam as for ENAm. While the 7275 at 0300 is at 325 degrees, for CIRAF Mexico, Caribbean, all of conterminous USA, except three Pacific coast states (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2206) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 1 at 2200, VOT English not off the air, VG S9+35/45 into UTwente but distorted overmodulation, especially horrible during musical themes; 2212 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2214 `Weekly Commentary` about Wagner following the crash in Russia. Rehash of same story and speculation heard countless times before elsewhere. 2219 music: I can`t stand it any more, back to Spain. Obviously at TRT no one is listening to their own SW output and there is no such thing as quality control. Something`s always awry at Ankara, erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.008, Sept 2 at 2208, VOT English is not off the air, S9+40/45 into UTwente and with good modulation. 2223 a travelog, didn`t get the title or subject. By 2230 weakening, only S7/S9, and VP by 2245. Must be some prop disturbance. Anyhow at 2200-2225 I`m mainly getting `People of the North`; see OKLAHOMA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 4 at 2200, VOT English timesignal within 4 sex of Spain via different remotes; this is S9+50/55 into UTwente, also good mod not distorted this time. Listening to REEnglish first; 2230 just ending `The Healing Spring`, music. 2236 ``Always by your side`` [sic] promo; 2237 ``La Bamba`` theme and `New Day, New Choices` about the benefits of Turkish coffee. What`s New about that? 2243 ``All around the world`` promo; 2244 `Did You Know That` cheese from a Turkish city dates back 5000 years, most consumed food; by the badax. 2250 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2252 s/off. 2253.6 IS not chopped off. 2256 interspersing German IDs, ``Hier ist die Stimme Türkije`` until 2258.4* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 5 at 2158, S9+50 into UTwente and OK modulation, VOT not off the air today in IS; 2200 timesignal 10-15 seconds fast, so what`s the point? Something`s always erroneous at Emirler, awry at Ankara. Usual sign-on with incomplete English sked never mentioning this very broadcast. 2201 news giving date today fifth or was it sixth of September. Caster gives his name but I can never understand/copy it. Niger coup, sanxions. Azerbaijan vs Armenia. NK leader expected to meet Putin, in Vladivostok, how convenient. Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh. Macron to visit Bang. Etc. 2210 `Review of Turkish Press` about maintaining grain corridor, TRNC about attax in Greek portion, Car exports. 2211 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2213 SFX of noise, footsteps? leading in to song. 2217 `Weekly Commentary` penned by someone in Washington DC, about making computers safe, quantum computing; read by the badax. 2232 ``Always by your side`` promo. 2235 recipe for some chicken dish from central Anatolia : `Turkey`s Geomarked [sic] Products`. 2238 ``with you every hour of the day`` promo; song. 2252 s/off as if this were some other broadcast. 2253.7 IS. 2254.5* cut off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sept 6 at 2200, 2215 and 2230 chex, NO signal of VOT English into UTwente. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2205 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday August 30 at 2100.5 on WBCQ 7490 -70 Hz = 7489.93, S7/S9 into Virginia SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday August 31 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/25 into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday August 31 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+10 but noisy into Missouri SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday August 31 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 into Misssouri SDR. This airing starts immediately after music fill with no ID break. WORLD OF RADIO 2206 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Brasil, Canada non, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Denmark and non, (France). Gabon, (Germany), Indonesia and non, Italy, Mali, México, Norfolk Island, Perú, Scotland non, Turkey, UK, USA; unIDs 7300v, 7305; propagation outlook -- (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2206 available from 0104 UT September 1 (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2206.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2206.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [NEW][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 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2205] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW Thanks this week for financial support from Donald Pearce, N0WMD, Potomac MD, for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``Hi Glenn, After a long hiatus, I’m back to SWLing; Thanks for all you do for the SWL hobby!`` 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 2205 monitoring: ``WRMI, 9395 kHz: 0030, 0043, 0059 (45343); 0130, 0143, 0145 (55443), 0159, August 31 UTC 2023 [both Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` WORLD OF RADIO 2206 monitoring: confirmed Friday September 1 at 2049 the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9/+15 into nearby Noale SDR, with low level music CCI presumably Smooth Radio, Brighton, England. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [NEW][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 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2205] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2206 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday September 2 the first SWBC, 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+10 into Missouri remote. Also confirmed Saturday September 2 at 1600 on WRN North American webcast. Also confirmed Saturday September 2 at 1930 again on WRN. Also confirmed Saturday September 2 at 1930 on WRMI System B webcast only; almost synchronized with WRN. Also confirmed Saturday September 2 from 1938 the 1930v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+14 into nearby SDR. Next: 0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1030 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [NEW][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 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2205] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) Also, Gary Drew says there is a slight change to the nightly webcasts on Gary Drew Worldwide: https://liveonlineradio.net/gdwr sometime between 23 & 05 UT rather than 22/06 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2206 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday September 3 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+15 into Louisiana SDR. Also confirmed UT Sunday September 3 at 0328 about 11 minutes into so started about 0317 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG into nearby SDR. 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 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2205] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2206 monitoring: Confirmed Sunday September 3 after 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+10/20 into nearby SDR with lite CCI. Also confirmed UT Monday Sept 4 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, JBA direct with noise blast QRM first 14 seconds; later into GA SDR, S8/9+10 noisy. Also confirmed UT Monday September 4 at 0301 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -68 Hz into NH SDR, S9/+10. JL gotta go at 0300. Next: 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [planned later in Sept] 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2205] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2206 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday September 5 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+26/38 direct. Still not confirmed Tue Sept 5 at 1315 the 1300 on WRMI 9955, allegedly planned for later in Sept. Next: 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB 1030 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB [previous #2205] 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2206 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday Sept 5 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 direct. ``WOR 2206 at 1020 UT Wed Sept 6, followed by Unique Radio ID and email contact info, into WOR 2205 after 1030. Fair signal in USB on 5035. Matt Francis, Bilgola Plateau, NSW, Australia``. Also confirmed Wednesday September 6 after 2100 on WBCQ 7490 webcast. Did not attempt direct as normally JBA carrier but should be improving gradually with less insolation, and sufficient on closer remotes. Next: 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed} 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW {confirmed} Thanks this week for financial support from Donald Pearce, N0WMD, Potomac MD, for a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com and says, ``Hi Glenn, After a long hiatus, I’m back to SWLing; Thanks for all you do for the SWL hobby!`` 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. Re 9330, WBCQ/W.L.C.R. in last report under CUBA [and non]: ``Uncle Bill comments: Considering that the WLC broadcasts wouldn't work at all if the earth truly were flat, there is an element of poetry in all this. But as I never tire of preaching, this is why my fellow Americans should learn to collectively care more than many of them seem to about the programs being broadcast from the US that AREN'T disseminating weirdness to those parts of the world that crank up their radios. Are there no secular humanists left on the continent able and willing to erect and operate a cultural counterweight?`` -- OMG, UB Tilford is a secular humanist?! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) {no} ** U S A. 5085, Sept 1 circa 0300, still NO signal from WTWW. Last time I axually heard it was April 1! Since then was expected to resume as George McClintock was working on repairs and possible reactivation. Had not heard from him in some time, so I asked for an update August 31. Very brief reply arrived too late to mention on WOR 2206: ``21 acres will be sold in about 2 or 3 months as commercial property. The new owner will make a decision on the station's future. George McClintock, 8-31-2023`` --- Once final we`ll be very interested to learn who the new owner may be! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Sept 3 at 0245, VG signal with gospel huxter. 0256 ID as Pastor Pete Peters, Scriptures for America on ``Worldwide Christian Radio`` --- ! I assume a very old recording and this is not really WWCR --- its usual 4 frequencies are accounted for. At 0300 I heard no WTWW ID, tho might have missed it checking WWCR. Off at next check 0453. First time I`ve heard it since April 1; first time back on air? I`ve asked George McClintock whether he plans to continue this for a while or what`s up. A few days ago he told me that the property including the station would be sold in a few months. Maybe a final proof-of-performance? Tnx to earlier tip/inquiry from Rafael Rodríguez R., Colombia: ``5085 kHz WTWW on air? Tentative WTWW, Sept 3, 0030, Male talk some like as predication. Very good signal. Not noted WTWW`s frequencies active for several weeks ago`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Sept 4 at 0335, no signal from WTWW, but this just in: ``WTWW coming back on --- I have some paid programming and WTWW will be back on shortly. George McClintock 9-3-2023``. NASWA Flashsheet headed my previous log ``WWCR`` despite my explaining exactly why it was WTWW, not WWCR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9980, Sept 4 at 1844, NO signal from this WWCR, normally a blaster, while the other three remain, 12160, 13845, 15825. 2015 check, 9980 is back on. WWCR-4 on Aug 1 sked is 24/7 TOMBS on Sat & Sun, but M-F 9980 is OFF at 7-9 am & 11 am-3 pm C[D]T, misconverted as if UT 13-15 & 17-21! Also the transmitter skeds supposedly expired Aug 31. Traditionally there could have been some minor seasonal changes come September (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1290 kHz, Sept 5 at 0020 UT, I`m trying to monitor KMMM Pratt KS, my closest on frequency, to determine its current slogan and format which allegedly have changed. But dominant signal is pukeworthy Mark Levin far-right talkshow, must be KWFS Wichita Falls TX, roughly colinear from south, not north. Looking at direxional patterns via radio-locator, KMMM favors west, not south with some nulls/notches more or less in our direxion. By 0037, KWFS gets a medium SAH from something else. KWFS vanishes at 0045 which is its official sunset, cutting from 5000 to 73 watts night. 0045 is also SS for KMMM, cutting from 5000 to 500 watts and even more notched toward me. However, in first few minutes of monitoring before 0030 I heard slogans both ``Mighty 12-90`` and ``News-Talk 1290`` which I thought were both KWFS. But NRC AM Log of last year shows KWFS is the `News-Talk` and KMMM `The Mighty 1290` with country format. But no such music being heard. Now at 0048 I am hearing a music station, KMMM? No, it`s KIVY ``Austin`` TX really Crockett. Can`t get FCC AMQuery to reach it, but Sept SS for another Austinite, KLBJ 590, was 0030 UT. KIVY IDs heard a few times plugging its two puny translator frequencies, 102.9 and 105.5, not 1290. Format is supposed to be NOStalgic music per radio-locator, yet its slogan ``Your News Talk Central`` -- slightly self-contradictory! Per NRC AM Log of last year, KIVY goes from 2500 watts day to 175 night, and NOS slogan is ``America`s Best Music`` -- indeed that`s what I hear at a much later 0648 UT check when it`s still dominant on 1290 into DX-398 oriented N/S. On my E/W longwire there is some talk station at 0650, // 1110 KFAB so that would be C2CAM. Anyhow we still don`t know about KMMM for sure. Official Sept sunrise for all three 1290s is 1215 UT, if someone can check around then. At 1832 UT, precisely local mean noon at this longitude I check 1290 again when the only possible signals would be groundwave, not KIVY. Two weak signals, the stronger talk, the weaker music, presumably KWFS and KMMM. Difficultized by huge line noise level, but at least with DX-398 it`s somewhat nullable E/W vs the stations N/S. Later I have to spend an hour on the phone until OG&E agent pixup, and I can file a complaint about the line noise, which is not only around my place, but all the way many blox to downtown Enid as I just drove my caradio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Listening to KUNM Albuquerque webcast, UT Tue Sept 5 from 0400 in `Global Music` show, most of hour has very strange sounds from Zimbabwe --- vocals are half-speed amd half-pitch, but instrumental accompaniment sounds normal. How can this happen on a live stream unless it`s been processed that way at the source? Finally DJ announcement block before 0500 is *also* half-speed/pitch! But music after 0500 is back to normal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Listening to KSFR Santa Fé webcast, UT Tue Sept 5 at 0602 UT, expecting to hear `Oil of Dog` with its quirky themesong about love and hate, and quirky DJ who seems to speak from a script but with aplomb -- I wish I knew where that quirky title come from, but altho still on the websked, it`s some other rock music show, with frequent refs to marijuana, `The Flower Power Hower` -- er, `Hour`. Searching on that, it`s podcast via iHeart but sounds non-commercial: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-flower-power-hour-with-92782494/ Probably a holiday substitute for `Oil of Dog`. KSFR has also been disrupted by water issues on SFCC campus, and the webcast was down last Thursday for `Beyond Borders` at 15-18 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Robert Conrad has replaced `Weekend Radio` with `Weekend Classical Radio` on WCLV, webcast, UT Sunday Sept 3 at 0200-0300. I.e. playing classical music like most of the other 167 hours per week on WCLV Cleveland OH. Amid the hour he said it marked the end of the 60-year run of the comedy show, which had been one of our favorites. But in recent months he did appear to be running out of steam, mixing in old segments with his younger voice; dropping segments like the typo competition. ``Sagebrush Bob`` must be well over 80; I can`t find a bio with his birth date. He was co-founder of WCLV in 1962. RIP, WEEKEND RADIO! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re: `Weekend Radio` is done --- ``Hi Glenn, The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an article on Robert Conrad back in January 2020 stating his age as 86 at the time. https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/j66j-2020/01/5e36d04ec95683/robert-conrad-has-led-wclv-since-1962-my-cleveland.html Robert Conrad has led WCLV since 1962... John Sullivan, Cary, North Carolina, USA`` So he is almost 90 now. That`s a fine article with several portraits! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7260, Sept 2 at 0634, NO signal from R. Vanuatu after several weeks` reliability. When this happen, suspect they have changed to alternate frequency, but no signal at all on 5040; no point in checking 3945 here, but no signals on its harmonix either, 7890 & 11835, which used to be a great bonus. Yet later, 0920/1104, Ron Howard and Manuel Méndez confirm it`s back on 3945 but agree the harmonix have been eliminated! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VENEZOMBIA [non]. 4940, Aug 31 at 0335, no signal from 4940 Station; but JBA carrier on 4930 as VOA BOTSWANA no doubt succeeds. Ron Howard says 4940 was also off at 0830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1240.23 approx., Sept 6 at 0345 UT, JBA carrier het on plus side of 1240 graveyard pileup. Nothing that far off, domestic or otherwise, in mwoffsets. Also a weaker het on the minus side. With hundreds of US stations on channel, what`s amazing is that more of them not be askew, likewise for 1230, 1340, 1400, 1450 and 1490. Believed to be KCRT Trinidad CO, as last reported June 26, *2021*: U S A. 1240+, June 26 at 0604 het on the plus side of this graveyard on the DX-398 looping WNW/ESE? Roughly 1240.2. Likely KCRT Trinidad CO, long askew. But *still* not on MWOffsets list. Here`s a review of my logs over the years and the original report, reverse order: {back to 2013y including 1240.20 exactly} https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2021_0624_0630.txt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6981 approx., Aug 31 at 0329, multi-beepery a few kHz above and below but can`t pinpoint a single source; and at 0330 sharp blasted by noise for about 14 seconds plus 1, just like infests 7780 vomiting upon yours truly and anyone else every semi-hour on that WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7300.00, Aug 31 at 0640, gospel huxter in Amerenglish, S4 vs storm noise peaks S7. Still on at 0716. Have not heard it much earlier; previously considerably off-frequency-plus but now close to accurate; nothing listed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2206) UNIDENTIFIED. 7300v, Sept 1, long monitoring via UTwente and later direct, 0330, 0558, 0622, no signal from the American gospel huxter heard a number of times but not on every night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7300.482V, Sept 2 at 0548, mystery station is on again tonight, JBA talk direct at S6 vs S9 storm noise level peaks. Previous better logs were of American-accented gospel huxter, presumed the same now. From 0601 to 0615 I check several remotes hoping for better reception. NO signal at these: UTwente, Missouri, Maryland. Almost inaudible but able to synch-lock onto carrier, skewed by various off-calibrations and SDR instability in addition to station`s own variations upward: Utah: +520/532 Hz Georgia: 537/583 Hz; WWV 10 MHz: +0.1-0.6 Hz KFS California omni: +553/557 Hz; WWV 10 MHz: -0.8 Hz Bonaire: +569/575. WWV 10 MHz: +3/4 Hz At 0622 I ask others to try to hear and ID it, in the WOR iog, HCDX, and even RealDX which normally deals only with after-the-fact analysis of recordings. NO replies found by 10 hours later! At 0627 back to my own R75, which is getting it better than any of those remotes! But still JBA, now 7300.62 apx. At 0653 on 7300.70 apx. Next check at wakeup 0942, unheard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7305, Aug 31 at 0343 music I assumed would be easily looked up, but nothing this hour in EiBi, Aoki, WRTH 24 Aug Update; but an HFCC registration of something: ``7305 0330 0430 40 DHA 250 35 0 803 1234567 260323 291023 D 16000 Fas UAE ADM ADM 3697 UAE`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2206) UNIDENTIFIED. 7305, Sept 1 at 0330-0400+, NO signal into UTwente except some RTTY warbling nearby; unlike last night when unID broadcaster was here. Probably DHA UAE site testing, registered as Farsi at 0330-0430. EiBi shows the only existing 0330-0430 possibilities on other frequencies are: R. Liberty in Pashto via Thailand and Germany; R. Tamazuj via Vatican & Madagascar for Sudan South; and VOA Kirundi/Kinyarwanda via São Tomé and Botswana (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) THE TINY TRAP Heard on CBS` 60 MINUTES at 2306 UT Sept 3, strangely enough, not delayed by stupid ballgames for up to an hour, but made up for that by middle story being about Australian rules football; but the first story called CYPRUS, ``A TINY MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND`` -- and even says that on website: ``60 Minutes - Newsmakers Cyprus: Searching for the money of Russian oligarchs By Sharyn Alfonsi September 3, 2023 / 7:00 PM {sic} / CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyprus-russia-money-60-minutes-2023-09-03/ How do you hide that much money from an international community that says it's determined to find it? The question led us to Cyprus - a tiny Mediterranean island at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. As we first reported in January, the once bustling vacation spot is in the middle of an international game of hide and seek.`` Per Almanaque Mundial, Area is 9251 sq km. In story also mentions population of 1 million --- TINY??? Area of e.g. MONACO is 1.9 sq km -- now that`s tiny, but Cyprus is 4869 X the size of Monaco. Come on! ANOTHER TINY TRAP ``Tiny Portugal`` says Rick Steves on OETA/PBS, Sept 4 at 0236 UT on his (C) 2023 hourlong `Art of the Renaissance` which I watched with great attention; excellent except for this major gaffe. And most shots of him as at present grey-haired, but some blondies without otherwise revealing this was a mixture of old and new stuff. 92,082 sq km = almost 10 X the size of Cyprus. THE TINY TRAP At least the SMALLY TRAP. A few minutes into BBC World News America, after 2230 UT Sept 5 via PBS/OETA, Cuba is ``a small island nation`` --- well, as RHC often reminds us, it`s ``The Greatest of the Antilles``, which is certainly true. Yet it`s only about half the area of Cuba del Norte, a.k.a. Florida. But small? Hardly