DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated February 26: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html ** BRAZIL [and non]. 4985, Feb 25 at 0650, not even a JBA carrier from R. Brasil Central; normally one can be detected vs the utecrap on the plus side; nor have I heard it for several late-nights. Is it off? Feb 25 at 1715, checking remote in Goiânia itself, nothing on 4985, but on 11815 a trace, maybe Romania, only other thing sked during this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. Correlating with my non reception Feb 25 of RBC, this from ``Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo SP (GG66rg) / Ibiuna SP (GG66hh), BRAZIL: 4985 kHz: Rádio Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 24/02 1612. Silent. 11815 kHz: Rádio Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 24/02 1630. Completely distorted audio. No understanding of what is being transmitted. Strong spurious signal on 11960 kHz`` (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 346 MCW kHz, Feb 20 at 0726 UT, YXL, 1000-watt ND beacon at Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Always pleased to hear this, as seldom enough to overcome noise level and auroral propagation conditions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 15034 USB, Feb 21 at 1549, still no signal from CHR Trenton Military. Apparently finally realized it was pointless to keep default auto-uttering ``no report received``? NO, there it is Feb 21 at 1811-1823, JBA into Maryland SDR, nothing but NRRs, furthermore, stuck on the same NF/NS/ON sites over & over, both terminal forecasts, and aviation weather. A bit better into PEI SDR. Later on to AB/MB/BC locations. ID and timecheck at 1815 for ``1715 zulu`` and 1820 for ``1720``, even their clock is wrong. 2131 recheck, still nothing but NRRs for Zagreb, Split, Ancona-##, Thule. Will they ever get their act together? Gross perpetual errors like these could be deadly if any pilots depend on them (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 15034 USB, Feb 24 at 1625 UT, Trenton Military ID and ``time: 1525 zulu``! amid ``no report received`` from various locations. Standard derision (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 550, Feb 22 at 0648, wobbler QRM to US pileup, sort of like wind whining rapidly. Now similar sound against WWL on 870, where the wobbling had been much slower. Nothing on 1040 now. WRTH shows one Cuban on 550, R. Rebelde, Pinar del Río (GLenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 870, Feb 20 at 0740 UT, wobbler vs WWL which now has a sufficient if not strong signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 1141.0, Feb 20 at 0742 UT, JBA het against 1140.0 stations, presumed to be from Cuba; it was once necessary to jam Miami`s 1140 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15230, Feb 21 at 1548, RHC S8/S9 but JBM music. Something`s always wrong at RHC. It`s mystifying why this and some other stations keep turning on a transmitter, yet unable to modulate; is this a matter of engineers ``just following orders`` while management is clueless about the result, not even turning on a receiver? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15230, Feb 26 at 1547, S8/S9 of dead air, or trace of mod? from RHC, where something`s always wrong. The only other active frequency, 6000 after 0100 in English, was reported earlier this date by Chris Campbell, Ron Trotto and James Branum with greatly improved modulation. Chris: ``RHC improvements on 6000 kHz --- Hey Glenn, An insider at RHC alerted me earlier tonight to try the 6000 kHz broadcast this evening. I just got home and I have to say after monitoring and logging them for years, this is the best quality I have heard in a long time. Since their return, I had been supplying audio samples a couple times a week. Each was forwarded to their engineer at the transmitter site (they won't say which one). I also alerted them to the T.O.H. female news reader with the extreme monotone voice which is impossible to understand. They took all suggestions well and I was told the equipment is old but there is some things they are trying. I hope this continues and they are requesting additional feedback. Regards, Chris Campbell, Columbus, Ohio`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY [non]. 15215, Feb 21 at 1600, nothing but clickery into Maryland SDR: like OTH radar but narrowband less than 10 kHz wide. This is the long traditional time for once-a-year broadcast of Radio Öömrang, via FRANCE. But no specific advance publicity about it this year. The clickery took a break at 1606*-*1611 and off again at 1612*. One unconfirmed report from unknown source said this year it would be UT Feb 22 at 0100 on 15125 via France, so check for it then if you can pull away from AAAWWW on WBCQ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GERMANY [non]. 15125, Feb 22 at 0100, CRI in English weak signal into Georgia SDR, 0104 a bit better into Maryland, but no show of Radio Öömrang, via FRANCE as predicted by one unreliable and unspecified source (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN. 11825, Feb 26 at 0740, classical music, Japanese announcement, S5/S7 // stronger 7380, which is the only signal between the Martíes at this hour. Per HFCC, NHK 11825 at 07-10 is 290 degrees to CIRAFs 43,44 = China, while 7380 at 07-08 is 55 degrees to CIRAFs 14,16, = southern cone of SAm in the middle of their night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 660, Feb 20 at 0733, ID break in Mexmx: ``XHGBO, 92.1 y 660 Monterrey, ABC Deportes``. Did not hear true MW call mentioned, XEFZ. IRCA Mexican Log: ``FZ NL Monterrey 10000 1000 ABC Deportes 92.1 FM 6-60 AM, Grupo Radio Alegría 24h? SPT/VAR/CHR/INT GRA/ABC //XHGBO 92.1FM General Bravo. Still active on AM 12/23 (reported by DXer) and included in 8/24 IFT list`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 660, Feb 22 at 0700, full ID for XHGBO 92.1 and this time I do also hear MW ID as XEFZ 660, ABC Deportes, Monterrey (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. Re 970, XEJ, Juárez, ```Note to editors: please do not ``correct`` my spelling. Mexico with a J is an alternative, and certainly fits with branding of this station``` - Bruce Conti, NRC IDXD editor replies: ``It's "La J Mexicana" with a[n] X on the XEJ website`` https://www.audiorama.mx/estacion/la-j-mexicana/juarez/970AM O my, even the station doesn`t get it that ``Mejicana`` would be cool[er]! Too Castilian? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. [WOR] Is 1549.82 XEREL? I`ve been chasing the 1549.82 kHz carrier again tonight UT Feb 25 around 0630, after hearing it again direct, JBA. Tried about 6 remotes in different areas of the US, and not audible. Tried the one in Querétaro, and it *is* barely audible; also at Durango2, but very noisy. Not in San Diego. There are only two Mexicans on 1550, one besides Tijuana: XEREL, La 15-50, Morelia, Mich., 1 kW per WRTH. The only Central American is a 1 kW in Honduras. Perhaps our active MW DXer in Qro could check this out? 73, (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, 0647 UT Feb 25) At 1620 Feb 25 in full daytime I check the same remote, named ``San Juan del Rio`` not obviously in Qro, when there should only be closer non-skywave signals on 1550. Tuned to 1550.000, it displays an inaudible carrier -26 to -30 Hz. But checking 15000 WWV for calibration, that reads out -118 Hz, so this does not add up. If properly calibrated, we should be getting something at -180 Hz if it`s 1549.82 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also UNIDENTIFIED ** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. 13755, Feb 25 at 0754, RNZP the only significant signal on band, S6/S8 with rapid news in English about VANUATU, such as earthquake damage; while VBTC itself is too weak to copy on 7260. Soon some island music, 0800 timesignal and tropical cyclone warning for FIJI. This was `Melanesian Update`, per the Tuesday program schedule in UT +13: ``8:08 PM. Pacific Waves A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news. 8:28 PM. Melanesian Update Melanesian Update includes Pidgin News from Koroi Hawkins followed by BuzzFM News from our partners in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 9:00 PM. ABC Wantok Program 30 minutes of news and current affairs from ABC Australia from Monday to Friday in Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin, Solomon Islands Pijin and Vanuatu Bislama pidgin languages`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925 USB, Feb 20 at 0415, anti-*rump pirate, tnx to tip from Walt Salmaniw. I`m getting it via Alberta remote at S7/S9. Music bits mixed with comments about Ukraine war, calling *rump various names. 0419 about celebrating Canadian flag day festival - that was Feb 15, the 60th anniversary of the Maple Leaf flag - so is this really from Canada, as few Americans would even be aware of that? ``The gangster in Mar-a-Lago``. 0423 support Ukraine, avoid WW III. ``DT and his puppet master, Vladimir Putin``; ``our cruel president``. 0424 ID as ``Radio Canada International``. 0429 a stand-up comedy bit about T. 0430 telling Europeans not to count on USA while he is president. 0435 another R- C- I- ID. 0436 what happens to civil liberties if T declares martial law? ``blithering idiot``. ``Buck up, get in the fight`` - when I recheck at 0450 it`s off. Other reports: ``[WOR] A very interesting Pirate on 6925U --- An extremely anti-Trump pirate at excellent level into Masset at 0409 UT interspersed with music and criticizing Americans who elected this "orange faced monstrosity" Walt Salmaniw`` ``Don Moman VE6JY via groups.io -- 6925 loud here in frozen Alberta, best with beam to SW. Anti - Trump spoken from a Canadian perspective; into Revolution song. 0420 UT`` Feb 20 - Thanks Walt for the alert. Hearing Pirate "Radio Canada International" with pop songs and interesting comments against Trump and his policies, from a Canadian point of view. 6925USB, 0435-0440* UT, via Kiwi SDR remote at S. Alberta. Brief remote audio at 0440* UT attached [and on WOR 2283], with ID. Ron Howard, San Francisco`` They also played the `O Canada` RCI IS; why not? CBC killed RCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2283) ** PHILIPPINES [and non]. 15190, Feb 25 at 1958, into Brasília SDR, bigsig in unID language making big het with R. Inconfidência with equally bigsig and soon makes a full ID for its MW, SW and FM frequencies. It`s way off-frequency minus as usual lately, but per HFCC, EiBi and Aoki, nothing else is supposed to be on 15190 at this hour after Radyo Pilipinas at 1730-1930. I don`t take time to measure it exactly as I am trying to ID the other. At 2004 I switch to UTwente where there is no signal from Brasil. Listening further, there are often English words and phrases, such as Blackwater, free agent, USAWR, San Miguel, and Pilipinas! Yes, that`s what it is, Tagalog on 15190.003 at S9+25, so extended transmission, by accident or change? Is for Mideast, so maybe sorta toward Brasil too (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Feb 21 at 2315 check, token English from SNR, VG into Georgia SDR, almost as good on 17715, JBA on 17755, and still absent from 12030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Feb 24 at 2300, token English from SNR VG direct, also on 17715 for SAm, and audible on 17755 for Africa, unlike vacant 12030 for ME. But they are not giving up on SW, unlike so many other countries. Via RUS-DX: ``Director of Radio Exterior de España on the fate of shortwave broadcasting: Only a complete upgrade of radio transmitters can guarantee the survival of Spanish radio Luís Manuel Fernández Iglesias in an interview with the Russian section of REE reported the latest information on the process of  upgrading transmitters at the Noblejas transmitting center. "Another major goal that we have is the renewal of radio transmitters. It is too early to talk about a complete victory, but we have already taken a number of important steps in this direction. A couple of months ago, the board of directors of the Spanish Broadcasting  Corporation (RTVE) unanimously voted to renew all five radio  transmitters that are located in our Noblejas broadcasting center. Only a complete renewal of all radio transmitters can guarantee the survival of Radio Exterior de España (REE) as the only Spanish radio station broadcasting on short waves around the world. Details in Russian: https://kolkeradio.blogspot.com/2025/02/radio-exterior-de-espana.html (Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia /`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17755, Wed Feb 26 at 1549, no signal from REE direct, nor 12030, so not on air at all? Oops, on weekdays, no start before 1600. By 1728, 17755 is S9+10/20 into TWR S Africa SDR, 1730 TS and into Arabic, still no 12030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Feb 26 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG S9+30/50 into Georgia SDR, also VG on 17715, audible on 17755 and still NO 12030. News, and 2305 item about Timothy Snyder, American author of ``On Freedom``, speaking in reverby venue. 2309 Beirut correspondent about drama therapy. 2313 main feature is interview about vegan lifestyles - nothing to do with Lyra; about 12% of Spaniards are vegans (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 6125.002, Feb 20 at 0428, VOT is on, referring to someone from UNC Chapel Hill about love, languages, S9+15/20 into UTwente (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 6050.002, Feb 20 at 1945, VOT in Turkish music so it`s still not TRT World TV soundtrack, S9+20/40 into UTwente, 1946 ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, and 1952 first episode of a new segment, but I could not understand the title, something ``Definitions``? ACI from 6055 French, which is CRI to W Africa via Kashgar, East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Feb 21 at 2257, no signal from VOT into UTwente, and 9610.000+ has China, anthem at 2300. But by 2316 check into Georgia SDR, 5960 is now on, VOT English, but no time to listen. A reply to my previous report: ``Hi Glenn, new segment on Thursday was called "Dream Destinations". Also today (Friday) saw another two new segments - called "Travelogue" and "The Pulse of Turkish Foreign Policy". Seems like the staff of the English desk were busy during their hiatus developing new segments. Alan Roe, Teddington, UK`` 5960 and possible erroneous alternative 9610 are both missing, no VOT into UTwente at 2300 and later Feb 22 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 9610, Sun Feb 23 at 2200 quick check of VOT English into UTwente reveals `Letterbox` show in progress, so I`ll make a point of catching it all on the 2300+ repeat: 5960.004-, Sun Feb 23 at 2257, VOT IS underway, S9+35/45 into UTwente; 2300 TS and s/on English as if it were 1330 on 13635, previews `Review of the Turkish Press` to follow the news which starts with Israel tanx in West Bank for first time in ? years. There is a constant low humroar, and 6CI = Chinese Communist Chinese language co-channel interference, but VOT still listenable. `Agenda` segment ends at 2319, goodbye till next week. 2320 repeat of piece written by someone at UNC Chapel Hill, about linguistix, emotional concepts depend on languages. 2325 `The Letterbox Program` theme, familiar YL voice hostess, but doesn`t give her name. Not the heavily accented one. Very happy to be back after 1.5 months. L`box may also be heard during the week. What happened: TRT Global launched to be multilingual, but English Desk downgraded to a support role, translating material in English into Turkish, for further translation by various other language departments. More and more email from listeners came in objecting to this, so she compiled a report of this constructive criticism, for management which then went to department heads. Two weeks later, decided to put the English department back in charge. This had been a disservice to TRT radio broadcasts, she dares to say. Then reads emails, some from familiar names: Alan Roe in UK, very sad, with TRT World TV soundtrack replacing VOT from Jan 1; someone in Germany. John Jurasek, USA; someone else from USA. Terry Moore? from UK. 2333 music break. 2338 mail about English received by the German dept: Helmut, Ralf; Hj Biener who mentions at 2342, Glenn Hauser who had been listening daily; Alan Holder on WOR no longer interested if it`s TRT World TV audio. Finally mentions some new programs for 2025, but I can`t catch all the names: Monday, new travelog; Tuesday, The First Quarter of the Century; Wednesday, Sports Panorama. ... Foreign Policy Analysis. There will be only one program about politix. Contact info; 2345 folksong to close, 2349 outro and more music. 2353.6 s/off as if 1330; 2354 IS to 2354.8* uncovering the 6CI. Before compiling the above complete report, I tipped the WOR iogroup about catching the final repeat at 0425 UT Monday Feb 24 on 6125, 7285 - which I then quickly confirm indeed on the air, but no other reports of it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.004-, Feb 24 at 2300, JBA carrier direct from VOT if that`s it -- we are getting into springish conditions where that frequency is really too low to reach into deep North America at such an early hour, but gotta stay there until A25 more than a month away when presumably will ascend to 25 m like 11785 last year. But at 2341 check into UTwente, when measured, 5960+ is VG S9+40 with music only, but heavier than usual CCCCCCI; 2353 s/off as if it`s the 1330 on 13635; only 6 notes of IS before no-finesse chopoff at 2354.6* uncovering Chinese music from PBS Xinjiang RTV, Urumqi, East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems. Aoki shows it starts relaying CNR1 at 0000. BTW my invoking that does not minimize the Ottoman genocide of Armenians which today`s Turkey still denies (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.003, Feb 25 at 2333, VOT with music VG into UTwente, 2338 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music. 2348 multi-lingual ID filler reel, music; 2354 s/off atop 6CI, only two iterations of first notes of IS and chop by 2356*, uncovering ChiCom music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [non]. 5960, Feb 26 at 2257, no signal of VOT into UTwente; by 2323, just Chinese from PBS Xinjiang, East Turkistan, standard denunciation. Not on alternate/accidental 9610 either, but presumed VG Mongolian CNR8 from Beijing site (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. MCW identifiable ND beacons during LW bandscan Feb 21; see UNIDENTIFIED for 33 more! 245, FS, Sioux FallS SD at 0706 257, JYR, YoRk NE at 0711 293, FBY, FairBurY NE mixing/alternating with UI qUIncy IL at 0715 326, two mixing, one surely MA, MidlAnd TX at 0720 338, RYN, Tucson AZ at 0723 346, dash and YXL SiouX Lookout ON at 0725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Feb 22 at 0648-0708 UT, LW bandscan uncovers these with JBA MCW IDs, plus many more unID carriers, see UNIDENTIFIED. 245, FS, Sioux FallS SD, at 0655 293, mixture of UI, qUIncy IL and FBY, FairBurY NE 305, RO, Roswell NM 326, MA, MidlAnd TX 329, PMV, PlattsMouth NE, at 0657, unusually mixing with another CD#? or CH? Yes! CH, 400 watts in CHarleston SC, 1689 km = 1049 stmi; NEW 332, IC, wIChita KS - now my closest regular ``local``, at 0657 335, BV, BatesVille AR 346, dash and YXL, SiouX Lookout ON, but can also copy it on 344 USB 353, LI, LIttle Rock AR 359, GGF, Grant NE, at 0705 392, mixture of FMZ and CA. FMZ first copied tuned to 391 USB. FMZ is in FairMont/Beklof NE. CA is really on 395, Newton/Harvs KS 420, PK, Olathe/Herbb KS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 400 MCW kHz, Feb 24 at 0708 UT, AHQ, ND beacon at wAHoo, Nebraska, the main/only somewhat notable one during this LW bandscan, not always audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Feb 24 at 1617, S7 so not full quieting, KMK282, aux of KOVR 13 Stockton/Sacramento, discussion about ``organizing your life``. This is the ONLY such station I have heard in a long time, but be alert on other 11mb frequencies, especially this one from Terry L Krueger: ``25950 (NBFM) UNIDENTIFIED 1755 17 FEB 2025. There is definitely someone with an STL here. I've noticed this for a while. Today, super tiny snatches of audio for the first time, but it never breaks through. Wasn't there an Oregon or Washington state here ages ago? Surely whatever it is, it's west coast USA propagationally. Anyone else? Terry L Krueger, Boggy, Florida Occidental, IC-R75, NRD-535, ICF-7600GR, Tescun PL-360, active loop, random fence-stapled wire, misc. junk`` My understanding is that these are not studio-transmitter-linx, which is accomplished more likely on microwave, but studio audio on a non-delayed basis for accurate cuing/conversation with reporters in the field. Current EiBi: 25910  0000-2400  USA WBAP Fort Worth, TX     E  USA    wb 25950  0000-2400  USA KOA Denver, CO          E  USA    de 25990  0000-2400  USA KSCS Arlington, TX      E  USA    kc 26110  0000-2400  USA KOVR Sacramento, CA     E  WNA    ws 26190  0000-2400  USA KSL Salt Lake City, UT  E  USA    ks 26450  0000-2400  USA WLW Cincinnati, OH      E  USA    ci Last column are transmitter sites per his readme.txt listings. In June 2021, I quoted EiBi which had additional ones: 25870  0000-2400  USA WFLA Tampa, FL          E  USA 25910  0000-2400  USA KLDE El Dorado, TX      E  USA 25950  0000-2400  USA KGON Portland, OR       E  USA 25950  0000-2400  USA KTCL Denver, CO         E  USA 25990  0000-2400  USA KLDE El Dorado, TX      E  USA 26100  0000-2400  USA KCCI Des Moines, IA     E  USA 26110  0000-2400  USA KOVR-TV Sacramento, CA  E  USA 26130  0000-2400  USA WIBC Indianapolis, IN   E  USA 26450  0000-2400  USA WLW Cincinnati, OH      E  USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Feb 26 at 1552, presumed KMK282, aux of KOVR Stockton / Sacramento CA, discussion about something in English, but only S6, not full quieting. Nothing on 25950, another aux which Terry Krueger in FL recently heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2282 monitoring: confirmed UT Thursday February 20 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S8/9+10 into Bonaire SDR. ``WTWW: transmitter #2 5085, Glenn, Unless major transmitter problems occur, your program will air Friday night. George McClintock 2-19-2025`` i.e. 0400 UT Saturday Feb 22. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 contents: Armenia, Brasil, Canada, China non, Congo DR, Cuba and non, Finland, (France), Germany and non, Greece, Indonesia, (Israel), Japan and non, México, North America, (Norway), Poland, Sweden and non, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA, unID 810.58 kHz; late night E-skip; propagation outlook. (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2283 available from 0225 UT Friday February 21: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2283.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2283.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html 1300 UT Friday WRMI 15770 to NE; 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730]; 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200]; 0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended]; 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [? not last week]; 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]; 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. Thanks this week to Ron Howard, Monterey CA who sent a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and ``Happy Chinese New Year`` One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 monitoring: confirmed first SWBC, Friday February 21 at 1316 the 1300 on WRMI 15770, S9 direct. WRMI was off the air yesterday for huge FP&L project replacing transformers, so power supply should be more reliable now. Surprise: Friday February 21 at 2147, WRMI 9955 with WOR from 2130. It`s long been on the System B sked, but supposedly only on internet until *2200 for 9955. Result of the transformer upgrade? Poor undermodulated direct, but S9+25/35 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed Friday February 21 at 2148 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.998, S9/S8 into UTwente across Europe. Next: 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730]; 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200]; 0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended]; 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [? not last week]; 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]; 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 monitoring: confirmed Friday February 21 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+45 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed Friday February 21 at 2330 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.003+, S9 into UTwente. Also at 2330 George McClintock informs me that WTWW-2 is off the air again, so this week no WOR UT Sat at 0400 on 5085. Saturday Feb 22 at 0930 on WRMI 9455? I still manage not to awaken during this to check, but 9455 is certainly off the air before 0800 and also off when I check around 1030; while 7730 is on with TOMBS. At some point after hurricane damage, 9455 programming at that hour was supposedly put on 7730 instead. Current transmitter grid shows WRMI-11 9455 OFF the air 0400-2300. But blue System D program grid still shows 9455 at 0900-1000 only, including WOR Sat at 0930, while 7730 is TOMBS thruout. Contradixions! Confirmed Saturday February 22 at 1530 on SW Radio, Germany, 6160.002+, S9/+10 into UTwente. Confirmed Saturday February 22 at 1700 and again at 2030 on WRN North America stream. Confirmed Saturday February 22 at 2029 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+18 by groundwave to nearby SDR, less than 2 minutes into so started circa 2027. Next: 0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended]; 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [? not last week]; 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]; 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT Sunday Feb 23 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, altho still on the skedgrid, nor was it on last week. Instead, `God`s Mighty Word` with John Reed, which I see has several other times on WRMI. Confirmed UT Sunday Feb 23 at 0452, almost 7 minutes into so the 0415v started circa 0445 on WA0RCR, MO, 1860 AM, S9+20 direct. I didn`t listen straight thru, but should have, as I wonder whether the 2+ minute AI song that Zach produced would be allowed on this ham station. Ended at 0512, roughly 2 minutes short, so the song was probably truncated if not eliminated. As usual I doze thru the Sun 1130 on WRMI 9955; would be nice if someone already awake could reconfirm this. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 monitoring: confirmed Sunday February 23 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.998-, S7/S9 into UTwente across Europe. Also confirmed Sunday February 23 at 2234 the 2230 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.003+ into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday February 23 at 2337 the 2330 on WRMI 7780, S9+20/35 into S TX SDR; and also on WRMI 7570, S9+20/30. Also confirmed UT Monday February 24 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+25/30 into S TX SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday February 24 starting at 0359, a bit early after WBCQ ID on Area 51 webcast only. Did not get 5130v checked but they try to turn it off before WOR. Also confirmed Monday February 24 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.002, S9/+5 into UTwente. Next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday February 25 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S7/S9 into S TX SDR. Also confirmed Tuesday February 25 at 1406 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, S4/S5 direct. Also confirmed Tuesday February 25 at 1517 the 1500 on WRMI 9955, S8/S9 JBA direct. Also confirmed Tuesday February 25 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.997+, S8.5 into UTwente across Europe. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2283 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. WRMI, USA, World of Radio #2283, 9395 kHz, QRN, 0030 (45433), 0044, 0045, 0059, (45433), February 26 UTC 2025 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Wednesday February 26 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+35 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Wednesday February 26 at 0030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.003, S9/+10 into Carlow, Ireland SDR; after little or no signal into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday February 26 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.003+, S9/+5 into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday February 26 at 2202 the 2200 on WBCQ 7490 -76 Hz = 7489.924, S9/+5 into Maryland SDR. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160. ``Hi Glenn, as we are heading towards springtime soon, China gets weaker on 6165 kHz during European evening. Thus we decided to extend transmissions on 49mB till 1800 UT. This will result in a parallel output of WOR on Thursdays, effective tomorrow. Please add: 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160 kHz Thanks for your work and appreciated the AI generated DX song last edition ;-) 73 Andy (Engineer, Shortwave Radio, Winsen on the river Aller, Germany)`` Thanks this week to Ron Howard, Monterey CA who sent a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, and ``Happy Chinese New Year`` One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9917.1 & 9942.9, Feb 24 at 1631, matching JBA carrier spurs equidistant from 9930 WTWW with TOMBS, which is S9+25, briefly hit by ``running water`` QRM. These spurs are at exactly same displacement, plus/minus 12.9 kHz, as long accompanying 5085, on 5072.1 & 5097.9! Trouble is, 9930 is supposedly WTWW-1 transmitter and 5085 WTWW-2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9395, 9955, 15770, 17790, Feb 20 at 1543, NO signals from WRMI, because: https://www.facebook.com/wrmiradio ``WRMI Radio Miami International --- Important Notice: On Thursday, February 20, Florida Power and Light Company will be connecting new transformers for WRMI. This is the end of a months-long process to replace the station's original transformers, which date from the late 1970's. The new transformers have been installed, and this should provide more reliable electrical power and fewer power outages. However, on February 20 FP&L will have to remove the old transformers using a crane, and then connect the new transformers to us. This is a lengthy process requiring a lot of equipment and personnel, so they told us to expect to be without power from approximately 1300 to 2200 UTC. During this time we will be off the air on all frequencies, except possibly 7730 kHz and our 9955 kHz live stream (www.wrmi.net). We will return to the air on all frequencies as soon as the work is finished. Thanks for your understanding.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, Feb 20 at 2010, only a JBA carrier from WBCQ/WLCR, even weaker than 9265 WINB; what`s wrong? Unless it`s totally off and this be a revived Cuban spy numbers transmitter reactivated at a totally different time. No other 9330 broadcasters listed around this time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` check of WBCQs, UT Sat Feb 22 at 0045 into Georgia SDR, nothing audible on 3265, 5130, 6160; only 7490 -76 Hz = 7489.924 with FKB, S9+10/20; 9330.00, S9+20/30 with WLCR Brazuguese. At 0100 into Georgia, 7490 -77 Hz = 7489.923 with `WTO` theme, opening voiceover about ``humming along``; also on 9330 // 5130; 3265 still off and 6160 on with else. By 0104 discussing air conditioning; complains about the bug he caught 2 weeks ago on flight from Bangor, to Sanford, leading to mucus; worse than COVID he had twice [really? not often do SW hosts tell us about their mucus]. Talking about vacuum tubes, octals, radio stuff. 0136 about ``Radio Central``, early radio comms site at Riverhead, Long Island, from longwave to shortwave, and how trans-Atlantic phone calls were accomplished by SW linx, with some kind of scrambling. 0140 datestamp as 21 of February, YOOLF 2025, from Studio 9 in Deland of Fla. on 7490, 9330, 5130. 0141 a ``radio song``, outro as by REM. 0145 invites email, hunting for another song; 0147 Free Radio Weekly #1509 just in, reads several items with incomplete info; then misc. emails to 0159 prayer, 0201 JIP Hal Turner on 7490; 5130 -36 Hz = 5129.964 at S9/+20 stays on with music a bit longer until 0203* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5890, Feb 26 at 0731, WWCR is on again // 5850 WRMI, bigsig asserting that Obama was born in Kenya and can`t be president -- a moldy oldy from TOM archive, but not the voice of BS. What nonsense, and what is the point of airing this in 2025y? WWCR-4 is still supposed to be running 5890 overnight only on Sat & Sun, but this is Wed. Such an anomaly last noted Jan 30 which was Thu (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1520, Feb 20 at 0745 UT, C&W mixing with KOKC talk at almost equal level, quickly IDing as KRHW. That`s Sikeston MO, U7 5000/1600/CH 5000. U7 means three different direxional antenna patterns. Normally inaudible at night here, as night pattern is very tight north/south from SE MO. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KRHW&service=AM&h=N Day pattern is much broader yet with a notch toward OKC. Maybe we are far enough away from that angle. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KRHW&service=AM&h=D Critical hours pattern similar to day, but not so deep a notch: https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KRHW&service=AM&h=C Radio locator shows address a PO box in Mt Vernon IL, which is nowhere near Sikeston MO: 171 km = 106 stmi apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1560, Feb 25 circa 0630 UT, checking remotes for 1549.82 mystery carrier, I happen to notice into Washington DC area SDR, a very strong ID for Family Radio on 1560 - WFME New York, of course - could it be back up to 50 kW? Never hear it direct, of course - 1560 dominated by KGOW TX in Vietnamese, despite its supposed unfavorable pattern thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Feb 21 at 0706-0730 UT, LW bandscan in USB tuning hears scads of JBA carriers. Noise level must have diminished, but still far too much to pull many IDs. I think these are genuine, since they are all on ``even`` kHz, .0 and the NRD 545 is not subject to images from MW, where we have only 3 local stations anyway. I could spend hours checking listings and speculating on most likely sources, but won`t. Here they are, skipping over a few which could be IDed, and filed separately under USA: 227, 233, 251, 260, 278, 280, 284, 299, 305, 307, 326: two mixing, 335, 341, 344, 350, 356, 365, 379, 382, 385, 388, 391, 392, 395, 400, 404, 407, 412, 414, 417, 419, 420 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Feb 22 at 0648-0708 UT, another longwave bandscan detecting many JBA carriers, and a few with audible IDs filed separately under USA: 209, 212, 227, 233, 251, 280, 284, 316, 323, 341, 365, 375, 379, 382, 385, 388, 395, something other than CA on its proper frequency; 400, 404, 407, 412 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 660, Feb 21 at 0733 UT, Spanish in mixture, can copy only a partial FM frequency starting with ``91``. No fits in IRCA Mexican Log; and there is only one USA 660 SS in NRC AM Log, Óregon (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 810.58, Feb 20 at 0710 and still 0748 UT, JBA carrier hetting 810.00 WHB is back; had not heard it for a few nights since Feb 15. This is on E/W longwire into NRD 545. But I can also detect it on handheld D808, in order to DF it tuned to 810 USB: again, approx. 100/280 degrees from Enid, or slightly more clockwise (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2283) UNIDENTIFIED. 810.58, Feb 23 at 0430 UT, that mystery carrier hetting 810.0 stations is in again, and again DF to approx. 100/280 to 105/285 degrees from Enid. At 0510 I`ve switched to the Corinne, northern Utah SDR where it`s also quite audible on 810.58; can`t make out any modulation. I swiftly invite others to hear it themselves via Utah; but Walt Salmaniw, BC and Mark Connelly, MA both reply they detect nothing direct. I still have it via Corinne at final check 0713 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1549.83 approx., Feb 23 at 0740 UT, JBA carrier direct. This off-frequency I`ve occasionally heard before. It`s further off than KGBC below its 1540, which makes a lower het. MWOffsets presents an intriguing possibility: ``1550 1549,817 PRU Radio Visión (Pisco)[range: -1549.82] 1100-0205 2024-03-02`` and WRTH 2025 shows OAM5M with 3 kW. I need to DF this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Re my unID carrier on 1549.83, replies on ABDX: ``Neil Kazaross --- I had a carrier there from here in IL during the early Jan AU cx on my South DKAZ. I do hope you can DF this or maybe someone knows who they are. It just wasn't strong enough for audio. 73 KAZ`` ``Tim Hall -- For what it's worth, the 1549.829 (approx) carrier was all over my recordings from the Nevada-Utah border last October, and audible past 1200 UT which eliminates South America.`` ``Neil Kazaross -- This is good to know. So this is domestic or Mexican it seems`` 1549.82 approx., Feb 24 at 0540 UT, there it is again; I try to DF it on portables but too weak (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1549.82, Feb 26 at 0115, JBA carrier into Querétaro SDR again, producing het against 1550.00 skywave signals; and again at 0725 direct. Still can`t be sure it`s XEREL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also MEXICO UNIDENTIFIED. 6051.0, Feb 20 at 2057, CWQRM to something on 6050 into UTwente. This is really uncopied Morse code, not OOK unlike 6001 logs. Nothing on 6051 in Klingenfuß 2022. 4XZ Israel? 6050 victim would be Xizang RTV = Tibet, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide; unless Turkey forgot to turn off its 6050 by 2025 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7805-7850, Feb 26 at 0735, S9+30, multi-carrier, multi-tone beating uteblob, what is this? barely missing CHU on 7850 CUSB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9236, Feb 26 at 0737, S9+10/25 open carrier except for clix exactly every second, like a clock but no markers on the minute. The clickery is audible out to 9221/9249 approx., like +/- ~14 kHz. What is this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING A Strategy for Christian Witness Against Trump's Autocracy By Wesley Granberg-Michaelson https://sojo.net/articles/opinion/strategy-christian-witness-against-trumps-autocracy TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING Our Muslim Boy Wonder Who's really being removed by ICE tonight? The child who would've discovered the cure for cancer in 2046? The 9th grade nerd who would’ve stopped that Asteroid that’s gonna hit us in 2032? Do we care? Michael Moore Feb 25, 2025 https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/our-muslim-boy-wonder