[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, March 22-28, 2013

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only. Or FRG-7, Sony SRF-59 when specified.

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

** MEXICO. 600, March 27 at 1207 UT, frenetic music, ID mentioning 102.7 FM y 600 AM, poor signal but in the clear, barely a SAH from anything else. Cantú matches the frequencies as:
600 XEHW La Mejor + FM 102.7 Mazatlán, Sin. 5,000 1,000
However, lists three other 600s with no known FM, yet. And IRCA Log conflicts, showing XEHW as in Rosario, 5/1 kW, // 90.1 FM, as Ovni Radio, which means UFO (object flying non-identified). WRTH 2013 splits the difference, as La Kañona in Rosario! So which is it?

Back to Cantú where there is still a webpage link working to http://www.lamejor.com.mx/mazatlan/
which features an amateur cheesecake gallery, but hard to find any frequency mentioned. Listening online at 1535 UT, there`s a Sinaloa political discussion. Finally at 1546 after ad- and PSA-string, another ID as ``La Mejor, 102.7 y 600``, back to `Línea Directa`, 8:46 timecheck. Apparently La Mejor is a nationwide brand, but I am hearing local origination (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 700, March 28 at 1202 UT, mentions ``red de Radio Red``, i.e. per Cantú:
700 XEDKR Radio Red AM Guadalajara, Jal. 10,000 150
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 720, March 26 at 0555, usual slow SAH with WGN, and with that nulled, ID for 105.7, and XEDE Saltillo, 11:54 timecheck, choral NA which lasts only 2 minutes! until 0557 another automated TC as 11:56, ID again. Male SHVA alternates with less hyped female announcer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 720, March 27 at 1205 UT, ``La Kaliente 105.7 y 720`` by SHVA, then 6:04 TC by live DJ. It`s XEDE Saltillo, Coahuila, 8/0.25 kW per Cantú (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 750, March 23 at 0550 UT with WSB nulled, música tropical segués, no announcements; I must have dozed thru hourtop, missing an ID, as at 0602 Mexican NA is playing, 0603 dead air, 0603.6 replaced by noise for a while: Note to station: turn the main transmitter off *first*, then the STL. Note to self: try again. Probably one of the easterners in Oaxaca, Veracruz or SLP. IRCA Log shows XERASA SLP and XETI Veracruz both close at 0600, but XECORO Oaxaca is tropical. All of them allegedly 100 or 250 watts night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** MEXICO. 750, March 24 at 0548 UT, as ordered last night, I am trying again to ID the tropical-music station: not much WSB now, must be semi-auroral conditions. Yes, at 0550, ``La Huasteca, cien por ciento huasteca``, i.e. XETI, Tempoal, Veracruz, per IRCA Mexican Log, 10000/250 watts, which I had previously heard last March (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 750, March 28 at 1201 UT, XE NA, 1202 unfamiliar state anthem, 1204 full ID for La Huasteca, XHTI y XETI, sub-slogan ``la gigante``, i.e. per Cantú:
750 XETI La Huasteca + FM 90.5 Tempoal, Ver. 10,000 250
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 770, March 24 at 1228 UT, ``En Sinaloa nací`` tribute song, mentions Mazatlán, Culiacán, but later also adjacent states Sonora, Durango, Chihuahua; a daily ritual? 1232 ID for ``Chávez Radio K``, ``Los 40 Principales``, XHREV, 5:32 timecheck, i.e. FM side of XEREV, 770, Los Mochis, 5/0.1 kW per IRCA and Cantú, 1/0.1 kW per WRTH. FWIW, today`s Los Mochis sunrise was not until 1314 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** MEXICO. 780, March 28 at 1205 UT, with KSPI Stillwater OK nulled (deeply tnx to groundwave), YL plugging website, can`t copy it, but no problem since then she says ``Buenos días, Coahuila,`` temp in Monclova, so it is per Cantú:
780 XEWGR Exa FM + FM 101.1 Monclova, Coah. 10,000 250 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 790, March 24 at 1226 UT, long string of 8-digit phone numbers repeated, ``escuchan Grupo Fórmula``, gobierno federal PSA, ``Fórmula, 970-AM`` ID, i.e. flagship XERFR México DF whose local IDs are relayed all over the country. 

There are two affiliates on 790, XEGAJ Guadalajara, Jal., and XENT La Paz BCS, surely the latter as loops southwest. Today`s sunrise in Guadalajara is 1254, and La Paz 1321 per gaisma.com, and 1229 here. Usual conflicting info about powers; IRCA says XEGAJ is 1 kW, Cantú and WRTH say 250 watts. IRCA and WRTH say XENT is 5/0.75 kW, Cantú says 10/0.75 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** MEXICO. 800, UT Monday March 25 at 0505, surprised to hear the Mexican NA on a fixed radio, so hoping for anything but XEROK, quickly grab the DX-398 to get a DF on it, but too late, only hearing XEROK, which would normally be antheming at local midnite MDT = 0600 UT; however, maybe Sunday nites only plays it right after `La Hora Nacional` which originates live from DF at 0400-0500 UT until the rest of Mexico goes on DST April 7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 1480

** MEXICO. 830, March 28 at 1159 UT, partial singing ID for ``Piedras Negras, Coahuila, la cien punto nueve FM``. So obviously XEIK, common border station here, altho Cantú does not yet show it on any FM dupe:
830 XEIK La Norteñita Piedras Negras, Coah. 5,000 D 
But IRCA does, as XHIK 100.9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 950, Sunday March 24 at 1222 UT, with adjacent local KGWA 960 nulled, Spanish vs English preachers making slow SAH. The English is presumably KJRG Newton KS, and first guess for the Spanish is XEFA Chihuahua city, tho I would be more pleased if it were KDCE Española NM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 990, March 27 at 1206 UT, ``XET, La T Grande, Monterrey, 50 mil watts, cubriendo todo México``; then opening second hour of news, ``Enlace 99``. ``All`` of Mexico, that is except where the ten other 990 stations can overcome it! In fact, XET dominates here now at night, not just at dawn and dusk; haven`t heard CBW in quite a while, conditions? Had to consult the NRC Pattern Book again to reassure myself that XET at night is supposed to radiate a circle tangent southward only, altho non-direxional daytime. Today`s Monterrey sunrise would be 1238 UT, while in Enid it`s 1224 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1662, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 990, March 28 at 0536 UT I am observing the collision between CBW Winnipeg and XET Monterrey (which is not supposed to happen with XET beaming exclusively southward at night). They take turns dominating, and in between there is a huge SAH of about 6 Hz. Initially, XET is so strong it is even splatter-QRMing 1000 KTOK OKC unless side-tuned upward.

At 0609, CBW is atop with `The World` also on public radio in the USA, about fracking causing earthquakes in Oklahoma! Next story about bee die-out loses to XET, announcer saying this is his show number 18,280 since 1963y. His speech is rather slurred; must be a bit tired by now or maybe it`s just the late hour. Assuming that`s 50 years` worth, the number works out just right for 365 shows a year! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1030, March 28 at 0603 UT, ``La Ke Buena`` slogan, romantic music; seems NE/SW but of the dozen 1030s in Cantú, two are allegedly daytimers and the only Ke Buena is:
1030 XELJ Ke buena + FM 105.7 León, Gto. 20,000 2,000

IRCA Mexican log agrees XELJ is the only Ke Buena on 1030, but shows it as 5/1 kW at 13-01 UT, and transmitter at Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco. WRTH 2013 also shows it must be XELJ but agrees with Cantú on the power, with IRCA on the site.

Could be a US station? No such slogan in NRC AM Log, but there is a SS in Memphis TN, 50/1/10 kW, WGSF, Radio Abiente [should be Ambiente = means background, great name for a station? Or more positively, environment] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1480, March 25 at 0600 UT I am again trying to ID the Mexican in the mix instead of KBXD. Very heavy QRM, sounds like ``La Voz del Tiempo``, maybe mentions Los Mochis, but there is no Sinaloan on 1480. 

Closest match to that slogan in Cantú is La Voz del Pueblo Hña-Hñú, XECARH, Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, 5 kW daytimer, which would certainly be an exotic catch. IRCA shows 2.5 kW day at 1200-2300, unknown at night. WRTH shows 2.5 kW fulltime and location as Cárdonal, Hgo., 1300-2300 in Spanish, Otomí and Náhuatl (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 2910-, March 25 at 0535 UT, very weak music, slightly on lo side, presumably 3 x 970, XEVT, Villahermosa, Tabasco, as per my previous extensive tracking. Mike Gilchrist in east-central Iowa has also been hearing this lately, not yet with a definite ID. As I found they are extremely rarely given. 

Schedule is roughly 11-06 UT, presumably to become 10-05 UT with Mexican DST which does not start until April 7, a date originally coördinated with USA, until we moved it almost a month earlier, dragging border towns along with us (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Encouraged by neighbor Richard Allen`s recent reports, I look for TP carriers March 28 before 1223 UT sunrise in Enid, finding these very weakies:
 774 at 1207 (surely Japan, but no 747 or 828)
 702 at 1208 (probably Australia)
 882 at 1209 (North Korea?)
1314 at 1210 (nothing over 50 kW in Japan, China)
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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