[IRCA] Mostly Mexican MW DX to Enid OK, September 13-19, 2013

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

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

All my MW DX reports starting two years ago are archived in this forum with open access:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page15

All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly 
DX-398 with internal antenna only; or Sony SRF-59 as specified; Nissan 
stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 with E-W longwire as specified

** MEXICO. 550, Sept 19 at 1203 UT choral NA finishes, full ID for XEPL on 91.3 and 550, 24 hours, ``La Súper Estación``; 1204 consumer program with YL called `Radio Express`. Cantú:
550 XEPL La Super Estación + FM 91.3 Cd. Cuauhtémoc, Chih. 5,000 150
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 670, Sept 19 at 1201 UT, XETOR, Torreón, Coahuila with full ID atop the channel but never very strong. Cantú:
670 XETOR Radio Ranchito Torreón, Coah. 1,000 250
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 720, Sept 19 at 1144 UT, mentions Grupo Fórmula, SEP PSA, ad for ranchera CD to celebrate independence, 1146 a R. Fórmula full ID but too much QRM; includes an FM frequency with an 8 in it and 720 AM. Therefore per Cantú it can only be this one, sunrise now late enough for the east coast still to be propagating:
720 XEAVR Radio Fórmula 1er Cadena + FM 89.1 Veracruz, Ver. 10,000 250
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 780, Sept 14 at 0502 UT, Coahuila state anthem is playing, confirmed by later comparing to
http://www.nava.gob.mx/documentos/himnocoahuilense.mp3
courtesy of the city of Nava, which also displays the complete lyrix. Roughly opposite direxion from WBBM which could not be nulled, but enough signal by comparison, unlike at 0505 when WBBM is starting `When Radio Was` with music theme. Therefore, it`s the only Coahuilense on 780, Exa FM, XEWGR in Monclova, 5/0.25 kW, 24 hours per IRCA Mexican Log. KSPI OK has been behaving itself lately without open carrier all night, tho it would be nullable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. 800, Sept 15 at 1149 UT, big slow SAH between XEROK and KQCV OKC, 50 per minute equals 5/6 of one Hz separation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 850, Sept 14 at 0503 UT, classic rock in English, so it must be a Mexican: yes, 0505 ID as Milenio Radio and another C.R. tune in English. XEM, Chihuahua2, 5/1 kW, KOA nulled but hardly necessary (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 880, Sept 17 at 1158 UT, ``Grupo Fórmula`` promo, slow SAH with KRVN. Ergo it`s XEV in Chihauhua city, 5/0.25 kW; by 1200 losing out to a cappella hymn, probably KLRG Arkansas (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 890, Sept 13 at 0515 UT, Spanish discussion of cathedrals and their addresses in Habana; DF also fits for Cuba. WRTH 2013 shows 200 kW R. Progreso, CMBA from Chambas, Ciego de Ávila and one low-power elsewhere on 890; 200 kW, the highest MW power now listed for Cuba, also applies to one of the numerous Rebelde transmitters on 710 at same site, and another site on 1180. This 890 does not have the punch would expect from all those kW. 

Not much signal from WLS at the moment, and the CCI in Spanish is normally from gospel-huxter KVOZ Del Rio TX, thought to be failing to protect WLS at night and even running day power of 10 kW ND at night instead of 1 kW direxional. Worse, it`s almost opposite here from Chicago, making it hard to null in favor of WLS. CMBA soon fades and later KVOZ is back (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 900, Sept 16 at 1142 UT, two M are chatting and laughing, good dominant signal, XEW? Switch to reporter about crimes/accidents in the Estado de México, and an item about buses. This is Independence Day, so likely to be programming disruptions, more stations relaying output from the DF than usual, as heard on several other frequencies from other sources. Here, promo for ``Siempre en 88.9``, 1146 adstring. 

Of the six 900s in Cantú, five have other FM frequencies, no 88.9s, and one without. But in the FM list, that slogan chex out as:
88.9 XHM Siempre 88.9 México, DF 90,000
which I got on FM DX years ago when it had some other identity.

So which station on 900 would be mentioning it more than once? The DF lineup shows XHM is in the Grupo Acir, so the 900 would unlikely be XEW. Which 900s are in Grupo Acir? 2012 IRCA Log shows the only one is XEOK Monterrey, 10/0.25 kW, which is certainly likely now on day power (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 900, Sept 19 at 1206 UT, choral NA running late or a very long version, loops SW, 1207 full ID mentions Cuauhtémoc, 98.3, maybe ACIR Radio group, and maybe ``Radio Impacto``? Cantú has another but related slogan:
900 XEDT Hits FM + FM 98.3 Cd. Cuauhtémoc, Chih. 5,000 1,500
Googling XEDT leads to yet other names, possibly outdated: Radio Divertida, and La Reina. However, not on the ACIR station list at http://www.grupoacir.com.mx/cobertura_nacional.php
nor any other in that city (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. UNIDENTIFIED, 920, Sept 17 at 1201 UT, instrumental NA, nonetheless multi-verse, and losing out to QRM before any ID. Which XEs are in the UT-6 zone, likely 6 am time to be antheming? One of these two per Cantú:
920 XEQD Romance + FM 95.7            Chihuahua, Chih. 1,000 250
920 XECQ La Nueva Ranchera + FM 104.1 Culiacán, Sin.   5,000 500
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 980, Sept 19 at 1209 UT, choral NA ends, either late or very very long version, long pause, and 1210 announcement does not seem like full ID but unreadable. Yet assuming it`s in the UT -6 zone, playing NA around 6 am local, Cantú shows only this:
980 XEDCH La Romántica + FM 102.1 Cd. Delicias, Chih. 1,000 1,000
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1190, Sept 17 at 1207 UT, Spanish with language lesson by YL about words: colateral; ``protagónico`` does not exist despite related words protagonista, etc. 1208 on to Mexican news about tormentas tropicales hitting both coasts with clips of various officials; 40,000 turistas affected in Acapulco; 1215 losing out to CCI. Certainly sounds like a Mexican, but some US stations do too; loops close to E/W indicating one of these unlikely XEs in Cantú:
1190 XEMBC Canal 1190 AM Mexicali, B.C.      250 100
1190 XEPZ  Radio Norteña Cd. Juárez, Chih. 5,000 100

Another possibility is the one US SS station westward:
1190 KNUV Tolleson AZ, Grupo Fórmula, La Radio Excelente, 5000/250 U4 per last year`s NRC AM Log. Strangely, own website
http://www.1190-am.com/index.php/programacion
does not show any programming between 7 pm and 7 am (0200-1400 UT) as if it were a strict daytimer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1410, Sept 17 at 1217 UT, Spanish ad in pesos, SAH of about 5.5 Hz with probably Wichita, loops WSW/ENE; ad for Universidad del Pacífico Norte with phone number, two or three gobierno del estado PSAs, mentioning Sinaloa, ``información al momento`` by calling phonumber. Then lists several AM and FM stations including 1270, 102.7, 94.3, 101.3, 93.3, 1410, including Mazatlán, Los Mochis, on ``cadena en vivo``, so doubtless it`s the only 1410 Sinaloan, Cantú:
1410 XECF La Mexicana + 93.3 FM Los Mochis, Sin. 10,000 500 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO [and non]. UNIDENTIFIED: 1520, Sept 16 at 1158 UT, KOKC OKC has heavy QRM making a fast SAH in Spanish, talking about el Dia de la Independencia, 1159 YL wrapping up her show. Too much KOKC QRM to catch any ID as KOKC goes from WSJ to CBS World News Roundup at 1200.

Can`t null out one or the other, but by proximity likely one of these in Cantú:
1520 XEVUC La Norteñita     Allende, Coah.    1,000   D
1520 XEYP  Imagen + FM 93.9 Cd. Mante, Tamps. 1,000 500
Not the first time I have had such an unID; unlikely to be a US station as none in the area, nor listed as SS even in TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. TP carrier search Sept 15 at 1141-1145 UT finds some JBAs on 747, 774, 828, 972, 1053. I really have no doubt that the first three are NHK JAPAN, and little doubt that the other two are KOREA SOUTH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. TP carrier search Sept 16 at 1149 UT: JBAs on 738, 747, 774, 972, 1053, i.e. likely respectively: Tahiti, Japan, Japan, Korea South, Korea South (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. TP carrier search Sept 17 at 1150 UT: JBAs on 774, 972; after finding 120, 105, 90 and 60m quite unproductive with only JBAs there. 774 and 972 were also the only two neighbor Richard Allen was hearing today over a longer timespan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


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