** CANADA. 1650 kHz, March 19 at 0647 UT, South Asian music. NRC AM
Log shows of the 8 North Americans on 1650, it has to be CINA,
Mississauga [Toronto], Ontario, U1 5000/680 watts, ``Seena Radio``.
Maybe new for me. Normally hear IA/CO/TX stations, not so much OK,
``AR`` Fort Smith.
It should be noted that another Toronto X-bander, CHHA, is very
common here thanks to its much higher power and almost-clear channel
1610. Not so the third, CHTO 1690 in Greek (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 1549.82, March 19 at 0200 UT, JBA carrier again aside the
1550.00 stations, presumed XEREL Morelia. I`ve asked Mike Jeziorski,
Qro., if he has anything further on this (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6935.0 AM, March 19 at 0138, JBA pirate music.
These say it`s Sycko Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,142425.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, re Station YHWH: ``I had corresponded with
the op sometime back and he wrote that the song was actually recorded
under the pseudonym "Lace" by himself and his (then) wife. He sent me
a CD that had it and a few other songs he did at the time. best - Rick
in Arizona Barton`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR)
** NORTH AMERICA. 11529.9, it seems we won`t be hearing ex-`Hikari FM`
on SW. FYI:
``[WOR] Pirate on 11529.9 kHz. (formerly Hikari FM) to leave SW, in favor of
MW (1710 kHz.) -- Hi Glenn - Here is my latest (March 14) correspondence
from Ivan, the operator of 1710 kHz. I will miss chasing his SW signal to hear
his unique musical selections. Ron Howard (Monterey, Calif.)
"Yeah I do not think I should do 11530 anymore and should focus on 1710
kHz. It seems like it is possible to reach your area at night if I dedicate the
resources to it. On top of that I am getting attention locally on 1710 kHz. It
can be heard 24 kilometers away during the day and that is just with 25
watts. However, as soon as I get a decent signal out, I will move away from
1710 so that I do not have to deal with XEPE which is strong in your area.
I will let you know once I do that.
The shortwave transmitter just kind of sucks as compared to the MW
transmitter, it is more powerful but the modulator is sensitive and just kind
of junk. But class G can be just as efficient as class D, it is just bulkier. I
think going forward the plan will be to disassemble the shortwave antenna
and use the wire from it to make the inverted L longer and shrink the
loading coil. Then I can build a 100 watt class G MW transmitter and will
be getting a decently strong signal into your area at night. You can listen in
your car, lol, you cannot do that on shortwave . My hope with 11530
was to reach Asia, but I do not think I can do that with what I have at the
moment, I need a directional antenna which is not feasible to put up here.
So you can forget about 11530 at this point in time. I am not going to be
on it for a while and by the time I will get the idea to try again it will be with
a different transmitter and probably in a different location. Last time I tried
MW, I failed (I was dumb and didn't use single core wire for the antenna)
but this time I am getting out at night so I think It will be better to do it
instead. Kind of like killing two birds with one stone here, I get nighttime
coverage and local coverage which average people can listen to. Maybe
getting into British Columbia is not an option but I think I will reach more
people this way. Very Best Regards."`` (via Ron Howard, WOR iog)
``1710 is a non-starter in BC (coastal) as the channel is totally dominated
by Travis AFB. He needs to consider another channel. Perhaps just
outside of the MW band --- 1720? 73, Walt Salmaniw`` (via Glenn Hauser,
WOR)
** SPAIN. 9690, 12030, 17715, Wed Mar 19 at 2300, token English from
SNR, VG on all but JBA on 17755 into Maryland SDR, preview something
about Eurasia (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960.004-, March 19 at 2257, VOT not off the air, IS & IDs,
S9+40/50 into UTwente, 2300 s/on English, but no time to listen yet;
2336 music, 2340 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music. 2348
``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2354 s/off as if it`s 1330 on
13635, awry, 2355 IS to 2356* uncovering the 6CI which was quite the
understation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2286 monitoring: ``From Richard
Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening
Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF (30 years of service), antenna: random
long wires in the trees, WRMI, USA, World of Radio #2286, 9395 kHz,
QRN, 2330, 2343, 2358 (45433), Signal S6.5 very unsettled, 2359, March
18 UTC 2025 [Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB)``
Not confirmed Tuesday March 18 at 2330 on WRMI 9395; at 2329, S8/9+10
into Plymouth MN SDR - but totally blocked by huge noise covering
entire waterfall for two minutes starting precisely at 2330; some
local problem, then OK with WOR 2286 confirmed. Meanwhile I
immediately tried nearby Minneapolis SDR where it was clear S9+10.
Also confirmed UT Wednesday March 19 at 0045 the 0030 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.003-, S8/9+5 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Wednesday March 19 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.004- S9+10 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Wednesday March 19 at 2100 on WBCQ, 7490 -23 Hz =
7489.977, S9+10 into NH SDR. Next:
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.
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UNIDENTIFIED. 1030 kHz, March 19 in the 06/07 UT hour, nothing but
continuous praise music in Spanish. Sounds like from a single
performing group, song after song. Suspect KCWJ MO, Radio Vida.
Radio-locator leads to the network website
https://radiovida.com/about/
which does not include any station on 1030! HQ is in Weslaco TX, so
flagship is KRGE 1290. Also detailed program sched by day and time,
https://radiovida.com/programacion/
no zone specified, but should we assume it be CDT = UT-5? Most outlets
are in CT, but not all, and there are also in Argentina, Honduras,
México. With some blanx and no consistency during the 1-2+ am hour,
which might correlate with all the `fill` music I am hearing. Late at
night I`m normally offline, but will have to try to match webstream.
At 1700 UT, stream runs long string of IDs in English starting with
KRGE but not the whole list as on website; did not catch KCWJ
included. Are all stations taking the simultaneous network feed,
possibly inserting local IDs?
How about KCTA 1030 Corpus Christi, 50 kW daytimer + limited hours
depending on WBZ SR/SS but should never be on in the nightmiddle.
Weekday program sked shows starting at 4 am CT = 09 UT, and final
program starting at 8:32 pm = 0132 UT, so until 0200?? Entire program
sked does not show a single title in Spanish, altho NRC AM Log
classifies it as EE/SS:REL. That ``SS`` is the only reason I
considered it a possibility, besides running overtime (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 0042 UT March 20