WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update.
http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

It's been some time since I performed a comprehensive review of the
links - this update includes part one of that review.

1) Podcast aggregator - WRN: Updated links from Babcock to Encompass
2) Australia - R Australia: Deleted link to Keys of Music (podcasts
all deleted)
3) Australia - Unique R: Updated link to podcasts
4) Australia - Hobart R Int: Added link to podcasts
5) Austria - TWR Europe: Added links to programmes/frequencies
6) Brazil - R Clube do Para: Deleted link to programme schedule (no
longer found)
7) Brazil - R Nac de Amazonia: Updated link to programme schedule
8) Brazil - R Nac de Brasilia: Updated link to programme schedule
9) Canada - BVB: Corrected link from freq list to prog list
10) China - CTB: Added alternative link to Holy Tibet podcasts
11) Croatia - HRT: Updated link to HRT Live
12) Egypt - R Cairo: Removed links to archived programmes (pages no
longer found)
13) Falklands - Falklands R: Updated links to frequencies and
programme schedules
14) France - R France Int (Eng): Removed obsolete link to frequencies
15) Germany - Channel 292: Added links to From The Isle of Music,
Uncle Bill's Melting Pot and Encore (all also listed under WBCQ)
16) Germany - DW: Added link to Facebook page
17) India - AIR: Updated link to Home page
18) India - AIR: Removed incorrect link to AIR Ragaam service daily
cuesheet
19) Korea, North - R Pyongyang: Updated link to home page
20) USA - WBCQ: Added link to Encore (also listed under Channel 292)
21) USA - WRNO: Removed obsolete links
22) Update to UTC offset notations for Cuba

The next update will be at the end of March, and will include part two
of the comprehensive review of links.
Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 6060, March 25 at 0548, RHC S9+20 of dead air,
clearly audiblizing Algeria in Arabic via FRANCE, slow SAH of
52/minute = .87 Hz. What of the other RHC English frequencies: 6100 is
off; 6165 S9 of dead air or maybe JBM; 6000 S3 undermodulated; at
0553, 5040 is S9+10/20 of dead air too. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13779.24, March 25 at 1341, RHC has knocked itself way off-
frequency today as happens to this 13780 transmitter occasionally,
S9/+10. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, March 25 at 2311, RHC with extremely broken up
modulation, like alternate syllables, for `Mesa Redonda` alternative
program, which is loud and clear on its only // 11950. By 2330, 6000
has been turned off while 11950 continue. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, March 25 at 2313, CRI relay is S9+10 but JBM.
Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765.00, March 26 at 0217, Radio Progreso is almost on-
frequency, no more than 2-3 Hz high compared to 5000 and 5025;
contrary to someone`s report of it on 4765.06 which is about the spot
for Tajikistan, which Cuba completely blox here, not even a het (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST)

** MALI. 5995, March 25 at 2313, something here between the two
defective Cubans on 5990 & 6000 in S7-S9 talk, maybe French, R. Mali
as reported today by others. You never know whether it will be on or
off, on 5995 or 9635 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, March 25 at 0530, JBA carrier, presumed RNZI.
When even this trans-equatorial station is not propagating, inbooming,
the OSOB or SSOB, we know propagation is absolutely pitiful; at least
it does appear to be on the air still (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6929-USB, March 25 at 2319, S6-S8 pirate DJ mixing
with music; 2320 ID as ``Evergreen Radio, on the air for your
pleasure`` and some bluegrass; 2326 Johnny Cash; 2348 Irish song with
fiddle until stops at 2346 and still off at 2349. More logs here
covering the same span:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52276.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7215-7220-7225, March 25 at 0536, DRM noise at S6-S7; I
can only conclude it`s RRI Galbeni as scheduled this hour in Romanian,
285 degrees to W Europe, supposedly NOT in DRM per HFCC B-18 and WRTH
2019 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA. 7230, March 25 at 0537, S4-S6 in English, listed
Channel Africa, all the way from 05 to 12 UT M-F, 100 kW at 5 degrees,
its last few days on the air, stopping March 27 or 29? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, March 25 at 2314, zero signal from VOT English to
North America; no doubt an Emirler sloppyrator has again failed to
bring up frequency on time. Now what were the preceding ones where it
might still be running? I don`t have the list handy, but there is a
JBA signal on 9610, and none on 5980; uplooked later the others could
be 6120, 9625. Recheck at 2327, *now* 5960 is on at S7-S9 with music
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
March 24 at 2133 on WRMI 7780, very poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10 (and
again not on 5950, music).

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0307 the 0300v on Area 51
webcast; WBCQ 5130.40v a JBA carrier at 0323

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 after 0330 on WRMI webcasst; 9955 a
JBA carrier

Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good

Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 26 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, poor. Next:

0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]

WORLD OF RADIO 1975 may be delayed more than usual! And so is DXLD
19-12 upon which 1974 was based.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcast access:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. Classical music on Shortwave --- GERMANY, USA.
Radio Tumbril is a new station being aired on Channel 292 and WBCQ
with a one-hour programme (titled "Encore") of Classical Music
- it is being aired as follows:

Channel 292:
6070 kHz: 1500-1600 UT Sunday.
Repeated 1900-2000 UT Friday

WBCQ:
7490 kHz 0000-0100 UT Monday
(20:00-21:00 EDT Sunday) (Not yet showing on the WBCQ website)

https://www.tumbril.co.uk
(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, March 17, WOR iog via DXLD)

Uninformative home page but does link to a very slow-loading playlist
for 24/3/09 [sic; just 10 years off].

As an advocate of more (any!) classical on SW, I was sure to intune
this, UT March 25 --- but I`m at the computer so, apologetically,
listen to WBCQ webcast first. It`s not stereo, and considerable
distortion level, disappointingly. Announcer introduces as Bruce
Avery. Unfortunately it`s on at the same time as 60 Minutes and The
Simpsons, two must-sees on American TV, which I doubt he took into
account when scheduling. At 0035 retune-in, I`m hearing Smetana`s
Moldau, and yes, it is in the middle of this playlist.

At 0045, I`m on 7490.17v direct, and find less distortion, at least
not the same kind as on webcast, but the usual slight selective
fading, and also staticrashes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.155V, March 25 at 0539, variety of music, singing ID
for WHVW, romantic song, plug ``two hours of classical music at 6-8
Monday-Friday, on WHVW, the best station in the nation``; Alabama
Bound. S9 but HNL. Very unusual for Pirate Joe`s station or anything
to keep this WBCQ transmitter on so late; maybe a test or ad-hoc. I
think he has been running WHVW a lot thru 3264.9, virtually inaudible
here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5950, March 26 at 0222, WRMI in strange language, Albanian?
Seemed to mention Tirana, then obviously Supreme Master TV as she goes
into Englishish. Indeed, WRMI skedgrid now shows this all the way from
02 to 07 on 5950.

Does anyone axually listen to SMTV and get anything out of it? It
still sounds like a cult to me and unpredictably multi-lingual,
spending large gobs of time telling us about various cable TV channels
it`s on, greatly diminishing what SW audience it might accrue (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 13750-13755-13760, Monday March 25 at 1341, no DRM from
WINB; what happened? No Cuban spur audible either today (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.132, March 25 at 0609, trace of modulation, vs
staticrashes, second harmonic of something on 2940.066v. I`ve already
mentioned the likeliest, but no reports received from anyone who can
ID it for sure, and the spring storm season is no help (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0455 UT March 26