** CANADA. 2598 USB, Jan 11 at 0740 UT, roboYL voice in English with marine weather for south coast, east coast of somewhere, presumably Newfoundland. Good S9 signal; slightly weaker S8 on 2749 USB at 0742 Jan 11 same voice but presumably different forecasts for Nova Scotia area. Once again these are first scheduled broadcasts of a new day for early-rising mariners: 2598 from 0737 is VCP-4 Placentia with 3000 watts; 2749 from 0740 is VCO Sydney with 550 watts. Each shares time with several other stations, per Metarea IV in https://dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6165, Jan 11 at 0727, S9 of dead air, in English or Spanish? only RHC still on, where something`s always wrong (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 11 at 0726, V. of Nothing, no signal from Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORFOLK ISLAND. 5045, Radio DX: unfortunately not a log by me, as it was on short notice while I slept on, but Nick Hacko reactivated this SWBC radio country January 11 to make some tests, again like last April employing the ID I recorded for him as well as some World of Radio excerpts. Thanks to his notifying the WOR iog about this, there was a flurry of reports by those awake from 0741 past 1045, hearing it direct or via remotes. Perhaps he will be doing this again in the near future. Not 5055 as some had expected; and be careful as there may be a Queensland station also on 5045 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** PERU. 4810, Jan 11 at 0729, JBA carrier vs heavy STANAG noise on 4810+. I`m always alert for anything here in my bandscans, since so few broadcasters are left on 60m, nothing detected for months at least in the nightmiddle. Suspected R. Logos, Chazuta, 1 kW, which as of WRTH 2022 deadline was double-daggered as inactive. TBM shows not reported since Sept 2022. No other BC stations now known anywhere, anywhen on 4810 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Jan 11 at 2305, token English from REE. Main feature by Hélena Rigobert is about a new modernized produxion of Purcell`s opera Dido & Aeneas opening Jan 17 in Madrid. Great music interspersed; 2318-2321 break for report from Lebanon correspondent about a church being completely vandalized by some Syrian. 2321-2330 fills with Act I of D&A, or part of it. VG S9+20/30 into Maryland SDR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 11 at 2300, VOT English, timesignal and news, S9+25/35 into UTwente but I`m mainly listening to simulSpain, q.v. 2330-2338 repeating `Weekly Commentary` about the CFA Franc; yesterday was placed much earlier in the hour. 2343-2349 another repeat, about the great kiwi fruit. See #4 below about title of this segment. This time I`m listening closely: could be ``Healing Supreme`?? Definitely a U between the S and P. 2352 s/off with sked, IS once to 2353* uncovering the CCCCCCI which had been underneathing all along. Alan Holder had replied to my logs: ``Hi Glenn, I hope you are in good health. I'm fine here at the moment. I always read your daily logs posted on the WOR io group site with much interest. I note that you are having difficulty in understanding some of the program names on VOT. Well, you are not alone, as I also have this problem (as I'm sure many others do). Some of the announcers have such thick accents, and this, coupled with signal fading, does not make for easy comprehension. Besides short wave, I have also listened carefully online and as far as I can make them out, here are some of the English program names: 1. Gripping Files 2. Turkey's Geo-marketed products 3. The 'Firsts' of Anatolia 4. Healing Spring {which I had concluded was `Feeling Supreme` -gh} The first title is a bit odd - probably translated from the Turkish word sürükleyici Either of the synonyms: intriguing, or fascinating might be more appropriate than gripping. Unfortunately they do not seem to have a native English speaker on staff. #4 Although nothing to do with the benefits of spring water, the program features the 'magical' healing properties of certain foods and other natural products. But I still think they could find a better title. You are right about the heavy accent of one of the lady announcers. And coupled with the constant fall and rise in intonation, I find listening to her delivery really annoying. Not wishing to be unkind, I really wonder why she was hired in the first place. Still no sign of the "Letterbox" program. The last edition was in August 2020 if I remember rightly. I think some of the announcers are working from home, as I can detect a "roomy echo" sometimes, instead of studio quality sound. All the best to you. Alan Holder, Isle of Wight`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2172 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. Dear Glenn: Confirming World of Radio #2172, Happy New Year 2023; WRMI Facebook page is not being kept updated and current, check in this. WRMI: 5850, slight QRN, 0133, 0145 (55433), 0159, January 7 UTC, 2023 [Sat] 9395, 0130, 0156 (45343), 0158, January 10 UTC 2023 [Tue] 9395, 0030, 0049, 0058 (55433-4), 0058, January 11 UTC 2023 [Wed] 5850, 1028, 1030 (55433), 1029, January 11 UTC 2023 [Wed] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed UT Wednesday January 11 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/30 into Missouri SDR, better than S9/+10 vs HNL into Lincoln NE. As always, preceding program `Midnight Cry` chopped off at 0029 before could finish uttering their URL. And my very last word, ``disclaimer`` at 0059 stepped upon by music fill: ain`t inhuman automation wonderful? Also confirmed Wednesday January 11 at 1041 the 1030 on WRMI 5850, VG direct when I happen to awaken briefly. Also confirmed Wednesday January 11 at 2202 tune-in the 2200 on WBCQ 7490 minus 64 Hz = 7489.936, S9/+10 into Maryland SDR. Later found this from WBCQ sent at 2044: ``Hi Glenn, After 24 years on 7490, Financial Survival has left the WBCQ airways. It was a great run with Melody and Jim Cedarstrom. Melody is moving on with other ventures. We thank them for their loyal patronage all these years. Replacing their time slot [Wed 2100-2200] is American Classics with Pirate Joe. Fantastic, great old music, much plated on original 78 rpm records. Together with Radio Angela programming, WBCQ strives to bring the best variety of programming to the shortwave radio world. Thanks, Allan & Angela Weiner, WBCQ Radio`` --- Shux, I missed hearing their neat closing theme tune for the last time just before WOR, nothing else. F.S. had also been simulcast on WWCR, gone there too? Next and last WOR 2172 repeats: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated. Thanks this week to William Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for an Xmas CD and check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 One may also contribute by PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330v, Jan 11 at 0718 & 1613, WLCR/WBCQ is again/still OFF (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 7890, Jan 11 at 0722, JBA carrier from R. Vanuatu but not on 11835, no doubt depending on night-path MUFs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 5051.0, Jan 11 at 0736, mystery open carrier, S7/S9 is back after missing a night or two. Meanwhile someone noted some others like it ending in 51 elsewhere on SW, possibly related (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7390.057, Jan 11 at 0724, JBA off-frequency carrier. Aoki & EiBi have nothing scheduled now, but RFI until 0700, CRI from 1000. An RNZ frequency of course, but not until 1300. HFCC also shows a wooden alternate? registration for WWCR on 85 degree antenna at 1400-2000, never activated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0056 UT January 12 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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