** BRAZIL. 7399.918, Feb 17 at 0723, S7 direct with music, presumed R.
Antares with a better signal than last night, but further below 7400,
the pirate in Pará, as reported by many others. Ron Howard found this
almost hourlong recording of it via Brasília SDR, Feb 10:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiiMTX9VyI
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 9454.995, Feb 17 at 1905, Firedragon music jamming, VG
S9+25/30 into UTwente with hardly anything from victim except a SAH,
i.e. per HFCC something in Chinesemandarin from USAGM via Saipan at
16-17 & 19-21 plus via Kuwait at 21-22; likely totally jammed, and no
sign of this ``24h`` WRMI frequency. Seems like the FD music may be
slightly different than previous years but still heavy on the
percussion and raucousness (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ITALY [non]. 14589.996, Fri Feb 17 at 1813 IRRS SW via BULGARIA,
rock music, S7/S8 into UTwente on 2 X 7294.998 where it`s S9+30.
Recheck 1857 already very heavy 7295 CCI from CRI English, or rather
``CGTN Radio`` as ID in the clear at 1900: HFCC registered as 500 kW
due west from Urumqi, i.e. EAST TURKISTAN, land of imperialist ChiCom
genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Feb 17 at 0736, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati,
once again the only 9/kHz split audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Feb 17 at 0725, S9/+10 of dead air from VON, where
something`s always abysmal at Abuja; in contrast to neighbor VANUATU,
q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Feb 17 at 2306, token English from SNR, VG
S9+10/20 into Maryland SDR, and better than still sufficient 12030 >
11940 > 11685, the last of which suffers from some squeal. After news,
feature about an environmental NPO concerned with cleaning up litter
in the landscape of natural areas. They coined a new Spanish word for
this, ``basuraleza``, combining basura = trash and naturaleza. Called
Libera, another word sounds like ``ecoenvez`` = ecology instead?
Finally refers to website https://proyectolibera.org 2325 fills with a
``chirigotas`` song from the Cádiz Carnaval (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960.005+, Feb 17 at 2316, VOT VG into UTwente, S9+40 well
atop the CCCCCCI. 2321 multi-lingual ID filler reel; 2323 `Feeling
Supreme/The Healing Spring` about choosing the right shoes for babies.
2338 acknowledging S&R help from abroad after the EQ. 2339 `Did You
Know That?` something about ancient remains in Anatolia. 2343 music.
2351 s/off with sked; 2353 IS to 2355.6* uncovering XJPBS, std.
denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Feb 18 at 0015, S8/S9, TV weathercast about
freezing tonight in the San Joaquín Valley, etc., by Cristine(sp?)
turning it back to anchor Curtis for some news from NY, balloonland.
IDs as ``CBS13``, some breaks in transmission like 0028 probably
during ads, 0030 back on, YL with ``top stories at 4:30``. Another
break at 0038. Sometimes completely off, others dead air. 0040
Breaking News, live from a shooting near a school. 0046 sports
segment, etc.

Quite steady signal. It`s one of those ``talkback`` transmitters so
correspondents in the field can be cued without internet or satellite
delay, from KOVR-TV, Sacramento, apparently wide coverage as also
refers to ``Bay Area``; first reported a few days ago by Colin Newell
in BC, and then heard as far away as Chile as an unID by Claudio
Galaz. I figured best chances for this to be on would be during local
news segments, so I checked their websked:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/program-guide/

``Called CBS13 implies KOVR may axually be O&O by CBS?
Local news times when 26110 NBFM is most likely to be active,
strictly UT and probably one hour earlier from March 12:

Fri Feb 17: 1400-1500, 2000-2030, and probably other weekdays too
UT Sat Feb 18 & Sun Feb 19: 0000-0230, 0600-0730
UT Sun Feb 19 & Mon Feb 20: 0100-0130, 0600-0730
Much less news on weekends and more subject to variations due to
Stupid Ball Games``

HFUnderground has a list of several other stations like this, most of
which I recall hearing in years past, but none reported lately until
now; and circa 0025 I don`t find any other activity 25.8-26.5 MHz
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2178 monitoring: not confirmed UT
Friday February 17 at 0330 on WRMI 7780: instead last week`s 2177
replays: totally my error in not getting new 2178 uploaded in time!

2178, Confirmed Friday February 17 at 1530 on WRMI 9955, S9/S7 direct,
no jamming audible. Never have I been so happy to hear Blalock the
Blaster, at 1528 since that means 9955 has not been turned off yet
this week! WOR complete to 1559, but off at next check 1615.

Also confirmed following Wavescan, Friday February 17 at 2130 on IRRS
SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, Villa Etense, S9+15/20 into nearby
Noale SDR and hardly any QRM. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 7295 & 14590-Bulgaria [unsked but last week]
1800 UT Saturday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy [ditto]
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0557]
0800 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power]
0830 UT Sunday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [previous episode]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
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 Joe Caberlin, VE1EJ, Ontario for
some US$ and a book to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA

One may also contribute by MO or cheque on a US bank to above address;
or via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Feb 17 at 0725, music S7/S9 from R. Vanuatu, but
still not good enough to understand anything spoken. Watch out for
Mongolia which might also show up on 7260, near the end of RV circa
1100, but not so today per Ron Howard, who of course hears it much
better at Asilomar State Beach, California (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0108 UT February17
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