** CUBA. 9535, June 8 at 0637, RHC Spanish S9+10, unusual for this one to be the only one overtime tonight; and it`s much stronger than usual. But EiBi already shows it irr. at 05-07. YL with sports news including béisbol (WORLD OF RADIO 2194)
Speaking of which, The Other Side: Cuban baseball, also in danger of extinction Where else in the world is it possible to see a 55,000-seat stadium with 70 or 75 people watching a game of the nation's most popular sport? Roberto Álvarez Quiñones Miami 03 Jun 2023 - 17:55 CEST No one is surprised by the collapse that baseball has undergone in every way in Cuba, a national sport since the last quarter of the nineteenth century, long before the country's independence. The most visible cause of this decline in Cuba is the unstoppable exodus of players, who emigrate from the country almost daily. But this cause, in turn, has another greater one: the terminal crisis of Castroism-Communism... https://diariodecuba.com/deportes/1685807712_47598.html See also: The best thing a baseball player can do to help the sport in Cuba is emigrate https://diariodecuba.com/deportes/1676917648_45347.html (via Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, June 8 at 0658, JJBBA carrier at imagination level as I continue seeking R. Kiribati despite summer noise conditions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 2097.3 CW, June 8 at 0705 UT, single-letter beacon A, barely but definitely detectable every dekasecond vs summer and neighbor noise level; from anywhere but Quartzsite AZ. Also audible, DW, the Desert Whooper on 4095, upward sweeps (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2193 monitoring: ``9395, 0041, 0044, 0059 (45343), June 8 UTC 2023 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard`` Also confirmed UT Thu June 8 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20 into Missouri SDR. Missed checking UT Thu June 8 at 0130 on WRMI 5010; anyone hear it? WORLD OF RADIO 2194 contents: (Algeria), Antarctica, Australia, Benin, Brasil, Canada, Colombia non?, Cuba, Denmark and non, Egypt, Europe, Germany and non, Guam and non, (Iceland), International Waters and non, (Japan), México, (Mongolia), (Morocco), (New Zealand), Nigeria and non, North America, Oklahoma, (Poland), Romania, Russia non?, (Saipan), Scotland non, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine non?, (UAE), UK, USA and non, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu, (Venezuela); propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WORLD OF RADIO 2194 available from 0120 UT June 9: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2194.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2194.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. The shortwave+ broadcasts should be: 1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [usually, also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?] 2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 7730 & 15770 to NE 0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW 0245vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0457] 1330 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also phonecast, webcast][jammed by Cuba?] 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0030 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; via PayPal not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085 & 9475, June 7 heard from George McClintock that WTWW has not been on air at all, as he continues trying to fix things up, finding more and more stuff mishandled by Ted, such as a heat exchanger. Still pending he hopes is a sale of the facility (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, June 8 at 0643, R. Vanuatu S8/9+10 continues unusually strong with island music, BB talk, eclipsing 250? kW neighbor 7255- Nigeria axually on at same signal level but just barely modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2194) This report dispatched at 0134 UT June 9
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