** COLOMBIA. 10125, Aug 23 at 0641, I continue to check for HK3QQ Bogotá, in case he resume despite expired license, and now I do JB hear letter A in CW, as if starting another keyboard sequence -- but no SDFGHJKLÑ follows; something else? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 9535, Aug 23 at 0638, RHC`s overtime channel tonight, none others found on any band. S7/S9 but just a trace of modulation, can`t discern language. EiBi shows 05-07 on 9535 from Bejucal is irregular, and nothing else on 9535 at this time. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9439.995, Aug 23 at 2145, R. Cairo, S9+20/35 into UTwente, undermodulated, distorted with hum, ME music, 1/3 into nominal sesquihour in English. 2148 announcer talking, unreadable. Something`s egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 6185-, Aug 23 at 0658 tune-in to deadair from XEPPM, but it`s just a pause, as then multiple IDentities starting with ``Cultura, Mil Sesenta AM...`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 101.5, Aug 23 circa 2045 UT, still dead air from KOCD Okeene, as has been since at least Aug 9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 24, Aug 23 at 1510, 1615, 1710, KOKH ``Fox 25`` OKC is off the air again. And so is its sibling Sinclair station, RF 33, KOCB, ``CW 34``. The two have exactly the same coördinates in the NE OKC antenna farm: must be due to tower work or some issue there. Rabbitears.info shows both horizontally: NAD83: N 35° 32' 58.2", W 97° 29' 19.1" (35.5495, -97.488639) But different vertically, not HAAT, not significant? Feet: KOKH: 1585 agl 2717 amsl KOCB: 1526 agl 2657 amsl IIRC, 1572 feet was the astonishing ``world`s tallest`` height of KWTV-9 in the 50s. We are still seeing both Sinclairs on cable in Enid, as Optimum gets OKCs via fibre-optic or something, not off-air pickup anyway. I see nothing on either station`s website about being off the RF air, who cares? As they also live stream: https://okcfox.com https://cwokc.com/ ``The stations' studios and transmitter facilities are co-located on East Wilshire Boulevard and 78th Street on the city's northeast side. Wikipedia``. Next check at 1830 UT, both back on at normal VG level (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SPAIN [and non]. 17855, Wed Aug 23 at 2200, token English from SNR, VG into NH SDR; also 17715 and 15520 just as good, but 11670 with squeal and splash from 11660 music which must be CRI French via East Turkistan, std. denunciation. Previews feature about women`s football. I say: Yes, women should be equally able to waste their lives playing stupid ballgames! News starts with fires in Tenerife, Greece. 2210 about a photographic exhibition featuring neglected black people; then on to history of WFB in Spain, facing discrimination in earlier years (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785.009, Aug 23 at 2200, VOT English not off the air, VG into UTwente, S9+40 but somewhat distorted. 2213 `Review of the Turkish Press` about TRNC. 2215, two-minute multilingual ID filler reel. Just for a change, they should identify in English each language one by one for our edification. Many we can recognize, but telling various Turkic or Slavic languages apart is challenging. 2217 music break. 2221 `Weekly Commentry` repeat of the one yesterday already, and still almost incomprehensible tnx to the badax. This and TRNC on `ROTP` make me wonder if the whole hour be a rerun. Off the air shortly after 2300 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2204 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 #2204, notes, loggings, WRMI: 9395, static in area, 0030, 0043, 0058 (45433), 0058, August 22 UTC 2023 [Tue] 9395, 2330, 2358, 2359 very weak, August 22 UTC 2023 [Tue] (Lemke, Richard -AB)`` Confirmed Tuesday August 22 at 2348 the 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/+10 direct. Did anyone hear the Wed Aug 23 1000 and/or 1030 WORs on Unique R, Australia, 5035-USB? Confirmed Wednesday August 23 at 2127 the 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -71 Hz = 7489.929, S9+10/20 into NH SDR. Next: 0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW Thanks this week to Gwynn Reel for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com, ``I've been a listener since the 1980s. I appreciate your accurate, detailed content!`` One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank in US funds to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) New WOR 2205 should be ready early UT Friday August 25 This report dispatched at 2353 UT August 23
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