** OKLAHOMA. 1640 kHz, Jan 11 at 0702 & 2117 UT, KZLS is **still**
dead air, as first noticed Jan 9 at 0755, some 61 hours so far. I
always wonder if advertisers in such a situation get a rebate, or no
one notices anything amiss? Why in the world is Chisholm Trail
Broadcasting burning 610+ kWh of juice for nothing, not including
inefficiency factor (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Accompanying the dead air in $ tereo, I finally photograph
the 95.1 sign in downtown Enid among the snow: OG&E Tree of Lights:
https://www.w4uvh.net/95.1_OG&E_Enid.jpg
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Jan 11 at 1900 UT, K17JN-D, 3ABN on 17-1, Enid`s
only local TV signal, is *still* dead audio, as first noted Dec 9,
over a month ago!!! And still for more than a year mis-IDing itself as
K17JI-D, which is really in California. I do see a program plug for
``Adventist World Radio`` in a sesquihour at 2030 UT, or `AWR 360
Broadcast to Baptism`. Another weekly time for that is Mondays 1100
UT. I watched some eps months ago and found there was precious little
if any info about the frequencies, Kenneth of transmitters allegedly
responsible for converting heathens, or from other Christian subcults?
Fortunately 17-6, labeled 3ABN-PH carries the same programming as
17-1, and it has audio! Unfortunately, they split apart at 2030 UT, so
the AWR show remains speechless on 17-1 only. I watch it anyway, seems
to be about Europe, especially Ukraine, so not likely involving any
SW; even before AWR drastically reduced its SW output. Furthermore, no
closed captioning which could have been a saving grace (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. As of Jan 10, Optimum cable in Enid and
presumably everywhere blox Nexstar stations, because of failure to
reach agreement on costs. Here that includes our NBC affiliate, KFOR!
(``4``) and all its subchannels, and its full-power substation KAUT
(``43``, RF 19 ATSC 3.0, Cable 2), as well as NewsNation which had
been on cable 85. Optimum already raised prices and now offers less!
Apparently has something to do with MSG and sports rights, about which
we don`t give a damn, and would gladly dispense of ALL sports cable
channels and their costs.

Fortunately, KFOR RF 27 is an OKC station with reliable direct by
antenna reception, even the UHF loop near ground level by a
south-facing window, and certainly via rooftop antenna. Optimum is
trying to drive us to some streaming service which includes Nexstar.
More about this:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/optimum-and-msg-the-latest-on-2025s-first-cable-carriage-dispute/
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Jan 10 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG S9+45
into Georgia SDR, starting with news this time. Too busy to listen
undividedly, but around 2320 interview feature about an exhibition
[what else?] ``Beyond a single`` something in Miami; 2326 pop music
fill by ``headliners`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2277 monitoring: confirmed Friday
January 10 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+30 into Georgia SDR.

Also confirmed Friday January 10 at 2330 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975-,
S7 into Sligo, no signal into UTwente that late at night.

Not confirmed UT Sat Jan 11 at 0400 on 5085, as WTWW is still off the
air; next week?

Also confirmed Saturday January 11 at 1552 on SW Radio, Germany, the
1530 on 6160.001, S9+10 into UTwente, with usual ChiCom ACI from
S9+10/15 6165, but evitable by LSB tuning and/or reduced bandwidth.
Stayed on air 1600+ with ``Weekend Music Radio, Scotland`` including
Morse code ID at 1605; now 3975.000+ is also on, S9+10, maybe before
1600 too? 6160 itself does not face CCCCI until 1800, but off before
1730 recheck.

Also confirmed Saturday January 11 at 1700 on WRN North America
stream.

Also confirmed Saturday January 11 at 1830 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975,
S5/S8 into Sligo SDR, nothing into UTwente.

Also confirmed Saturday January 11 at 2030 on WRN North America
stream. And 2100 on WRN Europe stream.

Also confirmed Saturday Jan 11 starting at 2058 the 2030v in WA0RCR,
1860 AM, MO, VG S9+21 by groundwave into nearby SDR. Next:

0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600];
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for a very generous contribution via PayPal in US
funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com, from Peter
Robinson, Preston UK, and says, ``All the best for the New Year,
73's to all DXers, especially British DX Club.``

One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Pre-`AAAWWW` WBCQ chex, UT Sat Jan 11 at 0055 into Georgia
SDR: 3265 & 5130 off. 6160 -69 Hz = 6159.931 music, S9/+15. 7490 -75
Hz = 7489.925, S9+20/30 with FKB. At 0058, 5130 -32 Hz = 5129.968 now
on with IS & ID, S9/+10. At 0100, 6160- starts something else despite
program guide, while 5130- & 7490- combine into `WTO` theme of
`AAAWWW`. Allan`s first voiceover: ``It`s the beauty of
broadcasting...`` 0103 greeting Angela, ``you have a frog in your
throat -- at least it`s not me``, hee hee. Assessing the temperatures
in Florida. Most of the program is extolling AM Radio = which includes
shortwave. 0140 finally datestamp as 10th of January, YOOLF 2025,
simulcasting on 7490 & 5130. 0141 plays music Ian requested, a Bolero
in tribute to Jeff Beck, recently deceased guitarist. 0144 fiddling
around, 0146 playing some hard rock music for Angela, after trying to
get her to pick out something. 0155 wants to put Radio Caroline, now
on AM in England, on SW, but needs someone to underwrite it. 0158
quick look at some emails, past 0200, prayer, and after 0202 JIP Hal
Turner (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1640 kHz, Jan 11 at 0702 UT, Relevant Radio, under S9+42 of
still dead air from KZLS Enid, so it`s WSJP, Sussex WI again (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. Jan 11 at 0712-0725 or so UT, I tune the
entire beacon band via 100-foot E/W longwire, and detect many JBA
carriers vs intolerable local line noise level which has abated only
slightly; and no storm noise now. Without the line noise I would have
many more definite logs. Results, reference dxinfocentre.com including
(best guesses) based on previous logs, proximity, power, otherwise
calls definitely logged:

227, (FZ St Louis MO, TNZ Walnut Ridge AR)
251, (AM AMarillo TX)
255, SW StillWater OK
260, (JH Jackson MS)
267, HET HenryETta OK
278, (CEP Ruidoso NM, IL Killeen TX)
284, (BT Baton Rouge LA, SLG Siloam Springs AR)
293, FBY FairBurY NE
300, (YIV Island Lake MB)
305, (OI SiOux cIty NE, RO ROswell NM)
326, MA MidlAnd TX
329, PMV PlattsMouth NE
332, IC wIChita KS
335, BV BatesVille AR
338, TU TUlsa OK
341, DNI DeNIson TX
344, JL JopLin MO
346, dash and YXL, SiouX Lookout ON
353, LI LIttle Rock AR
356, ODX Ord NE
359, (GGF Grant NE)
362, (CD ChaDron NE)
365, (AA Fargo MN)
375, (DS Searcy AR, LF LaFayette LA)
379, RU RUssellville AR = RUE miskeyed
385, (UWL New Castle IN, HO HOt Springs AR)
391, (DDP San Juan PR)
395, CA Newton KS
400, (AHQ wAHoo NE)
404, (HU HUtchinson KS)
407, OOC NatchitOChes LA - NEW, 25 watts, instead of usual HRU
Herington KS
420, (FQ Fairmont MN)
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1280, Jan 11 at 0706 UT tuneby, immediate ID as ``1280
WBBN`` or so I thought. Looking up later, no such call nor anything
fuzzily similar. There is a WBBN-FM in Taylorsville MS on 95.9 but no
connexion to 1280. Desperate, I look for fuz/sims on 640 of which 1280
would be 2X: WMEN, Royal Palm Beach FL; WBIN Atlanta GA; CBN St.
John`s NL --- all extremely unlikely (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2135 UT January 11
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