** CANADA [and non]. 1650 kHz, March 23 at 0712 UT, S Asian music from
CINA Mississagua again has QRM from continuous tone of about 320 Hz,
probably KSVE El Paso USA. I wonder why in the world they do it, or
don`t even realize that`s on the air overnight? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, March 23 at 0345, RHC not off the air but S9+30/40 and
suptorted probably in English between dead airs. Something`s always
wrong at RHC. Also with JBA beepery QRM? on the plus side about 6001
at the rate of 108/minute (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ECUADOR. 6050, Sun Mar 23 at 0706, HCJB S7/S8 JBA in Spanish: I
suppose they are now running all-night? S/on had been at 0923 per
EiBi, first sesquihour+ in Quechua (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ETHIOPIA. 6030, March 23 at 0349, JBA carrier, presumably R.
Oromiya, which per EiBi starts at 0253. In the total absence of Cuban
jamming, OCB, and CFVP, now a clear shot at it with requiring a local
remote (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 660, March 23 at 0319, ``ABC Deportes, 660 AM y 92.1 FM;
sabemos cómo se juega`` -- so it`s XEFZ at the Mountain King again,
dominating from south with K index at 4, preceded by classic rock in
English, i.e. music, not sports! and followed by ``Can`t take my eyes
off of you`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6850 AM, March 23 at 0350 UT, pirate music with
heavy beat of 132/minute, dance/trance?, S9+10/20, the only pirate on
band. Per these, it`s Liquid Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,142591.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7475 AM, March 23 at 0355, S9/+10 the thintonations
of Josiah on Station YHWH but no match for the noise level (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [non]. 5960, March 22 at 2305, no VOT signal into UTwente,
and at 2327 occupied only by the ChiCom. 9610, possible accidental
alternate not on air either, just ChiCom Mongolian. At 0440 UT March
23, the final English repeat of VOT totally missing too at UTwente
from 6125, 7285. Something`s very erroneous at Emirler: or maybe they
are too ashamed of censoring any news about Recep`s opponent to even
go on the air?
Via Zacharias Liangas, More about him here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekrem_%C4%B0mamo%C4%9Flu
In light of all this, should I quit so much monitoring of VOT? Better
at 0400 UT Sundays:

Despite the segment name, `Gaza Corner`, this week on `Tangents` from
KALW San Francisco, the subject is Turkey. Audible for a week via
here:
https://player.streamguys.com/kalw/sgplayer3/player.php?s=8

Run the 3-hour archive ahead to 2:24:10 for this segment, also
references these sources:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkey-now-dictatorship
Turkey Is Now a Dictatorship --
Why Erdoğan May Come to Regret Embracing Full Autocracy
(by Gonul Tol, March 21, 2025)

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/03/erdogans-enduring-grip-over-turkey-assured-imamoglus-arrest
Analysis: Erdoğan's enduring grip over Turkey assured with Imamoglu's
arrest --
The arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on terror
and corruption charges cements President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's
dominance, sidelining his strongest rival and tightening his grip on
Turkey's political landscape
(by Amberin Zaman, Mar 19, 2025)

Dore Stein`s entire show is a good listen every week, mostly music;
`Tangents` airs live UT Sundays 0400-0700 on 91.7 in SF, and
https://www.kalw.org/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2287 monitoring confirmed Saturday
March 22 at 1947 about 14 minutes into so started about 1933 UT on
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, VG into nearby SDR.

Also confirmed circa 0045 UT Sunday March 23 amid IRRS webstream only,
still at same winter timing of 0030. By next week could be an hour
earlier, or not quite into DST?

Also confirmed UT Sunday March 23 at 0324 about 14 minutes into at
midpoint so the 0315v started early circa 0310 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, JBA
in noise level direct, but VG via nearby remote. Next:

2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW & 7780 to SW;
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;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160.

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** U S A. 9330, March 22 at 2056, no signal from WLCR on WBCQ; what`s
wrong? Also no signal UT March 23 at 0035 into UTwente, while other
nominally weaker USigs quite audible at S7/S8 or S9 on 9265, 9395,
9930. Propagation has been degraded but surely not blacking out the
path just a bit further north. 9330 still AWOL at 0356 direct check.
Back on by 1608 check in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7490-, UT Sun March 23 at 0356, WBCQ S9+10/20, JP Ferraro is
still on now if not on weekday afternoons; `Shortwave Saturday Night`
at 0100-0400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7780, UT Sunday March 23 at 0047, WRMI with `Frecuencia al
Día` instead of `Wavescan` as on my last DX/SWL/MEDIA programs
schedule, but now WRMI sked shows FAD at 0030, with WS before it at
0000. I was going to check what Jeff would say about the VOA/USAGM
situation. O well, there are about four dozen airings a week, mostly
on WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7570, UT Sun Mar 23 at 0357, WRMI in S9+20/30 of dead air
except for a few extraneous noises. Top of WRMI skedgrid shows System
G at this hour, but System G thinx it`s only on 9395. It`s System E
that claims this time on 7570 for TOMBS; it figures. And 7570 *still*
or again DA March 23 at 0703, S9+25 direct; while TOMBS is not dead on
7730, 7780, 5850, 5010?, WWCR 5890 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7505, March 23 at 0356, WRNO is off already, or maybe not on
at all tonight, not checked earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 770, March 23 at 0332 UT, dominant signal with net talk
show, but break for a New Mexico ad, so KKOB is doing well for 12.5 kW
ND, stronger than its northerly neighbors on 760 & 780 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 900 kHz, March 23 at 0329 UT, station gives address as
casscountyradio@gmail.com, music. Guess what, ``Cass County is the
name of nine counties in the United States, each named for Michigan
governor, senator and presidential candidate Lewis Cass`` -- IL, IN,
IA, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, TX. Who? When was that? {Democratic candidate
for president, 1848.} But only one has a radio station by that slogan,
per Google search, KALT, Atlanta TX, altho NRC AM Log says the 900
call there is KPYN and it`s silent! KALT is on FB however.
Radio-locator knows of only KALT-FM 106.5 in Alturas CA! Guess what:
FCC LMS agrees on the FM in CA, and also a DKALT in Atlanta TX whose
license was canceled almost 20 years ago! So is 900 now KPYN as per
NRC? Yes, in fact since 06/30/2000 per FCC LMS, and Cass County Radio
does not expire until 2029y. And it`s not silent now. Only 33 watts at
night! Don`t you believe it? 1000 day, U1. With so many stations,
excuse me, cheating on their legal night power, makes it impossible to
tally QRP DX catches or even records. If you ask the station and they
even answer, are they going to admit they were on day power?
Possibly, but if denied, can you believe that? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 1270, March 23 at 0338 UT, sportstalk in Spanish, carrier
cutting out irregularly - I think, rather than just the modulation.
Only fit is KFLC Benbrook [The Metroplex] TX, on TUDN network, U4 50/5
kW and heard before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1530, March 23 at 0340, Mexmx from N/S, vs WCKY E/W.
Probably KZNX Creedmoor TX as logged and discussed at length before
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1260, March 23 at 0335 UT, Spanish music from N/S, while
English from E/W. Probably one of the two SS Texans, rather than
weaker or further possibilities: KTAE Elgin TX U1 1000/144, or KLDS
Falfurrias TX U1 500/330 religious; but there are also four Mexicans
led by XEL in CDMX (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1955 UT March 23
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