** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Dec 10 at 1502, LRA36 in song,
S5/S7 into Argentine remote SDR, where Gary Pence, TX, and someone in
London, UK, are already upon it. 1504 sign/on ``a partir de este
momento``, ``ciclo radial 2022``, ``Radio Nacional Arcángel San
Gabriel``, staff names, ``Nacional, la radio pública``; 1505.7 theme
song; 1511 another song, rap; 1517 ``live`` YLs intro talk, diciembre:
``nuestro último mes acá``; temp minus 3, ``bastante nublado`` but
1522.3* chops off the air even earlier than Wed 1531*, of which this
is a playback; hoping for a more complete rendition of the typically
sesquihour show. O well, it`s really inconvenient for me to monitor
and take notes during breakfast. Rechex at 1540 & 1550 find it still
off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11850, Dec 10 at 0342, S9/+10 of dead air or maybe JBM of RHC
Spanish; into interior longwire during a storm. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, Dec 10 at 0717, RHC English S9/+10 but very
undermodulated -- i.e. slightly better than just barely. Only
frequency left?

No: 11670, Dec 10 at 0724, RHC English S6/S9 with good modulation on
this frequency supposedly only for Spanish earlier in evening.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Dec 10 at 0715, VON is on at S9/+10 but JBM.
Something`s always abysmal at Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. As if in reply to my complaints, this appears at
http://www.kucofm.com homepage Dec 10 from the new GM:

``What's Happening with KUCO Programming? Many of you have probably
noticed some changes taking place with KUCO's programming.

We recently upgraded our on-air systems (Thursday, December 8) to
better serve our listeners with excellent performing arts programming
and music throughout each day, evening, and overnight period. These
new upgrades also benefit our dedicated staff in so many ways to
assist in collecting and presenting those special programs to you.

And as all good plans go, these new upgrades clearly "advanced" the
need for us to adjust the scheduling of some of our favorite KUCO
programs while adding a few new ones and removing others that have not
been as popular based upon listener feedback and collected research.

We are currently working to connect our website, mobile app, and new
on-air system to provide playlist and program information. A weekly
schedule of program times can be found here.
https://www.kucofm.com/programs/program-schedule-grid/

We are also working quickly to schedule back in our module programs A
Day to Remember, Composer's Datebook, StarDate, and BirdNote.
Additionally, our new website will be launching very soon.

We at KUCO appreciate your patience as we continue to make our
upgrades, prepare to launch our new website, and provide excellent
performing art music and programming to you. I would also like to
thank those who have recently reached out to us by phone and email. As
always, we love to hear from our listeners. Best, Jeff Hagy``

Meanwhile, at the start of one hour of generic classical I heard the
distinctive voice of Peter van de Graaff IDing himself,
https://radionetwork.wfmt.com/people/our-producers/peter-van-de-graaff/
so we know KUCO has turned over much (all?) of its classical
programming to the WFMT network, as its logo is now at bottom of KUCO
homepage; a.k.a. Beethoven network. It may sound a bit more `polished`
than WCPE, and no longer distract us with Eastern timechex and North
Carolina references.

I`ve sent a note to WCPE about the change, and thanking them for all
the great music they have provided overnight for many years via KUCO.
https://theclassicalstation.org/

Inspecting the new program schedule from KUCO, it looks like WFMT is
now being relayed not only overnight but mornings, middays and
afternoons. Are KUCO`s own announcers being replaced??? That would be
a shame! These blox now bear generic titles. And there is a new 3-hour
jazz block M-F from 9 pm CT = Tue-Sat 03 UT. Goodbye to the 10 pm
strip of syndicated shows such as `Music from the Hearts of Space`,
Fridays. That survives, moved to 11 pm Saturdays. [All times in this
item are CST = UT minus 6; altho half of OK including Enid should be
on UT -7, meridianally. Yet there is talk of imposing UT -5 upon us
permanently!]

`Performance Oklahoma`, KUCO`s own produxion, survives, moved from 8
pm Wednesdays to 7 pm Thursdays, still repeated at 8 am Saturdays.

Various programs from elsewhere occupy most time weekends, and jumbled
around also for a 10-11 am block M-F. `Feminine Fusion` has been moved
from 4:05 pm Sundays to 10 am Tuesdays.

Lost in the shuffle is `Wind & Rhythm`, ex 3:05 pm Sundays, ``for
those who love band music``. We can still access the latest and
hundreds of previous shows at:
http://www.windandrhythm.com/
Where that originates physically has been kept secret, but in past
there have been clues as to: Tulsa.

The new season of Saturday matinées from The Metropolitan Opera has
just begun at 1700 UT Dec 10, still on KUCO, with a brand-new/unknown
opera, ``The Hours``, Still unheralded on the websked but we hope
still extant, is Lane Whitesell`s vocal-oriented anonymous fill music
from the extremely variable ending of live Mets until 5 pm Saturdays
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2168 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday December 10 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S9+10/30 into Missouri
SDR.

Also confirmed UT Saturday December 10 at 0500 on WBCQ Radio Angela,
5130, S5/S7 into NH SDR. Shows fluxuating offset of minus 17.3 to 19.7
Hz. Is this fault of transmitter or receiver? Comparing to WWV on
5000.00000 --- there the fluxuation is minus 0.1 to 0.8 Hz, so that`s
obvious rx fault, reading up to almost 1 Hz low. Adjusting that would
make WBCQ on about 5129.982v also fluxuating but only 1.7 Hz worth,
the rest 0.7 Hz imposed by the SDR. Also, toward the end there were
some ``uteblaaps`` much like what forced WBCQ off 4790. After sign-off
0529, carrier stayed on until 0532*.

Also confirmed Saturday December 10 at 1700 on WRN N America webcast.
Next:

2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
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
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 9955, Sat Dec 10 at 1546, WRMI is on, with ``Greatest Hits
of All Time`` music fill! Rather than TOMBS which is the scheduled
reason for 15-17 UT extension on Sabbath, but which is on much
stronger 9980 WWCR. Yet another anomaly, while weekdays 9955 has been
shut off after 1500 despite various DX programs at 1530 including WOR
Fridays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9329.857V, Dec 10 at 0727, WBCQ/WLCR now in Brazuguese
instead of Spanish. That should confuse the Cuban spies when they are
not taking an alternate night off like this date. It seems WLCR will
not stick to any particular language schedule. But, who cares? It`s
all nonsense from the flat-earthers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 10 at 0714, S5/S8 of JBA talk from R. Vanuatu
rather than the 3945 harmonix. Gary Pence agrees at exactly same
time. Ron Howard sends a recording of their ID at 0801 Dec 8 claiming
to be on 3945, MW 1125 and FM 100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 1935 UT December 10

** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Dec 9 at 2258, hard rock pirate music,
S9+22. 2321.6 SSTV, 2322.7 more music, no voice announcements heard
but not listening continually; 2345 still going; 2358.7 DJ closing Thunder
Chicken but playing one more tune, ``Always Look on the Bright Side of
Life` by Monty Python`` until 2402.6* with some misc. noises, clux.
Many more reports here, with mostly smeary SSTV images:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,106508.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO-FM, sent to them Dec 9, times CST = UT -6:

I wonder, what in the world is going on with KUCO programming?

Stardate has been failing to appear at 9:58 am. Today at 10 am Friday,
The Score, instead of 2 pm. Before 3 pm and from 3:07 pm, some unknown
woman announcer with classical, from where? Unseems WCPE.

Kimberly`s recorded top-of-hour KUCO ID. At 3:02, A Day to Remember
instead of 3:06. Then Kent Anderson briefly as if he were live, before
back to the unknown woman. She never gives her name nor hints what
syndicated classical music service this is.

Another try to hear Stardate at previously scheduled repeat 6:58 pm --
instead, `Exploring Music` is ending! Supposed? to start at 7 pm, but
must now be at 6 pm. Then at 7 pm, Symphonycast, also an hour earlier
than had been.

Is the automation all screwed up? Or has the new boss decided to shake
everything up without even telling us on the website schedule and
playlists? As with canceling abruptly Weekend Radio?
Regards, Glenn Hauser, Enid (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Dec 9 at 2300, token English from REE, S9+35/40
direct, much better than // 12030, 11940, 11685. Preview features
about opera streaming service and another SBG player; 2301 news; 2307
about http://www.myoperaplayer.com from the Teatro Real in Madrid, but
which also provides other performing arts, like theatre, ballet,
concerts, flamenco. On demand also from other venues than Madrid. Has
2500 subscribers, 90,000 users around the world. HD quality video,
audio. Due to COVID, they provide it free in Spain. 2324 on to
football (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 9 at 2302, VOT English VP direct, S9 but
undermodulated; so I listen to SPAIN and a pirate instead. 2346
recheck, still VP, S4/S7 undermodulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2168 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, UT Friday December 9 just in time at 0356, the 0330 on WRMI
7780, S7/S9 noisy into Maurice LA SDR, after 0353 check direct, VP
S5/S6 noisy.

Not checked UT Fri Dec 9 at 0830 on WRMIs 5010, 5850; did anyone
hear?

Confirmed NOT on 9955 air, Friday December 9 at 1530 on WRMI, but
confirmed on webcast. I was monitoring direct from 1459: after ID,
1500 starts Blalock the Blaster --- but, chopped off air at 1501* and
no come back. Automation mismatch? Since last week, 9955 had been off
the air whenever checked by 1530.

Also confirmed Friday December 9 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
Villa Estense, 1323 kHz, S7/S9 into nearby Noale SDR, only lite CCI
under and nothing on 918 or 207 kHz. As usual, unID preceding talk
show chopped off incomplete at 2130 for ID and WOR. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
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
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated.
Thanks to Doug Brown, London, ON Canada, for a generous contribution
on a US bank, ``Thanks for another year of great information and useful
tips``, to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490), UT Sat Dec 10 at 0100, WBCQ webcast of `AAAWWW` --
within minutes I recognize as rerun of same show from 2 weeks ago when
it was 84 degrees in Florida, etc. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0126 UT December 10

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Dec 8 at 0734, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati;
no other 9/kHz splits audible now, TP or TA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Dec 8 at 0737, no signal from VON, unlike 7260
VANUATU, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2167 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday Dec 8 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S7 into Maryland SDR; and 5010,
S9+20 into Bonaire SDR.

WORLD OF RADIO 2168 contents: Alaska, Algeria, Antarctica,
Australia, Austria, Brasil, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Cuba,
Europe, Germany, Indonesia, International Internet, Kiritimati,
Korea South & North, (Kuwait), (Lithuania), Malaysia, Mali,
México, Nigeria, Oklahoma, Romania, Russia, Scotland non,
Solomon Islands, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA, Vanuatu;
propagation outlook
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)

WORLD OF RADIO 2168 available from 0050 UT December 9:

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2168.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2168.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW
0830 UT Friday WRMI 5010 to S [NEW]
0830 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW]
1530 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed? by Cuba]
[not on air last week; webcast only?]
2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0500 UT Saturday WBCQ Radio Angela 5130v to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0530]
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
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

A noncommercial service for which financial support is appreciated.
Thanks to Doug Brown, London, ON Canada, for a generous contribution
on a
US bank, ``Thanks for another year of great information and useful
tips``, to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA.

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 770, Dec 8 at 0731 UT, ``So many great songs, 77 KATL`` ID
right away and above any QRM. That`s Miles City, Montana, and many tnx
to Earl Higgins, St Louis, who had notified the IRCA iog some 5 hours
earlier that it was making it into eastern USA despite WABC. Those
further east were not hearing it, but WABC is not a major factor here,
1300 miles away. Presumably on non-direxional 10 kW day power rather
than 1 kW direxional at night. Will this Montana window continue? My
last log of KATL was March 3, 2013, at 1319, circumstantial with
offset same ABC programming as KKOB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
2168)

** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 8 at 0737, R. Vanuatu is still on here with some
JBA talk, not just carrier, and nothing on 7890, 11835 since no
longer switching to fundamental 3945 at 0659; Ron Howard agrees and
hears it much better (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2168)

This report dispatched at 0246 UT December 9

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Wed Dec 7 at 1457 tune-in LRA36 via
Argentine remote, a song already underway. Good steady but noisy
signal, did not get meter read. 1500 sign/on with staff list, etc.
1503 themesong, recorded; 1506 recitation by OM voice, ends with
fireworx? SFX, crowd noise and music; 1509 rap song, ``soy de tierra
santa`` refrain; 1513 ``su cía`` ID, live YLs greeting led by María
Eugenia, on the 34th program of the Esperanza Audaz season, staff
names again, references to Mundial; it`s the final month of the year,
and also the last month they are to be there. Temp -3, winds southerly
at 19 kph; 1520 contact info, un beso muy grande to an emailer from Bs
As; 1523 song with SFX about an incendio = fire. 1525.5 ``Nacional,
nos une`` ID; 1528 this-week-in-history; 1531* dumps off air amid,
never resumed by 1555 when I quit nor at 1622 recheck. Something`s
always abrupt in Antarctica. Try again for Saturday playback. BTW,
K-index at 1500 was 5 and as always, not a trace of 15475.98 direct
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 10080, Dec 7 at 0726, Cuban music at S9+10 on RHC mistuned
transmitter instead of half of that where there is only a JJBBA
carrier; as heard earlier at 0204. 5040 signal is as weak as 5020
Solomons. Something`s always wrong at RHC. Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria was
also hearing 10080 via remotes with RHC until 1000, switching to
Rebelde programming 1000-1125; not 10050 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6165, Dec 7 at 0730, like earlier at 0215, RHC still in wrong
language Spanish instead of English, S9/+10 and // 10080. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6060, Dec 7 at 0732, RHC with S9/+10 of humbuzz only.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. December is another Orgy Season at WHRB
Harvard:
https://www.whrb.org/download_file/force/2063/247
Tremendous variety and great detail on what to expect. And well worth
checking out all year, not just holidays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Dec 7 at 0722, VON S9/+10 but JBM. Something`s
always abysmal at Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.003, Dec 7 at 2300, VOT English, S9+30/45
into UTwente but undermodulated and humming; no longer torn between
this and simulSpain on 9690 since REE is talking about some silly
ballgame. By 2317 something about obesity, and CCCCCCI is audible;
2326 multi-lingual ID reel filler; 2328 Weekly Commentary same as
heard before written by someone at University of Manchester. After VOT
is off, Xinjiang PBS, std. denunciation is also +3 Hz offset (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2167 monitoring. I happen to awaken just
before 1030 UT Wednesday December 7, so check WRMI 5850, confirming
WOR back on this week. Also confirmed by:

``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 #2167. Dark side of
Christmas is all the made in China electronics, even power bars second
hand. WRMI:
5850, 0130, 0145 (55333), (55433), 0159, December 3 UTC 2022 [Sat]
9395, 0130, 0145 (45433), 0159, December 6 UTC 2022 [Tue]
9395, check, noise, 0059, December 7 UTC 2022 [Wed]
5850, 1030, 1037 (55433), 1058, December 7 UTC 2022 [Wed]
73’s, Richard, Dec 7, 2022``

Also confirmed Wednesday December 7 at 2200:24, on WBCQ, 7490-,
S9+10/20 into NH SDR. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

New WOR 2168 should be ready early UT Friday Dec 9 and for first SWBC
on WRMI 7780 at 0330.

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** U S A. 4980, Dec 7 at 0728, WRMI-4 is off, unlike last night with
TOMBS; scheduled 0200-0500 only with Legends (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 7260, Dec 7 at 0722, JBA carrier here but none on 7890 nor
11835, implying R. Vanuatu is unusually still on 7260 after 0659. JBA
carrier on RV alternate 5040 implies Cuba since 10080 is still on.

Ron Howard agrees: ``at 0659 they did NOT change frequencies, but was
still on 7260 when last checked at 1035; at 0755, "The Little Drummer
Boy" Xmas song. Het and QRM seemed to be from a Chinese station
slightly off frequency? Ron, California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7398 USB, Dec 7 at 0723, 2-way in colloquial Spanish
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0038 UT December 8