** OKLAHOMA. K17JN-D, Enid`s only local TV signal, is OFF, July 8 at
1515 UT. Translator has been 3ABN and various related gospel-huxter
subchannels, 2 or 3 of them audio only, not shown at rabbitears.info,
including Radio 74 which is also on 89.3 from KIEL, Loyal OK. Lately
17 had been weak and somewhat not decoding, but not sure if them or my
antenna at fault. Now we know. I am not eager to have them back, and
shamefully, Enid deserves some local relays of secular OKC stations,
notably OETA (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2146 contents: Australia, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Germany non, (India), (Lithuania),
Madagascar, México, New Zealand, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Puerto Rico,
Russia and non, (Singapore), Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, UK non, USA,
Vanuatu; trans-Atlantic FM DX; pennant collexion; propagation outlook
() countries mentioned with others not in order

WOR 2146 is available as of 0055 UT Friday July 8, 2022

(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2146.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2146.mp3

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

The shortwave+ broadcasts should be:

0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW, 7730 to NE
0330 UT Friday WRMI 7780 to SW
1430 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]

1815 UT Friday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 14580; 1323 &
918? & 207?-Italy
2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0400 UT Saturday WBCQ 5130 to WSW
0700 UT Saturday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0430]
1324vUT Sunday WMRI Europe via Ch 292 Germany 9670
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 5950 to NNW [to be canceled? still July 3]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

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Luxembourg: ``Dear Mr. Hauser, Thank you for all the work you are
doing for international DXing community. I wish to support you by
sending you some Euros. I reached the age of 57 and I am now in
pre-retirement. I worked 38 years for US tire producer Goodyear.
Having now much more time for my hobbies, I want to spend more time
with my communication receivers. I wish you can continue World of
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Astra 13,2 E on World Radio Network. Greetings from Luxembourg, yours
sincerely, Arnold Heiles, Heinerscheid``

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Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

WORLD OF RADIO 2146 monitoring: confirmed first broadcasts UT Friday
July 8 at 0130 on WRMIs: 7730 via Maryland SDR and S9+10/20 direct;
and 5850, S9+10/20 direct at 0145 but with storm crashes, somewhat
undermodulated and suppressed. Clearer on 7730. As usual on System F,
my last few words are overridden by Bishop Bob Biermann`s canned ID
claiming to be on 9395! Also before 0159 I compared 5850 modulation to
5800 & 5950 which were definitely louder and clearer.

Also confirmed UT Friday July 8 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, JBA but slightly
better into Missouri than Maryland SDR, both vs HSNL = high storm
noise level. Unfortunately there are no Kiwis in Central America where
7780 is now aimed!

Also confirmed Friday July 8 at 1430 on WRMI 9955, S9/S3 direct with
no jamming audible. Next: 1815 on IRRS as above (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. Another log I overlooked in the sporadic E FM DX session
UT July 3 from the Arizona/Sonora area:

92.1 at 0132, Mexican music, likely:
KCMT 92.1 GREEN VALLEY AZ Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN LA CALIENTE 92.1 Y
95.7 50.0 kW 150.0 m
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Huge sporadic E FM DX opening on July 4: on caradio parked
in hottening garage, vertical fender antenna only, no RDS, no
even-frequency side-tuning, no internet access until later research.
No recordings. All logged in real time by my own ears on own receiver,
no remotes. All times UT in chronological order. PTA = probable target
area. Distances are approx., city-of-license to Enid
distancefromto.net, not site to site. I am not counting stations,
states or anything and not in competition. Some logs are presumed, and
any correxions or help with IDing are very welcome. Other standard
provisos with my previous reports apply.

93.1 at 1634. CCI with Kansas, adstring, Goettl.com, Home Depot,
baseball, basketball, tennis, COVID-19, Boston? mentioned. That
strange name GOETTL ought to lead somewhere: yes, about air
conditioning which I sure could use in my DX garage. Exists in Las
Vegas NV, Phoenix & Tucson AZ, Austin & San Antonio TX, Simi Valley &
Southern California = Corona HQ. No Goettls in the TX and AZ cities,
but some nearby in CA, NW of Bakersfield:
KKXX-FM 93.1 SHAFTER CA CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO HOT HITS 93.1 4.0 kW
123.0 m --- 1925 km = 1196 mi
OR:
KCBS-FM 93.1 LOS ANGELES CA HD ADULT HITS 93.1 JACK FM 27.5 kW 1074.0
m [presumably Mt Wilson] 34-13-55 118-04-18 1574 Jack-FM playing what
we want Adult Hits --- 1808 km = 1123 mi
BUT exists right in Vegas and the PTA per additional logs:
KYMT 93.1 LAS VEGAS NV HD ROCK 93.1 THE MOUNTAIN 23.5 kW 1183.0 m 93-1
The Mountain World Class Rock Adult Hits --- 1808 km = 1123 mi

93.5 at 1637, CCI with Buzzy`s Taco Shop, in Hayes KS, my fringer:
KKDT 93.5 BURDETT KS COUNTRY MY COUNTRY 93.5 95.0 kW 304.8 m --- 248
km = 154 mi

92.7 at 1638, Spanish music: NO Spanish in AZ, CA, Sonora, BCN, BUT:
KRRN 92.7 MOAPA VALLEY NV Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO FUEGO 92.7
100.0 kW H only 587.0 m H only, at: 0.0 36-36-04 114-35-06 which is
about 45 miles NE of LV on I-15, and surely not really in a valley ---
1481 km = 920 mi --- and has a co-channel booster in LV itself:
KRRN-FM2 relays:KRRN 92.7 92.7 LAS VEGAS NV Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT
RADIO FUEGO 92.7 20.0 kW 0.0 [sic] m, at: 36-20-00 115-21-41 --- 1545
km = 960 mi

1640 a lunch break, until 1725 when I see OK/NV FMDX path on DXMAP:

93.1 at 1730, CCI again to 93.1 KS, both music; by now PTA probably
moved on from Vegas above to Utah as below; but on 93.1 only two
translators, one musical in the SW corner:
K226BQ relays:KCLS 101.5 93.1 ST. GEORGE UT ADULT CONTEMPORARY SUNNY
101.5 0.099 kW 0.0 m --- 1400 km = 870 mi

96.7 at 1737, ``True Country 1290 & 96-7``, fading in & out, but
volatile groundwave not Es:
KSOB relays:KMMM-1290 96.7 LARNED KS COUNTRY TRUE COUNTRY - THE MIGHTY
1290 3.0 kW 81.0 m --- 226 km = 141 mi

93.7 at 1745, Wasatch County Fair, some kind of derby, Utah Valley,
adstring over KSPI OK, ``Wolf-a-thon on 93-7 The Wolf``:
KKUT 93.7 MOUNT PLEASANT UT COUNTRY 93.7 THE WOLF 48.0 kW 709.0 m ---
1239 km = 770 mi from this in central UT

94.5 at 1747, ``From Wendover to Winnemucca``, Coldwell Banker; ``94.5
Kool FM`` singing ID:
KUOL 94.5 ELKO NV CLASSIC HITS KOOL FM 36.0 kW 463.0 m --- Elko is
about halfway between those two which are 311 km = 193 miles apart
Beware of another Kool FM in the West, in Phoenix AZ, which axually
spells its call KOOL-FM, and also classic hits! --- 1627 km = 1011 mi

95.3 at 1749, country music overrides KOKC translator, Elko too:
KRJC 95.3 ELKO NV COUNTRY ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY 95.3 KRJC 25.0 kW 236.0
m --- 1627 km = 1011 mi

94.9 at 1751, rock, ``Power 94-9 and 101-9``:
KENZ 94.9 PROVO UT CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO POWER 94.9 21.5 kW 844.0 m
40-16-58 111-56-14 --- 1275 km = 792 mi; also has co-channel booster:
KENZ-FM2 relays:KENZ 94.9 94.9 TOOELE UT CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO POWER
94.9 0.0 kWH 4.6 kWV 0.0 mH&V at 40-37-40 112-33-59 --- 1335 km = 830
mi

94.1 at 1753, ``Pretty Woman``, ``94.1 KODJ with your greatest hits``,
1755 YL DJ, ``I Love Rock`n`Roll``. Thot it was KLDJ but:
KODJ 94.1 SALT LAKE CITY UT HD CLASSIC HITS 94.1 KODJ 21.5 kW 1219.0 m
at 40-39-35 112-12-05 --- 1309 km = 813 mi; and co-channel booster:
KODJ-FM1 relays:KODJ 94.1 94.1 PARK CITY UT CLASSIC HITS 94.1 KODJ 1.0
kW 0.0 m at 40-51-20 111-28-48 --- 1275 km == 793 mi

97.5 at 1758, promo Jason Smith Show with Mike ---, Monday at 10 pm
EDT on Fox Sports Radio and FS1 on TV. 1800 DEAD AIR during net break
for local ID of about 10 seconds! But must be in UT PTA:
KZNS-FM 97.5 COALVILLE UT SPORTS 1280 THE ZONE 89.0 kWH only 647.0 mH
only at 40-52-16 110-59-43 --- 1275 km = 793 mi; but has all these
co-channel boosters:
KZNS-FM6 97.5 OGDEN UT 0.5 kW at 41-20-32 112-00-30
KZNS-FM5 97.5 BOUNTIFUL UT 2.2 kW at 40-50-05 111-52-03
KZNS-FM4 97.5 SALT LAKE CITY UT 2.1 kW at 40-48-29 111-53-23
KZNS-FM3 97.5 PROVO UT 1.75 kW at 40-14-56 111-37-33
KZNS-FM7 97.5 NORTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 0.049 kWV only at 40-50-12
111-55-05 and all shown as 0.0 m for HAAT

99.1 at 1801, ``La Perrona``, Spanish, noticias.com with Víctor
González, ``Minuto 60``, stingers, YL Spanish ad for Secret Dry Spray:
KXTA-FM 99.1 GOODING ID Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN LA PERRONA 99.1 64.0
kW 70.0 m. 1610 km = 1001 mi. Gooding is near Twin Falls. Strange name
for a station, literally ``big bitch``? Google ``translates`` to same
word in English, an anomaly already dealt with at Quora:

``Google translate says the word "Perrona" in Spanish means "Perrona"
in English. Is that a correct translation or not?``

Luis Carlos Olmeda · Follow Knows Spanish4y replies:
``Perrona in Spanish is an adjective that’s mostly used in the
northern part of México, to refer that something is cool in a more
unpolite way, like “f-ing awesome” (but not exactly, as “f-ing
awesome” would be considered rude, and when it comes to be polite, the
word “perron/perrona” -perrona would be the femenine case- doesn’t
break the rule).

Now, to go more into specifics, the origin of that word has the prefix
“perr-” which comes from the word “perro”, whose literal translation
would be “dog”. Now, if you ask me why does it have that prefix, I
wouldn’t know, and to be honest I don’t think that any Mexican could
give you an explanation about it.

Hope this answers your question, as it’s the first one that I get to
answer in Quora, and my English is far from being perfect. Saludos
desde México!``

Heather Muñoz· 2y replies: ``Reminds me of English slang: bitchin’
from the 1960s, meaning awesome, excellent, very cool``

100.7 at 1804, trace of Spanish, tones of an SHVA = Super-hype voice
actor. Maybe this in the ID PTA:
KPDA 100.7 MOUNTAIN HOME ID Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN LA PONDEROSA
[sic] 64.0 kW 711.0 m --- 1693 km = 1052 mi. Note, unless a typo,
Ponderosa as in pine tree, not Poderosa as in powerful. Ha, it is a
typo, see:
https://www.lapoderosaidaho.com/

88.1 and 91.5 at 1805, both have CCI to nearby stations

91.9 at 1807, Spanish song CCI; only SS in Idaho or neighboring
states:
KBWE 91.9 BURLEY ID Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN DE VOZ LATINA [sic] 4.9
kWH 4.0 kWV 12.0 m --- 1524 km = 947 mi, Burley just E of Twin Falls

92.1 at 1807, CCI talk and music; and the talker is mono: I don`t
always pay attention to the $ tereo icon but definitely not on here.
That doesn`t help much to ID as the DB does not show which but of
course it makes sense for talkers to turn off stereo for better
coverage. A lot of stations leave $ on even when the programming is
really mono. At 1816 M&W sports talk about the Royals --- oops, no
it`s about the Brits; YL guest is Alex Hogan. Only full-power in ID:
KIDG relays:KID-590 92.1 POCATELLO ID NEWS/TALK NEWS RADIO 590 12.0 kW
301.0 m --- 1437 km = 893 mi

92.3 at 1808, Gala Showrooom at Cactus Pete`s in Jackpot, Nevada. That
little town is right on the ID border south of Twin Falls, obviously
established for Idahoan gambling addicts where it`s legal, but no 92.3
right there. Must be magnetizing via this:
KIZN 92.3 BOISE ID COUNTRY KISSIN' 92 48.0 kW 828.0 m
as clearly in next minutes: 1809 Idaho Central algo in Caldwell; 1810
Green`sHeating.com in Nampa --- 1750 km = 1087 mi

92.7 at 1811, rap; at 1819 ad for lawn & garden equipment. Could be
two different stations. Just had Boise on 92.3, but two others in
southern ID. Hazelton is near Twin Falls: among:
KTPZ 92.7 HAZELTON ID CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO MUSIC MONSTER 92.7 4.9 kW
226.0 m --- 1553 km = 965 mi
K224EL relays:KEII-690 92.7 POCATELLO ID ADULT HITS CANNONBALL 101
0.25 kW -13.0 mH only --- 1437 km = 893 mi
K224EP relays:KQBL 101.9 HD3 92.7 BOISE ID ROCK 92.7 THE ALTERNATIVE
0.099 kW 0.0 m --- 1750 km = 1087 mi

93.5 at 1812, Tire Den ad in Rock Springs WY, weather forecast lows
and highs, 57/90/84, ``Real Country 93-5 FM, KREO Radio``:
KREO 93.5 JAMES TOWN WY COUNTRY REAL COUNTRY RADIO 8.0 kW 323.0 m
41-29-50 109-20-36 --- James Town is just west of Rock Springs in SW
WY --- 1157 km = 719 mi

94.5 at 1814, ``Kay-skee``, where no algorithms choose the music!:
KSKI-FM 94.5 SUN VALLEY ID ROCK SO[U]THERN IDAHO`S ALTERNATIVE KSKI
94.5 2.5 kW 583.0 m --- 1616 km = 1004 mi

94.3 at 1820, jazz song, scat, ``All-righty, OK``, love song with a
long instrumental cadenza; 1824 quiet segué to West Side Story`s
``Puerto Rico ---`` which morphs into ``I Want To Be In America``.
There are some split-second dropouts in the music. 1830, ``America,
the Beautiful`` soul version; 1832 segué to ``Star Spangled Banner``
jazz version. Searching the DB on formats jazz, soul, urban: no hits
in the 4-state area, but this fits best despite being LDS, near Idaho
Falls, presumably non-commercial and this is Independence Day!:

KBYI 94.3 REXBURG ID USA NEWS/CLASSICAL BYU - IDAHO RADIO 99.0 kW
211.0 m Be Informed. Be Inspired. BYU Idaho Classical --- 1440 km =
895 mi. I look at its program schedule which is mostly classical, some
NPR talk. A typical Monday during the local noon hour:

``Weekdays on BYU-Idaho Radio, 12 Noon: WEEKDAYS is the best in music
and great local interviews. With everything from Broadway, to Disney,
to *jazz and swing*, there’s something for everyone! After the music,
BYU-Idaho’s newsroom brings you a local and exclusive interview to
help keep you in the loop. Refresh your workdays with music and
interviews from Weekdays! The program is hosted by BYU-Idaho Radio
students and staff``

96.7 at 1828, Spanish, ranchera, frenetic ad, promo, fadeout. Sure is
a lot of Spanish in Aidajó! Here`s one in the PTA, and there is no SS
of any power in the other four states:
K244BJ relays:KIGO-1420 96.7 IDAHO FALLS ID Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN
RADIO FIESTA 0.25 kW 123 mH only --- 1439 km = 894 mi

94.1 at 1832, (406) area code = Montana, Starling`s Event Center,
classic rock. Searching finds lots of Sterlings, not in PTA. There is
a Starling somewhere in AC (405) = Oklahoma. The two MT stations don`t
get a correlation for either spelling, but surely one of them:
KOPR 94.1 BUTTE MT ADULT HITS KOPR 94.1 FM 58.0 kW 566.0 m ---
distancefromto ``thinx`` Butte MT is in central Colorado! Unless
Montana be outspelt: 1623 km = 1008 mi; OR
KRKX 94.1 BILLINGS MT COUNTRY 94.1 K-SKY 100.0 kW 180.0 m --- 1370 km
= 851 mi

93.5 at 1834, gospel huxter. Only religious in MT is:
K228FM relays:KALS 97.1 93.5 WHITEFISH MT RELIGIOUS TEACHING YOUR
NETWORK OF PRAISE 0.25 kW 0.0 m YNOP-Your Network of Praise
www.ynop.org Kalispell Christian Radio Fellowship --- 1893 km = 1176
mi

92.1 at 1836, Willie Nelson; 1839, Annuity General phone in -9880;
Auto Credit? Express, text 88909; Bar Justice cancer class axion about
Xantac, 800-516-9931; 1841 US Tax Shield, 800-466-9625; ``The Classics
Live Here - 92.1 Cowboy``, another song by Willie, f/out and in. Spent
a lot of time tracing names and phone numbers without definite results
but probably not local anyway. Anyway:
KCWB 92.1 BYRON WY COUNTRY THE COWBOY 92.1 100.0 kW 575.0 m ---
distancefromto ``thinx`` Byron WY is on Long Island NY! Spell out
Wyoming: 1294 km = 804 mi --- near MT border, NE of Cody

91.9 at 1843, anti-fascist folk song, Woody Guthrie; and ``Blowin` in
the Wind``; 1846 speech about America in 1956y; 1848 fades. 1851 YL
discussing the songs but with gospel huxter QRM. There are lots of
91.9 translators in MT but two full powers, this most likely:
KGLT 91.9 BOZEMAN MT VARIETY ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC RADIO IN SOUTHWEST
MONTANA 12.0 kW 262.0 m MONTANA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM -- 1508 km = 937 mi
while the other one, also at 1901 with Family Radio ID is:
KFRW 91.9 GREAT FALLS MT RELIGIOUS TEACHING FAMILY RADIO 50.0 kW 142.0
m --- 1657 km = 1029 mi

93.1 at 1849, ads for Hélena Orthopedic Clinic and Hélena Hardwood
Floors, but it`s only a translator while a full power is in Sidney not
at all near Hélena:
K226BI relays:KKGR-680 93.1 HELENA MT CLASSIC HITS HELENA`S GREATEST
HITS 0.25 kWV only 212.7 mV only --- distancefromto ``thinx`` Helena
MT is in southern Illinois! spell out Montana: 1630 km = 1013 mi
KGCX 93.1 SIDNEY MT CLASSIC ROCK EAGLE 93 100.0 kW 110.1 m ---
distancefromto ``thinx`` Sidney MT is in Arkansas! Spell Montana: 1360
km = 845 mi --- and BTW if you enter Sidney AR you get a slightly
different reading

92.7 at 1852, SelectQuote ad, 1-800-940-6161, and blinds.com for
windows, fade; presumably not local

93.3 at 1854, gospel huxter finishing message #3380, Trips? With You
In Mind, 503-332-8684, heartoftheword.org, Portland OR address, 1856
David Harms on KURL:
KURL 93.3 BILLINGS MT RELIGIOUS TEACHING KURL RADIO 93.3 FM 60.0 kW
213.0 m --- 1370 km = 851 mi

92.9 at 1858, ``Montana`s Classic Rock, Kool 92-``:
KLFM 92.9 GREAT FALLS MT USA CLASSIC HITS KOOL 92.9 98.0 98.0 125.0
125.0 47-32-19 111-15-41 --- 1657 km = 1029 mi

94.1 at 1906, ``Real Country on 94.1 KRKX, Billings``:
KRKX 94.1 BILLINGS MT COUNTRY 94.1 K-SKY 100.0 kW 180.0 m --- 1370 km
- 851 mi

91.5 at 1902, gospel rock, not KS? Several more low power religious in
MT but this one in the PTA:
KAFH 91.5 GREAT FALLS MT RELIGIOUS TEACHING AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO 1.0
kW 90.7 m --- 1657 km = 1029 mi

94.5 at 1904, Great Falls` Best [Max?] Country 94.5:
KMON-FM 94.5 GREAT FALLS MT COUNTRY 94.5 MAX COUNTRY 98.0 kW 151.0 m
--- 1657 km = 1029 mi

Still going at 1907 but after 2.5 hours of intensive DXing in the
uncomfortable car seat getting hotter, I break for R&R and a late
lunch. Resuming at 1946-1956, no DX. I wonder if the opening moved on
to Saskatchewan?

BTW, the mass shooting in Highland Park IL had just happened, but in
all my tuning of DX and past local FM stations I never heard a word
about it, while it was wall-to-wall on the cable TV news networx.
Commercial radio is a totally different world!

As I finally complete this compilation July 8 at 1725 UT there is a
100-MHz MUF peak on DXMAP, over SE OK/NE TX, which mean all the FM DX
is skipping right over us; you`re welcome (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK,
WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6070-6090, July 8 at 0626, DRM noise, I think, with some
pulsing also, and now 20 kHz wide instead of 10! What is this? By this
late hour I am about to doze and offline. Please try to ID with
KiwiSDR DRM tuning if not your own (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1733 UT July 8

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RCUSB, July 6 circa 1500, I miss checking for
LRA36 this Wednesday, but Gary Pence was getting it via the KFS remote
in California, and Brazilians from 1446 to 1511* LOS, peaking at
1458-1502 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9673.72 & 9673.52 approx., July 7 at 0701, RVM praise music
in Portuguese keeps hopping back and forth around these as I am trying
to measure it exactly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11670, July 7 at 0646, RHC English again on unsked frequency,
S9/+10 but somewhat distorted; only other still on is // 6165; 5040
still on in Spanish. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 13629 & 13771 approx., July 7 at 1441, RHC spurblobs from
13700 at plus/minus ~71 kHz, rather weak this time, no readable
modulation even in FM mode; also second order 13558 approx. vs. RF ID
local ISM beepery 24h on 13560; but can`t be sure of a match on 13842
vs 13845 WWCR AM. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** EGYPT. 9440, July 6 at 2136, R. Cairo English scheduled, S7/S9 into
Maryland SDR but extremely distorted music with whine; no better at
2214 recheck. Something`s always egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** NEW ZEALAND. 7425 AM, July 7 at 0654, S9/+20 VG signal talking
about NZ but chopped off at 0655*. No, NOT 7245. 7425 is a registered
alternate for RNZP, so must be one of their Thursday maintenance
tests; and 9700 is absent, so anyone axually listening for content is
out of luck! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) See also unIDs 5980, 6075

** TAIWAN. 9705, July 7 at 1450, pop songs S5/S8, best
extra-continental signal on band while K-index is 5, i.e. per Aoki,
Furusato no Kaze in Japanese at 1430-1458 via Paochung site. On a NNE
beam it would carry on well to OK far beyond target Korea North (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2145 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: World of Radio, monitoring and confirming the latest for
#2145, 9455 kHz is not on my schedule anymore, continued troubled time
hearing at 0130 UTC on 5850 kHz, too much daylight hours reduced
reception, WRMI:

5850, 0132, 0145, static moderate, 0159, 5850 kHz, July 1 UT [Fri]
9395, static, 0044, 0057 (45443-2), 0159, July 5 UT [Tue]
9955, 2234, 2247, Creek FM [as in webcast?], 2259, July 5 UT [Tue]
9395, 2330, very weak, 2359, July 5 UT [Tue]
5850, missed broadcast sleeping, 1059, July 6 UT [Wed]
9395, 0030, 0044 (45343), usual static QRN;
9395, 0130, 0135, 0150, 0156 (45443), 0159, July 7 UT [Thu]
Good listening, Richard, July 7, 2022``

Also confirmed Tue July 5 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, S9+10 into Georgia, no
jamming audible, but built up by 2300 against R. Libertad

Also confirmed Tue July 5 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S8/9+10 to Georgia.

Also confirmed Wed July 6 at 2124 the 2100:21 on WBCQ 7490-, S7/S9 and
noisy into Maryland SDR minus 71 Hz = 7489.929; followed at 2130 not
by Goddess Irena 1 as still sked, but old time radio episode of
``Candy Monson [??], Private Eye``

Also confirmed UT Thu July 7 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+15/20 direct

Missed checking UT Thu July 7 at 0130 on WRMIs 5010 & 9395; anyone?
Richard did get 9395.

NEW WOR 2146 should be ready for download and first broadcasts by 0130
UT Friday July 8 on WRMIs 5850 & 7730 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9260-9265-9270, July 7 at 0704, DRM noise from WINB as now
registered 07-10 but Sat & Sun only and this is Thursday.
Characteristic hybrid with noise on top half, secret data beepery on
bottom half (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. As of July 7, I`m still working on compiling my July 4 Es FM
DX logs from NV, UT, WY, ID, MT. Since then, and so far July 7, MUFs
tantalizingly hovering mostly somewhat below the FM band (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VANUATU. 11835, July 7 at 0648, R. Vanuatu is still AWOL from 3 x
3945, nor has it appeared since last unlogged June 30 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5975-5980-5985, July 7 at 0656, S9+ DRM noise atop usual
mess of jamming/WWCR leapfrogs. Shortly disappears. Suspect another
RNZP maintenance test. Not in skeds (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6070-6075-6080, July 7 at 0650, DRM noise S9+10/20:
something new not in Aoki, EiBi or HFCC. Sharp cutoff does not bother
6070 CFRX much even when tuned in USB. Another NZ test maybe? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1733 UT July 7

** CUBA. 13651 & 13749 approx., July 5 at 1441, S5/S7 spurblobs
extremely distorted with no readable audio, JBM even in FM mode, but
telltale F# tone. So plus/minus ~49 kHz out of 13700 AM transmitter.
Also weaker at X2 = ~98 kHz offsets, 13798 and obscured by 13605
Martí, on 13602. Also X3 = ~147 kHz, JB detectable circa 13554 and
maybe 13846 vs 13845 WWCR. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 99.5, July 4 at 1739 UT as a big sporadic E opening is
underway, currently from Utah but not yet compiled, something here
instead of usual fringe KXBL Henryetta --- Waynoka in western OK
mentioned and then, and then --- ``1430 AM, KALV``. That`s in nearby
Alva which I can barely hear on 1430 with direxional pattern and/or
QRP. This is NOT in the WTFDA FM database: must be a new? translator,
as I do find it at FCC FM Query:

``K258GZ OK ALVA USA FX LIC Licensee: REMEMBER RADIO, LLC
Service Designation: FX Translator Station (retransmits signal,
different channel than main station) [but NOT specified KALV or any]
Channel/Class: 258D Frequency: 99.5 MHz Licensed
File No.: 0000106074 Facility ID number: 203242
LMS Application ID: 25076f917036859c017045c234d2086b (Assigned
numerical ID: 0000106074) Licensed date: 2020-03-11``

Well, that was over a biyear ago; if it`s really been on, had not
noticed it before. Translators are often owned by another party as a
station makes a relay deal, but KALV 1430 also belongs to Remember
Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) More OK under USA

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2145 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday July 5 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9/+5 into Maryland SDR. Next:
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

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** U S A. Sporadic E FM DX opening UT Sunday July 3 from 0129 to 0217;
a few Mexicans at first already reported.

88.1 at 0133, Spanish music, tropical, ``carnaval`` repeatedly
refrained. But segué to English song, ``River So Wide``. Despite Es in
progress from AZ/Sonora border area, suspect this be KWOU Woodward OK
relaying KGOU Norman, during `Global Sojourn` show at 8-10 pm CDT
Saturdays, including a playlist which may be what I heard but not
obvious hits:
8:28 PM TITLE: Bomba Swing COMPOSER: W.Cepeda ARTIST:
William Cepeda & Afrorican Jazz ALBUM: My Roots & Beyond
8:35 PM TITLE: River Jordan COMPOSER: n/a ARTIST:
Peter Broggs ALBUM: Progressive Youth
88.1 at 0207 indeed ``Global Sojourn`` but with DX CCI in Spanish

100.3 at 0139, rock YL DJ, ``on the beat``. If a station slogan, the
only two are nowhere near the PTA:
WMVN 100.3 SYLVAN BEACH NY HD RHYTHMIC CHR THE BEAT 6.0 kW 100.0 m
KATZ-FM 100.3 BRIDGETON MO HD URBAN CONTEMPORARY 100.3 THE BEAT 17.0
kW 120.0 m [near St Louis like 1600 KATZ]

More likely in the AZ/CA border PTA:
KJMB-FM 100.3 BLYTHE CA ADULT CONTEMPORARY KJMB FM 100.3 36.0 kWH only
17.0 m horizontal only
I do not see Beat mentioned on website but does not rule it out:
https://kjmbradio.com/ --- 1552 km = 964 mi
One thing I resist for lack of time is monitoring streams of stations
later for something matchable.

100.7 at 0140, Catholic talk in English about Loreto. Nothing fits in
AZ or NV, and the closest in CA is rather far-fetched:
K264CK relays:KHOT-1250 100.7 FRESNO CA RELIGIOUS TEACHING IMMACULATE
HEART RADIO 0.25 kW --- 1953 km = 1213 mi; and it takes some doing to
audiblize against adjacent local 100.9 KGWA translator. Faked out by
something nearby in KS or OK? No Catholix listed. Possibly religious
but not exclusively Catholic tho seems unlikely, such as KWRD Highland
Village TX north side of The Metroplex, a Salem outlet so presumably
evangelical/Protestant. 375 km = 233 mi. 94.9 log below points to
north TX.

102.1 at 0140, soft rock and talk about music, or CCI

94.9 at 0146, Eyemart Express ad, fade. I figure it`s a national ad
but search leads right back to several locations in OK, and a few in
adjacent states KS, MO, TX. OK has only two unlikely translators; KS
has two distant full-powers in Concordia, Shawnee, but nearest is:
KIND 94.9 ELK CITY KS HOT AC 6.0 kW 82.9 m --- not the Elk City in OK!
This is just west of Independence in the SE, not very close to Wichita
where Eyemart has its only two KS stores. Nothing near Joplin MO.
However, both TX locations hit close geographical correlations:
Eyemart Wichita Falls, near Electra:
KOLI 94.9 ELECTRA TX COUNTRY 94.9 THE OUTLAW 50.0 kW 150.0 m --- 279
km = 174 mi
and Eyemart Flower Mound, N side of The Metroplex, near
Arlington:
KLTY 94.9 ARLINGTON TX HD CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN 94.9 KLTY 99.0 kW
508.0 m --- 413 km = 256 mi; so apparently extended groundwave on a
channel normally vacant here, not even the KOSU Ponca City translator

93.5 at 0158 ads, CCI with KS, tostadas, González Meat Market in
Lancaster, State Farm. 0200 ID for Rosamond-Lancaster-Palmdale, so:
KQAV 93.5 ROSAMOND CA CLASSIC HIP-HOP OLD SCHOOL 93.5 6.0 kW 27.0 m
//KOSS 1380/K272FI 102.3/K296GX 107.1 --- 1841 km = 1144 mi

94.3 at 0209, ``The Duck, giveaways all summer``; CCI from song mixing
Spanish and English; 0212 ``hits back to back 24 hours a day, 94-3``;
0217 rock, about a sex pill [so not Bott!], tickets to Six Flags [over
something? not TX. Probably Magic Mountain as in L.A.], ``right here
on The Duck, 94 days of summer`` and end of opening:
KDUC 94.3 BARSTOW CA RHYTHMIC CHR THE DUCK 4.6 kW 239.0 m --- 1735 km
= 1078 mi (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2124 UT July 5

** BRAZIL. 9673.22V, July 4 at 0638, RVM gospel music wobbling around
here as I try to measure it, good signal and modulation (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 13530 & 13130 & weaker 13020, July 4 at 1457, the regular
CNR1 jammers with pop music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 12000, July 4 at 0618, RHC English S6/S8, 2 x 6000 which is
much stronger. This harmonic appears only occasionally, at transmitter
maladjustments? By 0650, these three are unusually all still on: 6000,
6060, 6100 but not 6165. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2145 monitoring: Also confirmed
Sunday July 3 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 kHz, S9+20/25 into
nearby Noale SDR including heavy splash from much stronger adjacents
on 1314 and 1332, plus storm crashes.

Also confirmed Sunday July 3 at 2237 the 2230 still on WRMI 5950,
S9+10/22 into Georgia SDR with storm crashes.

Also confirmed UT Monday July 4 at 0033 the 0030 on WRMI 7780 S7/S9
into Athens GA SDR, better here than some others checked, even
Durango2 and TWR Brownsville.

Also confirmed UT Monday July 4 from 0259 on Area 51 via WBCQ
6159.942, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR, trying to avoid ACI from 6165 RHC
thru LSB tuning narrow, or AM narrow, but can`t get rid of it
completely as these two stations refuse to distance from each other.

Next:
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [jammed by Cuba]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 9395 to NNW

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and says, ``Thanks for your continuing dedication to the radio
listening
hobby. Best wishes for health and good DX``

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Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9940, July 4 at 0645, WTWW with soft rock at S6/S9, still on
but not so strong, // 5085 at S9+40 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5890, July 4 at 0647, this WWCR is missing TOMBS, while 5935
and 4840 remain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Sporadic E FM DX opening Saturday July 2 at 1829-1930 UT
from Michigan and vicinity, somewhat Lower than last time; on caradio
with fender vertical antenna only, standard provisos to which I add:
no possibility of side-tuning to even frequencies avoiding QRM;
strictly UT:

We start off with a rather confusing situation; perhaps Chris Kadlec
can straighten it out.

92.9 at 1829, strong rock/rap. Nothing further here, but based on
following logs we look up Michigan:
WJZQ 92.9 CADILLAC MI CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO Z93 100.0 kW 278.0 m Z93
Today's Best Hits Top 40 --- website is:
https://www.z93hits.com/
but its studio is in Traverse City, not too far but not too close, to
Cadillac --- 1369 km = 851 mi

93.5 at 1830, music CCI with Hayes KS fringer. Later at 1855, ``The
Rock Station K-L-T``; 1900 ``Rogers City - Alpena, The Rock Station
K-L-T``.
WBCM relays:WKLT 97.5 93.5 BOYNE CITY MI ROCK 97.5 WKLT 14.0 kW 283.0
m
The trouble is: Boyne City, just S of Petoskey on the NW coast, is
100+ miles from Rogers City & Alpena on the NE coast. So it relays the
KLT station as below on 97.5 yet gives own frequency 93.5. But the
97.5 station is in Kalkaska, just east of Traverse City in the NW.
It`s also linked to a 98.9 station but not branded as KLT which
applies only to 97.5 and 93.5. Is 98.9 serving RC&A? No, it`s in
Petoskey. Boyne City: 1458 km = 906 mi

93.9 at 1830, music CCI with KIMY OK. And at 1841

97.5 at 1831, a poet quoted, maybe the source of 93.5 above. 1848,
mattress ad in Traverse City. Great Lakes Land with lots in northern
MI:
WKLT 97.5 KALKASKA MI CLASSIC ROCK KLT THE ROCK STATION 32.0 kW 188.0
m 97.5 FM 98.9 FM KLT The Rock Station //WRGZ 96.7 - 1415 km = 880 mi

93.7 at 1833, Lakers, trends in baseball; unlikely residual KSPI OK;
1835, Z-93, YL DJ on blood giving, Michelle Peréz at noon to one;
929-HITS which chex as number for Z-93, not to be confused with
anything on 92.9 MHz: https://www.z93hits.com/contact, Traverse City
ads, Cherry Festival, Downtown Arts Fest; Tony`s Best Tacos, Z-93.
Must be this just S of Traverse City, but not branded as Z-93:
WKAD relays:WMBN-1340 93.7 HARRIETTA MI SPORTS THE TICKET 4.3 kW 119.0
m // W284DF 104.7 --- 1354 km = 841 mi

93.3 at 1834, CCI with Jake OKC

95.3 at 1843, plug event in Kresge Auditorium which chex as
Interlochen i.a.; arts fest, Interlochen.org - a classical mecca with
arts school. None especially close but outreach probably beyond the
WIAA coverage area, like this non-comm down the coast:
WGVS-FM 95.3 WHITEHALL MI NEWS/JAZZ WGVU 88.5 & 95.3FM 2.0 kW 110.0 m
Saturday Night Blues LISTEN ONLINE AT WGVU.ORG No Program Type or
Undefined //WGVU 88.5 & W237CZ 95.3 [Grand Rapids, but oldies??]
Whitehall also correlates with next single log across Lake MI in WI:
Whitehall: 1253 km = 779 mi

95.5 at 1844, algo trying to edge in to local 95.7

97.3 at 1845, ``97-3 The Game``:
WRNW 97.3 MILWAUKEE WI HD SPORTS 97.3 THE GAME 15.5 kW 278.0 m Top 40
[sic] --- 1127 km = 700 mi

96.3 at 1858, Bad Credit Blues ad; Ballard`s Plumbing and Heating in
Petoskey; vs ACI from 96.1 OKC:
WLXT 96.3 PETOSKEY MI ADULT CONTEMPORARY LITE 96.3 100.0 kW 299.0 m
--- 1472 km = 915 mi

94.5 at 1901, 3:01 timecheck, inviting R&R requests, and multi-station
ID including WYPV Mackinaw City, too quick to copy all,
``road-runner`` only station for R&R:
WYPV relays:WQON 100.3 94.5 MACKINAW CITY MI CLASSIC ROCK Q 100 50.0
kW 110.0 m // WWMN 106.3 --- 1514 km = 941 mi

97.5 at 1911, ``Werewolf 97.5``, country. Turns out to be the Alva OK
station not far from Enid to the NW, but a new name on me. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZLF
``KZLF ("Werewolf 97.5 FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult
hits music format licensed to Alva, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The
station is currently owned by Running Wolf Radio LLC, which purchased
it from George S. Flinn in 2022.[2]`` ``Human all day - WOLF ALL
NIGHT`` see https://werewolf975.com/ --- ex-KPAK. WTFDA has new call
but not new branding and non-silent format:
KZLF 97.5 ALVA OK Silent CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN 97.5 THE QUAKE 50.0 kW
150.0 m 37-01-27 98-41-22 Silent 3/25/22 equip replacement --- 70 km =
44 mi

96.7 at 1917, ad for waterfront property (877) 333-8830 or
https://whiteoakcreekranchtx.com --- TX??? I`ve been getting Michigan
but those clues indeed lead to Texas, phone in Decatur which is NW of
Fort Worth. From photos, the ``water`` refers to ponds or lakes or
creeks, not seashore! Surely not advertising waterfront property to
Michiganders. Closest station to there is on N side of The Metroplex:
KTCK-FM 96.7 FLOWER MOUND TX SPORTS RADIO 1310 & 96.7, THE TICKET 90.0
kW 621.0 m All Sports all the time - KTCK The Ticket - //KTCK 1310 ---
so this is fluke extended GW and that tall tower helps, not sporadic
E. KTCK 1310 being successor to long-lamented WRR --- 381 km = 236 mi

99.7 at 1927, ``Hank FM``, another fringe Okie, but later see there is
another same name in adjacent Kansas on same 99.7; beware, but only
ours spells HANK backwards: Can anyone think of another station
branding by spelling callsign backwards? FHGK sure won`t work:
KNAH 99.7 MUSTANG OK COUNTRY HANK FM 47.0 kW 155.0 m - 112 km = 70 mi
KGHF 99.7 BELLE PLAINE KS COUNTRY 99.7 HANK FM 50.0 kW 147.0 m unhrd

93.1 at 1930, ``93 K-ROCK``, one last gasp of the Es from MI, and one
Yooper I heard in previous opening:
WIMK 93.1 IRON MOUNTAIN MI ROCK 93.1 K ROCK 100.0 kW 180.0 m --- 1331
km = 827 mi

More sporadic E FM DX yet to be compiled:
July 3 at 0129-0218 UT: AZ, CA; Mexico SONORA already done
July 4 at 1634-1907+ UT: NV, UT, WY, ID, MT
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 13745-13755, July 4 at 0616, sure sounds like weak DRM
noise but nothing in skeds to account for it. Maybe China or Russia?
Romania is on 13750 at other times in AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2347 UT July 4