** CUBA. 6060 & 6100 & 6165, July 29 at 0614, RHC English all about
equally undermodulated and strengths S9+10/20 while 6000 and 5040 are
off. No buzz on 6060. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** PERU [non]. 5800, UT Thu July 29 at 0300, WRMI with special `Perú
Le Canta a las Américas`, in honor of the bicentennial of independence
in 1821y. I don`t have time to listen when broadcast, so record and
listen ASAP later. Opens with disturbing clip of about first 14 notes
of national anthem and IDs as if it were an interval signal. I object
to messing with NAs whether the SSB or any other.

But nice other Peruvian music for the hour mixed with Spanish-only
comments. I would have preferred more music and wish I were fluent
enough to follow the lyrix 100%. But then I often have trouble with
lyrix in ``English``! Bill Tilford speaks his inimitable Spanish here
and there, along with Alejandro Vallebueno, co-producer from Durango,
México, but someones also from Perú. Their comments sound like they
came over low bitrate internet, but music fortunately is
higher-fidelity.

Also it happens that this WRMI-10 transmitter on 5800 has a constant
squeal on it, rather like WWCR-1 used to be but that was much worse.
I`m hearing this on two different remotes so don`t think receivers are
to blame. It`s equally on USB and LSB so can`t avoid it that way, only
by narrowing AM bandwidth which of course is no good for the music.
Possibly a double-notch filter would help if we had one, tho the
squeal by definition is not a single pure pitch tone, but wavers. I`ve
noticed same on other 5800 broadcasts. For WWCR I heard that the cause
was modulator `cards` that needed to be replaced.

At 0329 break for WRMI ID, and personal greeting from Jeff White. Then
talk about Peruvian SW stations such as R. Tawantinsuyo, La Voz de la
Selva, R. Tarma. On SW they are all private stations, but on AM & FM,
R. Nacional has an important presence. There is a cultural classical
station on FM in Lima. Credits such DXers such as César Pérez Dioses.
About 0332 a cappella man singing I presume in Quechua. Next song
features a guy with a bad voice for singing. Then Estefanía sings with
a vocal range to rival Yma Sumac. Next song is a dance from the north
by a brass band. About 0349, something about a religious festival. I
never notice any reference to the current uncertain political
situation. Mentions Inca-Kola, which I remember as very pink and sweet
but today is a.k.a. golden with lemony flavor' and supposedly
available at my nearest Walmarts.

At 0354, QSL instruxions, at least 20 minutes of program details and
SINPO which would be 54554, main problem being the self-imposed squeal
which I will classify as I. Follows with cock crowing, chirps, and
other morning sounds mixed with an `Andean` tune, and closing.

All nice, but I wish they had included the national anthem complete
and uninterrupted. It is a very good one. Here`s one version of it I
find, all six verses for 12 minutes, but not showing the lyrix as
available on some others:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oARd1x7wWds
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2097 contents: Andorra [non],
Antarctica, Australia, (Austria), Biafra non, Brasil, Canada, China,
Congo, Cuba and non, (France), (Germany), (Italy), Kurdistan non,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, México, Netherlands non, Nicaragua, Perú,
(Pridnestrovye), Spain, (Turkey), USA; (unID 4743), unID 13570;
propagation outlook -- () countries are referred to with others but
not in that order

WOR 2097 is available as of 2328 UT Thursday July 29, 2021
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2097.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2097.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, 7780 to NE
2030 UT Friday IRRS 918-Italy [? not last two weeks]
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1801 UT Saturday IRRS 7290-Bulgaria to WNW, 918-Italy
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2000 UT Saturday WRMI 15770
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 918-Italy
2200vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW [last week: 0300 Mon]
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW [off air last week]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support: thanks this week to Chuck Ermatinger: Eureka MO, for two
contributions via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank
to: Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 840, July 29 at 0530 UT, on a household radio against an E-W
wall, minimising WHAS, after Mexican music, Spanish IDs, fairly
clearly as ``Radio Malena`` 840; maybe also mentioned 1060. Later I
carefully null WHAS on the DX-398. The SS fades in and out, and
sometimes coincides up with WHAS down, SAH of a few Hz, but no break
at ToH 0600. At 0610 I can tell the songs are axually praisemusic by
their lyrix, the one now ``En el Nombre de Jesús`` over and over; 0619
another one about Jesús.

I know from experience that the normal SS vs WHAS is KVJY Pharr TX in
the RGV, 5/1 kW, rather than CMHW Santa Clara or any other LA.
Radio-locator night coverage map shows a null NE toward WHAS, mainly
to the NW but some signal due north. But that is not the known slogan
of KVJY. Supposedly ``Ultra 104.9`` but another name on website:

https://radioaleluya.org/horarios-de-programaciones/
R. Aleluya, as also in NRC Log is certainly not the name I was
hearing. But this schedule does not account for anything between 9 pm
and 6 am CDT!

Broad search on ``Radio Malena`` leads to stations in Serbia and
Argentina, but on FM, no connexion to AM; nor is there any similar
name in WRTH 840 or 1060 listings for Central and South America.
Possibly KVJY is plugged into a Radio Malena, altho the Argentine
appears to be secular. Mexican? IRCA Log of 2020 shows only two left
on 840, both ``Fiesta Mexicana``, in Jalisco and Nayarit.

The only other US SS on 840 in the 2020-2021 NRC AM Log, no later than
a year ago, were KJFA Belén NM [ex-860] with grupo ``Fuego 102.9``,
1800/30 watts; and WCEO Columbia SC, 50 kW direxional daytimer, ``La
Raza``, both extremely unlikely now, by power and/or time and/or
direxion. Possibly the name I heard was spelt differently than
``Malena`` as it seemed, so no further search hits.

FWIW, not much, the KVJY stream at 1700 UT July 29 after music had
multi-station ID for Houston, Iowa?, as Radio Aleluya, into `Diálogo
Pastoral` from Houston with hum (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0126 UT July 30

** CANADA. 332-MCW kHz, July 27 at 0641, NDB dash and QT, Thunder Bay,
Ont., is JBA but stronger than nearby co-channel IC Wichita (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6060, July 27 at 0635, RHC English is S9/+10 but JBM here
under humbuzz. Unusually, 6100 and 6165 are still on, S9+10/20
sufficient, and S9+20/30 OK. At 0637, I find 5040 on but in Spanish,
S9+10/20. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, July 27 at 0638, R. Rebelde like at 0238 is still dead
air, or maybe trace of sup-torted modulation. Something`s always wrong
at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [non]. 7345-AM, July 28 at 0142, R. Martí in AM instead of
DRM: maybe decided under circumstances another AM frequency would be
more useful than throwing it away on DRM which no one is listening to,
especially inside Cuba. Also on 7365, 7335, 6030, 5980 for a total of
five instead of three. Much stronger on the 7s atop any jamming (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KASHMIR [non]. 15170, July 27 at 1515, JBA carrier direct, but at
1521 via UTwente, usual bigsig S9+25 of Tuesday-only clandestine,
Kashmir Civitas, via ROMANIA, exaggerated hypo-bass voice with
strumming background, presumably Urdu (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515-MCW kHz, July 27 at 0639 UT, NDB PN Ponca City is
gone again. One can only wonder if ever any flight axually make use of
it; and the others gone for months at a time but not forever (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2096 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St.
Albert, Alberta, Canada, From, the desk of Richard’s listening Post,
Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear
Glenn: Here is my list that I monitored and confirmed the frequencies
that I tuned in and heard World of Radio #2096, this is without a
table of contents, Details:

0130-0159, Siren and moderate static noise, 5850 kHz, confirmed
hearing World of Radio 2096, 0159, 5850 kHz, July 23 UT 2021 [Fri]

0130-0159, QRN, static noise heard, 9395 kHz, 0130 - (45343), 0159,
9395 kHz, July 24 UT 2021 [Sat]

2230-2259, voice barely heard, 9955 kHz, 2230, 2258 (35442), 2259,
9955 kHz, July 25 UT 2021 [Sun]

0030-0059, QRN, static, 7730 kHz, S5, like on a train ride, 0059, 7730
kHz, July 26 UT 2021 [Mon]

0230-0259, busy with other SW stations, 5800 kHz, 0230
(55433),(55334), 0230, 5800 kHz, July 26 UT 2021 [Mon]
Good listening, Richard, July 27, 2021`` Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support: thanks this week to Michael Newland, Morgantown KY, for a
contribution via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com --- and comments: ``Thank you Glenn for your
contributions to this great hobby. I’ve listened to you since the old
SWL Digest on RCI``

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. July 27 at 1520 UT, riveting testimony by officers on first
day of January 6 hearings. I quickly surf to find which networx are
carrying it live: MSNBC, CNN, CSPAN 1, even Fox `News`; of major
broadcast nets only ABC, via KOCO here; and also NewsMax! But soon
obvious they have only dipped into it briefly, back to own
anti-American discussion, and labeling hearing as ``DEM-LED`` which is
all they need to know to dismiss it; My-Pillow moron is still
advertising there. As for Fox, I only checked it for a split second,
but on AC360, CNN, Brian Stelter reported that Fox was also
interrupting and talking over the hearing with their own mis-takes.

It`s also on NPR via KOSU. Around 1645 UT, I make a quick AM & FM scan
on portable radio getting only stronger signals, and not a single
other radio station is to be heard carrying it. Of course many would
deny it since their format is some kind of music, sports or foreign
language, but even the news/talk stations ignore it: without exception
I think, they are all skewed toward the far-right. Possibly a deeper
dive into weak daytime signals would have found one (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Re: ``4743, July 27 at 0236, JBA carrier vs CODAR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)`` --- soon replied other reports of it:

``Yes, observed exact 4743even carrier only around 0040 UT, when
checked Peru stations nearby outlets at Vilhena central Brazil
remotedly, Colombia, Bonaire and Florida Kiwi remotedly. Precise fq
measured then at Cape Canaveral Perseus excellent radio gear. And
break suffer Peru signal nearby also 4747.510 approx. noted TX on /
off air with many breaks 2357-0012 UT. 73 wb`` - Wolfgang Bueschel

``[4743] Also heard here at 0140 27 July. Carrier only, no audio, amid
heavy static crashes & CODAR --- Steven C Wood, E. Dennis, MA, 15 x 30
terminated Superloop antenna, Perseus SDR``

``Hello Glenn, I heard this carrier here too. Weak. 73 Lucio
[Bobrowiec], Brasil`` posted at 1013 UT July 27; and later UT July 27:
``Hi all, Huanta 2000 seems on 4752 at 2313; local music, poor to
fair. Sign off at 0039 [July 28] on 4752. Carrier on 4743 still there
at 2314 [July 27]. 73 Lucio Brasil``.

4743 JBA carrier still there at 0146 UT July 28 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

This report dispatched at 0235 UT July 28

** CANADA. 346-MCW kHz, July 26 at 0609 UT, dash and YXL, 500-watt ND
beacon at Sioux Lookout, Ontario is JBA. Hadn`t been able to hear this
or any Canadian for weeks vs summer storm and local line noise level,
so things are looking up. In winter it`s a regular not even logged
every time heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CONGO. 6115, July 26 at 0556, JBA carrier, presumed R. Congo on
earlier tonight. Yes, in fact Manuel Méndez, Spain later reports it
from *0522 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, July 26 at 0556, S9+10/20 of dead air in English from
RHC; 6165 and 5040 are off; 6060 DA with humbuzz; only 6000 remains,
wrapping up English at 0557 and no doubt about to go off. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, July 26 at 2318 and later, NO signal from RHC English
hour. A perfect excuse, besides ``something`s always wrong at RHC``
for my annual sarcastic Tribute to The Revolution: ``Patria o Suerte,
¡Pensaremos!``. I am still awaiting visual proof of this slogan
scrawled on a surface anywhere on Cuba. Ahora más que nunca (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5025, July 27 at 0238, R. Rebelde with S9+20 of dead air.
Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. 4765 and 5040 are nominal
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Monday July 26, REE English with Justin Coe at 2211
resumes the `DX program` from a biweek ago, out-takes, as the original
recording ran way over, when he responded to a second listener, Alan
Roe in England. No, there was a not a farewell show for Alison Hughes,
as things have been rather hectic. She started in 1990, took a break
and came back 12/13 years ago. He will invite her back as a guest.
Luís Martín, head of the external service, also took early retirement
in February; and there is also a new head of the entire RTVE. Was
going to play some music for this Alan, Blas Picón of blues harmonica
who just appeared 11 July in Madrid. Boogie-woogie, plays at 2222 ``If
You`re Not Around``; 2226 also acknowledges reply from Rodney Johnson
thanking Coe for previously acknowledging his mail. Another showname
suggestion: ``REEDX``. [But it`s NOT a DX program; how about
``Spainal-bag``? Nah?] Starts playing another music for him but only
time for a semiminute of something about Chicago until timesignal, off
and away. Also, Justin doesn`t know who in the large organization is
sending out QSLs. Anyhow, so far our WOR iogroupies are batting 100%
as only subjects of the mailbag. Or belay that, silly ballgame
reference. I`m listening via Virginia remote, always better than
direct to deep North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, July 26 after Spain dispenses with English at 2230 I
tune the Virginia remote to VOT, sufficient but not as good. Mostly
music, but at 2237 the COVID PSA plays, still that ancient outdated
recording, ``vaccine yet to be found``; but if anyone believe that, it
may impel more cautious behaviour. Sign-off announcement at 2249 has
crosstalk from something, sounds like Brother Hystairical
expostulating, maybe remote receiver overload. IS plays; 2256 pause
and restart IS, one announcement in German before cutoff so not
another hour or two tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 326-MCW kHz, July 26 at 0612, 400-watt ND beacon MA at
Midland TX is JBA. Had not been able to hear any beyond KS/OK for
weeks in summer storm and local line noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2096 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
July 25 at 2000 on IRRS via AM Italia, into Padova SDR only S5.5 but
better SNR than the stronger closer signal into Noale. Still on about
over at 2028 so appears this time to have aired intact successfully.

NOT confirmed Sun July 25 at 2200 on WBCQ 6160-; instead, quick ID and
right back to TOMBS. But WOR *is* playing on the Area 51 webcast. I
notify Larry Will immediately, and he replies:

``Sorry Glenn, they are having a computer problem at the station so it
will be B.S. until 7PM tonight [23 UT]. Lw`` --- and at 0302 UT
Monday: ``I managed to get you an airing on 6160 at 0300 UTC Monday
7/26. Signal good here with a slightly unfortunate QRM from Cuba. Lw``
And at 0337: ``I managed to sneak in "Brother Stair's Way To Heaven"
by Blind Paul (Paul Shalbetter, host of the classic show "Pan Global
Wireless) after WOR 2096 before I switched the transmitter back to the
B.S. Signal very good here in Maryland with occasional and persistent
Cuba interference. Cheers, Lw``

Maybe we can stay at our old time of 0300 for better nighttime
propagation altho 6165 QubaRM is a problem then -- and Cuba was on
6165 long before WBCQ picked 6160. Checked on an east-coast remote,
WBCQ is stronger than RHC, vice versa out here. More below.

Also confirmed UT Monday July 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct.

Also confirmed UT Mon July 26 at 0130 on WRN webcast to N America.

Also confirmed UT Mon July 26 at 0230 on WRMIs: 7780 VG S9+10 to
Maryland remote, VG S9+5/15 to UTwente; 5800, S9+10 to Bonaire SDR.

Also confirmed UT Mon July 26 at 0309 the special time of 0300 on Area
51 via WBCQ 6160-; by 0327 VP here with 6165 Cuba ACI even on LSB
tuning. Next, not until Wednesday:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support: thanks this week to Michael Newland, Morgantown KY, for a
contribution via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com --- and comments: ``Thank you Glenn for your
contributions to this great hobby. I’ve listened to you since the old
SWL Digest on RCI``

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 3265+, 4790-, 6160-, 7490-, July 27 at 0239, all these WBCQs
are missing but 9329.784 is still on poorly with something in English.
Recheck at 0256, 4790, 6160 and 7490 are back on with TOMBS. Yes,
Blitzortung checked at 0300 shows an itty-bitty storm right around
Monticello. 3265 is apparently always off now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Re my FM DX report of a 100.3 mentioning Downtown Milwaukee,
is it WNCY Neenah-Menasha, or translator in Milwaukee?
``W262CJ relay of:WZTI-1290 100.3 MILWAUKEE WI USA OLDIES 100.3 AND
107.3 FONZ FM 0.099 0.099 0.0 0.0 43-05-46 87-54-15 98A2 Oldies //
W297BY 107.3 --- [1127 km = 700 mi]`` --- Doug Smith, TN, replies on
WTFDA gg:

``WNCY is unlikely. It's solidly in the Appleton market (and might
possibly run Green Bay spots), not likely to be running Milwaukee ads.
Unless the Milwaukee event in question was Summerfest, which is of
regional interest. But it doesn't happen until September. I was in
Milwaukee last weekend & W262CJ has a pretty impressive signal``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Titans of TV: Farnsworth vs Sarnoff --- History Channel
tends to be too tabloid, but I watched this docu-drama on first airing
UT Monday July 26 at 0100-0200. Several repeats are scheduled.

``The Machines That Built America: “Titans of Television” History, 9
pm EDT [0100-0203 UT] --- The latest take on the That Built America
franchise chronicles the 1930s feud between Philo Farnsworth, the
inventor of the television, and David Sarnoff, a ruthless RCA exec who
sought to buy the pioneer’s fledgling company and control the new
medium.`` says Channel Guide. Yes, it paints Sarnoff as a real SOB and
Farnsworth as a sad and not properly recognized victim. I guess we
would never see this version of history on NBC.

``The Machines That Built America THCHD - Sun, 7/25, 8:00 PM CDT 1 hr
3 min "Titans of Television" New, 7/25/2021, History, Industry
The rivalry between a merciless mogul and an unknown inventor triggers
a social change in which people turn to television for entertainment
instead of books, magazines or the theater as the two figures attempt
to outdo each other.`` CDT Repeats per Titan TV:
Sun, Aug 01 7:00 PM [UT Mon Aug 2 0000]
Mon, Aug 02 1:08 AM [UT Mon Aug 2 0608]
Wed, Aug 04 11:00 AM [UT Wed Aug 4 1600]
Sun, Aug 08 6:00 PM [UT Sun Aug 8 2300]
These are from the original eastern feed; there may also be 3?-hour
delayed western feeds. Maybe also on web? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4743, July 27 at 0236, JBA carrier vs CODAR (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6982, July 27 at 0235, S9 open carrier with fading;
pirate testing? Nothing about it on HFU. Also JBA carrier 6974.9-AM
presumably Nowhere Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15705, July 26 at 1417, JBA signal. Neither Aoki nor
EiBi has anything anywhen on 15705; but HFCC as of July 17 for entire
A21 season shows: ``15705 1400 1500 43S,44S TRM 125 45 -30 217 1234567
280321 301021 D 13700 Cmn CLN AWR AWR 197 x219`` i.e. AWR in Chinese
via Trincomalee, SRI LANKA; maybe recently activated?

Or, but here`s another report of this from Dan Sheedy, CA, via Bob
Wilkner, NASWA: ``15705 unID 1417-30, 1435-1459* 19 July. Mostly quiet
Chinese chat with soft pop & piano background during some
announcements (website info, closing remarks), audio off 1430-35 with
carrier left on. Also heard roughly same times 18 July, but not heard
on 20 July during checks at 1415, 1433. This sounds "SOH-ish" with the
web info spelled out "xx O H..", not listed in Aoki/EiBi`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0336 UT July 27

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-RCUSB, this Saturday July 24 at 1446 and later
chex, NO signal from LRA36 into Campo or Pardinho SDRs in Brasil. Had
been repeating the Wednesday broadcast on Sat circa 14-16 UT (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 4975, July 25 at 0109, still getting JBA carrier here. On
July 22, Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec in Brasil reported:

``Hi all, Listening "A Voz do Brasil" programme on 4975 kHz at 2228.
Second day it happens. 73 Lucio Brasil`` --- to which I replied:

``WRTH of 2005 had three ZYs on 4975; one of these?
R. Timbira do Maranhão, Sao Luís, 5 kW ZYF813 at 08-03
R. Mundial, São Paulo, 1 kW ZYG865, 24h
R. Iguatemi, Osasco SP, 1 kW ZYG685 but *inactive --- Glenn``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA [and non]. The third distinct sporadic E FM DX opening this
Saturday, axually now UT Sunday July 25, after earlier ones from
MEXICO and Wisconsin+, USA, q.v. also for setup; times always UT.

96.5 at 0021 UT Sunday July 25, ``On Country 106 and 96-5 CKFM``,
event promo and fadeout. This is it:
CKLJ-FM 96.5 OLDS AB CAN COUNTRY 96.5 CK-FM 35.0 35.0 124.0 0.0
51-45-30 114-05-39 --- 2137 km = 1328 mi

But what about the ``106`` which was not heard but referred to as a
co-station? WTFDA DB shows no relation, but further research finds
this one jointly owned by CAB-K Broadcasting:
CKVG-FM 106.5 VEGREVILLE AB CAN COUNTRY COUNTRY 106.5 13.0 13.0 107.8
107.8 53-28-26 111-50-39

Vegreville is east of Edmonton; Olds is between Calgary and Red Deer.
They are 234 km = 145 miles apart.

94.1 at 0022, rock music; 0038 rock and CCI; 0040 ad or promo about
homefield.ca for targeted advertising; ``The Eagle 94-1``. Only Eagle
hit in USA, Canada or anywhere in WTFDA DB is:
CIMG-FM 94.1 SWIFT CURRENT SK CAN CLASSIC HITS EAGLE 94 100.0 43.0
140.4 140.4 50-16-00 107-54-08 C7CE --- 1737 km = 1079 mi

93.7 at 0023, C&W CCI to KSPI Stillwater with OK weather

101.7 at 0029, jazz steady with only a bit of fading. Hard to believe
my semi-local 50 kW KREJ Medicine Lodge KS would be doing that as a
gospel huxter, or as WTFDA politely puts it, ``religious teaching``.
0032 segué to more jazz, altho sounds a bit like an hymn. After some
CCI about Seattle, 0048 only jazz. Could it be CBCRadio 2? Generic
network sked shows starting at 8 pm local is: Saturday Night Jazz! But
that would put it no further west than the EDT zone, such as:
CBQ-FM 101.7 THUNDER BAY ON CAN VARIETY CBC RADIO 2 TORONTO 25.0 0.0
194.0 0.0 48-33-02 89-13-25
which fits in with the earlier opening from that area. There are no
CBC or anything likely jazzy listed in AB or SK. Uh oh, then checking
KREJ schedule
https://www.krejksns.org/krejschedule.php
we find `Gospel Jazz` Saturdays 7-10 pm CDT! Never mind Canada!

101.7 at 0043, sports talk about Seattle, NHL, CCI to KREJazz. Hockey
card day, whatever that be. Interview on phone. Could be a network
program anywhere, but this 99-watter is closest fit to Seattle:
K269HF relay of:KBBO 1390 101.7 YAKIMA WA USA SPORTS THE FAN 0.099
0.099 0.0 0.0 46-31-59 120-30-14 --- [2188 km = 1360 mi]

104.9 at 0046, CCI C&W and talk, KFC ad, UCORA.com, Powerball and:
Oklahoma Lottery. UCORA.com comes from Area Code 604, which is SW BC
around Vancouver. Thus a look at BC listings is called for:
CKKS-FM-2 CKKS-FM 88.1 104.9 VANCOUVER BC CAN HOT AC KISS RADIO 0.0
31.0 672.0 0.0 49-21-26 122-57-13 --- [2489 km = 1547 mi]
And AB, but nothing certain about these:
CFMG-FM 104.9 EDMONTON AB CAN CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO 104.9 VIRGIN
RADIO 100.0 100.0 200.5 200.5 53-27-47 113-20-07 [2257 km = 1403 mi]
CFHI-FM 104.9 HINTON AB CAN CLASSIC HITS BOOM 104.9 1.1 0.48 345.4
345.4 53-24-35 117-47-20 --- [2430 km = 1510 mi]

I stop there and move to SW to check for Saturday night pirates; see
NORTH AMERICA (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)

** CHINA. CNR1 jammer check July 25 at 1357: Chinese on 13530, weaker
13160, 13020; 12880 JBA carrier; 12500 S9 music and talk until
timesignal to 1400* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CONGO. 6115, Sunday July 25 at 0613, JBA carrier presumed R. Congo.
I was with BFO listening for it to cut on before 0600, but nothing by
when I quit until recheck.

Oh2, here`s something else on 6115 per ``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain,
Log in Friol: GERMANY, 6115, Radio Mi Amigo, Kall Krekel, on air today
25-07 earlier than 0420 UT, when the signing on usual time of this
station is 0700. Pop songs, ID "Radio MI Amigo", "Mi Amigo". 34433.
Good chance to hear it in America right now. Here, in the North West
of Spain at 0445 improving signal, SINPO 45444. Very nice music``.
However, Harold Frodge in MI and Walt Salmaniw, BC were not hearing a
bit of it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, July 24 at 0636, RHC English on humbuzzy transmitter
back here instead of 6060 which is off along with 6000, while 6165 is
on and nominal. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CUBA. 13700, July 24 at 1259, RHC frequency announcement far out of
date, claiming to be on 9650, etc. At least no spurs today on 13 MHz.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, July 25 at 0605, RHC in wrong language, news in Spanish
instead of English; only 6165 in English; 6000 & 5040 off; 6060 JBA
carrier, what else if not Cuba? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KUWAIT. 15514.706 & 15530: July 24 at 0510, Paul Walker in AK
reported R. Kuwait on 15515 in English instead of Arabic. I check at
0519, RK in Arabic, but that`s just Qur`an, then English version and
soon song in English. Tuned via UTwente, it`s 15514.706 and very
distorted S9. Much clearer English but somewhat distorted still, on
15530 S9+25, which is also splattering between 15500 and 15560. But
15514.706 would be a separate transmitter and not a spur of 15530.
0530 ID as 963 MW, 96.3 FM, 11970 [sic, only!] for S&SE Asia, then
show ``The Noble Women of Islam`` with plenty of PBUH`s. Allah`ll get
`em unless they add that every time Mohamed be mentioned. Are any
other mere mortals eligible for such kind wishes?

This is part of a long series about Islam, with music bits, until 0544
back to pop/rock music. A song in English starts at 0558 and keeps
going across ToH until 0602 anti-fire PSA, be careful with kitchen
appliances; more music until abrupt cut at 0606 to join news in
progress! about Cyprus, 6.7 earthquake near Luzon, etc. Weather:
today`s high 49! And it`s now 41 (= F 120 and 106 degrees). 0611 back
to Western pop/rock music; 0619 ``greatest hits of all time station``,
so plugged into a US syndicator? COVID-19 PSA much like heard on Voice
of Turkey; 0610 ``Can`t Take My Eyes Off of You`` song, more music
until 0628 tune-out from UTwente. As expected, checked direct at 0632,
no trace of either signal into OK (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO [and non]. Spurred by a ~98 MHz sporadic E MUF patch circa
halfway between OK and Yucatán, I starting FM DXing from the car in
garage July 24 at 1727, times always UT: tuning upward, nothing
unusual until 95.3, Some Spanish music CCI to KOKC OKC translator.
Also at 1732 with a .mx website. Also at 1747 Mexmx and hyper DJ; 1758
Spanish music CCI but gone by 1800. Too many possibilities without
something more definite, but if it be Yucatán or Quintana Roo, there
are:
XHMH-FM AM 970 95.3 MÉRIDA YUC MEX Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN CANDELA FM
25.0 25.0 107.0 107.0 20-57-58 89-37-27 --- [1893 km = 1176 mi]
or
XHROO-FM 95.3 CHETUMAL QROO MEX Spanish Top 40 - SPANISH/ENGLISH KISS
FM 9.24 9.24 106.0 106.0 18-31-19 88-17-19 --- [2200 km = 1367 mi]
But then I have a definite Q.R. on 97.5 below, so XHROO more likely

97.3 at 1728, Mexican political PSA with rapid disclaimer tag;
mentions ``NCN`` or something similar which does not lead to any ID.
At 1733, timecheck for 12:33 so is on UT -5 = CDT = HCM de verano,
i.e. most of México. Or it could be Quintana Roo, which stays on UT -5
= EST yearound. Adstring and I think an ID in passing but faded. 1734
another TC, for 12:34, ads; 1738 CCI from another Mexican with music.

93.7 at 1736, Spanish with a caller overrides KSPI Stillwater OK; 1750
Mexmx CCI. Too many possibilities.

93.1 at 1737, Mexmx CCI to Kansas; and 1751 Spanish inviting contacts
from either side of the border; so on the border? Maybe:
XHAAA-FM 93.1 REYNOSA TAMPS MEX Spanish REGIONAL MEXICAN LA CALIENTE
50.0 50.0 159.0 159.0 26-04-38 98-17-15 9301 - 'WXPX' XHAAA - LA
Caliente XHAAA - LA Caliente - Song/Artist [1147 km = 712 mi]

94.1 at 1741, Mexmx, ``control remoto``, ``La Caliente 94.1``. CCI
from other Spanish music. This is the only Caliente, and none spelt
Kaliente; BTW no $ tereo heard and no icon, so maybe really mono since
it`s relaying an AM station. [Which raises the question, in USA, is it
kosher for an FM translator of a mono AM station to be $ tereo?]:
XET-FM relay of:AM 1450 94.1 MONTERREY NL MEX Spanish GRUPERA LA
CALIENTE 25.0 25.0 -51.0 -51.0 25-39-25 100-17-58 9410 - 'WYAI' XET-FM
XET-FM LA CALIENTE --- 1071 km - 666 mi

97.5 at 1745, Spanish, ``Máxima FM``, 1736 ``Número Uno, Máxima FM``.
Searching the WTFDA FMDB on maxima: no hits without the accent even
tho accents do not appear on the slogan search field; and lower case
is autoconverted to upper. But this is it:
XHCAN-FM 97.5 CANCÚN QROO MEX HD Spanish CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO
MÁXIMA 3.0 3.0 109.0 109.0 21-09-47 86-51-02 3080 - 'KMIA' MAXIMA ---
2002 km = 1244 mi

At 1800 I suspend as lunch awaits and also need to check web for WOR
on IRRS. Resume at 1828, not much DX left but:

92.1 at 1830, Spanish CCI to KRMP OKC translator.

93.7 at 1832, again Spanish CCI to KSPI Stillwater.

At 1842 I try changing from the car with vertical antenna only to
south-facing porch, 96+ in the shade, with DX-398, with manipulable
whip, but no DX:

95.3 at 1848, English rock CCI to KOKC translator: then Wichita Falls
ad, so I now know what else might show on groundwave? There are no TX
stations very close to WF, but KMGZ Lawton is the only other 95.3
OKie, only 14/14 kW. In TV terms, Lawton-Wichita Falls are a single
bi-state market (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, July 25 at 0057, S9 reggae music, bet it`s
Wolverine Radio: yes, 2-word ID right at ToH 0100. Many more logs here
with extensive playlists and SSTV images:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84312.0.html
including at ``0056 UTC "Waiting In Vain"-Bob Marley & The Wailers``.
Keyword theme this time is songs with ``In`` in the title!

6935-AM, July 25 at 0058, weak S6 music, 0102 unreadable announcement
maybe including ``form``, more music. Many logs here as Black Star
Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84317.0.html

6974.9-AM, July 25 at 0059, JBA music presumed Nowhere Radio which
seems to be on almost every night; more unID logs until finally
someone got the ID:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84313.0.html
Also JBA carrier on 6970, maybe Fox ``news`` relay as before.

6954.98-USB, July 25 at 0103, S9 distorted music, just came on, not
before 0100; 0106-0106.5 pause which would have been just right for a
full ID, but silence until blues music resume. Some ``6955`` logs
including very fuzzy SSTV images with ID as Outhouse Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,84318.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 515-MCW kHz, July 25 at 0614, 25-watt NDB in Ponca City,
PN, is back on. Was AWOL July 23, 24 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2096 monitoring: NOT confirmed Sat
July 24 at 1300 on WRMI 15770: JBA but instead it`s `Wavescan`!
Skedgrid has also been changed to show that. `SW Radiogram` still
follows at 1330. System D ``effective March 14`` tho WOR was still at
1300 as of last Saturday. It had started, with some gaps, October 19,
2019. WOR also deleted from skedgrid since July 20: Tuesday 1330 on
15770.

WOR 2097 confirmed at 1600 Sat July 24 on WRN webcast to N America.

Also confirmed Sat July 24 at 1804 the 1800 on IRRS 7290, S9+15/20
into UTwente; also on AM Italia, 918 kHz, Villa Estense, good S9+22.

Also confirmed Sat July 24 starting at 1925 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, VG
S9+9 via KB0FX remote.

Also confirmed Sat July 24 at 2000 on WRMI 15770, fair S9.

Also confirmed UT Sun July 25 at 0338 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM via KB0FX
remote, about 10 minutes into, so started circa 0328. Next:

2200vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2230 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary
support: thanks this week to Michael Newland, Morgantown KY, for a
contribution via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to
woradio at yahoo.com --- and comments: ``Thank you Glenn for your
contributions to this great hobby. I’ve listened to you since the old
SWL Digest on RCI``

One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. Some more high MUFs above the FM band get me back
into the baking car for sporadic E DX, July 24 at 2205 UT, after
setting up the box fan in the back seat to at least keep the hot air
moving. The Es patches are generally too close but with that much
activity, some is likely to bleed into here. And indeed a lot of
`open` channels have CCI from more than one DX station.

See also CANADA [and non], MEXICO [and non], for separate Es openings
in this report for UT July 25-24. As always, all these logs are only
on my own Nissan caradio receiver and vertical antenna, in real time
with no recordings, no SDR, but lots of research afterwards, prime
reference WTFDA FM Database; distances approx. city-to-city, not
site-to-site, from distancefromto.net Times and dates ALWAYS UT only

93.7 at 2205, gospel huxter in English overriding KSPI Stillwater.

95.3 at 2209, rock music CCI to KOKC translator.

95.5 at 2210, overcoming ACI from 95.7 local, promo for WISU? car ad
for Wittenberg which is in NE Wisconsin; ``track forecast`` on WISC?
Temps in the 80s, with beeps, on to rap/rock. This must be it:
WIFC 95.5 WAUSAU WI USA HD CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO #1 MUSIC HIT STATION
98.6 98.6 329.0 329.0 44-55-14 89-41-28 6A4C Title & Artist on WIFC
Top 40 --- 1178 km = 732 mi

96.5 at 2213, country/rock, 2216 ``Mix 96``. So is Tulsa but this 96.5
is too strong and soon fades out. Of six others in USA and one
Canadian Mix 96, this is the Wisconsin one:
WNWX 96.5 RHINELANDER WI USA HOT AC MIX 96 6.6 6.6 191.0 191.0
45-40-03 89-12-29 --- 1248 km = 775 mi

96.7 at 2216, ``96 dot 7`` promos; ad for jewelers maybe CCI; tough
next to local 96.9. Now which one says ``dot``?? WTFDA does not know,
but this one is in PTA and maybe dot goes with hot?
WHTQ 96.7 WHITING WI USA CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO HOT 96.7 26.5 26.5
207.0 207.0 44-38-39 89-51-12 6922 HOT 96-7 HOT967FM.COM WAUSAU'S NEW
HOT 96-7 Top 40 --- [1141 km = 709 mi]

97.3 at 2218, ``--- Country 97-3, WHDG``, ads:
WHDG 97.3 RHINELANDER WI USA COUNTRY HODAG COUNTRY 100.0 100.0 168.0
168.0 45-22-50 89-11-22 6778 HODAG COUNTRY 97.3 WHDG HODAG COUNTRY
97.3 WHDG Country --- 1248 km = 775 mi

¿¿WHAT is Hodag?? ``In American folklore, the hodag is a fearsome
critter resembling a large bull-horned carnivore with a row of thick
curved spines down its back. The hodag was said to be born from the
ashes of cremated oxen, as the incarnation of the accumulation of
abuse the animals had suffered at the hands of their masters. The
history of the hodag is strongly tied to the City of Rhinelander where
it was claimed to have been discovered. The hodag has figured
prominently in early Paul Bunyan stories. --- Wikipedia``

99.1 at 2219, rock with ACI, CCI. Normally nothing heard locally.

99.3 at 2219, accident repair, CCI, Ultra Federal Credit Union ads;
weather: 64, 87, 65, 80s; ``99.3 FM The Hawk, Your Country``:
KHWK-FM 99.3 RUSHFORD MN USA COUNTRY THE HAWK 99.3 11.0 11.0 151.0
151.0 43-56-32 91-43-09 --- 975 km = 606 mi in SE MN near WI border

100.3 at 2222, Pike Distributors, event in Downtown Milwaukee,
Lakeshore. The trouble is, Pike Distributors applies liquor only to
part of Michigan: ``Pike Distributors, Inc. – Gladstone, Marquette,
Newberry ... https://pikedistributors.com
Pike distributes beer, wine, and other beverages through a system of
regulations that emphasize accountability, consumer safety, and
choice. We have been a locally owned beer and wine wholesaler for
three generations. Pike serves nearly 400 retailers and customers in
Marquette, Luce, Alger, Schoolcraft, Chippewa, Mackinac and Delta
counties`` [MICHIGAN]. Here`s the MI station in the area:
WUPT 100.3 GWINN MI USA CLASSIC HITS THE POINT 100.0 100.0 156.0 156.0
46-30-52 87-28-40 8B11 100.3 THE POINT MARQUETTE'S CLASSIC HITS Adult
Hits --- 1405 km = 873 mi

Possibly I was getting two different 100.3s. In WI, WNCY is the
full-power and not too far from Milwaukee; but there is also a 99-watt
translator in Milwaukee itself:
WNCY-FM 100.3 NEENAH-MENASHA WI USA COUNTRY Y-100 45.0 45.0 149.0
149.0 44-15-27 88-11-41 7748 Y100 WNCY Title & Artist Y100 WNCY Title
& Artist Country [1175 km = 730 mi from Neenah]
W262CJ WZTI-1290 100.3 MILWAUKEE WI USA OLDIES 100.3 AND 107.3 FONZ FM
0.099 0.099 0.0 0.0 43-05-46 87-54-15 98A2 Oldies //W297BY 107.3 ---
[1127 km = 700 mi]

102.3 at 2225, C&W and CCI unIDs.

94.1 at 2227, mentions Eau Claire. This one is nearby:
WIAL 94.1 ELK MOUND WI USA HOT AC I-94 TODAY`S BEST VARIETY 5.2 5.2
73.0 73.0 44-49-17 91-26-49 69D3 7 (incorrect RDS setup) Adult Hits
--- 1076 km = 668 mi

97.3 at 2229, French Canadian, mentions Québec, CCI. Only two others
are low-power in far Québec and not CBC unlike Nipigon closest to PTA,
N of the hump of Lac Supérieur beyond Baie de Tonnerre:
CBON-FM-19 relay of:CBON-FM 98.1 97.3 NIPIGON ON CAN French NEWS/TALK
ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 2.0 2.0 258.0 0.0 48-58-18 88-18-24 --- 1605
km = 998 mi

101.7 at 2232, CBC, mentions Toronto, overriding nearby KS station:
CBQ-FM 101.7 THUNDER BAY ON CAN VARIETY CBC RADIO 2 TORONTO 25.0 0.0
194.0 0.0 48-33-02 89-13-25 --- 1508 km = 937 mi [see another log
under CANADA [and non]. After 13 more minutes without any DX, at 2245
I quit this session (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 13570, July 25 at 1401, S7-S9 carrier with some flutter,
possibly trace of modulation. EiBi and Aoki show nothing after China
until 1300 or before RFA/MRA from 1600. But recall that 13570 was a
frequency registered for WLCR via WBCQ. Now that the 500 kW is broken,
which could operate only on 9330, possibly WBCQ could attain this
frequency with a more flexible ``classic`` transmitter? Or WLCR might
activate it from some other relay (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1948 UT July 25