WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULES on all affiliates fully updated March 29:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

** BONAIRE. ``Hi Glenn… in your post “International MWDX to Enid OK,
March 22-28, 2021” to the NRC-AM group, you suggested that they “must
be deliberately attenuating it, understandably” on the Kiwi SDR.

Indeed -- hovering your mouse on the blue “TWR Bonaire” tab at the top
of the waterfall display, a message on a longer yellow tab comes up:
“TWR Bonaire PJB3 - 30dB notch filter on 800kHz to prevent receiver
overload.” 73, Randy Stewart, Battlefield MO`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** COSTA RICA [non]. Berny Solano sent beautiful large-format 2021
calendar portraying the trees of CR, ÁRBOLES MÁGICOS, put out by the
foundation of the same name, http://www.arbolesmagicos.org
It`s almost a foot square, 14.34 x 14.34 cm. Berny had offered this
for all reports on his `Mundo Sorprendente` holiday special, along
with QSL card also enclosed, for 24 Dec 2020 at 01-02 on WRMI 7780.
https://www.w4uvh.net/MundoSorprendente_front.jpg
https://www.w4uvh.net/MundoSorprendente_back.jpg
As scanned here, or Nos. 119 & 120 via:
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html

Tnx, Berny! His show is originally on TIRCR, 930, 5 kW in San José.
WRTH 2021 shows a dagger next to it, without explanation, unlike
double-dagger which means inactive. Only on faraway page 659 do we
find that single-dagger means: irregular. Is it? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** IRAN. 7325 & 9620, March 29 from 2350 past 2400+, zero signals from
VIRI in Spanish, checked via Virginia and Bonaire SDRs, despite A-21
registrations there for Latin America thru end of October. Meanwhile
AER posted on ForoDX another notification from station that SW would
be ceasing as of March 29:

``Nos dirigimos a usted para informarle, hoy, 29 de marzo de 2021, la
Redacción Española de la Voz Exterior de la RII, como emisora de la
onda corta, se despide de los queridos oyentes que durante más de 40
[años] nos han acompañado, siguiendo la programación y alentándonos
con sus amistosos mensajes y cartas.

Por medio de la presente anunciamos que la radio, en onda corta de
Irán a partir de la misma fecha se integra al canal de televisión
iraní en lengua española HispanTV, desde la cual continuará su trabajo
como una radio por Internet...``

Not crying wolf, this time they really mean it. However Wolfgang
Bueschel confirmed some other languages, at least Albanian and Hausa,
were still SW airing today.

For the record, in case any further checking be done, A-21 Spanish:
0720-0820 15440 17815
2020-2120 7375 9665
2350-0120 7325
2350-0250 9620

And English evidently continues:
1520-1620 7410
1920-2020 9835 9855
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, new A-21 North American frequency of REE was AWOL on
first day of season March 28, so I am QRX for it March 29, supposed to
start at 1800 M-F. Monitoring via Virginia SDR at first: *1755 with IS
at S5, at 1756 powered up to S9. At 1803 to my own R75 deeper in NAm,
it`s S8/9+10. I plan to check it at least hourly this afternoon to
find how long it last or when it fade out; by 1843 has weakened to
S9-S7, fading. It`s roughly equal to 15520 to ME, off the back to us
but which is not fading down; better than 11940 to S America.

Oh2, at 1857 check, 17855 keeps cutting off and on the air, and stays
off after 1900 --- never to be heard again; nor on ex-9690. So that
transmitter is upacting again wherever it may be. Still off at 1930
even into Virginia. At 2200 when it`s the new earlied time for token
English, we have no choice but backward 15520, which is still S9+10
into VA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2079 monitoring: confirmed UT
Monday March 29 at 0230 on WRMIs: 7780, S9, after ID and music bit;
5800 S9+10/20.

Checking what`s going on at our former A-season time, 0300 UT Mondays
on WBCQs: 6159.93 still with white-racist `Herald of Truth` which was
moved here because 7490 had to go off at 0430 for WHRI at least on
weekdays, not any more; but now WBCQ 7490+ is still going with TOMBS.
So maybe we are stuck at 2200 Sundays in the summer daytime.

Also, via UTwente SDR, confirmed on IRRS 7290 presumed Bulgaria,
Monday March 29 from 1800:47, modulation cutting on after the WOR
theme has started, very loud and overmodulated. Atop CCI from CNR
Chinese which causes a slow SAH, scheduled to quit at 1805* but I`m
late for lunch and don`t keep listening. Presumably intact, WOR
concluding at 1829:36 without chop, IRRS ID and FSN.

This is all one UT hour earlier due to imposition of DST in Europe. I
was monitoring from the start: At 1747, 7290 had CCI between China and
VIRI in Russian, but Iran quit as scheduled by 1749.5* leaving S5-S6
of CNR. During a Chinese song, at *1756 IRRS carrier comes on, shortly
powers up to S9+20, open except for some hum. Instead of sign-on,
continues silent, no mod until WOR JIP as above. Meanwhile I could
hear the CNR top-of-hour timesignal.

Meanwhile I have also been checking out the adjacent+ channel QRM as
heard by UTwente. This splash has been a serious drawback all
B-season, but now it`s better. First at 1747, 7300 has German from
Iran, but nothing on 7295, 7285 or 7280. At 1824 the closest is 7275,
CRI Chinese from Urumqi until 1827*; leaving at 1830 nothing closer
than 7265, CRI Bulgarian via Urumqi, not problems. Thruout there has
been dittering on 7305, not a problem either like it was when on 7290.
Standard remark about East Turkistan. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
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 Kelley Sprout, Hughesville PA, for a check to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 15745-15750-15755, Monday March 29 at 1423, no DRM from WINB
where it`s M-F scheduled to be in A-21 ex-13650-13655-13660 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0131 UT March 30

DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS UPDATED FOR A-21
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html

** CHINA [non]. 9580, March 29 at 0115, CRI English at S9+10 via CUBA,
CCCCCCI at first turned out to be self-imposed QRM by voiceover
translation, not fading down completely the original language. Ex-6180
now clear for Brasil if they care to use it. Well, not completely, CRI
English southward from Kashgar is still on 6180 at 0000-0200, via EAST
TURKISTAN, land of ChiCom imperialist genocide and persecution of the
Uyghurs. Altho not stated, my previous report of CRI at 1500 on 11880
was also via CUBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11880, March 29 at 2203, RHC not in French as expected at
shifted time to ``Africa`` but Spanish, music show // other mainstream
Spanish: 11850 JBM, 11760, 9650, 9535 and reactivated 15370, S9+25/30
and distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC. However, by 2316,
11880 is properly in English, going from `This Week in Cuba` to
`Mailbag` with no sign of `DXers Unlimited` which used to occupy this
timearea.

15230, at 2205 check March 28 is in Brazuguese, but distorted and
wobbly. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9700, March 29 at 0117, RHC English is gone again: I bet it`s
back to 49 meters --- Yes, there it is on reactivated 6165, S9+10/20,
which will be a QRM problem for 6159.93 WBCQ; -70 Hz offset won`t help
much; and still on // 6000. RHC should really stay on 31m thru the
summer for some frequency- and noise-level diversity, tsk2 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUAM. As I have reported in detail to MWDX groups, KSDA SW site is
hosting a temporary antenna setup for KUAM 630, which has been off the
air since May 1, 2020; it will be at reduced power and under new
ownership and religious format. Matt Francis replies on the WOR iog:

``Hi Glenn, The assignee - Good News Broadcasting Corporation - is the
not-for-profit operator of JOY FM in Guam KSDA 91.9 FM and KORU 89.9
FM in Northern Marianas Islands. According to their website, they
assumed responsibility for the FM station sometime after 1992. It had
originally started operating from the AWR-Asia studios in Guam in
1991, but Good News took over following a decision by AWR to shift
away from local AM & FM broadcasting.
https://joyfmradio.net/about-us/
Matt Francis, Bilgola Plateau, NSW, Australia``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 11880, March 29 at 0112, KBS World Radio hour in
Spanish now here via Grimesland NC, replacing longtime relay via WHRI
9605, which is now vacant. S9+10 but not exactly solid here off the
side of the southward beam (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9830, March 28 at 2158, VOT IS prior to English for N
America, on reactivated A-21 frequency, ex-5960 in B-20 an hour later
--- and sure enough, with heavy RTTY QRM, which is NAU Puerto Rico.
This happens season after A-season and VOT is oblivious to it (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2079 monitoring: confirmed Sunday March 28
from 2200:25 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.93, S6-S7 at best, VP. We are
still hoping they will move us back to nighttime, UT Mon 0300.

Also confirmed Sunday March 28 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, VG S9/+15 into
Maine SDR where it`s aimed toward Europe.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 29 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct.

Also confirmed UT Mon Mar 29 at 0130 WRN webcast, now shifted due to
BST in London, altho we have been on DST for a biweek already. Next:

0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1801vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-1901]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
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 Kelley Sprout, Hughesville PA, for a check to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 7490.045, March 29 at 2215, WBCQ with `Uncle Bill`s Melting
Pot`; back on the plus side after attaining -15 Hz offset yesterday.
Wavering slightly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0213 UT March 29

WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST A-21 UPDATE

Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update.
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

1) UTC offset notations updated for DST changes in Croatia, Germany,
Greece, Romania, and Spain
2) Chad - R Ndarason Int: Added links to this station
3) Germany - Media Broadcast: Updated link to redirect to A-21
schedule
4) Norway - RNEI: Added links to this station
5) Spain - REE: Deleted link to old B-20 frequency schedule

Unless there's a major change anywhere, the next update will be in one
week to take account of DST change in NZ. Best wishes and 73 (Alan
Roe)

** CHINA [non]. 11880, March 28 at 1459, S9+20 open carrier, as CRI
relay is back down here for A-21, usual switch from 15700 during B-20.
Wow, successfully starts modulating at 1500, ID as ``CRI Plus Radio``,
into Commie Party ``news``. Somewhat undermodulated but with this
bigsig one can safely upturn the volume. Why 11 MHz in summer and 15
MHz in winter is not clear; some propagation model calls for that?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6060, March 28 at 0603, once again this RHC English suffers
from big humbuzz. 6000 has just cut off; // 6100 is undermodulated
with somehum but tolerable. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 13605, March 28 at 1452, R. Martí has made its
totally predictable and registered A-season switch from 13820, VG here
and if there is any jamming, inaudible; while 13820 still has
wall-of-noise jamming against nothing. Something`s always wrong at the
incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 15520, March 28 at 1455, new A-21 REE frequency is S9 with
silly ballgame to ME, ex-12030; but new N American frequency 17855 is
missing, supposed to begin at *1400 weekends; nor on ex-9690 either.
Off to a great start. 11940 to SAm is VP. As usual the ME frequency is
best for us off the back if there is none thisaway! Propagation MUF
insufficient for 17855? No, should work over totally-insolated
daypath, if not later into the night. But only signal on 16m is JBA
17630 CRI Mali. I check various remotes: at 1533, Maine is getting
zero on 17855 & 9690; at 1535, RSA is getting zero on 17855 & 15520;
Kuwait is getting 15520 OK, nothing on 17855 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2079 monitoring: tnx to Richard
Langley, NB and Wolfie Büschel, Germany for confirming WOR is NOT on
WRMI 15770 Sunday March 28 at 1130, but as per skedgrid, Wavescan.
Next:

2200vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1801vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-1901]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
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 Kelley Sprout, Hughesville PA, for a check to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

This report dispatched at 1904 UT March 28

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960-AM, ``Get Smart`` shoephone eQSL for my
0129-0137 UT March 27 reception:
https://www.w4uvh.net/BallSmacker_eQSL_20210326_Call.jpg
or #118 via
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6933-USB, March 27 at 2157, dense pirate music, hard
to pinpoint frequency with no carrier clue; soon ID as ``You are
listening to one of the world`s weakest radios --- W-E-A-K``. Too
modest, not so weak at S8-S9.
More reports here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,79605.0.html

6950-USB, March 28 at 0030, ``Weak Radio`` IDs, the ``Radio``
repeatedly echoing, and some unreadable talk, and off. More here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,79613.0.html
concluding with ``thanks for tuning in to the relay of WEAK RADIO
--- Outhouse Radio`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, March 28 at 0015, dense rock music at
S6-S9, 0019 overridden by surprise CW ID (or QRM?) as W#OG --- pretty
sure of three letters but not the second one. And CW again a few
minutes later, 0026 as music is ending, stops and apparently off. More
logs here for WDOG:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,79612.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2079 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
March 27 at 1933 UT on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, near-local KB0FX SDR but some
storm crashes, already at New Zealand, about 17 minutes into, so
started way early circa 1916.

Also confirmed Sat Mar 27 at 2130 on WRMI 9955, S9+20 here with no
jamming audible this early.

Also confirmed Sat Mar 27 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, fair with storm
crashes at Knoxville SDR, VG S9+30 at Alexandria.

Also confirmed UT Sunday March 28 at 0310 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, already
2 minutes into so also started early about 0308; S9+30 but heavy storm
noise from SE Arkansas across Tennessee. Next:

[Wolfgang Bueschel alleges WOR is on at this time; please check:]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 15770?
2200vUT Sunday    WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2300 UT Sunday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0030 UT Monday    WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1801vUT Monday    IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-1901]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
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 Kelley Sprout, Hughesville PA,
for a check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 7489.985, March 28 at 0004, WBCQ now within SAH range of BFO
on 7490.000, with gospel huxter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15825, 13845, 9980, 9350, March 27 at 2131, all four WWCRs
are back on air after missing 3 hours earlier; storm must have caused
closedown or power failure, now past; at usual levels: 15825 & 13845
JBA, 9980 & 9350 S9+40 both with BS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1540.200v, March 28 at 0304 UT, off-frequency het again, no
doubt 10 kW DAYTIMER WKVQ, Eatonton GA. Quick alternative way to get
frequency rather than direct measurement: with BFO/USB tune to exact
Hz where the beat matches the pitch heard in AM mode. BTW not noting
lately the 1540-minus het from KGBC Galveston (Glenn Hauser, OK,, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0440 UT March 28

** ANTARCTICA [and non]. 15475.98-CUSB, March 27 at 1535, LRA36 is on
for its Saturday repeat of Wednesday, as first heard via Brasília SDR
where I can ``camp`` tnx to another user in Salvador already tuned to
it; later when they quit I take it over myself.

Most or all of the other RXs are tuned to ham frequencies, primarily
``WSPR-autorun`` -- what`s that about, tying up so much bandwidth?
Weak Signal Propagation Reporter, ``whisper``:
https://hackaday.com/2021/03/25/the-50-ham-wspr-ing-around-the-world/
Tnx to Clara Listensprechen for that link.

LRA36 is only S2-S3 with music, then concluding program saying it will
repeat Saturday at 15 horas --- voilà, ou voici. By 1539 the Esperanza
song. 1542 ``sign-on`` again with LRA36 and Radio Nacional Arcángel
San Gabriel IDs, in Spanish, German, English, and Russian? Music, and
1549 the quadrilingual IDs again; mentions Día Mundial del Agua =
World Water Day; when is/was that? March 22: I am totally in favor of
H2O! I find it very useful, even essential, every day:
https://www.worldwaterday.org/
Then Esperanza/Antártida song, greeting from the 17th program =
décimosétimo. As was mentioned on miércoles.

By 1555, some ACI has arisen from Chinese music on 15480. Now I can
get on Pardinho SDR and listen to it directly. Traditional but
unsounds like Firedragon, rather typical end-of-hour filler. No
announcements until cut modulation and 1600* a few seconds later cut
carrier. Nothing to account for this, not even as jammer, in B-20 or
A-21 schedules. It`s already A-21 in China, after midnight? Not
really, 01 UT March 28 is the official start everywhere.

15475.98 at 1601, LRA36 is S5-S7 into Pardinho but by 1609 I notice
it`s gone (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHINA. 15480 unscheduled: see ANTARCTICA [and non]

** CUBA. 15230, March 27 at 1505, S9/+10 of dead air, still on after
presumed nominal 1500*. 15140 is S9+10/20 somewhat undermodulated.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [non]. 341-MCW kHz, March 27 at 0545 UT, Enid`s EI NDB is
silent again after brief reactivation yesterday. Now hearing only OIN,
Oberlin KS (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2079 monitoring: confirmed Saturday
March 27 at 1322, the 1300 on WRMI 15770, good S9+10 today instead of
JBA.

Also confirmed Sat Mar 27 at 1700 UT on WRN webcast, for one more
week; to become 1600 UT from next week with BST in effect. Next:

1930vUT Saturday  WA0RCR 1860-AM
2130 UT Saturday  WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
2300 UT Saturday  WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday    WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 15770?
[Wolfgang Bueschel alleges WOR is on at this time; please check]
2200vUT Sunday    WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
2300 UT Sunday    WRMI 7780 to NE
0030 UT Monday    WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday    WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1801vUT Monday    IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-1901]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
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 Kelley Sprout, Hughesville PA,
for a check to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

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

** U S A. 15825, 13845, 12160, 9980, March 27 at 1827, all four WWCR
frequencies are vacant. The top two may be JBA carriers in the
daytime, but the lower two should be audible if on. 12050 WEWN at
similar megameter distance is VG, having escaped tornado outbreak.
What`s wrong? Blitzortung shows lightning storm right over
mid-Tennessee, and a worse one along the TN/NC border. WWCR closed
down as precaution, or has it been stricken? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1842 UT March 27