** MEXICO. Re 770, XEFRTM, Zacatecas, here`s another report of it just
received:

``770 MÉXICO XEFRM , Fresnillo. MAR 28 0453 – fair mixing
with CHQR/KATL/KKOB while local KTTH was having automation problems.
Sounded like Fútbol game, or highlights from an earlier game. IDed
with the help of James Niven who confirmed this was //"W Radio"
outlets XEX-730 and XEW-990 . This is a new 25 kW "W Radio"
outlet that's been on the air for a few months. [BP-WA] BRUCE PORTZER,
Seattle WA. Perseus receiver with terminated outdoor 10'x40' delta
loops`` (DXWW edited by Brandon Jordan who is retiring and a successor
is needed, IRCA DX Monitor March 13, published March 8)

** SPAIN [and non]. 9690, REE frequency for N America, is still down -
nothing at 2203 check March 8 tho Europe propagates e.g. 9420 Greece.
There are signals from the other three Noblejas transmitters, 12030,
11940 and even 11685, always the weakest for Africa vs RTTY 11687.5,
presumably NAU Puerto Rico. So another token English broadcast is
likely missed for us at 2300-2330 Monday but not checked then.
However, by 0154 UT March 9 at Bonaire TWR SDR, 11940 thataway is
S8-S9, nothing on 9690 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1040, re `Red Eye Radio` heard under WHO must be the only
RER affiliate listed, WYSL, Avon NY --- the following may be more
likely, from Greg Hardison on the WOR iog:

``"``Red Eye Radio``, the competing slightly more rational? national
talkshow..." --- I believe WHBO is carrying this also on 1040 with a
24 hr ND signal under STA; I've noticed the RER website is somewhat
pitifully non-updated in its allegations of affiliates listed. RER is
indeed about as "rational" as blind, deaf, dumb, mindlessly
unquestioning obsequious groveling worship of Trump ever gets.``

WHBO is in Pinellas Park FL, when not STA, nominally U2 3600/420
watts, per NRC AM Log, NWS/tlk, only net shown with WW1. But RER is
part of Westwood One, as on their program schedule
https://www.newstalkflorida.com/radio-lineup/
at 1-5 am weekdays, 1-6 am weekends - EST, soon shifting to EDT =
05-09 & 05-10 UT respectively. Supposedly only 105 watts per:

Letter from FCC on file dated February 19, 2021:

``This is in reference to the request filed on February 11, 2021.
Genesis has requested a further extension of the STA granted on August
28, *2006*, as modified to continue operating ND at night with reduced
power to allow time to file the required FCC Form 301 application to
propose a new two tower nighttime array (due to the past removal of
one of the nighttime towers).1

In support of the request, Genesis stated that it plans to file the
application to propose a new nighttime two tower directional antenna
pattern within the next 30 days. [...]

Accordingly, the request for extension of the STA IS HEREBY GRANTED,
and Genesis may continue to operate ND at night with a maximum of
0.105 kW using the daytime site tower, with no change to the licensed
daytime operation. Genesis must reduce nighttime power or cease
operation if complaints of interference are received, and use whatever
means are necessary to protect workers and the public from exposure to
radio frequency radiation in excess of the Commission’s exposure
guidelines. See 47 CFR § 1.1310. This authority expires on August 18,
2021. Sincerely, [signed] Joseph Szczesny, Engineer, Audio Division,
Media Bureau`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1510, March 9 at 0023 UT, S9+10/20 of dead air suppressing
sound from understation presumed WLAC; i.e. this is another screwup by
KCTE, DFed from the NE direxion of Independence MO. Well at least this
post-sunset daytimer is not off-frequency and not modulating: two out
of three, how bad is that? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VENEZUELA [non]. 7500, March 9 at 0148, zero signal into Bonaire
SDR from ROCV. Was yesterday its only test day? Not on ex-6906 nor
ex-6200 either. What be next?

7495, I do notice however, some language S7 aside 7500. EiBi shows
it`s VOA Radio Ashna in Pashto to Afghanistan via KUWAIT (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0538 UT March 9

** CUBA. 13838, 13769 S6, 13631 S7, 13562, 13493 vs CODAR, all
approx., March 8 at 1408, FMish spurblobs with F# tones out of
13700-AM which is S9+20, back up to good strength today. Oops, those
readings were with preamps off, so add some more S-units to be
comparable. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO [and non]. 770, March 8 at 0600, on a non-DX portable in
another room, favoring N/S paths, Mexican NA, choral for 5 minutes;
0605 maybe local ID but uncopied before ``Doble-U Radio, 900`` and
right into ``Be Happy`` song in English, and followed by at least
three more songs in English; never Spanish? 0634 ``música, W Radio``.
It`s dominant until I change to the R75 on E-W longwire where it`s
mixing with talk in English, got to be K`KOB or WABC. Would have
expected closest and strongest 770 XEACH Monterrey, but soon confirmed
that be still with rival network Radio Fórmula - but why nothing of
it: is XEACH off or emigrated?

Searching on W Radio network site, cannot find any affiliate list but
one other hit is promising:
https://www.facebook.com/wradiomx/
``(W) RADIO llega a ZACATECAS 770``

WRTH 2021 also has this: ``ZC08 XEFRTM 770 25/1 Fresnillo F.Pl.``

2020 IRCA Mexican log has four 770s, including this one on W network:
``XEFRTM Zacatecas Fresnillo 10000 1000 Transmisiones Mik VAR W [net]
new station to replace XEIH which has finished moving to FM. Reported
testing 7/20``

XEFRTM first appeared in DXLD 17-29 of July 19, 2017 as Raymie was
discussing new concessions, this one leading to a Nissan dealership in
Fresnillo illustrated with a streetview.

In my log now, I have not heard Zacatecas or Fresnillo mentioned;
plugged into XEW-900 net feed which is more QRMed and not necessarily
//. 900 Doble-U appears to be mainly talk, but may have an
English-musical subnetwork, as on XEWA 540? Or ``VAR`` encompass
everything. Fresnillo is 1541 km = 958 stmi from Enid. But would seem
uncomfortably close to Monterrey NL for two co-channel stations, 375
km = 233 st mi apart.

On October 27, 2020, IRCA Mexican Log editor Tim Hall reported:
``XEFRTM-770 Fresnillo, Zacatecas (replacement for the widely-heard
XEIH which moved to FM several years ago) is reportedly on the air
with 25 kW and W Radio programming via some kind of a lease agreement.
Slogan is apparently W Radio Zacatecas. The W Radio network has
seemingly not yet created individual web sites for their newer
stations like XEQRMD-1310 and XEFRTM-770. Another target for my
upcoming trip to the Nevada-Utah desert. 73 Tim Hall Chula Vista CA``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 344-MCW kHz, March 8 at 0700 UT, ND beacon JL, which is 25
watts from neighborly JopLin MO, but rarely heard. Was tuned to
343-USB where dxinfocentre.com shows zero beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. Correxion: IY is on 417 kHz, not 415 as originally reported
-- I should have clarified that I was tuned to 415-USB. Such beacons
are often better copiable when off-tuned. Fixed:

417-MCW kHz, March 3 at 0342 UT, IY, 25-watt NDB `Chukk`, Charles
City, Iowa. I was tuned to 415-USB. A regular here, not bothered to
log, but note that classaxe.com shows CBC Cayman Islands active as
recently as January on 415 altho it was thought to be off by last
year; also reported in February on 415 was SLU, St. Lucia, both of
which I would rather hear; but G1 storm and K=5 are insufficient
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2076 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
March 7 from 2300:26 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160-, S9+5 to KB0FX remote
in MO; following WBCQ IS & ID at 2359 tune-in; dead air, no further ID
or sign-on, 2300 bit of music before WOR plays. Note that from next
week this presumably must shift a real UT hour earlier to 2200+,
further into daytime absorption which is already increasing by later
sunsets. Add another sesquihour of daytime at Monticello by Solstice.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 8 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG S9+30/40
direct.

Also confirmed UT Mon Mar 8 at 0230 on WRMIs 5800, S9+30 to KB0FX
remote in MO despite aimed away; and 7780, S8/S9+5 to UTwente. Also on
WRN sat/webcast.

Also confirmed Mon Mar 8 from 1900:30 on IRRS 7290 via Bulgaria, S9+35
at first via UTwente after bumpup to full power, reducinng the ACI
from 7280 Vietnam and 7295 East Turkistan. Spotchecked OK but fading
down somewhat by clean fin at 1929:31 pause, music and FSN. Earlier,
carrier on at *1855:25; 1857 ChiCom ACI jumps from 7285 to stronger
7295; some humwhine on 7290 before modulation cut on at 1859:46 saying
``fluffy and fuzzy``, then fragment of IRRS ID only, no sign-on;
1900:00 Feature Story News headlines, then WOR. Next:

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. 5985, March 8 at 0521, S9 of dead air from this minor #2
WRMI frequency, supposed to be Yeshua Messiah Ministry on Mondays
only. Or is it JBM? Trace of audio but could be crosstalk (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1040, UT Monday March 8 at 0646 UT, WHO is on C2CAM // many
others, some wacka who thinx pyramids are ``energy generators``
feeding into the ``frequency`` of the planet, and believes in
benevolent reptilian ETs; but with an understation clearly mentioning
``Red Eye Radio``, the competing slightly more rational? national
talkshow.

Both NRC AM Log and RER`s own affiliate reference
https://www.redeyeradioshow.com/red-eye-radio-affiliates/
show the only 1040 is WYSL Avon NY, 20000/500 watts; hmm, I wonder
which power now? Where is Avon? Just south of Rochester across I-90,
1864 km = 1158 st mi from Enid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1540.213V approx., slightly wavering carrier here hetting
1540.0 signals, March 8 at 0524 UR. Also others such as 1539.96
presumed KGBC. Identity of the 1540.2 signal discussed further:

``It may be WKQV 1540 in Eatonton, GA. I live in the Atlanta metro
area. Although I don’t typically travel ESE of Atlanta in the
direction of Eatonton, GA (south of Madison, GA), I was in Loganville,
GA on Sunday afternoon 7 March from 1900 to 2100 UT. Loganville is a
little closer to Eatonton than my home location and in the
(theoretical) deep fringe of the station WKQV ground wave.

I could definitely detect a steady (not fading) het on 1540 on my car
radio. No audio detected just the distorted het. Considering the sale
of the station for $ 10 recently to a Rev preacher, the financial
situation at the station would not be stellar which could result in
the disrepair of the transmitter. - Harry Smith, Buford, GA`` WOR iog

More from Harry at 2027 UT March 8:
``I have been tuning in to 1540 since 1900 UT and the station causing
the het is modulating! It is a gospel format but no station ID heard
at 2000 UT. I am able to hear it at my home location now and also on
the Woodstock, GA KiWiSDR where I approximate the center frequency to
be about 1540.195 kHz.

I have confirmed that the gospel music on 1540.195 kHz does not
correspond with the live webstream of WTBI 1540 in Picken, SC. The
gospel music programming on 1540.195 kHz does not correspond to WOGR
in Charlotte, NC. WBIN in Tennessee is apparently off the air on 1540
kHz.

So it looks like the gospel music programming coming from the 1540.195
kHz might be WKVQ in Eatonton, GA.

Further monitoring at 2025 UT shows a very slow fades at my home
location of Buford, GA and at the Woodstock, GA KiWiSDR location for
the signal at 1540.195 kHz as if the skywave is fading with the ground
wave signal. - Harry Smith, Buford, GA``

``Listening here as well as on several online SDRs points to SE US
location, probably GA or SC. MD, VA, NC receivers had somewhat better
signals than here. Just a weak het on the Rockport, ME, the Edinburgh,
IN, and the Key West, FL KiwiSDR sites. So I think we're zoomed in on
the Carolinas, GA, TN, AL.

0500 and 0600 UTC / 6 MAR checks produced no definitive top-of-hour ID
material, just back to back Black Gospel vocals. The three normal 1540
stations here - ZNS, CHIN, KXEL - are all within 20 Hz of 1540.0
nominal. Mark Connelly, WA1ION | South Yarmouth, MA | FN41vq``, IRCA
iog.

Welcome to Brock Whaley, back with us on the WOR iog, March 8:

``Subject: 1540 What the het is that? From Aiken, SC, 107 miles S of
1540 kHz WTBI Pickens, SC. 1510-1530 UT, Loud low het towards WTBI
1540 kHz on the loop. Covering their slow white choir gospel music and
preaching with the loop aimed north. JBA signal in the WTBI null
(WKVQ?, WOGR?), and the het decreases sharply when WTBI is nulled.
Will try again at 1700 (12 noon local) as daytime skywave still strong
here at 10:10 AM local with WCKY 1530 kHz Cincinnati pinning the meter
with Mike Greenburg ESPN show and WVON 1690 kHz [Chicago] still in
with talk of the George Floyd trial. With those conditions a bit
surprised I hear no audio in the WTBI null, but BFO indicates another
carrier. Brock Whaley Aiken, SC, Palomarloop, phaser for cardioid
pattern, tunable pre-amp, R-1000``

And from Brock later, March 8: ``The 1540 heterodyne at approx.
1540.200a kHz peaks and nulls to the east of me [must mean west ---
gh]. Towards the direction of WKVQ Eatonton, GA. And in the WTBI
Pickens null. On the waterfall it is severely under modulated, if not
just running dead air.

The sidebands on WTBI are much more robust and it is centered at
1540.015. Their daytime groundwave has a fair signal here. This at
1700-1800 (12 noon-1 PM local). The residual skywave I mentioned
earlier (WCKY etc.) is gone and the SDR allows for much better
frequency identification and investigation than the R-1000. Of course,
WKVQ is a daytimer, but could this be the one? It's been known to
happen. Brock Whaley Aiken, SC, Palomar loop, ANC-4, tunable pre-amp,
SDR Play (used here), and many more`` (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

It looks like Harry and Brock have got it as WKVQ. Another reply March
8 on the WOR iog, from the bearings may be something completely
different:

``The carrier was visible on my Airspy HF+ Discovery all night here in
the Rochester, NY area, at about 1540.215. Here the dominant station
is KXEL in Waterloo, Iowa. CHIN-1540, across Lake Ontario in Toronto,
is only barely audible or even visible on the display at times, as I
am in its deepest null. I thought it might be WSIV out of Syracuse, NY
at 57 watts (if they are even on the air), but the signal disappeared
totally after sunrise.

I tried a little DFing with my YouLoop and it seems to peak at a WSW
direction, possibly about 250 degrees. Of course it might be 180 from
that at 70 degrees too - WXEX, New Hampshire?, but at only 3 watts? I
don't think so, as the heterodyne at times is "somewhat" strong and
varies only 10-20 dB down from KXEL's signal.

I don't believe it to be a spur from KXEL itself, as the carrier level
varies differently from KXEL during fade ups and downs. A mystery.
I'll check again tonight. Bill [desertbilly]`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 7500, March 8 at 0033, JBA carrier direct, presumed new
frequency of ROCV which I heard 6 hours earlier via Bonaire remote.
Looks like a good choice for lack of broadcast QRM. Aoki shows nothing
but 28 minutes a week from KTWR, 1217-1245 Sundays only in Japanese.
But slightly more in EiBi adding nearby utes:

7499 0000-2400 ALG Algerian Military ALE ALG
7499 2335-2400 CLA Voice of Tibet TB FE /TJK
7500 2335-2400 CHN CNR1 Jammer/Firedrake M FE
7500 1215-1245 Su GUM KTWR Trans World Radio J J m
7500 1245-1316 Su GUM KTWR DIGITAL J J m
7503 0000-2400 CHN Chinese Military ALE CHN
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, March 8 from 0537:
531, 612, 621, 639(2), *684, 693, 774(2), 855(2), 882, 891, 909, 999,
1044, *1089, 1098, 1107, 1125(2), 1134(2), 1152, 1179, 1215, 1296,
1305(2), 1539. *strongest; (2) at least two beating (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

This report dispatched at 2046 UT March 8

** CUBA. 13629 & 13771 approx., March 7 at 1510, JBA FMish spurblobs
since source 13700-AM is very weak only S7-S8 vs S6 noise level; while
13740 still on but spurfree is very strong. Something`s always wrong
at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. Correxion to last report: the Signal to Noise Ratio is of
course in dB, not kHz, fixed:
9880-9885-9890-DRM, so I do, March 6 at 2330: Rochester NY Kiwi SDR,
no DRM detected; UTwente can hear DRM noise in AM mode but too weak;
Bonaire decodes intermittently at SNR +/- 14 dB, S9-S8; displays same
parameters as 11630 above (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SWEDEN. 6200, 6130, 6035, March 7 at 0503, no signals on publicized
or alternate frequencies for R. Nord Revival, Sala, tuning via Carnow,
Ireland SDR; still nothing at 0543. There was conflicting info whether
to start at 0000, or 0500 with two hours partly in English. Possibly
on now but above pre-sunrise MUF. Not expecting anything direct either
but final check here at 0654 gets nothing. Supposed to last until 23
UT Monday March 8, or 24? So plenty more chances to try. Many further
reports overnight to the WOR iog:

Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, March 7: ``Hi Glenn, nothing on all the
three frequencies here in Lugo, checking between 0545 to 0700. Neither
anything via SDR Kiwi receivers in Northern Europe too``

Roger in Germany at 0709 March 7: ``Right now tested via KIWI SDRs in
the direction of sunrise, nothing here either. However, a googling
with Swedish keywords brought a result.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Radio-Nord-Revival-144438508950612/
Just heard on the Stream ID in Swedish and English, with mention of
the SW frequencies``

Ydun Ritz, Denmark at 0723: ``According to nordx groups.io there are
technical problems. 73s Ydun``

Mike Barraclough, UK, at 1106 UT: ```Posted 1053, presume CET, today
on their blog:

``Unfortunately the SW transmitters at Sal are giving trouble so we
have not yet been able to come on the air. Bernt is busy
troubleshooting and hopefully the problem will be solved soon. We will
be active on 6200 kHz as soon as we possibly can.`` Mike```

Ydun Ritz at 1112 UT: ``Online now; reported heard in northern Denmark
an hour ago. 73s Ydun`` -- I guess she means now, on SW

Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece: ``Nord revival: Seen a
message in their web page above and re checked N signal in my city.
Sudden restart at 1115 via Kaustinen kSDR with S7 with old of 60s.
This SDR is suffering with BPL in the band. Also on SM2GT kSDR with
S10/6QRN or -70/92 dbm. Mostly talks At 1123 with old pop songs in
(50s 60s??). Gong at 1128 with ID?? Loftansa sfarar/Nord revival with
ID at 1129 and talks in English. Again no signal in my city``

Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria: ``Good signal on 6200 kHz at 1130 UT via SDR
Joensuu/Karelia, Finland``

roger at 1140: ``Weak S5 signal in Central Germany at 6200 kHz, more
likely 1 kW. Broadcast not the same // as the web stream. foF2 in
Northern Germany 4.5 MHz, i.e. a skip zone of at least 500 km and
certainly hardly any reception in Sweden itself. roger``

All the above replies on the WOR iog; these from bdxc-news:
``1155 UT: 6200 weak on Barney's webSDR in Bedford 15 miles from me,
too much local noise to hear it on my Eton E5 here. Very good signal
on an SDR in Gotland, Sweden. Mike`` Barraclough

Alan Pennington at 1309: ``Not audible here in southern England in
Caversham either. If I remember rightly from previous Radio Nord
Revival transmissions, reception in UK is better early evening on
49mb? Good reception on the kiwisdr at Umeå in NE Sweden though. 73,
Alan``

Nick Rank at 1612: ``Radio Nord audible at the moment with me. English
ID at 1605 UT, unfortunately I wasn't quick enough to write it all
down! SIO 343 at best. Seems to be better with sync. det. on USB (on
6200 kHz) 73s. Nick. Buxton. Sony ICF2001D & long wire/ATU``

And direct from Herman Content:
``Read my posting on the url link down under here.
https://radionordrevival.blogspot.com/2021/03/transmitter-troubles-at-sala.html
--
Groeten van (Is Dutch for "Greetings from") Herman Content`` viz.:

``Herman Content (Gent, Belgium) 7 mars 2021 17:56
I did tune on 6200 on a Icom IC-R8500 but my ant is not that good but
can hear weak signals and had a lot of QRM. The noise was S7 and QSB
some times fade out. But I did hear the Station. 73 from Herman
Content , Gent - Belgium. PS Let hope it will be better on Monday? (49
mb was and is not much open here)``

Herman Content (Gent, Belgium) 7 mars 2021 18:07 [1707 UT]
At 17h00 UT - 6200 is now blocked by the BBC on 6195 kHz (here in
Belgium and even kiwi receivers Norway and Sweden.)``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 6125, March 7 at 0445, VOT English huge signal, mostly
music fill, via Carnow, Ireland KiwiSDR, noticed as ACI when checking
6130 for R. Nord Revival, Sweden special, zilch. VOT IS keeps playing
until 0500 and then opening Malay! which is supposed to go eastward on
17530. VG S9 signal continues on 6125 past 0545, so the whole hour is
going out on the wrong frequency, wrong beam, as Bandung SDR is
getting nothing on 17530 at 0515. Something`s always erroneous at
Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2076 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday March 7 at 0413 already in progress and ending at 0438 on
WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO, so started early circa 0407. Via KC/MO
SDR beyond local range, noisy S9+15 and even with LSB co-channel QRhaM
-- give us a break! Next:

2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1901 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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** U S A. eQSL received from latest TRSW via WRMI 5950, Sunday March 7
at 0200-0300, tnx!:
https://www.w4uvh.net/TRSW_LadiesofTexasMusicTribute_eQSL_WRMI_Hauser.pdf

Or #115 via
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
with this reply: ``Ahoy Glenn - Third Mate Susan saw your post in the
WOR group, wanted you to know that you indeed heard us, and thought
she'd send you another unsolicited eQSL.

In our older programs -- produced months ago -- we didn't announce
song titles. You can identify a recently produced one because we do
that. We're not going back and editing those old programs to include
the information because we're spending our time producing new content.
Airing March 7, 2021 (WRMI), March 20, 2021 (Channel 292), March 28,
2021 (WBCQ) Runtime = 59:39.

Tune in to WRMI on the 14th -- same time and frequency -- for a
special program featuring a new German C&W artist with Austin roots.
Her name is DanaMaria and she sings some great songs. Information's on
our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/texasradiosw
73 and Arrgghh. Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then
always be a pirate. Texas Radio Shortwave Sailing into your ears from
the Lone Star State`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. NEWS NATION on WGN America has undergone a revamp. It
started a few months ago as 3 hours of straight news, 7 nights a week,
at 01-04 UT, and then played back at 04-07. We welcomed it since CNN
and MSNBC are mostly opinion even tho we agree with most of it. CNN
Headline News long ago was a lost cause, anything but, rather tabloid
stuff too tacky for CNN itself.

Altho HQ in Chicago, WGN is supposedly drawing on the newsrooms and
talent of dozens of NexStar stations around the country --- including
KFOR in OKC, which is obliged to promote NN to the detriment of its
own primetime; but have never seen any news from KFOR on the network;
and seldom if ever any individual station input identified by name.
Tho I have hardly watched it religiously and completely.

Anyhow, now they`ve added an hour-interview show instead of 3 hours of
different news --- a lot easier and less expensive to produce and fill
time, Banfield --- on March 7 guest Bryan Cranston; and another
different hour, The Donlon Report --- not sure what that`s about. News
blox reduced to two hours. Total span expanded, and weekends now
differ:

All times UT, for standard time; no doubt to shift one UT hour earlier
next week from March 14 for DST in order to pretend to be at the same
local time --- except in AZ and HI, tough luck.

M-F 2300-0800 UT Tue-Sat NEWS NATION EARLY EDITION/PRIME except:
BANFIELD 03-04 & 07-08; DONLON 00-01 & 04-05

UT Sun & Mon 0000-0600 NEWS NATION PRIME except:
BANFIELD 02-03 & 05-06.

Just another cable network which market forces? have forced into
something other than its original specialized concept. If successful,
however, we anticipate NN expanding into even more of WGN America time
replacing tired old binge reruns, infomercials. It would have been
nice to tune in cable channel 85 here at any time day or night and
expect hard rolling news coverage.

O, here`s how their website describes the new shows:

``At 10pm ET, you're looking to exhale. Ashleigh provides that respite
while still informing and entertaining. Watch big-name A-list
celebrities, newsmakers and public figures for a unique opportunity to
talk for an hour. No debates. No shouting over each other. A
conversation.

``Joe Donlon taps into a common sense point of view when it comes to
the most pressing and interesting issues and stories of the day...
something that seems to have been lost in the reach for right vs. left
on our competitors.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VENEZUELA. 7500-AM, March 7 at 1800 tune-in, Spanish ID by YL for
93.7 FM, lively tropical music. At 1809 promo for ``Radio Venezuela
93.7 FM, así suena``, and more like it frequently. automated at every
break between tunes. After 1830 starts to sound distorted. still going
OK at 1937.

93.7 in El Tigre was ROCV`s original program source when it appeared
early October on 6906. 7500 is not USB or LSB, but AM, S4-S5 into
Bonaire SDR at midday, carrier offset varying slightly +7/10 Hz. Tnx
to March 7 WOR iog tip via

``Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, VENEZUELA, 7500 kHz, R. O. C. V., El
Tigre, according with a whatsapp from the station R. O. C. V. is
testing now, 1450 UTC on this frequency. Weak signal, fair carrier via
remote receiver in Bonaire``.

It had last been on 6200, but off air for several weeks. We are still
awaiting any sign of legality, licensing for this on SW, such as a YV-
callsign.

OTOH it seems that callsigns are not applied to 93.7; their disgraced
FB includes a Feb 18 notice about off air due to electricity problems,
and lots of grafix:
https://www.facebook.com/104634747994178/photos/a.134911588299827/243374430786875/?type=3&theater
Same on Dec 25 and Oct 24! Is there anything there about a SW relay?
Not that I have found. Another with a girl finger-framing a heart over
her left breast.

BTW, the Bonaire SDR waterfall shows it suffering from noise peaks
about every 65 kHz, e.g. 7475, 7540, fortunately with our 7500 falling
between them (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 1944 UT March 7

** ALGERIA [non]. 6105, March 6 at 0523, Qur`an S9-S7 with flutter,
RTA relay via FRANCE this hour; aside 6100 Cuba, not quite strong
enough to be a problem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ALGERIA [non]. 7315, March 6 at 1920 & 1935 chex, Qur`an from RTA
via FRANCE, poor with ACI at UTwente. Supposedly // 7375 where nothing
but ROMANIA`s two-hour transmission can be heard. Checking in case RTA
carry English segment from the International network as it was doing
last summer during DST season a UT hour earlier on the then frequency
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6100, March 6 at 0522, RHC S9+20 in Spanish instead of
English after 0500, starting deportivo segment during `24 horas en el
mundo` newscast, and // 6060; while English is on 6000. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** ECUADOR. 6050, UT Sat March 6 at 0526 tune-in, surprised to hear ID
in English for R. Slovakia International. O, it`s just an illustration
within the HCJB German DX program during extended weekend
transmission; followed by brief talk in German, a song, and off at
0530* sharp without further announcement. S7-S9 for only 1 kW.

[non]. European POV background from March BDXC-UK Communication:
``HCJB Deutschland’s German DX programme, ‘Medienmagazin’, is
scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays at 0530, 1030, 1505, 1800 and 2205
UT. Frequencies include 3995 kHz from Weenermoor in north west Germany
near the Dutch border. But the programme is actually produced in
Scotland by Horst Wiese who has lived near Edinburgh for many years.
The HCJB “DX-Programm” has been recorded for the past couple of years
at the studios of Revival FM in Cumbernauld. Past editions are online
at:
https://hcjb-medienmagazin.blogspot.com/
(HCJB Infobrief 4/2020)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** FRANCE. 11625-11630-11635 DRM, March 6 at 1737, RFI French via TDF
Issoudun confirmed, lo-fi only 8.08 kbps but solid no dropouts at
S9/+10, via Kuwait Kiwi SDR, picked since target is S Asia. Labeled
``AAC(1000) TDF EXP Data 8.08 kbps`` and ``Medium range use, multipath
resistant``. I`ve been intending to check the scheduled 2330-2400 on
9880-9885-9890, ex-5870-5875-5880, where I was hearing it in
February.

9880-9885-9890-DRM, so I do, March 6 at 2330: Rochester NY Kiwi SDR,
no DRM detected; UTwente can hear DRM noise in AM mode but too weak;
Bonaire decodes intermittently at SNR +/- 14 kHz, S9-S8; displays same
parameters as 11630 above (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SWEDEN [and non]. 6200, March 7 at 0002, JBA carrier to Bonaire
SDR, surely not ROCV Venezuela; Radio Nord Revival, Sala, Sweden is
supposed to start a 47/48 hour special anniversary show now with 10 kW
on A3H = reduced carrier USB. 0010 I try UTwente which is slightly
better, trace of music? but can`t find it USB only. Probably Tibet
which is on 6200 about 21 hours a day. Nord alternative frequencies
publicized are inadvisable now either: 6035 next to huge Spanish 6040;
6130 also probably weak Tibet. Why were they given Tibet-clashing
channels? To be in Swedish except a couple spans partly in English as
I point out on WORLD OF RADIO 2076: Sunday at 05-07 and 11-12; Monday
at 20-21 UT. See:
http://radionordrevival.blogspot.com/
for full schedule, QSL info (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 417-MCW kHz, March 6 at 0746, as I am almost asleep, I keep
copying NDB ID as ../.-.- which is I/Ya the Cyrillic letter. But it
must really be the usual occupant of 417, IY, ../-.-- Charles City,
Iowa which I have not noted miskeying before. I was uncertain whether
the final tone was long or short, i.e. -.-. which would have been C,
but there is no IC around here either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2076 monitoring: zzz thru the 1300
UT Saturday March 6 airing on WRMI 15770; did anyone hear it?

Confirmed starting at 2043 Sat Mar 6 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM MO, via nearby
KB0FX remote. With some glitches not on my original recording, not
clear whether from playback or remote. There were nonesuch on
preceding ham show.

Also confirmed Sat Mar 6 at 2230 on WRMI 9955, poor on PL-880 with
reelout clipon.

Also confirmed Sat Mar 6 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, immediately after
Tirana music, no ID; poor S9-S5 direct but at 2325 check via Maine
SDR, S9/+10; Rochester S9-S8 but both with glitches/skips/clix every
few seconds. This seems to be a defect on Kiwis when run in the
SAM/SAL/SAU/SAS modes. Next:

0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0500]
2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1901 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

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

Our non-commercial broadcasts and website depend on voluntary support:
thanks this week to Kelley Sprout, KB3LR, Hughesville PA, for a MO to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. The same address for a
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- not necessarily US funds (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9955, March 6 at 1549, WRMI-3 is very much back with bigsig
BS after missing most of yesterday (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5950, March 7 at 0200, WRMI with Texas Radio Shortwave,
first biminute of `YROT` theme, openings by synthetic voices, Third
Mate Susan, and Cap`n Ric with eQSL offers for this show of lady
performers only. I hear it direct on the portable ATS-909 anext the
computer, but prefer to listen via the Kansas City Kiwi where it`s VG
S9+10. Never are the ladies nor their songs identified, just one after
another with occasional ID/QSL breaks by Susan, such as at 0215, 0231
Cap`n Ric on the poop-deck, 0234, and 0257 outro, YROT theme. Instead
the ladylist if not the playlist has been posted, and forwarded by
another Texan, Terry Colgan:

``ARTIST LINEUP FOR LADIES OF TEXAS MUSIC TRIBUTE ON WRMI TONIGHT
Cap'n Ric is pleased to announce the artists featured in the upcoming
Ladies of Texas Music Tribute:
Jeanie C. Riley
Jamie Lin Wilson
Sunny Sweeney
Lisa Loeb
Norah Jones
Lydia Mendoza
Marcia Ball
Lucinda Williams
St. Vincent
Barbara Lynn
"Sippie” Wallace
“Big Mama” Thornton
Bessie Tucker
Janis Joplin
Lacey Sturm.

Cap'n wagers you haven't heard of many of these female artists, and
also wagers that you'll enjoy their music.

The tribute program will air several times:
March 7 - 0200 UTC 5950 kHz via WRMI
March 20 - 0900 UTC 6070 kHz and 1800 UTC 3955 kHz via Channel 292 in
Germany
March 28 - 0200 UTC 6160 kHz via WBCQ.

Third Mate Susan designed a special limited edition eQSL to be sent to
listeners who submit correct reception reports to
texasradiosw@gmail.com.
(From TRSW's Facebook page)``

One song in Spanish caught my ear at 0219 with a possible title,
``Canta, Guitarra Mia``. Probably Lydia Mendoza, one third into the
list (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, UT Sun Mar 7 at 0125, `Theater Organ Under The Arch`
is underway on WTWW-2, but only a quick check as I listen to only one
music show at a time, `Encore` classical on WRMI 5850 this hour,
having missed the first airing at 23-24 on 7570 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. Am glad to see that ondemand access to the superb CBS Sunday
Morning has been restored to proper funxion: On March 6 I check the
current/most recent one of Feb 28:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sunday-morning/
A single full file plays straight thru with all commercials removed,
totaling just over 62 minutes. One may also play individual segments
linked just below if desired. I haven`t tried to retrieve older
episodes, whether the same options apply (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1540.21, March 6 circa 0730 UT, trace of a carrier here
but not outstanding like last two nights; confusing to the ear as
there are more carriers off 1540.000 including one circa 1540.02 and
the usual 1539.96 = KGBC. See my previous report about KGBC and KEDA
as well as the mystery, which has been discussed further in the ABDX
group: Heterodyne on 1540

``I don't think the original reporter mentioned if the het was on the
low or high side. Do you hear the gospel station on 1540.21 kHz? It is
sometimes audible here:
http://kiwisdr.ku4by.com:8073/?f=1540.21usbz10
Thank you and best regards, Mauno`` Ritola, Finland

Where is that? Is labeled: ``© bluebison.net KU4BY's SolarSDR
Elizabeth City, NC | Grid: FM16vf, ASL: 30m, [map]
Antenna: Wilson 1K about 15' AGL. Powered by the Carolina Sun!``

I try it near local noon at 1631 March 6: displays 1540 carrier + 50v
Hz but nothing audible. There are far too many GOS stations on 1540
circa NC (gh)

``Mar 6 at 6:39 AM --- The station furthest off frequency is on
1539.904 (NNE/SSW) with others appearing on 1539.9732 (N/S), 1539.9755
(WSW – signed off @ 2345 ET), 1539.9835 (NW - CHIN) and 1540.022 (W).
Strongest station is on 1539.998 to the WNW (KXEL).

1539.998 tops the channel when KXEL is nulled. That one is Bahamas.
The het is definitely the 1539.905 but taking Glenn’s note into
account it is probably some station in the Eastern South who didn’t
throw the switch. Rick S., Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go``

IRCA March 5: ``Walter Salmaniw 4:44am #18219 --- Again I can hear the
het quite well in Victoria and see a relatively strong carrier on
1540.203 tonight, as well as others quite a ways off channel on
1540.023 and 1539.908. As on 1350, there are a LOT of carriers spaced
closer to the nominal. The 1540.2 channel is near audio into Victoria.
73, Walt``

That`s really far. In western USA the only 1540s are the big one in LA
CA, 50 kW KMPC in Korean, also ethnic KXPA 5 kW Bellvue WA near Walt,
and KASA Phoenix AZ, 19 watts of ranchera at night.

March 6 at 2329 on ABDX, Rich:
``I have it on 1540.205 but can’t make it out. Seems to be WSW. But
here’s what’s weird. I have similar signals that pulsate up and down
along with the .205 on 1540.113 and 1540.021 – in each case 92 Hz
down. Rick S., Rodanthe NC OBX FM25go``

Rick`s WSW bearing from OBX correlates with my ESE from Enid for best
bets: WTBI near Greenville SC and WKVQ Eatonton, central Georgia. Both
10 kW daytimers. FCC official March LSS for both 2345 UT. Has there
been any change now? Anyone near-local to those locations to check?
Perhaps Bob in Bamberg SC original reporter can tell if it`s NW from
Greenville or West from Eatonton. 73, (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0356 UT March 7

** CHINA [and non]. 11660, March 5 at 1444, two stations mixing
heavily, at least one in Chinese. CNR1 jammer and VOA Thailand are
scheduled.

9790, March 5 at 1522, Chinese mixing with music, making fast SAH.
CNR1 jammer and RFA via Saipan are scheduled (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6929.9-AM, March 5 at 2310, JBA music.
Several also unID ``6930`` logs here, *2155-0007*:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,78715.0.html
except for this from Big Badfish Al:
``2357 Heard ID as 'K-OLD RADIO' by OM``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Ben Dawson sends this FCC notice:
``REPORT NO. 49938 B R O A D C A S T A C T I O N S 03/04/2021
STATE FILE NUMBER E/P CALL LETTERS APPLICANT AND
LOCATION NATURE OF APPLICATION --- Actions of: 03/01/2021
LOW POWER FM APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER LICENSE CANCELLED
----------------------------------------------------------------
OK BLL-20070222AAB DKAMG-LP 123923 MARANATHA RADIO CORPORATION
License to cover. E 92.1 MHZ ENID, OK
License cancelled and callsign deleted 3/1/2021 per LMS cancellation
#137253 - no letter sent fcc``

KAMG-LP, ``Amigo``, has been off the air for a few years, so it`s
finally official; glad to see this worthless station go for good,
keeping good DX frequency open (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5890, March 5 at 0730, WWCR is S9-S6 of JBM
TOMBS. Whew, 5850 at same time, WRMI is S9+30 of merely undermodulated
Brother Scare (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Friday March 5 at 2259 and next few minutes, zero
signal from REE just when another rare English semihour be imminent.
Not unusual for at least one of their Noblejas transmitters to be AWOL
for days; 11940 for S America is JBA at 2302, can`t tell if really
English; nothing on 12030 either, the ME frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, March 5 at 2259, VP signal from VOT, but the 4+1 or
was it 5+1 timesignal cuts thru, ending late at 2300:03.5. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler. A simple time announcement could be
rough, but pips imply much greater accuracy! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2067 monitoring; next:
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0500]
2300vUT Sunday WBCQ 6160v Area 51 to WSW
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1901 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2300 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, KB3LR, Hughesville PA, for a MO to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. The same address for a
check in US funds on a US bank

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

** U S A. 9955, March 5 at 1523, no signal from WRMI-5, which is
supposed to remain on with TOMBS until 1700. Must be a problem as 9455
and stronger 9395 are well audible.

9955, March 5 at 2258, WRMI still absent, but plenty hard jamming
against nothing; more but less on 9965 from which R. República is many
years gone out of Costa Rica. 9455, 9395 and lesser WRMI transmitters
remain nominal.

9955, March 6 at 0245, now an S4 VP carrier but no modulation audible;
9455 & 9395 are JBA carriers; no signals at all from Habana 9650 &
9535. At 0300 K-index is 4 with G1 storms expected. Often there is not
much correlation in propagation from Okee and Habana (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490.2 webcast), UT Sat March 6 from 0100, WBCQ with
`AAAWWW`, cuts theme short, as always fiddling with mics at first;
this time his doesn`t work so she shares hers. They are back in Maine
where it`s 9 degrees, a good drive until the last few miles into a
zero-visibility blizzard. Quite an adjustment as it had been 80+ in
Florida. A visit for maintenance and checking things, so apparently
going back south soon.

Last/this week there was a wind storm; when it`s 20, 30 or 40 mph [?
not much for an OKie], the Ampegon rotatable antenna has to be parked
and closed down. Tho it`s anything but solid, all its metal wires,
parts add up to a wind load. I wonder if parking position depend on
which way the wind be blowing. If it happen to be minimal at the
current azimuth, could it remain on?

0116 open for e-mail. 0118 ranting starts about moonbats never
stopping masking to control us; calling President Biden a cadaver.
Time for me to zone out. 0123 a 100-amp control breaker burned up as
soon as they arrived. Reading an article about the radio biz. 0200 to
``Sail Away``, and then Hal Turner; is that his theme? Then checking
MO remote. H.T. is now on both 6160- and 7490+, but on Area 51 webcast
it`s $ music and 0206 Zombo. John Carver`s version of:

``Tonight's AAWWW --- started on time on 7490 and two minutes later on
6160. Allan and Angela in the studio. Allan and Angela are in studio 1
in Maine this week. The pre-amp for Allan's mic has been damaged by
lightning so they're using one mic. Allan talks about the storms in
Maine this week, both snow and wind. Said the wind kept the rotatable
antenna on the superstation from turning properly so they shut the
transmitter down till the wind stopped. Allan says they're just in
Maine for a visit and was complaining about the extra clothes and the
colder temps in Maine this week. Said it was 22 today .

Quickly turned political and they talked of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head
again, the Land of Lakes Indian, the Coca Cola polar bear etc. Masks,
the election, voting, the virus, China, our beloved Trump, the fact
that he won the election, any praise for the response to the virus or
the appearance of the virus is because of Trump etc. Angela ended it
by saying that was her Angela's Angle for this week.

Allan mentioned another problem with something that burned up on one
of the transmitters but I didn't catch what it was. He also said it
was time to talk about radio and Angela started in with another
political rant. Allan finally started reading an article about the
current status of radio and the effect of the pandemic on ad revenue.
Signal on 7490 went to hell about 0130. Reading of emails at 0154.
Closing prayer at 0157 and the program was off the air at 0200. John,
Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, March 6 at 0251:
*684(2), 774, 837, 882, *891, 1107(2), 1125(2), 1305(2); mostly
correlating with lower-latitude SW Europe-Spain & NW Africa-Algeria,
as K-index at 03 will be 4, with G1 storms predicted. *strongest; (2)
at least two carriers beating (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7524-USB, March 5 at 2313, two-way in Spanish, accents
sound Cuban (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 0436 UT March 6