** ALBANIA. 13665, Sept 7 at 1229, discussion in English, soon mixed
with Chinese, a dead giveaway, and 1230 `Takeaway Chinese` show. It`s
CRI as scheduled 1100-1300 in English via Cërrik. Not much else on
band except Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 341 kHz, Sept 7 at 0603 UT, dash and YYU, 500 watts from
Kapuskasing, Ontario, no trouble overriding my local on 341, EI. Per
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm
this is ``TO BE DECOMMISSIONED 2019-10-10``
The same red warning is appended to several others I have extracted:

206 XBE Bearskin Lake ON 25
208 YSK Sanikiluaq NU 500
230 VG Vermilion AB 1000
230 YD Smithers BC 500
235 CN Cochrane ON 100
241 YGT Igloolik NU 500
257 YXR Earlton ON 205
260 YSQ Atlin BC 1000
266 YFH Fort Hope ON 200
269 ZW Teslin YT 1000
305 YQ Churchill MB 500
323 UWP Argentia NL 550
343 YGO Gods Lake Narrows MB 200
344 YOP Rainbow Lake AB 500
368 YJF Fort Liarrd NT 500
373 ZFM Fort McPherson NT 40
380 YUB Tuktoyaktuk NT 2000
391 TK Smithers - Telkwa BC 100

These are the only ones indicated with a specific date. A number of
others still in the list are already labeled Decommissioned (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. See OMAN [non]

** MEXICO. 800, Sept 7 at 1210, Spanish virtually zero-beat with KQCV
OKC, which I null as much as possible; discussing border issues at
Juárez; 1211 mentions ``Calibre``, keyword for XEROK, contraxion for
``Canal Libre``, as if it were still a ``clear channel``; 1211 rooster
crows (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 870, Sept 7 as I try to ID the SS from the South as KFJZ
Fort Worth [see U S A], by 1202 I am also hearing the choral Mexican
NA from the SW, which has to be XETAR; 1204, multilingual XETAR IDs;
1208 fades up ``XETAR, Su voz en la Sierra Tarahumara``, but I`ve
heard it much better before at SRS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 7 DTV, Sept 7 around 0415-0440 UT, KOCO ``5`` is on
the verge, continually breaking up during the Jimmy Kimmel show and a
bit of Nightline. One of my TV antennas has trouble getting a
sufficient signal from our `local` ABC affiliate. So I have a fest
snapping still after still of pixillated DTV breakup art, 67 of them;
to be winnowed down to the best of the best with the most variety for
my gallery. QRX (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 36 DTV, Sept 7 at 1352 UT, some tropo from Tulsa area
judging from maps and Bad signals, but this one decodes as: DTV 17-1
TBN HD. That is not helpful, but as W9WI.com confirms, this is the new
repacked channel for 1000 kW, KDOR-TV in Bartlesville, ex-17; so it
will not interfere any more with Enid`s K17JN-D, whatever its
masquerade. PSIP lineup:
17-1, TBN HD
17-2, Hilsong [sic, gotta delete a letter to get it down to 7]
17-3, COMBO
17-4, Enlace
17-5, TBN SD
W9WI.com disagrees on a couple: 17-3 JUCE; 17-5 Salsa. As with some
multi-casters, it could be certain subchannels are timeshared, so the
other names might apply elsewhen? It still seems strange that 36 will
soon be the top of the UHF TV band. Bring back 83! (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OMAN [non]. 9620, Sept 7 at 1443, since I have the OH5AE SDR in
Finland up to check WOR, also try for RSO English hour as reported
recently reactivated. Instead, S Asian talk with some hum, squeal and
distortion, and no trace of Oman. 1445 ID in passing as All India
Radio, as scheduled 250 kW from Aligarh in Sindhi at 1230-1500, among
other transmissions on 9620 --- not a good spot for RSO anyway (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830, Sept 7 at 2222, VOT on today unlike yesterday, but VP
with flutter, music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 293 kHz, Sept 7 at 0601 UT, ND beacon FBY, which is 25 watts
from Fairbury, Nebraska, logged a few times before. ATM I notice that
my line noise level abates below 300 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1998 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov reports
from Bulgaria: ``GERMANY, World of Radio#1998 via Hamburger
Lokalradio, September 7:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV7g9ByRgS4&feature=youtu.be
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/world-of-radio1998-via-hamburger.html
0630-0700 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, fair to good``

Barely confirmed audible on 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio, via OH5AE
SDR, Sat Sept 7 at 1445, vs heavy splash from 9490 Romania. Before
that undetectable on UTwente SDR.

Alan Gale reports: ``Hi Glenn, I'm hearing World of Radio here in
north west England again today, not very strong but it's definitely
there on 9485 kHz and even came up a bit towards the middle part but
then faded out completely after around 1450 UT.

I tried it on my SDRplay today and found that a USB bandwidth of
around 1.5 kHz worked best, but with the splatter it wasn't easy to
understand too much of what was being said, especially with some
fading on the signal as well. As you can see from the waterfall
display, a LSB signal would have no trouble at all, it's just the
upper sideband that is suffering, and even a double sideband AM signal
would probably fare better as you could at least tune lower or use
your IF shift to remove some of the splatter. Alan.``

Also confirmed, Sat Sept 7 at 2100 on WRMI 9955 after IS & ID loop,
S9-S7 and fluttery, upcut at ``---with World of Radio 1998``.

NOT confirmed UT Sunday Sept 8 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, which had been
our only WRMI frequency across North America; instead music, and soon
VORW mailbag. WRMI sked has been revised to show 5850 // 5010 during
this hour but still claims WOR on both now; while VORW was already
scheduled this hour on UT Fridays; a mistake, John, or a change? I do
confirm that much weaker 5010 is now // 5850. And not // to any of the
others WRMIs.

Confirmed UT Sunday Sept 8 at 0347 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, Wentzville MO,
about 12 minutes into so started late around 0335; good S9+20 but
considerable storm crashes, from eastern NM into the OK panhandle.
Next:
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW ND
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW ND
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW [2 episodes] ND
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5085, Sat Sept 7 at 2330 and later, WTWW-2 sig is not very
big, but as also on L&C webcast, just hamstuff, no Theatre Organ in
the Ozarx. Now the website says: ``Listen to Bob Heil's Organ Music
On WTWW Airs Saturdays 8 pm on 5085!`` But is that very old or very
new info? If CDT that would be 0100 UT Sunday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 870, Sept 7 at 1151 UT I`m up again hoping to ID the Spanish
gospel huxtering from the south which seems like it has to be KFJZ
Fort Worth, contrary to format listings. There he is; but at 1157, a
bit of hymn, no ID and sudden switch to another program, ``Renuevas
---`` algo, with a YL pushing something for $ 29 which seems to be
secular. Phone number frequently edited in with another OM voice,
1-888-366-2340. Reverse phone number uplooking is no fun unless you
are prepared to pay unknown websites. Fading down some, meanwhile
mostly separable XETAR fading up from 1202 past 1205; see MEXICO
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Sept 7 at 1153:
747, 774, 828 all from the NW, the Big Three from NHK Japan; no others
noted as I am also DXing 10-kHz channels (Glenn Hauser, OK,, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0439 UT September 8

** GUAM. 11955, Sept 6 at 2205, nice hallelujah harmonies, 2217
Indonesian talk at S8 to S9+10. KSDA scheduled this hour daily.

12040, Sept 6 at 2218, slightly weaker SE Asian talk; must be
Sundanese as scheduled from KSDA this semihour on days 2467 per
Aoki/NDXC, as this is UT Friday = day 6; otherwise English on 135.

I remain impressed by how well KSDA serves deep North America during
its broadcasts supposedly aimed at SE Asia, both 100 kW at 255 degrees
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830, Sept 6 at 2206 and 2249 chex, no signal from VOT
English to N America; must be off, as Spain is propagating 9690 very
well. Something`s always wrong at TRT Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7335, Sept 6 at 2247, Radio Martí VG signal as usual, and
barely audible under jamming on 9565, 11930. Meant to check earlier in
day whether any Grimesland NC frequencies were blown off by edges of
Hurricane Dorian, but all OK now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1998 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, Friday Sept 6 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, no upcut, S9-S5; by 2227
weakening to S8-S5 and traces of Cuban pulse jamming beginning to
appear.

Also confirmed UT Sat Sept 7 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, poor vs HLNL.
Next:

0629vUT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW [alt weeks, Sept
14 & 28] ND
1430 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] ND
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW ND
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW ND
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW [2 episodes] ND
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.13v, Friday Sept 6 at 2151, WBCQ is on here at S8 with
hard rock music instead of NOAA Weather Radio relay. Must be gearing
up for AAAWWW. At 2222 the modulation is cutting off and on.

7490.21v, Friday Sept 6 at 2153, `Behaviour Night` music, but too much
noise here to enjoy Sir Scratchy and his ancient tunes.

(7490), UT Sat Sept 7 from 0000, WBCQ webcast of `Allan and Angela
Weiner WorldWide`, since I am busy editing on computer, don`t even try
to hear it on SW. Ramsey calls in almost immediately, and I keep
listening since there is hardly and politix this week, just about the
SuperStation and technology, such as railing against computer
dependence --- keep it out of our transmitters!

But first at 2359 Sept 6, I notice that previous program wrapping up,
radiosermontime.org thinx he will be on WINB 9625 [sic] tomorrow, and
also on WWRB 5050. Clunk, hangs up phone. That weblink does not work.

First, AW makes it clear that he does *not* want to be stuffed
post-mortem, note that Angela! Even if it`s legal in strange Canada.

6160 has been retubed by TimTron, at a cost of tens of thousands of
dollars; and blew 800-amp fuses.

Lack of equipment support: Ampegon that went bankrupt are dicks.
Continental people are dickish.

One guy formerly with Ampegon, RF engineer named Norbert is now here
working on the antenna. Antenna tuning unit is in the tubular sexion.
50 and 100 ohms have to be matched for different frequencies. The ATU
has four caps which cost $ 18K each. Two coils are ganged together by a
chain, which broke. A special 8-mm chain, hard to replace, but Angela
located one which was shipped in from NC, arrived today. It`s like a
bicycle chain, and lubricated like one. AW went up 40 feet to install
it, and now that is working. Tonight`s show is ``quinta-casting`` on
3265, 5130, 6160, 7490, 9330=backup not SS.

At 0055 looks thru the new issue of Free Radio Weekly, just published,
mentions pirates logged and frequencies, but no dates, times or
credit; including YHWH by me which he thinx is religious --- hee hee,
yeah, anti-Christ, as I often denominate it but not this time. Then to
e-mail. Confirms that 9330 has been relaying NOAA Weather Radio, from
FL, SC, NC, and would do that again if needed. Thinx that Our Father
is responsible for steering Dorian away from US mainland. Prayer until
0104, then plugs 6160 available 24/7 at $ 35 an hour; or would like to
lease it out full-time.

5130 is a ``loss-leader`` subsidized partially by Larry Will and AW,
now offering a fall pirate special at $ 10/hour for a minimum of two
hours --- avoid getting busted with a 10-megadollar fine. Some time
also available on 7490, but not 9330 or 3265; finally ends at 0107.

Here`s John Carver`s version: ``Tonight's show started on time on
7490. Allan and Angela in the studio. Opening talk concerned a
statement about wanting to stuff Allan when he died. Allan said no.
First phone call at 0005 from Ramsey, pointing out to Allan that Roy
Rogers had Trigger stuffed when he died. Discussion about having
people stuffed and then one on preserving people's heads after they
died.

There has been some support from the old Ampegon company starting to
trickle through. They've sent an engineer from Germany who has been
helping them adjust the antenna. A chain that is used during the
antenna change broke. Angela found a man in North Carolina who could
duplicate the chain. Was shipped out before the hurricane and Allan
and John had to go forty feet above ground to install the chain. They
had to modify the antenna adjustment plate for the new chain to work
but it's working properly now.

Long discussion about how poorly digital and computerized things work
and how Allan wishes they would be built the old way. Reading of
emails at 0054 beginning with the Free Radio Weekly. Closing prayer at
0101. It was announced that they have a special on airtime on 5130.
Two hour minimum time slot at ten dollars per hour. Program was off
the air at 0106 and then into Brother Stair. Despite the signal
reports this evening I had a poor signal or no signal on the
frequencies I tried. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0247 UT September 7

** ANGUILLA. 11775, Sept 5 at 1401, PMS on and strong enough to tell
her modulation is squealing, like WWCR-1, WEWN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** BAHAMAS. While looking up CAYMAN info at dxinfocentre.com I search
for Bahamabeacons, and find only three listed. All appear to be away
from Hurricane Dorian path so may still be operating, FYI:
526, ZLS, Stella Maris, [Long Island], 500 watts
376, ZIN, Matthew Town, Great Inagua, 400 watts
281, ZSJ, Cockburn Town, San Salvador, 2000 watts
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 413 kHz, Sept 6 at 0547 UT, ND beacon YHD and dash, which
is 250 watts from Dryden, Ontario. I was tuned to 412-USB.

346 kHz, Sept 6 at 0615 UT, ND beacon YXL and dash, 500 watts from
Sioux Lookout, Ontario; I was tuned to 347-USB. Dozing off, there have
been more below. Glad to hear that not all the Y-stations have been
decommissioned yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CAYMAN ISLANDS. 415 kHz, Sept 6 at 0546, my NDB search downward is
off to a good start with CBC, which is 600 watts from Cayman BraC
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 10960, 11070, 11150, Sept 6 at 1355, JBA carriers, all three
on *jammed SOH frequencies per Aoki/NDXC. VP propagation today but
these can hardly be coincidental (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** HAWAII. 10000, Sept 5 at 0550, WWVH YL announcement about MARS
exercises, but now it`s generic, no specifix; ``aloha`` concludes just
in time for next timecheck at 0550:45 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, Sept 6 at 0538 during TA carrier search, q.v.,
also one here slightly stronger and steadier which I know is far more
likely to be TP, i.e. R. Kiribati already ~an hour after LSS in the
UT+14 = UT-10 zone (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. Unfortunately awake before 1200 UT Sept 6, I check lowband
for the usual SRS stations: 540, 550, 610, 650, 700, 710, 740. 550 and
700 are playing different NA versions at hourtop; 650 concluding
`Buenos Dias, Yarderos` just before 1200, i.e. XETNT Los Mochis,
Sinaloa, and then always weaker 610, XEGS Guasave joins // for news.

700, Sept 6 at 1205, ``La Poderosa de Parral, 90.3``, i.e. XEGD,
Chihuahua where 5/1 kW can be hyped as ``powerful``.

740, making horrible LAH on minus side of KRMG which soon takes over.
We know this one is XEQN Torreón, Coahuila.

Enid sunrise today: 1207 UT. Also around 1205 Sept 6, tried 870 for
XETAR, but dominated by Spanish gospel huxter from south, presumably
KFJZ Fort Worth, but in new NRC AM Log it is still shown as ETHnic:
Hindi, and other sources say BizTalk Radio (in English)! Could this
really be Mexican? No, new IRCA Log shows only two others in Oaxaca,
Guerrero, not religious and very unlikely (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 6170, September 5 at 0543, surprised to find RNZI good
on here at unsked time, so replacing 9700? NO, // very good 9700 is
still on too and stronger, so both transmitters are running in AM.
This may be another Thursday-maintenance test anomaly. BTW, 6170 is
much stronger than adjacent 6165 RHC. By 0558, 6170 is off; at 0602
both 5945 and 9700 are on, and 9700 does not go off until late at
0603*, unusual (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1998, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7254.9, Sept 5 at 0548, VON is on at S9+20 with African
music, drumming prélude to 0600 Hausa. One never know whether this
will be on or AWOL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1580, Sept 6 at 1659 UT check, KOKB Blackwell is still
OFF. You`d never know it from http://tripleplaysportsradio.com (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1998 contents: Antarctica,
Argentina, Ascension, Australia, Bahamas, Brasil, Chad non, Colombia,
Cuba and non, Hong Kong non, India, International Waters and non,
Iraq, Ireland non, Korea North, México, New Zealand, Oklahoma, Oman,
Romania, Russia, Sudan, Taiwan, UK, USA; and the propagation outlook

WOR 1998 is available as of 0350 UT Friday September 6
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1998.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1998.mp3

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

The shortwave broadcasts should be:

2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0629vUT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1030 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW [alt weeks, Aug
17?] ND
1430 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] ND
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW ND
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW ND
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210 or 5045-USB NSW [2 episodes] ND
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.16v, Sept 5 at 1421, WBCQ is JBA probably with a NOAA
Weather Radio relay; now moved up the coast from Daytona?

9330.190v, Sept 6 at 1400, WBCQ JBA talk in measured tones of NOAA
robot rather than Brother HyStairical; 1401 fades up a bit, definitely
NOAA Weather Radio, but can`t catch any local mentions, let alone ID
or WBCQ ID. Dorian is currently over the OBX of NC (and we hope DXer
Rick Shaftan is evacuated or doing OK). Far enough from Grimesland not
to cause VOA problems? Check for missing Martí or Bambara
frequencies.

Allan twitted Sept 5: ``Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ Sep 5
Still storming. Still beaming on 9330khz with weather info. Blessings
for folks in the Carolinas. Tune in the shortwaves when you can. Bring
a portable with you. It’s fun and important``

And on Sept 4: ``Prayers to all in the hurricane path. May our Father
keep pushing it to the east. Far from land. Help our brethren in the
Bahama land. 9330khz on with NOAA weather reports.``

And on Sept 3: ``9330khz on with FL NOAA radio beaming south. Keep
tuned in to all the shortwaves. Much good information and
entertainment. A very good alternative to main stream everything``

Really ``beaming south``?? CCW from 245 degrees WSW, which has been
the nominal central beam for all WBCQ frequencies?? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1650 kHz, Sept 6 at 1212 UT, rustic Mexmx and ``1650-AM,
cerca de su rancho`` slogans; loops WSW which is just right to
minimize 1640-KZLS, and my line noise from N/S. Must be KSVE El Paso
TX, 8500/850 watts, new format after defunct ESPN-D (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search: I hear a 1 kHz het
on 1000 KTOK OKC, so it`s time to resume hunting. Some editors think
this is a waste, insignificant, but I know I am really getting all
these signals from multiple countries, even if any audio for a
``definite ID`` is unlikely here in deep North America. Usual method:
on R75, 9-kHz steps tuning USB 1 kHz below each channel to detect
tell-tale hets of 1000 Hz.

This is at 0255-0304 UT Sept 6: 531, 621, 684, 711, 774-, 837, 954,
999, 1098, 1107, 1503, 1566, 1575. 621 stands out strongest, probably
Canary Islands. 774 is on the minus side, maybe something local. Often
pilot 999 is most likely COPE, Madrid, Spain, by proximity and power
50 kW.

Another search at 0538-0544 Sept 6: 549, 567, 621, 711, 747, 774(2),
837, 954, 999, 1107 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also
KIRITIMATI

UNIDENTIFIED. 930, Sept 4 at 0607 UT, WKY OKC nulled reveals a C2CAM
station, most likely WTAD Quincy IL, or maybe KWOC Poplar Bluff MO;
mixed with a sportstalk in English I will not attempt to guess (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1707 UT September 6

** BRAZIL. 11780, Sept 4 at 2057, Brazilian song at S5-S7, as RNA is
back here after a spell on 6180 as others have reported. There are
also reports that Bolsonaro wants to privatize EBC stations, which
would probably put an end to the SW service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6100, Sept 4 at 0623, RHC English, S9+20 but undermodulated,
better than JBA carrier on 6165; 6000 and 5040 off. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13700, Sept 4 at 1325, after resurgence yesterday, no FM spur
constellation from this RHC today. Something`s not wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. 15130, Sept 4 at 2055, algo JBA, virtually the OSOB.
Aoki/NDXC shows NHK in Japanese via FRANCE at 1900-2100.

11985, Sept 4 at 2059, French broadcast just ending. This one is NHK
via MADAGASCAR at 2030-2100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1490, after open carrier/dead air since at least August
30, KMFS Guthrie is finally revived Sept 4 at 1755 UT with some
musical modulation, 1800 UT ID *only* as ``Son-Life Radio, WJFM, 88.5,
Bâton Rouge``, i.e.. flagship station of Jimmy Swaggart network, who
then starts gospelhuxtering (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1580, Sept 3 at 1830 UT, KOKB Blackwell is OFF, while
sibling 1020 KOKP Perry remains nominal; KOKB still off Sept 4 at
1755, 2105 UT: opens frequency for traces of two other groundwave
stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1997 monitoring: confirmed
Wednesday September 4 at 2100 on WRMI 9955, after IS & ID loop. This
stopped at the end of a cycle right at 2100:00, but WOR playout not
cut on until 2100:03 when I have already reached ``---1997``, my first
eight words upcut, as WRMI automation continues to be out of
synchronization. S5-S8 anyway, much better than simulcast on WBCQ
7490.2, JBA in HNL, but confirmed L&C on webcast. Next:

Thu 0100 WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radiosked.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330, Sept 4 at 1355, JBA signal presumed WBCQ relaying NOAA
Weather Radio from Daytona, but too weak to be sure. At 2103 it`s just
as bad but measured down to 9329.94. Will they pick up further NOAA`s
up the GA, SC, NC coasts? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. During a break in my high local line noise level affecting
MW as well as SW, at midday Sept 3, I decide to try something
different: MW bandscan at 1 kHz below each 10-kHz channel in USB, to
``hear the hets``. Even tho this is far from an ideal quiet location
and far from ideal equipment (R75 with 100` E-W longwire, meaning it`s
a bit deaf to the N/S, such as not hearing 820 WBAP), I listen for
frequencies with more than one carrier beating --- some of them very
slow, to slow, to medium, to fast --- and skipping those with no
signal or definitely only one signal. It would take a *lot* more time
to count the beats and calculate each SAH.

This indicates that there are remnants of groundwave from some
second-tier stations around here I seldom or never hear in the clear.
Of course, I am not interested in amassing station totals so am making
no such claims, just an exercise in monitoring and propagation. I will
include the most likely sources based on proximity, top station first.
Remember that we do have some of the highest inland ground
conductivity around here, in the 30s.

I do this between 1840 and 1903 UT Sept 3, i.e. just after local mean
noon always at 1832 UT, when there will be the *least* possibility of
MW skywave, especially now still in summer. Some frequencies with one
fairly strong semi-local seem to be wobbling; hard to be certain if
transmitter fault or receiver overload. As usual when tuning MW or LW
on this receiver, both Preamp 2 and Preamp 1 are OFF. But further ATT
is not engaged. And of course there is no DFing with the LW.

Quite possibly no other DX editor will wish to dedicate the space to
publish this, but here it is in my original log report, which took at
least twice as long afterwards to compile as to carry out.

Reference for current listings and callsigns: NRC AM Log 2019-2020.

1600, v? KUSH OK
1590, slow: KGVB KS, KWEY OK [closer but not aimed thisaway]
1580, fast, while KOKB OK is OFF!! That leaves KHGG AR, KGAF TX
1570, slow, KTUZ OK, KTAT OK, KBCV MO
1560, fast, KEBC OK, WMBH MO, KABI KS
1540, medium, KNGL KS, KZMP TX
1500, slow, KPGM OK, KJIM TX
1480, irr., KQAM KS, KNGO TX
1460, medium, KZUE OK, KKOY KS, KCLE TX
1450, medium, 3-way, KGFF OK, KSIW OK, KWHW OK, KQYX MO, KWBW KS
1430, medium-fast, KTBZ OK, KALV OK
1420, slow, KTJS OK, KJCK KS, KULY KS
1400, irregular, KWON OK, KREF OK
1350, fast, KMAN KS, KTLQ OK
1340, medium, KGHM OK, KJMU OK
1320, KCLI OK way off frequency
1310, medium, KYUL KS, KZRG MO
1280, slow 2.2 Hz, KSOK KS, KPRV OK
1270, show, KRXO OK, KSCB KS, KFLC TX
1260, fast, KWSH OK, KSGF MO
1250, fast, KYYS MO, KRRD AR
1240, medium, KFH KS, KADS OK
1220, very slow, KTLV OK, KCAX MO, KOFO KS
1190, medium, KFXR TX, KVSV KS
1150, fast, KSAL KS, KNED OK
1140, fast, KRMP OK, KLTK AR
1130, very fast, KLEY KS, KWKH LA
1090, medium, KEXS MO, KVOP TX
1070, KFTI KS way off frequency
1060, medium, KIJN TX, KBFL MO
1050, fast, KGTO OK, KXCA OK
1040, medium, KGGR TX, WHO IA, KGWA 960 OK spur
1030, medium-fast, 3-way, KFAY AR, KBUF KS, KCWJ MO
1010, medium, KTNZ TX, KIND KS
990, medium, KFCD TX, KRSL KS
940, medium, KIXZ TX, KSWM MO
860, irregular, KKOW KS
790, fast, KURM AR, KXXX KS, KFYO TX
760, slow, KCCV KS, KDFD CO
710, slow, KGNC TX, KCMO MO
670, slow, KLTT CO, KHGZ AR, WSCR IL
660, medium, KSKY TX, KCRO NE
640, irregular, KWPN OK
570, very slow, WNAX SD, KLIF TX
560, fast, KWTO MO, KLZ CO
540, medium, KDFT TX, KWMT IA
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1060, Sept 4 at 0630 UT, romantic song in Spanish loops
WSW/ENE, fitting KIJN Farwell TX, the perpetually cheating 10 kW
daytimer; repeated lyric, ``Quiero estar contigo``, i.e. Jesus rather
than romantic, and 0633 UT KIJN ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 2325 UT Sept 4

** CUBA. After many months, I`m again hearing multiple FM spurs from
RHC; on almost daily morning bandscans, no sign of them until now,
Sept 3 at 1337 as I am tuning downward, first encountered circa 13830
but covering 10-11 kHz, 13825-13836. Also 13758-13772, 13626-13637,
13562-13572 weaker; trace circa 13500.

Very strong AM signals on both 13740 and 13700 before 1400, but these
FM spurs are obviously out of 13700 at approx. 65 kHz intervals; and
they are still there after 13740 is off at 1400 check.

Then I search further: FM on 13894-13903; trace circa 13963: these two
higher blobs I had not noticed initially. The closer ones are very
strong too. Come to think of it, I did not notice any F# tone along
with them which used to accompany, but rechecking at 1520 they are all
off as is 13700. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [and non]. Hurricane Watch Net is posting
daily(?) updates about what`s been happening on the HWN; keep
checking:
https://www.hwn.org/policies/activationplans.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. We may relax? Christian Mocanu, Romania, reports Sept 2
via bclnews.it yg: ``My friends at RRI answered my email and I was
pleased to read the following:

"The Board of the Romanian Radio Society rejected the proposal of
closing down any shortwave or mediumwave broadcasts as well as to
disrupt in any way the production of radio programming, instructed the
Management Council and the President-General Manager to reduce costs
in other areas and the President-General Manager to take all the
required measures in order to ensure funding for the Society"`` (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1997 monitoring: I missed checking UT Tuesday
Sept 3 at 0100 on WRMI 7780; did anyone hear it? Next:
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE

Full WOR schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9330.034V, Sept 3 at 1412, WBCQ relaying NOAA Weather Radio:
typical robotic cadence and intonation, hurricane info; S6-S8 and
difficult to copy from old wavering transmitter, not 500 kW Super! I
do hear a mention of ``eastern Okeechobee county``. Harold Frodge
first reported this:

``9330, WBCQ, Monticello ME; 2047-2203+, 9/2; Relaying NOAA 162.4 MHz,
KIH26, Daytona Beach FL, with Florida Atlantic coast wx & Dorian
update; long loop repeated, but apparently being updated each
round; 5:34 PM EDT TC. No relayer ID break, but e-mail response
from Allan Weiner in just a couple of minutes confirmed it’s
WBCQ. S9 peaks; very fady after 2100. (Frodge-MI)``

WRMI is still on nominally at 1415 Sept 3 check: 9395 good with BS,
15770 JBA with SMTV; 21525 JBA carrier Radio Africa. WRMI will have to
close down if the winds get too high.

At 1505 UT Sept 3 on MSNBC, Al Roker had a map showing ``scattered
power outages`` inland including Okeechobee county (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1544 UT September 3