WORLD OF RADIO and DX LISTENING DIGEST delays:

As you may have noticed, I have been producing these every week now
for many years without a break. It`s been my pleasure and passion to
do so. But I have been rather ill the past week, as some medical
issues are catching up with me, cutting into the very long hours I
needed to spend editing and typing at the desktop (in the long run,
this may be a good thing...)

I was already running about a week behind in completing a DXLD issue
after it was used as content for a WOR edition, while ideally, as once
was possible, it would be complete or almost complete by recording
time.

As of early UT March 27: DXLD 19-12 material as on WOR 1974 is still
in raw unedited form, not ready for publication.

I have been gathering material for DXLD 19-13 and WOR 1975, but that
process is not caught up yet. 1975 will not likely be ready for
broadcast even later on Wed Mar 27.

If I don`t lose too much more editing time, I am thinking of finishing
19-13 first to avoid falling further behind; and working on completing
19-12 later on the side when possible.

I know stations and listeners depend on and expect a new edition every
week but for the time being, I must ask people to stand by. Stations
please just repeat 1974 until 1975 is notified or uploaded.

One thing I can still do is DX, as I was already DXing while on the
bed most of the time! I will try to keep producing my log reports
without too much delay.

Thanks for your understanding --- Glenn

** ALASKA. Caught the last part of Amanda Dawn Christie`s experimental
transmissions via HAARP, UT Wednesday March 27, after referring to the
schedule at:
https://www.ghostsintheairglow.space/transmissions
which confusingly refers to this day as ``March 26+1``

At 0239 and still at 0240, 4500 to the east is S9+10 with CODAR QRM,
SSTV; noting heard on 4400 to the west. This is contrary to her sked
for Sexion VII at 0233-0239 which said 4500 would be ``NATO fonetik
alfabet x 3``, and 4400 would be ``counting to one hundred``.

The same frequencies continue for Sexion VIII, at 0239:30-0245:30.
Retune to 4400-AM at 0245 just in time to hear the fonetik letters; I
think the last three were TAY, and off at 0245.5. Considerably weaker
than 4500 as to be expected, which at 0246 has been restored to CODAR
only.

0246, frequencies have changed for Section IX, ``Spy Cameras from the
Sky, and a Mystery Box in the Woods``: 6900-AM to the east is S9+10/20
with somewhat muffled and lo-key YL narration, mostly unreadable with
possibly local device QRM, but I pick out a few bits, describing an
object: ``On Sunday December 1``; ``who gave you the authority?``;
``RCMP``. Also some music in background. At 0254 it suddenly switches
to SSTV, and then find it sounding the same as on S9 5100 to the west.
Both stop before 0256*

0256.5, the only and final frequency is 3200, for Sexion IX, ``Not
with a bang but with a WSPR``. This is the weakest, S5-S7 and is, as
not specified, a CW message, which I am not recording and not up to
speed to copy live, seeming repeated a few times until off at 0259:30*

There have been many other running reports of this from WOR iog
contributors, which I have not digested before writing my report. I
assume most or all will be posted audiovisually (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 9395, March 26 at 2145, RAE Italian via WRMI is
rather in Spanish for a dramatic reading with dramatic music of
something by Borges about the tango; no translation necessary,
apparently. 2152 back into real Italian for headlines also with
annoying music, 2153 ciao! And WRMI 9395 ID, Oldies music fill at S8-
S5, 2159 VOA ``news`` not quite on the hour --- so must have been
recorded at least an hour ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 12120, March 26 at 1432 Chinese with sounder, S6
with flutter, also constant RTTY and CODAR QRM. A frequency a
broadcaster should avoid, but not VOA PHILIPPINES in Mandarin this
hour, so I am not sure whether this is the CNR1 jammer or not. Before
1400, FEBC is on 12120, and even earlier KTWR --- I hope listeners
aren`t thinking VOA is also a gospel huxter by the company it keep
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, March 27 at 0050, R. Progreso is on with mostly music,
well atop CODAR above and below. A while ago, Wolfgang Bueschel was
wondering if they were really starting at 0030 now as he was not
hearing them that early; must have been an anomaly (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 5935-5940-5945, March 26 at 0552, DRM noise at S4-S5,
which is RRI Tsiganeshti as scheduled this semihour in Russian (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNID 5850

** SPAIN [and non]. 12030, March 26 at 1819, REE has heavy QRM from an
extremely distorted and wide signal from 12021 to 12039 approx. At
first I suspect a Noblejas transmitter is acting up again, but the
``modulation`` does not match up to REE-AM in the midst of it. What
else could it be? WEWN has also broken down like this in past. But
there own much weaker Spanish on 12050 sounds OK, and there is no spur
match on 12070 or anywhere. At 1923, 12050 has two weak stations with
a slow SAH, i.e. WEWN and Ndarason/Ascension. By 1922, REE is somewhat
overcoming the QRM, another indication it`s not self. Maybe a totally
different station mistuned to the wrong frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5896.5-USB, March 27 at 0031, joint Air Force/Navy MARS net,
mostly VP-P; calls heard include NNA6AR, AFA6UB, NCS387, NCS307 (or
are they NPS---? only these are not fonetik); ACA70 refers to a
different frequency but never spoken in the clear; 0037 I think they
were to close with SSTV but too weak to hear any beepery. Amid just as
weak broadcast signals 5890 & 5900 which are not a problem (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
March 26 at 2030 on WRMI 7780, JBA. It`s unclear when 1975 will be
ready: see my notice atop (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5130.48v, March 27 at 0208, WBCQ is on with dead air, no ham
show audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505v, March 27 at 0213, no signal from WRNO, which reminds
me I have not heard it either for a few nights now (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5845-5850-5855, March 26 at 0552, DEM noise at S5,
sounds about the same as 5940 RRI; WRMI is the only 5850 station
anywhen in Jeff`s HFCC, available at this hour but has not been using
it. Possibly another special for the DRM GTG on Mallorca today, from
Okee? I don`t think WRMI has ever run DRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

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

It's been some time since I performed a comprehensive review of the
links - this update includes part one of that review.

1) Podcast aggregator - WRN: Updated links from Babcock to Encompass
2) Australia - R Australia: Deleted link to Keys of Music (podcasts
all deleted)
3) Australia - Unique R: Updated link to podcasts
4) Australia - Hobart R Int: Added link to podcasts
5) Austria - TWR Europe: Added links to programmes/frequencies
6) Brazil - R Clube do Para: Deleted link to programme schedule (no
longer found)
7) Brazil - R Nac de Amazonia: Updated link to programme schedule
8) Brazil - R Nac de Brasilia: Updated link to programme schedule
9) Canada - BVB: Corrected link from freq list to prog list
10) China - CTB: Added alternative link to Holy Tibet podcasts
11) Croatia - HRT: Updated link to HRT Live
12) Egypt - R Cairo: Removed links to archived programmes (pages no
longer found)
13) Falklands - Falklands R: Updated links to frequencies and
programme schedules
14) France - R France Int (Eng): Removed obsolete link to frequencies
15) Germany - Channel 292: Added links to From The Isle of Music,
Uncle Bill's Melting Pot and Encore (all also listed under WBCQ)
16) Germany - DW: Added link to Facebook page
17) India - AIR: Updated link to Home page
18) India - AIR: Removed incorrect link to AIR Ragaam service daily
cuesheet
19) Korea, North - R Pyongyang: Updated link to home page
20) USA - WBCQ: Added link to Encore (also listed under Channel 292)
21) USA - WRNO: Removed obsolete links
22) Update to UTC offset notations for Cuba

The next update will be at the end of March, and will include part two
of the comprehensive review of links.
Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 6060, March 25 at 0548, RHC S9+20 of dead air,
clearly audiblizing Algeria in Arabic via FRANCE, slow SAH of
52/minute = .87 Hz. What of the other RHC English frequencies: 6100 is
off; 6165 S9 of dead air or maybe JBM; 6000 S3 undermodulated; at
0553, 5040 is S9+10/20 of dead air too. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13779.24, March 25 at 1341, RHC has knocked itself way off-
frequency today as happens to this 13780 transmitter occasionally,
S9/+10. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, March 25 at 2311, RHC with extremely broken up
modulation, like alternate syllables, for `Mesa Redonda` alternative
program, which is loud and clear on its only // 11950. By 2330, 6000
has been turned off while 11950 continue. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, March 25 at 2313, CRI relay is S9+10 but JBM.
Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765.00, March 26 at 0217, Radio Progreso is almost on-
frequency, no more than 2-3 Hz high compared to 5000 and 5025;
contrary to someone`s report of it on 4765.06 which is about the spot
for Tajikistan, which Cuba completely blox here, not even a het (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST)

** MALI. 5995, March 25 at 2313, something here between the two
defective Cubans on 5990 & 6000 in S7-S9 talk, maybe French, R. Mali
as reported today by others. You never know whether it will be on or
off, on 5995 or 9635 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, March 25 at 0530, JBA carrier, presumed RNZI.
When even this trans-equatorial station is not propagating, inbooming,
the OSOB or SSOB, we know propagation is absolutely pitiful; at least
it does appear to be on the air still (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6929-USB, March 25 at 2319, S6-S8 pirate DJ mixing
with music; 2320 ID as ``Evergreen Radio, on the air for your
pleasure`` and some bluegrass; 2326 Johnny Cash; 2348 Irish song with
fiddle until stops at 2346 and still off at 2349. More logs here
covering the same span:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52276.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7215-7220-7225, March 25 at 0536, DRM noise at S6-S7; I
can only conclude it`s RRI Galbeni as scheduled this hour in Romanian,
285 degrees to W Europe, supposedly NOT in DRM per HFCC B-18 and WRTH
2019 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA. 7230, March 25 at 0537, S4-S6 in English, listed
Channel Africa, all the way from 05 to 12 UT M-F, 100 kW at 5 degrees,
its last few days on the air, stopping March 27 or 29? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, March 25 at 2314, zero signal from VOT English to
North America; no doubt an Emirler sloppyrator has again failed to
bring up frequency on time. Now what were the preceding ones where it
might still be running? I don`t have the list handy, but there is a
JBA signal on 9610, and none on 5980; uplooked later the others could
be 6120, 9625. Recheck at 2327, *now* 5960 is on at S7-S9 with music
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
March 24 at 2133 on WRMI 7780, very poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10 (and
again not on 5950, music).

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0307 the 0300v on Area 51
webcast; WBCQ 5130.40v a JBA carrier at 0323

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 after 0330 on WRMI webcasst; 9955 a
JBA carrier

Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good

Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 26 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, poor. Next:

0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]

WORLD OF RADIO 1975 may be delayed more than usual! And so is DXLD
19-12 upon which 1974 was based.

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

** U S A [and non]. Classical music on Shortwave --- GERMANY, USA.
Radio Tumbril is a new station being aired on Channel 292 and WBCQ
with a one-hour programme (titled "Encore") of Classical Music
- it is being aired as follows:

Channel 292:
6070 kHz: 1500-1600 UT Sunday.
Repeated 1900-2000 UT Friday

WBCQ:
7490 kHz 0000-0100 UT Monday
(20:00-21:00 EDT Sunday) (Not yet showing on the WBCQ website)

https://www.tumbril.co.uk
(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, March 17, WOR iog via DXLD)

Uninformative home page but does link to a very slow-loading playlist
for 24/3/09 [sic; just 10 years off].

As an advocate of more (any!) classical on SW, I was sure to intune
this, UT March 25 --- but I`m at the computer so, apologetically,
listen to WBCQ webcast first. It`s not stereo, and considerable
distortion level, disappointingly. Announcer introduces as Bruce
Avery. Unfortunately it`s on at the same time as 60 Minutes and The
Simpsons, two must-sees on American TV, which I doubt he took into
account when scheduling. At 0035 retune-in, I`m hearing Smetana`s
Moldau, and yes, it is in the middle of this playlist.

At 0045, I`m on 7490.17v direct, and find less distortion, at least
not the same kind as on webcast, but the usual slight selective
fading, and also staticrashes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.155V, March 25 at 0539, variety of music, singing ID
for WHVW, romantic song, plug ``two hours of classical music at 6-8
Monday-Friday, on WHVW, the best station in the nation``; Alabama
Bound. S9 but HNL. Very unusual for Pirate Joe`s station or anything
to keep this WBCQ transmitter on so late; maybe a test or ad-hoc. I
think he has been running WHVW a lot thru 3264.9, virtually inaudible
here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5950, March 26 at 0222, WRMI in strange language, Albanian?
Seemed to mention Tirana, then obviously Supreme Master TV as she goes
into Englishish. Indeed, WRMI skedgrid now shows this all the way from
02 to 07 on 5950.

Does anyone axually listen to SMTV and get anything out of it? It
still sounds like a cult to me and unpredictably multi-lingual,
spending large gobs of time telling us about various cable TV channels
it`s on, greatly diminishing what SW audience it might accrue (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 13750-13755-13760, Monday March 25 at 1341, no DRM from
WINB; what happened? No Cuban spur audible either today (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.132, March 25 at 0609, trace of modulation, vs
staticrashes, second harmonic of something on 2940.066v. I`ve already
mentioned the likeliest, but no reports received from anyone who can
ID it for sure, and the spring storm season is no help (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0455 UT March 26

Please delete the original report as most of the dates were wrong as Sunday March 25 instead of 24, now fixed and replace with:

Glenn Hauser logs March 23-24, 2019

** ANGUILLA. 11775, Sunday March 24 at 1814, ``Clap Yo` Hands`` gospel
tune, a welcome respite from PMS pontificating, but she`s back already
at 1816 saying ``Good Morning`` to some congregation in California.
Are they listening to The Caribbean Beacon? BTW, don`t expect MW 1610
to come back as it was operating in violation of low-power limitations
(never mind there is no such restrixion in Canada) (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 7546, March 24 at 1438, a JBA carrier is here
apparently as additional jamming to VOA Cantonese via Philippines at
13-15, hit directly by CNR1 jamming on 7545 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7435, March 24 at 1440, popsongs in Asian language, then
announcement in Russian, i.e. CRI as scheduled this hour only in
Russian, 37 degrees from SZG site, i.e. toward DVR and onward USward,
still the SSOB except for 7490 WWCR blaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, March 24 at 0526, RHC English is S9-S8 but just barely
modulated; 6100 S9/S9+10 and JBM; 6060 good mod S9+20 vs Algerian
Qur`anRM via FRANCE; 6000 S8 and suptorted; 5040 rough modulation
S9+10/20. Arnie Coro now in his other program as ``science editor``,
`Breakthru` spoken at normal pace by more or less normal voice;
suspected and old repeat recorded some time ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13756.582, Sunday March 24 at 1449, since all the QRDRM from
WINB 13750-13760 is silent weekends, I seek out the second-order spur
from RHC 13700, whose first order spurs are easily detected at plus
and minus 28.288 kHz, thus x 2 would be 56.576 --- close enough, 6 Hz
away! margin of error or may well fluxuate that much from day to day.
I finish the measurement just in time before 13700 and its parasites
all disappear at 1455*. The first-orders were also in but not
remeasured today. If, as Ken Zichi alleges, DRM reception cannot
tolerate the least bit of QRM, this tiny spur should be enough to ruin
WINB when it`s on, even tho I could not detect it then (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, March 24 at 0010, hard rock music at
S9/+10, 0015 YL ID ``Best of shortwave radio at Mix radio
International``. I couldn`t help but notice that this was stronger
than WBCQ 5130.48v at S9, incomparably better than JBA 3264.9v, altho
about equal to 7490.18v.

NO entries this date for it at HFU, but tacked on to logs starting
March 23:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52174.15.html
Also reports of same on 15170:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52158.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: barely confirmed
JBA to poor, Sat Mar 23 at 1132 on WRMI 9955; confirmed S5-S4 Sat Mar
23 at 2100 on WRMI 9955. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 24 after 0030 on
WRMI 7730, S9+30. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 24 at 0331 on WA0RCR,
1860-AM, about 5 minutes in, so started circa 0326, S9+30. Also
confirmed UT Sun Mar 24 at 0856 check the 0830 on WRMIs, all three
good and clear: 7730, 5950, 5850, with 5950 softer-sounding as usual.
Next:
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW
1900 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 [or 1975?]
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]

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

** U S A. 2097.3-CW, March 24 at 0310, beacon A clearly audible, one
Morse letter every dekasecond. Based on some references, we have been
attributing this to Quartzsite AZ, but Steve McGreevy in the Mojave
says it definitely is not, unknown exactly where but in Q. only a
skywave signal is received (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, March 23 at 0528, no signal here unlike 24 hours
ago a French-influenced African language. Likewise March 24 at 0525
check. Something getting a head start on A-19? Nothing scheduled then
either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This corrected report re-dispatched at 2258 UT March 24

** ANGUILLA. 11775, Sunday March 25 at 1814, ``Clap Yo` Hands`` gospel
tune, a welcome respite from PMS pontificating, but she`s back already
at 1816 saying ``Good Morning`` to some congregation in California.
Are they listening to The Caribbean Beacon? BTW, don`t expect MW 1610
to come back as it was operating in violation of low-power limitations
(never mind there is no such restrixion in Canada) (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 7546, March 25 at 1438, a JBA carrier is here
apparently as additional jamming to VOA Cantonese via Philippines at
13-15, hit directly by CNR1 jamming on 7545 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7435, March 25 at 1440, popsongs in Asian language, then
announcement in Russian, i.e. CRI as scheduled this hour only in
Russian, 37 degrees from SZG site, i.e. toward DVR and onward USward,
still the SSOB except for 7490 WWCR blaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, March 25 at 0526, RHC English is S9-S8 but just barely
modulated; 6100 S9/S9+10 and JBM; 6060 good mod S9+20 vs Algerian
Qur`anRM via FRANCE; 6000 S8 and suptorted; 5040 rough modulation
S9+10/20. Arnie Coro now in his other program as ``science editor``,
`Breakthru` spoken at normal pace by more or less normal voice;
suspected and old repeat recorded some time ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13756.582, Sunday March 25 at 1449, since all the QRDRM from
WINB 13750-13760 is silent weekends, I seek out the second-order spur
from RHC 13700, whose first order spurs are easily detected at plus
and minus 28.288 kHz, thus x 2 would be 56.576 --- close enough, 6 Hz
away! margin of error or may well fluxuate that much from day to day.
I finish the measurement just in time before 13700 and its parasites
all disappear at 1455*. The first-orders were also in but not
remeasured today. If, as Ken Zichi alleges, DRM reception cannot
tolerate the least bit of QRM, this tiny spur should be enough to ruin
WINB when it`s on, even tho I could not detect it then (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, March 25 at 0010, hard rock music at
S9/+10, 0015 YL ID ``Best of shortwave radio at Mix radio
International``. I couldn`t help but notice that this was stronger
than WBCQ 5130.48v at S9, incomparably better than JBA 3264.9v, altho
about equal to 7490.18v.

NO entries this date for it at HFU, but tacked on to logs starting
March 23:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52174.15.html
Also reports of same on 15170:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52158.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: barely confirmed
JBA to poor, Sat Mar 23 at 1132 on WRMI 9955; confirmed S5-S4 Sat Mar
23 at 2100 on WRMI 9955. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 25 after 0030 on
WRMI 7730, S9+30. Also confirmed UT Sun Mar 25 at 0331 on WA0RCR,
1860-AM, about 5 minutes in, so started circa 0326, S9+30. Also
confirmed UT Sun Mar 25 at 0856 check the 0830 on WRMIs, all three
good and clear: 7730, 5950, 5850, with 5950 softer-sounding as usual.
Next:
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW
1900 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 [or 1975?]
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]

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

** U S A. 2097.3-CW, March 25 at 0310, beacon A clearly audible, one
Morse letter every dekasecond. Based on some references, we have been
attributing this to Quartzsite AZ, but Steve McGreevy in the Mojave
says it definitely is not, unknown exactly where but in Q. only a
skywave signal is received (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, March 24 at 0528, no signal here unlike 24 hours
ago a French-influenced African language. Likewise March 25 at 0525
check. Something getting a head start on A-19? Nothing scheduled then
either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 2129 UT March 25

** AUSTRALIA. 5055, March 22 at 0950 weak music at S2-S4 from 4KZ;
unfortunately awake now, I also check 5045 for Unique Radio during a
scheduled airing of WORLD OF RADIO. All I can get there is a JJBBA
carrier, but at least that implies mode is reduced carrier LSB rather
than straight suppressed carrier LSB, a distinxion Tim has never
explained. Now on Sat & Sun there will be plenty of chances to hear
WOR on stronger stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 12000, March 22 at 0129, RHC English at S7-S8 on this second
harmonic of 6000. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. 9950, March 22 at 0130, VP S2-S4 with ME or S Asian music.
Listed as AIR in Nepali at 0130-0230, 500 kW, 35 degrees from
Bengaluru. Weak 9955 WRMI is not a problem now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.3-WBFM, March 22 at 2035 UT, in a quick bandscan while
parked on the south side of a store in downtown Enid, something new,
talk station, soon IDed as KOKC, and then dual ID with 95.3 FM getting
top billing over 1520. Now that KOKC can pretend to be an FM station,
even less chance they will ever get 1520 restored to 50 kW. Seems to
be too strong for a translator, as the other ones in OKC just don`t
make it here over 100 km away. No, it *is* a translator per WTFDA FM
Database:

K237GE, relaying KOKC-1520 on 95.3 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 0.25 0.25 0.0 0.0
35-32-51 97-29-30 TALK KOKC NEWSTALK 1520``

The zeroes mean HAAT at ground level; rather, not calculated; FCC
shows:

``K237GE OK OKLAHOMA CITY FX LIC
Licensee: SCREEN DOOR BROADCASTING, LLC
Service Designation: FX Translator Station (retransmits signal,
different channel than main station)
Channel/Class: 237D
Frequency: 95.3 MHz Licensed
File No.: BLFT-20180913ABF
Facility ID number: 143059
CDBS Application ID No.: 1792128
This station relays KOKC (AM).

Technical Data Links & Maps
35Â 32' 51.00" N Latitude
97Â 29' 30.00" W Longitude (NAD 27)
35.547500 -97.491667
Polarization: Horizontal Vertical
Effective Radiated Power ERP): -0.25 0.25kW ERP
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 0. 0.meters - Calculate HAAT
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 658. 658.meters AMSL
Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 314. 314.meters AGL``

Screen Door Broadcasting? Surely not the same company owning KOKC
1520. OKC is pretty flat so AGL will be close to AAT, 1030 feet. So it
must be on some big TV/FM tower, accounting for its coverage with only
250 watts. But its 60 dbu service contour shows from the NE OKC
antenna farm it does reach Edmond, but not Moore or Norman.

As I drive away from what must have been a hotspot in Enid, signal
gets very unreliable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 101.5-WBFM, circa 2040 UT March 22, KOCD Okeene is still
totally of the air, not even 7 seconds now and then (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PHILIPPINES [non]. 9700, 2357 UT March 21, S9 open carrier.
Promptly as soon as it is March 21 at 0000, RVA IS once, rustic
percussion SE Asian music and Radio Veritas Asia sign-on in language
like Thai/Lao, but what is it? Everyone agrees it`s a relay via SMG
VATICAN, but lang. is abbr`d as KC in Eibi, kac in Aoki/NDXC --- and
LAT in HFCC! Well, this is certainly not Latin tho bits may creep in
since it`s RCC programming. WRTH 2019 will spell out the full language
name if I can find a match to time and frequency: Kachin, of course,
and it`s the *only* RVA broadcast left on SW via anywhere according to
this on page 486. And HFCC prolongs same for A-19. Question is, how
much longer current pope will allow SMG to continue to exist at all,
contrary to his ``let`s get modern`` anti-SW stance. As for Kachin,
EiBi says it`s spoken by 900 kilomyanmarianese, a.k.a. Jingpho.
Apparently it is the only remote ministry of RVA which wanted to
continue on SW. Those Kachins must really be into SWLing! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SURINAME. 4990-, March 22 at 0127, presumed R. Apintie about S5
with undermodulated music. Various chex 24 hours later detect a JBA
carrier, far too weak to evaluate modulation, and lighting storms are
closing in on us from the TX Panhandle (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U S A. 15740, March 23 at 1832, S9+10 open carrier, no doubt VOA
Greenville-B warming up for 1930 site switch in French as heard March
20 --- but almost an hour ahead of time; are they burning 250 kWh for
this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.17, UT Sat March 23 at 0006, tune in to WBCQ as `Allan
Weiner Worldwide` says he doesn`t have the heart to keep doing the
show, but does so anyway, attacking all Democrats in congress as
socialists & communists. And complains that some programmers are
failing to pay their bills or get their programs in, even tho he is
practically ``giving away the station`` with income barely covering
electricity costs. He`s in a terrible mood, and I can`t take it any
more, so perhaps John Carver will file a fuller report. Yes:

``Tonight's show started a bit late on 7490 after a period of dead
air. Theme song ran most of the way through without any voice overs.
Theme stopped then started over again with Allan commenting that he
shouldn't do it but was going to do a show. Said he was too upset to
do a show. Angela and Tom in the studio with him in Maine. Allan says
he's in a terrible mood. Phone call at 0007 from Freddie trying to
cheer Allan up. Allan goes on at length about the state of the
country, being overwhelmed with bills, programmers not paying their
bills, programmers paying with bad checks. States again that he
shouldn't have gone on the air this evening. Says he's fed up with
everything. No money, no appreciation for what he does, increased
taxes and fees.

Says that cellphones have turned the younger generation into the BORG
and are dragging the rest of us in that direction. Is upset that the
country voted in a jerk ass congress. Says that he's had it. Power
company has informed him of another coming rate hike. Says he is in a
battle with entropy. Regrets that he insisted that wherever possible
jobs in the superstation construction be given to locals as he was
trying to improve the local economy. Says there has been shoddy work,
over charging etc.

Stated that the new transmitter is installed and the transmission
lines are installed and everything is just waiting for the antenna to
be finished. Says that testing should begin in mid April.

Another phone call at 0034 from Pirate Joe asking what's wrong with
Allan this evening. Lots of statements from Allan about Republicans,
Democrats, congress, the state of this country. He posited that people
running for election should be required to take intelligence tests.
More cellphone jabs and jabs at their users. The decline in radio
listening, decline in station revenues. He started yelling, pounded on
the desk saying that he was mad as hell and he wasn't going to take it
anymore. He repeated this several times and then I lost the signal at
0043.

Found a signal on 9330 which surprised me. Allan was still talking
with Pirate Joe. Tom noticed that 7490 was off the air and left to
check it. He returned and said that the 7490 transmitter had blown a
breaker. Allan said that his bitching and moaning must have blown the
breaker. Told Angela that was the first time that had ever happened.
He seemed to mellow some then and started reading emails at 0051. Most
emails were sympathetic to Allan's situation. Phone call at 0053
trying to assure Allan that he was not alone in his sentiments.
Another phone call at 0058 supporting Allan then reading of emails
continued. Closing prayer at 0102 and show was off the air at 0106.
Brief period of music and then into the dulcet tones of Brother Scare.
John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, March 22 at 0527, hilife music, good S9+10/20,
0528 African language announcement past 0530+, seems with French
influence. Cannot find anything listed now except HFCC has a wooden
entry for NHK direct from Japan in multiple languages between 04 & 07.
Not in Aoki or EiBi, nothing scheduled 0400-0900. Possibly VOA
Botswana failed to turn off at scheduled 0400*? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

this report dispatched at 0436 UT March 23