Delayed DX Listening Digest 19-13 is now available:
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1913.txt
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxlatest.txt

Altho contents have not yet been compiled as usual for
these notices, and for
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

Note: DXLD 19-12 is not ready for publication yet

World of Radio airtimes, currently 1975; 1976 ASAP

1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [alt weeks, April 13]
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 5950 7730
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany [ex-1130]
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-USB NSW
1800 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania [ex-1900]
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite
and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Best of DX and 73, Glenn

** CANADA. 2749-USB, April 2 at 0637 UT, unusual to hear anything in
the nightmiddle, but marine weather info in French with English
accent; millibars and direxions mentioned, also Matane several times
which is a QuÃbec city on the Gaspà coast NE of Rimouski. Stops at
0639* and nothing now on 2598-USB either. I cannot find a 2019
schedule on the Canadian Coast Guard site, just 2018:
http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine-Communications/RAMN-2018/Part2#21
which does not show anystation ending around 0640 UT; and it has never
been clear to me whether these stations stay on UT or make DST shifts!
CCG 2018 sked does show VCO Sydney NS *starting at 0740 UT via Port
Caledonia site, English only, which would now be *0640 if DST be
observed. Nor does this version:
http://dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm#O%20ATL

Bill Hepburn replies already to an advance copy of the above:

``Hi Glenn, That could've just been an unscheduled broadcast with a
marine warning or an amended forecast. Unscheduled broadcasts are not
that uncommon. I've heard lots of them over the years. They also
interrupt the VHF continuous marine broadcasts.

From the RAMN: "MCTS Centres broadcast marine safety information
through continuous, scheduled and unscheduled broadcasts to provide
mariners with information such as weather bulletins, ice information,
and notices to shipping (NOTSHIP) concerning the operational status of
navigational aids and dangers to navigation."

BTW, broadcast times noted in UT remain on UT regardless of ST/DT
status. The RAMN's are now updated on an ongoing basis - so it's
always the latest issue. You can check the amendment dates on the
Amendment Register on page i. The "year" changes in April, the
official annual issue time.

My guess is that you heard Escoumins Coast Guard Radio broadcasting
from its site on Grindstone Island, QC. Regards, Bill Hepburn``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, Monday April 1 at 2302, no signal from RHC for `Mesa
Redonda` TV soundtrack, which is S9+30 on only // 11950. So no ACI
this side of 5995 Mali. By 2306, 6000 has come on too. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, April 2 at 0625, this RHC English is off; 6060 is loud
S9+30 with music; 6100 is S9+30 but undermodulated with hum; 6165 only
S7 and u/mod. At 0629, 5040 starts `Focus on Africa` with a song from
Sierra Leone, good S9+20. So English span is now more-or-less 23-07.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 13820, April 2 at 1338, residual lite jamming on
ex-Martà frequency, while heavier jamming seems now under replacement
13605 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN. 13735, April 2 at 1340, YL speaking, S4 with flutter. HFCC
shows nothing but VIRI in Russian, 1320-1430, 500 kW, 336 degrees from
Sirjan. One of few signals on band besides Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. 5980, April 2 at 1413, RNZI is S9-S6, poor
maybe with SAH; Ron Howard reports that Shiokaze/Sea Breeze has
started using two frequencies at once, including this one for the
daily 1405-1435 Japanese broadcast, // 6090 (and the 1300-1400
including Thursday English is on 5920 // 6070). JIC continues to
demonstrate incompetence in frequency management, as NZ is not the
only collision. Will Adrian keep it there? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. 9690, Monday April 1 at 2201, REE in English, with what
else, music, in this case a blues band visiting and then Justin Coe
interviews a Jeff. So for A-18, English has shifted one UT hour
earlier to 2200-2230 M/W/F. Should also be on the other three, 12030,
11940, 11670. Come on, Justin, suppress your mÃsica-sobretodo-mania
and give us some news, even analysis of current events in Spain! Or
would that be too unsafe under circumstances? Secret REE Arabic should
now be at 2130, M-F? on 12030, 11670, unchecked yet (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830.05 approx., April 1 at 2228, VOT English to N America
for A-19, no RTTY QRM, only slightly off-frequency+plus, pending a
crash to 9830.7v one of these days. (I also must cope with a constant
local device JBA carrier slightly off 9830.000.) But something else is
already wrong: 2259 still on with IS, and 2300, 2-second-late, 6-pip
mis-timesignal and into GERMAN! still past 2305 check, just like
sloppyrators at Emiler would do in B-season after 0000 on 5960.
Fortunately now there are no legitimate broadcasters to collide on
9830 after 2300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1975 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday April 2 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG; also at 0100 on 7780,
S9/+10, F-G. Next:
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

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

** U S A. 9955, Monday April 1 at 2140, Radio Free Grenada ID for
15105 kHz! It`s featured on `La Rosa de Tokio` this week via WRMI;
later discusses Radio Swan. This show and `Historias de Radio` provide
a *lot* of historical SW info with clips (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5890, April 2 at 0622, S9+40/50 of dead air, obviously WWCR
transmitter normally off at this time; equivalent level to 5935 with
DGS modulation. What of the other two? 4840 at 0630 is also dead air
of S9+30, instead of Alex Jones? (who has admitted he is psychotic) -
-- no, scheduled InfoWars until 0600, then TOMBS here too; 3215 at
0633 is S9+20 with double-audio! at about equal level: TOMBS and
something mentioning 1-800-VENUSLIVE (?). Both are on both LSB and
USB; the least WWCR could do would be to separate them sidebandedly.
Own WWCR program sked dated April 1 shows 3215 is supposed to be OFF
the air at 05-09! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4810, April 2 at 0630, steady weak carrier here, vs
utehash on plus side. Aoki thinx R. Logos, Perà runs 0900-2400 only;
EiBi B-18 shows 1000-1300 & 2300-0226. WRTH 2019 is noncommittal as to
hours. Could also be a ute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5800, April 2 at 0623, OM solo song, VP S4-S5, need LSB
to avoid ute QRM plus. No legit broadcasters scheduled here except:
Guess what ---- now registered in Jeff`s A-19 HFCC is WRMI available
24 hours on 5800 via 181 degree Cuban antenna; but surely not this
now, far too weak. Nor is it a Cuban spur as one must always consider.

Checking full HFCC, 5800 and 11580 24h are the only RMI listings not
(yet?) in use, but most current frequencies are registered beyond
their axual hours.

However, Free Radio Service Holland publicized activity as of March 31
on 5800 i.a., but not mentioned at this specific time. Here`s what
FRSH says:
http://www.frsholland.nl/20-latest-news/129-frs-holland-on-air-on-sunday-march-31st-2019.html
So it could well be some other Europirate now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

Note: there are still no April Fool items in this report, etc., etc., etc.

This report dispatched at 1833 UT April 2

** ANGOLA. 4949.732, April 1 at 0132, JBA carrier, presumed RNA on
signature off-frequency - checked just as I am mentioning on 9395
during WOR that Ron Howard had found them missing. Also an even weaker
carrier close to 4950.0, likely AIR Srinagar, Kashmir --- neither in
HFCC but in Aoki/NDXC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 328 kHz, April 1 at 0617, dash and YTL from NDB beacon at
Big Trout Lake, Ont., 1000 watts. Really remote, fly-in only in NW
Ont., beyond Pickle Lake, almost 90 west, 54 north. 2031 km = 1262
miles from here. Also got three de USA, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 7355, April 1 at 0042, wall-of-noise jamming
against no MartÃ, which seems jamfree on 7335 // 7365. Way to go,
incompetent DCJC on first day of new season! HFCC A-19 registrations
for IBB in Spanish from Greenville-B, which mean precisely nothing but
RM:
23-03 7365 00-07 7335 00-12 6030 03-05 7435 05-07 7365 07-10 5980
10-13 9805 10-14 7335 12-14 7365 13-20 13605 14-20 11860 M-F
14-24 11930 20-24 9565
We sincerely hope this non-classified info assist DCJC to jam correct
frequencies and no others! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, April 1 at 0049, RHC English is instead S9+20 of dead
air; while 6000 has undermodulated music at S9+10/20. Something`s
always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11670, April 1 at 0100, RHC news theme for Spanish is S9 but
JBM, much softer than 11700, 11760, 11840 and its 11830/11850 spurs.
Spain is now scheduled on 11670 until 2300 so will those ever collide?
Not sure when RHC start, where something always be wrong (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6165, April 1 at 0544, RHC English survey during music: this
one is S9-S6 and JBM; 6100 S9+10 suptorted; 6060 S9+20 slightly
distorted and Algerian Qur`anRM is gone! 6000 S9/+10 JBM and
distorted; 5040 S9+30 about like 6060.

Rechecking at 0606+, 6165 JBM; 6100 undermod; 6000 OFF; 6060 & 5040
both with CCI --- no it`s not, rather undercurrent during voice-over
translation, self-QRM! When will SW stations ever learn to fade the VO
down completely once briefly established?? Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4764.999, April 1 at 0327, R. Progreso VG signal measured
here with margin of error of 2 Hz at most. And it matches 5025 BFO
pitch. Anker Petersen, Denmark has been reporting this as 4765.02,
such as March 24 at 0330, but I have never noticed them that far off
in BFO 1-kHz-step bandscans. Some of his other logs such as Eritrea
and Mali appear to be measured +.01 or +.02 too high. Please check
receiver calibration vs WWV or the like (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ERITREA. 7180.024, April 1 at 0325, JBA carrier, presumed VOBME,
but nothing on other channel 7140+; nor still inactive Somaliland 7120
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN [non]. 12005, April 1 at 1418, SW Asian music S7-S8, from
Radio Farda, eastward from Woofferton at 13-18 (also Lampertheim at
11-13) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN [non]. 9625, April 1 at 1420, Japanese lesson for English
with arpeggios, as NHK 1400-1430 is now here, due west from PALAU.
Ignore all the South Africa listings on 9625 still in HFCC A-18 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MALI. 5995.000V, April 1 at 0550, R. Mali is already on with song
of lament in French, S9 and best heard yet. 0556 apparent switch to IS
repeating; 0557 military-band NA, sign-on in French I copy partially
vs distraxions, including ``Ici l`Office de Radiodiffusion TÃlÃvision
du Mali, ÃmÃttant de Bamako,`` and decades-outdated frequency list
including 4783 and another on 60m! And 92 MHz FM (four-score and
twelve). With BFO, frequency wavers very slightly. By 0602 is in non-
French, probably Bambara. Anker Petersen, Denmark, has reported this
on 5995.02, such as March 25 at 2120, but again I think his
measurement is way off. Please calibrate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 5980, April 1 at 1416, RNZI is poor S5-S7 on new
frequency, bad for us. Maybe usable somewhat from *1259 if the Cuban
jammers be turned off in time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6889-USB, March 31 at 2227, folk/rock song at S3-S4,
not rechecked until 0038 April 1 when it`s off. Already at 2232* per
several logs of this pirate as Evergreen Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52472.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7420, April 1 at 0043, Balkan music, good S9+20; at first
imagined Greece ex-9420 or mistake? EPT is usually silent early UT
Mondays; in fact this is the RRI Romanian service now, as spoken at
0054 and // 9790.

7375, April 1 at 0044, RRI English now here giving schedule during a
mailbag, much stronger than // 6040 at 0048 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) See also SAO TOME 6080

** SAO TOME [and non]. 6080+, April 1 at 0548, VOA news magazine in
English, S9+20 but with fast SAH CCI. We already know Pinheira is the
one off-frequency, but now the collider is RRI in English, 300 kW to W
Europe and USWard at 0530-0600, also French 0500-0530, while VOA runs
04-07. How is this acceptable to HFCC?? Surprised RRI be the
understation, but that may change with conditions (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9830, March 31 at 2225, VOT in English, S8-S9 with flutter,
back on always-A-season frequency to North America at 22 instead of
5960 at 23 in Bs. No RTTY now, but 9830 fully occupied earlier in day:
we can only hope it will always quit by 2158. Will Emirler knock this
one off to 9830.7 at times too? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** U K. 7300, April 1 at 0040, sounds like BBCWS in science magazine,
now about LEO satellites, S9/+10. 0058 wrap up `Science in Axion`,
0059.5* chop off. HFCC shows Woofferton eastward this hour only.
Offers a decent chance to hear in its long-abandoned N American target
area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 245 kHz, April 1 at 0612 UT, ND beacon FS is JBA! Is at
Rock, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 400 watts per dxinfocentre. LW storm
noise level is unusually low so I take advantage for some sleepytime
beepery.

293 kHz, April 1 at 0615 UT, ND beacon FBY, which is 25 watts from
Fairbury, Nebraska.

329 kHz, April 1 at 0618, ND beacon PMV, 25 watts from Plattsmouth,
Nebraska (a flood area, I think). Also logged one from CANADA, q.v.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1975 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov,
Bulgaria, reports: ``GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio via HLR on
7265 CUSB, March 31
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/04/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on.html
1031-1100 on 7265 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun, weak``

Confirmed Sunday March 31 at 2130 on WRMI 7780, poor S5-S7.

Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, VG S9+20 (and
still not on 5950).

Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 after 0230 on WRMI 7780, fair S9/+10.

Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 from 0301 on Area 51 webcast; and at
0323 on WBCQ 5130.41, VP and not // 3264.9.

Also confirmed UT Monday April 1 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, JBA. Next:

Oops, missed checking new time 1800 Monday April 1 on IRRS 7290
Romania; but another SWL program VG via UTwente at 1840

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

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

** U S A. 7490.15v, UT Mon April 1 at 0045, sacred choral music, S9+10
on `Encore` from Radio Tumbril via WBCQ. Brice Avery in Edinburgh is
disappointed in lack of listener response to his new WBCQ broadcasts,
in the form of QSL requests. Lack of any listing on the outdated WBCQ
program schedule, nor any publicity on its website, surely do not
help. Still showing for UT Mon 00-01 on 7490 is `Shoot the Darn
Messenger`. He welcomes music requests and has had much better
response to broadcasts via Channel 292 in Germany. Let`s show him some
support! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Area 51 webcast flowed on, UT Mon Apr 1 at 0400 after HRI
and WBCQ 5130v presumably closed down --- with `Church of the
Subgenius Hour of Slack`, reveling in how many F-bombs could be
exploded on internet only. I had thought that show was a bit more
erudite (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5050, April 1 at 0050, WWRB reactivated on A-frequency with
politico-gospel huxters at S9+40. Likely the only frequency in use, no
more 3185 or 3215; unless some Ugandans give it another try (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505v, April 1 at 0541, WRNO is S5-S9 of dead air; in
Chinese or English? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST

Note: there are NO April Fool items in this report!
Note: the above note is not an April Fool item. Etc., etc.

This report despatched at 1854 UT April 1

WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE UPDATED FOR A-19, DST

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

WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update, which also concludes a
comprehensive review of the various links started last week.

http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

1) Australia - Reach Beyond: Updated links to new A19 frequency and
programme schedules
2) Morocco - Medi 1: Updated link to live stream
3) Nigeria - VoN: Update to link to home page
4) Taiwan - PCJ Radio: Removed link to home page (as seems no longer
existing); updated links to on-demand/archived programmes
5) Ukraine - RUI: Updated link to live stream
6) UK - EMR: Now shown as an archived website (ie no longer active).
Tom Taylor, RIP.
7) Update to UT offset notations for Croatia, Germany, Greece,
Romania, Spain, and USA

Unless there's a major change anywhere, the next update will be in
late April. Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe, March 30, DXLD)

** CUBA [and non]. 13605, March 31 at 1401, Radio Martà is S9+20
unjammed, having just made the totally predictable A-season switch
from 13820, where the wall of noise remains. Something`s always wrong
at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11880, March 31 at 1425, China Plus relay in English on NF
for A-19, ex-15700; S9+20 and somewhat undermodulated as required.
Earlier, Wolfgang Bueschel had accumulated the A-19 sked for these
relays, via QuivicÃn site:

0000-0100 5990 QVC 250 ND NAM Spanish
0000-0100 9810 QVC 250 160 SAM Spanish
0100-0200 9580 QVC 250 10 NAM English
0200-0300 9580 QVC 250 10 NAM Chinese
0300-0400 9790 QVC 250 305 WNAM English
0400-0400 9790 QVC 250 305 WNAM Cantonese
1200-1300 9570 QVC 250 10 NAM Cantonese
1300-1400 9570 QVC 250 10 NAM English
1400-1500 11880 QVC 250 305 WNAM English
1500-1600 11880 QVC 250 305 WNAM English
2300-2400 5990 QVC 250 ND NAM English
2300-2400 13650 QVC 250 135 SAM Portuguese
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 9630, March 31 at 0553, RNZI with C&W music on NF for
A-19, S9+10, the SSOB by fair, virtually the OSOB, and ex-25m is
essentially dead. No het, as R. Aparecida, Brasil, has been missing
from 9630.5v lately, but it`ll be a hetmess should it resume! A bad
pick for RNZI, now sked daily 0459-0658; then 5945, and from 1259 on
5980 as yet unchecked here. RNZ National program times within will
shift one UT hour later on April 7 when NZ go off wacky DST of UT +13.
At least that match DST offdate in Australiaparts now (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1640, March 31 at 0610 UT, KZLS ``Enid`` is dead air; by
next check at 1400 UT has added a big hum, but still no programod
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 27185-AM, March 30 at 1731 on caradio, loop of ``Happy
Birthday to You`` by amateur pianist, occasionally interrupted, but
still/again going at 1930. Our local Enid CB pirate (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7320-7325-7330, March 30 at 0551, DRM noise at S5, now RRI
as scheduled 0530-0600 in English, plus 0600-0630 German. (WINB is
also registered for same DRM frequency span at 07-09 M-F, 07-10
Sat/Sun) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA [non]. 7285-LSB, March 31 at 0441, VA5AA calling CQ
contest, before Radio Sonder Grense would be on here anyway, but still
no RSG at 0550, RSA SW gone for good. Others noted its finale on 3320
a few hours earlier. So NAmhams get a frequency back. QRZ.com shows
VA5AA is: Mason John Hnatiw in REGINA, SK S4V 1V2 Canada --- that`s
Witanh spelt backwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9515, March 31 at 0306, VOT English to N America at S9-S7.
I had no luck for the earlier broadcast March 30 at 22 or 23 on 9830
or 5960, so this is my first A-19 QSY confirmation. Surely this will
sidekick to 9515.7 at times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. 15180, March 31 at 1430, YL in SW/C Asian service? at
S2-S4 but one of few signals on band. HFCC A-19 shows it`s IBB in
Uzbek this hour, 300 kW, 80 degrees from Woofferton UK, i.e. Radio
Liberty (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: Manuel MÃndez, Spain,
reports: ``6190, Hamburger LokalRadio, Goehren, *0700-0800, 30-03,
English, ID âHamburger LokalRadioâ, programs âMedia Network Plus and
âWorld of Radioâ. 25322``

Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, reports: ``GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio
via HLR on 6190 CUSB, March 30, Edition 1974, instead of 1975, due to
medical distraxions of Glenn Hauser
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/03/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on_30.html
0731-0800 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, fair signal
0631-0700 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, from April 8``

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1975 monitoring: not confirmed,
Saturday March 30 at 1531 on HLR 9485-CUSB; monitoring via UTwente,
inaudible, altho earlier circa 1520 I thought I heard a trace of Keith
Perron during MN+.

Confirmed Sat Mar 30 at 2100 on WRMI 9955, poor S4-S5; also confirmed
UT Sun Mar 31 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good. Also confirmed UT Sun
Mar 31 at 0318 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, S9+20, about 3 minutes in so
started close to nominal 0315 this week. 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-USB NSW
1800 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania [ex-1900]
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

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

UNIDENTIFIED. 4774.975, March 31 after 0600, romantic? song at S7 vs
double-CODAR swooshes. I seldom pull any modulation here. First
thought is Brasil or Perà which insist on colliding with each other;
but if you believe Aoki sked, neither would be on between 04 & 07.
Instead, TWR English is on 4775 until 0700 --- but Manzini sunrise was
already at 0403 today, surely too late for them. So I refine the
frequency (and maybe there is a second carrier almost the same), which
points to S America. I found one report of TWR only 8 Hz low, while
here`s a typical comparison of Brasil and Perà by Carlos GonÃalves
from June 2016y: ``PERU 4774.946 R. Tarma, Tarma, 2232-2240, 02/6,
canÃÃes Ãndias; 34433, QRM do Brasil [Congonhas] em 4774.914`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 12031, March 30 at 1606 check, the extremely distorted
spurblob is finally gone, no QRM to SPAIN. I had been hearing it at
various times every day March 26-27-28-29. We may never know what it
was (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1916 UT March 31

** CUBA. 15700, March 27 at 1431, China Plus relay is S9+30 but
suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13661.5 & 13738.8 approx., March 28 at 1443, buzzes centered
about 13700, more spurs out of that RHC in addition to the bigger ones
plus/minus 28.3 kHz. Then I have some modulation about 13634.7 during
apparent asymmetrical multiple spur carrier peaks. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, March 29 at 0530, RHC English S9+10 but JBM; 6060 is
S9+20/30 with good modulation but CCI and SAH from Algerian Qur`an via
FRANCE; 6100 S9+10/20 undermodulated; 6165 S9 but JBM; 5040 S9+20/30
loud; talk is about slavery. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, March 29 at 1415, China Plus relay is JBA S5-S7,
fadey, maybe also undermodulated. Usually this inbooms whatever the
modprob. Cuba is about all one can hear in the morns on 19m: 15825
WWCR & 15770 WRMI being JBA to JBA carriers. How about the RHCs? 15140
is steady S9 but suptorted; 15230 weaker S5-S6 and not distorted.
Can`t have everything. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MALI. 5995, March 27 at 0612, R. Mali finally audible in this
daypart: poor S3-S4 of African language; Cuba off 6000 already.

5995, March 27 at 2359, African song, S9+20 but ACI; some widely-
spaced tones maybe own timesignal? Or from 5990/6000 Cuba; by 0000
March 28, 5995 is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, March 30 at 0115, rock music the only
pirate found; 0118, 0125, 0137 YL IDs as Mix Radio
International/Worldwide; S7-S9; off by 0256 recheck. More logs:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52390.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 9985, March 27 at 1534, RFA Korean is S9
-S5, from now confirmed refurbished Saipan antenna. I don`t hear any
jamming on this; does DPRK try? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, March 27 at 1500 UT, Classical KUCO-FM manager Brad
Ferguson, after Stardate, in pledge drive, says this is the first full
day they are on full power from new transmitter, 100 kW ERP, new
processor and antennas; and want reports about improved reception. He
asked me directly how it is in Enid. Transmitter power is 38 kW.

I checked around 19-20 UT as I was driving around. Altho the signal
seemed somewhat stronger overall, I had to tell him:

still picket-fencing
still subject to Vance aircraft multipath Doppler flutter
still blocked by noise at traffic signals
still not breaching stereo threshold, tho caradio shows ST; it blends
rather than separates
unlike 91.7 KOSU, 92.5 KOMA and many other OKC stations rock-solid

Later he explained that KUCO had been running only 20 kW ERP from old
transmitter; that side-mounting antenna on mast has been positioned
for max lobes up I-44 to the NE and down I-35 to the S. No doubt that
makes sense demographically. So away they go! That explains why there
is not much improvement here to the NNW, still a need for a
translator, if it could get a perfect signal input, perhaps from the
feedline to KBCW and KCSC relays.

EARLIER as installation was underway, Chris Stevens of RFSolutions
wrote, ``Once this is complete it will be pretty much the top of the
line radio site in terms of power, efficiency and technology. We are
running the best processors you can get into the best transmitter you
can want. Add in the efficiency of liquid cooled and itâs a perfect
combination with remote control capabilities that Captain Kirk would
be jealous of`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1975, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA. 7285, March 29 at 0525, R. Sonder Grense in Afrikaans
including a clip in accented English, S9+10 and still on air; for its
last day? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday March 27
at 2100 on WRMI 9955, fair vs storm crashes up to S6; also one second
later on WBCQ 7490+ at S5-S7. Also confirmed UT Thu Mar 28 at 0100 on
WRMI 7780, good S9+10/20 better than usual on this NEward frequency.

Due to medical distraxions I could not get WOR 1975 prepared and
recorded until Friday March 29, availablized on website at 0200 Mar 30

WORLD OF RADIO 1975 contents: Angola, Antarctica, Australia,
Bangladesh, Congo DR, Cuba, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea non, Indonesia,
Kuwait, Laos, Mali, New Zealand, Oklahoma, Philippines non, Romania,
Suriname, UK and non, USA and non, Zambia, Zanzibar, unidentified
12031; and the propagation outlook

Larry Will wrote: ``On 3265 via WBCQ at 0223 UTC March 30. First
airing?`` Must be; tnx, Larry! Ad-hoc, confirmed here at 0242 check on
3264.9, recognizable but JBA and vs increasing line noise level
bothering here; it`s always something.

The other shortwave broadcasts should be:
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [March 30, alt weeks]
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 5950 7730
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany [ex-1130]
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-USB NSW
1800 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania [ex-1900]
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

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

** U S A. 7490.15, UT Sat March 30 at 0050, WBCQ is playing a lot of
music, DJ Larry Will, Jane, et al., so is it really called Allan
Weiner Worldwide? Live timechex, said would go off at 0100 and
continue on 3265 ---- but 7490 did not cut off until 0113* after more
music. John Carver files his fuller report:

``Tonight's show started at 0001 after an audio clip from One Flew
Over the Cuckoos Nest. No voice overs during the theme song, then a
clip of Allan flying off the handle about moonbats then into music
which told me that Larry and Jane Will were doing the show this
evening. Larry said that Allan and Angela were off on super, secret
business for the station. Some talk of this week's special HAARP
broadcasts, then a short description of what HAARP was and consisted
of. Then a synopsis of all of the conspiracy theories involving HAARP.
Some more music.

Then some talk of Ken Nordine and playing one of his bits from the
record collection from the old WXM. A refreshing change from last
week`s Gloom and Doom show. A brief rundown about 3265 and the birth
of the Falling Star Network. Said that Monday thru Friday 0100 to 0500
the programming came from Area 51 and Area 51 programmers. Said they
are still running low power during this testing period and are still
experimenting with different antenna systems though no technical
details included.

Phone call at 0049 from Ramsey then into more music. Program was off
the air at 0100. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505v, March 28 at 0100, WRNO is back on after a few nights?
off, S9 but just barely modulated. March 29 at 0125, now it`s VG
S9+10/20 with fully modulated gospel huxter; 0522 hymn at S9+20 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.14, March 28 at 0540, harmonic with the most
modulation yet but still too weak, seems YL talking but can`t tell
language. At 0548 an OM instead. Have been presuming it`s 2 x
1470.07v, but since 2+9+4 = 15, a multiple of 3, this could also be a
third harmonic of 980+.
http://mwlist.org/mwoffset.php?khz=980
shows a few remote possibilities (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 12031, March 27 at 1437, approx. peak of extremely
distorted blob at S5-S6; ``modulation`` cadence of some talk but
totally unreadable; compared to RHC and Martà frequencies, but NO
match. 12050 is a JBA carrier, presumably WEWN Spanish which unseems
source, but if so is putting most of its power out here.

12031 blob is still there at 2024 March 27 and now QRMing 12030 Spain
when tuned to LSB. 12050 has two weak signals presumably WEWN and
Ascension. So it`s on long hours and propagating, but not heard later
in afternoon, evening.

12031v blob is still2 there at 1452 March 28 before Spain is on
weekdays. FM mode tuning makes it sound a bit more like speech,
totally unreadable past 1500 and again not matching OCB or RHC.

12031 blob extends up to 12040, March 29 at 1418, QRMing TURKEY
12035.7. (12050 WEWN is VP but sounds OK) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1975, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0503 UT March 30