** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Jan 30 at 2307, REE in English with Justin Coe
introducing C&W music by Chisholm group (like from around here?), and
song by Merle Haggard. OK, but WHAT has this got to do with Spain?
With only one sesquihour of English per week, REE ought to cram it
with 100% all-Spain content! Even if it`s a lot of music requiring
little original produxion. By 0100 Jan 31 recheck, 9690 has faded to
JBA carrier, so never mind what may follow in the next bihour (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1967 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday January
30 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, upcut opening from ``--67``, only S4-S5; and
about 3 seconds later on WBCQ 7490.19 much better at S9+10/20 and not
distorted this week.

(By 2228 recheck, WRMI with pulse jamming; 2230 Wavescan 518 starting
with future of Tinian station --- except part I only introduces the
geography and storm. At 2229 WBCQ plays a minute of Andean music --
quena & drumming, 2230 over to deceased Goddess Irena, and now the
modulation is distorted as no doubt from her original amateur
recording; soon singing ``Till There Was You``)

Next WOR at 0100 UT Thu Jan 31 on WRMI 7780: JBA carrier but probably
me. Nexpected Worlds of Radios:

0930 UT Friday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1200 UT Saturday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND [alt weeks: Feb 2 & 16]
1230 UT Saturday WRMI *9955 to SSE
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM MO non-direxional
2200 UT Saturday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ *5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
2330 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE [or #1968]
* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:

Complete WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM, podcast:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. MW Bandscan on caradio from somewhat quiet parking
lot in western Enid, Jan 20 from 2015 UT:

670, WSCR in well already with sports talk atop KLTT Denver groundwave

Other low-end channels with mostly JBA understations, presumed
660, Metroplex over Omaha,
620, Metroplex over Sioux City; or Jackson MS?
590, Omaha over Austin
580, Topeka over Lubbock
570, Metroplex over Yankton (as always)
560, two very weak: Springfield & Denver?
550, Salina over Midland
540, Metroplex over Fort Dodge (as always)

710, Amarillo & Kansas City (as always), also het! Chihuahua?
720, WGN also in sports talk, skywave already
840, fast SAH, West Point & Louisville?

860, at 2017 UT, KKOW Pittsburg KS is off! Recheck 2039 back on with
``860 AM KKOW`` ID twice

1050, at 2018 UT, ``All New Heart & Soul, ##.1 and 1050``, which makes
it KGTO Tulsa with 99.1 translator K256CR, while the *other* OK on
1050 is also ``Heart & Soul``, but its FM is 93.7 K239DG, i.e. KXCA
Lawton, which barely makes a SAH on the ND caradio antenna. KXCA is
250 watts direxional away from Tulsa, while KGTO is 1 kW ND, and about
20 miles closer. Despite identical slogans, NRC AM Log shows different
formats: KGTO UC:AC/OLD, and KXCA merely UC:AC

1130, at 2019 UT, NO signal from unreliable KLEY Wellington KS, unlike
neighbors in OK on 1120, 1140, KS on 1150. However, local noise peak
around here

1210, at 2041 UT, KGYN Guymon OK, JBA talk, much weaker on groundwave
than normal, so maybe on night pattern direxional west, just like
sometimes at night obviously on ND day pattern

1520, at 2022 UT, KOKC has constant JBA ~1 kHz het, from 1521? Saudi?
Hard to believe as previously discussed, but 2 megawatts! At home on
R75 by 2225, unheard. Supposedly closes circa 2230. Or some domestic
consistently off-frequency? Or a local-area spur like 1640 around 595?

1540, at 2025 UT, English talkshow echoing from two different
stations: KXEL IA has Dave Ramsey, and so does the nearest, KNGL
McPherson KS. No Spanish ESPND yet from KZMP Metroplex as expected;
after a break, echoing resumes at 2035

1650, circa 2030 UT cannot detect KFSW Sallisaw OK, despite further X
-banders audible now, 1660 KWOD KC and 1700 KKLF Metroplex. All
supposed to be 10 kW ND --- except KKLF is really only 5 kW even with
better signal. 1650 does have splash from local KZLS, but even at home
on R75 with USB tuning I do not hear KFSW, day; or night when KZLS ACI
is not a problem. Why must OK`s only X-band stations be on adjacent
frequencies? (Some DXers like to believe 1650 is in Arkansas, Fort
Smith.) Iowa`s wound up 20 kHz apart.

Sometime I did hear a bit of praise music on 1650, which could be KFSW
in REL:CHR format (unless it was Denver in Spanish), but I cannot
believe KFSW is anywhere near nominal 10/1 kW U1 as licensed. You may
recall that in its previous incarnation KWHN/KYHN, it was hard not to
get here at night, suspected 10 kW then (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0445 UT January 31

** ARGENTINA. 6934.81, Jan 29 at 2356, S3-S4 of rock music, better
with ECSS, continues past 2400+ Jan 30 up to S6-S7. Argentine pirate
has long been reported unID, even in North America, but some captures
at same time on ``6934.9`` now include fuzzy SSTV IDs as AD149 Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,50561.0.html

Not clear on what basis this be put in Argentina; but it activates the
country on SWBC in absence of RAE. (BTW how are their fuzzy plans
going to refurbish/replace their own transmitter?) Nothing heard on
5825 from Chile`s pirate R. Triunfal EvangÃlica; both recently
reported around this hour by Claudio Galaz, Chile (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 11875, Jan 30 at 0708, JBA carrier on almost deadband, even
weaker than 11855.7 Brasil; HFCC shows it must be CRI Chinese via
Nanning, this hour only, 100 kW at 200 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 14796.740, Jan 30 at 1432, RHC spur out of 15140, JBA. I have
been tracking them downward, finding them as usual every 28.6 kHz or
so. Odd that their relative JBA strength varies, not progressively
weaker, with some outstanding. This one is *twelfth order*, i.e. 12 x
28.605 below 15140.000. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 30 at 0704, VON is on again; undermodulated but
sufficient on S9+20 bigsig (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1967 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday January 29
at 2030 on WRMI 7780, poor. Next:
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI *9955 to SSE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ *7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
0930 UT Friday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1200 UT Saturday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND [alt weeks: Feb 2 & 16]
1230 UT Saturday WRMI *9955 to SSE
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM MO non-direxional
2200 UT Saturday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ *5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
2330 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE [or #1968]
* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:

Complete WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM, podcast:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9475-, Jan 30 as late as 1512, no signal from WTWW-1 day
frequency; instead, 5830- night frequency is still running with SFAW.
But 5085, WTWW-2 is also still on and much stronger S9+20/30 with rock
music, which means it`s probably been active all night and will
continue all day. What would PPPP say if he knew his legacy would be
this off-topic, even multi-ethnic/amoral service? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1703 UT January 30

** BRAZIL. 9630.5, Jan 29 at 0154, R. Aparecida is back on signature
split frequency. Still at 0655 with song, S4-S6. Seems to have shifted
ever so slightly below 9630.500, but not measured. Had been AWOL for
several nights (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 284, Jan 29 at 0728, ND beacon dash and QD, which is 500
watts from The Pas, Manitoba; I was tuned to 285-LSB?

223, Jan 29 at 0729, ND beacon dash and YYW, which is 1000 watts from
Armstrong, Ontario. Audible when tuned to 225 and 224. See also USA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 14968.275, Jan 29 at 1434, JBA RHC spur from 15140, extremely
weak and fading out and in. Likewise, 15025.585. These are 171.725 and
114.415 kHz below the fundamental, i.e. about 28.6 kHz intervals, x 4
and x 6. What is it about 28.6 in this transmitter that generates so
many spurs at those multiples? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 730, Jan 29 at 1413 in Spanish, the lowest frequency XE
still propagating more than a semihour after my LSR must be XEHB,
Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, on 50 kW day power, after own sunrise
approx. 1350 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 29 at 0653, VON is off again, and not audible
on 9690- either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 12035.7, Jan 29 at 1422, VOT English concluding with one
news headline, sign-off without full English sked but manages to utter
almost-correct info for this one, ``1330-1430 on 12035 for Europe,
Good-bye``, brief IS and off. Poor signal; this one is off-frequency
more than on-frequency. Meanwhile Turkish is close to 11815.0 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Another bedtime NDB session:

421, Jan 29 at 0717, ND beacon VLY, which is 25 watts from Dallas-
Melisa TX --- at last, something from the south, but what is Melisa?
Well, there is a doctor MD and a beauty shop by that spelling. I am
tuned to 420-USB.

293, Jan 29 at 0727, ND beacon FBY which is 25 watts from Fairbury,
Nebraska. I was tuned to 295. Fairbury is in the SE, 10 miles north of
Kansas between Beatrice and Hebron. See also CANADA (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1966 monitoring: Ivo Ivanov,
Bulgaria, reports:

``GERMANY Reception of World of Radio via HLR on 7265 CUSB, Jan.27
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/01/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on_27.html
1131-1200 7265 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sun, weak/fair``

WORLD OF RADIO 1967 contents: Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Chile,
China, Congo DR, Cuba, East Turkistan, India, Indonesia, Kashmir,
Korea North non, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nigeria and non=7265,
North America, Oklahoma, Papua, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA, Uzbekistan;
unidentified; and the propagation outlook. Ready for first airings:

Confirmed Monday January 28 at 2330 on WRMI *9955, good S9+10
interrupting some music; lite Cuban jamming starts to ramp up about
2355 altho Spanish R. Libertad does not begin until 0015. Also UT
Tuesday January 29 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, good-very good. Next:

2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0930 UT Wednesday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950 to WNW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI *9955 to SSE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ *7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
0930 UT Friday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1200 UT Saturday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND [alt weeks: Feb 2 & 16]
1230 UT Saturday WRMI *9955 to SSE
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany to WSW
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM MO non-direxional
2200 UT Saturday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0400vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415], ND
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW, 5950 to WNW, 7730 to WNW
1130 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 5950 to WNW, 9395 to NNW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ *5130v Area 51 to WSW
0430 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique 5045-LSB NSW ND
2330 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE [or #1968]

* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:

Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5850, UT Tue Jan 29 at 0159 tune-in, a bit of beepery before
canned WRMI ID. Can that be IBC Radio from Italy, which normally
concludes with a few minutes of this? But its SWBCs were supposedly
suspended at yearend 2018. WRMI sked still shows IBC at several times
including UT Tue 0100-0130 on 5850 System F --- but the following
semihour is a blank field. If it were IBC, is WRMI still replaying the
final show or have they resumed new ones? I strongly suspect the
former, as WRMI often keeps running canceled programs until getting
around to replacing them. Such as:

7730, UT Tue Jan 29 at 0400, WRMI switches from TOMBS to music fill,
as I had noticed a week ago instead of `Broad Spectrum Radio`, and it
continues for the full hour until cutoff 0500* amid ID. I guess it`s
World Music, but not many of my old favorites included (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5890, Jan 29 at 0649, S9+30 of open carrier, must be WWCR by
accident or testing; ops normal on VG 5935, 4840; and 3215 is off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 770, Jan 29 from 1414 UT weak signal in English, as I am
standing by for KKOB Albuquerque NM to pop onto 50 kW ND day pattern
--- which it does at 1415.5, mid-word discussion about recycling
plastic bags --- not a word of greeting to all their new listeners to
the east now getting an initially VG signal. In Feb its daytime span
will be 1400-0045 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1470, Jan 29 around 1400 UT, a bit of Spanish in the mix vs
TX and KS stations. Still trying to get a definite ID for ``La Nueva
1470`` from KWSL Sioux City IA, 2.3 kW ND (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 12000, Jan 29 at 1425, the mystery open carrier is not
heard now for a change (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1751 UT January 29

** CUBA. 15140, Jan 27 at 2120 on caradio, RHC French is distorted;
much weaker French on 15370 seems non-distorted. Toujours, quelque
chose de faux à RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13779.239, Jan 28 at 1456, RHC bigsig is way off-frequency
today. No spurs to be heard from 13700 or 15140. Siempre hay algo
equivocado en RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, Jan 28 at 1459, CRI Plus relay English modulation is
suptorted; wiggle that patchcord! Something`s always wrong at
RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 28 at 0732 check, VON is off again (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 27185-AM, Jan 27 at 2125 on caradio, continuous techno
music, seems local as no fadeouts and no QRM on prime CB channel if
there were skip; stops to dead air at 2139; recheck at 2155, back to
normal inane QSOs with reverb. No less a pirate broadcaster than on
6.9 MHz? (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1966 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
January 27 before 2200 on WRMI 7780, JBA on portable PL-880, the 2130
which was below ambient noise level where first checked.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 28 at 0230 on WRMI 5950, F-G
interrupting an ID by Jeff.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 28 at 0400 on Area 51 webcast, right
after music with no ID; also via WBCQ 5130.433, JBA at 0424 check.

Also confirmed UT Monday January 28 at 0430 on WRMI 9955, VG S9+20,
interrupting ``Hallelujah`` song before it`s over. I was listening to
that from start at 0425 as fill after R. Prague 25-minute broadcast
which at 0400 is on UT Sundays and Mondays only. WRMI plays the same
fill music every Sunday night. It`s a moving performance but not Kate
McKinnon,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-_ZDrypec
https://genius.com/Kate-mckinnon-and-leonard-cohen-hallelujah-lyrics
nor the original Leonard Cohen; who? I hate to be the one
interrupting, but it`s the automation setup, man. Next:

[or maybe I`ll have 1967 ready by 2330 Monday?]
2330 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730 to WNW
* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:

Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1744 UT January 28

I don`t know why I did not get any hits when searching HFU on 4085, but as Ron Howard points out there were plenty of reports, including now the latest when I was hearing it: X-FM:

https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,50482.0.html

Glenn

** NORTH AMERICA. 4085-AM, Jan 27 at
0250, DJ and rock music S9 but
noisy, by 0256 JBA carrier. Must be an
unidentified pirate I will
uplook later in HF Underground --- NO,
not a single log there now or
ever on 4085! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)