** BRAZIL. 4894.918, Jan 5 at 0331, VP signal with music vs CODAR on both sides; ditto exactly at 0639 recheck. Got to be R. Novo Tempo, Campo Grande MS, rather than Mongolia or India. Carlos Gonçalves reported it off-frequency last October: ``4894.9, R. Novo Tempo, Cap.º Grande MS, 2041-2052, 17/10, prgr. de propag. relig.; 35332`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9665.000, Jan 5 at 0650, Voz Missionária has finally fixed its off-frequency, pop song in Portuguese, 0652 TC by YL over music as ``4 horas e 52 minutos``. Weaker second carrier is under, maybe a few Hz away, presumably North Korea (Glenn Hauser, OK,DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 382 kHz, Jan 5 at 0747 UT, beacon YPL and dash detectable. DX Info Centre says it is in Pickle Lake, Ontario; where`s that?
Wikipedia: ``Pickle Lake is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the most northerly community in the province that has year-round access by road. Located 530 kilometres (330 mi) north of Thunder Bay, highway access is via Highway 599, the only access road to the town from the south.. Coordinates: 51°28'N 90°11'W`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 990, Jan 5 at 1346 UT, CBW with traffic report about the Pémbina highway, ``on 89-3``. So CBC dismisses its 50 kW AM station as not worth mentioning. I guess North Dakotans commute into Winnipeg (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6100, Jan 5 at 0644, RHC English is S9+20/30 but back to JBM, better on 6165 & 6000, better yet on 6060 but with het, and best by far in strength and modulation on 5040. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15572.5, 15505, 15437.5, 15302.5, 15235.0, 15167.5, Jan 5 at 1504, main filthy distorted spurblobs out of 15370 RHC today at 67.5 kHz intervals, and weaker ones detectable out to 15100.0, 15032.5 (which will QRM CHR after its ToH dekaminute break), and 15640? Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, Jan 4 at 2144, VOG is on at S6-S8 with nice solo song in Greek; more music to top of hour with instrumental. Sorely needed something like this on dial for doze/naptime. Nothing on 9935. Had not heard 9420 for quite a while and assumed it sporadic sometimes on when I wasn`t checking; however, in the British DX Club, Peter J Arkless reported at this same time, ``Voice Of Greece coming in very strong now (21.50) on 9.420. Greek music. First time on air for several weeks. Maybe a New Year resolution for the station to broadcast more frequently! 73, Peter``
And Mike Bott replied, ``Making it here to central Ohio on 9420 also. Unfortunately, it has not been so these last couple of weeks. :(
-- Mike`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DXL ISTENING DIGEST)
** KIRITIMATI. 846, Jan 5 at 0629, JBA carrier from presumed R. Kiribati. I was getting this almost every night initially, but not much lately in almost daily chex in the 06-07 UT period; figured it would be normal for it to appear, or has it been off the air a lot? Previous dates detected here were: Dec 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21. Those and many other reports of it starting with DXLD 17-49 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 6065, Jan 5 at 0315, poor-fair, YL speaking in unknown language; the intonation is sorta Spanish, but no words to recognize. HFCC shows it`s AWR in Malgache, 100 kW at 20 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 700, Jan 5 at 1323, during news, TC ``6:23 en la capital del mundo, Parral``. So XEGD, Chihuahua. More timechex for 6:24, 6:25, temp 4 grados. I am hearing this only by nulling much stronger XEETCH which is further west. By 1334 it`s gone while XEETCH is still in. Hidalgo del Parral sunrise not until 1353 per:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/@8583642
Enid LSR is now at its latest of the year, 1344 UT:
https://www.gaisma.com/en/location/enid-oklahoma.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 700, Jan 5 at 1323, always neat rustic fiddle & guitar music, good signal from WSW, 1326 pause for ad/PSA string including: Banco de México, Secretaría de Salud re vaccinations, Ricardo Anaya, PAN candidate; INE about independent candidates; full ID for XEETCH, Etchojoa, Sonora, location at km 27 on road from Navojoa, ``5 mil watts en 700 de AM e internet ---``, 1333 ``La Voz de los Tres Ríos``, and full ID again in native language, 1334 back to rustic music. Dominant signal, and can only hear closer XEGD Parral, Chihuahua by nulling XEETCH, from several degrees apart. Etchojoa sunrise 1408 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. 13730, Jan 5 at 0702, RNZI is S7-S9 with news, almost the OSOB, except for a JBA carrier on 13750. HFCC shows that would be CRI in Chinese, southward form Kunming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SINGAPORE. 7485, Jan 4 at 1559, some weak Asian signal uncovered after WWCR 7460 QSY to 12160; it`s BBC Urdu via Singapore and it goes off at 1600* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. Brother HyStairical still on WWCR, WWRB, even WRMI: See logs under U S A
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1911 monitoring: confirmed Thursday January 4 at 2230.5 on WRMI, 5850, VG S9+20/30. Carrier was on by 2228, no modulation until 2230.0 with `Okeechobee River` song ID. Not confirmed UT Fri Jan 5 at 0055 check, the 0030 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB – no signal. Next:
Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0729 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1531 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 9455 to WNW
Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or #1912?]
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455 to WNW [or #1912?]
Full WOR sked on all media, radio, satellite, internet:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
I`ve had a complaint that the WOR 1911 podcast stops 10 minutes into and loops repeating the first part. Is anyone else finding that, and from which source(s)? Can`t find anything wrong with my original file
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 9330v-CUSB, further chex of the WBCQ 24/7 tests: Jan 4 at 2143, JBA carrier, while 9265 WINB is S9 to S9+10. No signal at 0055 Jan 5 for WOR. At 0301 a JBA carrier. At 0646, S2-S5 with music on 9330.131 --- but 0658 blotted out completely by Cuban spy numbers on its alternate-night schedule. 9330.116v-CUSB, Jan 5 at 1418, poor S5-S7 with music. 9329.984V-CUSB, Jan 5 at 2206, poor S3 generally below noise level, with an `Allan Weiner Worldwide` playback from a few weeks ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9395, Jan 5 at 0304, this WRMI is VG S9 to S9+10 with R. Prague in English, while 9455 is R. Taiwan in Spanish // much weaker 5985; and also much stronger than 9955 which is now R. Praga in Spanish. 11580 unheard, presumed off.
Usage of 9395 & 9455 in particular has been very confusing and not always matching published schedules. January 5 at 0648, both have a sermon but it`s not Bob Biermann of `Your Weekend Show`, which has been a regular diversion at times from Oldies.
Jan 5 at 1419, 9455 is not // 9955 as supposed to be both System C per the WRMI sked grid at 11-15. Two different gospel huxters. But 9455 is // 9395. 7780 much weaker has different talk, apparently the only one remaining with `The Power Hour` playback from yesterday afternoon. However it is not // 13845 WWCR nor 7490 WWCR with ads. At the odd time of 1454, 7780 interrupts with a WRMI Bob Biermann ID, and then music. Still music at 1501, presumably back to Oldies. 7780 at 2213 is poor, seeming `Power Hour` talk, and not on the nines.
9395 // 9455, Jan 5 at 1459.5, ID as ``21525, Radio Africa Network``! and continues past 1500. Apparently things are all mixed up with the wrong feeds going into transmitters. 21525 is as usual here, a JBA carrier at best. Maybe RAN continued all day on these two, not checked again until 2213 when // with an unknown gospel huxter who sorta sings his sermon, continues past 2215. But soon at 2216 cut to different music and next show, `Be Healed in the Name of Jesus Broadcast`. Now, 9455 has some talk CCI, presumably IBB SAIPAN in Chinese.
9395, Jan 5 at 2216 unusually has transmitted Spanish crosstalk underneath, which does not go away with attenuation. I then match it to much weaker 5950 WRMI, which is the Spanish hour from RAE!
9955, WRMI is still off the air after 1500 Jan 5.
11530, Jan 5 at 0657, surprised to find this WRMI back on air with Brother Scare! and S9+20/30 in the nightmiddle. Yes, it`s TOM since // 5890 WWCR and 3185 WWRB but not exactly synchronized. 0659 cut to Biermann ID, 0700 opening R. Herwa International, and it`s the SSOB, much stronger than 11520 WEWN at S6-S8. I guess WRMI may have just turned 11530 on a few minutes early and failed to suppress the former occupant of the 06-07 fill-block. Nothing audible on 7240 via France.
Not always, but I must say somethings now are wrong at WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5890, Dec 4 at 1848, WWCR-4 is *still* on night frequency with Overcomer, VG signal right after local mean noon here at 1832. Next check at 2216 during other programming, finally changed to 9980.
9980 at 2216, `Will Martínez Live`, with timecheck as ``14 minutes before the top of the hour`` --- either he is in some unAmerican half-hour timezone, Or he is *not* live!
Next day Dec 5 at 1417 check, 9980 is already up with BS singing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9370, Jan 5 at 1457, WWRB Overcomer is running 6 seconds behind WWCR 9980, with Bible reading not by Scourby. Still waiting for WWRB to dump him, as Dave has implied he plans to open up the transmitter to other programming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1067 & 1093, Jan 5 at 1344 UT check, no IBOC noise detectable from 1080 KRLD Dallas TX. Mark Sills, Dallas, told me Dec 28, ``Starting around December 5, I noticed 1080 KRLD has dropped iboc. I hope they keep the damn thing off. It makes so much noise it makes DXing impossible. You'd be surprised what I was able to pick up with that noise gaughan``.
1157 & 1183, Jan 5 at 1351 UT check, our worst IBOC noise around here is still from 1170 KFAQ Tulsa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1110, Jan 5 at 1346 UT, under KFAB am hearing high-pitched singing in South Asian style, surely KVTT, updating/contradicting this: ``1110 KVTT TX Mineral Wells – Reported silent`` (Bill Hale, TX, update to NRC AM Log, AM Switch, NRC DX News Jan 8, published Dec 31)
It`s a 50 kW daytimer, or 39 kW critical hours, with Asian format; really stood out around SR/SS vs KFAB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1200, Jan 5 at 1353 UT, not much signal from WOAI, but Spanish phone interview about Mexican politix, from external POV, mentioning ``su país``, and ``Buenos Días, América``. Could it originate from VOA, which used to call its morning Spanish show that, long gone from SW? Does it still exist via satellite-webcast-affiliates? By 1400 UT, Chicago mentions and ``deportes radio`` so must be WRTO which is with Univisión Deportes, but not 100% sports (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4070.186, Jan 5 at 0634, ZN beacon is JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0029 UT January 6
