** ALGERIA [non]. 6050, May 24 at 0435, fair ME songs and then Arabic announcement, i.e. TDA via FRANCE as scheduled this hour only. But certainly not the Qur`an service as listed.
HCJB is quite weak here until 0230, but extends two nights a week to 0500 when there will be a collision --- or rather Issoudun will wipe out Pico Pichincha. HFCC says days 6 & 7 which mean Friday and Saturday, but no sign of it now, so really UT Saturday and Sunday? WRTH shows no such extension beyond 0230/0235 anynight, degraded to only 1 kW. Nor does Aoki/NDXC, reminding us that Tibet is also on 6050 thruout, but it`s daytime there. EiBi does show HCJB at 0233-0500 Fri & Sat only, in Spanish, not Kichwa. Need to check whether HCJBe there just before 0400 on which nights. UT Saturday May 25 on 6050 I do have a JBA carrier 0232-0237+; kept thinking it cut off, but merely fading to nothing and back up. Still there at 0328 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15475.97, May 24 at 1710-1815, tnx to tip from Dan Robinson to the WOR iogroup, LRA36 on the air Friday and heard via Pardinho SP SDR in Brasil, which seems to be the best one for this. The entire hour+ was music, no IDs or any announcements: a tragic loss of opportunity to diffuse Antarctic culture, politix, native music, history, scientific achievements, etc. Also could discourage QSL seeking with no significant program content to report. Bruce Churchill also recommends the much further SDR in Iceland, a total-water path like SP (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 5045-USB, May 24 at 0954 I happen to awaken so a rare chance to check for WORLD OF RADIO on Unique Radio, now scheduled at both 0930 & 1000 Fridays. Not surprisingly I get no trace of the low-power signal here; but I do have a JBA carrier on 5055 from presumed 4KZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 9570, May 24 at 1332, CRI relay S9 but just barely modulated; much softer than 9640 RHC. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. See ALGERIA [non]
** EGYPT. 9900.175V, (meaning varying slightly, audible in real time) May 24 at 2147, JBA talk by YL, 2153 ME music, 2201 talk; S5-S7 on inside longwire due to storm; quick attach of outside LW boosts to S8-S9 but still far too much storm noise. Surely the R. Cairo English broadcast scheduled on 9900 at 2115-2245 but has been inactive as x-ed in Aoki. HFCC shows 125 kW at 325 degrees from Abis to W Europe; and the closest thing to a North American service by extension. I don`t recall any previous reports of it so far off-frequency but certainly a Cairo capability (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 92.1 WBFM, May 24 circa 2030 UT and earlier, later chex, KAMG-LP Enid in open carrier only. That was quick: As in previous report, I had just found it reactivated after 21 months on May 22 as ``Radio Vivir``.
Suspect another cynical example of going on the air *only* to preserve a license, but not interested enough to keep broadcasting, yet preventing anyone else from getting the frequency. At FCC FM Query, I do find that the original KAMG-LP was granted a license to cover on February 27, 2007. and clicking on the pdf Authorization, ``This license expires 3:00 a.m. local time, June 01, 2013``. Another six years would be a week from now! So at least the licensee is paying attention to the calendar.
While I am at it, a quick check of other area FM stations with dead air:
88.3, K202BY, Family Radio translator has been open carrier for many many months, meanwhile getting an STA to be *off* the air, which is not the same thing as on the air transmitting nothing! Perhaps they can`t tell the difference back at KEBR-FM HQ in California?
89.1, K206CA, Oasis Network translator of KNYD(FM); often dead air and this time has been for a few days at least.
90.3, KHEV Fairview, relay of KHYM seems on but dead air now. Maybe caused by recent/current storms. With 490 watts, gets into west side of Enid best.
101.5, KOCD Okeene, satellite of KWDW-LP 93.9 OKC is still out of air (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENINIG DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 9690, Friday May 24 at 2202, REE`s Justin Coe introducing a 4-movement serious music piece, sounded like ``In Memory of Tonal Music`` by Strauss, but that does not compute. Podcast archive is running a week behind, but per WOR Hitlist, should eventually show at: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/emision-en-ingles/ S9+10 but vs heavy storm noise (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1983 monitoring: [see also AUSTRALIA]. Confirmed first NAm SWBC, Friday May 24 at 2200 on WRMI 9955, poor in storm noise but I listen to the whole thing until 2229 to be sure it`s intact with no transmitter failures.
Also confirmed UT Saturday May 25 starting at 0130 on WRMI 7780, fair S9/+10 but still too much storm noise. Followed familiar bit of World Music fill at 0129 and Ian McFarland ID at 0129.5, no WOR upcut. Next:
0629 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany, to WSW
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [May 25, alt weeks], ND
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955, to SSE
1431 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany, to WSW
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM, ND
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955, to SSE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315], ND
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany, to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780, to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395, to NNW
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780, to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51, to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955, to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW, ND
1815 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania, ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780, to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions], ND
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955, to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v [and/or 2130], to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780, to NE
[it appears we will now be running on a Friday-to-Thursday cycle, so freshest new airings are on weekends]
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490.16v, UT Sat May 25 at 0000, WBCQ William Tell Overture introducing `AAAWWW`; heavy storm noise so I copy only bits, not necessarily correctly. 9330+ is a bit better for a while: crazy, crazy country; the $15 special deal on 5130 is over; could get $200 an hour. Recheck 0048 with a caller discussing Iran; now down to 7490.14v. Thales has mailed out something today. Water and big tubes don`t mix. That`s why there have been no tests the past week. Everything is under warranty. Prayer, etc., runs over a bit to end of AAAWWW at 0103. John Carver`s computer was out last week, but fills in details this week:
``Tonight's show started a few seconds early on 7490 after a bit of fill music. Allan and Angela in the studio. Tom is there also working on the computers. Allan seems to be in a better mood this evening. Allan begins with a strange musing on Memorial Day and wonders why we need war and memorial days anymore. This quickly morphs into a one sided dialog with god. Allan then stated that Angela had gotten aMaine driver's license and is working on her US citizenship.
Said that there had been some setbacks with the transmitter for the superstation and they were waiting on parts and a crew from the transmitter manufacturer to install them. They had a water leak in the water cooling system and the PA tube and its socket were damaged. Tom mentioned that it would take four men to move the tube. Allan said he wasn't impressed with the design of the new transmitter.
Phone call at 0045 from a woman with a reception report and it turned out she had recently been in Iran so that was discussed for awhile. Reading of emails began at 0056. Closing prayer at at 0100. Show was off the air at 0103. Some dead air for a few seconds and then some music. 7490 was off the air at 0107. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9265V, UT Fri May 24 at 0400 tune-in to wobbly WINB playing the Star Spangled Banner at S9+10/20, as if signing off; not quite: then starts playing another version of SSB but talking over the first part of it with sign-off message in anthem desecration. Plays to end but at 0402: Dan Curtis wishes good day and wants to save me. ``Don`t you want to go? I`m goin` to heaven ---`` and *then* cuts off the air. Bye!! Seemed late hour for WINB, had been closing earlier, but they are very flexible with schedule span depending on airtime sales. Website shows now: daily except UT Sunday from 0300 is `Worship At Home`, which we now know must be a full hour long. I think that`s also on WRMI. Final WINB show UT Sunday starts at 0230, so probably finishes an hour earlier at 0300. Annoyingly, WINB never publishes its sign-off times, let alone true duration of programs. As for Dan Curtis, he is not on the list at http://winb.com/bypgmsch.htm but he did not give any other title for his minis-try. Poor Dan! Or was it Don. Off to heaven before he can even get started (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0356 UT May 25
