** ALBANIA. Drita Çiço notified that R. Tirana was back on SW as of Oct 6 at 1430 on 13625. I could not hear any signal from the next 1845 English broadcast at 1850 Oct 6 on 13735, but I was using the portable receiver. Greece 15630 however could be detected. From 1959, on the main receiver, 13735 was heard opening 2000 in English altho poor signal, undermodulation, and still announcing wrong frequency 13640!
Did not check further in the evening until 0254 Oct 7 when there was nothing on 7425, nor at 0330+; the 0230-0300 & 0330-0400 English broadcasts should have been audible if on.
Tuned 13625 Oct 7 and heard a weak carrier until 1405*, maybe a pre-tune-up by Shijak? Nothing else ever scheduled on 13625. 1429 on with IS, 1430 sign-on, S4-S9 averaging S7 but too weak to copy, the sounds of fading louder than the modulation. So it appears not all the former broadcasts are back on yet. For B-11, R. Tirana plans to eliminate the 15-minute English transmissions, among other reduxions and rescheduling (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. 9695-9700-9705, Oct 7 at 0518, DRM noise I had not noticed before. That`s because R. Bulgaria DRM here is scheduled Fridays only, in Bulgarian 0400-0700, 50 kW, 306 degrees from Kostinbrod. Not a good day to hear anything on 9695 or 9705. Now please tell us how many Bulgarians abroad have DRM receivers? At 0529, RB IS on analog 9600 prior to German service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake, Oct 7, before 1300: NOTHING found from 1247 to 1253, 7-19 MHz! Very unusual. See also TAIWAN 7970
After 1300, only a few:
14970, poor at 1324, none higher
14700, poor at 1324; none in the 13s, 12s, 11s; nor at 1358
10300, fair at 1326, 1359
7970, very poor at 1326; JBA carrier at 1359
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [and non]. 9870, Oct 7 at 1402, AIR VBS music with flutter, but well over CCI this time from CRI English, which deliberately collides from Xi`an at 13-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 17560, Oct 7 at 1248 Indonesian/Malay talk, poor signal, raising hopes that R. Free Sarawak had extended past 1200. Dashed when uplooked in Aoki to find it`s VIRI, 1230-1327 in Malaysian [sic], 500 kW, 109 degrees from Kamalabad. Anyhow, RFS is mainly in Iban rather than Malay. I wonder if RFS picked the frequency knowing that Malay listeners were already tuning to it for Teheran? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KAZAKHSTAN. 15560, Oct 7 at 1249, Bible quotations in American English, fair with flutter; 1258 Family Radio ID, Sound of the New Life to 1259:45* cutoff. Of mild interest only because the site per Aoki is ``Almaty-Nikolayevka``, YFR English at 11-13 since Sept 12.
I sure don`t hear them saying anything about October 21, when the suppressed Camping faxion is positive the world will really, really, really end. Minus two weeks and counting. Even so, what in the world is Kazakhstan thinking, propagating this Christian stuff? $$$. After all, they also serve as a launchpad for Russia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Pre-sunrise MWDX Oct 7, UT: These DX sessions are done with the DX-398 handheld for quick nulling and peaking, internal antenna only on AC inside. Reference: http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_am.htm
580, Oct 7 at 1203 UT, talking about rain along highway 57 to San Antonio; correlates with yesterday`s log of San Antonio ads on:
580 XEMU La Rancherita del Aire Piedras Negras, Coah. 5,000 2,500
630, Oct 7 at 1156 UT, promo for flu shots courtesy Grupo Radio México, noticias 6-30 AM, 1157 XEFB program promo:
630 XEFB FB La Estación Que Da Las Noticias Monterrey NL 10,000 10,000
660, Oct 7 at 1211 UT, ``Radio 6-60, La Tremenda, Número Uno`` IDs, 6:11 timecheck, ads:
660 XEACB Radio 660, La Tremenda Cd. Delicias, Chih. 3,000 1,000
670, Oct 7 at 1203 UT, mentions Grupo Radio México, 1205 mañanitas. Poor signal. I am trying, so far unsuccessfully, to hear the slogan Richard Allen reported from XETOR, ``La Voz Consuelo``. Anyhow it was XETOR:
670 XETOR Radio Ranchito Torreon, Coah. 1,000 250
This version of Cantú lists by state also shows Grupo affiliation:
http://www.radiotvmexico.net/contenido.php?edo_id=7&seccion=estacionesEdo
800, Oct 7 at 1214, full ID from ``XEZR, La Traviesa`` in Spanish only, amid CCI from the very distorted talker (XEDD?) and KQCV OKC:
800 XEZR La Traviesa Zaragoza, Coah. 2,000 2,000
Wayne Heinen in CO says he also heard an English ID from XEZR at 0401 UT Sept 24. My Random House dixionary says traviesa means sleeping car (as in a train), rafter as in architecture, and the distance between two points, none of which make much sense for a radio station. Instead we have to check the masculine travieso: transverse, crosswise, mischievous, willful, debauched, clever, subtle, ever-moving (of streams, etc.). Take your pick; I wonder which sense was intended. Do they use an English slogan in ID? Wayne also heard ``Channel 80``
1000, Oct 7 at 1218 UT, weather, 6:19 TC, fast SAH with KTOK OKC (which I have a hard time nulling, unlike sharp nulls on WKY 930 --- maybe because WKY is more groundwave being on N side of OKC while KTOK is further on the S side?). Keeps referring to ``nuestra ciudad`` which is NOT helpful, but we assume it is
1000 XEFV La Rancherita Cd. Juárez, Chih. 1,000 D
altho there are three other XEs in the UT-6 zone, in Chih, Sin.
1100, Oct 7 at 1224 UT, heavy beat music with drums, 1228 5:28 TC, full ID but tough copy of details, XE–AF[?], mil watts, address and phones, ``24 horas contigo``, Grupo Rasa[?[ Comunicaciones, www site, also plugs availability on Canal 69(?) in New York. So it`s:
1100 XENAS Unica + FM 96.1 Navojoa, Son. 1,000 500
(There is one other UT-7 in BCS but call XEBAC does not match.)
Per a Cantú link to http://www.larsavision.tv/ it`s Grupo Larsa, more about music TV than radio, on 39.3 in NY. Has linx to listen to their radio stations, mostly FM and not including this one as it`s just simulcasting 96.1. Hmm, 96.1 is not among the logos either. Anyhow
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) V. also UNIDENTIFIED 1410
** NIGERIA. 15120, Oct 7 at 0522, VON is the SSOB tho R. Australia is audible again on 15160, 15240. But as usual, 15120 has big hum marring discussion of debt crisis; S9+12 would be adequate if it weren`t for VON`s incredible self-inflicted technical problems (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 7970, Oct 7 at 1253, poor signal in talk, presumed Sound of Hope, in total absence of Firedrake during this semihour; see CHINA. Should have listened at 1223, when Ron Howard says SOH reliably IDs spelling out its website. Maybe playing the same recording every day? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3195, Oct 7 at 0359, thought just in time to check this frequency at tail of the UT Friday 0330 airing of WORLD OF RADIO 1585 on WWRB 5051 which as usual started after a minute of respectful silence at 0331, and yes, at 0359, 3195 is now on in //. Since August, WWRB website has claimed that 3195 would be starting Sept 1, but I tired of hunting for it with no results.
Maybe it really started Oct 1; and maybe 5051 will subsequently be phased out? 5051 has been only fair here, and 3195 should be better at close range. 3185 was also on with BS, unlike last night when stuck to 9385. After WOR, traces of some audio on 5051, but couldn`t tell what, a sign-off? Cut off the air at 0401*. Dead air on 3195 until it went off a semiminute later.
WORLD OF RADIO also confirmed on WTWW 9479, after 2100 Thursday Oct 6. Always huge signal here, and we consider this the prime airing for early listeners. Thank you, George.
Could not hear WRMI 9955 at same time, and just missed the 0500 UT Friday play, but at 0530 Oct 7 in R. Praga, fair signal with no jamming audible, so hope there was no/less jamming during WOR this week. Also confirmed on webcast before 1500 Friday.
Further airings of WOR 1585:
WRMI 9955: Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730; Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730; Monday 1130, 1530, 2130; Tuesday & Wednesday 1530
WTWW 5755: UT Sunday 0400
WBCQ Area 51 5110v-CUSB: UT Monday 0300
WRN via SiriusXM channel 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830
Hamburger Lokal Radio 5980: Tuesday 0930
Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 9955, Oct 7 at 1359, KTWR IS making fast SAH, weak signal mixing about equally with WRMI. Scheduled Cantonese semihour M-F only, so tough luck for those who would like to hear R. Prague via WRMI. It`s about time the FCC quit putting other US stations on 9955! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1410, Oct 7 at 1242 UT, after sunrise I venture into the upper regionals as the lower MF channels are outfading, and find some Spanish here, looping E/W briefly surpassing KQAM Wichita N/S. Searching the 2011-2012 NRC AM Log for SS stations near and westward, I find only two possibilities other than Mexicans, KHCH Huntsville TX, R. Amistad, religious for Houston, but it`s a bit late for that and not E-W; and a longer shot, KCAL Redlands CA, Radio Tricolor, La Mexicanísima, address in San Bernardino (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6924.6 AM, S9+8 pirate Oct 7 at 0533 with music, announcement mentions ``102 FM Chicago``, then disco, some talkovers making copy difficult; 0537 ``I want my radio`` sung several times. (So do I.) Gave a g-mail address which I could not copy either, sounded like Radio Two @. Dozed during more music past 0603 and heard no more announcements (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 30689, 30692, Oct 7 at 0519, still detecting JBA carriers in the nightmiddle, so I must conclude these are of local origin, not faraway harmonix. Quite a coincidence, as the 30-31 MHz range is vacant except for another one around 30.1. Anyhow we did get confirmation from Buenos Aires that RAE 15345v can be heard on 30690v, so it remains a propagational possibility. Look for that whenever 10m is full of LUs, and 15345 is active as in previous report`s schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Did not check further in the evening until 0254 Oct 7 when there was nothing on 7425, nor at 0330+; the 0230-0300 & 0330-0400 English broadcasts should have been audible if on.
Tuned 13625 Oct 7 and heard a weak carrier until 1405*, maybe a pre-tune-up by Shijak? Nothing else ever scheduled on 13625. 1429 on with IS, 1430 sign-on, S4-S9 averaging S7 but too weak to copy, the sounds of fading louder than the modulation. So it appears not all the former broadcasts are back on yet. For B-11, R. Tirana plans to eliminate the 15-minute English transmissions, among other reduxions and rescheduling (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. 9695-9700-9705, Oct 7 at 0518, DRM noise I had not noticed before. That`s because R. Bulgaria DRM here is scheduled Fridays only, in Bulgarian 0400-0700, 50 kW, 306 degrees from Kostinbrod. Not a good day to hear anything on 9695 or 9705. Now please tell us how many Bulgarians abroad have DRM receivers? At 0529, RB IS on analog 9600 prior to German service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake, Oct 7, before 1300: NOTHING found from 1247 to 1253, 7-19 MHz! Very unusual. See also TAIWAN 7970
After 1300, only a few:
14970, poor at 1324, none higher
14700, poor at 1324; none in the 13s, 12s, 11s; nor at 1358
10300, fair at 1326, 1359
7970, very poor at 1326; JBA carrier at 1359
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [and non]. 9870, Oct 7 at 1402, AIR VBS music with flutter, but well over CCI this time from CRI English, which deliberately collides from Xi`an at 13-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 17560, Oct 7 at 1248 Indonesian/Malay talk, poor signal, raising hopes that R. Free Sarawak had extended past 1200. Dashed when uplooked in Aoki to find it`s VIRI, 1230-1327 in Malaysian [sic], 500 kW, 109 degrees from Kamalabad. Anyhow, RFS is mainly in Iban rather than Malay. I wonder if RFS picked the frequency knowing that Malay listeners were already tuning to it for Teheran? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KAZAKHSTAN. 15560, Oct 7 at 1249, Bible quotations in American English, fair with flutter; 1258 Family Radio ID, Sound of the New Life to 1259:45* cutoff. Of mild interest only because the site per Aoki is ``Almaty-Nikolayevka``, YFR English at 11-13 since Sept 12.
I sure don`t hear them saying anything about October 21, when the suppressed Camping faxion is positive the world will really, really, really end. Minus two weeks and counting. Even so, what in the world is Kazakhstan thinking, propagating this Christian stuff? $$$. After all, they also serve as a launchpad for Russia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Pre-sunrise MWDX Oct 7, UT: These DX sessions are done with the DX-398 handheld for quick nulling and peaking, internal antenna only on AC inside. Reference: http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_am.htm
580, Oct 7 at 1203 UT, talking about rain along highway 57 to San Antonio; correlates with yesterday`s log of San Antonio ads on:
580 XEMU La Rancherita del Aire Piedras Negras, Coah. 5,000 2,500
630, Oct 7 at 1156 UT, promo for flu shots courtesy Grupo Radio México, noticias 6-30 AM, 1157 XEFB program promo:
630 XEFB FB La Estación Que Da Las Noticias Monterrey NL 10,000 10,000
660, Oct 7 at 1211 UT, ``Radio 6-60, La Tremenda, Número Uno`` IDs, 6:11 timecheck, ads:
660 XEACB Radio 660, La Tremenda Cd. Delicias, Chih. 3,000 1,000
670, Oct 7 at 1203 UT, mentions Grupo Radio México, 1205 mañanitas. Poor signal. I am trying, so far unsuccessfully, to hear the slogan Richard Allen reported from XETOR, ``La Voz Consuelo``. Anyhow it was XETOR:
670 XETOR Radio Ranchito Torreon, Coah. 1,000 250
This version of Cantú lists by state also shows Grupo affiliation:
http://www.radiotvmexico.net/contenido.php?edo_id=7&seccion=estacionesEdo
800, Oct 7 at 1214, full ID from ``XEZR, La Traviesa`` in Spanish only, amid CCI from the very distorted talker (XEDD?) and KQCV OKC:
800 XEZR La Traviesa Zaragoza, Coah. 2,000 2,000
Wayne Heinen in CO says he also heard an English ID from XEZR at 0401 UT Sept 24. My Random House dixionary says traviesa means sleeping car (as in a train), rafter as in architecture, and the distance between two points, none of which make much sense for a radio station. Instead we have to check the masculine travieso: transverse, crosswise, mischievous, willful, debauched, clever, subtle, ever-moving (of streams, etc.). Take your pick; I wonder which sense was intended. Do they use an English slogan in ID? Wayne also heard ``Channel 80``
1000, Oct 7 at 1218 UT, weather, 6:19 TC, fast SAH with KTOK OKC (which I have a hard time nulling, unlike sharp nulls on WKY 930 --- maybe because WKY is more groundwave being on N side of OKC while KTOK is further on the S side?). Keeps referring to ``nuestra ciudad`` which is NOT helpful, but we assume it is
1000 XEFV La Rancherita Cd. Juárez, Chih. 1,000 D
altho there are three other XEs in the UT-6 zone, in Chih, Sin.
1100, Oct 7 at 1224 UT, heavy beat music with drums, 1228 5:28 TC, full ID but tough copy of details, XE–AF[?], mil watts, address and phones, ``24 horas contigo``, Grupo Rasa[?[ Comunicaciones, www site, also plugs availability on Canal 69(?) in New York. So it`s:
1100 XENAS Unica + FM 96.1 Navojoa, Son. 1,000 500
(There is one other UT-7 in BCS but call XEBAC does not match.)
Per a Cantú link to http://www.larsavision.tv/ it`s Grupo Larsa, more about music TV than radio, on 39.3 in NY. Has linx to listen to their radio stations, mostly FM and not including this one as it`s just simulcasting 96.1. Hmm, 96.1 is not among the logos either. Anyhow
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) V. also UNIDENTIFIED 1410
** NIGERIA. 15120, Oct 7 at 0522, VON is the SSOB tho R. Australia is audible again on 15160, 15240. But as usual, 15120 has big hum marring discussion of debt crisis; S9+12 would be adequate if it weren`t for VON`s incredible self-inflicted technical problems (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 7970, Oct 7 at 1253, poor signal in talk, presumed Sound of Hope, in total absence of Firedrake during this semihour; see CHINA. Should have listened at 1223, when Ron Howard says SOH reliably IDs spelling out its website. Maybe playing the same recording every day? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3195, Oct 7 at 0359, thought just in time to check this frequency at tail of the UT Friday 0330 airing of WORLD OF RADIO 1585 on WWRB 5051 which as usual started after a minute of respectful silence at 0331, and yes, at 0359, 3195 is now on in //. Since August, WWRB website has claimed that 3195 would be starting Sept 1, but I tired of hunting for it with no results.
Maybe it really started Oct 1; and maybe 5051 will subsequently be phased out? 5051 has been only fair here, and 3195 should be better at close range. 3185 was also on with BS, unlike last night when stuck to 9385. After WOR, traces of some audio on 5051, but couldn`t tell what, a sign-off? Cut off the air at 0401*. Dead air on 3195 until it went off a semiminute later.
WORLD OF RADIO also confirmed on WTWW 9479, after 2100 Thursday Oct 6. Always huge signal here, and we consider this the prime airing for early listeners. Thank you, George.
Could not hear WRMI 9955 at same time, and just missed the 0500 UT Friday play, but at 0530 Oct 7 in R. Praga, fair signal with no jamming audible, so hope there was no/less jamming during WOR this week. Also confirmed on webcast before 1500 Friday.
Further airings of WOR 1585:
WRMI 9955: Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730; Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730; Monday 1130, 1530, 2130; Tuesday & Wednesday 1530
WTWW 5755: UT Sunday 0400
WBCQ Area 51 5110v-CUSB: UT Monday 0300
WRN via SiriusXM channel 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830
Hamburger Lokal Radio 5980: Tuesday 0930
Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 9955, Oct 7 at 1359, KTWR IS making fast SAH, weak signal mixing about equally with WRMI. Scheduled Cantonese semihour M-F only, so tough luck for those who would like to hear R. Prague via WRMI. It`s about time the FCC quit putting other US stations on 9955! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1410, Oct 7 at 1242 UT, after sunrise I venture into the upper regionals as the lower MF channels are outfading, and find some Spanish here, looping E/W briefly surpassing KQAM Wichita N/S. Searching the 2011-2012 NRC AM Log for SS stations near and westward, I find only two possibilities other than Mexicans, KHCH Huntsville TX, R. Amistad, religious for Houston, but it`s a bit late for that and not E-W; and a longer shot, KCAL Redlands CA, Radio Tricolor, La Mexicanísima, address in San Bernardino (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6924.6 AM, S9+8 pirate Oct 7 at 0533 with music, announcement mentions ``102 FM Chicago``, then disco, some talkovers making copy difficult; 0537 ``I want my radio`` sung several times. (So do I.) Gave a g-mail address which I could not copy either, sounded like Radio Two @. Dozed during more music past 0603 and heard no more announcements (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 30689, 30692, Oct 7 at 0519, still detecting JBA carriers in the nightmiddle, so I must conclude these are of local origin, not faraway harmonix. Quite a coincidence, as the 30-31 MHz range is vacant except for another one around 30.1. Anyhow we did get confirmation from Buenos Aires that RAE 15345v can be heard on 30690v, so it remains a propagational possibility. Look for that whenever 10m is full of LUs, and 15345 is active as in previous report`s schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)