** ALGERIA [non]. 7295, RTA via FRANCE, Oct 12 at 0526, poor signal with Arabic talk, but still no signal propagating on 9535 to ascertain whether it`s still // or a different program, a change as noted by Ivo Ivanov (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 6180, Oct 12 at 0526, RNB/RNA, only fair signal with heavy trans-equatorial flutter, while 11780 was inaudible, MUF down around 10 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Oct 12 before 1400:
12980, good at 1357, none higher
12320, good at 1357
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Unheard for a few days with depressed propagation, but MUF is at least up to 12 MHz Oct 12 at 1405 for the 8-kHz-multiple spurs from CNR1 jammer on 11760; detected at least carriers on 11728, 11736, 11744, 11752, 11768, 11776, 11784, 11792, and causing hets to any stations within 2 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15330, Oct 12 at 1401, pulsing from the DentroCuban Jamming Command, all set for R. Martí to reactivate this frequency in B-12, as myriads of Cubans go hungry while all this paranoid energy is wasted not only on jamming something, but jamming nothing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Oct 12 at 1402, Denge Kurdistan, Kurdish music, poor with flutter, presumably via UKRAINE. Meanwhile, VOA Kurdish had just opened exactly 4 MHz higher via Wertachtal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 650, Oct 12 at 1159 UT choral NA, and then ID as ``Radio Ka`` (as in the letter K in Spanish). I was expecting the usual XETNT Los Mochis, and maybe this was it, with a misleading program name or something. Schedule at http://www.chavezradiocast.com/?page_id=395
still shows `Panorama Agropecuario` at 6 am weekdays.
Cantú, IRCA, and WRTH show nothing resembling ``Radio K`` and not even a K anywhere in XE- 650 callsigns. Cantú shows only one other XE in the UT -6 zone where NA would be playing at 1200:
650 XETNT Radio 65 + FM 106.5 Los Mochis, Sin. 5,000 1,000
650 XEVSS Sin Límites + FM 101.1 Hermosillo, Son. 1,000 100
Altho I did hear the Mexican NA, could the ID have been from some US SS station? None listed in NRC AM Log on 650. Maybe I just misheard it
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 660, Oct 12 at 0532 UT, ``La mejor estación, 9-8-9, La Lupe, 98 punto 9``, amid romantic music. Cantú:
660 XEACB La Lupe + FM 98.9 Cd. Delicias, Chih. 3,000 1,000
Its AM predecessor and still duplicator not worth mentioning
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710, Oct 12 at 1204 UT crime news headlines, 1205 ``Noticias 7-10``, mentions of Chihuahua: So the usual XEDP Ciudad Cuauhtémoc (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 720, Oct 12 at 1200 UT, choral NA from WSW, 1202 segué to some rock music, Radio Centro ID, 1203 Banco de México, Diputados PSA. As previously researched, this is a relay via:
720 XEJCC Extremo 7-20 Cd. Juárez, Chih. 1,000 1,0000 [sic]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 880, Oct 12 at 1209 UT, at least three mention of Gómez Palacio in local news, so it`s the sister-city station across the state line:
880 XETC Kiuu + FM 91.1 Torreón, Coah. 10,000 1,000
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 900, Oct 12 at 1154 UT, mentions 98.9 FM, Los 40, from N/S, so it is per Cantú:
900 XEWB Los 40 Principales + FM 98.9 Veracruz, Ver. 50,000 10,000
No longer a repeater of co-channel behemoth XEW México DF, and thus much easier to tell apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1090, Oct 12 at 1227 UT, Full ID for some other station: XERFR, 970, desde Ciudad de México, ``la Fórmula uno``. Seemed to be from WSW, but IRCA and Cantú show the only such relayer on 1090 is:
1090 XEXE Grupo Fórmula Querétaro + FM 92.7 Querétaro, Qro 2,500 1,000
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 960, UT Friday Oct 12 at 0500-0505 is another silent midnight on KGWA Enid; see USA for something else heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 17530, Oct 12 at 1919, strong open carrier causing fast SAH against much weaker French underneath, i.e. Greenville is already on instead of crash-starting at 1930 to avoid VOA vs VOA in handover from São Tomé site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1638 monitoring: WWRB, 5050, UT Friday Oct 12: first checking webcast, so times approx.: 0330 ``Amen & amen``, SC preacher finishes, respectful pause for 52 seconds, then hum starts, then after another 23 sex, WOR 1638 starts. Now the audio quality is much improved, also on 5050 itself checked with good signal at 0356.
Next: UT Saturday 0130v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB.
Saturday 0630 & 1630(?), Hamburger Lokalradio 7265, Tuesday 0930 5980
Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730, Monday 0500, Tuesday 1100 on WRMI 9955
UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5745
Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830 on WRN via SiriusXM 120
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7506.4, Oct 12 at 0356, no signal from WRNO. Were they off all evening? A few nights before someone heard them on a couple hours before usual *0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 560, Oct 12 at 0537 UT, `Coast to Coast AM` mainly from KWTO Springfield MO, but quick echo from a second station. Affiliate list http://www.coasttocoastam.com/stations
shows KLVI Beaumont TX is by far the most likely altho there are more 560s in seven further states (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 960, Oct 12 at 0500 UT, during KGWA`s fox hole, main signal audible when carrier nulled is blues music, which again points to WABG in Mississippi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1030, Oct 12 after 0500 UT, again no longer hearing hummy carrier from KCTA; monitored as official October sunrise approached at 1230: 1228, Montana/Wyoming water furnace(?) ad, obviously KTWO, and still past 1230 without any sign of KCTA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1190, Oct 12 at 0506 UT, `Phil Hendrie Show` is starting. Figure it`s just KFXR in The Metroplex, and his affiliate list http://www.philhendrieshow.com/stations-index/
confirms it`s the only 1190 and starting at midnight CDT. Unfortunately not a solid signal with their multitower pattern (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1360, Oct 12 at 1235 UT, about new ``forever`` international letter mail rate of $1.10, Minnesota item, 7:35 TC, Sacred Heart of Jesus promo, 1237 Catholic talk show about importance of taking kids to bathroom before mass. From NNE/SSW, probably KAHS El Dorado KS, altho our nearest 1360 in the other direxion, KDJW Amarillo TX is also EWTN/Catholic and sometimes echoic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1490, Oct 12 at 1243 UT local newscast from E/W, 1249 ending sponsored by funeral home in Springfield, references to Stillwater County (which is only in Montana; or something-water county?), 1255 ad for something on south highway 65 (which connects Springfield to Branson MO), TC for 7:55, stories concerning southwest Missouri.
The SW MO 1490 station is KDMO in Carthage, which is just east of Joplin and the county seat of Jasper County (Joplin is not). But that`s too far from Springfield for this graveyarder with a listed nostalgia format, so suspect it is relaying a Springfield station at least for the morning news. Don`t find a website for it or anything about such a connexion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, Oct 12 at 1142 UT, Lowes ad, Cincinnati, ``ESPN 1530`` reminding me that when I usually tune across WCKY, it`s totally different programming, Brother Scare after midnight. I seek the program schedule of this curious hybrid, without success, instead sidetracked to gallery after gallery of cheesecake, such as:http://www.espn1530.com/cc-common/gallery/photos.html?album_id=121743&p=7753711
Some audio stations just gotta have visuals
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 9555, Oct 12 at 0523, Sackville, CANADA puts VOV relay on correct frequency tonight instead of 6175; Vietnamese lesson presented in English to conclude the Vietnamese language hour. Only fair signal here, but at least it`s propagating again, while NHK relay on 6110 is inbooming. MUF was about 10 MHz, with higher bands dead from all direxions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 6180, Oct 12 at 0526, RNB/RNA, only fair signal with heavy trans-equatorial flutter, while 11780 was inaudible, MUF down around 10 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Oct 12 before 1400:
12980, good at 1357, none higher
12320, good at 1357
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Unheard for a few days with depressed propagation, but MUF is at least up to 12 MHz Oct 12 at 1405 for the 8-kHz-multiple spurs from CNR1 jammer on 11760; detected at least carriers on 11728, 11736, 11744, 11752, 11768, 11776, 11784, 11792, and causing hets to any stations within 2 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15330, Oct 12 at 1401, pulsing from the DentroCuban Jamming Command, all set for R. Martí to reactivate this frequency in B-12, as myriads of Cubans go hungry while all this paranoid energy is wasted not only on jamming something, but jamming nothing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Oct 12 at 1402, Denge Kurdistan, Kurdish music, poor with flutter, presumably via UKRAINE. Meanwhile, VOA Kurdish had just opened exactly 4 MHz higher via Wertachtal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 650, Oct 12 at 1159 UT choral NA, and then ID as ``Radio Ka`` (as in the letter K in Spanish). I was expecting the usual XETNT Los Mochis, and maybe this was it, with a misleading program name or something. Schedule at http://www.chavezradiocast.com/?page_id=395
still shows `Panorama Agropecuario` at 6 am weekdays.
Cantú, IRCA, and WRTH show nothing resembling ``Radio K`` and not even a K anywhere in XE- 650 callsigns. Cantú shows only one other XE in the UT -6 zone where NA would be playing at 1200:
650 XETNT Radio 65 + FM 106.5 Los Mochis, Sin. 5,000 1,000
650 XEVSS Sin Límites + FM 101.1 Hermosillo, Son. 1,000 100
Altho I did hear the Mexican NA, could the ID have been from some US SS station? None listed in NRC AM Log on 650. Maybe I just misheard it
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 660, Oct 12 at 0532 UT, ``La mejor estación, 9-8-9, La Lupe, 98 punto 9``, amid romantic music. Cantú:
660 XEACB La Lupe + FM 98.9 Cd. Delicias, Chih. 3,000 1,000
Its AM predecessor and still duplicator not worth mentioning
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710, Oct 12 at 1204 UT crime news headlines, 1205 ``Noticias 7-10``, mentions of Chihuahua: So the usual XEDP Ciudad Cuauhtémoc (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 720, Oct 12 at 1200 UT, choral NA from WSW, 1202 segué to some rock music, Radio Centro ID, 1203 Banco de México, Diputados PSA. As previously researched, this is a relay via:
720 XEJCC Extremo 7-20 Cd. Juárez, Chih. 1,000 1,0000 [sic]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 880, Oct 12 at 1209 UT, at least three mention of Gómez Palacio in local news, so it`s the sister-city station across the state line:
880 XETC Kiuu + FM 91.1 Torreón, Coah. 10,000 1,000
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 900, Oct 12 at 1154 UT, mentions 98.9 FM, Los 40, from N/S, so it is per Cantú:
900 XEWB Los 40 Principales + FM 98.9 Veracruz, Ver. 50,000 10,000
No longer a repeater of co-channel behemoth XEW México DF, and thus much easier to tell apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1090, Oct 12 at 1227 UT, Full ID for some other station: XERFR, 970, desde Ciudad de México, ``la Fórmula uno``. Seemed to be from WSW, but IRCA and Cantú show the only such relayer on 1090 is:
1090 XEXE Grupo Fórmula Querétaro + FM 92.7 Querétaro, Qro 2,500 1,000
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 960, UT Friday Oct 12 at 0500-0505 is another silent midnight on KGWA Enid; see USA for something else heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 17530, Oct 12 at 1919, strong open carrier causing fast SAH against much weaker French underneath, i.e. Greenville is already on instead of crash-starting at 1930 to avoid VOA vs VOA in handover from São Tomé site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1638 monitoring: WWRB, 5050, UT Friday Oct 12: first checking webcast, so times approx.: 0330 ``Amen & amen``, SC preacher finishes, respectful pause for 52 seconds, then hum starts, then after another 23 sex, WOR 1638 starts. Now the audio quality is much improved, also on 5050 itself checked with good signal at 0356.
Next: UT Saturday 0130v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB.
Saturday 0630 & 1630(?), Hamburger Lokalradio 7265, Tuesday 0930 5980
Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730, Monday 0500, Tuesday 1100 on WRMI 9955
UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5745
Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830 on WRN via SiriusXM 120
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7506.4, Oct 12 at 0356, no signal from WRNO. Were they off all evening? A few nights before someone heard them on a couple hours before usual *0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 560, Oct 12 at 0537 UT, `Coast to Coast AM` mainly from KWTO Springfield MO, but quick echo from a second station. Affiliate list http://www.coasttocoastam.com/stations
shows KLVI Beaumont TX is by far the most likely altho there are more 560s in seven further states (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 960, Oct 12 at 0500 UT, during KGWA`s fox hole, main signal audible when carrier nulled is blues music, which again points to WABG in Mississippi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1030, Oct 12 after 0500 UT, again no longer hearing hummy carrier from KCTA; monitored as official October sunrise approached at 1230: 1228, Montana/Wyoming water furnace(?) ad, obviously KTWO, and still past 1230 without any sign of KCTA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1190, Oct 12 at 0506 UT, `Phil Hendrie Show` is starting. Figure it`s just KFXR in The Metroplex, and his affiliate list http://www.philhendrieshow.com/stations-index/
confirms it`s the only 1190 and starting at midnight CDT. Unfortunately not a solid signal with their multitower pattern (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1360, Oct 12 at 1235 UT, about new ``forever`` international letter mail rate of $1.10, Minnesota item, 7:35 TC, Sacred Heart of Jesus promo, 1237 Catholic talk show about importance of taking kids to bathroom before mass. From NNE/SSW, probably KAHS El Dorado KS, altho our nearest 1360 in the other direxion, KDJW Amarillo TX is also EWTN/Catholic and sometimes echoic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1490, Oct 12 at 1243 UT local newscast from E/W, 1249 ending sponsored by funeral home in Springfield, references to Stillwater County (which is only in Montana; or something-water county?), 1255 ad for something on south highway 65 (which connects Springfield to Branson MO), TC for 7:55, stories concerning southwest Missouri.
The SW MO 1490 station is KDMO in Carthage, which is just east of Joplin and the county seat of Jasper County (Joplin is not). But that`s too far from Springfield for this graveyarder with a listed nostalgia format, so suspect it is relaying a Springfield station at least for the morning news. Don`t find a website for it or anything about such a connexion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1530, Oct 12 at 1142 UT, Lowes ad, Cincinnati, ``ESPN 1530`` reminding me that when I usually tune across WCKY, it`s totally different programming, Brother Scare after midnight. I seek the program schedule of this curious hybrid, without success, instead sidetracked to gallery after gallery of cheesecake, such as:http://www.espn1530.com/cc-common/gallery/photos.html?album_id=121743&p=7753711
Some audio stations just gotta have visuals
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 9555, Oct 12 at 0523, Sackville, CANADA puts VOV relay on correct frequency tonight instead of 6175; Vietnamese lesson presented in English to conclude the Vietnamese language hour. Only fair signal here, but at least it`s propagating again, while NHK relay on 6110 is inbooming. MUF was about 10 MHz, with higher bands dead from all direxions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
