** AUSTRALIA. 21740, Dec 14 at 2155, VG signal from RA morning news magazine is rudely interrupted for about a minute at 2156-2157, modulation cut off. Someone else recently reported this happens every day. The carrier stayed on. No change in transmission is scheduled, just 100 kW, 70 degrees from Shepparton, straight thru 21-01 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6070, Dec 15 at 0619, CFRX is back with sufficient signal, unlike 24 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11635-AM, Dec 14 at 2137, ``Atención --- 81401 02231 23861`` repeated over and over by YL in Spanish. At 2143 I notice that the body of the spy message has begun with other groups of five numbers. Good signal, but less than RHC 11880 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS [and non]. 17845-17870, Dec 15 at 1435, OTH radar presumed from here, totally invading the 16m SWBC band. Does ITU approve? This is NOT a clear spot, QRMing broadcasters on 17850 and 17870, i.e. 17850 RFI Pashto from Issoudun; and 17870 BBC Somali via CYPRUS! Does BBC acquiesce? At 1456 the OTHR is off, uncovering another weak signal on 17860, which would be DW Urdu via UAE, all as per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 9650, Dec 15 at 1357 VG signal in Russian with jazzy music, had not noticed before; and giving a .ru website or address but no ID caught. HFCC shows it`s AWR, KSDA at 1330-1400, 100 kW, 345 degrees from Agat, but plenty signal USward too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 17675, Dec 14 at 2145, RNZI with poor signal is the OSOB; after 2200 some Up Over signals come on, 17705 RHC, WYFR 17575. Guess what: current schedule shows:
2051-0458 15720 AM 17675 DRM Pacific Daily
So 17675 was supposed to be in DRM but I certainly was hearing it in AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Local paper has yet to mention the 89.5 MHz singing Xmas trees, which I have already seen set up again, but in the daytime before the show began, but has mentioned the other thing which I have also not yet been out to see and hear this year (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Home features Christmas lights synced to music
Enid residents can watch Christmas lights flash in sync to music at 5701 Pheasant Run. The display is on every weeknight 5:30-10 p.m. and every weekend 5:30-11 p.m. [UT -6] Viewers are invited to tune their radios to 99.9 FM to watch [sic] the holiday display. The show encompasses 10 songs, or about 35 minutes (Enid Eagle Dec 14 via DXLD)
** U S A. 5110v-CUSB, UT Sat Dec 15 at 0231 instead of WORLD OF RADIO, Area 51 on WBCQ starts playing a Ravi Shankar concert. Larry Will tells me he promised to play this tribute to the late sitar master on a request, inserted after AWWW, so WOR 1647 did not start until 0255, confirmed.
Next: Sat 1600, 1830, Sun 0900, 1630, Mon 0530, Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955.
The Sat 1830 airing axually comes from WRN, also via SiriusXM 120.
Also: Sat 1630 on HLR 6190 (but reported blocked by China in Europe)
Also: UT Sun 0500 on WTWW 5830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330-CUSB, Dec 15 at 1401, open carrier/dead air from GFRN on WBCQ; next check at 1459 it`s remodulating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15550-USB, Dec 14 at 2200, WJHR is still going past nominal close time, usual hyperhuxter oozing with misplaced self-confidence. George Scott Mock, or his automation, wakes up and at 2203:30 cuts him off for ``Rock of Ages`` theme, sign-off announcement as ``WJHR Radio International`` only contact info as wjhr @ usa.com. More clumsiness ensues as ``ROA`` is cut off at 2205* before playing out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6070, Dec 15 at 0619, CFRX is back with sufficient signal, unlike 24 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11635-AM, Dec 14 at 2137, ``Atención --- 81401 02231 23861`` repeated over and over by YL in Spanish. At 2143 I notice that the body of the spy message has begun with other groups of five numbers. Good signal, but less than RHC 11880 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS [and non]. 17845-17870, Dec 15 at 1435, OTH radar presumed from here, totally invading the 16m SWBC band. Does ITU approve? This is NOT a clear spot, QRMing broadcasters on 17850 and 17870, i.e. 17850 RFI Pashto from Issoudun; and 17870 BBC Somali via CYPRUS! Does BBC acquiesce? At 1456 the OTHR is off, uncovering another weak signal on 17860, which would be DW Urdu via UAE, all as per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 9650, Dec 15 at 1357 VG signal in Russian with jazzy music, had not noticed before; and giving a .ru website or address but no ID caught. HFCC shows it`s AWR, KSDA at 1330-1400, 100 kW, 345 degrees from Agat, but plenty signal USward too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 17675, Dec 14 at 2145, RNZI with poor signal is the OSOB; after 2200 some Up Over signals come on, 17705 RHC, WYFR 17575. Guess what: current schedule shows:
2051-0458 15720 AM 17675 DRM Pacific Daily
So 17675 was supposed to be in DRM but I certainly was hearing it in AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Local paper has yet to mention the 89.5 MHz singing Xmas trees, which I have already seen set up again, but in the daytime before the show began, but has mentioned the other thing which I have also not yet been out to see and hear this year (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Home features Christmas lights synced to music
Enid residents can watch Christmas lights flash in sync to music at 5701 Pheasant Run. The display is on every weeknight 5:30-10 p.m. and every weekend 5:30-11 p.m. [UT -6] Viewers are invited to tune their radios to 99.9 FM to watch [sic] the holiday display. The show encompasses 10 songs, or about 35 minutes (Enid Eagle Dec 14 via DXLD)
** U S A. 5110v-CUSB, UT Sat Dec 15 at 0231 instead of WORLD OF RADIO, Area 51 on WBCQ starts playing a Ravi Shankar concert. Larry Will tells me he promised to play this tribute to the late sitar master on a request, inserted after AWWW, so WOR 1647 did not start until 0255, confirmed.
Next: Sat 1600, 1830, Sun 0900, 1630, Mon 0530, Tue 1200 on WRMI 9955.
The Sat 1830 airing axually comes from WRN, also via SiriusXM 120.
Also: Sat 1630 on HLR 6190 (but reported blocked by China in Europe)
Also: UT Sun 0500 on WTWW 5830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330-CUSB, Dec 15 at 1401, open carrier/dead air from GFRN on WBCQ; next check at 1459 it`s remodulating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15550-USB, Dec 14 at 2200, WJHR is still going past nominal close time, usual hyperhuxter oozing with misplaced self-confidence. George Scott Mock, or his automation, wakes up and at 2203:30 cuts him off for ``Rock of Ages`` theme, sign-off announcement as ``WJHR Radio International`` only contact info as wjhr @ usa.com. More clumsiness ensues as ``ROA`` is cut off at 2205* before playing out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
