** AUSTRALIA. 9580 // 12085 // much weaker 12065, Friday May 22 at 1317, RA is
NOT playing classical music, but instead aboriginal music apparently from
Darwin; 1344 hostess mentions `Saturday Night Country`, so playback by mistake
24 hours early?? Maybe same YL who does that show? (No: SNC is Catherine Britt).
Her outro at 1355 mentions sources from Darwin, Sydney and Hobart, on `Like A
Local`. NO, it`s `Live and Local`, as found on the A-Z roster of RA
programs:
``Live
and Local --- Each week, on Radio Australia, catch Live and Local with Fiona
Wyllie featuring live performances and interviews with musicians from around the
country``
It was more interviews than performances! Also says it`s originally
on ABC Local Radio network, Saturdays at 8 pm, so this is still one night too
early or six nights too late. As far as I can tell from previous weeks` tidbits,
classical music is banned from this hour, ranging narrowly from country to rock.
Checking RA`s own program schedule, yes `L&L` has replaced `Keys to
Music` Fridays at 13-14. Goodbye to token classical music appreciation hour!
`Keys to Music` is still listed for Sundays at 18-19 (only) when we get hardly
any SW reception (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA.
2749-USB, May 22 at 0452 UT, just as I tune in, voice transmission stops.
According to http://www.dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm
this was VCN in Rivière-au-Renard [Fox River], QC, with a weather broadcast
which started at 0437 in English and French. Frequency is shared with three Nova
Scotia stations at other hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
CHINA. 14870, May 22 at 1357, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter
17200, May 22 at
1358, CNR1 jammer, fair with flutter; none in the 12s, 13s, 15s OOB, 16s, 18s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, May 22 at 0503,
Avlis is on with fair signal in Greek, and I think I hear an ``Ertopen`` ID go
by, which I supposed was passé, since regular ERT was revived as of May 11. Ivo
Ivanov also reports ``ERT Open`` at 0645 on 9420 & 15630, but his clip
contains no ID. The reopening is axually scheduled for May 25 per this via Mike
Terry, dxldyg:
(Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4055, May 22 at 0449, no
signal from TGAV, Radio Verdad, normally on until about 0610v* except Mondays. I
had just received this word from Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid: ``I will describe our
transmitter troubles: I am transmitting with only one module on 300 watts power
now. The transmitter is getting warmer than normal. The transmitter turns off by
itself frequently`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO.
Sporadic E analog TVDX May 22, all times UT:
1658 on 2, fade-in algo,
graphic says $100,000 but that could mean pesos as well as dollars (normally
abbr`d dlls in Mexican usage). Very little audio so not positive it`s Spanish
instead of English off the back from any Canadian left; 6m Es map shows nothing
but one little contact from TX to FL. Fades out by 1701, when I have to go
out.
1903 on 2, I`m back to find lots of CCI, including Spanish audio,
and also signs of video on 4. 6m map now shows only a couple paltry contacts,
SoCal to NE Mexico and to NE New Mexico.
1913 on 2, now one is better and
dominating, old movie/drama with continuous text bug in UR, probably TELEACTIVA
= XEFB Monterrey but can`t read it to be sure. At 1919, actor wears a fedora and
looks like Cantinflas in a scene with a child
1938 on 2, brief surge of
stock report with grafix, presumably a different station, then mostly outfaded
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1210, May 22 at 0530
UT, weather from ``Today`s Country, 1210 KGYN``, then as if to reëmphasise it
for us, multiple IDs with same slogan but different coverage segments, such as
NE New Mexico, Canadian (TX NE panhandle town), etc. So now it`s pretty certain
KGYN has abandoned the ``US Country`` branding, along with a switch of satellite
music sources. Personally, I thought ``US Country`` had more class and a bit
more individuality (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA.
1650, May 22 at 0517 UT, KYHN Sallisaw (a.k.a. Fort Smith AR market), I`m
accustomed to hearing `Red Eye Radio` and then the same thing a few seconds
later on 1640 KZLS --- but not any more. KZLS is still with RER, but 1650 with
something else, some even further far-right wacko; soon refers to Alex Jones, so
I guess it`s his show with a substitute, and not // WWCR 4840. Since these are
replays of earlier in the day anyway, not expected to match now. BTW, KYHN night
signal is nowhere as strong as it was months ago, when I now suspect they were
running 10 kW day power instead of 1 kW night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 2899.75, May 22 at 0451 UT, JBA carrier as I
continue to check for the KWHW Altus second harmonic. At 1312 UT May 22, I can`t
be sure even the JBA carrier is there anymore. Despite a ~6 day window May 14-19
when it was really radiating, I`m not aware of anyone DXing this except Dave
Valko and myself (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
PHILIPPINES. 15620, May 22 at 1401, gamelan music mixed with Indonesish talk,
giving phone(?) and SMS numbers with lots of ``nulls` = zeroes, poor signal.
It`s FEBC in Javanese via Bocaue at 1400-1430 daily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PUNTLAND. 13800, May 22 at 1314 and 1405, no signal
from R. Puntland. Others have observed it`s on some days, off others, at least
around the times we check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
SOUTH AFRICA. 3320, May 22 at 0450, R. Sonder Grense is still in with poor
signal in Afrikaans; by 0459, it`s upped to 7185 with fair signal, evidently
news already started, defaulting to English for the expression ``corrupt
officials`` of which I gather there are plenty in RSA, but not to be expressed
in Afrikaans? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND.
4775.0, May 22 at 0454, songs, hymns? Poor signal vs CODAR and bonker! Surely
it`s TWR, tho not exactly in accordance with their sked as in Aoki, showing
German at 0400-0430 M-F, 0400-0500 Sat & Sun, and this is Fri. Maybe they
leave transmitter on anyway during the break and/or back on with prélude before
daily 0500-0800 English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
WORLD OF RADIO 1774 monitoring: confirmed Thursday May 21 at 2100 on WRMI 7570
(but not 15770). Next:
2130 UT Friday WRMI 15770
2130 UT Friday WRMI
7570
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR
7265-CUSB
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR
1860-AM
2100 UT Sunday WRMI 15770 [irregular]
2300 UT Sunday WRMI
11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
[NEW]
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT
Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ
7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, May 21
at 1934, surprised to find KVOH still on air, praise music in Spanish, with very
good signal; normal closedown is 1900*. Recheck at 2001, now only pulsing noise
is being transmitted. Perhaps some kind of test, or automation failure. Still no
word from them on how the installation of another transmitter is going, nor on
the Zambia project to reactivate the former CVC site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11520, May 22 at 1406, WEWN English is still
on night frequency, Mo. Angelica rambling, VG signal here, unlike 15610 would be
without any sporadic E boost; forgot to QSY at 1300? the Spanish pair are
properly still on 11550 & 12050. 15610, BTW is supposed to change antennas
from 355 to 40 degrees at 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1530, May 22 at 0523 UT, open carrier/dead air,
loops ESE/WNW, and slightly on the lo side compared to stepping 10-kHz neighbor
frequencies. Likely KXTD, 5 kW daytimer in Wagoner OK; or a known cheater
normally with modulation, KVDW England AR, 2.5 kW daytimer; or KKHI Colorado
Springs, which was also a big cheater under previous call KCMN, with 15000/15
watts. After a bit, Brother Scare becomes audible underneath, i.e. WCKY OH
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 2026 UT
May 22
