DX/SWL/Media Programs:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
WORLD
OF RADIO schedule:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Alan
Roe`s HITLIST of SWBC stations:
http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm
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ETHIOPIA. Re my: UNIDENTIFIED. 7235.82 approx., Dec 3 at 1405, JBA carrier,
which points to always off-frequency EBC by longpath; or does it? EiBi has it on
7236.5 at 14-15 as EBC in Arabic; 15-16 switches to V. of Democratic Alliance
clandestine; 16-17 back to EBC in English. Recent report from Wolfgang Büschel
puts it a little lower, but supposedly not varying down below
7236:
``7236.372 kHz footprint narrowed - the Ethiopian station always
wanders up and down 20-30 Hertz. Scheduled Radio Ethiopia in Arabic in 14-15 UT
slot, from Addis Ababa-Gedja site. Noted at 1405 UT on Nov 25 (wb, wwdxc BC-DX
TopNews Nov 25)``
It seems that Ethiopia does vary below 7236, even below
7235. Wolfgang Büschel now replies: ``re ETH surprisingly 7234.9v, a pity, just
before I could MEASURE accurate ODD frequency, ETH broadcast left the air exact
at scheduled 0430 UT on day=6 Fridays! The transmission was on the low side
close approx. 7234.8 ... x.9 kHz. This Dec 4th 0430 UT morning. 73 wb`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [non]. 11580, UT Fri Dec 4 at
0218-0223 check, WRMI with fill music instead of RFI English relay, one tune
hymnic, `Coming Together` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
MEXICO [and non]. 700, Dec 4 at 1334 UT, some more of that rustic local music,
this time by drums and flute, presumed XEETCH Etchojoa, Sonora; unlike yesterday
there is CCI from something in Spanish counterclockwise, no doubt KHSE in The
Metroplex TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1120,
Dec 4 at 1727 UT on caradio, incredible! Tulsa station making announcements in
Spanish, YL DJ, CST timechex. Frequent non-IDs as ``11-20 La Diferente``, ``los
éxitos están aquí``; recheck 1854 UT ``transmitiendo desde Tulsa con 10 mil
watts``, brief news headlines, local, national and international, apparently
hourly at this time, sponsored by Mercado Las Américas with locations in Tulsa;
1856 UT bilingual Xmas song, 1858 UT more slogans but no legal call letter ID,
``la música del pasado y del presente``. 1901 UT still no calls in next ID, just
``La Diferente 11-20``. Ditto in 2058-2103 UT recheck.
This is the
station known to FCC as KETU, which for the past year or more has been on the
air with NOTHING but music, never any announcements, let alone IDs of any sort,
heard until today, but may have started a few days ago. It is licensed now to La
Zeta 95.7, which is the same Arkansas company that runs KSEC in Bentonville AR.
There may also be some inter-relation with Mercado Las Américas in AR and Tulsa,
which as Radio Las Américas LLC is the licensee of KMUS 1380, also in Sperry.
And of KLTK 1140, Centerton AR, which I also hear.
Apparently they are a
bit hazy about ID requirements. What would be a fitting fine for broadcasting a
year with no IDs? And still no legal IDs. The last ID we ever heard from this
1120 was ``KEOR``, which had supposedly already been replaced by KETU. It`s 10
kW day, 7 kW critical hours in deference to KMOX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Dec 4 from 1705 UT another FM bandscan on caradio
for anomalies still existing from last weekend`s ice storm:
88.3, K202BY
still off (it`s been off before for months at a time; not exactly a high
priority for Family Radio)
89.1, K206CA, finally back on
94.3, gospel
huxter talk, probably Bott KS not local KLGB-LP which is mostly gospel
music
95.7, KXLS Lahoma-Enid, has finally resumed modulation after dead
air for almost a week following the ice storm. I heard that their equipment was
damaged, but they certainly had power to run the transmitter for nothing
98.1, WWLS-FM is still off
98.9, KYIS is still on
99.7, still
hearing Spanish only from KS, so KNAH still off?
A few more checked at
1820 UT:
90.3, KHEV Fairview, not only on but modulating now
101.9,
KTST, weak
102.7, KJYO, weak
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. 7120, Dec 4 at 1340, AM carrier by 1400 achieving
S7 on the R75 with preamp-2 engaged, but only a trace of modulation. I`m
presuming R. Hargeisa, still on at 1401 but cutting out a bit as if they are
having trouble turning off the transmitter. 1404:27 morphs into CW not
hand-keyed from an ham, W8- something, exactly same frequency. Now I`m wondering
if he was running the carrier, key stuck down, but maybe just tuned up on
Hargeisa waiting for it to quit (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 15600, Dec 4 at 1411, good signal with talk in
Farsi? And self-echo on talk, but seemingly not music. No, it`s VOA Kurdish via
Woofferton UK during this hour. I`m still not certain it`s not long/short path
echo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF
RADIO 1802 monitoring: confirmed second SW broadcast, Thursday Dec 3 at 2100 on
WRMI 7570, good. Also confirmed UT Friday Dec 4 at 0200 on WBCQ 9330-CUSB,
sufficient; Friday 2130 on WRMI 15770, fair; Friday 2130.6 on WRMI 7570, good.
Next:
Sat 0730 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW
Sat
2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND?
Sun 0415v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND?
Sun 0900 WRMI
5850 to NW [NEW!]
Mon 0400v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0430
WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to
SSE
Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. UT Friday Dec 4 checking WBCQ Thursday evening
programming on PL-880 portable, able to get sufficient signals on all three
frequencies inside the Garfield County Emergency Management
building:
5109.7-CUSB: at 0145 hymns, 0152 mennoniteradio.org mentioned,
where you can listen to all their episodes. But still shows the latest one only
as #5 of Oct 21. So this show is airing for a second week at a new time and
frequency not yet publicized on the WBCQ online schedule; nor on own website,
still claiming to be on 9330 at 9-10 pm ET, day of week omitted, but it had been
Wed = UT Thu. Are the ones running on 5 MHz now just repeats?
At 0200,
5109.7-CUSB changes to `Just Right` as I logged one week earlier, from Canada,
starting with clip of OTR drama, not sure the point of that, but then at 0201
the two co-hosts introduce. This one is on the 5110 schedule.
9330-CUSB
at 0143 check is carrying the usual blasting Blalock; after buffer of WBCQ IS
and ID, WOR 1802 starts promptly at 0200 UT Friday Dec 4.
7490 at 0145
Dec 4 has an anti-Obama, pro-Ted Cruz rant, by a caller? But it`s the Rabbi
Spivak show. Switches to Overcomer at 0200 as usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775.00, Fri Dec 4 at 1517, Xmas tune, but
it`s just a break during `Frecuencia al Día`, via KVOH. However, there is also a
big hum and suptorted modulation, altho frequency is accurate. Wiggle that
patchcord? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non].
880-CUSB, Dec 4 at 1337 UT, sermon in Navajo, soon introducing hymn in English,
`Go Tell It on the Mountain`, so KHAC Tse Bonito NM. No LSB as usual; listening
in AM mode, there is quite a hum which I think is coming from this station, but
it`s not for being off-frequency; still a tolerable SAH when KRVN is not
nulled.
Then by 1341 UT, some Spanish QRM fades in further
counterclockwise from KHAC and thus getting more QRM from KRVN NE. W&M
plugging some event on 20 de diciembre; 1344 into Mexican music. Either XEV in
Chihuahua or XEPNK in Los Mochis (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1000, Dec 4 at 1348 UT, ``ESPN One Thousand`` ID in
passing, with KTOK OKC easily minimized, no doubt WMVP Chicago IL. Almost
zero-beat; and so is KKIM NM when I hear it against KTOK. Perhaps the even-MHz
stations take a little more pride in frequency accuracy? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1100, Dec 4 at 1350 UT, no sign of KNZZ Grand
Junxion CO from the NW; what`s wrong? Are they really on night pattern for a
change? Instead some Xmas music which seems to be a little too far CCW for
Joplin, so I keep at it, maybe NM? 1354 UT funny anti-fruitcake song, which I am
sure is not appreciated by Corsicanans, but I love pecans. Some more unfamiliar
Xmas music so it`s more tolerable than the ones playing war-horses. 1359 UT ID
as ``KKLL, 1100-AM, Joplin, Missouri``. Isn`t their legal ID supposed to mention
the community of license, Webb City? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0010 UT December 5
