** ANGUILLA. 11775, March 15 at 2036, Caribbean Beacon remains off as it has
been all day. But night frequency 6090 is on March 16 circa 0607 when I`m also
hearing PMS on 1610 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
BANGLADESH. 15505, March 17 at *1359:02, JBA carrier on from Bangladesh Betar,
but just too weak to make out a mis-timesignal today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9629.946, March 16 at 0548 check, weak
carrier from R. Aparecida. I`m always noticing low audible het as I step-tune by
kHz with BFO, so pause to measure its offness this time on the R75 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 5910, March 17 at 1150,
English talk going into Chinese, so CRI; except scheduled at 1130 is Filipino,
from Beijing site. Filipino also lapses into/mixes in English (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11670, March 15 at 2034*, dead air and off
--- RHC must have just finished French at 2000-2030, advanced an hour like
English before it. Once it`s gone, no AIR audible either. Then check 11760 and
find RHC on there with dead air. By 2120, 11760 is modulating
Spanish.
11880, March 15 at 2120 check, this RHC frequency is off,
despite having been on during the 21-22 hour March 13, switching English an hour
earlier from 22-23; as I suspected a confused mistake on first day of DST; altho
it would be sensible to do so for African target. Instead as of March 15 if not
14, 11880 English hour is one hour later, back to 23-24 in DST season, as found
at 2331 check, and now // 5040, where English has been moved an hour earlier.
(No wonder RHC never announces its English times and frequencies, unlike Spanish
broadcasts; DST in Cuba should have nothing to do with when to hear it in Africa
with no DST.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [and non].
4810.265, March 16 at 1329, JBA carrier vs CODAR. Ron Howard reports this one is
AIR Bhopal, unusually off-frequency from 4810.
4870.00, March 16 at 1330,
carrier here as well, presumably AIR Delhi starting Nepali service (frequency
also carries domestic service at other times) --- rather than Indonesia which is
off to low side, altho RRI is in from Makassar on 4749.95 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1817, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 3905, March 17 at
1143, poor with music, QRhaM LSB on exactly same frequency; presumed RRI Merauke
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9525, March 16 at
1319 check, not even a carrier from V. of Indonesia; ditto March 17 at 1330.
Atsunori Ishida says it was last heard on March 13 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7400, March 16 at 1335, algo
here, but not sure it`s Shiokaze; I keep expecting another abrupt frequency
change, back to one of the alternate 49m channels – but not on 5910 or 5985; on
6135 there are two stations making LAH.
7400, March 17 at 1327, yes,
Shiokaze is still here, can recognize the intonation of the YL announcer in
English on Thursdays only; very poor in heavy music splash from 7405 Radio
Martí; 1329 can hear her say ``Tokyo, Japan`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, Thu March 17 at 0605, NO signal from RNZI
in AM. This is supposed to start at 0459. Website warns, ``NB: Every month on
the first and third Wednesday it is Maintenance day at our transmitter site from
2230 to 0600 UTC. (Thursdays 1030 - 1800 NZST) During this period there may be
interruptions to our programmes.`` Well, this is the third Wednesday, and if the
maintenance is done by the local clock, that would make it ending at 0500, since
they are still on DST of UT +13. (There also used to be a DRM companion
frequency of 11685-11690-11695 starting at 0650 weekdays, but that has been
replaced by 9775-9780-9785) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
OKLAHOMA. 1650, March 16 at 1305 UT, nothing from KFSW Sallisaw, which ought to
be inbooming here if on 10 kW ND day power, just something in Spanish. Ever
since it succeeded KYHN last year, the signal has drastically degraded. KYHN
with ``Arklahoma Talk Radio`` format would own 1650 at night, but now I can
barely hear some gospel music sometimes vs Iowa, Colorado and Texas 1650s, the
latter two in Spanish. KFSW may be at really low power, and/or ex-KYHN was
really running 10 kW at night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, March 17 at 1141, music, very poor S6-S4, presumed NBC
Madang; sounds like news after 1200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** PERU. 6173.835, March 16 at 0551, JBA carrier, presumed R.
Tawantinsuyo; are they really programming all-night, or just leave carrier on?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020.0, March
17 at 1138, very poor carrier with some talk/music, hit by ACI from 5015 WRMI
and 5025 Cuba; presumed SIBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U
S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1816 monitoring: confirmed Tue March 15 at 2330 on WBCQ,
9329.935-CUSB, sufficient. Also confirmed Wed March 16 from 1315:33 on WRMI
9955, good, no jamming. Also confirmed Wed March 16 at 2100 on WBCQ webcast; and
fair at 2125 measured on approx. 7489.8635 (earlier at 2016 I measured it on
7490.058, S8-S6); by 2330 recheck with other programming, has drifted up to
7489.875. While next and final WOR 1816 airing is also confirmed at 2330 March
16 on exactly 9330.000-CUSB!
WORLD OF RADIO 1817 monitoring: confirmed,
barely audible, first SW airing, Thursday March 17 after 1130 on WRMI 9955;
propagation is really degraded, still pre-sunrise, no better by 1159; but signal
is much better during `Wavescan` until 1330. Next WORs, now with all applicable
DST changes:
Thu 2100 WRMI 13695 to NW
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
Fri 2130.5 WRMI 13695 to NW
Fri 2330
WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB to SW
Sat 1530 HLR
7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue
2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ
7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15770, Tue March 15 at 2120, something in
Spanish about Argentina. Strongly suspect it`s `La Rosa de Tokio` despite Radio
France International (English) appearing on the schedule grid during this hour
Mon & Tue. The grid is much in need of updating, with various other
anomalies noted.
11530, March 15 at 2333, WRMI with hymn // 11825, i.e.
amid Brother HyStairical, additional frequency on air for testing Taiwan in
Spanish at 00-01 & 02-03, last of a three-day experiment. South Americans
have been complaining of adjacent QRM from China on both sides of 11920, the RTI
relay frequency, so this may be that same transmitter. I didn`t check whether
11920 was still running, but it is still on the schedule grid. Maybe shifting to
11530 in A-16, and along with it hours & hours of BS. Ivo Ivanov thinx
they`ll just stay on 11530 ex-11920 at 22-12 UT until March 26, 160 degrees to
``Central America``, which is not its direxion from Okeechobee, rather South
America.
9955, March 16 at 1442, WRMI with Mideast music instead of BS,
while BS is running on 11580 // 11825 etc. Sometimes it`s the other way around
between 11580 and 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1817, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 9275, Tue March 15 at 2037, WMLK seems off, but I can
detect 9265 WINB. Not at 2120 either. Wonder if their appearances will now
generally be one UT hour earlier, going by local EDT clock?
9275.03,
March 16 at 1955 check, WMLK is on, undermodulated music, fading S9-S5. 9265
WINB is reading about the same but sounds louder. 1957 ID by WMLK dredged out of
the depths of time, claiming to be on 9475, what nonsense; 2015 another ID with
address (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1210, March 16
at 1252 UT, ad for something in Cheyenne & Laramie, ``New Country Buckin`
92``, C&W music, 1302 ID as ``KHAT, Laramie, and K222BL, 92.3, we`re Buckin`
92`` --- Another AM station, 10/1 kW U2, degrading itself to be a mere appendage
of a tiny FM translator which gets top branding.
KHAT night pattern is
supposed to favor the west. Nothing much from our closer country 1210, KGYN
Guymon OK, which is certainly no longer running 10 kW ND day power at night, and
maybe not even authorized night power and pattern (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1380, March 16 at 0612 UT, gospel huxtress in
Spanish, so KRCM Shenandoah TX still running 22 kW day power northeastward at
night, as it was also heard by at least 8 European DXers in late January and
early February per Mediumwave News (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1420, March 16 at 0610 UT tune-in, ID for ``Coast to
Coast AM on KTOE, 1420, Mankato`` [man-KAY-toe]. Minnesota station overcomes
spur from local KCRC 1390. KTOE is 5/5 kW U2, and night pattern is favorable,
NE/SW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1680, March 17 at
0617 UT, dead air loops SE/NW. Must be KRJO Monroe LA which is now just another
FM simulcaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED.
1610, March 16 at 0607 UT, open carrier/dead air, loops NE. No TIS normally
heard here at this level; suspect it`s CHHA Toronto; vs ESE a bit of PMS from
Anguilla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4766.0,
March 16 at 1325, carrier definitely here and not on 4765, and also a much
weaker JBA carrier on 4760. Same situation March 17 at 1131, S8-S6, flutter vs
CODAR; 1203 maybe traces of musical modulation on 4766, S7. Ron Howard has also
been hearing this and wonders if it could be AIR Leh, Kashmir, up from 4760?
(leaving the other AIR, Port Blair on correct 4760). DXers in India should be
able to tell (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED.
4774.965, March 17 at 1134, JBA carrier vs CODAR, but gone at 1146 check. Could
it be R. Tarma, Perú this late before fading out? Tarma sunrise was 1107 UT
today. In mid-Feb, Pedro F Arrunátegui in Lima put it on 4774.90. In mid-March
it was 4774.91 for Anker Petersen, Denmark. No Asians are known around 4775
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6035.028, March 17
at 1154, JBA carrier on the hi side; Bhutan is reported at 6035.05, but not sure
where PBS Yunnan is exactly; is that it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1743 UT March 17
