** ALBANIA. 9854.977, UT Tue May 31 at 0148, R. Tirana can be detected on the
air under storm noise level, and also with some modulation, after transmission
problems on May 28 and 29 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
There
are voices that: RTSH on AM broadcasting abroad might be closed one pretty day
soon (Drita Çiço, RTSH-Head of Monitoring Center, Radio Tirana, May 27, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
That would be a shame and the end of an era! The
remaining Shijak transmitter needs to be repaired or replaced; or R. Tirana
relayed from somewhere else, such as prevailing upon CRI for some airtime via
Cërrik (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BANGLADESH. 15505, May
31 at *1355, with BFO it`s obvious when Bangladesh Betar carrier cuts on, so I
try to detect when the mis-timesignal fires, but it`s so weak I`m not positive I
heard it ending at 1400:24.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
EGYPT. 12085.059, May 31 at 0522, R. Cairo with a scratchy trace of Arabic
modulation (suptorted) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
MADAGASCAR. 17640, May 31 at 1856, still no signal from MWV`s other English
broadcast which existed for only a few days after its début (meant to check
earlier in the hour, but normally would not have closed quite yet) (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [and non]. 11651.25, May 31 at
0526, weak carrier here as jammer to R. Dabanga which is S9 on 11650.0 via
VATICAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO
1827 monitoring: confirmed Monday May 30 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9329.878-CUSB, and
wavering slightly; fair. NOT confirmed Tuesday May 31 at 2130 on WRMI 15770,
which is off the air for the second week (among other frequencies: see separate
WRMI log); confirmed Tue May 31 at 2330 on WBCQ, 9329.932-CUSB, poor.
Next:
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. 13695, Tue May 31 at 2021 I find very strong open
carrier/dead air from WRMI instead of Brother HyStairical, so then check the
others: also dead on 17790, 15440, 11825, 11580, 11565. I do make out some
barely audible music on 15770, 9955. Past 2037, 15440 and the others are still
dead. The other 9, 6 and 5 MHz are too absorbed to tell whether they are on the
air. Next check at 2135:
13695, modulating a Spanish DX program
21675, on
but very poor as usual, presumed R. Africa Network
15440, 11565, open
carrier/dead air; at 2140, 15440 with BS resumed
17790, 15770, 11580, now OFF
the air; 11825 too? only a JBA carrier
6855, JBA carrier, unknown if
modulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 690, May 31
at 0458 UT, open carrier dead air already from KGGF Coffeyville KS; no ToH ID,
0500 UT into Fox Sports Radio, like I was still hearing last night an hour
later, also anonymously, contrary to website schedule, and previous practice of
closing programming if not turning off transmitter, at local midnight = 0500 UT.
I hope they haven`t gone full-time FSR, deleting Jim Bohannon, UT
Tue-Sat 0206-0500, our best source for his worthwhile talkshow. Will have to
check that; but May 31 at 1419 UT, plug for some game tonight on ``The Mighty
690`` (new slogan for them? but hardly original among many other ##90 stations;
BTW this rhymes better than you might think as in casual speech, including even
my own, I realize, ``90`` can be pronounced ``nighty``), local ads, national
PSA, plug `Better Horses Radio Show` Saturdays at 10 AM [CDT = 15 UT], 1421 UT
back to current show `Open Line`, for buy/sell/trade/giveaway, long play theme
of `Swingin` Safari`, with local and 800 numbers, but not much action as host
starts with detailed weather forecast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. 9680, May 31 at 0518, music very poor at S2-3, vs
storm noise level from Texas, presumed Voice of Hope. I suppose we won`t really
hear them well till they get the second transmitter and direxional toward West
Africa antenna going (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report
dispatched at 0035 UT June 1