** ARGENTINA [non]. The expanded relays of RAE ATTW via WRMI did not start
Monday May 22, but they did start Tuesday May 23.
11580, May 22 at 2025,
RAE multilingual ID loop --- but it`s merely a clip within the Russian-language
DX program `Padio Pinorama` which is now scheduled Mondays at 2000. The 20-21
block remains with variety of programming.
11580, May 22 at 2100, R.
Slovakia International English is still here, for the last time (except will
continue on weekends only). Intro mentions the current date May 22, which is
something all relayed stations should do. This is to be replaced by RAE in
German for the full hour.
11580, May 22 at 2200, RAE relay in Spanish,
about Argentina with Argentine accent, as has already started a few weeks ago,
presumably // 5950 --- yes, by 2247, 5950 is very poorly audible. New sked will
split off 11580 for Italian instead.
7730, May 23 at 0030, WORLD OF RADIO
is still airing instead of RAE in Spanish
9395, May 23 at 0100, the RAE
English hour unrechecked tonight, and presumably still not duplicated on 11580
as originally planned.
5850 // 7730, May 23 at 0626, tango, and Japanese
announcement, so the expanded RAE relay sked has now started: 06-07 Tue-Sat in
Japanese; later hours not checked, but scheduled to be: 07-08 English on both;
08-09 Chinese & 09-10 Japanese on 5850 only. Adrián Korol tells me that the
Japanese staff happen to be on vacation, so initially that service will play
evergreen shows with no news. RAE has already had good response from
Japan.
9955, May 23 at 1100, RAE poor in Portuguese, and also // slightly
better 9455, which was not publicized, but maintaining the // hour as previously
scheduled with variety of programming, ex WOR at 1100 Tuesdays.
11580,
May 23 at 1300, RAE in French, fair, replacing WORLD OF RADIO on Tuesdays;
recheck 1344, after Spanish song, more French about le football. RAE`s French
program is only half an hour, so apparently running it twice (perhaps playing
previous and current day`s show would seem less repetitive during a single
consecutive hour?)
The transmission schedule at http://tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs has not been
updated, but the programming grid below it has been, to show most of the RAE
languages, not including 00-01 UT on 7730 which still has the old sked instead
of expected RAE Spanish. The separate 9955 sked has also changed 1100 Mon-Fri to
RAE in Portuguese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH
[and non]. 5995, May 23 at 1258, JBA carrier, and nothing, not even jamming on
6003, so Echo of Hope has apparently returned to new 5995, after a brief
resumption of old 6003. And another carrier on new 6350 instead of old 6348.
RNZI remains safely on 6170, with bell-bird IS from 1258.
Chris Krug in
Tulsa also reports this to the DXLD yg: ``Echo of Hope back on 5995 at 1045 UT
(May 23) with nice copy (23322), 6003 still being jammed. Announcers talking and
laughing. RHC crowds it a little at 1100 but still armchair copy. Chris KC5IIE,
Tulsa, OK, SDRplay - 40m loop`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 7254.942, May 23 at 0548, VON is already on, S9+20
with rappish Afromusic, dead air, and resumes. Warming up for the 0600 Hausa,
presumably preceded by a few minutes of official drumming IS (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, May 22 at 2333, no signal from R.
Chaski, despite not cutting off until 2335:22* at previous catch May 20.
Therefore it`s just off, or has already reset the autotimer closer to 2330.0.
Further chex required (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
WORLD OF RADIO 1878 monitoring: confirmed Monday May 22 at 2330 on WBCQ
9330.30v-CUSB, fair S7-S9. Also confirmed UT Tuesday May 23 at 0030 on WRMI
7730, S9+20, which is expected to be replaced by Spanish hour from RAE, maybe
from May 24? NOT confirmed Tue May 23 at 1100 on WRMI 9455 & 9955, which has
now been replaced by RAE in Portuguese; nor Tue May 23 at 1300 on WRMI 11580,
now replaced by RAE in French. Next WORs, including those still showing on WRMI
sked:
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 9455 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
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)
This report dispatched at 1537 UT May 23
