** ALBANIA [and non]. 15770, Tue Dec 17 at 2043, R. Tirana via WRMI in mailbag reading reports from listeners. Is there a program sked? No direct entry for that on the Hitlist.
Hoping for some info on missing CRI via Cërrik, I have renewed correspondence with Drita Çiço, formerly with Radio Tirana:
``Hello Drita, A long time since we contacted. I hope you are doing well. And that the quake did not affect you.
We have been noticing the absence of most of the CRI relay broadcasts via Cerrik. We are wondering if this is because of earthquake damage? Do you have any definite information about that?
Continue to enjoy the Radio Tirana broadcasts via WRMI. Best holiday wishes, Glenn``
She replies:
``Hi Glenn, Yes, it is a long time. I retired last year. At present, I work at the library of a private university. University Metropolitan Tirana. A lot of problems with earthquake here. Thanks God, we had no problems at home. Thanks for asking.
As for CRI, I now phoned to the Chinese CRI representative in Tirana. She told me that they have technical problems, did not want to give details about earthquake. She said they don't know anything yet (meaning top management), when CRI will come back on the air.
How are you and the others? Especially Noel and Wolfy? Keep in touch.
All the best from sunny warm Tirana, Drita
fb: Drita Parid Cico (daily access)
Drita Cico (occasionally accessed)
Mob: +355 68 46 22077``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 406 kHz, Dec 17 at 0731, dash and YLJ, 40-watt NDB at Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, which is NW of Prince Albert on the way to Cold Lake, Alberta. dxinfocentre.com/ndb.htm shows this as the only beacon on 406.
401 kHz, Dec 17 at 0732 UT, dash and ND beacon CPO as I copied it dozing off, but must have been YPO, 500 watts at Peawanuck, Ontario (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6000, Dec 17 at 0352, RHC English is S9+30 but just a trace of JB modulation; // 6145 is merely undermodulated but audible. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5910, Dec 17 at 0354, CRI music in Cantonese hour relay is just barely modulated, like 6000 RHC itself. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Both supposed to be from Quivicán site and could leapfrog unto 5820 but not audible there now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 13768 approx., Dec 17 at 1539, spurblob best audible in AM mode, out of 13700 RHC; much stronger than its opposite circa 13632. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND. Re 4760 TWR, conflicting info about languages at 0330-0415, Peter W Hansen provides another version:
``Hi Glenn, TWR website has 0400-0415 as Ndau language,
0330-0400 M-F as Shona
0345-0400 Sat as Shona
0330-0345 Sat as Ndebele
and 0330-0400 as Shona And Ndebele with different programs`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 412 kHz, Dec 17 at 0730 UT, ND beacon CMY, which is 30 watts at Sparta - Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. I was tuned to 410-USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2012 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday December 17 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, fair S7-S9. Next:
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Aussie Tim Gaynor informs us that Unique Radio is currently active with WOR also scheduled Fridays at 0900 on 5045-USB; Mondays 0900 & 0930 on 5045-USB or 3210-USB --- presumably latest and previous episode with a frequency change in between?
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9425, Dec 17 at 2120, woman with heavy accent in English rambling on about Buddhism, impossible to follow her point; sure sounds like The Supreme Master, on new frequency. Yes, 2130 into some music, outro as ``Treasured Jewel``, and SMTV website, announcements. Got to be WRMI, which had been scheduled on 5800 starting at 2100 for SMTV but no signal there, despite 5950 audible.
9425 sounds like one of WRMI`s undermodulated transmitters; it`s S9/+10 but much softer and weaker than 9395 & 9455, halfway between them with other programming. Still not shown at http://www.tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs So far *no* WRMI entry in Jeff`s HFCC on 9425, just updated today. Must have been a tempting choice since nothing is registered on it anywhen --- but HFCC omits all Voice of Korear usage, conveniently finishing 9425 at 2057. Nothing about this on WRMI FB either. Nor at https://suprememastertv.com/en1/worldwide/ There is no link to this on the Hitlist, not under WRMI. Now, how late will 9425 last rather than 5800, previously scheduled until 0100 with SMTV, plus another hour of RAE AAM in Spanish? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 2251 UT December 17
