** ANGUILLA. 6090, Tue March 3 at 0055, S9+10/20 of dead air from TCB/DGS/PMS/TUN, while 5935 WWCR is modulating music break. Totally overriding Iran, warming up for the *0100 broadcast UT Tue/Wed/Fri per EiBi. There is a schedule for this and 11775, however convoluted (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15370.0, March 2 at 2248, RHC is finally back on frequency! S9 with OK modulation. Failing to transmit on 15369.23 where I think it was still March 1 tho did not make it into logbook. That would have been day 19. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. 13650, March 2 at 2304, CRI relay with Chinese music fill instead of Portuguese, S9+20 but suptorted; had been absent when last checked Feb 29. Today the // 6100 direct from Beijing is JBA carrier. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6060, March 3 at 0726 UT, this time RHC English is still on here, much stronger than // 6145, which is much weaker than // 5040; while 6000 & 6100 are off. You never know which combo of The Cuban Five will be on air this final hour. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 13560, March 2 circa 2200 UT, I am checking various spots in Enid with insensitive portable, whether the constant noise I get at home is any stronger elsewhere: Yes, outside Walmart; yes, around Aldi, but very different sound outside the store vs inside. Also audible downtown at the PO. I suspect this stuff is pervasive anywhere there are security systems and/or checkout scanning devices; really impossible to pinpoint without being right next to sources and turning them off and on. Hey, retailers, may I? I don`t see reports of such from elsewhere. Does everybody hear this stuff and just put up with it? Also suspect hospitals, doctors with ISM medical equipment (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** PHILIPPINES. 9450, March 2 at 2256, ``Jesus [allegedly] Saves`` music box IS; by 2301 into language, listed as Iu via FEBC Bocaue site. Fair but with 9455 WRMI ACI.
9795, March 2 at 2258, same IS here but keeps going until 2302 finally opening a different language, listed as Mon via Iba site. I thought it sounded like Lao, probably related (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ROMANIA. 5910 & 7340, March 3 at 0215, RRI in French instead of scheduled Romanian, and also on the proper French frequencies 6130 & 7410. Checked because JRX Brasil had reported the previous hour 0105-0125 had 5910 in English instead of Romanian. Maybe they have their feed routing mixed up. Romanian is supposed to be for two hours at 01-03 on 5910 & 7340 both Tsiganeshti, with English & French one hour each on the other two via Galbeni. Check again whether this recur? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 9690, March 2 at 2303, REE English to North America this Monday is off the air; 11940 JBA maybe same station; 12030 JBA carrier. This and Turkey, q.v. are the only significant overseas stations still broadcasting English to us at this hour, but one or both may be missing on any occasion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960, March 2 at 2303, VOT is on today for English to us, but poor S6-S8 and undermodulated, unusable. See SPAIN, our only alternative, off the air today; they take turns? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [non]. 7290 via UTwente, concluding the WORLD OF RADIO 2023 monitoring report for Monday March 2: Almost made it to conclusion at 1929, cutting off only the last syllables of ``disclaimer``, ID this time giving an IRRS phone number, into Feature Story News in more detail than the headlines earlier.
Also confirmed UT Tue March 3 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, JBA S7-8 about equal to noise level here. Not much better at UTwente where it usually is; but much better at Rockport ME KiwiSDR. Next:
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15825, 13845, March 3 circa 2000, WWCR usual JBA carriers, and more on 12160; after 2100 usual bigsigs on 9980 and 9350; ops normal, not hit by tornado in downtown Nashville, as site is on the NW outskirts.
In the ABDX.org group, David Slate in Hendersonville TN said, ``Hey Gang, Last night there was a tornado that went though Nashville. We in Hendersonville were lucky, just rain and wind at my QTH. The east Nashville and Germantown {Memphis suburb} areas got hit and so did Mt Juliet and Lebanon. It came close to WTVF TV ch 5 {Nashville}. In the Cookeville market they also got hit hard. Just wanted to let you all know I'm OK``
Good, and we surely hope all our other DX friends and broadcasters in TN are too. Lebanon? That`s the site of WTWW. You never know whether they will be on air with day or night frequencies, but the three active lately, 9475, 5830 and 5085 are all absent March 3 at 1858, 2056 and 2248 UT chex. If any remain, #1 priority will be 5085 evenings with Ted`s rock and ham stuff. I also checked the WTWW webcasts; while the website wtww.us still loads, nothing played, but I don`t know if this be unusual in the daytime anyway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. I don`t normally watch the Dr Oz show, but ran across it today March 3 when the topic is the Tony Alamo cult, and the horrible things that monster did to his followers. You may be able to find it today via a local syndicated affiliate; or see website:
https://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-child-bride-christian-sex-cult-speaks-out?video_id=6137735476001
https://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-child-bride-christian-sex-cult-speaks-out
``Dr. Oz Logo Now Playing
Sneak Peek: Behind Closed Doors of Tony Alamo’s Christian Sex Cult True Crime: Child Bride From Christian Sex Cult Speaks Out
Autoplay: Originally aired on 3/03/2020
Dr. Oz investigates Christian cult leader and convicted child sex abuser Tony Alamo, who controlled his devoted followers by fear and punishment and took child brides as young as 8 years old. Investigative reporter Mara Schiavocampo shares the story.``
This is on the first half hour of the TV show only. At its end Oz sez they got no response from Alamo Ministries --- so we know that exist.
Unfortunately this is still relevant because dead Alamo has shown up again on shortwave, thanks to MBR. Maybe someone should clue them in about him:
EiBi:
1600 1700 Su USA Tony Alamo E ME 6120/D-n
1630 1730 Su USA Tony Alamo E SAs 5945/UZB 6060/UZB
Aoki:
5945 1630-1730 UZB Tony Alamo Christian Min Eng Tashkent 1
6040 1630-1730 UZB Tony Alamo Christian Min Eng Tashkent 1
6120 1600-1700 D Tony Alamo Christian Min Eng Nauen 1
HFCC:
5945 1630 1730 42,43,44 TAC 100 90 0 911 1 031119 280320 D 10650 Mul UZB MBR MBR 16202 A.Asia
6040 1630 1730 41 TAC 100 163 0 911 1 031119 280320 D 9050 Mul UZB MBR MBR 16204 A.ind
6060 1600 1630 29,3 NAU 250 80 0 146 7 271019 280320 D 9600 Mul D MBR MBR 16066 A.345
6120 1600 1700 39 NAU 125 128 0 216 1 031119 280320 D 9600 Mul D MBR MBR 16205 A.meara
And Ron Howard replies to this on the WOR iog:
``Hi Glenn, Is hard to believe he can still be heard on SW today. Am amazed that there is still an active Website http://www.alamoministries.com/audiomessages/index.html with his recorded audio files available.
Years ago you and I often heard his programs via Equatorial Guinea. The programs were provided back then by Pan American Broadcasting (PAB), via their Radio Africa Network, which was broadcasting via shortwave. PAB is still located in Pleasanton, CA. https://www.radiopanam.com/ {and broadcasts via WRMI on 21525 --- gh}
Here is one of my logs from 2013:
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, Radio Africa at 1603, on Nov 14, 2013, with the start of Tony Alamo's program #493 (per his website - originally recorded back on Nov 28, 2007); almost fair with good audio; transmitter holding up well after having been recently fixed. http://alamoministries.com/Programs4/program493.mp3 Ron California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1460, March 3 at 1410 UT, YL anchor with world news in AmerEnglish --- more than some network news-on-the-hour, and no commercials, dominant at first. Like public radio, but certainly not NPR Morning Edition. The only fit around here is KHOJ, St Charles MO, which is Catholic, and there was one item about the Pope testing negative for CoronaVirus but cancelling his public events, and at 1417 mention website mycatholic-something.com Finally got KHOJ program schedule to load
https://ourcatholicradio.org/sites/default/files/station-schedules/WRYT-KHOJ%28Group-1-WEB%29_38.pdf which shows Tuesdays at 8-9 am CT, `Catholic Connection` (Live), which seems like a call-in rather than a newscast.
1460, March 3 at 1415 UT, overcoming KHOJ briefly, ``Welcome to the Voice of America, in Vietnamese!`` And VOA jingle. The VV station around here is KCLE Burleson TX, address in Cleburne (The Metroplex), now on 11 kW day power. At first I thought it said Japanese, surely not, and Vietnamese talk soon followed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5050, March 3 at 0729, no mystery open carrier now, which had been running the past several nights with no clues but lots of guesses (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2300 UT March 3
** CUBA. 15370.0, March 2 at 2248, RHC is finally back on frequency! S9 with OK modulation. Failing to transmit on 15369.23 where I think it was still March 1 tho did not make it into logbook. That would have been day 19. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. 13650, March 2 at 2304, CRI relay with Chinese music fill instead of Portuguese, S9+20 but suptorted; had been absent when last checked Feb 29. Today the // 6100 direct from Beijing is JBA carrier. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 6060, March 3 at 0726 UT, this time RHC English is still on here, much stronger than // 6145, which is much weaker than // 5040; while 6000 & 6100 are off. You never know which combo of The Cuban Five will be on air this final hour. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 13560, March 2 circa 2200 UT, I am checking various spots in Enid with insensitive portable, whether the constant noise I get at home is any stronger elsewhere: Yes, outside Walmart; yes, around Aldi, but very different sound outside the store vs inside. Also audible downtown at the PO. I suspect this stuff is pervasive anywhere there are security systems and/or checkout scanning devices; really impossible to pinpoint without being right next to sources and turning them off and on. Hey, retailers, may I? I don`t see reports of such from elsewhere. Does everybody hear this stuff and just put up with it? Also suspect hospitals, doctors with ISM medical equipment (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** PHILIPPINES. 9450, March 2 at 2256, ``Jesus [allegedly] Saves`` music box IS; by 2301 into language, listed as Iu via FEBC Bocaue site. Fair but with 9455 WRMI ACI.
9795, March 2 at 2258, same IS here but keeps going until 2302 finally opening a different language, listed as Mon via Iba site. I thought it sounded like Lao, probably related (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** ROMANIA. 5910 & 7340, March 3 at 0215, RRI in French instead of scheduled Romanian, and also on the proper French frequencies 6130 & 7410. Checked because JRX Brasil had reported the previous hour 0105-0125 had 5910 in English instead of Romanian. Maybe they have their feed routing mixed up. Romanian is supposed to be for two hours at 01-03 on 5910 & 7340 both Tsiganeshti, with English & French one hour each on the other two via Galbeni. Check again whether this recur? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 9690, March 2 at 2303, REE English to North America this Monday is off the air; 11940 JBA maybe same station; 12030 JBA carrier. This and Turkey, q.v. are the only significant overseas stations still broadcasting English to us at this hour, but one or both may be missing on any occasion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 5960, March 2 at 2303, VOT is on today for English to us, but poor S6-S8 and undermodulated, unusable. See SPAIN, our only alternative, off the air today; they take turns? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [non]. 7290 via UTwente, concluding the WORLD OF RADIO 2023 monitoring report for Monday March 2: Almost made it to conclusion at 1929, cutting off only the last syllables of ``disclaimer``, ID this time giving an IRRS phone number, into Feature Story News in more detail than the headlines earlier.
Also confirmed UT Tue March 3 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, JBA S7-8 about equal to noise level here. Not much better at UTwente where it usually is; but much better at Rockport ME KiwiSDR. Next:
0900 UT Wednesday Unique Radio NSW 5045-USB
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 15825, 13845, March 3 circa 2000, WWCR usual JBA carriers, and more on 12160; after 2100 usual bigsigs on 9980 and 9350; ops normal, not hit by tornado in downtown Nashville, as site is on the NW outskirts.
In the ABDX.org group, David Slate in Hendersonville TN said, ``Hey Gang, Last night there was a tornado that went though Nashville. We in Hendersonville were lucky, just rain and wind at my QTH. The east Nashville and Germantown {Memphis suburb} areas got hit and so did Mt Juliet and Lebanon. It came close to WTVF TV ch 5 {Nashville}. In the Cookeville market they also got hit hard. Just wanted to let you all know I'm OK``
Good, and we surely hope all our other DX friends and broadcasters in TN are too. Lebanon? That`s the site of WTWW. You never know whether they will be on air with day or night frequencies, but the three active lately, 9475, 5830 and 5085 are all absent March 3 at 1858, 2056 and 2248 UT chex. If any remain, #1 priority will be 5085 evenings with Ted`s rock and ham stuff. I also checked the WTWW webcasts; while the website wtww.us still loads, nothing played, but I don`t know if this be unusual in the daytime anyway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. I don`t normally watch the Dr Oz show, but ran across it today March 3 when the topic is the Tony Alamo cult, and the horrible things that monster did to his followers. You may be able to find it today via a local syndicated affiliate; or see website:
https://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-child-bride-christian-sex-cult-speaks-out?video_id=6137735476001
https://www.doctoroz.com/episode/true-crime-child-bride-christian-sex-cult-speaks-out
``Dr. Oz Logo Now Playing
Sneak Peek: Behind Closed Doors of Tony Alamo’s Christian Sex Cult True Crime: Child Bride From Christian Sex Cult Speaks Out
Autoplay: Originally aired on 3/03/2020
Dr. Oz investigates Christian cult leader and convicted child sex abuser Tony Alamo, who controlled his devoted followers by fear and punishment and took child brides as young as 8 years old. Investigative reporter Mara Schiavocampo shares the story.``
This is on the first half hour of the TV show only. At its end Oz sez they got no response from Alamo Ministries --- so we know that exist.
Unfortunately this is still relevant because dead Alamo has shown up again on shortwave, thanks to MBR. Maybe someone should clue them in about him:
EiBi:
1600 1700 Su USA Tony Alamo E ME 6120/D-n
1630 1730 Su USA Tony Alamo E SAs 5945/UZB 6060/UZB
Aoki:
5945 1630-1730 UZB Tony Alamo Christian Min Eng Tashkent 1
6040 1630-1730 UZB Tony Alamo Christian Min Eng Tashkent 1
6120 1600-1700 D Tony Alamo Christian Min Eng Nauen 1
HFCC:
5945 1630 1730 42,43,44 TAC 100 90 0 911 1 031119 280320 D 10650 Mul UZB MBR MBR 16202 A.Asia
6040 1630 1730 41 TAC 100 163 0 911 1 031119 280320 D 9050 Mul UZB MBR MBR 16204 A.ind
6060 1600 1630 29,3 NAU 250 80 0 146 7 271019 280320 D 9600 Mul D MBR MBR 16066 A.345
6120 1600 1700 39 NAU 125 128 0 216 1 031119 280320 D 9600 Mul D MBR MBR 16205 A.meara
And Ron Howard replies to this on the WOR iog:
``Hi Glenn, Is hard to believe he can still be heard on SW today. Am amazed that there is still an active Website http://www.alamoministries.com/audiomessages/index.html with his recorded audio files available.
Years ago you and I often heard his programs via Equatorial Guinea. The programs were provided back then by Pan American Broadcasting (PAB), via their Radio Africa Network, which was broadcasting via shortwave. PAB is still located in Pleasanton, CA. https://www.radiopanam.com/ {and broadcasts via WRMI on 21525 --- gh}
Here is one of my logs from 2013:
EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, Radio Africa at 1603, on Nov 14, 2013, with the start of Tony Alamo's program #493 (per his website - originally recorded back on Nov 28, 2007); almost fair with good audio; transmitter holding up well after having been recently fixed. http://alamoministries.com/Programs4/program493.mp3 Ron California`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1460, March 3 at 1410 UT, YL anchor with world news in AmerEnglish --- more than some network news-on-the-hour, and no commercials, dominant at first. Like public radio, but certainly not NPR Morning Edition. The only fit around here is KHOJ, St Charles MO, which is Catholic, and there was one item about the Pope testing negative for CoronaVirus but cancelling his public events, and at 1417 mention website mycatholic-something.com Finally got KHOJ program schedule to load
https://ourcatholicradio.org/sites/default/files/station-schedules/WRYT-KHOJ%28Group-1-WEB%29_38.pdf which shows Tuesdays at 8-9 am CT, `Catholic Connection` (Live), which seems like a call-in rather than a newscast.
1460, March 3 at 1415 UT, overcoming KHOJ briefly, ``Welcome to the Voice of America, in Vietnamese!`` And VOA jingle. The VV station around here is KCLE Burleson TX, address in Cleburne (The Metroplex), now on 11 kW day power. At first I thought it said Japanese, surely not, and Vietnamese talk soon followed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5050, March 3 at 0729, no mystery open carrier now, which had been running the past several nights with no clues but lots of guesses (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2300 UT March 3
