** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey WOOB, Sept 4 at 1425: only JBA carriers on 13160, 11460. K-index at 1500 is 3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 9790, Sept 4 at 0444, CRI Cantonese relay is S9+50! but overmodulated/distorted compensating for dead air the last time I checked it. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 650, Sept 4 at 1200, Radio 65, XETNT Los Mochis, Sinaloa starting its morning news show with full ID from Grupo Chávez, fair signal; and weaker, QRMed 610 XEGS Guasave has just joined in // after separate music before the hour. Welcoming us to viernes, fin de semana. But first, some really frantic banda music to wake us up. 1207 down to business with ``avances de información`` = headlines, weather info, lack of lluvias, 1210 fading out. LSR here was 1206. Good to be hearing these again.
700, another NW Mexican has not quite faded out by 1200, Spanish either XEGD Parral, Chihua2 or XEETCH, Etchojoa, Sonora; and signs of 870 XETAR, Guachochi, Chihua2. Need earlier selfarising and/or later sunrising. Tim Hall`s new IRCA Mexican Log notes that official IFT info does not include XETNT and XEGD, but were reconfirmed still active on MW as of last year (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 275-MCW kHz, Sept 4 at 0422 UT, ND beacon GUY, which is 25 watts from Guymon. Strangely enough, believe first time I`ve heard it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 341-MCW kHz, Sept 4 at 0420 UT, ND beacon EI at Woodring Airport, Enid is dominant on loop aimed E/W, while OIN, Oberlin KS is JBA but no EI on the shortwire N/S. An earlier obs not logged found them about equal and timed so alternating nicely (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 780 kHz, Sept 4 at 1135 UT, strong rock music looping toward Stillwater, i.e. KSPI 250-watt daytimer; 1138 ``It`s Pete`` and more music. Checking since Tim Hall`s huge Final Report of his Border Inn NV/UT DXpedition last October included an unID on 780:
``10/26 1116 - "Strong Enough" by Sheryl Crow (successfully identified by SoundHound app) on ENE wire. Not sure who this would be; a whiny 90s pop tune doesn't fit KAZM's occasional overnight oldies show. It might fit on KSPI or possibly WPTN, but neither of those stations should be on at this hour``
I told him, ``780 unID, seems like I have heard KSPI before 7 am CDT, tho am rarely awake then -- maybe they are coming on at 11 UT = 6 am CDT. Will try to check. No, I can`t find any FCC record of psra.``
At FCC AM Query I look thru ancient history cards concerning KSPI.
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=44676
Original CP in August 1946 was for 840, but changed by November to 780. In 1949, a Special Service Authorization to operate from 6 am to 7:30 pm CST --- was denied. In 1950 they tried for dual-frequency operation, switching to 790 at night with 500 watts direxional, but that was dismissed. In 1953 applied to move to 1490 unlimited hours, but later withdrew. On 9-30-69 there was a telegram about a ``PSA`` at 250 watts to protect WBBM. Does that mean pre-sunrise, post-sunset, or both?? And is that the basis for starting by 6 am now? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2050 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Belarus non, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bougainville, Brasil, Canada and non, China, Cuba, Europe, Germany, Iran non, Israel non, Japan, Kashmir non, Korea South & North non, Madagascar, Netherlands, Nigeria, North America, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan/Tibet non, Turkey, UK, USA, Vanuatu; and the propagation outlook
WOR 2050 is available as of 2340 UT Thursday September 3
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2050.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2050.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
The shortwave broadcasts should be: [Unique Radio NSW has stopped SW but webcasts continue]
0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW & 5010 to S NEW FIRST AIRING
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9955-[jammed?] to SSE
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800-NEW to SSE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 NEW to SSE
2100 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
Financial support may be sent via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily US funds as PP will convert
One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA
NEW first airing, UT Friday September 4 at 0130 confirmed on WRMI 5850, VG S9+20/30 and 5010, G S9/+10. Weaker signal but 5010 modulation level sounds slightly higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 730 kHz, Sept 4 at 0426 UT, the unmistakable roarer Brother Scare with almost-constant plugging of his phone number, slightly above the QRM level. Compared to 7730 WRMI, 730 is running 21 seconds behind; still at 0458 recheck in more contact info. No ID breaks are built-in to the Overcomer feed, but 0459 seems to cut away, maybe local ID but uncopyable. 0500 Fox `News` but can`t be certain same station.
TOM website has redesigned its Radio Log starting with SW stations in table format, but it`s never 100% accurate:
https://overcomerministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Radio-Log.pdf
Only 5 AM stations remain at the bottom, no more WCKY but still WWVA; and two of them are shown for the Sabbath service only, Sat 9-11 am CDT, including one on 730: KQPN 730 West Memphis AR. But this is certainly not when I am hearing it. I can`t find a website for itself, but searching indicates it`s Yahoo Sports Radio, and owned by F. W. Robberts, i.e. same as WMQM and WWCR! There is streaming link: https://tunein.com/radio/KQPN-730-s35522/ which confirms at this time it`s not sports at all but 0515 UT with: Brother Scare! KQPN is U4, 1/1 kW with a non-major lobe thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1147, 1157, 1173, 1183 kHz, Sept 4 at 0437, heavy IBOC noise peaks as KSL 1160 SLC and KFAQ 1170 Tulsa fight it out. I daresay nowhere else among the `clear` channels audible here is there any such crap remaining (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1370, still no sign of KGNO Dodge City KS. I need a better excuse to drive all the way to DC to investigate.
Following up: consulting Tim Hall`s Final Report of last October`s Border Inn NV/UT DXpedition, I see among hundreds of logs including several on 1370, there is none of KGNO, so I wrote him, ``I was looking to see whether you got KGNO Dodge City KS, which I suspect of being secretly off the air.`` Tim replies:
``KGNO was a regular catch at this location until at least 3 or 4 years ago (I don't recall exactly), but I haven't had a trace of them since, despite the fact that the channel is less crowded after some of the Mexican stations went off. I also suspect KGNO is off... or maybe just in extreme disrepair? Same with KLEY-1130, a station whose travails you have documented in recent years. I think the same can be said for some of the HPRN stations in Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico. [High Plains Radio Network] has been consolidating operations for several years now, running the same programming on groups of 2 or 3 stations that used to have their own formats and staffs. I've been especially suspicious of KICA-980 [Clovis NM], which I have never heard, even on optimal sunset/sunrise dates/times, and even when KCLV-1240 and KSEL-1450 [Portales NM] have been nightly catches. Also in last October's recordings, I had no trace of KVOP-1090 [Plainview TX] at all, and they are usually a bit of a pest on several wires. HPRN has almost no web presence at this point, just a basic skeleton of a web site for all of their stations on one page. In contrast to the general state of HPRN stations, little KTAT-1570 [Frederick OK, eluding gh] was a nightly catch this year. They didn't put as big a dent in XERF as little KDDD-800 [Dumas TX] puts in XEROK, but there were several clear IDs audible in my recordings.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Sept 4 at 1151-1159 UT on the R75 and E-W longwire, so no DFing: 567, 576, 693, 747, 828, 837, 882(2), 1089, 1098, 1107, 1116(2), 1125, 1134, 1161, 1224, 1242, 1278, 1521, 1611 kHz. At this time too much splash from 780 KSPI music to get 774, but earlier at 1139 on the PL-880 while checking KSPI, could detect 774 and looping NW = Japan. Enid sunrise today: 1206 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1817 UT September 4
** CUBA. 9790, Sept 4 at 0444, CRI Cantonese relay is S9+50! but overmodulated/distorted compensating for dead air the last time I checked it. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MEXICO. 650, Sept 4 at 1200, Radio 65, XETNT Los Mochis, Sinaloa starting its morning news show with full ID from Grupo Chávez, fair signal; and weaker, QRMed 610 XEGS Guasave has just joined in // after separate music before the hour. Welcoming us to viernes, fin de semana. But first, some really frantic banda music to wake us up. 1207 down to business with ``avances de información`` = headlines, weather info, lack of lluvias, 1210 fading out. LSR here was 1206. Good to be hearing these again.
700, another NW Mexican has not quite faded out by 1200, Spanish either XEGD Parral, Chihua2 or XEETCH, Etchojoa, Sonora; and signs of 870 XETAR, Guachochi, Chihua2. Need earlier selfarising and/or later sunrising. Tim Hall`s new IRCA Mexican Log notes that official IFT info does not include XETNT and XEGD, but were reconfirmed still active on MW as of last year (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 275-MCW kHz, Sept 4 at 0422 UT, ND beacon GUY, which is 25 watts from Guymon. Strangely enough, believe first time I`ve heard it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 341-MCW kHz, Sept 4 at 0420 UT, ND beacon EI at Woodring Airport, Enid is dominant on loop aimed E/W, while OIN, Oberlin KS is JBA but no EI on the shortwire N/S. An earlier obs not logged found them about equal and timed so alternating nicely (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 780 kHz, Sept 4 at 1135 UT, strong rock music looping toward Stillwater, i.e. KSPI 250-watt daytimer; 1138 ``It`s Pete`` and more music. Checking since Tim Hall`s huge Final Report of his Border Inn NV/UT DXpedition last October included an unID on 780:
``10/26 1116 - "Strong Enough" by Sheryl Crow (successfully identified by SoundHound app) on ENE wire. Not sure who this would be; a whiny 90s pop tune doesn't fit KAZM's occasional overnight oldies show. It might fit on KSPI or possibly WPTN, but neither of those stations should be on at this hour``
I told him, ``780 unID, seems like I have heard KSPI before 7 am CDT, tho am rarely awake then -- maybe they are coming on at 11 UT = 6 am CDT. Will try to check. No, I can`t find any FCC record of psra.``
At FCC AM Query I look thru ancient history cards concerning KSPI.
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=44676
Original CP in August 1946 was for 840, but changed by November to 780. In 1949, a Special Service Authorization to operate from 6 am to 7:30 pm CST --- was denied. In 1950 they tried for dual-frequency operation, switching to 790 at night with 500 watts direxional, but that was dismissed. In 1953 applied to move to 1490 unlimited hours, but later withdrew. On 9-30-69 there was a telegram about a ``PSA`` at 250 watts to protect WBBM. Does that mean pre-sunrise, post-sunset, or both?? And is that the basis for starting by 6 am now? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2050 contents: Antarctica, Australia, Belarus non, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bougainville, Brasil, Canada and non, China, Cuba, Europe, Germany, Iran non, Israel non, Japan, Kashmir non, Korea South & North non, Madagascar, Netherlands, Nigeria, North America, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan/Tibet non, Turkey, UK, USA, Vanuatu; and the propagation outlook
WOR 2050 is available as of 2340 UT Thursday September 3
(mp3 stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2050.m3u
(mp3 download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor2050.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
The shortwave broadcasts should be: [Unique Radio NSW has stopped SW but webcasts continue]
0130 UT Friday WRMI 5850 to NW & 5010 to S NEW FIRST AIRING
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE, 9955-[jammed?] to SSE
1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800-NEW to SSE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 NEW to SSE
2100 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
Financial support may be sent via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily US funds as PP will convert
One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA
NEW first airing, UT Friday September 4 at 0130 confirmed on WRMI 5850, VG S9+20/30 and 5010, G S9/+10. Weaker signal but 5010 modulation level sounds slightly higher (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 730 kHz, Sept 4 at 0426 UT, the unmistakable roarer Brother Scare with almost-constant plugging of his phone number, slightly above the QRM level. Compared to 7730 WRMI, 730 is running 21 seconds behind; still at 0458 recheck in more contact info. No ID breaks are built-in to the Overcomer feed, but 0459 seems to cut away, maybe local ID but uncopyable. 0500 Fox `News` but can`t be certain same station.
TOM website has redesigned its Radio Log starting with SW stations in table format, but it`s never 100% accurate:
https://overcomerministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Radio-Log.pdf
Only 5 AM stations remain at the bottom, no more WCKY but still WWVA; and two of them are shown for the Sabbath service only, Sat 9-11 am CDT, including one on 730: KQPN 730 West Memphis AR. But this is certainly not when I am hearing it. I can`t find a website for itself, but searching indicates it`s Yahoo Sports Radio, and owned by F. W. Robberts, i.e. same as WMQM and WWCR! There is streaming link: https://tunein.com/radio/KQPN-730-s35522/ which confirms at this time it`s not sports at all but 0515 UT with: Brother Scare! KQPN is U4, 1/1 kW with a non-major lobe thisaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1147, 1157, 1173, 1183 kHz, Sept 4 at 0437, heavy IBOC noise peaks as KSL 1160 SLC and KFAQ 1170 Tulsa fight it out. I daresay nowhere else among the `clear` channels audible here is there any such crap remaining (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1370, still no sign of KGNO Dodge City KS. I need a better excuse to drive all the way to DC to investigate.
Following up: consulting Tim Hall`s Final Report of last October`s Border Inn NV/UT DXpedition, I see among hundreds of logs including several on 1370, there is none of KGNO, so I wrote him, ``I was looking to see whether you got KGNO Dodge City KS, which I suspect of being secretly off the air.`` Tim replies:
``KGNO was a regular catch at this location until at least 3 or 4 years ago (I don't recall exactly), but I haven't had a trace of them since, despite the fact that the channel is less crowded after some of the Mexican stations went off. I also suspect KGNO is off... or maybe just in extreme disrepair? Same with KLEY-1130, a station whose travails you have documented in recent years. I think the same can be said for some of the HPRN stations in Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico. [High Plains Radio Network] has been consolidating operations for several years now, running the same programming on groups of 2 or 3 stations that used to have their own formats and staffs. I've been especially suspicious of KICA-980 [Clovis NM], which I have never heard, even on optimal sunset/sunrise dates/times, and even when KCLV-1240 and KSEL-1450 [Portales NM] have been nightly catches. Also in last October's recordings, I had no trace of KVOP-1090 [Plainview TX] at all, and they are usually a bit of a pest on several wires. HPRN has almost no web presence at this point, just a basic skeleton of a web site for all of their stations on one page. In contrast to the general state of HPRN stations, little KTAT-1570 [Frederick OK, eluding gh] was a nightly catch this year. They didn't put as big a dent in XERF as little KDDD-800 [Dumas TX] puts in XEROK, but there were several clear IDs audible in my recordings.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Sept 4 at 1151-1159 UT on the R75 and E-W longwire, so no DFing: 567, 576, 693, 747, 828, 837, 882(2), 1089, 1098, 1107, 1116(2), 1125, 1134, 1161, 1224, 1242, 1278, 1521, 1611 kHz. At this time too much splash from 780 KSPI music to get 774, but earlier at 1139 on the PL-880 while checking KSPI, could detect 774 and looping NW = Japan. Enid sunrise today: 1206 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1817 UT September 4
