DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS UPDATED FOR A-21
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** CHINA [non]. 9580, March 29 at 0115, CRI English at S9+10 via CUBA, CCCCCCI at first turned out to be self-imposed QRM by voiceover translation, not fading down completely the original language. Ex-6180 now clear for Brasil if they care to use it. Well, not completely, CRI English southward from Kashgar is still on 6180 at 0000-0200, via EAST TURKISTAN, land of ChiCom imperialist genocide and persecution of the Uyghurs. Altho not stated, my previous report of CRI at 1500 on 11880 was also via CUBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11880, March 29 at 2203, RHC not in French as expected at shifted time to ``Africa`` but Spanish, music show // other mainstream Spanish: 11850 JBM, 11760, 9650, 9535 and reactivated 15370, S9+25/30 and distorted. Something`s always wrong at RHC. However, by 2316, 11880 is properly in English, going from `This Week in Cuba` to `Mailbag` with no sign of `DXers Unlimited` which used to occupy this timearea.
15230, at 2205 check March 28 is in Brazuguese, but distorted and wobbly. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 9700, March 29 at 0117, RHC English is gone again: I bet it`s back to 49 meters --- Yes, there it is on reactivated 6165, S9+10/20, which will be a QRM problem for 6159.93 WBCQ; -70 Hz offset won`t help much; and still on // 6000. RHC should really stay on 31m thru the summer for some frequency- and noise-level diversity, tsk2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GUAM. As I have reported in detail to MWDX groups, KSDA SW site is hosting a temporary antenna setup for KUAM 630, which has been off the air since May 1, 2020; it will be at reduced power and under new ownership and religious format. Matt Francis replies on the WOR iog:
``Hi Glenn, The assignee - Good News Broadcasting Corporation - is the not-for-profit operator of JOY FM in Guam KSDA 91.9 FM and KORU 89.9 FM in Northern Marianas Islands. According to their website, they assumed responsibility for the FM station sometime after 1992. It had originally started operating from the AWR-Asia studios in Guam in 1991, but Good News took over following a decision by AWR to shift away from local AM & FM broadcasting. https://joyfmradio.net/about-us/ Matt Francis, Bilgola Plateau, NSW, Australia`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 11880, March 29 at 0112, KBS World Radio hour in Spanish now here via Grimesland NC, replacing longtime relay via WHRI 9605, which is now vacant. S9+10 but not exactly solid here off the side of the southward beam (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 9830, March 28 at 2158, VOT IS prior to English for N America, on reactivated A-21 frequency, ex-5960 in B-20 an hour later --- and sure enough, with heavy RTTY QRM, which is NAU Puerto Rico. This happens season after A-season and VOT is oblivious to it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2079 monitoring: confirmed Sunday March 28 from 2200:25 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6159.93, S6-S7 at best, VP. We are still hoping they will move us back to nighttime, UT Mon 0300.
Also confirmed Sunday March 28 at 2300 on WRMI 7780, VG S9/+15 into Maine SDR where it`s aimed toward Europe.
Also confirmed UT Monday March 29 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG direct.
Also confirmed UT Mon Mar 29 at 0130 WRN webcast, now shifted due to BST in London, altho we have been on DST for a biweek already. Next:
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE
1801vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy [ex-1901]
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5850 to NW
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
2200 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
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** U S A. 7490.045, March 29 at 2215, WBCQ with `Uncle Bill`s Melting Pot`; back on the plus side after attaining -15 Hz offset yesterday. Wavering slightly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0213 UT March 29
