** ALBANIA. 7360, Jan 2 at 1951, VP S5 signal, sounds maybe Vietnamese? But only
thing scheduled is CRI French via Cërrik. Maybe they were in Cantonese or
Mandarin lesson at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
AUSTRALIA. 9580, Jan 2 at 1938, ``Good mornings`` from a couple of Ozzies, S5
signal, unusual to hear RA at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BIAFRA [non]. 11599.98, Jan 2 at 1916, VP S5 signal with
traces of modulation, presumably R. Biafra via BULGARIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11780.1, Jan 2 at 1929, JBA carrier,
signature off-frequency of RNB/RNA. So is it on the air all-day despite our once
having caught it start at *2100? With full 250 kW power, which inbooms at night,
but barely propagating this far beyond the Amazon in daytime? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 9455, Jan 2 at 1946, Firedragon music
jamming very poor at S3; what I can hear sounds like the familiar medley (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6000, Jan 2 at 0701, RHC is
still on, playing classical music! A flute concerto until cutoff at 0706* as I
knew had to happen. Meanwhile, tried to // it to 590 CMBF Radio Musical
Nacional, but inaudible there. The other RHC frequencies were also on for a few
minutes past 0700 but dead air only on 6060, 6100, 6165 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9570, Jan 2 at 1941, dead air at S4. At first
I wonder if it`s Greenville warming up for Martí to start at 2000 on 9565; but
no need to shift, and O yes, R. Cairo`s silent German service is scheduled
during this hour, onward to North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 7445, Jan 2 at 1948, religious music and 1950
Joseph in English about how he moved to Australia and became a monk. Not Vatican
as I first thought, but BBCWS, 250 kW and 315 degrees USward at 17-20, poor at
S5 but best signal on 40m making it this early (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6184.97, Jan 2 at 1915 on NRD-545, JBA carrier,
presumably XEPPM on its secret daytime schedule. Any modulation? Is it really
listenable closer to the DF in daytime? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 7254.925 approx., Jan 2 at 0709, VON in French. Not
much else on 41m at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
OKLAHOMA. More anomaly chex, almost a week past the latest ice storm power
outages: On caradio, Jan 1 circa 2345 UT:
90.5, KGVV Goltry is finally
back on, // 88.7 KLVV
95.7, KXLS Lahoma/Enid finally back on, axually
earlier today
98.1, WWLS-FM is still very weak
100.5, KATT is weak,
``Rock 100.5, The Cat``
107.1, KNID North Enid finally back on. I guess the
Enid-area stations were off because of powerlines down at remote sites west of
city
Jan 2 circa 1830 UT midday on caradio:
1460, KZUE El Reno is
STILL off (at 0055 UT Jan 3 check of OG&E Systemwatch, only 270 outages
remained in its entire service area, 170 of which were in El Reno, the very
lowest priority!)
98.1, WWLS-FM is finally up to very good full-power
signal. At 2125, 98.1 WWLS is still VG, and seems to have been running sports
documentaries all day; but 101.9 KTST and 102.7 KJYO OKCs are weak again (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 96.9, Jan 2 at 2123 UT,
I`m listening to KQOB, Enid-Crescent-OKC for a few minutes of tolerable rock, to
an ID as ``Fun 96-9 FM``, so no more Bob. WTFDA Database already has new name,
so maybe flipped some time ago? Maybe call should change to, say, KQUF?
** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, K17JN-D Enid, the 3ABN 6-channel translator, has
lost #3, now black and unlabeled, tho the signal meter shows it`s still there,
unoccupied, as on various chex Jan 2. It had been called DD = Dare to Dream.
This is via the old Zenith STB. On my Sanyo TV with antenna plugged into it
directly, no 17-3 either, and furthermore 17-5, AFTV is without audio, ``wrong
CODEC`` error message --- and only on that subchannel, but it`s OK on the STB.
Strange are the ways of DTV. Suddenlink cable in Enid still ignores K17JN-D
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [and non].
Despite being wrong about everything, Brother HySTAIRical is now claiming to be
on 50 SW frequencies, per frequent announcements, such as 0230 UT Jan 3 on WRMI
7570. He`s added a lot on WRMI, see USA, but apparently expansion on other
stations too, e.g. WHRI? Have not investigated that yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 9699.97, Jan 2 at 1937, W&M
conversation, off-frequency; I almost thought it was Turkish, but wrong
intonation and TRT not scheduled now; instead, VOA Korean at 19-21, 38 degrees
from Udorn and USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A
[and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1806 monitoring: NOT confirmed Friday Jan 1 at 2130 on
WRMI 15770 --- instead Brother Scare is still playing. I hope it`s a mistake, as
the non-9955 program grid still shows WOR and other programming at 21-22 daily;
but in some other ways the grid does not seem to be up-to-date. BS has been
expanded on several other frequencies: see separate WRMI report.
WOR 1806
confirmed, whew, Friday Jan 1 at 2130.6 still on the other WRMI frequency, 7570,
very good, but last few seconds cut off for ID at 2159.5, then back to BS.
Next:
Sun 0415v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND?
Sun 0900 WRMI 5850 to NW
Mon
0400v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue
1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v
to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Several new
frequencies for Brother Scare via WRMI: 15440 at S9+40, 13695 and 11565 very
good too, Jan 3 at 1920, // 15770 still weak, confirmed as WRMI by synchro with
11825, and at 1933, 9955 is back on in the daytime with BS too!
Also
17530=WHRI bigsig. And also on 9370=WWRB, not so big. And 9980=WWCR bigsig which
is running a few seconds ahead of the WRMIs. Current WRMI frequency grid shows
these three new ones are all running at 12-20, corresponding to same
transmitters/antennas at night:
#11: 7570/13695/315 degrees;
#12:
5850/11565/315 degrees;
#13: 7730/15440/285 degrees
Now about the
strange WRMI frequency 5956.20 and the absence of scheduled 5015 at 2300-1500
--- As I have been telling Jeff White:
Jeff, Still never heard anything
on 5015! Nothing there at 0654 Jan 2. At 0659.5 Jan 2, 5956.20 is on again with
the Zanotti WRMI ID. No doubt about it. Before that, BS was // synchro with
5850. I wasn`t checking for 5950 at that time which ends at 0500, right? I have
no reason to believe 5956.2 is a spur out of 5850 transmitter, since when I
heard it before around sunrise, it was long after 5850 was off. Today Jan 2 I
did not wake up until 1433, and first thing I checked was 5956.2 --- not heard,
no carrier, tho it is getting late into the daytime.
I suggest when you
think the 5015 transmitter is on, you bring up a remote receiver and see if you
can hear it. If not, you might be able to hear it on 5956.2. To be absolutely
sure that`s the source, you could interrupt the programming with something
unique.
I was monitoring again at 2300 Jan 2: 5850 did not cut on until
2303 with FG Radio in progress, then // weaker 11580.
5015, no signal.
5956.20 was not on at 2301 either, but retune at 2305, now it`s on, very poor
signal and // 7570, someone other than BS at the moment on TOM.
Another
check at 0230 UT Jan 3: 5015 not on, and now can`t detect 5956.20 either, altho
I can find the Bolivian carrier 5952.45 or so
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) See also SOUTH CAROLINA [non]
** U S A. 7490.00, Fri
Jan 1 at 2202, WBCQ is on-frequency, so no het from BBC Thailand, as `Behavior
Night` old records has started with ``Nobody`s Sweetheart Now``; only fair
signal and declining.
5109.70-CUSB, UT Sat Jan 2 at 0004, the Radio Free
Dishnuts special via WBCQ that Ray T. Mahorney asked me to publicize, to last
three hours. Turns out he`s exercising his free speech to denigrate the
President over the Second Amendment, all I can take by 0015; should be Radio
Free Gunnuts? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105,
Jan 2 at 1926, WTWW-3 gospel huxter about Jews becoming uncircumcised (?),
interrupted by Ted with canned Bible Worldwide ID, pleading for contacts. How do
you spell B-I-B-L-E? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A.
790, Jan 2 at 1900 UT on caradio, C&W music past hourtop, 1902 UT ID as
KXXX, Colby KS, serving ``generations of farmers and ranchers``, 1903 UT into
Fox ``news``, deliberately delayed? CCI from talk underneath, SAH of ~8 Hz,
presumably KFYO Lubbick TX. Getting past 800 KQCV OKC is the obstacle tho only
2.5 kW. Doing better than usual now in daytime (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1540.08, Jan 1 at 2316 UT as I turn on the caradio,
already tuned to 1540 from last session, big het with South Asian music, no
doubt KGBC Galveston TX as previously traced; 2320 UT, TexMex music gains from
KEDA San Antonio; but 2343 UT, still the het on 1540.
This was reported
in RadioDiscussions to be called ``Hum Tum Radio`` duplicating 106.1 FM.
Searching on that name, I come up with hits in several cities including Houston,
so I go there to
just Hum FM
rather than Hum Tum. I`m wondering what ethnicity in particular this is, among
the dozens of major ones in South Asia. Probably obvious to the S Asians. And is
it multi-lingual, or uni-lingual, or mostly in English? We find that Hum means
we in Hindi, but beyond that they`re not saying.
``Welcome to HUM FM
Radio Online! Listen to us on your radio dial on 106.1FM and in high definition
[sic] on 107.5-3 HD3. You may also listen via our online audio stream and our
mobile phone app.
Hum FM Radio is Houston’s #1 South Asian radio station
broadcasting 24/7. Hum FM Radio’s success is based on the leadership of Rehan
Siddiqi. For over two decades Mr. Siddiqi has successfully operated radio
stations as well as produced live entertainment for the South Asian community
throughout the USA. Additionally, Hum FM Radio’s team has a combined 40 year
span of experience in production, media solutions and knowledge of the mechanics
of the radio industry. Read more``
``Hum FM Radio is Houston’s only South
Asian radio station broadcasting 24/7 on both FM & HD! Based in Houston, our
heart is as big as Texas! We love to serve our community and our advertisers.
From culture to demographics, no one knows South Asians better than Hum FM
Radio. cityimage [illo]
Hum Fm Radio knows and understands the pulse of
South Asians, we connect to them every hour of everyday, giving them a voice and
a sense of identity. We’re broadcasting 24/7!
Hum Fm Radio is an award
winning market leader with 80% of our programming based on music and
entertainment and 20% on news and topical programs.
Hum Fm Radio caters
to the entire family and to all tastes with its mixture of classic and new hits,
celebrities interview, South Asian lifestyle, traffic, weather and financial
updates.
Hum Fm Radio has a proven and successful track history of
promoting live events as well as executing media campaigns for local, regional
and corporate advertisers. Hum FM is a true market leader with several
advertising packages to fit any marketing budget.
Hum Fm Radio is a true
market leader! Over 20,000 business in Houston are South Asian owned of which
over 5,000 are convenience stores and gas stations! Businesses include banks,
electricity companies, attorneys, insurance agents, restaurants, grocery chains,
airlines, communication and IT companies, hotels, motels and
more…``
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Rehan Siddiqi announced the launch of a new Houston radio
station, 106.1 HUM FM, Houston’s 24/7 Desi Experience. "106.1 Hum Fm" represents
a new South Asian station in the Houston market. It merges South Asian and
Bollywood music with dance and electronic into a new blend that will also appeal
to anglo and other ethnicities. Featured is a variety of music from artists such
as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghosal, Arijit Singh, Adnan Sami, Mika Singh,
Atif Aslam, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Salim Sulaiman, Kishore Kumar, Lata
Mangheskar, Mohd, Rafi Mukesh, Asha Bhosle, Mika Singh, Udit Narayan, Alka
Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam as well as some cross over acts and European
infused electronic remixes. Some of the late night programming will also include
new music and indie features from cross over acts like M.I.A. and Jay Sean as
well as newer lessor known artists like Humble the Poet, Mathai, Nadia Ali,
Rajiv Dhall, Lilly Singh, Falu and more. The playlist will not be determined by
era or popularity, but rather by the sensibilities determined directly by each
of the on-air radio jocks, personalities and staff.
"Our RJs have a part
in selecting the music that will be aired," announced 106.1 Hum Fm Director
Rehan Siddiqi. "We are breaking so many firsts with 106.1 by airing South Asian
and Bollywood music 24 hours a day and 7 days a week while simulcasting it live
both on FM and on high definition on 107.5-3 HD3. We are streaming online and on
mobile. We are blending some EDM remixes into the playlist. We’re merging styles
and generations into them, creating a mix and calling it The Desi
Experience."
Siddiqi revealed that there will be plenty of programming to
keep listeners entertained and engaged throughout the day. "A fun and dynamic
lineup of shows with the hottest music, international and community news, and
unrivaled access to Bollywood," He said. "It will all be broadcasted with a
unique flavor reminiscent of home. We have programmed a schedule of the best RJs
in Houston as well as specialty programming during the nights and on weekends
from other local personalities and producers."
As far as the quality of
being on an FM. "We knew the previous programming and broadcast on an AM dial
was good but now on an FM we’ve realized it’s beyond excellent!" Morning
Personality, Radio Jock and host of 2 programs Arif Memon said. "Our quality is
on par with other mainstream stations. I feel we have arrived and all the hard
work and effort has paid off in a big way."
The public agrees. "It’s
definitely exciting times, not just for the Hum FM Radio team, but for the whole
of Houston!" exclaimed Radio Jock and personality Natasha Khan. "For so many
years there has been a need for a reliable and reputable 24/7 Desi radio
station. Rehan Siddiqi understood that and he has delivered. The response from
the South Asian community has been phenomenal. In fact, we have listeners online
from all four corners of the United States, as well as internationally,
contacting, congratulating and expressing their appreciation daily. I’m excited,
too! Hum FM Radio is now bigger, better and stronger then ever
before."
The marketing plan for promoting the new station will be done on
air and via social media. Joshua C. Mares of Advernomy is the consultant in
charge of creating the visual brand as well as leading the digital strategy.
"The marketing activity will highlight how Hum FM has evolved into a major
player and leader in the local radio market," Explained Mr. Mares. "Houstonians
are diverse and they embrace change. Having South Asian and Bollywood music on
FM just makes Houston a better place to enjoy traditional radio. We plan to
highlight this acoustic experience and the diversity in the
marketing."
For more information about the new 106.1 Hum Fm Radio
programming, events and news, listen to 106.1 FM, 107.5-3 HD3 or log on to http://www.humfmradio.com
# # #
#
Press Release Prepared by Informitron --- About Hum FM Radio
Hum
is a pronoun in Hindi meaning "We". Hum FM Radio is Houston’s #1 South Asian
radio station broadcasting 24/7. Hum FM Radio’s success is based on the
leadership of Rehan Siddiqi. For over two decades Mr. Siddiqi has successfully
operated radio stations as well as produced live entertainment for the South
Asian community throughout the USA. Additionally, Hum FM Radio’s team has a
combined 40 year span of experience in production, media solutions and knowledge
of the mechanics of the radio industry.
HUMFM, LLC – Parent Company of
Hum FM Radio and it’s director is Rehan Siddiqi. Rehan Siddiqi --- About Rehan
Siddiqi --- Rehan Siddiqi is a successful business owner, concert producer and
radio station personality and operator with more than 20 years experience in the
music and radio industry.
Rehan Siddiqi has produced over 250 successful
events with many of South Asia and Bollywood’s biggest stars such as Rahat Fateh
Ali Khan, Sonu Nigam, Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherjee,
Priti Zinta, Akshay Kumar, Adnan Sami, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghosal, Kailash
Kher, Anu Malik, Umer Shareef, Shazad Roy, Hadiqa Kiyani, Jawed Ahmed, Sukwinder
Singh, Shazia Manzoor, Fariha Perwaiz, Amanat Ali, Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, Himesh
Reshamiya and many more.
Besides being at the realm of the entertainment
world, Rehan Siddiqui involves himself in charitable activities like sponsoring
community events, seminars and workshops on topics like immigration, health and
taxes. He has volunteered hundreds of radio hours as well as financial
contributions to many non-profit and community organizations.``
They have
quite a gallery of mostly YL DJs, or rather RJs. Did you know a female could be
a ``jock``?
What about being on 1540 KGBC?!?!?! Nothing about it, not
even by Site Search, where 1540, or KGBC get nothing but an error message. So
they are in no hurry to publicize that, but it seems this thing has only existed
on FM for less than a month. The HD-3 being on 107.5 contradicts what we found
in the WTFDA database as being on 102.9.
It shows the 107.5 in Houston
market, is, with main channel info:
``KGLK // KHPT 107.5 LAKE JACKSON TX 95.0
601.0 29.1716 95.1353 HOUSTON'S EAGLE CLASSIC HITS``. KHPT is 106.9 in Conroe,
// KGLK. Hum are also on Facebook which I don`t access; maybe some mention of
KGBC 1540 there?
And what about their ``main`` frequency, 106.1? Of the
39 TX records on that frequency, the very last one is in the Houston
area:
K291CE TX SUGAR LAND FX LIC
Licensee: PRIMERA IGLESIA EVANGELICA DE
APOSTOLES Y PROFETAS --- it`s only a 190 watt translator, hardly befitting the
hype above which would be revealed if they ever cited its callsign (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1520, Jan 1 at 2323 UT on
caradio, after hearing former CRI relayer KGBC Galveston hetting KEDA on 1540,
what about the other former CRI relayer, KYND Cypress (Houston) TX on 1520? Yes,
country music, and soon KYND ID somewhat atop KOKC and making 6 per minute SAH
(deep regular fades) with it, i.e. only 0.1 Hz apart.
Our sunset: 2328
UT. KYND`s January SR/SS times: 1315 UT/2345 UT. It`s 25 kW daytime, 18 kW
Critical Hours, presumably 1315-1515 UT & 2145-2345 UT, and not at night. I
still think their antenna pattern is way out of whack putting so much signal
into OK rather than eastward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
YEMEN [non]. 11860, Jan 2 at 1435 I start listening to R. Sana`a with good
signal; unusually today, it`s all OM talk in Arabic, no music; with R. Ashna,
Pashto via Kuwait audible underneath. Even stranger, as I listen continuously
past 1449, NO break for Maghrib, sunset call to prayer. First time I`ve ever
heard it skipped. Standard remark. At 1452 changes to a YL talking (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZANZIBAR. 11735.0, Jan 2 at 1930,
typical Ungujan music at S6 from ZBC. I`m hardly ever monitoring at 1800 when
they sometimes have a few minutes of news in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0339 UT January 3
