** ASCENSION. 7285, Jan 3 at 0500, BBCWS news. I was tuned here to check Turkey at 0400-0500 - or less, and ASC is sked 0500-0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ASCENSION. 12050, Jan 5 at 0724, African music S6/S9, the SSOB, R. Ndarason International, targetting CHAD, in the Kanuri language, not Kannada as many guess, which is spoken in India. Would be the OSOB, except weakies on 12095 = also ASC with BBC French; and 11510 = probably Turkish jammer and/or Dengê Gel, nothing else on 25m (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BELIZE. 28514 USB, Jan 3 at 2309, V31ZA in western Belize with a Britishish accent, VG signal working UStations. Interesting lifestory, originally from UK, and lots of photos including pets on QRZ.com: ``V31ZA Belize flag Belize, KEITH SLATER, P.O BOX 76, San Ignacio, Cayo, Central America, Belize`` Lots more activity on 10m now, both phone and beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 9665.102, Jan 4 at 2322, RVM good sig but this far off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL. 28480 USB, Jan 6 at 2306, PP5MZ working Oregon, and CQ DX. QRZ.com: ``PP5MZ Brazil flag Brazil, Maikon Dario Souza, rua Caraguata n°10, Bairro Bello, Caçador, SC, 89509078, Brazil`` -- with a lengthy chronology of his city`s history, and shot of him skateboarding. Lots of other 10m sigs now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 346 MCW kHz, Jan 5 at 0733 UT, no signal from 1000-watt YXL, Sioux Lookout ON, which had been my best Canabeacon - or beaCanada?, nor for last few nights. Hope it`s just degraded northerly propagation rather than decommissioned. RNA list shows it last logged somewhere on Jan 1. Will keep seeking (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 346 MCW kHz, Jan 7 at 0802 UT, dash and YXL, is JBA. Glad to hear that Sioux Lookout ON beacon has not been decommissioned; had not been able to detect it for several nights. DXinfocentre says 500 watts; RNA list, 1000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CHAD [non]. See ASCENSION ** CUBA [and non]. 870, Jan 6 at 0735 UT, wobbler and hardly any WWL to be heard now. Also: 1040, Jan 6 at 0742, same wobbler sound but under WHO. The Other Side: ``DIARIO DE CUBA Opinion -- How much has Cuba lost due to the 'Revolution?' Without the Castroist scourge, Cuba today would have had 15 one-term presidents of the Republic, constitutionally elected for four-year terms, and a population of approximately 18 million Roberto Álvarez Quiñones, Miami 06 Ene 2025 - 16:18 CET Fidel Castro and his troops enter on January 8, 1959. Granma [caption] Do Cubans live better today than they did in 1958? Was a social revolution needed in Cuba? Do the Cuban people really know what the country was like before 1959, and what Castroism has prevented them from doing over the course of these 66 years? Do they have any idea how they would live today if they had never been "freed from capitalism?"...`` https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1736176701_59201.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 870, Jan 8 at 0738 UT, wobbler against WWL at more rapid rate than usual, likewise on 1040 against WHO, further implying some relation between the two. However in WRTH 2025, the one Cuban on 1040 is not at same site as any of the three on 870. If intended as jamming, IIRC, WWL was one of the stations coöpted by USG during Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962y, but probably not WHO. But was 1040 a USG frequency from the Keys before 1180? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Jan 5 at 0719, R. Rebelde is OFF; had been mostly on with weak signal. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Nor any trace of SIBC yet on 5020. BTW, the other domestic, R. Progreso has been totally gone from 4765 for many weeks, but had been scheduled only 0130-0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA [and non]. 9790, Jan 3 at 0506, JBM in French, what? This is CRI relay at 0300-0500, still on A24 frequency instead of 5910. Aoki imagines it`s really on 5910, but EiBi maintains true 9790. What I`m hearing is not really JBM, but RFI as scheduled from 0400! A one-hour overlap, and now even more as RadioCuba has failed to turn it off before 0500, suppressing the French; its own modulation varies from JB to nothing; somethings` always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 13650, Jan 5 at 2340, S7/S9 carrier JBM into Georgia SDR, so presumably the CRI ``Portuguese`` music-fill only relay is still turned on; at 2354 checking direct, S9 of dead air, maybe JBM. Then Jan 6 at 2302, 13650 is S9+10 direct with suptorted music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** JAPAN [non]. 5800, Jan 4 at 0239, WRMI in English with ``Backstory of Japanese Landmarx - Mount Takao`` I can`t imagine anystation but NHK emitting such, and in fact, the WRMI skedgrid for 5800 on System D, at 0200-0300 UT Saturdays only is ``World Radio Network`` -- and guess what, WRN NAm stream at 0230-0300 Tue-Sat is NHK World Radio Japan! So they are back on air to NAm in English, and probably don`t even care, know it or ask for it, and for only 30 minutes (or less) per week unless there happen to be another NHK spot of WRN fill onto WRMI. At 0200-0230 it`s Deutsche Welle (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 9754.97v, Jan 4 at 0342, Spanish, which was mystifying some reporters, who overlooked that La Voz Alegre, as that service is named by Madagascar World Voice, had recently moved off 6180 to avoid Cuba and Brazil, a good idea, for the bihour in Spanish at 0200-0400. La Voz Alegre was also one of the programmmes deleted with WWCR-1 as Alan Roe reported. I was not aware it was on WWCR too, or whether it`s really the same. The sign-off of 9755 at 0358 mentioned World Christian Broadcasting, and various contact info, altho I heard no mention of Madagascar. Such offfrequenciness has become typical of MWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 13830, Sun Jan 5 at 1612, algolang S8/S9, the only extracontinental on 22m, between the only intracontinentals on 13820 & 13845. With trans-equatorial advantage, it`s Vatican Radio in Swahili, 317 degrees so also thisaway far beyond Africa East (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 660, Jan 6 at 0722, Mexmx dominating as KTNN fails to capture the frequency, 0724 YL ID ``Tropicalísima, 6-60, el Sonido de la Calle``, exactly the slogan in IRCA Mexican Log for XEDTL, 50/10 kW, CDMX (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 800, Jan 6 at 0721 UT, KQCV OKC still with distorted QRM from XEERG NL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO [and non]. 800 kHz, Jan 8 at 0737 UT, distorted mess from XEERG, NL, is worse than usual vs KQCV. When are they ever going to fix it or turn it off? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 5836 USB, Jan 6 at 2311, pirate music, with yelling, S9+10 direct. Seems I heard it before anyone on HFU who first reported Thunder Chicken at 2336; yes, that OOB frequency is correct: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139547.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6849.92 AM, Jan 5 at 0228 rock music S9/+12, JBA vs noise level. Many `6850` logs here until 0624* with playlists as Liquid Radio: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139458.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, Jan 2 at 0648, JBA pirate music. An unID here as early as 2244 Jan 1 was still reported by 0605, never IDed: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139275.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7200 LSB, Jan 6 at 2317, horrible mess of raucous bits of music, rude comments, talkovers, fonetix like foxtrot uniform, at this prime spot for naughty hams who surely earn the title of Pirates. Such as: CHINT; 2320 ``Nightrider``, Munsters theme, and more bits from TV; 2321 ``vaginal steam``; CB in Morse Code, etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 640, KWPN Moore with sports owns the channel not only day but at night some 75 miles away, no good for KFI listeners. Hard to believe this: ``KWPN OK Moore – STA for U1 250/250 (expires 2025-04-20)`` as in NRC DXtra Jan 6, vs licensed U4 5000/1000 watts (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1640 kHz, Jan 3 at 0644 UT, Fox Sports Radio, S9+48 from KZLS: Much stronger than usual at night, so I conclude it`s illegally running 10 kW day power instead of 1 kW, from site east of Hennessey. BTW, this is hardly ever reported by NZ or Euro DXers, probably because unlike most X-banders, it`s direxional NNW/SSE to become an OKC station - but should make it well into western Canada and Latin America, especially with 10 kW. It`s // 1390 KCRC but not exactly synchronized (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1670 kHz, Jan 3 at 2120 UT, Virtual DJ Radio still going, ID by DJ Liam, who was the first one I heard weeks ago, but others in meantime and they have a long roster. Still unknown who chooses which one to play on 1670, why, nor from exactly where in Enid but best around US 81/412 junxion (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1670, Jan 6 around 2100 UT, Virtual DJ Radio audible on caradio as far away as Elm & Cleveland, WNW of ground zero, probably more due to variations in line noise levels than anything else (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.5 approx., Jan 4 at 2300, Enid CB pirate heard again after a long absence, relaying // 105.5 K288FX, FM translator of KYLV 88.9 K-Love OKC during praise music. Lots of QRM and various hets from skippers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Jan 6 at 2125, OG&E Xmas transmitter is still on, but with dead air in $tereo. The ``tree`` and the signs about it still exist just north of the Garfield County courthouse (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Jan 8 circa 2200 UT, OG&E downtown Enid lowpower, which was deadair in $tereo when last checked a biday ago, is still on and has resumed, but very undermodulated as before, now with pop music such as ``Jolene`` rather than Xmassy (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Jan 3 at 2300, token English from SNR is VG S9+30/40 direct; feature subject to be about the ``word of the year 2024`` in Spanish, but I never catch what it was; also how the language fluxuates and changes. News starts with lowest/best unemployment figures in 17 years. At 2309 they say 4,074 updates on Spanish words in December (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Jan 5 at 1615, JBA carrier direct from REE to NAm, while 12030 for ME is sufficient S9+15/25 and even 17715 for SAm is S7/S9, and even 17755 for Africa is S5/S6 JBA, better than 9690. On weekends the WHem frequencies start at *1500, a quadrihour earlier than weekdays. But this is a prime example of frequency mismanagement; should be on higher band this `early` in the day, 13, 15 or even 17 MHz to NAm. I cannot agree with page 44 of WRTH 2025, VOACAP recommendation for most suitable frequencies, 9 or even 7 MHz band. Despite multi-hour spans, REE tries to compromise with only one frequency thruout. With A-season from Marchend will no doubt leap to 17855 again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Jan 6 at 2300, token English from SNR, VG direct, JBA carriers on 12030, 17715, not? 17755. No news, but something about movies/music, ``Good, Bad, Ugly`` theme briefly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 17715.09v, Jan 8 at 1856, REE IS, S7/9+10 direct, the SAm beam, compared to 9690, NAm beam which is JBA direct: clear triumph of LUHF over azimuth, i.e. much better on higher frequency for SAm, than lower one for us in NAm; 1859 s/on the two WHem frequencies as 19-03 UT weekdays, 15-24 weekends. 17715 seems to be drifting downward as it warms up. At 1908 into UTwente, S8/S9 on 17715.013. By 2300 for token Wednesday English, 9690, 17715 and 17755 achieve NO signal direct, and 12030 but a JBA carrier. So I check it at UTwente, where 9690 is JBA, but 12030 is fair at S8 but fadeouts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960 & 9610, Jan 2 at 2301, no signal on either ex-VOT English frequency, into UTwente. Why not filling it with TRTWorld TV soundtrack like at other times? Maybe just an anomaly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 3 at 2258, not off the air with usual VOT IS, but TRTWorld which follows at 2300 is ignored; poor signal direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 6 at 2259, TRT is on, poor signal direct, 2300 JIP TRTWorld, tune-out (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.003+, Jan 8 at 2318, TRTWorld S9+5 direct but too hi noise level; VG S9+35 into UTwente with in-depth report from a large Palestinian neighborhood in SW Chicago (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. LW+ bandscan vs my huge local noise level, Jan 6 at 0702 UT, produces audible MCW IDs from 293 FBY FairBurY NE; 326 MA MidlAnd TX; algo on 338, probably RYN Tucson or TU TUlsa, and on 341 unreadable, probably mixture of OIN OberlIN KS and DNI DeNIson TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 335 MCW kHz, Jan 5 at 0731 UT, BV, 25-watt ND beacon at BatesVille AR, which is NE of Little Rock between Cave City and Heber Springs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 392 MCW kHz, Jan 7 at 0804 UT, ND beacon is JBA, copied as FMO. But per RNA and dxinfocentre, must have been FMZ, 25 watts at Fairmont / Beklof, Nebraska {i.e., last letter --.. not ---} Last definitely logged Nov 7, 2024 at 0726 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 257 MCW kHz, Jan 8 at 0728 UT, JYR, 25-watt NDB at York, Nebraska. Seldom heard despite one of closest in that state, and `local` to the Total Solar Eclipse area we visited. 341 MCW kHz, Jan 8 at 0726 UT, DNI, DeNIson TX NDB is JBA but not the other 341, OIN, OberlIN KS. 251 MCW kHz, Jan 8 at 0730 UT, some beacon hard to copy, probably AM, AMarillo TX, mixing with another. No obvious familiar ones listed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Jan 3 at 1617, KMK282 talk, S6/S8 but crackly, insufficient for clear FM, 1618 to dead air and shortly off*. That`s the aux of KOVR ``13`` Stockton/Sacramento, funxioning for cuing remote reporters without a delay in broadcast audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28490 USB, Jan 3 at 1623, Joe, W1AW in contacts to west coast, 6s or 7s. It`s ARRL`s own station in CT. Not much else on 10m phone except algo on 28446, but several beacons from N1-land to K6FRC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed Jan 2 at 0130, on WRMI 5010, S9+10/20 into Bonaire SDR. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 contents: Afghanistan, Algeria, (Armenia), Canada and non, Dominica, Europe, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, India, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, North America, Oklahoma, Russia, Sudan non, Sudan South non, Sweden, (Taiwan), (Tibet), Turkey, UK, USA; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2276 available from 0241 UT Friday January 3: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2276.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2276.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html 1300 UT Friday WRMI 15770; 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off the air]; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730]; 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200]; 0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended]; 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]; 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [not Dec 31; canceled?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. Thanks this week for financial support from Chris Krug, Tulsa OK, a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com, and says, ``Warmest Holiday Greetings, Glenn! Thanks for all you do!`` One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 monitoring: missed checking Friday January 3 at 1300 on WRMI 15770; anyone hear it? Confirmed Friday January 3 at 2158 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.998+, S9+5 into UTwente - except music playing at tune-in, cut to last few seconds of WOR closing! What`s going on here? Then usual IRRS SW s/off, and stays on air a while longer as usual with Feature Story News. Also confirmed January 3 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+20/30 direct, immediately following `Over the Horizon Radio` including WRMI ID. Also confirmed January 3 at 2341 the 2330 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.002+, S6/S7 but poor into UTwente. Much better and fully readable into Sligo, Ireland SDR at S7 on its meter. Next: 0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off the air]; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730]; 1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200]; 0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended]; 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]; 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW; 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [not Dec 31; canceled?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 monitoring: not confirmed UT Saturday January 4 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, still off the air as expected, hopes to resume by next week. Confirmed Saturday January 4 at 1550 the 1530 on SW Radio, Germany, 6160.001-, S9+10/15 into UTwente. This time 6165 China causes not much ACI. Also confirmed Saturday January 4 at 1835 the 1830 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.002-, poor S8 with flutter into UTwente. Also confirmed Saturday January 4 from 2052 the 2030v on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+22 groundwave into nearby SDR. Also confirmed Saturday January 4 at 2030 on WRN N America webcast and at 2100 on WRN Europe webcast. Next: 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600]; 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 [now webcast only] 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [not Dec 31; canceled?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday January 5 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S7/S9 into Bonaire SDR with lite pulse jamming. Presumably not so lite within Cuba where my free voice must not be heard. Also confirmed UT Sunday January 5 at 0418 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+22 into nearby SDR, about 2 minutes into so the 0415v started almost on time circa 0416. Next: 2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy; 2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [and/or 7780]; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 [now webcast only] 0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [not Dec 31; canceled?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 monitoring: Also confirmed Sunday January 5 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.999-, S7/S9 into nearby Parma SDR while JBA at UTwente. The closest SDR, at Noale, disappeared months ago. Also confirmed Sunday January 5 at 2230 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.002+, VP S7 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday January 5 at 2337 the 2330 on WRMI 7570, S9/+12 into Georgia SDR; and still *also* on WRMI 7780, S7/9+2 into Georgia SDR, with storm crashes. Also confirmed UT Monday January 6 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+5 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday January 6 at 0400 on Area 51 webcast only; that`s now on WBCQ 5130-, which had JL until 0400, then music until 0403*. Also confirmed Monday January 6 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, unheard at UTwente, but S5/S7 into Ireland SDR. Next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]; 1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [not Dec 31; canceled?]; 2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday January 7 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20 into south TX SDR. Missed checking Tue Jan 7 at 1400 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear it? Confirmed Tuesday January 7 at 1505 the 1500 on WRMI 9955, JBA direct. Last week TOMBS was on instead after 1500, but the 1400 was confirmed. Confirmed Tuesday January 7 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9 into nearby Parma SDR, inaudible at UTwente. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2276 monitoring: ``Good evening Glen... World of Radio was missing on WRMI's 9395 kHz tonight (7:30 PM EST Tuesday here in GA). It was replaced by Wavescan. Wavescan aired again 1 hour later on the same frequency. Just wanted you to know. Love your show. Regards, Hank Blackwood`` NOT confirmed UT Wednesday January 8 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, rather Wavescan, despite it also one hour later on same. System G sked now shows WS at both times and not WOR. That leaves us with no airings on one of the best frequencies across North America. I asked Jeff if he can find any other time for WOR on it - or maybe 9455 when it`s back in full service. Now he has replied that WOR will resume on 9395 at 0030 UT Wednesdays, tnx. Confirmed, however, UT Wednesday January 8 at 0030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.004-, JBA into UTwente but S7/S8 into further Sligo, Ireland SDR. Confirmed Wednesday January 8 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, S7/S8 into Sligo, nothing into UTwente. Also confirmed Wednesday January 8 at 2200 on WBCQ, 7490 -75 Hz = 7489.925, S9/+10 into Maryland SDR. Preceded not by `Pirate Joe Extravaganzo` but by TOMBS. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S {confirmed}; 1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975. Thanks this week for financial support from Chris Krug, Tulsa OK, a contribution via PayPal in US funds but not necessarily, to woradio at yahoo.com, and says, ``Warmest Holiday Greetings, Glenn! Thanks for all you do!`` One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. WTWW: George McClintock notified me about 2345 UT Jan 6 that #2 transmitter was ready to resume, first on 9475 and change to 5085 at 0100. I then tuned in 9475 but nothing heard; however at 0000 Jan 7 I noticed 9455 was on, see WRMI log. Finally at *0042, 9475 cuts on SFAWPPPP with usual huge signal, some audio cutouts, off again at 0046*. Then I await 5085 which cuts on without ID at *0100 with SFAWPPPP, break at 0102, right back on until off at 0115*. *0120.7 back on, and so it goes, still having problems. Before the breakdowns, 9475 was starting about 2100, I think. As in EiBi, 5085 sked is 0100-0400, except UT Sat to 0430 for WOR. What`s in current HFCC for WTWW? Availabilities will far exceed axual usage: 5085 not listed! 5840 00-14, 50 degrees 5920 not listed! 9475 14-02, 50 degrees 9930 14-24, 180 degrees 9940 00-24, 40 degrees 12105 not listed 15810 00-24, 40 degrees It is certainly prudent for US SW stations to be spaced at least 15 kHz apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 5085, Jan 8 at 0354, no signal from WTWW-2, nor earlier but I might have missed it; nor before 0100 on 9475. 9930/5920 WTWW-1 continue to be reliable with TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 6160 -70 Hz = 6159.93, Jan 2 at 0302, WBCQ with patriotic/military music, and // 7490 - 74 Hz = 7489.927 - must be due to the UT Thu-only extension of Hal Turner show. By 0404, 6160 is OFF, and 7489.926 has faded to JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Pre `AAAWWW` chex of WBCQs, UT Sat Jan 4 at 0049 via NH SDR: 3265 & 5130 OFF. 6160 -67 Hz = 6159.933, S9+10 with music instead of TOMBS which has been expelled from 6160; the 6160 sked now shows at 0000-0100 UT Sat, `Cruisin Radio with Arthur Burton` - no apostrophe and no Z in Cruisin! 7490 -77 Hz = 7489.923 with usual FKB g.h., S7/S9 with usual ACI splatter from 7495 USAGM but only until 0100*. By 0100, 5130 -22 Hz = 5129.978 is on and has joined // 7490- for `AAAWWW`, first interjexion in `WTO` theme being ``What the Hell is that?``. 0103; ``it`s 2025, first program of new year``, vows to play more music in format change - music that you will not hear anywhere else on US radio stations. First song at 0105, but what is it? At 0110 points out that 6160 has lots of time for lease now as BS is exclusively on 7490. Also, this is important: Area 51 has just decided to go back to 5130 as the name would imply, ex-6160 already this weekend, with a shortened schedule. That means no more WOR at 0400 UT Mondays, but Larry Will says will still be on webcast only. See separate notice. 0119, datestamp as 3 January 2025. 0121 another raunchy song, ``The Bitch Came Back`` including F-bombs. At 0200, after wishful thinking prayer, Hal Turner on 7490, and 5130 into music until cutoff at 0208*. I think 6160 was now also carrying AAAWWW as on the sked, instead of something else until last week, but not paying attention to it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. ``WBCQ Area 51: frequency and schedule changes --- Sat, Jan 4 at 9:53 PM --- Hello all, With the new year we are making some changes to our Area 51 service. Effective 4 January 2024 we are moving all of our programming from 6160 KHz to 5130 KHz. In addition to the frequency change, we are reducing our broadcast schedule by two hours. Our new schedule is Saturday and Sunday 7-11 PM US eastern time (Sunday and Monday 0000-0400 UTC). We really dislike having to drop the 11-midnight hours but increased transmission costs and lack of sustaining donations are to blame. If we are able to get more regular contributions we will consider expanding the service in the future. You can donate to us via Paypal at radio@zappahead.net The Area 51 webcast is available 24 hours a day at http://splatterbox.us/area51 Thanks, Lw`` (Larry Will) Viz.: http://wbcq.com/schedule/index.php?fn=sked&freq=5130 Su 0000 0100 UT Sa 07:00 08:00PM EST Radio Timtron Worldwide Su 0100 0200 UT Sa 08:00 09:00PM EST Grits Radio Su 0200 0300 UT Sa 09:00 10:00PM EST The Lumpy Gravy Radio Show Su 0300 0400 UT Sa 10:00 11:00PM EST The Lost Discs Radio Show Mo 0000 0100 UT Su 07:00 08:00PM EST Radio Timtron Worldwide Mo 0100 0400 UT Su 08:00 11:00PM EST Radio New York International Mo 0100 0300 UT Su 08:00 10:00PM EST American Debauchery, Duane Bruce Mo 0300 0400 UT Su 10:00 11:00PM EST The Eric Dolphy Mystery Hour (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, Jan 2 at 0643, this WRMI is a JBA carrier, but 9395 is S9+45 with SMTV; extreme disparity more than diverse azimuths could explain (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, Jan 7 at 0000, first checking for WTWW to resume 9475, I notice a VG signal on 9455, so WRMI is back after losing this one a couple months ago, and had been down longer than any other transmitter. Sounds like an Overcomer service, much like but not synchronized with 9930 WTWW; I do find it matching 7570 WRMI, so that`s the source. Any resemblance to what`s on air and what`s on sked may be coincidental as at 0000, 9455 WRMI-5 is/was supposedly on System K with RAE in Japanese, 285 degrees to western N America at 00-01 Tue-Sat. More than anything else for 24h: System E, TOMBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. 9455, Jan 7 at 0737, this WRMI is off again after having appeared at 0000 for a few? hours, altho scheduled 24 h. At 1554 check, JBA carrier with FE flutter, so CRI Mandarin via Kunming this hour only; while 9395 & 9955 WRMIs are JBA but not fluttery. Only other hour 9455 could be something else per EiBi & Aoki: 21-22 with ChiCom jamming and RFA via Tajikistan. 9455 WRMI is on again at 2349 with music from something (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) see also JAPAN [non] ** U S A. 9265, Jan 4 at 0743, WINB is on!, S6/S8 in English; sounds the same as 5850 WRMI which is TOM but not BS preaching, maybe Pastor Rice? Not checked on second receiver to make sure // but would never be synchronized. WINB program sked dated Dec 22 shows it closing every night at 0500! Not back on until 1904 weekdays, 1104 Sundays, 1304 Saturdays, always starting with Overcomer. Of course, still not accounted for at https://overcomerministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RadioSchedule4-16-24.pdf from last April, and in EDT/UT, altho some changes must have been made since then such as deleting 6160 WBCQ. This expansion may have been inspired by TOMBS` removal overnight from 6160- WBCQ; will it be every night? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9265, Jan 5 at 0720, WINB is gone again after appearing last night as late as 0743 with TOMBS; what next? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13845, Jan 8 at 1902, no signal from WWCR-3 direct, while 12160 WWCR-2 inbooms. By 1937, 13845 is JBA. At 1943, 13845 is also JBA into UTwente, where it`a aimed toward Europe at 40 degrees. 9980 WWCR-4 deliberately off M-F at 17-23 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 830, Jan 6 at 0727 UT, ``Sportstalk 8-30 AM``, could be WCCO? for which sports is a subformat of Newstalk 830. Nothing exactly thus in NRC AM Log, but broad search gets several hits upon Nashville, i.e. WQZQ Goodlettsville TN, U1 2500/3 watts. It is sports but slogan ``The Fan``. Or not? radio-locator shows it as ``Classic Hits 93.3`` with 2000 W daytime only. This followed Spanish at 0726 under WCCO, most likely KGLA Norco LA, U4 5000/750 rather than one other USSS in FL; but there are 4 or 5 XEs on 830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Greg Hardison replies Jan 7 to my previous report: ``'Sportstalk 8-30 AM'....i.e. WQZQ Goodlettsville TN" -- That's where I'd put my money, Glenn. Heard a beefy such-signal a couple of weeks ago on a Georgia SDR, playing hell (as it were) with religious WTRU and WCCO. Matched up the audio as a Local on a couple of Nashville-vicinity SDRs, and there we had it! Would also bet WQZQ cheats a bit with their night power; indeed I wasn't aware of any actual night authorization whatsoever. But "irregardless" (sic), man, I LOVE that SDR technology!!`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 900, Jan 6 at 0732 UT, ``The original KHOZ``, i.e. Harrison AR. So is there another one which is not Original?? Radio-locator shows ``Bootz 94.9``, of all things. That`s its translator frequency, tail wags dog (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 920, Jan 6 at 0738 UT, weather from WMOK. That`s Metropolis IL, U2 1000/750. Night pattern has deep notch to SW, but somelobe to West. It`s just across from Paducah KY. Fighting dominant KYFR IA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1580, Jan 8 at 0749 UT, super-hype voice actor [SHVA] in Spanish, ``1580 y 98.1``. Of few USSS on 1580, NRC AM Log has a hit: WHLY South Bend IN, U2 1000/500 watts, La Raza. This group is headed by 98.1, a mere translator, W251AR, and also includes a 1460 station (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Kansas Public Radio hit by ice and snow --- Red notice atop website https://kansaspublicradio.org/ where we tune weekdays at 1804 UT for StarDate: ``Alert: Ice and snow are impacting KPR's broadcasts across our network of towers. KANQ (Chanute) is off the air. KANV (Juntion {sic} City) and KANH (Emporia) are intermittent. KANU (Lawrence, Topeka, KC) is currently at 2/3 signal. We do not expect conditions to improve soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding!`` January 6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Re: Kansas Public Radio hit by ice and snow. As of 18 UT Jan 7: ``Alert: Ice and snow are impacting KPR's broadcasts across our network of towers. KANU (Lawrence, Topeka, KC) is on backup generator power and is operating at a reduced capacity; KANQ (Chanute) is off the air. Thank you for your patience and understanding!`` `StarDate` starts at 1804 UT M-F following curtailed NPR news at optional cutaway (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 9960, Jan 2 at 0642, JJBBA carrier, presumably R. Vanuatu currently active here until 0658 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 9960, Jan 6 at 0658, tune in just in time to perceive RV carrier cut off, at 0658:17.5*; presumably moved to 3945, inaudible so early here and failing to provide harmonix on 7890, 11835, or even 15780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 980, Jan 6 at 0739 UT, jazzed-up ``Ode to Joy``; ear-catching but hard to know what format classification would fit among too many stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1360.02 kHz approx., Jan 8 at 0742 UT, Mexmxmix, 0745 Spanish ID as ``1360 AM y 96.3 FM``. I can find no such AM/FM correlation in IRCA Mexican Log, NRC AM Log, WTFDA FM Database, broad search; nor in MW offsets, anything that far off+ anywhere. In case it were really 93.3 or 106.3, same search with no hits. Have been hearing the LAH for a long time. The off-frequency one is not necessarily the one in Spanish. IRCA lists two Mexicans active and 3 CPs on 1360. In NRC AM Log, by language and proximity, the three most likely are KGMR Clarksville AR, KTNZ Amarillo TX and KMNY Hurst TX. Both Texans are religious which this unseems. Ideas? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15819 USB, Jan 6 at 1622, intermittent 2-way in Spanish. Kaput WWCR 15825 used to define the topend of broadcast band. Now the highest we normally hear is 15770 WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)