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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1865 CONTENTS: *DX and station news about: Alaska, Albania, Andaman Islands, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba and non, Germany, Iran and non, Ireland, Madagascar, Nigeria, North AMerica, Perú, Spain, Sudan, UK, USA SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1865, February 16-23, 2017 Thu 1230 WRMI 9955 6855 [confirmed] Thu 2130 WRMI 11580 [confirmed] Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Fri 2230 WRMI 5950 6855 11580 [all confirmed] Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [not confirmed] Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sat 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM [confirmed from 0419] Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB [confirmed in Bulgaria] Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51 [confirmed] Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 [confirmed] Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 6855 Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 6855 Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Wed 1000 WRMI 5850 6855 Wed 1415 WRMI 9955 6855 Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS: Tnx to Dr Harald Gabler and the Rhein-Main Radio Club. http://www.rmrc.de/index.php/rmrc-audio-plattform/podcast/glenn-hauser-wor ALTERNATIVE PODCASTS, tnx Stephen Cooper: http://shortwave.am/wor.xml ANOTHER PODCAST ALTERNATIVE, tnx to Keith Weston: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GlennHausersWorldOfRadio NOW tnx to Keith Weston, also Podcasts via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/glenn-hausers-world-of-radio/id1123369861 AND via Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/worldofradio OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS: Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser NOTE: I have *resolved* to make DXLD leaner, more selective, as I seriously need to reduce my workload, much of which has been merely editing gobs of material into presentable form. This makes it even more important to be a member of the DXLD yg for additional material which may not make it into weekly issues (gh) DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** ALASKA. ALASKA’S HAARP FACILITY ONCE AGAIN OPEN FOR BUSINESS ARRL February 14 2017 The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Gakona, Alaska, will soon undertake its first scientific research campaigns since the facility was taken over by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute 18 months ago. Among the investigators is UAF Researcher Chris Fallen, KL3WX, who will be working under a National Science Foundation grant, “RAPID: Spatiotemporal Evolution of Radio-Induced Aurora.” Fallen says the HAARP transmissions will take place within the facility’s transmitter tuning range of 2.7 to 10 MHz and should be audible outside of Alaska and may even produce visible effects within the state. “This time my experiments will largely focus on artificial radio- induced airglow that potentially can be photographed from nearly anywhere in Alaska — weather permitting,” Fallen told ARRL. “I plan to start and stop each experiment block with an audio Luxembourg-style broadcast — transmitting two amplitude-modulated carrier waves at different frequencies separated by about 1 MHz, with the resulting skywave signal being a mix of both frequencies.” Fallen said that he has prior success reproducing the “Luxembourg effect” using two DTMF tones. “But this time, I have a short simple musical composition recorded by a local musician,” he said. “It was composed specifically to take advantage of the Luxembourg effect.” According to UAF, Fallen, an assistant research professor in space physics, will create an “artificial aurora” that can be photographed with a sensitive camera within Alaska. The phenomenon has been created in the past above HAARP during certain types of transmissions. Just which HF frequencies Fallen will use won’t be determined until shortly before he begins his research. “The specific frequency chosen during a particular experiment depends on the experiment’s objectives, FCC regulations, and ionospheric conditions at the time,” Fallen explained. He will use ionosonde data to guide frequency selection. In an explanatory blog, Fallen explains that HAARP scientists use the ionosonde to estimate two important parameters: (1) the amount of low- level ionosphere D-region HF radio absorption that frequently occurs due to natural, but not well understood, processes that prevent HAARP radio wave energy from reaching the higher ionosphere E and F regions; and, (2) the ionosphere vertical “critical frequency” [sometimes referred to as foF2], above which any radio transmissions pass through the ionosphere into space rather than being reflected or absorbed.” Fallen said experiment times and frequencies for his airglow and Luxembourg experiments will be updated on his blog and on his Twitter account linked in the blog. He encourages radio amateurs and SWLs to record the events they hear and post reports to social media or e-mail him. Built and operated by the US Air Force until August 2015, HAARP includes a 40-acre grid of antennas and a very high-power array of HF transmitters to conduct ionospheric research. Scientists later this month will use HAARP to conduct other experiments that will include a study of atmospheric effects on satellite-to-ground communications and over-the-horizon radar experiments. Research funding agencies also include the US Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Lab and the Naval Research Laboratory. HAARP also has a Facebook page. http://www.arrl.org More details and comments: HAARP research campaign planned http://news.uaf.edu/haarp-research-campaign-planned/ Home » News » UAF plans HAARP research campaign February 10, 2017 Sue Mitchell 907-474-5823 The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is planning its first research campaign at the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility in Gakona. UAF photo by Todd Paris [caption] The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program facility near Gakona includes a 40-acre grid of towers to conduct research on the ionosphere. The facility was built and operated by the U.S. Air Force until August 2015, when ownership was transferred to UAF’s Geophysical Institute. At the end of February, scientists will use the HAARP research instrument to conduct multiple experiments, including a study of atmospheric effects on satellite-to-ground communications, optical measurements of artificial airglow and over-the-horizon radar experiments. Members of the public can follow one of the experiments in real time. Chris Fallen, assistant research professor in space physics, will be conducting National Science Foundation-funded research to create an “artificial aurora” that can be photographed with a sensitive camera. Observers throughout Alaska will have an opportunity to photograph the phenomenon, which is sometimes created over HAARP during certain types of transmissions. Under the right conditions, people can also listen to HAARP radio transmissions from virtually anywhere in the world using an inexpensive shortwave radio. Exact frequencies of the transmission will not be known until shortly before the experiment begins, so follow @UAFGI on Twitter for an announcement. For more details on the dates and times of Fallen’s experiments, as well as information on how to observe, visit https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/gakonahaarpoon/ Information is also available at the HAARP website, the UAF http://gi.alaska.edu/haarp-0 and the official UAF HAARP Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/UAFHAARP/ Operation of the HAARP research facility, including the world’s most capable high-power, high-frequency transmitter for study of the ionosphere, was transferred from the U.S. Air Force to UAF in August 2015. Research funding agencies include the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Lab and the Naval Research Laboratory. ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Contact HAARP personnel with any questions at UAF-GI-HAARP@alaska.edu Posted by: (Mike Terry, Feb 15, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) I haven't been able to find the frequencies; I remember that in the past decade or two they made a test of that kind around 6 MHz (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, ibid.) HAARP REQUEST REPORTS FROM RADIO HAMS Southgate February 15, 2017 Alaskan HAARP experiments: radio amateurs and SWLs asked to record the events they hear and post reports to social media The ARRL writes: The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Gakona, Alaska, will soon undertake its first scientific research campaigns since the facility was taken over by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute 18 months ago. Among the investigators is UAF Researcher Chris Fallen, KL3WX, who will be working under a National Science Foundation grant, “RAPID: Spatiotemporal Evolution of Radio-Induced Aurora.” Fallen says the HAARP transmissions will take place within the facility’s transmitter tuning range of 2.7 to 10 MHz and should be audible outside of Alaska and may even produce visible effects within the state. “This time my experiments will largely focus on artificial radio- induced airglow that potentially can be photographed from nearly anywhere in Alaska — weather permitting,” Fallen told ARRL. “I plan to start and stop each experiment block with an audio Luxembourg-style broadcast — transmitting two amplitude-modulated carrier waves at different frequencies separated by about 1 MHz, with the resulting skywave signal being a mix of both frequencies.” Fallen said that he has prior success reproducing the “Luxembourg effect” using two DTMF tones. “But this time, I have a short simple musical composition recorded by a local musician,” he said. “It was composed specifically to take advantage of the Luxembourg effect.” Just which HF frequencies Fallen will use won’t be determined until shortly before he begins his research. “The specific frequency chosen during a particular experiment depends on the experiment’s objectives, FCC regulations, and ionospheric conditions at the time,” Fallen explained. He will use ionosonde data to guide frequency selection. Fallen said experiment times and frequencies for his airglow and Luxembourg experiments will be updated on his blog and on his Twitter account linked in the blog. He encourages radio amateurs and SWLs to record the events they hear and post reports to social media or e-mail him. Read the full ARRL story at http://www.arrl.org/news/alaska-s-haarp-facility-once-again-open-for-business Read the Chris Fallen KL3WX Blog and follow him on Twitter https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/gakonahaarpoon/tune-in Chris Fallen (@ctfallen) on Twitter The latest Tweets from Chris Fallen (@ctfallen). Assistant research professor in the @UAFairbanks @UAFGI Space P... (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) Finally linx to Operations page which maybe will give frequencies and times. https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/gakonahaarpoon/operations-news I don`t see why they don`t have a roster of several possible frequencies, rather than ``anywhere`` . Info there is constantly being revised/updated but to start UT Feb 20 circa 0300 UT (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA. Weak signal of WCB KNLS The New Life Station, Feb 10 0800-0900 on 9615 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English tx#1 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/weak-signal-of-wcb-knls-new-life.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALBANIA. Strong signal of Radio Tirana on MW 1458v, Feb 9 1500-1630 on 1457.7vFLA 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu Albanian 1645-1700 on 1457.7vFLA 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu Greek No signal on 1394.9vFLA 500 kW / 033 deg to WeEu, Feb 7-8 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/strong-signal-of-radio-tirana-on-mw.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re Radio Tirana via Fllaka / Shijak site on Thur Feb 9th. 0800-0959 UT on Feb 9, 1394.965 kHz Albanian Balkan service progr-3. Signal is much weaker today Feb 9 in Greece, Calabria, Rome, Rimini, Italy, and Steiermark, Austria, instead of usual S=9+30dB, only S=7-8 signal strength this morning, I guess another antenna of non- directional type is in use? 7390v kHz shortwave channel from Shijak is totally OFF _ EMPTY, no service here on Feb 9 at 08-10 UT. 1457.656 kHz at 1927-1929 UT, Interval signal of Radio Tirana, Fllaka mediumwave transmitter site, into Turkish language service at 1930 UT on Feb 9. Heard strong on SDR remote installations in Central Europe, southern Italy and at Zakynthos island in Greece, powerhouse always S=9+40dB. Though QRM by whistle tone interference of co-channels by 344 Hertz distance away signal. Of / against co-channel Radio Romania Constantsa. 7465 kHz shortwave, Shijak Albania, nothing of audio or carrier could be traced, OFF the air, empty channel at 1900-1929 UT Feb 9. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No signal of Radio Tirana on shortwave, Feb 10-13, probably due to maintenance of damaged transmitter in Shijak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/no-signal-of-radio-tirana-on-shortwave.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Good morning, on February 12 and 13, NOTHING heard of RT Fllaka 1395v / 1458v kHz at 08-10 UT, also nothing on shortwave 7390v kHz at same time. Seemingly SW Shijak is totally OFF AIR in past days. vy73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7475, Feb 14 at 0056, no signal at all from R. Tirana near end of Albanian hour to North America. Yet Romania on 7410 is S9 and 7445 BBC Dari from Woofferton is S9+25! The next broadcast is 0230 in English on 7475, so I check that at 0232: nothing. Wolfgang Büschel has been monitoring more R. Tirana SW broadcasts and concludes Shijak site has been completely off the air for a few days now (but they are experimenting with more MW, to Europe, not us of course). Altho we are advisors to RTSH, we have no info on the status or plans for SW broadcasts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nothing ON AIR, today Feb 14, around 0930-0950 UT: not SW 7390v kHz from Shijak Albania. But heard some three co-channels on mediumwave 1395 kHz: Strongest 1394.974, that could be probably Fllaka RT outlet at much central Europe 'fade-out time' 0950 UT here in southern Germany. Others weaker some poor 'dim light' radio hobby players from Holland or UK? 1394.992 and 13095.008 kHz at 0950 UT (Wolfgang Bueschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Wolfie, I forgot to mention that there was another transmission during 'daytime' on 1395 last weekend. It was stronger than any of the Dutch signals, which tended to fade out during the middle of the day. I heard the conclusion of one announcement, but no ID, and it then went on to play continuous pop 'music'. I recently read somewhere that a pirate station in Southern Ireland has been heard using this frequency, so maybe it was them. They don't seem to be on air during weekdays, but will make another check at weekend. 73 from (Noel Green, NW England, Feb 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks dear Noel, technical wise is an easy task these days. Let's say RT Fllake has different oddity figures - to READ OUT exact measurement on latest SDR units: remember on former VoA/DWL/CRI 1215 kHz, now RT/exTWR on 1395v kHz, and/or RT 1458 kHz. 1395 has always narrowed to 1394.961 to x.967 kHz, and is stronger on powerful string to look/read out on Perseus software browser. But these pirate and pop music stations on lower power located in Holland/Netherlands or U.K./Ireland use normally 1394.991 to 1395.009 kHz, close distance to the center 1395.0 kHz. 73 (wolfie, ibid.) 7475-, Feb 15 at 0225 and 0240 chex, still no signal from R. Tirana. Romania in French is audible on 7410, i.a., and China via Albania is in well on 9570 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Log to report, Radio Tirana's 3rd program Albanian, 08-10 UT Feb 15: Nothing heard in 41 mb on 7390v kHz at all, Shijak site 100 kW Made in China BBEF unit Beijing BBEF Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (BBEF) formerly known as Beijing Broadcast Equipment Factory, off air this Feb 15 morning. A very tiny weak peak seen around Balkan, Austria, or Italy remote SDR unit screens - on exact 1394.971 kHz, seemingly only the 'TX EXCITER' signal of Fllaka Albania appears this morning. In northwestern Germany and the Netherlands also 1395.008 kHz covered by low powered music hobby station heard on air around 0940 UT Feb 15 (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS [and non]. 4760, AIR Port Blair (presumed), 1541, Feb 13. Recently much better reception than normal; news in English; sports news. Believe signal strength tends to suggest was not AIR Leh (Kashmir). New Delhi audio feed of news & sports, with // frequencies: 4835 AIR Gangtok - covered by OTH radar. 4895 AIR Kurseong - off the air today. 4920 AIR Chennai - heard well even with QRM from PBS Xizang. 4950 AIR Radio Kashmir, Srinagar - off the air today. 4970 AIR Shillong - heard; better than usual audio level. 5010 AIR Thiruvananthapuram - heard. 5040 AIR Jeypore - heard. 5050 AIR Aizawl - doing well and mixing with BBR (China). 9380 AIR Aligarh - heard. 9865 AIR Bengaluru - off the air today (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4760, AIR Port Blair (presumed), 1509, Feb 14. Am hearing this daily now with significantly stronger signals than ever heard in the past; nicely above threshold level audio; pop subcontinent music/singing; 1512 distinctive tone, indicating the start of the New Delhi audio feed with commercial announcements, 1515 news in Hindi and 1530 news in English. When they were recently off the air, suspect they made repairs or adjustments to their transmitter or antenna? Signal strength would seem to indicate Port Blair and not Leh (Kashmir). (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also INDIA ** ANGOLA. On Victor's remote SDR installation in Sri Lanka at 2030 UT on Feb 12. 4949.727, Only threshold S=4-5 signal of Rádio Nacional Mulenvos on Feb 12 at 2030 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANGUILLA [non]. SATELLITES =========================== Television 12.115-V/22425 Msps, 97 W, Galaxy-19, University Network with Rev Barbi (non distorted) waxing about Bible bumping issues while looking REALLY uncomfortable the whole time. Financial worries? Or is it just that she isn't used to wearing clothing on camera? Inline image 4 49% & steady QPSK, MPGE2 compression, 480i SD. 0545-0555 4/Feb (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) ** ANGUILLA. 6090.001, S=9+30dB powerhouse heard in FL-USA at 0659 UT on Feb 11. Much distorted audio heard, but couldn't understand ANYTHING. Sermon by men`s voice. Buzzy signal too, 8 x 60 Hertz peaks distance apart visible either sideband [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA [and non]. 6060, Feb 14 at 0112, Cuba missing, leaving very poor signal with music, RAE? And het on lo side about 6059.75, Brasil? Again, NO signal on RAE ATTW frequency which had long been varying a bit around 11710.6. There is however, a JBA carrier on 11712.0 but could be a receiver birdie. I also had zero signal around 15345v before 2400 Feb 13 nor recent afternoons, so still suspect RAE is off the air except possibly 6060, which is too weak to be of any use here. Could Argentine or other South American DXers please confirm whether or not RAE is active on any of these frequencies?? 11710.6v, circa 0140 Feb 15, again tonight no trace of a RAE signal; and weak het on 6060 may not involve RAE either. RAE, of course, never appears in HFCC, but what else might be on 6060 at 0112? HFCC B-16 does show: VIRI in Arabic from Zahedan at 2100-0230, and CNR Chengdu at 2155-0135. Wolfgang Büschel also replies: ``Checked 6060 kHz channel last night Feb 13, at 2314 UT on remote unit in central Florida: 6060.002 strongest VIRI Zahedan in Arabic at S=9+20dB level. Underneath Brazilian SRDA on 6059.763 kHz very odd fq channel. Nothing could be traced like RAE Buenos Aires at this hour so far`` [BRAZIL. SDR logs today 12-2: 6059.7 Super Rádio Deus é Amor 1540 with song - garbled a bit – Zacharias Liangas, Greece, HCDX via DXLD] Meanwhile, I had posted this to the condiglista yg: ``No escuchamos nada en las frecuencias de la RAE, 15345v ni en 11710.6v, aunque tal vez en 6060. Por favor los diexistas argentinos o sudamericanos averigüen si la RAE esté totalmente fuera del aire o no? Gracias. Guilleremo Glenn Hauser`` Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, replied Feb 14 on the condiglista, ``I've heard their transmitter went kaput. I guess it was in mid January`` And this authoritatively from Arnaldo Slaen: ``RAE Argentina al Mundo está fuera del aire desde hace unas dos semanas debido a la rotura definitiva de una válvula del transmisor. Ya administrativamente se solicitó la autorización para la compra de la misma y apenas esa autorización sea otorgada se adquirirá dicha válvula. No hay fecha de salida al aire pero esperamos que no se demore demasiado. Mientras tanto la emisora sigue con sus programas diarios pero exclusivamente por internet. 73`` Surprising that this news did not come out until I inquired about it. I also got this reply from Gabriel Gómez on a related subject: ``Estimado Glenn, saludos desde Montevideó. A mediados de Enero en encuentro personal con Arnaldo Slaen del programa Actualidad DX.com.ar me notificó que debido a problemas en el servicio se estaba pensando arrendar tiempo de emisión en WRMI. Con la finalidad de potenciar salida y ampliar alcance de emisión. 73`` Well, Arnaldo`s other DX program, La Rosa de Tokio, has several hours on WRMI already. I gather that Actualidad DX is of widely variable lengths, which could make it difficult to schedule into automation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARMENIA. Two weeks, transfer the TWR 864 and 1350 kHz and 1605 to 1916 UT taken with a distorted sound, the so-called "Hm," and since yesterday was added, and the bird's voice. The interesting thing is that I put the radio (with feritkoy) Grundig Yacht Boy 80 to a maximum of direction - there is a very strong "Hmm," and on the floor the minimum is not available. Another transmitter, or two of the transmitter antennas with two? It turns on the TWR did not know that their transmission would not be heard during this time - this includes of course, the program "The Way to the truth" from Monday to Friday 1640-1710 UT at 864 kHz and the "Voice of Salvation" on Fridays at 1840-1916 UT 1350 kHz (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria via RusDX Feb 12 via DXLD) ** ARMENIA. TWR Gavar ex Voice Of Russia http://www.shortwaveservice.com/index.php/de/sendeanlagen/noratus Translated from German on this website: The Noratus broadcasting center was built in 1965 and went on air on 18 October of the same year for the first time during the construction phase. The systems were continuously expanded until the 1990s and are now capable of transmitting analogue as well as digital broadcasting. There are several broadcasting facilities in Noratus that can transmit radio programs. 12 different transmitter directions can be realized by means of transmitters with a power of 100 to 1000kW using highly efficient directional antennas. In addition to short-wave transmissions, Noratus also offers broadcasts in the medium-wave range. The former state broadcasting station is now operated privately and belongs to one of the largest and most equipped broadcasting facilities of the former USSR. The site covers 712 hectares. Overview of the used transmitters No. Transmitter type Call sign power Wave range 1 BOB 2 PB-571 300/500/1000 kW Short wave 2 BOB 2 PB-685 300/500/1000 kW Short wave 3 CONDOR PB-1081 300/500/1000 kW Short wave 4 GROM PB-572 100 kW Short wave 5 GROM PB-575 100 kW Short wave 6 BOREY PB-602 1000 kW Medium wave 7 Nautel 500 kW Medium wave 8 100 kW Short wave 9 100 kW Medium wave Overview of the shortwave antennas used No. antenna Preferential direction CIRAF zones Supply area 1 A104 / A102 / A89 42 32-35 Central and Eastern Russia 2 A97 65 43-45 Korea, Mongolia, Japan, China 3 A95 78 29-30,43-44 China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan 4 A84 / A85 100 40-41.49.54-55.58-60 India, Pakistan, SE Asia 5 A83 125 40.41 Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Iran 6 A92 / A93 192 39.48.53 Southern Arabia, parts of Africa 7 A99 / A100 / A103 222 C 37-39 UAE, North Africa, Central Africa 8 A90 245 37-39.47-48 Parts of Africa 9 A94 / A88 258 12,14,38-39,46 Turks, parts of Africa 10 A86 / A87 280 12-14.38-39.47 North Africa, Southern Europe 11 A80 / A81 305 1-6,10-11,27-28 Central Europe, parts of America 12 A104 / A105 / A106 330 18-19,29 Northern and Eastern Europe https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B024%2724.3%22N+45%C2%B011'37.1%22E/@40.4067441,45.1914413,550m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.40674!4d45.19363 (via David Martin, Australia, Feb 12, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. UNIQUE RADIO [3210, maybe 5045]: Hi Glenn, Well, the equipment seems to be working OK, but realistically, I don't believe there is much point to broadcast during weekend evenings local time as there aren't sufficient listeners and support to continue, especially at low ERP. I'll try to track down an HF amp to boost the ERP. From Friday 17th 11.59PM (23.59 LOCAL [1259 UT]) through to the 18th Saturday, I'll run an overnight test to see if anyone internationally registers a signal. I'll then make a decision on whether to continue locally. Interest from 9265 kHz [WINB relay] last year yielded some interest but also not really enough to reconsider continuing. What I will do after next weekend will depend on interest and listener reports next Saturday. Low power isn't an option, so a decision will be made next week on what direction to go in. Late last year, I saw a negative comment or two relating to quality of signal from Unique Radio. Well, a DXer shouldn't be too worried about quality of signal, just that it had been received with low power. I really don't get some people's negativity, but I do know what spurred it, and it had more to do with what was programmed, which in my opinion is just ridiculous. I give everyone a fair hearing and support on airing programmed material and everything being aired has a certain focus and a variety of material is aired with no bias. Hey, I don't always agree with certain views but I think freedom of speech and decency and keeping bias out is more appropriate. Listeners can make up their own decisions on views aired (Tim Gaynor, Owner/Manager, Unique Radio, Gunnedah NSW, Feb 12, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Later: delayed 24 h, and then again the following night (gh) ** AUSTRALIA. It isn't surprising that Radio Australia ceased transmission as has the ABC shortwave in the NT. ABC management is old-technology-ignorant. I believe that the ABC should have kept the local shortwave service on air as satellite receivers usually can't be portable. I'm not sure why VAST hasn't looked into portable satellite radios, perhaps, cost might be a factor. As for Radio Australia, well, to be cut completely I think is a mistake, especially for the Pacific area. Many Island communities don't get factual information through local media and /or have reception problems on usual FM and AM frequencies. I'm thinking the new ABC management think new technologies will solve problems through internet and satellite technologies, but again not everyone in the Pacific and inland Australia can even get internet, especially when it needs to be portable. As for local shortwave or domestic shortwave in areas where there is already ample media selection, not many people know about it, hence a lack of listeners (Tim Gaynor, Owner/Manager, Unique Radio, Gunnedah NSW, Feb 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Hello Glenn, --------- Radio Australia Remembered: After tuning into Radio Australia for more than 50 years starting in grade school, and as others have said, it is very much like losing an old friend to me too. When a Ship to Shore HF Coast Station shut down, it was a tradition for the last operator out the door to leave a receiver tuned to 500 kc. just as Jack Martini, manager of KPH, did when the final message was sent and it shut down Morse operations in 1999. Most of my receivers (and I have a number of them) have memories and I will be leaving one of those memories in each receiver programmed to 9580. AR SK VY 73, (Brian Miller, Marco Island, Florida, K9RA, Feb 14, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nice sentiment. Me too, along with 17840, to be replaced only if I run out of other memory slots. So far no word from WRMI about my idea to revive 9580 with own relays of RA, whether ABC like it or not (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Australian Senator Nick Xenophon was due to bring up the topic of Radio Australia in parliament last week, according to the article linked below. Has anyone heard any more news in regards to how (un)successful he was? http://www.sheppnews.com.au/2017/02/08/72811/senator-to-push-for-radio-change Regards, (Brian Powell, (Base QTH – Southern suburbs of Sydney Australia. Base setup Winradio G305e w/ Buddipole. Mobile setup Baofeng GT3TP), Feb 15, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRIA. 6155, ORF Vienna's 1st program relay, morning service via ORS Moosbrunn site, at 0656 UT on S=9+15dB strength. Schon gehoert, OE1 Clubsendung: feature report "Der Tod im Paradies - Die letzten Tage des Stefan Zweig..." from Brazilian Petropolis near Rio de Janeiro, ex Brazilian emperor city. On 23 Febr 1942 suicide of the writer Stefan Zweig, with his wife. Piano mx played then. 2 x 6.2 kHz wide audio. OE1 CD of the Februar 2017 month offers. Gemaeldegalerie Vienna, Zeichnungen 19. u. 20. Jahrhundert. Illustrationen: u.a. Judith II Salome von Gustav Klim [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) You are saying such a program was on 6155 at this time? (gh) ** AZERBAIJAN [and non]. Good signal of Ictimai Radio with broadband FM mode on Feb 14 0825-1425 9676.9 unknown tx / unknown to CeAs Azeri, plus strong co-ch 1100-1400 9680.0 TSH 100 kW / 352 deg to EaAs Chinese RTI & CNR Jammer http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/good-signal-of-ictimai-radio-with.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BANGLADESH. 15505, Feb 14 at 1358, JBA carrier from presumed Bangladesh Betar about to open Urdu service. I`ve sometimes checked for this all winter but no luck; now with equinox looming, we hope for even slightly improved trans-polar propagation, as I am eager to get enough strength to capture and reconfirm their traditional mistimesignals (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 6025, RED PATRIA NUEVA. Febrero 7. 0340-0352 UT. Música romántica en español, i.e.: Alex Ubago, etc. A las 0345 un aviso con propaganda antichilena y de salida soberana al mar. Luego a las 0346, se vuelve a un espacio musical. A las 0355, identificación de la emisora. SINPO: 44444 con leve QRM de otras emisoras sin identificar. (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 4865, R. Verdes Florestas. Religious program hosted by M from 1035 to 1101, nice canned ID with frequencies by M over instrumental beat music, and into ZY pop song. Decent but modulation always seems a little low (1 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. SDR logs today 12-2: 6059.7 Super Rádio Deus é Amor 1540 with song - garbled a bit (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, HCDX via DXLD) 6059.763, Probably ZYE726 SRDA "Super Rádio Deus é Amor, Curitiba, PR" from Brazil, just weak S=5 signal on noisy threshold at 0750 Feb 11. 6135.197, ZYE954 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, rather weak and tiny at S=5 signal strength, at 0754 UT on Feb 11 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 6180.029, ZYE365 RNB "Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, a sua voz na rádio brasileira", Brasília DF S=9+30dB powerful signal in Florida-US site. ID at 0650 UT on Feb 11, BUT DISTORTED AUDIO modulation. Nice Brazilian music selection [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) [BOTH RNB/RNA frequencies 11780 & 6180 MISSING Feb 16-19 at least -gh] ** BRAZIL. 9664.91, R. Voz Missionária. Caught a short English / Portuguese ID by M at 0010 “RVM, national(?) Brazilian missionaria radio (then in Portuguese)”. Not the full English ID heard about a month ago, but still nice to hear an English ID. Fair (4 Feb.) 9664.9, R. Voz Missionária, 0016 same short English / Portuguese ID by M as heard on 4 Feb. Still looking for that full canned English ID. Fair. Youtube video of the reception can be found using this link https://youtu.be/clcs6oPOkOI (11 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 11855.01, Feb 11 at 0005, Rádio Aparecida RCC talk in Brazuguese, appearing back almost on-frequency! Had been circa 11854.9 for months. We`ll see how long this last. Probably // relay by RRB2 on 11934.82 but too weak there to be sure. 11854.95, Feb 15 at 0142, JBA carrier from R. Aparecida: now drifting down again after accomplishing a re-set to 11855.01 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 11895.06, Super R. Boa Vontade, 2208 caught full canned Portuguese ID announcement (with frequencies) by M, but the plug was pulled just before the end at 2208:37. Fairly readable and actually better than Bandeirantes and RB2 above (3 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** BULGARIA. 9510, ITALY [sic] IRRS (presumed). From 1236 tune/in, heard rock and alternative music with M announcer in English between songs giving only artists/groups European concert venues and times / dates, but nothing else. No IDs. Went off abruptly in mid-program at 1257. The IRRS website isn’t any help as it hasn’t been updated since Nov. (5 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Dave does not mention that the true site is Bulgaria (gh) ** BURUNDI [non]. Reception of Radio Itahuka via MBR Madagascar Feb 11 1800-1900 on 15420 MDC 250 kW / 320 deg to CeAf Kirundi Sat, very poor http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-radio-itahuka-via-mbr_11.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CAMBODIA [non]. UZBEKISTAN, Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok via RED Telecom, Feb 9 1130-1200 on 15600 unknown tx / unknown to SEAs Khmer Thu/Sun, fair 1130-1200 on 17860 TAC 100 kW / 122 deg to SEAs Khmer Thu/Sun, poor http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/voice-of-khmer-mchas-srok-via-red_9.html UNKNOWN LOCATION, Reception of Voice of Khmer M'Chas Srok on Feb 12 1130-1200 on 15600 unknown tx / unknown to SEAs Khmer Thu/Sun, good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-voice-of-khmer-mchas-srok.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. STUART MCLEAN, HOST OF CBC RADIO'S 'VINYL CAFE,' HAS DIED The Canadian Press February 15, 2017 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/newsalert-stuart-mclean-host-cbc-221013091.html Stuart McLean, a bestselling author, journalist and humorist who entertained millions as host of the popular CBC Radio program "The Vinyl Cafe," has died. He was 68. His death was confirmed by the CBC. "We were deeply saddened to learn that Stuart McLean passed away earlier today. Stuart was an exceptional storyteller who has left an indelible mark on CBC Radio and countless communities across Canada," reads a statement from Susan Marjetti, executive director of radio and audio for CBC English Services. In December, McLean announced he was suspending the long-running program to focus on treatment for melanoma, which he was diagnosed with in late 2015. He said his first round of immunotherapy treatment that winter was not completely successful and he needed to undergo another round this year. The "Vinyl Cafe" radio show, which featured a mix of stories, essays and musical performances, was spun-off into bestselling books and became a touring production in 2008. The show's stories centred on Dave, the owner of a second-hand record store, and also featured Dave's wife, Morley, their two children, Sam and Stephanie, and various friends and neighbours. "Every week for 22 years, Stuart connected with his listeners in a way that few before him have. His Dave and Morley stories were as entertaining as they were enlightening; they made us pause, reflect, but most of all laugh along together," said Marjetti. McLean had been upbeat about his cancer setback and told fans in an online message posted in December that he expected to return to work. "I don't want you to worry about me. A year ago I told you that I expected this to be just a bump in the road, not the end of the road. I still believe that to be true. I hope we will meet up again -- on the radio or in theatres. We'll make sure to tell you before that happens," McLean wrote. "In the meantime, look after yourselves and each other. And know that this isn't goodbye. It's just ... so long for now." The CBC said a public tribute would be announced at a later date. McLean was an officer of the Order of Canada and a professor emeritus at Ryerson University in Toronto. On Twitter, comedian Mark Critch of the CBC show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" paid tribute to McLean. "I wrote several #stuartMaclean parodies for '22.' They were easy to write because I was such a fan of his work. I'll miss his Canada," Critch tweeted. Musician Donovan Woods tweeted: "So sad to hear of Stuart McLean's passing. 'Vinyl Cafe' played one of my songs once & when I heard HIS voice say my name I nearly passed out." The Canadian Press (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) Commentary on Stuart McLean's life and passing took up a large portion of tonight's CBC TV "The National" news program. Not many radio personalities anywhere have had such an impact on a country's citizens. In Canada, Peter Gzowski perhaps. And in the U.K., Terry Wogan, perhaps. Not many others (Richard Langley, NB, DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/stuart-mclean-dead-obit-1.3984826 (via Gerald T Pollard, NC, DXLD) Original story, with portrait https://ca.news.yahoo.com/newsalert-stuart-mclean-host-cbc-221013091.html (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) FYI, from the cbc.ca website: A CBC Radio One special dedicated to Stuart will air on Thursday, February 16 at 1 p.m. (1:30 in Newfoundland). (Jlenamon, TX, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks for that tip. I caught it on the final PST airing at 2105 UT via Vancouver/Victoria CBC Radio 1. Michael Enright hosted a number of McLean clips including pre-Vinyl Café on CBC. Perhaps someone can find this archived at CBC. Stuart McLean is often featured on WCLV`s `Weekend Radio`, which airs at 0300v UT Sundays. I forwarded the sad news to Robert Conrad there (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: Thank you. A McLean story "The Bird" is on this week's Weekend Radio. We'll have more on the March 4th show (Robert Conrad, WCLV/Weekend Radio, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 1610, Feb 11 at 0555 UT, South Asian music, so is it CHHA Toronto, Voces Latinas? Not all their programming is Latin, notably 03-04 UT Punjabi Tue-Sat, and 04-05 UT Mon. But until 0600 UT (1 am local) sked here http://chha1610am.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PostCard-CHHA-1610AM-2016.jpg `El Nocturno de Radio Voces Latinas` which implies Spanish. There is another ethnic Canadian on 1610, CHRN, Montreal, supposed to be all-Asian, with only 1 kW vs 6.25 from CHHA, and closer CHHA normally blox it here; but this website is also blocked as insecure: https://radiohumsafar.com/ but I get thru to this one: http://www.radiohumsafar.com/ where its disorganized and incomplete program schedule http://www.radiohumsafar.com/schedule/ gets no closer than this: 10:00 pm to 04:00 am Punjabi News Monday to Friday Their about-us page does not explain what Humsafar means, just: ``Radio Humsafar is a twenty four hour a day, seven days a week source for South Asian programming. On air in several places in Canada as well as all over the world via Internet. Radio Humsafar broadcasts in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English. Radio Humsafar reaches over 1.5 million listeners throughout the world. Radio Humsafar enjoys a top notch team of broadcast professionals with wide international experience. From Punjabi and Hindi musicals to Classical and Ghazal programs, from talk shows on current and controversial issues to live news direct from India and Pakistan. Radio Humsafar connects Canadians and Americans of South Asian descent to their roots, tradition and culture. Radio Humsafar – dynamic, energetic, stimulating, informational, and entertaining.`` So are those its literal meanings? Google translate cannot deal with Humsafar, at least when spelt Romanly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1610, CHHA, Toronto, Ontario. 1128 February 12, 2017. Very good and alone with Spanish male reading off a lot of local phone numbers, "Voces Latinas" mention, into Country-ish vocal. Signal seems stronger than ever of late (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6030, Calgary - CFVP relaying CKMX (AM 1060), 1327-1334, Feb 14. Nice surprise to catch this 100 watt station doing so well against the much stronger CNR1; ID of comic "Tom Ryan," who commented on seminars that claim you can "make $100k part time" - "If I was making $100k part time, I would work full time"; with a lot canned laughter; 1330 mention of "Calgary." Not often I get to hear this low powered station! (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ron, thanks for the heads up. Even for us in the Pacific North West [sic], CFVP doesn't usually come in well at all, but on checking at 1811, it's a solid S6 and in the clear. Nice easy copy with a live recorded comedy act. 73 (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria BC, ibid.) ** CANADA. FDC 1971 RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL First Day Cover FDC | eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/371861840866?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (via Artie Bigley, Feb 15, DXLD) $5 bid so far ** CHILE. 5825, R. TRIUNFAL EVANGELICA. Febrero 7. 2350-2359 UT. Avisos de la emisora, luego saludos de despedida y gong emitido desde las 2357 hasta las 2359. SINPO: 45422 con mucho desvanecimiento. Audio sobremodulado (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 5825, R. TRIUNFAL EVANGELICA. Febrero 10. Aviso de emisora: ``Estamos con problemas en las transmisiones de la Radio``. Fuente: https://www.facebook.com/radiotriunfal/posts/381868438846194 Además mensaje vía Wire, dice transmisor en vez de transmisores (Claudio Galaz, Barraza Bajo, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) Re 5825, R. Triunfal Evangélica: According to their website: Días Lunes a sábado (excepto jueves) de 19 a 21 CE. 22 a 00 UT /TN (Thomas Nilsson, SW Bulletin Feb 12 via DXLD) ** CHILE. 6925, RCW. Febrero 14. 0340-0355 UT. Especial musical de Ana Torroja en su carrera solista. SINPO: 35232 (Claudio Galaz; RX: Tecsun PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) También se monitorea via WebSDR de Pardinho, San Pablo, Brasil: http://appr.org.br:8073/ con S 5 a S 7 (Galaz, ibid.) 6925. RCW. Febrero 15. 2157-2210 UT. Música e informaciones. SINPO: 35323 (Claudio Galaz, RX: Tecsun PL 660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, ibid.) ** CHINA. 4900, V of Strait, 1438-1510+ 3 Feb., 1523-1603* 4 Feb. 1428-1502+ 9 Feb. VoS' Amoy/Minnan program now here ex-6115 at 1200- 1600. Much clearer away from AACI (CNR1-6125) with DJ chat, ads after TOH 5+1 pips/ID, and plenty of Chinese light pop. Thanks to Ron Howard's info from radio.chobi.net for the ID/sked (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA, PL380/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4900, V. of the [sic] Strait, M and W speaking from 1206 tune/in. Sounds like Chinese but is actually Minnan language program per Ron Howard. No wonder a parallel couldn’t be found. Very strong on the SDR.hu web receiver at Freemans Ranch Australia. Jim Young mentions he also heard it on 27 Jan. and 3 Feb., but later time (5 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core- DX mailing list via DXLD) ** CHINA. 7415, Firedrake jamming, probably of Radio Free Asia on the same frequency. 1550–1552, February 9, 2017. Quite strong signal, but can detect the jammed station underneath in the short intervals between music pieces (Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA. Equipment currently in use: Tecsun PL-380, JRC NRD-525, Drake R8B, Sony ICF-2010, Ten-Tec RX-340. Antennas are half-meter whip on PL-380, 1.2 meter whip on ICF- 2010, and Alpha-Delta DX-Ultra installed broadside east-west, NASWA Flashsheet Feb 12 via DXLD) ** CHINA [non]. 13710, Feb 15 at 1443, VG S9+20 signal of CRI English but with flutter; much better than undermodulated // 15700 via CUBA running about 4 words behind 13710, which is 500 kW, 308 degrees from Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN for Europe --- and totally blocking AIR GOS in English, another 500 kW, at 120 degrees out of Bengaluru, if it`s still colliding on there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [EAST TURKISTAN]. CHINA. Log: 17260 kHz / Radio China International / O=1-2 / UT: 0731-0800 / Dat: 10.02.2017 Hallo in die Runde, Sprache deutsch. ID eindeutig verstanden. Mit beiden RX gehört, mit Funcube etwas schlechter. -- Gruß (Horst Mehrlich, QTH Bardudvarnok / HNG, RX AOR 7030/FCD2, 30 m LW, A-DX via Wolfgang Büschel, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Typische Intermodulation symmetrical from gleichem high-power broadcast center Kashi - Kashgar Saibagh #2022 site, beides 500 kW Thales Ampegon clones: 2 x 17490 kHz CRI English service minus 17720 kHz CRI German service = 17260 kHz CRI German relay. symmetrical should also occur on 17950 kHz formula 2 x 17720 kHz CRI German sce minus 17490 kHz CRI English sce = 17950 kHz CRI English sce. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** CHINA [non]. SATELLITES =========================== Television 11.780-H/20760 msps, 95 W, Galaxy 3C, China Global TV Network (CGTN), English news, China 24 program items re world cancer day. Yao Ming’s jersey number retired & Yao Ming day in Houston. Also talx re American style arena football coming to China. Rather than DIScouraging ‘dancing’ & celebration, they Encourage it & from the looks of the dancing & the crowd reaction, that is the right call! Also mention of Romanian protests over bribery decriminalization & other ‘non Trump’ news. Mention in break that CGTN took over from CCTV as of January 1 this year. Inline image 2 Inline image 3 1630-1700 4/Feb, QPSK 480I, SD in with 61% quality & no jitters or dropouts (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA [and non]. Still remain as always my doubts about the tiny two signals on 6010v kHz channel: seemingly 6009.859 kHz is Colombian with fragments of Spanish language words could be traced, low modulated S=7 carrier, and adjacent accompanied rather very tiny Brazilian Inconfidência? on 6010.026 kHz, at 0712 kHz on Feb 11 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Glenn: La Voz de tu Conciencia on 6010 at 0020 on February 13th 2017, SINPO 44444 here in Bogotá. Offering the story of the hijacking of pastor Stendal (?) for a low cost, and saying to contact Apartado Aereo 95300, Bogotá (Luis Cardozo, HK3MIZ, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Gracias, Luís, A veces detecto una portadora muy débil en 6010v pero actualmente nada en su emisora hermana, Alcaraván Radio por 5910 (Glenn to Luís, via DXLD) ** CRIMEA. Republic of Crimea ------------------- In the Crimea, began broadcasting radio "Vetan sedasy". First, after the reunification of the Crimea with the Russian public of the Crimean Tatar radio "Vetan sedasy" ("The Voice of Motherland") began working on the peninsula. "Radio today beginning their round the 24h. broadcasting in Simferopol and Simferopol region. Then, each month will be added in one district and the city, which will begin broadcasting this radio. Further broadcasts to begin in Dzhankoy and Dzhankoy district, then in Krasnoperekopsk and Krasnoperekopsk region, then Razdolny district, etc. The main purpose -. to cover our entire peninsula to "Vetan sedasy" sounded everywhere in the Crimea ", - told the news agency TASS State Duma deputy, former vice-premier of the Crimean government Ruslan Balbec. According to him, the broadcasting of the radio station will be at a frequency of 99.5 MHz in two languages ??- Russian and Crimean Tatar. Balbec noted that "Vetan sedasy" became a structural division of TV and Radio Company "Millet", which has the same name on the television channel of the Crimean Tatar language. "Vetan sedasy" became the first radio station in the Crimean Tatar language since joining the Crimea to Russia. Earlier, when the Ukraine, on the peninsula worked private radio Meydan, but it is closed ", - said the deputy." Radio "Vetan sedasy" actually become the mouthpiece of the Crimean Tatar culture, will talk about the traditions and identity of the Crimean Tatar people, their bright future as part of the family of peoples of Russia ", - said Balbec. On the territory of Crimea live representatives of 175 nationalities. The most numerous group are Russian (65%), in second place - the Ukrainians (15.7%), the third - the Crimean Tatars (12% of the population), who are the indigenous people of the country. (Jourdain / http://jourdom.ru/news/91690 via RusDX Feb 12 via DXLD) See also UKRAINE ** CUBA. 4765, Feb 12 at 0142 tune-in to dead air on Radio Progreso. Comes back at 0143 with song in English, ``I`ve Been Waiting So Long``! Not really, only one minute, but I don`t know how much dead aired before 0142. Do they have a self-deprecating sense of humor at RP? 5025 & 5040 on & nominal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Hi Glenn, 2234 UT Feb 9, R Rebelde is here [5025] again. Maybe back to full time? (Dave Pete, Locations in Bangor and Ellsworth, ME, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5025 & 5040, Feb 10 at 0659, both Rebelde and RHC are off, and so are 5010 & 5055 mixes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Many thanks to Larry N9JY to put the SDR and antenna again on air in worldwide Perseus SDR net. GREAT SIGNALS traced this morning!!! Cuban intermodulation of Bauta site on 5010 and 5055 kHz: 5040 CUB S=9+25dB signal 2 x 10.4 kHz wide audio signal, RHC English at 0638 UT on Feb 11. 5025, Radio Rebelde, Bauta, played Latin American music selection S=9+20dB or 2 x 13 kHz super wideband signal in music peaks. Intermodulation signals on 5010 and 5055 kHz at S=5-6 strength [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glen[n], I thought Rebelde may have been getting back to normal, but 0345 UT Feb 13 it is absent (Dave Pete, Computer Essentials, -- Locations in Bangor and Ellsworth, Maine, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 11830 & 11850, Feb 11 at 0004, RHC spurs with Spanish audio // fundamental 11840 which is suptorted. I`ve yet to find such minus/plus 10 kHz sputnix attached to any other RHC frequency, and wonder where same transmitter may be in use elsewhen? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Change of frequency/time/target area of Radio Habana Cuba in Esperanto 2130-2200 NF 15370 BAU 100 kW / 010 deg WeEu Esperanto Sun, and cancelled: 2230-2300 on 17730 BEJ 050 kW / 135 deg SoAm Esperanto Sun & 2230-2300 on 17730 BEJ 050 kW / 135 deg SoAm French Daily, not Mon-Sat http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/cuba-change-of-frequencytimetarget-area.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #993 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, February 13, 2017, via DXLD) 17730. RHC. Febrero 12. 1555-1608 UT. Finalización de las transmisiones con enumeración de quienes participaron durante la emisión matutina del día Domingo. Despedidas. Luego gong e IDs sucesivos hasta las 16 UT. No obstante, a las 1601, ID en esperanto y comienzo del mismo servicio con informaciones, principalmente, de las actividades de la Asociación Cubana de Esperanto. Corte abrupto a las 1608. SINPO: 55555 con sobremodulación (Claudio Galaz, RX: PHILCO IC- 18R; ANT: Telescópica; QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** CUBA. 11530.6 CUSB, UNIDENTIFIED. Unknown station, 2209, 2/5/17 in English. Woman then man talking. “Machine gun” utility started about 2 minutes after I tuned in and continued with only brief breaks with English audible between. Ute made listening unbearable. Station signal would have been fair. See my log of 11530.3 above. (Taylor – WI) 11530.3-CUSB, Radio Habana Cuba – uncertain site, 2223, 2/12/17 mostly in Arabic. Man, fanfare, woman (in Spanish), Cuban music into a man and woman in what appeared to be either a language lesson or alternating Spanish and Arabic sections, more talk by announcers all in Arabic, dramatic Mid East music, into woman with radiohc e mail address, more Mid East style music, brief male announcement, more Mid East style music, dead air and carrier dropped at 2257. This is a known Cuban Spy numbers frequency where I heard UnId English speaking station under a utility about this time last week. This has me suspecting the Cubans are having difficulty with coordinating their transmitters between spy and propaganda purposes (Mark Taylor, Madison, Wisconsin. Equipment: Perseus, SDRPlay, RTL2832 V3 dongle for SDR’s; Eton e1, Grundig Satellit 800, Tecsun PL 660, and various other portables for physical radios; 40 meters dipole, 100’ long wire, Mini whip, NASWA Flashsheet Feb 12 via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) 5990, Feb 13 at 0101, CRI English via Habana is starting, having failed to cut off after Spanish hour, and splattering upon 5980 in my first Chaski-check; finally cuts off S9+45 at 0101:45*. 15700, Feb 13 at 1427, CRI English relay is S9+10 but just barely modulated. That`s the rule rather than exception, but sometimes worse than others. 17730, Feb 13 at 2234, RHC in French, while 15370 is in Spanish. So the 2230 Sunday Esperanto before moving to 2130 on 15370, would have been on 17730 rather than 15370. 6060, Feb 14 at 0112, RHC is off, but maybe ARGENTINA q.v. is on. [rather, IRAN] 6000 // 6165, Feb 14 at 0119-0122, RHC English, Juan is interviewing Prof. Arnie Coro on the phone, ``a leaving radio legend`` ---- oops, he`s not leaving, he`s living! And congratulating him, apparently because it`s World Radio Day. Fidel allegedly visited RHC four times, and made the original announcement to the world in April 1961 that RHC was on the air. This and other historic recordings are being preserved in the RHC archives. Modulation on both frequencies is decent for a change. 6000, Feb 15 at 0152, RHC is S9+25/30 but just barely modulated in English, which is often the case, while the only // at this hour, 6165 is S9+50 with OK mod. 17730, Feb 15 at 1435, RHC AWOL here, remaining on VP 17750 and fair 17580; once again, the remaining RHC signals are inferior to the trio from SAUDI ARABIA on 17895, 17705, 17615 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. 9490, Feb 14 at 0134, no Radio República via FRANCE and hardly any jamming either, so the DentroCuban Jamming Command must not be hearing it either. What`s happened? Maybe funding hiatus. Europe is propagating e.g. from 9420 Greece at S7-S5, 9570 Albania at S9-S7. R.R. may have been gone for a while without my noticing. Nominal schedule per WRTH and EiBi is 01-03 UT. Then I check HFCC B-16 registrations, which rather strangely show 00-01 & 01-02 separately for entire season, plus 0200-0259 starting 12 February. 12 Feb is the date for several other schedule changes by ISSoudun transmitters, notably RFI itself. 9490, Feb 15 at 0144, no signal from R. República, and no jamming either. But recheck at 0201, now a wall-of-noise atop a detectable carrier from FRANCE. So it seems that R.R. is now starting at 0200 as in HFCC, but contrary to that has also dropped the 01-02 hour (and was it ever at 00-01? Maybe during DST); and is it really only one hour now until 0259? Haven`t checked when it stops, but remnant pulse jamming is often audible well into the wee hours (horitas?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [non]. 6030, USA, IBB BBG Radio Martí, Greenville NC tremendous S=9+60dB! 205 degree azimuth signal 'hit the needle', noted at 0658-0710 UT on Feb 11. Powerful signal SPLATTER tremendous 2 x 12 kHz wide range signal, but \\ 5980 kHz on 172 degree azimuth was a little 'weaker', also 125 kW at S=9+50dB 'only'. "Hola, hola ...." funny much laughing presenter couple. Very artificial, not convincing content [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630- 0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) So you didn`t hear any jamming? Cuban wall-of-noise jamming is usually atop 6 MHz frequencies here, but not so much vs 7365 or 7435 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. News > Latin America US RADIO MARTI: STILL TRANSMITTING ANTI-CUBA PROPAGANDA A billboard in Cuba proclaiming, "Long Live Cuba Free." | Photo: Reuters [caption] Published 13 February 2017 0 Comments As we celebrate World Radio Day, teleSUR looks at the dark side of radio created by the U.S. government against socialist Cuba. . . http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Radio-Marti-Still-Transmitting-Anti-Cuba-Propaganda-20170213-0015.html (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) As to be expected from this source, a totally one-sided propaganda piece itself, starting with the Big Lie that being anti-Castro is tantamount to be anti-Cuban! R. Martí is in fact run by Cuban exiles, who are surely pro-Cuba, pro-a FREE Cuba. As for interfering with R. Rebelde, it`s totally the other way around – R. Rebelde multi-transmitters put on 1180 deliberately to block Martí (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. 5060, Feb 14 at 0106, Chinese at S8, from PBS Xinjiang. Therefore I seek the three other 60+ mb frequencies from Urumqi`s other domestic service languages, and there they are but JBA carriers only: 4980, 4850, 4500, as Chinese is appropriately first- among-equals, ha2. 4800 carrier also, presumably Geermu, China. 4765 also carrier, trace of modulation at 0110, suspect Tajikistan before Cuba signs on, rather than Brasil – is either ZY listed there active? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also CHINA [non] ** EGYPT. 12005.035 odd Egyptian Radio Cairo in Portuguese at S=9+5dB level noted in Florida SDR remote unit. Distorted audio, scheduled 2215-2330 UT, and followed by Arabic till 0045 UT, meant to West Africa and South America audience target at 245 degree azimuth [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. vs. SOUTH KOREA Radio Cairo vs. KBS World Radio, Feb 11 1600-1700 on 9515*KIM 250 kW / 285 deg WeEu English KBS World Radio *strong co-ch 9515#ABS 200 kW / 325 deg WeEu dead air of R.Cairo -1643 #winter B-16 9515 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg WeEu Albanian, Cairo 1500-1600 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/radio-cairo-vskbs-world-radio-on-9515.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15290. ERTU. Febrero 11. 1909- UT. Servicio en inglés. Solamente se escucha la portadora y un audio muy bajo que no se puede percibir. SINPO: 31311 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 70 metros; QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** ERITREA [non]. Radio Al-Mukhtar via MBR Issoudun only in Arabic, Feb 14: 1500-1558 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue, very strong, 1530-1558 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue, cancelled? http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/radio-al-mukhtar-via-mbr-issoudun-only.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. 7235.45v, Voice of Peace & Democracy (presumed), 0400, Feb 13 (Monday). Open carrier, but no audio till about 0417, when heard HOA singing and announcer till 0431*; poor reception, with low modulation; 0415 at 7235.66v; at 0425 on 7235.77v (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. BELGIUM(non), Radio Voice of Independent Oromiya via TDF Issoudun on Feb 12 1600-1630 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf Oromo Sun, good/poor+jamming http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/radio-voice-of-independent-oromiya-via.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #993 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, February 13, 2017, via DXLD) ** FAROE ISLANDS. [Re 17-06] Members, I am slightly embarrassed to inform you that the excitement re more than 1 mast at Akraberg turned into "much ado about nothing". ‘Jóhan P. Poulsen’ from Faroese Telecom wrote to me today with the attached photo. He is firm in his opinion that the strange photo showing a T-Shape is nothing to do with 531 kHz. I have spotted a pair of masts which do appear to form a T-Shape by looking at the excellent 360Cities panoramic photo taken from the coast. The taller mast is at the North of the site so I will assume that the 141M mast is at 61 23 53.17N 06 40 58.47W. Attachment(s) from 1 of 1 Photo(s) Image MW_mast_Akraberg.jpg 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfarb, Feb 9, mwmasts yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Hamburger Lokalradio relays on 9485 kHz, Feb 12: PCJ Media Network Plus 1100-1130 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun CUSB World of Radio#1864 1130-1200 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun CUSB Radio Tropicana 1200-1300 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sun CUSB http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/hamburger-lokalradio-relays-on-9485-khz.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #993 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, February 13, 2017, via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Tuesday 21 February: Annual SW broadcast of Radio Öömrang Amrum Island, German North Frisian Islands. Issoudun or Nauen in Frisian dialect, German and English. QSLs via transmitter operator Media Broadcast: qsl-shortwave@media-broadcast.com Tentatively 1600- 1659 UT on 15215 kHz via Nauen (Feb BDXC-UK Communication via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) Based on what they do each year, including last year, but I have seen no confirmation of it for this year. And last year there was a problem with the original broadcast so it had to be made good later (gh, DXLD) ** GHANA. SV of Accra: Ghana BC Accra site --- Here's a pic to bring a smile to the faces of those with an interest in SW antennas & transmitter site infrastructure in Africa; not often we see some close-up pics. https://goo.gl/maps/gUxmzag1nk32 Site of: Ghana BC - 4915 kHz --- I haven't quite seen this EXACT engineered caged folded dipole design before, in that I'm referring to the folded ends that are caged. I count 5 folded dipole SW antennas as seen with SV. I believe at one point in time that Tema (west of Accra) had a SW site. I've no further info on this, but I mention it as part of this area has SV coverage. The region of Ejura does not have SV coverage (Ian, Feb 9, Shortwavesites Yahoo Group via DXLD) Hi All, Tema did indeed have a HF site and it was inaugurated round about 1961-63. The senders installed were MWT BD253 100 kW dual- channel as installed at Rampisham S35, S36 and Daventry S12, 13, 14, and S16. A picture of then Tema sets was shown in a 1963 issue of the UK publication Practical Wireless. 73 (Dave G4OYX Porter, ibid.) Hi All, I have just checked my collection of PW and the article is in 1962 for January and states that Tema was officially opened by President Nkrumah on October 27th 1961. There were four BD253 transmitters. The pic shows a couple of excited-looking transmitter staff pointing at the metering! 73 (Dave, ibid.) Dave Hi Ian, As you see from a later post I have found the article. The section it is in, complete with a full write-up, called "Round the World of Wireless". "News and Comment" replaced that title later in the 60's. 73 (Dave G4OYX, ibid.) See at least 7 feeder line 'white lines' out of TX house on G.E. image of 22 May 2002. GHA_Tema site of 1962; 05 34 58.22 N 00 11 20.82 W 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Hi Wolfy, You have better eyes than me. Looking at Google SV again, I count at least 6 HF horizontal folded dipoles. You refer to this site as: Tema, but it's more Accra - Kanda or Nima (Accra). Tema township appears to be located, some 22 km away to the east, but the whole area is one great urban sprawl. Reading the Jan 1962 PW article, the transmitter building is described for Tema as: 'The station, which is at Tema, near Accra, is built in the form of a hollow square, with a spacious rectangular courtyard occupying the enclosed area.' The site at: 05 35 00N, 00 11 20W is almost an enclosed courtyard. At least 50% So I'm a bit confused. Any enlightenment would be appreciated :-) (Ian, ibid.) Hi Dave, Thanks very much for your time looking through the PW mags for the article. I thought it might have been at least 1962 after initially having a rough 1961-63 opening period date. All good & interesting reading - thank you. I'm now trying to determine if just one or if in fact two SW transmitter sites existed for Ghana in the Accra area. I'm not old enough to know about such things. I thought the Accra - Site location on Pridential Ave; 05 35 00N 00 11 20W, before I saw the antennas, was a domestic site, but it does look more like a short range external broadcast site with the number of folded dipoles & various azimuths. Perhaps the Tema location description was poorly chosen? I'd welcome further input from the older members. For the members the article is here [sic]: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Practical/Wireless/60s/PW-1962-01.pdf (Ian, ibid.) ** GREECE. Probably, - not sure - some Greek domestics in deep European morning around 0444 UT on Feb 12: 729.0135 1007.996 1404.007 1511.995 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. Voice of Greece on 9420/9935/11645 kHz, Feb 9-10: from 1900 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 from 1900 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1 0700-0805 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 0700-0805 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek*tx#1 *news in Arabic and Serbian 0753-0759 and off at 0805 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-voice-of-greece-on.html Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz and 11645 kHz, Feb 12 0700-0921 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 0700-0851 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek*tx#1 * Sunday Liturgy till 0800, then music & off air at 0921 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/greece-voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-and.html Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz & 9935 kHz on Feb 13: from 0815 on 9420#AVL 170 kW / 323 deg, open carrier tx#3 from 0835 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1 0835-1305 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 0835-1305 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1 from 1305 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg, continues at 1600 from 1305 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg, continues at 1600 *including 4-6 minutes news bulletin in Spanish at 0905; Russian at 1005; Romanian at 1105; Albanian at 1155; relay First (Proto) program 1200-1300; English at 1300 #co-ch China National Radio 13 CNR13 in Uyghur from 1100 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-9935-khz-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9420, Feb 14 at 2110, VOG is S9+10 with Greek music, mostly songs for rest of hour, just right to accompany my nap. // 9935 carrier detectable in huge splash from 9930 WTWW. 9420 also often stops the memory scan on the BST-1 caradio around this hour when I am not dozing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz & 9935 kHz, Feb 15-16 0700-0804 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 0700-0804 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 323 deg to ENAm Greek*tx#1 from 1919 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 from 1919 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1 *news in Arabic & Serbian 0750-0800 and off at 0804 New languages schedule of Voice of Greece is 5 minutes news bulletin Mon-Fri: Arabic at 0750 Serbian at 0755 Spanish at 0905 Russian at 1005 Romanian at 1105 Polish at 1150 Albanian at 1155 English at 1300 Voice of Greece is very irregularly on air between 0800 and 1800/1900 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-9935-khz.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. Poor signal of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia on Feb 12 1130-1145 on 9910 TWR 200 kW / 305 deg to EaAs English Sun WRTH B-16 update of Feb 6 is given wrong frequency 7510 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/poor-signal-of-ktwr-trans-world-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUATEMALA. LA VOZ DE GUATEMALA 9760 KHZ FROM 1948 If you are interested, there are lots of information regarding the history of TGW. Among others I found this link: http://radiotgw.gob.gt/historia-de-laradio/ This link from Jan 21 2015 pays attention to the 83 year celebration of TGW: http://www.radioworld.com/global/0007/guatemala-radio-nacional-tgw-celebra-83-aos/335281d Radio Nacional TGW, “La Voz de Guatemala”, emisora con la que también se inicia la historia de la radio en este país centroamericano, celebró en septiembre su aniversario número 83. El evento fue festejado con actividades que exaltaron su trayectoria de muchos años. La historia de la radio en Guatemala inicia con TGW un 15 de septiembre de 1930 [independence day], y desde ese entonces ha sido sitio de convergencia y de promoción de los artistas nacionales, así como de los grandes acontecimientos de este país. En el libro “Historia de la radio en Guatemala”, de Antonio Almorza, se destaca como “padre de la radiodifusión” a Julio Caballeros Paz, quien a través de algunos experimentos logró establecer comunicación telegráficamente con personas en Estados Unidos. Posteriormente, Caballeros se dedicó a fabricar un micrófono y ponerse a transmitir cápsulas. En la historia de TGW también juega papel importante el escritor Miguel Ángel Asturias. Para ese entonces, Asturias era un joven abogado que recién había publicado su libro “Leyendas de Guatemala” y quien fundara el primer radio periódico identificado como “Diario del Aire”. Esto vino a darle prestigio a la emisora por el estilo de transmitir noticias que iban intercambiadas con frases poéticas y filosóficas, y cuñas comerciales que dieron paso a la publicidad en radio. El director de la voz de Guatemala, Juan José Ríos, manifestó su satisfacción y complacencia por estar al frente de tan legendaria emisora, la que bajo su administración ha innovado su programación regular. — Mario Rivero Nájera Miguel Ángel Asturias (Primero de izquierda a derecha) en momentos que transmitía el Diario del Aire por Radio Nacional TGW. [capción] John, thanks for scanning of the QSL's. Additional information was found on the web (Thomas Nilsson, SW Bulletin Feb 12 via DXLD) ** GUINEA [non]. 9650, Feb 10 at 0716, very poor S2-S4 signal; hard to believe Conakry is on now, since Nigeria is VG on 9689.970. Maybe V of Korea already (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I would expect V of Korea to be stronger then. But a weak signal could be Radio Sonder Grense (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) O yes, I overlooked that possibility (gh) ** INDIA. AIR Kurseong, on 4895, continues to be silent; while 5050, AIR Aizawl, went off the air early today, about 1435. AIR Shillong, on 4970, continues with better than normal modulation, which is a nice change. Of course 5010, AIR Thiruvananthapuram, was very much bothered by the return of Madagascar slightly higher in frequency and causing a strong het. AIR Gangtok, on 4835, was with just slightly above threshold level audio (Ron Howard, Calif., Feb 14m dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS ** INDIA. All India Radio on 11560 kHz was back on air after several months of absence 1315-1530 on 11560 BGL 500 kW / 300 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto plus unscheduled program 1530-1545 on 11560 BGL 500 kW / 300 deg to WeAs English, strong signal on Feb 14-15: Latest changes of All India Radio External Service from Feb.15: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/air-on-11560-khz-was-back-on-air-after.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also WORLD OF HOROLOGY ** INDONESIA. 3325, RRI-Palangkaraya, Feb 07 1412-1422, 33333, Indonesian, Local news and talk, ID at 1417 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. Good signal of Voice of Indonesia on Feb 12: 1300-1400 on 9525.9 JAK 250 kW / 010 deg to EaAs English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/good-signal-of-voice-of-indonesia-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9525.940, Feb 14 at 1407, VP carrier from VOI, presumably in Indonesian now and English before 1400. A week ago Ivo Ivanov had found it back on their almost +1 kHz off-frequency after a spell slightly below 9525.000, presumably a different transmitter. Atsunori Ishida, http://rri.jpn.org notes that Feb 5 was the first day on 9526 ex-9525 (rounded off), and has been heard at least part of the +09-21 UT span every day since, except Feb 11. E.g. on Feb 13 not heard after 1109* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9525.941 kHz measured at Doha Qatar SDR unit at 10.45 UT on Feb 15. English service played pop music in progress, smooth female singer at 1053 UT. S=6-7 signal strength in Qatar. Clear nice audio quality (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN [and non]. [A-DX] 1575 QRM --> 1846...UC. Falls jemand gerade MW horcht: Hoert jemand anderer auch diesen sehr starken Stoerton genau auf 1575 kHz? (Herbert Meixner, 1849 UT Feb 11, A-DX via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) Pres. Trump US Persian Farda from UAE relay 1575 kHz - trouble USA vv Iran? Also much strong Doha Qatar S=9+35dB remote unit, QRM all over Europe, much BUZZ signal tonight at 18, 19, 21 UT against US Radio FARDA program (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) MP3: listen recording at Doha Qatar remote SDR around 2130 UT Feb 11. 1575kHz_UAE_Radio Farda_Persian_heavyBUZZ_heard from 18 UT widele in Europe_Medit_Near_East_and_also_at_Doha_Qatar.mp3 268KB Save Doha Qatar S=9+35dB 73 (wolfie, df5sx, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Horrible big buzz obliterating Radio Farda (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) ** IRAN. IRANIAN PARLIAMENT DOUBLES BUDGET FOR REGIME'S PUBLIC BROADCASTING With 130 votes in favour, Iranian regime’s parliament doubled the budget for regime’s public broadcasting on Sunday January 15. The money dedicated by the government to regime’s public broadcasting is 3.5 percent of the national budget which, considering the current rise, will reach nearly 3000 billion tomans (1 billion dollars) from a previous amount of 1500 billion (500 million dollars). In Sunday’s session of regime’s parliament, Ahmad Salek, regime’s MP from Isfahan, expressed concerns about the spread of satellite channels that are against the regime, saying that “enemies of Islam have launched large satellite channels against us. There are currently more than 250 opposition channels that are planning against us, attempting to separate people and the youth from the revolution and dignified notions of the supreme leader (Khamenei). This was among the 14 objectives promoted by the sedition (2009 uprising)”, said Salek. Bahram Parsaee, another member of regime’s parliament, however, opposed the increase in regime’s public broadcasting budget, saying that “the IRIB’s budget is currently 1200 billion tomans. With this legislation, we are increasing its budget to more than 2000 billion, namely a 50 percent increase. Which other budget did we increase this way? When did we raise the budget for poor and rural areas the way we’re raising the budget now for public broadcasting? This means the capacity to fund other sectors will be reduced.” Also another member of regime’s parliament acknowledged people’s hatred of regime’s public broadcasting and stated that “the widespread use of satellite dishes across the country shows that our state broadcasting unfortunately lacks a significant audience. IRIB’s poor performance sadly causes people to turn to evil satellite channels, and the IRIB is to blame for that, since it has failed to play its role properly.” (NCRI via Feb MW News via DXLD) only about TV?? (gh) ** IRAN. 7390. IRIB "AL-QUDS TV". Febrero 11 0248-0303 UT. Rezos islámicos. SINPO: 45444. 7420. IRIB. Febrero 11. 0230-0238 UT. Servicio en español. Un hombre y una mujer hablan alternadamente de la Revolución Islámica en Irán y materias de índole político (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 70 metros; QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. Payem e-Doost and Sedoye Bahar via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Feb 9 Radio Payem e-Doost 1800-1845 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Daily, very weak Sedoye Bahar Voice of Spring 1900-1930 7510 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri, very weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/payem-e-doost-and-sedoye-bahar-via.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN [non]. Reception of Radio Ranginkaman Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Feb 10 1700-1730 7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri, weak: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-radio-ranginkaman-rainbow.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRELAND. According to this report in the Irish Post (Feb 10) RTÉ longwave 252 kHz will continue until 2019. RTÉ had said it intended to close the service in 2017: http://irishpost.co.uk/rte-longwave-252-set-continue-least-2019-positive-talks/ RTÉ are set to continue transmitting their longwave 252 service until at least 2019 after positive talks took place at a consultative meeting in London. The news follows a statement issued by RTÉ back in October in which the state broadcaster announced its “intention to close the service in 2017.” RTÉ said at the time that they were exploring the possibility of using ‘alternative technologies’ to help maintain links with its audiences in Britain beyond the service’s closure. But longwave is now set to continue transmitting through 2017 and 2018 after a week which saw calls for the service’s retention heard in the Seanad. Last week, independent Senator Billy Lawless sought government assurances that the Irish in Britain would not lose access to longwave 252. Senator Lawless urged Minister of State for the Diaspora Joe McHugh to “implore RTÉ management to reconsider this ageist and discriminatory cut” to its longwave 252 service. Minister McHugh responded saying that he was “hopeful that a positive outcome can be achieved” on the matter in comments hinting at a better future for the service. A date was set for a consultative meeting in London between representatives of RTÉ, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Irish community in Britain which has now produced positive results. Irish community representative Tony Corcoran told The Irish Post: “There are no immediate plans in 2017 or even in 2018 to shut off longwave 252. It won’t be shut off within the next two years, I can definitely tell you that. “Minister McHugh’s recent comments were the best indication that longwave 252 isn’t going anywhere for the immediate future.” A DFA spokeswoman said: “The Consultative Group met earlier today. I understand that the Group has made progress and I’ll update you in the coming weeks with anything further.” The sentiment was reiterated in a statement issued by RTÉ, who would not deny that the service is set to continue through 2017 and 2018. A spokesperson for the broadcaster said: “RTÉ’s position remains as it has been. However, positive progress has been made by the Group and it is intended that an announcement will be forthcoming in the coming weeks.” (via "Alan Pennington" Feb 15, bdxc-uk via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) ** ISRAEL. I have been informed by Dxer Simon Peter Liehr a new religious medium wave station will be operating by April / May. From Israel on frequency 1287 kHz which was used before by Israeli Defence Radio / Galei Tzahal. This will be from a organisation such as KVOH or Voice of Hope. Power of 100 kW. Which is good news. For this region of the world (Costa Constantinides, Cyprus, Feb MW News via DXLD) ** ITALY. Please be advised that Marconi Radio International will be on the air Sunday, 12 February as well as Monday, 13 February, from 1315 to 1615 on 7700 kHz USB Mode. Reception reports with audio clips (mp3-file) are welcome and confirmed by QSL verification. Some lucky listeners will ALSO receive our printed QSL card, so don't forget to include your postal address. E-mail: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com Last but not least, we need your help! If you are a DX blogger, or use social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or Facebook or send out a tweet. You can also forward this message to a friend. This should help increase our potential audience. We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our transmissions. Best 73's (Marconi Radio International (MRI), DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KASHMIR [non]. CLANDESTINE, 4870.30, V. of Kashmir, Feb 07 1432- 1502, 35443-35343, Kashmiri, Koran and talk and india music (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) From AIR Delhi-Kingsway site. Vs. RRI Wamena, Indonesia on the low side of 4870 (gh) ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 5935, Feb 11 at 1358, Shiokaze with piano music, marred by rapidly pulsing tone jammer, approx. 1050 Hz above and below. 1400 JSR off leaving much weaker jammer carrier on 5935.0 plus the tones. Shiokaze back on at *1404:25 as jamming continues (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 5875, KRE / PHL, HEAVY annoying ditter- bubble North Korean jamming signal into Sri Lanka in South Asia remote SDR. Aimed against VoA/IBB outlet from Tinang-PHL at 19-21 UT, observed at 2034 UT on Feb 12, S=8-9 signal even on far away in Colombo-Sri Lanka and too at remote SDR base at Doha Qatar ME [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. TAJIKISTAN, National Unity Radio via RED Telecom Dushanbe, Feb 10: 1200-1500 7520 DB 100 kW / 071 deg NEAs Korean, weak/fair signal * co-ch weak 7520 DEL 250 kW / 065 deg SoAs Urdu All India Radio http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/national-unity-radio-via-red-telecom.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. UZBEKISTAN, Radio Free North Korea via RED Telecom Tashkent, Feb 10 1200-1300 9355 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair/weak signal from 1258 9355 UDO 250 kW / 305 deg to WeAs open carrier Deewa Radio http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/radio-free-north-korea-via-red-telecom.html Voice of Wilderness via RED Telecom Tashkent on Feb 10 1330-1530 7615 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean, very poor signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/voice-of-wilderness-via-red-telecom.html North Korea Reform Radio via RED Telecom Tashkent, Feb 10: 1430-1432 7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg NEAs dead air & Voice of Tibet IS 1432-1530 7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg NEAs Korean, fair to good signal: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/north-korea-reform-radio-via-red.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Acton Institute Powerblog HOW CAN AMERICANS SUPPORT THE CITIZENS OF NORTH KOREA? by Sarah Stanley • February 13, 2017 http://blog.acton.org/archives/91918-how-can-americans-support-the-citizens-of-north-korea.html The situation in North Korea may seem hopeless. This closed-off nation sits more than 6,000 miles away from the United States and is hidden by a cloud of misinformation. Sometimes it’s hard to filter the news out of the nation—what’s real, what’s propaganda, and what’s entirely false? Despite this difficulty, one thing is certain: North Koreans are suffering. Suzanne Scholte, president of the Defense Forum Foundation, has dedicated the last twenty years of her life to bringing awareness to their suffering and fighting for their rights. During a recent conversation with Scholte, I asked what we, regular people, can do to support the people of North Korea. She outlines several actions. ### What can Americans do? Suzanne Scholte [including this part re radio] [. . .] I’ll just tell you one really remarkable story about one critical project: Free North Korea Radio. The whole program is produced by North Korean defectors while the whole cost of the short wave transmission is paid for by Americans and Korean Americans and churches. We have partners that donate once a month. We try to spread the burden. We have one church that gives $200 every month and we have a school teacher that donates $10 a month. We have a successful Virginia businesswoman who contributes $100 a month. But we’re trying to raise that money from Americans every month to pay for the short wave transmission. It’s a wonderful partnership between North Korean defectors and Americans. That’s one way for Americans to get involved. [. . .] (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ?? But what if you would rather turn the North Koreans into Jews, Moslems, etc.??? (gh, DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9605. KBS. Febrero 9. 0140- UT. Programa “Coreano en Dramas” con la expresión: “fuiste infiel” que está basada en la palabra: “Param” en el sentido del coreano antiguo. A las 0145 comienza: “Al son de Corea” con la temática del folklore de algunas islas de Corea como la canción: “Sandai” proveniente de la zona cercana a Gageodo, o aquellas canciones dedicadas a las labores del mar y pesca tal como: “canción de los pescadores” que es de carácter vocal y solamente acompañada por una especie de tambor. Luego se emite una canción de la zona de la Isla de Jeju, llamada: “Seowuje Sori”. SINPO: 55544. (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Via WHRI! ** KOREA SOUTH. 7215, KBS World Radio, 1413, Feb 13. In English; about online ad campaign in India; fair (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, Feb 10 at 1457, Denge Kurdistane, good signal mixing music and talk until 1500:05* cut modulation and carrier, leaving a much weaker carrier, and no modulation on it until about a sesquiminute later. Typical behaviour for site swap, but which one is stronger, if either, varies greatly from day to day. Supposedly going from PRIDNESTROVYE to FRANCE, per Ivo Ivanov. 11600, Feb 9 at 1459, Denge Kurdistane is playing The Internationale, choral version, not sure what language but mentioned Russia just before it; so are the PKK Commies? I was checking for site switch, but song continues with some talkovers until 1501.5 cut to Kurdish music. S9-S7 and could not detect any break or site switch but still may have been a smoothie (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KUWAIT. 9700, Feb 12 at 0129, JBA music, what? HFCC shows IBB in Uighur this hour, presumably RFA, and subject to jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. Announcement on the air: "The Kyrgyz National Radio, the first program", adopted February 4, 2017 with the program "Sports Week" from 1700 to 1710 on 4010 and 4819 kHz in Russian, and then to 1758 program in the Kyrgyz language (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria via RusDX Feb 12 via DXLD) ** LAOS. 6129.978, Laotian National Radio from Vientiane, tiny signal at 1152 UT Feb 13 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. 1053.101 kHz poor, but powerhouse LBY 675.002 kHz at same time. Latter S=9+20dB at 0810 UT on Feb 13 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR. 5010.78v, R. Madagasikara, 1518-1532, Feb 14. After being off the air here for a month (or more?), they are back; best in USB due to AIR on 5010.0; respectable signal; about the best reception I have had here; some type of noise QRM, or would have had even better reception; pop African music/singing and announcers; noted slight drifting. My local sunrise at 1456 UT, while Antananarivo sunset was at 1526 UT. Am IDing on basis of language and music heard, plus drifting frequency, but no positive R. Madagasikara ID heard, so is still presumed. Very nice to have this one back again! (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So also look for it by short path for morning broadcast circa 0200/0300, but watch out for the Cuban leapfrog on 5010.0 which will het it (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 5008v, Feb 15 at 0148, no signal here nor hetting 5010 Cuban leapfrog now always audible when both 5040 and 5025 are on from same site. Ron Howard was getting around ``5010.78v, R. Madagasikara, 1518-1532, Feb 14`` reactivated, by long path and we should also get the morning broadcast by short path in the 02/03 UT period. But not heard tonight before I quit circa 0230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn - On Feb 15, heard 5011.28v, at 0239, with announcer; 0244 into segment of music and singing; very poor; again noted drifting frequency. On the east coast, both Dave Valko and Rich D'Angelo, were hearing this at about the same time. Thank you Glenn, for the reminder to check during this time period (Ron Howard, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [non]. Check every hour between 14 and 19 UT showed NOTHING from Malagasy today Feb 15 in 60 mb. Around 15 UT today Feb 15 noted as usual 5009.997 kHz AIR AIR Thiruvananthapuram, from Chennai with excellent audio English newscast! 1530-1545 UT scheduled. S=9+15dB in Doha Qatar. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschle, ibid.) ** MEXICO. 1370, XEMON, Monterrey, NL. 10/3 0337 – During the second half of the national hour, stations on 1190 and 1370 were running a program called “Luces de la Ciudad,” which is produced by the government of the City of Mexico City. The program gave the phone# (53 45 80 81) and web site http://cdmx.gob.mx for the city government. Very strange that it would be running on stations outside of Mexico City. It turns out this program is carried by Radio Fórmula network #2 (XEDF-1500) and relayed on affiliate stations around Mexico (and the US, at least on KNUV-1190). [KNUV = Tolleson AZ, 5000/250 watts] Also noted at 0401:40 with ID for XEDF-1500 (about 1 second behind XEDF). New (Tim Hall, Loggings from the Border Inn Beverage DXpedition site, US 6/50 @NV/UT border, Sept 29–Oct 3 2016. All dates/times UT, IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD) Just one item out of a huge log from this DX-pedition, both domestic and Mexicans (gh) ** MEXICO. RAYMIE`S MEXICO BEAT this week --- [including DTV] Activity on the second and final day of the FM auction component of IFT-4 prompted a three-hour extension in offer presentation. The decision was made by the Unidad de Espectro Radioeléctrico to add three hours to the time frame after the SERPO began experiencing overwhelming demand. http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/la-unidad-de-espectro-radioelectrico-determino-posponer-la-terminacion-del-procedimiento-de (Raymie Humbert, Phœnix AZ, Feb 9, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) Bidding in IFT-4 was so hot and heavy that the final winners in 43 cases are still to be decided. At 1 pm, 63 stations concluded bidding. But 83 received time extensions as a whopping nine bids a minute came in in the final half hour. http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/el-instituto-federal-de-telecomunicaciones-informa-sobre-el-termino-del-proceso-de-presentacion-de Of those, 43 still have not been completed as the thirty-minute time extensions ran past 6pm, http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/hoy-concluyo-el-proceso-de-presentacion-de-ofertas-de-103-frecuencias-de-radio-fm-el-proceso with bidding set to resume at 10am tomorrow. The monetary component of the current high bids combined surpasses 1.1 billion pesos — 31 times the minimum reference value. Elsewhere in IFT-land, for the first time in two months, the VC tables got updated, but only the scanned version that is larger in size. http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/contenidogeneral/comunicacion-y-medios/02listadocanalesvirtualesactualizacion09febrero2017.pdf A few notes: -The IFT now lists Azteca 13 as just Azteca. -XHCTNL now appears in the VC tables with virtual channel 3. It is the only new Imagen transmitter. -XHFZC now has a virtual channel: 18. (Somehow XHFZC has one before XHZAC!) XHUJAT has also been added (Raymie, Feb 9, ibid.) Some 20 stations are *still* being bid on! https://twitter.com/IFT_MX/status/830217747321729025 EDIT: We're down to 14, http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/continua-el-proceso-de-presentacion-de-ofertas-para-14-frecuencias-fm-de-la-licitacion-ift-4 with the lots including San José del Cabo, Cuatro Ciénegas, Acapulco, Lázaro Cárdenas, Pátzcuaro, Tacámbaro, Chetumal and El Fuerte. Bidding picks up again on Monday. 1.3 billion pesos of high bids, 85% of the high bids are new competitors in their markets and 36% are committed to HD Radio. ——— While I'm here... Are you a DXer who has received XHEMA-FM Fresnillo since its September 2013 frequency change from 107.1 to 107.9? You'll want to learn that it's not a 25 kW station but a 100 kW flamethrower. http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/35451_170208210611_7950.pdf The 2013 authorization just hit the RPC --- this week, after more than three and a half years. I believe it is the first new 100 kW in Mexico since XHMSN-FM moved to Monterrey back around 2008. Last edited by Raymie; 02-11-2017 at 12:36 AM (Raymie, ibid.) There is a question that's been on my mind lately. You might recall a while back that the Chamber of Deputies had obtained a document from the Unidad de Espectro Radioeléctrico http://gaceta.diputados.gob.mx/Gaceta/63/2016/jul/Ift-20160718.pdf that was a frequency prediction for the potential to insert the indigenous radio station that became XHSBE-FM. This document had some very curious subtleties to it that caught my attention: -The callsign of XHEUH-FM Tehuacán was rendered as XHEHU-FM, which should be the calls anyway but somehow got typo'ed (like XHNCI on TV and XHAAL in Saltillo): -Similarly, XHVACM-FM shows up in one place as XHVAC-FM, i.e. before the Morelos state network had a permit discontinuity that tacked extra "M"s onto all their callsigns: -Class I "ghost stations" were listed (more on this in a minute): -and class II "ghost stations" were listed in the Puebla metro, namely XHBLA-FM 90.9 and XHEBL-FM 104.3. I have not used this term or really talked about these "ghost stations" before. In the old days, the process of bidding out a new station started by declaring it available for commercial exploitation. This occurred in the DOF —*a decree would run indicating the locality, maximum power, and callsign. Interested bidders submitted proposals, and the government picked one. This is how stations were awarded in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The last ever declaration of commercial exploitation produced zero stations. It ran in the DOF on April 10, 2000, and produced a wave of "ghost stations" which I call Class I. The Class I ghost stations, not coincidentally, would have been really attractive had they been given in IFT-4 (which did put out for bid stations, on different frequencies, in some of these areas). There are 39 Class I ghosts, all believed to be Class A stations: Cabo San Lucas: XHCSL 99.9, XHSLU 100.7 La Paz: XHLAP 100.3, XHBCS 103.9 Ramos Arizpe, Coah.: XHZPE 101.7, XHRAM 96.7 Teloloapan, Gro.: XHLOL 96.1 Tepeji del Río, Hgo.: XHRIO 94.1 Zacualtipan, Hgo.: XHZAC 89.5 San Juan de los Lagos, Jal.: XHSJN 106.3, XHLAG 91.9 Valle del Bravo, Mex.: XHBRA 105.3, XHVAB 106.7 Villa Guerrero, Mex.: XHVGM 94.1 Los Reyes, Mich.: XHYES 105.5 Nueva Italia, Mich.: XHNIT 88.7 Santa Lucía del Camino, Oax.: XHSTA 104.9, XHINO 106.5 (would be for the Oaxaca metro) Nochistlán, Oax.: XHNOC 105.3 (should be Asunción Nochixtlán) Zacatlán, Pue.: XHZCP 92.1 Tequisquiapan, Qro.: XHQUI 101.9 Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo: XHDGM 98.9, XHCPQ 100.7 Cerritos, SLP: XHRRI 106.1 Salinas de Hidalgo, SLP: XHSSL 106.1 Altar, Son.: XHTAR 101.5 Etchojoa, Son.: XHJOA 91.3 Paraíso, Tab.: XHPAR 105.3 Teapa, Tab.: XHTEA 93.3 Apizaco, Tlax.: XHAPI 93.3, XHACO 97.3 Tlaxcala, Tlax.: XHTXT 102.7, XHXCA 103.9 Las Choapas, Ver.: XHCHO 88.9 Naranjos, Ver.: XHNCA 102.3 Ticul, Yuc.: XHTIC 104.7 Tekax, Yuc.: XHKAX 90.7 Sombrerete, Zac.: XHSOM 88.7 Miguel Auza, Zac.: XHMAZ 102.1 The ghost stations are exceptional in that their callsigns and frequencies *remain protected*. During AM-FM migration, callsign changes were made protecting the callsigns of the ghosts! This is why there is an XHEVAB but no XHVAB, an XHEPAR but no XHPAR, an XHECPQ but no XHCPQ, and so on. (XHESJC and XHEMIT are not from ghost stations.) Within this list, there is also a station that needs to be called out separately, XHDGM Playa del Carmen. This station was the subject of a legal dispute that managed to continue into the IFT era. On June 7, 2000, the final day for which bidders could present themselves for any of the 39 stations, José Pérez Ramírez placed a bid for XHDGM and was turned down. He then filed in court, got an amparo for his case to be heard, but the case dragged on. In 2012, Cofetel, complying with the sentence that came down, denied his bid to build XHDGM as incomplete. Pérez Ramírez then filed to have that order annulled and won. The IFT then found that the 2006 modifications to the Federal Radio and Television Law (the LFRTV, predecessor to the LFTR in broadcasting) did not permit the IFT to interpret his case in light of then-current law, as since 2006 new commercial radio stations must be put out for auction (as happened in the canceled 2012 FM auction for southeastern Mexican stations). To be fair, the way the SCT awarded stations was quite literally picking winners and losers. "Guaranteeing the social interest" is a fairly ambiguous clause on which to pick station operators. It's dictadura perfecta opacity at its finest. But 39 ghost stations, with callsigns sitting there to be used and open frequencies including in some of the most desirable areas in IFT-4, is not in anyone's interest: that of potential owners, for whom the IFT artificially limited lot size, and that of potential listeners. In some of these areas, there are no FM radio stations. In others, station proposals have been turned down due to claimed lack of spectrum. Now, the reason I have gone on a long but important tangent is because the ghost stations appeared in this document! You'll find XHAPI, XHACO, XHTXT and XHXCA in there. So they're still floating around, taking up callsigns and valuable frequencies without broadcasting anything to anybody. Why? With the exception of XHINO and XHVAB (which now fall in the Article 90 reserved band and would have to find new frequencies), this would be a decent set of 39 frequencies to add to the next radio auction, IFT-8. There are as many commercial radio stations in this auction than there are operating at this moment in Tlaxcala. Makes you wonder, doesn't it... —Appendix: Stations in IFT-4 in Same Localities as Ghost Stations— This shows the non-overlap between IFT-4 and the ghost stations. La Paz, BCS: 91.1, 91.9, 93.5 San José del Cabo, BCS: 89.1, 89.9 Nueva Italia, Mich.: 93.3, 97.1 Asunción Nochixtlán, Oax.: 96.5 Zacatlán, Pue.: 88.3, 93.5 (shared with other localities) Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo: 96.1 Tequisquiapan, Qro.: 102.7 Naranjos, Ver.: 91.9, 99.9 Sombrerete, Zac.: 90.7, 92.3 Last edited by Raymie; 02-13-2017 at 03:18 AM (Raymie Feb 13, ibid.) Today's World Radio Day, and here's a story that puts the World in it: (Please don't repost this.) His, Hers and Ours http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?9113-OPMA-is-changing&p=42597#post42597 (Raymie, Feb 13, ibid.) It's OVER! As of noon in Mexico City, IFT-4 ended as the last stations finally ended bidding. https://twitter.com/AlexNavarreteMx/status/831202552968458240 Bidding began at 10am. In the first half hour, three stations wrapped up, followed by four in the next half hour, two, and then the remaining five. The AM bids start tomorrow, but don't expect to be on the edge of your seats for those (Raymie, Feb 13, ibid.) Yarrrrr! The CIRT is proud of making two Coahuila pirates walk the plank, isn't it: http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/preocupan-piratas-de-la-radio-en-mexico To Miguel Orozco and the CIRT, pirates are all stations that steal others' programs, undercut licensed stations' advertising rates and broadcast false information, I suppose. But then he goes after other types of pirates, mentioning one in particular: "For instance, in Mexico City, there's a station with more than 15 years of broadcasting from inside the UNAM, nobody can enter in order to respect its autonomy", he quips, and it's mentioned that the station interferes with the Mexico City international airport. I wonder who that could be? http://kehuelga.net/ (A station like this might have the capacity to get one of the two frequencies found in Mexico City that are in the Article 90 reserved band!) (Raymie, Feb 14, ibid.) The folio numbers of each winning bidder have been published, but we won't have names until March 22: http://www.ift.org.mx/sites/default/files/industria/espectro-radioelectrico/radiodifusion/2016/4/resultadosfmtotal.pdf The big winner is T1-005324 which comes away with 34 stations including the particularly pricey Playa del Carmen station. HE-055224 picked up two stations each at Cd. del Carmen and Campeche. Another big winner is P9-520100 which came away with both stations in Acapulco, the Cancún and Chetumal stations, and one in Campeche. That's a good shopping list! This bidder is committed to IBOC. The Tunkás, Yuc. stations were the cheapest, at 6,000 and 5,000 pesos. In USD, that's around $295 and $246, respectively. The most expensive was Puerto Morelos, where M0-521104 spent 42 million pesos. That bidder, not listed as a new competitor, also came away with one of two Tulúm outlets and is promising IBOC. The IFT has a presentation with more facts and figures here (Raymie, Feb 13, ibid.) Wow, I am tempted to make a bid about the Península de Yucatán competitors. I thought M0-340144 was NCS, but it's listed as a new competitor. Who could be HE-055224? Maybe SIPSE? P9-520100 is something strange, only 4 medium and beach cities. Are you there Capital? A lot of possibilities, and my head is in pain (Gargadon, Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Feb 14, ibid.) Also interesting: T0-025144 picked up a station in all the available areas of Zacatecas. Yes, all of them. And G1-352341 nabbed La Paz and Puerto Vallarta stations. JD-041041, who paid 12.2 million pesos, unmasked himself as José David Juaristi of Radio Zócalo http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/conquista-jose-david-juaristi-frecuencia-de-radio which is part of the statewide newspaper of the same name. Zócalo also has stations at Ciudad Acuña and Piedras Negras, plus a TV station in the latter. The intent may be to rimshot Monclova. Zócalo says their new station will hit the air later this year. Also, El Financiero is reporting bidder P9-520100 is Grupo Radio Centro. http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/grupo-radio-centro-se-habria-llevado-frecuencias-de-fm.html This column http://www.revistarepublica.com.mx/abundancias-radiofonicas/ written by Alberto Aguirre M. for a Veracruz newspaper reveals more of the winning bidders, though some of their numbers do not match the final report: In Campeche, one station is apparently for GRC. This report says one of the other two is for the Huesca Bustamante family (you might recall the name Edilberto Huesca Perrotín, who is the head of NRM Comunicaciones) https://lideresmexicanos.com/300/edilberto-huesca-perrotin-los-300/ and another for an unidentified bidder. However, both of the other stations had the same high bidder. This is the HE bidder that also won two stations in Ciudad del Carmen. At Puerto Vallarta, Televisa Radio (bidder C1-153125) will pay 52 million pesos for its first new radio station since 1993. This bidder also placed a winning bid in Ensenada. The other winner in Vallarta was Garro Radio, a new entrant. In Tulúm, the report says one station went to GRC (which is not the case), but the other bidder is alleged to be Más Radio Telecomunicaciones, owned by José Luis Fernández. He was the owner of Grupo Imagen prior to its acquisition by Grupo Empresarial Ángeles, http://expansion.mx/negocios/2008/01/25/el-mexicano-de-burdeos which pretty much transformed it from a Mexico City radio duopoly into a conglomerate. One of the two bidders in Tulúm picked up another station. M0-521104 nabbed Puerto Morelos for 42 million pesos. At Playa del Carmen, Grupo Radio Centro was reportedly shut out by a consortium of Grupo ACIR and Inbursa for 55.7 million pesos. It is worth noting that Inbursa is owned by Carlos Slim. ACIR's previous holdings in Quintana Roo include XEYI-XHYI radio in Cancún, as well as former operation of permit wolf XHROJ-FM (which I've written about before). This is the 005324 concessionaire that picked up stations from Calvillo to Cuauhtémoc to Playa del Carmen. Does ACIR have an appetite to return to small town radio? Last edited by Raymie; 02-15-2017 at 12:25 AM (Raymie, ibid.) Listeners in various parts of Oaxaca will be tuning in new community stations http://www.ift.org.mx/comunicacion-y-medios/comunicados-ift/es/determina-pleno-del-ift-condiciones-y-tarifas-para-el-acceso-y-uso-compartido-de-infraestructura awarded by the IFT in its ordinary session earlier this month along with other permit transfers and non-broadcast matters. If you're in Santa María Huatulco, you'll be tuning in a station promising to make human rights effective, XHHDH-FM 106.3, owned by Haciendo Efectivos Los Derechos Humanos, A.C. https://www.facebook.com/Haciendo-Efectivos-Los-Derechos-Humanos-A-C-565286976981644/ And the Mixteca is getting a new voice, La Voz de la Mixteca, A.C.'s XHVMT-FM 106.9, which will cover San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca, Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Silacayoapan, Santa Catarina Noltepec, Tacuyá, Nicán and San Miguel Cuevas. (Santiago Juxtlahuaca, as you know from reading me, already has another social station waiting in the wings!) This brings the total of newly approved radio stations in Oaxaca to a whopping 10 in just the last year, not to mention the 14 that were bid out in IFT-4! One additional community station was accredited as a result of the transfers, XHOEX-FM Texcoco, Edomex. It could be considered the first community radio station in the Mexico City metro. Este programa es público, ajeno a cualquier partido político. Queda prohibido el uso para fines distintos a los establecidos en el programa [tagline] (Raymie, Feb 15, ibid.) ** MOLDOVA. HISTORY OF RADIO. I got this here historical information (dated the beginning of 1957): "Recently, in the territory of Chisinau and the Moldovan SSR periodically hear the work Romania West Station Free, a leading anti- Soviet transfer of Romanian and Hebrew. The radio operates sessions for 1-2 hours in intervals from 00 to 08 hours on the waves in the range of 50-60 m. In the territory of the Moldavian SSR, where many citizens are aware of the Romanian and Hebrew, the above station audible, nobody drowned out." And I swear that before I came across something on the internet (?) about this radio / station "Romania Libera". And the funny thing is that in the years V.O.V. there was anti-fascist radio (Comintern project) with the same name. But after the war, some reactionary Romanian emigrants Revanchists created their r/st "Romania Libera", which, as I remember from somewhere reading (re-find stuff does not work), broadcast from Greece. It is clear that those troubled times, hardly anyone of us could catch :), but maybe someone knows / heard anything about this subversive radio voices... Such ancient WRTH at hand is not, but, in truth, little hard to believe that there might appear that radio / station (Leonid Kultuklu, Moldova, open_dx via: Moscow Information DX Bulletin Weekly electronic publication Number 1031, February 7, 2017, The editor of the current issue: Konstantin Gusev, Russia via RusDX Feb 12 via DXLD) ** MONGOLIA. SV Update 2017/2 --- It is now possible to see some images of the former domestic MW/SW transmitter sites in Mongolia. Choibalsan: https://goo.gl/maps/Tck2Wix2dF22 Dalanzadgad: https://goo.gl/maps/yUiNFFw2XXu Oelgiy: https://goo.gl/maps/3JbZhhx8AMB2 (Ian, Feb 15, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) MONGOLIA (Part 2) SWSites YG Member Challenge --- Okay, I've done my bit, time for the members to put in some effort. There were once domestic SW SW TX sites in the Mongolian townships of: Ulaan-Gom & Uliastai Both of the above transmitter site locations sites are unknown to myself & most if not all of the others in the group. The above townships are covered (in part) by recent Google SV imagery. The challenge is now put to you all to use Google SV to try & locate the former SW TX sites at these locations, if they still exist or the remnants of them. Tools are Google Maps/Earth, Bing Maps, Terra Server & Google Street View. (You will have to use Google Maps to view StreetView as the blue lines have not been added to Google Earth as yet (always a lag between Google Maps & Google Earth). The challenge begins now (Ian, ibid.) ** MOROCCO [non]. /JAPAN, Again no signal of Radio Medi 1 on shortwave 9575 kHz, Feb 13: 0000-2400 on 9575 NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to NoAf Arabic/French R.Medi 1 & chance for 1530-1600 on 9575 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg to EaAs Chinese Radio Japan NHK World, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/again-no-signal-of-radio-medi-1-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) [non non] Radio Medi 1 was back on shortwave 9575 kHz, Feb 15 0000-2400 on 9575 NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to NoAf Arabic/French http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/radio-medi-1-was-back-on-shortwave-9575.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR. 5985.0, Myanmar Radio, 1530, Feb 13. In English; mostly readable; nice ID; "Good evening dear listeners. This is Myanmar Radio. Here is our final English transmission for today, radiating on 5985 kHz., 50.13 meters, 576 kHz., 520 meters and 594 kHz, 505 meters. Now you can hear the news"; today is the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Major General Aung San, who is considered the father of modern Myanmar, etc.; weather ("generally fair"); segment reading in full a Reuters news story "Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Ohio at 60 years old"; into pop music program (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6165, R. Thazin (presumed). Definitely two signals here at 1126. One is CNR6. The other had W talk at 1135, probably their ToH news on Thazin (5 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Myanmar Radio noted at tiny level, across Atlantic path into Alberta Canada at 1145 UT too: 5914.990 kHz 5985even 6164.993 kHz [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Specific date missing ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 6145, UT Sun Feb 12 at 0130, The Mighty KBC, over to Kim for a sesquiminute Radiogram beepily celebrating World Radio Day, of which this is the Eve (a stretch, UTly). 0133 fulfilling a request for a Phil Harris novelty song with mystery bleeps never explicated. Got back to KBC just in time to hear sharp 0200* cutoff after final music. Never heard any farts/references from Uncle Eric, but must not have been listening at right times. Good signal via GERMANY this week. From 0000 sometimes this has been for only one hour, but lately two; depending on finances, I suppose (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEWFOUNDLAND. 6159.971, CANADA, One of the Canadian domestics, S=8 signal strength on east coast NA in Florida at 0655 UT on Feb 11, music program [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) CKZN is the only one active, not CKZU (gh) 6159.96, CKZN, 0251-0305, Feb 13. Above normal reception, with still no sign of Vancouver (CKZU); blues music show; 0259 "This is CBC Radio One, 89.5 FM, from Happy Valley, Goose Bay"; news about evacuations at Calif. dam, etc.; 0304 first Newfoundland weather, then for Labrador; still well heard at 0329 (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEWFOUNDLAND. VOCM RATIONALISATION --- Steele Communications has confirmed it has realigned radio stations in three communities in this province. CFSX in Stephenville will join with CFCB in Corner Brook, CHCM in Marystown will broadcast with the 590 VOCM feed from St. John's and VOCM Grand Falls Windsor will broadcast its programming from Gander. The frequency for each signal will remain the same in the affected areas and according to the company, will continue to offer local programming and information from each region. Steele Communications says the realignment has resulted in the elimination of the equivalent of six full-time positions. A spokesperson for the broadcaster said "the provincial economy, without a doubt, played a part in this move." The statement, issued today, also points to changes in how listeners now acquire news and information on a global level. Steele Communications says there are still employees working on the ground in each of the three communities where changes have taken place. The company says it is still committed to providing news and information relevant to the local audience. Steele says it will remain committed to long-standing community partnerships such as radiothons (via Feb MW News via DXLD) ** NEW ZEALAND. Reception of Radio New Zealand International, Feb 13 0459-0758 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific AM 0759-1058 on 9765 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific AM 1059-1258 on 11610 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg English to NW Pacific AM 1259-1650 on 7355 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg English to All Pacific AM http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-radio-new-zealand.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Frequency changes of Radio New Zealand International from Feb 15: 1059-1258 NF 9700 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg NW Pacific AM Daily, ex 11610 1959-2050 NF 13840 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg All Pacific AM Sat, ex 15720 1746-1835 NF 7285 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg Tonga/Samoa DRM Su-Fr, x 11690 1951-2050 NF 13840 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg All Pacific DRM Su-Fr, x 15720 2259-0258 NF 15720 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg All Pacific AM Daily, ex 17675 Poor/fair reception of Radio New Zealand International on new 9700 kHz on Feb 15 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/frequency-changes-of-radio-new-zealand.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. 7254.92, V. of Nigeria, Feb 10 0729-0735, 35322 vernacular, Drums IS, ID at 0730, Talk (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9689.970, Feb 10 at 0706, surprised to hear VON in French, frequency reactivated; it`s S9, the SSOB between 9395 & 9955 WRMIs. last I logged it was Oct 2, 2015 as in DXLD-15-40. And // 7254.923, S9+10, good modulation on both and synchronized so from same site, which? See also GUINEA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This one is interesting. If syncronized, it must be Abuja. Last IKO transmitter in early 2016 was on-channel. But only 30Hz offset is uncommon! Common offsets for Abuja have been 60-80 Hz lower in 41mB, 80-110 Hz in 31mB, and even more, approx. 100-160 Hz in 25+19mB --- so roughly 10 Hz per MHz +/- 10 or 20 Hz it seems (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, Feb 11, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11770.930, Feb 10 at 1820, VP S3 signal with trace of modulation. Checking here in case another mostly-inactive VON frequency could resume; maybe, but can`t be positive this is not a receiver birdie (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nothing there today at that time. 15120 (or actually centered around 15119.85) DRM has been there before 1800 and disappeared not much later. 9690 also absolutely clear. But of course possible. 73 (thorsten Hallmann, Feb 11, ibid.) [non]. 9689.97, Feb 11 at 0601, no sign of VON, 23 hours after heard reactivated. 7254.9 was not on before 0600 with any IS/leadup, but underway at 0601 in Hausa. Maybe 31m propagation unfavorable, as no 9650 Guinea, and 9575 Morocco is a JBA carrier. Nor any 9690 at 0651 check, when 9915 BBC is good from Ascension. 9690-, Feb 13 at 0643, again no show of second VON frequency during Hausa hour, but S9+20 on 7255-. Propagating from Africarea on 31m are: 9650 Guinea, 9915 Ascension (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. RADIO BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA, THE JOURNEY SO FAR Reports Afrique News-2 hours ago http://www.reportsafrique.com/2017/02/radio-broadcasting-nigeria-journey-far/ [mentions SW:] [. . .] The then military government allowed states to establish radio stations on the condition that the state radio would no longer transmit on the short wave but on the Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Frequency Modulation(FM) bands [. . .] (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-AM, Feb 11 at 2308, JBA carrier. Nothing at this hour in HFUnderground, but earlier at 2050-2145 a station with dance music was thought to be Liquid Radio. https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,32804.0.html 6925.08-AM, Feb 12 at 0204, JBA pirate music at S6. Several logs here say it was KCPR - Cowboy Pirate Radio https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,32823.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6940-USB, Feb 12 at 0122, soul music at S7-S8; 0136 unexpected talk under music said ``broadcasting from`` (?). 0137 pause for ID ``Wolverine Radio``, 0203 still music better at S9+5. Much better signal than the other 43mb pirates, as usual. Many more detailed logs, amounting to playlists: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,32817.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: WBCQ ** NORTH AMERICA. 6941.0-USB, Feb 13 at 0032, strong S9+25 pirate with bluegrass/gospel tune ``Circle Be Unbroken``; 0040 announcement as the Al Fansome Memorial Radio Show, since Al has lost his battle; then ``Amazing Grace`` by Evil Elvis. 0049 DJ is talking about Fansome being sympathetic to gay rights along with his life partner Jay Smilkstein; reading from obit: he was 89, died in Pittsboro, was bureaucrat at Foundation for Utter Slobbery, for 32 years. Enjoyed watching farm animals at the canal (corral?). Burial service at The Bog. 0051 news sounder turns into another song. 0055 intro Al`s favorite song to close out the show, and off at 0059* with no further announcement or ID. Many other logs of it here: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,32849.0.html some as Radio Bob, some as Radio Roast, and some that it was an old show from something else (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO BOB: 6941/USB, 0005-0019+, 13-Feb; Blues & rock; lengthy commentaries by very deep-voiced announcer, tough copy, but caught a couple of RB IDs; fake ad? FINALLY, something other than a music & ID station & tough copy, of course. SIO=252+ (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 7550, PIRATE (NA, religious) ex: YHWH. Found as early as 0232 with usual religious talk and many many mentions of Yahweh. At 0302:26, when into another program, exact same one heard back on 8 Dec. in the 60mb. So tuned out at 0304. Quick QSB. Decent and near 100% copy on peaks, but inaudible on fades. Youtube video of the reception can be found using this link https://youtu.be/vQhr7tbBfOs (11 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) 7615, Feb 14 at 0233, JBA signal here, and I think I hear the calm but strident tones of Mr YHWH, on a frequency where I previously found him. Another one to check is 7550, where Dave Valko recently caught him. 7615, Feb 15 at 0223, Station YHWH is here again tonight, S9-S8 with a passage I recognize as heard before, nixing holidays. Was not on at previous bandscan before 0200 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn - Feb 15, first noted 7615, at 0233, with just above threshold level audio, but unusable; for a time at 0408, he was semi- readable; still on at 0422 (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA [and non]. "VORW Info" 15/02/2017 17:42:57 Important Schedule Change for VORW Radio International - Newsletter 1 Dear VORW Radio Listeners, This is the first edition of the VORW Radio International Newsletter, it will be sent out when there is a significant change to the broadcast schedule or if there is a significant update regarding programming or other matters. Tomorrow's 1300 UT (1 PM GMT / 8 AM Eastern) broadcast on 6070 kHz to Europe will instead be broadcast at 1100 UT (11 AM GMT / 6 AM Eastern) on 6070 kHz to Europe. This change is only for Thursday the 16th of February, all other broadcasts continue as scheduled, as do the transmissions scheduled for Thursday the 23rd. VORW Radio International is a light entertainment program, serving listeners in Europe, North America and the world. Programs consist of a mixture of commentary and listener-requested music. Comments, questions, reception reports and music requests may be sent to vorwinfo@gmail.com E-QSL's are provided for legitimate reception reports. Here is the Standard Transmission Schedule: Thursdays: 1300 UT - 1 PM GMT - 8 AM Eastern - 6070 to Europe 2000 UT - 8 PM GMT - 3 PM Eastern - 6070 to Europe 0100 UT - 1 AM GMT - 8 PM Eastern - 7490 to North America [UT Fri?] Monday / Wednesday / Friday VORW may be heard throughout the daytime hours on 5150 kHz in NYC and the Tri-State Area. VORW Radio International is a listener funded initiative, you can support this broadcast via Paypal or Patreon, inquire for more information by replying to this email or by sending an email to vorwinfo@gmail.com For further information on this broadcast and for alternative ways to listen (such as TuneIn Radio, Soundcloud) please consult this YouTube Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgXqfmkgrjE If you want to unsubscribe from this Email newsletter, simply reply to this email with "Unsubscribe" and no further emails will be sent to you (via Manuel Méndez, Spain, Feb 15, dxldyg via DXLD) 5150 kHz??? That would be the ``pirate relay station``. VORW originally meant Voice of the Report of the Week (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. Mark, So how will repacking affect OETA/KETA? Will you be sharing with commercial stations? Will Kids and Create [subchannels 3 & 4] go away? Hope not OKLA!! From Enid`s standpoint with unreliable ch 13 reception, it sure would be nice if you wound up back on a (clear!) UHF channel. As (with current antennas) we get solid reception of all full-power OKC U`s (as well as KOCO - 7). Regards, (Glenn Hauser to Mark Norman, OETA, Feb 14, via DXLD) Glenn, Thanks for your note. OETA was not required to repack, which is a blessing. Having to repack would have cost OETA and might have risked the future of the network. I am still very concerned for OETA`s future as our state funding has been cut by 65% in the last three years, more than any other state network. I am not sure how we will survive another major cut. I am sad you do not get our signal better in Enid. If you get KOCO which is on VHF 7, you should get KETA VHF 13. Our signals both travel about the same distance. The UHF Channels do get out better by about 10 to 15 miles but the FCC is repacking more stations down to VHF and they sold off all the UHF Channel 38 and above. Channel 9 for example is on Channel 39 UHF for now but they will be moved to their other UHF Channel 23 in town that they own [KSBI]. Whether Channel 23 UHF will get to Enid as well as their Channel 39 I am not sure. The height and size of your antenna in Enid will be the best option you have to improve you over the air reception. None of the OETA Sub-channels will go off their air since we do not have to give up our channel or share our channel, so we feel like this was a win-win for our network. We will be losing 4 translators which will require frequency changes if we can find a place to move. Channel 38 in Ponca City, Channel 48 in Buffalo, Channel 46 in Durant and Channel 47 in Duncan will have to go off the air in the next couple of year or move to a new channel. Thanks for the note. I have moved up to Interim Executive Director for a few months. My plan is to retire in the summer but hope you will continue as a viewer. (Mark Norman, Interim Executive Director Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Office 405-841-9250 Cell 580-620-1200 mnorman@oeta.tv Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram THE BEST IS YET TO COME ON OETA FESTIVAL 2017 Hamilton’s America, Victoria, Brit Floyd, BrainFit and Much More Only on OETA This March! Support Smart TV & Shows You Love at OETA.tv Feb 14, to gh, via DX LISTENING DIGEST) DTV ** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan is converting its AM and FM transmitters to DRM+ technology. http://www.abu.org.my/Latest_News-@-Radio_Pakistan_switching_to_Digital_with_DRM.aspx DRM is more spectrally efficient than both AM and FM. It allows more stations in a given bandwidth but it does that at a much higher quality than either AM or FM. The present AM and FM transmitters of Radio Pakistan can be made compatible to this technology with little amendment and to make its broadcasts clearer and cost-effective. Director General, Radio Pakistan Mr Khurshid Malik visited the project at Broadcasting House in Islamabad and he was informed that under this technology, three channels can be aired from a single transmitter, which will prove cost-effective. This technology enables listeners to get access to text services as well. Malik emphasized the need of improving contents of programmes besides introducing modern technology to cater the need of all segments of society (ABU via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) But, but --- ** PALAU. Poor signal of WHRI T8WH Angel 3 in Japanese, Feb 11 0800-0900 on 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs Japanese Sat From 1230 no signal of WHRI T8WH Angel 3, Angel 4 and Angel 5: Angel 3 till 1300 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs English Sat/Sun Angel 4 1315-1400 11925 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Indonesian Radio Japan 1400-1430 11925 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English Radio Japan 1430-1500 11675 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English Sat/Sun Angel 5 1300-1430 9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs English Sat/Sun 1430-1500 9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese Furusato no Kaze 1500-1530 9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean Nippon no Kaze 1530-1600 9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean Nippon no Kaze 1600-1630 9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese Furusato no Kaze http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/poor-signal-of-whri-t8wh-angel-3-in.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PARAGUAY. RADIO NACIONAL MOVE TO A NEW TRANSMITTER SITE. Effectively, the modern transmission equipment has gone to the new site, at Chaco-í, just across the Paraguay River from Asunción. This includes the new 20 and new 100 kW transmitters. SICOM Radio Nacional de Paraguay retains two hectares of the original land, to be used with the VHF FM transmitter, on 95.1 MHz. The effective elevation from the Capiatá site would be on the order of 240 Metres, as opposed to 173 Metres, from Chaco-í. The Paraguayan Government has been inviting bids for Insurance Policies on the new site. Chaco-í is in a River Delta Area, prone to flooding and storm-related problems. What was removed from the Capiatá site, in a separate operation, included the original, 1942 5 kW Philips transmitter, which operated at 3 kW, the better to conserve the Valves. The original frequency was 6276 kHz - expressed as "47.80 Metres", later changed to a more modern 6025 KHz - expressed as "49.79 meters". Also removed was the World War II vintage U.S. Army BC-610, the 1959 RCA 10 kW Medium Wave transmitter, the 1967 GATES 100 kW Medium Wave and the 1967 GATES 100 kW HF Transmitters, and the relatively new, Solid-State Taiwan Republic of China Medium Wave transmitter. The only transmitter remaining at Capiatá is the VHF FM, on 95.1 MHz. The new site has a 1/4-Wave Tower, 82 Meters high, and new, diesel alternators with which to feed the transmitters. There is a new PCM Radio Link to the studios, in Asunción. Undoubtedly, the Ground Conductivity of Chaco-í is far superior to Capiatá, promoting good Ground Wave Propagation. Sky Wave Propagation will not be so good, given high takeoff angles produced by the 1/4-Wave Tower. Sky Wave will depend upon reflection from the wet soil (Adán Mur, Paraguay, SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS with Tore B. Vik, Norway, Feb MW News via DXLD) ** PERU. 4747. R. HUANTA 2000. Febrero 9. 2323-2334 UT. Mujer da número de teléfono de su consulta espiritual, la dirección de San Martín 443 y los tipos de ayuda prestada. Luego avisos en quechua y español. SINPO: 45343 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4955, R. Cultural Amauta, 1057-1101 somber OA camposina [sic] music, live M announcer briefly, then usual canned ID announcement by W over "El Condor Pasa". Fair signal (1 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) 4955, R. CULTURAL AMAUTA. Febrero 8. 0003-0016 UT. Locutor habla en quechua acerca de una reunión a realizarse en una Iglesia “Asamblea de Dios” en la ciudad de Huanta, luego rogativas por el fin de la violencia política. Luego pasa a un programa de comentarios de índole social y político como los casos de los delitos comunes. SINPO: 45444. 4955. R. CULTURAL AMAUTA. Febrero 9. 2338- UT. Hombre, habla en idioma quechua, dando avisos de los llamados “comandos conjuntos” del Ejército peruano en la región de Huancavelica, luego avisos de celebración de polladas para el fin de semana y otras informaciones para localidades rurales. SINPO: 45444 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL- 660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 5980. R. CHASKI. Febrero 9. 0038-0048 UT. SINPO: 21221. Solamente se escucha levemente una modulación en la frecuencia. No obstante, se combinan el heterodino y las malas condiciones de la banda de 49 metros (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglistia yg via DXLD) 5980. R. CHASKI. Febrero 10. 2349-2359 UT. Predicación. SINPO: 44454 con heterodino de otra emisora en la misma frecuencia (Claudio Galaz, RX: PHILCO IC- 18R; ANT: Telescópica; QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, ibid.) 5980, Feb 13 circa 0030, JBA carrier from R. Chaski; retune at 0104.5 it`s already off, so autotimer must have undergone another reset earlier since last log. If not, it would have cut off at approx. 0108:18.5 since it`s already been nine days (x 6.67 seconds later each) from Feb 4 when it stopped at 0107:18.5* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5980, R. CHASKI. Febrero 13. 0035-0047 UT. Predicación. SINPO: 32442 con mucho QRM como heterodino. 5980. R. CHASKI. Febrero 14. 0044-0055 UT. Programa: ”El amor que vale”. SINPO: 42442 con mucho QRM como heterodino de una emisora china (Claudio Galaz; RX: Tecsun PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros; QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) 5980, Feb 14 at 0057, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, vs lite pulse jamming, and splatter from 5990 Cuba. Since I found last night that their autotimer had been reset earlier, tonight my ears are monitoring continuously while my eyes are glued to the watch, to find it does cut off at new earlier time of 0101:22*, so that will be the starting marker for a brand-new cycle of ~6.7 second latening per noctem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 6174. R. TAWANTINSUYO. Febrero 11. 0138-0148 UT. Emisión de huaynos con letras cristianas y luego locutor habla en idioma quechua para volver a un espacio musical. SINPO: 45454 (Claudio Galaz; RX: TECSUN PL-660; ANT: Hilo de 70 metros; QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** PUERTO RICO. SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) 580, WKAQ PR San Juan – Granted STA with U1 4500/4500. (AM Switch, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) Originally U3 10000/10000, then with STA of U1 10000/4500 (NRC AM Log 2016-2017 via DXLD) Day and night patterns both had deep null toward The Mainland, with major lobe to the SE, ergo while on this STA, United Statesians have a better chance of hearing it (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PUNTLAND. See SUDAN SOUTH [non] ** ROMANIA [and non]. 9610, Feb 11 at 0016, RRI in Spanish with somewhat weaker CCI. HFCC shows TWO China services simultaneously, CNR Mongolian from Beijing site, and CRI Hakka from Kunming. Sounds unChinese, so I`ll go with Beijing. 7340, Feb 14 at 0129, surprised to find RRI English here at S9+25, since this frequency is supposed to be in Romanian. // English properly on 7325 at S9+35, also // 5960 at S9+30, concluding sports roundup. Fourth frequency to N America is 5910 Romanian, which I should have tried for sure, but I think I noticed it was in Romanian earlier when making another futile check for any trace of Colombia. 7340, Feb 15 at 0152, RRI in proper language Romanian // 5910, unlike 24 hours ago when 7340 was in English by mistake, making 3 frequencies in that // 7325 & 5960 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DIA MUNDIAL DE LA RADIO: RRI-BUCAREST transmitió el 13 de febrero un excelente programa sobre la radio y CRI-BEIJING tamibén hizo lo propio, dos excentes programas que podríamos decir DX. Y aquí el enlace de Bucarest donde aparece el texto completo Radio Romania International - Día Mundial de la Radio 2017 http://www.rri.ro/es_es/dia_mundial_de_la_radio_2017-2559629 Tradueix aquesta pàgina Fa 1 dia - foto enviada por nuestro fiel oyente, Juan Franco Crespo (Valls, Tarragona, España). La Radio representa uno de los grandes logros tecnológicos de la ... CORDIALES SALUDOS / GOOD LUCK / (JUAN FRANCO CRESPO * STAMP JOURNALIST (AIPET), SÀLVIA 8 (MAS CLARIANA), E-43800 VALLS-TARRAGONA (ESPAÑA- SPAIN-ESPAGNE-SPANIEN), Feb 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: World Radio Day 2017 2017-02-17 07:15:00 Simona Sârbescu UNESCO invites all radio stations and support organizations to join it on the occasion of World Radio Day 2017, which provides an opportunity to celebrate radio and the way it contributes to shape our lives. World-day-of-the-radio-2017 --- Photo sent by our faithful listener, Juan Franco Crespo (Valls, Tarragona, Spain) Radio represents one of the great technological achievements of mankind. For a century, radio has allowed us to transmit sounds full of content with the speed of light. The whole world celebrates World Radio Day on February 13, a celebration established by UNESCO in 2012 as a tribute to this important medium of information and culture. UNESCO invites all radio stations and support organizations to join it on the occasion of World Radio Day 2017, which provides an opportunity to celebrate radio and the way it contributes to shape our lives. Radio remains the most dynamic, reactive and attractive medium of communication, while adapting to the changes of the 21st century and offering new forms of interaction and participation. As UNESCO has pointed out, at a time when social networks and the fragmentation of the public can be grouped with like-minded people into media bubbles, radio is in a unique position to unite communities and foster positive dialogue With a view to change. By listening to its listeners and responding to their needs, radio offers the diversity of opinions and voices necessary to meet the challenges that affect us all. Radio informs us and transforms us through entertainment, information and audience participation. Having a radio, you are never alone and you always have the company of a good friend. This year, UNESCO's main objective is to encourage radio stations around the world, whether community, private or public, to equip themselves with the tools they need to be the best radio stations. To that end, they should ensure that they maintain a constant dialogue with the radio sector, its listeners and the general public. It also wants broadcasters to be able to create excellent programming, as well as entertainment and information, and to do so, we must find creative ways to promote freedom of expression and to address the main issues that affect local communities today And the world at large. As every year, on the occasion of World Radio Day, RRI invites you, dear listeners and Internet users, to send us brief e-mail messages to the address span@rri.ro You can also send us brief comments about the importance of the radio, the same address or through our pages on Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. In addition, we hope that they send us personal, royalty- free photos that relate to the role that the radio plays in their lives, to upload them along with their comments to the RRI page, as well as to our Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest and Google+. The existence of radio waves was first presented to the public by Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor. In 1894, Marconi, at age 20, read about the experiments conducted by Heinrich Hertz a few years earlier. These experiments clearly demonstrated the existence of invisible electromagnetic waves propagating through the air at the speed of light. Marconi built a system that could transmit and receive radio signals from a distance of about 3 km. In 1895 a radio signal was sent for the first time; In 1907 he received the first radio signal in Canada - namely, the "X" sign in Morse code. Although the most important patent was obtained in 1900, Marconi continued to make several improvements to his invention. In 1901 he managed to send a radio message across the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland. In Romania, the first radio broadcast took place on November 1, 1928, when Romanian Broadcasting was created, today's radio. Radio is the most common means of mass communication in the world, according to a UNESCO study. According to data from this organization, more than two-thirds of the world's inhabitants have access to more than 40,000 radio stations around the world. "Hello, hello, here Radio Bucharest"! These were the first words to be heard in the ether, on November 1, 1928 in Romania, when the national radio station was founded, which became the Romanian Broadcasting society today. Every November 1st we celebrate, with open days, the Romanian national radio. The Romanian Radio is constantly placed in the top of the stations preferred by the Rumanians. More than 5 million listeners daily choose one of our frequencies. Radio Romania aims to be always honest, serious, dedicated to its public mission, credible and, we dare say, very strong in the landscape of the media. RRI covers wide areas of Europe as well as several US urban areas. The United States, the Near East, Asia, North Africa and Australia whose programs can be tuned by shortwave (analogue and digital), satellite, Internet and cable networks. RRI transmits daily 54 hours of broadcasts on three channels. Programs and broadcasts in Romanian and several foreign languages can also be heard on the air and online radio stations in Europe and North America. Much of the emissions can be tuned to the letter for a week on the RRI website, http://www.rri.ro Also, the editorial content of RRI is found in social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Flickr). (via DXLD) MORE on World Radio Day below under WORLD OF HOROLOGY ** RUSSIA. Fair to good signal of Adygeyan Radio, Feb 10: 1745-1755 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs test tone 1755-1800 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs dead air 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/fair-signal-of-adygeyan-radio-on-feb10.html Fair to good signal of Adygeyan Radio, Feb 12: 1900-2000 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Sun http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/fair-to-good-signal-of-adygeyan-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA [non]. SATELLITES =========================== Television 12.152-H/20000 Msps, 97 W, Galaxy-19, RT-America with lots & lots of anti-Trump stuff that the laugh track implied should have been funny, but I thought was just crude, even when I did agree with a point the host made, on 'Redacted Tonight', then a very NON political Larry King Live show. (Is he still on other cable channels or is he on RT America exclusively these days?) This feed appears to be only on during North American prime time, but the RT GENERAL feed appears on 24/7. More 'research' is needed here! Inline image 5. 50% quality but in steady with no issues, QPSK, 480i SD MPEG2 compression. In well 0350-0400 4/Feb (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 17895 & 17705 & 17615, Feb 13 at 1429, the three 16m BSKSA frequencies are poor-fair, i.e. propagation is improving, and in fact they are better than CUBA on 17580, 17730, 17750. By 1505 the SA triad are off, and RHC is much stronger than before, S9+20 on 17750 but JBM, also 17730; and 17580 is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SEYCHELLES [non]. Reception of FEBA in English via BaBcoCk Trincomalee on Feb 13 1415-1430 on 9775*TRM 125 kW / 345 deg SoAs English Mon, strong signal * co-ch weak 9775 BEI 150 kW / 270 deg EaAs Chinese China Nat.Radio-2: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-feba-in-english-via_13.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Wantok FM via SIBC, Feb 07 1422-1432, 35333, Pidgin, Music, ID at 1422 and 1431 [Ko.Hashimoto, JAPAN] 5020, SIBC, Feb 10 1108-1122, 45433-45333, English, News, ID at 1110 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5020even, SIBC Honiara, checked on remote SDR in Alberta Canada, at 1140 UT on Febr 13, S=8 or -82dBm in Edmonton unit. Phone-in program, female listener called in [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 1170, WWVA, Wheeling WV (Barton OH xmtr); 0444-0500+, 5-Feb; Brother HyStairical with usual last days Prophet of God huxterage & mentions of, as usual, being alone in his radio room & chastising his mockers & scoffers (not the one where he mentions Glenn Hauser). Said we could see his radio room by visiting http://www.overcomerministry.org B.S. cut off at 0459+ in mid-huxter for ID, “News Radio 11-70 WWVA” into non-B.S. religihuxter program. Mainly on top (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Brother HySTAIRical /TOM/ via WBCQ The Planet on Feb 8 2020&2130 on 9330vBCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to ENAm English CUSB This slot is not mentioned in official winter WBCQ schedule. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/brother-hystairical-tom-via-wbcq-planet.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #993 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, February 13, 2017, via DXLD) SECRETLAND, Brother HySTAIRical via SPL Feb 9 1700-0200 on 9465 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to ENAm English 1700-2000 on 15325 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to WeAf MISSING 1804-2001 on 9700 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/brother-hystairical-via-spl-on-feb9.html New schedule of Brother HySTAIRical on 9465 kHz via SPL BULGARIA 1700-0200 9465 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to ENAm English Mon-Fri, ex Daily 2000-0200 9465 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to ENAm English Sat/Sun, ex 17-02 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/new-schedule-of-brother-hystairical-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Brother HySTAIRical TOM via WBCQ The Planet on Feb 10: from 0712 on 7490.2 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to ENAm English AM Not mentioned in winter WBCQ schedule, probably 0500-0800 UT Other broadcast of TOM on 9330vCUSB is probably 1700-2300 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/brother-hystairical-tom-via-wbcq-planet_10.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) USA. 5850 (RMI) // 7490 (WBCQ) // 7570 (RMI) // 7730 (RMI), 0332, Feb 13. Strange anomaly on all frequencies; heard two different Brother Stair programs simultaneously; two different audio feeds at the same audio level. He is normally bizarre, but to actually hear two different programs at the same time almost sounded like he was arguing with himself, hi (Ron Howard, Calif., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. REE --- Radio Exterior de España parece que está hoy fuera del aire. Inaudible en 9690, 15390 y 15500 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, 2127 UT 10 Feb, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) Manuel, a esta hora, 2150 UT, los 15390 audibles con un 35433. A temprana hora no estaba en casa. Un abrazo y saludos a la comunidad. (CE3BBC, Hugo López C., Santiago de Chile, ibid.) 9690, Feb 11 at 2214, REE still AWOL from North American frequency, at least detectable on 11685, 15390, 15500 for elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ESPAÑA, Radio Exterior parece que lleva aproximadamente una semana sin transmitir en 9690 y con señal baja en las otras frecuencias. En este instante, aquí en Lugo, nada en 9690, nada en 15500 y señal débil en 15390. Saludos (Manuel Mëndez, Lugo, España, 1923 UT Feb 13, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) 9690, Feb 14 at 2107, REE reactivated, VG signal with silly ballgame, while JBA on 11685, poor on 15390, 15500. I think this is first day North American channel is back after latest outage (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) There will be more soccer live coverage in coming weeks, amongst Spanish excellent soccer teams of Barcelona, Sevilla, Real Madrid, and Atlético Madrid. According - see schedule of Champions League, Round of 16 games 14. Febr 2017 19:45 SL Benfica 1:0 Dortmund 19:45 Paris SG 4:0 Barcelona 15. Febr 2017 19:45 Real Madrid -:- SSC Neapel 19:45 Bayern -:- Arsenal 21. Febr 2017 19:45 Man City -:- AS Monaco 19:45 Leverkusen -:- Atletico 22. Febr 2017 19:45 FC Porto -:- Juventus 19:45 Sevilla -:- Leicester 07. March 2017 19:45 SSC Neapel -:- Real Madrid 19:45 Arsenal -:- Bayern 08. March 2017 19:45 Dortmund -:- SL Benfica 19:45 Barcelona -:- Paris SG 14. March 2017 19:45 Juventus -:- FC Porto 19:45 Leicester -:- Sevilla 15. March 2017 19:45 AS Monaco -:- Man City 19:45 Atletico -:- Leverkusen (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation SLBC with new schedule, Feb 11 1630-1730 11750 TRM 125 kW/345 deg N/ME Sinhala relay City FM M-F 1630-1830 11750 TRM 125 kW/345 deg N/ME Sinhala relay City FM Sat/Sun http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation-slbc.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN. 9505, 9/2 1730, Voice of Africa - Omdurman, English news, sufficient (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, Feb 12, shortwave yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) Voice of Africa Radio and Radio Omdurman Sudan on Feb 10: Voice of Africa Sudan Radio from 1735 9505 ALF 100 kW / 210 deg CeAf English, very low modulation Radio Omdurman Sudan from 1935 7205 ALF 100 kW / 210 deg CeAf Arabic open carrier/dead air http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/voice-of-africa-sudan-radio-and-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [non]. [13800] Very strong reception of Radio Dabanga (is that what it's still called?) at 1600 UT and not for the hoped for Radio Puntland. Listed to go off at 1630. 73 (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Feb 14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Walt, Also noted them today (Feb 14), a little earlier than you and with well above average reception. Yes, recently I noted their distinctive repetitive singing "Radio Dabanga" ID. Have not heard anything from Puntland at my QTH (Ron Howard, California, ibid.) 13800.006 fq unstable, hops 5 Hertz up and down, on Feb 11 at 1435 UT, S=9+5dB in Germany, but noted at +20dB level in Doha Qatar remote unit. [and SUDAN SOUTH [non]]. BUT WAS NOT Puntland Radio in Arabic, rather ID's heard of Southern Sudanese / Netherlands PNW-FPU sponsored shortwave relay Radio Tamazuj via MBR Nauen Germany site on lower power of 100 kW, not via the central Thalès-Ampegon 4x ALLISS beasts installation there [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 7315even, CVA Southern Sudanese / Netherlands PNW-FPU sponsored shortwave relay Radio Tamazuj via Vatican Radio center at Santa Maria di Galeria. At 0342 UT on Feb 12 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. FRANCE: 15250, Eye Radio (South Sudan); 1633- 1659:00*, 5-Feb; Mix of commentaries in English & LL [unknown language] & Afro-pop music; ID 1654+. Copiable with strong hiss QRM, LSB helped. Not in Aoki (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST) FRANCE, Good signal of Eye Radio via TDF Issoudun, Feb 15 1600-1700 on 15250 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English* *including other languages Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/good-signal-of-eye-radio-via-tdf.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SYRIA. A SARCASTIC RESPONSE TO SYRIA'S MILITANTS: FM RADIO By Mike Thomson BBC News 9 February 2017 From the section Magazine http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38912958 It takes a special kind of person to run a radio station in an area controlled by Islamist militants in northern Syria. Music is forbidden, so are women presenters. But Raed Fares - manager of Radio Fresh FM - has come up with a creative response to the militants' demands. It is mid-day and almost time for the latest news from Radio Fresh FM in the rebel-held province of Idlib, in north west Syria. Suddenly the airwaves are filled with assorted sounds of tweeting birds, clucking chickens and bleating goats. As the newsreader gets under way, the cacophony continues beneath his voice. You might be forgiven for thinking that this is some sort of farming bulletin. It's not. It's simply that the station's manager, Raed Fares, has had enough of being told what to do by the powerful jihadist group, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham or JFS - which until last July was linked to al-Qaeda and known as the al-Nusra Front. "They tried to force us to stop playing music on air," says Fares. "So we started to play animals in the background as a kind of sarcastic gesture against them." In what appear to be further acts of sarcastic sabotage aimed at JFS's ban on music, Radio Fresh FM has introduced long sequences of bongs from London's Big Ben clock, endless ticking sounds, ringing explosions and the whistle of shells flying through the air. And instead of songs with melodies, the station now plays recordings of tuneless chanting football fans. Fares has been getting involved in confrontations of one kind or another for years now. He took part in hundreds of demonstrations against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime at the beginning of the uprising in 2011 and continues to see it as the biggest enemy. Many of his friends were killed or imprisoned, as the authorities responded with increasing violence. Image copyright AFP: Image caption Raed Fares was one of many demonstrators in the town of Kafranbel in the early days of the Syrian uprising Then came the threats from fighters of the so called Islamic State. Like JFS, they said the station's music was haram, or offensive to Islam. Believing this to be totally wrong, Fares ignored the threats and carried on as before, but nearly paid with his life. Just over three years ago, when the 44-year-old former estate agent arrived home in the early hours of the morning, after finishing work at the radio station, two IS gunmen with Kalashnikovs were waiting for him. They fired a barrage of shots, leaving more than a dozen holes in his car, even more in the wall behind, and two in the right side of his body. These shattered several bones in his shoulder and ribs, as well as puncturing his right lung. Fares was left lying in a pool of blood and only narrowly survived after being rushed to hospital by his brother. "I still have trouble breathing," he later said, "but my doctor says my lungs should be no problem because of the size of my nose." It's not that surprising that IS doesn't like Fares. After all, he did once design a poster depicting Syria as an alien with a monster called ISIS exploding out of its chest. The group has since been pushed out of Idlib province. President Assad, though, is his favourite target. He once got his friends to drape themselves in shrouds and then filmed them staggering out of graves calling for Assad to step down, as if even the dead want him gone. He posted it online and it was played on a number of Arabic television stations. Humour, it seems, is never far from the surface with Raed Fares. Take his response to another of JFS's demands, to get rid of women news readers - who are also haram, they say. Has he, I ask him, agreed to swap them for men? "No, I have another solution for that issue. We simply put their voices through a computer software program which makes them sound like men." Though having heard the resulting broadcasts, I would say the women now sound closer to Daleks or robots than men. Media caption: Listen to a sample of Radio Fresh FM's wacky farmyard noises The feisty 6ft 2in station manager has also refused JFS's demands to allow their members into the radio station to monitor the behaviour of his staff. "We said 'No,'" he says. "You have to monitor the transmissions, not what people are doing inside the radio station." JFS are not the only extremist rebels in the area. There are about a dozen others, and even though some of the biggest factions have recently been forming new alliances, this still makes the area chaotic to govern. There is little more than two hours of mains electricity a day, water supplies are limited and food increasingly expensive in a region flooded with 700,000 refugees from elsewhere in the country. The fact that Fares's dispute with JFS has continued for so long is evidence that the group is a little more tolerant than IS. But as a family man with three children is he not worried that sooner or later one of these jihadist groups will kill him? "They've tried that five times already," he says. "If it happens, it happens. But they haven't succeeded yet. I try to survive, but if I can't, it's OK." He tells me that the lowest point in his life came when one of his closest friends was killed and another severely injured by a bomb last summer. Fares admits that he nearly took his own life in the days that followed. But now, he says, he is more determined than ever to carry on. "We started the revolution together and were all aware that we faced the same risks," he says. "That means that my life isn't more expensive than my friends who lost their lives." Mike Thomson's report about radio Fresh FM ran on the Today programme on 9 February. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter (via Gerald T Pollard, NC, DXLD) See also WORLD OF HOROLOGY ** TAHITI. Comment on closure of MW in Polynesia France must rethink its shutdown of AM radio broadcasting in Polynesia, says PFF, the Pacific Freedom Forum. “People in the outer islands of French Polynesia are rightly complaining against the closure,” says PFF Chair Monica Miller. Miller says that France is ignoring the safety of outer islanders who rely on a strong AM signal from Radio Polynésie Première for emergencies, especially during frequent cyclones. French Polynesia has been hit by as many as five major cyclones in one season, back in the early 1980s. “What excuse has France got, really, for shutting down the main source of information for the region’s second largest territory?” asks Miller. “Surely the third largest economy in Europe can afford a few thousand for keeping all its citizens informed”, she says. PFF is welcoming calls from the government of French Polynesia to reconsider the closure, and joins criticism from consumer association, Te Tia Ara: AM signals were shut down in December, with the state broadcaster adding five stations to a territorial network of 48 other FM stations. “FM is vulnerable to disruption even in mild weather,” says Miller. “By shutting down its AM signal, France is also betraying constitutional guarantees for press plurality,” she says. (source? via Feb Medium Wave News via DXLD) French Polynesia joins a growing list of Pacific nations without long range radio broadcast capacity. The Cook Islands next door turned down its AM signal after the state broadcaster was privatised in the early 1990s. For years after, Cook Islanders outside the capital Rarotonga tuned into Samoa radio, 2AP. But then a decade later Samoa almost privatised state radio, eventually deciding to cut back signal strength and staff numbers. Australia has also recently shut down shortwave broadcasting to the region. Radio Polynésie Première started broacasting as Radio Tahiti, for three hours a day, in 1949 (source? via Feb ``Jan`` MW News via DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. 7245. Feb 15 at 0247, Voice of Tajik, Dushanbe, in Tajik. Man announcer talks; A short song; Woman announcer talks with a instrumental song, underground, "Yesterday"; 0252 A song by female singer; 0300 A song; Man announcer talks; 0302 Abrupt sign-off and no returns. Very poor to barely audible transmission, 35431 (sometimes, 35432). (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier (JRX). Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3). RX (s): Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** THAILAND. 17639.96, R. Thailand, Feb 09 0551-0559*, 25332, English, News, ID at 0556, 0559 s/off (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD- 525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [non]. 11507, 11/2 1320 Voice of Tibet - Oslo, Tibetano talk sufficient (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, Feb 12, shortwave yg via DXLD) Per following, supposed to be on 11513 at that time (gh) TAJIKISTAN, Updated schedule of Voice of Tibet, Feb 9 1200-1215 on 11513 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese no change 1215-1230 NF 11508 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 11513 1230-1245 on 11507 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan no change 1245-1300 NF 11508 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 11507 1300-1330 on 11513 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan no change 1330-1400 on 9508 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan no change All frequencies are jammed by China on xxxx0 / xxxx5 Changes between frequencies vary from 5 to 7 minutes http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/updated-schedule-of-voice-of-tibet-feb9.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. 890.999, TRT, and 926.997 TRT around 0330 UT Feb 12 on Zakynthos Greece remote site [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. 12035, Feb 14 at 1420, VOT music, hurried headlines in English to close European service, and 1425 to IS with presumed Kazakh IDs interspersed, until finally cut off at 1429:10* --- so Emirler must still hustle to get Kazakh frequency 9785 up and modulating by 1430:00. WEWN has fixed the 12050 spurblobs, for now, see U S A, so VOT is QRM-free today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. BLACKS OUT NEWS ABOUT TERRORISM The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has introduced new measures limiting broadcasting after terror attacks. According to the new measures, broadcasters will only be permitted to report terror attacks with statements from officials and tickers, without footage from the scene. The phrase “breaking news” will not be permitted in the tickers. The broadcasters will not be able to use any video footage or photographs of explosions or terror attacks other than those provided by officials. The moment of terror attacks and scenes showing the aftermath of the attack will not be broadcast, as well as the footage that shows people’s fear and panic at the site of the terror attack. The measures also state that correspondents and anchors will not be permitted to “use exaggerated statements involving agitation.” The ban on broadcasting the scene of attacks includes showing fire department vehicles, police vehicles, ambulance footage, witness accounts, officials at the scene, and evidence-collecting work. No information regarding where the incident took place and no map of the scene will be permitted to be shown, neither will be the names of terrorist organizations suspected of carrying out the attack. Broadcasts “including criticism and commentary” will also not be permitted according to the new regulation, while regular broadcast streaming will not be allowed to be interrupted for news that is part of the gag order. A range of penalties will be imposed for broadcasters who do not comply with the rules (Feb MW News via DXLD) ** UGANDA [non]. 15240, Sun Feb 12 at 1658 and 1825 chex, no signal at all from R. Munansi, thus WWRB seems off, especially since neighbor 15825 WWCR is fairly audible at 1825. So is R. Munansi gone for good or just troubled now? You never know, as WWRB has never acknowledged it on their website, altho it does show a `Global 2` transmission Sat & Sun 16-22 UT on 15240 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. "Ukrainian Radio", and the Crimean Tatar radio Meydan Radios started broadcasting recently built in the village teleradiovyshki Karatchoun (Kherson region) in the territory of Crimea. The signal reaches Simferopol, Dzhankoy, Krasnoperekopsk, Armenian, and covers the entire Moscow route, and told his page on the social network Facebook member of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine Sergey Kostinsky. In comments to post Kostinsky said that soon the Crimea territory will begin broadcasting "Radio Crimea Real" and "Kherson FM". "Crimea has always listened and will listen to what he says Moscow", - said the RIA Novosti began broadcasting "Ukrainian Radio" on the peninsula Minister of internal policy, information and communication Crimea Dmitry Polonsky. He called the failed attempt to extend to the territory of the peninsula broadcasting without corresponding Russian law, calling it a waste of resources Ukrainian budget. At the end of January on Chongar teleradiovyshki in building height of 150 m was completed within two months. The tower was built as part of the draft plan of action for Broadcasting Development Strategy in the Kherson region, and the organization of broadcasting in the territory of Crimea. (from http://jourdom.ru/news/91826 via RusDX Feb 12 via DXLD) ** UKRAINE [and non]. mass media ==== Powerful broadcasting and public policy --- BROADCASTING In Russia, a powerful state radio (HF, MW, LW bands) completely stopped working for a couple of years ago. In this regard, we read an interesting document. The official representative of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation in terms of their competence, explains the situation and reported the following: "In all developed countries, including in Russia, there is a gradual abandonment of powerful broadcasting. This type of radio transmission is extremely expensive, and the audience is constantly decreasing." For comparison, we propose to consider the situation from a powerful broadcasting in foreign countries (based on the annual directory of the competent «World radio tv handbook (WRTH)») From public sources, it follows that, in the United States on medium wave transmitters operate about 2000 up to 50 kW, including about 200 transmitters 50 kW. In Germany, the widely used DV range, the maximum transmitter power up to 2000 kW. On the medium wave power is 1200 kW. Most transmitters have a power of 10 - 100 kW. In China, domestic medium wave broadcast in 808 transmitter output power of 1 kW to 500 kW. There is activation of broadcasting in the Russian Federation of Muslim countries radio stations (17 hours a day for 36 frequencies) and religious direction of radio stations (24 hours a day using 90 frequencies). In most countries, the transmitting equipment is regularly updated. Over the past 10 years the total number of active transmitters put into operation the new over 20%, suggesting that there is a stable demand in this market segment. new technical means in the Arab East, especially actively introduced, the Asia - Pacific region, a number of African countries. Even in Ukraine is not the richest, according to Ukrainian media, the "National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting on 12 January 2017. granted permission to broadcast on the territory of the "TAU" with the use of radio frequency 873 kHz in Ore (Donetsk region.) of the National Radio Company of Ukraine ", - the press service of the National Council. "Thus, the residents of" controlled and occupied territories "will be able to listen to news programs," Ukrainian Radio ", as well as transmission, developed in partnership with the" Voice of Donbass "," Radio Liberty", which are adapted for the residents of" occupied "regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions". On the Ukrainian site of the National Radio Company of Ukraine (NRCU) read: "10 December 2016. NRKU and its creative association World Service Broadcasting in Ukraine began broadcasting on a frequency of 1278 kHz and 1431. in Russian. Within four hours, you can listen to a selection of topical news, socio-political, cultural and educational programs. Broadcasting is carried out with the radio center "Ray" Nikolaev. Transmitter power - 500 kW ". In addition, I would like to remind you that the majority of the territory of the Russian Federation located in the northern latitudes and in the Asian part. A substantial part of the territory is located in permafrost regions, occupying more than 11 million sq., Which is about 65% of the country. It is necessary to the development of vast areas, including polar and polar regions, where currently there is no terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure. "Presidential Decree of June 24, 2009 ? 715" On mandatory nationwide public television and radio channels "(hereinafter - the Decree) approved the list of mandatory nationwide public radio" Vesti FM "," Mayak "," Radio Russia ". These radio stations are required to spread throughout the territory of the Russian Federation, and free for consumers." But the Ministry of Communications continues: "Most of the major Russian radio stations to broadcast on their websites. The introduction of digital broadcasting creates conditions for the development of the entire territory of the Russian Federation with the possibility of multi broadcast receiving free air (using individual antennas) mandatory nationwide public television and radio channels which are broadcast as part of the first multiplex of digital terrestrial broadcasting." Vast areas in the Russian Arctic (and not only) are not covered by terrestrial broadcasting signal and because of their size are not covered by them for the foreseeable future (see for example the documentary "Journey to the wilds of Siberia", starting with 53 minutes to finish). Thus, in fact, the full conditions for the implementation of the Decree of the President is not created. Those. for the reception of radio stations, according to the Ministry of Communications, you must carry a TV (if you still have a television signal), or access the Internet (both almost none in the Russian Arctic). powerful broadcasting tools could solve this problem. And further: "This decision is a consequence of the reduction of the federal budget." Even in Ukraine the money found, and we're reducing the budget. When to change the state policy on the development of telecommunications, when the relevant ministries appear competent staff who understand that TV and the Internet is not the radio? Andrew Bryksenkov, CTPD chairman of the Consortium, Polar Commission Member of the Russian Geographical Society It is written for the portal "Connect.wit". Address of the first publication. Published on the Portal with the permission of the author. Http://dxing.ru/publikatsii/89-radioveschanie/2417-moschnoe-radioveschanie-i-gosudarstvennaja-politika.html#comments Address of the first publication - http://www.connect-wit.ru/moshhnoe-radioveshhanie-i-gosudarstvennaya-politika.html (via RusDX 12 Feb via DXLD ** UKRAINE [non]. 11580, Feb 10 at 2357, WRMI in English narration of a story set in Russia, with classical music bridges, fair S8-S5; 2359 outro as `The Reading Lounge`, just in time for cut to BZ WRMI ID. No ID for the station relayed, but we know it`s RUI, as same program title I logged on Sept 25, 2014, when WRMI was just starting to revive and relay RUI. Now the 2330 broadcast is M-F only, and only on 11580 (while 5850 & 6855 are competing with Radio Prague), but RUI is 7- daily at 0200 on same plus 6855 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST) ** U A E. 7285.099 the 4th very frequency unstable unit, - at Al Dhabbaya UAE, BBC Arabic relay service, S=9+15dB at 0339 UT. 7304.995, BBC Persian service relay at Al Dhabbaya UAE site in Middle East. S=9+10dB [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. RADIO RELEASED FROM SHACKLES Southgate February 14, 2017 Commercial radio stations will no longer be shackled to an outdated regulatory system under new plans announced by the UK Government on World Radio Day The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation to overhaul regulation of national and local radio stations. At present, commercial radio has to abide by a series of complex rules regarding content which are enforced by Ofcom, many of which were devised in the late 1980s before the emergence of digital technologies. But Government has announced today that it is consulting on changes to the rules that govern much of the programming decisions, and is proposing to give greater flexibility to local radio stations in particular, so that they can have a say in their own content. It will further mean that DJs will be free to play more of the music and content they and their listeners want, when they want, without their station needing Ofcom’s permission. Stations will also be able to network more of their services across different stations, allowing them to showcase star presenters throughout the day including at breakfast time. The consultation closes May 8, download the document from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/commercial-radio-deregulation-consultation Press Release https://www.gov.uk/government/news/radio-released-from-shackles Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Stations being able to network will inevitably mean a loss of local content as what has happened here in New Zealand. Most are networked out of Auckland (Paul, Christchurch NZ, mwdx yg via DXLD) ** U K. BBC CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF DESERT ISLAND DISCS 29 JANUARY, 2017 On Sunday 29 January, BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs will sail into its 75th anniversary with former professional footballer and ex- England captain David Beckham as the castaway. The station Broadcasts on a number of frequencies including 198 kHz. Since it was first heard on 29th January 1942, the programme has invited over 3,000 guests to talk about their lives and choose eight tracks, a book and a luxury item that they would take with them to a desert island. Sunday’s episode of Desert Island Discs will also pay homage to the occasion by re-introducing the sound of sea wash to the opening and closing of the programme for the first time since the 1960s. The celebrated format was devised by Roy Plomley, who hosted the show until 1985, after which it was presented by Michael Parkinson until 1988 and Sue Lawley until 2006. Today, in the hands of current presenter Kirsty Young, the show continues its reign as one of BBC Radio’s most loved programmes with a weekly on air audience of 2.8 million. Desert Island Discs is also available as a podcast with iTunes and an extensive archive is available online, with episodes dating back to the 1950s available to listen and download. (http://www.bbc.co.uk) (via Feb MW News via DXLD) ** U S A. STEVE LARE --- I am working on a photo page of Steve from early MARE activities, including doing the funky chicken dance while listening to JJY & the Pips. I'll send a link when I get it published. Here is the last shot I got of him on a visit to his place in October 2013. [Inline image 10] obit re 17-06 [Steve was 63 & passed on 1/26. Steve was a long-time MARE member from the early days. Steve invented the “hunters beverage” antenna. At an Island Lake DXpedition, Steve stepped outside in time to see the end of his wire slinking off into the woods. He followed it and found two hunters coiling it up for him.] (MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) ** U S A. 3245-USB, UT Sun Feb 12 at 0149, that Saturday night MARS- like net. One guy is talking about ``blending three cultures``, i.e. AF, Navy and Army MARS with slightly different ways of doing things. Navy MARS was of course abolished a couple years ago; I`ve noticed that Air Force and Army seem to be mixed together now. But strive to make it `professional`, not just amateur. That said, may pat themselves on the back as ``no one else does it better``, unfortunately making others look bad, but that`s their problem. Mostly abbr`d calls dispensing with prefices, but including AAA5R5, AAA5RX1, AAA5RD. Net closing at 0201 but continues a few minutes more with informal QSO about what`s causing some fuses to blow (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 3269-USB, UT Tue Feb 14 at 0138, another MARS net, this one with radiochex and/or relays among abbr`d calls 6VK, 6GE, 6RB and 6IN, calls fonetikaly (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4000-USB, UT Mon Feb 13 at 0109, MARS net right on the shorter edge of 80m band. S9+25 monolog about Texas State `Guard; two- day training session available; participate on VHF net. Is reading from Admin notes: #6, some new members for Texas Army MARS are pending, applications sent to the fort, but got to have HF radios. #7 about ALE, a new version, will have to be installed. #8, online encryption. Abbr`d calls include 6YK, 6BG, need help for net control on some dates. TX7 will help with training. #8 about 2017 hamfests, starting 25 Feb at Orange. Concludes Admin notes, out at 0115. Then contact between TXX and TXL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4036-USB, Feb 15 at 0211, MARS net with abbr`d calls, all fonetik, including R5M, 5R3, and AAA5R2 about sending traffic. 4041-USB, UT Tue Feb 14 at 0104, MARS net with radiochex among AFA7FA > AAR7JT < AFA7BG, calls fonetikaly, indicating relative strengths. 4041-USB, another MARS net 5 kHz away [from 4036, above], Feb 15 at 0210, first sending digital file; then reciting a roster presumably of stations which have checked in tonight, fonetikaly: AAA7JO is the NCS, 7JU, 7DP, AFA7BG, 7BP, 7AC, AFA7KO, 7NE, and one then heard, 7JV (evidently the ones without AFA- are AAAs, or AARs?) At 0214 NCS says A7A is now a free net. Radiochex follow between 7GH and 7JO, then sending digital test message (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 10000, Feb 14 at 1404, WWV is announcing during this minute every hour that due to an upgrade it will be off the air from all frequencies Feb 21 & 22 (Tue & Wed) starting at 14 UT for not more than 8 hours each. That will be a chance for us to hear some other SFTS stations, e.g. is LOL ARGENTINA really active? STFT Sked per WRTH shows 14-15 M-F only on 10000 with 2 kW. Of course, WWVH will still be running. 5005.19, Feb 15 at 0148, WWV is putting a spur here with tix audible, but disappears at 0149 after minute announcement. I was preparing to look for reactivated Madagascar, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also PROPAGATION ** U S A. VOA is 75 and they put up a nice web page where you can hear their first broadcast (from NYC to Nazi Germany via a London relay) and explore an amazing timeline of VOA's progress (and regress) over the years: http://www.insidevoa.com/p/5829.html (via Ed Cummings - SWLfest mailing list via Mike Terry, Feb 10, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. BBG CEO LANSING: TRUMPSTERS AT VOA NO PROBLEM; vs RUSSIA Broadcasting Board of Governors' Chief On The Future Of VOA 4:24 Download http://www.npr.org/2017/02/10/514458676/broadcasting-board-of-governors-chief-on-the-future-of-voa Transcript February 10, 20174:58 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition John Lansing is the CEO of the agency in charge of the government- funded Voice of America news service. He talks with Steve Inskeep about the agency's operations under the new administration. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A news story a few weeks ago filled critics of President Trump with anxiety. The story said transition aides for the new president had turned up at Voice of America, one of the networks the United States uses to try to send fact-based news around the world. The anxiety was that a new president who frequently repeats inaccurate information would turn the network to his own purposes. We spoke with John Lansing, the CEO of the governing body that oversees Voice of America. And Lansing, appointed under President Obama, says the transition has actually been normal. JOHN LANSING: Representatives from the administration came over here. And they are just learning about how the agency works, what makes Voice of America work. INSKEEP: And so let's just put it out there. Are the administration aides telling you what to broadcast? LANSING: They are absolutely not. And if they were to, it would be illegal. INSKEEP: The Voice of America was established in World War II to counter Nazi Germany's propaganda. And it continued into the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Today, the VOA uses radio, social media, digital media to reach people inside Russia. In fact, it's expanding its efforts to reach the nations around Russia. And Lansing insists the mission has not changed. LANSING: VOA tells the story of America - not just stories about the government but stories about entrepreneurialism, health and science and technology in parts of the world where the Russians put a false narrative about the American experience and the American intentions and motives. INSKEEP: So you mentioned false narratives. What is an example of a Russian false narrative that is harmful to the United States? LANSING: Well, for instance, the Russians - if you think about the hot war in Eastern Ukraine, the Russian narrative is that that's something that's been ginned up by the United States. INSKEEP: Oh, this is kind of classic conspiracy theory. They're saying it's a false-flag operation. LANSING: Yeah. INSKEEP: It looks like Russia's interfering in eastern Ukraine. But it's actually the United States doing it. LANSING: Right, yeah. You can sort of put that approach against any number of issues. You know, up is down. Black is white - that kind of thing. And so we're constantly fighting a battle every day in the face of propagandists around the world. INSKEEP: What tools does Russia use to get its narratives out? LANSING: Well Russia has a very, very well-financed media conglomerate. You can see RT, Russia Today, here in the United States. And sometimes it's much more subtle and nuanced than you might think. It's a way of twisting a narrative or questioning a narrative that puts the United States at a disadvantage on an important issue. INSKEEP: Meaning they might throw in some facts, but they'll bend them a certain way. LANSING: Yes. INSKEEP: Is Russia investing big time in this kind of propaganda? LANSING: Oh, their investment in media and disinformation and propaganda would dwarf that of the United States - easily 10 to one. INSKEEP: Ten to one. LANSING: Yes. Our agency, to give you an example, is funded at $750 million a year. And we believe Russian-state media would be in the range of 10 times that. INSKEEP: How, if at all, have you dealt with the fact that you're trying to counter Russian propaganda? And in recent months, on a number of instances, the president of the United States has appeared to take the Russian line and Russian narratives. LANSING: Well, we report that just as any news organization. It's our job to report all sides of a story. And we have the greatest respect for whoever is president. And their point of view is something that's newsworthy. And we report that. INSKEEP: I'm thinking about just the other day. The president is talking with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News. They talk about Vladimir Putin, the Russian president. O'Reilly says he's a killer. And Trump says, you think we're so innocent? And Russia watchers said, well, that's actually the Russian narrative - that Russia tries to tear down the United States and say the United States is just as bad as Russia. LANSING: And, again, that's something that we report like other news organizations. We report all sides of a story and do - the analysis is necessary for people to understand exactly what's being said and what the reaction to that is. INSKEEP: Is that an accurate description of a big Russia narrative - that the United States is morally compromised, and if you think Russia is bad, the United States is bad, too? LANSING: You know, I can't say for sure. To be honest with you, it would be a speculation. But it's a challenge every day to broadcast truth against fiction. INSKEEP: John Lansing, who is CEO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, overseeing the Voice of America, thanks very much. LANSING: Thank you, Steve. Copyright © 2017 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Correction Feb. 10, 2017 A previous Web version of this story called John Lansing the Voice of America chief. Lansing is the head of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. It also said called the group a governing body. It is an independent agency (via DXLD) ** U S A. A U.S. ATTEMPT TO COUNTER DISINFORMATION TAKES SHAPE IN CURRENT TIME. A way to get real news to Russia --- By Editorial Board February 12 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-way-to-get-real-news-to-russia/2017/02/12/5ef3b36a-ef17-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html A distribution map of Current Time, a global Russian-language TV network aimed at providing an alternative to Kremlin-controlled media in the office of Voice of America? in Washington Feb. 8. (Andrew Harnik/ASSOCIATED PRESS) [caption] A CONFOUNDING aspect of today’s global conflicts is the use of soft power: propaganda, news, social media, cybermischief, deception, leaks and other means to influence hearts and minds and thereby prevail over an adversary. The digital age has greatly accelerated the importance and use of these techniques, and Russia has demonstrated a dark mastery of them, especially since its invasion of Ukraine three years ago. How should the West respond, and, more broadly, how can free and open societies answer propaganda from authoritarian regimes? Should America stoop to the same behavior? Or should free societies just hope that their existing news and social media will be a sufficient bulwark against the tide of falsehood and deliberate confusion? An intriguing and important U.S. attempt at an answer was formally launched last week . Current Time television, a product of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America, is a 24/7 Russian- language television network based in Prague and aimed at audiences inside Russia as well as the borderlands of the former Soviet Union. The content of Current Time is intended to provide “fair and accurate reporting, serving as a reality check on disinformation that is driving conflict in the region,” the network said. In other words, this is an attempt to beam straight talk into countries where state- backed propaganda is far more prevalent. Russians get a large share of their news from television, and the state has an outsized role in controlling and running most broadcast and cable channels. (The online, independent TV Dozhd is an exception.) But Russians also flock to social media, where they can see Current Time video, which will also be available on a website or by satellite. Outside Russia, from the Baltics to Central Asia, there are millions more potential viewers, and many of them have had no Russian-language alternatives to Moscow’s TV broadcasting. They should welcome the straight talk. Both organizations behind Current Time are funded by the U.S. government. The staffs of both VOA and RFE/RL are made up of professional journalists. They do not want to be U.S. propaganda tools, and they envision a television product that is fact-based and unflinching. A key to the success of Current Time will be whether the reports will be deemed credible by audiences that have been fed a steady diet of anti-Americanism in recent years. Breaking through to these viewers is a worthy goal, but it won’t be easy. The Trump administration can help by keeping its hands off Current Time, avoiding the temptation to turn it into a U.S. propaganda machine. The idea is not to replicate well-funded Russian disinformation outlets such as RT and Sputnik. For its part, Congress has for some time been asking for a more robust answer to Russia’s information war. This is one attempt, using real news and straight programming and reflecting the highest and best values of our open society. Congress ought to make sure it is properly financed and politically unhindered (via David Cole, Goodwell OK, Sent from my iPhone, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) ** U S A. 15580, VoA with pop music, into "Science Edition" of "Press Conference USA" with talx re early space exploration from the US, with NASA's chief historian. Interesting! All in English. Via Selebi-Phikwe [BOTSWANA], 454+4+4+ just booming in. 1920-2000 4/Feb. SPR-4 + randomwire (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) VOA Radiogram, 11-15 Feb 2017 --- VOA Radiogram this weekend is mostly MFSK32 with some Olivia 64-2000. The show includes samples of text in Chinese, Russian, and Persian, so use the UTF-8 character set. Also a mention (with two images) of World Radio Day on Monday. http://voaradiogram.net/post/157067565312/voa-radiogram-11-15-february-2017-fun-with-fonts (Kim Elliott, Feb 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Technical problems during the afternoon presentation (17580 kHz): http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2017-02-11.htm#dropouts But, the early bird catches the worm, sometimes with the help of others. First performance of the day (via remote) was perfect (5865 kHz): http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2017-02-11.htm#VOA (roger, dxldyg via DXLD) see also MUSEA below ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1864 monitoring: confirmed Friday February 10 at 2230 on WRMI 5950 & 6855, both JBA, and // 11580, S9+20. Also confirmed UT Sat Feb 11 starting at 0030:03.5 on WBCQ, 9329.87v-CUSB (Brother Scare moanin` & groanin` hour was cut off at 0029:15 for WBCQ ID and promotion). NOT confirmed Sat Feb 11 from 1525 on Hamburger Lokalradio, 7265-CUSB via UTwente SDR: only noise and S Asian songs from CRI Hindi service, no Media Network Plus, nor World of Radio during chex every few minutes; at 1555 *maybe* a trace of gh underneath. Hindi service finishes circa 1559 but still two very weak stations, also Azad Kashmir? *1601 CRI theme cuts on 7265 very strong, opening MPK in Russian. So is UTwente webcast running a full minute behind? I then try to hear a timesignal thru it, but 10000 & 15000 have music alternating with pips, no doubt that Italian blocker whose pips I would not rely on to be precise; can`t get anything from RWM, CHU, or WWV either. Next WORs: Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to SW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, I`m not sure what the station was that you heard, but I can confirm that both Media Network Plus and World of Radio were definitely on 7265 kHz via HLR this afternoon and were audible here in the UK. I was listening to HLR from 1400 to 1600 GMT, and I've attached a short recording of the start of your programme, which was number 1854. Media Network did seem a bit shorter than usual though as there was a couple of minutes of music after your propagation spot had finished. 73 for now, (Alan Gale, UK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WORLD OF RADIO 1864 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday February 12 at 0425 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, MO, 11 minutes into show about Elohim, El Salvador, so started circa 0414, S9+10/20. Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 13 at 0037 the 0030 broadcast on WBCQ 9329.95v-CUSB, poor, but frequency has been adjusted closer to nominal after dropping to 9329.6 area. Next: Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GERMANY, Reception of Hamburger Lokalradio on 9485 kHz, Feb 11: Media Network Plus 1100-1130 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat CUSB World of Radio#1864 1130-1200 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English Sat CUSB http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-hamburger-lokalradio-on.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #993 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, February 13, 2017, via DXLD) WORLD OF RADIO 1864 monitoring: confirmed UT Monday February 13 from 0401 on Area 51 webcast; at 0417 check on WBCQ 5130+, poor but listenable. Also confirmed UT Mon Feb 13 after 0430 on WRMI webcast, while 9955 is but a JBA carrier. Also confirmed UT Tue Feb 14 at 0043, the 0030 broadcast on WRMI 7730: S9+20/30 but undermodulated. Strangely, this airing is habitually so, unlike other 7730 programs, and unlike other WRMI/WOR airings. Also confirmed at 0055, the 0030 UT Tue broadcast on WBCQ 9330.06v-CUSB, very poor S4. Next: Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW WORLD OF RADIO 1864 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday February 14 at 2130 on WRMI 15770, S9+10 and // 6855 JBA. Also confirmed Tue Feb 14 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, holding its own against protracted wall-of-noise jamming against Radio Libertad; tnx a lot, Arnie! Also confirmed JBA, UT Wed Feb 15 after 0030 on WBCQ, 9330v-CUSB. Next: Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW WORLD OF RADIO 1864 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday February 15 at 1415.5 (after gh WRMI ID), on WRMI 9955, good S9+10 and no jamming. Also confirmed Wed Feb 15 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490, fair. Also confirmed UT Thu Feb 16 at 0030 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, JBA. WORLD OF RADIO 1865 ready for first airings February 16: Thu 1230 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Thu 2130 WRMI 11580 to NE Fri 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Fri 2230 WRMI 11580 to NE, 6855 to WNW, 5950 to S Sat 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Sun 0410v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to SW Mon 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Mon 0400v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7730 // 6855 // 5850, Fri Feb 10 at 0704, WRMI with `Viva Miami` episode in Spanish again about the Whites` visit to Chequia; NOT `Media Network Plus` which continues to show on the sked grid, that really airing 24 hours earlier on Thursdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11580, Monday Feb 13 at 2235, WRMI with `Christian New Age Radio`, sounds like same episode I have heard two or three recent Mondays at this time altho not on schedule. Also on much weaker // 6855 & 5950. I write to Rev. Frederick Moe about it, which will constitute the rest of this log: ``Still on WRMI --- Hello Rev. Frederick, I`ve run across your Christian New Age Radio show a few times, but it seems to be the same episode #2 (as you refer to previous pilot #1). Nor is it on the WRMI schedule the last time I checked, but the time I hear it is 2230 UT on Mondays, when three frequencies are carrying the same program (including mine, World of Radio, at the same time on Fridays.) 11580 is by far the best, with a good signal and no interference altho it is supposedly aimed NE from FL and I am NW of there. Also on much weaker 6855 to the WNW and 5950 to the south. I normally don`t spend time on religious shows, but yours is a refreshing respite from the screaming preachers infesting so much of shortwave, including much of the time on WRMI. Also enjoy the pleasant music. Your name caught my attention immediately, since years ago we used to hear from a SW/DXer named Fred Moe, and wonder if you are the same person?? Your outro also mentioned that the music just played had been Failing Dream; and the homily came from The Liturgy. At the end, 2258 UT today February 13, you mention QSL, so I would appreciate one, either to this e-mail address or by postal to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702. I was listening on my Icom R75 with about 100 feet of east- west longwire. I see in the WRMI server that your file is dated November 2, 2016, so apparently you have not uploaded any further episodes. I wonder what happened --- and if you are aware that #2 is still being played every week? Best wishes, Glenn Hauser`` (Glenn Hauser, UT Feb 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No reply by Feb 20 WRMI with Interval Signal and announcement on 15770 and 21675, Feb 11 1153-1155 on 15770 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English tx#03 open carrier/dead air 1155-1200 on 15770 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English tx#03 WRMI IS, announcement from 1200 on 15770 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English tx#03 Brother HySTAIRical 1353-1355 on 21675 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English tx#07 open carrier/dead air 1355-1400 on 21675 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English tx#07 WRMI IS, announcement from 1400 on 21675 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English tx#07 Radio Africa Network http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/wrmi-with-interval-signal-and.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9955, Wed Feb 15 at 1410, FG Radio is playing on WRMI, with a few news headlines about Turkey et al., but don`t strike me as breaking news, rather from a few days ago; then playing ``New York Mining Disaster 1941``, by the Bee Gees, which would appear to be off-topic for Cyprus, but I believe they`ve played it before, maybe a theme? I get this if I tune in a bit early for a WORLD OF RADIO check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7490+v // 5130-v, UT Sat Feb 11 at 0125, WBCQ as `Allan Weiner Worldwide` is lengthily lecturing a caller on cosmology. Unusually, these two are synchronized instead of a considerable delay on 5130 routed thru Area 51 server (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7490.05-AM, Feb 11 at 2218 tune-in, WBCQ is already on with classic rock show, about Valens at the moment, being banned by the BBC, with British DJ host, soon refers to http://2ngradio.com where such music is available 24/7, ``from both sides of the Atlantic``. Good signal this early, and VG modulation and frequency response for the music, marred (enhanced?) only by some SW selective fading distortion (and if to eliminate that you switch to SSB tuning, it`s too narrow-band for good music). Listened to rest of hour instead of total napping. He`s rick@2ngradio.com Never heard of this before, and not European Music Radio this week which also might occupy this slot for non-weekly specials. Closes with 2ngradio.com jingle, WBCQ ID; 2300 into ``Ride of the Valkyries`` theme of Pirate Joe`s `Shortwave Saturday Night` show. He seems distracted, chops off theme abruptly, and is slow to get to any point; also signal is starting to fade down now, but fortunately no BBC/Thailand CCI or het. Meanwhile after 2300, 9330- is still in BS (and I forget to check at 2330 for WOR), while 5130- is not yet on. Later I look up the 2ng website to find this: ``2NG ON SHORTWAVE --- During the month of February, we will be transmitting around the globe on Shortwave. The next 2NG hour will be as follows. Saturday February 11th North America WBCQ 7490 kHz 2200 UT 5 pm EST North America WBCQ 9330 kHz 2400 UT (Su) 7 pm EST (Sa) Sunday February 12th Europe 292 6070 kHz 1300 UT 1400 CET Feedback welcomed. WELCOME What is Atlantic Oldies 2NG? We're an Internet only radio station that plays the greatest oldies that were hits on the radio stations, both here in America and also over the pond. We play the finest memorable songs from the past and bring back more memories per hour than any other radio station. Not only do we play the ones that everyone else does! but we also delve deep into the charts and play those number 38's and one-hit wonders! [. . .] THE HUMAN BIT Somewhere in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area at a secure datacenter sits a rock-solid server, the hard drives keep whirring night & day pumping out great hits on Atlantic Oldies 2NG. So, what gives and why oldies from two countries? Well, that is easy, let me introduce myself, I'm Gorby, although you may hear me "on-air" as Rick Ainley. Firstly I'm a Brit, who has lived in DC for the last 15½ years and isn't going anywhere just yet! I've always loved the music when I grew up, although the Seventies decade was the first I can honestly remember. . .`` I had no advance publicity about this, but pays to check 7490 Saturdays at 22-23, and Sundays at 21-22 for such specials. In fact, there is one coming up Sunday: ``Radio Mi Amigo International North American Tests From an e-mail: "Radio Mi Amigo International will do some tests the next days to North America, here are the times and frequencys: 7490 kHz Sunday (Feb 12) 4-5 pm Eastern -> 9-10 pm UT [21-22 UT] 7490 kHz Wednesday (Feb 15) 8-9 pm Eastern -> Thu (Feb 16) [01-02 UT] 9330 kHz Saturday (Feb 18) 5-6 pm Eastern -> 10-11 pm UT" [22-23 UT] That would be WBCQ -- Richard Langley, Feb 7, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1864`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5129.524, WBCQ carried a religious program of 'Devil' talk on TOM BS, S=7-8 strength in Florida-US post, 2 x 6 kHz wide audio signal. 9329.760, WBCQ Bible Radio program, ch24 [?? gh], sermon at 0805 UT on Feb 11, S=7-8 signal in remote central Florida SDR unit of N9JY. But very UNSTABLE fq, hopping some 10 - 15 Hertz around, up and down [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630- 0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5129.58-AM, Feb 12 at 0119, WBCQ is S9+5 here with joke in English about an Indian brave and his betrothed, modulation a bit rough, soon ID as Radio Azteca. That`s a pirate/show not on schedule now, subbing or within `Radio Timtron Worldwide`. No hits on Azteca searching the entire WBCQ website. Lots of logs of it as a true pirate from 2016, 2009y at HFUnderground. Name seems to have nothing to do with Mexico (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5129.574, WBCQ at 0331 UT heard on Feb 12 in Germany [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7490.12, Sun Feb 12 at 2150, WBCQ is S9+10 with test transmission from Radio Mi Amigo International. Checked here after hearing first few minutes from 2100 on webcast. Nothing but disco, rock music, test announcements and requests for reports. Do we really need any more rock music??? During this hour I normally listen to `Wind & Rhythm, For Those Who Love Band Music`, on KUCO, and I soon switch over to that. 5130.10-AM, Feb 13 at 0022, WBCQ/Area 51 is very poor with music; so they have tweaked their frequencies since my last report of them further off. Later listened to Johnny Lightning online, but fear 5130 will also be VP for WOR at 0400. 7490.06, UT Mon Feb 13 at 0020, WBCQ with `Le Show`. Instead of his usual shticks, continuous interview until 0056, with unID author, of a book about America`s Wars in the Greater Middle East. Sounds sort of like Scheuer? And at 0056 wrapup I miss his name! Trying to listen to 6941-USB pirate at same time. I think Harry said this originally aired in April 2016. Signal is fading down by now. We can find all about it and hear Le Feb 12 Show again via http://harryshearer.com Starting at 13:07 into hour: ``Interview with retired colonel, military historian, author: Professor Andrew Bacevich`` Preceded by ``Ralph the Talking Computer``, with a bit about the side effects of Propecia, which acting president Thump is on: http://harryshearer.com/le-shows/february-12-2017/#t=05:58 7490.06-AM, UT Tue Feb 14 at 0126, I remember that `From the Isle of Music` is on WBCQ, good S9+30 signal now and no need to listen on webcast. I enjoy the rest of the music via the good speaker of the PL- 880 with reelout antenna, while I continue bandscanning into the other ear on the NRD-545. 5130.08, Feb 15 at 0146, WBCQ is open carrier/dead air, still so at 0203 check. As nothing else is scheduled, this time would have been filled by Brother Scare. 7490.019, Feb 15 at 0649, WBCQ is not BSing, not // 7570 WRMI nor other TOM frequencies, where there is a-moanin` & a-groanin`, but playing rock music instead. Quick legal WBCQ ID and chime at 0700, then joining Brother Scare. Not the first time I`ve noticed this happening, unexplained as supposedly BS is on 7490 before and after 0700, and there was nothing else scheduled before 0700. Nothing audible on 5130 or 9330 at this time, both of which are supposedly also BSing all night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 17775, Feb 10 at 1815, JBA carrier; can this be KVOH? Maybe exciter. Recheck at 1919, now S9+20 of distorted music, shortly cutting off at 1920*. Stayed with it and never came back by 1955. More anomalous behaviour from Simi, nominal sign-off 1900 on weekdays. When will they ever get their replacement transmitter going? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5830, Feb 11 at 0349, VP carrier, perhaps WTWW-1 very out of order, and nothing on sometimes extended day frequency 9475; yet neighbors WWCR are inbooming: 5890 S9+30, 5935 S9+40 --- and 5085 WTWW-2 with music is also S9+30/40. 0551 recheck, now 5830 is S9+45 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5085, WTWW English program, talk on subject - interval bc stations, amateur radio and live wire telephone and audio systems matter at 0643 UT on Feb 11. S=9+20dB strength signal. 2 x 6.5 kHz wide audio noted. And additionally noted TWO accompanied SPURS on 5072.089 and 5097.911 kHz too, of S=6 peaks strength. 5829.985, WTWW Lebanon TN, English men sermon at 0717 UT, 60 Hertz spur peaks visible, - 10 x 60 Hertz distance apart peaks, S=9+25dB noted in Florida-US. Western like Hillbilly religious much SWEET song on Jesus ... 2 x 4.9 kHz wide audio signal, but also two additional spurs noted on 5829.445 and 5830.525 kHz [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5085, Feb 12 at 0207, WTWW-2 wasn`t on before 0200, but now starting late `Theatre Organ from the Ozarx` (oops, that would make it TOFTO not TOOTO), except this week Bob Heil is playing some tapes from his own archives of some other performer in Ohio(?), some more old favorites, partly on piano. Another enjoyable show at S9+40 but the spurs are not as strong as usual. Wraps up about half an hour later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 12104.986, WTWW sermon in West African domestic language, at 2306 UT Feb 13, S=8 signal in Florida remote SDR post. 73 wb [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 3195, UT Sun Feb 12 at 0207, WWRB is on again after usual 4- night hiatus. After at least an hour of wacky conspiracies, now with bluegrass music, 0208 informal DJ, playing next ``Old Time Religion`` on Bluegrass Gospel (program or sub-program title?). I would enjoy that too, but timing collides with TOFTO on WTWW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5810, WEWN played rather much popular SECULAR Latin American music from Cuba and Mexico, no religious Catholic mass heard so far. At 0715 UT on Feb 11, 2 x 25 kHz wide audio, and some splatter noted too [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz](Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630- 0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 12015-12086, Feb 12 at 1432, approx. range of awful spurhash out of 12050 WEWN transmitter, which is very distorted and hummy on fundamental. Major peak is circa 12030. No doubt that would have ruined Turkey 12035 had I listened before 1425. 11815-12250, Feb 13 at 1415, at least this far extends the spuriouscrap out of 12050 WEWN. So I send another note to Glen Tapley of WEWN: ``RE: 12050 causing severe interference Glen, Again, lately it`s been even worse. This morning around 1415 UT, the spurious blobnoise from 12050 could be heard as far down as 11815 and as far up as 12250. Worst closer to 12050 of course, blocking Turkey on 12035. Also QRMing Yemen on 11860. And many weaker signals in the area. Generally increases the background noise level in much of the 25m band. With a second receiver I could match the modulation peaks on 12050 with the spurious. If you can`t get this transmitter back in order to transmit only within its authorized 10 kHz bandwidth, it`s another one you should take off the air permanently! Did you have a good time in Jordan? Regards, Glenn Hauser`` His reply at 1744 UT: ``Glenn, Thanks for the info Glenn. Vandiver working on it. Jordan was fruitful. Always great to engage with great friends and colleagues. Glen Tapley | Engineering, Affiliate Relations | EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network`` 11860, YEMEN [non] was fighting the WEWN hash at 1442. WEWN and its spurs somewhat weaker at 1505. I didn`t get around to rechecking whether 12050 improved immediately or was taken off. But: 5810, Feb 14 at *0122 as I tune in, WEWN cuts carrier on the air, and Spanish modulation some 30 seconds later, but cuts off and back on without modulation at first. Presumably same transmitter as daytime on 12050, altho fortunately it had not been blasting its band with spurs, but obviously having problems. 12050, Feb 14 at 1415, 24 hours after the horrible spur field WEWN was outputting, it`s back in whack, bandwidth from 12050 greatly reduced. So I thank Glen Tapley: ``Glen, 24 hours later, 1415 UT today, greatly improved. Just about 15 kHz bandwidth as received and no further spurs. Much weaker Turkey in the clear on 12035. Please keep it up! I would assume 5810 at night is same transmitter as 12050 in daytime, but it has not displayed such wideband spurious problems. Is it really a different transmitter? I did notice it was having off & on problems. Glenn`` -- and he replies: ``The 12050 is in a high band and 5810 on low band. Two distinct transmitters. Thank you for informing us of the issue. Glen`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 4920, WHRI (sub-harmonic of 9840). Found with big OC at 1156. 1159 M with ID and QTH over usual theme music, 1200 Bro. Stair theme song, but then sounded like it went into a different program. // 9840 of course. A Youtube video of the reception can be found using this link https://youtu.be/rGfxfyX-p54 (12 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** U S A. Family Radio marks 58th anniversary without ever mentioning the WYFR Shortwave Era (which isn`t quite over yet on WRMI): http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1030185/3e6f89e6eb/520202697/b3dee7ede1/ (via Joseph McTaggart, UK, who adds: maybe they meant SW intead of FM, via DXLD) ** U S A. 15555, WJHR, Milton FL; 1916-2003+, 4-Feb; English program re UFOs, ETs, etc. from WW2 era onward; apparently a TV show audio; incorrectly referred to a P-51 as an F-51 in an incident. Program cutoff abruptly at 2002:35 to gospel tune, cutoff for full ID, “You’re listening to WJHR Int’l; WJHR is located near Pensacola FL…” and back to gospel tune. Best program ever heard from these folks! Nice departure from the usual religihuxterage. USB, SIO=3+54 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, --- -- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Not necessarily incorrect. It depends on the year the event he was discussing took place. All "P" (Pursuit) designations were changed to "F" (Fighter) in 1948, thus all remaining active service Mustangs became F-51's (Terry L Krueger, FL, Feb 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. I got a snail mail letter from Dr EC Fulcher, Jr., stating "WWCR Called me today. They offered a discounted price if we would take an hour on what used to be Dr Gene Scott's former frequency, 5935. The new time will start February 1 2017 and will broadcast 5 days a week, Monday through Friday at 6 PM EST." WWCR 5935 kHz 2300 UT M-F -- in other words. What's up with Rev Barbi? Are the contributions finally drying up? Has she decided to return to her former profession since it was more lucrative? If you haven't heard Dr Fulcher you need to tune in. He's quite the hoot, and occasionally he even talks about DXing. I guess to him we aren't "turd DXers". :o Rev. Barbi should incorporate her former profession into the service. It would fill the house! (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) 5889.995, WWCR Nashville TN program, S=9+35dB relay of TOM BS from small farm bureau in South Carolina-USA, ID website address, telephone number given at 0736-0737 UT on Feb 11. 8 x 60 Hertz distance apart peaks of BUZZY audio on TX noise. "God glorified ... the last time Jesus is coming ... to the final hour, ... spirit of the broadcast ... " 2 x 5.6 kHz audio signal. Same signal strength on 5935 kHz of WWCR 'UNetwork' program by female at 0742 UT, but I guess deeply some UN audio did spill over also as low distortion on 5890 kHz underneath [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630-0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WWCR-1 World Wide Christian Radio with distorted/good audio on Feb 14 1215-1230 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg WeEu Arabic Mon-Fri, distorted 1230-1245 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg WeEu Russian Mon-Fri, distorted 1245-1300 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg WeEu English, distorted audio from 1300 15825 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg WeEu English, with good audio http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/wwcr-1-world-wide-christian-radio-with_14.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7505, WRNO, New Orleans ”Country Roads” Bible bumping with Coatsworth & Wolfish music [MARE inside joke, names of two MAREs] thrown in betwixt verses of Bible talkin’ about “Spiritual Warfare” & how to gird your loins for fighting & weapons of godly glory, all delivered in the ‘nicest’ delivery and easy-going simplicity that belied the VIOLENT subtext! Yikes, these dudes are scary in a way that transcends wackos! I mean really, they sound so nice & reasonable until you listen to what they are advocating! Started out weak, like the transmitter wasn’t up to full power, but seemed pretty close to ‘on frequency’ or at least as best as I could tell. Within 5 minutes was up to 5554+4+ & banging in. 0400-0430 5/Feb. SPR-4 + randomwire antenna (Ken Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet 10 Feb via DXLD) 7504.923 fq variable ... x.936 kHz, WRNO New Orleans LA, at 0345 UT on Feb 12 at S=9+10dB here in southern Germany [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 12-14, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 780, WBBM, IL, Chicago – IBOC has been off for a whole month, first noted 12/27. May be permanent (Karl D Forth, Chicago, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) ** U S A. re WBBM interference: I have had a station blast furnace loud with Japanese language programming on 790 interfering with WBBM 780. No ID yet. This has gone on for several days (Kevin, Crump, TN, Redding, 0234 UT Feb 10, ABDX via DXLD) Sure it's Japanese and not Korean? If it's the latter, WQXI in Atlanta is a prime suspect. And WQXI is running IBOC, by the way. http://www.topazdesigns.com/ambc 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af, ibid.) Could easily be Korean. Thanks for this (Kevin, ibid.) Oh, and they are running full power at night (Powell NNNN E. Way III, W4OPW, ibid.) What a format flip --- years ago at least, was a major rocker, like other ``Quixies`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WQXI-AM 790 kHz Atlanta, Georgia "Radio Korea" Station Format: Asian Website: http://atlantaradiokorea.com/ Station Owner: Atlanta Radio Korea, Inc. (radio-locator.com via DXLD) WQXI-790 Atlanta probably on day power --- They seem to be running the 28 kW day facility at 2022 2/13/17 [EST = -122 it Feb 14]. Korean Format. I have noted that they seem to be on something other than the night antenna system (1 kW) quite often in the last few weeks (Robert LaFore, Acworth GA, Feb 13, IRCA via DXLD) Kevin Redding on the ABDX listserver noted them rather strong at his QTH (245 air miles from Atlanta) a few nights ago. If they're stuck on 28 kW at night, this would give a lot of DXers in the Midwest and points further west a good shot at adding a new logging from Georgia to their totals (along with perpetual cheater WAOS-1600 in Austell). 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af Feb 14, ibid.) They've been in with a surprisingly solid signal for the last few nights (since I got up to my site). I normally hear them only with good auroral conditions. There is something going on with the xmtr, for certain (Saul Chernos, Burnt River ON, Feb 13, ibid.) Entercom sold WQXI. They boom in in Silverstreet SC (Powell E Way III, ibid.) Was coming in at good to very good levels with Korean programming last night. Thanks for the tip! I needed a new log (Dave Hochfelder, Albany, NY, Feb 14, ibid.) Believe it or not, it was a new log here near Birmingham too. I?m also grateful for the tip. Please keep those coming. WQXI came in very well last night. I?m surprised how much Korean sounds like Japanese to my untrained, Western ear. Reminded me of listening to shortwave radio, back when there were broadcasters in that frequency range. :-) 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, 121 Mayfair Park, Maylene, AL EM63nf, ibid.) Nominal day pattern is ND; night two little lobes to WSW and ESE (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DX LISTENING DIGEST) If they stay on with 28 kW day power they'll end up widely heard so don't give up. Unneeded here in IL as I caught whatever their call was nearly 20 years ago in auroral conditions. 73 (KAZ, IRCA via DXLD) ** U S A. FORMAT, SLOGAN AND SILENT STATUS CHANGES FREQ CALL CITY OF LICENSE NEW INFORMATION 1020 KCKN Roswell, NM now silent (BROADCASTING INFORMATION – Robert J Wien, IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD) Stations informing the FCC that they are silent: 1020, KCKN, NM, Roswell – Silent Jan. 26; transmitter was operating erratically (AM Switch, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) But heard here again: 1020, Feb 15 at 1337 UT, Spanish alabanzas QRMing semi-local KOKP Perry OK, with a 68/minute SAH = 1.13+ Hz, so KCKN Roswell NM must be back on air. Loops for there rather than the other 50 kW SS, KMMQ Omaha market, which anyhow is areligious. It`s tough to keep up with KCKN`s comings & goings, as the latest NRC DX News dated Feb 20 but published Feb 12, reported in AM Switch, ``Stations informing the FCC that they are silent: KCKN NM Roswell – Silent Jan. 26; transmitter was operating erratically`` --- at least they are keeping FCC informed, with an understandable delay in getting the info out. The thing is, KCKN has no business QRMing KOKP, since it`s pre-sunrise there and should be on night pattern with null toward us, and mainly KDKA. But that`s SOP for KCKN. Are they telling FCC about that? (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1090 AM DEAD AIR --- Someone should contact the owner of 1090 AM. There has been dead air on it for several days. Also, let them know that they have not been shutting off their carrier at sundown, as they should as a daytime only station (OLD CHICAGO, Feb 7, 06:11 pm) https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...&fac_num=48653 [oops, truncated, consarn it] Public record for KULF 1090 kHz Bellville, Texas. Included within the link is full contact information for JHT Ventures, Inc., who owns the facility (The Harsh Reality) Well I wrote to the e-mail address on the file and 2 days later the audio came back. However the station is still on the air during the nighttime hours when they should not be (OLD CHICAGO, Feb 10) Problem fixed for one day. Back to dead carrier 24 hours. This is such a shame (OLD CHICAGO, Feb 13) Suppose he is nowhere near Chicago (gh) For whom, the 4,100 people that call the COL home, and have long forgotten the station still exists? 1090 has been serving up static more often than not since the 1990s. Are you just now noticing? (The Harsh Reality) 1230 was dead air this morning as well; lights on but nobody minding the store (ContinuousWave) Here are a couple of old article from 1974 when KACO AM, 1090 in Bellville first went on the air. THE first article talks about their first on air TEST transmission which was done at night after 12:01 AM. THAT article mentions a call from San Antonio and that was me. I heard them that night on skip and gave them a call. THEY gave out a local phone number and requested reception reports from listeners. http://bellville.advantage-preservation.com/Viewer/?key=kaco%20san&fn=bellville_times_usa_texas_bellville_19740725_english_12&page=1&df=1&dt=10&tc=150&cnt=United%20States%20of%20America&sn=Texas&cn=Bellville&pn=Bellville%20Times http://bellville.advantage-preservation.com/Viewer/?key=kaco%20san&fn=bellville_times_usa_texas_bellville_19740815_english_4&page=1&df=1&dt=10&tc=150&cnt=United%20States%20of%20America&sn=Texas&cn=Bellville&pn=Bellville%20Times (all via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY (STA) 1120, KLIM, CO, Limon – Granted STA with D1 10, Morad Electronics SF- 530 antenna at 39-15-56/103-41-57 (AM Switch, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) That`s TEN WATTS! Daytime only, non-direxional. Good luck! (gh, ibid.) FORMAT, SLOGAN AND SILENT STATUS CHANGES FREQ CALL CITY OF LICENSE NEW INFORMATION 1120 KLIM Limon, CO was silent, now Eternal Word Network, adds slogan: “Catholic Radio” (BROADCASTING INFORMATION – Robert J Wien, IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD) SILENT STATIONS --- Formerly silent stations informing the FCC that they are back on the air: 1120, KLIM, CO, Limon – Silent July 27 (2016), on the air Dec. 23 (2016) with STA (AM Switch, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) ** U S A. 1280, Feb 15 at 1343 UT, just as I tune in, non-ID for ``103-3 The Mix``, i.e. KSOK Arkansas City KS, before it`s solid on daytime groundwave; and the FM is of course nothing but a translator but better than 100 watts night power on AM? Or rather, ``The Mixx`` per NRC AM Log. I couldn`t hear the second X; classic rock ensues (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. ANOTHER SPORTS STATION TO HIT PHOENIX AIRWAVES January 30 2017 at 7:37 AM (PT) CRC Broadcasting Silent KQFN-A (formerly KHEP-A)/Phoenix and associated translators K257CD/Phoenix and K256CY/Tempe, will return to the air February 13th with a Sports format as "1580 The Fanatic," using SB Nation Radio and CBS Sports Radio along with local programming. The lineup includes Kevin Ray and former crosstown iHeartMedia Sports KGME-A (Fox Sports 910)/Phoenix host Mike Bauer in mornings, ABC affiliate KNXV-TV (ABC15)/Phoenix sports director Craig Fouhy 9-10a (MT), CBS' Jim Rome 10a-noon, CRC Media Sports KXPS-A (Team 1010)/Palm Springs host Jeffry O'Brien's "The Daily Blender" (which will continue in Palm Springs as well) noon-2p, former KGME host Jeff Dean 2-3p, and Roc and Manuch – Mike Muraco and Dan Manucci with Shawn Crespin – moving over from Hubbard Sports KDUS-A (NBC Sports 1060AM) – for 3-6p. Local programming will air 6-9p, followed by SB Nation's Matt Perrault and CBS' Scott Ferrall, Amy Lawrence, and Gregg Giannotti and Brian Jones overnights. Radio Insight notes that CRC's Business KFNN-A (Money Radio 1510)/Phoenix will be moving its FM simulcast from K257CD to K287BX/Mesa to make room for the new KQFN simulcast. See more at: http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/162146/another-sports-station-to-hit-phoenix-airwaves#sthash.3AAmhOOI.dpuf (via BROADCASTING INFORMATION, IRCA DX Monitor via DXLD) 1580, KQFN in Tempe, Arizona is now on the air with info about the new Sports Format that will start February 13. It was KHEP (Bill Block, Prescott Valley, AZ, 9 Feb, IRCA via DXLD) I just now posted their new webiste plus a related article on the IRCA Facebook page. The new version of KHEP certainly did not last long. ms (Mike Sanburn, ibid.) Why didn`t you post it right here? (gh) STATION NEWS: 1580, KQFN, AZ, Tempe – 2/9 1627 [EST = 2127 UT] – Our local finally returned to the air with new KQFN calls, ex-KHEP. 1627 noted with highlights of past sports events that lasted about a minute each followed by station promo “The Fanatic, your new home for sports is coming.” 1629 EST “KFQN Tempe, Arizona’s new home for sports; 1580 The Fanatic. We are all have them, the moment that turns us from fan to fanatic. Those moments live here, the new home for sports in Arizona.” Many “The Fanatic” slogans. The new format will begin Monday 2/13 (Nancy Johnson, Mesa AZ, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) Still KHEP per FCC as of Feb. 10 – DY (David Yocis, ibid.) 1580, KHEP AZ, Phoenix, 2/10, 0700 [MST = 1400 UT]. Very powerful open carrier covering unID cochannel station. Still only an OC on rechecks at 0715 and 0730. Recheck after 0800 had audio and the station playing game calls of retro sports classics, with Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan, boxing, Super Bowls, etc. Very noisy, loud, hollering sportscasters describing game winning plays, touchdowns, etc. A male announcer came in with: The new home for "Sports in Arizona - KHEP - The Fanatic - your new home is coming." heard at 0848. At 1130 I parked outside the transmitter site at Maryvale and saw activity at the transmitter building and the station was audible on literally every channel on my car radio, so they definitely are NOT coming from the old KMIK site in Tempe/Mesa. Times/dates local (Mountain Standard). Mostly with RadioShack SW- 200629 (outdoors) inductively coupled to Terk Loop or Hammarlund comms gear with Terk loop coupled directly. 73 and Good Listening, (Rick Barton, Box 5503, Peoria, AZ 85385, DX LISTENING DIGEST) KQFN-1580 in Tempe, Arizona is now back using KHEP as I just heard a ID as "KHEP-Phoenix." They only used KQFN for one day they will change to sports on Monday so it looks like they may go to KQFN on Monday. (Bill Block, Prescott Valley, AZ, 1553 UT Feb 11, IRCA via DXLD) The call sign changes list for KHEP on the FCC database says it hasn't changed. Someone jumped the gun. Hopefully it will get the community of license right as well. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116211/1580-the-fanatic-to-launch-in-phoenix/ (Sent from my iPhone or iPad, Dennis Gibson, Feb 11, ibid.) ** U S A. 1580, KFCS, CO, Colorado Springs 2/9, 2300 [MST = 0600 UT Feb 10]. "Right here on 15-80, KFCS". To trumpet fanfare, woman with USA Radio network news. Rock solid, over co channel interference, monitored on RadioShack SW-2000629, barefoot. 73 and Good Listening, (Rick Barton, Box 5503, Peoria, AZ 85385, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dominant night signal here on 1580; must stay on day facilities (gh) ** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED. 1590, Feb 14 at 0147 UT, earnest YL preaching Christian stuff in Spanish, dominating frequency for a while and slightly stronger on N/S than on E/W antenna. Her ministerio is named Cristo Te Llama Hoy, and says it`s on FB by that name. 0154 UT gives contact info including a P O Box somewhere in Tejas, and her apellido is Herrera. 0155 UT to music and fadeout; 0159 UT fade-in a bit, but no ID; 0200 UT fade in better with norteña song, maybe hymn, cut off at 0202 UT to intro next program, maybe mentioning Alma Viva, phone number, and fade into QRM as I have to QRT, without getting a DF on the DX-398. Also a persistent het on low side, maybe KWBG IA as in DXLD 16-15. First thought is KMIC Houston, but as we discovered a few months ago, it flipped from R Aleluya to Asian. The only other Texan Spanish religionist in NRC AM Log is: KDAE Sinton 1000/500 U4, address Corpus Christi and // Radio Libertad. Now for the research. The main FB page by that name says it`s in El Salvador, with nothing much on it, but URL automatically inserts a dot: /cristotellama.hoy Searching on KDAE leads to this: http://www.radiolibertad.net/spanish/radioschedule.htm of which 1590 is the only AM station, plus a bunch of Texas FMs, but program sked does not match what I heard, tho it has a female pastora. This may well require further monitoring. Adding Herrera to search on "Cristo te llama hoy" leads to someone named Hna. Madai Herrera: https://es-la.facebook.com/herrera.madai/ which guess what, is on R. Aleluya, so that takes us back to KMIC Houston, including this item from a week ago at the SAME time: ``Cristo Te Llama Hoy/Hna.Madai Herrera 7 de febrero a las 5:15 #BuenosDias ?? Este es el tema que compartí ayer en la radio. Es mi deseo que pueda ser de bendición a sus vidas. Y si lo es por favor compártelo con alguien que no ha entregado su vida a Cristo. Hubo Cambio, Madai Herrera, Radio Aleluya 88.1FM - Programa Cristo Te Llama Hoy, 6 de Febrero del 2017, Lunes 7:30pm, PO Box 3262, Pasadena, TX 77501`` So is KMIC still Radio Dabang, or not, or partly that and partly Aleluya?? The latter still claims to be on 980 and 88.1. 1590, Feb 15 at 0140 UT, another try to mail down the Spanish religion here which last night appeared to be coming from KMIC Houston, back in Spanish after a South Asian format. Don`t get much, but some gospel music and talk; at 0158 UT mentions La Virgen María, Catholic rather than Pentecostal or Hindu keywords. Then arrives this clarification from our DXLD correspondent in Houston, tnx Stephen: ``Glenn, it appears KMIC 1590 is back to Radio Aleluya, Spanish language religion. Radio Dabang had been on 1590 for several months with South Asian programming, after moving off KLVL 1480. KLVL launched a new FM translator on 95.3, which went on the air with South Asian programming a couple of weeks ago. I discovered that it was Radio Dabang, // to both KLVL 1480 and KMIC 1590. Now it seems that Radio Dabang has dropped 1590 in favor of the FM signal and its poorer AM counterpart. At a 0300 check February 15, KMIC 1590 was // to sisters KJOZ 880 and the local 88.1 FM, but NOT // to siblings KQUE 980 or KRCM 1380 (apparently running more than authorized 50 watts at night, but much less than the 22 kW day power; perhaps using directional array instead of ND?) I will do some more checking to see if 1590 is fulltime Radio Aleluya or splitting time with something else. The KLVL 1480 day signal is decent, but the night signal starts dying west of downtown Houston, and is buried in the co-channel pileup outside of West Loop 610. The 95.3 translator gets out farther with an east-west directional signal that protects LPFM KEPH on the south side of the metro area and an unbuilt LPFM in NE Harris County. Co- channel KTTF in Tomball (NW Harris County) has had some of its southeastern coverage area clipped by the translator. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. TIS/HAR: 1710 kHz, NM, Bandelier National Monument – 2/1 - [Feb 1] at 2040 [EST = 0140 UT Feb 2] – Continuous 60-second information loop beginning with “You’re listening to Bandelier Rock Radio AM1710. The park is open every day of the year from dawn to dusk,” followed by information on driving, parking and camping. The announcement ends with “This is Ranger Jeff Young thanking you for listening to Bandelier Rock Radio” (Carl “Skip” Dabelstein, KØSBV, Tucson, AZ. Drake SW8 and Icom R75; 400’ BOG in desert wash behind my house, Radio Plus Quantum Loop, and LF Engineering Active Whip, NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) ** U S A. 1710, WQFG689, Jersey City, NEW JERSEY, Feb/11/17, 0301 EST, English, fair. Female with PSA for the "Hudson Regional Health Commission" at 0301 EST. Said to call "201-223-1133 - This message brought to you by the Hudson Regional Health Commission" Gave URLl as "inforequest@hudsonregionalhealth.org". RELOG, TIS STATION, RECEIVER ELAD FDM-S2 SDR, ANTENNA WELLBROOK ALA-1530LNP Imperium Loop. 73 ROB VA3SW (Robert S. Ross, London, Ontario CANADA, IRCA via DXLD) ** U S A. [IRCA] WMMN 920 Fairmont WV --- I had a problem about six weeks ago with this station putting out a harmonic in the 160 meter hamband. Its center was 1840. The last time they showed up on 1840, I called the station, left a message and though they never called me back, the problem disappeared the next day. Today they are back stronger than ever. The center frequency is still 1840 but I have a very copyable signal on them from 1835 to 1845. I called the station number and actually got to speak someone, who after I explain who I was and why I calling, told me that actually he was just a part time but would leave a note so they could fix it. Hopefully someone will see it and take action. I am using an IC-7600 and a Carolina WIndom 160 antenna up 30 feet. I am located about 7 miles south of the transmitter and the antenna is oriented mainly N/S. In the meantime, maybe some of you would like to see if you could log it on 160 meters. "The world is changed by your examples, not by your opinions" Paul Coelho [tagline] (Larry K8YYY R. Fravel, WV, 2309 UT 9 Feb, IRCA via DXLD) NRC AM Log: 5000/200 watts, heard night and/or day? (gh, DXLD) 1840-AM, Feb 10 at 0721 UT, JBA carrier. Checking for WMMN Fairmont WV, 2 x 940, as Larry Fravel had reported it to IRCA, intermittently from 7 miles away. It`s 5000/200 watts U1, with sports format, so should be more likely when on day power, SR/SS. Larry doesn`t say whether he was hearing it day and/or night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 2980, WMPX Midland MI; 0355, 11-Feb; Classic pop; very weak 2x 1490 harmonic; 3x 4470 covered by ute (Frodge-MI) 4470, WMPX Midland MI; 0515, 13-Feb; Classic pop; 3x harmonic stronger than 2x a couple of days ago & 2x not there this time! Transmitter is about 3 miles away (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. FCC Pirate map Here is a link to a FCC map of pirate radio enforcement actions. https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/fcc-enforcement-actions-against-pirate-radio-location/ (Mike Peraaho, Feb 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Shows number of pirates busted in each state from 2003 to 2016. WTFK? Of course not, but probably mostly on FM. Links on right let you sort by type of violation, NAL, NOUO, Forfeiture Orders, and those show name of individual or business cited, amount, date, case number. Overall, Oklahoma has 16 entries; FL 381, NY 470, CA 167 . . . ND & MT 1 each, etc. (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. CBS Radio Merges with Entercom. There will not be a spin-off and IPO of CBS Radio after all. CBS Corporation will merge its radio division with Entercom in a tax- free merger. The deal will be structured as a Reverse Morris Trust with CBS shareholders having the opportunity to exchange their shares for CBS Radio shares, which will then be merged into Entercom. CBS Radio shareholders will hold 72% of the newly combined Entercom, with existing Entercom shareholders the other 28%. The company will retain the Entercom name following the merger and be led by current Entercom President and CEO David Field. CBS Radio President Andre Fernandez will exit once the deal closes. It will be based in Philadelphia with a nine member Board of Directors. Five of the board members will be current Entercom directors and four to be nominated by CBS Radio. Entercom will become the second largest group owner with 244 stations upon closing of the deal. There will likely need to be spin-offs in multiple markets where both companies currently operate including Boston, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle (Radio Insight via NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) ** VATICAN. VATICAN RADIO’S ENGLISH AFRICA SERVICE ON DIGITAL PLATFORM http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/02/13/vatican_radio%E2%80%99s_english_africa_service_on_digital_platform/1292197 Festus Tarawalie, one of the staff members at Vatican Radio 's English Africa Service 13/02/2017 13:16 [caption] Vatican Radio’s English Africa Service would like to inform listeners in Rome, Italy, that the English Africa Service programme broadcast four times daily on Rome's FM 103.8 frequency is moving to a digital platform beginning Tuesday, this week, 15 February 2017. From this date onwards, the ‘English Africa Programme’ can be heard only through the Vatican Radio World Channel on Digital Audio Broadcasting standard known as DAB or its updated version DAB+, which will require the purchase of a digital radio receiver. However, listeners can continue to listen to the podcast of the daily programme throughout the day by logging on to our website www.radiovaticana.va, click on English and then go to the On-demand and Podcast section on the right hand side of the page; click on ‘English for Africa Programme.’ In recent years, Vatican Radio has experimented with digital transmission technologies, including DAB, which is said to be cheaper and has a better sound quality, according to experts. In Africa, the main outlet for our daily English Africa programmes will continue to be through the re-transmission of the daily programme by several Catholic radio stations in Africa. Most of these radio stations are owned by various African Catholic dioceses, parishes, religious congregations and some by the Radio Maria network. The times and frequencies of our Shortwave (SW) broadcast to Africa and the rest of the world remain the same. [SMG has DRM capability, but nothing said about that on SW in this ``digital platform` report] The English Africa Service apologises to our Rome listeners for any inconvenience the change from FM to digital radio might cause. The times of broadcasts remain the same. For further information kindly contact the English Africa Service through email: engafrica@vatiradio.va or by phone: (+39) 06 69883892 (Email: engafrica@vatiradio.va) (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** VIETNAM [non]. Voice of Vietnam on 7315 at 0137 UT with a very strong signal relayed from Cypress Creek. This is their Spanish language service. The modulation was one of the best in the news and commentaries (Guido Santacana, KP4FAR, San Juan Puerto Rico US, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** YEMEN. SAUDI AGGRESSION TARGETS RADIO STATION IN HODEIDA Almotamar.net reports very briefly that Saudi warplanes launched on Tuesday 31-January-2017 three raids on the radio station transmissions in Hodeida province. A local source said the aggression targeted the station in al-Maraweah district in the province. (further news is lacking)(via Feb MW News via DXLD) ** YEMEN [non]. Reception of Republic of Yemen Radio, Feb 13 till 0900 on 11860 JED 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic from 0900 on 11860 unknown tx / unknown to N/ME Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/reception-of-republic-of-yemen-radio_13.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZAMBIA. 6065, V. of Hope Africa. Signal noted as early as 2027 but little audio at that time. Returned at 2106 and found live M announcer in English with ”We are V. of Hope radio” ID and voiceofhope.com and religious talk. Into religious pop-like music. 2126 M with mention of 4965 and 6065, phone #, and e-mail address. Gospel music. 2200 canned ID by M “Live from Zambia, this is the V. of Hope Africa broadcasting on 4965 and 6065 kHz and streaming worldwide at voiceofhope.com. Broadcasting the Gospel of Jesus. This is the V. of Hope. V. of Hope is now closing down. Please join us again tomorrow for more music and ministry from the Word of God", continuous music, then 1800 Hz tone, and off at 2201:04. Good but 6070 CFRX QRM. Youtube video of the reception can be found using this link https://youtu.be/cakU_lqX7Kc (10 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 1521.0, Feb 15 at 0230, carrier making quite audible tell-tale het against 1520.0 KOLM/KOKC, no doubt BSKSA signifying trans-Atlantic propagation is open. But nothing detected on several other lower split frequencies checked. So I try longwave again: At 0231-0232 UT Feb 15, I finally get some JBA trans-Atlantic LW carriers on 162, 198, 207, 216 kHz on the NRD-545 and ALA-330S, with no sign they are NDBs, altho some higher LWBC channels are beacon- blocked. 216 is strong enough to DF on the DX-398 as from NE. I was a bit surprised at 162 as France is presumably running much reduced power now just for phase-modulated timesignals. 198 would be BBCR4, 207 Iceland (but no 189), 216 Monaco/France. Or Morocco is also listed on 207, but nothing heard on 171 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nick: I'm hearing Algeria on 252 with poor-to-fair strength here. (Richard, Sent from my iPad, N. Allen, near Perry OK, 0420 UT Feb 15, IRCA via DXLD) Oklahoma TP DX 2/15/17 --- Only an anemic signal from JOUB 774 was heard here this morning, fading in and out from 1134 until 1201 (Richard Allen, near Perry OK USA, Skywave with FSL, Sent from my iPad, ibid.) Weak, yet stable carriers were heard on 693, 747, 774, 828, 1422 from 1237 until 1403. On 1566, a man and woman speaking at 1350, female speaking with interspersed music tones at 1352 followed by females singing, a choir perhaps. Gone by 1403. LSR at 1351. Presumably HLAZ, weak, but steady. To borrow a descriptor from Nick, a female speaking probably discernible by a native speaker for a few minutes. Noticeable LSR peak. Best morning in quite a while. Best of DX (Craig Barnes, Wheat Ridge, CO, Drake R8A, ALA1530ln, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans Pacific JBA MW carrier search February 15, UT: Unlike neighbor Richard Allen, I had all these on the DX-398 when I awoke just after sunrise at 1319 UT: At 1320, 612, 594, 558 from WSW At 1323, 774 from NW At 1326, 1134 from NW, 1422 from NW At 1328, 1548 from WSW At 1330, 1557 from NW, stronger 1566 from NW [not 1320, typo at first] (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1680, "Sweeper", 1124 February 12, 2017. The mystery sweeper tones -- about 4 X per second -- popping up again under WOKB and KRJO. Looping roughly ENE/WSW. Meanwhile, no 1650 "Beeper" (suspected malfunctioning HAR/TIS) or 1650 Morse SAC Gulf Of Mexico oil beacon (that one seemingly vanished for good). (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4070.396, Feb 9 at 0656, beacon ZN is in again, sending ID about 15x per minute, and peaking CW at S8. Chris Smolinski, Maryland, replied to my previous logs on the UDXF.io group: ``Hi Glenn, There’s been a burst of new activity with respect to the unlicensed hobbyist beacons often found around 4 and 8 MHz. There is also a dasher that I have heard mornings around 4111 kHz, although I don’t think anyone else has reported it. From what I understand, these beacons are typically very low power, often in the 100 mW range. So they often require very good conditions to hear them, and I have noticed that there are very narrow windows of time when a particular beacon will be heard at my QTH. You might also want to try for the A beacon on 2097 kHz, apparently it runs significantly more power. I can hear it almost every morning`` Tnx, Chris. I hear beacon A on 2097.3 just about any time at night I check it (Quartzsite AZ). {listen at least 10 seconds for a repetition} Do none of the thousands of UDXFers know about ZN and GT? I`ve already tried searching the archives on calls and frequencies. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) No further replies there 4070.372, Feb 11 at 0353, beacon GT is JBA. Still waiting for any info about QTH; if these are in the milliwatts, do not need to be licensed or secretive. 4070.45, Feb 12 at 0144, CW beacon GT, and frequency shifts a little as my tuner does not. Now-standard remark about, where is it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4070, Hifer beacon GT; 0421, 12-Feb; first hifer heard in ages. +++ [same], 0335 13-Feb; I make it close to 4070.0; I’ve seen recent logs 4070.3-.5 with no clue to location. Not heard earlier today (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Have you seen any logs other than mine?? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 4739.0, Feb 11 at 0544, mystery open carrier is S9-S6 vs CODAR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. This past weekend and once again today I have been hearing what appears to be a station from the far east on 4900 kHz around 1430 to past fade at 1545 UTC. Language sounds Chinese, Korean or Japanese but not strong enough to tell. Anyone hearing this? 73 (Mick Delmage, AB, Feb 10, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Yes, and already IDed and discussed in DXLD yg and DXLD (gh, DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 6105.33, Signal here at 1114. I couldn't get any audio on it and there's QRM from 6105. I had the signal on 2 ZY web receivers as well but no audio there either. Panamericana?? [BOLIVIA] (1 Feb.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook ALA1530S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 9202-USB, Feb 11 at 0021, very poor 2-way in colloquial Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. EGYPT [sic]. Station with Egyptian music on Feb 11 0900-0915 on 9400 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, fair/good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/unidentified-station-with-egyptian_11.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9539.30-USB approx., Feb 11 at 0548, 2-way in Spanish, JBA next to weak 9535 RHC, INTRUDERS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. EGYPT [sic]. Station with Egyptian music on Feb 15 0900-0921 on 9600 unknown tx / unknown to UNID, fair/good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/02/unidentified-station-with-egyptian_16.html (Ivo Ivanov, B`lgariya, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9750-USB, Feb 11 at 0014, poor 2-way in Spanish, INTRUDERS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 13656.0-USB, Feb 13 at 0117, very poor 2-way in unknown language, unseems English or Spanish, INTRUDERS. Not much else on band, except 13740 RHC, and trace of 13745 Thailand, which is all it can ever manage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1865: Note from Frank Orcutt, BallisticProse Trading Company: ``Thank you for all your years of selfless service to the DXing community, Glenn`` with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FUTURELY: Donation to WOR, Glenn, pls keep up the great work. Tnx much. 73, Bob New Jersey (Robert Zerilli, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) Dear Mr. Hauser, here is a donation toward World of Radio. I enjoy your show very much. I listen to WOR on WBCQ almost every week. No acknowledgment of my donation is necessary (anon.) I am Michael Kynast from West Haverstraw, NY. Been an on off listener, DXer and enthusiast since the RCI days in the late 70s. Thanks for all the great work you continue to do with WOR! Feb 2 (new member of the DXLD yg) Thank you for keeping up with the wealth of information found in your WOR publications! When the bands aren't too noisy, I continue to enjoy our hobby of DX'ing/SWL'ing. Regards, (Ed Insinger, NJ) Hi Glenn. Your B'casts are always awesome! I finally started QSLing for SWL. I'm looking to QSL with you, if you do? I browsed your site but no address for me to mail my QSL to. Did I miss it or is there another way? Thank (sinybob) Sorry, but as a program I leave the QSLing to the stations that broadcast it. One of them has a special WOR QSL design, WRMI (only for reports as heard on that station, of course, and sent to WRMI). 73, (Glenn to sinybob via DXLD) Hi Glenn, I have been reading DXLD for some years now and benefited a lot from it so I guess that some contributions may be useful. My location is not exactly a major SW target for international broadcasters but I get a lot of interesting reception here. My main SWL receiver is a Sony ICF 2010 connected to a long wire antenna. Sometimes I also use my Collins R390A with the same antenna. Alternatively a Grundig S750 with an MFJ 1024 may also be used. My first SW reception was back in 68 and since then I became a ham radio operator back in 77. I also collect and restore tube communications sets so the shack in kind of cluttered now. Many thanks for your reports and information. It is quite a job. Best 73s (Guido Santacana, KP4FAR, San Juan, Puerto Rico US, DX LISTENING DIGEST) LANGUAGE LESSONS / WORLD OF HOROLOGY ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN INUKTITUT, THE NAMES OF THE MONTH ARE MANY AND MULTIFACETED 'We just follow Mother Nature’s ways for naming the calendar' CBC News Posted: Feb 12, 2017 5:00 AM CT Last Updated: Feb 12, 2017 3:52 PM CT http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/names-months-inuktitut-aseena-mablick-1.3977403 (via Gerald T Pollard, NC, DXLD) WORLD OF HOROLOGY See also ROMANIA +++++++++++++++++ HAPPY WORLD RADIO DAY? Who knew? Not me, or I would have taken the day off from work (Chuck Albertson, Seattle, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, the WRD promoters have a bit more work to do, like being sure it`s entered on all yearly pictorial calendars, along with Presidents` Day, etc. In Enid it would also mean moving trash pickups from Mon to Wed this year, while the sanitation engineers may listen to their radios all day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO – LAST BULWARK OF MEDIA FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE Asia Pacific Report-14 hours ago By Pacific Media Watch - February 15, 2017 On World Radio Day, celebrated on Monday, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) paid tribute to radio’s contribution to the fight for media freedom and urges support for exile radio stations that uphold the right to news and information of peoples subjected to the most extreme situations. “At a time of technological revolution and upheavals in the way we provide and obtain news and information, radio plays an essential role in promoting free speech and the right to be informed,” RSF secretary- general Christophe Deloire said. “World Radio Day is an occasion to hail the courage and dedication of radio journalists who, in their own country or in exile, provide freely and independently reported news coverage to peoples experiencing crises or living under authoritarian regimes.” UNESCO launched World Radio Day in 2012 to celebrate the importance of radio broadcasting throughout the world and the role that many radio stations play in providing communities with news coverage. The situation in Syria, Africa or North Korea shows that radio can be a powerful tool in the service of the people’s right to reporting that is independent, outspoken and free of any state censorship. Syria: Informing communities beset by war Where there is no electricity or internet, radio adapts to the daily existence of a population caught in the trap of war. Easy to operate and easy to tune into, dozens of radio stations broadcasting on FM wavelengths or sometimes on the internet emerged in Syria after the start of the uprising in 2011. Stations such as Radio Fresh, based in northern Syria, have proved useful above all at facilitating communication and representation within local communities, even if they face major challenges, especially structural and logistic ones, in the absence of sustained support from external actors and sizeable listener catchment areas. These radio stations are exposed to the same dangers as all journalists in what is the world’s deadliest country for media personnel. In April 2016, gunmen torched the headquarters of ARTA FM, a Kurdish radio station in the northeastern city of Amouda and threatened to kill its director if he tried to resume broadcasting. For security reasons, most of these new independent radio stations are based in areas held by the opposition or by the Kurdish forces, or have had to base themselves outside the country to escape the Syrian government’s censorship. Radio Alwan and Nasaem Souria have found a refuge in neighbouring Turkey. The first is based in Istanbul and the second in Gaziantep, a city close to the border. They manage to reach Syrians as far south as the Idlib region (about 300 km north of Damascus). The Paris-based independent Syrian web radio Rozana was launched in June 2013 by Lina Chawaf, a well-known Syrian journalist who fled her country in 2011 and convinced RSF and other international NGOs to support this major project. Rozana relies on a dynamic network of citizen journalists inside Syria, who often take risks to do their reporting. One of their correspondents was fatally injured by rebel gunfire while on assignment in Idlib province in September 2014. Another Rozana citizen journalist was kidnapped in eastern Aleppo on August 2013 and is still held by Islamic State. Africa’s watchdogs In sub-Saharan Africa, radio is clearly the most important form of media. In countries afflicted by crises or bad governance, radio stations sometimes even come to assume of the functions of the state. At the height of the conflict in the Central African Republic in 2012- 2013, communities in Bangui left their dead outside Radio Ndeke Luka to be counted. “We were police, judge and hospital all in one,” the station’s news editor said at the time. In Burundi, privately-owned radio stations not only provided news but also educated the public about their rights, denouncing abuse of authority by policemen, judges and other state entities. Some of the radio stations became so influential that the government felt threatened and seized the first opportunity to crush them. All but one of Burundi’s independent privately-owned radio stations have remained closed since an offensive against them in May 2015. Governments too often regard radio stations as targets to be neutralized. In Democratic Republic of Congo, local FM retransmission of Radio France International’s broadcasts in the capital Kinshasa has been suspended for the past three months because of its coverage of the crackdown on protests against the unconstitutional postponement of the president election. The RFI signal from nearby Brazzaville, which can be picked up in some Kinshasa districts, is also being jammed. In Eritrea, a country that has distinguished itself by being ranked last in RSF’s World Press Freedom Index for the past eight years, only one media outlet can claim to provide freely and independently reported news and information – a radio station called Radio Erena (“Our Eritrea”). Based in Paris, far from Eritrean government threats and pressure, it is headed by Biniam Simon, a onetime star presenter on Eritrean national TV and now a political refugee, who founded it seven years ago with RSF support. It broadcasts for two hours a day in Tigrinya (Eritrea’s national language) and Arabic by satellite, Internet and mobile phone app, covering stories ignored by the local media, which are reduced to being the propaganda outlets of Africa’s worst dictatorship. Asia-Pacific: Exile radio ‘lifelines’ Broadcast media entirely under state control is a common feature of China, Vietnam and Laos. Prior censorship is the rule in these particularly authoritarian regimes. And the authorities often jam the signals of foreign radio stations such as Voice of America and Radio Free Asia that offer one of the few possibilities of getting freely reported news. North Korea’s unparalleled determination to combat “hostile foreign forces” has driven many of its citizens to violate its draconian laws in order to acquire radio sets capable of receiving the shortwave broadcasts of exile radio stations, especially those based in South Korea. The number of radio stations broadcasting to North Korea from Seoul has grown in the past decade or so. The first was Free North Korea Radio (FNK), which was launched in 2005. The others include Open Radio for North Korea (ORNK) and Radio Free Chosun (RFC). Run by North Korean refugees, they broadcast uncensored news reports, much to Pyongyang’s annoyance. As more and more North Koreans get their hands on shortwave radio sets that are being smuggled into the country, the regime has stepped up its jamming and its persecution of those caught in the fact of listening to these “seditious” broadcasts. Radio sets confiscated by the People’s Security Agency are generally locked onto the regime’s official radio station frequency (by means of soldering and withdrawal of electronic components). This is arguably a lesser evil because those caught listening to international radio stations at night usually pay a very high price. Several military units – including “Group 109,” reportedly once run by no less a person than Kim Jong-Un – are specifically tasked with randomly visiting homes to seek evidence of foreign media consumption. The death penalty is only rarely imposed for such a crime, but offenders are known to have been sent to labour camps. Supporting exile radio stations “In times of peace, conflict and emergencies, radio remains a crucial source of information and knowledge,” UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova said in a message for World Radio Day, adding that radio can also “provide a beacon for innovative solutions to local problems, and continue to advance human rights.” Her words take on added importance in the extreme situation of a country that has a dictatorial regime or in a failed state that is prey to armed groups and endemic violence. Every year, dozens of journalists are forced to flee their country to escape danger. Reducing journalists to silence by encouraging them to flee abroad is more than ever an integral part of the repressive arsenal used by media freedom’s enemies throughout the world. When some of these journalists manage to find work with foreign radio stations that cover their country of origin, or when they get together to create new radio stations targeting the fellow citizens they left behind, RSF believes that we all have a duty to support them. RSF urges the governments of countries that give journalists political asylum to do everything possible to make it easy for them to continue practicing their profession. RSF also calls on media freedom organisations to increase the assistance they provide to these journalists and free speech defenders. Reporters Without Borders/Pacific Media Watch http://www.pacmediawatch.aut.ac.nz Pacific Media Watch is compiled for the Pacific Media Centre as a regional media freedom and educational resource by a network of journalists, students, stringers and commentators. (via Artie Bigley, Feb 15, DXLD) WRD'17 articles from Indian press --- FROM SHORT WAVE TO STREAMING, RADIO'S STILL GA GA http://www.news18.com/blogs/india/soumyadip-choudhury/world-radio-day-from-shortwave-to-streaming-radios-still-ga-ga-11031-1348664.html RADIO RULES IMAGINATION! Celebrating World Radio Day 2017 - by F. Sheheryar, DG, AIR http://akashvanisamvaad.blogspot.in/2017/02/radio-is-imagination.html RE-IMAGINING RADIO POWER http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/re-imagining-radio-power.html LOVING RADIO IN THE INTERNET AGE http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/loving-radio-in-the-internet-age/articleshow/57115622.cms RADIO CONNECTS PEOPLE IN CRISES AND REMAINS VIBRANT: Sheheryar http://www.radioandmusic.com/biz/radio/air/170213-radio-connects-people-crises-and-remains-vibrant-sheheryar HERE ARE SOME CHARMING, VINTAGE PHOTOS FROM THE 1950S OF ALL INDIA RADIO http://truthdive.com/2017/02/13/here-are-some-charming-vintage-photos-from-the-1950s-of-all-india-radio/ WORLD RADIO DAY: FIRST ELECTRONIC MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION STILL HOLDS ITS GROUND STRONG http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/tuning-in-to-the-magic-of-radio/articleshow/57121121.cms?from=mdr ABU TAHIR FROM COIMBATORE SHARES HIS PASSION IN PRESERVING OLD RADIO SETS, THIS WORLD RADIO DAY! http://simpli-city.in/news-detail.php?nid=10629 --- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Feb 15, dx_india yg via DXLD) WISCONSIN LAWMAKERS PROPOSE ENDING DAYLIGHT SAVING [sic thruout] TIME Associated Press Saturday, February 11, 2017 http://www.gazettextra.com/20170211/wisconsin_lawmakers_propose_ending_daylight_saving_time MADISON — Two Republican lawmakers want to make the sun set earlier [sic] in the summer. Reps. Samantha Kerkman, of Salem, and Michael Schraa, of Oshkosh, introduced a bill Friday that would eliminate daylight saving time in Wisconsin. The move would mean state residents would no longer have to move their clocks ahead an hour in the spring or back an hour in the fall as the country shifts back to standard time. That would mean the summer sun would appear to rise and set earlier. Kerkman and Schraa said in a news release that the change would save people the hour of sleep they lose in the spring. The time change also causes general confusion and forces kids to go to school in the dark, they added. Kerkman said in a phone interview that a number of constituents have contacted her to tell her the time change is frustrating. "People definitely have an opinion about this," Kerkman said. "I wish I could create more sunshine, but I can't." Arizona and Hawaii don't observe daylight saving time. Kerkman and Schraa said in a memo they sent to colleagues Friday seeking co- sponsors that eight states introduced similar legislation that would do away with daylight saving time this year. "We often see stress and confusion associated with moving the clocks twice a year," the legislators wrote. "A full repeal of daylight saving time would eliminate that stress, take possible tolls off of people's bodies and make more sense year round." Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Wisconsin residents adopted it in 1957 through a statewide referendum. Kerkman and Schraa gave their fellow lawmakers until Feb. 24 to sign onto the bill. Kit Beyer, a spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, didn't immediately respond to an email inquiring about the bill's chances. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's spokeswoman, Myranda Tanck, said Fitzgerald had just received the co-sponsorship memo and was reviewing the legislation. Tom Evenson, a spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker, said the governor would review the legislation if it reaches his desk. Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, a La Crosse Democrat, scoffed at the bill. She said Republicans should focus on the state's crumbling roads and student loan debt. "I can count the number of people in my district who've contacted me about this issue on one hand," Shilling said. "I think we have more pressing issues to address than tinkering with people's alarm clocks. I don't want the Legislature to get sidetracked with these JV proposals until we address the varsity-level issues first." (via Dave Zantow, WI, Feb 11, DXLD) Well, Glenn that idea in Wisconsin got scrapped already; in fact they are talking about trying to make “Daylight Shifting Time” permanent now!! “Wisconsin lawmakers ditch plans to end daylight saving [sic] time” http://www.gazettextra.com/20170217/wisconsin_lawmakers_ditch_plans_to_end_daylight_saving_time Associated Press Friday, February 17, 2017 MADISON — Two Republican lawmakers have scrapped a bill to end daylight saving [sic] time in Wisconsin amid a backlash on social media and now want to make the sunshine-extending [sic] time change permanent year-round in the state. Reps. Samantha Kerkman and Michael Schraa introduced a bill last week that would have eliminated daylight saving [sic] time in Wisconsin. The change would mean the summer sun would [sic] set an hour earlier. Schraa said Friday the news release went out prematurely and sparked a backlash on Facebook from people who didn’t want their summer evenings shortened. He said he and Kerkman are now working on a bill that would make daylight saving [sic] time permanent, which would mean the winter sun would set an hour later [sic]. The state would need a federal waiver to make that change. Regards, (via Dave Zantow N9EWO, Feb 17, DXLD) MUSEA +++++ NATIONAL VOA MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF VOICE OF AMERICA Southgate February 14, 2017 http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/february/national-voa-museum-to-celebrate-75th-anniversary-of-voice-of-america.htm There’s an important birthday celebration in West Chester [Ohio] this year: the 75th anniversary of the Voice of America. “We’re planning a series of events and exhibits this year to celebrate the VOA’s commitment across America and the world to embrace best practices in telling the truth in order to let the world decide,” said Jack Dominic, museum executive director. The VOA was formed in 1942 as a way to counteract Nazi propaganda in Germany and provide war news to American troops and Allies overseas. “WLWO, a division of WLW, was transmitting news via shortwave radio overseas long before 1942,” said Dominic. “In fact, broadcasters from WLWO provided the nucleus of the early VOA broadcasting team. Cincinnati’s shortwave technology and its broadcasters truly helped the U.S. win the war.” The reentrant rhombic antennas at the VOA-Bethany station in West Chester were so powerful that they became quickly known as the “siege guns of radio” for their capacity to reach the far corners of Nazi- occupied countries with little audible distortion. A frustrated Adolph Hitler was known to call the VOA “those Cincinnati liars.” The VOA-Bethany station transmitted VOA news to Europe during WW II and South America during the Cold War through its innovative shortwave rhombic antenna network developed by the Crosley Corporation. The Bethany station was decommissioned by the federal government in 1994, after shortwave radio technology was supplanted by television and satellite technology. From left are Robert Bauer, head of the German language section of the American Broadcasting Station in Europe (ABSIE); celebrated American journalist Edward R. Murrow; and William (Wild Bill) Donovan, head of the Office of Strategic Services, at a London bar on the evening of June 6, 1944 “The men and women who made up the VOA broadcasting system were our journalistic beacons of light during the 20th century,” said Ken Rieser, president of the VOA museum board. “Elmer Davis, John Houseman, Edward R. Murrow and Robert Bauer all had positions of leadership within the VOA. "We hope that the VOA enjoys many more years of embracing the highest of journalistic standards in its reporting so it inspires people in war-torn and oppressed countries to hope, dream and work toward democracy.” The Voice of America, based in Washington, D.C., is the world’s largest international broadcaster, providing balanced and comprehensive news and information in 47 languages to 236 million people each week, according to the VOA website. It continues to reach people in countries lacking a fee press today and its languages include: Russian; Ukrainian; Azerbaijani; Serbian; Armenian; Thai; and Somali. The National VOA Museum of Broadcasting is located in the art deco Bethany station building and houses three collections: Gray History of Wireless radios; VOA-Bethany station’s Voice of America control room; and the Media Heritage Cincinnati Museum of Broadcast History. The West Chester Amateur Radio Assn. operates station WC8VOA from the museum building. The VOA museum now offers an annual $50 membership that provides free admission for the member, an adult guest, and up to three children under 12. Members also receive updates and advance information about new exhibits and programs. For $250, members receive the benefits above, as well as a 50 percent discount on any and all lectures, programs or visiting exhibit tickets. The National VOA Museum of Broadcasting is open the third Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children. The museum is located at 8070 Tylersville Road in West Chester. Museum will be open this Saturday, Feb. 18 For more information, visit the VOA Museum website at http://www.voamuseum.org or call (513) 777-0027. To access Voice of America programs, visit http://www.voanews.com Posted by: (Mike Terry, Feb 14, dxldyg via DXLD) WARTIME RADIO THE SECRET LISTENERS --- BBC (1979) Illustrated with archival film and photographs, as well as interviews with those involved, the documentary traces the evolution of civilian involvement in radio-based intelligence during both world wars. It was the tireless work of amateur radio enthusiasts during World War I, that initially convinced the Admiralty to establish a radio intercept station at Hunstanton. Playing an integral role during the war, technological advances meant that radio operators could pinpoint signals, thus uncovering the movement of German boats, leading to the decisive Battle of Jutland in 1916. Wireless espionage was to play an even more important role during World War II, with the Secret Intelligence Service setting up the Radio Security Service, which was staffed by Voluntary Interceptors, a band of amateur radio enthusiasts scattered across Britain. The information they collected was interpreted by some of the brightest minds in the country, who also had a large hand in deceiving German forces by feeding false intelligence. Production: BBC East Producer: Douglas Salmon Editor: Rod Thomas https://youtu.be/RwbzV2Jx5Qo (via Horacio Nigro, CX3BZ, "La Galena del Sur", Montevideo, Uruguay, dxldyg via DXLD) NOSTALGIC SHORTWAVE RECORDINGS ON VIDEO [and better yet, audio! gh] For an afternoon project, I put together a few videos on Youtube of some old shortwave recordings made here. You should find them interesting. Here are the links to the videos... https://youtu.be/8KJEJVLjU_U HKBS/R. Jordan from 1980 (IS), and English IDs from 1988 and 2004. https://youtu.be/gq3F5QVucJc La Voz de Galapagos from 1979 with IDs and part of the Ecuadorian national anthem. https://youtu.be/wi3eHKuc6bk Radio Chortis from Guatemala from 1980 with ID near sign off, and from 1993 with opening ID. https://youtu.be/HFeibbh1uhU Africa Number 1 from Gabon from December 1979 with IS and ID and contest announcement in English (Dave Valko, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Thanks so much for this. Those of us who still have recordings should do a few of these every few weeks (Dan Robinson, ibid.) More radio nostalgia. Just uploaded a Youtube video with an old reception of Radiodiffusion Télévision Voltaïque from Upper Volta on 4815 from 1983. Here's the link if you'd like to hear/watch it https://youtu.be/_JJrHx8raEQ 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA USA, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See NEW ZEALAND; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ VATICAN DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See WORLD OF HOROLOGY ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See MEXICO; USA 780 WBBM, 790 WQXI +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See also MEXICO; OKLAHOMA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SPECTRUM AUCTION What seems glaring to me is the large figure Sinclair gets from the auction. Aren't all of their stations in small markets? I wonder if they are selling every Hz they have. I noticed that WNWO shut down their news operation recently. WNWO is possibly the "perfect auction candidate". Toledo being near both Detroit and Cleveland, produces something of a "spectrum squeeze", WNWO's RF channel is 49, and the station has always been trailing the senior VHF stations WTOL and WTVG. *strictly my personal suspicion*: WNWO will sell their NBC contract to Gray (who loves to put two Big Four network streams on a single transmitter), 13.2 switches to NBC, and 13.3 from Weather Nation to CW in SD. I'd rather have WN, forget CW. Sent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android Device (r3gd, Feb 9, WTFDA gg via DXLD) WUSF TV RF34 TO END OPERATIONS WUSF will go off the air. http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/wusf-tv-license-sold-station-will-end-operations#stream/0 (via Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, Feb 9, WTFDA gg via DXLD) WUSF ``16`` has been a secondary to PBS station WEDU-RF 13; when on analog 3 that one of the most widely-seen sporadic-E TVDX stations; I had it numerous times in OK (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So much for the hundreds of millions that was being talked about at first that stations would be paid for going dark! 18.7 million is all they get (Jeff Lehmann, WTFDA gg via DXLD) So WUSF is getting only about 5% of the auction "opening price". I saw somewhere today WCMZ-28 Flint, MI is similarly going dark, for an even smaller %-age of opening price. Blame on the wireless bidders; much less interest in new spectrum than had previously been indicated (Chris Lucas, Poughkeepsie, NY, ibid.) There will be countless other channel changes and closures, which we shall probably deal with only sporadically here (gh, DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ COCOA, FLORIDA PERSEUS BACK UP; SOON, MONTANA Regrettably, mine has been down for months here in Florida. I had an llness sneak up on me shortly after dropping antennas for the summer hurricane. I'm just about back to normal and hope to have my antennas operational again in the next couple weeks. In the autumn, I picked up a second Perseus so my plan is a Perseus on air in East central Florida and the hope that before next winter, a remote in South Central Montana (Larry N9JY Ewan, Feb 8, via Finland, via Wolfgang Büschel, log of remote Cocoa Florida-US Perseus unit of N9JY at 0630- 0827 UT Feb 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) RENEWED PUSH FOR FM CLASS C4 What may happen to the petition to create an FM Class C4 designation under FCC Chairman Pai's leadership? Readers may recall SSR Communications CEO Matthew Wesolowski and the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council petitioned the FCC in 2013 to add a new FM class in between Class A and Class C3. The proposed class would feature maximum ERP of 12 kW and maximum antenna height of 100 meters. http://tinyurl.com/71094321 (Neal McLain, Retired Cable Guy, Brazoria TX, Feb 10, WTFDA gg via DXLD) PROPOSED CHANGES FOR THE NEXT AM REVITALIZATION WINDOW At the February Open Meeting the FCC will vote on a proposal by Chairman Ajit Pai to expand the flexibility of FM translators rebroadcasting an AM station as part of the ongoing AM Revitalization. Currently translators “must be contained within the lesser of (a) the 2 millivolts per meter (mV/m) daytime contour of the AM station, or (b) a 25-mile radius centered at the AM transmitter site.” The proposed change rewrites the ruling to translators “must be contained within the greater of either the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station or a 25-mile (40 km) radius centered at the AM transmitter site. The protected contour for an FM translator station is its predicted 1 mV/m contour.” The change would give translators more flexibility in reaching parts of the markets where its AM signal does not. For example, if a 1 kW AM has a null to the northeast and its protected contour only reaches, say, 15 miles from the tower site, the translator can now surpass the protected contour to reach the next 10 miles. The ruling will be voted on at the FCC’s Open Meeting on February 23. Additional proposals including the next translator filing window will be set forth later (Radio Insight via NRC DX News Feb 20, published Feb 12 via DXLD) WHY YOU SHOULD CARE THAT ALL FCC SETTLEMENTS MUST NOW GO THROUGH FULL COMMISSION VOTE New FCC chair Ajit Pai is a very busy man. After only a few weeks sitting behind the big desk, he’s killed off cable set-top box reform, abandoned rate caps on prison calls, scuttled Lifeline expansion, and decided violating net neutrality (which he hates) through zero-rating is officially not the FCC’s problem. Having accomplished all those goals, Pai is now targeting the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau, potentially making it more difficult to hold wrongdoing telecom companies accountable. http://tinyurl.com/hyvdasj (Neal McLain, Retired Cable Guy, Brazoria, Texas, Feb 10, WTFDA gg via DXLD) And trying to salvage AM radio (Rick Shaftan, Atlantic Media and Research, ibid.) I don't imagine there's much left of the Enforcement Bureau to destroy. That horse left the barn decades ago (Russ Edmunds, Blue Bell, PA ( 15 mi NW of Philadelphia ), ibid.) The AM radio in my car is so bad that I cannot get ANY AM stations in midtown Manhattan. It has some feature that requires a certain signal level or something and otherwise mutes it. It's the worst car radio I've ever had. In a 2010 Volkswagen. I'm sure there's a way to mute it, but I have no idea what it is (Rick Shaftan, NC, Feb 11, WTFDA gg via DXLD) His plan to salvage AM radio relies heavily on using FM translators to carry the AM station's programming, from what I have seen about it. One major problem with the AM signals are all of the sources of interfering RF, especially from "unintentional radiators" such as unshielded power supplies (transformers, ballasts, etc.). These as well as those used in various types of lighting (Class A commercial rated fluorescent lights are a MAJOR source of this interference), LED lights and message boards. The LED lights also radiate themselves. Unfortunately the FCC regulations for these "unintentional radiators" allow these items to be installed in any commercial building. If there is interference that occurs, then the building owner has to eliminate the interference or face a fine from the FCC. Wouldn't it be a better approach to NOT ALLOW these unshielded Class A commercial rated ballasts to be installed any where that wireless services (cell phones, wireless phones, wifi, radios, TVs, etc.) are going to be used? According to the current FCC regulations, electrical suppliers are SUPPOSED to ask EVERY person purchasing a lighting fixture if they are using it in a home or location where any of the wireless devices are being used. The three local electrical suppliers in my area not only don't ask anyone if they are using them in these locations, but they DO NOT STOCK any of the FCC Class B consumer rated products. As a result, they are only selling the Class A commercial rated products to everyone. There is no enforcement of this regulation. The local FCC office spoke to the manager at one of the local electrical suppliers back in 2010. They still do NOT ask anyone where they intend to use these items. When I contacted the FCC agent about it, he told me that he was referring this to his supervisor because they were not allowed to spend any additional time on this problem. When I told the people in the electrical suppliers that these Class A lighting fixtures will interfere with any wireless devices, they told me that THEY COULD NOT GET CELL PHONE SERVICE INSIDE THEIR BUILDING, THEY HAD TO GO OUTSIDE TO GET A SIGNAL. When I told them that it was the Class A commercial rated lighting that they were using in their buildings that was causing the interference, they seemed to be surprised (Bob Seaman, WTFDA gg via DXLD) MITCH MCCONNELL CAN'T HIT REWIND ON THIS ANALOGY No matter what your position on the president's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, there is one statement that simply cannot stand in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) Feb. 2 op-ed, "How Democratic senators should respond to Gorsuch." In predicting that the Democrats would attempt to recycle old rhetoric in an attempt to derail Gorsuch's nomination, McConnell wrote, "It's the far left hitting rewind on the Supreme Court attack eight-track they've been playing for more than 40 years." This may date me, but while I understand the analogy, I clearly remember the first eight-track tape I ever bought: Rush's "Moving Pictures" in 1981. I also remember my frustration at not being able to rewind it to play "Tom Sawyer" over and over again. For, truth be told, a major technological issue with eight-tracks was that they could not be rewound; if you wanted to listen to a track again, you had to click through all of the other tracks. While this may seem insignificant to McConnell, this deficiency was one of the things that led to the development of the technologically superior rewindable cassette tape. Mitch Katz, Falls Church (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) A RADAR ONCE WATCHED THE SKIES OVER WARREN'S ABOVE ALL STATE PARK Inside the generator room for the old radar station at Above All State Park in Warren. (Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant) [caption] Peter Marteka Reporter Nature's Path & Way To Go http://www.courant.com/community/warren/hc-marteka-above-all-state-park-0212-20170210-story.html At 31 acres, Above All State Park in Warren is tiny, one of the smallest in Connecticut's vast system. It has no parking area. There are no blazed trails or overlooks. But I enjoyed every minute of a recent visit because it has ruins — an old radar site dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. Above All was once part of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) Air Defense Network. The enormous system of computers and hundreds of radar installations provided a safety net across the country, aiming to identify Soviet bombers before they could drop their nuclear payloads. According to John Ramsey of coldwar-ct.com, the radar site was a "gap- filler" and provided low-altitude coverage out to a range of 65 miles. The site was active from June 1957 to June 1968. He noted that the site was unmanned and consisted of the radar and tower along with the building that contained the equipment and a diesel generator. The entrance to the park is located along the aptly named Above All Road in the northwest Connecticut town of Warren. Although the radar and equipment have been removed, the cinder block building remains, along with the generator room and portions of a chain-link fence that protected the site. Although vandalized by graffiti artists over the years, the building is in relatively good shape. It is kind of a creepy setting, with water dripping from the ceiling and echoing in the damp emptiness as you peer inside. Adding to the creepiness factor is it takes your eyes a few moments to adjust as you peer inside. The main building is empty; the ceiling paint is peeling and metal roof is rusting. A rusted chain link fence surrounds the old radar facility at Above All State Park in Warren. (Peter Marteka / Hartford Courant) [caption] Around the back is the generator room with its rusting machinery and air shafts. Someone has painted "Radar is fun" on the walls with a giant smiling face, the artist apparently a big fan of abandoned radar sites. Around the back is the foundation on which the dome radar tower once stood. Several unmarked trails go off into the surrounding forest. According to the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the SAGE network was "far and away the most grandiose system engineering effort and the largest electronic system ever contemplated," consisting of hundreds of radars, 24 direction centers and three combat centers. "The radar detections would be transmitted over telephone lines to the nearest SAGE direction center," the laboratory noted, "where they would be processed by a computer. The direction center would then send out notification and continuous targeting information to the air bases best situated to carry out interception of the approaching bombers, as well as to surface-to-air missile batteries." Above All was created in 1928 when the state park and forest commission purchased 28 acres from Charles B. Stanley of New Britain to go along with three acres donated by Seymour Strong. The three acres "was the site of a lookout tower during the Civil War, and was burned at that time," The Courant noted in an article announcing the creation of the park. According to local legend, a farmer who once used the hill claimed to have the highest working farm in the state — hence the name "Above All." The park was a bit different in the summer of 1929 when a Courant reporter wrote about places to hike in the northwest hills: "Before its commanding summit lies a vision of rolling hills for miles in every direction, culminating in the Berkshires as they gather and sweep away on their imposing march northward. It is as yet entirely undeveloped and is not easily accessible for cars, but as an object for a hike it is one of the finest in the state." Unfortunately, those views are gone, replaced by a New England forest that has grown up around the site. I'm glad crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection never hauled away the ruins of the radar station. State parks aren't just about trails, overlooks and beaches. They contain and preserve the state's history. And they make us want to learn more about that history. If you go: Take Route 341 into Warren and go left on Sackett Hill Road just north of the junction with Route 45. Follow to Above All Road and look for the gated entrance across from a corn field (Hartford Courant via Bill Nollman, Feb 12, WTFDA gg via DXLD) Hi Bill, That's an interesting article. SAGE was a real ground- breaking venture in technology; it was the first large scale computer network. Most movie prop computers used in the 1970's and even into this century were bits and pieces of salvaged SAGE components. 'Lost in Space', 'Time Tunnel' and 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' all used SAGE components. The computer used in 'Lost' was even vintage SAGE components. Here are links to articles detailing how SAGE relics are endemic in American popular culture: (Curtis Sadowski, IL, ibid.) BATTERY RECOMMENDATION : NUON I will give EVERYONE on this listserver just one battery recommendation, because it's the last one you'll ever need. Go with Nuon (Rick Dau, NE, Feb 11, ABDX via dXLD) Nuon is a brand of rechargeable NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) battery. It and its companion charger are sold at Batteries Plus (known in some locations as "Batteries & Bulbs") outlets nationwide. The investment is a little pricey, but once you get these, you will NEVER EVER go back to alkaline batteries again. In fact, DON'T go with alkaline batteries! As they are non-rechargeable, all they do is take up space in landfills once they are thrown away. Bad, bad, BAD for the environment. Rechargeables are the way to go, and Nuon is the brand to get. I use Nuons in everything in my apartment now. In my Sony ICF- 2010, my Sangean ATS-909X, my Midland WR-300 weather radio, my Energizer ENLMF35E lantern, my flashlight, and even my bathroom scale. You won't be disappointed. And you're welcome. [??] 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, Nebraska EN21af, ibid.) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ NEW HAARP EXPERIMENTS --- See ALASKA atop! SPACE WEATHER DISCUSSED ON BBC WS BUSINESS DAILY TODAY http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04s7c7r Mostly about effects on the electricity grid but effects on HF mentioned in passing (Richard Langley, NB, Feb 15, dxldyg via DXLD) :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2017 Feb 13 0049 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html # # Weekly Highlights and Forecasts # Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 06 - 12 February 2017 Solar activity reached low levels on 09 Feb due to C-class flare activity from Region 2635 (N14, L=304, class/area=Dai/110 on 10 Feb). Solar activity was at very low levels throughout the remainder of the period and no Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels each day of this period. Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to active levels on 06 Feb, quiet to unsettled levels on 07, 10-11 Feb, and quiet throughout the remainder of the period. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 13 FEBRUARY - 11 MARCH 2017 Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels with a slight chance for isolated C-class flare activity throughout the period. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 13, 16-18, 22-26, 28 Feb, and 01-11 Mar. Normal to moderate flux levels are expected for the remainder of the period. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 28 Feb and G1 (Minor) storm levels on 27 Feb, 01-02 Mar due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream influence. Active geomagnetic field activity is expected on 15, 23 Feb, and 03-04 Mar. Quiet and quiet to unsettled geomagnetic activity is expected for the remainder of the period under a nominal solar wind regime. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2017 Feb 13 0049 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2017-02-13 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2017 Feb 13 78 5 2 2017 Feb 14 78 8 3 2017 Feb 15 78 12 4 2017 Feb 16 78 10 3 2017 Feb 17 80 8 3 2017 Feb 18 80 8 3 2017 Feb 19 80 5 2 2017 Feb 20 82 5 2 2017 Feb 21 85 5 2 2017 Feb 22 82 10 3 2017 Feb 23 80 15 4 2017 Feb 24 80 10 3 2017 Feb 25 78 10 3 2017 Feb 26 78 5 2 2017 Feb 27 76 25 5 2017 Feb 28 76 30 6 2017 Mar 01 75 25 5 2017 Mar 02 75 20 5 2017 Mar 03 73 15 4 2017 Mar 04 73 15 4 2017 Mar 05 72 15 3 2017 Mar 06 72 8 3 2017 Mar 07 72 5 2 2017 Mar 08 73 5 2 2017 Mar 09 74 5 2 2017 Mar 10 75 5 2 2017 Mar 11 75 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) BRIEF OUTAGES EXPECTED ON FEBRUARY 21 AND 22 On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, SWPC will transfer its operations to its off-site backup system to support building maintenance. Users will see intermittent, brief outages while we transition to our backup system and then again when we transition back to Boulder on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. The transition to our backup system is currently scheduled to begin at 1600 UTC (9:00 am MT) on February 21, and the transition back will occur at about 1900 UTC (12:00 MT) on February 22 (SWPC Feb 15 via WORLD OF RADIO 1865, DXLD) See also USA: WWV GLENN`S PROPAGATION OUTLOOK FOR MEDIA NETWORK PLUS AS OF FEB 16, 2017 Keith, From IPS in Australia, the global HF propagation forecast thru February 18: normal to fair. From Spaceweather South Africa thru February 18: magnetic conditions unsettled to quiet; shortwave fadeouts unlikely; MUF unstable. From Met Office UK, thru Feb 19: solar activity very low. From F K Janda in Prague, the Geomagnetic field will be: quiet to active on February 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, March 3 - 6 active to disturbed on February 18, 28, March 1 - 2 mostly quiet on February 19, March 7 quiet on February 21, 23 - 24, 26, March 8 - 9 From SWPC in Boulder, A and K indices peaking at 15 and 4 February 23, 30 and 6 on February 28 with G2 moderate geomagnetic storm levels. Lowest A`s and K`s of 5 and 2 on February 19-21, 26 and March 7 to 11. Solar flux peaking at 85 on February 21, down to 72 on March 5 to 7. William Hepburn`s VHF UHF DX maps show extreme tropospheric ducting into the Gulf of Mexico from Houston around 0600 UT February 19; off southern Brasil to Uruguay February 18 to 21; around Cabo Verde off west Africa February 17 to 21; between Oman and India February 17 to 20; along the east coast of India February 21; and along the northwest coast of Australia February 19-21 (via DXLD) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ++++++++++++++++++++++++ TRUMP'S DANGEROUS STRATEGY TO UNDERMINE REALITY --- By John Podesta https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-dangerous-attempts-to-undermine-reality/2017/02/16/f5d9b826-f3ca-11e6-b9c9-e83fce42fb61_print.html John Podesta, the chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, served as counselor to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. President Trump's fake-news pivot isn't subtle. First he benefited from fake news stories during the campaign; then as president-elect and now president, he has constantly used the epithet against mainstream media outlets that dare criticize him. Any negative polls, he has proclaimed, are "fake news." So are news stories that put him in a bad light -- even if they are corroborated by Trump's own officials, as with reports that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch termed comments about the judiciary "demoralizing" and "disheartening." What's happening here is more than the simple continuation of Trump's well-documented tendency as a candidate to lie flagrantly and refuse to back down. It is more than his narcissistic incapacity to receive bad news. It is more dangerous. Trump is deploying a strategy, used by autocrats, designed to completely disorient public perception. He's not just trying to spin the bad news of the day; all politicians do that. He seeks nothing less than to undermine the public's belief that any news can be trusted, that any news is true, that there is any fixed reality. Trump is attempting to build a hall of mirrors where even our most basic sensory perceptions are shrouded in confusion. He is emulating the successful strategy of Vladimir Putin. In "Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible," Peter Pomerantsev, a British citizen of Russian origin, chronicles his firsthand experience in Russia's television industry. Pomerantsev sheds light on Russia's whirling media landscape and propaganda machine to show how Putin's political puppet masters prey on the modern appetite for drama and entertainment to blur the line between fact and fiction. He writes: "The Kremlin has finally mastered the art of fusing reality TV and authoritarianism to keep the great, 140-million-strong population entertained, distracted, constantly exposed to geopolitical nightmares, which if repeated enough times can become infectious." Following his inauguration, Trump has worked to create an American media landscape with an eerily similar pattern of obfuscation and drama. We now see a toxic overlap between sensationalist politics and media manipulation. Each presidential stroke of bombast plunges the media, the administration and the public into a frenzied scramble for the truth, with the phrase "fake news" nonchalantly thrown around, adding a heaping spoonful of cynicism to the whole mess. These episodes distort our understanding of reality and put us in danger of experiencing an information void like Russia's. If Trump succeeds, something fundamental will be lost. Russians hear something on TV and assume it's a lie. That attitude of reflexive cynicism makes it impossible to know the death toll from an industrial accident or a terrorist incident, or the risk to their kids of drinking the water, or even the results of the last election. It ruins everything. Our American democracy has been built on a foundation of a press free of government interference and governed by strong professional ethics. Of course, the media occasionally get stuff wrong, and whenever they do they need to put it right, but they are the foundation of an informed democratic dialogue. Our president is throwing mud all over that -- deliberately, with malice aforethought. He's telling us we are being lied to all the time. That has a corrosive effect, deepening public distrust of the media and other institutions at a time when they already enjoy historically low levels of confidence. We cannot let that happen. In this context, Americans should maintain a heightened vigilance and think more carefully about the veracity of the information they consume. They need to be aware that some of the information pumping through social media is indeed fake and sometimes malicious. Social-media platforms should find ways to guard against hyping discernible lies at the expense of credible sources. But Americans must also be wary of any effort, particularly from the White House, to disorient or discredit reliable information. And a heavy burden falls on American journalists to fact-check a president and a White House staff that is setting records for peddling false information and not to be afraid to call a lie a lie. The recent ouster of Michael Flynn as national security adviser demonstrates that lying still carries consequences. But journalists must go further and provide context and analysis for what motivates Trump, Stephen K. Bannon, Kellyanne Conway and the others to constantly distort reality. In so doing they have the opportunity to reestablish their own credibility and American democratic norms. Read more on this topic: E.J. Dionne Jr.: Admit it: Trump is unfit to serve Richard Cohen: Trump's presidency is doomed Ruth Marcus: When all news is `fake,' whom do we trust? Dana Milbank: Trump discovers some guy named Frederick Douglass Eugene Robinson: Trumpism is all tantrums, all the time (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ###