DX LISTENING DIGEST 18-24, June 12, 2018 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, http://www.worldofradio.com Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. Materials taken from Arctic or originating from Olle Alm and not having a commercial copyright are exempt from all restrictions of noncommercial, noncopyrighted reusage except for full credits For restrixions and searchable 2018 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html [also linx to previous years] NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1934 contents: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bougainville, Cuba non, East Turkistan, Eritrea/Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Iran, Korea North non, Korea South, Myanmar and non, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, Sudan non, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uganda non, USA; and the propagation outlook SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1934, June 12-18, 2018 Tue 2030 WRMI 5950 7780 [1933 replayed? inaudible] Tue 2130 WRMI 5950 7780 [barely confirmed] Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v [confirmed] Wed 1030 WRMI 5950 Wed 2100 WRMI 9955 [confirmed] Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v [confirmed] Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v [confirmed] Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v [maybe] Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1431 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sat 2130 WBCQ 9330v [maybe, or 2330?] Sat 2300 WRMI 7780 Sun 0200 WRMI 7780 Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sun 1900 WRMI 9395 Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v [maybe] Mon 0130 WRMI 5850, 7780 Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51 Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 Mon 0400 WRMI webcast only Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v [maybe] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 Tue 2030 WRMI 5950, 7780 [or #1935?] 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 IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!! WOR IO GROUP: Effective Feb 4, 2018, DXLD yg archive and members have been migrated to this group: https://groups.io/g/WOR [there was already an unrelated group at io named dxld!, so new name] From now on, the io group is primary, where all posts should go. One may apply for membership, subscribe via the above site. DXLD yahoogroup: remains in existence, and members are free to COPY same info to it, as backup, but no posts should go to it only. They may want to change delivery settings to no e-mail, and/or no digest. The change was necessary due to increasing outages, long delays in posts appearing, and search failures at the yg. Why wait for DXLD issues? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our io group without delay. ** AFGHANISTAN. Last night, 08.06.2018, I listened to Radio Afghanistan Urdu Service on shortwave 6100 at 1610-1620. Reception condition is normal 333. 1620 UT disappear programme (Abid Hussain Sajid, Pakistani DXer, WOR iog via DXLD) ** ALASKA. KNLS New Life Station is on air only via tx#2 and #1 is off http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/knls-new-life-station-is-on-air-only.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS. 4760, AIR Port Blair (presumed not to be AIR Leh [Kashmir]). On June 12, with better than normal reception 1215-1305; seemed in Hindi and with subcontinent music/singing; my local sunrise was at 1248 UT, with Port Blair sunset at 1213 UT; poor reception, but decent signal strength cutting through the summertime QRN (static). My music audio at http://goo.gl/ZtJH2g (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA [non]. Thursday 21 June 2018: BBC World Service annual mid-winter broadcast to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff working in Antarctica on midwinter's day in Antarctica. The schedule in 2016 and 2017 was 2130-2200 UT on 5985 from Woofferton (UK), 6035 from Dhabbaya (UAE) and 7360 kHz from Ascension Island (June BDXC-UK Communication via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** ARMENIA. 4810, V. of Armenia, Jun 10, 1545-1555, 33443, Greek, IS from 1545, National anthem, 1546 ID and Opening music, Opening announce, News. 4810, V. of Armenia, Jun 10, 1600-1605, 33443, Kurdish, IS from 1600, National anthem, 1601 ID and opening music, Opening announce, Ethnic music. RX, IC-R75, NRD-525, NRD-345, SATELLIT 750; ANT, 130m Sloper Wire (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST] ** AUSTRALIA. 5055, 4KZ, on both June 4 & 6, noted 1353*, after mostly pop songs (Pablo Cruise - "Love Will Find A Way," etc.); IDs ("More music. More variety"); almost readable ads. Much better reception than Ozy Radio (4835) (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via DXLD) Ron and the group; 4835, Ozy Radio, June 6 at 1130 UT with News, Market Reports and Sports from Australian Independent News followed by "Emma" by Little River Band and "The Horses" by Daryl Braithwaite. Good signal. 4KZ 5055 kHz was there but noisy. At this time of year our sunrise is at 5 AM [MDT = 12 UT] so quite light at 1130 UT (local 5:30 AM). Welcome to summer up North (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR; Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop and beverage, WOR iog via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Similar June 7th at 1248, 4835 was good and slightly better than 5055. Both losing to the sun as we are almost 2 hours past our sunrise. Perseus and west beverage. 73 (Don Moman, Lamont, Alberta, ibid.) 4835, Ozy Radio, 1300-09 5, 6, 7, & 8 June. JBA with chat & music, but "Waltzing Matilda" always breaks through at 1307a (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA, PL380/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4835, Ozy Radio, 1307, June 12. Very clear laughing kookaburra, then nice "Waltzing Matilda." This was about equal strength to 4KZ, up on 5055. No hint of AIR Gangtok or their hum on 4835 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Reach Beyond Australia, on new 7190 (in the ham band, where they shouldn't be), on June 11, at 1458. IS and ID in English; 1500 intro in English; then into program in Korean (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Maybe the same on 7190 kHz at 1545 in English? Program about Iceland. (Pekka / OH2BLU / Kemppinen, Finland, June 10, Intruder Alert via Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Pekka - Believe today was station "Reach Beyond Australia," on 7190 kHz, with a new schedule (Ron Howard, ibid.) ? technical antenna matching test of a new 41 meterband antenna erected at HCA Kununurra, northern Australia? 73 (wolfy df5sx, ibid.) Western (gh, DXLD) Their daily schedule ends normally at 1445 UT/z on 9720 kHz channel in 31 mb, according to HFCC and Aoki Nagoya database. vy73 wolfy df5sx wwdxc germany, June 12, ibid.) Dear Colleagues, I wish no one would reach beyond Australia! Maybe the station programmers can be contacted and told that their host is broadcasting illegally and causing interference to legal stations? By the way we still have sometimes the Australian Navy on 7000, 14000, 21000, 28000 and 29700 and the licenses shown from the government, our authority (currently an outfit called the Australian Communications Media Authority, and with an official responsible for amateur radio who is himself a radio ham and does favours for his friends sending illegal letters threatening the perceived enemies of his friends) is just the latest in a series of incompetent authorities who have all these high standards and specifications and requirements but cannot do legal callsign issuing in line with ITU regulations, nor legal frequency assignments. I dare not complain to them, otherwise I fear they could randomly take away my amateur radio license on some false pretext. Australia is in my experience full of corruption, incompetence, nepotism and lack of professionalism that would make some dictatorships blush. 73 es 77 de (Lou VK5EEE, Intruder Alert IARU via Büschel, DXLD) ** AZERBAIJAN [and non]. AZERBAIJAN COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON RFE/RL WEBSITE (June 05, 2018) https://pressroom.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-court-upholds-ban-on-rferl-azadliq-website/29273967.html WASHINGTON -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) deplored the June 4 decision by the Azerbaijani Supreme Court to uphold a government ban on the company’s Azerbaijani website, calling it an attack on the free press and pledging to continue to pursue all available paths of legal recourse. “We learned in 2014, when Azerbaijani authorities closed our bureau without regard to law or due process, that we, and all independent media, are a target,” said RFE/RL President Thomas Kent. “This ruling confirms that. It is a blunt use of state power to suppress independent media.” The June 4 ruling by the Supreme Court is the country’s final word on the ban, which originated with a March 2017 order by the country’s Prosecutor-General to block azadliq.org on grounds that it posed a "threat" to the country's national security, and propagated “violence, hatred, or extremism,” and slander. RFE/RL has now lost two appeals in its efforts to lift the ban, despite the fact that Azerbaijani authorities have failed in every instance to produce evidence supporting their allegations. The ban, which continued in force during Azerbaijan’s recent presidential election, has prompted criticism among international rights monitors. The Committee to Protect Journalists referenced it in a scathing April 6 statement that accused authorities of cleansing the political landscape of "virtually all formal avenues of expressing dissent" ahead of the poll. This week’s ruling also affected the websites of other nongovernmental media, including opposition newspaper Azadliq, Meydan TV, and two Internet TV programs. Despite government restrictions, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service, known locally as Radio Azadliq, continues to serve as an essential source of news for online and satellite audiences that number in the millions. The service earned nearly 90 million video views on its YouTube and Facebook channels in 2017, and maintains an active presence on Instagram, Twitter, and Odnoklassniki (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 7 June 2018, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) See also TURKMENISTAN ** BAHAMAS [and non]. Nine new logs this time, plus a ten watter in the Bahamas on 93.5. ZMA was in for less than a minute with an auto parts store ad. If it weren't for the SDR and replaying the audio over and over again, I would have missed it, although the guy and the girl did sound Bahamian. And as soon as it faded out, WPHH faded up and covered it. [times presumably EDT = 1312-1333 UT] 0912, ZNH-FM 91.7 Nassau, BAH PI-68a3, no PS, Hot 91.7 0928, ZNG 93.9 Tentative Nassau, gospel music, faded up with MORE 94.9 0929, ZNM 94.9 Nassau, BAH, MORE 94 0931, ZMA 93.5 Marsh Harbour, BAH ad for AID Auto Parts, a chain in the Bahamas --- 10 watts!** 0933, WPHH 93.5 Hope Hull, AL, callsign** (Mike Bugaj, Enfield CT, June 9, WTFDA gg via DXLD) Good job on the 10 Watt Bahamian, Mike!! I need that one, but I have a LOCAL on 93.5; so unless it doesn't pay the power bill, I most likely will never hear that one! 73 ROB VA3SW (Robert S. Ross, London, Ontario CANADA, ibid.) 2009 edition of Emisoras has ZNA-FM Marsh Harbor at 5000 watts (page 75) (Jim Pizzi, ibid.) That was back in 2009, so the information is probably dated. What we have in the database has to be newer. Maybe Jim knows just how recent it is. If I remember correctly, he gave me the info from the Bahama authorities and I entered it. It could have been 2 years ago? (Mike Bugaj, ibid.) Jim, I think that was incorrect information in the 2009 Emisoras edition. The Bahamas FM listings are in the WTFDA FM database (db.wtfda.org) and the calls are actually ZMA-FM, 93.5 Marsh Harbour. The WTFDA FM database is using official documents acquired by each countries license authority. I have the current list (revised 28 Jan 2018) of all licensed broadcasters in The Bahamas, issued by the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA), headquartered in Nassau, which is the government agency for The Bahamas. They note ZMA- FM is authorized to broadcast with .01 kW ERP. I believe the 5 kW listed in 2009 was from an unofficial source that was only *guessing* what they thought the power was for that station. It was also listed as ZNA-FM, which is incorrect. URCA has a fundamental way for assigning call letters. In this case ZMA-FM would be....Z = Bahamas; M = Marsh Harbour; A = Abaco (Radio Abaco). ALL Bahamas stations in the WTFDA FM database reflect the CURRENT authorized power from URCA, as well as all other information about the station (- Jim Thomas, ibid.) ** BAHAMAS. 99.5, ZNGB-FM, Nassau, June/06/18, 1208 EDT, VG, English. Female with Bahamas weather report and ID as GLOBAL RADIO 99.5 FM. Ads for Nassau and Freeport. Mentions of "Queens Highway in Nassau" and 242 area codes for Bahamas. NEW STATION [to his log], 1 kW. RECEIVERS: ELAD FDM-S2 SDR and SANGEAN HDT-1X TUNER; ANTENNAS: INNOV 8 Element Beam at 19 Feet. FM LOG TOTALS are now 3,323 Stations heard. 73 ROB VA3SW (Robert S. Ross, London, Ontario CANADA, odxa iog via DXLD) ** BANGLADESH [& non]. 4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1237 7 June; 1250+ 8 June. BB's Qur'an recitations mixing about 60/40 with CNR1 (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA, PL380/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Bangladesh Betar, 13580 kHz QSL card arrived in post 70 days after email report (with MP3 recording) sent to rrc@dhaka.net --- with copy to betar.external@yahoo.com --- for English International Service broadcast. QSL card pictures “Tea Garden in Sylhet” with v/s Abu Tabib Md. Zia Hasan (Senior Engineer, Research & Receiving Centre) who also enclosed a letter and SW Schedule. Full postal address on letter: Research & Receiving Centre, Bangladesh Betar, 31, Mahbub Morshed Sarani, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. Envelope had 30 stamps on it totalling 42 taka (= just £0.35!) (Alan Pennington, June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** BOUGAINVILLE. 3325, NBC Bougainville, noted off the air June 10, from 1131+. Also not heard June 11, from 1111+. Finally back again June 12, from 1059 till off shortly after 1134 (an early sign off); in Pidgin, with speeches; mixing badly with RRI on frequency (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** CANADA. (570 kHz) - On 1 June 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission renewed the broadcasting licence of Vista Radio Ltd. for CKWL Williams Lake (British Columbia). The new licence runs from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2025. CKWL 570 kHz (1 kW) rebroadcasts the programmes of CKCQ-FM 100.3 FM in Quesnel, British Columbia. Stream: http://www.mycariboonow.com/stream/ckcq/ Information on the station’s history can be found at http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/ckwl-am (1420 kHz) - On 1 June 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission renewed the broadcasting licence of Maritime Broadcasting System Limited for CKDY Digby (Nova Scotia) and its relay transmitter CKDY-FM (103.3 MHz) Weymouth. The new licence runs from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2025. According to http://avrnetwork.com/on-air/ckdy-on-air-in-digby/ 1420 CKDY is delivering „Today’s Best Country to Digby & the surrounding area“ Stream: http://mbsradio.leanplayer.com/CKENFM Information on the station’s history can be found at http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/ckdy-am (Both from: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2018/2018-198.htm with additional information researched by Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 6 June 2018, DXLD) ** CHINA. 6035, PBS Yunnan, on June 9, very surprised to hear an interesting anomaly; instead of the usual FM99 relay that has been carried here since March, was instead hearing the former "Voice of Shangri-la" format of non-stop music (no announcers at all), which in the past was always played when PBS went past their former sign off time of 1200*. Today heard the same filler musical loop (instrumental), from 1141 to past 1241+. So perhaps today's anomaly was just the result of the FM99 audio feed not being available? What will happen tomorrow? Recently the FM99 relay here had been running well past 1400+ (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via DXLD) Re: [WOR] PBS Yunnan, with no FM99 relay (anomaly) --- Hi Glenn, Thanks very much to Mauno Ritola (Finland), for his following up to my alert. At his QTH, had the same format as I noted, but he also had a clear trilingual ID at 1500 ("S W liu[6] ling[0] san[3] wu[5]. Yunnan Radio and Television International, the Voice Shangri-la"). (Ron, June 9, WOR iog via DXLD) June 10 - PBS Yunnan (6035) back to normal with FM99 relay (1304+), after yesterday`s one-day-only anomaly of "Voice of Shangri-la" format non-stop music (Ron Howard, California, ibid.) ** CHINA. 6080, CNR1 [Geermu] & Hulun Buir PBS [Hailar], 1222 6 June; 1213-1230 7 June; 1245-1300+ 8 June. CNR1 is hit & miss here--mixing with (presumed) HB PBS on 6 June, & unheard on the 7th/8th & Hulun Buir very weak/clear with flute lead-in to 1300 on the 8th [no pips]. (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA, PL380/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 6090, CNR2 [Geermu], 1233-1250+ 7 June. Running what sounds like their "Haiyang Live Show" // 6065, 6155 with lots of comedy bits, laughter & chat. NHK WR in Korean covers them like a blanket before closing at 1230 (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA, PL380/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 6145, CNR 1, Firedrake jamming in Chinese [sic --- that is instrumental music only, no language --- gh]. SIO 444, June 7, 2018, 1533–1538. Raucous music heavy QRN, and modest QSB. 15570, CNR 1 in Mandarin. SIO 444, June 7, 2018, 2341–2345. Strident talk with music background. Probably a jamming attack on RFA on the same frequency (Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA, U. S. A. Equipment in use: WiNRADiO G39DDCe SDR, ICOM IC-R8600, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R8B, TECSUN PL-380, TECSUN PL-660, TECSUN PL-880. Antennas: whips on PL- 380, PL-660, PL-880 and Alpha-Delta DX-Ultra installed broadside east west at 30 feet, NASWA Flashsheet June 10 via DXLD) ** CHINA. 13675, CNR 1 (broadcast station utilized as jammer) at 1600, Chinese vocal music, M in Chinese. At this time only Radio Free Asia via Tajikistan should be here. Powerhouse signal, June 10 (Rick Barton, Logs for June 10, heard in Central Arizona. Unless otherwise stated, heard with Satellit 5000, RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires and extended Slinky. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 17705, June 10 at 1308, Chinese opera on CNR1 (not Firedragon since there is vocalizing), // much stronger 15040. Both are jamming All India Radio`s only Chinese broadcast, 1145-1315. Saudi Arabia is also on 17705 at 1155-1457, and normally the signal heard here, but no sign of India or BSKSA now; maybe after 1315. These are only two frequencies listed for AIR in Chinese; if there were a third, it too would be jammed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Members, When looking at the latest editions I invite you to take a look at the Chinese, East Turkestan and Tibet sections. My friend and East Asia expert Chris Kadlec advised me several months ago that there is a concerted campaign by SAPPRFT (I believe even that title has now changed) to basically ditch the old universal titles of People's Broadcasting Station. I notice with pleasure that WRTH has followed this. On my Active spreadsheet under each province you either see Radio and TV Station or a variation upon that theme. I have therefore removed all mention of PBS. This is ahead of events but I am certain that it won't be long before this will become a fact on the ground. I am adopting the standard as Radio and TV Station if I haven't found any new name after online investigation. 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfarb, UK, June 10, mwmasts iog via DXLD) Members, I came across a number of stations which now are adopting the "Broadcasting Network" title under their new name. 73 and 88 (Dan, later, ibid.) How is that in Chinese? Is it used in station ID's? Best regards, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Members, Wúxiàndiàn guangbò wangluò --- This is according to Google Translate. I have seen the new labels on websites but I have not heard them. An example which shows removal of PBS is the website http://www.lntv.cn It is very interesting that (like my own website) rebuilding of that website - presumably to cater for the new identity is underway. 73 and 88 (Dan, ibid.) ** CUBA. 530, Radio Enciclopedia, Isla de la Juventud. 1245 May 26, 2018. Excellent on the ICF-7600GR at A.L. Anderson Park, Tarpon Springs. 1220, Radio Caribe, Isla de la Juventud. 1101 June 5, 2018. Female "Radio Caribe... Isla de la Juventud, Cuba." Then into kiddie program with kids and children's music, co-channel WKTZ. So the replaced or fixed transmitter is still working (Terry L. Krueger, All times/dates GMT, Clearwater, FL, NRD-535, IC-R75, ICF-7600GR, longwires, active loop, DX LISTENING DIGEST) June 6 at 1314, all over the 13 MHz band I am getting extreme noise distortion, without specific peaks or readable audio, apparently out of the 13700 RHC transmitter worse than ever. Cleared up at 1409 recheck. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 6000, June 7 at 0602, this RHC English frequency is AWOL tonight, still on 6060 VG, 6100 JBM, 6165 good but with squeal. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 13740, June 7 at 1446, CRI English relay is undermodulated, with crackle; wiggle that patchcord? Carrier is also wobbly and squealing. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, oK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 6100, RHC (presumed the one) 1240. Big time collision. Man in Spanish clearly under loud music that sounds nearly identical to Firedragon crash and bang. China is a co-channel station here, so that is likely it. June 8 (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona. Grundig Satellit 5000, RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13502, 13568, 13634, 13766, 13832, 13898, June 8 at 1335, RHC resumes extremely distorted spurblobbing out of 13700 transmitter, more or less FM mode, clearest on 13766, at approx. 66 kHz intervals. 13634 approx., June 9 at 1312, RHC audible here in FM, spur from 13700-AM; also weaker at 65-68 kHz intervals around 13568, 13768, 13834, 13900. Recheck at 1419, blob only audible around VP 13764. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 11860, June 9 at 1929, RHC in French quite undermodulated, compared e.g. to 15140 English. Something`s always wrong at RHC. 13660, June 10 at 1312, RHC at S8-S9, leapfrog of 13740 over 13700, but no spurblobs out of 13700 today. Without embargo, something is always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [non]. Radio Martí new director --- From the Miami Herald: FORMER MIAMI MAYOR TOMÁS REGALADO SELECTED AS NEW DIRECTOR FOR RADIO AND TV MARTÍ By Nora Gamez Torres, ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com June 06, 2018 11:18 AM Washington, D.C. --- Former Miami mayor and veteran journalist Tomas Regalado has been named the new director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees the Radio and TV Martí stations that broadcast news and other programs to Cuba. "My first day of work was yesterday, and today [Wednesday] a public swearing-in will be held," Regalado told el Nuevo Herald. The former mayor said he has clear ideas about how he wants to shape the OCB stations, which were created to provide uncensored information to Cubans. "I do not want Radio and TV Marti to be an alternative, I want it to be the main means of communication for the people of Cuba," he said. As the new director of the OCB, Regalado said that among his objectives are to increase the penetration of stations' signals on the island, improve the coverage of breaking news and modernize radio programming. Regalado is a veteran journalist who served as mayor of the city of Miami from 2009 to 2017. Before accepting the post at the OCB, he hosted a Spanish-language program, Al mediodia con Tomas Regalado, on Radio Caracol 1260AM. "I applaud the Trump administration for selecting Tomas Regalado to lead the Office of Cuba Broadcasting," Florida Cuban-American Sen. Marco Rubio said in a statement. "I have known Tomas for many years and have no doubt that TV/Radio Marti's role in ensuring the Cuban people have access to uncensored information will grow under his leadership. I look forward to working with him to directly empower the Cuban people." Rubio recommended Regalado for the position. His appointment, it is hoped among his supporters for the post, will help bring stability to the OCB, which has undergone management issues in recent years. Regalado takes over the reins of the Miami-based Marti stations following the controversial departure of interim director Andre Mendes. Despite having received the support of Cuban employees and some exiles, Mendes resigned amid conflicts within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) -- the federal agency that supervises the OCB and other stations such as the Voice of America -- and allegations of pressure on the stations to provide favorable reports on the Trump administration. Before Mendes, the stations' previous director, Malule Gonzalez, also resigned in June 2017. She cited health problems as the reason for stepping down, but it came amid a campaign launched by a group of Cuban exiles and dissidents on the island who accused her of continuing to represent a policy of rapprochement with Cuba implemented under former President Barack Obama. With Regalado as the new director, some employees at the stations, who requested anonymity, said they were concerned about possible conflicts of interest that could arise because the former mayor's son, Tomas N. "Tommy" Regalado, also works at the stations. "I have been in government and I understand what the laws of nepotism are, the ethical conflicts," said the former mayor. "The first thing I did when I started the conversations with Washington was to request a legal opinion from the BBG. There is no conflict of interest because my son has been working there for 15 years." Regalado also said that at the Marti stations, "there are marriages, there are parents and children," and the comments about a possible conflict of interest are "an excuse for people who may not want me to be there." The BBG did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Follow Nora Gamez Torres on Twitter: @ngameztorres (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. The midnight sun is allowing JBA carriers, some with a little audio, to propagate in the nightmiddle on 16 meters: June 12 at 0600+, all these correlating with CRI in various Eurolangs via Kashgar: 17865 French, 17680 Spanish, 17650 Chinese, 17720 German. Another one on 17520 could be Italian, but is off- frequency so likely RFA via SAIPAN, q.v.; and also TINIAN for 17810. Then I even try 13m, but nothing; how about 19m? A bunch more JBA carriers after 0609 June 12: 15615, RFA Chinese via Tinian and/or jamming; 15465 & 15350, CRI Kashgar in English; 15180, Voice of Korea French listed; 15160, CRI Chinese via Jinhua; all per Aoki/NDXC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. Reception of Radio Cairo Western European Service on June 8 1900-2000 9570.0 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu German, strong signal 2000-2115 9894.8 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu French, dead air and 2115-2245 9894.8 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu English, not 9799.8: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-radio-cairo-western.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 8-9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. Good signal of R. Deegaanka Soomaalida Itoobiya on June 6 from 1856 5940 JJG 100 kW / non-dir to EaAf Somali & off at 1930 UT! http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/good-signal-of-radio-deegaanka.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. [INTRUDER ALERT] OT: Ethiopia accepts peace deal with Eritrea. It looks like there will be some kind of agreement between the two countries, both sources of interference and intrusion on our 40m band. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/world/africa/ethiopia-eritrea-peace-deal.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur Let's keep an ear on 40m and see if there are any news regarding the illegal broadcasts. 73 (Paulo, CT2IWW, Intruder Alert June 6, via Harald Kuhl, bdxc-news iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Indeed this is off-topic, as any broadcaster in 7200-7300 outside Region 2 is not an intruder. The Eritreans on 7140 and 7180 and Ethiopian DRM jamming are intruders everywhere (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Hi DXers, interesting development. May be the "end" of the clandestine programs via an Ethiopian transmitter on v7236, listed in WRTH 2018 on page 513? vy73 (Harald Kuhl, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) Hi Harald, I am listening to 7235.5v kHz since 1500. I couldn't catch the ID, but at least the language sounded Arabic. Very difficult with notching out the Chinese station on 7235.0 kHz and Saudi splatter from 7240 kHz. At 1530 another language started, mentioning Eritrea in the ID, so I think it is still VDA going on. But nothing there at 1800, when the other programme should be on. Needs to be checked on other days, too (Mauno Ritola, June 8, ibid.) Today they were on from 1800 until 1836. Actually the signal was good until 1820, when Iran switched on on 7235 kHz. If you are listening on Wednesday at 1800, it would be good to catch the ID. 73, (Mauno Ritola, June 11, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15360, Amara R, 1734, 3 June, talk by OM, continuous mentions on Amara with many English words in between as business sponsors surely and commercial topic were noted in my log, S20-30 (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ISSoudun ** ETHIOPIA [non]. FRANCE, Oromo Voice Radio via Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via TDF Issoudun, June 11 BRB Oromo Voice Radio via damaged transmitter 1600-1630 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf Afan Oromo Mon/Wed/Sat, distorted Radio Xoriyo Ogaden 1600-1630 17770 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg EaAf Somali Mon/Fri, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/oromo-voice-radio-via-radio-xoriyo.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 11-12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EUROPE. PIRATE RADIO, Good signal of Russian Music Pirate - Radio Europe on June 10: 1025&1030 5832.7 unknown tx EaEu Music, distorted audio, off at 1045 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/good-signal-of-russian-music-pirate.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9-10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FIJI. internet sites and streams of the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited - 2dayFM (English, „young adult audience“, commercial): http://2dayfm.fbc.com.fj/ http://player.fbc.com.fj/fbc/sgplayer/player.php?s=0 - BulaFM (i-Taukei, „targeting the age group of 18 to 40 years“, commercial): http://bulafm.fbc.com.fj/ http://player.fbc.com.fj/fbc/sgplayer/player.php?s=1 - Gold FM (English, commercial): http://goldfm.fbc.com.fj/ http://player.fbc.com.fj/fbc/sgplayer/player.php?s=2 - Mirchi FM (Hindustani, for „18 to 40 years olds“, commercial): http://mirchifm.fbc.com.fj/ http://player.fbc.com.fj/fbc/sgplayer/player.php?s=3 - Radio Fiji One (i-Taukei, for „40 to 65 year olds“, public service broadcast funded under contract by the government): http://rf1.fbc.com.fj/ http://player.fbc.com.fj/fbc/sgplayer/player.php?s=4 - Radio Fiji Two-Desh Ki Dhadkan (Hindustani, public service broadcast funded under contract by the government): http://rf2.fbc.com.fj/ http://player.fbc.com.fj/fbc/sgplayer/player.php?s=5 All streams were active when checked on 12 June 2018 (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 12 June 2018, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FINLAND. SWR on air from 2100 UT tonight --- Scandinavian Weekend Radio (SWR) Virrat, Finland are on air for 24 hours from 2100 UT tonight Friday 8th June on 5980/6170 and 11690/11720 kHz. Hour by hour Fq and prog schedule at http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm (Alan Pennington, UK, 2014 UT Friday June 8, bdxc-news iog via DXLD) Always check all four frequencies as they do not necessarily adhere to the schedule. Lotsa luck pulling it to North America. Yes, dates on sked June 8-9, despite nominal *first* Saturday of months (gh, DXLD) I don't remember noticing differences to the schedule. At least now at 0845 they are on listed 6170 and 5980 kHz. 73, (Mauno Ritola, WOR iog via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ?? Sked never shows two 49mb or two 25mb at once, but one each. This is what it shows for the 08-09 UT hour: 11-12 6170/11720 1602 94,90 Viihdettä parhaimmillaan, Dj Häkä 08-09 BTW, normally it`s on the first Saturday, not the second, another anomaly (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Morning reception of Scandinavian Weekend Radio, June 9: 0510&0650 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Fin/Eng, weak/fair 0655&0710 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Fin/Eng, weak/fair from 0700 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Live "Radioverkko" http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/morning-reception-of-scandinavian.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 8-9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So was it on both 11690 and 11720 for a few minutes? (gh, DXLD) Daytime reception of Scandinavian Weekend Radio SWR June 9 from 1100 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu English, weak to fair from 1300 on 11720*VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu English, fair to good * instead of 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu English from 1300 UT: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/daytime-reception-of-scandinavian.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. 11830, Sunday June 10 at 0615, S7-S4 conversation in English about France, i.e. RFI`s only remaining English hour, via Issoudun to Africa, now propagating in summer conditions. One should especially try to listen on Fridays [sic] circa 0615 for listener contact show `Sound Kitchen` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn: I thought “Sound Kitchen” was on Saturday. At least, it used to be (— Richard Langley, NB, Sent from my iPhone, WOR iog via DXLD) 11830, Tuesday June 12 at 0617, RFI English audible again with news about North Korea, S7 fading to S4. My previous log had the wrong day for listener contact program `Sound Kitchen`, circa 0615 --- as in DX/SWL/MEDIA programs, it`s on Saturdays, not Fridays --- as pointed out by Richard Langley and Alan Roe, tho none of us have reconfirmed it lately: ``Hi Glenn, Although I confess to not having tuned into the Sound Kitchen for some time, I think it is UT Saturday rather than Friday. But thanks for the reminder - now that the English hour is audible here again, I must listen out for the Sound Kitchen. Best wishes - Alan`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. Reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz June 9/10 from 1900 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#03 from 0603 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#03 At same time 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg, no signal via tx#1 * Voice of Greece relay Sunday Orthodox Liturgy from 0500 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-voice-of-greece-on-9420_10.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9-10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. Reception of All India Radio in English in 31&25mb, June 10 1135-1140 on 9620 ALG 250 kW / 282 deg to SoAs English, fair/good 1135-1140 on 11560 DEL 250 kW / 304 deg to SoAs English, distorted http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-all-india-radio-in-english.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9-10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. QSL All India Radio --- Still would confirm the reports more often, and not once in the proud (Vladimir Pivovarov, Boyarka, Ukraine / "deneb-radio-dx", via RusDX 10 June via DXLD) All India Radio always promptly confirm reports on the reception, I write in English on spectrum-manager [at] air.org.in They have specially allocated funds for sending QSL for receiving all frequencies of the company from all regions, while the Russian money printing service does not have QSL, and in general there is no time for it. I read somewhere that they send you for their money once a year, and sometimes it happens. Reports in Russian are sometimes translated into English by the employees of the Russian editor for spectrum manager, when particularly demanding fans write in each letter "Where is the card ?? When I send", but there is no money to send QSL. So, the result: On the card the address is printed, why nonsense to do? (Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia / "deneb-radio- dx" via RusDX 10 June via DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. AIR Russian Service relayed in Moscow! According to information given in A18 WRTH supplement the Russian Service of AIR is relayed in Moscow area on 738 kHz Medium Wave as follows: 0030-0130 daily 738msk~ 0900-1000 daily 738msk~ 1830-1930 daily 738msk~ Relayed via Vsemirnaya radioset (Moscow, Russia) [World Radio Network] It is learnt that these relays started on February 3, 2018. (Thanks to WRTH) Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, June 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. Since yesterday (7th) morning 6140 kHz via Aligarh has restarted Urdu service at 0025-0430 UT. Due to transmitter problem it was off the air for some time (-Alok Dasgupta, Kolkata, dx_india yg via DLD) ** INDIA. DRM Digital Radio broadcasting in India - Updates http://www.drm.org/drm-digital-radio-broadcasting-in-india/ ---- (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dx_india yg via DXLD) Includes lots of info on receivers, cars with DRM (gh, DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. ARMENIA, Trans World Radio India without English broadcast on June 8 1300-1315 9330 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English IS DELETED, TWR IS 1245-1315 9910 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Various IS DELETED, TWR IS from 1315 9330 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Hindi Mo-Fr, strong signal from 1315 9910 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Maithili Mo-Fr, fair/good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/trans-world-radio-india-without-english.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 7-8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. 3325, RRI-Palangkaraya, Jun 10, 1431-1441, 33443, Indonesian, ethnic music and popular song, ID at 1436 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, IC-R75, NRD-525, NRD-345, SATELLIT 750, 130m Sloper Wire, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3325, RRI Palangkaraya at 1106, man with news, Indonesian. - Poor, no sign of PNG, June 11 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening in my car on a quiet country road with CommRadio CR-1a and Sony AN-1 active whip on car roof, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. On The Radio, It's Always Midnight https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/06/06/on-the-radio-its-always-midnight/ Thanks to Mike Wolfson who spotted this and posted it in another group. An interesting read; and demonstrates ways you can keep a sense of discovery in your radio listening even if it's through an Internet connection (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) ** IRAN. Reception of PARS TODAY VIRI IRIB on June 8 1923-2020 on 9800 SIR 500 kW / 216 deg to SoAf English 1923-2020 on 9810 SIR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-pars-today-viri-irib-in.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 8-9, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. 7355, June 6 at 1110 fair S9 signal in Russian. Thought it might be KNLS which has English before and after this hour on 7355, but EiBi shows 1100-1130 is NHK from Yamata (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN [and non]. SINGAPORE, NHK World Radio Japan via BaBcoCk Kranji on June 11 1100-1130 on 11695 SNG 250 kW / 000 deg to SEAs English, good signal 1100-1130 on 7355 YAM 300 kW / 330 deg to FERu Russian, JBA & co-ch same time on 7355 Turkish Defence Forces Radio in Turkish USB mode: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-nhk-world-radio-japan-via_11.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 11-12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. Voice of Korea -- 12 June --- Fair signal initially on 13760 kHz for the 1300 UT English broadcast to Europe using the U. Twente SDR receiver this morning. Signal improved a bit in the course of the transmission, Also heard on 15245 kHz but adjacent channel QRM resulted in a poorer signal. Not much about Singapore in the broadcast. Only brief mention of Kim's arrival with delegation and touring Singapore. Nothing on the summit. Perhaps there will be more in tomorrow's broadcast I also recorded the 1600 UT English broadcast on 11645 kHz and the 1800 on 15245 kHz using my new Python script for automatically recording signals using the U. Twente SDR receiver. Fair reception for both broadcasts. "News Now" was the same as for the 1300 broadcast. I will record tomorrow's broadcasts, too (-- Richard Langley, June 12, WOR iog via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9705, TAIWAN, Furusato no kaze at 1345, W speaking over soft music in Japanese. F/G June 11 9465, TAIWAN, Nippon no kaze/il bon ue baram (presumed the one) at 1320, woman speaking in Korean over soft music, at one point giving internet address. Closed just before the bottom of the hour. Good June 11 (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona, Satellit 5000, RS SW- 2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires and extended outdoor Slinky. Use of portables noted where relevant for perspective on signal strength comments. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. NORTH KOREA DEFECTOR NOW RUNS COUNTER-PROPAGANDA BROADCAST FROM SEOUL --- Chance Seales 8:15 AM, Jun 11, 2018 Photo Credit: Newsy [10news? = KGTV San Diego] https://www.10news.com/newsy/north-korea-defector-now-runs-counterpropaganda-broadcast-from-seoul Kim Seung-chul escaped North Korea in the 1990s. Today, he is fighting back against propaganda back home — one radio broadcast at a time. Kim lives in Seoul, South Korea, and runs North Korea Reform Radio. He spoke to Newsy about his life and his mission. Here is a partial transcript of the interview. Chance Seales, host of Newsy's "The Why": You do a radio program in here? Kim Seung-chul, director of North Korea Reform Radio: Yeah. The broadcast of the show is done in shortwave radio. There are two recording rooms. In here, the show that we're doing today is called "Young People's Mission for Reunification," which is the young people of North and South coming together to discuss what we are going to do to achieve reunification ... discussing the realities of North and South and finding ways toward reunification ... toward freedom and human rights. We discuss this through the talk show format. This is what the program today would be. SEALES: This is professional, but also personal for you. You actually began your life in North Korea? KIM: That's North Korea. That's Seoul. My hometown is here. It's called Hamhung. SEALES: So you were born here? KIM: Yeah. I was born here. I graduated high school and college. I was a civil engineer. I went to Russia for logging in 1991. In 1993, I escaped from the logging company. I came to South Korea in 1994. I worked for North Korea Research Institute for 11 years in South Korea. After that, I wanted to give information to people in my hometown ... information about freedom, human rights and change. SEALES: So you capture it here, put it in the system, blast it out to Uzbekistan, and then it winds up in North Korea? KIM: Right, and other than radio, we also make documentaries. We put it on micro SD or USB and send it to North Korea. SEALES: What goes in it? Is it propaganda? Is it personal stories? KIM: Recently, we ran out of budget. We haven't been able to make documentaries. But in the past, documentaries that we made were about Kim Jong-il saying he does politics for the people, but he actually does it for himself. Last year in February, Kim Jong-nam was assassinated at an airport in Malaysia and Kim Jong-nam was vouching for reform back in the 1990s ... and he was ostracized, because he was vouching for reform. And the dictators like Romania's Ceausescu, Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein and how they end up. We make documentaries about these. SEALES: I think of your story, and so many people care a lot about North Korea opening up, becoming more free — you, so personally, have felt that and seen it. I wonder if you feel like at your radio station you're making a difference. Do you feel like you're making a difference? KIM: We, by doing this show ... people inside North Korea listen to the show. There are seven or eight people who have defected into China and Russia. They called our show, saying, "We have escaped. Please help us." We rescued them and brought them to Seoul. That happened, and people from North Korea who defected have said to us that [they] listened to the show. There are not hundreds of them. There are probably dozens of them. That level. But in that respect, I do believe that we are contributing to a change in North Korea (via Artie Bigley, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) WTFK? North Korea Reform Radio 2030-2130 7500 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily, good signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/radio-rainbow-north-korea-reform-radio.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, June 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. 5857.5, HLL2 Seoul, June 6, with audio somewhat muffled. 1302-1305 - Korean - My audio at http://goo.gl/mN2Rbf 1305-1312 - English - My audio at http://goo.gl/NKMrZx Weather conditions at different observatories around Asia (Beijing, etc.); providing wind direction, wind speed in meters per second, air pressure in hectopascals and temperature in Celsius. 1312-1320 - Japanese - My audio at http://goo.gl/5YgTg8 1320-1328* - Chinese - My audio at http://goo.gl/ZN34nJ (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH. 6045.0, Voice of Freedom, ex: 5920.0, June 10, from 1044+, with no jamming yet. June 11 & 12 heard with N. Korea jamming, but still fairly good reception; in Korean (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. Reception of KBS World Radio in English, June 7 1400-1700 on 9785*KIM 250 kW / 264 deg to SoAs English, weak * co-ch same 9785 BEI 100 kW / 063 deg to EaAs Korean CNR-8: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-kbs-world-radio-in-english.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15575, June 9 at 1417, KBSWR is S9+10 in Korean to North America, axually propagating now as we get into the solstitial peak of maximum insolation along the high-latitude path, tnx to midnight sun. And would be readable for an understander. Preceding hour in English might even be audible for a while, unlike the rest of the year when they doggedly keep sending this signal into the non-propagating dark northern night. 15575, June 11 at 1356, KBS World Radio so-called North American service in English attains fair S9 signal fading to S5, something about electric firms. Mentions world.kbs.co.kr --- this 1300 broadcast is now at peak solstitial time of year for near-transpolar propagation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR. 13580, June 10 at 0613, conversation in English, S7-S4 with deep fades, the OSOB. NDXC/Aoki shows BBCWS in English via Talata at 06-08 (following 05-06 via UAE and 04-05 via Oman) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Mexicali-area info: XED-1050 spur on 650; XEDY-1080 and XEAA-1340 st[ill missing] The spur of XED-1050 that I noticed on 650 last year is even stronger this year. As we drove east from El Centro (midday) the 650 spur was audible a full 30 miles into Arizona (i.e., it even was audible ?on the other side of the mountains east of Yuma). There was no corresponding signal on 1450 (spur) or 1250 (mix with 850). No trace of XEDY-1080 or XEAA-1340. XEMW-1260 is now Rio Digital XHMW 93.9 (simulcast changed from XEDY 107.1). New US Customs TIS on 530 at Algodones border crossing. 73 (Tim Hall, Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone, June 3, ABDX yg via DXLD) Driving home from Phoenix today along I-8,the XED spur on 650 became audible about 20 miles east of Yuma (about 80 miles east of Mexicali), and remained? audible until I reached the San Diego County line roughly 50 miles west of Mexicali. It disappeared for a while as the highway snaked up the mountain, then was briefly audible again at the CA-94 junction near Campo. I wonder if it's audible at night? XEDY-1080 was still off. They had been simulcasting XHDY-107.1 "Rio Digital 107.1" for several years so I would bet the AM is gone for good. XEMW-1260, which had also been simulcasting XHDY-107.1 in recent years, is now simulcasting new XHMW-93.9 "Rio Digital 93.9". I would bet this AM will disappear soon too. When I was in Scottsdale this week, KSUR was crushing KBSZ at night. I would bet they clobber XEMW at night too. Still no sign of XEAA-1340. I think they're just gone. They're owned by Grupo Radio Centro which has really been struggling (several of their Mexico City stations have been silent for years, with their formats and shows collapsed into the surviving stations). XEAA has no web presence at all (not even a Facebook page), and they had been getting slopped by XELBL-1350's more powerful signal for years. XESU- 790 still Dinámica 105.9, la número uno. XEABCA-820 still Canal 820 ABC Radio XEZF- 850 still Buenísima XEAO- 910 still Mexicana XEMMM- 940 still 9-40 Oldies XECL- 990 still Rocola XED- 1050 still La Gran D XEMX- 1120 is endless talk shows, no slogan noted XERM- 1150 is Radio Fórmula XEMBC-1190 is Cadena 11-90 Mexicali I forgot to check if 1370 is still Vida but I believe they still are. 73 (Tim Hall, Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone, June 8, ibid.) Hi Tim, You brought back an old memory. Around 1970, after about every song, XEAO used music from Shocking Blue’s hit “Venus”, and the slogan “A O Radio Rama.” I think the 1150 also did this. I may not remember what I had for dinner last week, but I remember this stuff! -- (Rick Lewis, ibid.) Mexicali's logged here in IL over the years are. 820, 990, 1050, and 1120. My antennas can really favor northern Mexico. XEMMM 940 used to (is it still?) be a bit off frequency, and the carrier was noted here many times, but no audio. 73 KAZ Barrington IL using Phased BOGs or DKAZ or DKAZ array for these (Neil Kazaross, ibid.) When I moved away from Santa Bárbara three years ago, it was off enough to put a het on KFIG, which gets out well. mwlist.org has it on 940.174 in 2010 (Dennis Gibson, Sent from my iPad, ibid.) I can't tell nowadays, due to the intense IBOC slop from XEKAM-950; but XEKAM does occasionally turn off the IBOC during the Mexican National Hour, so I'll try to remember to check (Tim Hall, ibid.) ** MEXICO. RAYMIE`S MEXICO BEAT this week --- with some DTV = TDT Speaking of HD Radio [IBOC], there was an interesting talk at the annual Convergencia Show today about it. The talk also provided insights into factors impeding adoption. https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/empresas/Radio-digital-en-Mexico-tardara-diez-anos-digitalizar-cuesta-80000-dolares-industria-20180607-0079.html One is that Mexico assigns STL frequencies of 150 kHz bandwidth, but HD Radio requires 400 kHz to work well. That means that if there is not a reliable internet connection to the tower — something that can't always be said, especially with mountain sites — HD won't work. Another, according to Guillermo Franco, is simply lack of interest from listeners that fails to justify the $80,000 cost of equipping the facility. The talk also prompted something pretty cool for me: https://i.imgur.com/231sIdH.png That's right, Ing. Franco used (with my blessing) my HD station map! (I updated it prior to the show with the newest IFT-4 stations and second-wave migrants. Note that the listed description of the blue pins is incorrect — blue pins are all AMs, mostly non-migrants.) Fabián Zamarrón brought along a chart of stations by state, listing 81 stations. That sounds impressive, but 26 are in Oaxaca — and removing XHSCO, 25 of them (more than 30%!) are CORTV. (Also, Tamaulipas was listed twice.) Now, it's true that HD is doing better at reach. XHMSL and XHORO both turned on HD in the last year, becoming the first stations in Sinaloa and Puebla (followed by an IFT-4 station in Sinaloa and a second-wave migrant in Puebla) to activate HD. With XEKB Canal 1410 now on FM (99.9), there are now five operating IBOC stations in Guadalajara where there was only one unused authorization just a few short months ago. Several small Tamaulipas cities, San Luis Río Colorado, Salamanca Gto., and Mexicali are also poised to get their first operating HD stations in the process. Entering the most recent wave which gave Mexico 91 new stations with HD commitments*, there were 67 FM and 9 AM stations using the technology. In addition, there are just four multiprogramming authorizations. Commissioner Mario Germán Fromow Rangel hinted two of those came at the most recent IFT Pleno meeting yesterday. The others are XHUIA and XHFMTU. (Grupo Radio Centro has 5 multiprogrammed FMs just in Mexico City and Radio Fórmula five more between Mexico City and operating second-wave migrants, but none of them carry the necessary authorizations.) *This figure assumes all the stations are actually using HD. At least two second-wave migrants, XHWAG and XHGDL, don't have it on yet. (Raymie Humbert, Phœnix AZ, June 8, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) Raymie, do you have a handle on how many HD *receivers* exist in Mexico? I would think you could run HD with a 150KHz STL link if you located the HD encoding gear at the tower. I do not know how reliable that gear is -- whether you'd be frequently sending someone to the tower to restart the encoders (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) Most of the install base seems to be cars, especially Ford. At the talk, it came up that Nissan, the number one automaker by sales in Mexico, does not offer HD. You know it's bad when the industry wants to give away receivers like they did digital TVs. ——— Yesterday, Multimedios also had a station sign on. XHPCTN-FM 88.3 Compostela-Tepic Nay. is the only IFT-4 station in Nayarit (Tepic still awaits two stations to be built from a recently "cleared" permit forest) and will bring Hits FM to the region. The station is a Class AA, broadcasting with just 500 watts from a (pretty high, I guess) site in the northern part of the municipality of Compostela (between Compostela and Tepic). In the US, a 500-watt ERP would be assigned to a "6 kW" Class A for a HAAT of about 340 meters. ——— Just in time for maybe a few IFT-4 and IFT-6 stragglers, the SCT this week announced a streamlined application process for new telecommunications towers. https://www.gob.mx/sct/articulos/servicio-digital-para-autorizar-infraestructura-de-telecomunicaciones?idiom=es The primary reason is to allow for more than 43,000 new cell sites over the next five years, but broadcasters should also be able to take advantage of the new process to obtain DGAC (aviation) clearance. The new application is all-digital and should bring down wait times to two months from three to five (Raymie, June 8, ibid.) It's the one expense every musical station has: royalties! And even though Grupo Radio Centro and the Mexican Society of Writers and Composers (SACM), the national performing rights organization, agreed a debt deal in January, there still hasn't been a single payment for nearly a decade of unpaid royalties. Now the SACM is reportedly preparing legal action against the broadcaster, which could even result in GRC not being able to play music on its stations. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/columna/desbalance/cartera/grupo-radio-centro-sin-musica (Raymie, June 11, ibid.) The building of new IFT-4 stations has been especially sluggish on the AM band. The IFT awarded 27 new stations in the auction. One of them, XELRDA 580, doesn't really count, because it's XEMU under a new callsign. La Rancherita del Aire bought back its old AM frequency for a song: 139,000 pesos (about $7,500 at the time of the auction). XEGMSR 620 came to air in early March. Number three came on yesterday: XEMEFM 1240, the Acustik Michoacán AM transmitter for Morelia. (The Uruapan transmitter on 750, XEUORN, still has not received IFT clearance.) That leaves 24 stations to be built. 14 of these belong to Acustik (Escápate al Paraíso), which has not built any of its stations yet. Media Group also has its three AMs in Coahuila, about which nothing has been said. Another three are part of GlobalMedia —*one each from three separate concessionaires! GlobalMedia has yet to build them, or 90.1 FM San José de Iturbide, Gto. Two other independents, XELFFS 980 in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, and XEJAGC 720 in Juan Aldama, Zacatecas, have not been seen yet. These are new owners to radio. Not new is XESORN-AM 610 (Grupo M dba Organización Radiofónica del Norte). TV stations in IFT-6 have understandably taken a bit longer, but now that June 13 has come and gone, we can say with certainty that Zócalo TV Saltillo XHTSCO-TDT (RF 36, VC 10) has missed its rather ambitious launch target. The date of June 13 was chosen to commemorate 10 years of the Zócalo newspaper in Saltillo. Francisco Juaristi Santos was interviewed for the anniversary and stated that XHTSCO is likely to hit the air in the second half of this year, though the plans for studio and transmitter locations have not changed. http://www.zocalo.com.mx/new_site/articulo/zocalo-un-proyecto-de-gran-calado-para-saltillo Este programa es público, ajeno a cualquier partido político. Queda prohibido el uso para fines distintos a los establecidos en el programa [taglines] | Read the Mexico Beat http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?9113-OPMA-is-changing | Read my Field Guide to the 2018 elections http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?9113-OPMA-is-changing&p=45713#post45713 | View my HD Radio in Mexico map https://tinyurl.com/hdmexico (Raymie, June 14, ibid.) ** MONGOLIA. 7260, Mongolian Radio 3 (presumed), 1110-1136, June 5 & 6; music program that was mixing with China (announcers in Chinese); no 4830 nor 4895; still no sign of the return of Vanuatu (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. 7200.0, Myanmar Radio, 1240-1317*, on June 10. They were last heard here earlier this year; back then carried the Distance Learning Service lectures, which started at 1230, but not so today; // 5985, which also went off 1317*; good reception. My audio at http://goo.gl/UDzPyx (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7200, Myanmar Radio at 1225 in Burmese, man and woman, pop song, 1230 stringed instrument and into presumed news. No English broadcast this Monday, as Ron Howard frequently reports. // 5985 very poor. - Fair, June 11 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening in my car on a quiet country road with CommRadio CR-1a and Sony AN-1 active whip on car roof, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Harold, Regarding the Myanmar Radio English program on Monday & Wednesday ("Say It In English"), I have checked for several months now, between 1145-1300, but am no longer hearing it. Back on March 26 (Monday), they started to repeat the language lessons all over again, so they perhaps decided to stop them altogether. Either that or they have re-scheduled them for a different time? I miss hearing the weekly misadventures of "Tom"! (Ron, California, ibid.) Thanks, Ron! I didn’t hear either Aussie this morning, nor Solomons. (Harold Sellers, ibid.) ** MYANMAR [non]. US BROADCASTER LOSES MYANMAR OUTLET OVER ROHINGYA NAME --- Published: June 11, 2018 http://www.tampabay.com/us-broadcaster-loses-myanmar-outlet-over-rohingya-name-ap_world804e7c04ad55428eb4f710f3a8cc2639 BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. government-affiliated broadcaster that provides news to countries in Asia where freedom of information is restricted is losing its local partner in Myanmar after refusing demands that it stop using the term "Rohingya" to describe an oppressed Muslim minority. Monday was the last day that the DVB Media Group's network would carry its television broadcasts, said Radio Free Asia spokesman Rohit Mahajan. He said RFA told Myanmar authorities that it was unwilling to bow to their pressure to use a term other than Rohingya. About 700,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since the government launched a violent counterinsurgency campaign last August in western Myanmar, where most live. Many people in Myanmar call the Rohingya "Bengali" to reflect their contention that they are illegal migrants from Bangladesh rather than natives. The government refuses to recognize the Rohingya as an official ethnic minority and denies most the right to citizenship and its privileges. Myanmar is the second Southeast Asian nation in 10 months where RFA has lost access to local broadcasters. Cambodia last August prohibited local FM stations from carrying RFA programming, one of several actions restricting the media in what was seen as a move to silence critical voices ahead of a general election this July. Mahajan said RFA had been broadcasting on DVB's channel since early October last year. A May 7 memo about DVB's case from the government broadcasting agency Myanma Radio and Television to private broadcasters said the direct use of the "controversial word 'Rohingya'" was a violation of contractual codes to which broadcasters are bound. A statement by RFA President Libby Liu provided Monday to The Associated Press declared that the U.S. broadcaster "will not compromise its code of journalistic ethics, which prohibits the use of slurs against ethnic minority groups. RFA will continue to refer to the Rohingya as the 'Rohingya' in our reports. Use of other terms, even those that fall short of being derogatory, would be inaccurate and disingenuous to both our product and our audience." "By forbidding the use of the word 'Rohingya,' Myanmar's government is taking an Orwellian step in seeking to erase the identity of a people whose existence it would like to deny," she said. "RFA will continue to provide audiences in Myanmar with access to trustworthy, reliable journalism, particularly when reporting on issues that local and state-controlled media ignores and suppresses." Spokesman Mahajan said RFA's programming for Myanmar would remain available on its website, on Facebook and YouTube and on shortwave radio, and its reporters will continue to work in the country. In Cambodia, the cessation of RFA broadcasts on local media last year was followed by the closing under pressure of its office and in November by the arrest of two of its former reporters on "espionage" charges that are generally considered to be trumped up as a way to intimidate the media. RFA, which is loosely modeled on longtime broadcaster Radio Free Europe, carries broadcasts to China, Cambodia, North Korea, Laos and Vietnam as well as Myanmar. It is funded by the U.S. government but run by an independent board. DVB — the Democratic Voice of Burma — was originally established in 1992 as a shortwave radio station in Norway to beam uncensored news to Myanmar when it was still under military rule. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its relationship with RFA. ___ This story has been corrected to show that broadcasts on DVB began in early October, not end of September (via Artie Bigley, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) RFA Burmese schedule: Burmese Days Area kHz 0030-0130 daily BRM 15700tin, 17830tin, 17845sai 1230-1330 daily BRM 13630dha 1230-1430 daily BRM 7530tin, 11805tin 1330-1400 daily BRM 12140sai (WRTH Update A-18 via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Maybe to expand SW? ** NETHERLANDS. [Re 18-22:] On behalf of the Central Government Real Estate Agency, RGS has dismantled the antenna park at the former Zeewold shortwave transmission station [Radio Netherlands former SW site]. It consisted of 23 masts which varied in height between 12 and 125 metres. The broadcasting station (of former Wereldomroep) purchased by the Ministry of Defence in 2012 will be set up as a sending station. The sending station will take care of communication over long distances with, among other things, ships and mission areas all over the world. The Ministry of Defence intends to put this broadcasting station into operation by mid-2020. (Google translated from report in Dutch 12 May at http://www.radio-tv-nederland.nl See video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=cSpeZuzuetk (June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9925, UT Sunday June 10 at 0141, The Mighty KBC, via GERMANY is VG tonight, S9+20, with Pink Floyd: the Wall --- for a bit, but apparently in a mélange with other tunes. 0147 over to Kraig Krist`s Forgotten Song, by Gary US Bonds, born 6/6/36, released in July 1961. 0154 the DX `news` segment about the USCGC Courier et al. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 13840, RNZI at 0345. Music mix (Bad Moon Rising, I Walk the Line, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Nightshift). Pips, ID and news by woman. Excellent - June 6 11675 [sic], RNZI at 0500. W and newscast, having just moved here from 13840. Excellent - June 6 (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona. Grundig Satellit 5000, RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5980, June 8 at 1301, no signal from RNZP/RNZI, nor on 7425 which should have just closed, nor on alternate 6170, nor found anywhere in the 6, 7 or 9 MHz bands. Another abrupt frequency change? Apparently just late, as by 1333 there is a VP signal on 5980, presumably this, and still on their schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 11725, June 9 at 0556, RNZI as usual here, altho on June 6, Rick Barton in AZ had it on 11675 at 0500 after QSY from 13840. Now I have a JBA carrier on 11675, presumably VOT ready for a 6-hour Turkish broadcast to the SE from 0600. RNZI has used 11675 in the past. Sked still shows 11725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5980, RNZI at 1315 with news magazine. Good; quickly fading here. + ! NOTE: In my last logs post, I had noted RNZI on 11675 at 0500. Glenn Hauser asked me about and I looked it up. I think the report was a late-night snafu on my part. I will recheck, but figure they should be on 11725 then. June 9 (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona. Grundig Satellit 5000, RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) According to the online schedule http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/listen on 11 June, RNZ Pacific has no DRM broadcasts any more: 0459-0658 11725 Pacific Daily 0659-1058 7425 Pacific Daily 1059-1258 7425 Solomon Islands, PNG Daily 1259-1650 5980 Pacific Sun-Fri 1259-1858 5980 Pacific Sat 1651-1850 6115 AM Cooks, Samoa, Tonga Sun-Fri 1851-1950 7285 AM Cooks, Samoa, Tonga Sun-Fri 1859-2058 9700 Pacific Sat 1951-2050 9760 AM Cooks, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu Sun-Fri 2051-2358 13840 Pacific Sun-Fri 2059-2358 13840 Pacific Sat 2359-0458 13840 Pacific Daily When checked in late May, the DRM broadcasts were still listed (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 11 June 2018, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Adrian, What`s the story on DRM deleted? Will it resume? 73, Glenn (to Adrian Sainsbury, RNZI) Hello, Glenn, A capacitor in the RNZI DRM transmitter has failed. Until a spare part arrives from Europe we will be transmitting in AM using our old "retired" transmitter. Regards (Adrian Sainsbury, June 12, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13840 Putting in fair signal here at 0148 UT 12 June in lovely AM (Stephen C Wood, Harwich MA, Perseus SDR, 20 x 40 terminated superloop antenna, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9700, June 12 at 1350, S9+10 signal playing song ``Pretty Woman`` -- sounds like RNZI on one of its erstwhile frequencies. Yes! ``RNZ Pacific`` ID at 1351, and another classic rock tune. But what`s it doing here? Nothing on scheduled 5980, which is supposed to start at 1259 but almost fades out by an hour later here. 9700 is *much* better for North America beyond the Pacific target. But currently scheduled only two hours a week, 1859-2058 on Saturdays – the DRM day off (but DRM is completely off till a cap in that transmitter can be replaced --- see below; meanwhile the old backup AM-only transmitter is in use, which possibly has something to do with the wrong(?) frequency now?). However, if 9700 start at 1259, it`s colliding with RFA in Khmer via Tinian until 1330! As of 0300 UT June 13, websked still shows 5980 at 1259-1650(Sat -1858 when 9700 really starts). What will happen June 13? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Back to 5980 (gh) ** NICARAGUA. PRO-GOVERNMENT RADIO STATION ATTACKED, INCITING NEW VIOLENCE IN NICARAGUA By Ray Downs – United Press International - May 28, 2018 MANAGUA, May 28 (UPI) -- Anti-government protesters are blamed for dousing a state-sponsored radio station with gas bombs and Molotov cocktails Monday afternoon in Managua and police responded with gunshots. Masked men on motorcycles surrounded the area near Radio Ya in the capital city, preventing other vehicles from entering as the attack was carried out. Other participants in the attack stood atop buildings and fired homemade mortar guns in the direction of the radio station. After the attack, the assailants celebrated in front of the burning building, raising their arms and firing mortars into the air. Initial reports indicated no one was killed in the attack. Several people were injured, including one who was shot. Paramedics said none of the injuries were likely to be life-threatening. In the hours after the attack, riot police arrived in the area and video from 100% Noticias shows them firing shots. Radio Ya, a state-sponsored television station, blamed the "fascist right" for being "incited by hatred and their desire to silence the truth." La Prensa reported the attack on Radio Ya was conducted after pro- government civilian groups, known locally as "turbas," or mobs, were accused of attacking student protesters at the National University of Engineering, located about two miles from the radio station. Erika Guevara-Rosas, the Americas director at Amnesty International, said she recorded that confrontation and said the turbas attacked students with firearms. However, the video -- taken from behind a fence and trees -- doesn't give conclusive visual proof. Booms heard in the audio resemble mortar blasts, which are a common sound in Nicaragua these days. The violence Monday was just the latest since deadly protests broke out across the country in April. Beginning on April 17, people began protesting changes to the country's social security law, which raised taxes and cut pensions. As the protests grew, the national police cracked down and have been blamed by human rights groups for killing more than 70 people, many of them university students. Protests have since continued throughout the country and the list of grievances now includes a push for justice over the protester deaths. Before Monday, the national police force has mostly stood down from controlling protests since the violence in April. But there has still been periodic clashes reminiscent of Monday's attack -- with each side of the conflict blaming the other. Anti-government protesters blame pro-government gangs for instigating violence during demonstrations. In turn, pro-government media blame "right-wing vandals" for any destruction. After six weeks of protests, the death toll has grown to more than 80. The latest victim was 30-year-old Jorge Gastón Palacios, a government employee at the National Institute of Technology. Gastón died of bullet wounds after he was shot at a roadblock set up by anti-government protesters during a confrontation between them and pro-government civilians in Boaco, about 56 miles east of Managua. Police spokeswoman Vilma Rosa González blamed protesters for the killing while protesters there told Confidencial that the only people with guns in that incident were the pro-government civilians (via June CIDX Messenger via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) PreLa version of this was in DXLD 18-22; WTFK? 96.9 ** NICARAGUA. CRIMINAL GROUPS BURN RADIO NICARAGUA FACILITIES http://plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=29276&SEO=criminal-groups-burn-radio-nicaragua-facilities Managua, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina [CUBA]) Groups qualified here as delinquents burned the facilities of Radio Nicaragua today in this capital, with no reports of fatalities or injuries. According to the TN8 television channel, the incident occurred this morning, as part of plans to destabilize the country, in the midst of a severe sociopolitical crisis that erupted on April 18. Even though the police authorities have been silent on this fact, the media indicated that the attack was carried out by criminal groups operating at the Autonomous University of Nicaragua-Managua. Witnesses reported that at least 40 individuals arrived at the station's facilities firing firearms, artisanal [home-made] mortars and throwing Molotov (artisanal) bombs, while workers and journalists escaped the attack from the rear of the building. In this way, the facilities of Radio Nicaragua were set on fire and looted, leaving destroyed furniture, desks, offices and transmission booths, as can be seen in the images released. In as much, the units of firemen who went to the place managed to control the flames, which devastated about 500 square meters, according to the report. TN8 denounced that those who carried out this criminal act against the lives of workers and journalists in the media were the same ones who burned the facilities of Tu Nueva Radio Ya twice last month. sg/lrp/oda/acl/gdc (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Typical crude translation. WTFK? YNN, 620 (WRTH 2018 via DXLD) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, June 8 at 0551, VON is on early again with music, prélude? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA [non]. Dandal Kura Radio Int, instead of Radio International, June 7 0600-0700 7415 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri, weak/fair signal 0700-0800 13810*WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri, very good signal *0747 announcement in English "Dandal Kura Radio Int in 19, 25 and 21mb" Summer A-18 schedule of Dandal Kura Radio International via MBR Issoudun, And summer A-18 schedule of Radio(Ndarason)International via BaBcoCk is: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/dandal-kura-radio-international-instead.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. IN MEMORIAM - JOHN CRUZAN 1964 – 2018 John Cruzan passed away on May 15, 2018 as the result of a motorcycle accident at age 54. Those of you, who have been in the hobby since the early 1990’s, will remember his pirate station The Radio Airplane hosted by Captain Eddy. The station was active during the 1992-1995 period being well heard throughout North America. In 2013, The Radio Airplane was inducted into the North American Pirate Hall Of Fame. John was a good friend of the late Kirk Trummel, as they both lived in the Joplin/Springfield, MO region. Kirk was a night board operator of Ozarks Public TV at the time, so they often collaborated on pirate activities. I had the pleasure of meeting John Cruzan and Kirk at the SWL Winterfest in 1998 at its old Kulpsville location. Kirk told a funny story about a run in they had with the FCC. My memory from 20 years ago is a bit hazy, so I’m not sure if this happened to both of them, or just Kirk. It was April Fools’ Day in 1994, I think. They had planned to do a show later that evening. On the way back to Kirk’s place, there was a traffic detour so they took a different way home. As they approached home base who did they spot but a couple of FCC field office guys waiting in their vehicle for the broadcast to begin! They walked up to them and introduced themselves. The FCC guys were not pleased! That was not the last FCC run in John would have. In early 1995 the FCC busted him and seized his equipment. Kirk also had a visit but it was just a warning. Kirk Trummel passed away several years later from pancreatic cancer. RIP John Cruzan, we miss you and Captain Eddie, may he always fly the free skies of North America. (Thanks to Janice Laws for obit.) For more info on The Radio Airplane, visit the North American Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame (Chris, Lobdell, Free Radio Scene, June CIDX Messenger via DXLD) obit ** NORTH AMERICA. 7470, USA, YHWH (religious pirate station) 0344. No joy on numerous frequency checks and bandscans this evening, until 0344. "Josiah" loud and clear, with the usual fare. After 0400 the "10 Commandments of Yahweh". Then, urging people to burn their satanic patriotic flags and trashes most religious holidays as demonic, pagan, rituals. Good - June 7. NOTE: Nothing heard from YHWH at my QTH last night, so off, or unfavorable propagation. There is at least one time I was unable to hear them at all, but Ron Howard could in CA. In another instance, just the reverse (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona. Grundig Satellit 5000, RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Rick, June 8, at 0330, YHWH clearly off the air, as 7470 had no signal; *0331 started up for about one minute, then went off the air for about a minute and came back on with same intro as just heard at 0331; onward was fine till 0336, when he briefly went off the air again; then on uninterrupted till past 0401+. Fairly readable. So he did experience a few minor problems tonight (Ron Howard, California, WOR iog via DXLD) 7470, USA, YHWH (religious pirate station), 0331. Just suddenly popped out of nowhere, mid-sentence. Stayed on for the most part, but with a few breaks in transmission as if he is still having some transmitter glitches. Still running with monologue after 0500. Good - June 8 (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona. Grundig Satellit 5000, RS SW- 2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7470, June 8 at 0536 tune-in, JBA signal, a trace I think of YHWH voice, but then cuts off. Others report that it had been intermittent tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7470, USA, YHWH (religious pirate station), 0345. I wasn't able to remain at the dials this evening, but can confirm it was on this evening. On thru 0400 hour and into the 0500 hour. Good - June 9 7470, USA, YHWH (religious pirate station) at 0320. In progress at tune-in. Usual speaker and monologue. Went off at roughly 0350. (Exact time not noted due to XYL static). Good - June 10 7470, USA, YHWH (religious pirate station), 0330. In progress at tune- in. Not heard at all last night (June 11), or on frequent frequency checks and/or bandscans tonight. Rechecking at 0330 had "Josiah" underway with a Yahweh monologue. "Ten Commandments of Yahweh" at 0400. Good - June 12 (Rick Barton, heard in Central Arizona. rx in the shack: Satellit 5000 & 750, RS SW-2000629, ATS-909X with various outdoor wires and extended outdoor Slinky. 73 and Good Listening! -rb, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. Radio Free Whatever. Sunday, June 3, 2018, 2330, 6950 usb. Mellow pop/rock music. Fair signal, s5. (Will-MD) Yeti Radio. Monday, June 4, 2018, 0143, 6950 usb. Pop/rock music. Bryan Adams "Summer of 69" at 0145. s7. (Will-MD) The Relay Station. Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 0029, 6880 am. Mellow pop and rock music. s7, fair to good signal. (Will-MD) The Crystal Ship. Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 0030, 6880 am. Music just above the noise threshold. (Will-MD) UnID. Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 0032, 6920 am. Very punchy audio, good signal, s9 peaks, with dance music. The transmitter has no signal on 6920 LSB but the lower sideband comes up steadily and distorted between 6920 and 6927. Dance cover of "Disco Inferno" at 0046. Classic "Backstabbers" by The O'Jay's at 0050. "I Can't Go For That" by Hall and Oates at 0052. (Will-MD) Seven Trees Radio. Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 0227, 6905 am. Power failure here at home at 0215, so listening on the PL-880. Tuned in to hear part of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Joe Walsh "Rocky Mountain Way." IDs between songs. Fair to good signal. (Will-MD) The Relay Station. Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 2306, 6880 am. Music, just barely creeping out of the noise floor, occasionally popping up just a bit. Crosby/Nash, "Immigration Man," at 2331. Op said in a post on the hfu that he was running around a watt. (Will-MD) Mix Radio International. Friday, June 8, 2018, 2300, 6955 am. Rock music, 2305 ID "Mix" and "Thank you for listening to Mix Radio" and off. Fair to good signal. (Will-MD) (Larry Will, Mount Airy, MD 21771, radio@zappahead.net PL-880, IC-R75, random wires, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-AM, June 9 at 2302, pirate music, 2304 synthyl ID thrice as ``Clever Name Radio, testing 1, 2, 3``, fair on the PL- 880 with shortwire around the porcheaves. More logs, starting as unID: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43281.0.html Next session, nothing heard just before 0100 June 10, but 6925-AM on again at 0116 with pirate music, S7-S8, big band, and synthyl ``Welcome to Clever Name Radio`` and off. However, back later per many more logs: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43291.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. VOICE of the REPORT of the WEEK: 6880/AM, 0210- 0224+, 6/3; Pop tunes; ID at 0220+, “VORW Int’l, Voice of the Report of the Week”; VORWinfo@gmail.com; song recap at 0221+ to 0224 more tunes. SIO=3+53 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, 5525 Whitehall St., Midland MI 48642-3156, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time & without the aid of a computer! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6880-AM, June 10 at 0056, S7 music vs noise, presumed the now regular for 3-4 weeks Relay Station with VORW; yes, at 0114 I recognize John; at 0146 almost the only pirate left, with mailbag. Many more logs starting at 2100 June 9 with other stuff: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43272.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6920-USB, June 10 at 0056, pirate music at S9+5 vs storm noise; stops at 0100 with no announcement. These say it was Yeti Radio, on and off: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43290.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-USB, June 10 at 0057, pirate music at S8-S9, but by 0102 has surged up to S9+15/25, 0103 segué; 0106 Wolverine Radio ID; 0117 `Sixteen Tonnes`` by TennErn. Many more logs: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43286.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6930-USB, June 10 at 0148, weak pirate music S6 vs noise level. Found this on final bandscan after no others but 6880 remained. Many more logs as unID, but one based on later monitoring, concluded it was Captain ZEEkey: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43292.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 90.5, June 6 at 0247 UT, despite strong local signal, RDS is stuck displaying /ISEFM.CO/, i.e. part of My Praise FM website from KGVV Goltry. Later moves on to ANYTHING / GRANT --- song title by Amy, I guess (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. One of the longest obits we have seen in the Enid Eagle appeared June 8, for Andy Deterding, the crop duster pilot who was killed after he crashed having clipped a guy wire at KTUZ 106.7, bringing down its tower. As customary, cause of death is never mentioned. Word count on the online version is 1,818, probably same as in print. Apparently a believer, his obit is replete with over-the-top religious references, so beware; it starts: Andy Deterding. Servant of God, husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, friend, pilot of the skies, angel on Earth and now in Heaven. Andy was the light of our lives and the center of our universe. He lived a life full to the brim with love, laughter, and smiles. Andy lived his values. The things he valued most were God, his family, his community, and always doing what was right. Andy's life was a reflection of his values, of his faith, of what he believed in and that is extremely rare in this world. Andy was very special in that way. Andy was a giver; whether it was time, a kind word, a helping hand, a friendly smile, or money. He gave freely and selflessly to others without expecting anything in return. . . http://obituaries.enidnews.com/obituary/andy-deterding-1960-2018-1064374086 (via gh, DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 106.7, June 9 circa 1800 UT, on caradio hearing traces of a signal, presumably the temporary transmitter for KTUZ-FM, whose tower was destroyed by Deterding`s crop duster, as previously reported. (Not to be confused with the SS from Kansas on 106.5.) To which speg, Central Oklahoma, replied June 4, on the WTDFA Forum: ``Thanks for the note, Glenn. It's sad to hear about the crop duster. I didn't catch this in time to see what I could get on 106.7 while KTUZ was off the air. As of Sunday evening, it is back on the air from somewhere, although apparently not at full power as I am getting some interference from KZZA/Muenster TX here in Norman, OK`` Now I search FCC FM Query for info and find an STA was promptly applied for and granted; but was already on air three days earlier?: http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=85737 ``From: Dale Bickel Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 11:40 AM To: John Trent Subject: KTUZ-FM BSTA-20180605AAB granted 6/6 Special Temporary Authority For a Radio Broadcast Station Audio Division, Media Bureau Date: June 6, 2018 File Number: BSTA-20180605AAB Call Sign: KTUZ-FM Facility ID Number: 14762 For the reasons provided in the application request, Special Temporary Authority IS GRANTED for operation of the station above with the parameters specified in the STA request only. The licensee is responsible for addressing any complaints of interference that may arise. This STA authority expires December 3, 2018. In light of this STA for temporary facilities, silent station STA request BLSTA- 20180531AAD IS DISMISSED. Authorized by: Dale Bickel dale.bickel@fcc.gov Senior Electronics Engineer`` Here`s the STA info showing only 170 watts from a much different site further SE: 35 32' 51.00" N Latitude 97 29' 30.00" W Longitude (NAD 27) 35.547500 -97.491667 Polarization: Horizontal Vertical Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 0.17 0.17 kW ERP Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 208. 208. meters HAAT - Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 563. 563. meters AMSL Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 219. 219. meters AGL Compared to LICensed, before the fall: 35 36' 49.00" N Latitude 97 52' 19.00" W Longitude (NAD 27) 35.613611 -97.871944 Polarization: Horizontal Vertical Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 13. 13. kW ERP Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: 292. 292. meters HAAT - Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 683. 683. meters AMSL Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 304. 304. Meters AGL https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/map-display#appid=1786201&call=KTUZ-FM&freq=106.7&contour=60&city=OKARCHE&state=OK&fileno=BSTA-20180605AAB&.map The 60 dbu service contour barely covers greater OKC. Site pin is slightly southeast of the intersexion of East Wilshire Blvd., and N Kelley Ave., i.e. in the general area of the NE OKC antenna farm, no doubt on an existing tower for otherstations, but which? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. Earthquake at WOR HQ in Enid: sharp at top of hour June 9 at 1400 UT, not felt, but heard with stuff rattling in the kitchen. USGS says it was mag 4.4, 25 km E of Cherokee (NW of Enid), at 1359:41, 5.0 km deep. That`s fairly heavy and merits a red entry at USGS, and not revised downward as of 7.5 hours later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, K17JN-D, Enid is off the air June 9 at 1430, 1800 UT and later chex. Had been reliable with six subchannels of 3ABN programming, or rather lately 5, with 17-6 nothing but green-screen and registering as no signal despite plenty bar. Enid`s only local TV signal and extremely disposable. AFAIK it has never been acknowledged in newspaper or online program listings. K17JN-D, Enid, the 3ABN satellator is still off the air June 12-UT June 13 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DTV ** OMAN. Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman in English/Arabic, Jun 8 from 1400 on 15140 XIA or BEI transmitters test Chinese CNR-1 / CRI from 1400 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu NO SIGNAL FROM OMAN 1606&1703 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English, not Arabic from 1804 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic as scheduled http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-in.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 7-8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception of Radio Sultanate of Oman in English/Arabic June 8 1400-1402 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu dead iar + CNR test & from 1402 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English, very strong from 1500 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English, not Arabic from 1600 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic as scheduled http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-radio-sultanate-of-oman-in_9.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15140, R. Sultanate of Oman, Jun 10, 1441-1500, 35322-35333, English, Koran and talk and music, ID at 1453. RX, IC-R75, NRD-525, NRD-345, SATELLIT 750; ANT, 130m Sloper Wire (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, DX LISTENING DIGEST] ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang (Maus Blong Garamut), 1054-1129, June 10. Sunday religious programs in Pidgin, along with religious music. June 12, noted 1212* (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES. The final edition of DX Program of Radio Veritas Asia, Philippines in Bengali will be broadcast today 11 June 2018 at around 1401-1411 UT on 11880 kHz. This DX program was presented regularly on the 2nd Monday of every month by Mr. Alok Das Gupta in Kolkata since 2011. (Radio Veritas Asia will be ending SW broadcasts at the end of this month). Many thanks to Alok Das Gupta & RVA for these broadcasts https://www.facebook.com/alokkr.dasgupta Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, http://www.niar.org cell: 91 94416 96043, June 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Those not with disgraced FB may at least see a portrait of Alok (gh) ** PHILIPPINES. Very good signal of Radio Veritas Asia on June 12: 1200-1227 11760 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Karen, co-ch weak CRI En 1200-1227 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Hmong, co-ch weak CRI Ru http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/very-good-signal-of-radio-veritas-asia_12.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 11-12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. 15670, June 7 at 2153, VP song at S1-S3, RRI Spanish hour concluding as in Aoki/NDXC, but strangely, HFCC does not show it, just the previous Spanish at 19-20 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9730, R. Romania Int. 6/3, 0020-0030, in English; the musicians that were highlighted tonight were a trio; one a violinist, one a cellist, and one a pianist; spectacular, BUT with AudN, 31131 (+) 6/5, 0015-0028; Business Club discusses thoughtful and careful methods of dealing with investment in protected areas such as the national parks and nature preserves, with AudN SIO 211 (+) 6/6, 0005-0012; conditions continue to be lackluster, however, the scheduled segment "Society Today" addresses the problem of children's education in rural Romania; 44% of the country’s population is home to some of the poorest households, and hunger is a serious problem there. With Audio Now, which incidentally, may cut off suddenly at random times, the analog SINFO= 31121 (Ronald Sives, Easton, PA, Eton Field Radio; Princeton Sky Wire, NASWA Flashsheet June 10 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. From the https://vk.com/radioreceiver mailing list: [sic] Hello, dear members of the group. We all know that in 2014, for a powerful radio broadcast in Russia, there has come a black band, which has lasted for more than 4 years. But recently there has been a return to the HF range of the Republic of Sakha. How much I would not go on the Internet with a request for the return of HF SV DV DV broadcasting in Russia, all the same. Recently, on the website of the Russian Information Agency, I found a petition for the restoration of the broadcasting of Mayak radio and the radio of Russia to SV and DV. But when I looked at the number of votes, I (without jokes) ofigail. Only 850 votes. And for consideration at the federal level, you need 100,000 votes. Someone even voted against the petition, well, bastards. So, MAXIMUM REPORTS !!!!!!!! of this petition. I ask you to vote all the members of the group and to repost repost. Let's try to restore Russia's status as a great information resource! Link: https://www.roi.ru/39564/ Good luck! (Nikita Kovalenok, Yalutorovsk, Tyumenskaya oblast, Russia, via RusDX 10 June via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Retro News ----------------------- December 18th 2013 Now they are only heard by heaven Farewell to the radio station "Voice of Russia". Source: https://lenta.ru/articles/2013/12/18/voiceofrussia/ https://vk.com/club59176345 (via RusDX 10 June via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Republic of Adygea --- GTRK "Adygea" in the summer season broadcasts programs of foreign broadcasting on short waves according to the following schedule: - on Mondays from 1800 to 1830 - in Adyghe, Arabic and Turkish, from 1830 to 1900 - in the Adyghe language; - on Fridays from 1800 to 1900 - in the Adyghe language; - on Sundays from 1900 to 2000 - in the Adyghe language. All broadcasting is conducted at a frequency of 6000 kHz, the transmitter power is 100 kW. The site of GTRK "Adygea": http://www.adygtv.com/programs/radio-inoveshchanie/broadcasted/ ftp://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2018/06/25.pdf (via RusDX 10 June via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio on June 8 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan_9.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 8-9, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio, June 11 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Ad/Ar/Tu Mon http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan_11.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 11-12, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAIPAN. 17520.037, June 12 at 0605, S9 but VP signal off-frequency, spelling a website in English, but broadcast language uncertain. CRI Italian via Kashgar could be propagating here, but 37 Hz plus implies it`s RFA as scheduled in Chinese (which should also be jammed by CNR1) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See EAST TURKISTAN ** SEYCHELLES [non]. Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Al-Dhabayya, June 8: 1200-1230 on 15215.2 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAs Tibetan, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock-al.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 7-8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, SIBC, 1145 UT June 6 with the tunes "Forever Country" and "Art of Love" by Guy Sebastian with female DJ chat in between. Full sign off announcement and National Anthem at 1159, then off air at 1201. Fair (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Rx: Perseus SDR; Ant: Wellbrook ALA 100 loop and beverage, WOR iog via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. Channel Africa - English at 1700 UT --- Finally got around to playing back some of my recordings from the Canary Islands, including the ones of Channel Africa. I have archived the recording of the 1 June "Africa Digest" broadcast here: https://shortwavearchive.com/archive/channel-africa-1-june-2018 and here: https://archive.org/details/ChannelAfrica11.885MHz1June20181700UTC Interestingly, the opening announcement gives their old frequency of 15235 kHz but which is still used for the previous hour in French. And, strangely, the broadcast content was not the same as that of the podcast of "Africa Digest" for 1 June available from the Channel Africa website. Funnily, the podcast has the correct frequency announcement (-- Richard Langley, June 8, WOR iog via DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. SECRETLAND, Inactive frequencies of Brother HySTAIRical via SPL: 1500-1600 on 15100 SCB 100 kW / 090 deg to SoAs The Overcomer Ministry 1800-1900 on 9400*SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu The Overcomer Ministry *1800-1830 on 9400 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu Eng ETC Radio is here! 1500-1655 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 126 deg to N/ME is active freq via SPL http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/inactive-frequencies-of-brother.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [non]. Keep Radio Dabanga alive --- Hello, Got the following e mail from Radio Dabanga a few days ago. Dear Tarek, Perhaps you have been tuning into Radio Dabanga recently on frequency 15550 or 13800 kHz – enjoying the jingle, trying to decipher some of the Arabic, or even trying to figure out who is singing a song we have played. We greatly appreciate your enthusiasm for Radio Dabanga, a shortwave Sudanese radio station exiled in Amsterdam. Your emails, filled with details of how, where and why you are listening, give us endless bounds of motivation and enthusiasm. Today, we would like to ask you for something more. For your help to keep Radio Dabanga in the air. The current situation Radio Dabanga is the sole provider of independent information for over 2 million daily Sudanese listeners. As you know, broadcasting via shortwave is expensive and increasingly rare. In 2017, the international political situation caused a winding down of the usual funding that Radio Dabanga bases its operations on. The international community started to see the Sudanese government increasingly as a friend in their fight against terrorism and the refugee crisis, and fail to recognize violations against its own people. We believe it is now more important than ever that people in and from Sudan have access to free and independent news that the world has ceased to be aware of. Dabanga must safeguard its continuity as a shortwave radio station, so people in Sudan can continue to hope for a better future when they tune in to our news broadcasts. How you can help Therefore, we would like to compel you to donate or to share our video with your friends, family and local DXing clubs! Our crowdfunding platform contains a specially made short clip featuring one of our newsroom staff. We are very proud of it! You can find it here. In case you need some inspiration, please refer to the social media tips below - and do not hesitate to let us know of any questions or comments you may have via this email address. We look forward to hearing from you. 73+55! Nouska du Saar, Sarah Burroughs, and everyone on the Radio Dabanga team, Weesperstraat 3 | 1018 DN Amsterdam | the Netherlands T: +31 (0)20 8000 400 (general) | info@radiodabanga.org [ https://www.dabangasudan.org/en | https://www.dabangasudan.org/ar ] Please sign-up for campaign updates here by clicking "follow this campaign". We are reaching out to you personally as we believe you may be interested in the case of Radio Dabanga. We therefore thank you for your time. If you do not reply to this e-mail, Radio Dabanga will not send another personal e-mail to you. Upon your e-mailed request we shall delete your e-mail address from the archive of Radio Dabanga. Suggestions for posts on social media For Facebook users, you can repost this video at https://www.facebook.com/dabangasudan/videos/10155891281321749/ For Twitter users, this is the YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SniPUG1T7n0 and here is a draft of the post you could make... Help us keep Radio Dabanga in the air by donating one day of free, independent, life-saving radio in Sudan. For more information on how to donate go to: https://gogetfunding.com/radio-dabanga/ #crowdfunding #supportDabanga #keepitintheair 73 from (Cairo, Egypt, Tarek Zeidan, June 12, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** TAIWAN. 9410, Fu Hsing BS, 1211-1300*, June 6, in Chinese. At 1259, sounded like a singing station jingle? Of course this was only possible after BBC (Singapore) off at 1200*. No longer any CNR5 here. My audio at http://goo.gl/45T1RA 9774 not on the air and 9410 is certainly not on daily, but is erratic. 9410-USB+carrier, Fu Hsing BS, brief check at 1218, on June 9. In Chinese and with singing jingle; the signal format today matches my May 7 UNID heard here, so that would confirm my UNID as Fu Hsing BS; almost fair; 9774 still silent. 9774, Fu Hsing BS (presumed), 1204 (after BBC off the air), on June 11. Very weak; in Chinese and with music; 9410 not on the air today. Very erratic with their use of frequencies and certainly not on every day (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ** TIBET. CHINA, Fair signal of PBS Xizang Holy Tibet Radio, June 6 0700-0800 on 9580 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg to EaAs English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/fair-signal-of-pbs-xizang-holy-tibet.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TINIAN. 17810, June 12 after 0600, besides several CRI Kashgar 16m frequencies propagating [see EAST TURKISTAN], this JBA carrier is for RFA in Chinese via TINIAN, or could be CNR1 jammer. See also SAIPAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. Again very odd frequency 9655.7 kHz of TRT Voice of Turkey on June 6, all EMR 500 kW: 1000-1055 on 9655.7 / 072 deg to CeAs Georgian, instead of nom. 9655 1000-1025 on 9855.0 / 032 deg to CeAs Tatar. Today no other odd QRG 0500-0655 on 13765.0 / 210 deg to CEAf Hausa/Swahili, 13765.7 June 2 0830-0955 on 11795.0 / 105 deg to WeAs Persian, 11795.7 June 2, and very rarely 13635.7 / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish in A-18 0600-1255 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/again-very-odd-frequency-96557-khz-of_6.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Again another very odd frequency 13765.7 kHz of TRT Voice of Turkey, June 7: 0500-0655 on 13765.7 EMR 500 kW / 210 deg to CEAf Hau/Swa, instead of 13765.0, June 6 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/nother-very-odd-frequency-137657-khz-of.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Again another very odd frequency 9855.7 kHz of TRT Voice of Turkey, June 9 1000-1025 9855.7 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg to CeAs Tatar, instead of 9855.0 on June 6 1000-1055 9655.0 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Georgian, instead of 9655.7 June 6 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/again-another-very-odd-frequency-98557.html [and non] TURKEY vs. GERMANY, Voice of Turkey & Missionswerk Friedensstimme on 13710 kHz June 9 1200-1255 on 13710 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Urdu Voice of Turkey, ch-ch fair/good 1200-1230 on 13710 NAU 250 kW / 060 deg to FERu Russ Sat, Missionswerk Friedensstimme http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/voice-of-turkey-missionswerk.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Turkey on odd freqs 13765.7/11795.7/9855.7 June 10 0500-0655 13765.7 EMR 500 kW / 210 deg CEAf Hau/Swa, instead of 13765 0830-0955 11795.7 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg WeAs Persian, instead of 11795 1000-1025 9855.7 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg CeAs Tatar, instead of 9855.0: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/voice-of-turkey-on-odd-freqs.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 9-10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9830, V of Turkey with YL talx in English and into Question of the month, then Turkish music; at least the RTTY was gone by then so I could enjoy the tunes! REALLY horrible co-channel ute QRM from an RTTY station, up until about 2222 which was notchable enough to make out & ID & occasional words to the point you could tell it was English but that is about it. After that, up to 44543+ with modulation a bit subdued, but clear enough. 2215-2235 7/Jun (Ken Zichi, Williamston MI, SDRplay + ANC-4 + SDRuno + FLDigi for the digital bits + random wire; MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) ** TURKMENISTAN [and non]. PRESS RELEASES --- RFE/RL Turkmen Contributor Released From Prison After Serving Term (May 30, 2018) https://pressroom.rferl.org/a/rferl-turkmen-contributor-released-nepeskuliev/29259816.html WASHINGTON -- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev has been released from a Turkmen prison after serving a sentence on narcotics charges that numerous international observers have condemned as a brutal attempt to silence a journalist. “Saparmamed should never have been put behind bars in the first place,” said RFE/RL President Thomas Kent. “The rights of journalists are protected by international conventions to which Turkmenistan is a signatory. The crime here is Saparmamed’s imprisonment, not his reporting.” Nepeskuliev’s imprisonment drew protests from seven U.S. lawmakers, who sent a letter to Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov in 2016 calling the reporter’s detention "unlawful" and urging his immediate release. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared Nepeskuliev’s custody "arbitrary" in December 2015, finding that he had been "deprived of liberty for having peacefully exercised his right to freedom of expression." The European Union, OSCE, and numerous media advocacy and human rights groups denounced his detention as politically motivated. Nepeskuliev was released on May 19 after serving a three-year sentence that Turkmen authorities handed down in a closed session, after holding him incommunicado in an undisclosed location for seven weeks beginning in July 2015. Throughout his imprisonment, authorities failed to confirm either his whereabouts or his well-being. His arrest followed an intimidation campaign directed against RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service in 2014-2015 that forced the resignations of six of nine of its local correspondents. “Nepeskuliev’s imprisonment,” RFE/RL said at the time, “was only the most ruthless part of a campaign by the authorities to systematically destroy the country’s only independent reporting network.” The targeted attacks have continued well into 2018, with veteran correspondent Soltan Achilova suffering no fewer than eight physical assaults over the last 12 months. Contributor Khudayberdy Allashov was subject to severe beatings and slapped with a three-month prison stint on bogus charges in December 2016. Turkmenistan is tied with North Korea as the worst country in the world for media freedom, according to Freedom House’s 199-country Freedom of the Press 2017 survey; according to Reporters Without Borders’ 180-country 2018 World Press Freedom Index, Turkmenistan ranks 178, ahead of only Eritrea and North Korea. Known locally as Azatlyk Radiosy, RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service has for 65 years provided Turkmen audiences with accurate and uncensored news and information as an alternative to the state-run media monopoly. In the past year (through April 2018), its website has been visited an average of 1.2 million times every month, while more than 421,000 videos were viewed on the Service’s Facebook page (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 7 June 2018, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) See also AZERBAIJAN ** UGANDA [non]. 9370-, Saturday June 9 at 1307, 1415, 1544, 1928 chex, no signal from WWRB (nor on 15240-), so R. Munansi via WWRB is gone again. (9370 did bear a JBA S1 signal with music at 0554, but that would be R. Farda via Lampertheim, Germany, among several other IBB transmissions on 9370). 9370, June 10 at 1341 and 1710, still no WWRB with Radio Munansi. This could be another weekend off for maintenance, back next week? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBC MONITORING - END OF AN ERA --- After 75 years at Caversham Park north of Reading (above), BBC Monitoring moved at the end of May to a new home in London at New Broadcasting House. Set up in August 1939 at the British government’s request to listen to foreign radio broadcasts, BBCM moved from near Evesham to Caversham in April 1943 at the height of WWII. To improve on radio reception at Caversham, a receiving station was built a few miles north at Crowsley Park, which will be refurbished and retained by BBCM, although nowadays only satellite dishes are sited there, the radio aerials having been taken down a few years ago. Many significant news events have first been captured here from the radio airwaves by monitors during WWII, the Cold War and since. BBC Monitoring, which had listened to radio broadcasts from around the world for 75 years from its HQ here in Caversham, Berkshire, relocated to Broadcasting House in London in May. A number of TV, radio and press features marked the move and history. A few are listed below: BBC World Service “Witness”: The BBC at Caversham – 9 minutes: https://www.listennotes.com/embedded/e/a107cce4fd7f445ca6b40e393ca51f3a/ The July 1951 ‘Meccano Magazine’ had a 3-page feature on Caversham (and its associated receiving station at nearby Crowsley Park) on pages 14-16 of this pdf: http://www.meccanohornby.co.uk/freedownloads/meccano_magazine/1951/7%201951%20july.pdf The World Tonight (BBC R4): BBC Monitoring leaves Caversham Park: https://clyp.it/pn1w3bzv The Caversham Story – from the Radio Times January 1950 (Transdiffusion Broadcasting): https://www.transdiffusion.org/2016/09/26/the-caversham-story (June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** U K. Radio Caroline on AM --- Hello, An interview with Peter Moore about how Radio Caroline is doing since beginning full-time broadcasting on 648 kHz is available in this month's Wireless programme on Flirt FM in Galway. The interview is within the first 15 minutes of the show, which also includes other radio news and memories from Ireland: https://wirelessflirt.wordpress.com/2018/06/11/wireless-on-flirt-fm-programme-20/ Regards, (John Walsh, Galway, June 11, bdxc-news uiig via DXLD) ** U S A. [Re 18-23:] New York VOLMET --- It looks like we'll have to wait another six months for New York VOLMET to return. This NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) was issued on Monday. It says the VOLMET will remain unserviceable (U/S) until December 4. A3838/18 NOTAMN Q) KZNY/QSVAS////// A) KJFK B) 1806042124 C) 1812042000 E) VOLMET 10.051, 6.604, 3.485, 13.270 U/S (Mike Cooper, Jun 8, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) It's discouraging to learn that we will have to wait six more months to find out if New York Radio will come back. One wonders will it ever come back? I'm not enough of a utility listener to notice if HF radio air traffic has been reduced or eliminated. Maybe pilots now get METARs and TARS off their phones or through ACARS-type messaging as technology marches on. No need for even an HF backup. I wrote a summary for this esteemed organ last year of the forecasts and observations read on New York VOLMET. If you lived in the northeast, you knew you could tune in at :10 and :40 for observations from the region. In the southeast, it was :15 and :45. Hurricane coordinates as needed. It's been a useful service. For me, it would be a particularly sad loss because the station has been on as long as I can remember -- a bastion of stability on shortwave. Four frequencies to choose from, USB mode, nice signal and audio, you could always find a good frequency. And a good indicator of band conditions. What more could you ask? The station used to have live (real human being) announcers. Now, I'm not making this up. Once in the 1970s, I heard the male announcer reading the observations in the same plodding delivery style they were in the habit of using. Sort of like old-school VOA style, they realized people were listening on HF with imperfect reception, so it made sense for them to speak slowly and carefully. Well, there was one night where I heard the guy say, in the same deadpan tone, "get me out of here ... get me out of here." Now that I think about it, perhaps this was to mock the style of repeating city names. (For example, they would announce "New York -- New York Kennedy.") I couldn't believe what I had just heard, but it's too goofy for me to have made this up. I remember that in the 1960s and 1970s, the broadcasts did not include altimeter (barometer) readings. As a kid, I listened to aviation weather observations on a local VOR (back in the days when they read a list of station reports at :15 and :45); on airline in-house frequencies ("Attention All United Airliners: Stand By For The 1940 Zulu three-hour weather check for Denver east. All trend terminals will continue above eight hundred and three.); and via TWEBs on LW beacons. I could get altimeter readings from the other broadcasters, why not New York Radio? As someone who likes to plot a weather chart, this was an important bit of information. While at university, I found a postal address and wrote them. I actually got a letter back from them explaining that they didn't read the altimeter setting because they felt the information would be outdated by the time it aired. I supposed that a 45-minute old reading could be off significantly. Imagine my surprise, when a decade or two later, they started including the altimeter in each observation. I always wondered what prompted them to change. I can't even find any indication as to how you would contact New York Radio these days to ask them if and when they are coming back. I hope they do. Gander isn't as much fun to listen, Shannon's too weak. And don't get me started about the synthesized voice on marine radio broadcasts. Where's WGU-20 when you need them? (Mike Cooper, GA, June 9, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. IBB: See AZERBAIJAN; MYANMAR; TURKMENISTAN ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1933 monitoring: not confirmed Thursday June 7 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330v, rather BS continues. So our winning streak of June 5-6 is over already; all I can do is keep the 2330 airings on the sked as maybes. Next: Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Sat 0629 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1431 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2130 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe, or 2330?] Sat 2300 WRMI 7780 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 7780 to NE Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Sun 1900 WRMI 9395 to NNW Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Mon 0130.5 WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE Mon 0400 WRMI webcast only, non-direxional Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] Tue 2130 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] WORLD OF RADIO 1933 monitoring: not confirmed Friday June 8 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330v as Brother Scare stayed on. The Sat 1431 on Hamburger Lokalradio 6130-CUSB, inaudible via UTwente SDR at 1431, 1450, but faded in by 1458, poor but mostly readable. Alan Gale, UK, reports at 1459: 6190 kHz report 9th of June 2018 --- Hi Glenn, Very frustrating conditions on 6 MHz again today. The HLR signal was very good on 6190 kHz up until 1400 UT, with a programme about Irish music and Radio Tropical both very listenable, but almost as soon as Media Network started the signal dropped (Keith must have been upsetting the Propagation Gods), and it was around 1448 before it faded back up to an audible level once again. Looks like another late night on 7780 kHz for me again then.... :-) Alan`` As for WOR via WRN Saturday at 1600 to North America and elsewhere, Mike Cooper, Atlanta reports: ``Glenn: Am listening to the 1600 UT airing of WOR on WRN today (June 9) and it appears to be an edition from January. I missed the beginning so can't give you the program number, but the program included reports of France Inter's long-wave signoff, reception of All India Radio on 9381, and mentions of Christmas music and New Year's Eve programming. Mc`` So I asked WRN, ``Could you be sure that correct #1933 airs on the remaining repeat [UT Monday 0130]. This must have been #1859 again, from January *2017*, i.e. the oldest one in the folder, rather than the newest one. There is really no need to keep all those old ones in the ftp. Glenn`` Same thing happened at least once before. WRN MC replied with apology and correxion. Next: Sat 2300 WRMI 7780 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 7780 to NE Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Sun 1900 WRMI 9395 to NNW Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Mon 0130.5 WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE Mon 0400 WRMI webcast only, non-direxional Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] Tue 2130 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] WORLD OF RADIO 1933 monitoring: confirmed Saturday June 9 at 2300 on WRMI, 7780; poor-fair; also confirmed UT Sunday June 10 at 0215, the 0200 on WRMI 7780, very poor in noise level. Also confirmed UT Sunday June 10 at 0333 on WAORCR, 1860-AM, MO, 16 minutes into show so started circa 0317. Next: Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Sun 1900 WRMI 9395 to NNW Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Mon 0130.5 WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE Mon 0400 WRMI webcast only, non-direxional Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] Tue 2130 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] WORLD OF RADIO 1933 monitoring. Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria reports on Hamburger Lokalradio airings: GERMANY, World of Radio via HLR on 6190 and 9485 CUSB, June 9-10 ``0630-0700 on 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, very poor 1430-1500 on 6190*GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, poor/weak 1030-1100 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sun, NO SIGNAL *co-ch same 6190 URU 050 kW / non-dir EaAs Mongolian PBS Xinjiang`` Confirmed Sunday June 10 at 1900 on WRMI 9395, poor-fair. Next: Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Mon 0130.5 WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE Mon 0400 WRMI webcast only, non-direxional Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] Tue 2130 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] WORLD OF RADIO 1933 monitoring: confirmed UT Monday June 11 at 0130.5 on WRMI 5850, good; 7780 fair. Also confirmed UT Monday June 11 from 0301 on Area 51 webcast; also via WBCQ 5129.82 at 0327 check, poor in noise. Also confirmed UT Mon June 11 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, fair S9; and immediate repeat at 0400 on webcast only. Also confirmed UT Tuesday June 12 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG S9+30. Final repeat airing at 2030 Tuesday June 12 on WRMI could not be confirmed as neither frequency was audible, not even JBA carriers on 7780 & 5950: could be off but probably totally absorbed, below noise level. WORLD OF RADIO 1934 contents: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bougainville, Cuba non, East Turkistan, Eritrea/Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Iran, Korea North non, Korea South, Myanmar and non, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, Sudan non, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Uganda non, USA; and the propagation outlook WOR 1934 ready for first airing, Tuesday June 12 at 2130 on WRMIs: an hour later than 2030, now 7780 & 5950 are JBA carriers; final check at 2155 gets 7780 very poor at S7-S3, and 5950 JBA vs high noise level. Also confirmed Tue June 12 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330v, fair --- the second week in a row appearing on Tuesdays when produxion is very recent; how about Wednesdays? Next: Wed 1030 WRMI 5950 to WNW Wed 2100 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490 to WSW Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Sat 0629 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1431 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sat 2130 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe, or 2330?] Sat 2300 WRMI 7780 to NE Sun 0200 WRMI 7780 to NE Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW Sun 1900 WRMI 9395 to NNW Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Mon 0130.5 WRMI 5850 to NW, 7780 to NE Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE Mon 0400 WRMI webcast only, non-direxional Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v to WSW [maybe] Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW Tue 2030 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] Tue 2130 WRMI 7780 to NE, 5950 to WNW [or #1934?] Full schedule for WOR on all outlets, not just SW; podcast linx: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI WRMI: ** U S A. 5850, WRMI with BSR which was an ‘all digital’ show this week. I am NOT sure if this was intentional! It WAS ‘scrambled’ with the ‘intro’ appearing about half way in! The digital text & photos including a long bit about WSPR mode for ham radio and some photos of stamps & Jim B’s family from when he was a pup: Then into SW Radiogram with the usual mix of digital text with a few more photos than usual, with stories about: MARS urges separation of computers from the internet [“US Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) HQ is recommending that MARS members "migrate to stand-alone computer systems for [MARS] radio operations,"]” Huh, I always thought the “A” stood for Amateur -– it’s a good day when you learn something new!; MFSK64 encoded story about methane hydrate; good or bad fuel?; (I thought A once meant Affiliate --- gh] [captions to embedded illos] A dust devil interrupts a baseball game in Libertyville, IL (See waterspout above!) 30 May was "Manhattanhenge" The East Race Waterway in one of the 4 days per year South Bend. “The first man- that sunset lines up with made white water rafting the streets in Manhattan. course built in North America US temperatures were lower than normal (purple, green, blue) in April, but warmer than normal in May (red and redder) [captions] Three of Saturn's oddly shaped moons, from left: Pan, Atlas & Prometheus A University of Bern study suggests how they acquired these shapes. See https://www.sciencenews.org/article/saturn-moons-shapes-collisions/ Then AWR Waveguide [sic] edition #NWS484 with items about the Indy 500 & the NASB 2018 convention in Elkhart IN, then Japan DX report. In REALLY well this week but occasional fades let local noise ‘sneak in’ mostly only noticeable in the photos though. 4+4+54+4 *0658-0900* 4/Jun (Ken Zichi, Williamston MI, SDRplay + ANC-4 + SDRuno + FLDigi for the digital bits + random wire; MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) New additional non secret frequency and transmissions via WRMI Okeechobee tx#8: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-additional-non-secret-frequency-and.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WRMI's 9455 kHz is officially back. Now beamed 355 towards eastern North America. The schedule is as follows: Every day 0z-4z: Oldies with Bob Biermann Wednesday 1z-2z [sic]: The Hal Turner Show It's quite unfortunate to see that WRMI is now airing Hal Turner. What a shame (Ethan KC9YDN, June 6, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) Hal Turner was on tonight so 1 day earlier than WBCQ he mentioned being on 9455 WRMI and 7490 WBCQ. After 0300 was Oldies not same as Oldies on 5950 (Peter W Hansen, UT Thursday June 7, ibid.) Tnx for confirmation. But this was UT Thursday, exactly the same UT day and time that Turner is still scheduled on WBCQ 7490, not one day earlier. BTW, it appears 9455 is no longer secretly on air 24 hours (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) It`s XMTR 8, same 355 degrees as on 9395, so signals should match now. Check if 9455 still really be on air 24 hours with weak signal? System L program grid is designated as in EDT, 01-03 for Hal Turner on Weds, within Oldies daily at 00-04 EDT, but suspect they do really mean UT as in the transmission grid. Did not listen tonight, but Hal Turner has been on WBCQ 7490 UT THURSDAYS at 01-03, so is the WRMI time really the same, to match, or moved from WBCQ or what? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 9455, June 7 at 0553, no signal from secret low-power WRMI 24 hour transmission any more; nor at further chex: June 7 at 1440 (when 9395 is only S5, VP), and at 2146; June 8 at 0524, 1405. Instead, 9455 now appears on the skedgrid as XMTR 8 at 355 degrees (ex-285, now same as 9395, so should have identical strength), at 0000-0400 UT only, with Oldies --- except for a breakaway UT Thursday 0100-0300 for Hal Turner, who has added WRMI as a simulcast to WBCQ 7490v. Peter W Hansen confirms this on 9455, UT Thursday June 7, altho I have not heard it. The skedgrid is confusing, labeling ``System L`` programming as EDT while it is obviously UT as in the transmission sked atop, resulting in showing the wrong day of week for Turner (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9455, June 9 at 0050, WRMI-8 is OFF the air, despite new entry on skedgrid as daily 00-04 with Oldies; still off at 0105. I had not tried to confirm it June 7 and 8 after it was first reported. So now what? 9395 on as usual with good signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9455, still not being heard from WRMI, but June 10 at 1340 a JBA carrier when two other stations are competing: Bangladesh in Nepali until 1345, and Furusato no Kaze, Taiwan from 1330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9455, Monday June 11 at 0329 check, still no signal from this WRMI, despite entry on skedgrid as 0000-0400 daily. Aha, by June 12 the sked has been amended for that to THURSDAYS only, i.e. the UT day when 0100-0300 contains Hal Turner // WBCQ 7490. That 9455 broadcast was confirmed June 7 by Ethan KC9YDN and by Peter W Hansen on the WOR iog; and Peter says Oldies followed after 0300 but not // Oldies on 5950 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ WBCQ: ** U S A. Additional frequency of Brother HySTAIRical via WBCQ The Planet http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/additional-frequency-of-brother.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: Mostly 24 hrs 3265 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg ENAm The Overcomer Ministry TOM http://overcomerministry.org/radio-schedule/ (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) (7490), UT Sat June 9 at 0000 on WBCQ webcast, `Allan Weiner Worldwide` starts. Says they are now quadri-casting, on 9330, 7490, 5130 and 3265 ``in the 81 meter band``, the latter having been already testing with Brother Stair. I listen to the first third, mainly another monolog about his early pirate days, how great a kit-builder he was, etc. For the final third, from 0041, I`m listening on SW and comparing the frequencies: 7490v best of course, and synchronized on fair 9330v and poor 5130v. Circa 0041 and 0105 I try to hear any signal from 3265 without success, as to be expected this far away on a summer evening. Some closer communicants were hearing it somewhat. He says he will be 65 on Tuesday June 12, and is well-insured. Besides all the SW activity, they are also installing an FM translator for the AM 780. Once the super-station is on, there will be seven transmitters at the Monticello site, ex-6. [that would be one MW, two FM, so only four SW. Previous report was that some old SW transmitters were being removed to make room for the big one; so no more backups? What about the WRUL one via WYFR via WRMI gift hauled up from FLA? Last year he was also raising money to bring in another MW transmitter from California to be converted]. With only a few minutes left, quick special programming info from Robert: A new produxion of `Tom Cole Theater` called ``Artificial Life`` will be running twice a week thru June: Tuesdays at 8-9 pm [EDT] on 5130, just before `Amateur Radio Roundtable` [UT Wednesdays 00-01]. And on Thursdays at 8 pm [EDT] on 7490 [UT Fridays 00-01]. Also, a one hour musical program from Germany [no further info, name, source], will air next Friday June 15 at 9 pm [EDT] right after AWWW [UT Saturday June 16 at 01-02; not clear if on 7490 only?]. It would be nice if all this info could be put on WBCQ schedule website. Running overtime, at 0059 started going thru Free Radio Weekly [from last week? I don`t have the new issue yet], listing several pirate frequencies and names, but nothing more specific; lauds the ones on AM rather than SSB. 0105 benedixion; 0110, 7490 switches jarringly to Blalock the Blaster, JIP. John H. Carver, Jr., mid-north Indiana, reports in more detail: ``Listening on 7490 this evening. Show began on time again. Allan and Angela in studio one. Broadcasting on 7490, 5130, 9330 and 3265 this evening. Said he had been testing 3265 with Brother Stair. Opening talk about his life long interest in radio. Has been broadcasting since 1968 and told us tonight about even earlier experiences with broadcasting beginning at the at the age of seven or eight with a handheld CB radio. He found he could put a piece of tape on the push to talk button and set it next to a record player and broadcast music through the neighborhood. Allan then graduated to a Lafayette Broadcaster that he built from a kit and then he and his friends experimented with different antennas to increase the range of the radio. Then we moved into more familiar territory with his discovery of the military surplus stores and their stockpile of radio equipment including his first fifty watt transmitter. Mr. Transistor Norm called at 0021 to comment on the discussion to that point and then Allan mentioned FM converters and they talked about the birth and slow growth of FM. Dr. Becker wandered into the studio and made a comment about AM stereo which prompted a discussion of which system was the best and then a discussion of why it died out. General consensus was failure of the Government to declare one standard and FM radio. A phone call from Ramsey started a round-robin discussion about several subjects including fireball whiskey. Allan announced that he will be turning 65 on June 12. Amusing tale of Angela and Allan laying out three hundred feet of transmission line for the new FM translator and an admission from Allan that Angela was stronger than he was. Reading of emails at 0054. Email from Robert about the Tom Call Theater which will be on 7490 on Thursdays at eight o'clock and play for two consecutive Thursdays. Will also be on 5130 but I failed to catch what day and time but it will also play two weeks in a row there. Then reading of Free Radio Weekly. After a quick prayer show was off the air at 0109. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) From the Isle of Music, June 17-23: This week, we present some wonderful new Son Cubano from Septeto Santiaguero and Adalberto Álvarez y su Son, some recent TIMBA from JG and some Charanga from Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco. 1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100 kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UT on SpaceLine, 9400, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 UT on WBCQ, 7490 from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9 PM EDT in the US). This has been audible in parts of NW, Central and Southern Europe with an excellent skip to Italy recently. 3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UT and Saturday 1200-1300 on Channel 292, 6070 from Rohrbach, Germany. Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, Sun, June 17 & Tues, June 19, 2018 Episode 67 presents the music of Ghana, Guinea and Cameroon. 1. Sundays 2200-2230 UT (6:00-6:30 PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 2. Tuesdays 2000-2030 UT on Channel 292, 6070 from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. If current propagation conditions hold, the broadcast should reach from Iceland to Western Russia, Scandinavia down to North Africa and the Middle East, AND a long bounce to parts of New Zealand (William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer, Tilford Productions, LLC, June 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST) OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS: ** U S A. 9475, WTWW Lebanon TN (presumed); Permanently passed & probably putrid Pastor Pete Peters ragging on people who “take potshots” at him; “You cannot be a Christian without being dunked in water!” SIO=453+ (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, 5525 Whitehall St., Midland MI 48642-3156, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time & without the aid of a computer! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Oops, time and date missing, but not the alliteration, so keep it 9475, June 9 at 1926, dead air at S9+10 from WTWW-1 during Sat cutaway QSO time from SFAW; OK at 1945 check. 9930 remains unused for a long time. As does 12105. And nothing further heard on 15815 after surprise tests, but now registered in HFCC as 15810 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) New registered frequency of We Transmit World Wide WTWW-3 in HFCC Database http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-registered-frequency-of-we-transmit.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 6-7, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15810, as below 5085, UT Sunday June 10 at 0104, WTWW-2 is S9+40/50 accompanied as always by JBA spurcarriers plus/minus 12.9 kHz, as Bob Heil is opening his `Theater Organ in the Ozarx` show claiming he is on live this week since Dave is not around to record it --- really, a hi-fi link feed from Ozarx to Lebanon? First plays several tunes in a row, not often heard on theater organ, he says. Starts closing at 0135, which is already over 29 minutes, but another tune and not finished until 0139, over to Ted for a Heil Sound commercial alleging his microphones are the best in the world. TOITO proper has run 35 minutes, which would not fit into a strictly formatted station. But wait --- there`s more. As I listen to the hifi sound of this bigsig on the PL-880 (almost good enough for the NRD-545 in AMS mode, but always too wide, too much treble), I continue bandscanning on the other receiver: 15809.92, June 10 at 0124, a VP S1 signal, and guess what, it`s // 5085. This must be the WTWW-3 transmitter which I caught testing a couple mornings on 15815, but now HFCC-registered on ``15810``: `15810 0000 2400 4,9,18 TWW 100 40 0 902 1234567 250318 281018 D Eng` while inactive frequency is still in there too: `12105 1400 0600 4,9,18 TWW 100 40 0 902 1234567 250318 281018 D Eng` 0151, it`s still on during `Amateur Radio Newsline` with report about some European hamfest. So 15810 could be running all night. It is already the OSOB unless you count 15000 WWVH, with her full ID at 0129 [and non]. 15809.941, June 10 at 0604, WTWW-3 is on and propagating at S9+10! Tnx to sporadic E MUF of at least 16 MHz in the nightmiddle, if not to VHF, and // 5085 WTWW-2 which is S9+40. Music filler during ToH break in strange new talkshow, `Southern Talk at Midnight`, which resumes at 0606 on topic of satanic messages in songs played backwards, geez, with plenty of examples past 0623 doze. It`s the 19m OSOB, except for a JBA signal on 15160 which per NDXC/Aoki is CRI in Chinese from Jinhua site. Still unknown how long the WTWW show last, but apparently 15810 not on all night, as nothing by 1240 check --- I think, altho neighbor 15825 achieves only a JBA carrier at this time. 15810-, by 1710 June 10, is back on, inbooming at S9+20, and now // WTWW-1, 9475 SFAW (and 15825 neighbor WWCR is equally S9+20. Now there is an extensive sporadic E opening, into VHF, but no FM DX heard here after 1700). By 1902, 15810- is off again, unlike 15825 WWCR (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hearing WTWW occasionally on new 15815 and then 15810 reminds me of this earlier UNIDENTIFIED: could it be related, a previous test from WTWW? Note the first frequency entered was almost exactly the same where I later measured WTWW, on 15809.941! ``15809.94, May 23 at 2002, big carrier with tone, or rather several carrier peaks with BFO, also: 15808.34, 15807.62, 15806.84, 15806.07, 15805.30; also 15810.72, 15811.49 --- full range of audibility is 15802-15814. Most average 0.77 kHz apart. So what is it?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WMFN 640 Peotone/Chicago - switched from Spanish to Polish Radio. Not sure what day the switch happened but WMFN 640 kHz is now Polish Radio from 11 AM [CDT = 16 UT] tune in today. They had been solid SS since shortly after they came on the air last fall. I had not checked this frequency for the past two weeks. They still have periods of dead air. This evening there was a 20 minute period when they were completely off the air (Tom Jasinski, Joliet, IL, June 11, nrc-am gg via DXLD) ** U S A. WGN RADIO PREPARES TO LEAVE TRIBUNE TOWER AND MOVE UNDER SINCLAIR OW[nership] http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/backstory/ct-biz-back-story-todd-manley-wgn-radio-20180530-story.html Expect a move towards more conservatism with the takeover by Sinclair. I hope this doesn't mess up my non political show that is on after midnight on WGN (Kevin Crump, TN, Redding, June 7, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. Glenn, Re the fascinating KDKA story of your 5 June issue: THE KDKA STORY: HISTORIC BUILDINGS, SOUVENIRS AND MEMORABILIA KDKA still mails out really nice, large-format QSL cards. The sort of thing you can frame and put up on the wall and even non-dxers can admire, ha-ha. On the front is a sepia-shaded series of pictures of the old building, founder, transmitter and antenna tower, with THE PIONEER BROADCASTING STATION OF THE WORLD, while on the back is a full-detail QSL with a short history of Frank Conrad, who built the transmitter. Best 73 (Graham Bell, Simon's Town, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST, image attached to the WOR iog) ** U S A. 1130, June 7 at 2157 UT, KLEY Wellington KS carrier is not cutting off, but the rapid clix are still being heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. [Re 18-23, The Radio Scene at the Indianapolis 500] --- There is mention of WXNT Indianapolis 1430 AM, which was originally WKBF, set up in the Ford Motor Co showrooms in 1926 to cover commentary on the Indy 500 and which went through several name changes over the years until becoming WXNT. Anyway, this was one of our catches in the Cape Pt Dxpedition in January and which, in verifying my report, says that 'This is our best distance record to date.' 5 kW over a distance of about 8300 miles. Here's my blog-link to WXNT's audio (warning: you need sharp ears!) https://wavesandcycles.blogspot.com/2018/06/qsl-from-wxnt-indianapolis-1430.html Best 73 (Graham Bell, Simon's Town, South Africa, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1500, June 10 at 0136 UT, modulation cutting off and on, mentions rangers.com vs Rockies, back to silly baseball game at seventh inning with OK modulation. Normally one would expect KSTP to be the desportive station on 1500, but TX vs CO? How about KJIM Sherman TX? Yes, it`s on the Rangers affiliate list which appeared in IRCA DX Monitor April 21. It`s a 1 kW direxional daytimer, studio address in twin city of Denison, so better hurry up and finish the game, as official sunset is 0145 UT already in June and July! Had I known before consulting FCC AM Query, I should have listened whether KJIM stayed on past 0145 UT. BTW, the mlb website for tex seems to think ``national broadcast schedule`` involves nothing but TV. BTW2, the Rangers are playing the Astros tonight, Rockies next weekend (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1540, June 10 at 0132 UT as I am bandscanning downward, some tones catch my attention. Two different steady pitches, on and off --- o, it`s the NWS with a ``tornado warning`` till 9:30 pm. But heavy QRM, hard to copy details; mentions Lincoln(?) Memorial Airport, and Iowa, before back to OTR drama. Got to be KXEL, eastern Iowa confirmed on national severe weather map of http://www.wunderground.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Phoenix update --- Sky Harbor Airport TIS on 1610 has been silent all week. They were heard at the Border Inn last October. 73 (Tim Hall, CA, June 7, Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. FLORIDA, 1610 (MIS), City of Tarpon Springs WPLY701 [Not]. This one is definitely silent, though the FCC dB indicates the license is still active. Checked at A.L. Anderson Park, Tarpon Springs, shortly after local noon May 26, 2018, and on a drive through near downtown. This one rarely got out far, and was usually on the low side, closer to 1609.95. Logged on the ICF-7600GR. 1650, FLORIDA, unidentified HARs. Logged after local noon May 26, 2018. Just a rumble plus sub-audible het with threshold male voice, probably a mix of the I-275 Tampa transmitter(s) and the I-75 one(s) near Wesley Chapel, if still active. Logged at A.L. Anderson Park, Tarpon Springs on the ICF-7600GR. Florida Low Power Radio Stations: https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations (Terry L. Krueger, All times/dates GMT, Clearwater, FL, NRD-535, IC- R75, ICF-7600GR, longwires, active loop, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. --- TIS/HAR/EAR 1620, WQYV910 Quakertown PA 0104-0107 Public safety info in jumble. Definite ID at 0105. Weak. (4 June Don Moore PA) 1630, WPAN997 Buffalo, NY. 0102-0107 Traffic info. Callsign ID with frequency. Poor but on top. (4 June Don Moore PA) 1640ish, Pennsylvania Highway Info Radio. 2215-2222. At least four different stations in, same info loop but slightly off in timing as well as frequency. Clear carriers on 1639.97, 1640.01, 1640.03 & 1640.31. Makes me feel like I'm back in Peru, but I don't think there were any frequencies there where no one was on frequency. (3 June Don Moore PA) 1670, WQWC946 West Grove PA 0030-0035 Weather & other info for Chester County (suburban Philly) with mentions of London Grove, Avondale & other area locations. ID (no call sign) mentioning AGREM & the frequency. Their website is at: http://agrem.org/AGREM1670/AGREM_AM_1670.php Generally on top. (4 June Don Moore PA) 1710, Somerset PA, United Flight 93 TIS 0052-0057 Tape loop from station at Flight 93 Memorial. Mixing with Hudson County station. Not listed in FCC database. Weak. (4 June Don Moore) 1710, WQFG689 Hudson County NJ 0052 Tape loop with travel info, mentions of New Jersey & nearby locations. Mixing with Flight 93 station. Weak. (4 June) (Don Moore, Zion PA, Afedri SDR-Net + 305 meter BOG at 60 degrees & 36 meter delta loop with Wellbrook amplifier, MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) ** U S A. Another big sporadic E opening, so June 6 at 0230 UT I go hunting with the DX-398, but only come up with some nearby usually inaudible KS stations, a minor tropo lift, despite none predicted in this area by Hepburn: 92.9, June 6 at 0233 UT, having found nothing unusual below 92 MHz, here`s a bigsig in Spanish mentioning Atlanta --- strong enough to tell there is no RDS and not even any stereo (strangely, the WTFDA database does not show which stations are in mono, or left-channel only). Suspiciously, it`s just too steady to be Es; at 0237 adstring including andresguzman.com which leads to a rather sparse blog; and ID as ``La Mexicana, 101.5 y 92.9``, ad for Abogado Tomás with an 877 number, and finally Dodge City Médical Cénter, back to a call-in show for financial advice. So it`s only KMML, licensed to Cimarrón KS, 32 kW H&V, 186 m HAAT, and // KSMM 101.5. Cimarrón is west of DC on US 50/400 toward Garden City, distance 270 km = 168 miles. Understation on 92.9, ``The Drive`` is merely KBEZ Tulsa, slogan a new one on me. 93.5, June 6 at 0235 UT, poor signal but Ness City mentioned in ad --- which is north of Dodge. Closest station is KKDT Burdett KS, 95/95 kW, 304.8 m HAAT. 248 km = 154 mi. 97.3, June 6 at 0236 UT, ``Country, Q 97``, i.e. another Dodge Citian as traced a few days ago, KKJQ. At 0244 it`s ``Continuous Country Q 97``, contradicted immediately by a Home Depot ad (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Another big sporadic E opening, June 6 from 1700 UT with better luck on the caradio. 87.7, June 6 at 1726 UT, Spanish music, ``Mega – Latino and proud`` by YL; ad in English mentioning Shaker Heights, another in Spanish, area code 440 which is Circumcleveland OH; ``Ochenta y siete punto siete, Latino and proud`` in Spanglish. Deep fades, in and out for some time, still bits of something at 1858 (by when the real FM station opening has moved on to Virginia, so maybe another Spanish Franken, WDCN-LP Fairfax). Mega probably really on 87.75 as analog TV channel 6 audio (give or take offset .01 MHz), but caradio won`t tune it exactly and sounds like 87.7 is slightly offtuned --- for this is one of those Franken FMs, a licensed low-power TV station funxioning as a radio station, and who cares what if anything is on the video 4.5 MHz lower? The WTFDA FM Database has a bunch of these if you search on 87.7, including this, official call WLFM-LP, 3 kW horizontal only, HAAT unknown, and agreeing with above slogan. City to City Cleveland to Enid: 1509 km = 938 mi [WORLD OF RADIO 1934] 88.5, June 6 at 1729 UT, classical piano music vs CCI, briefly, none around here, and presumed WYSU Youngstown OH --- A station I often listen to online for its HD2 `Pipedreams` and `With Heart and Voice`, Sundays 17-20 UT. 88.5 is 50/50 kW, 114.7 m HAAT. 1582 km = 983 mi 90.3, June 6 at 1731 UT, `WCPN Ideastream``, 1732 another WCPN promo. It`s also Cleveland OH, 47/47 kW, 155m HAAT, but the `Ideastream` group ID (along with WCLV) is not mentioned in the WTFDA DB. 1509 km = 938 mi 94.9, June 6 at 1750 UT, C&W novelty song, 1752 ``the jock-free workday, log on to 949theoutlaw.com`` Slogan and website really http://www.949theoutlaw.com/ lead to KOLI Electra TX, 50/50 kW, 150 m HAAT, just west of Wichita Falls, so extended groundwave, not Es at all. 280 km = 174 mi After lunch at a restaurant where KOSU can barely penetrate, let alone any DX, I resume on the caradio somewheres shady in Enid: 89.5, June 6 at 1859 UT, WHRV Norfolk VA among multi-station ID, after `Here & Now`. So the opening has moved from the North Coast to Tidewater. WHRV is 34/34 kW, 181.7 m HAAT. 1926 km = 1197 mi Now I`m at home with the DX-398 {my only receiver with RDS capability, but the DX is so choppy that I am not getting any legible RDS displays}: 91.9, June 6 at 1928 UT, break during `Fresh Air`, CCI. Traffic report concerning the Hampton Roads Bridge, Highway 64, mentions ``HRV`` which apparently refers locally to more than another radio station. Or was it HRB for that bridge? This would be a sibling station to 89.5 WHRV, i.e. WHRE, 4.4/4.4 kW, 118.00 m HAAT, both ``PUBLIC RADIO FOR EASTERN VIRGINIA``, in Eastville, which is on the tip of the Delmarva peninsula dangling down from Maryland, east of Chesapeake Bay. 1952 km = 1213 mi 94.9, June 6 at 1930 UT, CCI including rock/dance music; 1932 & 1943 IDs as ``94.9 The Point``, i.e. WPTW Virginia Beach, 50/50 kW, 152 m HAAT. 1939 OceanBreezeWaterPark.com ad, mentions ``Tidewater``, which is the generic name for SE Virginia coastal area. 1953 km = 1213 mi (I am especially attentive to 94.9, as it`s the best chance for double-hop from Bermuda, altho the midpoint would be more like central North Carolina. But Bermuda is only 1 kW there, while the strongest station, 10 kW on 89.1, is blocked here by a local translator. Hamilton is 3061 km = 1902 statute miles from Enid, an ideal double- hop distance, 2 x the ideal single hop of 950.) 92.1, June 6 at 1942 UT, ``92.1 The Beat``, tickets to a jazz fest, 757 AC, which = the SE corner of VA; Norfolk traffic center. But there is no 92.1 in this part of VA, so how about NC? Yes: WHBT-FM, Moyock NC, 14.5/14.5 kW, 131.0 m HAAT, 36-37-38, 76-13-07, CLASSIC HIP-HOP, 92.1 THE BEAT. Moyock is just across the border from Norfolk VA, but which state transmits it? The radio-locator map puts the pin definitely on the VA side, near Chesapeake. Its website allies it with Hampton Roads VA, on the further side of Norfolk! https://thebeatva.iheart.com/ Who cares about little Moyock, population 3759? Distance to Moyock is officially 1939 km = 1205 mi. BTW Enid local KAMG-LP continues to be OFF 92.1 92.7, June 6 at 2000 UT, ID? for WBJC? No, it`s an ad for West Virginia Junior College, WVJC, an online school with a jingle, but then mentions Raleigh General Hospital. There is no Raleigh NC on 92.7. Goldsboro is not too far to the SE, but only a 250-watt translator of WSSG 1300, W224DD. Raleigh`s twin city, Durham, does have a 92.7 translator, but it`s only 5 watts, vertical only, of WQDR- FM 94.7, W224DK, why? A bunch of other 92.7s in NC, mostly translators don`t fit any better. (WVJC real call anyway is an 89.1 in Illinois.) An online school would certainly not be limited to its state of origin, but would probably do more business in adjacent states than faraway ones. Despite mention of Raleigh, maybe this really is in WV? There we have only two 92.7s: WGIT Clarksburg, 0.62/0.62 kW, Froggy Country; and WKQR, Mullens, 6.0/6.0 kW, Kiss. Who knows? [Glenn, it’s WKQR Mullens WV. Mullens is close to the more important town of Beckley and caters to that market, which itself is the seat of Raleigh County, and WVJC is in Charleston in the county adjacent to Raleigh to the north. Raleigh General Hospital is in Beckley (Tim McVey, Fredericksburg, VA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)] Tnx, Tim. I did not think of looking for Raleigh as a county name. 1471 km = 914 miles, Mullens WV to Enid (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)] 92.9, June 6 at 2002 UT, ads from two stations alternately mixing, one for Colonial Shooting Academy, 227-9130, which chex out to Virginia Beach. So this one is WVBW Suffolk VA, 50/50 kW, 148 m HAAT. CCI from Classic Hits Tulsa, and also sounded like ``KWGH`` but that call does not check out for 92.9 or anyfrequency. (There is WGH-FM, my favorite callsign, in Newport News, but on 97.3) Suffolk is 1900 km = 1181 mi (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Some very short tropo today with several LPTVs seen in Topeka from Kansas City that cannot normally be seen. Included were channels from the Kansas City area. KAJF-16 from Kansas City, MO is actually licensed to Topeka. I thought I had a new DTV via Es, but it turned out to be KHSV-2 from Las Vegas, NV which I have seen several times. The call letters were not with the PSIP. What I saw was virtual 21-1 Heroes, 21-2 Decades and 21-4 Antenna TV. I found the website for Heroes affiliates located KHSV on channel 2 with the right subchannels. There was also a weak signal on digital channel 4 but no decode (Dave Pomeroy, Topeka, KS/Rogue River, OR davepomeroy@sbcglobal.net June 7, WTFDA gg via DXLD) ** U S A. What's next for public media funding? Glenn - It’s officially summer and the federal funding debate is starting to heat up. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees, that decides funding levels for federal programs, are working on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 spending bills. We expect the Appropriations Committees to consider FY 2019 public media funding in the coming weeks and months. We’ll let you know when your Members of Congress are about to make decisions affecting public media funding and what you can do to voice your support. In the meantime, please check out our new resources that provide information about the federally funded programs that you advocate for – the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, https://protectmypublicmedia.org/blog/2018/06/07/why-cpb-funding-is-critical/ Interconnection, https://protectmypublicmedia.org/blog/2018/06/06/interconnection-delivering-your-programs-and-more/ and Ready To Learn. https://protectmypublicmedia.org/blog/2018/06/07/ready-to-learn-how-public-television-is-closing-the-achievement-gap/ Learn more about federal funding for public media ? https://protectmypublicmedia.org/blog/2018/06/07/public-medias-federally-funded-programs/ Together, these federally funded programs amount to about $1.35 per American. It’s a small but vital investment to ensure all Americans have lifelong access to high-quality, noncommercial public media. As we approach a busy but important time of year, we thank you for being ready to take action and protect the local stations and programs you love. Thank you for being an invaluable member of the Protect My Public Media Action Network. Sincerely, (The Protect My Public Media Team, June 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ACTION ALERT: CONGRESS TO CONSIDER PUBLIC MEDIA FUNDING Glenn - Our time is limited. At least one of your Members of Congress could make decisions about public media funding as early as Friday. Over the next two weeks, the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor-HHS-Ed) Appropriations Subcommittees and full Appropriations Committees are expected to finalize Fiscal Year 2019 public media funding in their annual appropriations bills. Please email Congress now to ensure public media is fully funded in the bills. Email Congress ? [linx] Your action is critical. If public media funding is not included in both appropriations bills, securing the funding your local stations rely on will be very difficult. Federal funding amounts to about $1.35 per American. Without federal funding, your local stations may have to cut programs and services that you trust and value, or could be forced off air. The cost of inaction is too great. Please contact Congress today. Thank you for standing up for your stations. Sincerely, (The Protect My Public Media Team, June 12, WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. TO GROW ITS EVENTS BUSINESS, NPR IS TAKING A FRANCHISE APPROACH TO ITS SHOWS --- June 8, 2018 by Lucia Moses NPR is taking a product approach to its events as it looks to grow audiences and sponsorship revenue. The public broadcaster has been putting on live events for at least 20 years like tapings of its popular shows and podcasts like “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” and more recently, “Code Switch” and “How I Built This.” In the past couple of years, NPR has added more elements as it’s started thinking of its editorial properties as franchises. All in all, NPR produced about 30 events last year and anticipates growing that number to 38 this year. Case in point is NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts that started 10 years ago as videos and this year includes a 14-stop tour and Tiny Desk Talks, master class-type events for aspiring musicians. . . https://digiday.com/media/grow-events-business-npr-taking-franchise-approach-shows/ (via Blaine Thompson, Indiana Radio Watch June 11 via John Carver, DXLD) ** U S A. `YOU WILL LOSE A LOT OF LISTENERS': PETITION FIGHTS CANCELLATION OF WAMU'S `HOT JAZZ SATURDAY NIGHT' By Justin Wm. Moyer, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/you-will-lose-a-lot-of-listeners-petition-fights-cancellation-of-wamus-hot-jazz-saturday-night/2018/06/12/b32954c8-6b38-11e8-a2c8-f30a4534ff34_print.html?noredirect=on D.C.-area public radio station WAMU (88.5 FM) announced the cancellation of the nearly 40-year-old program "Hot Jazz Saturday Night" earlier this month, prompting an online petition to save the show. In a statement on June 2, WAMU announced that "Hot Jazz," a program featuring music of the big-band era hosted by former congressional researcher Rob Bamberger, would be canceled "to better reflect a news-and-information format." Its final show will be June 23. "After 38 years and nearly 2,000 episodes, this original WAMU program has had an impressive run," the statement said. "While it is sad to say goodbye to a legacy program, we know each generation of shows paves the way for the next, and all of those that have come before have made the station what it is today." With the cancellation, the station announced the addition of two new programs that will begin airing later this month: "The Daily," a radio version of the New York Times daily news podcast, and "Live Wire," a one-hour variety show based in Portland, Ore. In an interview, Andi McDaniel, WAMU's senior director of content and news, said the decision to cancel the show was "a good while in the making" as 88.5 moves away from music programming. "Our research tells us the best way to serve the audience and region is a format that is predominantly news and smart talk," she said. "Music just does not fit into the schedule. It's not the best way to serve our audience." [From the Kremlin to K Street: Russia-funded radio broadcasts blocks from the White House] [sidebar link] The online petition that was posted last week to save the show had more than 3,700 signatures Tuesday. "Rob Bamberger's programs, brilliantly researched and curated, are like a beacon in the night: presenting half a century of great music, along with illuminating and entertaining commentary in his inimitable style and voice," the petition said. ". . . WAMU, PLEASE do not cancel this invaluable show. If you do, you will lose a lot of listeners and supporters and respect." McDaniel said the petition would not change the strategy behind WAMU's decision. Even as the station has moved away from music, its audience has grown by 200,000 listeners, and its membership has grown to 80,000 people, she said. The station is also exploring other platforms, such as its relaunch Monday of the blog DCist. "It's always inspiring to see how engaged listeners can be," she said. " `Hot Jazz,' even as listenership has declined, maintains an incredibly engaged listener base. Those are passionate listeners. That is what public service programming is all about." John Edward Hasse, an emeritus curator of American music at the Smithsonian Institution who posted the petition on his own, said "Hot Jazz" was "one of a kind." "If this is done primarily to drive up listenership, it makes me wonder about whether that should be a fundamental purpose of a public radio station," he said. [From 1996: Cool night for hot jazz] Bamberger did not return requests for comment. In 1996, he told The Washington Post that the show's music "speaks to whatever sense of the infinite that I have." "Nostalgia gets a bad rap," he said. "I'm not keen on nostalgia in a vacuum, because there are associations with the word `nostalgia' that aren't historical. So many listeners I've heard from, the passion of their associations in time and place are moving, are very moving." "Hot Jazz" is not the only jazz program that will go dark on WAMU. "Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired," a national hour-long show that airs after "Hot Jazz," will end the same day. As WAMU increasingly moves away from music, it has met resistance from some listeners almost every step of the way. Fans cried foul in 2016 when it announced plans to sell Bluegrass Country, its signature bluegrass music offshoot that began broadcasting in 1967. Last year, the station helped broker a deal with a nonprofit group that airs bluegrass on HD radio 88.5 FM Channel 2. McDaniel said WAMU had "no immediate or medium-term plans to affect any other programming," pointing out that it hired a new host for "The Big Broadcast," its Sunday-evening vintage radio show, after the death of host Ed Walker in 2015. She also said that Bamberger would remain a WAMU employee "at least through December" and that there were no plans to revive "Hot Jazz" in another format. "Rob is an incredibly smart and talented host . . . a beloved part of this station," she said. "We're leaving it to him to consider any opportunities." (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A. ANTENNA TV: NOW AT FULL POWER! RESCAN TO RECEIVE [E Lansing] We have good news for our broadcast viewers and listeners! The work at our broadcast tower is done! WKAR-TV is now on the air at the new frequency and at full power for our normal coverage area. As many of you know, WKAR-TV made the FCC-required frequency change on Tuesday, May 29. In the days following the switch, broadcasting continued at low power to a reduced coverage area while additional work was required on the new main transmission line. Many viewers beyond 30 miles, and those with indoor antennas, had no reception during this period. As of 12:50pm [EDT = 1650 UT] on Friday, June 1, WKAR began broadcasting from the new main antenna at full tower height, at full power, and now reaches the full coverage area for all antenna TV viewers. See the map at the bottom of this note for the new estimated coverage area. No further interruptions of service are scheduled or expected at this time. Rescan for Channels --- If you use an antenna to get TV, and you're not currently receiving WKAR-TV over the air, please rescan for channels now. For information about how to rescan, visit this National Association of Broadcasters web page: Rescanning instructions at http://tvanswers.org FM at Full Power --- 90.5 FM and 105.1 FM are also at full strength across their normal coverage areas. First in Michigan, First in the Nation With the transition to the new frequency on May 29, WKAR became the first television station in Michigan, and the first public television station in the nation, to make the FCC-required change. Over the next two years, nearly 1,000 stations must move to new frequencies as part of the FCC 'repack' of the broadcast spectrum. More about the FCC-required project to update the WKAR-TV broadcast frequency is here: Antenna TV Viewers - Plan to Rescan. THANK YOU! We know how much our viewers and listeners value our unique programming, and we heard from many of you in recent weeks wondering when your favorite station would be back on the air. Thank you for your patience through this challenging project. And, thanks to everyone whose support helps keep this trusted, valued, and essential television station on the air (WKAR June 1 via Ken Zichi, MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) WTFK? RF 33, WKAR, MI, East Lansing recently moved & now up to full power & providing a good signal even with my indoor antenna in my man-cave. I finally remembered to log this! ;) PSIP 23.1 PBS "I'll have it my way". Fundraiser. 720p 23.2 PBS World w/America Reframed/Night School 480i 23.3 PBS Create w/Primal Grill w/Steven Raichlen 480i 23.4 PBS Kids w/Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 480i Good signal, steady decode. 0455-0515 6/Jun, Coby TV +indoor amplified antenna (Kenneth Vito Zichi, MI, MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) DTV ** U S A. PBS PUSH TO PRESERVE TRANSLATOR SERVICES AWAITS FCC DECISIONS --- By Scott Fybush | June 8, 2018 https://current.org/2018/06/pbs-push-to-preserve-translator-services-awaits-fcc-decisions/ After an extensive outreach effort to member stations, PBS officials say they’re confident the low-power translator service that serves as many as 38 million public TV viewers will be safe from the FCC’s spectrum repack process. By the time the FCC’s extended filing deadline passed June 1, operators of 688 translators carrying programming of 55 member stations had applied for new channels, according to Dana Golub, PBS VP of programs management. That figure includes translators owned by member stations and those licensed to entities such as local associations that operate translators and government agencies that carry PBS stations’ programming. Golub [portrait caption] https://current.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dana-Golub-1805-336x434.jpg In the weeks before the filing deadline, Golub and other PBS representatives appeared at the PBS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, PBS TechCon in Las Vegas and the National Translator Association’s annual convention in Salt Lake City to try to ensure that every affected station and translator operator knew about resources available to help save their signals. Operators of full-power stations can receive federal money from auction revenue to pay for moving their stations to new frequencies, but translators were not immediately made eligible for that assistance. T-Mobile, the wireless carrier that bought most of the former UHF broadcast TV spectrum the FCC auctioned last year, agreed to fund the costs for public TV translators to change channels if their existing channels are being displaced. Translators can be bumped when a full-power TV station is repacked onto another channel, for example. Many translators are on frequencies that are being removed from TV service. “We did a tremendous amount of outreach, ending in personal phone calls to make sure nobody was taken by surprise,” Golub said. A waiting game Now that nearly all PBS member stations with affected translators have filed for new channels, most of the next steps are in the hands of the FCC. The agency will likely take several weeks or even months to divide applicants into two groups, said Melodie Virtue, principal at Washington, D.C., law firm Garvey Schubert Barer. One will be “singleton” applications that do not conflict with any other station’s channel choice and can thus be granted quickly. The other will list groups of “mutually exclusive,” or MX, applications that conflict with each other. Those in the latter category must be resolved by technical settlements or face the possibility of going to auction. In its outreach process, PBS urged member stations to coordinate with other broadcasters to try to avoid MX conflicts. “There were none that we’ve heard about,” Golub said, “but that may just mean we haven’t heard.” While translator operators await the singleton and MX lists from the FCC, they still have plenty of work to do. Even as they await FCC action on displacement applications, many stations have received, or may yet receive, “120-day letters” from T-Mobile notifying them that the wireless carrier plans to begin using its new spectrum within four months. Those letters trigger an opportunity for stations to move under “Special Temporary Authority,” or STA, to new channels that will allow them to stay on the air while the FCC works through the permanent relicensing process. Golub says T-Mobile is likely to issue more 120-day letters even after the FCC’s filing window has closed. “Stations in that situation should disregard the window and proceed with relocation, file for an STA based on the channel they filed in the displacement window, and then proceed, hopefully, with relocation to that channel, assuming the channel is granted by the FCC,” she says. PBS is urging all its translator owners to immediately start planning their moves, whether under STA or awaiting a final grant. Each should figure out what equipment and services they’ll need for their channel change and apply for grants for reimbursement as soon as possible, Golub said. “We want to maximize efficiency and our time and stations’ time,” Golub said. “But you don’t want to start buying equipment until you receive a commencement of operations letter [from T-Mobile] or a construction permit from the FCC.” Once those processes get underway, Golub says the grant program will move quickly to reimburse stations for expenses or provide advance payments when invoices are submitted. More help from Congress? Virtue says Congress may still appropriate some federal funding to assist in translator relocation. In late May, Golub and other PBS officials met with the FCC to review the guidelines for the PBS/T- Mobile program, urging the commission to adopt similar guidelines for federal repack funding. “We wanted to show the knowledge we’ve gained from handling this program,” Golub said. Meanwhile, translator operators await the full results of the filing window that closed June 1. When the filings are sorted out, translator applicants may still face one more hurdle: Their applications will have second-class status to another set of low-power signals also eligible to be displaced to new channels. “Digital replacement translators,” or DRTs, are a special class of translators that filled in service, mostly for commercial stations, when full-power digital signals didn’t fully replicate analog TV coverage after the 2009 transition to digital TV. “We don’t know how many DRTs are going to come in and have priority over translators,” Virtue said. “If you’re in an MX with a digital replacement translator, they automatically win without going to auction. We’re just hoping [PBS translators] don’t get bounced by any.” In the meantime, she praised Golub’s and PBS’s hard work in preparing member stations for the translator filing window. “There are so many deadlines that are overlapping, depending on what window you’re in and what you’re filing for,” she said. “It can make you go batty.” (via Blaine Thompson, Indiana Radio Watch June 11 via John Carver, DXLD) ** VATICAN. Reception of Vatican Radio Liturgy in English on June 8 1130-1200 on 15595 SMG 250 kW / 118 deg to N/ME English Fri, good 1130-1200 on 17590 SMG 250 kW / 112 deg to N/ME English Fri, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/06/reception-of-vatican-radio-liturgy-in.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, June 7-8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VENEZUELA. Ha chiuso Radio Fe y Alegria 850 AM - elenco delle radio chiuse in M[aracaibo] Sad news about MW in Venezuela - Notizie tristi dal Venezuela per le onde medie https://playdxblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/ecco-le-radio-mw-off-air-in-venezuela.html (via Giampiero Bernardini, June 6, playdx blog via DXLD) Hardly a surprise, as Maduro has made sure there is no more faith or happiness in Venezuela (gh) Viz.: Brutte notizie dal Venezuela: anche Radio Fe y Alegria 850 AM ha cessato le trasmissioni. Tornerà? Dal gruppo pubblico Facebook CADENA DX (clicca qui) Temistocle Contreras Leal e Giacomo San Gil Gonzalez scrivono: oggi 6 giugno 2018 si svolge in Venezuela il giorno della radiodiffusione venezuelana e la verità è che dà tristezza lo stato per cui stiamo versando in materia di radiodiffusione. Ho appena letto per messaggio di testo che mi ha inviato Santiago e per questa info dell'amico Temistocle che è andata off air un'altra emittente AM venezuelana, in questo caso RADIO FE Y ALEGRIA en Maracaibo 850 AM. Credo sinceramente che oggi non abbiamo nulla da festeggiare, ma piuttosto deplorare lo stato della nostra radiodiffusione in AM e sperare che i coraggiosi che seguono l'aria lo facciano per molti anni. Oltre a quanto sia difficile mantenere una radio per la situazione caotica che attraversa il Venezuela, si aggiunge il danno che causa la malavita che fa quello che vuole e quando va contro qualsiasi emittente e qui non c'è autorità che faccia qualcosa al riguardo. Oggi includiamo nella lista delle emittenti off air RADIO FE Y ALEGRIA 850 di Maracaibo, Edo. Zulia. 570 RADIO RUMBOS LA VILLA en Villa de Cura 580 LA VOZ DE LA FE en Maracaibo 580 RNV en Barinas 590 RADIO CONTINENTE en Caracas 660 RADIO ANACO en Anaco 660 ONDAS DE LOS MEDANOS en Coro 690 DEPORTIVA 690 en Barquisimeto 700 RADIO POPULAR en Maracaibo 730 RADIO UNIVERSO en Barquisimeto 740 UNION RADIO en Maracaibo 840 8-40AM en Barquisimeto 840 RADIO GUARAPICHE en Maturín 850 RADIO FE Y ALEGRIA en Maracaibo 880 RADIO VENEZUELA en Barinas 880 RNV en Caracas 880 RADIO PARAGUANA en Punto Fijo 890 RELOJ RADIO AMERICA en Valencia 940 RADIO PUNTO FIJO en Punto Fijo 960 RADIO MONAGAS en Maturín 980 UNION RADIO NOTICIAS en El Tigre 1020 RADIO CALENDARIO en Maracaibo 1030 RADIO VALLES DEL TUY en Ocumare del Tuy 1050 RNV en Cabudare 1070 MUNDIAL ZULIA en Maracaibo 1080 RADIO BARCELONA en Barcelona 1120 RADIO REPUBLICA en Maturín 1160 RADIO INDUSTRIAL en Guarenas 1180 RADIO MATURIN en Maturín 1220 RADIO AEROPUERTO en Maracaibo 1250 RADIO LATINA 12-50 en Puerto Ordaz 1300 RADIO RELOJ en Maracibo 1310 RNV en Barcelona 1330 RADIO LOS LLANOS en Calabozo 1340 RADIO MUNDIAL en Barinas 1350 RADIO ECLIPSE en el Tigrito 1350 RADIO FALCON en Puerto Cumarebo 1370 UNION RADIO NOTICIAS en Valle de La Pascua 1380 RADIO REVELACION en en Ciudad Bolívar 1400 RADIO SABANA en el Sombrero 1430 RADIO CAICARA en Caicara del Orinoco 1440 RADIO ORITUCO en Altagracia de Orituco 1470 RADIO VIBRACION en Carúpano 1550 RADIO IMPACTO Ciudad Ojeda 1580 RADIO VENEZOLANA en Calabozo Collaboratori fino al momento: Jose Luis Malave P. - Santiago di Compostela - Luigi José Guerra - Alessandro Brito leale - José Elías Díaz Gómez - Temistocle Contreras Leale - Félix Antonio González Rossi - Guglielmo Klapka - MUNIR HAYALI - Iván Enrico Oliveto - Glendys Jesús Pirela Vargas - Francesco Ocaña - Maurizio Goyo - Raúl Sutherland - Andrés Rodríguez. Pubblicato da Giampiero Bernardini a giugno 06, 2018 (via DXLD) ** VIETNAM. 7155.0, VOV, at 1148, on June 6. Still am hearing this spur that is clearly // 7285. Thanks again to Jim Young, Mauno Ritola and Thorsten Hallmann for their original comments regarding this (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, WOR iog via DXLD) ** VIETNAM. VIETNAME, 9636 (e não 9635.8 como é habitual) R. Voz do Vietname, Son Tay, 1002-desvan. total 1030, 06/6, vietnamita, texto; 15431 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, radioescutas yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 1240, UNIDENTIFIED, 1043 June 4, 2018. Someone pointing NNE/SSW with Mexi format, bits and pieces heard past 1100 through June 12 checks. Logical choice is WKIQ, Eustis, FL but they are listed (and shoddy website) as Christian Spanish. This one spun Julio Preciado "Mentira de Amor" and "Un Siglo de Amor" by the band Tierra Cali, neither Christian artists. No commercials, but male seemingly "La --- 12-40 AM" after every couple songs. Faded after 1100. WFSX Fox Sports Ft. Myers, presumably WZCC Cross City (Classic Rock), and the ever-present WPAX, Thomasville, GA way-off frequency on 1240.103 co-channel. Heard again same time range with a definite "Que Buena" though not sure if a slogan. Could I suppose also be "La Mega 1240" as the slogan. Anyone closer to Orlando able to confirm WKIQ is no longer Spanish Christian, the Que Buena format flipped here, ex 1600 kc/s WLAA? 1240, UNIDENTIFIED, 1031 June 10, 2018. In with all the others on 1240 kc/s, someone with Classic Country. Bubbled up for a moment with George Strait's "Baby Blue." Then on June 12, 1054 with Keith Whitley "I'm No Stranger To the Rain" segued to "Islands In the Stream" duet by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Nothing I see that fits the format from Florida, and points NNW. WCNC, Elizabeth City, NC or WLSC, Loris, SC? 1240, NEW JERSEY, WSNJ, Bridgeton. 1002 June 5, 2018. Bubbled up in the 1240 kc/s stew with very clear male "...12-40 AM, WSNJ." Then lost. Nice, not just NJ to Florida, but at 1 kW U1 (Terry L. Krueger, All times/dates GMT, Clearwater, FL, NRD-535, IC-R75, ICF-7600GR, longwires, active loop, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. [Re 18-23]. 5005: Dutch pirate Dance Wave Shortwave was on-air on 5005 kHz on May 26th. In a reply from the station I was told keep an eye on 5005 kHz for further broadcasts. So might be again active on May 30th. 73, (Patrick Robic, Austria, WOR iog via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 11730, June 9 at 0557, weak humbuzz. I suspect it`s that defective transmitter at Issoudun, FRANCE, scheduled to be relaying R. Japan until 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ No new contributions received this week by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; nor Via PayPal not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ TRANSMITTER HISTORY SITE MEDIA-RADIO.INFO This seems like an interesting site. Transmitter site histories, economics, politics and technology. Many countries covered but probably better for French territories and francophone countries. (e.g., Africa No 1 and RFI sites). Home - https://www.media-radio.info Country list - https://www.media-radio.info/radiodiffusion.php Michel Fremy writes the more substantial articles and country surveys. He has this Facebook profile Gérant at Media-2001 Former Administrateur délégué at Mediapub Former Gérant en droit français at ART 2000 Former Contrôle et maintenance at ITT Industries Former Administrateur délégué at Office Europeen de Radiodiffusion Former Producer at Radio Canada International Former Technician at RTL Former Technico-Réalisateur Pigiste at Radiodiffusion Went to Institut Don Bosco Val d'Or Went to Institut Saint Boniface Went to Collège Saint Augustin Genval Manages Radios du monde and Media-2001 (Derek Lynch, Ireland, June 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) PACIFIC ASIAN LOG Update Hello everyone: I recently updated the Pacific Asian Log. The May 2018 version is now posted on the Radioheritage website: http://www.radioheritage.net/ You'll need to go through a couple of the site's internal links to get to the proper page, but you'll be able to either download the PDF version or use the interactive version. If you have problems finding it, let me know. I can also send a copy directly. This time there were mainly housekeeping changes. I'll have more changes in the next update, which should be on-line in August or early September. Corrections and updates from users are always welcome and can be sent to bportzer@comcast.net or portzerbt@gmail.com. First issued in 2001, The PAL lists medium wave and domestic shortwave broadcasting stations in southern and eastern Asia and the Pacific. It includes about 5000 stations in over 50 countries, with frequencies, call signs, locations, power, networks, schedules, languages, formats, networks and other information (Bruce Portzer, WA, June 8, WOR iog via DXLD) BROADCASTS IN ENGLISH *NEW* covering the A18 summer schedules. Extra printed copies while stocks last: UK £3, Europe £4, €5 or 5 IRCs. Rest of World £5, $US6 or 6 IRCs. RADIO STATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (26th edition 2017/2018) – BDXC’s indispensable guide to MW, FM and DAB radio across the British Isles, by frequency and station name. PRICES (include postage): UK £4, Europe £7, 10 Euros or 7 IRCs; Rest of World £8, $US 12 or 8 IRCs. SPECIAL OFFER: TWO COPIES only £7 (UK); £10 or 15 Euros (Europe). Please send all orders (UK cheques/ Postal Orders payable to “British DX Club”) to: British DX Club, 19 Park Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PF ($ or € - cash or Paypal only). All prices above include postage. Paypal payments to bdxc@bdxc.org.uk Payments also welcome by bank transfer at no extra cost - please email for details (June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) MUSEA +++++ STONE VINTAGE RADIO MUSEUM http://www.stonevintageradio.com/index.php Welcome to Stone Vintage Radio, a virtual museum and research site for antique radios, wireless, crystal set radios, tube amplifiers, tubes, and valves. Stone Vintage Radio museum depicts the history of early radio from Marconi to the 1950s. It is a place to learn more about the history of antique radios and research information on specific antique radios, tubes, or valves (via Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec, June Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter via DXLD) WORLD OF HOROLOGY +++++++++++++++++ NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME Got a favorite radio personality? Let the National Radio Hall of Fame know who amongst their list you think deserves this! George Noorey is one of the potential inductees! http://nationalradiohalloffame.com/ (Ken Zichi, MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ RADIO FREE HONDURAS LIVE MUSIC: In checking the schedule of my favorite Chicago-area band, I see that Radio Free Honduras is coming to Michigan. They will be at something called the Buttermilk Jamboree in Delton, which is between Lansing and Kalamazoo on Friday June 15 at 9 p.m. More info on the links below including some samples of their music. And they are much better playing live. Some of the best live Latin music I've ever heard. http://radiofreehonduras.com/ http://www.buttermilkjamboree.org/music.html (Don Moore, MARE Tipsheet June 8 via DXLD) CIDX ANNUAL VERNON IKEDA MEMORIAL SUMMER BARBEQUE Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 1 pm Eastern (1700 UT) LOCATION: 79 Kipps Street, Greenfield Park, QC Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/1UvxP As we head into summer it’s time to plan for this year’s edition of the annual CIDX Vernon Ikeda Memorial Summer Barbecue. We’ve chosen the date, August 18, 2018. Here are the details. We hope to see many of you again this year, and for those who can’t make it, you can join in to the event through YouTube, courtesy of CIDX member Gilles Letourneau. We are pleased to announce the 2018 CIDX Annual Vernon Ikeda Memorial Summer Barbecue. Sausages & hamburgers will be served. Please bring your own beverages. Any food contributions (snacks, desserts, etc.) will also be appreciated. Please confirm your attendance by telephone, 450-671- 3773, or by e-mail to Sheldon Harvey at ve2shw@yahoo.com All CIDX members and radio friends are welcome to attend. Once again this year, CIDXer and YouTuber Gilles Letourneau will have a special live YouTube broadcast from the Barbecue. Check out the live YouTube broadcast from the barbecue at 4 PM eastern; 2000 UT at https://www.youtube.com/OfficialSWLchannel/ (June CIDX Messenger via DXLD) DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ COOK ISLANDS DXPEDITION -- AUSTRALIAN/ NZ LOGGINGS & MP3'S (PART TWO) This is the second group of Australian and New Zealand MW station loggings made during our April 8-13 trip to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands-- a location with superb sunset skip propagation to New Zealand. As a result over 100 Kiwi station recordings were made during the trip, which have been taking some time to sort out. The original Cook Island plan had been to investigate every MW frequency during sunset skip over five days, but extra Polynesian dinners scheduled by my wife ate up some serious time, causing several frequencies to go unrecorded. Despite this the greater portion of the MW band was indeed checked during sunset skip propagation, resulting in the greatest number of DX recordings I've ever made during any DXpedition. All of these sunset skip loggings were made with a hand- held 7.5" loopstick C.Crane Skywave SSB model on the Aitutaki lagoon beach. Whereas the Kiwi stations dominated the sunset skip sessions, the Australian MW stations dominated at sunrise, especially on frequencies like 576, 594, 693, 918 and 1566-- all of which had exotic South and Southeast Asian target stations. 693-3AW and 1566-3NE even had the same "Ovenight Australia" program running each morning, managing to foul up two priority frequencies with the same long-winded announcer each session (although 693-Bangladesh had enough power to silence him at times). 918 also had an Oz talk program fouling up the frequency (presumably 4VL) along with RNZ and Shandong, but Cambodia did finally break through with its National Anthem on 4-12. Overall the experience of DXing down under was a big thrill at sunrise, though, with long range South Asian propagation that North American DXers can only dream about! 630 4QN Townsville, Australia, 50 kW Oz big gun was easy to hear in the null of Radio Cook Islands' open carrier at 1500 on 4-12 with trumpet fanfare and ABC news at the TOH; it was also easy copy in RCI's null (with RNZ) every evening https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ceiaw26agqd4h15jv0j0xipexd7oryy6 630 RNZ Hawkes Bay, NZ, 10 kW 5+1 time pips and female announcer mixing with 4QN in the null of Radio Cook Islands' open carrier at 1500 on 4-12; this station was the dominant co-channel of RCI in the evening https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ceiaw26agqd4h15jv0j0xipexd7oryy6 639 2HC Coff's Harbour, Australia, 5 kW Local ads (mentioning the suburb "Umarra" at 1:08) and "100.5 FM, 639 AM" ID at 1:18 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/cgv1vb0g8twz4vl6j8660hdjj53d1mmx 657 Star Wellington/ Tauranga, NZ, 50/ 10 kW A real powerhouse with its Christian programming each evening, its signal tapered off somewhat around sunrise, allowing Pyongyang and AIR (Kolkata) to sneak through on 4-12. This signal (at 1651 on 4-12) starts off with the Asians nulled for a few seconds (after AIR had hit its peak), with Star's Irish-accented preacher hitting an S9 level briefly https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3o4kd9pkall7oyrzzhy0n2hnx3o8ypfx 675 RNZ Christchurch, NZ, 10 kW Another evening powerhouse with a traffic report during the rush hour at 0630 on 4-12 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/o7fldq2j27j3xdpfmwn7yienzn11kq9l 693 3AW Melbourne, Australia, 5 kW This was the major pest for Bangladesh reception (and much more troublesome than Radio Sport). This recording of the "Overnight Australia" program at 1703 on 4-10 was during a mix with news from Bangladesh, and features multiple promotions (initially) for the 3AW smart phone and the 3AW app (I don't think I'll apply for these!) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/39r5556vdg04sasruqfqgqkyyr8wkm7v 693 Radio Sport Dunedin, NZ, 5 kW Usually dominant around 1600 daily, only to lose out to 3AW and Bangladesh as 1700 approached. This Yankee-accented program (Fox Sports News relay) was at 1608 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/e921kcqxno63geffbqi3t6hq97l31vey 702 2BL Sydney, Australia, 50 kW The Oz big gun had a rough time going up against Kiwi Magic in the Cooks. Here it was at almost equal strength (with male-female conversation under Magic's "See You Later, Alligator") at 0740 on 4-9 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/j4xkzd773528d4ekr3ibjw184j5hev0i 702 Magic Auckland, NZ, 10 kW Magic's flagship station ruled the frequency each evening, with awesome signals around the Kiwi sunset, such as at 0730 on 4-10 with this very creative oldies song medley ID https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/n0bnhm6yay3w0nwbfj7mez8foxuo7tvb 729 Radio Sport Whangarei, NZ, 3 kW Dominant over a real crowd at 1648 on 4-13 with Yankee-accented Fox Sports News relay https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/ykyl4b029h1xynq0vea1w8ttz0nk7peh 738 2NR Grafton, Australia, 50 kW Dominant over Magic (a pretty rare occurrence in the evening) at 0745 on 4-9 with male speech https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/synliotkd983zc7ch57rcx84xwswuwas 738 Magic Christchurch, NZ, 5 kW The usual sunset skip leader on the frequency, with strong music // 702 over 2NR at 0731 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vp58j5scujemjzn59ua6tebzk7c56awl 756 RNZ Auckland, NZ, 10 kW This was one of the strongest RNZ signals each evening, although for some reason it never was recorded. Usually at equal strength with its 567 and 675 parallels. 765 Radio Kahungunu Hawkes Bay, NZ, 2.5 kW This Maori-language overachiever was competitive with its 603 parallel on most evenings, but like 756-RNZ accidentally went unrecorded (most likely due to an unscheduled Polynesian dinner). 774 3LO Melbourne, Australia, 50 kW The Oz big gun was a potent presence during most sunrise sessions, such as at 1611 on 4-9 (booming in over NZ's Radio Sport) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/krxsxdkps64zbmlnm0m0wuoeivqmp4yd 774 Radio Sport New Plymouth, NZ, 5 kW Yankee-accented Fox Sports news relay almost at equal strength with 3LO at 1612 on 4-9, but usually way under the Oz big gun around sunrise https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/5xqrmwv1n3866u2rotzxq9oa3wa4o8lz 792 4RN Brisbane, Australia, 25 kW Not very impressive for the power level on most mornings, usually in a lackluster mix with NZ's Yankee-accented Radio Sport (such as at 1614 on 4-9, playing music // 576) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/eg72jxaf03tdxu4l70vbg52231ixckn5 792 Radio Sport Hamilton, NZ, 5 kW Dominant over a weak 4RN with Fox Sports News relay at 1615 on 4-9 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/6pdsb8j64gdmb7882rwh1jhy8eixkco2 810 2BA Bega, Australia, 10 kW Female speech // 774 (along with RNZ and a possible KGO) at 0850 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1opl0zzodp01jhbfu2sv2o0fzqyttqhd 810 RNZ Dunedin, NZ, 10 kW Male speech // 819 in a three station mix at 0850 on 4-10; co-channels were 2BA and a possible KGO https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1opl0zzodp01jhbfu2sv2o0fzqyttqhd 819 RNZ Tauranga, NZ, 10 kW Strong signal all alone with male conversation // 810 at 0848 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/qa751yhhwxlosyi1po1zgqdrbzd7e047 828 TAB Trackside Radio Palmerston North, NZ, 2 kW You can almost smell the horses as the low power TAB Trackside leaves the Aussie 3GI way down in the dust at 0835 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/t73cumjyelggta9dgk94nyu23lv3wzol 828 3GI Sale, Australia, 10 kW Female and male speech // 774 way under NZ's TAB Trackside at 0835 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/t73cumjyelggta9dgk94nyu23lv3wzol 837 RNZ Whangarei/ Kaitaia, NZ, 2.5/ 2 kW Male speech // 819 in a mix with 4RK at 0840 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/nx22gapusqquzotjoo873l7itbmf9hkv 837 4RK Rockhampton, Australia, 10 kW Female speech // 774 in a mix with RNZ at 0840 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/nx22gapusqquzotjoo873l7itbmf9hkv 846 Newstalk ZB Masterton, NZ, 2 kW The usual co-channel in the null of Radio Kiribati (on Christmas Island), it was at a fairly strong level with female and male speech // 1035 at 0833 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/4lxwj5239ug4rsdwzju2k7136zv7h67f 855 Rhema Hamilton, NZ, 2 kW "Focus on the Family" promo and commercial ads at 0830 on 4-10, followed by the "Focus" program in Yankee-accented English https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/s0xxgxqg94043ycr861gijkaotgjltw3 864 Newstalk ZB Invercargill, NZ, 10 kW Modest signal with female speech // 1035 over a weak co-channel at 0827 on 4-10 https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/1385lejm7f82qu2wc61bfxn1dsbabzwj (TO BE CONTINUED) (Gary DeBock, WA, June 7, IRCA at HCDX via DXLD) Although sunset skip on Aitutaki island usually favored Kiwi signals, for some reason 891-Radio TAB in Townsville, Australia was in a close horse race with 828-Trackside for the best racing signal every evening (while Wellington's Magic rarely seemed to get out of the gate). At 0821 on 4-10 Radio TAB was pounding in at a winning level, featuring a bizarre "When You're After Your Mate" ad at 28 seconds, complete with a gambling addiction hotline number. Meanwhile 891- Wellington was left in the dust, barely showing up at the end of the race https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/2t7mn5m32326z3drhyta6dtwnx4y3t5z (Gary DeBock (DXing with a 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB portable in Aitutaki, Cook Islands) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See ETHIOPIA; INDIA!; NEW ZEALAND ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See MEXICO +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See MEXICO; OKLAHOMA; USA KHSV, WKAR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ HOT-RODDED SSB TRAVEL PORTABLE -- FIGHT TO THE FINISH (OF THE MW BAND) Recently the new XHDATA D-808 AM-LW-FM-SW-AIR-SSB portable has finally become available to North American purchasers, with a couple of eBay sellers in China offering the innovative Si4735-chip based model for around $112, plus $10 shipping. As reported in previous posts, the new model delivers a lot of performance for the price, offering the best AM-DXing sensitivity of any portable in its size range, along with superb FM-DXing sensitivity. A high resolution photo of the new model is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/82se0nphymzayz1vw4fk8vnkia11xedm The C. Crane Skywave SSB model is also a great performer for the size, although its relatively short loopstick (66mm vs 96mm) causes it to fall short of the D-808 in AM sensitivity, as well as in FM sensitivity. At a $169.99 list price (plus shipping), it also falls quite a bit short of the new D-808 in affordability. It performed very well in my recent DXpedition to the Cook Islands, but almost any portable would probably perform like a champion in such an enhanced environment. In any case, I was curious how the CC Skywave SSB model and XHDATA D-808 would stack up against each other with exactly the same Medium Wave antenna-- a 7.5 inch transplanted loopstick (originally designed for the Tecsun PL-380 model). After a new XHDATA D-808 model was "supercharged" with one of these high-performance loopsticks (a very easy process to perform, in comparison to the same, nerve-wracking operation on the ultra-compact Skywave) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/vk26lkhhu77q8buzuaido03fmy5s7xst the two hot-rodded portables assembled for a high-noon Shootout in the reception of two ultra-weak daytime DX stations-- the SeaTac airport TIS on 530 kHz (15 watts at 17 miles) and the 1700-City of Auburn TIS (15 watts at 11 miles). A photo of the two contestants in the high noon sun is posted at https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/2vbsnhbbz5pyq45mki4cnbz45v4l96jq Both models needed to absolutely max out their volume levels in order to receive these ultra-weak stations. The SeaTac Airport TIS was received by the 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB model for the first 19 seconds in the following MP3, and the new 7.5" loopstick XHDATA D-808 model received the same very weak station for the next 30 seconds (recorded within a few seconds of each other) https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/f3otu59k92e7rfletc093n9uehf0pawl The next test was in the reception of the 1700-City of Auburn TIS station (another super-weak station). Once again, both models needed to absolutely max out their volume levels. The 7.5" loopstick CC Skywave SSB received the station for the first 22 seconds, while the 7.5" loopstick XHDATA D-808 received it for the next 32 seconds https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/mucugek9f4rqpnb3us6nlpb6nbp5iqdc The overall judgement (in my opinion) was that although both models were fairly competitive in actual signal quality delivered, the CC Skywave definitely suffers because of its relatively wimpy audio amp in the 1700-Auburn competition. The D-808 seems to throw in some extra noise in the 530-SeaTac reception, although the signal quality didn't seem to be improved with the higher noise level. Someone could say that that the CC Skywave had superior reception of 530-SeaTac, simply because of the lower level of background noise. In any case, since the weak-signal reception capability of the two models seems to be roughly similar (except when the Skywave's wimpy audio amp throws in the towel), the overall verdict must be that the new D-808 is the value winner in the "supercharged" SSB travel DXing portable class. For the 1% of the MW-DXing community that still has the interest and capability to modify portables in this way, I would strongly suggest that you devote your resources to the new XHDATA D-808. Besides the much lower price, superior FM reception and powerful audio amp, it also provides decent Longwave performance (after you transplant the 7.5" MW loopstick into the model, that is). The next wacky operation scheduled here is a 7.5" Longwave loopstick transplant into the D-808- - which quite possibly could nail down a reputation as the best SSB- enhanced NDB-DXing travel portable on the planet. 73 and Good DX (Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA, nrc-am gg via DXLD) STICKY RADIOS [re 18-23] That happened to my G8. I tried a few things but nothing worked. Sent from my iPhone (Dennis Gibson, IRCA at HCDX via DXLD) Ira, I think I used alcohol and an old wash cloth. Had to scrub hard but it never came back (Steve Hawkins, IRCA at HCDX via DXLD) I used alcohol on all my Etons, worked OK (N7SOK, IRCA, ibid.) I used 91% alcohol on my E1, G3, G5, E10 and G8 on a rag and rubbed. It worked for me. After all that stuff I feel like I should be yelling BINGO! (Kevin, Crump, TN, Redding, June 7, ABDX yg via DXLD) Thanks Kevin! I’ll give alcohol a shot. Hopefully, it’ll do wonders for the radio too (Bert New, Sent from my iPhone, ibid.) Not sure how this would work, but I have used something called Goo Gone Original to remove sticky stuff on all sorts of things. It is not abrasive but try a bit first to see how it goes (Shawn Axelrod VE4DX1SMA, Winnipeg MB Canada, nrc-am gg via DXLD) I used goo gone on my vinyl siding and it took the color off; wound up having to reside the house (Ed Muro, ibid.) FM DXING 2.01 Finally completed my improvements for the 2018 DX season—several months behind schedule, but hopefully early enough in the E-Skip season. The improvements are modeled after what many European DX’ers are doing, and take into account the reality of translators, LPFM, etc. overcrowding on the band in the United States. In a nutshell, here’s what we set out to do: REDUCE NOISE FLOOR In the past, most US DX’ers wanted two things height above average terrain and gain. If any consideration was given to the noise level (EMI) of the surroundings, it was secondary to those factors. In the modern world, that isn’t the best approach. Using the SDR last season, I determined that the noise floor at my antenna site was high. After eliminating as many switching power supplies as possible in my house, putting shielded cables on my Internet router, and ferrite beads everywhere, I still wasn’t happy. A survey of my yard using a portable FM radio, I found that the far side of my yard had noise levels approximately 10db better than anywhere else. I relocated my Korner 9.2 FM antenna, and FM-6 Yagi to this area. In addition, I filtered the output of both antennas using a Tin Lee CF7X FM Bandpass filter. These filters are expensive, but the performance is top notch. They eliminate all out of band interference before it can reach the input of your pre-amplifier or receiver and degrade its noise floor. http://www.tinlee.com/Graph_ALL_FM_filters.php?active=2 Next step was to add a low noise figure pre-amp directly at the antenna. This allows me to overcome the loss in the long cable run (about 200 feet) and the four way splitters used in the shack. The antennas both feed multiple receivers. After trying several models of both North American and European pre- amplifiers, I opted for the Kitztech KT-501 pre-amp. This high- performance, American made pre-amp has a noise figure of only 0.85 dB and is overload resistant. The gain of the pre-amp is variable, and this feature is critical. I set the gain to about 7 dB — just enough to overcome losses without driving up the noise floor. http://kitztech.com/KT501.html I have coil loops at each feed point and multiple ferrite beads on each end of the cable run, and in the middle to break up common mode currents. The result is a much improved noise floor. Atlanta stations that used to require early morning enhancement or tropo are now receivable 24/7 — ditto for other stations from TN, MS, etc. I’ve even managed to put new ones in the log! TEAM SDR TECHNOLOGY WITH ANALOG My primary analog receiver remains the Sony XDR-F1HD. I have two of them in use at the shack. One is my primary “real time” monitoring tool, while the other is dedicated to meteor scatter recordings overnight. Both have been modified by the “XDR-Guy” and are stellar performers. Alongside these, I use three different SDRs to cover the entire FM band during openings. The Elad FDM-S2, the Airspy SDR2, and the SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro. These are are controlled by two Windows 10 PCs, equipped with large external drives. The Dennon-TU 1500RD is used to feed RDS Spy 24/7 looking for meteor scatter logs. AUTOMATE LOGGING To the greatest extent possible, I try to automate logging. The Airspy SDR2 uses SDRSharp software so that I can use the “RDS Logger” plug- in. This versatile plug-in can scan the entire FM band, skipping locals, and logging new RDS decodes. It’s great, but not nearly as sensitive as the “RDS Spy” software, so I use an MPX plugin to feed the signal to RDS Spy looking for weak signal decodes. This generate a text file that I check once per day. The Meteor Scatter logging also generates an RDS Spy file daily — usually with one or two decodes, and almost always re-logs. But when you get a new one, it’s cause for celebration! I use “Total Recorder” software to record a 12 hour long MP3 file daily of the audio output of the Sony XDR-F1HD dedicated to meteor scatter. Looking at this file on an audio editing software like Sound Forge, it’s easy to see “spikes” caused by meteor pings. You can speed through the file and review these in about 20 minutes. Most reveal loud bursts of music, or useless talk, but some yield station ID’s, local ads, or other clues to the identify of the station. REDUCE BANDWIDTH The biggest boon to logging new stations has to be the narrow bandwidth and high F/B ratio of the Korner 9.2 antenna. This beam isn’t high gain, but it’s laser sharp. During a tropo opening, you can “bump” the rotor just a touch and sometimes reveal another station under the DX you’re listening to. You can also greatly reduce the strength of locals during an e-skip opening allowing DX to come through on adjacent channels, and sometimes even on the primary. FUTURE UPGRADES Next up is the desire to experiment with phasing two Korner 9.2 antennas against each other to produce even deeper nulls on locals. I’ve purchased the phaser (from a company in the UK) and have an unassembled Korner 9.2 in the attic. Cable is run and buried underground. Just have to find time to get it all up and working. The Skywaves e-mail list has been invaluable to me. The advice and techniques being used by European DX’ers were all new to me. Bill, Bryce, and other DX’ers within WTFDA also offered patient insight as I learned about SDR’s. 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, 121 Mayfair Park, Maylene, AL 35114, EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD, Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”, June 11, WTFDA gg via DXLD) [later:] In my brief write up, I mentioned my hope to experiment with an FM Phaser, but neglected to mention where I had purchased the unit. These are (or were) available from HS Publications, owned by Garry Smith in the UK. You can request a PDF catalog of his hard-to-find TV and FM dxing tools at: GarrySmith4505625.hs@gmail.com [number error] When I tried to e-mail Garry this afternoon for a new catalog, the e- mail address got returned as undeliverable. Maybe someone on the Skywaves list can update us on the status of HS Publications and Garry? [later2:] I think we have “operator error” with the e-mail address. Garry Smith seems to be alive, well, and still in business. You can e- mail him at: GarrySmith405625.hs@gmail.com A PDF file of his latest catalog which includes FM Phaser, notch filter, aerials, and other goodies can be obtained by sending Garry an e-mail to the address above. To my knowledge, this is the only commercial FM phaser available on the market. 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, ibid.) REVERSE BEACON NETWORK Here is more information about a really very original application that runs on practically any computer that can be connected to the Internet, makes possible to see the results of the REVERSE BEACON NETWORK --- an amazing achievement accomplished by volunteer amateur radio operators from many countries around the world. I won't attempt to describe here how the receiving stations that are known as quote skimmers unquote, automatically pick up amateur CW Morse radiotelegraphy signals that are calling CQ, and then also by means of an automated subroutine measure the CW transmission speed and the signal to noise ratio. If it sounds to you like science fiction, but it is certainly not, and the Reverse Beacon Network is adding yet another tool to learn more about the extremely complex phenomena that make possible ionospheric short wave propagation. Making CW CQ calls at speeds between 5 and 15 words per minute made them possible to be picked up by several automatic receiving stations knows as skimmers and posted at the Reverse Beacon Network site so that they could be seen by just typing the callsign of any amateur radio station. You may want to visit the home page of the Reverse Beacon Network after calling CQ on CW if you already are an amateur radio station operator, and just learn, for example, what is happening when your friend Arnie Coro CO2KK called CQ on the ham bands. Just type the following URL on your Internet browser search line: Then when the site opens and asks for whom you are looking for, type CO2KK and you will see the latest spots on each of the ham bands where I called CQ (Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich, CO2KK, [script for DXers Unlimited] June 5 via wb df5sx wwdxc, via BC-DX June 10 via DXLD) 1440 KHZ REPORT FROM CLASHMORE I thought I’d share the results of my check of 1440 kHz for the period from 1st April to date. All on the 236 degree beverage, though not always on its full length of 460m, which due to regular deer damage could have been shorter on occasion! Some US stations heard early on in the period have been excluded from this report. Over the last couple of months Saudi Arabia has dominated in the evenings, mixing with ZYH466 on occasions, more frequently during April and May. Paradise FM in Belgium blocked the channel 0000 2/5, 2300 13/5, 2100 19/5, 2200 and 2300 2/6. ZYH466 was generally dominant in the mornings around dawn, though it has been largely absent or weak so far in June, and Sa`udi Arabia has been weaker recently as we approach mid-summer. During April and May reception has been rather poor during the period from 0000 until just before the dawn lift, although recently there has been a reception peak around 0000 as well as around 0400 here in Clashmore. It can be rather daunting when the same stations are heard dominating a channel night after night, so it’s nice to hear something different occasionally. Hence, I’ve listed below the dates other stations were audible on the channel. Identified: Radio Impacto, Argentina: 2301 17/4; 0300 30/5; 0400 6/6; 0300, 0400 8/6; 0400 9/6; actual 1440.074 kHz AM 1440, Mar de Ajó, Argentina: 2304 17/4; also possibly 0603 on 27/4; actual 1339.998 kHz (I think – difficult to tell with multiple carriers present) RCN HJGM: 0402 13/5; 0400 11/6 R Rivera CX144: 0403 6/5; 0501 8/5; 0401 22/5; 0400 3/6; 0005 11/6 UNIDs: Another Brazilian on-channel mixing with ZYH466: 0600 14/4; 0701 27/4; 0601 8/5; 0504 9/5; 2300 21/5 0500 6/6 – sounded like “La Voz de …” (possibly Bolivia – still under investigation). 0200, 0400 7/6; 0400 9/6; 0400 11/6 – Brazilian on 1440.133 kHz; good peaks at 0400 on 7/6 but no ID noted. Comments/suggestions on the UNIDs appreciated. Good DX! 73, (Martin A Hall, Clashmore, Scotland. Perseus SDR with Jaguar software, RPA-1 preamp, beverages: 289m at 187 , 460m at 236 , 490m at 276 , all terminated. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/clashmoreradio/ June 11, MWCircle yg via DXLD) Thank you, especially for the offsets. Monitoring of a certain frequency by many DXers might be interesting. 73, (Mauno Ritola, ibid.) Hello Martin, Thank you also from me for the detailed info. Glad you sorted my pop music mystery on 1440. I assume Paradise FM is a pop pirate. Is it on every morning now? My 360 degree facing Flag looses around 5-10 Db on the Brazil front. Around half a dozen Peru stations made it. June has been very unsettled and nothing really getting through save NL and the NYC blowtorch stations on the East coast. Best wishes (Barry :-) Davies, Carlisle UK. Lat. 55.0119N Lon. - 2.9668W, ibid.) As for your Brazilian on 1440.133, we noted a station with a fairly strong signal on Andøya in October 2017 on that offset. Only Rádio Gaúcha programming was heard all night, so one of the stations in Rio Grande do Sul (Jan Alvestad, ibid.) Hi Jan, Thanks for the feedback. I also heard Gaúcha programming. 73, (Martin Hall, ibid.) [non] SUBMARINE CABLE MAP https://www.submarinecablemap.com/ What data is included on this map? The map includes the following data points about each submarine cable shown: Official submarine cable system name Ready for service date (RFS) Cable system length in kilometers Owners of the system Official URL of the system Landing points Be sure to click on the “Look No Further” link on the right sidebar for more information about this site. Also, clicking on each cable name will open up an information page on each cable (via Sheldon Harvey, Greenfield Park, Quebec, June Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ INTENSE SPORADIC E MAKES FOR EXTREMELY SHORT SKIP DISTANCE 92.5, WINC, Winchester, VA. June/06/18, 1130 EDT [1530 UT], VG, English. "Wink News" and "Wink Weather Authority". Local ads for Winchester area. NEW SHORT Es RECORD - 307 Miles!! RELOG, Previously logged by TROPO as well. 22 kW. RECEIVERS: ELAD FDM-S2 SDR and SANGEAN HDT-1X TUNER; ANTENNAS: INNOV 8 Element Beam at 19 Feet. FM LOG TOTALS are now 3,323 stations heard. 73 ROB VA3SW (Robert S. Ross, London, Ontario CANADA, odxa iog via DXLD) He had several other short Es logs in this opening, under 600 or under 500 miles (gh, DXLD) PROPAGATION OUTLOOK FROM PIG Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period June 08 - July 03, 2018 Geomagnetic field will be: quiet on June 9 - 12, 16 - 17, 20 - 24, July 2 - 3 quiet to unsettled on June 8, 18 - 19, 25 quiet to active on June 13 - 15, July 1 unsettled to active on June 26, 29 - 30 active to disturbed on June 27 - 28 Solar wind will intensify on June (13 - 15,) 16 - 17, (18 - 19, 22 - 24, 26,) 27 - 29, (30,) July 1 Remark: - Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement. F. K. Janda, OK1HH (from Czech Propagation Interested Group, compiling this geomagnetic activity weekly forecasts since 1978). e-mail: ok1hh(at)rsys.cz MORE: http://www.asu.cas.cz/~sunwatch/weekly-forecast (via gh, June 11, dxldyg via DXLD) :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2018 Jun 11 0344 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 04 - 10 June 2018 Solar activity was mostly at very low levels with an isolated C-class flare observed at 06/1100 UTC from Region 2712 (N15, L=176, class/area Csi/080 on 28 May) from just beyond the West limb. The solar disk was spotless from 06-10 Jun. No Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed during the reporting period. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels throughout the period with a maximum flux of 19,491 pfu observed at 06/1705 UTC. Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active levels over the period. Solar wind speed was in decline from a negative polarity coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) on 04-05 Jun with solar wind speeds declining from approximately 630 km/s to near 450 km/s while total field ranged from 2 nT to 9 nT. The geomagnetic field was at quiet levels on 04-05 Jun. By midday on 06 Jun, an enhancement in total field was observed reaching a maximum of 11 nT at 07/0635 UTC. The Bz component reached a maximum of -8 nT at 06/1820 UTC. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to active levels on 06 Jun and quiet to unsettled levels on 07 Jun. By 08 Jun and through the rest of the period, solar wind speeds were at nominal levels with solar wind speeds at 400 km/s or less and total field at 5 nT or less. Quiet conditions were observed on 08-10 Jun. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 11 JUNE - 07 JULY 2018 Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels with a slight chance for isolated C-class flares from 11 Jun-01 Jul with the return of old Regions 2711 (N06, L=288) and 2712 (N15, L=176) to the visible disk. 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 11 Jun and again from 28 Jun-07 Jul due to CH HSS influence. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled levels on 12-14 Jun and 19 Jun due to weak CH HSS effects. Unsettled to active levels are expected on 27-30 Jun with G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels likely on 28-29 Jun due to recurrent CH HSS effects. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2018 Jun 11 0344 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 2018-06-11 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2018 Jun 11 72 5 2 2018 Jun 12 72 8 3 2018 Jun 13 72 8 3 2018 Jun 14 72 8 3 2018 Jun 15 72 5 2 2018 Jun 16 72 5 2 2018 Jun 17 72 5 2 2018 Jun 18 73 5 2 2018 Jun 19 74 8 3 2018 Jun 20 74 5 2 2018 Jun 21 75 5 2 2018 Jun 22 75 5 2 2018 Jun 23 75 5 2 2018 Jun 24 74 5 2 2018 Jun 25 74 5 2 2018 Jun 26 73 5 2 2018 Jun 27 72 15 4 2018 Jun 28 72 28 5 2018 Jun 29 71 18 5 2018 Jun 30 71 10 3 2018 Jul 01 70 5 2 2018 Jul 02 70 5 2 2018 Jul 03 70 5 2 2018 Jul 04 69 5 2 2018 Jul 05 69 5 2 2018 Jul 06 69 5 2 2018 Jul 07 68 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ++++++++++++++++++++++++ RADIO PRESENTERS AND JOURNALISTS AMONG TOP JOBS FOR PSYCHOPATHS Via Radio Today Australia http://www.bandt.com.au/marketing/top-10-jobs-pyschopaths-media-journalism-top-list If you work in radio you are more likely to be subject to psychopathic behaviour from your co-workers, according to the findings presented in a new book by Oxford research psychologist Dr Kevin Dutton. As B&T reports, Dr Dutton, who works at the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, has written a book called The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success. The book details the jobs that are most likely to attract psychopaths, with journalists and media presenters taking out the second and third spots on the list respectively. The #1 job likely to attract people with psychopathic behaviour is that of CEO, and others include public servants, police, surgeons, chefs and lawyers. Dutton says that the key character traits to look out for are the ability to control others, and to manipulative. He goes on to say that psychopaths generally perform well in an office environment, are often found in senior management and that the CEO is the career most suited to the personality disorder. Top 10 List: 1. CEO 2. Journalists 3. Media presenters 4. Public servants 5. Police 6. Clergy 7. Salespeople 8. Surgeons 9. Lawyers 10. Chefs (June CIDX Messenger via WORLD OF RADIO 1934, DXLD) ###