** ALASKA. 9550 & 9585, Dec 18 at 1600, KNLS IS on both! Unusual, but they do have two transmitters, sometimes both funxional. At 1601, still IS on 9550, while 9585 is opening Russian. At 1602, 9550 opens Chinese, pronouncing website in English except some CC word for ``point``: www.smzg.net --- that page worx, but I wonder what SMZG stands for, transliterated from Chinese, name of station? Main English site leads to NOT FOUND schedule page! https://www.worldchristian.org/welcome/who-we-are/how-to-listen/ As I learnt long ago, it`s easier to find a full sked in the Russian part! https://www.knls.net/%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-knls/ All that gibberish is converted from a Russian word I would transliterate as: raspisanie - which means schedule. Sure enuf, tho labeled with B23 datespan, it`s contradictory to what I heard: at 1600, Xmtr 1 on 9585 in Russian, but Xmtr 2 shown on 6110 in Chinese at 16-17; yet 9550 at 15-16 & 17-18! However, HFCC shows 6110 only at 14-15 in English, and at 16-17 the two 9`s. KNLS is known for abrupt midseason changes, and one of the transmitters failing (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Sat Dec 16 at 1801 tune-in via Argentine remote, LRA36 with Morse code ID and canned vocal sign-on, S7/S9. But I`d rather listen to The Magic Flute from The Met. Still circa 1958 mentioning ``frecuencia alternativa``; 2113 still going; 0039 UT Sun Dec 17 still2 going (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, LRA36 continued from last report when it was still going Dec 17 at 0039: next check 0055 at Argentine remote, it`s off. Several WOR iog members in N America were getting it direct all afternoon, but I didn`t try this time; Doug White, KA5ETS in Carrboro NC says it went off abruptly at 0046:30*. BTW, at 2113 Dec 16 I reconfirmed it`s not pure USB as some apparently think, rather with a JBA very reduced carrier which can be perceived on the remote by off-tuning to 15475.00 USB. Not even enough for SAM - synch mode to zero in on it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ARGENTINA [non]. 9455, Dec 20 at 0031, Japanese at S9/+5, weakish signal into Knoxville SDR after checking WOR on 9395; at first thought maybe something Asian, but WRMI now scheduled with RAE Japanese relay this hour UT Tue-Sat. At 285 degrees, this is hardly aimed at Japan, rather Honolulu and Port Moresby, PNG. If RAE were serious about reaching East Asia, they would enlist a closer relay site. {Their own defunct site near Buenos Aires may have had an advantage, virtually antipodal from Tokyo} (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** BRAZIL [and non]. 11749.84 approx., Dec 18 at 2312, music presumed the always-variable RVM but more than one carrier around here. Currently something local is putting out very weak carriers every 10 kHz ending in -0 but not exactly, all over the SW bands. Previously and maybe again later, 10/kHz carriers were appearing near frequencies ending circa 7. Ideas? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CANADA. 2598 USB, Dec 15 at 0446 UT, S7 YL voice in French with marine weather, keeps mentioning ``vendredi`` = Friday forecasts. 2749 USB sounds like the same, S9. Confirmed // with 2598 on the R75, enough sig into DX-398 with reelout clip-on to hear 2749 USB matching, but 2749 with a slight split-second delay. DXinfocentre.com shows at this hour from 0437, final broadcasts of the day before a 3-hour pause: 2598, VBQ-22, Natashquan (Escoumins), FF/EE 600 watts; 2749, VCN, Escoumins, FF/EE, 600 watts. Both in Québec, Les Escoumins is on the left bank/NW shore of the St-Laurent, east of Saguenay. Natashquan further up the north coast across from the east end of Anticosti island. Distance between them 587 km = 365 stmi = 317 nmi. Listing implies Escoumins is the originator, contradicting the monitored delay. Google cannot translate Escoumins from French; perhaps a proper name (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ``"Its name has traditionally been recognized to come from the Montagnais iskomin, meaning "where there are many seeds" or "there are fruits or seeds", in turn from the roots isko or ishko ("as far as this/that") and min (red seeds, or wild berries in general). According to more recent theory, it could also be a variation of the Mi'kmaq term eskumunaak, meaning "lookout place". In addition, other sources say that the place is named Essipit in Montagnais, meaning "river of shells"." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Escoumins,_Quebec Note that in NB, we have a village called Escuminac, with Canada's largest inshore fishing vessel harbour. It is also the location of one of the permanent government GNSS stations and a tide gauge. -- Richard Langley`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) ** CUBA. 4765, Dec 15 at 0455, R. Progreso, S9+30/40 with music but suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5910, Dec 15 at 0456, no CRI relay so COLOMBIA is audible. If active, CRI should not be turned off quite yet, but need to check the 03-05 UT broadcast earlier; on Dec 13 it was already missing by 0446. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Dec 15 at 0459, RHC S9+20/30 but JBM, suptorted, presumed English. Not noticed active on any other frequency. Something`s very wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5910, Dec 18 at 0448, CRI relay via CUBA is on in Cantonese, bigsig obviously on ATS-909 portable; had been missing before, a couple times. So COLOMBIA remains blocked. This time carrier on until 0500.6*. Something`s not wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 15140, Dec 18 at 2308, S9/+10 of Spanish from RHC, this frequency way overtime, supposedly -2130* after a sesquihour in English, French. But 15230 supposed to be on, missing. Also on VG // 11760 but no other 25m; 13650 as usual with CRI non-Portuguese relay of Chinese music only. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Dec 20 at 0434, this RHC is off, so no English at all. Only other RHC found on is 11760 Spanish. Non-RHCs: 4765, 5910 on; 5025 off. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side: ``Subsidies in Cuba: grateful fish --- The Castro 'subsidy' is like treble hook chemically sharpened for deep-sea fishing. Rafaela Cruz, La Habana 15 Dic 2023 - 19:53 CET, Treble hooks. Amazon [caption] "Gratitude," a word that shares etymological roots with "gratuitousness," has been one of the moral lines used most often and most effectively to keep Cubans sentimentally tied to Castroism. And, although this emotional blackmail is no longer wielded as effectively as in Fidel's time (a PhD in Demagoguery) the Government continues to articulate paternalistic discourse about its "efforts made to take care of the people." This, implicitly, elicits the citizenry's gratitude and its loyalty towards those supposedly self-sacrificing and disinterested leaders...`` https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1702666385_51632.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440, Dec 15 at 2123 direct, S7/9+10 of dead air in English from R. Cairo. Something`s egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** EGYPT. 9440v, Dec 16 at 2116 & 2139, no signals from R. Cairo in English into UTwente. Something`s amiss at Abis (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. See UNID 15710.1 ** FRANCE. 7390, Dec 15 at 0505, S9+10/20 of deadair. Scheduled is RFI in French to Africa at 05-07; if it please you, modulate? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** FRANCE. 6000-6005-6010, Dec 17 at 0812, DRM noise at S9. Must be TDF testing again this hour only, as I first discovered Nov 24; 350 degrees per drmrx.org (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** GUAM. 17570, Dec 18 at 2307, S9/+10 direct in Thai? the SSOB and almost the OSOB! No, it`s similar Khmer as sked from KSDA due west (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Special Holiday Programming: While it would be nice if it were spread out more during the year, now`s the time for some great music, not just overdone traditional Xmas carols, especially by some webcasting public radio stations. Two of the best for starters: KQAC Portland: add 8 hours for UT: https://www.allclassical.org/programs/holiday-programming23/ WUOT Knoxville: add 5 hours for UT: https://www.wuot.org/2023-24-holiday-specials Here are some more: KRPS Pittsburg KS: add 6 h for UT: https://www.krps.org/2023-10-23/krpss-2023-2024-holiday-programming-guide-is-here KWGS & KWTU Tulsa OK: add 6 h for UT: https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/2023-11-28/2023-holiday-programming-guide KVOD Denver CO: add 7 h for UT: https://www.cpr.org/2023/11/01/string-up-the-lights-the-2023-sound-of-the-season-is-here/ KRWG Las Cruces NM: add 7 h for UT: https://www.krwg.org/krwg-radio-schedule KUSC Los Angeles CA: add 8 h for UT: https://www.kusc.org/culture/staff-blog/upcoming-holiday-programming/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MADAGASCAR. 11610, Dec 18 at 2311, S9+10/20 of dead air, no doubt MWV again failing to turn off after Arabic until 2258. Next broadcasts not until 0200; wake up! Something`s maladjusted at Mahajanga. BTW, I see on page 644 in WRTH 2023, two additional names for the site, N.B., never referenced in logs, I wonder why: (Belobaka); Amparemahitsy --- more alliterative alternative temptations (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 660, Dec 17 at 0757 music, 0758 ``Esto es ABC Deportes``, rock music in English, 0801 full ID as ``XHGBO 92.1, Monterrey, Grupo Radio ---``. Next song sounds like ABBA. IRCA Mexican log shows XEFZ, 10/1 kW at 1200-0600 only. GBO must stand for General BravO, location of the FM. Another late nite, KTNN was dominating the channel, not now. It`s a ``sports`` station with music instead of that (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 770, Dec 17 at 0754 ``Música W`` ... ``Mambo #5`` song in English; 0800 ``W Radio Zacatecas`` ... ``24 horas`` ... ``-- media``. W is always pronounced ``doble-ú``. Dominating frequency at first even on E/W longwire. IRCA Mexican Log shows it`s XEFRTM, Fresnillo, 10/1 kW, W Radio sometimes // XEW 900 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6935 AM, Dec 15 at 0502, music at S7/S9. Must be pirate but nothing reported now in HFU; however a ``Happy Hanukkah Radio`` was being heard Dec 14 & 15 after 1230 UT on 6935 AM: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,122607.0.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 1210 kHz, Dec 18 at 0701 UT, Town Hall news, S9+38 dominating, promo some far-right extremist talkshow; 0705 ``Five-state talker, KGYN Guymon`` ID; too modest. Continues to be ND at night rather than protecting Philadelphia as required; altho we are slightly off the notch, more like thru Wichita. This explains how someone in Connecticut DXed KGYN during a WPHT pause. NRC AM Log shows both branded as ``The Big Talker``. Both also had CBS News, changed? Log does not show KGYN with THN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Dec 17 at 1554 UT and beyond, K17JN-D is off the air again, Enid`s only local TV signal with 3ABN multichannels. Am sure it was still nominal as of yesterday, and with mis-ID as K17JI-D. Fails periodically and may be off or black silence for weeks at a time. We shall see (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Dec 19 before 0600 UT, K17JN-D, still claiming to be ``K17JI-D`` is back on air already, having been OFF since Dec 17. Looks like the same multi-channel lineup as before, without one-by-one checking (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 7220, Dec 15 at 0503, Romanian talk about Moldova, presumably news, from RRI Galbeni, 05-06 for WEu, S9+10/20 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 1323 kHz, Dec 15 at 2308, German songs and announcements received at Noale and UTwente, after QRMing IRRS with WOR until 2200 and on a bit longer with news. This has got to be R. Neumarkt, a MW-only German language service via as in mwlist: ``SRR Radio Târgu Mureș Minorități/Marosvásárhelyi Rádió/Radio Neumarkt SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-0500 hu [SaSu], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0345-1900 hu [Mo-Fr], SRR Radio Târgu Mureș Minorități 0500-0600 rom [SaSu], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1800 hu [Su], SRR Marosvásárhelyi Rádió 0600-1900 hu [Sa], SRR Radio Neumarkt 1900-2000 de [Mo-Sa]`` --- but not at this hour, extended perhaps for holidays. Cuts off abruptly in mid-aria at 2337*! More about Neumarkt: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Neumarkt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Dec 15 at 2314, token English from SNR, VG S9+25 into Maryland SDR amid an interview about democracy, no time to listen in detail (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Mon Dec 18 at 2300, token English from SNR VG S9+20/30 direct, also much weaker 12030 and JBA carriers on 17715 & 17755. Previews topix after news: ``Harry Potter`` exhibition touring Europe attracting huge crowds; and about some criminal, José Moreno C--- (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Dec 20 at 2301, S9+30/40 direct, token English from SNR previewing afternews feature to be about Xmas customs, yawn; and so it was at 2314 quickcheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005, continued from previous report: extraneous German hour from VOT plays completely until chopoff at 0058* Dec 14 during IS, as if intentional, once IS has apparently started IDs in Portuguese, prior to another unfulfilled extraneous hour at 0100, in this case a language never supposed to be on SW; VG into UTwente, uncovering Xinjiang ChiCom service, std denunciation (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2221) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.018, Dec 15 at 2310, VOT English not off the air, but with very annoying squeal, a different transmitter than usual with different offset. It`s slightly reduced by narrowing UTwente bandwidth to 5 kHz, but 2.5 required to eliminate it, too narrow. S9+30. 2310 end news, music break, 2311 start `Review of the Turkish Press`. 2350 recheck, ending `Did You Know That` spoken incomprehensibly by the badax; ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, music. 2353 s/off version with all-wrong local times called ``UTC``. Considerable CCCCCCI thruout. 2355 IS less than once and off* uncovering XJPBS East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and other Moslems. That is only 1 Hz off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Dec 16 at 2326 check, VOT is on with music, S9+20/30 direct but I learnt a lot more about Turkey by watching Rick Steves` program on Istanbul, coincidentally at 2300 on PBS/OETA Create channel 13-3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 5960.005, Dec 17 at 2314 check, VOT English not off the air, S9+25/35 into UTwente with multi-lingual ID filler reel. [non]. 5960.001, Dec 18 at 2300 check direct, VOT English not not off the air, i.e. is off the air; 2334 UTwente agrees, nothing but the ChiCom which TRT normally overrides when it`s on. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 6125, Dec 19 at 0442, no signal direct from VOT, English to N America; propagation degraded but some other TA signals are showing on 49m, so presumed off, but not checked at UTwente. Something`s probably erroneous at Emirler. 5960.005, Dec 19 at 2340, VOT not off the air, S9+45 into UTwente, ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, song; 2353 the s/off with all-UTC-times-wrong: will anyone there ever notice and get rid of that recording? Something`s always awry at Ankara. 2355 IS; 2356 pause and restart IS now with German IDs interspersed but 2357* cutoff in time to prevent an entire spurious German hour, uncovering East Turkistan, PBS ``Xinjiang``, std. denunciation, where there was a second earthquake but news about that has been vague as to exactly where (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005, Dec 20 at 2300, VOT not off the air, S9/+20 direct with s/on sked in English. 2346 recheck when measured, S9+20/30 into UTwente, ``with-you-every-hour`` promo, song; 2350 s/off by the badax with partial *A23* not B23 English schedule; all times and frequencies wrong but only one hour early instead of three hours late! IS briefly and off 2352* uncovering the CCCCCCI from East Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uighurs and other Moslems. Something`s always awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K Q O G B A N I [and non]. 25900, Dec 19 at 1608 BBCWS about Sudan, with annoying musical background, via Woofferton, S9 fades to S5 but listenable direct, slightly better than // 21630, S8/S3 via ASCENSION. Of course both really intended for Africa as BBC does not recognize N America as a SW target area (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13565 CW, Dec 18 at 1550, beacon K6FRC is JBA -- first time heard since June 18 at 0703, despite almost daily scans across the ISM band; otherwise would only get it shortly after CA sunrise. Allegedly 1.8 milliwatts from Patterson CA. Much more regular is a biggersig on 28300 from a different K6FRC/B QTH, Tracy CA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 13563 CW, Dec 19 at 1615 UT, HIFER beacon YSO, ID only repeating. JBA, a struggle to copy since 1613. It`s Yellow Springs OH. My only previous logs of YSO were November 6, 2021 at 1454, and October 19, 2021 at 1425, the first one with more info about operator James C Bailey, AJ8S. This time, K6FRC is also simulaudible slightly better on 13565 CW. I rarely hear anything* on the 13550-13570 ISM band except occasional K6FRC, but look at all the possibilities: https://www.lwca.net/sitepage/part15/index.htm *That is, except for 24/7 beepery around 13560, presumed local stores` RF ID stuff. Is this absolutely ubiquitous everywhere near a store? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2220 monitoring: ``From: Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in the trees. Dear Glenn: Update, confirming WOR #2220, This time of year the Christmas lights, QRN, WRMI, 9395 kHz: 0030, 0044, 0058 (45343), 0059, QRN, December 13 UTC 2023 [Wed] 0130, 0144, 0159 (45433), QRN, [Thu] 0231 (45443), 0258 (45343), QRN, 0259, December 14 UTC 2023 [Thu] (Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard`` Confirmed UT Thursday December 14 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+5/20 into Illinois SDR. Also confirmed UT Thursday December 14 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+10 into Bonaire SDR where it`s aimed. Also confirmed UT Thursday December 14 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S9+14/27 into Missouri SDR. Not reconfirmed Thu Dec 14 at 1525 on WRMI 9955, despite showing on their sked at 1500 Thu; rather does appear at unsked time 24 h before. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 contents: Antarctica, Ascension, (China), Cuba, Europe, (Finland), (France), Germany, India, Korea North, (Korea South non), Mongolia, Romania, Solomon Islands, Sweden, (Tajikistan), Tibet non, Turkey, USA, (Uzbekistan), (Vatican non); also: publications, RIP David Zantow, holiday programming, WSPR, smart meters; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order) WOR 2221 available from 0138 UT Friday December 15: (mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2221.m3u (mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2221.mp3 Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html Also linx to podcast services. 2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?] 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600] 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2220] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last 2 weeks] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed Friday December 15 at 2136 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, but with musical CCI under into UTwente; both stronger into Noale so probably Romania on variable sked, 3 Hz SAH. See ROMANIA. Still not on 918 or 207 kHz, but 918 with something weak in Russian? sounds like. MWlist shows nothing in Eurussia nor anything else likely to be in that language; largest area powers are in Iran, Egypt, Nigeria. Also confirmed Friday December 15 at 2312 the 2300, the first SWBC on WRMI 9955, S7/9+10 into Bonaire SDR with Cuban pulse jamming quite evident underneath. Next: 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW 2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600] 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2220] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last 2 weeks] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed UT Saturday December 16 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S5/9 into Maryland SDR. Also confirmed Saturday December 16 at 1700 on WRN North America webcast. Also confirmed Saturday December 16 at 2030 about 2 minutes into so started circa 2028 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO. Also from 2030 on RMI webcast only and WRN N America webcast. Next: 0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600] 1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?] 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2220] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last 2 weeks] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed UT Sunday December 17 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S8/S9 but noisy into Argentine SDR I already have running for LRA36. Blitzortung shows no nearby storms, only in NW SAm. Missed checking 0415v UT Sun Dec 17 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM; anyone hear it, when? Also missed checking 1130 Sun Dec 17 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear that? Next: 2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW 0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2220] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last 2 weeks] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed Sunday December 17 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+15 with no CC QRM unlike Friday, into nearby SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday December 18 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 but noisy direct, off side of SW beam; and still no noise blast QRM at outset. NOT confirmed UT Monday December 18 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ 6160 -68 Hz = 6159.932, S5/S8 into NH SDR: rather, Johnny Lightning on RNI runs a full hour overtime; includes commercial parodies. 0500 switch to TOMBS with Alex Scourby Bibleblather. WOR back next week? Next, this week: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?] 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2220] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last 2 weeks] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed UT Tuesday December 19 at 0350 the 0330 on WRMI 7780, S8/9+10 into Durango2 SDR. The self-promotional `best` Kiwi at Maurice LA has been AWOL lately. Also confirmed Tuesday December 19 at 1406 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, S9 direct. Next: 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW 1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB 1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2220] 1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last 2 weeks] 2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v? 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2221 monitoring: confirmed UT Wednesday December 20 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/25 into Knoxville SDR. Also confirmed Wednesday December 20 at 1505 the unscheduled 1500 on WRMI 9955, S6/S9 direct; for at least third week in a row. Also confirmed Wednesday December 20 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490.090, S9/+25 into Maryland SDR, yes, now offset+plus and calibration confirmed accurate vs WWV 10000. By 2340 recheck, down to 7490.086. After two weeks of dead air, and last week playing previous rather than current WOR, WBCQ succeeds. Next: 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW 0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S 0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated, via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, Dec 15 at 0729, this WRMI is S9+40 with hymnsong in Spanish, Fámily Radio but suptorted and splatter way way down to 9200. Modpeaks match this rather than 9395 or 9330. Strangely, not so to the plus side. Something`s off at Okeechobee (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, Dec 17 at 0743, this WRMI is still a problem, S9+25 Fámily Radio hour in Spanish, somewhat distorted/overmodulation with splash detectable at least out to 9405/9500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9455, Dec 19 at 0759, WRMI-5 is OFF, while 9395 & much weaker 9955 are on. 9455 is supposedly 24h but lately missing late at nite. Skedgrid transmitter schedule shows going from Fámily Radio in Spanish to TOMBS at 0800, but program sked below shows 9455 on red System F, at 0800 instead going to RAE in Japanese. Just two among many self-contradictory inconsistencies. Also, ignore the ``Effective`` dates on the color-coded skeds, which are never changed even when obviously just now updated. System F is dated Oct 31, 2022. Previous nights before 0800, 9455 had been overmodulated and splattering (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, Dec 19 at 1607, WRMI-3 still on with System E, TOMBS. Supposedly after 1600 only on Saturday Sabbathdays, but this is Tuesday. System E claims WRN on 9955 daily except Sat, 1600 until 1630 before going to internet only with more from WRN. Just one among many self-contradictory inconsistencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) RMI: see UNIDENTIFIED 15710.1 ** U S A. 7489.950, 6159.931, 5130.311, 3265 off, Dec 16 at 0051, WBCQ frequency chex; 0100 `AAAWWW` starts on 7 and presumably 5, obviously a replay of last week with interjexion ``sixty`` during that William Tell Overture pause (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9330, Dec 18 at 0659, nothing but a JBA carrier, presumed WBCQ very much outpropped, rather than inactive Cuban spy numbers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 7505, Dec 15 at 0734 tune-in, just as a WRNO ID plays, but overrun by an impatient gospel huxter in English, making double audio feed, S9+20/38. Something`s frequently wrong at Fort Worth (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3215, Dec 19 at 0436, WWCR-1 is S9+20/30 but again suptorted = modulation suppressed and distorted. Something`s not right at Nashville. `Call to Decision` again the scheduled program, due a refund? Or is it their fault? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 3215, UT Wed Dec 20 at 0432, WWCR-1 yet again sup/torted during gospel huxter, S9+20/30. One program sked this hour UT Tue/Wed/Thu; different ones other days of week: we should see if this happen to them too. Something`s not right at Nashville (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 690, Dec 20 at 0803 UT, dead air atop several weakers. Dominant 690 here day and night is KGGF Coffeyville KS, no sign of it otherwise so presumably the dead one. Might have been missing a news hole, but still silent after 0806 when some talkshow would have resumed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1130, Dec 14 at 0744 UT, super-cheater KLEY Wellington KS, YL weather she precedes and follows with this branding I`ve never heard before: ``Super Hits 1130 AM and 104.1 FM``. The station obviously running 250X its authorized nite power of one watt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2221) ** U S A. 1700 kHz, Dec 19 at 0800 UT, ``1700theChamp.com`` defacto ID from Iowa and into CBS Sports Radio, so KBGG Des Moines. A very busy website (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VANUATU. 9960, Dec 18 at 0655, RV with island? music and talk, S3/S5 direct and gone by 0659; 9955 WRMI even weaker. Am usually not ready to tune before 0700 but hustle tonight to reconfirm RV still there (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN. 15565, Dec 16 at 1610, African language with long/short path echo, S8/9+5 direct. VR in Swahili. Most other extracontinental SW signals are now quite attenuated (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** VATICAN [non]. 11895, Dec 18 at 2314, 1 kHz tone test, 2315 VR IS a bit and off*. Scheduled Vietnamese via USAGM Tinang, PHILIPPINES, *starting at 2315-2400*. For now, suspended violation of Separation Of Church And State, but probably came back, unchecked further (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Dec 14 at 0448: only 891, surely Algeria. Repeated bandscans might encounter a few others with enough signal to detect, vs. variable supersplash from NAm 10/kHz stations, and their own fading, which tends to be quite slow if unimpeded (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search Dec 15 from 0435: 531, 819, 855, 891, 999, 1107-2 beating. Axually tuned downward in reverse order. 819 is an unusual one: WRTH 2023 shows nothing significant in Europe; major sig 300 kW Egypt; lesser sigs in Iran, Mauritius, Sudan (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier check, Dec 18 at 0706, only 891, audible het against 890s, among the regular spots. Not only WLS but CCI seems Spanish, likely CUBA 200 kW rather than several low-powered Unitedstatesians (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 1218.1 approx., JBA carrier hetting 1220.0 stations. Reminds me of 2011/2013y era when KMVL Madisonville TX was on 1219.84 and/or its co-channel experimental booster. Current mwoffsets shows only one lower than that, WERT Van Wert OH on 1219.5 as of 2023-08-12. Adding time and date! 0751 UT Dec 14, 2023 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 5990, Dec 15 at 0458, S9/+10 open carrier, something about to s/on? Still dead air past 0500; by 0510 possibly JBM. Aoki & EiBi show PBS Qinghai, Xining in Tibetan until 0600, certainly not, from midday there; EiBi, also Studio Denakker, Holland, could be there 24h in English. Surely lowpower, rarely if ever reported. Another possibility, CRI via CUBA is on 5990 at 23-01, perhaps that transmitter on now? But much too weak compared to 6000, unless maybe exciter only? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 6640 & 6668 USBs, Dec 15 at 0738, separate ATC contacts with selcall tones. EiBi shows 6640 could be NY or SF, but nothing on 6668 exactly; Azores & Ireland on 6667 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 7200 USB, not LSB, Dec 20 at 2319 QSO between strong hams complaining about ham QRMers, someham always making anti-Semitic remarx; first name basis and heard only one call mentioned in next few minutes, probably the one speaking as he cambioed, but he didn`t even say ``this is`` or ``from`` W1INE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9096 approx., Dec 18 at 1538 echoey tones S9+20, like a log amid the 7 MHz band some weeks ago. No carrier to measure precisely (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15710.1, Sat Dec 16 at 1611, JBA talk clearly off-frequency. Nothing in EiBi or Aoki, but latest HFCC shows on day 7 only = Saturday, and just effective from last week Dec 9: 15710 1600 1630 48W ISS 500 127 0 217 7 091223 300324 D 17400 Amh F RMI TDF 4620 Moresh What about WRMI`s own skedgrid, the TDF relays at the bottom? Not shown, but two *other* Amharix at 1600-1630: Oromia Public Media 17575 M/W/F Amharic Radio International 17685 Mon-Sat and Moresh only at a different time: Moresh Voice of Amhara International Radio 0400-0430 9590 Tue/Thu/Sat All effective from 29 Oct = start of B23 season. Offfrequencinessplus is a big clue that it`s typically ISS, like 9490+ for R República. So is that it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, OR) TEXT INTERVIEWS WITH GLENN: SWLing Post blog, Nov 2023, original English; Russian and Spanish translations Extensive Summer 1999 iv by Sheldon Harvey, CIDX upon WOR reaching 1000 Are now linked at bottom of http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html [sic]