WORLD OF RADIO, CONTINENT OF MEDIA 2005 SUMMARY ARCHIVE
WORLD OF RADIO #1299, produced December 28, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *11 meter band sporadic E openings bring KOA Denver relay on 25950 to Montreal at noon *WWV announcement about leap second was moved from minute 4 to minute 16 every hour; also on WWVH at 47 past the hours; actual leap second at 2359:60 UT Dec 31 *WWRB says new VORTAC licensed at Manchester, WQEB572; Air Transport Communications will be purchasing WWRB shortwave ``this year`` *Pirate from North America, V. of the Islands, 1541-1602, 1625-2200 UT Dec 24 on 13887.84 varying to 13880; also to be on Dec 31 and Jan 1, 30 watts AM, with 2-element beam to Europe *1710 kHz favorite for pirates, including R. Top Inter, Hyde Park MA, near Boston with Haitian format, heard as far away as Ontario; measured on 1709.976, and that carrier heard in Finland *Also on 1710, WENJ, a part-15 station in Edison NJ *CHWO Toronto celebrating its 5th anniversary on 740, UT Jan 8 for 24 hours, special QSL, from Brian Smith, am740 @ rogers.com [later changed to the EST date Jan 8] *Mexico City 49m open to Spain as late as 0940, R. Mil, 6010, and now streaming via http://www.radiomil.com.mx *R. UNAM, returning to SW 9600: antenna and transmitter installed, but waiting to replace a tube; might begin testing before yearend [no]. Don`t assume Spanish on 9600 is XEYU; Cuba scheduled there 00-02, and heard at unscheduled time 1909, special with Fidel *Radio Republica, Cuban clandestine: WRMI hasn`t a clue about where new frequencies come from, ``someone is helping them out``. Jamming has increased, including 5965, despite RHC also on frequency, so Cuba is jamming itself. 6135 from 22 had religious programming. Likely from somewhere in Europe: 7110 from 0200 also has Cuban bubble jamming so Cuba is jamming in their own hamband (and ours). Maybe from Portugal? [Sines tech denied] *R. Oito de Setembro, Sao Paulo, plans to put 1 kW on 2490 in January. R. Timbira, Maranhao, to resume SWBC, once state government approves; had been on 4975 and 15215 *Exotic beacon, IPA on Easter island, being heard in Michigan at 0420 on 280 kHz, call repeated in code *ICE flights from Christchurch NZ to McMurdo, Antarctica, monitored on 9032 *Summer holiday time down under: RNZI mostly relaying National Radio; normal news service resumes Jan 9, other languages Jan 16; Dateline Pacific not until Jan 23 *R. Chimbu, 3355, Papua New Guinea, off the air due to theft of equipment *New Year`s Eve special on R. Japan, ``56th Red and White Yearend Song Competition Festival``; some frequencies from Japan: 9750 and 11815 from 1030 until 1445; from 1500 9835 and 7140; best in North America, 11705 via Canada from 1300 to 1730 *Wavescan from AWR resuming Jan 1, on Sundays, full schedule via Guam and UAE; produced in Singapore *World of Radio 1299, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA. Much more at http://worldofradio.com *When is WOR on World Radio Network? to North America Sat & Sun at 1830 UT = 11:30 am MST; Sun also 0930 UT = 2:30 am MST. And to the rest of the world, Sats at 0900 UT *Thanks for financial support via PayPal go to Wayne Bastow, Australia *Bangkok Meteorological Radio, Thailand, on 8743-USB 1224-1247 heard in NH; weather in Thai and in English, and interval signals between *V. of Islamic Republic of Iran does not broadcast in Persian on SW, neither domestic nor external service, so if you hear Persian, you can be sure it`s NOT Iran, tho they do use related Dari and Tajik *English from Iran heard in Quebec as early as 1925 on 6010 *V. of Joy, in Oct via Sackville on 9530, is back in Jan, now via FSU, Sat only from Dec 31, 14-15 on 6220; reports welcome to voiceofjoy @ comcast.net Was also on Dec 26, but clashed with Mystery Radio on 6220, Europirate *DRM tests on 26 MHz from London area: 26000 at 2300 with WRN/Arqiva, Croydon; others on 26080, with variety of stations including BBCWS and `Kiss FM`, 200 watts from Crystal Palace; Arqiva/Croydon is 400 W on 26000 with 2 at a time, BBCWS and WRN; SW Magazine for Dec claimed near vertical incidence skywave is being used for DRM on 26 MHz. This is incorrect: WRN confirms is groundwave only, and skywave is limited as much as possible. DRM power 1.7 kW for WRN, vertically polarized, not aimed upwards *Alfa Lima International, pirate in Holland, more active on 15073v; see http://www.alfalima.net and check the chatroom there; QSL for rp to ALI, P O Box 663, 7790 AR Hoogeven, Netherlands *On 1665 kHz in Europe, is intermod from Saar on 1179 and 1422 kHz *R. Slovakia International Spanish desk explains will continue at least until March with partial funding; no director pending outcome of summer elexions *Best wishes to Juhani Niinisto, leaving YLE Radio Finland; some familiar former SW voices can be heard on the English TV webcast *Tunisia`s MW external channel 963 off the air, still on FM 92 *US Postal rates going up Jan 8: internationally, postcards 75c except 55c to Canada, Mexico; one-ounce airmail letter 84c, except Canada & Mexico 63c; IRCs to $1.85 [Canadian rates also going up] *Funny videos involving radio: http://tinyurl.com/ayghh and http://tinyurl.com/ag2wy *North American Shortwave Association new website http://www.naswa.net *Last minute news: CRI has even more new 500 kW on air, from Beijing site; see full schedule in DXLD 5-225 *AWR has one transmission now via Wertachtal, Germany, daily 20-2030 on 7110, 250 kW in Farsi to Iran, for QSL site collectors *R. Republica reconfirmed Dec 28 at 2200 on 6135, weaker than usual *Propagation outlook from Boulder Dec 27; flux range 100-80 [not A & K indices again, as I misspoke: you know what I mean?] *With best wishes for 2006, Glenn Hauser, here, concluding World of Radio 1299 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1298, produced December 21, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *R. Insurgente, Zapatista clandestine in Mexico, claims it is on SW 6.0 MHz, imaginary? Press release said it would be on Dec 19 at 6 pm CST, and from Dec 30 every week at that time on Fri = UT Sats 0000; but nothing heard *Instead we heard Radio Republica on new 5965, unknown site from 0000. Had been on WRMI 9955 only, 8+ hours per day, still announced. So happens that RHC is testing new transmitter also on 5965 at 00-05, coincidence? Blocks RR. Republica also heard at 0300 on 7110 instead of Ethiopia. http://www.radiorepublica.org had nothing about additional broadcasts; monitored sked: 22-24 on 6135, 00-02 5965, 02- 04 7110 [matching that subsequently posted]; but what is site? 7110 could not be North America, so from Europe, VT Merlin or T-Systems? [later: 6135 is so strong, seems North America or Caribbean] *Bjoern Malm`s website not updated since Nov 26 and we finally learned Dec 20 that he had died of a heart attack Nov 29. Was a much-liked DXer and specialist in Latin America; see his legacy in his website Voces de la America Latina, lots of audio clips and visuals, http://www.malm-ecuador.com *New Peruvian on 5800, sounds like Radio Mayabit, at 0130 from San Ignacio, Cajamarca dept., northern Peru *BBC plans to cut 6000 jobs, save 355 megapounds ayear; 88% of job cuts voluntary, but other 12% = 280 individuals to be fired *BBCWS already closing down some language services: Bulgarian finale Dec 23 at 1600; also Polish Dec 23; Slovak already closed Dec 20 *Plan for Czech service to move to BBC Worldwide rejected, and will also end *Danish Radio ceases foreign languages including English after Dec 30; English during first 5 minutes [not first half hour as I said], weekdays at 0930, 1605, 2100 on MW 1062. This and LW 243 may also close down completely *Xmas specials via Latvia 9290, include KWRN, Nordland Radio, Dec 25 09-10 *V. of Russia announces that Joe Adamov has died; started at Radio Moscow in 1942, for more than 60 years; hosted Moscow Mailbag, keen sense of humor. PBS interview with him: http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/prop/deep/interv/p_int_joe_adamov.htm *Carl Watts to be subject of People of Uncommon Destiny on VOR, Dec 27 at 1745, 1945, 28 at 0445; maybe replaced now by Joe Adamov? *R. Ukraine International seeking better frequency to NAm 00-05 on outskirts of 49m, currently 5910 clashing with Colombia *Yearend changes in international broadcasting; Dec 31 was another possible termination for R Slovakia International. But has got three month extension with reduced budget, 1/5 of what is needed *MW 594 in Osijek, Croatia, testing DRM with only 10 kW, but causes heavy interference to Hessischer Rundfunk, Germany also on 594 *R. Tirana, Albania, external service back on the air from Dec 20, including English 1945 on 7465 7530 *New Italian on 1620, heard all over Europe with speechs of ex-Pope John Paul II; at Veneto, near Verona in northern Italy *Who is organizing SW relays from Bulgaria for IRRS and others? Spaceline Ltd., in Sofia provides SW, wants to join HFCC, but issues with Bulgarian government have delayed this *New TWR station in Benin: SW tower is up, transmitter building mostly complete, praying to get licensed! MW tower is also up, to be on 1566 *V. of Nigeria morning broadcast on 7255 two hours later, opening at 0654 to 0859* with English from 0701 *V. of the People, independent station in Harare, Zimbabwe, raided, staff arrested, but transmits via Madagascar; as of Dec 17, transmissions continue but no new programs received, 17-18 on 11705 *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1298, http://www.worldofradio.org -- address: woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA *Thanks this week for financial support go to Pete Bentley in NY *Dec-Jan edition of Mundo Radial now on WWCR, 7465, Fri and Mon 2215 *Thanks to WRN, we are also heard on Sirius Satellite Radio. Dear Sirius: if Howard Stern gets $500 million, could I have maybe $5 million? I could start talking dirty and discussing the breasts of various shortwave broadcasters, if that would help *V. of Ethiopia, 9560.8, English from 1559 to 1630 heard in Japan *Sudan Radio Service finally updated website to show 15575; English sked is: M-F 03-0345 7120, 15-1545 15575, except Weds half an hour only. Also on Sat 04-0430, 16-1630 only in Toposa, latter the only clash with Portugal; SRS via UK *AFRTS SSB via Diego Garcia, approximate frequency change times are 1500 from 12579 to 4319; and 0258 from 4319 to 12579 *Liberal talker Ed Schultz on AFN, and now Al Franken too from Air America, first hour only, M-F 1706-18; should be on DG and other AFN USB frequencies *New clandestine for North Korea, 5880, severely jammed since Dec 16. Two different programs during the hour: 1501: Radio Free North Korea; 1530 Open Radio for North Korea with Free Korean Central Broadcasting Station, produced by Union for Korean Democratization. Site confirmed as Irkutsk, Russia. Also on MW 981 via Mongolia, 500 kW. Mongolia is a further, safer haven for NK refugees in China *Year End Party of Radio Japan Dec 31, additional Merlin relays include from 1430 UT: 6090 Skelton, 9575 Woofferton, 9750 Ramipsham, 12045 Woofferton, 21630 Ascension; coming on later: 9860, 9795, 7195 *Separate program streams from Radio Austrlia, for Asia and Pacific, on satellite, web and soon SW, Sun-Fri at 2330-0900; new flagship show to Asia is Breakfast Club, Sun-Thu 2330-0130 *Leap second to be inserted between 2005 and 2006: WWV announcement at 4 minutes past the hour vanished, but we recorded it earlier in Dec [recording]; will be at 2359:60 UT Dec 31. Further reading: http://hpiers.obspm.fr/iers/bul/bulc/bulletinc.dat http://www.npl.co.uk/time/leap_second.html http://www.livescience.com/technology/050705_leap_second.html http://skyandtelescope.com/aboutsky/pressreleases/pdf/200512134134.pdf *Texas Utilities to start broadband over power lines, claiming no interference will be caused, in northeast quadrant of TX starting with DFW, 2 megahomes and businesses; Pennsylvania Power & Light had concluded it does not make economic sense *KRMG 740 Tulsa to replace talk with Mannheim Steamroller Xmas eve 10 pm overnite to 6 am Xmas day *New LPFM in Tulsa featuring jazz, KJZT-LP, 107.9, with playlists but no streaming; mono smooth jazz, http://www.jazztulsa.org *MW DX tests from Alabama, different arrangement than usual, ``inventory insert``, Dec 27 28 and 29 from Birmingham`s WAPI 1070 and WJOX 690. One-minute tests at :59 past the hours 0600-0900 UT, and also floating on 690 beween 19 and 34 past the hours. All about this in DXLD 5-217 *Usual reminder that on Xmas eve and NY eve, you may hear unusual stations, especially from Latin America, back on air for occasion only, or extended schedules *Welcoming New Year by listening to computer: cool site with hour by hour webcasts for each time zone, to be udpated: http://www.ibcworks.net *At winter solstice, daytime MW DX is possible; tune around at noon *Propagation outlook from Boulder Dec 20: flux range 80-95 *Remember our website for much more info, DXLD archive: http://worldofradio.com *With seasonal greetings, *Glenn Hauser concluding another World of Radio, #1298, and hoping you`ll hear me again next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1297, produced December 14, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Reminder that our first broadcast each week on WWCR, Thu at 2130 UT during Dec, Jan and Feb is on 7465 instead of 15825 summer, or 9 MHz last winter; should improve reception in much of North America *R. Nacional del Paraguay inactive on 9737 for several weeks *RAE, Argentine external service has big problems with 11710 transmitter, and antennas; ``decadence of state owned media`` *R. Willkamayu, 10353, Cusco, Peru again being heard, around 1259; last reported 3 years ago with 20-watt tests *New on 4060 variable, R. Corazon de Huandoy, Ancash, Peru *HCJB says Jorge Zambrano, of Musica del Ecuador, has inoperable cancer; show used to have English version, still 5 day a week one hour in Spanish, and audio archived for two weeks: http://www.vozandes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=0 Times when it has been scheduled on SW: UT Thu 0230 9745, Sun 2130 on 12000 *Waiting on R. UNAM, XEYU, Mexico City to reactivate 9600: antenna installation was 50% complete Dec 1, but transmitter installation delayed for building remodeling; co-channel interference to be faced? Cuba not such a problem, only scheduled 0000-0200; all the rest are from or to the Eastern Hemisphere, many from China *New internet reading service is at http://www.blueiris.info for the blind, 4 hours a day from Blackpool, including ``The Davinci Code`` *Radio six international, Scotland, holiday schedule: 9290 Latvia, the rest IRRS Italy or somewhere. Sat 24th 07-08 9290, 0930-1030 13840; Sun 25th 08-09 13840, 12-15 9290; Thu 29th 20-21 5775 *R. Caroline Eifel, 9290 via Latvia, Sun Dec 18 at 10-11, music of 50s and 60s *R. 390 to be on 1386 Xmas eve, http://www.radio390.org from 2200 UT for 4 hours, 50 kW via Radio Baltic Waves International, near Klaipeda, Lithuania; Ted Allbeury of the original Radio 390, died December 4; Times obit: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1904483,00.html *Special Radio, Thu 19-20 via Uzbekistan on 5850 in Russian, strong in Europe, with chaotic heavy metal music *SW from Georgia still audible, Sokhum 06-07 on 9494.76, scheduled 0200-0815; also try 9534.75, Abkhaz Radio *R. Tirana, Albania, confirmed missing from SW, and MW external frequencies, except 1458 with CRI relays; public broadcasting budget for 2006 cut 47% from $5 million in 2005 *German relays of easily overlooked weekly target broadcasts include Voices from the Diaspora, Save the Gambia Development Project, Sat 20 -2030 9405, 100 kW, 210 degrees in Wolof, English; heard with very good signal in Spain *West Africa Democracy Radio alternates English and French hours, 07- 09 on 12000, 09-11 on 17860, not two hours each as on own schedule *Radio Free Southern Cameroons, Sundays 18-19 on 12130 via Krasnodar, Russia: BBC Monitoring details an entire broadcast in DXLD 5-212 via http://worldforadio.com Condemns reunificaiton of Francophone and Angolpohone Cameroon, SC occupied by Francophones; http://www.fdrsoutherncameroons.info is registered to Martin Ayim in Ruston, Louisiana; with automatic archive audio *R. Shabelle, Somalia, heard on NSW coast on 6960 at 1902 and 2013 *Djibouti puts best 60m African signal into Costa Rica from 0300 to 0500 on 4780 *V. of Ethiopian People, http://www.voep.net with archived audio launching automatically; 7380 Tue & Sat 17-18; ``must be heard and respected``; site still unknown, unheard in Spain, poorly in Egypt *V. of Democratic Eritrea, 15-16 Sat on 12015; 17-18 Thu on 9820, both via Germany, in Tigrigna and Arabic *Standard disclaimer *Via kHz, MHz and GHz, World of Radio 1297, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702; woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *R. Free Asia using 7415 for Tibetan via Tajikistan at 23-24 UT, so do WOR listeners to WBCQ Wednesdays at that hour experience any interference? Also would be jammed by China *Two Iranian clandestines from same transmitters: V. of Iranian Revolution, 4375.06v at 1425-1456 // 3880.06v, jumping 5 kHz to escape jamming; and V. of the Communist Party of Iran, from 1627 on 4375.7v and 3880.06v jumping *Uzbekistan cancels accreditation of journalists from RFE/RL, outlawing its reporters, freelancers not allowed; BBCWS also closed Tashkent office *Uzbek radio started webcasting including R. Tashkent, http://www.teleradio.uz with English at 01, 12, 1330, 2030 and 2130 *All India Radio, Chennai, 7275, free of Sri Lankan interference, since that went back to 7300; but don`t count on it staying. SLBC English to 0400 Mon-Sat, but Sun until 0430 or 0500 with Christian programming from 04 on 6005 9770 15745 *Lao National Radio, English 1330-1400 on 7145, weak in AZ sandwiched between Chinese transmitters *Vietnam regionals, Dien Bien 6317.1 at 1245; Son La 4739.7 until 1400* in Finland *Taiwan Central Weather Bureau, heard in Sweden on 5170 at 1400; verified in Japan, with powers: 5170 USB Tainan 250 watts, 8117 USB Taibei 400 watts, 24 hours on both. Message from director general at http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V4e/sitemap/dg.htm *R. Station Pacific Ocean, Vladivostok, 0935-1000 on 5960, and testing again also on 7330 until December 15, for Sea of Okhotsk *Kamchatskaya Rybatskaya, 11975, from 0000 to 0100, excellent signal in Alberta *Free North Korea Radio, 5880, new clandestine heard from 1532 until 1600*; open carrier as early as 1450; ``Open Radio for North Korea`` per NK online newspaper *Shiokaze heard in BC at 1425 on 5890, now 14-15; and heard in Greece at 19-1930 on 5890, reading Japanese names *QSL from R. Vanuatu after 5 years by visiting the station; says schedule is now: 3945 at 19-2130, 0530-1130; 7260 at 2130-0530; 4960 out of service. 3944.76 heard around 1000 in Finland *Wantok Radio Light, 7120, PNG, QSL and letter with background from Sarah Good: is in a shipping container, Crown TB 1000, 1 kW transmitter, antenna supported by wooden poles, off-center feed toward NW, NVIS *HCJB Australia getting one of HCJB Ecuador`s 100 kW transmitters, worth a megadollar Australian, but will require retrofitting for 240 V, single phase 50 Hz costing another 100 kilodollars *Radio Free Asia still issues old QSL cards for old reports back to 2002; in 2006, new QSLs for Olympics, Year of the Dog, FIFA, Asian Games in Qatar; backlogged in replying despite automated system *NY Times piece on PsyOps unit at Fort Bragg, US radio in Iraq and Afghanistan: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/11/news/info.php *Dr Gene Scott missing for a week from all frequencies, as his widow repeated message requiring more funding, off 50%. Google her up and find allegations that she is ex-porn star known as Barbi Bridges *Spanish numbers station overriding WYFR 6855 between 21 and 22 *Numbers on 9330, but late at night after WBCQ signs off *LPFM in Mississippi founded by hams, WQRZ, but This Week in Amateur Radio pronounced it zee instead of zed *WHO, Des Moines, finally started streaming, so you can hear it in Iraq, http://www.whoradio.com *British DX Club published 32-page booklet, Broadcasts in English, in time order, also DX programs, DRM schedule and WRN to Europe. UK, 2 lb st. Overseas, 6 IRC, 5 Euro or $5 US, to: BDXC, 10, Hemdean Hill, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7SD, UK or see http://www.bdxc.org.uk *Propagation outlook from Boudler Dec 13; flux range 80-95 *To be reminded every hour of leap second coming Dec 31, listen to WWV at 4 minutes past any hour *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1297 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1296, produced December 7, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *On Dec 5 and 6, Erik Koie found R. Tirana, Albania off the air, including English at 1945 on 7465, 7530; 2230 on 7110; Albanian to North America at 00 on 7455 also missing; Drita Cico, head of RT monitoring center also found it missing, phoned both transmitter sites which said they were ordered not to transmit R. Tirana external services until further notice, but relays of TWR and CRI would continue. Shijak still has first program on MW 1089. Budget cuts and internal fight between departments. Also may be due to electric power shortages caused by heavy rains, droughts. Maybe just suspended instead of permanently closed, but serious financial difficulties. 1089 on limited schedule, only remaining domestic MW frequency *R. Georgia external off the air for months, now official. Staff notified that foreign service being wound up, allegedly for financial problems; German section calls for listener protests. Had been very sporadic and lowly modulated for last few years; English was sked 0630 on 11805, 0830 & 0930 on 11910 *But there is hope: new general director of Georgian RTV says closure only temporary, will resume when money found for repair, replacement of very old and outdated transmitters *V. of Armenia new schedule includes English 1925-1945 exc Sun on 4810 and 9965; and an unusual language, Yezidish, daily 1315-1345 on 4810, 864. Does not mean Yiddish, maybe some connexion with Kurdish; see http://www.lalish.com Also see discussion of nature of Yezidi as ethnic group, language and religion; where they fit in is very murky http://groong.usc.edu/orig/ok-20040916.html http://groong.usc.edu/orig/ok-20040915.html *5032, R. Rossii, 17-19 UT spur could be 5905 minus 873, from Kaliningrd? No, Samara *New business model? BBC Czech service likely to continue thanks to investor who wants to support it as minority owner; will it become commercial, or merely have underwriting announcements? *R. Pipeline via Lithuania, 1386, Wednesdays 22-24 via Bubiai, 7 kW and 24h via http://www.pipelineradio.org *BBCWS program previews in DX Listening Digest, including Mon (NOT Wed as I said) documentaries, ``Building Beijing`` for the Olympics, in Dec, including to Eu and webcast at 6 past 09, 13, 19 Mon, 01 Tue; Americas, 6 past 14, 20 Mon, 01, 06 Tue *BBC networks celebrating life of John Lennon on 25th anniversary of his death Dec 8; BBC Radio 2, Lennon Night special, 19-23, Dec 8 and in this case relayed by Sirius Satellite Radio channel 18 *Also 24 hours for John Lennon, UT Dec 8, http://www.capitalgold.com *John Lennon sites: official: http://www.johnlennon.com --- also check http://www.john-lennon.com for linx; http://www.bagism.com *Mauritania heard on 2 SW frequencies at once at 2136: 7245 and 4845 *West Africa Democracy Radio, Senegal via UK, already expanded to full 4-hour morning broadcast, 07-09 on 12000, 09-11 on 17860, no mention of 15260 which had been added at 07; heard 17860 from English to French at 1000 [so each bihour is half English, half French] *V. of Nigeria reactivated 15120 until 1759*; R. Kaduna 4770 until 2230* but not daily *Libreville, Gabon, regularly in Europe on 4777 until 1657* so daytime only *Ethiopian items: R. Ethiopia in English until 1656* on 7165.1 in the clear, reports to PO Box 654, Addis Ababa; R. Fana, 6940 in Somali clear at 0338; V. of Tigray Revolution, 5500 until 0501* with Horn of Africa music, but // 6350 blocked *New broadast to Ethiopia, on TDP schedule, V. of Ethiopian People, 17 -18 Tue & Sat only in Amharic on 7380; new broadcast, old station *The non-commercial, non-communist, non-Christian, non-corporate, non- Cumbre, DX program, World of Radio 1296, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 or woradio at yahoo.com; much more at our website http://worldofradio.org *Thanks this week for financial support go to: anonymous *AFRTS resumed USB from Florida Keys, reported last week, and another site is also back, Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean, as frequencies were previously listed, tho never any local ID. At 1240 on 12579 USB; 1510 on 4319-USB; also at 2240, 2329; 12579 at 1250, 1325; Iceland on 9980 *Coded transmissions 09-14 on 15040 and 17387, Indian music, XN2, YD6, full AM. These are All India Radio frequencies; OP3 another ID *Democratic V. of Burma, via Kazakhstan 1430-1530 on 9415 ex-15480; // 17495 Madagascar; 5955 at 2330-0030 via Germany *Another clandestine for North Korea, on 5880, at 1457-1600, maybe Irkutsk, on behalf of ``IME`` tested Nov 22-27. Heard at 15-16, on Confucianism, in Korean with provincial accent. Since Dec 6 it`s Radio Opened North Korea, with programs from Radio Free North Korea, refugees organization in US; unjammed at first, closing with Pomp & Circumstance; much more background in DXLD 5-210 including: for 5 days from Dec 7, special programs on Seoul summit *Expanded: Shiokaze, on missing Japanese, from Dec 8, at 14-15 and 19- 1930, both still on 5890? In 2006y plans to add Korean and English; Dec 4 at 1430 on 5890 heard in Alberta, list of names *R. Taiwan International, 6170 in German at 19-20 tested different site than usual UAE; Russia = Tblisskaya/Armavir/Krasnodar, but on two days wrong station was put on by mistake: Radio Netherlands in English, so temporarily back on SW to Europe *AWR Asia Pacific resuming Wavescan in January, including JSWC DX news; produced in Singapore. Also relaunched website http://www.awr.org but no program titles. Already introducing new Wavescan Sun Dec 11, presumably only in English via Guam; starting Jan 6 which is a Friday *Australia`s NT service via Shepparton 11880 to close 0900 UT Fri Dec 16; extended from Nov 18 because NT stations not ready to come back on *DRM testing from RNZI began Dec 5 at 0340 on 15720; look for more sporadic tests Dec 13-15 for Fiji between 0110 and 0245 *KKLF 1700 DX test from TX Dec 4 heard coast to coast *Early Sun Dec 11 from Philadelphia at 05-06 UT, both WNTP 990 and WFIL 560 DX test, dropping to lower power in second semihour *WABC 770 New York bought back oldies, Sat evenings, 23-03 UT Suns, also webcast via http://www.wabcradio.com *Holiday specials from webcasting public radio stations: see Monitoring Reminders Calendar, http://www.worldofradio.com/calendar.html#holiday *Radio Reading Service of the Rockies resumed webcasting 3 different services, including Hobby Radio, Sat 2130-22 UT via Denver, reading from Monitoring Times http://www.rrsr.org *David Orienti, WEWN, wonders why FCC keeps moving station away from FEMA frequencies, plus guardband; in fact WEWN had to move off 5085 after only a few nights, now on 6875 at 00-05. NASB has background: NTIA seeks to curtail use of OOB frequencies by broadcasters; on pressure from FEMA, which wants anything within 13 kHz of its 115 frequencies moved off; totals over 2000 kHz identified for this *MW harmonics from Carib heard in NC; 2400, R. Revolucion, Santiago de Cuba at 0400; 2279.96, R. Anacoana, Dominican Republic, 0150-0311+ *Peru on 4385.7, R. Imperio now called R. Vision, Chiclayo 2340-0130 *2006 World Radio TV Handbook available from Dec 8 http://www.wrth.com *Small mp3 files of WOR and other DX programs via http://www.piratedxer.com/dxprograms.htm *WOR Sat 1530 ex-1700 UT on http://radioveronica.us *Propagation outlook from Boulder Dec 6; flux range 90-75-95 *With a standard disclaimer, Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio number 1296 ## WORLD OF RADIO #1295, produced November 29, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *New B-05 schedules in time and frequency order now complete from http://www.eibi.de.vu and updated as changes are made *HFCC B-05 is up, but 15% of info deleted; but remaining listings more detailed, zipped only, from public data at http://www.hfcc.org *COM 05-09 = WOR Extra 63 last week at this time, but a new COM 05-10 is now available online only via http://www.dxing.com *And new edition of Mundo Radial, via http://www.worldofradio.com *WRMI 7385 back on air 3.5 weeks after Wilma, UT Nov 17, but with temp antenna, inverted-V dipole while log-periodic being repaired *WRMI scheduling changes include: WOR Sun 1400 and 2230 on 7385 *SSB relays of AFRTS: 5765 Guam heard at 1300, 6350 Hawaii, 7590 Iceland; Nov 19 Florida Keys back on air, 12133.5 and 7811 around 1530, also at night 5446.5 *Almost all VOA English now from overseas sites; only broadcasts from USA: to Af 04-05 9575, 05-0630 6035, 19-22 15580, via Greenville; to LAm 0130-02 Tu-Sa 7405 9775 Greenville, 13740 Delano. 15580 has QRM from KTBN 15590 buzz *For B-05, VOA no longer using Greenville-A site, just -B. A is on caretaker status, two techs on site; unknown if will be cleared or rust away. IBB says ``not on air 24 hours``, like 0 hours! Maybe could be brought back for emergency use *Proposal to turn former VOA Greenville site into strip club nixed http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2005/11/16/20051116GDRstrip_clubs.html *Greenville 7405 mixes with R Marti 6030 landing on 4655 until 0200 weeknights, interfering with R. Centinela del Norte, Peru on 4654.96 *WEWN keeps making frequency changes, latest being 5085 ex-5875 at 00- 05; Dave Frantz not pleased since FCC previously ordered WWRB off 5085. WEWN taking its chances [and gone in another week, to 6875!] *WEWN relays Vatican Radio news on the hour in English, e.g. 2200 on 7560 *Ken Berryhill music shows, ex-WWCR, still on WRVU Vanderbilt Univ, Mon 18-20 UT, webcast http://www.wrvu.org *Addition to new COM about the late Gary Bourgois: website of shows and tributes http://ziggydog.libsyn.com *Harmonic from Fair Bluff, NC, 4440, WZFB at 0045, 3 x 1480, 48 watts? *Spanish on 1670 Sat evening is WMWR, Macon GA, otherwise Fox sports in English; second 1670 station heard is Radio Voix Divine, Haitian pirate in Boston, ``WRVD`` http://www.radiovoixdivine.com *MW DX test season begins Dec 4, early Sun 0606-0615+ UT for KKLF 1700 Richardson TX with Morse code IDs *Greenland now heard in NAm on 3815-USB, at Newfoundland DX Pedition, Nov 8 at 2133-2212; now how about further inland, even in US? *10 kW transmitter for Radio UNAM, Mexico on 9600 supposed to be testing now [no, further delays] *R. Educacion, Mexico DF, 6185, supposed to be nighttime only, but I occasionaly hear it in daytime, as late as 1600 *ZNS3 810 in Freeport, Bahamas, about to be blocked in Florida by new station, already testing, WEUS, 10 kW day, 400 watts night, with null toward Freeport *R. Amazonas, Venezuela heard on 5535, 5115 jumping from 4940v *Colombian MW harmonic, 2620.26, Microfono Civico, Palermo, Huila, at 1000 heard in Ecuador *R. Centinela del Norte, 4654.96, somewhere in Northern Peru, heard Nov 18 until 0130, schedule 10-02; Marti spur should not be a problem on weekends *Very active Argentina feeder is 11133.0-LSB with La Red, mostly sports, heard around 0200, 0312 *South American around 6214.1 was R. Baluarte, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, heard at 2324 in Portugal, 0152-0240+ in FL, mixing Portuguese and Spanish; now with different ID of FM station, R. Armonia, 100.7, at 2317-2353 *Via AM, FM, SW, satellite, internet, World of Radio 1295, woradio at yahoo.com or PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA; http://worldofradio.org with DXLD archive *Tnx this week for financial support via PayPal go to Andy Lawendel *Expensive ham DX-pedition to Peter I off Antarctic Coast is trying again this summer, in Feb; details at http://www.peterone.com [beware: sound launches automatically] *Shannon Aeradio, Ireland, 3413-USB heard in OK with VOLMET aero weather at 0048 and 0638; is continuous except 5-minute breaks at 25 and 55 past hours; for VOLMET info see http://home.cogeco.ca/~dxinfo/bc/volmet-wx.htm Shannon`s own site with online reception report form: http://www.iaa.ie *R. six international, Scotland special for St. Andrew`s Day, Wed Nov 30: 17-18 on 9290 Latvia, 21-23 5110 WBCQ, UT Thu Dec 1 01-03 on 7585 Lithuania *France Bleu, Alsace, 1278 kHz includes Alsatian language, mix of German and French; local programming until 1815, MW in Alsatian 06-12 *DW improved website layout http://www.dw-world.de *Tnx to WRMI 7385 relaying WRN, Banns Radio International, a.k.a. Copenhagen Calling, Denmark, is again on SW, UT Sun 0630-0700 *Scandinavian Weekend Radio redesigned webpage, http://www.swradio.net but still mostly in Finnish, monthly broadcast Fri Dec 2 from 22 UT for 24 hours; and also Dec 24-25 *Special Radio, Thu 19-20 on 5850 in Russian, is via Uzbekistan *R. Romania International making it to CT at 01 in English on 6150, among changes made Nov 20, ex-11970; also 6115 ex 6125 at 0400 *R. Tirana left marine band 6215 in Albanian at 00-0130 to NAm, for 7455, the RTTY frequency also used later for English *Spur on 1701.13 heard in Finland turns out to be mixing product from Albania relaying China until 1900 on 1214.84, leapfrogging 1458v *West Africa Democracy Radio on 12000 at 07-09 is via Woofferton UK, also on 15260 Rampisham; not likely to hear in NAm *V. of Biafra International, Sat until 2159* on 7380, mostly in English, via South Africa, Sat and Wed only, well heard in NAm now *VOA to Zimbabwe, Studio 7, a rather lame name, easily heard in NAm at 1730-18 M-F on 17785 via Morocco *New website from R. Mozambique with webcast, http://www.rm.co.mz but difficult to connect *R. Ethiopia home service on 13799.1 at 18 UT, very low modulation; happens to be same as VOA Amharic service at 18-19 on 13800, which shifted to 13790 to avoid such jamming *UNMEE for Ethiopia and Eritrea, Sun 09-10 on 17670, Tue 1030-1130 on 17565 both via UAE, including quarter hour in English *V. of Justice, English from Iran, at 0128 on 6120, anti-American rhetoric like RHC, plus 9665 *All India Radio testing 9425 again with FM Rainbow programs 0130- 0530, 0930-1230; National Channel 1320-0040, reports wanted from India *Contrary to last time, new frequency for IBC Tamil is 7110 not 7105, via Germany at 00-01, ex-6055 to avoid Spain *Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI began B season on 7520 at 12, 13; now 14-15 Sat and Sun on 11785 *Dien Bien, Vietnamese regional on 6316.8 until 1330* ex-6378 and 6442 *Chinese with numbers is just Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan, new 5170 USB from Tainan, as well as old Taibei 8117 USB, 24 hours *China National Radio 2nd Program on 18159.9v, not harmonic but mix of two old Beijing transmitters, 17625 and 17890; QRMs hamband around 07 and 0947 *AWR Singapore says Wavescan will resume in January *RNZI revised sked Nov 30: changes are: 1651 on 11980, 1751-2235 on 15720 *Sudan Radio Service via UK at 1500 replaced 11665 with 15575 M-F *United Nations Radio in English M-F 1730-1745 [NOT from 1700 as I misspoke] on 7170 RSA, 9565 UK, 17810 Ascension *SESC message: National Space Weather Program undergoing decadal review; questionnaire to be completed via http://www.nswp.gov *Propagation outlook from Boulder Nov 29; flux range 80-90-80 *Check our website for much more useful info, http://worldofradio.com *With a standard disclaimer, Glenn Hauser, here, concluding another World of Radio, 1295; hope you`ve enjoyed the program and will hear me again next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1294, produced November 16, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Interference from [WWCR] 7465 not expected in Dec to Polisario 7460, but 7460 dropped in October, on MW 1550 only; maybe new transmitter. 1550 also heard from Massachusetts, LV de la Republica Arabe Saharahui Democratica, from Tindouf, Algeria, at 2342 and at 2212 *Delays in getting West Africa Democracy Radio on the air since August; website coming alive Nov 5, http://www.wadr.org and broadcasts started Nov 14, 0700-0900 on 12000 instead of expected 17555; studios in Senegal; initially for MRU countries, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, until January 1. Later to expand to other countries, and add 09-11 on 17860 in French. [recording of 12000 as heard in Germany] [Nov 21 added 15260] *Star Radio, for Liberia via Ascension at 21-22 now on 11960 ex-11965, in English except French news on half hour; co-channel Guam *Clandestines to Ethiopia via Germany: V. of Oromo Liberation, 17-18 now 9820 Tue-Sun; V. of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity, new time 19-20 on 9620 Wed & Sun *Sudan Radio Service, via UK, on 11665 at 15-17, English and Arabic; Nov 14 I also heard on 15575 until 1529, but not next days; schedule 03-05 7120, 05-06 9525, 15-17 11665, 17-18 11705, daily exc Sunday. [Portugal on 15575 weekends, SRS using it too 15-17, clear weekdays] *Couleurs Tropicales, music from RFI now heard at 2110-2130 & 2140- 2200 M-F on 9790 [via Gabon] *All India Radio B-05 in English, full schedule, none for NAm: 1000-1100 13710 15020 15235 15260 17510 17800 17895, MW 1053 1330-1500 9690 11620 13710 1530-1545 7255 9820 9910 11740 1745-1945 7410 9445 9950 11620 11935 13605 15075 15155 17670 2045-2230 7410 9445 9910 9950 11620 11715 2245-0045 9705 9950 11620 11645 13605 *DTK T-Systems Germany change for IBC Tamil to Sri Lanka, from Nov 16: 00-01 on 7105 250 kW // 6055 [later reported on 7110] due to Spain on 6055 *V. of Tibet B-05: via Tajikistan, varying up to 4 kHz avoiding jam: 1056-1144, 1212-1300 17560; 1304-1352 11605; 1430-1518 7465 but blocked by BBC DRM via Norway. VOT via Madagascar for India, not Tibet: 17550 not varying, 14-1430 & 1530-16 *R. Thailand B-05 [English] schedule: 00-0030 Af 9680, 0030-01 NAm via Greenville 5890, 03-0330 Delano 5890; Eu 0530-06 13770; 1230-13 As/ Pac 9810, 14-1430 As/Pac 9725; Eu 19-20 9805, 2030-2045 9535 *Lao National Radio, 6130, heard in NH at 1142-1204 including 7 gongs at 1200 *Little Saigon Radio, California via Taiwan, on 7380 at *1500-1530* *Que Huong Radio, for Vietnam, added Sun 12-13 on 11860, besides Mon- Sat 12-13 on 15680 *via kHz, MHz and GHz, World of Radio 1294, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA *Thanks this week for financial support go to John Carson *If you want to hear every edition of WOR, note that some of our outlets miss airing the latest edition but repeat the previous one; not our intention: a new WOR every week! If you hear a repeat, you may have missed an edition unless you go looking for it elsewhere or from Our Current Audio page at http://www.worldofradio.org This is # 1294: are you sure you heard 1293? *Malaysia renames RTM stations``The People`s Radio`` *Post-Ramadan, Kang Guru Radio English show on RRI Jakarata 9680 resumes previous schedule, Wed & Sun 1000-1020; in California about same strength as co-channel WYFR *V. of Indonesia, 9525.98 active for English at 08-0859, but not heard here later in daily checks for carrier at least at 1400 *From the land of the midday moon: 3 Swedish listeners heard Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea, 7120 around local noon; 1030/1255 UT *RNZI testing new DRM transmitter for Tonga, presumably 16-17 on 7230; full service early in 2006. To feed for relays *R. Kiribati still not back on SW, but online streaming, mono and stereo, http://radio-tarawa.tskl.net.ki but not 24h, from *1825, and until 1055* mentioning 846 mediumwave; 5-minute clip at http://www.intervalsignals.net *Ethiopians demonstrate outside VOA in Washington, both pro and con; Amharic staff accused of inciting violence *VOA English heard on 6235: that`s Kuwait in the marine band 2130-2430 *Ex-chief of public TV Kenneth Tomlinson violated federal law; still in charge of Broadcasting Board of Governors, also investigated there *R. UNAM, Mexico City, return to SW update: antenna being installed, omni-direxional, for 10 kW, tests shortly on 9600; but Cuba also there much of the time *During entire B-04 season, Cuba clashed with China via Canada 15230 at 13-15, and happening again this year, but RHC aware of it, asking for recpetion reports; still going Nov 16 *Cuba continues running jammers on frequencies no longer used by Radio Marti such as 11845, pulsing until 2300 [also 9565] *RHC nominally closes at 0700, but some transmitters stay on until 0730, relaying domestic network; lately I hear CMBF Radio Musical Nacional on 6060, 9550, 11760; also check 6000 which has Esperanto Sundays *Time check on CMBF confirms Cuba still on DST of UT -4 *R. Amazonas, Venezuela, stabilized on 4939.61 Nov 10 after varying 100 kHz higher [but not for long] *What became of China via Chile, not much publicized? Merlin B-05 shows: 100 kW 45 degrees across Brasil: 12-13 Chinese & 13-14 English 15540; 21-22 Portuguese 17645 *KNR Greenland schedule confusion, on 3815-USB, in my Dec MT column: should be during winter 21-2215 UT; now is best time to have a chance of hearing it in NAm; also at 15-1615. Heard in Sweden at 2200 [later: heard on Newfoundland DX-pedition]. Reports to coastal station doing the relaying, OZL, Ammassalik Radio *VHF from India to South Australia, 30520, 2nd harmonic at 0838; BBC Singapore on 30720 at 0840 Nov 7 *Propagation outlook from Boulder Nov 16: flux 100 dipping to 75 from Nov 27 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1294 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1293, produced November 9, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *New B-05 season underway, but as of Nov 9, HFCC schedule still not posted; should be out shortly [Nov 17]: http://www.hfcc.org in public data section, zipped file, incomplete with hundreds of entries missing *More complete privately compiled skeds thanks to Eike Bierwirth but not finished yet, via http://www.eibi.de.vu in time and frequency order *Nagoya DX Circle too: zipped via http://www2.starcat.ne.jp/~ndxc *FCC B-05 schedule for private US SW stations: http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/B05FCC01.TXT including: WMLK still shown on unused 9955 and 15265, really 9265 only; WRNO no longer reserving 7355, just 7395 at 22-16 and 15420 16-23; WWBS Macon GA, off air but still shown, 11900, UT Sat & Sun 00-02 only; also inactive but shown: WJIE. Only one frequency in traditional 41m band, KSDA on 7150; KTWR dips into aero band, 15070 at 0815-0845 only to see if there are any objexions; OK with ALI? *Also shows 100 kW units at WHRI and WHRA, old transmitters ex- Indiana, but unseem active despite 24h of scheduling; no Angel 6 or 7 at WHR webpages *WRMI back on 9955 Nov 6, to Latin America, but not yet 7385 to NAm due to greater antenna damage [and still not Nov 15] *Kenneth Tomlinson ousted from board of CPB on Nov 3 as Inspector General reports issued about his activities at CPB and BBG. Accused of misusing federal money, phantom unqualified employees. Still chairman of BBG; records and e-mail seized, Karl Rove involved, a friend of Tomlinson *Al Hurra also examined by IG for problematic procurement practices *House subcommittee holding hearing Nov 10 with Tomlinson, and Al- Hurra news director *Modest proposal from Kim Andrew Elliott: give Associated Press a 5- year contract to govern US international broadcasting *AFRTS backed out, now backs into agreement to air progressive talk host Ed Schultz; confusing debate on Senate floor about AFRTS programming. Yet to be confirmed *May not be hearing AFRTS on ``Key West`` SSB frequencies, off air from 5446.5, 7811 and 12133.5 for a month; blown off by Wilma? *Temp Winnipeg station back Nov 6-26: CJML, 580, 99 watts with longwire, 13-04 UT with nostalgic music and programs from `40s, `50s; believe no one has been able to DX it at a distance yet *New language on HCJB, Kulina, in northern Brazil, daily 2250-2300 on 12020, but actually only lasts about 3 minutes, bible readings starting with Genesis *R. Bella, Tingo Maria, Peru, 4299.69, now regular at 1000, with clip at http://www.malm-ecuador.com Background on the name: Tingo means union (of two rivers), Maria a woman called the Sleeping Beauty, her profile in a mountain range *New Argentine on 1670, probably unlicensed, from Escuela Cientifica Basilio, http://www.basilio.org.ar --- seems a cult, reminiscent of notorious Aum Shinrikyo *BBC Calling the Falklands confirmed still on 11680, Tue & Fri 2130- 2145 tho only carrier audible here, with BBC French Guiana on 11675 *Odd conflicits in new season: BBC Spanish on 6110 at 0003 with severe echo since they are using both Ascension and French Guiana, unsynchronized! *On 11655 at 19-20, RN heard with 2-second echo, from both Flevo and Madagascar *Radio Netherlands undergoing structural reorganization, people losing jobs or moving to other ones *Amsterdam Forum now 55 minutes on Sundays: Nov 13: Is religion bad for society? *Standard disclaimer *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1293, from P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Dennis Sivert in Illinois *RFI changed style of presentation in French; less urgent-sounding news theme; tease at hourtop. More emphasis on specific world regions *R. Vaticano in Spanish at 1600 on 9885; is really a relay via WEWN M-F 16-1630 and 22-2230, both also on 15745; not in English *New director general at Vatican Radio, Fr Federico Lombardi, SJ *B05 R. Serbia & Montenegro schedule is still curtailed, 1845-22 only, English 1930 on 6100 *R. Prague acknowledges relay in English at 04 on 6100 not on schedule since it is experimental, via Sackville to C&W NAm *Holocaust denier Ernst Zuendel went on trial in Germany Nov 8, but delayed when judge dismissed defense team member for racist conviction; to resume Nov 15 with public defender *R. Vilnius English: 2330 7325, 0030 9875, but reception of both is aboslutely terrible in CT *R. Station Belarus English schedule now: NAm UT M, Tu, W, Th, F, Sa 03 but Su 0330; Eu M, Tu, Th, F, 2030, but Su 22; Eu on 1170, 7125, 7340, 7440; NAm 5970, 6155, 7210 *V. of Greece English is only: daily 1930-20 Eu 7430; Sun 1105-12 Eu music All Greek to Me 12105, 15630, 17525; Sat 15-16 interview Hellenes Around the World, Eu 9420, 12105, 15630, NAm via Delano 9775 *R. Makedonias, 7450, 22 until 2250* with music better than Athens *Translation of VOG program schedule into English; in DXLD 5-191 at http://worldofradio.com *Star Radio, Liberia from 0700 in English on 9525 via Ascension; denies charges of being mouthpiece of Unity Party *New clandestine R. Free Southern Cameroons apparently leads to re- arrest of one of movement`s leaders; for secession of this English- speaking portion; heard again Sunday Nov 6 at 18-19 on 12130 via Russia *New schedules to Sudan: R. Nile, via Madagascar, now 0400-0500 Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue on 12060, 15320 *Sudan Radio Service via UK at 17-18 changed from 11715 to 11705, but now collides with V. of the People from Madagascar to Zimbabwe *Direction-finding from Europe on 18727 Information Radio puts it on this line: Adana, W Iraq, Thumrait, Diego Garcia *KBS World Radio dropped 16 UT to Af/SAs, only convenient broadcast for India and Bangladesh *R. Station Pacific Ocean, Vladivostok, now at 0935-1000 on 5960, also 7330 *Maritime stations in Philippines believed to relay news from broadcast stations at 2300 in USB: 17260 Manila Radio DZH, 17366 Manila Bay Radio DZK *Solomon Islands heard once on reactivated 9545 as well as 5020, at 0900 clashing with DW *Palmyra DXpedition until Sat Nov 19 with KH6ND/5 on SSB 160-10 meters *United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans cooperative ended Nov 5; WWL once again split from Clear Channel stations *Tone test on 1610 widely heard in E NAm, Nov 7, no IDs and no fix yet; maybe experimental like WC2XKX in NC [no, denied], heard even after sunrise [maybe Anguilla nonetheless?] *As of Nov 9, Jeff White, WRMI says 7385 not ready yet, but should be by Nov 13 [it wasn`t]; WOR times as shifted: Sat 22, Sun 0930 & 15 *From 2nd weekend in Nov, new Spanish DX news from me on Radio Enlace from RN, Fri/Sun plus UT Sat/Mon *Propagation outlook from Boulder Nov 8: flux range 75-80 *This has been the 1,293rd World of Radio; Glenn Hauser in Oklahoma inviting you back next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1292, produced November 2, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits, listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *FEMA forces WBCQ to move off 17495; from Nov 2 on 18910 instead. Allan Weiner says government is out to destroy domestic SW *WOR second broadcast, now UT Thu at 0000 on 18910; other times same on WBCQ as shifted; still at 0515 UT Monday, not 0500 on 7415 as Amos & Andy continues *WWCR on 3215 ex-3210 including WOR UT Sun 0730 *Cyberline at 0505 UT Sun on WWCR 5070, now for three hours to 0800 *WRMI remains off air in early Nov; antenna to S OK, but fence around it has to be repaired; antenna to NW badly damaged, to be repaired and improved. 9955 back on once power back, a week later 7385 WRMI page on Wilma damage situation at http://www.wrmi.net [9955 resumed Nov 6, 7385 perhaps Nov 8] *WYFR back on air Oct 29 with 100 kW at half power; new schedule from Oct 30 includes some last minute changes: far out of band 7780 replacing 7355, 03-0745, 1045-1345. Left 5745 and 5810 for 6000 05- 1145, overlapping RHC on same *RCI new frequency schedule from Oct 30, but domestic CBC Radio making program changes Nov 7, also affecting RCI. Morning to US is 7 days at 14-17 on 9515, 13655, 17820, but some are late or missing. Weekdays, First hour: The Current; 2nd hour, Sounds Like Canada, into third hour, and new National Playlist, 1630-1700; Friday also Madly Off In All Directions at 1605 *RCI retains one Sackville frequency at 18 to Africa, 17740; and at 21 to Europe 9770, including Maple Leaf Mailbag, first half hour Suns, 2nd half hour on Tues; also Sun 2200 on 11990, 2330 on 6100, UT Mon 0030 9755. Afternoon to US [21-23!] on 15180, with Freestyle, new show on M-F; Sat DNTO, Sun Cross Country Checkup. World at Six, and all of As It Happens, 00-02 Tue-Sat on 9755, except Dispatches is now UT Fri 0130 *New weekly radio address by Canadian PM Paul Martin, not on CBC, but several private stations per Liberal Party website, mainly 10:58 am local time on Sundays; audible in English and French at: http://www.liberal.ca *Strange ID on 1700, Cash 1700 AM, San Diego. This is latest ID for Tecate BCN station XEPE, business format operated from US *RHC tested briefly on 5055, and one night only on 5040, 0040-0210 *After 7 months of colliding with CRI via Canada, R Nacional de Venezuela via Cuba finally in the clear at 23 on 13680, M-F in Spanish [also on 11760]; CRI moved to 11970 *R. Comerical, Huancabamba, Peru, 6536.02 with slogan La Voz del Rondero, and R. Maranyon, 4835.45 mentions LV del Rondero Valiente; what does it mean? Refers to mangager of R. Maranyon, accused of participating in terrorist group, in a mining dispute. Supporters use the slogan, The Voice of the Valiant Sentinel *B05 scheduling has BBC interfering with itself, Calling the Falkland Islands on 11680, Tue & Fri 2130-2145; but Caribbean service via French Guiana on 11675 at 21-22; we can`t hear Falklands service [or is it on 11720? No, 11680 confirmed barely audible Nov 8] *V. of Nigeria coming in well on 7255 but muffled audio on recordings, at 05 in English; 7255 seems all day, only active frequency, heard in Europe until 0630 and after India closed at 1545 *New target broadcast since Oct 30, R. Free Southern Cameroons, Sundays only 18-19 in English via Krasnodar, Russia, 300 kW on 12130, on TDP schedule. See http://www.fdrsoutherncameroons.info promoting secession *VOA tripled broadcasts to Zimbabwe to a sesquihour: 1700-1830 in Shona, English, Ndebele, 17785, 12080, 9830, 4930, 909 *R. Cairo Oct 26 on wrong frequency 9999 instead of 9990 to Europe including English at 2115; 2300 to North America supposed to stay on 11885, but better not since WYFR now on there in Portuguese *Spain`s new English sked: Eu M-F 20-21 9680 but Sat & Sun 22-23 on 6125; Af same times on 9595; NAm 00-01 on 6055, again heard well. Webpage with [Spanish] program titles in order, shows Nuestro Sello, mostly classical music, M-F 0505 via CR 5965; also 6040, 6055, 9675 *In the midst of the 1,292nd WOR, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or woradio at yahoo.com --- http://worldofradio.org for much more info *Thanks this week for financial support go to Joe Hanlon *RFI English at 16 heard on 15160, 15605; B-05 schedule hard to get; 16 also on 9730 11615 15365; 17-1730 on 11615 and 15605 only. Earlier English: 14-15 direct on 17515; 12-1230 on 21620 France, 15275 Ascension; morning monitoring: M-F only: 04-0430 7315 9555; 05-0530 11850 11995; 06-0630 9865 15155 17800; 07-08 11725 15605 *RFI created two divisions, one with programs for Africa, one for rest of world *Only RN Bonaire frequency, 12-13 in English to us, 9890 keeps dropping off air; water shortage at Madagascar makes power supply unreliable, so Flevo substituting transmitter when necessary *Rai, Italy 0114 from French to German on 6110, 11765 via Ascension, supposed to be external service, but must have been domestic Notturno service by mistake with English a few minutes earlier as heard on correct 6060 at 0001-0015 *LRA 36 Antarctica is not getting covered by V of Greece via Delano as planned on 15475 this season, with Greece on 15485 instead, so LRA36 at 18-21 in clear, or at least after Gabon closes at 19. VOG 15485 is on air 16-22, we hope an hour earlier on weekends, including English on Sat at 15-16 Hellenes Around the World, // 15630 direct [actually 9775 Delano stays on an hour later instead until 1600] *Austria via Canada back on 13675 at 16-17, partly in English; direct on 7325 at 00-01; 9870 2330-24 to South America *R. Prague tested relay via Canada at 0330 on 6040; not any longer, but I heard unscheduled R. Prague in English at 04-0429 on 6100, believed to be Canada, excellent here *R. Romania International listener special Sun Nov 6 at 1300; week before had good signal, but very quiet audio [15105] *V. of Russia English to NAm at 02-06 on 15425 and 7180 plus others *R. Georgia staffer says most language services have been off air for two months, and expects foreign service to be dissolved *Armenia`s new schedule includes 9965, English at 1925-1945 *V. of Turkey English, 55 minutes or so: 1330 15155 11735; 1930 6055; 2130 9525; 2300 5960; 04 6020 & 7240; best here on 15155, including Live from Turkey call-in Thursdays at 1350 *Iran`s English hours: 0130 6120 9665; 1030 15460 15480; 1530 7330 9940; 1930 6010 7320 7350 9855 9925 11695 as registered, not all confirmed *R. Solh, psyops for Afghanistan, but we like the music now: 02-12 11675 via UAE, 12-15 15265 & 15-18 9875 via UK *R. Pakistan English B-05: 16-1615 15570 15725 6215 9385: Urdu opens with 10 minutes of news in English at 08 on 15100 17835; probably again at 1100. Assami allegedly partly in English 0045-0115 7445 9340 *R. Tashkent, Uzbekistan, English: 01-0130 7160 7190; 12-1230 5060 7190; 1330-14 5975 7190; 2030-21 & 2130-22 on 7185 *BBC suspending office in Tashkent for at least 6 months, due to security concerns; staff have been harassed and intimidated *Democratic V. of Burma now: 1430-1530 17495 15480; 2330-0030 5955 *Hmong Lao Radio including rustic music now sked on WHRI: Sat 12, Sun 13 on 7520 *Trans World Broadcasting Ministry, Taiwan, stopped SW on 11940 via CBS Taiwan in Sept due to dispute over costs tho SW still on homepage *Private group started SW to N. Korea for Japanese abductees, Shiokaze, for one year, daily at 11:30 pm local on 5890. That`s 1430 UT, but at first it was at 1530, via Russia, Irkutsk. Means Sea Breeze. No QSL but financial contributions welcome to cover $30K per year cost. Broadcast R Australia by mistake for 10 minutes *Wantok Radio light, 7120, Papua New Guinea, upped power? Now heard in NZ at 0930, and at 1900 *Don`t you believe R. Australia website, with inaccurate schedule of own broadcasts. 21740 is actually replaced by 17785 at 22-24. Also until 2300 is 15515; after 0000 heard on 17715; 15515 also 02-07. 15240 in English at 22-2330 and 08-1130 is relay via Taiwan *Propagation outlook from Boulder, November 1; flux range 80 to 75 *Glenn Hauser, here, concluding World of Radio #1292 and inviting you back next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1291, produced October 26, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *Most of North America and Europe go off DST Oct 30 and on same date SW stations around the world make seasonal time and/or frequency changes *Less confusing if you go by UT than local time, but some SW stations make one-hour time change, others do not *Expected WOR times on our SW stations: WBCQ: Wed 23 7415, Thu 00 17495, Sun & Mon 04 on 9330, Mon 0515 on 7415, Wed 0030 on 7415 *Days of week are also in UT, so Wed 0030 = Tue evening in NAm *WWCR: Thu 2130 15825 (Dec-Jan-Feb 7465); Sun 0330 5070, 0730 3215 [not 3210], Wed 1030 9985 *WRMI: Sat 22, Sun 0930 and 15 on 7385 [but see below, off for Wilma] *On WRN: to NAm, Sat & Sun 1830, Sun 0930; rest of World, Sat 0900 *Almost all our AM, FM and internet outlets are one UT hour later, except in NZ, already one UT hour earlier *Mundo Radial now on 7465, Mon & Fri 2215; WRMI Sun 1130 on 9955 *Bill Lauterbach ceased production of DX Radio School, such as UT Sun 0330 5070, 0430 from next week, replacement unknown [repeats continue for time being] *WBCQ staying on 5110 all night with Good Friends, 23-10; soon 00-11 *Church of Subgenius Hour of Slack, Sun 21 on 7415, moved to UT Sun 0000 on 7415, soon 0100; Sun at 22 now has repeat of This Week in Amateur Radio, from 25 hours earlier *WBCQ plans after-hours programming late Hallowe`en night, from 0430 UT Nov 1 on 7415 *Ed Bolton announced Amos and Andy going off the air at Octoberend, had been M-F 0400 on 7415 [so will WOR shift to 0500 UT Mon?] *WRMI went off as precaution ahead of Hurricane Wilma, but still off due to power outage, and damage to North American antenna; [see http://www.wrmi.net/program.php?id=48 for latest updates] *WYFR also missing from multiple SW frequencies following Wilma; due to lack of power, and considerable damage to antenna field [returned at least partially Oct 29] *Anna L. Case, former frequency manager for VOA, GJA, died Oct 16; obit: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102301223_pf.html *Follow-up to last week about Mark McKinnon appointment to Broadcasting Board of Governors, is he a Democrat or Republican? Redesignated Republican to fill that vacant seat *House Republicans want to eliminate public broadcasting, NEA to fund Katrina recovery, ``Operation Offset`` *New FCC Chariman Kevin Martin has shaken up agency, replacing bureau chiefs, to clean out predecessor Michael Powell`s staff *CBC Radio 3 voice Alexis Mazurin died at 27 of heart attack *Mary Lou Finley, As It Happens host, retiring from CBC November 30 *CBC Radio 1 afternoon program Roundup replaced by Freestyle Nov 7 *Ideas definitely continues; exec producer celebrates 40th anniversary with new book of material from show *Contary to last week, West Africa Democracy Radio return to SW still delayed *Channel Africa B05 English schedule [not requoted here] *Change for V. of People, from Madagscar to Zimbabwe, 1659-1757: 11705 replaces 7120 *V. of Tanzania [Zanzibar], with English news at 1800 as Spice FM on 11735 heard better in Alaska than NH *R. Waaberi, to Somalia on 17660 ex 17550, Fri 1330-14 via Germany *R. Cairo tentative B-05 English [not requoted here] *IAR, Rome Radio, says it closes down all radiotelegrapy Oct 31; was heard on 8670 *Confirmed that BBC World Service will close 10 languages to afford new Arabic TV service: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovene, Thai, by next March. Lots of negative reaction from countries losing services, and British Left *via kHz, MHz, GHz, World of Radio 1291, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, Ok 73702, USA http://worldofradio.org for much more in DX Listening Digest, and our new schedule *Thanks this week for financial support go to Sean Martin, Albuquerque *R. Netherlands programming changes include Amsterdam Forum moving from Sat to Sun with 1-hour format; Sat now has Saturday Connexions, with comment and analysis from correspondents, like Wide Angle, and mailbag *R. Netherlands B-05 English frequencies, in part [not requoted here] [to Africa at 18-21 is on 11655 and 9895 for all three hours]; new to New Zealand at 05 on 11710 Bonaire; no more MW or SW to Europe *Alfa Lima International, pirate in Netherlands, active last weekend and expected back, on 15069.4, from 1400 or so into the evening *Certain hours in English from Deutsche Welle which should be audible in NAm [not requoted here] *R. Sweden B-05 English includes: 0230 & 0330 via Sackville 6010; on 15240 at 1330 direct, 1430 via Sackville; to Australia via Madagsacar at 2030 on 7420 *R. Slovakia B-05 English [not requoted here] *R. Polonia`s only English, B-05: 13-14 9525, 11850; 18 7265, 7220; 310 azimuth best for NAm is on 11850 *R. Ukraine International keeps September changed frequencies, but English times shift: Eu 12 9925, 22 5840; NAm 01 & 04 on 5910 *R. Tirana, Albania, sked last week already changed: Eu 1945-20 on 7530 and 7465; NAm in Albanian at 00-0130 on 6215 and new 7455 which also has English later. And English is daily except Sundays or UT Mondays *R. Budapest B-05 English [not requoted here]; still Slovakia relays on 6025 at part of the times *R. Romania International Listeners Day is Sunday November 6, when listeners may contribute to programming on subject of Man and Nature; live on the 1300 UT broadcast [15105, 17745], send to eng @ rri.ro *R. Bulgaria, B-05 English [not requoted here] *Kol Israel still goiing, B-05 English [not requoted here] *R. Jordan in English well heard in Ontario untl 1730, so already made time shift, [WTFK? on 11690!], from 1400 *Sri Lanka merged Hindi and English in evening, 1330-1530 on 11905, 7275 *IBC London in Tamil, B-05 moved to 6055 at 00-01 [same as Spain to North America] *All India Radio abandons 3 MHz band from Oct 30, changing to: Bhopal on 4810, Shimla 4980, Delhi too [5020] [but not really as of Oct 30] *Bhutan not shutting down SW service, but continuing and expanding, to get another 100 kW transmitter from India; bids open in Nov *V. of Indonesia again heard on 9525, English at 0800; open carrier also heard some days between 13 and 16, kilowasting kilowatts *RNZI B-05 English [not requoted here] *Three Huancabamba, Peru stations reported busted by authorities, but still heard: R. La Voz de las Huarinjas, 6819.39 at 0100; and R. Difusora La Poderosa, until 0005 on 6536.03 *On 5949.717 at 0230, R. Bethel, Arequipa, Peru, reactivated; also heard at 1100; and at 2305 *R. Bosques, Argentine pirate, reportedly changed to 6460 *unID Latin American on 6125 at 0018 may be SODRE, Uruguay; after 0100 also a spur from Cuba [now occupied by Spain] *Propagation outlook from Boulder October 25; flux peaking at 80 *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1291 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1290, produced October 19, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Far-right nutcase at DX Radio School wonders about my health, because of all the WOR Extras lately. Appreciate the concern; I`m OK, and there are other reasons for running Extras *WOR schedule changes: on http://www.radioveronica.us WOR is now aired 4 times, Universal times and days, Thu 2330, Fri 17, Sat 16, Tue 01 *Occasional pirate puts WOR on: Mystery Radio, 6220, Europe, had WOR Tue Oct 11 at 1525 *New Mundo Radial from Oct 21 on WWCR 15825, Fri & Mon 2115; also on WRMI Sun 1030 on 9955 [make that from Oct 24 on WWCR] *Turnover in key personnel at WWCR the past few weeks: George McClintock retired as GM, will continue engineering; Adam Lock also resigned. So Ask WWCR has new host Dr. Jerry Plummer. New ops manager is Zach Harper. Best wishes to all on their new endeavors *Thought provocation at http://www.kimandrewelliott.com --- Pres. Bush nominated Mark McKinnon to the BBG, but is he still a Democrat? Or will he occupy a Republican seat on the bipartisan board. See: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Mark_McKinnon http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/architect/interviews/mckinnon.html [later: McKinnon will now be a Republican:] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/18/AR2005101801717.html Logic of packing BBG with pro-administration members *R. Sawa`s Egyptian quid pro quo: Senate bill to withhold $227 mega of aid until Egypt agrees to install transmitter for Sawa *Ed Schultz, liberal talk host was to start on AFN Oct. 17. Then Allison Barber nixed it suddenly after staged Bush/soldiers interview *SW relays of WWL and URBONO were last heard Sunday, Oct. 9 *B-05 = new schedules in effect Oct. 30 *KNLS Alaska B-05 English: 08 9615, 10 9615, 12 7355 & 9615, 14 9655 *KNR, Greenland, 3815-USB, finally QSLed a report last winter from northern Finland; now heard even in southern Finland, at 2100 Oct 15; sked is 12-1315 & 21-2215, one hour later from Oct 30 *RCI finally resumed normal schedule, including Sat mornings, 13-16 with 3 hour-long programs, The House, Vinyl Cafe, Quirks & Quarks, squeezing out O`Reilly on Advertising, but that is still on CBC Radio 1 webcast at 11:30 am Saturdays local time across Canada *For B-05 only one frequency for World at Six and As It Happens to USA at 00-02: 9755; but poritons earlier, 23-24 on 6100; 22-2230 on 11990 *Sunday Oct 16, nice choral music on 9530 at 2045-2055, V. of Joy, but whence? Found out it was Sackville, supposedly Saturdays only at 20- 21 during October; Norwegian choir to be back Oct 29; while Oct 22, Sacred Harp singers with shape note singing. Also supposed to appear via R Africa, Equatorial Guinea, but totally unconfirmed *BBCWS to terminate Thai service at yearend; official announcment expected 25 Oct; in order to increase Arabic, also ending Easterrn European languages; Thai fans mounting campaign to save the service *Spain on 17595 is normally good here in mornings, but transmitter occasionally goes haywire, such as Oct 19, at 1400, with huge blob of noise 17450-17580, obliterating other signals *Sept 29-30-Oct 1, R. Budapest was atop WWV on 10000 in Hungarian 2200-2258; could be sum of 6025 plus 3975 *RSCG, Yugoslavia, cancelled some SW services, but retains same languages with news on website *R. Tirana, B-05, evacuating 40m hamband, to new 7455, English at 0245-03, and 0330-04; also 7530 for Europe at 1945-20, // 6225; to NAm // 6115. Other English to Eu at 2230-23 on 7110. 7455 has RTTY and avoided so far by other broadcast stations *Bad news, B-05 from Greece via Delano, 15475 at 16-22, again wiping out LRA-36 Antarctica, 15476 at 18-21 M-F; trying to get VOG to find any other frequency *Arabic on 18727 at 1600 turns out to be Information Radio, Iraq, identified by Tarek Zeidan, Egypt, which he also heard at 1700. Gives phone numbers and MW 864 and 756, R. Al-Maluma`at, like the 6125 and 9133 service based in Bahrain. 18727 also heard in UK at 1742; and in Denmark from *1600. This could be a feeder *World of Radio 1290, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; woradio at yahoo.com http://worldofradio.org for much more info *Tnx this week for financial support to Tom McLaughlin, in memory of our DX friend in Lubbock, TX, who died 5 years ago Oct. 17, Gigi Lytle *WRTVH 2005 gives 9365 for R. Peace, Bagram, Afghanistan, but not heard until now: Mauno Ritola, Finland, IDed the weak 1 kW signal, 09-15, peaking around 1400. Ex 7000, 8700, 9000. Quite a catch, and the only genuine SWBC outlet in Afghanistan until they get the new 100 kW transmitter from India going on other frequencies *Sedaye Hurriat, clandestine for Kashmir, no longer heard after quake. Other services from both sides still heard, including Pakistani 4790 *R. Kashmir, Srinagar, has new Ramadan wake-up special 2255-2356 on 4950, then comes back on for regular broadcdast from *0025 *Revised plan for AIR frequency changes show Gangtok, Sikkim on 4870 ex-3390, (not 4810), including English hour at 1300, from B-05 *Malaysian 7295 missing; had been audible in California at 13-14; networks renamed and this one is Traxx FM, standing for ex-perience the ex-citement. Kuching 7270 is heard, now called Wai FM, at 1335 *Kang Guru Radio English via RRI 9680, Wed and Sun (NOT Sat as I said) at 1000-1020, rescheduled for Ramadan to 0900. But from B-05 WYFR will be on 9680 at both those times *V. of Indonesia, 9525, is showing up again sporadically *E-QSL from Catholic Radio Network, 4960, Papua New Guinea, signed by Fr. Zdzislaw Mlak, news @ rtapng.com.pg *ABC Northern Territory SW service is replacing three transmitters, one at a time, each off 4-6 weeks, first being Tennant Creek, 4910 and 2325; listen to Alice instead on 4835, 2310. Daytime in addition NT service is on Shepparton 11880 at 2330-0900. Old transmitters too unreliable. New 100 kW units operated at 50 and T.C. to have DRM capability *R. UNAM to get a 10 kW SW transmitter, ex-XERMX. Being installed and should start testing by early November, on 9600. May be a lot of QRM, better off on 9705 *XERTA, 4810, Mexico City, now permitted to broadcast every day at 2000-1200, not just weekends *AWR via Bonaire to cease with B-05, so QSL it now: Spanish 22-24 on 6165 *LV del Upano, Ecuador, 6000, reactivated Oct. 11, but usually only briefly; measured on 5999.266 *New Peruvian on 4299.68 tentatively IDed as R. Bella, in Tingo Maria, heard at 0120 and 1030 *R. Nacional del Peru, heard on 4965.82, finally IDed as another new station, R. Santa Ana, relaying RN M-F; located in Santa Ana, Provincia La Convencion, Departamento Cusco *R. Ilucan, Cutervo, Peru, reactivated on 5678 Oct 9, // 4260.4 = 3 x their MW frequency *R. Union, Lima, stronger than before on 6114.86 at 1003 *R. Baluarte, Argentina, 6215 was off the air a week as of Oct 6 [later returned]; R. Bosques, Argentine pirate on 6188.9 approximately [NOT 6118.9 as I misspoke only on first WBCQ airing, but probably also on the dxprograms.net file] heard at 2000 to oppose visit of Pres. Bush; also announces 11424 *Polisario for Western Sahara again heard on MW 1550, Spanish at 2300 *Since Oct 10, West African Democracy Radio, Senegal via Europe, supposed to be back on air, 17555, 07-09 in English, 09-11 in French, weekdays? via Rampisham [as announced, but in fact, not yet back on air] *Defunct Gene Scott missing from 5030 Costa Rica, lately, convenient since Burkina Faso is there until 0002* [later: DGS/CR returned] *TWR Benin may already be testing its new 1566, heard Oct 13 *V. of the People, Madagascar to Zimbabwe, still severely jammed at 17-18 on 7120 *Milton Obote, former Ugandan president died Oct 10, godfather of R. Rhino International Africa, Wed & Fri 15-1530 on 17870 via Germany; next broadcast had eulogy, also on website *Djibouti, 4780, 3 hours later than usual until 2306* for Ramadan *KWMO, Washington MO, heard on 3rd harmonic 4049.96 at 11 and 01; could interfere R. Verdad, Guatemala *KFAB, 1110, Omaha, temporarily non-dirrexional for antenna work until Octend, no null toward WBT Charlotte, so heard in the East *Cape Cod DX get-together Sat Nov 19; contact sponsor Chris Black n1cp @ comcast.net *Trans-Atlantic MW DX excellent lately, e.g. Croatia 1134 in Tulsa, 0100-0120; News in English at 0206; look for many other splits *Long-haul trans-equatorial FM DX, Caribbean to southern Brazil; see DXLD 5-181 *Propagation outlook from Boulder October 18: flux range 80-75-80 *And that concludes another World of Radio, #1290. Glenn Hauser inviting you back next week, after a *Standard disclaimer ### WORLD OF RADIO Extra 62, October 11, 2005: see COM 05-08 below WORLD OF RADIO #1289, produced October 4, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *October WWCR sked shows additional WOR airing: Fri 0930 on 9985 *New WOR time on WRMI with WRN overnight: Sun 0830 on 7385 *On http://cjoyinternetradio.com the WOR time is now UT Wed 0000 *WOR one hour earlier on World FM, New Zealand, UT Thu 09 and 22, Fri 20, Sun 06 via http://www.worldfm.co.nz *Difficult for me to talk slowly, tho many listeners do not understand English as a native language, so our mp3 webmaster Andy O`Brien is experimenting with producing a spe-cial Eng-lish version of WOR at 40% slower rate, this week and next week, via http://www.obriensweb.com/wor.htm *New edition of Continent of Media 05-09 at http://www.dxing.com *New October editon of amateur Nets to You via http://worldofradio.com *And the frequently updated DX/SWL/Media programs list *Kim Andrew Elliott appearances on VOA Talk to America have ended *Wildfire in Los Angeles quite close to KVOH, and missing from 17775 for several days, but back since Oct 3, ``safe and sound`` *WBCQ shifted 5105 to 5110 to avoid RTTY and FEMA *WRMI October schedule shows a lot more WRN relays instead of Brother Scare, on 7385: Daily 04-09; M-F 1330-1555, 20-21; Sat 1330- 16; DX Partyline changed on Sundays from 1330 to 1430; Mundo Radial changed to Sun 1030-1045 on 9955, jammed. Check WRN schedule for all the countries relayed; Viva Miami added Sun 15-16 on 7385 *WWL and URBONO SW relay schedules on WHRI still heard weekends on 5835 after 05; weekdays 12-14 on 11785; daily 14-20 on 15285 [but not since Sunday Oct 9] *WWL 870 at night with interference form Illinois daytimer, WINU, Shelbyville, 500 watts, not just after sunset but after midnight; hardline gospel format, and not the first time *WTNI 1640 Biloxi MS back on air but not full power, weak in FL, relaying WUJM 96.7 FM country; yet DXed in Italy *Blessings for Obedience ministry, specializing in handing out fixed- tuned radios like North Korea, has set up a station off New Orleans, 250 watts on 107.9, KS5XAE, aboard the the ship ``Hope``, 18 hpd *WA2XMN, at the Armstrong tower in NJ, plans another broadcast Sun Oct 9 at 2130-2330 with ceremony from NYC, panel discussing Armstrong. See http://www.wa2xmn.ar88.net *New 39-week season of New York Philharmonic underway from Oct 3; including ondemand for two weeks: http://newyorkphilharmonic.org/attend/broadcasts/index.cfm?page=home *James Bean has new website with archives: http://www.spiritualawakeningradio.com *We are both on RFPI, and on http://www.radioveronica.us --- Spiritual Awakening, Sat 1730, Sun 2130, Tue 2300 *RCI scheduled on 9515, 13655 and 17800 in mornings, but past two or three weeks one or two missing, 12-15 weekdays, 13-16 weekends. Is Sackville falling apart, the only fixers locked out? Being run by replacement engineers from Montreal with different union *DRM suspended from Sackville due to spare part, afternoons on 9800 *Pressure from federal labour minister and hockey fans finally led to settlement of CBC lockout; CMG union expected to ratify agreement, resuming regular programming from second week in October *R. Pirata, 1050, XEQOO in Cancun is now Imagen 1050, part of Imagen Informativa network based in Mexico City, with English twice daily at 1030 and 0400; per website http://www.imagen.com.mx/news --- it is presented by Ana Maria Salazar, also 15-16 Sat & Sun, Living in Mexico, and streamed. Lots of discussion and opinion, but useful due to lack of English SW programming from Mexico *R. Educacion, 6185 supposed to be night only 23-11 UT, but Spanish heard there at 1500 UT; what else could it be? *Beware if looking for El Salvador`s R. Imperial varying 17838-17839, for there is a spur from Delano 17705 relaying V. of Greece in same area; no problem aftrer 2200 *Standard disclaimer *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1289, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA or woradio at yahoo.com See http://www.worldofradio.org for much more info *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *R. Rebelde, Cuba heard on new 11682.5 at 1305, // 5025 *V. of Guyana during morning grayline around 0940 on 3291.13, Bollywood music *R. Lider, Colombia, back one day only Sept 2, but again Sept 28 for several days; all night on 6139.78v. They keep offering a gift to listeners who write in, but never send it *La Voz de tu Conciencia, Colombia, exchanged antenna orientations between 5910 and 6010, to minimise interference to Mexico on 6010; 5910 Marfil Estereo off the air a lot lately *R. Nacional del Peru, Cusco? heard on 4965.829; or relay by another station? from 1050 in Quechua *Bolivia on 4845.18 R. Municipal is now R. Norteno *R. Virgen del Remedio, Bolivia, at 2240-2400 varying 4679.6 to 4679.2; and at 2320 another day on 4682.91 relaying R. Catolica Mundial *R. Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 0932-1022 Sept 26 best ever in California, on 6134.80, and better than usual in Florida; increased power or improved antenna? *Head of Radio Bras says they no longer broadcast to Africa; government intends to transform RB from government to public station like RCI *IBOC digital MW testing from Brazil; not only 600 and 1150, but also 840, R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo *13m band openings can be localized; Libya via France, English hour at 1300 on 21675 and 21695, on Sept 22 and 30, was coming in well; however very boring programming one day, about Libyan Jamahiriyah government structure *Salama Radio International, to Nigeria, cancelled since Sept 14; was via UK 11885, Wed & Sun 1930-2030, not clandestine, but missionary for west Africa *Spanish Foreign Radio English to North America at 00-01 on 15385, now getting covered by China jamming VOA, just like last spring. Needs to go down to 11 or 9 MHz *A number of domestic stations in Spain have English programming; with webcasts, see http://www.dxing.info/community/viewtopic.php?t=1876&highlight= *BBC Radio 1 John Peel Day, Thu Oct 13, anniversary of his death last year; see http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/johnpeel/johnpeelday/ and http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article316357.ece lists other Peel events Oct 12 thru Nov 21 *R. Ukraine International changed all frequencies Sept 27; including English at 21 to Eu on 5830; 00 & 03 to NAm on 5910; 11 Eu 9925 *More QRM for Jordan 11690, China from 1600 in French *Coalition Maritime Radio One, Information Radio, from near Bahrain, well heard now even in Florida on 6125-USB, clear frequency from 2352 until Spain blocks at 0158; increased to 5 kW, maybe; also heard on 9133-USB, at 1550 better than ever in Finland *Re 1288, 4400 Kurdish clandestine is V. of the Struggle of Iranian Kurdistan, not a new station, but 50-50 in Persian, Kurdish at 15-16 and 02-03 *News in English from Turkmenistan at 1630-1645 on 4930 *V. of Jammu & Kashmir Freedom, anti-Indian government, heard in Finland, 1408-1432* on 5102, 10 kW listed *All India Radio Chennai clashed with Sri Lanka which moved to 7275; then Chennai moved to 7270, but that is occupied by BBC *V. of Tibet, clandestine for India rather than Tibet, not via Tajikistan but instead Madagascar per RN schedule, 17550 at 14-1430 & 1530-16 *NHK has terminated its lowpower SSB SW relays on 3, 5, 6, 9 MHz *Lao National Radio, English 7145 1330-1402* heard in Japan *New target broadcast for Vietnam via Taiwan on 9795, Sat & Sun 15-16, name and source unknown; KNLS same frequency but audible in Vietnam *Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea, best in Finland at 15-16 on 7120 before QRM starts *R. Vanuatu, 8 kW, schedule: 19-21 & 05-11 on 3945, 21-05 on 7260; times approx as no remote control *ABC Western Australia relays on 7875-USB no longer heard as of Sept 27; was temp for football final *RNZI to shut down more than usual at 2135-0400 for daytime work on antenna and new transmitter; still 24h on internet; 15720 to be missing *Propagation outlook from Boulder October 4; flux range 85-90-75 *That concludes another WOR, 1289. I`m Glenn Hauser; hope you`ve enjoyed the show and will hear me again, next week ### WORLD OF RADIO Extra 61 September 28, 2005: see COM 05-07 below WORLD OF RADIO #1288, produced September 20, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *We are back on Radio Studio X, Momigno, Italy, 1584 kHz, UT Sat 2300 = 1 am Sundays CEST; plus unscheduled repeats *WOR also on the reading service via WOSU-FM Columbus OH subcarrier, http://www.voicecorps.org Saturdays at 0400 UT = midnight EDT *New clandestine, V. of Independence of Iranian Kurdistan, approx. 15-16 UT, frequency varying, 4400, 4410, 4000; and V. of Independence on 4160 until 1630*. V. of Iranian Revolution, since 1983, jumping around at 1715 on 3880.4, 4395.7, 6391.2; later to 3871; 3880.6, 4365.1, 6420 *R. Tashkent, Uzbekistan frequency changes; English at 1200 and 1330 on 11905 ex-7285, also on 5060, 9715. German at 1955 on 5055, but English at 2130 on 5060 *Sri Lanka reducing external services; monitored sked from Dxasia.info: 0030-04 7275 despite All India Radio Chennai; and 11905. 08-1230 on 7275, 11905 = overlapping Tashkent as above! 1610-1840 11715 *BBS Bhutan still heard on 6035 at 0230 and 03 in South Asia; only chance over here around sign-on 01, until sign-off 13 *Bangladesh Betar breakdown was for only 2 days, again running on 7185, English 1230-13, 1815-19 *New director of BB: Mr. Setub Uddin Ahmed *Que Huong Radio, via Vladivostok, 15680, at 12-1230 with jamming? *New French Pacific station heard on 729 kHz; turns out not to be Vanuatu which will replace 1125 and 1179 kHz transmitters, but from Touho, New Caledonia *ABC Western Australia relayed on 7875-USB 1030-1130, from where? *XERTA, Mexico City, heard on 4810; must tune to lower side to avoid noise on high side; is 24 hours, but weekends only. QSL packet included card, letter, 8 picture post cards in 40 days for $1 rp; explaining why they broadcast only on weekends; doesn`t make sense *Havana on new 5055 since Sept 16 around 0300 and earlier, apparently testing in preparation for very low winter night MUFs: even 6 MHz not propagating well, 5 MHz better like Rebelde 5025 *Bad news for TIFC Costa Rica, 5054.6 variable, low modulation at 08-09 *R. Amazonas, Venezuela, nominal 4940, heard on 5039 Sept. 20 at 1003 distorted and overmodulated *GBC Guyana, Sept 18 at 0201 on 3291.17, low modulation, also at 2231 on 3291.12 with no mod; also on 3291.14 a numbers station at 0421 Sept 17. Sept 18 09-1030 on 3291.12, poor audio *WOR 1288, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or woradio at yahoo.com Much more info including DXLD archive: http://www.worldofradio.org *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Jerry Kiefer *Exactly what causes and why can`t they get rid of `generator whine` on frequencies such as BBC via French Guiana at 13-14 on 15190? *HCJB has to dismantle Pifo antennas in two years; no plans yet to replace them in Ecuador, and services to Europe cancelled *Bolivian on 4905 at 1003 would be R. San Miguel, 4904.96 *unID on 5905 seems Bolivian, at 2230-2258, maybe Tupiza, and also heard in Uruguay on 5907-8, distorted, at 1930-2030, peaking at 23 *ANATEL in Brasil authorizes first digital radio tests with US IBOC system, on 1150, Globo Minas, Belo Horizonte; and 100 kW on 600, Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre; plus two FM stations; tests for one year, maybe not started yet *R. Guaruja Paulista, on new 9715, 24 hours, 10 kW; but also used by WYFR and Portugal *Expected to reactivate on 4855: R. Por Um Mundo Melhor, Minas Gerais *SODRE, Uruguay, heard in Portugal on 9620.6 with opera at 2238-2249 *Zimbabwe harmonic on 6612, heard in Portugal at 2211-2226, nothing audible on 3306; so is it accidental or deliberate, putting out most power on 2x? Also heard in Ohio at 2315; Peru at 0405 *R. Peace, Sudan, measured in Sweden, at 1830* 3 Hz below 4750; and at 1705, 4 Hz below 5895 *Germany`s 177 kHz fulltime DRM: try to DX it trans-Atlantically *Peter Senger`s remarks about DRM and DW: more DRM on 6075 but outside peak listening hours to start, still partly analog. But wants to establish DRM ASAP; donate conventional radios to museum. Some in audience were not amused by this. Sorry, ``es tut mir leid`` *R. Sweden`s Saturday Show, 1967-1981, some episodes now available on web http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/International/nyhetssidor/artikel.asp?nyheter=1&ProgramID=2054&artikel=632642 *R. Filia, Greece, English at 1830-19 moved to 7475, to avoid KSDA 12105 *Michael Ketter of WBCQ suffered a heart attack Sept 14, stable but critical in Pittsburgh *Church of the Subgenius Hour of Slack, now on WBCQ 7415, Sundays 21 UT, hear it to believe; http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html *Signs of life on WRMI webstream, now shoutcast mp3, via http://www.wrmi.net *WRNO SW site in New Orleans came thru Katrina virtually unscathed; only a large tree fell on power lines. Target date now late October for resuming SW *WHRI relay of URBONO/WWL faked us out by disappearing, then coming back. Still going Sept 20 [BUT gone again Sept 22] *LPFM in New Orleans on 94.5, guerrilla pirate station; see http://jacob.wordpress.com/wp-inst/index.php?s=94.5&submit= *WWOZ, New Orleans, off the air, but WFMU hosts ``WWOZ in Exile`` http://www.wfmu.org [can`t find it Sept 22, but search the blog] *Media Network has article by Kim Elliott on how he could not broadcdast emergency hurricane monitoring audio on VOA http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/kat050915.html?view=Standard *Dish Network on satellite added dedicated Katrina relief channel *Per http://www.evacuationradioservices.org ``KAMP`` from parking lot outside Astrodome in Houston says real calls are KH5XIM, temp permit only until Oct 10, 6 watts on 95.3 *Rayon Payne ``NSX`` went to prison for pirate radio, but now streaming at http://www.95live.com *Next head of NAB may be David Rehr, ex-chief of Beer Wholesalers Assn *New 13-week series on PRI, Unfinished Journey: the Lewis & Clark Expedition, so far found on KGOU, KERA, WILL; from Oregon PB *Propagation outlook from Boulder Sept 20; flux range 75-90 *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1288 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1287, produced September 14, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *From October, World of Radio via WRN on Sirius Satellite Radio will be on a new channel, 140, Sat & Sun 1730 UT, Sun 0830. BBCWS to ch 141, BBC Radio 1 to ch 11, R. Korea to 183; no word yet on where new Canadian channels will go *XM satellite radio applies for 5000 indoor signal boosters in stores where XM reception is inadequate; don`t be fooled *7-page VOA program guide in pdf as of last May at http://www.voanews.com/english/about/ProgramGuide.cfm *Each IBB/VOA station has a slightly different version of sign-on/off *R. Free Asia new president is Libby Liu, ex-VP for Admin & Finance *Pictures of WRUL/WNYW/WYFR from Hatherley Beach, Scituate, MA, 1937- 1979 wanted for http://www.northernstar.no/wnyw.htm *WWL relays via WHRI continue; see http://www.wwl.com and click on Shortwave link. URBONO is pronounced yer-ba-NOH *More streaming linx from Lousipbama: http://www.webcasters.org *50-100 Gulf Coast stations remained dark as of Sept 7; one forum trying to keep track of them is Louisiana board of radio-info.com: http://www.radio-info.com/mods/board?Post=536518&Board=louisiana *WWL 870 had been half power of 25 kW, but back to 50 from Sept 14 and well heard as far away as NY and OR *US lacks unified emergency radio system: http://tinyurl.com/bderl *Harry Helms says the solution is to move such comms to satellites, not subject to earthly disasters; Richard Cuff says hams need to embed themselves in emergency preparedness agencies *Red Cross still needs hams to replace those who have already been volunteering and are burning out *LPFM for Astrodome kept getting sidetracked by Dome officials, even tho FCC gave permission; finally went on air from outside in parking lot, from Sept 13 at noon on 95.3, 6 watts, as Dome Radio, or KAMP = Katrina Aftermath Media project Radio. But cannot be legal call, since the real KAMP-LP is in St. Michael, Alaska, on 92.9. [KH5XIM] Planned to add streaming, see http://evacuationradioservices.org Also see Village Voice: http://tinyurl.com/a7xen *WMOB, 1360, Mobile AL, went to 5 kW non-direxional at night *WTNI, 1640, Biloxi MS, was washed away, opening frequency for KFXY Enid to be heard, but as of Sept 13, WTNI is on again, relaying FM *Charlie Rose PBS show, lacking in states like OK, is webcast on one radio station, 0300 UT weeknights, WGVU; link at http://www.publicradiofan.com *And several stations carry soundtrack of PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer *26th edition of National Radio Club AM Radio Log is published, indispensable; ordering info at http://www.nrcdxas.org/catalog/amlog in print only, comprehensive listing by frequency of all AM stations in US and Canada, with cross references *Local railroad communications heard via http://www.railroadradio.net *Another locked-out site providing news missing on CBC: http://cbcunlocked.ca or .com *Lockout in 5th week, and CBC not greatly missed by Canadian public; Tory says CBC not worth its cost. Canadian Media Guild says no one is accountable at CBC, with Pres. Rabinovitch also serving as temp BOD chairman, and most BOD members are new and inexperienced *The 1,287th World of Radio, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; http://worldofradio.org *Welcome this week to our new affiliate, KLC at Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR, http://www.klcradio.net Thursdays at 11 am PDT = 1800 UT *Times on this show are 24-hour Coordinated Universal Time *Superpower 1020, gospel from Turks & Caicos, now expects to resume full-time operation the first week in October *R. Rebelde, 1180, back up to usual strength blocking Marti; and on Sept 10, ``air`` Marti still missing from 530 *Swede involved with La Voz de la Resistencia, FARC guerrilla group in Colombia; he visited a station, story and pix in Spanish: http://argenpress.info/nota.asp?num=021617 Dick Emanuelsson has close personal ties with the guerrillas, set up website in Sweden, moved to Denmark, sponsors charged with terrorism *Hot Bolivian now is on 4781.35, Radio Tacana, in Tumupasa, Iturralde, La Paz; Ecuadorian on almost same frequency. Tacana closed at 0212 UT, heard in Ecuador, Sweden, Netherlands *IBB/VOA Botswana relay manager welcomes direct reports for QSL: Thomas Powell, tpowell @ bot.ibb.gov *R. Peace, Sudan, 4750, not heard in FL at 0300; but 5895 heard in Germany until 1758* *V. of Sudan, from Eritrea, 7999.33, signs on at 1530 [until 1600] *Westway, soap opera canceled by BBCWS and about to wind up, but they could have killed it off with tube bombings in July *Danmarks Radio to reduce budget by 95 megakroner over 2 years cutting 100 jobs, and news in English and 5 other languages; and turn off MW 1062 and LW 243, most likely by Jan 1, 2007, but languages off by end of this year *Sunday, Sept 25, another VLF transmission on 17.2 kHz from SAQ Sweden at 0930, 1230 *R. Sweden carrying out DRM tests to Europe from Sackville, 1815-1845 on 15120 for 4 days from Sept 12, but maybe extended; 20 over 9 in OK with buzz, and eats up bandwidth in FL *Reshet Gimmel, Israel, added live webfeed via http://media.iba.org.il *IBA now has a board of governors and a permanent director general to be appointed in Nov; then may decide the fate of external service *Israel Radio testing to Asia at 0930-1030, Sept 11-17 on 17600, Sept 18-24 on 15760, to assess whether this is better than 0330, starting with English [however, was still on 17600 Sept 19] *DST ends very late this year in Israel, Oct 9 *Other timeshifts on unusual dates: Sept 21 Iran, Sept 23 Mongolia, Sept 29 Egypt, Tunisia, Sept 30 Syria, Oct 1 Iraq, NZ, Tasmania *Ramadan this year is approx. Oct. 4-Nov. 2 *Tnx to Indian aid, 100 kW SW transmitter and 7 antennas being installed at Yakatut, Kabul, to go on air this month, for exterior and remote areas of Afghanistan *Indian hams still find lots of spurs on 40m from AIR Chennai and T`puram *V. of Tibet to India at 1354-1427, 1527-1600 via Dushanbe 100 kW 17550, shifting to 7465 for B-05 *R. Tajikistan reconfirmed with English external at 1645-1700 on 7245 *Kang Guru Radio English on RRI heard on 9680, 1000-1020 Wed & Sun *DXpedition to Kure Atoll, K7C underway shortly. Hams converged on Honolulu to leave by boat Sept 15 for 9 day voyage to Kure, then active Sept 24-Oct 6 with 4 stations, 160 to 6 meters, CW, SSB, RTTY; see http://www.cordell.org/htdocs/KURE And more about atoll at http://www.hawaiianatolls.org *Wake Island DX-pedition Sept 18-30, KH9/W0CN *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Sept 16; flux range 115-75-95 *Thomas Giella expects severe geomag storming, K=9 and visible aurora, Sept 15 *Standard disclaimer *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1287 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1286, produced September 7, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *New edition of Continent of Media 05-08 at http://www.dxing.com and http://worldofradio.com *Another internet station carying WOR is KLC, Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR, Thursdays 1800 UT http://www.klcradio.net from Sept 15 *Disaster area acronyms: Al-la-miss, Lou-sip-bama, or Lou-sip-bam-ida *By Sept 2, 870 was not just WWL, but United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans, joining Entercom with Clear Channel; website improved with message boards, http://www.wwl.com *Recording of URBONO announcement a few days later -- made on SW from new relay via WHRI, since UT Sept 5, on 5835 at night; initially posted SW schedule on WWL website was wrong, finally fixed, but for how long? On 5835, 11785, 15285, 9840 [apparently finished as of mid- day Sept 8 tho schedule included Saturday, Sunday]; internet feed with a minute delay, PSAs covering up ads, WHRI IDs covering up content. SW relays never heard mentioned on URBONO itself; useful all over NAm, rather than in the disaster area {No, tho irregular, URBONO SW did continue on Sept 9} *http://stormaid.com leads to live streaming *WWL gets a lot of press about its public service, such as Wall Street Journal http://tinyurl.com/8ykva *Times-Picayune, http://www.nola.com has lots of news on this *WASO, 730, Covington LA, which had been dark, seized by St. Tammany parish for emergency use. Was non-direxional, 250/25 watts, but likely 250 at night now *KGLA, 1540, Gretna LA, [R. Tropical], back on air Sept 2 with emergency info in Spanish, 24 hours instead of daytime only, 1 kW *Emergency communications is main purpose for ham radio, tho seldom practiced. Hundreds of hams helping out, with emergency nets 7285/ 3873; health and welfare, 7290/3935; SATERN 14265/7265 +/- *Computer World Sept 6 had nice writeup about amateur radio http://tinyurl.com/ddhde *Red Cross asked for 500 more hams to assist in shelters *In Astrodome, Houston, efforts to set up ASAP 30-watt LPFM station for evacuees. FCC quickly granted license, but Dome bureaucracy kept it from happening; http://www.prometheusradio.org A myriad of radios and even more batteries standing by for this, but more needed [on 95.3, about to start Sept 8, waiting on earphones] *Kim Andrew Elliott ordered by management not to appear on Talk to America as scheduled on VOA, Friday Sept 2 at 1605. Excuse is making it a ``news`` rather than a ``talk`` program *CBC lockout continues, but a dozen articles had been agreed upon by Sept 2 with Canadian Media Guild. CBC TV news is a sorry excuse. Some locked-out CBC staff come back on other stations for time being; Andy Barrie on CIUT 89.5, U. of Toronto morning show at 6-8 am ET M-F *Canadian Press and Broadcast News staff remove bylines to protest being made virtual scabs with CBC buying news from CP/BN *RCI in Portuguese to Brasil, 2330 weekends on 11825, missing due to lockout *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1286, http://worldofradio.org P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Dennis Sivert *Standard disclaimer *Puerto Rico finally has a webcasting public radio station, WRTU, R. Universidad, http://www.wrtu.org with Latin music, English public radio shows *New La Voz del Norte, in Santa Cruz del Norte, Provincia La Habana, Cuba, on 102.5 FM *Venezuelan radio and TV stations must now reserve 2 hours a day for Venezuelan productions, not overnight, mainly affecting music outlets for young people, which play Anglo-Saxon music *R. Amazonas, Venezuela, nominal 4939.66, heard instead on 5032 variable, Aug 29 at 2239, completely distorted; later on 5036, and by Sept 7 on 5042; not a good idea with Cuba, CR and USA around *R. Lider, Bogota, was active earlier this year, but gone for months; returned Sept 2 at 0550...1000 on 6139.78, but missing again the next 3 days; around 0300, 6140 occupied by Turkey, Cuba *R. 8 de Setembro, Descalvado, Sao Paulo state, planned to return to the air on 1 September, 2490 kHz, 09-01 UT, 250 watts to be increased to 1600; no reports yet, but someone mentioned 1590, probably a receiver-produced -900 kHz image *R. Baluarte, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, 6214.15v, getting out better, to Europe, to Sweden at 0450, 2145; to Portugal at 2332. Improved antenna? *RTE Ireland resumes special SW broadcasts for major sporting events, hurling finals Sept 11, football finals Sept 25, Sundays 13-17 UT, beamed only to Africa, 21730 via Woofferton, 17680 Ascension, 15255 changing from South Africa to Ascension at 1430 *WRN in London soon testing DRM on 26 MHz band, for local coverage from direxional aerial in Croydon; also on SW from SE Europe, no details *Orfordness UK on 1296 kHz, tested DRM before, but from Aug 31 in DRM only *VT Merlin announces that BBCWS commences a phase 1 DRM service to Europe, 12 hours a day from Rampisham on SW to Germany. Also hired 12 hours a day from Kvitsoy, Norway, 07-16 on 9470, 16-19 on 7465 but this has been heard as late as 2309, despite WWCR on 7465 from 2200 *Czech foreign minister pleads with British FM not to cancel BBCWS Czech service *Peter Senger says DW will cease analog transmission to Europe next year in order to ``force listeners in Europe to buy DRM receivers``! *And from B-05, DW reformatting German service, to be customized for targets, rather than 4-hour schedule repeated *V. of Russia made some seasonal frequency changes first Sunday in Sept: some new ones in English: Europe at 15 on 9810, 11980; 17 on 7390, 9820; 20-21 on 7310, 7330; NAm 01-03 7180; 03-05 5900 and 7180 *R. Serbia & Montenegro schedule contracted to 1745-2100 only to Europe on 6100 including English at 1830; except at 19-1930 in Spanish on 7200. North American service not heard since Junend *V. of Greece, 9420 missing for more than a week, but back Sept 5; breakdown not fixed until engineer returned *R. Cairo almost slashed 25 languages, but saved by Omar Bateesha of ERTU who opposed the plan; realizes value of SW *V. of Turkey frequency change Sept 4 to NAm, English at 22 on 7300 ex-9830 *V. of Tibet pleads with China not to jam new service for Tibetans in India, 14-1430 and 1530-16 on 17550 *AWR still plans to resume producing Wavescan, sometime, moved from England to Singapore *RNZI new 9520 at 11-13 worse in Missouri than 9885 was; another change is to 9630 at 1751-1850 *National Radio, Concert Radio and RNZI started experimental live streaming: via http://www.radionz.co.nz *WWL relay on 15285 faded out at 1725 UT Sept 7, due to return of active sunspot group *Propagation outlook from Boulder Sept 6; flux range 110-75 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1286 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1285, produced August 31, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *New WOR times on WRMI: Sat 2100, Sun 1400 on 7385 *Welcome internet stations to WOR network: R. Veronica US, 106.5 low power near Philadelphia, also streaming: http://www.radioveronica.us with WOR Thu 2330 UT, Sat 1600 = 7:30 pm Thu, noon Sat EDT. Also on CJOY, Sat 1600/noon ET, http://www.cjoyinternetradio.com *Rumors of USG effort to get rid of private SWBC out of band *WYFR had to leave 17525 for 17535, due to FEMA 17520.4 USB at 17-19 *Progress report on reconstructing WYFR building a year after hurricane damage there; roof, but not interior *Katrina did not damage Florida SW stations much *But terrible damage in New Orleans and vicinity; full details in DX Listening Digest, just a few notes here; *WWL TV stream via http://www.cbsnews.com [not any more?] and WDSU TV at http://www.wdsu.com And several others in LA, MS and AL *Most important station for victims is WWL 870, the official emergency outlet, with large coverage, nominal 50 kW. Was knocked off air before hurricane hit, back after several hours and since; said they have 26-day fuel supply for generators, and FEMA will restock when needed. IBOC noise from KFUO 850 blocks WWL in St Louis *Check Louisiana board at http://www.radio-info.com for latest *Lockout by CBC against 5500 employees Aug 15 goes on, no progress by monthend; affecting not only English radio and TV networks, but French, and especially the North where CBC is the only radio/TV source. Much press about it, headlines such as ``Lockout Spells Commercial Suicide for CBC``; ``BBC Slammed Over Canadian Dispute`` since BBC news is being carried by CBC, to displeasure of unionized BBC workers in Britain, also picketing *Lockout CBC blogs include http://thestar.blogs.com/azerb [but now eclipsed by Katrina matters] and maybe pirate FM in Toronto; local CBC staff move to public/community stations in Calgary, Vancouver *Ideas from CBC showed up on SW at last, RCI at 0105 UT weeknights, but no content details of reruns on website [9755, 11990, 13710] *Ori Siegel, locked out, rants against CBC management *Links to blogs: http://www.cbcunplugged.com *See http://www.cmg.ca for union position *Thief near Habana puts SW broadcasts and jammers off the air by stealing aluminum(?) ``insulators`` *Superpower 1020, Turks & Caicos, resuming regular religious programming; QSL via Ron Gitschier, 68 Roxboro Dr., Palm Coast, FL 32164 *LRA-36, 15476, Antarctica, put excellent signal into Spain August 24 [at 2045] but still on low power emergency transmitter; return postage required for QSL certificate *Tests from Merlin on 6040 0200-0230, sometimes analog, sometime DRM, leading up to what? Likewise on 9790 at 0023 *Robert Green, commentator on RN, forced to retire. RN hopes he will start a blog, and do an occasional piece for RN *Zehlendorf, Germany, 177 kHz, switched from analog to full-time DRM, as of August 29, adding interference to 183 and 171 kHz stations *Flooding in Germany on Wertach river threatened DW transmitter site *YLE Radio Finland`s weekly Latin, Sundays 1355-1400 on 15400 is cut off at 1358 before it completes *R. Serbia & Montenegro missing from 9580 in English at 0000 and 0430; what happened? [apparently cut back to 1745-2130 only: DXLD 5-152] *Also missing for a week or more: 9420 from Greece at 0000-0400 *World of Radio 1285, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK, 73702, USA *Thanks this week for financial support go to John S. Carson in Oklahoma *R. Saint Helena needs help from listeners to encourage resumption of yearly SW special broadcasts, but no transmitter and budget has been cut. Send e-mail to radio.sthelena @ helanta.sh *New service, West Africa Democracy Radio, from Dakar, Senegal for Liberia and vicinity tested for one week from August 18 on 17555 at 0800-0900 in English and French via UK; later to be 6 hours a day. Sponsored by Open Society Initiative for West Africa, part of Soros Foundation --- http://www.wadr.org to be constructed by Sept 20 *TWR setting up 100 kW MW in Benin on 1566, to go on air in November; now with HCJB assistance, plans to add SW there, to replace ELWA *Redeemed Christian Church of God, Dove Media Group, Irving TX, plans SW to Nigeria on 15250 and 5050 (not 5500!), which means WWRB`s new client, but still not started *Severe jamming continues against V. of People, 7120 at 17-18, 80 kHz wide! from Chinese jammers in Zimbabwe *R. Uganda, 4976, running past local midnight, as late as 2235 UT, helpful for North American listeners; 5026 also on past 2200, but schedules not known *Sudan Radio & TV plans to add 4 SW stations to cover the country *V. of Sudan, from outside, on 7999.33 at *1530-1601* heard in Japan, Finland, but whence? Somewhere in Eritrea, 5 kW *New opposition radio against Pres. Mubarak, Al-Inqaz (Salvation) so far on Hotbird satellite only; http://www.saveegyptfront.org *New site for Egyptian Overseas Radio, perhaps by staff member of R. Cairo: http://www.overseas-radio.listen.to *List of FM stations in Amman, Jordan includes R. Jordan English on 96.3 http://www.jrtv.jo for streaming *Al Tajdeed Radio hate broadcasts exposed in UK; produced there but transmitted from elsewhere. Supports al-Qa`eda [and raided, banished from satellite] *AIR Bangalore testing with 500 kW to N India on 9425, FM Gold programs, 0130-0530, 0830-1230 // Aligarh 9470; news in English at 1500 on 9425 http://www.newsonair.com *New 60m channels for AIR: Bhopal 4870, Shimla 4980, Gangtok 4810, Delhi 5020 but not until B-05 *SLBC Sri Lanka jumped from 7300 to 7312.5 0030-04, 08-1530 // 11905 *R. Liberty reporter in Uzbekistan jailed for 6 months, for insulting government official; RFE calls it a kangaroo court *New schedule for Holy Tibet program from Lhasa: 0700 on 9490, 9580, at 1630 on 7125, 7385, and others *China Radio International changing its name in English to China Broadcast Network, matching http://chinabroadcast.cn *Bangladesh Betar last SW transmitter is failing, no spare parts for tube unit; check 7185, English at 1230-1300, 1815-1900 *R. Pilipinas, English 0200-0330 on new 17665, // 11885 15270 *Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea, coming in better even in E NAm: TN Aug 23 0750-0902; NH Aug 30 1020-1035 *RNZI changing a frequency Sept 4: 9520 at 11-13 ex-9885; let`s hope unpredictable V. of Indonesia does not reactivate 9525 *International Radio Exhibition [IFA] in Berlin, Sept 3; includes SWL meeting, at 1500 UT in Borussian House of Agriculture, near Olympia Stadium station, including Wolfram Hess *Dmitri Mezin`s True Sounds audio archive of SW recordings has been incremented: http://dxsignal.info/listen_eng.htm *Propagation outlook from Boulder Aug 30; flux range 85-100 *Much more at http://www.worldofradio.org *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio #1285 ### WORLD OF RADIO Extra 60, August 23: see COM 05-06 below WORLD OF RADIO #1284, produced August 16, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *WOR missing from WBCQ 9330, UT Sun 0300, but should be back next week *WRMI has new Cuban exile client 8 hours a day, bumping off WOR and other DX programs; [rescheduled to Sat 2100 on 7385 only, maybe from next week also Sunday 1400] *WRMI now carrying my Mundo Radial, Sun 2345, 9955 jammed, and maybe not every week. Also twice weekly on WWCR 15825, Fri & Mon 2115, new edition from August 19, aimed at Europe unlike WRMI to South America *Radio Republica is new on WRMI 9955, so less usage of 7385; from Aug 15: M-F 09-13, 16-20; S&S 09-10, 12-13, 16-20, UT Sun/Mon 02-04, by Cuban Democratic Directorate, previously on LV del CID and WRMI *WWRB says will file for CP to add another 100 kW SW transmitter, with DRM capability, two or three antennas; but no plans for DRM soon *New York Radio had vanished two weeks ago, but heard again August 15 at 1400 on 13270, 10051 USB, presumably also 6604, 3485 *Kim Andrew Elliott comments: Radio Free Asia was a mistake, but the retiring Richard Richter gets credit for what it has become *Venezuela requires at least 50 percent Venezuelan music on radio, so there could be a market for SW from outside with non-Venezuelan music *R/TV Bolivar, maybe on SW, sends the wrong message: we want to see your elected leader go. And would duplicate VOA Spanish. Better to enhance VOA *CBC beat Canadian Media Guild to a strike with a lockout from Aug 15; substitute programming of reruns and news from BBC, managers doing CBC news on the hour; see recent DXLDs *Different union at RCI Montreal and Sackville, not striking, but still gets CBC substitute programming *One issue is outsourcing of program production, such as O`Reilly on Advertising, which was on RCI [and still is at new time Wed 1430 on 9515, 13655, 17800, but that excellent show was a rerun Aug 17] *From Italy Dario Monferini and Roberto Pavanello have been travelling around Mexico for several weeks, first to the Mexican DX Meeting in Tampico, then clockwise mostly by bus, visiting countless radio stations collecting stickers, and monitoring for changes, mainly on the FM band. Travel diary with observations at http://www.playdx.com/html/messico2005/messico2005.htm *Near Huayacocotla, confirmed new FM 105.5 with 10 kW now for R. Huayacocotla, but still heard also on SW 2390 *Faro del Caribe, Costa Rica, reactivated August 4 on 5054.6 variable, and widely heard in 24 hour tests, but then at 10-16 and 00-04 only *LV de tu Conciencia, Colombia, takes more steps to protect R. Mil, Mexico on same frequency, 6010: lowered antenna further to 10.5 meters high, to increase hi-angle radiation, reduce lo-angle, and may lower it two meters more *3291 Guyana reported reactivated last time, but soon gone again, and still missing; a carrier on 3291.04 has numbers station *LRA36 Antarctica, 15476, with clear frequency being heard again by two listeners in Britain, Michael L. Ford [and Arthur Miller!]; and traces heard here too *R. Saint Helena, 1548 kHz, finally heard again in South Africa on coastal DXpedition; details of this and others at http://dxing.info/dxpeditions *Zimbabwe harmonic on 6612: 6612 also heard Aug 14 at 0435 in California, but that was parallel to Cuba 5025; other occasions Zimbabwe on 6600 instead, at 0402 Aug 7, co-channel to V. of People, the one for Korea --- but unlikely that would propagate to Europe at 0400. Zimbabwe could have switched to 3300/6600 due to SW Radio Africa which used to be scheduled on 3300 *R. Voice of the People, from Madagascar to Zimbabwe, 7120, now hit by heavy jamming, at 17-18, using Chinese transmitter in Zimbabwe; expect frequency to start jumping around to avoid jammer *KBC Kenya dropped morning transmission 03-07 on only SW frequency 4915; now only at 09-19 M-F, harder to hear in Europe; even more so in NAm; but on west coast, might still get it by longpath in morning; sunset in Kenya aorund 1500 UT all year *The media magazine your monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1284, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, USA Much more at http://www.worldofradio.org especially DXLD archive *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Chuck Ermatinger in Missouri *Tensae Voice of Ethiopian Unity now 7 days a week at 15-16 via Samara, Russia, 15660 *E-mail QSL from R. Peace, Sudan, 4750, asks DXers not to send audio mp3 files for QSLing; just written reports are sufficient *Death of John Garang leads to his widow Rebecca being built up as leader in his place, on Sudan Radio; such as *0300 on 7200 *Sudan Radio Service, from outside, extended an hour until Sept 9 at least, 17660 at 14-18 instead of 15-18, M-F. Also in morning, M-F 03-05 11665, 05-06 15325, all via UK *Syria keeps jumping between 13610 and 9330 along with 12085, including English at 2005, back on 9330 August 6 *Jordan resumed English on 11690, heard at 1530, as R. Jordan 96.3 FM. When I tried August 13 at 1515, heard BBCWS sports instead, which is South African relay, unheard there before, bad news for Jordan; but a few minutes later in Alberta only Jordan was audible *V. of Mesopotamia heard here again August 10 at 1340 past 1400 on 11530 via Moldova *R. Sultanate of Oman had resumed English at 14-15 on 15140, but lasted only July 10-20; back again on August 16 *Salaam Watandaar, Internews for Afghanistan, 13-1430 on 15500, missing Aug 7-8 *R. Azad Kashmir on 6780 until 1400, then R. Pakistan *Confusion about schedule of Little Saigon Radio; as of August 11, 15-1530 via Thailand on 7380, same time via Taiwan on 15110 *Lots of DXLD stories recently about China`s attempts to control the press, and objections to widespread SW jamming. BBCM analysis says will bar new foreign TV channels, step up censorship; the great leap backward, says Andy Sennitt; RSF petitioned IOC to pressure China to allow more freedom of expression; IFJ says China plans total war on press freedom. Appeal to UN to stop radio jamming, especially of Sound of Hope Radio *V. of Tibet also targeted by Chicom jamming, now on 17563, 100 kW, 131 degrees via Tashkent, but still jumping around. 11-1148, 1212- 13, 1302-1350, 1430-1518 *Hams salivating over possiblity of working North Korea with P5/KA2HTV visiting until Aug 23 with operating permission, SSB 20 m, but no contacts confirmed yet, just pirated usage of call; QSL via KK5DO, more info at http://www.amsatnet.com/p5a.html *California man catalogues NK`s over-the-top rhetoric as a hobby, with web archive of KCNA Stalinist propaganda, http://www.nk-news.net plus a random insult generator *Best quiz show is back, Brain of Britain, BBC Radio 4, Mon 1230, Sat 2200 GMT; maybe later on BBCWS *Lack of press freedom in Belarus prompts plans for broadcasts into the country despite RFE/RL already doing so. European Commission wants to do it too; DW agreed to start such a service, but only in Russian, not Belarussian, upsetting the natives. Another project by NGOs to broadcast on FM from Poland; Belarus state-owned media cranks up angry campaign against Poland *Four Micronesian stations now webcasting, via http://www.fm --- what a first-class URL *US stations off frequency: WAVL, Apollo PA on 909.2; KYNO Fresno CA on 1299.7053 *New TIS station in Kettering OH on 1610 heard as far as Manitoba, and closer, with 937 area code phone mentioned. WPVW207, Harrison Twp Fire Department *Summer DX conventions, including 3 different continents Sat Aug 20: Madison WI, shores of Lake Mendota, at 1 pm CT; info from Bill Dvorak, dxerak @ aol.com *Tokyo Ham Fair, Aug 20-21 at International Exhibition Center will have JSWC representation at booth C-091 *Sat Aug 20, Reading International Radio Group, 2:30 pm BST at RISC on London Street. info from Mike Barraclough, mikewb @ dircon.co.uk *HFCC B-05 Valencia Spain, http://www.hfcc.org/valencia.html Aug 22-26 *International Radio Club of America, and Decalcomania, Anaheim CA, Aug 25-27 at Days Inn north of Disneyland mikesanburn @ hotamil.com *National Radio Club and DX Audio Service, Labor Day weekend from Sept 2, Inn at Towamencin. a.k.a Kulpsville PA, info from Dave Schmidt, nrcmusings @ aol.com *International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, Aug 20-21 http://illw.net *Propagation outlook from Boulder August 16; flux range 75-105-75 *You`ve been listening to the 1284th World of Radio; Glenn Hauser, here, inviting you to hear me again, next week ### WORLD OF RADIO Extra 59 August 10: see COM 05-05 below WORLD OF RADIO #1283, produced August 3, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *New edition of Continent of Media, 05-07 at http://www.dxing.com and http://www.worldofradio.com *Live transmissions from space station and Discovery available at http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/nasatv.htm launching auto; 2-meter downlink frequency from ISS is 145.80 subject to Doppler; map showing location of space station and Discovery: http://gmaps.tommangan.us/spacecraft_tracking.html *These URLs are in this summary at http://worldofradio.com *Talk to America, Thursday August 4 [at 1605] guests are Richard Richter, retiring from Radio Free Asia, and Michele Grant, new head of BBC global news devlopment; Kim Elliott back Friday, September 2. Link for audio archive of TTA [but none there yet since July 12] http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/TTA-Archive-Page.cfm *New York VOLMET off the air again from all 4 SW frequencies as of August 1, ``unserviceable till further notice``: 3485, 6604, 10051, 13270 *Besides http://www.radiolocater.com there is a new site showing US station transmitter locations with Google maps and/or satellite maps: http://www.findradio.us *WBUR Boston getting rid of its best talent; Dick Gordon`s Connection cancelled; now Michael Goldfarb also dismissed, effective August 31; was London correspondent. No doubt we shall still hear him elsewhere *The old WCBS-FM replaced by Jack FM on the air in NYC; but the old format lives on as a webcast http://www.wcbsfm.com and plan to put it on a secondary HD channel under Jack FM *Clear Channel in Tampa claims its loud ampitheater concerts are a state service so local laws against noise don`t apply, also that it should not have to pay county property taxes *From August 7, Sundays 10-12 midnight PT, KQKE 960 San Francisco will have a new live ``Queer Channel`` show, about time for such. Was KABL which no longer exists on FM either http://www.queerchannelradio.com *Alaska DX and station report from Bruce Portzer in DXLD 5-128; also other recent issues on Alaska from Walt Salmaniw, Nick Hall-Patch *CJML, 580, under 100 watts in Winnipeg, active in June, returns for two weeks from August 6 to celebrate VJ Day; http://www.cjml.cjb.net *BBC Monitoring to have job cuts by spring 2007 of 50 to 80 despite annual budget increases *Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Friday August 5 from 2100 UT for 24 hours on low power 5980/5990/6170 and 11690/11720; and another special broadcast for summer meeting of Finnish DX Association, Aug 12-13 see http://www.swradio.net *This weekend`s special from Latvia 9290: Sat Aug 6 2000-2100 European Music Radio *V. of Russia, Moscow transmitter to ME on 13855 with spurs at 14-18 Aug 2, 38.88 above & below: 13816.12 and 13893.88; 250 kW, 190 deg *RTL Luxembourg has DRM tests to UK during August, on 7145 at 10-16, via Juelich, Germany. Reports to drm@rtl.com and also QRM complaints *DW`s underpublicized English DX program, monthly on final Sundays available 42 minutes into Mailbag on demand from http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,1595,4703,00.html# Also details at http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html *R. Prague sends interesting gifts: ruler with protractor; and --- a sponge! V. of Free China sent a manicure set; what other strange gifts come from international radio stations = supermarkets? *Richard Dawson and Peter Haller, ex-SRI, have joined Bob Zanotti at http://www.switzerlandinsound.com *R. Maria, 26000, Italy, heard at 1100 and again at 2130 in England, by sporadic E, still analog rather than DRM *Mid-program amenities: World of Radio 1283 from P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA, or woradio at yahoo.com http://worldofradio.org *Past few weeks, unscheduled but reliable airing of WOR on WBCQ 7415 Tue at 2330, and last week also on Thu at 2330 on 7415 *WOR excerpt relayed by Ragnar Radio, Tue Aug 2 at 0202 on 6925, same as the Pirate`s Week file for July 31 at http://www.dxprograms.net *Standard disclaimer *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Dennis Sivert *Polisario still announces wrong frequencies 7470 and 1550 tho heard on 7460 and 700; carriers heard around 1545 could be this *Coup in Mauritania early August 3, putting state radio and TV off air from 0500; TV back by 1410 saying coup was successful; after dark check SW 4845, just reactivated August 1; confirmed with Qur`an and talk about democracy from 1955 August 3; daytime check 7245 *World Christian Broadcasting, KNLS in Alaska, plans for another SW in Madagascar, construction beginning in October of 3 x 100 kW, 3 curtains for W Europe, S & W China, India, Indonesia, S America, Africa, and a log-periodic for Madagascar, also with government programming, cost $7 mega, completed early in 2008y *R. Tanzania Zanzibar, 11735, schedule varies, sign-on between 1400 and 1630; one day before 15, another from 16; QRM until 16 *New clandestine for Somalia, R. Waaberi, not Solmal or Soomal nor Nuateri or Muateri: via Juelich 100 kW 130 degrees, Fri 1330-1400; based in Caiflronia http://www.radiowaaberi.org and brokered by R. Miami International [WTFK? see bottom] *English from Syria at 2005 on 12085, 13610, no longer 9330; better quality on Hotbird as ``Voice of Peopl`` [sic].``Listeners Overseas`` Wed 2040 or 2045 and one hour later is not a mailbag but was about Syrian expatriate in Latin America, longing for Syria *R. Jordan`s only English service, on 11690 until 1630, audible here Aug 3, but in Arabic instead; perhaps fellow monarchists in mourning for Saudi king, dispensed with English *R. Pakistan, 15100, put out spurs at 1555 on 15081 and 15119 *BBG intends to get a Continental 500 kW, in non-competitive negotiation, for Yangi-yul, Tajikistan, site, plus TCI antennas *Degar Voice, clandestine for Vietnam, replied to reception report, sent to Spartanburg SC; on 7350 Fri at 1300-1330 via Chita, Russia, 250 kW, 194 degrees; or is it at same time Tue on 7250, Thu 7420, Sat 7320, perhaps switching around to avoid jamming *R. Singapore International new website http://www.rsi.sg including program schedule in English, 11-14 on 6080 and 6150 *Bali is back on SW, some consider a separate radio country; RRI Denpasar heard July 26 at 1129 on 3945 with gamelan, Hindu; 1200 ID and Jak news *V. of Indonesia not heard lately on 9525 around 1300 in Indo, 1400 with open carrier but instead 15149.8 with open carrier hetting Iran; they have 7 Marconi transmitters used randomly; one is tuned 14 kHz low on 15136 *R. New Zealand staff work stoppages seeking raise and more vacation, July 29 and August 1; filled by BBC programmes instead to the objections of its staff being made strike-breakers *R. Verdad, Guatemala, back on 4052.46, 250 instead of 700 watts *R. for Peace International to offer its programs via podcast; see survey at http://www.rfpi.org *3291.04, Guyana back several months after flood, at 0900 *unID on 4739.1v at 2345-0110 relaying WEWN could be 3 x 1580 in Colombia *5745 unID by Malm earlier is R. Virgen de Remedios (remedies) in Tupiza, Bolivia, heard in Argentina at 1110; and in Uruguay at 1046 on 3388 with R. Catolica Mundial *R. Integracao, Cruzeiro do Sul, Brasil will be back on 4765 from August 10 *Tremendous sporadic E opening evening of July 31 in central NAm, even channel 7 from Austin TX to MI; and FM band wide open *HF propagation outlook from Boulder August 2; flux range 105-70-105 *Oops, omitted frequency for Waaberi: 17550 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1283 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1282, produced July 27, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits, listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *Predictions about the adoption of DRM on shortwave, slowly or never *DW says new module for multi-standard receivers will put DRM in reach for cost-conscious consumers *DRM software will remain available -- Media Network blog July 27 *iBiquity will have to fight codec war with Microsoft over IBOC http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518012230 http://futureofradio.typepad.com/the_future_of_radio/2005/07/microsodt_to_fc.html *Hurricane Dennis destroyed two ``Fat Albert`` aerostat dirigibles which were antenna platforms for TV Marti; plans to replace at $2.8 million; schedule cut back *Airborne Commando Solo broadcasts of Radio Marti on 530, missing Saturday July 23 at 2200, due to threat of Franklin? *TeleSur, new satellite TV service debut July 24, backed by Venezuela and other countries. A source of great controversy in Latin and North America: Congress passed amendment for 30 minute daily broadcasts to Venezuela, but Pres. Chavez denounces it and promises to jam any broadcast from the US. See recent DXLDs for much more about this: *Proposed by Connie Mack, R-FL; based in Caracas, with 51 percent paid for by Venezuela; also Cuba, Uruguay, Argentina. VOA had special broadcast to Colombia with no problem. Venezuelan ambassador says VOA and commercial US networks are already on cable TV across Venezuela; might call it R. Free Venezuela, or offensively, R. Bolivar. Chavez acting like a tyrant not allowing opposition. TeleSur at first only 4 hours a day; on the air in Cuba, but no details [and Argentina] *R. Verdad, Guatemala, 4052.5, off the air for 10 days as of July 25 *HRVC, Honduras, reactivated on SW 4819v after three years, with new amplifier tubes, since 2200 UT July 23, and widely reported thruout Americas, Europe, Pacific; as late as 0740, all night? *Consolation for supporters of R. For Peace International; person responsible for its demise in Costa Rica lost his job: Maurice Strong as top UN envoy to N Korea, in oil for food scandal, nepotism, ties to S Korean businessman with kickbacks from Saddam Hussein *R. Quito, La Voz de la Capital, Ecuador, now active on 4919 as late as 0610 *DTK revised mid-summer A-05 schedule still shows R. Cimarrona, Sun & Mon 22-23 in Spanish on 9480, 100 kW Juelich, 220 degrees for Uruguay. This went off several months ago, so are they really back? Please check *5400 is another Argentine SSB feeder with different stations; 0226 heard on LSB with R. Diez, 710, Buenos Aires *Clockwise thru Europe: *German court has charged Ernst Zundel with 14 counts of incitement, trial in November at the earliest. Nazi holocaust denier was on WRNO, WRMI and WGTG, and on Kaliningrad 1386 for two weeks *R. Slovakia International saved from closing SW for the time being, with a council to meet August 24 to decide what to do *R. Sweden has reliability problems with Sackville, Canada relay 1330 on 15240; twice in past week disrupted: July 21 fill music and apologies; July 26 just open carrier, but OK after 1400 from Sweden in Swedish direct. Sweden should back up Sackville at 1330 *1,282nd WOR is now semi-finished *WOR is no longer delayed on WSUI, Iowa City, Sundays 10:30 pm CT, on 910 plus streaming http://wsui.uiowa.eduhttp://wsui.uiowa.edu *Itunes now lists World of Radio as does http://www.radiotime.com *But get WOR directly from http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html *Our address: woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; contributions via PayPal at http://worldofradio.com *Tnx this week for financial support to Clayton Stapleton *R. Tatras International, Slovakia, relay since July 20 on 1350, 50 kW via Latvia; and at least in evenings from 1700 past 2300 on SW 9290. Operator of these KREBS TV, offers to QSL, altho RTI itself will not. Report to tesug @ parks.lv or P O Box 371, LV-1010, Riga, Latvia *WOR expected to return to Radio Studio X, Italy *Studio X has a new problem, another Italian on 1584 kHz, R. Verona, since July 24, now atop it at midday in Bologna *Counter-clockwise thru Africa: *Libya`s new 7320 via France, heard at 0300-0400 in Arabic, except French news at 0325; also at 0110-0250+ with only English at 0228- 0233; another day English at 2215. B-05 tentative schedule shows this straight thru from 19 to 04, and probably so already, 500 kW, Issoudun, 185 degrees across Africa, despite good signal in NAm *Polisario from Algeria has been on 7466, causing WWCR to zero-beat it from 7465, but on July 25 heard back on 7460, again with QRM from RFA in Korean via Mongolia [around 2100?]. Also on MW 700 *Star Radio, Liberia, still widely heard via Ascension, 07-09 on 9525, 21-22 on 11965 *Another Liberian station wants to resume SW: Liberia Broadcasting System launched fund drive for SW and TV transmitters; building in ruins since civil crisis *Great to have astute group of monitors worldwide, such as: *Iwao Nagatani in Japan reporting that R. Okapi started evening service in French, 16-17 on 11890 via South Africa, as well as 04-06 on 11690; for Congo DR *African on 6612 is second harmonic of R. Zimbabwe, 3306, mistuned with little signal on fundamental, around 0100, 0300, 0530, 1900, 2100; on the air 24 hours. Get it while it lasts *Zanzibar`s reactivated SW: also heard on 6015 from *0258 with xylophone tuning signal; 11735 includes news in Swahili at 17, English at 18; lately 11735 missing again. July 26 at 18, R. Nova Visao, Brasil heard instead on 11734.9 in Michigan. Zanzibar opens at 1500, but Turkey is on same until 1556; also North Korea until 1450 *R. Solmal, or R. Soomal, via DTK Juelich, Germany: Fridays only 1330- 1400, 130 degrees, 100 kw, in Somali *BBG via Dhabbaya, UAE, 1170 switched from R. Farda to R. Sawa, while 1575 continues with R. Farda *Official from All India Radio says they hope to close down their external service ASAP, costing $10 mega a year with no discernible audience; contradicts other reports of expansion plans *CKMX 1060, Calgary, flipped formats to Classic Country, so the same on SW 6030 relay CFVP; 100 watts heard in California, UT Monday 0441- 0503 with Marti and jammers off; also heard in New Zealand at 0631- 0640 fade *CBC`s largest union, Canadian Media Guild, voted 87% in favour of a strike, but bargaining continues; earliest strike or lockout date is August 15 *RCI had to suspend its toll-free phone number in Brasil due to abuse *Media Ownership Reform Act of 2005 would end media consolidation, etc., sponsored by Maurice Hinchey, D-NY and Diane Watson D-CA. See http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/071405mediabill.html No number yet; see http://www.house.gov/hinchey/issues/mora.shtml *The High Noon Effect: D-layer can start reflecting signals instead of absorbing them on MW at midday only when solar activity is high, and in the summer [noon by Local Mean Time, ya know, not DST] *KOA Denver link on 25950 FM heard at 1830 in TN thanks to Sporadic E *Active region of the sun is returning to view July 28 *Propagation outlook from Boulder; flux range 90-120-80 *Bob Cooper advises that now is the time to try for tropospheric ducting DX between Hawaii and California on VHF and UHF; you must be on the coast at just the right altitude; perhaps continuing thru August 1. See maps at http://home.cogeco.ca/~dxinfo/tropo_enp.html *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1282 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1281, produced July 19, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *So much news, so little time... *WOR on WBCQ changes: Wed at 2200 on 7415, but now 17495 is at 2300; and sometimes additional Tue 2330 on 7415 as filler *WWCR airing Sat 1030 on 5070 cancelled, still at 4 other times *WWCR has applied for two more 100 kW transmitters and antennas, so once on the air, capacity increased by 50%. Additional business to justify expansion. Overseas broadcasters hard to hear in North America should contract for airtime, such as, India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Romania, Argentina *KTBN Salt Lake missing a lot lately, a couple days at a time, then back, 7505 night, 15590 day *WRNO New Orleans on-air goal pushed back once again until September *WWRB 6890 accompanied by spurs on 6855 and 6925 *CJR daily on Kenneth Tomlinson now hiring consultants to audit VOA and IBB in a witchhunt; cover for management planning major changes *Hurricane Watch Net, mainly on 14325, activation plans are at: http://www.hwn.org/home/activationplans.html *Radio six international, Scotland, quitting 5105 via WBCQ at monthend, break in August, back to NAm in fall perhaps on 7415 *BBCWS annual review for 2004 says audience is up in USA to 5 million, highest ever, including opinion formers in NY, Washington and Boston. Other listeners don`t really matter; but down in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania *Fine print in BBC annual report indicates more SW languages may be cut to pay for Arabic TV service, especially eastern European *Promenade Concert season of 2 months began on BBC Radio 3 July 15; I enjoy webcasts live, and also on-demand for one week, via http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms *However, streaming of BBC domestic services may be stopped to prevent non-paying foreigners from listening *R. Slovakia International to close external SW service by July 31, due to funding problems, laying off 21 employees, 84 in the entire organization; still on internet, but who will be left to produce programs? Campaigns by listeners and staff to save it: see http://www.slovakradio.sk English page; E-mail addresses of powers that be to contact [July 20: has been saved, at least temporarily] *RSI in English at 0100-0130 on 5930, 9440 and three other times to elsewhere, while it lasts; maybe continuing on WRN *R. Maria, Italy, heard in Portugal, evenings on 26000; still in analog, planning DRM; probably via sporadic E *Terrible collision on 7120 at 2130-2200, between R. Tirana in English, and CRI via Urumqi in Hungarian; lack of communication between these two cooperating stations *Georgian Radio in English at 0730 on 11805, low modulation but intelligible; Abkhazian Radio, Georgia, 1236-1258 on 9495.45, jumped to 9494.75 at 1225, 1402, 0236; R. Georgia, 4540, 1523-1630* with Armenian- and Azeri-like programming; plus 9080, strong second harmonic *Tajik Radio, harmonic 13905.11, 3 x 4635 from *1359 *All India Radio soon vacating the 90 meter band for 60 meters, domestic SW; 3223, 3315, 3365, 3390 will soon move up to 4 MHz band, and existing frequencies may be adjusted. Why? Should get out better as DX but MUFs lower than ever this winter *Standard disclaimer *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1281, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA *Check http://www.worldofradio.org for much more info *Oman has two SW transmitter sites; Thumrait was back on the air July 8 at 0630 on 17630; and also English at 14-15 on 15140, beamed 315 degrees toward Europe and N America, R. Sultanate of Oman; but not heard every day *Kol Israel REKA network has new website mostly in English http://reka.iba.org.il with news, schedules, history, contact info, weblinks for immigrants *V. of Turkey added another Live from Turkey phone-in, Thursdays 1250- 1320 on 15225, 15535, to Tue 1850-1920 on 9785; David Crystal, Israel is one of few callers; July 12 he talked about Sudan Radio Service *Sudan Radio Service heard here, on 15325 at 0515 in Juba Arabic; English scheduled [M-F] 0300-0345 11665, 1500-1545 17660, via UK *After many years, R. Omdurman, Sudan, reactivates 9505, ex-7200 at 1500-1900+, then colliding with Farda; beamed due east but heard well in Greece at 1708 *V. of Africa, Libya, via France, expanded hours and added new 7320, heard in Eu and USA, at 2228 and 0010 with schedule in English, and as late as 0235 after 10 minutes of English, but on for how long? *Guinea is back on 7125, tnx to spare part from China following lightning strike in early June; resumed July 7, as late as 0846 in Florida *Merlin ran test loops on 9525 at 07-09 in early July, which turned out to be Star Radio, Liberia, finally relayed on SW from July 12, and also at 21-22 on 11965, both widely heard, latter with transmission breaks, in English and Liberian English. Site for both is Ascension, 250 kW, 27 degrees *Schedule from R. Africa, Equatorial Guinea, shows 7190 now in use evenings, 17-23 or so; and no longer heard on 15190, which is only from 07 weekdays, 06 to 1630 on weekends, but neither of these reported lately *R. Ndeke Luka, to Central African Republic, cancelled; was 1830-1930 via UAE 11760 *SW Radio Africa, for Zimbabwe, remained on SW more than a month longer than expected, but final broadcast was July 8, 17-18 on 15145; MW continues and trying to raise funds to resume SW *V. of Tanzania, Zanzibar, reappeared on 11735.0, ex 11734v which had been off air for months. Since July 11 widely heard as early as 1630 to 2100* Mostly Swahili, but news in English at 1800-1810 from Spice FM; suspect is brand new transmitter thanks to Chinese aid *R. Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam back on 5050 too, at 1910 *V. of Delina, to Eritrea, via TDP Russia, now Sun 18-19 on 12130 *Little Saigon Radio on 7380 at 1500-1530, believed to be via BBC Thailand rather than Taiwan tho only BBC carried until now. Other broadcast presumably Taiwan, 1130-1200 on 11540; and 15110 may have replaced 7380 *V. of Indonesia on several dates off frequency around 15136 instead of 15150, English at 20 and other languages earlier. Measured once on 15136.35 at 1601 in Arabic. Government ordered stations to go off the air 1-5 am local to save energy, 18-22 UT, but does this affect external service too? 15 MHz then not heard, but still 9524.89 [and still wasting kW with open carrier 14-16 as heard July 20] *Heard almost every morning here, XEXQ R. Universidad de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, mostly classical music, 6045 between 12 and 14, 2.5 hours after local sunrise *R. Juticalpa, Honduras, off SW for a long time, plans to start streaming; will enjoy the music shows on program grid; see http://www.radiojuticalpa.forever.as --- and looking forward to DRM *Hot topic in Spanish is continued clash on 6010 between R. Mil in Mexico and LV de tu Conciencia, Colombia. Manager Russ Stendal says he has tried to minimize signal toward Mexico, even offered to carry DX program of R. Mil or go off at a certain hour so R Mil could be heard. Stuck on 6010 as assigned by Colombian government *R. Continental, Argentina, on another LSB feeder, 5400, around 0800 heard in Japan *Collision on 11720 between CRI via Chile at 2100, with VOA, and at 2130 with BBCWS Calling Falklands resolved: CRI changing to 11690 *LRA36 Antarctica says they have no more QSL cards, but replies by e- mail, now clear of interference on 15476 [after 1900]. Sked is still M-F 18-21 with 2 kW, rhombic, in Spanish, plus English and other language IDs. Also heard in Spain at 2040. lra36 @ infovia.com.ar *Propagation outlook from Boulder July 19; flux range 75-120 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1281 ### WORLD OF RADIO Extra 58: see CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-04 below WORLD OF RADIO #1280, produced July 6, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *African news: Mauritania missing from 4845, was one of strongest signals on 60m; also 7245. Hope to be back after a rest. Still on MW 783, often heard trans-Atlantically *Conakry, Guinea, also missing from 7125 *R. Africa, Equatorial Guinea, with US religion, missing from 15190 after a few months`s activity; new address: PanAmerican, 2021 The Alameda, Suite 240, San Jose, CA 95126-1145 *SW Radio Africa, still heard as of July 1 at 17-18 on 15145, heavy jamming heard in Zimbabwe, none over here. Possible end on July 8, so let`s keep checking *Another service for Zimbabwe, V. of People, http://www.vopradio.co.zw at 17-18 UT on 7120, and in B season 7190. Must not be anathema to Mugabe as SW Radio Africa, nor is it jammed. Yet it seems to carry independent, factual news. English usually at 1745 *R. Rhino International Africa, http://www.radiorhino.org from 1 July cuts back to only Wed & Fri, 15-1530 on 17870 due to finances *Radio Freedom, Ethiopian opposition website reports that Ethiopian soldiers in Shilabo massacred civilians listening to BBC news at a restaurant, interviewing a freedom fighter of Ogaden NLF; unconfirmed *Target broadcasts: V. of Unity, via Russia on 15660 has own site http://www.tensae.com with phone, fax in USA, Europe, plus audio *V. of Liberty, via Russia on 15675, accommodated on website of EDP, address vol @ selfi-democracy.com with audio archive *V. of Delina QSL, v/s Tesfa. Tesfa Delina Foundation, 17326 Edwards Rd, A-230, Cerritos CA 90703. Sat only 15-16 on 15660 http://dmsi.delina.org also mentions other clandestine stations *Can you imagine US Secretary of State trying to persuade DW or BBC not to drop English SW broadcasts to the US? A similar scenario was successful: Indonesian Foreign Minister gets R. Cairo not to terminate its Indonesian service; 1320-1450 on 15890 *V. of Africa, Libya, testing new services from July 1, 12-13 in Swahili, 13-14 in English, on 21675 and 21695, presumably via France *DRM from Germany on 26000 heard in Italy, Campus Radio from Nuernberg, at 1747 with 50 watts; 26000 is really Dillberg, 26012 is Nuernberg *Another DRM on 26000, R. Maria in Italy, but in analog for now *Special Radio, new from Russia, 18-19 Thursdays on 6240, arts and musicians, http://specialradio.ru *Very strong signal in Florida from Iran in English at 2010 on 11860, rather funny mailbag show on Sunday *Collision on 11620 at 1430: V. of the Iranian Nation, via Bulgaria, and All India Radio in English *The 1280th World of Radio, derived from DX Listening Digest material, via http://worldofradio.com P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, or woradio at yahoo.com *WOR now available as podcast: http://www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml *And in mp3 files at http://www.obriensweb.com/wor.htm *Pleased to be back on RFPI webcasts, http://www.rfpi.org Fridays at 20, Mondays at 18, each repeated 4-hourly, 5 times *Thanks this week for financial support, via PayPal, go to Dennis Sivert in Indiana *Remarkable that at high noon in mid-summer, FE signals make it here as low as 9 MHz band; 9355, 9455, 9540, 11700, 15510 Firedrake blocking Radio Free Asia at 2 am in China, 18+ UT *China, enemy of free press, locked up 42 journalists in 2004 *R. Japan does not broadcast English to North America at 1400 UT, but I hear 11730, not too strong, but absolutely clear, intended for South Asia; also on 7200, 11840 *Photos of Wantok Radio Light dedication ceremonies, happy people: http://heart-to-serve.com/webphotos/index5.html *DRM noise heard on 15370-15380 at 1235-1400 or so, presumably HCJB as before, tho not reported in the DRM forums. Seems DRM enthusiasts do not band scan and need to be told which frequencies to punch in *R. Continental, Argentina, 8098-LSB, heard around 0800 in Japan *WMLK, Pennsylvania heard on 9265 at 1535 IDing as if it were still on 9465! Well, 200 kHz off is close enough for them *Another special from KPH, California on 100th anniversary; The Night of Nights, UT July 13 0001-0700+ in CW on 4247, 6477.5, 8642, 12808.5, 17016.8, 22477.5; joined by several other stations and ham ops; see http://www.radiomarine.org *Trying to be vintage/historical with megacycles and kilocycles, but meaningless without per-unit time. Use MegaHausers instead = Mc/Hour, multiply Mc/s by 3600, e.g. 12889.5 Mc/s = 46402.2 MHs *As in May issue of Monitoring Times, NASA communications frequencies for the shuttle flight July 13 or whenever: http://www.monitoringtimes.com/nasa.html *Ham special event from Trinity Site, on its 60th annivesary, July 16 11-21 from W5MPZ, SSB 14330, 21330; CW 14060, QRP 7040; certificate *A&E viewers complain about lack of fine arts or classical music on Breakfast with the Arts on Sunday mornings; but dumped longtime host replaced by Karina Huber; still plan to cover three Colorado music festivals *Space Ghost Coast to Coast is on Cartoon Network as filler, not on schedules, around 0444-0456 UT Mondays, after Tom Goes to the Mayor *New episodes of Trippin` the Rift with incomparably better computer animation, from July 28, UT Thursdays 0200 on Sci-Fi *Pax TV network rebranding as i which stands for independent TV; http://www.ionline.tv *New LPFM in Bend OR, KPOV 106.7, with local origination and Pacifica programs *Al Quaglieri thinks BPL and DRM are going nowhere, so don`t worry *IBOC/HD: revealing interview with CEO of Ibiquity at Billboard, admitting portable HD radio would take a car battery; selling points of improved audio, no interference are non-starters *New summer show on CBC and RCI, Red Edge, aboriginal arts and native comics, UT Suns 0030 on 9755, 11990, 13710 *Musings about why there are so few women in DXing *Propagation outlook from Boulder, July 5: flux range 120-80 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1280 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1279, produced June 29, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits, listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *This program now available as podcast, plus some previous ones via http://www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml *mp3 files also available directly now, from http://www.obriensweb.com/wor.htm *So now Radio for Peace International can resume World of Radio, Fridays 20 UT, Mondays 18 UT, each repeated 4-hourly; details at http://www.rfpi.org *New Continent of Media, 05-06 now available, only in Real audio, via http://www.dxing.com and http://www.worldofradio.com *Allan Weiner at WBCQ says Radio Classics is new, UT Sundays 00-01 on 7415, old time radio *Radio ship The Katie in Boston Harbor, tested 01-04 on 5105, and will be on the air July thru August, evenings via WBCQ transmitters in Maine; including World of Radio. Last week we were at 0200 UT Friday *AFGE Local 1812 at VOA focuses on plans to outsource VOA News to Communist China; seems to be backing off earlier plan, maybe hiring only two contractors there to work on website, preferably US citizens -- but why do this in China at all? 14 US Senators urged VOA Director to cease such outsourcing; see http://www.afge1812.org [not afge.org] *Highly recommended, Democracy Now, June 22, `The radical rightwing is very close to achieving a longtime goal, undermining the independence of public broadcasting`, interview of Bill Moyers by Amy Goodman, in text, audio and video: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/22/1347234&mode=thread&tid=25 *Try to overlook remarks about VOA being a propaganda organ, not fair *The Hill, June 22, reports that Rep. Ed Markey called on Ken Tomlinson to resign from board of CPB and BBG; White House rejects *See website of any public radio or TV station for info about the funding controversy; KUNM links to these sites too: http://www.freepress.net http://www.apts.org http://www.mediamatters.org *Freepress.net says CPB chose former Republican chair as its next president, to make it into White House mouthpiece; petition against signed by 100,000, needs 100,000 more *KOSU says only half the budget restored; Senate will begin markup of budget on July 12 *radio free brattleboro, Vermont, thought it had understanding with FCC while court action pending, but FCC raided June 22 and confiscated equipment; see DXLD 5-103, 5-104 *New summer program schedule from RCI from July 9; a major change is Media Zone replaced by Talking Stick, aboriginally orientated? *KNLS, Alaska, English at 1400, has been colliding with France on 9795 and now they have moved to 9555, audible here, but too close to Cuba; KNLS English at 1200 can come in very well on 9615 *R. Marti airborne experiment on MW 530, Saturdays at 2200, not very successful; not flying every week, and now blocked by powerful Cuban transmitter, so this may not continue. Suggestions that the Commando Solo plane used for Radio and TV Marti should be redeployed to Iraq, turned down, at least until replacement available *RHC on new 13660 at 1330, too close to RCI 13655, test? [gone next day] *XEXQ, R. Universidad San Luis Potosi, 6045, back after a week off, to move transmitter and antenna from center city to outskirts; making an effort to get out with only 250 watts *R. Mil, 6010, Mexico City, audible here in daytime around 1330, but blocked at night by La Voz de Tu Conciencia, Colombia. Ruben Guillermo Margenet has initiated a campaign to convince LVC to leave 6010 for Radio Mil, but this is unlikely; LVC says it is duly authorized by Colombian authorities. And is distributing myriads of radios fixed-tuned to its frequencies, 6010 and 5910 *Those two frequencies, not exact, produce more and more mixing products: 5709.26, 5809.82, 5909.07, 6010.12, 6110.29, 6210.43, 6310.58 *Another fixed-frequency radio station is R. Mosoj Chaski, 3310v, Bolivia; the radios are also sealed to prevent recipients from trying to retune them to godless secular stations *R. Pio XII, 5952.5, reactivated after a year, 2224-2305, and 1105- 1130, vernacular, Bolivian folk songs *R. Nacional del Paraguay, http://www.rnpy.com has history, schedule, automatic music, 25 music files, no streaming yet *By satellite, radio and internet, WOR 1279, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK, 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com http://www.worldofradio.org *Thanks this week for financial support to Mike Kessinger, Virginia *SW Radio Africa, for Zimbabwe, continues on SW as of June 27, 17-18 on 15145, but jamming on 15137 *SW Radio Africa has been saved with new funding, no details, but said to cost 100 kilopounds per month *R. Ethiopia, 9704.2, with English at 1030-1100 heard in Portugal [better in Lisboa than on the coast] *R. Horyaal, for Somalia, Sat-Thu 1730-1800 not heard via Germany 11925, but via Russia on 12130 *V. of Nigeria, audio from Abuja studios sometimes much better, 0630- 07, 1230-13, 1830-19, 20-21; switch from 15120 to 7255 at 1905v *FRCN, Abuja, Nigeria, 7275, English news at 0600 *BBC Radio 4 announcer forced to retire at age 60: Peter Donaldson will no longer be heard after July 1 *R. France Internationale foreign language sections get second-class treatment, with only 2/9 the funding of French language; nothing like the VOA where our national language is treated as second class *Dario Monferini interviewed on DX program of R. Ukraine International from June 25, repeated at least 3 more weeks, like other shows? Sat 2118 on 7490, UT Sun 0018, 0318 on 7440; 1118 on 15675. Direct link to webcast in my Monitoring Reminders Calendar *V. of Mesopotamia, 11530, heard at 06-07 but clashing with WYFR; tho WEWN has moved off 11530 around 1400, cannot hear it here in the summer *R. V. of the Mojahedin heard in Baghdad on 720 from Iran, its 90.1 frequency blocked there by a new local station, Today Radio; website gone: http://www.radiomojahedin.com Affiliated with Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, http://www.sciri.org Is produced in studios of IRIB, Tehran *New Taleban website, http://www.alemarah.com V. of Jihad, but quickly taken off by US provider; another coontinues, http://www.aadad.com with song section *Article about Myth of China`s Modernization of Tibet, and Tibetan language, with section on radio: http://tinyurl.com/ba85z *S. Korea via Sackville, 9650, blocked in WNAm by N. Korea direct on 9650, 1000-1250 *Chinese music jammer heard less, replaced by CNR channels; also siren on 15250, maybe against Taiwan`s Fu Hsing Broadcasting. I hear a CNR domestic network on 15285, 15265, 13625 at 1300 blocking US stations; but Firedrakes still on 15795 at 1300 vs. India in Mandarin; 11805 at 1410 vs VOA in Mandarin *New US station testing via Taiwan, Little Saigon Radio, 1130-1200 on 11540, 15-1530 on 7380. Is 24h on AM stations in CA, TX, and on http://www.littlesaigonradio.com *Ralda Cushen has died, widow of Arthur Cushen. She gets a lot of credit for helping him in his achievements *ITU SW pdf monitoring files are available; latest concluding June 30. Via http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/terrestrial/monitoring *Madison WI informal DX meeting, Sat afternoon, Aug 20; RSVP Bill Dvorak, 501 Algoma St., Madison 53704-4812, 608-244-5497; or DX Get- together in subject line, to dxerak @ aol.com *Propagation outlook from Boulder June 28; flux range 90-105-80 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1279 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1278, produced June 21, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *WPKN 89.5 in CT rescheduled WOR to Sat 9:30 am EDT in June; from July to Sat 6:00 am EDT [1000 UT] on 89.5, plus 88.7 in Montauk LINY *Thanks to Andy O`Brien, WOR now available as podcast: put in reader: http://www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml *WOR reception in UK: best bets on SW, Thu 2030 WWCR 15825, Sun 0230 WWCR 5070. And WRN on Sky Channel 872; try freesat from Sky service *Voz Crista finally moved off 15475 to 15485, from June 20, 1200-2400, liberating 15475 for Gabon 16-19, LRA-36 Antarctica 18-21. Collisions lasted almost three months *Antarctica remains hard to hear; maybe traces of carrier June 20 *VC 15485 now collides with BBCWS, UK to N&W Africa 1100-1700 *R. Caiari, Porto Velho, Brasil, 4785, has new QSL card and catching up on backlog *R. Virgen de los Remedios heard on 9261 at 1030; now finally made it to 90m, heard varying 3335-3337 at 0000-0105; 3340 at 1100 *One new Bolivian interested in reception reports from abroad is R. Estambul, 4498; by p-mail wants pennants and flags from listeners; ninafelima @ hotmail.com *R. Lider, Colombia, 6139.77, off the air since June started, due to Cuban QRM? *Colombian 5910v reactivated, Marfil Estereo, 5909.88, then 5909.93; sometimes // 6010 La Voz de Tu Conciencia *R. Marti airborne relay on 530, radio war with Cuba: not flying June 11 but resumed June 18, Sats from 2147; power fluxuates as well as that of Cuban jammer *New FM station in Bermuda, K-JAZ or B-JAZ, on 98.1 *Danny Finkleman`s final CBC Radio show June 25, replaced by Randy Bachman from July, but one hour earlier, Saturday evenings, Vinyl Tap; 15 new summer shows with samples: http://www.cbc.ca/radiosummer *CRTC authorizes three subscription radio services for Canada: Sirius and XM satellites; and terrestrial on L-Band sponsored by CHUM; see much more discussion in DXLD *Mystery Radio, europirate on 6220, draws complaint, bounty from another pirate, Laser Hot Hits, which claims channel 6219 *Sirius will add BBC Radio 1 to lineup, timeshifted for North America *Far-right Belgian station, Vlaams Belang, denied SW via Germany, UK, finally via Russia on 13680, a.k.a. Black or White; and changed again Sunday June 19 0900-1100 to 15660 via Armavir to W Europe *European Music Radio via Latvia: Sat June 25 20-21 on 9290 *Sweden`s VLF station SAQ, Sunday, July 3, 17.2 kHz tests in CW at 0815, 0915, 1215, 1315 http://www.alexander.n.se *R. Maria, Italy, 26000 kHz, will produce DRM with a PC; photos of equipment: http://www.mediasuk.org/archive/radio_maria.html *NEXUS/IBA/IRRS, Italy, says power is raised on 15725 from 20 to 50 kW at 0800-1200; 0600-0800 still 20 kW with radio six and Celebrate Radio [later, six says it will also be 50 kW, but from what site???] *Save the Gambia Democracy Project, via Germany, Sat only 2000-2030 on 9405; committed for 24 months, English, Malinke et al. *Star Radio, Liberia still hasn`t provided SW schedule from outside *Radio Veritas, Liberia, back on SW, 5470, from June 12 at 2150-2220, and from 2000 on June 14 relaying VOA until 2100; also to 2300* O&O by Catholic Archdiocese, 6 kW instead of 10, and from 0600 on 6090, colliding with defunct DGS from Anguilla *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1278, http://www.worldofradio.org woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA *Salama Radio International, 1930-2030 Sun & Wed on 11885, P O Box 6316, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria; in 2001 it was pentecostal. QSL from then said it was from Harvestime Ministries *R. Candip, Congo DR, 5066.4 in French, heard in Japan until 1614 fade *SW Radio Africa for Zimbabwe remains on SW, 17-18 on 15145 [still heard June 23] *R. Peace, Southern Sudan, QSL says 4750 is 1 kW to S Sudan in 6 languages including English; 5895 is 5 kW to N Sudan in English, Arabic; 4750 schedule starts with English, 0230-0320, 1630-1720 *Re WOR 1277, R. Horyaal was on 15650 one week, then changed to 11925 via Germany, Sat-Thu at 1730-1800 // Samara, Russia 12130, to Somalia *Another new Somali clandestine testing, R. Solmal, via Germany, Fri June 10 at 14-1430 on 17550, 16-1630 on 15495 *No decision yet on cancelling SW from Israel, waiting for a board of governors to be formed, so will continue past June 30 *R. Damascus has moved Spanish an hour earlier, 2215-2330 on 12085 and 9330 or maybe 13610, for convenience of Spain, still after midnight *Deep Dish TV with live coverage of World Tribunal on Iraq, from Istanbul, June 24-27 at 2100-2200, also on Free Speech TV, Dish 9415 at 0000 UT; http://www.worldtribunal.org *WEWN left 11530 for 11645 in Spanish, clearing 11530 for Denge Mezopotamiya, 0400-1600, which had been blocked after 1100 *BBC Monitoring published another extensive survey of media in Iraq, legible via http://www.w4uvh.net/mediraq.txt *Salaam Watandar, to Afghanistan, says no more QSLs: no resources or time to do this *India thinking about beefing up external broadcasting; hope adding more languages, N American services http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=93572 *Sri Lanka cancelled evening All Asia Service, 1225-1525 from June 11; was on 9770, 15748; still 0030- on 9770 *Wantok Radio Light, new Papua New Guinea station on 7120, well heard around Pacific Rim; at Grayland WA, very good for inaugural June 11; much more difficult in ENAm, but Scott Barbour in NH is getting traces around 1000 *Catholic Radio Network, PNG, 4960, heard two hours past sunrise at 1402, in WA *R. Vanuatu, 7259.685, vanished at 0625; from 0642 on 3944.86v *VOA resumes SW service in Uzbek, 1500-1530 on 11515, 11780, 15390 *Norman Pattiz, responsible for R. Sawa and clones, may be out of a job: Bush has not renominated this Democrat to the Broadcasting Board of Governors *Lots of mainstsream press about politics affecting BBG, and CPB: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4707444 http://tinyurl.com/cs2mk *VOA Talk to America Tue June 14 was about clandestine broadcasting; audio via http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/TTA-Archive-Page.cfm *June 27 is target date for WRNO to return to SW, 7355, 7395, 15420 *WWCR`s 15th anniversary quetionnaire contest concludes June 30; check http://www.wwcr.com *WWCR shifted 7465 to 7466 to zero-beat Western Sahara, at 2200-0100 *New unit for barometric pressure: megabytes instead of millibars, per Perfect Paula at 1500-1530 with Gulf of Alaska marine weather via USB from WLO 17362, 13152, 13110, 8806, 8788; and with satellite delay from KLB 17311, 13101, 8731 *Corporation for Public Broadcasting: House approved bill to cut budget nearly in half; see website of any public radio or TV station; far right Republicans trying to destroy our most trusted news source http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/arts/television/10pbs.html?pagewanted=print http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060902283_pf.html *But better source of funding might be Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act; some of 30 gigadollars from sale of TV spectrum, should help fund public programming http://www.cjrdaily.org/archives/001608.asp *Special 42.8 MHz Major Armstrong commemoration did not propagate well; may be put on air more, as authority lasts until Sept 11 *Excellent site for hurricanes and tropical storms: http://www.crownweather.com/tropical.html *Propagation outlook from Boulder June 21; flux range 80-110-85 *For much more, consult DX Listening Digest at http://worldofradio.com *With a standard disclaimer, *Glenn Hauser concluding another World of Radio, No. 1278 ### WORLD OF RADIO Extra 57: see CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-03 below WORLD OF RADIO #1277, produced June 8, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Schedule change for Mundo Radial on WWCR 15825: Fri & Mon 2115; new edition from June 17 *As shown in latest DX/SWL/Media programs, mostly in English at http://worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html Also a new edition for June of Nets to You: http://www.w4uvh.net/nets2you.html *Former director of VOA Sanford Ungar and present director David Jackson accuse each other over charges that Jackson is trying to manage VOA news to favor the Bush administration; BBG Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson backs Jackson; hearings on Tomlinson and VOA journalists` petition called for; see June 6 edition of http://www.cjrdaily.org and recent issues of DXLD such as 5-094 *Commemorative broadcast for 70th anniversary of Major Armstrong`s first demonstration of wideband FM, from Alpine NJ tower, June 11- 12, 42.8 MHz, WA2XMN, with historical programs, on wideband FM, for which few receivers are available now covering that frequency, such as the SX-42. Sporadic E could give 42.8 wide coverage. But to be simulcast and webcast from station on same tower, WFDU, 89.1. Exact times not given; see http://www.cscmgt.com [WFDU says it will be Sat June 11 at 1600 UT; webcast repeats at 2300 June 14 and 16: http://alpha.fdu.edu/wfdu/wfdufm/index2.html ] *From June 6, CNN domestic carries Your World Today from CNN International, weekdays at 1600-1700 UT: ``CNN Stuns US with Actual News`` [but we see a lot of the same old US tabloid, Aruba and Michael Jackson, just presented with a British accent] *KGFE, ch 2 in Grand Forks ND off the air for over a year, except for 6-watt ERP temporary transmitter; ice damage ruined its antenna and transmitter [TROTS: they don`t want to replace analog on ch 2 since they will have to transition to DTV soon anyway on another channel] *LAX 530 kHz station jacked up power again, rock solid in Thousand Oaks, 35 miles away, and with ionospheric fading; also in Sta Barbara *NY Times editorial against Sen. Rick Santorum`s effort to squelch the National Weather Service providing info free to public, give it to private companies instead. Will Martin suggests a class-action lawsuit on behalf of NOAA weather radio owners and manufacturers *Some Canadian MW stations aren`t protecting US with directional antennas north, such as CKDM 730 Manitoba. Engineer confirms this from visits to stations; no one really cares [even tho this violates international treaties: US must break relations with Canada] *R. Habana Cuba had special coverage of terrorism conference June 2-4, with three frequencies in English mornings and afternoons, 9550, 12000, 13680 plus several more in Spanish *New Cuban on 530 Saturday afternoon went off to monitor whether R. Marti would come on; when it did slammed by Cadena Habana: radio wars *R. Cultural, Guatemala, occasionally tests SW still, such as June 2 at 1050 on 5954.967, heard by Bjoern Malm, Ecuador *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1277, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *Who also provides links to several articles classified as Tips for Rational Living, at the end of recent issues of DXLD *R. Six International, Scotland, apologizes for missing broadcast Saturday [not Sunday] June 4 due to computer problem, explained in DXLD 5-093; promises to be on Sat June 11, via Latvia 9290 at 06-07, plus 15725 IRRS, and Tawa 88.2 NZ; and an extra hour till 08 on 9290 *Widely heard music station on 6220 around 02-04 must be Mystery Radio, Euro pirate; and at 19, 2130 in Spain. Must have considerable power, reported from New Zealand, USA, Europe *Far-right Belgian station on 6015 did not appear the following week via UK either *Low power DRM tests from Europe: R. Maria, Andrate, N. Italy, 26000, less than 50 watts, to be DRM, but on AM for now; from Germany, 15895 DRM, BitExpress heard in Rome at 1000, 100 watts; RIZ in Zagreb, Croatia is testing DRM on 25800 to cover the city, but these 11m could also skip out via Es or F2 *Mid-season A-05 frequency changes: V. of Russia, English to NAm at 01-05 from Vladivostok on 15555 ex-17660 *R. Ukraine International, English to Europe at 21 on 7490 ex-7420 *R. St. Helena has competitor, Saint FM, the latter webcasting, 24h via http://www.saint.fm with abacast plugin; local news scheduled at 07, 09, 12, 14, 16, 19, 2130 weekdays; 12 & 19 weekends *Polisario station now on 7466: 06-08, except Fridays to 09, but June 3 until 1010 with R. for Peace, Italy, program in final hour, IDs in Italian, English, Spanish, Arabic. 7466 too close to US stations such as WWCR 7465 from 2200, its het bothering WWCR in Georgia *Salama Radio International reactivation for Nigeria confirmed, Sun June 5 [not 4: sorry: I kept confusing these dates] at 1930-2030, 11885 Woofferton, 300 kW due south; even audible in OK; [is Wed and Sun only]; until May 2003 was via Juelich, Germany *For Zimbabwe, SW Radio Africa, was to cease SW at end of May, but got an extension until June 8 at 17-18 on 15145, confirmed by monitoring, [and still on June 9], so keep checking *Identity of new Somali clandestine on 15650 at 1730-1800 daily except Fridays: R. Horyaal, via Germany, already via Russia 12130; regular service from June 4 *Djibouti, 4780, heard 0300-0330 in Pennsylvania; schedule info for MW 1539, and presumably parallel; 03-20, exc Fri and holidays 05-20; news in Arabic at 06, 14; in S. Australia, Craig Edwards pulled in 1539 better than 4780 *Coalition Maritime Forces Radio 1, Arabian Gulf, 9133-USB, heard in FL at 0250-0330, needing wide USB, not narrow *Jordan`s English on 11690 now with HCJB interference besides RTTY at 1300-1630, is not on air every day, but when on received well in UK *V. of Islamic Republic of Iran is listener-friendly, sending lots of material in mail so one may open Islamic fundamentalist reading room; if it gets thru, as one listener found his large envelope opened with most contents removed by US authorities who must think it`s too sensitive for Americans *V. of Communist Party of Iran, 4375.95, heard in Japan from *1626 *Collision between Minivan Radio, for Maldive Islands, 12015 at 16- 17 with V. of Korea; so now, Minivan, via Germany, moves to 11800 *Nepal is ripe for some surrogate SW from outside, preferably not the Maoists, but where are they? Banned Nepal FM broadcasters are reading out news on the streets *New clandestine for Vietnam, R. Hoa-Mai, http://www.radiohoamai.com shows 11555 at 1330-1400, Sat & Sun, via KWHR Hawaii; based in southern California, would like to add a MW frequency to Vietnam *Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea, 7120, reported by more DXers, in Japan, New Zealand; and in Alberta, Ed Kusalik had it several times, as late as 1400+ *Australian Radio DX Club celebrating 40th anniversary with special via Latvia 9290, Sat June 18 1000-1100; special QSLs, only by P-mail *ARDS, Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Aboriginal Resource Development Service, is 24h with 400 watts on 5050 since May 26, plus several MW; manager Dale Cheeson says he verifies with detailed letter; see http://www.ards.com.au *On WPKN 89.5 Bridgeport CT [and WPKM 88.7 Montauk LINY], WOR moved from 0600 UT Tue, to 1330 UT Sats in June; 1000 UT Sats from July *Propagation outlook from Boulder June 7; flux range 105-80-105 *With a standard disclaimer, *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1277 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1276, produced May 31, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *New edition of Continent of Media now available, 05-05, real audio file at http://www.dxing.com and http://www.worldofradio.org *New clandestine for the Gambia, from June 4, Sats 2000-2030 on 9405, 100 kW, 210 degrees from Juelich, Germany, Voices from the Diaspora, partly in English *Nothing definite yet on SW times or frequencies for Star Radio, Liberia; was previously on 3400 mornings, 5880 evenings, but unlikely to use same again; via outside site now *Salama Radio International, for Nigeria, reactivated, Wed & Sun 1930-2030 on 11885, Woofferton, 180 degrees, 300 kW, Hausa and English, unconfirmed yet *SW Radio Africa announces it`s leaving SW after May 31 due to expenses, remaining on MW 1197 only at 0300-0500, and internet, http://www.swradioafrica.com Clandestine for Zimbabwe. Jamming increased costs, future shaky *15-minute interview with Gerry Jackson, of SWRA, by Global Crisis Watch, via http://www.clandestineradio.com *Final SWRA broadcast on 12145 monitored May 31 1630-1745 *New clandestine tested for Somaliland Friday May 27 1730-1800 on 15650, to be regular from June 1, Sat-Thu, but name and sponsorship not known; test heard well here, probably UK or German site [but not heard on June 2 by several monitors trying] *Galei Zahal, Israeli Defence Forces on 15785 has severe co-channel from WHRI South Carolina, 1700-2000, poor frequency choice by FCC *HCJB had another frequency collision to resolve, 11760 with Habana, so HCJB moved to 11690 at 1100-1500; but this collides with Jordan`s only frequency in English, tho it lasts until 1630 [and not on air daily per Noel Green]; Habana supposed to move off 12000 to clear 12005 for HCJB in mornings, but has not done so. How well is R. Jordan heard now before and after 1500? *BBC Monitoring published another comprehensive guide to media, broadcast and print, from and to Iran; in DXLD 5-088 *Democratic Voice of Burma adds 15480 for evening broadcast from May 28; presumably means at 1430, no site given *Radio Japan`s 70th anniversary June 1 (originally the reviled Radio Tokyo in the Japanese Empire), with special programming following weekend on Hello from Tokyo, interviewing DXers, from UT Sat 0510 repeated thru UT Mon 0110; special QSLs *R. Dien Bien, Vietnam, on new 6442 variable, 1200-1400, ex-6379v, and ex-Lai Chau *More reports of new Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea, on 7120, from NW USA, SW Canada, between 0728 and 1230, despite vertical antenna supposed to reduce skywave. 7120 already occupied by loads of stations around the world. If they must stay on 7 MHz, should move below 7000 or above 7300; in the latter, the clearest channel appears to be 7435, tho there is HLL5, fax from South Korea listed on 7433.5; will have to move out of hamband sooner or later anyway *Another exotic is ARDS, Humpty Doo, NT, Australia, 5050, heard well in NSW at 1010, but is anyone hearing it abroad? *Standard disclaimer *The 1276th World of Radio, much more at http://www.worldofradio.com woradio @ yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA *Airport info station at LAX on 530 AM, AiRadio, 24 hours, live at peak times, also http://www.lawa.org *CFYZ, Pearson International Airport, Toronto, has closed due to expenses, 400 watts on 1280, also with live programming; open carrier only heard *A lot of Fidelogorrhaea lately from Cuba, new 17740 at 2317, plus many others *FARC`s La Voz de la Resistencia, Colombian clandestine, heard on 5880, 6000 and 6120, very distorted until 2313* to return at 2230, but unheard here tho there was something under Habana 6000 *No English on SW from RadioBras, but English news on website, http://internacional.radiobras.gov.br/ingles And also audio in English and Spanish via http://www.radiobras.gov.br/radioagencia *Argentine X-bander, AM-1710 had website with 1710 in URL while they were on 1700, then changed website to http://www.am1700.com.ar but changed frequency to 1710 plus third harmonic 5130 [1710 a hot target now for North American DXers] *BBCWS Falkland Islands service, Tue and Fri only 2130-2145 on new 11720 for this season, collides with China via Chile at 2100-2200 daily on same; VT may have chosen same frequency for both *One-day strike against BBC on May 23, but further strikes May 31- June 1 called off; contrarians liked programming better when strike was on; lots of discussion on this in recent DX Listening Digests *BBC Radio 3 plays nothing but Beethoven for six days, June 5-10, complete works; also availablizing mp3 downloads of BBC SO performances of the nine symphonies, as a Beethoven Experience *Brouhaha in Belgium over right-wing party launching DRM broadcasts via Germany, VB-6015, Suns 0900-1100; but another Belgian via Germany, Maeva FM, objects by suspending its own broadcasts so as not to be associated with Vlaams Beland. Its May 29 broadcast did not happen; to start following Sunday via UK instead *swissinfo staff set up own website http://www.vivaswissinfo.org accusing SBC of censorship about its cutbacks *Abkhaz State Radio, Soxum on 9494.75v at 1400-1630, but co-channel from Cairo in Turkish after 1530 *This just in: may still be possible to hear SW Radio Africa on SW, for one hour at 1700 on 15145 *That time of year, near Summer Solstice, allowing high bands such as 16m to be open all night over high-latitude, not-really-dark paths *Propagation outlook from Boulder May 31; flux range 95-85 *With a standard disclaimer, *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1276 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1275, produced May 25, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *Thanks to WRN for additional WOR airtime to NAm, Sat 1730 UT, so also on WRMI 7385 then as well as Sun 1730; and on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 115 *Also, WBCQ has shifted WOR a quarter-hour earlier, UT Monday 0415 on 7415 *Plans for a new progressive SW station in Monticello, Illinois; Bill Taylor, WEFT 90.1, raising money for 50 kW listener-sponsored SW station. See http://www.ucimc.org/feature/display/35393./index.php Urbana Champaign Indpendent Media Center; Radio for Peace International, ex-Costa Rica may be involved in this project *Test of WX4NHC from National Hurricane Center, June 4, 13-22 UT, including phone, around 7268, 14325, 21325, 28525 *Recommended: speech by Bill Moyers, on CPB and politics, via CSPAN, maybe in archives, and full text: http://www.freepress.net/news/8120 *May 23 issue of The Nation magazine, online and in print has several articles about radio including Confessions of a Listener, by Garrison Keillor http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050523&s=keillor http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050523&s=ratner http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050523&s=letter http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050523&s=scott *Pat Griffith, spending a week in Socorro NM, discovered a local pirate on 530 kHz, strange mix of music *KMUL 1380 Muleshoe TX, reincarnated on 830 with 50 kW in Farwell TX, but 9 watts at night, 14 kW critical hours *WNYZ-LP, new channel 6 in NYC, is using FM rather than TV audio stereo, dual cast, which may be legal; TV sets will not decode this stereo due to different pilot frequency; Spanish hip hop and rap *High-Definition Radio = IBAC = IBOC, a hot topic of discussion in recent issues of DX Listening Digesgt via http://worldofradio.org *This is the season for possible greyline MW DX from Anchorage AK to lower 48 at sunrise. Explained at http://www.am-dx.com/geo_alas.htm *RCI has online scrapbook of listening posts: http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/en/scrapbook.shtml *Jaime Bonilla Mexican border stations busted for not broadcasting from authorized sites, higher power interfering with US stations, AM and FM *New Cuban on 530 kept changing networks, settled on Radio Cadena Habana [later: back to Rebelde], awful audio *R. Amazonas, Venezuela, 4939.5, signs on daily at 0910 *Most reliable Bolivian heard in DR is R. Santa Cruz, 6135, opening at 0900, closing a few minutes after 0100 *Polisario station for Western Sahara from Algeria changed from 7460 to 7466, 2104-2303+, to avoid interference, at 1700 [not 1800]-2400, 0600-0800 and evenings in parallel on 700 *Hirondelle Foundation says Star Radio, Liberia, resumed May 25 at 1600 on FM and SW. SW to be two hours daily, but no frequencies mentioned; previous SW was from Sept 1997 to Oct 1998 [on 3400, 5880, but new SW is to be from an external site] *24-hour strike against BBC on May 23, disrupting domestic and World Service programming; 48 hours more planned May 31-June 1, but unions and management were to meet on May 26; dispute over how many went on strike *Strike made for greater variety in WS programming, more full-service *But such outages may lose relays like WBUR which went with more NPR *Standard disclaimer *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1275, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Jerry Kiefer in Florida *Radio Six International, Scotland, launches new broadcasts June 4: via IRRS, Italy, Sat 06-07 on 15725, so what becomes of R. for Peace, clandestine for W. Sahara? This will be live, Saturday Sounds, with guests, listener contact, and also on Latvia 9290, WorldFM, NZ, 88.2 and repeated at 2300 on WBCQ 5105. http://www.radiosix.com has 24-h webstream; on WBCQ daily 23-01 on 5105, until 02 on Sun and Mon; and some more complicated times on IRRS *A new Two Bobs one-hour show, from http://www.switzerlandinsound.com *DOS Inspector General report on IBB stations in Greece: crisis in workforce, with retirements imminent, but hiring freeze; and 11% of Kavala site has been encroached with beach structures and a church; renewal due in 2007y *Shipcom opens new station in addition to WLO, KLB: EKA in Yerevan, Armenia, on two channels at first, 12604.5 and 16818.5; heard at 1404 *Nothing this week from Middle East or Asia *Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea, has started on 7120, barely audible in Washington state, 0830-1100+; NVIS antenna supposed to minimize horizontal coverage but don`t believe it; first reported by Chris Hambly, Victoria, May 23 at 0630; strong in Sydney at 0900. Is one kW Christian station relaying FM 93.9, from Kaupena, Southern Highlands. Official launch June 11, but fully operational by May 26. How long will they last on 7120, considering numerous hi-power international stations on frequency such as China, Madagascar, India, UAE? See DXLD 5-083 *R. Central, Boroko, PNG, reactivated after a sesquiyear, on 3290, 1000-1201* partly // 4890 *National Radio, New Zealand plans programming changes [in Sept], retaining birdcalls; In Touch With NZ, popular in NAm, will retain Wayne Mowat, but music portion moved to late nights on Sat and Sun; much of RNZI`s SW programming comes from National Radio; on-demand audio to increase *Off-tune, tracking off-frequency MW stations around the world, as an aid to identification. See list in DXLD 5-074. New yahoogroup specializing in this http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mwoffsets/ *Automatic Information System enables tracking ships at sea in real- time; free but delayed for enthusiasts: http://www.aislive.com *Vocal opponent of IBOC, Eric Bueneman, N0UIH has website http://www.qsl.net/n0uih/IBOCMythsandFacts *154 ham DX rm sound clips for 2004 at http://hamgallery.com/dx2004 *Jem Cullen in Australia reported 60m Latin Americans May 14 1640-1700 UT = mid-day there, from XERTA Mexico 4810, Litoral Honduras 4830, Andahuaylas Peru 4840. Astounding DX if correct; major geomag storm did not hit until 9.5 hours later *Propagation outlook from Boulder May 24; flux range 85-105-80 *Check http://www.worldofradio.org for much more *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1275 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1274, produced May 17, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Chris Mackerell runs own LPFM station WorldFM in Tawa, New Zealand [88.2] including WOR, UT days and times: THu 1000, 2300, Fri 2105, Sun 0730; add 12 hours for local time. Schedule and streaming via http://www.worldfm.co.nz *New edition of Mundo Radial on WWCR 15825 from May 20, Fri 2115, Tue 2130, Wed 2100, and also soon via http://worldofradio.com *STDGP`s new clandestine for the Gambia tested for three days, partly in French; weekly from June 4, Saturdays 2000-2030 on 9405 instead of 9430, 100 kW via Germany, brokered by RMI, Voices from the Diaspora *Excellent site on history of radio in Angola, back thru the colonial period: http://angolaradio.aminharadio.com *Lobby RTE to resume SW broadcasts from Ireland, now that WorldSpace charges subscription: hearus @ rti.ie *RTE says it will provide some licenses for regular listeners on WRN via WS, paying costs for subscribing [missionaries only?] *Mid West Radio, Ireland starts streaming for expatriates, via http://www.midwestirishradio.com *Impending strike at BBC by two unions protesting plans to cut 3780 jobs, 24 hours on May 23, 31, June 1 and one more date *Italian court found cardinal and director of Vatican Radio guilty of electromagnetic pollution, 10-day suspended sentences, damages; to be appealed *Kabardino-Balkaria on SW, 7325, 1730-1800 in Kabardian, Sun, Wed and Thu only, via Krasnodar, Russia *R. Station Pacific Ocean not only on SW 12065 at 0835-0900 but also on MW 810 which is streamed via http://www.ptr-vlad.ru but only the 4th of 5 links works; clip at http://www.intervalsignalsonline.com *Bangladesh Betar special for national poet`s birthday, in English on 7185 May 25, 1230-1300 and 1815-1900 *BB also has new website with audio on demand, some of which work: http://www.betar.org.bd/Listen.htm *Religious station in Mandarin 1300-1400 on 11940, Trans World Broadcasting Ministry, not to be confused with TWR, 100 kW via Taibei, Taiwan daily; http://www.twbm.com also links to CVC *V. of Indonesia, 9525, usually audible here in mornings, closing at 1400 but carrier stays on past 1500, probably till 1600 resumption of programming, but modulation sometimes goes off by 1230 *Wantok Radio Light, new Protestant SW station for Papua New Guinea, seems on track for inauguration June 11; lots of info at http://www.missionaryradio.info and DXLD 5-075; ``tropical band``, but 7120 is not; with 6 large poles to hold special antenna; might start testing any day, so keep an ear on 7120 *Voice of Justice, Iran, 0130-0230 audible one night when Cuba missing from 11875, blocked next night; and also on 9495.51; two different sites in Iran with satellite delay between *V. of Iranian Kurdistan shifted from 4860 to 4850, and an hour earlier for DST, around 0200 *R. Farda, UAE for Iran on MW 1575, can be heard way back in NE USA, such as by Ben Dangerfield, SE PA, quite good 0000-0135; check for SW parallels after 0030: 9615, 9805, 9865; 0200 9615 changes to 9775 *Radio Yemen second program Aden has bizarre English program on Hispsat, 30 W, at 1800-1830 *R. Oman`s Thumrait transmitter has been down, so no English on SW, but expect modulation transformer to be back from repair by Mayend *No English from Saudi Arabia on SW, but on internet, 05-08, 10-13 and 16-21 via http://www.saudiradio.net/indexen.php *New director general of IBA in Israel is Yair Aloni *The 1274th WOR, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA: or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support to Franklin Seiberling who has registered for us http://www.worldofradio.org and easy to remember link to latest DXLD: http://dxld.worldofradio.org *Another Argentine X-band harmonic, on 5100, AM 1710 in Buenos Aires which is really on 1700, heard at 1040 but probably also at night; http://www.am1710.com.ar [now changed to http://www.am1700.com.ar but logo still reading 1710! as of May 19] *More info on new Bolivian on 4498.12, Radio Estambul: definitely in Guayaramerin, Beni; sign-off at 0207 to return at 0900 *Radio Ecos, 4409.8, 0020-0121 booming signal into NH, off between 0240 and 0256; hard to catch positive ID becauses of ecosecosecos *R. Virgen de Remedios, Bolivia, 9223v, claims to be on ``3993 on 90 meter band`` so quite confused. Says they are licensed *Director of La Luna Radio, Paco Velasco, fled Ecuador May 3 after playing an active part in downfall of Pres Gutierrez *R. Chaskis, Ecuador, 4909.28 heard in Sweden at 0100, 0145, 0340* *Thanks to cooperation of Doug Weber at HCJB, Argentina`s 11710 is clear of HCJB clash, which moved May 9 to 12000 at 21-23, 11720 plus North American beam at 23-01 *Ondas del Orteguaza, Colombia, heard in Ecuador on 3rd harmonic 3479.51 in early morning *Morning of May 17, Many Cuban SW and MW frequencies in parallel for big anti-US rally about terrorist Posada; and on 530 had powerful new signal with R. Rebelde, frequency to block occasional airborne Marti broadcasts [later with Radio Cadena Habana programming] *Brother Stair announcing further reduxions in his WWCR time, but WWRB is picking him up 24/7 on 9320, then 6890, then 5085 *KNLS Alaska doubled its transmitter hours from 10 to 20 May 1 with second transmitter but why didn`t they just use the first transmitter the other 14 hours per day? Prime time in Asia rules, apparently. But now there are two idle transmitters between 18 and 08 UT, so if you hear R. Free Asia or a new clandestine, suspect KNLS site *3750 signal could be 3 x 1250, but turns out to be 5 x 750 from KOAL, Price UT, which had equipment problems, heard at 1200; also IBOC: how does that come thru on harmonics? *New Utah station for women, KUTR 820, owned by Mormons like KSL, from May 9, 50 kW ND day, 2.5 kW direxional night; 50 kW different directional critical hours, http://www.utaham820.com *Another new 50 kW, KDJQ, 890, Meridian, ID, testing 1215-0300 UT with non-directional day pattern, oldies and IDs *Public radio in Flagstaff, KNAU, turned down Democracy Now, unlike KUNM Albuquerque, which welcomes it and Pacifica programming *WABC plans another 12-hour Memorial Day special, back to its glory music days, 6 am to 6 pm Eastern, maybe webcast too? *Another TV channel occupied in NYC: WNYZ, channel 6, 3 kW low power, but strong in Queens, color bars and test tones since May 8 *WRTH Summer schedules now available to all at http://www.wrth.com *Altho Space Shuttle postponed until July, pick up the May issue of Monitoring Times ASAP, a theme issue on Return to Flight with several articles and frequency lists *CD archive replete with info on the Sony ICF 2010/2000D; see DXLD 5-075 for contents and ordering info, at http://worldofradio.org *Ch 4 in Denver had 4-minute local news piece about SW spy numbers stations; tnx J. Armani, i.a., in video archive at: http://kcnc.dayport.com/launcher/5775/?Contract_ID=10&tf=kcncviewer_noads.tpl *Two hams on Tonight Show proving CW superior to cellphone text messaging: http://www.ku3o.net *Global Crisis Watch is new podcast, first one 37 minutes with phone interviews about Saudi clandestine Al-Tajdeed, SOS Iran, and Sound of Hope, for China via: http://www.clandestineradio.com/gcw/050516.mp3 *New 2005 WTFDA TV Station Guide, 400 pages with channel maps, DTV info, 3-hole punched. $25 payable to WTFDA, sent to John Ebeling, 9209 Vincent Ave S, Bloomington MN 55431-2157 or via PayPal to mbugaj @ snet.net *Extreme geomagnetic storm from 0230 UT May 15 after CME May 13; K- index hit 9 at 0900, with rare propagation, such as Fak2, Indonesia, 4750 heard on 9th harmonic in Perth, 42749.9; same time, V6AJ, 1503, Micronesia, heard in Oregon *Propagation outlook from Boulder, May 17; flux range 90-110 *That`s World of Radio 1274; Glenn Hauser inviting you back next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1273, produced May 4, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Keep up with scheduling of this and other DX programs at http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html *New May edition of Nets to You: http://www.w4uvh.net/nets2you.html *Not online, but on paper, new A-05 edition of Broadcasts in English from British DX Club; 2 pounds in UK; overseas, 6 IRC, 5 Euros or US$5, or via PayPal; more info at http://www.bdxc.org.uk *Current SW schedules sorted by language in time order: http://www.addx.de/Hfpdat/plaene.php *Three DRM online schedules (none including 15375 at 1430) http://baseportal.com/baseportal/drmdx/main in time order Also by time: http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/dossiers/drm_schedule.html By frequency: http://www.hfcc.org/data/A05drm.html *Martin Schoech`s new DX obituary website: http://www.schoechi.de/obituary.html *Israeli government dismisses director of IBA, Yosef Barel for violating rules of conduct; one contender to replace him was Amnon Nadav [didn`t get it]; head of English news says Barel kept English on the air *Israel moved from 11605 to 11590 for English at 1900 to avoid Sweden; best here on 15640, also on 15615 *Republic of Iraq Radio, English at 1030-1120 moved to 2215-0030 varying to 0130; on FM 98.3, MW 675, 603, Arabsat, Hotbird 4, http://www.iraqimedianet.net *Coalition Maritime Radio One on new 9133-USB, also on 6125, and hopes to resume 15500; 9133 confirmed at 1700-1830+, 1110, multilingual music, announcements asking for info on terrorist activities http://www.me.navy.mil/marlo *On 15500 is Salaam Satandar, Internews via UK to Afghanistan, at 1330-1431* *All India Radio April 30 at 1654 on 3220, apparently Shimla off 3223, but back on proper frequency next night *AIR T`puram 7290 putting out spurs at multiples of plus and minus 24 kHz, 7002 to 7362; hams complain but station denies the problem *Bhutan Broadcasting Service, 6035, plans to phase out SW at end of 2006 when FM coverage of Bhutan is complete *Radio Station Pacific Ocean (Tikhiy Okean), Vladivostok, is back since April 17, 0835-0900 on 810 and 12065; daily or weekly? *V. of Indonesia, 9525, thundering into Alberta at 1950 [not 1850] in German; also here at 1850 in French, but gone by English at 2000, 315 degree beam; 9525 earlier until 1400* is 30 degrees, better for NAm, and well heard here, but no English; they leave open carrier on past 1430. Should put English on at 1400 or ex-Korean at 1200 *ARDS, Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, back on 5050, heard in Australia overriding Tanzania, at 2010 April 13 *DRM transmitters under installation at R. Australia`s Brandon, Queensland site *RNZI, 15720 was missing at 0300 UT April 29; due to regular monthly maintenance period, usually Thursday for 4-5 hours between 2230-0500 but this was Friday and lasted longer than planned until 0745; may be more downtime as DRM transmitter is being installed *Solomon Islands, 5020 running half power to save costs, only 6 kW *The end of the Crocodile DX Hunter, Craig Edwards, a real fun read; http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/townsville_2005_02.dx *World of Radio 1273, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA; woradio at yahoo.com Our website is http://worldofradio.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Jerry Kiefer [Not Jim!] *Voz Crista, Chile, makes excuses about how they happened to land on the only Antarctic frequency, 15475; did not even know LRA-36 existed but receiving lots of complaints. At 2000 I still hear VC on 15475, het from Antarctica on 15476. Solution is obvious: VC move off 15475, at 1800-2100, and also from 1600 to avoid Gabon *New 3rd edition of Brazilian MW list via http://www.ondascurtas.com *Brazil`s R. Anhanguera reactivated on 4905, football at 0130 April 28 *R. Novo Tempo, reactivated on 4895, 0205 April 26, with Adventist ID Voz da Esperanca *R. Virgen de los Remedios, Bolivia, more reports: 9220.1 varying to 9220.7 between 0005 and 0103; another night on 9225.4 to 9225.5, parallel at times to WEWN 7425; in Sweden heard at 2100 and 2205 varying from 9223 to 9223.6; 9231.7 variable to 9228 at 1052-1110; and at 1100 on 9234.9 *New Bolivian on 4498.12, Radio Estambul, Beni Department, April 28, not a harmonic; check for clip at http://www.malm-ecuador.com Also heard at 1006 on 4498.10 *La Voz de Chiriaco, Bagua, Peru, 5264.96 as late as 1200, actually ID as Radio Chiriaco, another clip at Malm`s site *Peru`s La Reina de la Selva, 5487 has streaming audio too: http://www.reinadelaselva.com.pe *4560.06 at 1130 is La Voz de Naranjal, Naranjal, Eucador, also at 0000, 3 x 1520 *April 29 at 2330, RHC was carrying Hugo Chavez speech not only on Spanish frequencies but blowing away English on 9550, Portuguese on 15230, Guarani on 17705; was live speech at Karl Marx Theater in Havana *Sad fate of XERMX; 25 photos of what has become of its antennas and equipment at http://mx.photos.yahoo.com/sistemadx *Columbia Journalism Review, May-June [not March] has excellent article on the atmosphere at VOA, and Radio Sawa issue, ``VOA drowned out by a mix of pop-flavored propaganda; what should America sound like?`` http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/3/peinVOA.asp *Dr Gene Scott planned well for his afterlife on the radio, as old tapes continue; widow Melissa can be heard on live Sunday morning services *Brother Scare still on some hours, WWCR-4, 05-12, 15-16, 21-22 UT, but all the other time to other preachers, weekdays. Weekends, 48 hours straight of Pastor Pete Peters` Scriptures for America! *KNLS Alaska, now with 2 transmitters at once, English at 1400 on 9795, colliding with France via Japan in Vietnamese *Armed Forces Day celebrated on radio with crossband contacts, a week early, May 14-15; see http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/af-day/AF-Day-2005-SKED.pdf *Another orgy month on WHRB, Harvard, webcasting; check schedule at http://www.whrb.org/pg/MayJun2005.html *WCPT 850, new progressive talk in Chicago from May 5, Air America and others *CJML 580 Winnipeg, temp VE Day station is 99 watts, not 50 kW *R. Nederland`s Ascension relay at 00-02 on 11900 moved to 5995; two other Spanish frequencies, Bonaire, 0200 6165, 0300 6190 off the air with tech problems *Aland 603, Finland, heard with Rock `n` Roll Radio, oldies at 1630 *Abkhazia heard on second frequency, 9534.75 in addition to 9494.75 [at 0158 UT] *Gambian clandestine on 9430 tested at 2000-2015; site was Juelich, Germany, 100 kW, 210 degrees. Regular schedule not set yet, but may be called Voices from the Diaspora, or in Wollof, Baati Haleyi; to be half an hour weekly in three languages *New webcast from Radio Lome, Togo, usually not working; media in chaos *Nigeria cracks down on Biafra secessionist movement; V. of Biafra International, heard Sat 2059-2159 on 7380, partly in English, also on Weds *Nigerian state media on strike over unpaid allowances, affecting V. of Nigeria external service *R. Voice of ENUF, Ethiopian cland, heard Sunday May 1 at 17-18 on 12120, also on Fridays; hired via TDP, with typical CIS site tones http://www.enufforethiopia.org says objective is to eliminate present oppressive regime *R. Xoriyo, V. of the Ogadeni People, via Germany, 15670, heard on a Tue at *1631 in Somali *V. of Democratic Alliance, Ethiopia to Eritrea, 9560.1 at 1456-1505, very poor as also on 7165.1, no definite ID *Write to congressman to support House Resoluution 230 calling on FCC to review and reconsider its support of and promulgation of broadband over power lines http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-245A1.doc http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/filings/hres230/HRes230.pdf *Propagation outlook from Boulder, May 3; flux range 110-80-105 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1273 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1272 produced Aprl 27, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for credits listen to the show or consult recent DXLDs] *New edition of Continent of Media 05-04 at http://www.dxing.com and http://worldofradio.com *Eike Bierwirth has completed his A-05 SW schedule file, by time and by frequency, via http://www.eibi.de.vu More complete than HFCC which has more than 1000 lines censored out of its public file *Ydun Ritz`s new website http://mediumwave.info including lots from DX Listening Digest *New Domestic Broadcasting Survey #7 now available for ordering: see http://www.dswci.org/dbs *Association of North American Radio Clubs has now been dissolved, due to apathy, but website remains for ex-member and other clubs to use http://www.anarc.org *New clandestine for The Gambia, 15 minutes weekly, produced in US; first tests April 27-28-29, 2000-2015 on 9430 from secret site; [see below] by Save the Gambia Democracy Project (STGDP), part of NADD National Alliance for Democracy and Development, running up to Oct 2006 elections. See http://www.sunugambia.com *Togo missing from SW 5047, but Radio Lome now webcasts via http://www.radiolome.tg including English 0930-1000 M-F and daily 1940-2000 *R. Zimbabwe inactive on 3306, replaced with 6045, 24 hours, but poor reception inside Zimbabwe *BBCM tracked jamming of SW Radio Africa, into Zimbabwe; not daily, but when fuxioning is in quarter-hour segments on one frequency, then another *Gerry Jackson, founder of SWRA, to receive Free Media Pioneer Award for 2005 from International Press Institute, May 24 in Nairobi *R. Peace, Sudan, heard *1659-1726* on 5895, April 13 and 16, but not 14 and 15; English and Arabic *New Eritrean opposition station, V. of Democratic Alliance, from April 21, 1500-1600 in Arabic, Tigrigna and others on 7165 and 9560, 989; remind us of R. Ethiopia frequencies, plus ``18000``, maybe typo for 11800, another ex-R. Ethiopia frequency [and 990 not 989] *Tensae Ethiopia V. of Unity, via Samara, Russia, Sunday 1458-1600 on 15660 confirmed; see http://www.unitedethiopia.org and V. of ENUF, via Tblisskaya, Russia, Sunday 1709-1759* on 12120 also confirmed *R. Hargeysa, Somaliland, now on FM 98.2; to launch another frequency and TV; SW not mentioned. Had been on 7530, boding ill for that? *R. Damascus, Syria, replaced 13610 with 9330 for external services, including English at 2005-2105 and 2110-2210, tho announcing only 12085, for Australia, New Zealand, Japan. Complaint from Spain that 2315 UT too late for Spanish: they offer to move it an hour earlier *V. of Justice, Iran, English to NAm 0130-0230 heard on 9495 and 11875 under Cuba *Re Taliban SW station reported last week, still not confirmed on any frequency; thought to be in Wazirestan in Pakistan; CIA and Pak equivalent should bust it *CRI at 1300 in English on 17625 booming in here: casual listeners would never guess this is relayed by Voz Cristiana, Chile *V. of Indonesia, English at 0800 on 15150v ex-9525; also on 15150v for English at 2000 *Ray Moore in Florida pulls in V7AD, Majuro, Marshall Islands, on 1098 kHz, peaking at 1053 UT; watch out for Cuban on 1099; more reliable in BC, typical South Pacific music, Marshallese *KNLS self-contradictory schedules finally resolved. They now say that 2-transmitter schedule effective from May 1; with English at 0800 on 11870; 1000 9795; 1200 9615 9780; 1400 9795 --- the last one already occupied by France in Vietnamese via Japan *World Christian Broadcasting website has report and photos about the new Alaska installation http://worldchristian.org/index.pl/latestnews *Brother Stair departing most or all of his WWCR broadcasts; 7465 already carrying Power Hour instead in the mornings; 5070 available late at night if he wants it; GIGO at http://www.overcomerministry.org/SW/ *The 1,272nd World of Radio, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Jim Wishner *Standard disclaimer *Bill by Sen. Santorum, R-PA, proposes to end free access to NWS weather info including weather radio by NOAA; Accuweather contributed to him and is trying to get rid of government competition. See Palm Beach Post: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/04/21/m1a_wx_0421.html NWS website would have to go away. See rants in DXLD 5-068 at http://www.worldofradio.com *Big pirate in Nashville on 92.5, stereo rock, naughty language, no announcements, covering entire city *KUR, campus station at Kutztown, PA, on 88.3 and 1670, also streaming http://www.kutztown.edu/activities/clubs/kur *Wyoming`s X-bander [1630] at Fox Farm is KRND ex-KKWY, Spanish pops *XETRA 690, Tijuana, bought by PRISA, Spain for $28 mega; to be converted to Spanish talk originating at XEW in Mexico City, but maybe not for 6 months *Ouster of Pres. Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador prompted by little FM station, Radio la Luna; see recent DXLDs; in English, HCJB was objective; in Portuguese, anti-Gutierrez *R. Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo on 5940 ex-5930, also on 3235, 3385, 5045 *On 5010.2 in Argentina, 3 x 1670 X-band station where also heard but not in Buenos Aires *LRA-36, Antarctica, is aware of interference from Chile on 15475, and says it will raise power. But the real solution is not to be on the same frequency *BBC Radio 4, April 23 ``Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher`` on SW numbers stations, available at the Listen Again page *Bayerischer Rundfunk, Germany, will change 6085 to DRM from May 2, 0400-2205 but 500 kW transmitter [WRTH: 100] running only 10 kW *Moosbrunn, Austria testing DRM for VT Merlin: 05-09 9720, 09-14 on 9815, 15-17 9705 with programing from Virgin Radio, UK, and others. Regular service from May 5, 300 degrees toward England *R. Clube Portugues is back on MW after 29 years; on 1035 and 783, replacing the so-called R. Nacional *Time change for R. Mi Amigo on IRRS: Sat only on 15725 at 0700-1400 *Program schedules from V. of Greece and R. Filia translated into English, in DXLD 5-067 *Follow-up on new clandestine for Gambia; heard in Michigan, Finland *Planetary Radio is new public radio show on XM, and via NPR satellite, http://planetary.org/radio and on-demand *Met Opera may not continue on some commercial radio stations in remote areas, as next season it will no longer pay stations not to run commercials during it, e.g. Ulysses, Kansas 1420, Coffeyville KS 690 which have carried it on AM for many years *Bill to extend daylight-shifting time from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in November, when we are almost to earliest sunsets; House Energy & Commerce Committee approved it; full house to vote shortly, co-sponsored by Fred Upton, R-MI, and Ed Markey, D-MA *Propagation outlook from Boulder April 26; flux range 95-80 *[G]lenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1272 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1271, produced April 19, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or check DX Listening Digest] *Standard disclaimer *Did they get the idea from CNN? VOA outsourcing 7 hours a day of its news to Hong Kong, despite Chinese jamming! Lots of objections to this about loss of control, turning news over to non-citizens overseas; saving just a small fraction of VOA`s total budget; Chinese could shut down VOA news during Taiwan or other crisis; another measure to dismantle VOA and its global reach. VOA director says tempest in a teapot, no problems operating from HK *Condolences to family of Kiko Espinosa who died of cancer April 6; was partner and chief engineer at WRMI *WYLL, 1160, Chicago, has new 50 kW transmitter on south side, replacing NW side, still covering south end of Lake Michigan, tighter null toward Salt Lake City *Re Extra-55 last week, another station playing the Star Spangled Banner daily is WRVA 1140, Richmond, VA, at 8:59 am ET after news *CKY, Winnipeg quit 580, but frequency returns as CJML, for two weeks from May 1, commemorating VE day with wartime memories *Airborne 530 kHz relay of Radio Marti heard again Saturday April 9, after some 8 months silence, but gone again the next week *Radio Lider, Colombia, 6140 provides good reception even in Europe until DW blocks at 0600, and I enjoy it too from 0500. Lucked into relatively clear frequency, just Turkey at 0300-0400 and occasionally Cuba also reported on 6140 *New Ecuadorian is Radio Chaski(s), Otavalo, Imbabura, on 4909.27 at 0130-0300*; is on government list at http://www.supertel.gov.ec and 4910 used to be occupied by Emisora Gran Colombia, in Quito *Radio Quito, 4919 has added webstream via http://www.elcomercio.com which might be useful for reports on political strife in Ecuador *R. Virgen de Remedios, Tupiza, Bolivia is back, varying 9187 to 9228 with all-Catholic programming, including 1200 and 2000-2400 *R. Illimani, Bolivia, is active on 6025, heard at 0108 in Argentina; in Europe, after Budapest closes at 2300; Dominican Republic also on 6025; a.k.a. La Voz de Bolivia *R. Nacional, Paraguay, is being heard more often now, not only on Saturdays, on 9737-variable, and not only evenings, but also mornings 0810-1008 *Two horrible frequency collisions reported three weeks ago are still not resolved. Voz Cristiana, Chile, 15475, still blocking LRA-36, Antarctica, 15476 at 1800-2100; I often hear a het there. Africa Number One, Gabon, is also on 15475 at 1600-1900, quite a clash even here in OK. No reply from VC frequency manager to our request that they move *HCJB still colliding with Argentina on 11710; HCJB is looking for a replacement, but no change so far. Should be a lesson to the Argentines to register their frequencies with the HFCC! *On 1270, report that Faroe Islands 531 was off the air: it had already returned, but not at full power. News for mariners was moved to Torshavn maritime frequency 1758 kHz *R. Tatras International premiere April 9-10 including SW via Latvia on 9290, but not the following weekend; also supposed to be on MW 1350, but not; and FM, satellite, http://www.rti.fm --- 9290 hard to hear in North America; Eric Wiltshire`s latest project, refuses to QSL; see critical blog of it at http://radiocritic.blogspot.com *Another former user of 9290 Lativa was Stoersender, now renamed MV Baltic Radio, via Julich, 6045, first Sundays at 1200, April 3 and May 1 *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio No. 1271, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; much more at http://worldofradio.com *Thanks this week for financial support to Jeffrey Heller in IL *WOR and others in mp3 at http://www.dxprograms.net *R. Budapest, English to North America at 01-0130 on 9590, except UT Sundays on 9560; why? 0230-03 daily on 9795 *A-05 English from ex-Yugoslavia 00-0030 exc Sun and daily 0430-05 on 9580; Europe 1830 and 21 on 6100; 22 exc Sat to Au 7230 *Hellenes Around the World, weekly English hour from V of Greece is Sat 1400 on Delano 9775, but so far only on April 9, elsewhen preempted for silly ballgames *Two weeks ago on 1270 I gave local rather than UT for SW Radio Africa to Zimbabwe; current UT schedule: 16-18 15145, 18-19 11770; 16-19 12145, 4880, 3300; 15 and 11 usually not jammed. 03-05 on MW 1197 from Lesutu *Another overlooked clandestine for Zimbabwe is V. of the People, via Madagascar, 1659-1757 on 7120, 50 kW, 265 degrees *Radio Zimbabwe on 6045 ex-3306 all night; due to SWRA on 3300? *Zimbabwe soon to launch new 24 hour news station on SW, says Xinhua, New Ziana, no frequencies; should convert jammers *R. Rhino International Africa, clandestine to Uganda, resumed April 11, M-F 15-1530 on 17870; website has manifesto against Museveni, http://www.radiorhino.org *QSL from V. of the Revolution of Tigray gives sked: 04-05, 0930-1030, 15-19 M-F; Sat/Sun 04-09, 11-1630, 10 kW on 5500, 7515; but listed recently on 6350 not 7515, heard on 5500 on Jan *New target programs for Ethiopia via TDP: Tensae Ethiopian V. of Unity, 15-16 Sun on 15660; R. V of ENUF, 17-18 Fri & Sun 12120; http://www.enufforethiopia.org *R. Shabelle, Somalia, heard on 6960.1 in Finland, variety of programming 1700-2010 *Syria`s new 9330 not only in Spanish 2315-0030, but German at 1805- 1905, Turkish 1605, then Russian; is ex-13610, still 12085? *Moshe Oren of Bezeq, hopes Israel Radio will not close SW at end of June, but maintain schedule thru October or later *Israel English at 1900 on 11605 has co-channel from Sweden *Arabic on 12110 is not 2 x 6055 Kuwait, but Jordan mix of 11810 and 11960, at 06-0813 *I heard an open carrier on 21605, but Emirates Radio, Dubai, seems to have ceased SW with A-05; Arabic at 1620 on 12005 likely Tunisia instead *On #1270, clandestine for Iran 1600-1645 on 7490, Seda-ye Jambushi Iran-e Farda, --- this transmission is on the FEBA schedule, usually religious rather than clandestine; see http://www.sosiran.com Iran of Tomorrow Movement, Encino, CA *Taliban have launched pirate station in Afghanistan, including unknown SW frequency, and plan two more, Shariat Shagh at 0130-0230 and 1330-1430 *R. Thailand A-05 in English via Udorn u.o.s.: 0530-06 Europe 17690; 1230-13 9600, 14-1430 9830 both to SEAs/Au; 19-20 Eu 7155, 2030-2045 9680; Af 00-0030 9570; via Greenville 0030-01 5890, Delano 03-0330 5890 *Sound of Hope, clandestine for China, per website now has weekly English show on WUST 1120 in Washington, 620 in NY, Speaking of Asia, also on demand, plus bilingual newscasts and some old shows in Spanish, at http://eng.soundofhope.org/aboutus.asp *V. of Indonesia`s final hour in Indonesian on 9525 at 1300 includes a brief English announcement, such as 1316 or 1319 referring to website for news, http://www.rri-online.com *Propagation outlook from Boulder April 19; flux range just 80-85 *New Mundo Radial on WWCR 15825 from April 22; schedule for this and all our broadcasts at http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1271 ### WORLD OF RADIO EXTRA 55, April 13: see COM 05-01 at bottom WORLD OF RADIO #1270, produced April 6, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *The A-05 HFCC schedule by frequency is now available; tho incomplete, it could help ID what you are hearing. Go to public data section of http://www.hfcc.org *Eike Bierwirth`s A-05 schedule by time is approaching completion: http://www.susi-und-strolch.de/eibi/bc-a05.txt *Amateur Nets to You for April via http://www.worldofradio.com *Radio Exterior de Espana has not updated English schedules on its website; to North America 0000-0100 moves up from 6055 to 15385, but not heard every day, due to propagation, interference, and/or transmission breaks; other English: weekdays 2000 on 9570, 15290; weekends at 2100 or 2105 on same *531 kHz transmitter in Faroe Islands off the air awaiting parts [and news for mariners on 1758 kHz instead: DXLD 5-061] *Wales Radio International ended Celtic Notes March 28, hopes to return in autumn. On WRN only thru April with repeats *BBCWS via Thailand well heard here when MUF cooperates, until 1400 on 17760, and from 0000 on 17655; audio dropouts on French Guiana relay at 13 on 15190, 21 on 15390; also affecting other clients *Perhaps swissinfo is not done for; parliamentary committee opposed to radical cuts saving 15 megafrancs *V. of Croatia via Germany, English heard on 9925 at 2215-2230, to repeat at 0200; earlier at 1805 on 6165, 13830 direct *Tho registered on 5910 for A-05, R. Dnester, Moldova at 1600-1630 still heard on 5960 despite Netherlands on 5955 *Romania`s updated A05 English: Eu 0630 9655 11830, 13 11830 15105, 18 9635 11830, 2130 7165 9535, 23 6140 7265. NAm 2130 & 23 9645 11940, 01 6140 9690; WNAm 04 9780 11820, As 15140 17860. Pac 01 11820 15430 *V. of Greece English now at 1830-1855 Orientation on 12105; It`s All Greek to Me Sun 0905-10 9420 11645 15630 15650 21530; Hellenes Around the World gone from previous time Sat 1500, not yet found one hour earlier or later, but could be 1600 on 17705 pre-empted by silly ballgames *R. Damascus again on 9330 in Spanish at 2315-2430, clashing with WBCQ *Public Radio of Armenia, English 1825-1840 on new 9775, 4810, not as announced 11640 *V. of Justice, Iran, 0130-0230 on new unannounced 9495, poor compared to pristine satellite, announcing 6120, 9580 *New clandestine for Iran, 16-1645 via Moldova on 7490, 500 kW, 116 degrees, Sedaye Jambushi Iran e-Farda, not to be confused with our R. Farda; Seda-ye Iran, via Sofia, 11575 100 kW 90 degrees at 1530-1730 *R. Solh = Peace, for Afghanistan: 12-18 on 17700 via Rampisham UK 500 kW, often heard here in mornings, enjoying music. Salaam Watandaar, Internews 0230-04 15240 Samara, Russia 250 kW and 13-1430 Rampisham 15500 500 kW *Pakistan`s internal SW services include English news at 08-0810 and 11-1104 on 7395; new 6780 for Kashmiri 1230-1330, Balti & Sheena 1350 -1428 *V. of Mongolia English at 10 heard on 12085, also announcing 15 & 20 on 12015 *Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI now scheduled Sat 12, Sun 13 on 11785; other days of week different programming on 15285 instead *R. Thailand English now heard at 19-20 on 7155, 2030-2045 on 9680; and 1230-13 on new 9600 *MW Circle members in Britain monitoring carriers from Australia on 1620, 1638 (not 1639 as I said), visible on Spec-Lab; see DXLD 5-057 and 5-060 *Midpoint of World of Radio 1270, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com Much more at http://worldofradio.com *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Brian Hill in Minnesota *VOA 19mb sites changed: 15580 Botswana; Greenville now 15445 at 19- 22; 15410 Morocco 17-22 *RFE/RL unveils new logo replacing old Liberty Bell due to religious connotations(?), with flaming orange torch like Statue of Liberty; and each of 27 language services has own logo too; see http://www.rferl.org *New WRFN-LP, Radio Free Nashville, on air now 98.9, with barnraising, 5 mile range on car radio, 20 miles with home DX system *``Who`s Afraid of Opera`` new series from webcasting KCCU, Lawton OK, http://www.kccu.org UT Tuesdays 02-04 for 13 weeks *Our own X-bander in Enid on 1640 abandoned All Comedy Radio for Fox Sports talk, KFXY, ex-KFNY *1650 in El Paso TX is now KHRO, ``1650 AM Hero Rock`` ex-FM *1700 in Sherman TX ex-KTCK-1310 repeater, now duplicates KLIF-570 as KKLF *Prime frequencies for RCI: 00-02 with World at Six, As It Happens and others on weekends, on 9755 11990 13710; M-F 12-15, Sat/Sun 13-16 on 9515 13655 17800 ex-17820 despite Nigerian interference; 19-22 on 17765, recently barely propagating [but much better April 7] *Galcom International prayer bulletin: Sat April 9, new project for northern Ontario, Avant Ministries, SW station to reach Ojibwe, Cree *KNR, 3815 in Greenland heard in many countries, tnx to upgrade of transmitter and aerial. Plans to give up five MW stations and use SW instead. May be further SW tests between 3-4 and 7-10 MHz, with 200 to 1000 watts from Nuuk, from next month to couple of years from now *Radio Ndeke-Luka for Central African Republic: 1730-1930 on 11760 via UAE, 250 kW; 1830-1930 also via Woofferton 15470 300 kW *Mugabe ``won`` elexions in Zimbabwe, but SW Radio Africa continues as opposition voice, still jammed on some if not all frequencies at a time: 18-20 15145, 20-21 11770; 18-21 on 12145 [Armavir, Russia] and 3300; 03-05 on 1197 Lesotho {correxion: evening times were local; UT should be 16-18, 18-19, 16-19 respectively} *R. Rhino International Africa, from Cologne to Uganda, planned to return April 1, then delayed to 7, presumably M-F 15-1530 on 17870 [later: put off again until April 11] *Radio UNMEE, Sunday 09-10, Tue 1030-1130 via UAE on 15135, partly in English *R. Peace, Sudan, verified by E-mail, on 4750; testing now at 03-0330 and 17-1730 on 5895; upgraded to 5 kW and rhombic antenna. 5895 heard in Finland April 4, 5 and 6 at 17, undermodulated. Maybe from different site, inside or outside Sudan; see newsletters at http://www.persecutionproject.org *I found R. Cairo, English to NAm at 23-2430 on new 11885 in the clear but with deficient modulation; 2115-2245 Eu still on 9990; SAs 1215- 1330 on 17835; Af 1630-1830 11880 *Photos of currently inactive Antigua relay station, and others at http://www.dxradio-ffm.de/WELT.htm 5 little buildings are Diesel generators *Commies vs Commies, just like in A-04, again in A-05, China in English via Canada, and Venezuela in Spanish via Cuba both on 13680 at 2300 *Alo Presidente via Cuba Sun 14-18 best on 11875, poor on 11670, 13750 *Radio Nacional Venezuela via Cuba on 13680 at 2025 instead had 5- digit Spanish YL spy numbers until 2040, resumed at 2059, cut at 2101 ``Atencion 888,16`` [next day, back to Venezuela] *R. Amazonas, Venezuela, only heard in mornings, such as 0937 on 4939.67, not in evenings *Rdif. Roraima, Brasil, reactivated after more than two months, on 4876.34v at 0114 *R. Nacional Paraguay active on Sat April 2 for sports, 2230-2250 on 9737.5; at 2345 on 9736.9 *Drake explains why R8B receiver discontinued: supply of parts not available, too expensive to redesign; and demand has fallen *Propagation outlook from Boulder April 5; flux range 90-75 *With a standard disclaimer, *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1270 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1269, produced March 30, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for credits listen to show or check latest DXLDs] *WOR on WRN: rest of world now Sat 0800; NAm Sun 0830 and new repeat at 1730, so now you can hear us in the daytime on satellite while driving around or elsewhere *WRMI now carrying WRN on 7385 Sundays at 1330-2000, including WOR at 1730; Saturday 13-23 UT, but from April 9, 12-22; plus many other broadcasters now on 7385, limited daytime range *New edition of Mundo Radial on WWCR, from April 5 shifted to: Tue 2130, Wed 2100, Fri 2115 on 15825; previous week, one UT hour later on 9985 *After elections in Zimbabwe March 31, maybe further changes, but latest changes for SW Radio Africa, from outside: gave up jammed 3230, 4880 and 6145; 1600-1900 UT, also left trio on 25m, and since March 27: 16-18 on 15145, rather good here, no jamming heard; and 18- 19 on 11770; plus 3300 thruout. Mornings only on MW 1197 from Lesotho at 03-05; and from March 31 adding 12145 at 1600-1900, the very day of the elexion; partly in English http://www.swradioafrica.com [more just before end below] *R. Horiyaal, to Somalia confirmed moved to 12130 at 1743-1800, apparently still half an hour from 1730 *Iraq switching to summer time at 2100 UT March 31, and until October 1; keep in mind when phoning someone there; and when trying to hear Kurdish SW stations, should be one hour earlier *To Iran, already switched earlier, V. of People of Kurdistan, 4860 at 0202 *V. of the Iranian Nation, probably via France, 11630v, also shifted one UT hour earlier, to 1330, and so did its jammers *Soon saying goodbye to many of our listeners via WorldSpace, which from April 15 will encrypt WRN and charge subscription fees; RTE Ireland objects and explores other options; comments to customerservice@worldspace.com *Back to HF where no one can charge you a fee to listen, but we must keep up with time and frequency changes *Radio Pakistan A-05 English: 16-1615 11570 15100 15725 11850; Urdu 08 -1104, starting and ending with a few minutes of English news on 17835 15100; Assami to South Asia, still partly in English? 0045-0115 on 9340, 11565 *R. Tashkent, new English sked: 01-0130 9715 7190; 12-1230 & 1330-14 17775 15295 7285; 2030-21 and 2130-22 11905 9545 5025 *Lively discussion in DXLD on the merits of China Radio International, even from some former workers there: all the management and many of the workers are members of the Communist Party; tries to provide English for domestic audience so they won`t get a SW radio; news full of ``glib guff and formulaic parroting``; a foreign staffer was terminated after many years without adequate explanation *Still no sign of Wavescan, supposed to resume from Guam March 27 *Kim Elliott again on VOA Talk to America, Friday April 1 [1605-1655] and was also on a semishow the week before; best here: 15580 *KNLS Alaska English website does not have current frequency schedule, but the Chinese site does, in English, showing two transmitters now (unconfirmed) and additional English hours: 08 11870, 10 9795, 12 9615 & 9780, 14 9795 *Yosemite Sam`s successor heard on 3890 and 1770 DSB, with voice portion sounding like ``inclines like this`` or ``times like this`` *Internet Radio for the Left website updated, surprising how much: http://www.zianet.com/insightanalytical/radio.htm *This and other links in the summary for this WOR 1269 at http://worldofradio.com/wormid.html or /wor2005.html *Jerry Springer`s new talkshow going nationwide, picked up by Air America from April 1, in the mornings before Al Franken *Left of the Dial is a special about A.A. on HBO, from March 31 at 8 pm ET, repeated in April *Unusual station at the end of the road in Ely, Minnesota, WELY, sold to Ojibwe indians; http://www.wely.com webcasts with unusual programming, Finnish on Sunday mornings, Polka Saturday mornings; entire sked in DXLD 5-054 *Standard disclaimer *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, WOR 1269, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Rodney Scribner in Maine *Last minute news of special MW DX tests: WLLL 930 Lynchburg VA, Sat Apr 2 12-12:30 am ET; WIMA 1150 Lima OH, Mon Apr 4, 6 minutes each at 3 and 4 am EDT [we are not responsible for erroneously expressed days and/or times] *The Antigua Sun, Feb 22 revealed BBC would close down relay station at Marchend, blaming decline in SW listening; may try to privatize the site to help the island`s economy; new GM is David Bones *Excellent new publication to help ID Mexican FM stations, 2005 edition of The Mexico FM Directory, maps for each of 31 states, and frequency list; sample pages and ordering info at http://fmdx.usclargo.com/wtfdamexicanfm *Third harmonic from Emisora Ideal, Planeta Rica, Colombia is now on exactly 3300.00, not to be confused with inactive R. Cultural, Guatemala *Musica del Ecuador heard on HCJB, UT Thu 0230-0330 on 9745 *Unfortunate A-05 frequency collisions: HCJB moved from 11700 to 11710 despite Argentina on 11710 forever: overlap 2200-0100, since Argentina did not participate in HFCC; HCJB looking for a replacement *The other prevents anyone from hearing LRA-36, Antarctica, 15476, also not in HFCC, so Voz Cristiana, Chile expanded usage of 15475, to 1200-2400 [including 1800-2100 when LRA-36 is on]. We also notified VC and hope they will find some accommodation *Discussed in DXLD and Swprograms, BBC WS SW cuts; Kai Ludwig comments: considered sexy to make SW cuts even tho not really total *RVi Belgium gone, but R. Sweden carrying Network Europe on Sunday, 1330 via Canada 15240 including an item from RVi; Network Europe also on other stations *RFI new A-05 English: half an hour at 04 on 7315 11700; 05 on 9825 13680 15160; 06 11665 15160 17800; 07-08 15605; 12-1230 on 17815 21620; 16-17 on 15160 7170 17850; 16-1730 on 17605 15605; 14-15 to India on 15615, not so good here anymore, and via China 9580; many others mentioned are via Gabon, Ascension, South Africa *REE in Spanish, La Banyera de Ulises, still Tue after 1400 news, 21570 and 17595 best here; Nuesto Sello, classical music, still at 01-02 Tue-Sat on 15160 11680 9620 9535 6055 6020; very strange and silly English show, The Spanish Sponge, 23 x 15 minute programs [in mp3 on website]. Weekly half hour in Sephardic confirmed on 9650, UT Tue 0415-0445 *Radio Mi Amigo, now via IRRS Italy, 15725, 20 kW, Sat 0800-1500 *Eike Bierwirth http://www.eibi.de.vu compiling new A-05 schedules *Slovakia in English: 1630 Eu 5920 7345; 1830 5920 6055; 01 Ams 5930 9440; 07 Au/SAs/Oc 9440 15460 *Austria`s new schedule includes Canada relay 15-16 on 13775; Ams direct 0030-0200 on 9870; English times vary; weekdays 1515 and 1545, 0043, 0113, 0143 *Daniel Sampson, http://www.primetimeshortwave.com with A-05 skeds *R. Polonia English is only: 12-1259 11850 9525; 17-1759 5965 7285 *More about Zimbabwe: new newspaper online now: http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk *Zimbabwe denies South African stations from covering the polls, Talk Radio 702, and 567 Cape Talk; also BBC not allowed in, accused of being biased against the present government *From April 5 our times shift one UT hour earlier, including our US SW stations; WBCQ: Wed 2200 7415 17495; UT Sun & Mon 03 9330; Mon 0430 7415; WWCR Thu 2030 15825, Sat 1030 5070, Sun 0230 5070, 0630 3210, Wed 0930 9985; WRMI Sun 0330, Mon 0230 on 7385; Sun 12 7385, Mon 09 9955 [plus Sun 1730 as above] *Propagation outlook from Boulder March 29: flux range 80-100-75 *Reminder to check http://worldofradio.com for much more info including DX Listening Digest archive, our latest schedules *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1269, and inviting you to join me again next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1268, produced March 23, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for credits listen in or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *Week of confusion is upon us, March 27-April 3 as most shortwave broadcasters start new schedules a week before we shift to DST, so we may not hear at same times and frequencies as before *Affects World of Radio on WWCR, WBCQ and WRMI, one UT hour earlier from April 4, but on same frequencies *Always think in terms of Universal Time as used on this program; know how it relates to your local clock before and after DST *Transformation Media International, Albany OR, applies for shortwave construction permit at Lebanon, Oregon, with four USB transmitters, programming variety, to Asia and Americas in 7 languages; attended HFCC Mexico *Radio Free Asia issued its 5th QSL card, only in March, for SWL Fest; report via http://www.techweb.rfa.org *Acting Pres. Bush appoints another Republican to head Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin; opens new slot *FCC freezes for six months new low power FMs and translator applications after complaint that religious groups are trafficking in translator licenses, preventing LPFM; also considering giving LPFM priority with capability to bump off translators *WRFN-LP, Radio Free Nashville, will have barn-raising April 1-3 at 8920 Griffith Road, Pasquo, TN; plus radio production workshops. See http://radiofreenashville.org *Special 6-minute MW DX test from WIMA 1150, Lima, OH, April 4 at 0600 UT with tones, Morse IDs *Yosemite-Sam-like transmissions again heard, on 3890 *SCTV, classic sketch comedy series is back, on TV Land, early Sats 12-2 am ET and PT, 4 episodes each for at least three weeks *RCI issues separate schedule for Week of Confusion while its European broadcasts have already shifted one UT hour earlier; no Sackville at 1800 to Africa but 15325 at 2000 to Europe, audible back here *Greenland 3815-USB from KNR is actually relay via OZL, coastal PTT station, and shifting March 27 to 1400-1515 and 2000-2115 making it harder to hear at a distance, with increasing daylight *XEYU, R. UNAM reported to be coming back in a couple months with 10 kw on 9600; has been inactive after transmitter conked out *DW abandoned Antigua, now relayed via Bonaire to North America in German: from 2200 15410, 0000 11955, 02-06 9735 *Guyana 3291 silent for some weeks following flood damage *R. Quito, Ecuador, reactivated on 4918.98 at 0251 *R. Fuerza Democratica is Peruvian political program on WRMI 9955, UT Sun 0130-0145, one hour earlier from April 10 *On 4949.96, IDL Radio, a program via R. Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Instituto de Defensa Legal *R. San Miguel, Bolivia, now varying around 4900, at 1000-1040 on 4900.13, another day on 4899.94; at 0146 on 4900.29; 2225 on 4900.4 *Two Uruguayans reactivated, but probably daytime only, 1721 UT: R. Sarandi Sport on 6045; R. Oriental, 6140, 1100-2000 for bike race only thru March 27 *Ham DXpedition to Kerguelen Island, Indian Ocean, March 20-April 1, FT5XO, no website, pilot and little publicity to make it a challenge *DXLD 5-051 has almost complete SENTECH A-05 schedule from South Africa, not including SW Radio Africa, V. of Biafra International; Meyerton confirmed as R. Okapi site, 0400-0600 in French on 11690, 500 kW, great improvement over its own 10 kW *China to be relayed from South Africa too, 1500-1900 UT on 6100 *SW Radio Africa jammed by Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, as in latest DXLDs; 1600-1900 check 3230, 3300, 4880, while 6145 continues; also via UK at 1600 on 11845, 1700 on 11705, 1800 on 11995; 0300-0500 on 3230, MW 1197 steadily being refurbished and power bumped up *Reports of jamming hit world press, not very good PR for Mugabe *in the midst of World of Radio 1268, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA: or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Pete Bentley *Djibouti back on SW; same frequency as years ago, 4780, but much more than previous 4 kW, now 50 or 100 thanks to US aid; since March 18 at 1725 to 2002*; and as early as 1620, some utility interference; NW America heard at 0417; opens at 0300, fades after 0400 in Venezuela *New Somali clandestine via TDP: Radio Horyaal, 1730-1800 on 12140, Sat thru Thu, probably via Armavir or Samara Russia, 250 kW, 188 degrees; apparently changing to 12130 at 1700-1830 from March 29 *R. Nacional, Bata, Equatorial Guinea, 5005, staying on later, 1930- 2133; tough to QSL *Final details on BBC`s remaining transmissions to Western Hemisphere, from March 27: Bonaire 12-13 on 15190 to SAm; 13-14 15190 is via French Guiana, 295 degrees across Mexico, as well as: 10-11 6195, 11-13 11865, 21-22 15390, 22-01 5975, 02-03 5975 at 255 degrees; 03- 04 5975 via US, probably Delano with good reception; see recent DXLDs for dicsussion of BBC`s abandonment of its SW listeners *BBC overall cutting 2050 jobs, 13 percent of its workforce; unions not happy *BBC Radio 3 to broadcast 20 minutes in Latin, Sat March 26 at 2240 *DTK/T-Systems A-05 relays via Germany include R. Miami International: with Minivan Radio, for Maldives, 16-17 on 12015; R. Free Syria, Sun 1800-1859 on 13650 *YLE Radio Finland looking into using SW relays elsewhere once contract with Pori, Finland expires at end of 2006y *Ex Polish President Walesa to sue R. Maryja over accusations he cooperated with Commies *Brest, Belarus, 6010 heard in UK on 2nd harmonic 12020 around 0800 *R. Ukraine International, A-05 English: 00 & 03 on 7440 as already in use; 21 on 7420; 11 on 15675 *R. Bulgaria A05 English: 0630-07 11.6 13.6 MHz; 1130 11.7 15.7; 1730 9.5 11.5; one hour: 21 5.8 7.5; NAm 23 & 02 9.7 11.7 *R. Varna, Sunday 21 to Monday 03 on 7.4 *With WRMI off 15725, IRRS Italy using it, Sat 09-16 form 26th with Radio Mi Amigo; suspect from Bulgaria or Romania *Swissinfo supposed to be high-tech replacement for SW from Switzerland; now 80 jobs and 8 languages cut, leaving reduced English only as government ends funding *Bob Zanotti still provides http://www.switzerlandinsound.com *Kol Israel makes timeshift on April 1; until then, English one hour later than: 0330-0345 7545 9345 17600; 0930-0945 15640 17535; 1730- 1745 15640 9345: 1900-1925 15640 15615 11605 *IBB via Kuwait A05 250 kW 70 degrees to Afghanistan, includes new 15090 in aero band, alternating Pashto and Dari, VOA and RFA, 0930- 1830 *Al-Jazeera maze for web users; satellite TV channel`s site is http://www.aljazeera.net But three others are not related: a news service in English, http://aljazeera.com --- http://al-jazirah.com in Arabic from Saudi Arabia; and from Dalton, Georgia, http://aljazeerah.info = http://aljazeerah.us [latter no work] *Bangladesh Betar admits 7185 is only frequency, including English 1230-13, 1815-19 and V. of Islam 1745-1815; special independence day programs March 26 *Recent DXLDs have a lot of discussion about merits of CRI vs VOA, BBC and others. Connor Walsh comments on foreign workers at CRI; cost of FM relays includes middlemen ``polishers`` *RNZI has registered DRM frequencies for A-05: 7145 9615 11675 13730 *Prediction that next solar cycle will be least active in 100 years; see: http://solar.uleth.ca/news/05Mar2005/index.php *Propagation outlook from Boulder March 22: flux range 75-95 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1268 WORLD OF RADIO #1267, produced March 16, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for credits listen to show or consult DX Listening Digest] *New edition of my other program, Continent of Media 05-03, now available at http://www.worldofradio.com and http://www.dxing.com *At least two major SW radios are being discontinued: Drake R8B and Icom R75, Universal Radio website announces, still stocks some; Satellit 800 also removed from Drake website *R. Okapi, Hirondelle Foundation station in Congo DR, was difficult catch with own 10 kW transmitter on 11690, but good signal now relayed by South Africa at 0400-0600 in French, heard in western North America http://www.radiookapi.net *SW Radio Africa, for Zimbabwe, stepping up broadcasts to combat jamming built up to extreme level. 1600-1700 on 11845 via Ascension; via somewhere 1700-1800 on 11705, 1800-1900 on 11995; along with South Africa 1600-1900 on 3230, 6145. Jammed with 1 kHz tone on 11845, but rotary jammer on 11705, 11995; keep an eye on http://www.swradioafrica.com for updates, jamming comments *SWRA morning 0300-0500 not jammed yet, on 3230, 1197; China and Iran may have helped Zimbabwe set up jammers. Daily News says jamming comes from Thornhill Air Base, with Chinese equipment *11845 heard and verified in California, but SWRA wishes those in Zimbabwe could hear it as well *BBC Monitoring`s comprehensive guide to media in Rwanda: in DXLD 5-042 *High Adventure Canada plans to set up a SW station in Kampala, Uganda, by this summer, in deal with FM station and HCJB engineering; low power. But Pentecostals tend to exaggerate *Joe Talbot reports from Galkayo, Somalia: R. Galkayo, 6980, is 100- watt ham transceiver like a pirate; only other active SW are R. Mogadishu on 6960, R. Hargeisa on 7530; 7 MHz area overrun by rogue radio-telephone setups, making 40m unusable by hams daytime in Kenya, Somalia, and spreading to 20m, 49m or any frequency up to 30 MHz *A-05 refers to broadcast season starting March 27 when Europe goes on DST a week before we do; lots of such schedules follow *Sudan Radio Service, A-05 via UK: 03-05 11665, 05-06 15325, 15-19 or 15-18 17660; partly in English *Polisario station heard in Portugal at 0740 on MW 700 and SW 7460, not always audible on SW: in Spain on 7460 in Spanish at 2330 *Previously unknown private MW in Nigeria, Nagarta Radio, 60 kW, 747 kHz from Kaduna since March 7, 2004 (or 2005?) *More details on BBC drastic reduxion in SW to Americas; dropping WYFR at 0000-0300 on 11835; A-05 planned without specifying sites: presumably 6195, 5975 and 15190 no longer Antigua but elsewhere. To Carib, 10-11 6195, 11-13 11865, 13-14 15190, 21-2130 11675; 21-22 15390, via USA? 22-01 5975. CAm: 12-13 9605 which is WYFR; SAm 12-13 15190; 02-03 5975, 9825, 12095, some probably Ascension. At other times, including our prime evening hours, try to pull in BBC to Europe, Africa or Asia *Brazilians lament BBC totally dropping Portuguese to Brazil, A-05 *Antigua harmonic heard again on 30380 in NJ, 1640-1700* March 9 *If BBC and DW moving some frequencies to French Guiana, they still have problems. RFI 9800 missing in Spanish at 0100, French at 0130 with 2-second interruptions *R. Netherlands A-05 English includes: NAm 11 11675; 00 & 01 9845, 04 6165 9590, all Bonaire; Sat & Sun 19-21 Bonaire and/or Sackvile 15315, 17660, 17735. Africa 18-21 on 11655, 9895; 19-21 17810; to S Asia 14-16 9890, 11835 Madagascar; English to Europe only at 2300, rather late, on 1179 Sweden, ex-1512 Belgium *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1267, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; check http://www.worldofradio.com for much more including DX Listening Digests *Thanks this week for financial support go to Steven Zimmerman *R. Sweden A-05 English to NAm with timeshifts: 1230 on 15240 direct; 1330 15240 via Sackville; 0130 & 0230 6010 also Sackville. Program themes; Mon culture, Tue knowledge, Wed real life, not to be confused with Thu lifestyle, Fri debate; rotating on Sat: 1) Headset; 2) Sweden Today; 3) In Touch; 4) Studio 49; Sun Network Europe *R. Budapest A-05 English: Eu Sun 15 6025, 9655; rest daily: 19 3975 6025, 21 6025=via Slovakia; 21 SAf 9525; NAm 01 9590, 0230 9795 *EMR, European Music Radio, via Latvia, Sunday March 20 at 1600-until? on 9290; Feb 26 at 2145, was barely audible here; why? beam 250 degrees across Brussels, Brazil *R. Dnester, Pridnestrovye Moldavian Rep, A-05 on new 5910 at 16-1630 in English and other languages rotating *V. of Turkey A-05 English: 1230 15225 15535; 1830 9785; 2030 7170; NAm 22 9830, 03 6140; 03 also to elsewhere 7270 *V. of Islamic Republic of Iran A-05 English, tentative: 1030 15600 17660; 1530 9635 11650; 1930 7205 9800 9925 11660 11670 11860; to NAm 0130 9495 11875, V. of Justice *On March 4 only, R. Pakistan Quetta was on 5000 instead of 5027, at 0127-0215; engineer may have misplaced glasses *Thomas Roth, Kathmandu, explains why he cannot help DXers abroad get QSLs: Nepal is too poverty-stricken; they don`t understand hobbies; log and record it, let that be your verification *R. Nepal heard in Austria, very weak with flute 0015 on 5005.35 *A-05 Democratic Voice of Burma: 1429-1526 17625 Madagsascar; 1430- 1530 5910 Almaty, Kazakhstan; 2330-0030 9435 via Juelich, Germany *V. of Korea 3rd and 4th harmonics heard in South Australia, March 15 at 0200 on 35205, 0235 on 37380.2 *Fu Hsing, Taiwan, 15250, QSLed after one month; reports may be in English; says has been on air since August 1993; name means rehabilitation or reconstruction *Wantok Radio Light 7120 project in Papua New Guinea delayed; target now late May to early June after HCJB engineers install SW; to celebrate SW on June 11 *0315 UT is a good time to listen to R. Australia features: Mon, In Conversation, about science; Tue, Ockham`s razor, science & ethix. Wed, Lingua Franca; Thu, The Ark, on religious history; plus more good shows at 0330 *NZ returns to standard time March 20, UT+12, so RNZI relays from domestic service will be one hour later *UN Radio A-05 for English M-F 1730-1745: 7150 South Africa, 15495 Skelton UK, 17810 Ascension *WJIE no longer has 7490 to itself; WHRI South Carolina now there at 0100-0600; has WJIE left, or do they clash? *Infinity has sold KFRC 610 San Francisco for $35 mega to Family Radio which already has KEAR-FM; Infinity needed to divest something; KEAR could be sold for much more than that *IOTA team leader objects to my remarks about Farallon Islands in #1265; ``deception by environmental extremists``; I reply ``Extremism in defense of the Environment is no vice; what else do we have?`` *Xavier University selling WVXU to WGUC for $15 mega, in Cincinnati; so one will be classical, the other news and info; James King, founder of WVXU implores new owners to maintain its integrity; he still does Music Shelf, oldies, Sundays at 21 UT *Air America now in Austin on KOKE 1600, Metroplex from March 21 on weak-signal KXEB 910 *Liberal talk radio coming to San Antonio on 92.5, KRPT, but not Air America; rounding up other liberals, such as Jerry Springer, Phil Hendrie, Ed Schultz *Heard in Florida, background music from Santiago, Chile on 47.9 FM at 2300 UT March 9, combo of sporadic E, Trans-equatorial *Propagation outlook from Boulder March 15; solar flux range [not A&K indices as I misspoke]: 110-85-100 *Next solar minimum predicted for Dec 06-Jan 07 *Standard Disclaimer *Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1267 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1266, produced March 8, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to the program or consult DXLD] *With March, usual change from 9985 to 15825 for WOR on WWCR Thu 2130 *New affiliate in NZ, World FM on 88.2, low power in Tawa, Wellington, Thursdays 10 pm local [and Fri 10:30 pm], http://www.worldfm.co.nz *Antigua relays being reduced or eliminated, per DW and BBC info, moving to other sites, French Guiana, Bonaire, Sackville; seems to be consolidation to use two sites at greater capacity than three at lower capacity, with rising Diesel costs *15190 remains in our morning from BBC, but 30380 harmonic no longer heard, perhaps fixed [later: heard again] *But French Guiana has had a number of transmissions missing lately, from RFI, CRI, R. Japan [not Korea, I misspoke] *What became of DRM equipment in Mexico City for Feb tests? 26 MHz stays there till July 31, so could be more tests; also plan to test DRM on 26 MHz at NAB Las Vegas in April *MW DRM exciter on 1060 shipped to Romania, but Grupo Radio Centro plans to try DRM this spring, probably on XEQR 1030 *New Colombian Marfil Estereo, back March 4, measured on 5909.93, then adjusted upward to exactly 5910 by March 6; in the clear in Europe now around 0200 with Ukraine moved to 7440 *R. Guaruja Paulista, Brasil, moved from 3235 to 3385, trying 3400 in the meantime, heard by several DXers; on boundary with aero band *3402 in Europe is 3 x 1134 Croatia, heard at 0500-0530 *RDP Internacional, Portugal, running 100-day fado series Tue-Sat 0035 on 9410, 9715, 11980, 13700, 13770 *British DJ Tommy Vance died of stroke at age 63; funeral open to public on March 15 *Time running out for R. Vlaanderen Internationaal on SW; English news 7 times a day, but not on SW, just satellite; audio headlines also on website plus text; RVi director on VOA Talk to America March 4; listen to that archive: http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/TTA-Archive-Page.cfm *DXLD 5-036 has long pieces about future of SW by Kim Elliott and Graham Mytton *RVi in same building as RTBF but they barely talk to each other; RTBF on 17570 via Germany has great music at 1530-1600, 1800-1830, part of relay of domestic service *TDF France changing to DRM on 6175, 07-11, 12-19, 22-06, blocking everything from 6155 to 6195 in Europe *English from R. Vilnius, Lithuania now at 0130 ex-2330 on 7325; and 9875 at 0030 *R. Ukraine International already moved by Feb 28 from 5910 to 7440 including English 0100 and 0400 *Polisario station for Western Sahara, 7460 irregular announced as 7470; MW now heard on 700 instead of 1550, but not from same site; 700 could be further east in Algeria, Reggane station listed on 693 *SW Radio Africa, for Zimbabwe, 0300-0500 on new MW 1197, fades out before the first hour, presumably from Lesotho, while 3230 is via South Africa; 3230 heard in NH, 1197 in Brasil; since March 7 the 1600-1900 broadcast on 6145 is being jammed; elections coming up in Zimbabwe March 31 *Another surrogate service [for Uganda], cancelled, R. Rhino International, via Germany M-F 1500 on 17870 *The 1266th World of Radio, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA, http://worldofradio.com *Thanks for financial support to Michael Eilers, Covington KY, a contribution via PayPal *Standard disclaimer *QBS, Qatar now streaming radio services including English at 03-10, 13-22 via http://www.qatarradio.net *R. Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran, V. of the Iranian Nation, clandestine, 1430-1500, heard on new 11625, then 11630.16, jammers following *R. Peace/Solh via UK for Afghanistan, another surrogate service, no longer heard at 07-12 on 21620; but still at 1530 on 17710 *Dr Scott normally blocks Thailand in English at 1400 on 9725, but March 3 the Costa Rican transmitter missing, Thailand heard well *V. of the Strait, Fuzhou, China, has English at 1430-1500 on Saturdays, Sundays on 4940, well heard in WNAm, ``Focus on China`` *R. Vanuatu, 7260.17v, heard in Tennessee 0950-1120, and during 1000 hour a 10-minute loop played over and over; in Queensland 7260 and 3945 also heard 0700-0940; DRM QRM from Germany 7265 until 1000 in Tennessee *R. Australia eliminated Bush Telegraph, The Planet, but still on web from R. National; new shows include In the Loop, weekdays 2330-0130; Big Ideas, Mondays 0405; for complete program schedule: http://www.abc.net.au/ra/guide/unitedkingdom.htm#mond *R. New Zealand A-05 from March 27: 0459 11820, 0706 9885, 1100 beam change, 1300 6095, 1651 beam change; 1851 9845, 1951 11725, 2051 15720 *More reports of Greenland 3815-USB, heard in UK at 2103-2215*, also in Sweden *Ernst Zundel, Nazi broadcaster formerly on WRNO, WWCR, finally deported from Canada to Germany, certain to be prosecuted as holocaust-denier, taken into custody immediately at 2100 UT March 2; also was heard via Russia; his V. of Freedom on WRNO, 15420, 2200- 2230 Feb 28, 1994, verified by Ed Kusalik *Europa Radio International via WRMI from March 20, Sundays 1900-2100 and Wednesdays 1100-1300; meanwhile, WRMI has left 15725 and 6870, now running 7385 1300-1000, and 9955 the rest; also affects WOR, UT Suns 0430, Mons 0330 on 7385; DX Partyline heard Sun 1330 on 7385. FAA Atlanta complained about 6870 *Other US stations have had to move: WHRI from 7535 to 7520 at 22-01; WYFR from 7580 to 6855 at 1945-2245; WEWN has new schedule, including both 5825 and 5810 at 0000-0500, maybe producing spurs 5840, 5795 *WWRB testing new 15190 around 1730 after BBC *Hal Turner, neo-Nazi ex-WBCQ, questioned in killing of judge`s family in Chicago since he once said Judge Lefko was worthy of being killed *Marty Edwards, time signal announcer who died, was heard on US Naval Observatory, not WWV *Two groups of New Mexico hams independently tracked Yosemite Sam, to Laguna Pueblo, west of Albuquerque where they have a government contract called MATIC involving tactical radio systems, Mobility Assessment Test and Integration Center; still unanswered questions *Last week`s WOR Extra 54, recorded at end of November; at that point we did not know that Michael Powell would resign from FCC *Jim Conrad, well-liked DXer from Waterloo, Iowa, died March 6; suffered from health problems all his life *Donald E. Erickson, ex-publisher of International Radio Club of America, died in house-fire full of papers Feb. 28; tributes in DXLD 5-040 *Infinity resuming streaming from 11 news/talk stations mid-March, WINS, KNX, KFWB, WBBM, KCBS, KYW, WBZ, WWJ, KMOX, KDKA, KRLD *More digital IBOC from AM stations: WTOP 1500, KTRB-860, WOAI-1200 *WOR 710 NY seemed to have reduced or turned off IBOC, but they say it`s running as usual *Leonard Kahn`s continuing challenge to IBOC with Cam-D: Keep checking http://www.wrathofkahn.org *KFNY 1640 Enid will no longer be funny from April 1, switching to Fox Sports Network *Propagation outlook from Boulder March 8; flux range 100-75 *Glenn Hauser, here, concluding World of Radio 1266 ### WORLD OF RADIO EXTRA 54, March 2: see COM 04-09 in 2004 file WORLD OF RADIO #1265, produced February 23, 2005 [for full credits listen to the program or consult DXLD] *Standard disclaimer *Welcome WTND-LP, 106.3 FM, Macomb IL to the WOR network this week, Thursdays 7 pm CT, UT Fridays 0100 *Dr Gene Scott died Feb 21 in Los Angeles, of stroke following prostate (not lung) cancer. Loop announcing it repeated over and over on SW frequencies. Send-off ceremony following Sunday. Lots of anecdotes about him in DXLD starting with 5-034. Thousands of hours of tapes could go on forever. Raked in a megadollar a month, likely to drop off. SW outlets: 24h on one WWCR transmitter; half a day on KAIJ Dallas, not heard lately; owned a transmitter on Anguilla, 24h, and several in Costa Rica. KAIJ has been looking for other programming; WWCR could fill with other shows. Anguilla and CR could be up for sale before long *Quoting a bit from published obits of DGS; check NPR ATC Feb 22 *Admitted he was a con artist, but honest about it, an entertainer *Re WRNO planning to resume SW from New Orleans, sketchy info; E-mail to them bounced; http://www.wrnoworldwide.org owned by Good News World Outreach, Fort Worth *Davidzon Radio, new Russian `station` from Feb 28 on 930 AM in NYC area, M-F 7-11 am, 5-7 pm ET initially *Jay Marvin, liberal talk host, ex-WLS, back to Denver from Feb 28; ex-KHOW, now on Air America affiliate KKZN 760, M-F 6-10 am MT; webcasts http://www.760thezone.com He is also a SW listener http://www.jaymarvinonline.com *Remarkable development in OKC, two hours of progressive talk, WKY 930 Sun 6-8 pm CT, Left Hook, Liberal Talk for a Liberal World, with Brian Kelly *Hams want to put every conceivable island on the air even if they are not radio countries. Trying to get Farallon Islands wildlife refuge opened to visitors, but denied as any human presence would damage sensitive species; Not everywhere has to be trampled by humans *Yosemite Sam no longer heard since Feb 17; was busted with help from New Mexico hams, located west of Albuquerque off I-40; FCC taking care of problem, but details not yet released; this was repeated `Varmint, Ima gonna blow ya ta smithereens` on 3700 and others *KNLS Alaska has outdated schedule on own website; 0800 English now heard on 11765 *RCI Action Committee, with Wojtek Gwiazda laments cutback of Ukrainian service, no longer on SW, just on cable around Kiev, just two half-hours on weekends, kafkaesque bureaucratic nightmare *RCI celebrating 60th anniversary Feb 25; staff party for present and former employees Feb 24; special programs in English and French on Sun Feb 27; congratulations *Canadian International DX Club converted from print to online pdf publication; membership details at http://www.anarc.org/cidx *Alessandro Gropazzi and friends on beverage DXpedition in Italy pulled in Greenland 3815-USB *After 25 years, R. Huayacocotla, Veracruz, finally granted an FM license; we hope they will keep 2390 as well *R. Insurgente, Zapatista clandestine in Mexico has its 3rd anniversary program on website, claims 6.0 MHz SW but never heard there (recording of multilingual opening) *HCJB adding broadcasts in Cofan language for remote Amazonian tribe who will have no choice but to listen to HCJB 6050 on fixed-tuned radios *Brazilian varying around 11801 0600-0900 turned out to be Voz Crista, Chile, supposed to be on 11890, not a spur, but way off frequency for two weeks until notified by Wolfgang Bueschel *LTA, 15820 in Buenos Aires relays various stations for Antarctica; at 1930 with local temp; R. Continental on LSB at 0650; 15820.2 LSB at 1018 with R. Continental; I hear around 2300, any specific schedule? R. Rivadavia at 0120 with futbol *RAE, Buenos Aires, plays tangos, 15344.9 heard Sat (1959-2100 with special on Astor Piazzola, usually on Sundays instead *Peter I DXpedition, contrary to last week, had to be postponed until next year as charter vessel delayed and time ran out: also many other problems, with helicopters, etc. Better luck next year! *YLE Radio Finland decides to stop DAB services this year, due to lack of interest by commercial operators, only 1000 receivers sold; had been on since 1997 in 212 MHz area *Cool new show on BBC Radio 7, All Classical Music Explained, hilarious, ondemand via http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain *Olympia Radio, Athens coastal station, widely heard in Latin America on 6507-USB, with loop ID, 2215-0305+, also on 8734-USB; address shipsva@otennet.gr [but bounces] *English from Belarus monitored on 5970 and weak 7210, UT Sat 0300, and UT Sun 0330 *R. Ukraine International disappointed with 5910, to North America at 0000-0500, may switch to 7440 in March; QRM de Colombia, ute 5912 *R. Georgia better heard in English at 0730 on 11805, 1030 on 11910, also scheduled at 0930 on 11910; frequencies now exact, and better audio, seemingly refurbished *Two clandestines heard using Nutcracker interval signal, V. of Komala in Persian at 1657 on 3930, 4610; and V. of Communist Party of Iran at 1627 on 3880 4380 6425 *R. Farda, on new MW 1575 is definitely from UAE, not Kuwait, another 800 kW Thales transmitter [accompanying 1170v] *Kuwait heard in DRM on 11675, but bitrate so low it sounds no better than analog, 5 kHz audio *Special ham callsign for Liberation Day in Kuwait, 9K44NLD, Feb 25-28 *Blog called Radio free Nepal, nothing to do with radio, getting uncensored news out of country: http://freenepal.blogspot.com *R. Que Me, via Uzbekistan to Vietnam, Sat 1200-1230 11850 ex-15385 *R. Korea International quits denying name change, confirmed to become KBS World Radio on March 3; Spanish version? *Fu Hsing Radio, Taiwan, 15250 from 1100 but with siren jammer; before 1100 on 15250 is CRI via Kunming in Chinese, also sirened; nothing but siren heard in Greece at 1100, 1235 *RTV Guineene and its white elephant --- new broadcast center built by China, but without water, electricity, retraining, accessories; frequent breakdowns of MW, SW, FM transmitters *Christian Vision testing to Nigeria until Feb 26, on complex sked; see DXLD 5-034 [and 5-035] *SW Radio Africa, clandestine to Zimbabwe, adds MW 1197 0300-0500, // 3230; and evenings on 6145; presumably 1197 is 100 kW Lesotho already used evenings by Family Radio [or is it too far for daytime?] *R. Cairo new schedule still shows all 33 languages; media minister replaced by youth minister, so hope they give second thoughts to ceasing some overseas broadcasts *Propagation anomalies in WBCQ reception to be explained by Allan Weiner this week UT Sat Feb 26 at 0100 on 7415, plus repeats *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Feb 22; flux range 85-105-80 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1265 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1264, produced February 16, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to the program or consult recent DXLDs] *New COM 05-02 available at http://www.dxing.com and http://worldofradio.com *Also new edition of Mundo Radial via http://www.worldofradio.com/espanol.html *WOR back on SIU Edwardsville Web Radio, 0600 UT Sat, http://webradio.siue.edu *Chris Greenway sums up African SW scene in DXLD 5-029; partly here: *Congo DR: confirmed on: Candip 5066, Kahuzi 6210, Okapi 9550; but 6713 and 7435 not heard; nor new 4845 *VOA adding new morning Studio 7 in English to Zimbabwe, from Feb 21, M-F 0330-0400 UT on 909, 4930, 6080; still eves 1700-1800 *Uganda: active: 4976, 5026, 7110, 7195 but irregular, and under- powered; the one on 4976/7195 is weaker and poorly modulated *R. Ethiopia domestic 5990, 7110, 9704 active, but last two irregular. 5990 is now varying; 9704 propagates best, but with worst audio; external service: 7165 and 9560 active, but vary *Too bad Ethiopia is playing hip-hop instead of indigenous music; but 5 transmitters on air simultaneously, plus 4 from: *R. Fana 6219 6940, with beautiful IS; V. of Tigre Revolution 5500 and 6350; heard in NH: 6940 at 0314-0333, better than 6210, calliope at 0330; R. Ethiopia, 7110 from *0300 but Cairo 7115 slop *R. Peace, Sudan, 4750 at 0327, English ID 0348; Omdurman 7200 also active. No sign of R. Peace on 5895 yet, but occupied by Moscow in Persian, local evenings, unlisted *R. Juba back on 693, including English music request and news at 1800 *Big buzz on 21460 around 1500 is Holy Qur`an service, Saudi Arabia, malfunxioning transmitter, blasphemy *Heat`s on Syria, so a look at clandestines to there: Arab Radio, 1600 on 12085 via Moldova, extremly strong in Finland, and on 7470 via Samara, Russia http://www.arabicsyradio.org *R. Free Syria, Sun 1900 via Germany 9495, invites other opposition groups to participate, daily 24 hours, but may be referring to satellite *Only active SW stations in Iraq are the Kurdish ones, which were clandestine during Saddam; see DXLD 5-026 for survey with IDs, schedules. 4025, V. of the People of Kurdistan; 4160, V. of Independence; 6315v, R. Roj; 6335, V. of Iraqi Kurdistan; 11530, V. of Mesopotamia via Moldova; lower ones have morning broadcasts; in North America try around 0230/0400 *V. of Iranian Kurdistan, from Iraq, at 0305-0435, 3970.2, jammed and jumps to 3985, also on unjammed 4860; and on satellite; ondemand http://www.rdki.com and http://www.pdk-iran.org backs it *Switcheroo in MW Frequencies in the Gulf; R. Farda on new 1575, at 1520 mixing with VOA Thailand, after R. Asia, UAE moved from 1575 to 1557; but is Farda 1575 from UAE, planned new 800 KW, along with 800 kW on 1170; or from Kuwait? *Farda 1575 already heard in Delaware at 0151-0220 // 9585 *New frequency for V. of the Iranian Nation, 1430-1500 on 11620, jammed, ex-15660; believed via CIA in Egypt *R. Sedaye Zan, V. of Women [to Iran] via Germany, Sat 1900 on 9495, has been cancelled *English from Pakistan at 1600 on 11570, 5080.3, Azad Kashmir 4790; Quetta 5027 unheard *Crossing Continents on BBC Radio 4 was about Maldives, Feb 10, 14, and one may Listen Again *Head of Prasar Bharati, India, plans to take Indian TV and radio to the vast diaspora; no mention of present SW service! *Relay of FM Rainbow 102.6 New Delhi to Andamans on 11585, has ended, now back to various external services *250 kW SW transmitters of AIR in Panaji Goa, named for rivers: Mandovi, Zuari; unfortunately, these rivers are not very clear *Strife-torn Nepal: R. Nepal, 5005.4 still heard occasionally on reduced power, such as Feb 6 at 1520 until fade 1540, in Denmark; Feb 2 at 1600, in Finland on 5005.35 *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1264, woradio at yahoo.com or PO Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; http://www.worldofradio.com for much more in DX Listening Digest *Thanks this week for financial support go to John Babbis in Maryland *Hmong Lao Radio now via WHRI South Carolina, Sat 1300-1400, Sun 1400- 1500 on 15105, mainly for the Hmong in Hminnesota? *R. Malaysia, Sarawak, reactivated on 5030 // 7130 in evenings; at 1515 but clashing with China; also maybe local mornings, but at 2300 we hear Burkina Faso on 5030 in French *Low-power PBS Marulas, Valenzuela, Philippines back on 9581.90 ex 9619.90, but at 0500 spurs up to 9740, heard in Philippines *R. Vanuatu, back on 7260.2v, heard as late as 0729 in Hawaii, and also tentatively at 1129-1140; nominal schedule only 2000-0600 but usually reported later. Once nighttime frequency 3945 (or 3940?) is back, will be harder for us to hear *RA plans new schedule Feb 28; Grandstand, weekends will be on all frequencies, not just a few; New 2-hour magazine show for Pacific and Asia, a Radio Australia production *RNZI Mailbox currently featuring broadcasting in Samoa; next one from end of Feb, about Niue; on demand via http://www.rnzi.com *As of Feb 15, latest on ham DX-pedition to Peter I: it is a `Go`, after many delays, to depart Ushuaia Feb 18, to island in 5 or 6 days, but time shortened, quickly setting up a couple stations *R. Cimarrona, Sun at 2245 missing from 9480, opposition program from Germany to southern Cone, so seems to be gone, or new schedule *Brazil summer time ends Sat Feb 19, so much programming will start one UT hour later from 20th *HCJB testing DRM Feb 14-25 on 3220 or 6095, 1000-1300, 2200-0100, in Quichua, but only one at a time *Reactivated Colombian on 6139.73: R. Lider, ex-R. Melodia, relaying HJCU 730; since Feb 12 at 0211 with musical requests; also heard at 1102-1118; Lider means Leader *La Voz de tu Conciencia mixing product on 5810.81 very weak at 0031 in Venezuela *R. Educacion, Mexico City, special DRM test one week only on 25620, was heard by gh Feb 10 at 2135, thanks to a sporadic E opening; no one on the DRM forums reported it *VOA`s Talk to America, M-F 1605, getting fewer and fewer phone calls even tho VOA pays; may change to another kind of talk show, with phone-ins only once a week; listen to and support the show! *Bush budget for 2006 includes 21% increase for public diplomacy and 10% for international broadcasting *USA Today article suggests ``Bits of America`` for laptops abroad, http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2005-02-08-maney_x.htm *WHRI Noblesville IN antennas have been dismantled, and the two transmitters will be moved to Maine and South Carolina, which is now officially WHRI ex-WSHB *WMLK, 9265, Pennsylvania missing for weeks until Feb 15, barely heard on 9265.04 at 1910 *WRNO New Orleans plans to start testing new 100 kW transmitter in next couple weeks, 15420 days, 7355 at night, with religion; has been silent for years *Feb 11 was 41st anniversary of Herb Jepko`s Nightcap on KSL, first national talk radio show; and later some other big stations; all about it at http://www.nitecaps.org including audio clips *Three MW DX tests early Sunday Feb 20: 0600-0700 UT, WISN 1130 and WOKY 920 Milwaukee; 0705-0800 KEVA 1240 Evanston WY; listen for CW IDs and tones amid regular programming *Pirate in Paseo district of Oklahoma City, on 93.9, Thu and Sun nights, R. Free OKC *Competition for BBCM? School of Oriental and African Studies at London University establishing Arab media unit with weekly analyses *Expat Finns petitioning to preserve SW from YLE R. Finland; not decided yet; a big campaign, which R. Finland is NOT involved in *Next European Music Radio via Latvia 9290, Sun Feb 20 1500-1620 incliding letterbox; and Sat Feb 26 EMR World Service at 2100-2200 *TWR Romanian service 1930-2000 on new 1566, ex-1467 from Moldova; clearing 1457 for Vatican via France/Monaco *Propagation outlook from Boulder February 15; flux range 120-85-100 *With a standard disclaimer *Glenn Hauser here, concluding World of Radio 1264 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1263, produced February 9, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to the program or consult recent DXLDs] *Our WWCR broadcast, Sunday at 2030 UT on 12160 is off the schedule *Our broadcasts on WRMI may be a week late, primarily UT Sun 0430, UT Mon 0330 on 6870; check http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html *BBG in line for 10% Bush budget increase in 2006 *Stephen Sumrall quits LeSEA, reasons unclear, but friction with his brother Peter, who will now head the organization, including 5 SW radio stations http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2005/02/08/local.20050208-sbt-LOCL-B2-Stephen_Sumrall.sto *Karl Haas, Adventures in Good Music, died Feb 6 at age of 91, see http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw111311_20050207.htm and schedules via http://www.publicradiofan.com Also for those of *Successor program already running, Exploring Music, on only ten webcasting stations, likely to increase *Including Fine Arts Radio International, Joplin MO, KXMS, which has resumed webcasting after a couple of years, with comprehensive advance playlist; but poor sound quality: http://www.kxms.org *KXMS now has competition from KOSN 107.5 relaying KOSU *CAM-D system gets glowing review from KDYL 1060 at Leonard Kahn`s new website http://www.wrathofkahn.org against IBOC ``HD radio`` *Format swap in LA market: KLAC 570 now ``Extra Sports``; while XETRA 690 has big band and adult standards; 1150 now Air America, KTLK ex-KXTA *Sen McCain and colleagues introduce bill to eliminate third-adjacent channel protexions, against Low Power FM http://billboardradiomonitor.com/radiomonitor/printable_version.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000790975 *ARRL petitions FCC to reconsider, rescind and restudy BPL rulling allowing it on HF and low VHF; ``a gross policy mistake`` http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/02/08/100/?nc=1 *Superbowl commercials at http://dyn.ifilm.com/superbowlads and the rejects: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=ads/050107 *Yosemite Sam again heard at 1720 UT Feb 9 on 10500, 6500, 3700? *Earle Fisher, who hosted Listeners Corner on CBC International Service in the 60s, died Jan 27 in Cobourg, Ontario, at age 88; very popular SW broadcaster, predecessor to Ian McFarland; obit including portrait of the dapper gentleman: [only till Febend?] http://www.legacy.com/can-montreal/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=3108314 *RCI and its relay clients had big problems Feb 6-7, audio cutting out, replaced by fill music, and even on wrong frequencies. Bell circuit linking Montreal and Sackville failed; replacement equipment flown out overnight, repaired by mid-day Feb 7. But why don`t they have a backup like dialup phone lines or even internet? *RCI getting incredible response to its new Brazilian service, Canada Direto *RCI celebrates 60th anniversary Feb 25, with live anniversary parties *Took three years for Canadian government to set up shortwave service during WW II *R. Juventus Don Bosco, 1640, Dominican Republic, since last July heard in Europe and Latin America, now finally in eastern North America, 0130-0305, ``una voz para la civilizacion del amor`` *Colombian MW harmonics: 2740, at 0730, R. Mundial, 2 x 1370; and on 3219.8, CARACOL at 2125-2315+, presumably 2 x 1610, Armonias de Occidente *R. Imperio, 4385, Chiclayo, Peru, has normal folk music before 0100 or 0000, then into `sick, abnormal` religious programming; belongs to pentecostals *Standard disclaimer *The 1263rd World of Radio, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *R. Cultura Araraquara, Sao Paulo, has been off 3365 since tractor knocked over tower, to be back by Febend *R. Educacao Rural, Campo Grande, out with popular programing, in with religious, Rede Milicia Sat relay, at 0410 on 4755 *R. Baluarte, 6215, Argentine pirate until 0033 on a weekend, tentatively heard in New Hampshire *Major ham radio DX-pedition, after several delays, to get underway around Feb 18-March 3 on Peter I, 90 west, 68 south, Antarctic island owned by Norway. All about it at http://www.peterone.com Needs help with 26% of costs; non hams along, including ``the most traveled man in the world`` *Frans Vossen says only six of his Radio World programs remain on RVi (until SW closes at Marchend); has been playing vintage clips of exotic stations, well worth capturing. Best time is 2200 UT via Bonaire on 11730 *Mike Spenser, of Pirate Radio 603 on Aland Islands, denied license since he does not speak Swedish; Roy Sandgren says he got the 603 license and will return to air in May; also applying for 756 kHz *Aland spelt ALAND with a circle over the [first] A *Jewish online station from Spain, Radio Sefarad has Spanish, English and French via http://www.radiosefarad.com *Equatorial Guinea on 15190 is R. Africa 2 most of the time, but on a Sunday at 1600 it was Radio East Africa *ZBC, Zimbabwe active on 3306, heard at 2000-2100, and 0338-0407 *R. Fana, Ethiopia, `Torch` on 6210, 6940 has website in English, ondemand audio at http://www.radiofana.com *On Feb 6 SBC Seychelles was waiving subscription fees for online radio and TV http://www.sbc.sc *R. Roj, Kurdish music station on 6310, 6315, now 6312v, 1400-1500, 0530, weaker than 6335: *On 6335 ex-6340 and 1116 kHz at 0300 is V. of Iraqi Kurdistan, a.k.a. V. of Kurdistan, and KTV Radio -- http://www.kdp.se with live audio *V. of Islamic Republic of Iran, Spanish Service, absurd QSL policy with step-up system: 2nd QSL requires 10 more reports; 10th requires 200 reports after the 9th; pinnacle at 1,767 reports; then valuable gifts and diplomas; automate it? Must have enormous bookkeeping staff *CRI asks for reports on Spectrum 558 relay in London; Chris Greenway reminds us to remind them that China does not permit such relays in their country; further has massive shortwave jamming operation, also blocking websites *R. Korea International announced it is changing name to KBS World Radio following merger with TV service; also adding Vietnamese *R. Taiwan International, closing 5 languages, leaving 18, due to yearly budget cuts down from 9 to 5 Taiwanese gigadollars a year; too many on payroll; but from July 1 adds 5 foreign language services including English for domestic audience; http://www.rti.org.tw to increase webcasting and digital broadcasting, obsoleting receivers *Fu Hsing, Taiwan, now on SW with 3rd program, 15250, at 23-01, 04-06, 08-10, 13-15 http://www.fhbs.com.tw with webcast, not jammed. Is it really new? *R. Vanuatu improving SW service following tsunami, with NZ and Aussie aid, first 7260, then 3945; 7260.2 heard poorly in Hawaii at 0625- 0702+ *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Feb 8; flux range 115-80 *You`ve been listening to World of Radio #1,263. Glenn Hauser, here, hoping you enjoyed the program and will hear me again next week ### WORLD OF RADIO #1262, produced February 2, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to the program or consult DXLD] *Standard disclaimer *The old KHJ 930 Los Angeles is imitated by a low-power FM in Oregon, and now by a station in American Samoa, KKHJ 93.1, known as 93-KHJ, and webcasts via http://www.khjradio.com especially ``Samoan Sunrise`` at 1700-2000 UT; covers almost all of Tutuila *IBB Tinian relay on 7235 put out spurs all over the 41m band, every 14.8 kHz until 1400 *Bangladesh surprsingly well heard in Pennsylvania, English at 1230- 1300 on 7185 *Rainbow FM, from India to Andamans on 11585, plays American music from rock to heavy metal to pop and ballads; unique jingle at 1230 to the Doobie Brothers tune ``Listen to the Music``; why was this foreign music network so urgently needed by the Andamans and Nicobars that AIR had to start relaying it on SW? *Station on 7460 at 0230-0315 is not Sahara, but the Baha`i station from Moldova to Iran, Radio Payam-e Doost *Less than two months left for Israeli SW unless reprieved again. Revised sked shows English: 0430-0445 on 6280 7545 17600; 1030-1045 15640 17535; 1830-1845 9390 11585 11605; 2000-2025 6280 9390 15615; but 6280 normally only in winter, maybe changing in Feb *R. Bulgaria thought I said Rai external from Italy had closed down completely; European monitors reconfirm it still on air, including English to Africa at 2025 on 6040, 11880, but poor even in Europe *New sharetime in Paris on 1080 to start Feb 7, from 0600 UT, Radio de la Mer in the daytime; Paris Live Radio, in English, nights *R. Vaticana not only on 1530 from Italy but now relayed from Monaco (actually France) 1810-1940 on 702, and 1730-1940 on 1467, but all suffer from weak signals or interference *John Babbis compiled program schedule of Voice of Greece, titles translated to English in DXLD 5-018; frequency schedule in 5-020 *World Music Radio, Denmark, missing the weekends of Jan 15-16, 22-23 *Reading International Radio Group meeting Sat Feb 5 at International Solidarity Centre, 35-39 London St., from 1400; topics include interval signal recordings, British Columbia. Everyone welcome; more info from Mike Barraclough, 01462 643899 or mikewb @ dircon.co.uk *Wales Radio International still missing from scheduled transmissions via Austria, Fri 2130-2200 on 7110; to North America, UT Sat 0300 on 6005 clashes with BBC Ascension; at least we can hear WRI via WRN, and archive *Chris Greenway back in Nairobi for BBC Monitoring, and reports: Djibouti still not back on SW 4780, but maybe in March *R. Peace, Sudan, 4750, until 1745* stronger than before but only a few kW, unseems relay as previously reported from Michigan at 0330. Jari Savolainen in Finland finds it always weak at 1600; WRTH 2005 says they will add another transmitter on 5895 in Nuba Mountains *V. of New Sudan, proposed on 9310 and 9485, not heard yet either *SAF station from Eritrea on 6985 no longer heard; was part of peace accord, but V. of Sudan, 8000 from Eritrea still heard at 1530-1600; by NDA, not part of accord *R. Africa No. 2, Equatorial Guinea, 15190, erratic, as early as 0615, and from 1430, but not daily. Xmas program a month late, tape hangups; strength varied wildly caused by power variations. Yet to be heard in OK, fine with me so no interference to BBC Antigua; not heard Sat 1700, but service may be weekdays only, with R. East Africa on different frequency weekends *VOA added new Botswana frequency, 4930, mostly in English 0300-0630, 1600-1700, 1800-2200, and Zimbabwe service 1700-1800; confirmed promptly in Finland from Feb 1, and via longpath in Washington at 1630 *The media magazine you monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1262; woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA. Check our website for much more info in DX Listening Digests via http://worldofradio.com *Thanks this week to Dave White who provides lots of web space for our audio/visual archives *unidentified Brazilian pirate heard weekends on 7842 *R. Inconfidencia, 6010, again on unlicensed second frequency, 5910 at 1253 *La Voz de tu Conciencia, 6010v in Colombia, also on second frequency 5910v, relaying Marfil Estereo 88.8 FM, Puerro Lleras since Jan 30; het because it`s on 5910.39; we heard around 0600 with 88.8 FM ID; and in Venezuela at 1205, not parallel on two frequencies; but they mix, on 5810.75 -- formula 2A minus B so probably another around 6110 *MW harmonic on 3200.15, Colombia Mia, from Careta, Antioquia, 2 x 1600, military station; clip on http://www.malm-ecuador.com *Military communications heard in Venezuela, 5843-LSB at 1115 *``Alo Presidente`` resumed Sun Jan 30 via Cuba, around 1500 on 11875, 13750, 17750 *High-frequency Coordinating Committee meeting in Mexico City the second week of Feb; R. Nederland, Bonaire, DRM special Feb 5-20: 2200 Spanish 9900, 2300-2400 Dutch 9885; replacing 12000 *DRM testing from Mexico City, by R. Educacion on 25620, Feb 7-11, variable times in daytime, 250 watts, vertical antenna, possibly audible elsewhere if propagation cooperate; also DRM test on MW 1060, 50 kW, Feb 9 at 1700-1720 UT while analog is off *Caribbean Weather Centre nets, from sloop Bel Ami, in Bahamas: 1100 on 8137; 1130 4045; 1230 8104; 1300 13259; 1330 16351, exc Sundays *Herb Hilgenberg, Burlington, Ont, ``South Bound 2`` on 12359 at 1940-2200v with weather and check-ins; alternates 8294, 16531 *Kim Elliott back on VOA Talk to America, Fri Feb 4 with new head of R. Nederland, Jan Hoek, at 1605-1655 on 6160 7125 9645 9760 1170 to Asia; 9685 11835 15225 Eu/ME/NAf; 4930 15240 17715 17895 909 1530 to Af; and archived later at http://www.voanews.com Kim will be on TTA the first Friday of every month, in effect a monthly media show *VOA Bethany is decaying and needs a million dollars of repairs to preserve it as an historical site, ``save America`s treasures``; see http://www.veteransvoa.com *Iowa Public Radio plan approved to merge six stations, two each at U of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa; see Current: http://www.current.org/radio/radio0423iowa.shtml *Oregon Public Broadcasting streams its reading service ``Golden Hours`` with lots for kids, descriptive video, newspaper reading. Schedule at http://www.opb.org/programs/goldenhours/schedule_txt.html *Winter SWL Festival, March 10-13 at Kulpsville PA, expecting Ian McFarland, Bob Zanotti, Frans Vossen, Kim Elliott, Dan Robinson; attendance about 200; details at http://www.swlfest.com *WETA in Washington plans to drop classical music, switch to newstalk despite two others, WAMU and WCSP *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Feb 1; flux range 85-135-80 *And that`s World of Radio 1262; hope you`ll hear me again next week; I`m Glenn Hauser ### WORLD OF RADIO #1261, produced January 26, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits please listen to the program or consult latest issues of DX Listening Digest] *Update to WRTH 2005 in pdf now at http://www.wrth.com *David Schwartz interviewed gh on WPKN Bridgeport January 21; audio at http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html *``I Found Jesus`` parody show on WBCQ UT Tuesdays 0000-0100 on 7415 *``This Week on Amateur Radio`` starts on WBCQ Jan 29, Sats 2100-2200 on 7415 *Long, critical review of WWRB programming at http://www.rfma.net/archives/000443.html *Report that WWV announcer Martin Edwards had died, denied by NIST; announcer is Lee Rodgers, who is a rightwing talkhost on KSFO 560 San Francisco, alive, but his bio does not mention WWV! *Construxion of new tower and curtain antenna at KNLS Alaska started Jan 17; hope to start using with second transmitter March 28 *RCI running an essay/art contest with Desjardins International Development, C$15K prizes: http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/en/concours *CHSL 1610 Toronto changed calls to CHHA, but doesn`t use them *CRTC approves transaxion between CORUS and Astral, resulting in ``slow death`` of CKAC 730, to become ``health/sports`` station, despite lack of baseball and hockey *KNR, Greenland, 3815-USB, confirmed after 2200 in Lapland *Laser Hots Hits, Euro-pirate, off 6220, but still on 7465, 9385, 4025 24 hours; some streaming at http://www.radiolink.net/hothits *R. Slovakia International, in German, hints they have another reprieve to continue SW until June 30 *No SW or MW broadcast sites from within Monaco, but coastal 3AC is inside Monaco, 8728-USB, IDs and promos, with orchestral version of same tune used by TWR; heard at 1430 *Heard in Finland, Guinea not only on 7125, but also R. Rurale on MW 1385.8, strong after China via Kaliningrad closes at 2300 *FRCN, Kaduna, Nigeria, revived on 4770 from Jan 25, quickly reported at 1900, 2042, 2245 *R. Africa No. 2, Equatorial Guinea, with brokered American religious programs, reactivated after years on 15190, as early as 1430, past 1700, with California address, new Chinese transmitter? Same frequency as BBC Antigua to America, but no QRM heard here *R. Tanzania reactivated second SW transmitter, at 1300 on both 5050 and 6105 *Al-Balagh is new client of TDP, http://www.albalagh-radio.com/ [site not yet activated] but no SW schedule yet, just satellite; licensed in UK, Arabic cultural service *Two FM transmitters stolen from Kol Israel near Jerusalem, for Reshet Aleph, and REKA; thieves unknown, but surely will QSY *Iraqi media update from BBCM at http://www.w4uvh.net/mediraq.txt *Iranian journalist jailed for giving interviews to BBC and R. Farda, allegedly with CIA *R. Free Afghanistan in Prague has opening for Broadcast Director; http://www.rferl.org/about/jobs with closing date Jan 31 *Salaam Watandar, Internews service to Afghanistan rescheduled to 1300-1430 on 13650 via Rampisham, UK *New Friends of Maldives site http://www.friendsofmaldives.org *All India Radio special SW to Andaman & Nicobar, relaying FM Rainbow from Delhi 102.6, 0030-1200 and 1215-1830 on 11585, mostly in Hindi, from Kamphur site near Delhi, 250 kW, reducing other services *AIR special for Haj pilgrims in Urdu until Feb 23, 0530-0600 on 11730, 15770, 17845 *David Norcross monitored from Hong Kong, Indian regionals; see DXLD 5-012 at http://www.worldofradio.com *WOR 1261, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Pete Bentley, who adds ``JKDI`` -- just keep doin` it! *Bangladesh English at 1230 on 7185 and 4808 instead of 4880 by error *Laos in English at 1330 on 7145, not on weekends; 2330-0030, 0500- 0630, 1130-1400; 6130 has VG audio and strength *Cambodia not heard on 11938 by Norcross or Uwe Volk in SE Asia *Norcross also surveyed Vietnam homeservice, in DXLD 5-012 *R. Taiwan International dropping 5 languages at Janend, not only Korean, Burmese and Arabic, but also Mongolian and Tibetan *CEO of NHK and others resigned Jan 25 in face of refusals to pay subscription fees following embezzlement scandals; new CEO the next day is Gen-ichi Hashimoto; more in DXLDs *ARDS, 5050, Humpty Doo near Darwin, Australia, not heard for monoths, and now website says on MW 1530, hopes to resume SW *IS-804 satellite failed Jan 24, putting lots of Pacific islands out of communication with rest of world; Solomon Islands relying on SW instead from NZ, Australia *Guatemalan heard in Florida on 2320 at 1135, presumably 2nd harmonic of TGRI, R. Izabal, Morales, if not 4 x 580 TGY *Colombia snatched FARC leader from Caracas where Venezuela was harboring him and other terrorists; YVKE Mundial 550 is now a mouth- piece of Chavez government; little about this published in English *R. Caracol, Colombia heard on 6923.5 USB at 1106-1123, apparently relayed from 810 kHz; on 6923.4 at 1345, program ``Punto de Encuentro``, something to do with Colombian national parks *Ivan Dias visited his obscure hometown SW station, R. Cacique in Sorocaba, SP, Brazil; looked thru old reception reports; personnel not aware they are on 2370 instead of 2470 *Brazilian not inactive on 90 m is Rdif. 6 de Agosto, Xapuri, 3255, at 10-14, 22-02 *Totally unique station testing from Milford PA on 1620, WB3XNN, to measure groundwave coverage, daytime only around 1430-2000 UT or less, open carrier with IDs at hourtop *Heard in RI are National Park Service info stations on 1140 kHz, in daytime, KCA715 and KCA717, also heard near Worcester MA at 2322; seems to be part of Blackstone River Corridor Park complex *Boston-area low-power and unlicensed AM and FM stations, mostly Haitian or Caribbean and on the X-band: see list in DXLD 5-013 with follow-ups in next two issues *WNAR-AM is Old Time Radio Re-Creation Station, micropower on 1620 in Lansdale PA, also http://www.wnar-am.com *FCC chairman Michael Powell resigning in March; see DXLD 5-013; who might replace him *R. Roja, Kurdish clandestine on 6315 ex-6310, at 1617, since Jan 19; includes Turkish? rock *unID in Kurdish on 1116 kHz heard by BBCM about elections, biased towards KDP, mentioned V. of Democratic Kurdistan, jammed after 1345 *VOA Philippines on new 1170 kHz, inaudible in Queensland, because it is highly direxional protecting southern Philippines station; deep minima to S and SE *RF Noise ID website updated with new mp3 files, some needing IDing; see http://www.ve3hls.com *Propagation outlook from Boulder, Jan 25; flux range 95-120-90 *And that concludes World of Radio 1261; Glenn Hauser, here with a *Standard disclaimer ### WORLD OF RADIO #1260, produced January 18, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits please listen to program or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *New edition now available at http://www.worldofradio.com of Mundo Radial and from Jan 21 at WWCR 9985, thrice weekly between 22 and 23 *And new Continent of Media 05-01 at http://www.dxing.com *Including a clip of Yosemite Sam, heard again Jan 16 on 10000 and 20000 with ``Varmint...`` *Specialty programs on WWCR for Jan including musical: Ken`s Country Classics Fri 2130 9985; Old Record Shop Sun 1030 5070; Rock the Universe Sat 1205 5070, Sun 0905 3210; Into the Blue, Sun 0805 5070; Sing for Joy Sat 2130 9985; Latin Catholic Mass Sun 1700 15825 *A View from Europe on WWCR: Sat 1210 15825, Sun 1115 5070; Will Martin and I wish they would add a better time for us, such as UT Sun 0400 on 5070 after WOR *AFGE Local 1812 reports budget slashes for VOA Greenville, English *Vietnamese Public Radio, from Washington DC, including on KCSC FM 92 kHz subcarrier in OK, also with local Viet segments at 1800 and 2330 UT M-F; not ``shortwave`` as in Daily Disappointment story *1530 in Cincinnati is once again WCKY, and changed format to Air America, also Jerry Springer and other liberals; lament for loss of Real Oldies 1530. Now M-F: 1107 UT Morning Sedition; 1407 Springer; 1707 Al Franken, 2007 Ed Schultz, 2307-0300 Randi Rhodes *Air America also added affiliates on 1260 in Washington DC, 1310 in Detroit *Updated list of IBOC stations: http://topazdesigns.com/iboc/station-list.html *RCI agrees to resume 2300-0100 UT broadcast to North America next winter since the 0100-0300 this winter on 6190 is not reaching the northeast *Next HFCC meet Feb 7-11 in Mexico DF; RIZ from Croatia to demonstrate DRM with 1 kW on 26 MHz band, maybe also on XEEP 1060, or X-band *XEXQ, 6045, San Luis Potosi, putting strong signal into Florida, classical music past 1330 *R. Amazonas, 4939.70, active lately 1050-1100; 2-note timecheck tones *Alo Presidente resumed from Venezuela, and heard via Cuba 11875, 13750, 17750, approx. 1400-1830 on Sundays *La Voz de tu Conciencia, Colombia, 6010, about to add second transmitter on 5910, one for pre-evangelism, the other for post- evangelism; already heard in Venezuela on 5910 with brief test UT Jan 14 at 0201-0206* but 5 seconds behind 6010; also hum, maybe from Ukraine which previously moved there *Ecuadorian harmonic, Radio Atlantida, Alausi, 2960.90, HCWP5; clip at http://www.malm-ecuador.com *R. Candip, Congo DR heard in Sweden until 1645* on 5066.491 *Photos of visit to R. Nederland Madagascar relay site at http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~BCLSWL/Madagascar.html Besides 3 x 350 kW, a new 250 kW is under construxion; former are Philips like Bonaire, Israel; 250 BBC looks like Sottens` *World of Radio 1260, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid OK, 73702 USA; http://worldofradio.com *Thanks this week for financial support go to Gerald T. Pollard *Zambia back on 6165 from 4500 tests, *0250v with Fish Eagle IS, also on other network 4910 *V. of Delina, clandestine for Eritrea, 15650, Sat 1500-1600, heard Jan 8 at 1500, but gone by 1550 recheck; used echo chamber at first *R. Cairo cut from 35 to 11 languages not confirmed yet; still going Jan. 8-9 *George Campbell, BBC linguistic supervisor, died recently at 92; spoke and wrote 44 languages; see obits in Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1427063,00.html http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14934-1440433,00.html *Tribute to John Peel, by Tom Roche, in DXLD 5-006 *Wales Radio International missing for three weeks from Austrian relay 7110, Fridays at 2130; 0300 UT Sat to NAm on 6005 clashes with BBC to Africa, when on; VT looking into it *From Jan 25, new 1080 MW services in Paris: 0600-1900 Radio de la Mer http://www.radiodelamer.com and at night 1900-0600, Paris Live Radio in English http://www.parislive.fm both also on satellite, internet *5045 heard in Finland not Indonesia, but mix of Pori, Finland site, 7195 leapfrogging 6120, at 1415 *KREBS TV, Riga, Latvia, expanding SW relays on 9290; availablizing 1, 5 or 10 kW, not just 100, from Ulbroka, starting this summer, including DRM *European Music Radio on 9290 Sun Jan 30, 1500-1630 *R. Slovakia International began year with only a provisional budget, and SW likely to end with A-05, remaining on WRN and internet; but Slovak Public Radio got unexpected financial boost, unknown if this will help RSI *R. Liberty closed Playa de Pals site on Costa Brava, Spain, in May 2001, but hazardous towers still standing. Plans to dismantle them to be ready by Janend *R. Free Syria, via Germany, stopped Fridays but continues Sundays, 1900 UT on 9495; WFAFI to Iran continues Saturdays (NOT Sundays as I said!), same time and frequency *All India Radio engineer at Goa, ex-Bangalore, now wants reception reports for Goa`s two 250 kW SW; sked in DXLD 5-010; I hear 9820 in Sinhala at 1300-1500 including Buddhist chanting, squeaky/whistling transmitter like Cuba on same frequency *AIR testing two weeks on 11585, 0030-1730 with FM Rainbow programs [to Andaman Islands] *AIR stations off frequency: Shillong on 4971 ex-4970; Itanagar on 4999 ex-4990 1150-1302 *K. S. Venkateswarlu, engineer friendly to DXers at AIR Port Blair, Andaman Islands, confirms he is OK, as well as his family in Chennai; 4760 has been broadcasting thousands of messages *R. Taiwan International closing Korean, Arabic and Burmese Jan. 31 *R. Exterior de Espana says their relay via Peking suspended as site is being remodeled; still via Kunming 1200-1400 on 11910 *V. of Korea keeps revising its language and frequency schedule in January; see DXLD 5-009; English at 1600 on 9990, 11545; 1800 on 7570, 12015; 1900 on 7100, 9975, 11535, 11910 *R. Korea International about to change name again; possibly to KBS World a la Radio Japan *Jim Bohannon Show on KGUM, 567, in Guam including webcast via http://www.k57.com but only one is live, UT Sat 0307; others delayed hours or days: Fri 18, Sat & Sun 14, Sun 08, all after the news *Australia`s shadow foreign minister called for R. Australia to be rebuilt *World Radio TV Handbook to put update on website around Jan 23 *Plan for broadband via powerlines on 800-10000 MHz which would not cause RF interference due to surface effect along wires *Propagation outlook from Boulder Jan 18; flux range 130-80 *Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1260 ### WORLD OF RADIO #1259, produced January 5, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits please listen to the program or consult recent DX Listening Digests] *Time changes on WBCQ: fewer airings of WOR. Mon-Fri 2200 on 9330 now with Jean Shepherd; nor Sat 2130 on 17495; WOR on WBCQ now: Wed 2300 7415, Thu 0000 17495-CUSB, Sun & Mon 0400 9330-CLSB, Mon 0530 7415 *See DX Listening Digest at http://www.worldofradio.com to read all about the tsunami aftermath, radio-related *R. Minivan, for Maldives, stepped up to a new program every day, to get info to outlying islands; 1600-1700 on 11810 via Germany; audio at website: http://radio.minivannews.com [launches automatically] *Democracy Now interviewed Maldivian and Sri Lankan ambassadors to UN, Bernard Goonetilleke, any relation to Victor? http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/28/1511216 *Sarath Weerakoon, another Sri Lankan DXer, has been managing a bank in the Maldives, survived by going to a higher floor *Victor Goonetilleke and family also OK, and as president of the ham radio society of SL, went into action establishing emergency communications *Deutsche Welle`s Trincomalee relay on the northeast coast was not damaged by tsunami, a bit inland, but not sure if all staff OK *SW normal, but on Jan 5, no signal from DW MW relay on 1548 *SLBC heard in NH on 9770 from 1227, weaker than usual; see SLBC website for aid info, and live audio from Sinhala and Tamil services, http://www.slbc.lk -- unsure if there are any English segments *All India Radio: http://allindiaradio.org/Tsunami.htm *DX organizations prompting aid contributions, including http://www.a-dx.com *Chennai, hardest-hit city in India, is on 4920, heard at 1650 with funereal sitar music *But on New Year`s Eve, at 1439, AIR 10330 had comedy program; arrival of new year a non-event at 1830 on 9425 *CODAR, ocean wave radars, with annoying swish-swish sounds on SW, might well have helped warn of tsunamis if they were in South Asia *Ham radio vital means of communication covered by http://www.arrl.org *FCC OKs third-party traffic in emergencies, but other countries need to do the same; too much health & welfare traffic to handle *AIR Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, 4760, continued on air later than usual to 1835 with contact shows *A DXpedition on Andamans quickly turned to emergency communications http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13640455 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A41861-2005Jan2?language=printer http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-asectsunamiham01010105jan01,1,6937775,print.story?coll=orl-news-headlines *Myanmar would not allow the foreign press in to assess damage *Some SW stations failed even to mention the tsunami, Radio Thailand and Voice of Indonesia --- running old recorded news? *Sound of Hope, clandestine for China, mentioned in 1258: KVTO is a US callsign, the originating station in California on 1400 *VOA, Poro Point, Philippines, megawatt MW, moved from 1143 to 1170 as of Jan 1; to avoid Chinese interference, but they will put on another station to block it, and there is already a 500 kW South Korean there *VOA`s new 1170 heard in Denmark, in clear 1600-1700* UT *Talk to America with Kim Andrew Elliott was Dec 31, not Jan 1, contrary to erroneous info I gave last time; if you missed it, audio archive at http://www.mediazoo.co.uk and at http://www.voanews.com *Pakistan Daily Times says VOA lost all eight FM relay stations in Pakistan Jan 1, six months before contract expiry *RFE/RL to be renamed this year as Radio Liberty International *Radio Free Asia has new QSL card marking Year of the Rooster for reports since Jan 1, for at least two months *Voice of WWV, Marty Edwards, passed away, but his voice may live on *WWV/WWVH appreciation site: http://www.geocities.com/radiojunkie3 *Time services by phone going out of fashion in Nashville, Flint *Brother Stair detractors, http://www.thenetteam.net carry Walterboro newspaper story from Nov 30 about another court appearance; pleaded guilty to assault & battery, reduced from high-and-aggravated, and sentenced to time already served in plea agreement; but still pending are a dozen breach of trust and misdemeanor charges *Standard disclaimer *The media magazine your monitor with your mind, World of Radio 1259, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA *Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Steven Zimmerman in Milwaukee *Exotic Mexican indigenous MW stations audible, such as XEETCH, 700, Etchojoa, Sonora, *1300 to 1420 fade, heard in San Francisco *Another LA station on 6010 is back, Radio Inconfidencia, Brasil, heard at 0455 *R. Guaiba, Porto Alegre, Brazil, heard on 6720, mix of 6000 and MW 720; some Brazilians found this hard to believe, but confirmed. Also reported on 6020, maybe a typo *Brazilian reactivated on 19m, Radio Gazeta, Sao Paulo on 15325 at 1837, but just relaying Radio Cancao Nova religious net *Western Sahara clandestine on 7460 is back after a few weeks, also heard on 1550 at 2335 in Spanish; 2108 in Arabic. In Europe, QRM on 7460 after 2100 from RFA Korean, jamming, but clear at 0715 *Bamako, Mali, varies 4783-4787, but heard Jan 3 at 2030-2210 with same program on both 4784 and 4787, one presumably ex-4835 *News in English from Benin on 5025, Sunday at 2035, but jammed *V. of Nigeria on 7275 instead of 7255 at 1700 news in English *Central African Republic appeared on 9590, 1700-2300, Radio Centrafrique, with audio problems. Unlikely direct. Africa Number One Gabon, 9580 was stronger tho 9590 sounded stronger due to modulation. Relay from Gabon? Or as reported, via 500 kW Issoudun, France? To counter opposition station Radio Ndeke Luka, on SW *ZNBC Radio Two, Zambia on new 4500, news in English 0400, 2200, widely heard on clear frequency, not // other service on 4910; apparently ex-6165 which clashed with Chad *In 1258, I omitted frequency for V. of Eritrean People, Sun 1730-1830 via UK: 13690 [tho it was in the 1258 summary] *V. of Delina, new clandestine for Eritrea, in Tigrigna, Sat 1500-1600 on 15650; address in Cerritos, California http://dmsi.delina.org/Notices/n041223.html Same frequency after 1600 with Christian Voice to Nigeria, presumably via Bulgaria *Egyptian media minister announces cut of languages at Radio Cairo from 35 to 11 [but when, exactly?] *V. of Africa, Libya, replied to report with tourism CD-ROM ``Welcome to Libya`` *R. Prague has new QSL cards for 2005, visible at http://www.radio.cz/en/html/qsl2005.html *R. Belarus, new 7440 at 2000-2300, Minsk, 250 kW beamed due west, // 7105 7340, presumably incluindg non-daily English *Rai website says Prato Smeraldo, Italy, SW transmitter site land is for sale; planning to move or close? *Italian on 4509 is third harmonic of 1503, Tele Radio Stereo, Rome, heard in Europe *Radio Malaisi, another Italian pirate on 6310 heard until 0100* as far as New York *On almost the same, 6310.2, Kurdish clandestine at 1724-1920, 1547, 1358, 0600; ID seems to be Radio Roja, meaning Sun, significant in Kurdish identity; also a Roj TV in Denmark *RNZI on summer vacation, just relaying National Radio until Jan 17; but I heard Fox Sports from LA/San Diego relayed Dec 23 around 1500 [on 9870]. That NZ network co-owned by Clear Channel and Murdoch, and RNZI relays it at other times for cricket *Radio Heritage Foundation has new site http://www.radioheritage.net with lots of historical info on broadcasting in the Pacific *Guerrilla Radio, WSQT, 1680 in Washington DC, urges massive protests in the week leading up to Bush inauguration, See http://www.turnyourbackonbush.org and http://www.redefeatbush.com *WD2XXM 1670, experimental in Maryland testing IBOC hybrid with analog *Propagation outlook from Boulder Jan 4; flux range 85-100 *Wishing you a great 2005, I`m Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1259 and inviting you to hear me again next week ### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-10, November 25, 2005 [with DXLD issues where you may read more] *Welcome to COM 05-10, recorded November 25, 2005. COM is about media around the American continent, not especially shortwave, supplement to weekly World of Radio *COM made possible by Universal Radio; for catalog call 1-800-431-3939 or check http://www.universal-radio.com *Also http://www.dxing.com from Universal radio for quality amateur and shortwave equipment *Powerline communications is a dinosaur [5-199] *Cutoff date for analog TV in US is 2009; outlook for HDTV, DXing, and how to say TV in Navajo [5-195] *Waking up an entire state for an Amber Alert on EAS [5-198] *National Association of Broadcasters comes out against low power AM: ``Save our Monopoly`` [5-201] http://www.nab.org/newsroom/PressRel/Filings/LPAMComs112105.pdf http://futureofradio.typepad.com/the_future_of_radio/2005/11/national_associ.html *Los Alamos NM, which lost its only radio station KRSN this year, now has a webcasting one: http://www.losalamosradio.com [5-191] *Radio Moshiach & Redemption, ``Lubavitcher`` pirate in Brooklyn NY on 1710 heard as far away as Cleveland OH: http://www.radiomoshiach.org/ [5-190] *COM 05-10, from P O Box 1684, Enid OK, 73702, or woradio at yahoo.com, http://www.worldofradio.com *A visit to WBCQ, which amounts to a radio museum; single phase power only [5-196] *Boston`s commercial classical WCRB for sale; very valuable property. Founder wanted classical format to be maintained, but may be shunted to secondary HD stream [5-189, 5-203] *Dick Gordon, formerly of The Connection on WBUR, will start new national talk show in January from WUNC in North Carolina [5-190] *Satellite guru Gary Bourgois has died [5-199] http://www.global-cm.net/news&views.html http://ziggydog.libsyn.com/ *Government intelligence gathering adds Open Source Center, absorbing FBIS; what does top secret clearance cost? [5-194, 5-197] *That`s COM 05-10, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 64; I`m Glenn Hauser ## CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-09, September 30, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues where you may read more] *COM 05-09, a more-or-less monthly supplement to the weekly WORLD OF RADIO: about media around the American continent, not especially shortwave *Made possible by Universal Radio, 1-800-431-3939 or http://www.universal-radio.com for a catalog *Universal also provides http://www.dxing.com with audio of this program and more useful info *BBC Monitoring analyses the Venezuelan media revolution [5-154] *Wired radio, ``rediffusion`` in British colonies, also precursor to cable TV in Montreal [5-096] *Reactionary Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania trying to cripple National Weather Service, make taxpayers pay for private weather companies http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/08/State/Will_bill_darken_weat.shtml [5-133] *Outlook for analog TV switchoff dates in US and elsewhere [5-123] *Harry Helms bets the 2009y date in US won`t be met [5-117] *The folly of daylight shifting time, and now it is being extended in the US [5-134] *Three percent telephone tax imposed for the Spanish American War in 1898 is still in effect [5-105; not 1889 as in original] *Experimental WA2XMN in NJ on 42.8 MHz gets license extension until 2010y, so expect more tests even during next sunspot peak; see http://www.wa2xmn.ar88.net [5-138, 5-131] *Glenn Hauser concluding Continent of Media 05-09, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 63 ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-08, August 31, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues for further reading] *COM 05-08 on the air, about media around the American continent, not especially SW, monthly supplement to my weekly World of Radio *COM is possiblized by Universal Radio, http://www.universal-radio.com for new catalog on request, or 1-800-431-3939; also reachable via http://www.dxing.com --- Universal Radio, for quality amateur and shortwave equipment *As of late August, CBC lockout going on for over 2 weeks with no resolution in sight *Ontarian comments about CBC versus CTV. CTV is mostly imported American fare, news is lacking, and never produced anything of value while CBC has done an amazing job despite budget slicing; CBC Radio a bastion of cultural values in Canada. Even in US, CBC brings news about US, lacking on American networks. A Canadian lighthouse *Kim Andrew Elliott refers us to the Inernational Media Division of the World Security Institute, a contrarian competitor to VOA; claims to reach 300 mega per week in China; see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/04/AR2005080402176.html and http://www.worldsecurityinstitute.org/Internationalmedia.htm [5-137] *Galva, Illinois drive-in theatre has two low power FM transmitters, on 88.5 and 91.3 subject to change, http://www.harvestmoondrivein.com http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/local/12346044.htm [5-139] and Buzz magazine article on it: http://www.readbuzz.com/news/2005/07/21/AroundTown/Welcome.To.The.Harvest.Moon.DriveIn.Theater-963732.shtml [5-140] *Texas station broadcasts two football games at once, on left and right stereo FM channels, KSHN, Liberty-Dayton, and with balance on webfeed, can also choose one or the other: http://www.kshn.com --- seems a full service local station with daily `radiograms` by E-mail of local news [5-148] *Don Kaskey`s favorite streamers: WSM Nashville; also KBON, Eunice LA, 101.1 Cajun country and swamp pop, we hope still exists, [it does:] http://www.kbon.com/stream.aspx WTKM, Hartford WI; KPIG, Freedom, CA, Americana; WAMU Bluegrass 24/7 stream; and especially WDVX, from a trailer near Knoxville TN, A-1 programming http://www.wdvx.com [5-126] *South Entrance of Grand Canyon has 1610 station called WGCNP, very low power; should not that be KGCNP? -- made-up call, anyway [5-138] *Greg Hardison`s Update: No radio stations left in Hollywood as KNX 1070 moved out; TV KCBS and KCAL still there awaiting new Valley studios next year. KNX started in 1938, including CBS Radio Network productions; NBC, ABC, Mutual were also nearby. KNX now with KFWB and three other Infinity stations on a Wilshire Blvd hi-rise [5-138] *How and why, could and did Disney BOD get away with $140 mega severance for Michael Ovitz? [5-138] *Standard disclaimer *Scott Fybush opines on why liberal talk radio should do better in `red` areas, like far right talk does better in `blue` markets, with examples. Even Missoula MT is getting a progressive talk outlet [5-130] *More Madison, WI radio stations fall to Fox news, only one left with CNN. Garrison Keillor lament for good old days of full service radio. Deregulation was tough on good neighbor radio, with Clear Channel gobbling up and homogenizing little stations. Republicans are in need of affirmation, don`t feel comfortable living in America. Liberals enjoy living in a free society, don`t want just to hear an echo http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=49438&ntpid=10 [5-133] *``The Border Radio Show, the Big Jukebox in the Sky`` is on stage in Austin at the Paramount Theatre from Sept 17, recorded for later broadcast; and touring other Texas venues [5-135] *Former DFW radio personalities to join hall of fame, induction in November, including George Carlin, Sam Donaldson; wallet-sized memberhip card! Banquet Nov 5. More at http://www.texasradiohalloffame.com http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2005/08/15/daily27.html?t=printable [5-142] *30th Friends of Old Time Radio Convention, Holiday Inn North, Newark NJ, Oct 20-23, including well known names, such as Simon Jones, Larry Storch, Fred Foy, Bill Owen, Soupy Sales See http://www.lofcom.com/nostalgia/fotr/update05.php3 [5-149] *Nostalgia for Monday (or Sunday) morning weekly maintenance, big stations off allowing DX to be heard, such as Hawaii on the east coast. Now most stations have two transmitters, so seldom off air, except when antenna work is necessary [5-132] *When in Massachusetts, visit Marconi Beach in South Wellfleet, Cape Cod National Seashore on US6, with some memorials and remnants, aura [5-136] *New application for radio: Starchase, to track fleeing vehicle by attaching GPS chipset, http://mrtmag.com/news/starchase_vehicle_tagging_082405/ [5-149] *Where are scanners illegal? MI, IN, KY, FL, NY, MN, at least in cars; see http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/index.html [5-107] *Yahoogroups for BPL/Powerline concerns: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPLandHamRadio/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bpl-go-away/ [5-135] *Icom R75 receiver not discontinued after all, for time being; Universal still has it; http://www.icomamerica.com/products/receivers/r75/default.asp http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0175.html [5-144] *FM Atlas and Station Directory new edition XX now available, for $22 postpaid in US, from FM Atlas, Box 336, Esko, MN 55733 [5-143] *Bruce Elving half-seriously proposes resuming the 42-50 MHz FM band, in addition to the 88-108 band; not much used for 2-way any more, and more FM real estate needed; a windfall of 8 MHz for new stations, and experimental, digital modes [5-148] *I, Glenn Hauser, say, COM 05-08 now concludes, a.k.a. later as World of Radio Extra 62 ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-07, produced July 31, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues where you may read more and full credits] *COM 05-07, more or less monthly supplement to the weekly WORLD OF RADIO *Possiblized by Universal Radio, new 108 page catalog via 1-800-431- 3939 or http://www.universal-radio.com including new Eton receiver, software- [not shortwave- as I misspoke], defined receivers [5-121] *Ed Stone testimonial to doing business with Universal [5-114] *COM is about media around the American continent, not especially SW *Ex-announcer on VOA Brazilian service, Helio Costa is now a senator, http://www.heliocosta.com - Brazilians hope he would help get R. Bras back into international broadcasting [5-112] *R. Habana Cuba`s habitual top story is 5 Cuban political prisoners unjustly held in the US, but they never mention unjustly held political prisoners in Cuba, such as Mario Enrique Mayo Hernandez who began a hunger strike July 14 [5-122, 5-119] *Bob Foxworth in Tampa observes regular fading on R. Marti airborne 530 transmissions Saturday evenings, probably caused by orbiting of the EC-130 and non-symmetrical pattern from the trailing longwire [5- 117] *Critique of TV and Radio Marti from an exile writer [5-114] *Keep an ear on 17838-17839 for signs of a very weak signal from El Salvador`s only SW station, R. Imperial [5-112] *Piano fill music on RCI for a minute or so, weekdays at 1304, 1330, 1404, 1430 is Marches, Waltzes and Rags of Scott Joplin, played by William Albright, on Music Masters Classics, 1993: the 18 titles [5- 118] *IBEW Local 1547 is purchasing KUDO 1080 in Anchorage, AK, only the second station in history under full union ownership, after WCFL. KUDO has talk format with national liberals and local conservative [5-117] *Bill Harms is researching broadcasting in Spokane, Washington for http://spokane.philcobill.com [5-122] Especially interesting is KSBN 1230, which transmits from atop a building, uncommon any more in US; length of counterpoise radials becomes problematic [5-115] *Good Beverage antenna sites in Utah: Border Inn, US 6 & 50 on NV border near Great Basin NP; can lay Beverage for miles E or SE. Teasdale UT has a farm with motel rooms and cabin, space for wires, near Capitol Reef NP [5-102] *Rimshotting gone wild into Salt Lake City market from FM stations over 100 miles away, boosters authorized for `Humpy Peak conspiracy` in Uinta Mountains. While small towns lose local radio, such as KNYN 99.1 Fort Bridger, WY [5-107] *In the midst of COM 05-07; comments and contributions welcome to P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA; or woradio at yahoo.com For reference to stories mentioned for more reading, check this summary via http://www.worldofradio.com *US military E2A and G7X intruding into 10m ham band at 28400 with ALE [5-120] *Pentagon Channel being put on cable TV all over Arizona; not ``broadcast on public airwaves`` if it is on cable only! [5-111] *North American pirates` changing frequencies: 7415, to 6955, to 6925, and now many other frequencies: 6800-7000, also 4000-4050, 5400, 7500, 8000, 9290-9320, 11400, 13900, 15800, 21800. Euros` favourite 6200-6350; FM pirates near bottom end of band [5-119] *X-band news, 1610-1710 kHz: 1610.34 from Peru is Radio Haquira, in Cotabambas, Apurimac [5-119]. Phoeniz AZ area KFHX on 1620, low power in Fountain Hills is no longer heard, nor on webpage-mentioned 1250 [5-112]. WNAR 1620, 100-milliwatts in Lansdale PA has nightly DX tests in code at 0700-0704 UT. http://www.wnar-am.com [5-113]. 1620 also planned for Toms River, NJ, application reinstated for 10/1 kW, on existing land mobile tower, folded unipole with 6 radials [5-115]. In Columbus, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio has 1630 station, WPYF783, http://www.swaco.org [5-113]. Application reinstated for 1690 in Charlotte Amalie, USVI, 10/1 kW, diplexed into WGOD-1090 tower. The other VI X-band on 1620 gets out worldwide [5-115] *Favorite programming on US SW? Unshackled from Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, live old-time drama, on WYFR; and currently scheduled on WWCR, 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays, 1235-1300 on 15825; filler likely to move around where needed [5-115] *Herald of Truth, weekdays 0415 on WBCQ 7415, right-wing crazies, ranting about dangers of onslaught of communism and about Christian Identity. American Dissident Voices on WWRB, and Herald of Truth, Sat 2200 and Sun 0300 on 5085, more right-wing crazies, but Kevin Alfred Strom gone in putsch [5-116] *Baptist parody: http://www.landoverbaptist.org [5-109] *Al Gore`s new cable TV venture underway from Aug 1, Current TV, http://www.current.tv/ [5-119] *Africa Channel, new cable network from Los Angeles to launch by Sept 30, already good graphics and content at website http://www.theafricachannel.com [5-118] *Recommended show, denied CPB grant, Benjamen Walker`s Theory of Everything, 24 shows archived at http://www.toeradio.org [5-121] *Much more at http://www.worldofradio.org *Glenn Hauser, concluding COM 05-07, released later as World of Radio Extra 61 ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-06, June 28, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues where you may read more] *I, Glenn Hauser, welcome you to COM 05-06, recorded June 28, 2005; more or less monthly supplement to weekly World of Radio, to be known later as World of Radio Extra 60 *Made possible by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and shortwave equipment, 1-800-431-3939 or see http://www.universal-radio.com *Also provides http://www.dxing.com for lots of useful info, archive of DX Listening Digest, and audio of this program *Half-backed idea of powerline communications, or BPL; Nebraska bans BPL and other municipal options, ARRL rejoices [5-093] *But this also prevents other broadband services, for one year, such as free WiFi in cities [5-095] *FCC on DTV transition: accelerated. 50% of midsized TV receivers must include DTV tuners by 1 March 2006; large ones must have by 1 July 2005; 13 inch or more by 1 July 2007, proposed to move up to 31 December 2006 as finale for end of analog TV [5-096] *Ibiquity`s deliberate deception: not all digital formats are alike; satellite radio is not necessarily better than FM audio as it is highly compressed; cd-like quality is not cd-quality [5-098] *A chief engineer thanks Clear Channel for contracting their bandwidth making his full bandwidth stations sound better by comparison [5-105] *DRM developments from May meeting in Washington: http://www.usdrm.com/05USAMTG.html Mexico and Brazil testing DRM on 26 MHz; and on MW. SW tests to cover Brazil from Ecuador, Chile, and/or French Guiana, ``Shortwave will die without DRM, a saviour for SW, tremendous benefits``. All US could be covered in DRM with just 5 SW transmitters [5-092] *Visit to Radio Farda in Prague; very high security, no photos, pseudonyms used only. Claims not to represent US government [5-102] *COM 05-06, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com *Bolivia`s community media ready for the revolution; Channel 4, ERBOL network in particular [5-097]; See also DSWCI article: [5-098] *WDCX, Dade City, Florida, 1610, part 15 station with wide range of political views, community outlet, http://pascoradio.org/am1610 Much more on Florida lowpower stations: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tocobagadx/flortis.html [5-092] *Infinity doesn`t care about listeners, only demographics, accounting for abrupt change from oldies to ``Jack`` on WCBS-FM NY, WJMK Chicago [5-095] *WCBS FM tribute site: http://www.101cbsfm.com/ [5-101] *Breakfast with the Arts on A&E cable network, dumbed down with less and less fine arts; reply says changes will go on [5-105] [follow-up on World of Radio 1280] *Wichita Falls and the media reach agreement for limited access to police scanners, now encrypted [5-096] *I am not the only one who spells Enumclaw backwards to get walcmunE: there is a ``mirror`` pseudo-Google site with all words spelt backwards http://www.alltooflat.com explains about http://elgoog.rb-hosting.de/index.cgi [5-093] *Unusual QSLs include: on a sticky note; customs sticker; on a rest room paper towel, at end of roll with purple warning marks, see: http://qsl.philcobill.com/mw/usa/WTYN_Tyron_1160.jpg [5-099] *Propagation outlook from Matt Sittel: tropo DX should improve with increasing humidity in Midwest; mature corn plants add moisture for inversions [5-100] *Glenn Hauser, concluding Continent of Media 05-06, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 60 ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-05, produced May 30, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues where you may read more] *COM 05-05, Glenn Hauser, here with more or less monthly supplement to World of Radio, to be known later as WOR Extra 59 *Made possible by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and SW equipment; check http://www.universal-radio.com for a catalog or via 1-800-431-3939 *Universal also sponsors http://www.dxing.com with lots of useful info, including DX Listening Digests and audio of this very program *One of the most pressing issues of the day, so-called IBOC, digital system for the US: comments from Harry Helms at his blog http://www.futureofradio.typepad.com --- IBOC will fail, overtaken by newer, better technologies, as will BPL [5-075] *NPR stations get a free lunch from IBOC, so they are in favor of it [5-075] *Suspicions of collusion to force smaller stations off the air [5-081] *Still a need for MW radio in emergencies [5-081] *Fascination with HDTV soon wears off; back to ReplayTV to get rid of commercials [5-082] *XEPRS 1090 runs commercials against satellite radio, as harmful and offensive; regular radio is scared, forgot how to compete [5-085] *IBOC train is stalled at the station [5-086] *What`s all this ``night`` stuff on network TV newscasts? [5-084] *Venezuela`s new satellite TV service Telesur [5-087, 5-089] *COM 05-05; your comments welcome at P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or woradio at yahoo.com COM Summaries at http://worldofradio.com *Early history of Broadcasting in Guyana [5-081] *XETRA 690 Tijuana about to change ownership, format, language [5-081] *KBIG/KBRT, KLIT, KISL, KAZA, radio and TV stations on Catalina; There's a great web site at http://sakrison.com/radio/KBRT.html and http://www.well.com/user/dmsml/kisl/ [5-080, 5-081, 5-083] *Detroit public TV to bring classical radio back, on WRCJ 90.9 [5-086] *Kenneth Tomlinson`s conflict of interest, chairing Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Broadcasting Board of Governors; should resign http://www.democraticmedia.org/news/washingtonwatch/tomlinson.html [5-085] *US SW listener can`t bring himself to trust the VOA as non-propaganda [5-058] *Former VOA transmitter engineer concludes that US government wastes money compared to previous commercial contractors [5-080] *WNAR-AM 1620 Golden Age Re-Creation Radio http://www.wnar-am.com [5- 082] *World of Telephones: dialaround 10-10-229 seems to have lowest overseas and domestic long distance rates, two or one cent per minute http://www.1010229.com/index2.php *And that concludes COM 05-05, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 59; I`m Glenn Hauser ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-04 produced April 26, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues where you may read more about each item] *Glenn Hauser, welcoming you to COM 05-04, about media around the American continent, not especially SW *Made possible by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and SW equipment; catalog via 1-800-431-3939 or http://www.universal-radio.com *Universal also sponsors http://www.dxing.com including DX Listening Digests and audio of this program *Will Martin proposes an active antenna for portable radios to be worn on the body [5-064] *The versatile Slinky, including use as a radio antenna; and its commercial jingle [5-046] *2006 GM cars to start providing audio-in jack for outboard devices such as portable SW radios [5-054] *Watch out for ``cognitive radio`` applications which could allow more noise in rural areas [5-056] *KCCU Lawton OK explains mobile reception problems such as cellphone charger interference, satellite radio in cars blocking FM reception, stop lights causing radio noise; but does not see its own HD radio plans as a problem, which will interfere with adjacent stations [5- 059] *Comments on our 25 MHz Mexico DRM monitoring anomalies [5-051] *Dentro-Cubans see C-130 aircraft, used for relaying TV/Radio Martí, as a ``flying menace`` [5-063] *Dentro-Cubans changed pronunciation of ``OK`` from English to Spanish [5-058] *Danny Finkleman retiring from ``Finkleman`s 45s`` with last show June 25; some specials before then. Not just records, but rants, Saturday evenings on CBC Radio 1; see http://www.publicradiofan.com *Get phony names for dedications at http://www.randomrequest.com [5- 065] *MP3 medley of radio station jingles, even VOA: http://www.jingles.com/audio/jamsong.mp3 *New blog in memory of the Newark News Radio Club: http://newarknewsradioclub.blogspot.com [5-057] *All about US Highways [numbered, not Interstates] could be useful in identifying stations: http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm [5-057] *Matt Sittel`s new website about TVDX with lots of screen shots, DTV: http://www.mcsittel.com/ [5-066] *ABC TV to resume digital TV news channel in July, also on web [5-063] *Harry Shearer exposes Sean Hannity, Fox `News` coaching guests on how to stonewall the opposition [5-065] *Closed Captioning: stupid errors [5-065], but it`s not easy and the present shortage of live captioners will be worse soon when all programs must be captioned [5-067] *WFUV finally has a new Bronx transmitter site authorized away from the BotGards [5-066] *Christopher Lydon returning with public radio talkshow May 30, Open Source, from WUML, and WGBH [5-046] *Weekly Hobby Radio segment reads Monitoring Times on Boulder feed, from Radio Reading Service of the Rockies, Saturdays 2030-2100 UT via http://www.rrsr.org {but suspended} *Glenn Hauser, concluding COM 05-04 a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 58 ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-03, produced by Glenn Hauser, Mar 15, 2005 [with DXLD issues where you may read more about each story] *COM 05-03, recorded on the Ides of March, 2005 *About media around the American continent, not especially shortwave *Made possible by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and shortwave equipment, 1-800-431-3939 for a catalog or check http://www.universal-radio.com *Universal also sponsors http://www.dxing.com for much more info, archive of DX Listening Digests, audio of this program *Follow-up to last program, on radio and audio signals in railroad tracks, what they are used for [5-026] *Wireless security cameras can easily be intercepted [4-184] *Multiple-hop sporadic E TV DX should become more common with the absence of analog signals, replaced by DTV [5-030] *Harry Helms` new blog http://futureofradio.typepad.com/ [5-043] *Former directors of US Information Agency call for it to be revived http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A54764-2005Feb25?language=printer [5-037] *As does a former associate director of USIA: [4-186] *Radio Free OKC, 93.9, pirate on Thursday and Sunday nights [5-027] *Christian prisoners at Angola, LA, have their own radio station KLSP, but what about non-Christians? [5-029] *WRFN, Radio Free Nashville, new LPFM on 98.9 on the air soon [5-032] http://www.radiofreenashville.org *KOWI, 97.9, new WOI public radio station in south-central Iowa, ex- commercial outlet; promoted as `KOWI-WOWIE!`, a bit undignified [5-035] *More and more public radio stations are broadcasting less and less classical music [5-036] *Continent of Media 05-03, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; or woradio at yahoo.com *KING-FM plays programs at random times to expose them to more listeners, but backfires for those who want scheduling [5-039] *NPR pressuring affiliates not to block underwriting credits, but stations have that option and responsibility [5-033] *FCC rejects attempt by religious broadcaster masquerading as public radio to force small Indiana high-school FM stations to share airtime http://www.indystar.com/articles/6/227730-2396-093.html http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/228321-1487-014.html [5-044] *Sen. McCain proposes cutting license terms from 8 years to 3 to hold broadcasters more accountable [5-032] *Malara consolidates TV news in Duluth-Superior and Fort Wayne, from formerly competing stations, jobs lost [5-042] http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/11085698.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/227936-4047-102.html *Navy closes controversial 1.3-megawatt ELF transmitters in WI and MI; replaced by HAARP? [5-032] *Mexico`s SCT, equivalent of FCC, revamps website including DTV plan: http://portal.sct.gob.mx/SctPortal/appmanager/Portal/Sct?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=B20045 See summary at http://www.worldofradio.com/commid.html [5-041] *Recollections of the late Earle Fisher, on CBC International Service, with mailbag shows, news, bird calls, especially the loon [5-032] *Concluding COM 05-03, to be known later as World of Radio Extra 57 ## CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-02, produced by Glenn Hauser, Feb 15, 2005 [with DXLD issues where you may read more about each story] *COM 05-02, recorded February 15, 2005, released later as World of Radio Extra 56 *About media around the American continent, not especially shortwave *Possiblized by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and shortwave equipment, 1-800-431-3939 for a catalog or check http://www.universal-radio.com *Universal also sponsors http://www.dxing.com for much more info including for the beginning SW listener and DXer, audio of this program, and archive of DX Listening Digest *One group owner is holding off on installing IBOC [5-007] *IBOC unpopular among listeners because it causes a station to take up three channels instead of one, causing noisy interference to its neighbors *IBOC is rather like war; an engineer explains how to protest it; use http://radio-locator.com to check coverage areas [5-007] *NPR to buy 50,000 IBOC radios to resell to listeners, mostly FM [5- 016] *Which satellite radio service is better for those wanting international radio like shortwave? Sirius! [5-023] *CBC strengths and shortcomings, compared to NPR [5-015, 5-016] *ABC News Now canceled from ancillary DTV channels, still on internet, cable [5-019] *Recnet proposes turning TV channel 6, 82-88 MHz, over to community FM, extending the band down to 82 MHz, as TV stations vacate 6 for other DTV channels http://www.recnet.com/channel6/ [5-023] *COM 05-02, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA or woradio at yahoo.com where your comments and contributions are always welcome *Leo Sarkisian Library of American Music opens this spring at VOA building in Washington [5-011] *Major new white paper recommends spending gigadollars more on public diplomacy including international broadcasting [5-016] *WOR 710 New York is building a new transmitter site, also in NJ http://www.wor710.com/tx_construction.shtml [5-008] *Reminiscences of visit to KDKA transmitter and studio when it had SW station W8XK, wooden towers, northern service [5-014] *WHO 1040 Des Moines about to move to new studios [5-014] *KRLD 1080 moving studios from ballpark at Arlington back to Dallas [5-015] *Low-power FM in Oregon emulates the old KHJ in Los Angeles http://www.khjfm.com/ but no webcast [5-013] *Railroad tracks funxion as antennas and/or grounds, enhancing reception, but they carry current for controlling switching; effects of stochastic resonance [5-012, 5-013] *Glenn Hauser concluding com 05-02, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 56 ### CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-01, January 10, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [with DX LISTENING DIGEST issues where you may read more] *Hello, and welcome to COM 05-01, recorded January 10, 2005, to be released later as WOR Extra 55 *COM made possible by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and SW radio equipment; for a catalog phone them at 1-800-431-3939 or check http://www.universal-radio.com Also sponsors http://www.dxing.com for much more info including the latest edition of this program, and DX Listening Digest *COM is about media around the American continent, not especially shortwave *Visitor to Ecuador got US TV network sound on UHF channels around 65, including CBS via WSEE-35, Erie PA; pirated from Echostar or DirecTV; AMC-3 satellite, Primetime 24 package for big dish owners; why did a small affiliate in Erie get to be the satellite source for CBS? Record of not pre-empting the network [Yes, WCBS does pre-empt the CBS network, for stupid ballgames] [4-190] *Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, background on 690 and 1610; R. Anguilla and private stations [4-187] *Ken MacHarg on how radio has changed in Costa Rica since 1990 [4-182] *Website on history of radio in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua includes a brief SW station, Radio Mar on 5055: http://www.pto-cabezas.com/radioporte%C3%B1a.htm [4-190] *History of Radio Swan, declassified: http://cuban-exile.com/doc_226-250/doc0241.html [4-184] *Mexican broadcasters complain of growing competition from US digital signals [4-183] *Unusual formats on two Mexican MW stations: time checks with news, weather on XESJ, 1250, Saltillo, Coahuila [4-184], and now XEVOZ, 1590, Mexico DF is Radio Reloj [5-002] *Newcaster on CBC Radio [at least Saturday mornings] with unusual name: Dzintars Cers, of Latvian origin [4-191, 5-001] *Visit to CKWX Vancouver, with pictures: http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer [4-179] *And of Paran antenna at KAPS, Mount Vernon, WA at same site [4-180] *KPOJ, 620, Portland, OR, had to move antenna site due to city incompetence, now shared with KEX 1190 [4-179] *Continent of Media 05-01; P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA or woradio at yahoo.com *Federal Highway Administration has weekly HF backup net testing Wednesdays at 1400-1500 UT, 10 minutes each on 4821, 5255, 7419.5, 9197, 10891, 13434, all USB with variety of call prefixes and thus agencies *``Yosemite Sam`` operated Dec 19-23 on 3700, 4300, 6500, 10500, all DSB minus carrier, 10 seconds each with ``Varmint, I`m gonna blow ya to smithereens!`` reportedly near Albuquerque --- recording and more info from http://www.spynumbers.com/YosemiteSam.html *New station just for women in Utah from early `05; AM-820, already KUTR, owned by Bonneville, KSL [5-001] *KOSU 91.7 Stillwater OK announces it will soon be heard in 4 states, also AR, MO, KS, via new relay licensed to Ketchum OK, NE of Tulsa, on 107.5, to be KOSN ex-KGND; also expanding beyond OKC [4-182, 4- 186] *WBBZ, 1230 in Ponca City, OK, may be last of locally-owned and programmed small-town radio station with live DJs, and streams via http://www.wbbz.com --- used to be AM stereo, maybe still [5-002] *Texas installing broadband wifi at all 102 highway rest stops, by yearend; via http://www.roadconnect.net including 2 hours of free internet access [5-001] *Digital transition may have tax benefits for broadcasters, as analog equipment depreciates faster than otherwise [5-004] *Engineer reports WXBQ and WAEZ in Tennessee speed up their music by 1.6 percent, less than the 5 percent in the 1970s [5-005] *Tom Ray, engineering director at WOR, 710, NY, says they are moving transmitter site in New Jersey, and will be off the air at times. Will try to notify DXers in advance. New site in swamp, with pilings 165 feet deep to bedrock. Contact him or CE Kerry Richards for a tour [5-002] *I lament that AFAIK, no US SW station ever plays the Star Spangled Banner, but one major AM station does daily at 6:08 am ET: WBT, 1110, Charlotte NC, maybe a help to DX and ID it [5-002] *Forecasters face losing key tools --- microwave frequencies which can see thru clouds from satellites, due to encroachment by commercial users of same frequencies, putting weather forecasting and climatology at risk [4-187] *Greatest terrestrial DX via long path, from closest stations accompanied by long-path echo, more like a reverb, less than a satellite delay: now we have heard VOA Greenville, 17580 at 1843 in French, some 38 megameters away, further than previous catch of WHRA 17650 in Maine [5-001] *Glenn Hauser concluding COM 05-01, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 55 ###