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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1772 CONTENTS: *DX and station news about: Antarctica, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia non, France, Greece, Guam, India non, International Vacuum, Japan, Korea North, Kurdistan non, Liberia, México, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oklahoma, Poland non, Pridnestrovye, Puntland, São Tomé, Solomon Islands, Sudan South non, Tibet, Uganda, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1772, May 7-13, 2015 Thu 1130 WRMI 9955 [1771 presumably replayed] Thu 2100 WRMI 7570 [confirmed] Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 [confirmed; also on 7570] Sat 0730 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 0315v WA0RCR 1860-AM [confirmed from c. 0326] Sun 2100 WRMI 15770 [not aired] Sun 2300 WRMI 11580 [confirmed] Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v Area 51 [confirmed start on webcast] Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS: Tnx to Dr Harald Gabler and the Rhein-Main Radio Club. http://www.rmrc.de/index.php/rmrc-service/podcast/glenn-hauser-wor ALTERNATIVE PODCASTS, tnx Stephen Cooper: http://shortwave.am/wor.xml AND ANOTHER PODCAST ALTERNATIVE, tnx to Keith Weston: http://feeds.feedburner.com/GlennHausersWorldOfRadio Also via [but still not back in service]: http://tunein.com/radio/World-of-Radio-p198/ OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS: Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 13840, May 1 at 0144, ME music, very poor with flutter: it`s VOA Deewa Radio, at 01-04, 334 degrees from SRI LANKA, so also USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALBANIA. 9850, May 1 at 0129, R. Tirana IS on VG signal tonight, 0135 during less-modulated news talk, the low audible heterodyne from presumed China is still there. 9850, May 3 at 0125, R. Tirana IS, F-G signal, and LAH audible underneath at pauses. 9850, May 5 at 0130, R. Tirana opening English with usual low audible heterodyne from presumed China; poor in noise level. A listener in Sharjah at the same time reports interference from something in Hindi, but Noel Green thinx it must have been Tibetan from Qinghai, China, as scheduled. R. Tirana management still hasn`t agreed to shift to 9855, which we could have recommended in the first place for A-15 had we known the ChiCom would mess up 9850. Cooperating with Albania over the Cërrik SW relay is no guarantee against collisions like this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [Later:] we decide it isn`t QRM from China, but Shijak`s own transmitter making the het, so no need to move to 9855, but moves anyway as of May 10 (gh) ** ALGERIA. ARGELIA, 531, Jil FM, F´kirina Wilaya dÓum El Bouaghi, 2052-2055, escuchada el 6 de mayo de 2015 en árabe con emisión de música pop árabe, emisión en paralelo por 549 kHz, SINPO 23432 549, Jil FM, Les Trembles, 2055-2102, escuchada el 6 de mayo de 2015 en árabe con emisión de música pop árabe, emisión en paralelo por 531 kHz, locutor presentando tema musical, locutora con comentarios, música de sintonía, SINPO 34443 891, Radio Algerienne Chaine 1, Oulet Fayet, 2108-2110, escuchada el 6 de mayo de 2015 en árabe a locutor con comentarios, a pesar de apreciarse buena señal de portadora la modulación es muy baja, a veces inapreciable, SINPO 24442 981, Radio Algerienne Chaine 2, Oulet Fayet, 2110-2113, escuchada el 6 de mayo en Tamazight (dialecto Bereber) a locutor en conversación con invitado, SINPO 33443 1422, Radio Algerienne Chaine 3, Oulet Fayet, 2120-2124, escuchada el 6 de mayo de 2015 en árabe a locutor con entrevista a invitado, referencias a “Arabía”, SINPO 44444 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Grundig Yacht Boy 80, Antena hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANGUILLA. 11775, University Network (presumed); 2056-2103+, 7-May; Tune-in to knee slappin' gospel tune, "You Don't Knock, You Just Walk on in", 800 # for Sunday reservations; 2058 into Rev. Barbie on the word "confess". The Rev. sed that as originally used, "confess" had no guilt connotation. (The Catholics took care of that.) SIO=4+44 with minimal 11780 splash (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 65 ft. RW & 185 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANTARCTICA. 15475.99, LRA 36, R Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, heard in Denmark at 2003-2130, Friday Apr 17, Spanish news by female, 2008 male presenting Latin American songs, much disturbing pulsating DRM noise, 35243 until 2050, then deteriorating 25222. A beautiful e-mail QSL came two days later after sending my report to their new address: lra36@hotmail.com (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window April 29 via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ?? No DRM scheduled anywhere around here (gh, DXLD) 15476, LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 2001-2020, 29-04, female comments, Spanish, identification: "LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel", Latin American songs. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo and Reinante, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. 15345.1, Radio Nacional Argentina, General Pacheco, 1930-2020, 02-05, identification "Nacional, la radio pública argentina", at 2000 "Por Nacional, la radio pública te informa", news, at 2005 program "Derecho Viejo". 34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. MÁS CONTROL DE LOS MEDIOS OTRA SANCIÓN EXPRÉS DE LA DICTOCRACIA: EL KIRCHNERISMO NO SE DA POR VENCIDO, CREÓ OTRO ORGANISMO PARA CONTROLAR A LAS TELECOMUNICACIONES, $15.000 MILLONES, 20.000 EMPLEADOS CON FUERTE CÁNCER DE LA CAMPORA!!! FUENTE: http://tn.com.ar/politica/crearon-un-organismo-para-controlar-las-telecomunicaciones_588082 MÁS ORGANISMOS. Crearon un ente para controlar las telecomunicaciones. A través de un decreto que presentó el miércoles, el Gobierno dispuso la creación de la Autoridad Federal de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (AFTIC), como autoridad de aplicación de la Ley Argentina Digital, para controlar las telecomunicaciones. Se trata de un megaorganismo que contará con un presupuesto de unos $15.000 millones, y un plantel de más de 20.000 empleados. La Secretaría de Comunicaciones, a cargo del dirigente camporista Norberto Berner, afirmó el miércoles que "con la creación de esta Autoridad Federal, el Estado Argentino da un salto de calidad a la regulación y el control de las telecomunicaciones``. Según consigna el diario Clarín el organismo, que reemplazará a la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y a la Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones, y además se le transferirán las empresas públicas Correo Argentino y Ar-Sat, el fondo del Servicio Universal de las telecomunicaciones y el plan Argentina Conectada, hasta ahora a cargo del ministro de Planificación Federal, Julio De Vido. El nuevo organismo empezará a funcionar en 30 días, y a cargo de un directorio de siete personas, cuyas autoridades durarán cuatro años, hasta mayo de 2019, y sólo podrán ser removidos por dos tercios de los integrantes de un Consejo Federal, también creado por el decreto que el miércoles dictó el Gobierno. El directorio tendría una fuerte presencia de "La Cámpora". El nuevo decreto establece además que los directores de AFTIC serán designados de un modo similar a los de AFSCA y Radio y Televisión Argentina, donde el kirchnerismo tiene una mayoría automática de cinco directores sobre siete, que también duran cuatro años y quedarán hasta fin de 2017. Desde este momento, el Poder Ejecutivo, la Comisión Bicameral del Congreso, las provincias y el nuevo Consejo Federal tendrán un plazo de 20 días para proponer sus directores para AFTIC, que serán designados por el Gobierno hacia fin de mayo con "rango y jerarquía de Secretario de Estado". El nuevo decreto crea además el Consejo Federal de Tecnologías de las Telecomunicaciones y la Digitalización, integrado por 34 miembros, quienes serán los únicos que podrán desplazar a los directores de AFTIC, con los votos de dos tercios de sus miembros. El Decreto crea además la autoridad de aplicación de la Ley Argentina Digital, que el Congreso sancionó de modo "exprés" en diciembre del año pasado, en polémicas sesiones extraordinarias, con sólo los votos del kirchnerismo (via Rubén Guillermo Margenet, Argentina, April 30, condiglista yg via DXLD) ** ASIA [non]. RADIO FREE ASIA RELEASES KHENE QSL --- MAY 2015 Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 58th QSL. It is the fourth design in the series "Celebrating Musical Instruments of Asia". This card shows a khene, which is a traditional Lao mouth organ played primarily in Laos and Thailand. The khene’s pipes are made of bamboo, while its reed, which vibrates to produce the sound, is made of brass or silver. The khene is usually played using a pentatonic scale, using five notes per octave as opposed to the seven notes per octave used in most Western music. This QSL is used to confirm all valid reception reports from May 1 to July 31, 2015. RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. If you have a smart phone, feel free to use the QR code below to access our main website for the latest news and information from Radio Free Asia. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to: Reception Reports Radio Free Asia 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300 Washington DC 20036 United States of America. (via Juan Franco Crespo; and via May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. By May 1 at 0147, RA is good again on 17840 discussing how to aid Nepal thru charities, but not audible on 15240 or 15415. Really on? Meanwhile, RNZI DRM is fair around 17675, as is AM on 15720, so there ought to be something from RA on 15240, at least. From afar, we tend to think of Au & NZ as near-neighbours, and indeed they have the closest SW stations to each other, but the distance between Shepparton and Rangitaiki is really 2732 km or 1692 statute miles, so propagation can hardly be identical. RBA Kununurra is further from Shep than Ran is, 2825 km or 1755 st mi. 9580 & 12085, Friday May 1 at 1315 tune-in, RA`s `Keys to Music` with Graham Abbott, this week is about Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer who led quite a tumultuous life, but died shortly before the Bolshevik Revolution. Another excellent program! We now have 27 days to listen to it via: http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2015/04/26/4187784.htm Coming up May 8: There`s something about Bizet`s Carmen; May 15: Mozart`s last year [no, this aired May 8] Spelling Scriabin seems to be universal, altho one would expect Russian to be transliterated directly into English as Alexsandr Skryabin; perhaps French influence continues to intervene. Here`s a compilation of various transliterations and more about him: http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Scriabin,_Aleksandr (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Good Morning Glenn - Something I keep meaning to write about but have neglected - I receive Radio Australia each weekday at about 0858 UT on 9580; it is the continuation of the interrupted broadcast on 17840. On 9580 at 0900, the broadcast switches to French without explanation. It continues in French for five minutes then switches back to English, once again without explanation or welcoming to the English Broadcast. When this was first occurring this past winter, I was switching to RNZI on 9700 ut believing Radio Australia was doing to a 30-60 minute broadcast in French. Only over the past couple of weeks did I figure out it is a truncated French broadcast. Sincerely and 73's - (Dean Bonanno, Durham, CT, May 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Dean, Yes, for quite a while now, RA`s French has been limited to only a 5-minute newscast (probably for relay in certain Pacific islands). First it was at 03 UT, then 06, then at 08, and when they went off DST a month ago, shifted to 09 (Glenn to Dean, via DXLD) Hello Glenn - Well, just when I inquire about the daily five minute (weekday) 0900 French broadcast - this morning (May 8) at 0900, Radio Australia broadcasts the entire half hour in English. 73's - (Dean Bonanno, ibid.) ** AUSTRIA. 9690, May 1 at 0207, good signal in S Asian language, mentions English word ``Bible`` about once a minute. It`s AWR Urdu via Moosbrunn at 0200-0230. HFCC shows KBS in English to SE Asia is simultaneous, which might make for an unpleasant collision over there, but no sign of it here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar at 1256, woman in Bengali, instrumental music, 1259 announcements by man, 1300 time pips and speaker, fading out now - Poor, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BANGLADESH. 15505, May 1 at 1359, BB IS is JBA until mistimesignal ending at 1400:17, opening Urdu service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BELARUS. RADIO BELARUS INTERNATIONAL SETS UP CLUB OF FRIENDS FOR CHINESE BROADCAST [sic, not on radio, let alone SW] http://eng.belta.by/all_news/society/Radio-Belarus-International-sets-up-club-of-friends-for-Chinese-broadcast_i_81487.html MINSK, 6 May (BelTA) – Radio Belarus International has created a club of friends for Chinese broadcast. It is aimed at spreading information about the Belarus-Chinese cooperation in the international media space and promoting Radio Belarus' broadcasts in the Chinese language, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian state TV and radio company. “It is important to tell the Chinese people about our country, about the bilateral cooperation and the joint projects. When we learn more about each other, we understand each other better. Our programs are also designed for those Chinese citizens who live, study and work in Belarus,” Chief Director of Radio Belarus Naum Galperovich noted. In his words, the club of friends for Chinese broadcast should become a kind of coordination center uniting all the Belarus-China organizations that operate in Belarus. The management board of the club will include employees of Radio Belarus and the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Belarus, representatives of the Belarus-China Friendship Society, the Confucius Institutes, and the Chinese communities and student associations in Belarus. Radio Belarus started broadcasting internationally in 1962. It offers programs in eight languages. The Chinese section is the youngest and the most promising one. The program Your Friend Belarus has been aired twice a week since 2013. The project features news bulletins and a section on culture and education about renowned Belarusian people, sites, and cultural traditions. The program pays special attention to the Belarus-China cooperation and the life of Chinese students and specialists in Belarus. Posted by: (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO, May 7, dxldyg via DXLD) ** BELARUS [non]. USA(non), Frequency change of R Liberty from Apr 27: 1500-1800 NF 9645 LAM 100 kW / 055 deg to EaEu Belarussian, ex 6105 parallel freq 5930 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg to EaEu Belarussian http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/frequency-change-of-radio-liberty-from.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 4700-, May 1 at 0123, JBA carrier slightly on the low side, presumably the always-off R. San Miguel, Riberalta, as recently reported by Bob Wilkner on 4699.9 in the morning, but this is more like 4699.95. Lots of other S American carriers on 60m this evening (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 0154- 0210, 03-05, Bolivian songs, at 0200 identification: "92.3 FM, Radio Santa Cruz", Spanish, comments. 14221 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 6105 kHz: R. Cultura Filadélfia, Foz do Iguaçu PR, 29/04 2150. Programa cristão, OM: talk, canções cristãs, identificação ZYE728, Rádio Cultura Filadélfia, 6105 kHz, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná..., ads COPEL, 35443. A qualidade do sinal ontem antes da Voz do Brasil da R. Cultura Filadélfia. Rara qualidade! Confirmei escuta desta estação há alguns anos atrás. Rx: Sony ICF2001D, antena: loop de quadro DZ45. Para ondas curtas, utilizei uma loop de quadro de 45 cm de diagonal, com 6 espiras de fio de cordoalha + amplificador de RF embutido na antena + o variável. Desenvolvida pelo Rene Passold para atendimento uma range de espectro de 1800 a 8000 kHz. 73, (Rudolf Grimm, Brasil, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 6135 kHz fora do ar! Alguém saberia informar o que está havendo com os sinais da RA [Aprecida] em 49 Metros? Outra dúvida é com os 31 metros da Rádio Bandeirantes de SP, 9645 kHz, fora do ar já faz muito tempo. Obrigado. 73 PY4TW ("João Ricardo Bergamini" py4tw, http://radioentusiasta.blogspot.com/ 2:40 pm April 30, radioescutas yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Boa tarde, Ouvi sábado passado Bandeirantes em 9645 kHz (Paulo Labastie, April 30, ibid.) INFORMO QUE NO DIA 1-5-2015, SEXTA DE MANHÃ, A RA EM 6135 kHz ESTAVA FORA DO AR. TALVEZ POR MANUTENÇÃO, VISTO QUE A R.A. PREZA MUITO PELAS ONDAS CURTAS. QUANTO À RÁDIO BANDEIRANTES SP EM 31 METROS - 9645 kHz. SINTONIZO-A NESTE MOMENTO, NESTA SEXTA 1-5-2015, DE MANHÃ. TALVEZ SEJAM EFEITOS DE PROPAGAÇÃO PARA SEU LADO. FORTE 73 (LUIZ Chaine Neto, LIMEIRA -SP-, 1- 5-2015 - SEXTA-FEIRA, ibid. via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Bom dia a todos, Segue abaixo a resposta da Radio Aparecida: From: marcio rogerio Sent: Friday, May 1, 2015 7:04 AM To: estancia@radioestancia.com.br Subject: 49 metros Bom dia Sr. José Roberto, com relação a sua pergunta sobre o 49 metros, o que aconteceu foi que tivemos a infelicidade de ter a antena atingida por um raio, que causou danos catastróficos à unidade de sintonia, danos estes que não podem ser reparados, sòmente confeccionados novos. Por isso estamos tendo esta demora para restabelecê-lo. Qualquer dúvida, estamos à disposição. Atenciosamente MARCIO ROGÉRIO TORRUBIA JUNIOR Técnica Fones: (12) 3104-4444 Fones: (12) 99740-7769 Nextel: (12) 7821-1257 ID 55*96*192685 marcio.rogerio@tvaparecida.com.br A12 (José Roberto = ``Tom Garden``, May 2, ibid., via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 11925 kHz --- Bom dia. Há alguns dias fiz uma pergunta sobre a Rádio Bandeirantes em OC. Na realidade gostaria de saber sobre a faixa de 25 metros, que já faz muitos meses que não a sintonizo mais. Alguém saberia dizer o que houve com essa QRG? Obrigado. 73 Ric PY4TW Morse. This is the code! http://radioentusiasta.blogspot.com/ ("João Ricardo Bergamini" py4tw, May 2, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 9725, Rádio RB2, Curitiba, 0455-0510, 30-04, religious songs and comments, Portuguese. // 11935 and 11855. 24322. (Méndez) 11935, Rádio RB2, Curitiba, 0453-0509, 30-04, religious songs and comments, Portuguese. // 9725 and 11855. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo and Reinante, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. [Re 15-17:] April 30: Rádio Brasil Central in Portuguese to Brasil 0500 on 11815 Goiânia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trv5yA4nGnU&feature=youtu.be Rádio Brasil Central in Portuguese to Brasil 0515 on 11815 Goiânia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkx1LGnboJc&feature=youtu.be Rádio Brasil Central in Portuguese to Brasil 0530 on 11815 Goiânia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAI5-mCX9ZU&feature=youtu.be Rádio Brasil Central in Portuguese to Brasil 0545 on 11815 Goiânia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfLwyOree14&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) 11815.02 or so, May 1 at 0140, R. Brasil Central in Portuguese is still on and still getting blasted by the crackling spur from RNB 11780.1v (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1771, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11745, May 1 at 0142, crackling spur from 11780.1v RNA/RNB in the clear here, but matching 11815 has QRM from R. Brasil Central which must think it`s entitled to the frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Brasil Central on Air. 4985, 0550-0556, 01-05, Brazilian songs. 14321. 11815, 0648-0704, 01-05, Brazilian songs, Portuguese, comments, identification: "Radio Brasil Central" . 24322. Enviado desde Type Mail (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Reinante, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11815, 5/2 0218, R. Brasil Central, Goi-GO, in PP; musical program; many variety songs of various rhythms; Brasil Central jingle; 35433. 11815, 5/2 1010, R. Brasil Central, Goi-GO, in PP; YL/OM presents a newsletter; Petrobras scandal; right hour: 07:12h in Goiânia-GO; May 1st commemorations; ID, 45433 (José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo, Brazil, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ``Right hour`` == hora certa. Note in both logs an I = 5, i.e. no interference whatsoever from the RNB 11780 spurs we get in North America (gh, DXLD) 11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0535-0615, 02-05, Brazilian songs, identification "Radio Brasil Central, en Goiania 2 y 55". 34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11815, Rádio Brasil Central – Goiânia (presumed), 2255, 5/2/15, in Portuguese. Program of Brasilian popular music with male announcer. Signal strength was good but listening was poor – would be fair to good but for the crackling spur from RNA / RNB on fundamental 11780. Apparently reactivated several days ago (Mark Taylor, Madison, Wisconsin, Perseus, WinRadio g313e, Eton e1, Grundig Satellit 800 & G3, Sangean 909X w/ clear mod, Tecsun PL 660; 40 meters dipole, RF Systems Mk 2, Flextenna, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) 11815+, May 3 at 0117, music slightly on hi side, from RBC, poor signal and marred by crackling spur from 11780.1 RNA/RNB. I recently referred to it as a private station, but it`s really owned by the Goiás state government, as in http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A1dio_Brasil_Central which ought to confront the feds over this issue (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) También se reactivó en paralelo por 4985 kHz, poniendo buena señal en el sur de Uruguay, casi al nivel de Alvorada en 4825 y Aparecida en 5035, las brasileras que suelo escuchar con señales mas fuertes. 73! -- (Rodolfo Tizzi, May 4, condiglista yg via DXLD) 4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0458-0610, 04-05, Brazilian songs, comments, Portuguese, identification "Radio Brasil Central, Goiania". // 11815. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11815 & 11745, May 5 at 0612, cracking spur music from 11780.1v RNA/RNB, both in clear as no RBC to be heard on 11815+. Probably signs off earlier if it`s still active (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11765v, May 5 at 0612, as I tune by ``misericórdia`` (mercy) is the first and only word I hear from defunct David Miranda or is it an imitator of his silly wailing style? Poor signal from SRDA Curitiba, the only ZY audible on 25m now besides Brasília 11745 & 11780 & 11815 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11815+, May 7 at 0103, very poor signal slightly on the hi side must still be R. Brasil Central, but now totally buried by the crackling spur from Brasília 11780+. Same at 0547 May 7, just enough carrier to tell that RBC is still on air. Matching spur as always around 11745; and another Brazilian is on 25m, spurless and propagating, 11855 R. Aparecida. No one seems to care about this even in Brasil; one recent report gave RBC an I of 5, i.e. NO interference. Perhaps due to skip distances and our being in the boresight of RNB 250 kW, they don`t hear the QRM closer in (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 15190, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 1957-2015, 29- 04, Portuguese, comments, identification: "Inconfidencia",Brazilian songs. 24322. 15190, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 2006-2025, 02-05, program of typical Brazilian samba music, "Inconfidência apresentando Roda de Samba". 34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BULGARIA. SECRETLAND, EU News Network & Brother Stair was gone again via Secretbrod: EU News Network 1300-1317 11600 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English, no signal May 2 1500-1517 11600 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English, no signal May 2 Brother Stair 1317-1500 11600 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English, no signal May 2 1517-1552 11600 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English, no signal May 2 My last recordings from previous Sunday, Apr 26 // 21610 Cypress Creek http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/eu-news-network-brother-stair-was-gone.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** BULGARIA. May 2 [should be May 3, Sunday]: Radio Spaceshuttle in English to EaAs 2000 on 13800 Secretbrod plus 2nd harmonic 27600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqgXV1O4-aA&feature=youtu.be Radio Spaceshuttle in English to EaAs 2005 on 13800 Secretbrod plus 2nd hx 27600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAElv33CnI&feature=youtu.be Radio Spaceshuttle in English to EaAs 2019 on 13800 Secretbrod plus 2nd hx 27600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMicPkvjP64&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) SECRETLAND, Radio Spaceshuttle special test broadcast to East Asia on May 3 2000-2100 on 13800 SCB 100 kW / 030 deg to EaAs English Sunday, three videos http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-spaceshuttle-will-have-special.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) 13800, Radio Space Shuttle (presumed): *2000-2040+, 3-May; Barely detectable at presumed s/on; almost copiable by 2025, but never got better than "almost"; talk & tunes (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 65 ft. RW & 185 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) SECRETLAND, 13800, Radio Spacesshuttle, 2039-2100, escuchada el 3 de mayo de 2015 en inglés y japonés a locutor con comentarios, cuña de ID, emisión de música pop y versionadas al japonés, terminan con “El Cóndor Pasa” de Simon and Garfunkel en japonés, SINPO 44444 (José Miguel Romero, Sacañet (Castellón), España, Yaesu FRG 7000, Antena de hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BULGARIA. SECRETLAND, EU News Network & Brother Stair was gone again via Secretbrod: ** CANADA. PROPOSED NEW STATIONS: 580, AB, Edmonton Commercial. 10,000 watts fulltime. Multilingual. South Fraser Broadcasting. (reapplication) [580 abandoned by CKUA] 1650, AB, Edmonton Commercial. 10,000 watts fulltime. Multilingual. Neeti P Ray (Canadian Radio News by Dan Sys, IRCA DX Monitor May 9 via DXLD) ** CANADA. 2749-USB, May 1 at 0151, marine weather by YL in English, 0152 ID ``--- Radio`` and into French by another YL; poor signal improves somewhat and I copy a few phrases, ``Avis à la navigation`` several times, 0159 ``La Nouvelle-Écosse``, ``conditions de glace`` (waters still icy by mai?); 0200 Temps Universel Coordonné, which was probably a schedule announcement, and off by 0201. Per Bill Hepburn`s http://www.dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm this is VAR-3, somewhere around the Bay of Fundy, NS, WX starting at 0140, 1040, 1640, 2040, and NA (what`s that?) starting at 1240, each in English and French. Coördinates are 43 44 24 / 66 07 19 which puts it near or in Yarmouth at the SW end of NS. 2749 is shared with three other stations, next being VCS-2, Halifax from 0240, and it`s only in English. Also checked 2598-USB for the N&L stations, but nothing heard: VOK in Labrador starts at 0137 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. GOODBYE, CHRY --- COMMUNITY-MINDED AND ECLECTIC RADIO STATION CHANGES NAME AND MOVES IN AN ENTIRELY NEW DIRECTION by Carla Gillis – Now Toronto - May 1, 2015 Toronto is losing one of its most diverse radio stations. Rumours began flying on Friday morning, May 1, that CHRY 105.5FM, located in York University's Student Centre at 4700 Keele, was shutting down. And though the station still hasn't made the news public, CHRY radio host Mathieu Pression confirmed to NOW that the station is undergoing major changes. "CHRY isn't dead, per se, but we were informed last night and this morning that all volunteers were no longer needed," says the host of the French-language punk show Sous Pression. "We were also told that CHRY was now called VIBE 105.5FM, and would focus on the 'urban alternative' genre of music. "We didn't have any warning," he continues. "The station had been working on improving broadcast quality and on its branding, but this totally came out of nowhere." Pression was told more details were forthcoming. Calls to the station went unanswered and were forwarded to a voice mailbox that was full. The station's demise is a huge loss for a city as multicultural as Toronto. CHRY's slogan is "Your leading source for diversity." You could hear shows in French, Tamil, Italian, Tagalog, Twi, Hebrew and many other languages. There was a heavy focus on queer programming, social justice and multiculturalism thanks to shows like Queer Currents, Radio Migrante, Caribbean Crucible and the Planet X Wake-Up Show, to name just a few. Does Toronto need another station dedicated to "urban" and "alternative" music? (May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** CANADA. WOJTEK GWIAZDA: THANK YOU, AND…TAKE CARE After 35 years as an employee with Radio Canada International (RCI), Canada’s voice to the world, Host/Producer Wojtek Gwiazda is retiring. He has hosted a variety of programmes, including MASALA CANADA, the Indo-Canadian Report, Canada in the World, North Country, and The Music Shop (a Canadian rock music show). He was also responsible for the production of a series of radio programmes to teach English and French destined for Ukraine, Russia, China, Laos, Vietnam and others. He was in charge of RCI’s 1997 federal election results website in seven languages. Before joining RCI in 1980, he worked extensively for Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC radio, as well as for publications such as The Montreal Gazette, Cinema Canada Magazine, and Canadian Business Magazine. In the 1990s he produced a program on the history of Quebec song for Canada’s national French radio service Radio- Canada, and was an on-air music columnist at the service. Parallel to his journalism, he was also the spokesperson for the RCI Action Committee, http://rciaction.org.blog a union-supported group formed “to protect the international broadcasting mandate, programming, autonomy, and funding of Radio Canada International (RCI).” On his last day at work, he reflects on his journalistic career, and what he discovered about RCI when he was hired in 1980. Click on this link, and scroll down to the “Listen” link to hear Wojtek’s commentary on his service and career with Radio Canada International: http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2015/05/01/wojtek-gwiazda-thank-you-and-take-care/# (May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** CANADA. CBC RADIO BOLDLY REIMAGINES ITS ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM, CHANGES NAME FROM Q TO q FOR RELAUNCH WITH NEW HOST via Lauren La Rose – Canadian Press – National Post TORONTO — CBC Radio says its revamped arts and culture show Q has been renamed, sort of. The new name is the same, but spelled with a lower- case “q.” By just slightly tweaking the show’s brand the CBC has missed an opportunity to distance itself from the Jian Ghomeshi scandal, says one marketing expert. “Personally, I think that that’s probably not enough of an effort,” says Brynn Winegard of Winegard & Company. “What they’re trying to do (I think) is maintain some amount of brand consistency so that they’re not just losing all brand equity, and then at the same time, have it be a little bit different.” The daily radio program relaunches Monday with its new host, rapper Shadrach Kabango, a.k.a Shad. Shad’s first day will feature live performances and guests including U.S. comic and podcast host Marc Maron, musician Chilly Gonzales, singer/songwriter Bahamas and Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq. Former Q host Ghomeshi was fired in October amid sexual assault charges. He faces seven counts of sexual assault and one of overcoming resistance by choking, but his lawyer has said he will plead not guilty to all charges. Winegard says the “big letter Q” was so synonymous with Ghomeshi that a full rebrand was really required. “They always say there’s no such thing as bad PR — (but) I think in this case there is,” says Winegard. “They’re really digging around for how to salvage that brand and make it into something new.” The new q joins the ranks of other brands that have adopted lower case lettering, including activewear company adidas and British telecom giant vodafone. “It’s like taking a more informal or casual approach to convey or communicate a nonchalantness, an openness, an inclusionary kind of a sentiment,” says Winegard of lower-case branding. “(It’s) trying to bring others into the brand (without being) officious or condescending or intimidating…. They want people to adopt the brand and not feel like the brand is this big looming thing.” The new q airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One and on Sirius XM (via May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) Since Q vs q is a totally visual distinxion, do they have to say on the radio air the name of the program is ``lower case q``??? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** CHINA. Members, Having read in the latest DXLD 15-17 that China has started a new high power station on 1566 kHz I appeal to Alan or Mauno to pass on the confirmed location and power of the new station. No doubt the experts at NDXC will crack this mystery first. 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfarb, UK, May 7, mwmasts yg via DXLD) I don't know the power or location, only programming carried, so as you I'll wait for the experts. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) See UNIDENTIFIED ** CHINA [and non]. April 30: BBC WS in English 1012 on 21660 Nakhon Sawan plus Chinese Noise Jammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZNEE3rPO9k&feature=youtu.be CNR 1 Jammer vs Radio Free Asia in Tibetan to CeAs 1009 on 21505 Tinian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_JGIIMe0ik&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) May 2: CNR 1 Jamming vs Radio Free Asia in Tibetan on new 15275 Dushanbe, ex 15265 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOdkjHfnYwY&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) Radio Free Asia (RFA) and China National Radio (CNR)1. 21610, 5/2 0204, RFA, Tinang, Philippines in Tibetan; OM talks in Tibetan; at 0205 start a strong jammer by CNR1 in Mandarin language; 42441. Strong collision! 11560, 5/3 1824, CNR1 in Mandarin; continuous and treble instrumental music; no pause; It´s a classical firedrake, all blocked RFA at this time; 35443. 21560, 5/5 0200, RFA, Tinian, Northern Marianas, in Tibetan; OM talks in Tibetan language; YL talks; at 0206, start a jamming by CNR1, injuring RFA transmision; 33442 (José Ronaldo Xavier (JRX), Cabedelo, Brazil, Degen 1103, Tecsun S-2000, May 7, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) 18980, May 5 at 1352, CNR1 jammer, very poor with flutter. Chex as the Tue & Fri 13-14 landing of RFA Tibetan via Kuwait. 16100, May 5 at 1354, CNR1 jammer, fair; none in the 17s 15265, May 5 at 1355, CNR1 jammer, fair with Taiwan het, // 16100 15115, May 5 at 1355, CNR1 jammer, good with CCI from victim 13980, May 5 at 1356, CNR1 jammer, fair; none in the 14s 13830, May 5 at 1457, CNR1 jammer, poor 12950, May 5 at 1358, CNR1 jammer, good CNR1 jammers, morning of May 7: 13920, May 7 at 1253, CJR1 jammer, good; none in 13s, 14s, 15s OOB 13830, May 7 at 1253, CNR1 jammer, fair with echo 16100, May 7 at 1257, CNR1 jammer, good; none in the 17s 18980, May 7 at 1259, CNR1 jammer, very poor. Per Aoki & HFCC this is the Thu & Mon 12-13 jumparound frequency for RFA Tibetan via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. TAIWAN, 7530, Praise Music Ministries, Tamsui District, 2100-2106, escuchada el 5 de mayo de 2015, en Hakka o Chino a locutor con presentación y segmento musical, tema música religiosa; a las 2104 aparece señal que anula la emisión y de forma esporádica tonos en morse, SINPO 22332 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), Grundig Yacht Boy 80, Antena hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. 5910, Alcaraván Radio/La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 0503-0520, 30-04, Latin American songs. 24322. (Méndez) 6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 0448-0527, 30-04, religious, Spanish, comments, songs. 13321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo and Reinante, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 1230, Radio Progreso, La Palma, Pinar del Río. 0723 April 26, 2015. Fair, about one second behind 640 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 6060, May 1 at 0127, poor signal with RHC music in Spanish, but it`s // the English frequencies, 6000 & 6165, not // Spanish frequencies such as 11760. 0150 confirmed speaking English, so 6060 taking the wrong program feed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5855, only carrier noted from Cuban special forces radio, S=9+30dB strong like 6000 6060 6100 6165 kHz in 49 mb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, more logs this morning at 0500 UT May 1, via Jean-Michel Aubier, dxldyg via DXLD) 13740, May 4 at 1316, no signal from RHC, but on at next check 1356. 6060, May 5 at 0132, RHC is back in proper language, Spanish, instead of English when last checked during this hour May 1. But now there`s another problem with 6060: intermittent audio dropouts happening very rapidly more than once per second. Wiggle that patchcord! Meanwhile I check the other Spanish frequencies. 5040 is also dropoutty but not as bad as 6060; these are OK: 9535, 9710, 11670, 11760. 11840 modulation is suptorted but not like 6060; 13740 is OK except for some hum and undermodulation; 15230 probably OK but very poor signal level. Recheck at 0139, still IADs on 6060. 15370, May 6 at 1324 as I bandscan, no signal from RHC, and next sweep by a minute later, it`s on. No telling what it had been doing before 1324, supposed to start at 1300. 6100, May 7 at 0608 just as I tune across RHC, English modulation stops, but continues on 6165. 6100 still silent a few minutes later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. "OUR WORK IS JUST BEGINNING" SAYS US-BACKED CUBA BROADCASTER | Text of report by US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website on 29 April Washington: Changes in the relationship between the United States and Cuba may have resulted in a relaxation on travel and trade restrictions, but they have not diminished the censorship and media control on the island. Leadership of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which manages Radio and TV Marti [sic, no accents thruout], described the realities of the evolving Cuban media market to the Broadcasting Board of Governors at its meeting today in Washington, D.C. "Human rights are abused every day, access to information is limited and heavily controlled, and all media is owned and operated by the state," explained Natalia Crujeiras, chief content officer for all the all the media platforms of the Martis including Martinoticias.com. "Cuban officials dealing with the White House may have changed the tone of the conversations, but the Castro discourse and relentless media campaigns haven't budged on the island." The Martis are providing much needed reliable journalism on multiple platforms. According to a recent survey, 20 per cent of Cubans get their news from Radio Marti. In the first three months of 2015, Martinoticias.com received 1.7 million hits. The Martis' following has grown by 71 per cent on Facebook and 23 per cent on Twitter. "Cuba is a country in transition," explained Carlos Garcia-Perez, director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting. "We have to think long- term. We may not know where the chips are going to fall, and but we have to be ready to help the Cuban citizens get the information they need to live healthy, successful lives. And we are ready." BBG chairman Shell agreed, adding, "Our work in Cuba is important, perhaps now more than ever. Some may think our work there is done, but in many ways our work is just beginning." Noting that Sunday [3 May] is World Press Freedom Day, Shell acknowledged that for press in Cuba and around the globe, their work is increasingly dangerous. BBG journalists and contributors have faced a myriad of threats including having family members jailed in China, being shot in Iraq, jailed in Azerbaijan, and expelled from a conference in Panama. Despite these challenges, Shell explained, "We are committed to the pursuit of global press freedom and upholding the principles of professional journalism across our networks." Prior to the presentation by OCB, Shell expressed gratitude to departing Voice of America director David Ensor saying, "David has steered the VOA ship through rocky waters and a rapidly changing media environment. It is a big loss for us, and as one of the longest serving VOA directors, he will be missed." After the meeting, Shell invited former BBG chairman and current president and CEO of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson to share insights on changes in the media and political landscapes and how they impact the future of U.S. international media. "Everyone in U.S. international media really deserves a heck of a lot of credit for being so dedicated to this mission, believing that if we report the truth it will benefit people around the world," Isaacson told the assembled journalists, staff and leadership. "Being here today is my tiny way of saying how valuable your mission is and how much I appreciate work that you are doing." Source: Broadcasting Board of Governors website, Washington D.C., in English 29 Apr 15 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** EAST TURKISTAN. Thursday, May 7, 2015 Additional time and frequencies of CNR-1 and PBS CHINA Additional time and frequencies of China Domestic Services- China National Radio (CNR) and People Broadcasting Station (PBS): 2300-0300 11770 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Xinjiang 2300-0300 11885 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Uyghur PBS Xinjiang 0000-2400 9800 UNIDentified tx site to EaAs Chinese CNR-1 Emergency 1200-1800 11770 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Chinese PBS Xinjiang 1200-1800 11885 URU 050 kW / 230 deg to EaAs Uyghur PBS Xinjiang (Observer ? 11:51 AM May 7, Bulgarian DX blog via DXLD) ** ECUADOR. 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, 0430-0500*, 03-05, Andean and religious songs, anthem, identification "HCJB", time signals and close down. 24322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also LIBERIA ** EGYPT. Unscheduled transmissions of Radio Cairo, long Arabic songs between 0730 and 1300 UT, but duration of each transmission varies 0730-0830 on 9964.6 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm on April 27 1030-1150 on 9964.6 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm on April 27 0800-0830 on 9964.6 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm on April 28 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/unscheduled-transmissions-of-radio.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) [and non]. 9315, May 1 at 0131, R. Cairo in Spanish, distorted but not too suppressed, on good signal. It`s normally on 9315.0 but since I didn`t confirm that I don`t add the .0 now. 9964.56, approx., May 1 at 0135, R. Cairo, open carrier/dead air except for whine on VG signal, nominally Arabic service. Still the same at 0204 check 12070.04, approx., May 1 at 0137, R. Cairo extremely distorted and loud music, VG signal // 9315 Spanish service. Supposed to close at 0200, but 12070+ is still on at 0204, and now it`s in English! // 9315, but still extremely distorted past 0209. Program also has self- imposed reverb, but telling it`s in English is the best I can manage [WORLD OF RADIO 1772] 11935.06, approx. May 1 at 0139, R. Cairo in suptorted Spanish talk, // 9315; no het from Brasil or anything. Off at 0203 check, but now a JBA carrier from something, which if we went by HFCC would be VOR in Russian via Irkutsk but we know that`s imaginary; in Aoki we find Lhasa starts 11935 at 0158 and CNR5, Beijing is also on there long before and after 0200 13850, May 1 at 0203, no signal from R. Cairo in Arabic, which is supposed to start at 0200; nor on transposed 13580 as heard before. Probably same transmitter which has stayed late on 12070, altho the 11935 Abis one should now be available. 12070+, May 3 at 0109, R. Cairo in Spanish with extreme distortion on very good signal and loud modulation 11935+, May 3 at 0110, R. Cairo, open carrier/dead air on good signal in Spanish[non] 9315.0, May 3 at 0111, R. Cairo, presumed Spanish, just barely modulated and what there is sounds suptorted 9965+, May 3 at 0112, R. Cairo, ME music, fair-good and not distorted in Arabic service. 12070+, May 5 at 0135, R. Cairo in Spanish, VG level but suptorted 11935++, May 5 at 0136, R. Cairo in Spanish, VG level and suported just about the same as 12070, which is unusual as 11935 is often OCDA or JBM; progress? Further off-frequency to hi side than 12070 is 9315, May 5 at 0137, R. Cairo presumed Spanish but open carrier or maybe JBM on fair signal 9965+, May 5 at 0137, R. Cairo Arabic, undermodulated and whine. 13850, May 5 at 0610, R. Cairo, good signal with suptorted Arabic instead of OCDA/JBM as normal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Cairo now on 9965.2 starting from 1000 UT May 5 -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, 1051 UT May 5, dxldyg via DXLD) From 1055 moved to 9964.6 (Ivo, ibid.) Test broadcast of Radio Cairo on unregistered frequency on May 5 1000-1055 NF 9965.2 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg NEAm Arabic Music, ex 9964.6 1055-1110 NF 9964.6 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg NEAm Arabic Music, ex 9965.2 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/test-broadcast-of-radio-cairo-on.html (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Cairo improved reception --- Still slight hum on 9965, but better modulation for Radio Cairo's English-language service at 2337 with political commentary on May 5. Familiar female announcer with fluctuating voice asks for listeners' reports from North America. Looks like there has been some slight improvement with their transmission. Good signal here QTH Madrid. 73s (Marty Delfín, Madrid, Spain, DX-440, telescopic antenna (QTH: Fuencarral-El Pardo district, north Madrid), 2342 UT May 5, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Test of Radio Cairo on May 6 only from 1135 to 1140 UT on 9964.6 kHz, video: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/test-broadcast-of-radio-cairo-on.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) 11935+, May 7 at 0104, R. Cairo open carrier/dead air to possibly just barely modulated, and with a low audible heterodyne, perhaps RB2, Brasil. (Ivo Ivanov says Tibet has also moved from 9580 to 11935 starting at 0200; but that`s after Cairo should be off). 12070+, May 7 at 0104, R. Cairo good signal but suptorted Spanish 9965-, May 7 at 0105, R. Cairo, good signal but undermodulated Arabic, plus whine 9315.0, May 7 at 0116, R. Cairo poor signal with undermodulated, suptorted music, // 12070 Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. FRANCE, Radio Risala International was gone from shortwave: 1830-1900 on 15165 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Fri, no signal on May 1. My last recording on the previous Friday, April 24 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-risala-international-was-gone.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. Canceled transmissions: Sagalee Radio Risala-ti, Radio Risala International, no signal May 1 1830-1900 on 15165 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Fri (??????????? ?? Observer ? 9:53 AM May 5, Blgarian DX Club via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Moved to 21620 kHz, they said, for the May 1 broadcast: https://www.facebook.com/RaadiyooRisaalaa/photos/a.538992302829310.1073741827.538587429536464/857696644292206/?type=1 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Frequency change of Sagalee Radio Risala, Risala International: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/frequency-change-of-radio-risala.html Thanks for this information of Kai Ludvig, Germany -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, 1208 UT May 5, ibid.) ** EUROPE. PIRATE-EURO. Abu Dhabi Radio-Holland, 6287 AM, 2302-2320+, 04-26-15, SIO: 232. IDs and announcements in Spanish by Black Bandit, played tune "Todavia Me Queda Voz" by Ibrahim Ferrer at 2305 UT. Fluttery (Chris Lobdell, Box 80146, Stoneham, MA 02180 USA, Receivers: Eton E1, NRD-545, Aerials: G5RV, 40 Meter Dipole, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. Bretagne 5 has been awarded its official license for 1593 kHz today. Location: Saint-Goueno. Altitude 307 metres Antenna height: 45 metres Radiated power: 10 kW daytime (9? am to 5 pm local time / 0700 to 1500 UT in the summer) / nighttime 5 kW (5? pm to 9? am local time / 1500 to 0700 UT in the summer) Attenuation pattern: -1 dB from 350 to 90 and from 160 to 220 73s, (Rémy Friess, Frarmany, April 21, MWCircle yg via DXLD) Hi Remy, I wonder why they are bothering with a directional antenna to give only 1dB of signal reduction. Assuming that Romania at 2000 km away deserves some protection from interference, then I assume the null would be around 80-95 degrees. 73 (Steve Whitt, York, ibid.) Hi Steve, Well, I had the same reaction when I first read the license paper; Anyway that is what is written. My first idea was: well, the CSA (the regulatory body) are a very shrewd bunch and use this to make Bretagne 5 reduce the power of the transmitter, since -1 dB is with reference to the ERP value and everyone knows that the radiation pattern of the Goueno transmitter is omnidirectional. So to reach that ’10 kW - 1 dB’ - mark they can only reduce the total output power. But on second thought, I'd say that the CSA are not that shrewd. The CSA members come from the civil service, not the radio industry. ;-) A closer look at the license reveals some strange things. It says among other things “Le titulaire de la présente autorisation est tenu de communiquer au Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel [...] la mesure de l'excursion de fréquence effective (pourcentage statistique du dépassement de 75 kHz sur une durée minimale de 15 min)”, which means that Bretagne 5 will have to report how often the frequency excursion is higher than 75 kHz over a period of fifteen minutes... FREQUENCY EXCURSION????!!! 75 kHz????!!! ON MEDIUMWAVE????!!! OK, I know that Bretagne 5 are planning to use DRM some day – good luck to them... – but even with DRM the thing would not be that wide. So my conclusion is that the CSA members – having no idea what mediumwave is and how it works, having never issued a MW licence in their lives and being highly unlikely to ever issue another one – have simply taken a licence that was used for some FM station before, changed the frequency to 1593 kHz and signed the damn thing. Anyway who cares? Nobody ever listens to MW in this country. If we could get rid of all the incompetent bastards in government and in the administration, France would be a much more pleasant place to live, I can tell you. Regards, (Rémy Friess, ibid.) Hi, Bretagne 5 will start broadcasting in early July with a summer programme. A full programme will start in September. Source: Nathalie Villalon, chairwom... er... chairperson of the station. 73, (Rémy, April 24, ibid.) ** FRANCE. 21580, May 2 at 1822, JBA signal, only one on 13m besides inbooming 21600 WHRI. Still at 1848 when I manage to // it to 17850, so it`s RFI as expected, French to Africa; 21580 sked 17-20 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE [non]. Radio France International instead of R Miraya May 1: 0530-0550 11560 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf Ar/En open carrier/dead air 0550-0559 11560 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf French Radio France Inter. but not // 11700 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg CeAf French different px of RFI but not // 13695 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg CeAf French different px of RFI http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-france-international-instead-of.html (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) May 1: RFI in French instead of Radio Miraya to EaAf 0550 on 11560 Issoudun not // on 11700, 13695 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkPBM4vnrRQ&feature=youtu.be RFI in French instead of Radio Miraya to EaAf 0553 on 11560 Issoudun not // on 11700, 13695 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHRxbqWOFw&feature=youtu.be RFI in French instead of Radio Miraya to EaAf 0556 on 11560 Issoudun not // on 11700, 13695 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DYNdI0sZb8&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) So that means Miraya is/was via ISS site too (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** GERMANY. Members, This came via Ydun's Mediumwave Info. It is official since the original came from the BR website. A month after 1557 Nice goes quiet (that correct closure date has been noted) the Bayern Plus stations on 729 and 801 kHz will close. This closure (on 30 September 2015) will see München Ismaning transforming into a TV/FM only site which is a weak comparison to when it used to be one of Europe's most important transmission sites. It looks as though by 01 January 2016 there will be be less than 10 stations operating on LW/MW in Germany. 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfarb, England, May 1, mwmasts yg via DXLD) Less than 10 --- Well, that's optimistic. I can think of only one that will still be active, Heusweiler on 1179 kHz. 73s, (Bernard Enfelder, ibid.) + 6 AFN transmitters, Europe No 1 + R. Andernach DRM 177 kHz makes it 9. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) 6 AFN stations??? I can't hear any. They seem to have all closed. And anyway they don't count as German, they're American. And E1 is French and R. Andernach is a test only. So that leaves us with one station: SR on 1179. One question remains : what will SR do with Heusweiler 1422 when Deutschlandradio gives up MW? The transmitter does not belong to DR but to SR. 73, (Bernard, ibid.) You not hearing them doesn't mean, that they are closed. Dan was speaking about operating LW or transmitters *in Germany*, not about their programming and how much they operate. 73, (Mauno, ibid.) I can see your point, but --- I have been travelling extensively across Germany in the past few months and I have never heard any AFN transmitter, which of course does not mean that none of them are on the air, but the likelyhood of my having missed one is very small. Also they are not technically in Germany as they are on American ground. A US military base in Germany is technically (and legally) the USA. It could only become Germany if Germany officially signed a peace-treaty, which it has refused to do since 1945. As to the Europe 1 transmitter, the legal situation is pretty ambiguous too. The place where the station is built has been disputed territory for decades, if not centuries. When the Berus transmitter was built, private stations were not allowed in France, so the French authorities agreed because it was not exactly on French soil. The Germans were happy with that as they regarded the French acceptance as a tacit agreement that the territory was German. At the time everybody was happy with the situation. I don't know what will happen if/when the station is no longer in use. As long as there are antennas on the fields, there won't be any housing projects or the likes. But when the antennas are down each side will lay claim to the place again. Luckily, the closure of that transmitter is not on the agenda --- yet. Regards, (Bernard, ibid.) So these are the places where you have not been (or where the AFN transmitters have been shut down without us knowing it): 1107 Vilseck/Rose Barracks (Bayern) 1143 Bitburg/Am Tower (Rheinland-Pfalz) 1143 Mönchengladbach/ Pongser Kamp (Nordrhein-Westfale n) 1143 Schweinfurt/ Heerstr. Yorktown Drive (Bayern) 1485 Ansbach/Katterbach- Kammerforst (Bayern) 1485 Garmisch-Partenkirc hen (Bayern) 1485 Hohenfels-Nainhof/ General Patton Road (Bayern) I can hear 1107 and 1485 right now here north of Munich. 73, (Günter Lorenz, ibid.) Hello Günter and the group, I can confirm that AFN Mönchengladbach 1143 kHz is still in use with brilliant 10 kHz audio bandwidth. 73, (Walter, ibid.) The AFN FM outlet at Schweinfurt had been turned off on 19 November 2014 (it went on air only in 2008, reportedly with equipment used at Würzburg before). So any mediumwave equipment there will as well have been turned off that day at the latest. In fact I never saw a separate MW transmitter at Schweinfurt really confirmed at all. Just observations of the 1143 kHz signal behaviour which pointed at its existence, apparently as a mere flea powered outlet if I recall correct. And are all three 1485 kHz transmitters still on air? It would not hurt to check it out locally I think. (This appears to be often overlooked: That no closure has been reported does not mean that a transmitter is still on air.) (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) Members, Terrific to see the exchanges. Thanks to all of you. I fear that Ydun and I are bringing closure news about Germany with such regularity that our members are fearing the worst from each post! Again the original message (via Walter Barteczek in Mediumwave Info) comes from the official source. WDR reports that the two signals from Langenberg 720 and Bonn 774 kHz will go silent "at the beginning of July 2015". Langenberg was a rare example of higher night power than day power. The 800 kW transmitter produced excellent afternoon reception during Winters in England - possibly at fade-in from the 400 kW operation. Thank goodness that my Inactive or Closed is preserving a record of these masts! These changes will certainly keep me busy. 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfard, ibid.) ``One question remains : what will SR do with Heusweiler 1422 when Deutschlandradio gives up MW?`` They will turn it off without any fanfare, probably without any communication altogether. And it could in theory happen every [any] day. This whole Antenne Saar thing is essentially a token for programming they could not get rid off altogether when the former 103.7 MHz programming had been replaced by the "Unser Ding" CHR format. Antenne Saar used to include relays of Deutsche Welle. In 2011, when most DW radio ceased, they afterwards relayed DW's closure loop for weeks (!). This really said it all. Most recent news is that BCE now approached SR about possibly leasing the Heusweiler transmitter after closing its own one at Marnach, as just confirmed by SR to a local newspaper: http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/koellertal/heusweiler/heusweiler/Heusweiler-Feuerwehren-Gebaeude-Luxemburgische-Konzerne-Luxemburgische-Unternehmen-Schwimmbaeder;art446759,5732589 So China Radio International is apparently still interested in having its ten hours of German a day on mediumwave, in spite of recent rumous about plans to shut them down. Or the left hand is not knowing what the right one is doing at Beijing, who knows. Be that as it may, insiders are not too enthusiastic, especially since this would be an expensive lease (Kai Ludwig, ibid.) ``Again the original message (via Walter Barteczek in Mediumwave Info) comes from the official source. WDR reports that the two signals from Langenberg 720 and Bonn 774 kHz will go silent "at the beginning of July 2015".`` Actually the WDR press office only confirmed it when being asked by the Info Digital magazine. There has not been a proactive communication so far, only the frequency announcements for 720 and 774 kHz ceased already in last year. A press release, which in this case gives the annual costs for operating mediumwave as 300,000 Euros, has been issued only by BR. http://www.br.de/unternehmen/inhalt/technik/mittelwelle-abschaltung-radio-100.html ``Langenberg was a rare example of higher night power than day power. The 800W transmitter produced excellent afternoon reception during Winters in England - possibly at fade-in from the 400 kW operation.`` During the last years they had turned off 1593 kHz during daytime altogether. It was excellent on skywave but completely uneconomic for groundwave coverage, which had been found to be a mere 80 km when running 800 kW. This was also the reason why they chose to keep 720 kHz when the operation of the 1966 vintage high power transmitter pair (I understand it were 2 x 600 kW but never run at full power) had to cease at yearend 1993 because it contained too much PCB (Kai Ludwig, May 5, mwmasts yg via DXLD) Kai, have you seen this: http://www1.wdr.de/themen/infokompakt/nachrichten/nrwkompakt/ard-radios-mittelwelle-100.html 73, (Günter Lorenz, ibid.) [A separate thread about this:] More German MW closures Jurgen Bartels reports on MWDX 4 May 2015: WDR 720 & 774 will close beginning July Bayerische Rundfunk will close 801 & 729 on 30-Sept reported by: http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2015/wdr_br_mw.html It seems Germany will have no more MW tx by the end of 2015, with the exception of AFN, unless they close also for other reasons Posted by: (Mike Terry, May 4, dxldyg via DXLD) ``... and the transmitter at Heusweiler on 1179 kHz.`` I've never heard any reports that it would be closed. 73s, (Rémy Friess, Frermany, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) QRT Heusweiler also in 2015 http://www.sr-online.de/sronline/land_leute/aus_fuer_mittelwelle_heusweiler100.html 73 (Harald Kuhl, Germany, ibid.) The German article in the link refers to the transmitter on 1422 kHz. The one I mentioned is the one on 1179 kHz that carries Saarlandischer Rundfunk and Radio France Internationale. No mention anywhere of its closure. 73s, (Rémy, ibid.) It was reported in 'Communication' (February 2015, page 28) that: "Another German medium wave site Heusweiler, in Saarland is to close. Both Deutschlandfunk 1422 kHz and Antenne Saar 1179 kHz will close on 31 December 2015." This report in January 2015 in newspaper Saabrucker Zeitung is about the closure of 1179 kHz by 31st December 2015: http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/koellertal/heusweiler/heusweiler/Heusweiler-Antennen-Hoerfunksendungen-und-Serien-Jahr-1973-Jahr-1994-Jahr-2015-Rundfunkhaeuser-Ultrakurzwelle;art446759,5598107 However, a report in the same newspaper today (5 May) says there are rumours 'Broadcasting Center Europe' (BCE) (a subsidiary of RTL) wants to take over the medium wave site of Saarland Radio (SR) in Heusweiler to use instead of Marnach, Luxembourg (1440 kHz): http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/koellertal/heusweiler/heusweiler/Heusweiler-Feuerwehren-Gebaeude-Luxemburgische-Konzerne-Luxemburgische-Unternehmen-Schwimmbaeder;art446759,5732589 73s, (Alan Pennington, May 5, BDXC_UK yg via DXLD) I suppose one advantage of all these closures in Europe: it might make it a bit easier for transatlantic reception. Just trying to be positive. Best Wishes (Martin Walsh, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Re: Video from Deutsche Welle in the 90's --- I didn't have any trouble viewing within Chrome or Firefox. Here's the direct links: http://www.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_CC1C3F1ABC034B27B89B5AC62D7CEA3F http://www.euscreen.eu/item.html?id=EUS_09D9B825A1AA42EA97992FB3F5BB17E5 (Ian, April 30, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. 7425, May 2 at 0525, poor signal with dw.de website, i.e. Deutsche Welle, this hour only in English, 250 kW, 19 degrees from SOUTH AFRICA. MUCH inferior to 7445 BBC English via ASCENSION, but maybe within Africa there is less disparity. BTW, DW is promoting a photo competition (pix of yourself at a World Heritage site) to win a trip to Berlin (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. ALEMANIA, 6005, Deutsches Radio 700, Kall-Krekei, 1857- 1905, escuchada el 3 de mayo de 2015 en alemán a locutor con comentarios, segmento de música y emisión de música pop, SINPO 33443 (José Miguel Romero, Sacañet (Castellón), España, Yaesu FRG 7000, Antena de hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. 3995.0, 2206-2219 30/4, Ichtys R (presumed), Weenermoor. English, pops, Life FM IDs. 35332 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, JRC NRD-545DSP & NRD-93; home made amp. (W7IUV version); 20 m T2FD, 30 m inv. V, 6x19x6 m Ewe 135º, raised, 4 loop KAY, via Dario Monferini, PLAYDX YG via DXLD) ** GERMANY [and non]. Radio MiAmigo, Radio DARC, MVBaltic Radio, Radio Joystick on May 3: 0800-1200 9560 KLL 020 kW / non-dir CeEu German Sat/Sun Radio MiAmigo 0900-1000 6070 MOS 100 kW / 283 deg CeEu German Sun Radio DARC 0900-1000 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu German 1st Sun MV Baltic R. 1000-1100 7330 MOS 100 kW / 283 deg CeEu German 1st Sun Radio Joystick http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-miamigoradio-darcmvbaltic.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire, May 3, dxldyg via DXLD) May 3: Radio MiAmigo in English to CeEu 0840 on 9560 Kall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeSjQ6ZgSLg&feature=youtu.be Radio MiAmigo in English to CeEu 0910 on 9560 Kall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRJ2OvJU3HM&feature=youtu.be Radio MiAmigo in English to CeEu 1100 on 9560 Kall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2dtp3GXok&feature=youtu.be Radio DARC in German to CeEu 0900 on 6070 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSgeViUypRM&feature=youtu.be Radio DARC in German to CeEu 0915 on 6070 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g_hgU4gPUY&feature=youtu.be Radio DARC in German to CeEu 0931 on 6070 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKNUCE4Hr9o&feature=youtu.be Radio DARC in German to CeEu 0958 on 6070 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRkP1tfcCpg&feature=youtu.be MV Baltic Radio in German to CeEu 0902 on 9485 Goehren CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhtsVy4KXhQ&feature=youtu.be MV Baltic Radio in German to CeEu 0918 on 9485 Goehren CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNNIo3aZsIk&feature=youtu.be MV Baltic Radio in German to CeEu 0933 on 9485 Goehren CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xehgnDsNVFQ&feature=youtu.be MV Baltic Radio in German to CeEu 0953 on 9485 Goehren CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKM3DDvCLdw&feature=youtu.be Radio Joystick in German to CeEu 1000 on 7330 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnRqKg9xj5M&feature=youtu.be Radio Joystick in German to CeEu 1024 on 7330 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1FSnILFgi4&feature=youtu.be Radio Joystick in German to CeEu 1044 on 7330 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC2w4Xu0zkQ&feature=youtu.be Radio Joystick in German to CeEu 1056 on 7330 Moosbrunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBxg5bLXXMw&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** GREECE. TWO YEARS AFTER THE BLACK SCREEN, ERT RETURNS! THE LOST SIGNAL OF DEMOCRACY (awarded at PriMed Festival, France) http://www.smallplanet.gr/en/documentaries/chronologically/2013-2014/337-the-lost-signal-of-democracy documents one of the most crucial occurrences of the economic crisis in Greece: the unheard-of shutdown of the national public broadcaster ERT in 2013 by the previous Greek government. It was an autocratic and undemocratic decision that reminded Greeks of the dark period of the dictatorship. Two years later, The Lost Signal of Democracy is timelier than ever. Watch the film now on VOD http://thelostsignal.smallplanet.gr/ Purchase the DVD To request a screener and information on international sales, contact us at info@smallplanet.gr Within five hours, on the evening of June 11, 2013, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras turned off the switches of the national public broadcaster ERT, thus violently and suddenly leaving all Greeks with a black screen. It was an unprecedented event in the democratic world, which shocked Greek citizens and caused a fierce international outrage. 23 months later, the newly-elected government led by Alexis Tsipras decides to re-open ERT and to re-employ all of its staff by “putting an end to injustice”, as declared by government officials. The new ERT will start broadcasting on the 11th of May. An appropriate occasion for us to return to The Lost Signal of Democracy by Yorgos Avgeropoulos, a documentary film that invites to take a closer look in the recent past, in order to be able to claim the present and the future of public broadcasting in Greece and in Europe. The Lost Signal of Democracy painstakingly captures the sudden death of ERT, thoroughly examines the reasons that led to the rapid operation of the shutdown and questions one of the most symbolic events of the economic and social tragedy experienced today in Greece. Received by critics in Europe with comments such as “A stunning plea for justice” and “Democracy in Greece has been stabbed to the heart”, The Lost Signal of Democracy was screened at several international film festivals and was awarded with the Mediterranean Reportage Award at the International Documentary Film Festival PriMed in Marseille. It was furthermore broadcasted by TV networks around the world and theatrically released in Greece. The film triggered European citizens’ interest after its screening at the European Parliament and its broadcasts by numerous public broadcasters in Europe as it offered to international audiences a dreadful glimpse of an extreme neoliberalism that threatens public, independent and democratic information and expression. As filmmaker Yorgos Avgeropoulos has stated, “Despite the black screen, this remains the most visible case study that we have for the fact that democracy is the first victim of the crisis” (Smallplanet.gr mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ** GUAM. Re: KTWR emergency broadcast for Nepal http://www.twr.asia/news/earthquake-hits-nepal "TWR seeks to assist by broadcasting encouraging content to help survivors walk through the emotional and psychological stages of recovery" --- but further on they get unequivocal: "Would you please consider a generous gift today to bring the hope of Jesus to the people of Nepal?" In particular to the 80 percent of Hinduists, 9 percent of Buddhists and 4 percent of Muslims there one must assume, rather than the 1.4 percent of Christians. Numbers as given by the Foreign Office of Germany. And the English programming I hear in the snippets Ivo posted from the special KTWR transmission is merely generic preaching, not appearing to specifically address the target audience at all. Do they really believe that such self-referential stuff could convert a Hinduist or Buddhist (or Muslim...) to the religion they promote? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) They`ll believe anything 15280, KTWR, 1410-1444* English broadcast centering on using Christian faith in coping with disasters (very timely following Nepal). End at 1443 with announcements. Schedule given states this frequency from 1345 to 1445 daily. ID as "KTWR, Agana" S/off 1444 & carrier went off at 1446. Good on 4/27. Later heard Cumbre DX reported on 4/28 that this is a new special TWR broadcast was for Nepal in English & Nepali, but heard only English on 4/27. Poor reception on 4/30 (Don Hosmer, West Branch MI, Icom IC-7200 + 102' & 52' G5RV dipoles, MARE Tipsheet ``April 29`` May 1 via DXLD) KTWR Guam emergency SW transmissions to Nepal at new time from May 1: 1400-1500 15280 TWR 200 kW / 290 deg SoAs Nepali/English, ex 1345-1445 English on May 1 was 1430-1448 and then music + Nepali announcement, videos: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/ktwr-guam-emergency-sw-transmissions-to.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) 15280, KTWR at 1359 opening special broadcast to Nepal with interval signal, top of the hour time pips and IS continued to 1402 announcements, too weak to understand - Very weak, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna. Editor of World English Survey and Target Listening, available at http://www.odxa.on.ca dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. April 29: KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal, Interval Signal 1346 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xCGtz56y34&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali 1349 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzronesymk&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali 1400 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGRmlGEQv6Q&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in English 1415 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x9PSeLu-gI&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in English 1429 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGPAwtPcqSI&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali 1444 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoyDTxhh7SU&feature=youtu.be May 1: KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali 1402 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJmSl2nAhfI&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali 1416 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTE1nFm-qsY&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in English 1430 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdbisW6iIWw&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in English 1443 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7-AMUW23U&feature=youtu.be KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali 1456 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbOYIRPEzTw&feature=youtu.be May 2: KTWR Guam emergency broadcast to Nepal in Nepali plus IS 1400 on 15280 Agana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329C12ZiX8Y&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** GUATEMALA. 4055, Radio Verdad at 1006 with the usual format of hymns before their official sign-on to 1040 tune-out – Good with static crashes May 2. On weekdays their regular programming usually starts at 1030 - ed (Mark Coady, Ont., ODXA YRX via DXLD) I thought it was c. 0930, but never awaken to check, myself (gh, DXLD) ** GUYANA. 3289.93, VOG, 0909-0946, April 30. Rare for me to find this nicely above threshold level audio; in English and playing Hindi and English pop songs; seemed to be a dedications show - "to my loving wife"; seemed to give a list of top hit songs - "number 1 ... number 2" etc. (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3290.0 Voice of Guyana. Good signal into Maryland tonight. Lots of QRN, but the utes that usually plague this frequency are absent. Sounded like music of the Indian subcontinent until 0202, then announcement by female, including FM frequencies and "Voice of Guyana." Music then took on a more Caribbean sound. At this writing (0213), signal is improving. 5/2/15 (Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD JRC NRD 535D, Wellbrook ALA1530 loop antenna, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** INDIA. 7550-DRM Channel 1, 04/20 at 1745, All India R GOS Bangalore. English. News; Comment (Embarrassment for Pakistan). Signal varying 14 to 18 dB but mostly not being decoded with just very brief bursts of signal. Decodes at 19-20 dB. 15dB (Alan Roe, England, May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. UZBEKISTAN, Summer A-15 schedule of CVC Voice Asia: 1100-1400 on 9670 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg to IND Hindi 1400-1700 on 6260 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg to IND Hindi According to WRTH Update of May 1, CVC The Voice Asia planning to stop broadcasts in mid May - video on May 6 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/cvc-voice-asia-on-6260-via-tashkent.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire, May 6, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya at 1234 in Indonesian, pop music, woman DJ - Fair, May 2. 4870, INDONESIA, RRI Wamena at 1302 with easy-listening style of music, two women in Indonesian - Poor, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. Cimanggis to return --- It's not all doom & gloom as far as the disappearance of SW signals. With 24 hours of each other Mauno and myself have received word from VOI that repairs are underway at the VOI Cimanggis SW transmitter site and that the SW signals of VOI will resume in the near future (Ian, NSW, April 30, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) Since they had operated for years, intermittently, with no or insufficient modulation, apparently on the assumption it was OK, let`s hope that is among the things that are getting repaired! And even getting on-frequency from 9525.9v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. TENSIONS MOUNTING AFTER LAWMAKERS CAN'T LOAD INTERNET RADIO --- May 5, 4:44 PM EDT MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Tensions are boiling in the Vermont statehouse between lawmakers and the state's technology and innovation commissioner. Vermont Public Radio reports ( http://bit.ly/1EOsNeX ) lawmakers noticed something strange when their browsers wouldn't load websites such as internet radio stations. Richard Boes, commissioner of the Department of Information and Innovation, says entertainment sites were consuming more than 7 percent of the state's data transfer capacity - so he blocked them. He says Vermont already spends about $1.6 million annually on bandwidth and that the sites were slowing down citizen applications. He says targeted website blocking is coming, but not for a few months. But Senate President John Campbell says Boes is infringing on the legislative branch's independence. He says if the system isn't reverted back, lawmakers may flex their budgetary power over Boes' department (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. WRN HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY BABCOCK You have reached the cached page for http://www.wrnbroadcast.com/?start=60 Below is a snapshot of the Web page as it appeared on 3/25/2015: ``Latest News --- On 9 February, WRN Broadcast (WRNB) was acquired by Babcock International Group plc. Babcock is a FTSE 100 company and the UK's leading engineering support services organisation.`` That wrnbroadcast page no longer exists, and nothing further can be found there, not the complete article it originally linked to. However, further searching finds this about it: Sale of WRN Broadcast to Babcock International Group https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sale-wrn-broadcast-babcock-international-group-nicola-horton http://www.kingstonsmithw1.co.uk/media-and-resources/kingston-smith-w1-corporate-finance-gets-off-to-a-flying-start-in-2015/ Kingston Smith W1 Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of global media management and distribution provider, WRN Broadcast Limited, to Babcock International Group plc. Headquartered in London, WRNB offers innovative broadcast solutions that deliver television and radio content to any platform or device anywhere around the world. WRNB will join Babcock’s Media Services business. The acquisition strengthens Babcock’s service offering to customers, and the wider market, by combining the two companies’ engineering and operations expertise and extending Babcock’s range of services and broadcast solutions. Kingston Smith W1 Corporate Finance acted as lead financial and tax advisor to the shareholders of WRNB and provided transaction and support services to the WRNB executive management team. Commenting on the transaction, Tim Ashburner, WRNB’s former Chairman, said: “We have been working closely with Babcock for many years since the days of the original BBC Control Room. Babcock’s size and diversity and WRNB’s innovation and knowledge will provide a formidable product offering and service to the industry. We are delighted to have made this happen.” Tim then went on to say: “When the process of selling the business began, Kingston Smith’s attention to detail and personal guidance to the shareholders made the process understandable and as painless as possible. We doubt that without their help we would have come through relatively unscathed." (via Glenn Hauser, May 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Still exists the website http://www.wrn.org ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [non]. The War of the Worlds panic was a myth The Telegraph 5 May 2015 As the centenary of Orson Welles is marked, we look at the alleged mass panic he caused with a hoax alien invasion broadcast of The War of the Worlds in 1938. The story that mass panic broke out because of an Orson Welles radio show became part of modern folklore. The idea that hysteria swept America on October 30, 1938, when a 62-minute radio dramatisation of The War of the Worlds, remained unchallenged for nearly eight decades. Even those who had never heard Welles reading the HG Wells story about invading Martians wielding deadly heat-rays later claimed to have been terrified. Welles, whose centenary is being marked on May 6, 2015, used simulated on-the-scene radio reports about aliens advancing on New York City to pep up the story. But what is the truth about that historic Halloween eve CBS Radio show from the Mercury Theatre in New York? Full story and the original broadcast here in full: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11573926/The-War-of-the-Worlds-panic-was-a-myth.html Posted by: (Mike Terry, May 6, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN. 9550, May 1 at 0133, fair signal, Spanish talk about Palestina, no QRM, and eventually at 0138 found // 12025 with good signal during music, so Voz de la República Islámica de Irán: both 500 kW from Kamalabad, 9550 being 259 degrees at 0020-0320, while 12025 is 304 degrees including our very own CIRAF 7-south as one of the USA targets, at 0020-0220 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non] IRAN vs SUDAN, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran vs Radio Omdurman: 1923-1950 on 7205 SIR 500 kW / 295 deg to SEEu Italian VIRI/IRIB 1930-2100 on 7205 ALF 100 kW / 210 deg to CeAf Arabic Radio Omdurman http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/voice-of-islamic-republic-of-iran-vs.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, Equipment: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m, May 1, dxldyg via DXLD) Simultaneously 2 transmissions of VIRI IRIB on one frequency April 30 1723-1820 on 7200 KAM 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu German plus Arabic, parallel freq 9900 SIR 500 kW / 319 deg to WeEu German as scheduled parallel freq 9420 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to NEAf Arabic as scheduled May 1 0423-0550 on 11925 KAM 500 kW / 289 deg to N/ME Turkish plus Arabic 0423-0550 on 13710 KAM 500 kW / 289 deg to N/ME Turkish plus Arabic parallel freq 9480 KAM 500 kW / 178 deg to N/ME Arabic till 0527 UT parallel freq 9770 KAM 500 kW / 238 deg to NEAf Arabic till 0527 UT // frequency 11660 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to EaAf Arabic till 0527 UT // frequency 13785 KAM 500 kW / 178 deg to N/ME Arabic from 0530 UT // frequency 15750 ZAH 500 kW / 289 deg to NEAf Arabic from 0530 UT // frequency 17550 KAM 500 kW / 259 deg to NEAf Arabic from 0530 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/simultaneously-2-transmissions-of-viri.html (Ivo Ivanov, May 1, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN [and non]. IRIB Dari Program on 15630 kHz jammed as reported Wolfgang Bueschel on April 29. Summer A-15 of VIRI IRIB Dari plus videos on frequency 12065: 0253-0620 12070 KAM 500 kW / 085 deg to WeAs Dari 0253-0620 13740 AHW 250 kW / 084 deg to WeAs Dari 0623-0820 13590 KAM 500 kW / 094 deg to WeAs Dari 0823-1150 13840 AHW 250 kW / 084 deg to WeAs Dari 0823-1150 15630 KAM 500 kW / 094 deg to WeAs Dari 1153-1420 12065 KAM 500 kW / 085 deg to WeAs Dari, co-ch R. Australia 1153-1420 13840 AHW 250 kW / 084 deg to WeAs Dari 1423-1450 12065 KAM 500 kW / 085 deg to WeAs Dari, co-ch R. Australia http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/irib-dari-program-on-1563012065-khz.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) April 29: VIRI in Dari to WeAs 1250 on 12065 Kamalabad plus bubble jamming, 13840 Ahwaz not jammed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUxiIURpzqg&feature=youtu.be VIRI in Dari to WeAs 1305 on 12065 Kamalabad plus bubble jamming, 13840 Ahwaz not jammed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_v07FOOQc4&feature=youtu.be April 30: VIRI in Dari to WeAs 0610 on 12070 Kamalabad plus bubble jamming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCwBF7Z82pY&feature=youtu.be VIRI in Dari to WeAs 0955 on 15630 Kamalabad plus bubble jamming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJiJ0pxduwk&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN. April 30: VIRI IRIB in German and Arabic 1730 on 7200 Kamalabad, parallel 9900 German, 9420 Arabic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9T47AgJfS8&feature=youtu.be VIRI IRIB in German and Arabic 1800 on 7200 Kamalabad, parallel 9900 German, 9420 Arabic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ3bjiQZtvg&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) May 1: VIRI IRIB in Turkish & Arabic 0504 on 11925, 13710 Kamalabad // 9480, 9770, 11660 in Arabic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4rF2P8UhVY&feature=youtu.be VIRI IRIB in Turkish & Arabic 0520 on 11925, 13710 Kamalabad // 9480, 9770, 11660 in Arabic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcAx1j3Wiug&feature=youtu.be VIRI IRIB in Turkish & Arabic 0531 on 11925, 13710Kamalabad // 13785, 15750, 17550 in Arabic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lYZzsMkD5g&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. CLANDESTINE, Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow only on 7575 kHz April 27 1600-1630 on 7575 secret / hidden site to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri 1600-1630 on 15630 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri is off http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-only-on-7575.html Radio Ranginkaman-Rainbow again on two frequencies May 1: 1600-1630 on 7575 secret / hidden site to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri // freq was with 45 sec delay 15630 SCB 050 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri, mixing with BVB at same time 11600 SCB 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Farsi Daily BVB, four videos: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-ranginkaman-rainbow-again-was-on.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** ITALY [non]. Studio DX triplica sulla WRMI --- da questa settimana Studio DX triplica la sua presenza sulla WRMI, oltre che sui 9955 kHz il giovedì alle 0300 UT, ci potrete ascoltare anche su 7570 kHz il martedì alle 2100 UT e su 15770 il sabato alle 2100 UT; attendo i vostri riscontri (Roberto Scaglione, host of the program, May 1, bclnews.it yg via DXLD) ** JAPAN. Frequency change of Shiokaze Sea Breeze from April 27: 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Mon, ex 6020 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Chinese Tue, ex 6020 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Wed, ex 6020 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu, ex 6020 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri, ex 6020 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sat, ex 6020 1330-1400 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sun, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Mon, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Tue, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Wed, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs English Thu, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Fri, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Sat, ex 6020 1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Korean Sun, ex 6020 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/frequency-change-of-shiokaze-sea-breeze.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** KASHMIR [non]. April 28: Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Urdu to SoAs 1700 on 7264.9 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXKvtniYL0&feature=youtu.be Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Urdu to SoAs 11649 [sic] on 7264.9 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTZZyO4oNus&feature=youtu.be April 30: Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Urdu to SoAs 1735 on 7264.9 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ1CxMHjNa4&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH. 2850, KCBS (via Pyongyang), 5/3, 1220. Long talk by M in Korean leading to what sounded like calliope music, female vocal. Since 4/20, have heard this only at threshold or not at all, due to condx or it being not on the air. Good today (Rick Barton, El Mirage AZ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. At 1900-2000 UT, Voice of Korea is heard broadcasting in English and Spanish. I noted that English and Spanish appeared to have exact same programming, with same songs being played at virtually the same time. Rather late in the hour, I realised that they also had German at that time - and sure enough, same songs were being heard in all three languages. I was hearing English on 11635, whilst German was noted on 12015 and 15245, with Spanish on 9425 and 13760. (These later two languages are at variance to Eibi/Aoki/WRTH which shows German on 9425/12015 and Spanish on 13760/15245). (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I suspect several other ISWBC stations likewise match content of different language services, less obviously but such regimentation is de rigueur en Corée du Nord. In fact, I believe it was R. Japan that I once caught this way simultaneously in English and Spanish (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Heard 28/4 1300-1400 English (best on 13760 // 9435, 11710, 15245) and Chinese (11735, 13650) with same songs being played at virtually the same time (Tony Ashar, West Java - Indonesia, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I know that other stations often air the same individual programs or features in translation - R Japan, KBS World Radio, R Romania International all spring to mind. Actually, in these days of cost- saving, it does make sense for some individual programs or features to be re-used in translation in different language services, and I'm sure that it's fairly common amongst other stations also. However, this was the first example I'd heard of a whole hour's transmission being identical in this way (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENIING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5985.0, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze/JSR via Yamata (Japan), *1330, April 29 (Wednesday). In Japanese; fair to good with no jamming yet; indeed ex 6020 was still being jammed, which blocked reception of VOV-4 (Daclac, Vietnam). The new frequency of course now blocks reception of Myanmar from 1330 to 1430; no het as Myanmar for some time now has been on 5985.00; Myanmar's old off frequency transmitter not heard in a long time (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See JAPAN for full 1330-1430 schedule ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. Clandestina: 4557, Voice of the People, Kyonggi-do Koyang, 2017-2020, escuchada el 3 de mayo de 2015 en coreano a locutora con comentarios, se aprecia fuerte interferencia jamming, emisión en paralelo por 6518 y 6600, SINPO 22332 6518, Voice of the People, Kyonggi-do Koyang, 2010-2012, escuchada el 3 de mayo de 2015 en coreano a locutora con comentarios, la emisión es en paralelo por 4557 y 6600, SINPO 22332 6600, Voice of the People, Kyonggi-do Koyang, 2012-2015, escuchada el 3 de mayo de 2015 en coreano con la misma emisión que en 4557 y 6518, SINPO 22332. 6250, a esa misma hora se aprecia una fuerte señal de jamming, similar que en las mismas frecuencias anteriores, aunque no consigo captar emisión alguna (José Miguel Romero, Sacañet (Castellón), España, Yaesu FRG 7000, Antena de hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. BABCOCK music before North Korea Reform Radio; R. Free Chosun with English segment: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/babcock-mx-before-north-korea-reform.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) May 2 at 1428 on 11550 via Palauig, Philippines: NKRR, BaBcoCk music May 2 at 1453 on 11570 via Tashkent: RFC in English and Korean (YT captions via gh, DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Special service of "Furusato no Kaze" Special Live service from NY at 1400-1630 UT on May 5. 1400-1500 9910 kHz via Palau 1500-1630 9910 kHz via Taipei de Hiroshi (S. Hasegawa, May 4, dxldyg via DXLD) Furusato no Kaze now start on test music on 9910 kHz via Palau (S. Hasegawa, 1341 UT May 5, ibid.) BABCOCK music from around 1350 UT on 9910 and continues at 1415. Bad frequency selection, heavy QRM from RTTY on 9904. -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, ibid.) 9910, Furusato no Kaze. Tuned in looking for special program; non-stop EZL instrumental piece repeated over and over; checking at 1338 till last check at 1416; strong signal and very good reception; must have had technical problems, as programming did not start at 1400 (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) At tune in 1450 nice signal on 9910 apparently from Palau. Transmitter site change around 1500 I guess, also nice signal. At times some problems in streaming but mostly OK. English/Japanese and apparently also Korean segments (Jari in Finland Savolainen, 1554 UT, ibid.) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Observations of several clandestine broadcasts Radio Free North Korea: 1230-1330 on 15590 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean Nippon no Kaze: 1500-1530 on 9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean 1530-1600 on 9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean Voice of Wilderness (BVB): 1300-1400 on 11860 PUG 125 kW / 010 deg to NEAs Korean 1400-1430 on 11860 PUG 125 kW / 010 deg to NEAs Korean Sun 1900-2000 on 7375 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean 2000-2030 on 7375 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean Sat Radio Free Chosun: 1300-1500 on 11570 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean Furusato no Kaze: 1430-1500 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese 1600-1630 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese North Korea Reform Radio: 1430-1530 on 11550 PUG 125 kW / 010 deg to NEAs Korean Voice of Martyrs: 1600-1730 on 7510 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/observations-of-several-clandestine.html (Ivo Ivanov, May 7, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN [non]. Saludos cordiales; Hoy 5 de mayo de 2015 a las 1845, Dengue Kurdistane vía Issoudun en 11510, sin emisión (José Miguel Romero, condiglista yg via DXLD) 11510: see PRIDNESTROVYE ** LIBERIA. 6050, ELWA (presumed), Monrovia, 0300, Apr 24, English, pips, march, news, tiny signal, 25442 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria, DSWCI DX Window April 29 via DXLD) Would not expect them on in the middle of the night. Several reports of sign-off at 2400*; sign-on circa *0527. HCJB is here, tho, until 0500 with automatic timesignal, but should not be in English until 0330 (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, *0527-0556, 03-05, tuning music, identification at 0529: "Radio station E. L. W. A.", English, religious comments. 25322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also ECUADOR: shared frequency 6050, ELWA; 2356-2402:24*, 2/3-May; English religious tune with lotsa Hallelujahs; M at 0000--didn't sound like English, but maybe just heavily accented; band anthem to s/off; anthem per http://www.lengua.com/anthems/Liberia.mp3 Fair in LSB needed to minimize 6060 Habana (presumed) splash. Tnx to tip from Gary Vance +++ 2320-2340+, 4-May; Continuous English hymns. SIO=252 till 2330 with no 6060 QRM, then some apparent weak co-channel QRM. Too much QRN yesterday. 4/27 EiBi lists this, 5/6 Aoki does not (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 65 ft. RW & 185 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBERIA [non non]. Four times this week, I have heard & recorded “All Hail, Liberia, Hail!” at the 0000 UT sign-off of the station on 6050 kHz. Too bad it isn’t Liberia. I hope you recognize Sarcasm. This most likely isn’t ELWA, but I am pretty certain someone wants people to think they are hearing Liberia. I guess we’ll have to wait for god to make a determination (Gary Vance, Grand Ledge MI, MARE Tipsheet ``April 29`` May 1 via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ** LUXEMBOURG. Religious Broadcasts via RTL 1440 Luxemburg - Die Luxemburger Mittelwelle 1439/1440 kHz, die einst ein Stelldichein der verschiedensten religiösen Anbieter war, hat nur noch zwei: 0330-0400: 1440 Mo-Sa Missionswerk und Hilfswerk Freundesdienst (Quellmattweg 2, CH-5023 Biberstein) 0500-0530: 1440 So Mw. Freundesdienst 1725-1730: 1440 Mi Lutherische Stunde (An der Bahn 51, D-27367 Sottrum) 1730-1800: 1440 Mo-So Mw. Freundesdienst Besonders bemerkenswert ist der Abgang des Missionswerks Werner Heukelbach, das seit 1958 über Radio Luxemburg sendete und sich jetzt auf das Internetradio http://radiohbr.de/ (Heukelbach Bibel Radio) konzentriert. Den freigewordenen Sendeplatz hat das Missionswerk Freundesdienst aus der Schweiz übernommen, das freilich auch ein Internetradio http://webradio.freundesdienst.org/ betreibt. Der Satellitenkanal RTL1440 mit RTL-Radioprogramm und den religiösen Sendungen ist jetzt in Mono, den anderen Kanal hat Radio Freundesdienst für sein Programm übernommen. #Nico Scheer, Dr. Hansjörg Biener Luxembourg - The Luxembourg medium wave 1439/1440 kHz, which used to be full of diverse religious programmes, has only two providers left: 0330-0400: 1440 Mo-Sa Missionswerk und Hilfswerk Freundesdienst (Quellmattweg 2, CH-5023 Biberstein) 0500-0530: 1440 Su Mw. Freundesdienst 1725-1730: 1440 We Lutherische Stunde (An der Bahn 51, D-27367 Sottrum) 1730-1800: 1440 Mo-Su Mw. Freundesdienst Particularly noteworthy is the departure of the Missionswerk Werner Heukelbach that started broadcasting on Radio Luxembourg in 1958, and now presents an internet stream at http://radiohbr.de/ (Heukelbach Bible Radio). The vacated time slot have been taken over by Missionswerk Freundesdienst from Switzerland, which also has an internet stream at http://webradio.freundesdienst.org/ The satellite channel RTL1440 with the RTL radio programme and the religious programmes is now in mono, the other channel is used by Radio Freundesdienst for their stream. #Nico Scheer, (Dr. Hansjörg Biener May 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Members, Thanks to Walter Barteczek for forwarding his observations on Ydun's Mediumwave Info. Thanks to him my entry for broadcasters use for 1440kHz (while it lasts) is as follows: 0250-0330 RTL Grössten Oldies + 0330-0400 (religious programmes in German) + 0400-0600 RTL Grössten Oldies + 0600-1100 China Radio International in German + 1455-1730 RTL Grössten Oldies + 1730-1800 (religious programmes in German) + 1800-2300 China Radio International in German (I'm rather pleased that the formatting didn't suffer). You will note the new silent period during 1100-1455. 73 and 88 (Dan Goldfarb, England, mwmasts yg via DXLD) [non]. There are rumours 'Broadcasting Center Europe' (BCE) (a subsidiary of RTL) wants to take over the medium wave site of Saarland Radio (SR) in Heusweiler [GERMANY] to use instead of Marnach, Luxembourg (1440 kHz): http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/koellertal/heusweiler/heusweiler/Heusweiler-Feuerwehren-Gebaeude-Luxemburgische-Konzerne-Luxemburgische-Unternehmen-Schwimmbaeder;art446759,5732589 73s, (Alan Pennington, May 5, BDXC_UK yg via DXLD) SEE ALSO GERMANY ** MALAYSIA. 6050, Asyik FM at 1310 in Bahasa Malay, male DJ, songs in country and romantic ballad styles - Fair, May 2. 11665, Wai FM at 1155 in Bahasa Malay with pop songs, male DJ, ID - Fair, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALI. 5995, Radio Mali, Bamako, *0556-0610, 03-05, tuning music, anthem, French, identification "Ici Radio Mali emetant du Bamako sur le band de 49 meter, 5995 kHz", African songs. 24322. (Méndez) 9635, Radio Mali, Bamako, 1640-1720, 02-05, French, vernacular, comments. 13221 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Grundig Satellit 500, Tecsun PL-880 and Sony ICF SW 7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters and Degen 31MS active loop antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 740-, May 3 at 0628, heavy LAH to KRMG, and with Tulsa nulled I can make out some Spanish: ``Radio Fórmula, 740`` promos, 0630 back to YL talk show, someone on phone. So it`s the same one previously IDed for this awful QRM, off-frequency XEQN, Torreón, Coahuila, 10/1 kW, which is conveniently close to 90 degrees away from Tulsa; altho there is another Fórmula in Cancún QR, XECAQ, 20/10 kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 690, XEN, La 690, México DF. 1101 April 25, 2015. Male, "... en La 6-90, lo mejor de semana..." into phone interview with man regarding Central American gang violence. 690, MEXICO, unidentified. 1102 April 25, 2015. Mexican anthem audible way under XEN, nothing else copied. 950, XEMEX, La Mexicana, Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco. 1055 April 18, 2015. Ending of Mexi-tune, Jalisco followed at 1101 by Mexican national anthem by kiddies, male ID and the flute theme that always follows as well as is aired between every couple of songs. 1170, XERT, Ke Buena, Reynosa, Tamaulipas. 1034 April 26, 2015. Nearly local level with bouncy Mexi-pops such as "Marisol" by Fito Olivares, "Matame Muy Suavemente" by Tropical del Bravo, "Me Equivoqué Contigo" by Los Barón de Apodaca, and "Me Gusta Vivir de Noche" by Los Tucanes de Tijuana. "Ke Buena 11-70 AM" at 1055. 1190, XECT Contacto 1190, Monterrey, Nuevo León. 1055 April 26, 2015. Ending of song, female canned "Contacto" at 1057, anthem 1100 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 6184.982, Supposedly from MC, carrier only, no program content, 0520 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, more logs this morning at 0500 UT May 1, via Jean-Michel Aubier, dxldyg via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Guys: The Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will be broadcast LIVE on the Televisa CANAL-2 network at 10 pm local time (0300z). Our local TELEVISA outlet is XHTAM-17 "Canal de las Estrellas" serving the Rio Grande Valley from Reynosa. No NEED to watch the fight on PAY-PER-VIEW if you can get TELEVISA out of MEXICO. My Filipino friends are saying that the fight will be broadcast live on the GMA network at 11:00am Filipino time (0300z). (Steven Wiseblood, Harlingen TEXAS, 0039 UT May 3, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) it was also freely webcast (gh) On Saturday night, it will be competing boxing telecasts as Televisa (CE [Canal de las Estrellas, ``2``]) and Azteca (A7) will both bring Mexico the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout in Las Vegas. The fight will be live for the first round with delays introduced in order to allow the broadcast to carry a heavier commercial load. The only stations that may not carry it are those on the border in order to protect US rightsholders (read: pay-per-view revenues). [Edit: Looks like Televisa did and Azteca didn't. It ends up screwing people who actually live on the Mexican side of these areas; And there are some pretty big cities to keep in mind here. Someone put up a message passed along from someone they knew at Televisa Mexicali saying that they shuffled the fight off to Canal 5 (32) and blocking it on CE. That's just as lukewarm a solution because XHBM and XHMEX are identical digital facilities. And it's downright awkward. They did the same thing in Juárez but XHJUB has four times the ERP in digital compared to XHJCI. I understand they want to protect American rights, especially with a PPV this expensive, but Tijuana, Mexicali, Cd. Acuña, Juárez, Reynosa, Matamoros, etc. are fairly big cities and it's kind of unfair. In addition someone pointed out that these stations' service areas are usually defined with the qualifier "dentro del Territorio Nacional", though the nature of television as it is, and in some cases the ability to sell ad revenue against the larger binational audience, makes it hard.] Last edited by Raymie; 05-03-2015 at 06:27 PM. (Raymie Humbert, AZ, Raymie`s Mexico Beat, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Huh, looks like Televisa slid down another one of its TV stations to avoid the 600 MHz band. XHZAT-TDT in Zacatecas, Zac. had been authorized for channel 41 at 15 kW but is now channel 19 at 130 kW. Oddly enough, Televisa has two other stations in Zacatecas, and each of those power levels is represented. One, XHBD-TDT 16, has a 130 kW ERP. The other, XHBQ-TDT 43, has a 15 kW ERP. Normally Televisa uses the same ERP for all of its digital facilities in an area. 130 would make a lot more sense. In the same update Sombrerete got channel 41, XHSMZ-TDT at 32 kW. In fact 41 was authorized as an allocation to that locality (Raymie Humbert, AZ, Raymie`s Mexico Beat, April 30, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) My historical research uncovered a list of Mexican TV stations compiled by the DXer Ronald F. Schatz in December 1980 and run in the VUD in May 1981. It's a solid list for its time and is fairly complete. It even had some notable shadow channels, plus some entries of interest: -XHMH on channel 12. They moved up to 13, likely in order to pack VHF in tight. -Channel 12, Allende, Coahuila, with TRM. This isn't even an allotment now; there is a shadow XHSDD-11 there. What happened here? Did this become XHSBC-13 in Nueva Rosita? The FCC has a 12 allotted to that city. -XHGTO-12 Guanajuato, Gto. (TRM), a station that looks like it got rolled up into XHMAS's massive footprint. Its listed ERP: 0.6 kW. -Bonus points for Cerro Tzontzhuitz (try saying that fast), the transmitter location of XHAO (and now XHCSA) which is spelled correctly! A large chunk of the TRM network is missing callsigns in the list. There are a couple of mistakes. XHCK became XHHK, while the editor did not know what to do with "Frontan", Oaxaca (which is a corruption of Cerro El Fortín, in the city of Oaxaca). In addition at the time Mexico had a whopping four UHF stations: XHBM, XHS, Monterrey's 28 (XHMNL, then TRM) and XHIJ. By 1982 this number would rise to five with the addition of XHTRM-22 Mexico City (renamed to XEIMT the next year when TRM was dissolved) and XHAMC-34 Cd. Acuña Coah. XHAMC was first received by Jim Pizzi in 1982 and it took months to get an ID on the new station. The next year he saw 46 in the XEW net, likely Piedras Negras. (XHWDT-48 Allende was assigned 46, but Allende is just too close to Piedras Negras (31 mi) to have it and it slid up to avoid interference.) Last edited by Raymie; 05-02-2015 at 01:49 AM (Raymie, May 2, ibid.) Before May 15, the SCT will have completed its latest report on digital penetration in various cities. http://www.notimex.gob.mx/acciones/verNota.php?clv=280226 I'm going to break down each city and see if it's ready on the station side: Monterrey This should be very easy. This city's been very, very ready for a while. The only change that will be needed would be XHMNL going fully digital. Guadalajara With XHGJG getting its digital bases set last year, Mexico's #2 city is going to be very, very ready. León I think they're ready, but are Azteca's shadows? I'm seeing things that don't make sense. Saltillo This one is a definite no and that's because it is missing three shadows and one actual Saltillo station. Comarca Lagunera (Torreón/Gomez Palacio) Can you say "listo"? Because I sure can. This well-served metro area is very ready for the switch. Morelia The Michoacán state network has not a single digital authorization, and it could hold up the entire process. Querétaro Also a ready area where digital conversion will certainly help viewers see not only the digital SPR transmitter but the very new Querétaro state network. San Luis Potosí XHSLS should be hitting the air this month, but less certain is XHDE. Otherwise this market is fairly ready. Ciudad Juárez Definitely ready to go and only held up by some people who didn't get their TVs. I expect to hear a date for Monterrey, Guadalajara, Torreón, Querétaro and Juárez this month. I speak Spanish so you don't have to (Raymie Humbert, May 3, ibid.) Another state network breaks into the digital realm. For a few minutes on Friday, XHCGA-TDT 26 in Aguascalientes signed on the air doing testing, and more of it is expected this week. This is the last remaining station to go digital in Aguascalientes and its operation could end up leading to an analog shutoff here. TV distribution began late last year so penetration should be high. Edit: It's on today and fully functioning, including PSIP (VC is 6.x). There are also two blank subchannels on it. Last edited by Raymie; 05-04-2015 at 02:17 PM (Raymie, May 4, ibid.) Late item --- The digital buildout keeps working its way to smaller cities. Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, now has all stations licensed to it in digital. XHPFC-TDT 29 (7.x, A13) and XHPFE-TDT 28 (12.x, A7) are on, as is XHPAC-TDT (4.x, CE). The allocation table suggests that XHPAC is on channel 22 (Raymie, May 4, ibid.) Looks like a digital power increase for Televisa in Celaya and its trio of shadow channels. Work apparently was just completed on the Televisa tower and one viewer closer to León is now receiving the stations. We know it is Celaya because this is shadow XHQCZ-22 (and the digital virtual channel is 22.x). In Querétaro it is 25, and on Cerro del Zamorano it is 21. Digital RF for all three should be 40 (Raymie, May 6, ibid.) So there's also a Ronald F. Schatz FM list from December 1980, which ran in the VUD in February 1981. http://www.wtfda.org/vud80s/1981/02-81%20vud.pdf Again, it was good for its time (so many fewer FMs), but there are some things missing or odd... -...Like 88.1 XHRED-FM Mexico City. I believe this station might have been "Radio VIP" at the time. -Interesting to see some FMs described as "STLs" for their AM counterparts. -Some names are off. He has XEQK-FM but its actual name was "Hora Exacta" (then again, its format should have stuck out like a sore thumb on the dial). -94.5 Mexico City is listed. It wasn't awarded as a permit until 1983 though various plans had been floated for it, most notably moving Radio Educación (XEEP) to FM. -A name mistake: XHOF 105.7 listed as "Radio De". Until 1983 (and the formation of IMER, which rolled up all of the federal government's radio stations into one entity), XHOF belonged to the branch of the federal government that ran Mexico City (Departamento del Distrito Federal). I've read that its name was once Radio Departamento. When IMER was formed XHOF wound up mostly becoming a publicly run music station in the general market. -A lot of vacant and underused frequencies, especially north of 102 MHz (Raymie, May 7, ibid.) On VHF drop-ins Summer is here for me, and that means I have plenty of time to do research on Mexican television yet again. One thing that has struck me in the past is the density of the VHF band in Mexico. In another thread some time back I compiled a list of channel changes in Mexican television history. Here is that list, with a couple additions and revisions: (1970s/80s?) Hidalgo del Parral, Chih.: Move XHMH-12 to channel 13. No channel 11 was actually built, however. (?) Manzanillo, Col.: Move XHDR-13 to channel 2. (?) Chetumal, Q. Roo: The city was once allotted channels 3 and 6, which originally had the assigned calls XHJY and XHGF. 6 had to have been vacant by the 90s because it became XHCHF (Concession of 94). 4 (XHCQR) was assigned in the Televisa Concession of 87. (?) Cd. Valles, SLP: Move XHKD-12 to channel 11. (?) Mazatlán, Sin.: Move XHDL-9 to channel 10. (Late 1983/early 1984) Monterrey: Move XEFB from 3 to 2 to add XHWX-4, itself originally specified for channel 22. (Around 1995, XHFN-8 moved to 7.) Happened sometime between late 1983 and May 1984 judging by reception reports in VUDs (Jeff Kadet was among the first to see XEFB-2, in May 1984). (1985) Mexico City/Altzomoni/Jocotitlán: Move XHTM-8 to channel 9 and change its calls to XEQ. Move XEX-7 to channel 8 and XEQ-9 to channel 10, changing its calls to XHTM. Sign on new station XHIMT-7. Move Mexico state network station XHGEM-7 Jocotitlán (Toluca) to channel 12. (1980s?) Mexico City: Move construction permit for XHTC-16 to channel 28. (Station signed on 1999 as XHRAE-TV and is now XHTRES-TV.) This change may have been made to allow land mobile services to be built in the Mexico City area. (1970s/80s?) Veracruz/Xalapa/Las Lajas/Perote: Move XHAJ-6 to 5, XHAH-8 to 7 and XHAI-10 to 9 to avoid interference from Perote's XHCPE-11 and XHIC-13. Stations serve the same market. (1990s) León, Gto.: Move XHL-10 to channel 11. (Why, I am not sure.) (c1990) Cd. Juárez: Change concession for new station XHJUB-62 to specify channel 56. (1990s?) Tepic: Move XHKG-10 to channel 2. 10 would eventually be built again as the Nayarit network XHTPG-10. I've found a bunch of references to XHKG-10 but the concession history starts on channel 2. (1993) Tapachula: XHGK-10 Comitán de Dominguez moves into the market as channel 4. Existing stations are shuffled; channel 3 (then XHGT) is moved to channel 2 and channel 10 (XHJU) is shifted to 11. (1994?) San Cristobal de las Casas/Tuxtla Gutiérrez: Delete XHRPM- 2 Tuxtla. Move XHCSA-7 to channel 2 and give it a relayer on channel 2. (1994) Colima: Move XHAMO-12 to channel 11. Add new station XHCKW- 13. (1994) Cancún: Move XHQRO-3 to channel 2. Add new station XHCCN-4. (1995) Mérida: Move XHY-3 to channel 2. Add new station XHMEN-4 (originally proposed as 40). (c1997) Guadalajara: Move XEDK-6 to channel 5 (to avoid FM interference). (late 1990s?) Sombrerete, Zac.: Move XHSMZ-5 to channel 4. (Possibly due to interference from channel 5 Durango?) (c2000) Sabinas, Coah.: Move unbuilt station XHSDD-59 to channel 5. (2001) Oaxaca, Oax.: Move XHBO-3 to channel 4. A new channel 2 was not put on air until 2010/11 (XHOPOA-2). Mexico's aggressive use of VHF drop-ins has led to most cities in interior Mexico (border cities are obviously exceptions) having five, six or even seven stations on the VHF band. Meanwhile, there was no analog UHF television service (not including shadows) in 10 of Mexico's 32 political divisions. [and non] In the US the FCC only ever did four of the many possible VHF drop-ins: Knoxville (8), Johnstown PA (8), Charleston WV (11), Salt Lake City (13). That said, many more were possible. Imagine a channel 4 in Albany, a 10 in Cleveland, up to five Vs in Fresno or a channel 12 in the Bay Area. (Some of these would have been game changers, especially in the one-V markets like Evansville or the no-Vs like South Bend). A policy of VHF drop-ins requires lower ERPs for television stations, and Mexico has them in spades. The really high-powered stations are either in major metros, or scattered around the country on certain major market UHFs. (XHMOW will, uh, MOW you over at 3,819 kW!) (Raymie, May 7, ibid.) I've had a lot to say today, and there's even more. This just in from Saltillo: Click image for larger version. http://forums.wtfda.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=16760&d=1431043437 Name: 20150507-184531.jpg Views: 1 Size: 216.3 KB ID: 16760 (Inuyasha_GCN) That's shadow XHX-9, now digital on RF 23 (no surprise there). As you might have noticed it is using the virtual channel of 9 — further proving that yes, shadow channels can have different main channel numbers than their parents. This leaves shadow XEFB [XHCNL], shadow XHAW and XHRCG. If all three come on in short order, Saltillo may end up switching off in late summer (Raymie, May 7, ibid.) ** MICRONESIA. 4755.5, The Cross at 1135 with preacher, Christian songs, DTMF tones over music at 1200:15 and off - Fair, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4755.54, PMA-The Cross Radio, 1100, May 4. "This is 88.5 FM and it is 10 PM"; fair (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MONGOLIA [and non]. CHINA vs MONGOLIA. Bad and strong co-channel between PBS Xizang in Tibetan & Voice of Mongolia in English at 0900 on 12000, both are new on this frequency. Used remote SDR unit in Novosibirsk, Russia. -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, May 1 via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) 12000, 5/2 1024, VOM, Ula, in Chinese; music; YL talks in Chinese; other song; fair to poor signal and very poor modulation; at 1029 IS; 1030 start a program in Japanese; 35432 (José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo, Brazil, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Note I = 5, no QRM whatsoever (gh, DXLD) Voice of Mongolia (VOM) on 12000 instead [of] 12085 kHz, 1000-1100 UT, this week. 12000, 5/2 1024, MNG, VOM, Ula, in Chinese; music; YL talks in Chinese; other song; fair to poor signal and very poor modulation; 1029 IS; at 1030 start a program in Japanese; 35432 (José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo, Brazil, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) CHINA, Frequency changes of China Domestic Service PBS Xizang from April 25: 0200-0930 NF 11935 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex 9580 0930-1300 NF 11935 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex 7385 1300-1805 NF 9500 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex ????, not 7385 2055-0200 NF 9500 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex ????, not 7385 2055-0100 NF 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg Tibetan*, ex 6110 0100-1100 NF 13710 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg Tibetan*, ex 6110 1100-1805 NF 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg Tibetan*, ex 6110 2055-1805 on 4920 LHA 100 kW / non-dir Tibetan*, deleted 2055-1805 on 6025 LHA 100 kW / 268 deg Tibetan*, deleted 2055-1805 NF 12000 LHA 100 kW / 085 deg Tibetan*, ex 6200 *including Holy Tibet in English 0700-0800 & 1600-1700. Reception on 12000 kHz was possible after 1200 and increased, videos on April 30 on new 12000 & 9590: This changes is not mentioned in HFCC database and respectively is bad news for the Voice of Mongolia, which has registered frequency 12000 from May 1: 0900-0930 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SEAs English 0930-1000 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Mongolian 1000-1030 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Chinese 1030-1100 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Japanese Bad news for Voice of Vietnam which uses 12000 from a long time 1100-1130 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese 1130-1200 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Russian 1200-1230 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese 1230-1300 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Russian 1300-1330 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese 2200-2230 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/frequency-changes-of-china-domestic.html (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ** MONGOLIA [non]. GERMANY. 3985, 04/23 at 2000, V of Mongolia, Kall. English. News; Mongolian song; Mongolian Ethnic Groups (a fortnightly series): The Bayaad and Torguud groups. 35232 (Alan Roe, England, May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. May 1, heard Myanmar Radio 1121-1129* with their normal, almost fair reception; playing EZL pop songs in vernacular with usual singing ID at 1128, on 9730.0 (Ron Howard, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) see UNIDENTIFIED ** NEPAL [and non]. Hello Glenn, Just wanted to send a quick note to express what an honor it was to be referenced [VANUATU] in the DX Listening Digest and on World of Radio -- thank you very much. The second episode is focusing on the Nepal Earthquake and the work of the BBC in particular regarding humanitarian-oriented SW broadcasts. Thanks very much again, Best, Mehmet (Nicholas M. Burk, Founder, Relief Analysis Services/Melting Glacier Analytics http://www.reliefanalysis.com @MGAnalytics May 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Note: The BBC FM relay in Kathmandu (103.0) survived the earthquake, but a number of other FM stations in the city were put off the air (Chris Greenway, May 4, dxldyg via DXLD) See GUAM; UK; QUAKE-HIT NEPALIS NEED INFORMATION, NOT JUST FOOD AND WATER By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, May 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - There is probably no other place in the world right now where information - from the fate of your family members to where to get food and water - is more desperately needed than in the Nepal, devastated by a powerful earthquake six days ago. The 7.8 magnitude quake brought down thousands of buildings in the densely-populated Kathmandu Valley, which includes the capital, severely damaged telecommunications, tore apart roads and snapped bridges. As the death toll passes 6,000, many of the estimated eight million people affected are living out in the open - unable find out if their families in rural areas are alive or dead. Those in the remote mud-and-brick Himalayan villages remain stranded, possibly injured, amidst the ruins of their homes - awaiting rescue and relief. Survival in a crisis is often based on the person's ability to connect and share information - to call for help and find comfort from others facing the same challenges, say experts in disaster communication. As relief materials such dry food rations, blankets and tarpaulin sheets flood into Nepal, disaster specialists stress that information as a form of aid must not be overlooked. "People affected by disasters need information just like disaster responders do - because it is what they need to make good decisions, protect themselves and their family and source the assistance they need," said Imogen Wall, an independent disaster expert specialising in communications. INTERNET SAVES THE DAY According to 2014 data from the Nepal Telecom Authority, 86 percent of the country's 28 million population have a mobile phone, with almost 30 percent able to access the internet. Thousands in urban areas with intermittent access to the internet are charging phones from generators, and taken to social media sites to reassure loved ones they are safe. "That scary earthquake shaked our Nepal for a 2 minutes!!! And I am safe here but many people more than 100 are injured," tweeted @sunilkc9999 from the district of Pokhara after the earthquake struck close to noon on Saturday. Many have also been using tools like Google's Person Finder and Facebook's Safety Check to trace missing friends and family. Others have been using the web to call for aid. "INFANT SUPPLIES NEEDED. Nepal Children's Organization requires lactogen, diapers, sanitation pads, food, water, and children's clothes," tweeted Chiranjibi Bhandari, a charity worker, from Kathmandu. And now as rescue teams, aid workers and journalists venture out of the capital to areas closer to the epicentre, they are sharing powerful images and stories of communities on the brink. Freelance photographer Prashanth Vishwanathan with ActionAid UK posted a picture on Facebook on Thursday of an elderly woman sitting amongst the debris of a cowshed, caressing the head of her dying cow as it lay buried under a mound of mud and straw. "She (the cow) used to give my household 7 litres of milk. She was our sustenance," the picture caption quotes 72-year-old Sundaya Tamang of Phalame village in Khabre district as saying. Network providers across the world are coming together to ease communications after the impoverished country's worst earthquake in more than 80 years, offering free or discounted rates on calls to Nepal. Telecoms firms in India such as Airtel, Aircel and Vodafone, have slashed call charges to Nepal. While in the United States, network providers such as T-Mobile and Verizon have offered free calls and texts to Nepal. Skype and Viber are also allowing users make free calls in and out of the country. "We want to help provide people with alternative methods of communication to reach friends and family in the region during this difficult time," said a statement from Skype. "NEWS YOU CAN USE" But for others without phones or internet access more traditional forms of communication such as radio are a lifeline, providing them with information on how to protect themselves and where to go for assistance. Without such information, say experts, people often panic and false rumours can take hold, exacerbating the emergency. BBC Media Action, for example, has been broadcasting disaster-related information through its Nepali Service and more than 260 local radio station partners. Jackie Dalton, a senior producer and trainer at BBC Media Action said the media is key for reaching out to survivors, but journalists are often too busy reporting on the problems such as the death toll and devastation, rather than the solutions. "People are hungry for information and need to be able to have information which can help them. We started training journalists in Nepal three years ago ... as a quake of this magnitude had been predicted," said Dalton. "When the earthquake happened, within four hours the BBC Nepali Service was sending out information, and many of the national Nepali radio stations were doing the same." The messages broadcast include what to do to stay safe during aftershocks and information on how to avoid sickness and disease by washing hands and filtering and boiling water. They also give out first aid information, hotlines numbers to trace the missing and advice such as encouraging people to use text, rather than call to avoid congestion on the networks. The media can also help to dispel rumours and misinformation common after a calamity. In the hours after Saturday's earthquake, for example, there were rumours that even bigger quake of magnitude 9 was going to strike at a certain time, creating widespread panic. Radio stations quickly broadcast the information was false and that it was impossible to predict the timing of a quake. Organisations such as InterNews are also deploying on the ground to coordinate information flows between communities, aid agencies and the media. Their staff act as intermediaries during disasters where they publish a daily "news you can use" bulletin in local languages for media to disseminate. Groups such as the Communicating with Disaster-Affected Communities Network post practical information on everything from how to dispose of bodies safely to spotting the symptoms of cholera and the dangers of children playing in rubble. But challenges remain, say disaster specialists, such as generating funds for this often invisible form of aid - not as tangible as food or tents and not as attractive to donors. Another challenge, they say, is ensuring the communication a two-way process, where survivors are able to share their needs to ensure they can recover as quickly as possible. "Messaging alone is not enough - it is essential that aid agencies listen to affected people in order to provide relevant content," said Wall. 73s (via Marty Delfín (Madrid, Spain), May 4, dxldyg via DXLD) I would like to point out that this is not the first time that media organizations are sending out information how to avoid the break out of diseases. Voice of America's South Sudan in Focus programme has an advertisment part in which they emphasise and giving advice about personal higiene such as "wash your hands after toilet" type of messages. The BBC also broadcasted a special programme on ebola disease. Both - the VOA and the BBC's - were available on shortwave. (hungaroboy, dxldyg via DXLD) RADIO AMATEURS & SHORTWAVE BROADCASTERS ASSIST NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF Tuesday, May 5, 2015 8:56 PM http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2015/05/04/radio-amateurs-shortwave-broadcasters-assist-nepal-earthquake-relief/ [see original for several embedded linx] In the days since the disastrous earthquake in Nepal amateur radio operators have been lending critical communications assistance, especially in places where power, telephone, wireless and internet service has been interrupted. Nepal has only 99 licensed amateur radio operators, which is why hams from other countries have traveled to the country to help. The country’s government reportedly is trying to speed approval for international radio amateurs to transmit legally. Otherwise, only those working with official government rescue teams are authorized. On Monday the Computer Association of Nepal-USA called on the Nepal government to release amateur radio equipment that is currently being held in customs. Amateur radio transceivers can operate at low power levels using gasoline generators, batteries, or even hand-cranked generators, while still broadcasting over relatively large distances. Transmitting in morse code, rather than audio, also improves power efficiency. This makes ham radio particularly well suited for emergency communications. Nepalese and foreign operators have been maintaining both local and international lines of communication. Operators based in neighboring countries like India and China have been monitoring transmissions from Nepal and relaying messages to and from the rest of the world. Many of these are from families checking on and reporting the welfare of relatives. Amateur radio operators coordinate through the International Amateur Radio Union and national groups which do a significant amount of advance planning for disaster response. According to the IARU one Nepalese ham has even been using the slow-scan TV protocol to send images over shortwave to relief groups. On Sunday Greg Mossup, an Emergency Communications Coordinator with the IARU, talked with the CBC for a story on the communications situation in Nepal. He explained that radio amateurs work with government emergency services agencies to plan for critical emergency response. He also noted that the engineering expertise of hams makes them a valuable asset when working with search and rescue teams, especially with regard to repairing and restoring communications infrastructure. Shortwave broadcasting also provides a critical lifeline to people in Nepal. The BBC World Service has expanded English and Nepalese broadcasts to Nepal and Northern India. Guam-based Christian shortwave station KTWR announced a daily 1-hour block of programming for Nepal containing, “disaster relief counseling, teaching, and music breaks.” Posted by: (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO, dxldyg via DXLD) UN PROGRAMA DE RADIO PARA SUPERAR EL TRAUMA DEL TERREMOTO EN NEPAL Se busca llegar a las comunidades más aisladas a las que la ayuda no ha podido alcanzar físicamente KATMANDÚ, 6 May. (Por Naresh Newar, UNICEF) - Manoj Dahal nunca se había sentido tan emocionado y nervioso por un nuevo programa en sus más de tres décadas de experiencia en la radio. El veterano presentador de Radio Nepal, la emisora nacional, iba a anunciar el lanzamiento de un programa, tan único y significativo en el contexto actual de Nepal, que está esforzándose por superar ... http://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-programa-radio-superar-trauma-terremoto-nepal-20150506100833.html (via Jose Miguel Romero2, dxldyg via DXLD) A UNICEF program on R. Nepal, not in Spanish (gh) ** NEPAL. When did Nepal discontinue its shortwave broadcasting? Besides YLE Radio Finland and the other nordic shortwave stations that I had a keen interest in at the time, I was also very interested in Radio Nepal, and I desperately wanted to be able to hear that station. But I didn't have either a good enough radio or antenna to pick them up, not with my SonyICF5900W portable radio. Actually in November of 1984, I think I actually did pick them up when they moved from 7165 to 9590 kHz for a brief time that year. I heard a fluttery piece of music which was the same piece of music that I had heard in May of 1982 on a Dick Speekman Spectrum program on Radio Australia. Someone had recorded the beginning of Radio Nepal's English newscast at 1420 UT, locally from the mediumwave transmitter in Kathmandu on 792 kHz. I later discovered that the piece of music was running a full step slow on that program. Anyway, I really tried to hear a Radio Nepal ID, but unfortunately I never did, so I can only call that a tentative logging of Nepal back in November of 1984. Now, I was listening to your latest WOR program #1771 this week because I figured you'd mention something about Nepal in that program because of the terrible earthquake that had hit the country. I was rather surprised though to hear you state that Nepal had discontinued broadcasting on shortwave several years ago, because there are many sources on the net including the Wikipedia article about Radio Nepal that still mention their shortwave broadcasts. So what I am curious to know Glenn, is do you have any idea just when Radio Nepal did discontinue their shortwave broadcasts? I would really like to know this bit of information, and I have been trying to find information about when Nepal stopped using shortwave on the net, but so far, I've really found nothing. Anyway Glenn, you take care, and continued success with World Of Radio. With warmest regards, (Sam Ward, Mississauga, Ontario Canada, May 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Sam, Bottom line is that no reports of Nepal since April 2010, but ailing long before then. And I don`t find anything since then searching on 5005 Nepal. That was the only frequency they used during the final years, as far as I know. 73, (Glenn to Sam via DXLD) Viz.: Quick check of the DXLD archives finds this from January 2009: NEPAL. 5005 UNID. (NEPAL?) - dead carrier at 0110 on 14 Jan. No audio, but signal at same signal level and fading rate as the AIR stations, which lends theory to Nepal. Anyone heard this lack of audio from Nepal on this frequency? I haven't seen them reported in a bit. They are the only folks scheduled to be on at this time. Overall good signals. 73s de (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, WinRadio G303e, 200m Longwire/Randomwire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) As I outpointed recently, in Feb 2008 Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka reported them missing, and no reports seen since. Maybe they are about to come back. Next step: modulate (gh, DXLD) I have an open carrier on a bit above 5005 kHz now at 1230, but it looks too strong for Nepal, maybe Eastern Europe? 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, Jan 14, 2009, HCDX via DXLD) Glenn, You may be interested in this email I just got from Ram Karki, the Technical Director for Radio Nepal. He and I worked together for the UN in Sudan.: "I am still working with Radio Nepal. Now running 24 hour and you can also access on our web site http://www.radionepal.org Right now we are broadcasting on 12 FM stations, 6 MW stations and 1 SW transmitter on 5005 kHz. You are right, that is our frequency. All total radiating power of 527,000 Watts. I want to put some more micro FM station in many villages of Nepal by solar power. I know you are very knowledgeable engineer. If you can suggest any thing it will be appreciated. Our country is facing lots of problems. After long years of civil war there is no stability and right now we are facing big energy crisis. People have access of electricity only 8 hours a day and every day there are lot of strikes. No peace at all." I have asked him to clarify about 5005 kHz. He claims it is operating and I had the carrier again this morning, but it was a little weak and I got called into work on an emergency, so missed following it to see about modulation. At points, I thought I heard something, so it could be that the mod is just low. Best 73 (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan 16, 2009, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5005, UNID/(NEPAL?), This frequency was dead this morning at 0140 on 18 Jan. The last few days there has been a carrier there at the same level of the regional Indian stations, and once I thought I heard a little modulation. This morning propagation seems to be poor with even the regional Indians coming in at a bad level. An email from my old friend Ram Karki, the Technical Director for Radio Nepal, states that they are indeed using 5005. I will have to press him further to see if they are testing or actually active. Ram and I worked together for the UN in Sudan in 2005/06 (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan 18, 2009, WinRadio G303e, 200m Longwire/Randomwire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5005 UNID. (NEPAL), Carrier here at 2350 on into new RayDay on 20 January. Just a hint of modulation, but never enough to catch any audio. My friend Ram Karki, Technical Director of Radio Nepal, writes the following: "Regarding 5005 kHz, it is very old Harris SW 100 transmitter and running on very low power. Perhaps you remember I asked your help to find the some manufacturer for about 50 kW Short wave transmitter." I guess I have to get it in gear and find a transmitter for them quickly, or this DX spot is in danger of disappearing. Well, we now have a new president. Let us all hope he can undo the misdeeds of the previous regime. Best 73 de (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, WinRadio G303e, 200m Longwire/Randomwire, Jan 21, 2009, DX LISTENING DIGEST) From later in 2009:: NEPAL. 5005.000, Radio Nepal? Someone here at 1032 with S9+20 carrier, but almost NO audio. Barely perceptible talk by a man, and that's it. Best in LSB with a carrier, about 980 Hz on the high side (measured on the FT-950). 23 Nov 2009 (David Sharp, NSW Australia, FT- 950 and NRD-535D, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) NEPAL. 5005, R Nepal, Khumaltar, 0035, Dec 04, 2009, only carrier, no modulation; daily heard. What a pity no modulation, 333 (Victor Goonetilleke, Kolamunne, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka, DSWCI DX Window Dec 9 via DXLD) From 2010:: DXPEDITION TO EASTERN HIMALAYA By Anker Petersen, Danish SW Clubs International www.dswci.org On April 16-27, 2010, I joined the first Danish guided tour by the Albatros Travel to visit Eastern Himalaya with stays in Darjeeling and Kalimpong (West Bengal, India), Gangtok (Sikkim, India) and Puntsoling, Thimphu, Punakha and Paro. (All cities in the Kingdom of Bhutan). With stays at hotels in these seven cities, I was able to monitor the broadcasting situation in this remote area. My receiver was a portable Sangean ATS909 with a whip antenna, often supported with an eight metres longwire put out of the window for shortwave (SW) reception. Daylight SW reception Band scans at 0200-1200 UT in Darjeeling, Gangtok, Thimphu, Punakha and Paro. Only audible stations on 60 mb: [including] 5005 NPL R Nepal, Khumaltar (very distorted) SINPO 35431 Irregular (HISTORY via DXLD 15-18) Re: Bottom line is that no reports of Nepal since April 2010, but ailing long before then [shortwave 5005 broadcasts] Yes, I can see that Glenn. Thanks very much for taking the time and effort to search for this material for me regarding Radio Nepal from the DXLD archives. I must say that it was very interesting reading indeed. I thought you might find my observations of Radio Nepal's English newscasts at 0215 and 1415 UT since the earthquake rather interesting. I checked for Radio Nepal on the net every four to six hours after the earthquake and naturally they were absent on the 25th, 26th and 27th of April. On Tuesday April 28th there was no 8 AM newscast at 0215 UT but they were back on the air with an extended 8 PM newscast at 1415, though they were not really sticking to a tight schedule, and the newscast didn't start until around 1419 UT. When I connected to the audio stream, a man in the studio was talking in Nepali on the phone to someone, but suddenly the call was cut off and a fast busy signal was heard, probably from telephone congestion from so many media people and government officials trying to make phone calls with the limited telephone service that was available in the country. However, it was definitely not business as usual at Radio Nepal. Absent was the piece of Nepalese music that introduces the newscasts, and there also were no time pips on the hour, probably because the newscast began late. They did air a Radio Nepal jingle followed by about ten seconds of silence before a woman spoke and introduced the news in a rather somber delivery. A man read the final news item and that was a bit different as well. Normally Radio Nepal didn't have two news presenters reading a single newscast but this seems to be what Radio Nepal is doing now, using two presenters during nearly all of its English newscasts. There were no commercials to break up the newscast like there normally are, and the newscast ran longer than the normally allotted ten minutes. Also, there was no weather forecast at the end of the news bulletin, and since nobody is obviously going to be heading to Mount Everest to do any trekking for a while, there was no special weather bulletin for mountaineering expeditions either. I recorded the Radio Nepal English newscasts at 8 AM and 8 PM (0215 and 1415 UT respectively) on April 29th. Normally the newscast runs no more than ten minutes. But the 8 PM, 1415 UT newscast ended up being quite a lengthy synopsis of earthquake rescue events in Nepal with several telephone interviews, one of which was cut off in the middle because the phone line was disconnected. Anyway, this English segment from Radio Nepal ran from about 10:18 until 10:57 AM, much longer than Radio Nepal usually broadcast in English. They may have been using a makeshift studio, because sometimes during the newscast, you could hear several other people coming and going while the presenters were reading the news bulletin in English. It was interesting to observe how some Nepalese people's English was very good and clear and quite easy to understand, while other people had such a heavy accent that they were very difficult to understand. Once again no weather forecast was given. I recorded the 8 AM newscast from Radio Nepal for Thursday April 30th at 0215, or really about 0218 UT. For the first time, Radio Nepal did give a weather forecast for the country, with maximum and minimum temperatures expected for Kathmandu. Then at 10:15 AM local time on April 30th, 1415 UT I recorded Radio Nepal's 8 PM English newscast. NO weather forecast was given for Nepal. I started checking to see if any other radio stations in the Kathmandu valley were streaming their audio, and I discovered that Hits FM 91.2 was back up and running, and so was Classic FM. Times FM, Kantipur FM and Radio Sagarmatha's audio streams were still down, but at least I could see that progress was being made, and some FM stations were back on the net, and presumably back on the air as well. At 0215 UT I recorded the 8 AM newscast from Radio Nepal for Friday May first. For the first time, they had their time signal back so they presented their English newscast at exactly 8 AM with the four time pips like normal. Those time pips remind me of the old Sharp Talking Time clocks that were popular among blind folks back in the early eighties. They still aren't playing the piece of music though that normally introduces the English newscast, and they are not playing any commercials yet. Then during Friday morning May first local time, I checked the Radio Kantipur website and discovered that they were playing Nepalese music. I wonder if they air any English newscasts like they used to. Then I got ready to record Radio Nepal's 8 PM English newscast for today, but the newscast didn't start until about 1020, or 8:05 Nepal time. The fellow reading the newscast had a telephone interview with a woman who was working for UNICEF in Nepal. I recorded Radio Nepal's 8 PM English newscast on Saturday May second; I had unfortunately fallen asleep and missed recording the 8 AM newscast for that day. I do have a program called TapinRadio that will automatically record whatever radio station you want it to, but the station must be in the program's database, and you also need to make any station you record one of your favorites. Unfortunately Radio Nepal is not in TapinRadio's database, and it won't accept the URL for the station's audio stream that I have as an addition to their database. They did give a weather forecast for Nepal, but no expected minimum and maximum temperatures for Kathmandu. I recorded the 8 AM Radio Nepal English newscast for Sunday May third at 0215 UT, and there were several telephone interviews with government officials concerning progress in rescuing people and trying to bring a bit of normalcy back to the country. Just before 0215 UT on Monday May 4th, for the first time since the earthquake I heard the signature tune for Radio Nepal's English newscast followed by the four tones letting people know that it was exactly 8 AM on Monday May fourth Nepal time. In this newscast, an American relief worker was interviewed. At 1415 UT on Monday May 4th, I recorded the 8 PM Radio Nepal English newscast. There were a couple of weird glitches that occurred. I think at one point someone spoke into an intercom that was located in the news studio by accident. Again the news was preceded by that instrumental music that Radio Nepal usually introduces newscasts with, and again there was the Japanese series of tones that sounded very similar to the Sharp talking time clock. I recorded the Radio Nepal 8 AM English newscast for Tuesday May 5th. The newscast was pretty much back to normal. Now the newscast was the normal length, there was only one person presenting the newscast rather than two people, the instrumental signature tune and the time signal were both present. The only thing that Radio Nepal wasn't doing was breaking up the newscast with commercials yet, but other than that, everything seemed pretty much back to normal. Now, finally as of Thursday May 7th, Radio Nepal is presenting the special weather bulletin for mountaineering expeditions following the 8 PM, 1415 UT newscast although I'm sure there won't be anyone trekking in the Himalayas for quite some time. Sometimes Radio Nepal is using one presenter for their English newscast, and sometimes two. Well, there you go, Glenn, some of my observations about Radio Nepal's newscasts since the earthquake. There were a lot more telephone interviews than I have ever heard in their English newscasts prior to the earthquake, but now they seem to simply be reading news bulletins again and the telephone interviews have stopped. Glenn, needless to say, I don't think I have to tell you what a godsend the Internet truly is for blind people around the world. For the first time ever, we have access to just as much print material as any sighted person does. Of course, not all the information on the Internet is necessarily accurate, but a bit of common sense allows one to determine whether what they are reading is accurate information, or some person's own personal agenda. It's usually quite easy to tell. Also of course, the Internet has completely eliminated the problem I was always faced with regarding sighted people communicating with me. It allows you and I to communicate very easily with each other, without you having to send me a cassette tape with a voice message on it, either that or learning Braille which certainly is another option, but a very time consuming one. Back in the eighties, I would write to newspapers in cities around the world in which I had an interest, and I would ask if anyone in the area would be willing to correspond with me on cassette tape. I got some lovely responses, and some really neat airchecks as well. One of the problems with some of the print letters I received though, was my parents trying to read the hand writing, particularly from countries like Nepal, because the hand writing was influenced by their own Sanskrit-type writing. Another thing of course that the net has done, is allow me to monitor radio stations like Radio Nepal. like I have done just after the quake. By the way, I don't know if you have a Dropbox account, but if you do, and you would be interested in any of these newscasts from Radio Nepal, I can certainly arrange to get them to you if you are interested. I wonder if the Radio Nepal broadcast building sustained any damage in the earthquake, and I also wonder what shape the transmitter towers for 792 kHz in Kathmandu, and for 684 in Pokhara are in? There are so many radio stations that I have a real interest in, but that I would have had no hope in hell of hearing myself if it wasn't for the net. For example, I have always been very interested in KBRW 680 in Barrow Alaska, the northernmost radio station in the United States which I could never hear here because we have a local 680 right here in Toronto, CFTR 680 news. But even if they went off the air, I don't think that with only 10,000 watts, they could ever propagate this far south, and this far east. KOTZ in Kotzebue, KICY in Nome and a couple of Fairbanks stations also really interest me, along with stations like Territory FM and ABC Darwin at 105.7 FM from the Northern Territory capital city in Australia, Radio Cook Islands, A3Z Radio Tonga, both of which I love to monitor and record their English newscasts, Capital FM in Port Vila Vanuatu which I got a few of their cyclone warnings recorded shortly before cyclone Pam hit that Pacific island nation. I take nothing away from the skilled DX-ers that manage to hear these radio stations from off the air. I have a very good blind friend in Norway, Tore Johnny Braatveit, who is also a DX-er, and it amazes me some of the really weak graveyard stations that he's been able to snag from Norway like WJOY 1230 in Burlington Vermont and WIKE 1490 in the Canadian border town of Newport. DX-ing is great, and it takes a tremendous amount of skill and patience. But if you are more interested in program content and you want to be able to listen to programs with armchair copy provided the station is not buffering too much, then the net allows you to do that and I must say I really enjoy that. Anyway Glenn, I'm sorry that this E-mail is so long. This is about all I wanted to say, and again I thank you for the information you provided me about Radio Nepal's open carrier, but little if any modulation. The other transmitter must have quit even before that, the one that used 3230 and 7165 kHz. That must have given up the ghost even before the 5005 transmitter did. Anyway Glenn, you take care, and have a great weekend. All the best, (Sam Ward in Canada, May 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. Just a reminder. The Mighty KBC begins using 9925 kHz for the Sunday 0000-0300 UT broadcast beginning May 3, 2015. The "Forgotten Song" features a group named by Johnny Rivers. Hope everyone enjoys the show. 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, May 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Am 03.05.2015 um 02:14 schrieb kimelli@verizon.net [dxld]: ``I'm not hearing The Mighty KBC on its summer 9925 kHz frequency. NB: Just started mid-song at 0010 UT. Listen for a minute of MFSK64 at about 0130 UT -- although Eric did not respond to my email, as he always did before, when I sent the mp3 file. Won't therefore actually know until 0130. Kim`` I then had KBC twice - at least the carrier. But this is not a particular advantage when receiving data in MFSK64. Skip-zone suffering..... http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2015-05-02.htm#KBC + weitere interessante Videos von Max Berger aus Dessau [Deutsch] http://www.rhci-online.net/files/2015-04-26_Skipzone_KBC.gif I hope I can catch the ground-wave and there are no auroral backscatter signals. Last night @01.30z Juliusruh had foF2 of 5.1 MHz, this means for example: 9.4 MHz ===> 1500 km skip zone..... (roger (from the Central German skip zone) Thayer, http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/radiogram.htm dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also USA ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9925, May 3 at 0051, The Mighty KBC on new summer frequency via GERMANY, VG signal too with Eric bragging about the 125,000 watts (which is axually half-power). (WTWW is already on 5085, so no problem with 9930.) Kim Elliott was concerned with no 9925 signal until it came on late at 0010, and wasn`t sure whether his Radiogram would radiate circa 0130 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. Dear listeners, Radio Spaceshuttle's spring frequency 13800 kHz from Kostinbrod Bulgaria from 20 to 21 hours UT Sunday 3rd of May. This transmission is specially directed to Japan listeners having long weekend for listening. Wishing you to have good signal in there. Also propagation test towards North-America and for areas around Europe and nearby. This program including fine Finnish music for listeners pleasure. Also "Hobbart Radio Pirate News" with. Really wishing that our signal can reach you without any interference or noise. Your letters/reception reports are very welcome to our address in Herten: Radio Spaceshuttle International P.O.Box 2702 NL: 6049 ZG Herten The Netherlands A little fee (2 euros) for return postage (for full info printed QSLs) is needed! Quick responce and communication is possible by e-mail: spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com Best Regards! Dick of Radio Spaceshuttle Please note, that we have gathered all reports in here for "One-time" posting after this transmission Season January to end of June. So printed QSLs will be sent after that (and e-mail QSLs as well) Prizes for winners will be posted same time - For 3 most reports sent persons and to 3 winners picked By Madame Fortune. With prizes there are for example Radio Spaceshuttle T-Shirts, Caps, pens, stickers, magnetics, strange music-cds, etc (DJ Spacewalker, May 2, HCDX via DXLD) 13800, Sunday May 3 at 2045, nothing but a JBA carrier, which is about what I expected from R. Spaceshuttle via BULGARIA toward Japan. Where will they aim next Sunday? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. 11685-11690-11695, May 7 at 0548 surprised to hear DRM noise here, surely RNZI which has used this frequency before along with AM 11725, but DRM not scheduled this season at this hour on any frequency; on 11690 only at 1836-1950 per their website. And at HFCC, 11690 is registered for DRM only at 0645-0800 and 1850-2100 UT. Maybe this explains it: ``NB: Every month on the first and third Wednesday it is Maintenance day at our transmitter site from 2230 to 0600 UT (Thursdays 1030-1800 NZST [sic]). During this period there may be interruptions to our programmes`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. Today`s log of VON, not a typical day, but typical problem: 15120, 0600+ musical programming instead of news, fair modulation with hum - yesterday, live news had almost NO modulation 0642+ carrier only 0658+ taped programming in English only, good, loud audio without hum, obviously feed from Lagos lost... ... any frequency 1600+ nothing 9690 1645+ music... 15120 1740+ news in arabic, good audio! But the usual whine... 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, 1749 UT May 4, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Nigeria with awful modulation on 15120 at 1530 UT. Same situation on 9690 at 1610 UT in Swahili -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) 7255, May 5 at 0612, good signal in presumed Hausa (or Fulfulde?) from presumed V. of Nigeria. Aoki shows 7255 only in the evenings, while EiBi has Hausa on 7255 only at 0730-0800. HFCC of course has nothing at all from Nigeria. It`s certainly not Minsk in Belarussian, which is on the schedules. I don`t check whether this is off-frequency, but Thorsten Hallmann says it`s Abuja on 7254.9 in English from 1800; while Ivo Ivanov says on 7250.0 it`s Ikorodu in Fulfulde at 2100. WRTH A-15 Update doesn`t cover 7255 at this hour either, but has yet another opinion on 7255 usage (no two sources can possibly agree when it comes to VON): 0730-0800 Aja in Fulfulde, 09-10 Aja in English, 18- 20 Iko in English, 20-21 Iko in Fulfulde, 21-22 Iko in Hausa (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Thanks for the tip! Wolfgang Büschel had a one-off log of 7254.9 English -0600 recently, but I've never seen one at 0600+. Possibly Hausa and off-frequency, I'd guess without having listened... as Fulfulde has never reported off-frequency, and there have been never logs for two transmitters on-frequency and the other one was on 15120 ;-) Just trying via Globaltuners-Mojave desert at 0650+, but tough and getting weaker; something in this channel with music running over the hour-top, could be slightly off-frequency, but surely less than 100 Hz. No chance to measure exactly and now almost disappeared into the noise. Next try tomorrow. [interspersed comments to my post above:] Am 05.05.2015 um 21:39 schrieb Glenn Hauser wghauser@yahoo.com [dxld]: ``I don`t check whether this is off-frequency, but Thorsten Hallmann says it`s Abuja on 7254.9 in English from 1800; while Ivo Ivanov says on 7250.0 it`s Ikorodu in Fulfulde at 2100.`` -> first seems correct to me, with the latter I'm not sure. ``WRTH A-15 Update doesn`t cover 7255 at this hour either, but has yet another opinion on 7255 usage (no two sources can possibly agree when it comes to VON): 0730-0800 Aja in Fulfulde`` -> I confirmed it as Hausa in late 2013 at least. ``09-10 Aja in English,`` -> would be new to me, but possible, as Hausa seems to end at 0900 on 9689.9. Worth checking but tough... ``18-20 Iko in English,`` -> likely wrong, this transmission is off-frequency, IDs at VON Abuja, is not on the livestream from Lagos, has usually good modulation and showed a very similar pattern of breaks as 15120 DRM recently. ``20-21 Iko in Fulfulde,`` -> this hour confirmed as French recenly, // Lagos stream it works, and on-frequency. ``21-22 Iko in Hausa`` -> there is a change of language at 2128, possibly first Hausa, than Fulfulde?? 2128 did not show the Hausa opening ceremony recently, language unidentified. 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, May 6, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Belarus was heard here in Sofia at 0647 UT on 7255 -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, 0735 UT May 6, dxldyg via DXLD) Voice of Nigeria on 15120 May 6: with awful modulation at 0505 UT with usual modulation at 0600 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/voice-of-nigeria-with-awful-modulation.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, ibid.) But only taped broadcast. No live feed (Thorsten, 0704 UT May 6, ibid.) Voice of Nigeria May 6 again with awful modulation 0645 English, 0700 French on 15120 and continues!! -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, May 6, ibid.) In fact back to live transmission, but does not sound like the normal audio feed. First idea was they are using the live stream, which has often scratchy audio, but it currently doesn't work (Thorsten, 0716 UT May 6, ibid.) Voice of Nigeria May 6 more videos: 0645 English with awful modulation 0702 French with awful modulation 0720 French, music with usual modulation, tx on/off http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/voice-of-nigeria-with-awful-modulation.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, ibid.) NIGERIA vs SAUDI ARABIA, V. of Nigeria vs Radio Saudi International: 0900-1000 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English Voice of Nigeria 0900-1200 15120 RIY 500 kW / 070 deg to SoAs Bengali Radio Saudi Int. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/voice-of-nigeria-vs-radio-saudi.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** NIGERIA [and non]. 7255, Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu, 2007-2013, escuchada el 6 de mayo de 2015 en francés con emisión de música afro pop, se aprecia fuerte colisión con el servicio en ruso de CNR, SINPO 33443 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Grundig Yacht Boy 80, Antena hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) New additional transmission of Voice of Nigeria was observed on May 7 0600-0700 on 9689.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa weak signal but audible: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-additional-transmission-of-voice-of.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire, ibid.) I also heard this and it was // 7255. Both were on as early as 0552 with YL jazz singer in English. However, by 0647 check, 9689.9 was open carrier and 7255 off. Glenn Hauser, OK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7255 switched off at 0631 (Thorsten Hallmann, ibid.) But this means third transmitter of Voice of Nigeria 0600-0700 this morning: 9689.9 Abuja in Hausa, 15120 Ikorodu in English and 7255?? -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) I also checked 15120 but could not hear anything there. Cannot be certain whether it will propagate or is on the air from one night to the next. (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Today 0600-0700 on 15120 was in English as scheduled, but with awful modulation -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) 9689.9, May 7 at 0552, here`s a new signal I don`t normally hear in almost nightly bedtime bandscans: YL jazz singer in English; good modulation faded down to almost nothing, then back up. I suspect it`s VON, and immediately confirm by // to 7255, another frequency which is new to this daypart as I first heard a few nights ago. 7255 is closer to on-frequency, maybe only 50 Hz low. Both cut off the song to dead air about 0559:30, and 0600 open talk in presumed Hausa, mentioning Nigeria, kHz and GMT, along with flute and drums. If only I knew what they were saying as to frequencies. Dozed off but a final check at 0647 found 9689.9 had gone to dead air, and 7255 off. Later Thorsten Hallmann said 7255 switched off at 0631. I had also checked 15120, the usual frequency for English at +05-07 but could not hear it: you never know whether it will be on and/or propagating from one night to the next. But Ivo Ivanov says it was on this date, with awful modulation, so that means three transmitters in use at the same time! This is very unusual for VON, altho they allegedly have six, per WRTH 2015, three x 250 kW at each of the two transmitter sites; most of which must have been out of service for years. They are constantly juggling languages, times and frequencies, the other active one being 11770- (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA [non]. 7415, ASCENSION, Dandal Kura Radio at 05-06 UT, S=7- 8 -73dBm signal. Talk in African native language, LIKE A MACHINE GUN very speedy (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, more logs this morning at 0500 UT May 1, via Jean-Michel Aubier, dxldyg via DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. PIRATE-NA. UNID. 6945 USB, 0218-0312+, 05-02-15, SIO: 333. On and off with rock tunes. A couple of SSTV images I did not decode. No IDs I could hear. [Lobdell-MA] PIRATE-NA. WREC-Radio Free East Coast. 6950 USB, 0035-0119*, 04-29-15, SIO: 444. P.J. with rock. Audio a bit overdriven at first, then better. [Lobdell-MA] PIRATE-NA. XLR8, 6950 USB, 0400-0439+, 05-02-15, SIO: 444/343. Nice signal with rock. The usual brief/terse IDs by OM 0409, 0412, 0419, 0439 played song "Transmission" by Warsaw 0421 [Lobdell-MA] PIRATE-NA. RTN-Radio True North. 6935 AM, 0445-0500+, 05-02-15. Pop/rock music, ID block 0446 with IDs by OM/YL, email address etc. Nice to hear this one back on the air (Chris Lobdell, Box 80146, Stoneham, MA 02180 USA, Receivers: Eton E1, NRD-545, Aerials: G5RV, 40 Meter Dipole, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6876-AM, May 1 at 0122, pirate music, poor signal; 0128 synthetic YL with gmail address. 0128 raucous wailing and OM announcement ``the sound of another satisfied listener to The Crystal Ship``. Of course, it`s a courtesy relay, not the already busted John Poet direct. This one is getting pretty regular, maybe bolder with news that FCC is reducing enforcement; no pirates now in the 6.9s (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORWAY [and non]. Norway's discontinuance of FM radio brings interesting thoughts. Just what happens to old broadcast bands when they are retired? I know that long wave continues as the old stalwart in Europe. In my travels there, I have found long wave useful and miraculous in propagation. Long wave still might be the last survivor of the analog age. As all the analog stations sign off, will the old bands all turn to static for most and a playground for serious DXers? Will abandoned FM frequencies see a rise in pirate broadcasters? What becomes of tens of millions of radios, some with remarkable sound and design? What becomes of all the transmission hardware, towers, studio to transmitter links and everything else? Will broadcasting become that much more economically feasible compared to today? It has been nearly a full century since analog radio began. Radio has quite a heritage to bury. Digital seems extreme. If you can't receive one multiplex, you lose a lot of services. Also, it looks like the diversity of broadcasts will be reeled way back post-transition. Take a look at this site that profiles radio stations in Oslo, Norway: http://radiomap.eu/no/oslo You'll see what the switch will bring. The meek will not inherit the Earth. One wish: New digital broadcasters will begin to pay attention and honour the art of riding audio levels and creating true presentations instead of just playing wild audio file after wild audio file. I see unbridled cowboy audio every day with my hands-on experience dealing with television embedded audio. What a mess! The C.A.L.M act? You are kidding, right? I feel the same feeling when you listen to many Internet streams. There is no sense of blending and continuity. Audio levels are all over the place and often unlistenable or at least unpleasant. It makes you appreciate just how much heavy modern processing soaks up before hitting FM and AM airwaves. It also sucks out all the dynamic range and musicality of the material we could love. This car is driving so fast. Where is it heading? I guess Norway won't have a 220 MHz ham band any time soon! Thanks for listening, (Karl Zuk N2KZ, April 19, WTFDA gg via DXLD) ** NORWAY [and non]. DARK CLOUDS FOR DAB RADIO IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES Vanishing prospects for FM switch-off in Denmark, Norway and Sweden An FM switch-off in the Nordic countries might be more far off than ever. The opposition is competent and vocal. DAB listening today is measured at 17% in Denmark, 19% in Norway and less than 1% in Sweden. Finland opted out of DAB irrevocably already 2005. With increasing on- line listening and retained FM the DAB-system is expected to have a difficult time surviving on free market terms and without government intervention. Here is an update of the future situation for FM and DAB broadcasting in three major Nordic countries. The politicians in Denmark were impressed by the recent heavy opposition by major broadcasters and music copyright organizations for a premature FM switch-off. Originally a switch-off was planned for 2019 "if more than 50 % of listening is digital" 2018. Now a switch- off decision will rather be taken after the 50 % goal has been reached and the actual switch-off will be two years subsequently. This time also in-car listening will be included. The political agreement in Folketinget (the Parliament) includes a major study of listening and technical developments including the Internet and new broadcast systems (as DVB-T2 Lite which is tested in Copenhagen). Also developments after the 700 MHz band has been transferred from broadcasters to mobile broadband operators will be observed Today "digital listening" in Denmark is 26 percent (including Internet and terrestrial television network). Actual DAB listening is estimated to be 17 %. Denmark introduced DAB 2002 and is preparing for a DAB+ upgrade. This political decision and with this slow pace of market development it is forecast that an FM switch-off will be delayed many years - or never implemented. In Norway the opposition against an FM switch-off is vocal, especially from the local radio sector (commercial and community radio). One observer said it is like the big guys beating the small guys. Public service NRK and two foreign owned commercial operators versus Norwegian owned and operated local stations. The Minster of Culture Thorhild Widvey (Conservative) has now put a proposition to Stortinget (the parliament) that a switch-off should be implemented 2017 but excluding the local radio sector outside the four largest cities. However, the coalition partner in the government the Progressive Party has been against an FM switch-off all the time. Now the MP Ib Thomson from this party has been appointed to chair the committee taking on this DAB proposal in Stortinget. As the major parties - the Conservatives and the Social Democrats still are positive to a DAB introduction a political compromise will probably be similar to the British model according to the newspaper Aftenposten (already in July 2014). In the U.K. BBC will continue on FM with no set switch-off year. In Sweden for the DAB proposal there has been a devastating outcome of a government consultation and a highly critical National Audit report against any FM switch-off. Also there are a total press opinion against any transition from FM to DAB+. The only alternative platform for radio is generally regarded to be Internet on mobile or fixed broadband. Also further government involvement in DAB development in Sweden is questioned. Not later than in May, the Minister of Culture Alice Bah Kunhke is expected to announce that if the government will accept or reject the proposal for a transition from FM to DAB+ 2017-2022. If there will no proposal to Riksdagen (the parliament) Sweden will probably follow Finland opting out of the DAB system. (source??? via Dario Monferini, May 2, playdx yg via DXLD) Search on headline leads to this: http://digitalradioinsider.blogspot.com/2015/04/dark-clouds-for-dab-radio-in-nordic.html (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 960, May 1 at 0605 UT, open carrier/dead air from local KGWA Enid, but resumes at 0606 UT with `Overnight America`. Don`t know if just missed a commercial break or off for 6 minutes, in a total Fox-hole like occasionally occurs at 0500-0505 UT, altho not caught then lately in several random chex (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1020, May 2 at 0047 UT on caradio, KOKP Perry is still off the air, with the frequency easily occupied by Spanish, ad for Acme something in AC 402, i.e. eastern Nebraska, KMMQ Plattsmouth. May hours for full 50 kW daytime power are now 1100-0130 UT, lobe westward (same pattern at night with 1.4 kW). 1020, May 2 circa 0150 UT on caradio, KDKA Pittsburgh PA is now the only station to be heard. No LAH either, but maybe a bit too early for KCKN Roswell, which other monitors agree is the likely source of it 1020, May 2 at 1850 UT midday check, KOKP Perry is still off. 1020, May 3 at 2034 UT check, KOKP Perry is still off. 1020, May 4 at 1850 UT, KOKP Perry is still off. But found this tweet via their not renamed website, http://tripleplaysportsradio.com/ ``Triple Play Sports @TriplePlayRadio 27 April --- 1020AM is out of commission. Sorry for inconvenience. Hope to have it back middle of next week. Until then listen on 105.1, 1580, or online`` So that would be May 6. Still off at 1921 UT May 5. The trio may be /// or split up if there is more than one stupid ballgame at a time. 1020, May 7 at 0057 UT, KOKP Perry is still off; expected to be back on by May 6 after a sesquiweek absence. But it is back at seeming full strength, May 7 by 2126 UT (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1120, May 2 at 1850 UT midday check, KETU Sperry is off again. 1120, May 3 at 2034 UT, regional Mexican music from KETU is on. Unexpected ID over music at 2034 UT sure sounded like ``KEOR, Tulsa``. Can it be that the station itself doesn`t know the calls have officially changed? Recheck of KETU callsign changes at FCC AM Query now shows it went from KEOR to KETU on 11/21/2012! That can`t be correct. It was heard as KEOR when active last year or two. Has the call been changed retroactively??? Or an FCC SNAFU? O yes, as in DXLD 15-07, from NRC DX News: ``1120 KEOR OK Catoosa – Call change to KETU (changed in database Feb. 2015 where it says the effective date was Nov. 21, 2012)`` Recall that KEOR was originally on 1110 in Atoka, SE OK, but entire station was moved to Catoosa and 1120 to open up 1110 for yet another station in The Metroplex TX. Ever since it began in Catoosa, it`s had long stretches of silence. Not sure I really heard them say ``KEOR``, I check again near hourtop, at 2057 UT May 3, but only ID is for ``La Picuda, desde Los Ángeles``. Perhaps the call IDs regularly occur circa :35 past the hour only? I try again around 2135 UT, but reception is worse in local noise level and I can`t make anything out, and there is already a SAH of 6 Hz, evidently KMOX starting to show already 4 hours before sunset??! So I still haven`t ever heard them ID as KETU. Another check at 0123 UT May 4, now it`s better with some skywave of its own setting in, Mexican music and ``La Picuda``. May official SR/SS for it are 1115/0130 UT. Maybe I`ll eventually catch a sign on/off with full ID. FCC has no correspondence on file since 2013y, when they were granted PTA but restricted due to errors in the application: http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=40990 1120, May 4 at 1852 UT on caradio, Tulsa station with regional Mexican music voice-overs ID with call letters and again 30 minutes later at 1922 UT, so is that the rotation or is it random? They never do legal IDs at hourtop, just ``La Picuda, desde Los Angeles`` which is also the slogan with variations every few minutes thruout the hours. And that was it at 1951, not call letters. It was incredibly hard to copy the letters they are saying in Spanglish, always mixed with music, but certainly not `KETU` which is the call for this facility at FCC AM Query! Trying to catch an official sign off, 0128 UT May 5, but appears to be already off as I am getting nothing but KMOX and KTXW. More tries when back on the next morning: only ``La Picuda`` May 5 at 1351 UT, 1354 UT, 1357 UT, 1401 UT. 1403 UT ``lomejorderadio.com`` promo, sounded like, but no such site. Finally at 1405 UT, accented English, ``KEOR, AM 1120, Catoosa, Oklahoma``. So what`s this ``KETU`` business with the FCC? Which is it, really really? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1120, May 7 at 0057 UT check, KEOR/KETU is off as far as I can tell in the storm noise. May 7 at 2126 UT, in storm noise I do detect a carrier from its azimuth (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1210, May 2 at 0542 UT, KGYN Guymon still sloganing as ``Today`s Best Country`` rather than ``US Country``. It seems that KGYN is now a mere subsidiary of the several-station group Steckline Communications out of Kansas, a.k.a. Mid America [Ag/News] Network. Uninformative website http://kgynradio.com/kgyn still displays the ``US Country`` seal, FWIW. Many stations around America use the slogan ``Today`s Best Country`` but is it syndicated or doing their own thing? Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Country_Today says it was the name of a Cumulus syndication, but changed to the above, so maybe T.B.C. is up for individual grabs? This website appears to have lots of linx: http://kgynnewsroom.com/ but they are unfound and itself went dead in July, 2013. Some ``news``! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1210, KGYN, Guymon. 1035 May 3, 2015. 1035 May 3, 2015. End of weather forecast from TV Meteorologist, male canned, "US Country, KGYN." (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1210, May 4 at 0555 UT, Guymon with ``Today`s Country, 1210, KGYN`` for northeastern New Mexico, ``from the 90`s till now``. So that is how Today is defined. Still I have no longer heard them utter ``US Country``. But Terry Krueger, FL, reported, ``1210 OKLAHOMA KGYN, Guymon. 1035 May 3, 2015. End of weather forecast from TV Meteorologist, male canned, "US Country, KGYN."`` The TV weather no doubt comes from an Amarillo station (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1210, KGYN, Guymon, OK, was Cumulus Today’s Best Country, now Westwood One Mainstream Country Same flips applies to many other C&W stations, but in the case of KGYN, see my more recent logs, and does that or does that not mean that its own slogan is no longer ``US Country``? My impression was, correct? that ``US Country`` was specific to KGYN even if most of the programming was coming from a bird (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1260, KWSH, Wewoka, OK, was Cumulus Today’s Best Country, now Westwood One Mainstream Country (Broadcasting Information by Robert J Wien, IRCA DX Monitor May 9 via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 4775, May 7 at 0113, strong local KCRC ESPN weak audio from 1390 is mixing with something else, no doubt 6165 RHC, which is 1390 kHz away from 4775; also a het which is maybe a real SW station, off-frequency R. Tarma, Perú blocked by this external or internal receiver mixing product (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. KOKC Update --- Chief Engineer Mike Fields said on Facebook that KOKC is 5 kW for the first 24 hours. He wants to "let it cook 24 hours" (Dennis Gibson, Sent from my iPhone, 9 April, IRCA via DXLD) KOKC tower damage video --- An unfortunate situation, but an awesome drone video. Tornado damage to legendary KOMA tower array. | View on www.youtube.com | [later:] Well, the wheels fell off of that posting. Sorry. Go to YouTube and search for "Tower damage to legendary KOMA tower array". (Bob Coomler, W7SWL, Tucson, AZ, April 11, IRCA via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. 1550, KMAD, Madill, OK now silent (Bob Wien, Broadcasting Information, IRCA DX Monitor April 26 via DXLD) Never heard it (gh, Enid) ** OKLAHOMA. During the May 6 tornado and flood outbreak around OKC, from the sidelines in Enid, I quickly check the AM & FM dials to find what`s going on with OKC radio, as the four major TV stations are in wall-to-wall coverage even in prime time. Most radio stations have a deal with one TV station or another. And of course stations in a single cluster all go with the same TV station. 930, May 7 at 0123 UT, as I tune in WKY it`s in English relaying some TV station, but then to Spanish voice-over/under; so it`s in-and-out. Later on at 0134 UT a SHVA ad in Spanish takes priority {WKY was the progenitor of KFOR-TV, originally WKY-TV, then KTVY, but now unrelated as KFOR partners instead with KTOK.} Most of the commercial FM stations are picking up TV weather, but not necessarily // even if same source, due to varying delays. Also, radio stations are subject to interruption by NWS alerts, frequent tornado warnings by automaton, while TV stations are not, but as relayed on radio, their coverage gets interrupted rudely, and these too are different delays, not synchronized from one frequency to another, tho presumably all coming at exactly the same time originally from NWS. Here is some more of what I noted in the 0126-0133 UT period May 7: 96.1, with KFOR 96.9, // 98.1 a few seconds delayed; also same on 98.9 but cuts to NWS ahead of 98.1 102.7, NWS with big hum, resumes // KFOR 104.1, & 107.7 {not 102.7 as originally misread} with KWTV audio, not NWS when others are in it 101.9, NWS out of synch with others, late or early? 100.5, & 99.7 with wx coverage unknown source 95.1, KQCV NOT with weather but gospel music, likewise its AM 800 with a regular gospel huxter: who cares about tornados? God will take care of them! 94.7, not NWS, but 93.3 & 92.5 TV wx interrupted by NWS 91.7, KOSU, Crazy public radio with normal programming 90.1, KUCO, classical, normal programming amid `Performance Oklahoma` 89.7, gospel huxter House music station way up here in Ponca City, KJTH, surprised to find running KFOR wx, and also on // 88.5 KZTH, which is in the OKC area, Piedmont 1000, KTOK with KFOR 4 [RF 27] 640, KWPN Moore, with weather from somewhere, instead of sports! 1520, KOKC with KWTV 9 [RF 39] 1640, KZLS running NWS advisory the one time I check Other OKC MW stations were either off by now or inaudible in the noise and/or skywave interference level: 890, 1140, 1220, 1340, 1460, 1560. I never recognized KOKH Fox 25 [RF 24], or KOCO ABC 5 [RF 7] on any of the radio stations, but later on KGOU website see that they teamed up with KOCO, on 106.3/105.7 etc., normally not audible directly here. {Later2: KOCO promos partnering with KGOU and also (only) KNAH 99.7} KWTV put uninterrupted CBS programming on KSBI 52 [RF 23] well into Letterman, then for the rest of his show ran on both channels, with some weather interruptions. KFOR NBC programming got lost, but maybe they will put the primetime shows on a few overnights later. Next morning they stayed with Today Show, since they have their own local morning show at same time on KAUT 43 [RF 40]. Regular co-host Emily Sutton was there after having been out storm-chasing last night. KOCO might have put ABC programming on its 5.2, but not noticed doing so until aftermath coverage the next morning at 1330 UT, referring us to that for GMA, temporarily replacing MeTV: first time I`ve caught them doing this (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. Here`s a good roundup of the outbreak in OK and other states with numerous linx, photos and videos: Tornado Outbreak Destroys Homes Near Oklahoma City; Water Rescues Continue http://www.weather.com/news/news/plains-tornadoes-storms-flooding (via John Babbis, DXLD) ** OMAN [and non]. 9740, May 1 at 0134, undermodulated Arabic mentions Qahira, but this is surely RSO on wrong frequency, since 9500 is missing, opening channel for Cuban jammer bleed from 9490 vs R. República. 9740 still on at 0206 with Arabic talk alternately breaking into Qur`aning. Registered time for 9740 from RSO, THUMRAIT is 22-24 only, always USward. Note that Iran is also registered on 9740 at 0120-0220 but in Urdu eastward. 9500, May 2 at 0216, fair signal with undermodulated Arabic? music and talk. Presumed RSO on the air late beyond registered 00-02 UT block, and not on 9740 either as sometimes happens, its penultimate frequency 9500 & 9740, May 3 at 0111, no signals from RSO on either of the frequencies usually employed at this hour. Where is it? I then check 15140 and find instead WRMI/BS, probably receiver harmonic; see USA 9500, May 5 at 0140, RSO in Arabic talk, music, undermodulated on proper frequency tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAKISTAN. April 28: Radio Pakistan in Urdu to WeEu 1057 on 15320 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QlR0Wm7wGc&feature=youtu.be Radio Pakistan in English to WeEu 1100 on 15320 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My9aqHbbrSE&feature=youtu.be Radio Pakistan in English to WeEu 1104 on 15320 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zcd6_oOzMU&feature=youtu.be Radio Pakistan National Anthem 1106 on 15320 Islamabad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HvHfOz-jjo&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) Very weak signal of Radio Pakistan PBC on April 28: till 1100 on 15320 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu Urdu 1100-1106 on 15320 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu English news from 1106 on 15320 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu National Anthem http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/weak-signal-of-radio-pakistan-in-english.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3365, NBC Milne Bay at 1230 with pop songs, mention “national”, Tok Pisin & English - Poor, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Goroka - Transmitter Site Revealed in Detail Back in the 80’s era, it was revealed to me that the Goroka SW/MW TX site was located in a place called Fimito. As a result of my further research & material kindly provided to me (from a DXer who wishes to remain anonymous) I believe the correct name is Himitove, which I’ve located with the help of a Gazetteer. It is located south of Goroka. After a considerable amount of time searching on Google Earth I've finally located the NBC Goroka MW site here: -6.128090 145.376839 Most of the PNG site coordinates unveiled to the DX community have come from myself; unfortunately, it is a very slow process obtaining leads (research), waiting for hi/medium satellite imagery to appear & spending the time looking for such sites. I wish all the former NBC SW sites had a MW mast associated with them, as these are always easier to locate on satellite imagery compared to usually small masts or poles. As time permits, I’ll have another attempt at looking for the Madang MW/SW site. Further info about Goroka on MW: It is believed that the MW Goroka Installation was completed on June 1971. Initial 9GR Goroka technical details: AWA Transmitter type BTM-2M Serial No. 40. Frequency 900 kHz. Aerial 200 feet steel lattice mast with 3 top loading wires each 100 feet long at 45 degrees. The earth mat system was 120 radials at 0.4 wavelengths in length. Conventional 200 ohm, 6 wire transmission lines were used. SW Masts. Well, as usual for small domestic sites & masts with satellite imagery, it's difficult to see. Perhaps a small mast here: - 6.128377 145.376158 & here -6.128814 145.376104 Bing Maps imagery in this case is best (Baxter & Sanderson, May 2, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 7324.955, Wantok Radio Light, 1406-1424, April 29. Thanks to Wolfy for frequency measurement; non-stop EZL instrumentals and Christian songs; almost fair till blocked by CRI sign on. April 30, at 0859, with end of syndicated "Fresh Touch" preaching. Ever since 2011, during the 0830-0900 time period, I had always heard the preaching of Dr. Tayo Adeyemi (New Wine Church, England), but perhaps as he died in 2013, WRL has finally dropped his program, as "Fresh Touch" has been heard a number of times now in that time slot. 0901 NBC National News, still with item about the 404 year old Bible that arrived from USA. Full story at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-28/thousands-greet-bibles-arrival-in-papua-new-guinea/6428856 (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 5980, May 2 at 0052, JBA carrier, presumed R. Chaski? But it`s even weaker than usual, and can`t trace it at all at 0100. Maybe have reset the autotimer now to earlier cutoff. 5980+, May 7 at 0058, JBA carrier, slightly on the hi side as I am still able to detect R. Chaski despite high storm noise level including tornados around OK but not much threatening Enid directly. Since my last check May 2 drew a blank, thought they might have reset the timer, but this signal continues until cutoff at 0110:39*. That`s 50 seconds later than last timing 8 nights earlier, April 29 at 0109:49*, or averaging 6.25 later per (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** POLAND [non]. Polish Radio again on shortwave via Kall: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/polish-radio-again-on-shortwave-via-kall.html 1530-1600 on 7310 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun 1630-1700 on 6005 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun 1930-2000 on 3985 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Sun 1 comment: Anonymous May 5, 2015 at 11:49 AM It's not Polskie Radio. It's a programming produced by former Poskie Radio Editors, but on a private basis. => http://www.radiodienst.pl (Observer ? 1:31 PM, Bulgarian DX blog via DXLD) This has nothing to do with Polskie Radio which has closed its German and Hebrew services, effective last July. What makes this move particularly remarkable is that the foreign service of Polskie Radio now aims at audiences in Poland itself as well, with rather intensely marketed DAB transmissions. Former members of the closed German editorial team have instead set up a private foundation, stating that in their opinion there should be a German-language portal about Poland, made by Poles in Poland itself. And this offering includes a weekly audio production. http://www.radiodienst.pl/en_US/impressum-2/ (No idea if the URL indicates a planned expansion or is just a meaningless creation of the CMS. At least for now it's indeed all in German there.) (Kai Ludwig, May 5, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PRIDNESTROVYE. 11510 KURDISTAN --- Dear Glenn Hauser, we - the Radio center Grigoriopol - work on 11510 kHz from 8.00 till 16.00 Moscow time [05-13 UT] [. Azimuth of 130 degrees. Modulation of 95- 97%. P = 300 kW. We try to work perfectly well to keep in so heavy time of the customer. Thank you for good reviews of our work. Yours faithfully - Kayman, the engineer (a.k.a. Sanya Enigma, May 5, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PUNTLAND. SOMALIA, Test transmissions of Puntland Radio One on April 27: 0600-0900 on 13800 Garowe 020 kW / ND to EaAf Somali CUSB mode. 1500-1800 on 13800*Garowe 020 kW / ND to EaAf Somali CUSB mode. Announcements in Italian, English and Somali; // 6160 not heard. *co-ch 1530-1630 HCJB Russian/Chechen Sat only and QRM 1600-1800 powerful CRI Arabic on 13790, videos http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/test-transmission-of-putland-radio-one.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) 6160 not // but same transmitter different times (gh) ** PUNTLAND. April 27: Puntland Radio One 1547 on 13800 CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzaoGWdjr2w&feature=youtu.be Puntland Radio One 1550 on 13800 CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aar78Cd9Jw&feature=youtu.be Puntland Radio One 1553 on 13800 CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HemO2MEVgMk&feature=youtu.be Puntland Radio One 1556 on 13800 CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY78SNX5y74&feature=youtu.be Puntland Radio One 1727 on 13800 CUSB, QRM powerfull CRI on 13790 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGFBbRFTsoE&feature=youtu.be Puntland Radio One 1754 on 13800 CUSB, QRM powerfull CRI on 13790 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESGewM8e5nY&feature=youtu.be Puntland Radio One 1800 on 13800 CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6S8mazPgyU&feature=youtu.be April 28: Puntland Radio One 1442 on 13800 CUSB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63fnFHKY4Qc&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) Re: [dxld] R. Puntland on 13800 kHz > Announcement first in Italian makes one suspicious of its origin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Somaliland http://web.archive.org/web/20130415230711/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2013/04/somalia-puntland-launches-new-radio/ Further reported two years ago: A 25 kW transmitter had been ordered from Elcor in 2009, it was unfinished when this company went bust and has been completed by an Italian company called Res Ingenium. The antenna they built for this transmitter is a 26 metres tall double- cone. And it's just one transmitter, so obviously 13800 kHz day and 6160 kHz night. Back in 2013 the nighttime frequency had been given as 6140 instead, so it could be worth to keep an ear on it if never anything appears on 6160 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also, from the Italian foreign office: PUNTLAND: 15 4X4S FOR LOCAL POLICE AND SHORT-WAVE RADIO STATION Date: 23/04/2013 Brand new vehicles and a fundamental instrument for radio communication to lead the population of Puntland toward a future of renewed development: a ceremony was held in Garowe, the capital of the North East region of Somalia, on 21 April for the official presentation of 15 Toyota 4x4s to the local police and of a short-wave radio station – both of which were donated by Italy through the UN agency UNOPS. . . [more] http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2013/04/20130423_puntland_quindici_fuoristrada_per_polizia_locale.html (Andy Lawendel, Italy, ibid.) 13800, Puntland Radio One is on now, 1220. Have been listening to it for about the past hour. Fairly decent signal. Some QSB of course, but quite readable. Should be widely heard (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, May 2, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) 13800, Puntland Radio One, Garowe. 1223 May 2, 2015. Thanks D. Crawford tip, presumed the one with language male, several brief Horn of Africa music fills. Clear but weak and low modulation, best USB (reportedly CUSB mode). Virtually gone by 1256. Some recent sample logs via the Bulgarian DX Blog here: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/test-transmission-of-putland-radio-one.html (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13800, May 2 at 1306, I turn on radio last tuned to the Sudan radio war circa 0530: and there is something weak, talk possibly in Italian, so R. Puntland Uno is back after no appearances that we know of since the tests on April 27-28. This is no longer a loop of IDs, but really can`t make much out. Recheck at 1326, it`s gone. Then I find a report on HCDX from Dave Valko, PA, that he too was hearing it again today around 1120-1220+ [as above] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13800, May 2, 15. Presumed it was Radio Puntland at 1306 tune-in with a male speaker in Somalian with a speech to a crowd. The signal was actually quite readable and holding up pretty well in USB mode. Set the digital recording going at 1307 but just as the signal was improving they where gone at 1309 1/2 hours UT. Just pulled the plug, so my question, was this a transmitter problem or was it a actually a sign-off time? Reception was best on my 135 foot "U" shaped antenna with the (homebrew) pi-antenna tuner (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13800, May 3 at 1303 check, no signal from R. Puntland Uno, unlike 24 hours ago when I heard it at 1306 but not at 1326. Later, Edward Kusalik in Alberta tells me he was hearing it in Somali from 1306 until they pulled the plug at 1309.5* May 2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Puntland Radio One on May 4 - three hours ONLY prayers: 1300-1600 on 13800 Garowe 020 kW / ND to EaAf Somali CUSB, videos http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/puntland-radio-one-on-may-4-three-hours.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Apparently still Puntland Radio One at 1730+. Talk and singing women, doesn't sound like prayers. Not very strong but better than earlier in the afternoon. 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, ibid.) 13800, SOMALIA, Puntland Radio One, Found with OC at 1210, then usual Itallian/English/Somali ID/contact info routine at 1217:48 and repeated several times until 1224, then M talk in Somali until 1228, and into HoA music. 1242 another ID routine. Another long talk over 1300 ToH, and into Koran from 1307. Really faded badly and nearly gone at 1330. Still barely there at 1420 but then lost completely. Best signal yet today. Peaks here around 1230-1240. A signal popped up several times at 1444 and 1637 (at least), but it could’ve been anything. (4 May) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Perseus with 153 foot triangular Delta Loop, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Today at 1249 UT fade/in, Koran only till 1548, HOA song and ID in Italian, English and Somali at 1548-1848 s/off on May 4. Poor to Fair Conditions (S. Hasegawa, Japan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) HOA music and ID in English and Somali after 1755 UT, more videos: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/puntland-radio-one-on-may-4-three-hours.html (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, ibid.) 13800.2, Puntland R 1, Garoowe, (Somalia) 1657-1720, May 04, New station, Somali ann, Horn of Africa music, 1700 exact timesignal over music, 1707 and 1714 ID's in English and Somali, also announcing 6160 which was not heard, 25232. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, extraordinary loggings heard in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, WBradio yg via DXLD) 13800, May 5 at 1312, continuous Qur`an from presumed Puntland Radio One on very poor signal via the FRG-7, and barely confirmed on the PL- 880 with shorter interior wire as C+USB only; still the same past 1400 but hardly audible by 1430. Back at 1318 UT I checked 7120 for R. Hargeisa, and detected a JBA carrier; at this hour on 7 MHz, always assumed to be long-path, but what about 13 MHz? Likely too, I think. The day before, May 4, I was hearing HOA singing at 1307 and 1335, but not at 1347, while Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria called it ``three hours ONLY prayers``, 1300-1600 on 13800 from Garowe, 20 kW. His accompanying audio-videos were at 1320, 1345, 1420, 1445, 1545. Puntland’s audio came up shortly after I sent my last message, sometime around 1219 [sic]. So, yes, it’s doing very nicely today. Just got their usual Italian/English/Somali ID routine at 1242. 1246 UT May 4 (Valko? Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) Monitored result by several DXers of Japan: Apr 27: 1400 tune-in -1820* UT, HOA Song and ID in Italian by Male, English by Male and Somali by Female. First noted in Japan. Apr 28: +1212-1500 UT HOA song and ID, 1500-1726* Open carrier. Apr 29, 30 and May 1 Not confirm it. May 2 +1158-1309* UT HOA song and ID. May 3 Not confirm it. May 4 +1220-1300 UT HOA song and ID. 1300-1548 Koran 1548-0348* HOA song and ID. May 5 +1209-1258 UT HOA song and ID. 1258-1714* Koran (S. Hasegawa, Japan, May 6, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Puntland station name? Several versions used in loggings. Puntland Radio One appears only in the e-mail address announced by the station, not in fact the station name which in Italian and English IDs is given as Puntland Radio. The Somali language ID starts "Halkani wa Radio Puntland..." So time will tell if the previous Radio Puntland brand is continued when the test period is over (Jari Savolainen, May 5, dxldyg via DX LISTENINING DIGEST) 13800 (AM+USB), Puntland Radio One. Tuned in 1203 till tuned out 1411, May 5; started out poor; steadily improved; best after 1300; my local sunrise was at 1310 UT; from 1203 to 1257 with HOA music/singing; frequent IDs in Italian, English and Somali; 1257 into reciting from the Qur'an. Nice to finally hear this one! Audio with ID at https://app.box.com/s/hnqljph4orzeuipfnwd4uhwnwhp049cq (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13800, Radio Puntland One (Garoowe) 1327-1400+ 6 May. Thanks to info from Dave Valko, Ron Howard, & Bruce Churchill, I finally heard the IT/EG/SO ID + phone/email loop today at 1345 & 1356. RP1 has been putting in a fair signal for several days, but had only heard the Qur'an recitations previously (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA PL606/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13800, May 7 at 1250 & 1333, I cannot hear any trace of R. Puntland One today; could anyone? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. 11950, 04/11 at 1315, R Romania Int, Galbeni. Romanian. Appears to be program titled: VERBA MANENT: Pagini din arhiva RRI Extended classical music movements through to 1400. 55444 (Alan Roe, England, May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** ROMANIA. RRI`s latest contest: RADIO ROMÂNIA INTERNATIONAL/ CONTEST / MOTHER RUTA’S SPINDLE Mother Ruta’s Spindle 2015-05-01 12:00:00 A new contest on RRI as of May 1st 2015 mother-rutas-spindle Mother Ruta's Spindle in Malta Dear friends, you are invited once again to an RRI contest. This time, the contest is organized alongside our colleagues from Radio Romania Village Antenna, the public station aimed at Romanian villages. This may explain the unusual title of our contest, ‘Home with Mother Ruta’s Spindle’. It was inspired by the popular movie ‘Amelie’, which made famous the garden gnome, which traveled the world over, sending home selfies taken in exotic places around the globe. . . . http://www.rri.ro/en_gb/mother_rutas_spindle-2530702 (via Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Prize free visit not including travel to Rom ** RWANDA [non]. FRANCE, No signal of Radio Inyabutatu on Sat, May 2: 1600-1700 on 21480 ISS 100 kW / 144 deg to SoAf Kinyarawanda Sat 1800-1900 on 17605 ISS 100 kW / 144 deg to SoAf Kinyarawanda Sat My last recordings from the previous Saturday, April 25 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/no-signal-of-radio-inyabutatu-on.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** RWANDA [non]. MADAGASCAR, Radio Imara in Kinyarwanda, Radio Impala in English/French 1802-1858 on 17540 MDC 250 kW / 310 deg to SoAf Mon/Wed/Fri, videos on May 1 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-imara-in-kinyarwanda-radio-impala.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) May 1: Radio Imara in Kinyarawanda to SoAf with English announcement Radio IMPALA 1847 on 17540 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwfooylDBDA&feature=youtu.be Radio Imara in Kinyarawanda to SoAf with French announcement Radio IMPALA 1849 on 17540 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLLbG3WeMfo&feature=youtu.be Radio Imara in Kinyarawanda to SoAf 1856 on 17540 Madagascar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVpDrkxCDFI&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SAO TOME. VOA, 1530, São Tomé logged in IL tonight --- In my 50 years of DXing AM, there have been many "OMG moments"! One just occurred just before 0300 UT as I had about 25 seconds of VOA's pre- s/on Yankee Doodle IS under WCKY which is nulled somewhat by my DKAZ array with the beam steered ENE. São Tomé is a new country here. Vatican was logged once here. This stuff is easier at my spot in WI on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, but my only logging of VOA 1530 was with African news mixed with Vatican when WCKY dropped audio for a few minutes due to some glitch. There are quite a few TA carriers, mostly upperband. Bits of audio from a few. Most unusual for May but A/K has been low for quite a few days now. 73 KAZ 35 miles NW of Chicago (Neil Kazaross, 0347 UT May 2, NRC-AM via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Congratulations Neil! You seldom see logs of this of this outside PA, NJ, NY, New England, and eastern Canada (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, MA, ibid.) Thx! I attach some audio with Yankee Doodle. Yankee Doodle starts a few seconds into my clip. Then there's a few seconds of dead air from WCKY where it is more clear. Then it goes away, but comes back a bit stronger mid way thru the audio clip. I can hear it fine from the attached clip using this computer's lousy external speaker. You may want to turn your head phone's audio up or make whatever adjustments needed for instrumental music. 73 and pls listen again. KAZ (Neil Kazaross, IL, ibid.) I do hear the first iteration of “Y. Doodle” about 4 sec in, but it’s louder and much more distinct (to my ears anyway) when it starts up again at :21 in. (I think there may be one of their “This is the Voice of America, Washington, D.C., signing on” announcements in between, which is why Yankee Doodle seems to stop and then start again 21 seconds into the clip.) WELL DONE; this has been on my most-wanted TA list for YEARS. Never heard Vatican here either (though I did log ‘em on 1611 back in the mid-90s from here in southwest MO). (Randy Stewart, Arts Producer, KSMU, 901 S. National, Springfield MO 65897, ibid.) Nice! Gives me goose bumps to hear a distant ‘Yankee Doodle’ like that! Heard here in DC, but not often. This from a few years ago at 0300 s/on: http://realmonitor.com/stations/stp-1530.wav A little better near Fleeton, VA this past January: http://realmonitor.com/WatersEdge/150108/0300/stp-1530.wav And SCARY good from Lubec, Maine last November: http://realmonitor.com/qh5/141112/DKAZ/2100/stp-1530.wav None of those are quite like hearing it from the midwest though! (Bill Whitacre, Alexandria, VA, NRC-AM via DXLD) It`s a hefty 600 kW, but no split frequency for us. Bill, what is the direxionality of it, or does it change for different African targets? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Neil, Thanks for the recording -- amazing catch! The Yankee Doodle is clearly heard, even without headphones. I'm so jealous! -- 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, Maylene, AL EM63, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA. New time in A-15 for BSKSA Radio Saudi International in Bengali 0900-1200 on 15120*RIY 500 kW / 070 deg to SoAs, x 1200-1500 on same frequency *co-ch 0900-1000 Voice of Nigeria in English; 1100-1200 Radio Frea Asia in Lao http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-time-for-bsksa-radio-saudi.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) NIGERIA vs SAUDI ARABIA Voice of Nigeria vs Radio Saudi International: 0900-1000 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English Voice of Nigeria 0900-1200 15120 RIY 500 kW / 070 deg to SoAs Bengali Radio Saudi Int. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/voice-of-nigeria-vs-radio-saudi.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation heard at 1102 on 4/28/15, local island news read by a woman. Full ID at 1107. Fair-to-good with slightly muffled audio (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee, WI, JRC NRD-545; Eton E1; Sony ICF SW77, NASWA Flashsheet via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) 5020, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corp. – Honiara (presumed), 1108, 5/2/15, in English. Man talking about development in Southeast Asia, ads / announcements (one about entering to win a prize,) local male announcer with chat over mellow music, contemporary dance music. Increasing QRM from Radio Rebelde [5025, CUBA] made listening difficult at tune out. Fair until then (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm County Park near Madison, WI Mini DXpedition, 5/2/15, Eton E1, NASA PA 30 antenna, NASWA Flashsheet via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) 5020, S.I.B.C. at 1141 in Tok Pisin with pop music, country and pop music, “Radio Happi Isles” ID, time checks; 1157 goodbye, Christian devotional, closing announcements and anthem at 1201 - Good, May 2 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car by the lake, with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND. SOMALIA, R. Hargeisa on 7120 kHz, Times of sign off: Apr 01 no check Apr 02 1900* Apr 03 1900* Apr 04 1900* Apr 05 1902* Apr 06 1859* Apr 07 1900* Apr 08 1901* Apr 09 1900* Apr 10 1901* Apr 11 1900* Apr 12 1901* Apr 13 1900* Apr 14 1859* Apr 15 no check Apr 16 1900* Apr 17 1859* Apr 18 1900* Apr 19 no check Apr 20 1900* Apr 21 1900* Apr 22 1900* Apr 23 1901* Apr 24 no check Apr 25 1900* Apr 26 1901* Apr 27 1900* Apr 28 1859* Apr 29 no check Apr 30 1900* (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, NRD-345, Satellit 750, DE-1121, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, 303WA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also PUNTLAND! ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 2470.0, May 1 at 0154, Brother Scare, poor but steady signal here, and synchronized with 5050 WWRB, not so with 7570 WRMI or 7490v WBCQ. But I`m sure WWRB isn`t really transmitting on 2470, as heard only on the DX-398, not the PL-880, and among other weak image carriers I get on 120m. Of course it could possibly be an image from something else which happens to be synch with WWRB or with its other frequency 3185 if on, unchecked. It`s not where any MW harmonic would appear from a standard frequency. Ahá, another bigsig is 7520 WWCR, which is 2470 kHz above 5050! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5110-CUSB, May 5 at 0129, Brother Scare is back on this WBCQ, after missing all last week, when it was not clear whether transmitter outage was the cause or effect. Poor here and // better 7490 WBCQ, which is about one word behind 5110. BS still going on 5110 with fair signal at 0619, presumably until 0700 as originally scheduled Tue-Sat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SECERTLAND/USA, Brother Stair on two frequencies in parallel 1317-1500 on 11600 SCB 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English Daily 1300-1400 on 21610 HRI 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English Sat/Sun http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/brother-stair-on-two-frequencies-in.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) 11775, WHRI, Cypress Creek SC (presumed); 2215-2235+, 5-May; Bro. HyStairical with last days stuff & turned the reins over to another Bro. The new Bro. quoted the PSA that said, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste". His comment, "What a lie, the mind is a wonderful thing to waste." (meaning turn your mind off and accept what comes -- It would be good to turn your mind back on now and then to go to the toilet, and not just accept what comes.) The new Bro. was rudely interrupted abruptly a sesquiminute before BoH by Bro. HyStairical proclaiming his prophethoodness. He said that when he dies, that would be the end of this generation which shall not pass. (If you don't pass once in a while, you'll bloat.) S9-10 with 11780 Brasil (presumed) splash (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 65 ft. RW & 185 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. 17855, May 2 at 1831, REE is missing from its best (North American) frequency, during silly ballgame coverage still audible on 17715, only fair; 15490, poor, and no signal on 15450 either (nor 21620 which appears on some schedules earlier). Anyhow, leaves 17850 RFI alone without ACI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SRI LANKA. 11905, May 3 at *0114:10.5 SLBC carrier on; 0114:46.5 music starts; 0115:12 mistimesignal ends, sign-on. WRTH UD shows it`s in Bengali daily rather than earlier skeds as Hindi some days of week. 11905, May 7 at 0115, very poor signal from SLBC, but enough to copy the mistimesignal ending at 0115:11.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [and non]. IRAN vs SUDAN, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran vs Radio Omdurman: 1923-1950 on 7205 SIR 500 kW / 295 deg to SEEu Italian VIRI/IRIB 1930-2100 on 7205 ALF 100 kW / 210 deg to CeAf Arabic Radio Omdurman http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/voice-of-islamic-republic-of-iran-vs.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, May 1, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SUDAN [and non]. 13800, May 2 at 0525, R. Dabanga heavily hit by two tone jammers, one a lo het closer to frequency on hi side, and another more like 1 kHz up, and they also beat against each other. But wait, there`s more: a subaudible heterodyne, and second program modulation interfering. At first I think the Sudanese have intensified the jamming with ChiCom-like programming feed, but at 0527 that goes away while the tone/carrier jammers remain, as R. Dabanga ID mentions being on Arabsat. 0530 is the scheduled time for a site switch by RD from MADAGASCAR 335 degrees to VATICAN 150, so I think this must have been a lame overlap by the two, with unsynchronized feeds. No difference in signal strength here before or after as both Europe and Africa are propagating well. 11650, meanwhile, the other Dabanga frequency which stays via VATICAN, has only one tone jammer at 0528, a lower pitch than on 13800, so closer-in, leaving Dabanga better audible than on 13800 altho not stronger. 13800, May 7 at 0545, R. Dabanga is very poor tonight due to propagation disturbance/lowered MUF, and hard to hear the tone jamming either 11650, May 7 at 0548, R. Dabanga SID, fair signal still here via Vatican, and Sudanese tone jamming too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. MOLDOVA: 11560, Radio Miraya FM with YL Arabic & English talx with OM & YL callers in both English (heavily accented!) & Arabic. They bounced back & forth (I only wish I was fluent enough in multiple languages to be able to do that!). Talk about rape of young girls and using phrases like 'rule of law' and 'unChristian' and similar phrases that made the point, 'this is wrong'. Mention of programme name "Best of Community Calling" (Re broadcast of parts of the Wednesday Live show) at 0432 into talx re abortion & women's health issues. Another program ID by OM at 0458 & ID as "Radio Miraya". Singing ID at ToH into Arabic/English IDs. Sounded like they were going to go into news, but it turned into programme previews and a 'rap' about government & social reforms with the phrase "How Long" repeated over & over! Using the Icom R-3, not bad but for static: 34+3+43 splatter from Bro Scare on 11580 cutting through the 'barn door filter' of the R-3. 0415-0510 25/Apr (Ken Vito Zichi, Port Hope MI2, MARE Tipsheet ``April 29`` May 1 via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) 11560 kHz, Unidentified end of 05-06 UT transmission in French language on May 1st. In some frequency lists Moldova-Miraya in English/Arabic is listed. But heard in 0555-0559 UT a couple talking in French language about politics? 11560, ?FRANCE? Unidentified in French, heard in 25 mb only in last few minutes 0555 till 0558 UT, and carrier till transmitter OFF at 0559:50 UT. Wrong satellite feed fetched on Issoudun transmitter center? Jean-Michel - you have any tip / suggestion? Listen to my enclosed recording (Wolfgang Büschel, via Jean-Michel Aubier, dxldyg via DXLD) It's RFI. At the end of the recording, they announce the "Journal des Sports" and the press review from François-Xavier Freland. Have a nice day (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, ibid.) see also FRANCE FRANCE, Radio France International instead of Radio Miraya on May 1: 0530-0550 11560 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf Ar/En, open carrier/dead air 0550-0559 11560 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg EaAf French Radio France Inter. but not //11700 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg CeAf French different px of RFI but not //13695 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg CeAf French different px of RFI http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/radio-france-international-instead-of.html (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SURINAME. 4989.991, Radio Apintie Suriname, Soul pop music, just above threshold level (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, more logs this morning at 0500 UT May 1, via Jean-Michel Aubier, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SWEDEN [non]. 15260, May 2 at 1836, fair signal with ME music, Arabic talk. Aoki shows it`s IBRA Radio via Woofferton UK 18-19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN. 9745, Voice of Han. As of May 5, still silent during my mornings. 10960, Sound of Hope, 0811, May 4. Usual ID in English, otherwise in Chinese. At 1118 fair and // 14920.21; report from some event with many sound bites in English, but with announcer in Chinese talking over them (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, E1 & CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN. I can receive new frequency of Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station on 7688 kHz at 1106 UT tune in-1400* in Chinese. As ID "Taiwan Fu Hsing Kuangpo Tientai", Formerly with "Fu Hsing Kuangpo Tientai". Sked at *1000-1400* UT on 7688 kHz (S. Hasegawa, Japan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I can't receive 7688 today at 1010 UT; receive it on 8300 instead at 1010 UT. Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station on May 7: 9410, +0400-0700* 13750, *0300-0900* 8300, *0900- de Hiroshi at 1050 UT (S. Hasegawa, Japan, ibid.) ** TAJIKISTAN. TAYIKISTÁN, 4765, Tajik Radio 1, 1824-1829, escuchada el 3 de mayo de 2015 en tayiko a locutor y locutora con comentarios, se aprecia mala modulación, SINPO 24222 (José Miguel Romero, Sacañet (Castellón), España, Yaesu FRG 7000, Antena de hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [and non]. CHINA, Frequency changes of China Domestic Service PBS Xizang from April 25: 0200-0930 NF 11935 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex 9580 0930-1300 NF 11935 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex 7385 1300-1805 NF 9500 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex ????, not 7385 2055-0200 NF 9500 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg Tibetan*, ex ????, not 7385 2055-0100 NF 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg Tibetan*, ex 6110 0100-1100 NF 13710 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg Tibetan*, ex 6110 1100-1805 NF 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg Tibetan*, ex 6110 2055-1805 on 4920 LHA 100 kW / non-dir Tibetan*, deleted 2055-1805 on 6025 LHA 100 kW / 268 deg Tibetan*, deleted 2055-1805 NF 12000 LHA 100 kW / 085 deg Tibetan*, ex 6200 *including Holy Tibet in English 0700-0800 & 1600-1700. Reception on 12000 kHz was possible after 1200 and increased, videos on April 30 on new 12000 & 9590: These changes are not mentioned in HFCC database and respectively is bad news for the Voice of Mongolia, which has registered frequency 12000 from May 1: 0900-0930 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SEAs English 0930-1000 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Mongolian 1000-1030 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Chinese 1030-1100 on 12000 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EaAs Japanese Bad news for the Voice of Vietnam which uses frequency 12000 from a long time 1100-1130 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese 1130-1200 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Russian 1200-1230 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese 1230-1300 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Russian 1300-1330 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese 2200-2230 on 12000 SON 100 kW / 027 deg to FERu Chinese http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/frequency-changes-of-china-domestic.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) April 30: PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1230 on new 12000 Lhasa, ex 6200 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs34dfM5suA&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1303 on new 12000 Lhasa, ex 6200 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8g7WSyl0Q&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1400 on new 12000 Lhasa, ex 6200 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ayi71n6DM&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1500 on new 12000 Lhasa, ex 6200, parallel 7385 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doihJu9Ht7I&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang Tibetan to EaAs 1558 new 12000, 9590 Lhasa, ex 6200, 6110 // 7385, 6130 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toTInwTNPHQ&feature=youtu.be Holy Tibet in English to EaAs 1600 on new 12000, 9590 Lhasa, ex 6200, 6110 // 6130 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNjvR4Zpanc&feature=youtu.be Holy Tibet in English to EaAs 1637 on new 12000, 9590 Lhasa, ex 6200, 6110 // 6130 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mecxMS7Vss&feature=youtu.be Holy Tibet in English to EaAs 1655 on new 12000, 9590 Lhasa, ex 6200, 6110 // 6130 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twijP_iHpLc&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1702 on new 12000 Lhasa, ex 6200, parallel 6130 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NThU-lA9n_Q&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1802 on new 12000, 9590 Lhasa, ex 6200, 6110 // 7385, 7255 Lhasa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJOBkEwsKkE&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang Tibetan to EaAs 2100 on new 12000, 9590 Lhasa, ex 6200, 6110 // 7385, 7255, 6130, 4905 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er2JmAsMHhM&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) May 1: PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1230 on new 11935 Lhasa, ex 7385 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVF8eiUHn2E&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1245 on new 11935 Lhasa, ex 7385 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDkBa0JXdoo&feature=youtu.be PBS Xizang in Tibetan to EaAs 1255 on new 11935 Lhasa, ex 7385 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8-8CqH79yI&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) So much for Mongolia trying to find a clear frequency by moving from 12085-Australia, to 11999.9 (gh, DXLD) CHINA vs MONGOLIA, Bad and strong co-channel between PBS Xizang in Tibetan & Voice of Mongolia in English at 0900 on 12000, both are new on this frequency. Used remote SDR unit in Novosibirsk, Russia -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via DXLD) CHINA vs TAIWAN, PBS Xizang vs Radio Taiwan International 1400-1500 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg to CHN Tibetan PBS Xizang 1400-1500 9590 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to CeAs Russian Radio Taiwan Int http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/pbs-xizang-vs-radio-taiwan-international.html (Ivo Ivanov, May 5, dxldyg via DXLD) CHINA vs UZBEKISTAN and ARMENIA, PBS Xizang vs FEBA Radio 1400-1500 9500 LHA 100 kW / 290 deg to CHN Tibetan PBS Xizang 1430-1500 9500 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Hindi FEBA Radio 1500-1600 9590 LHA 100 kW / 220 deg to CHN Tibetan PBS Xizang 1500-1530 9590 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Dari FEBA Sadaye Zindagi http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/pbs-xizang-vs-feba-radio.html (Ivo Ivanov, May 5, dxldyg via DXLD) In other words, all these frequency changes by Xizang PBS are bad news all over; didn`t they check which frequencies would be open? No, anything Chicom deserves priority --- if you don`t like it, GET OUT OF OUR WAY!! (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** TIBET [and non]. 4905, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, *2050-2145, May 02 and 04, s/on with ID in Tibetan and English, National Anthem, Tibetan talks and songs, 45344. // 6130 (54544), 7385 (55544), new 9500 (35333), new 9590 (25222) and new 12000 (32432 QRM RFI, Issoudun in French till 2100*). 4920, 6025, 6110 and 6200 were Off on May 02 and 04. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, extraordinary loggings heard in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, WBradio yg via DXLD) ** TIBET [non]. 15560, V Of Tibet (Talata-Volonondry) 1407+ 5 May. Loud in Tibetan with CNR1 jamming starting around 1410-1412. Site presumed from signal strength (possibly ex-15530 as unheard there on 5 May), 15525 *1400-1407* 6 May with CNR1 opening up by 1404 -- VoT moving to 15530 *1407+ with CNR1 on by 1410, and back to 15565 *1400- 1405*, 15560 *1405+ 7 May. Again site presumed as Talata-Volonondry from signal strength with CNR1 OC well under at 1405. The VoT programme via Dushanbe-Yangiyul is heard poorly (and not // Talata- Volonondry) most mornings on 15542/15562 before 1400 (CNR1 on 15540/15560) and on 15492 *1400-1407*, 15498 *1407+ (CNR1 on 15495/15500). (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach, CA G5/PL606/6m X wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) TAJIKISTAN, Frequency changes for Voice of Tibet: 1215-1230 NF 15537 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 15538 1245-1300 NF 15562 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15588 1300-1315 NF 15563 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15568 1315-1345 NF 15547 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 15542 1315-1345 NF 15563 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15568 1345-1400 NF 15542 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 15548 1345-1400 NF 15568 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15562 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/frequency-changes-for-voice-of-tibet.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** TURKEY. The Voice of Turkey website is in process of being re- vamped. The previous links to all of the TRT English pages at http://www.trt.net.tr now redirect to http://beta.trtworld.com/ where there is absolutely no reference to radio at all. Similarly, I am unable to find any pages relating to the V oF Turkey Turkish (TSR) services. However, I have confirmed live streams still remain available on trt.net.tr as follows: English, usually via the VOT World stream, http://www.trt.net.tr/Anasayfa/canli.aspx?y=radyo&k=trtvotworld or the VOT East stream at 1630: http://www.trt.net.tr/Anasayfa/canli.aspx?y=radyo&k=trtvoteast The Turkish (TSR) service as at: http://www.trt.net.tr/Anasayfa/canli.aspx?y=radyo&k=tsr (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, May 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) At 2150 UT Saturday, English is on VOT World. A woman is reading a script likely prepared by someone else because she's stumbling over some of her words (Richard Cuff, Allentown, PA USA, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** TURKEY [and non]. All India Radio (AIR) and Voice of Turkey (VOT) collision. 9870, 4/29 0114, VOT, Emr, in Spanish; YL presents news; in collision with All India Radio at this time, 0100-0200 UT; 43432. VOT normal transmission on 9770, Emr, in Spanish, 45433 (José Ronaldo Xavier, Cabedelo-Brazil, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** UGANDA. 4750 ibl 1815 UNID. Här hörs fortfarande en oid stn med EE och tydligt religiöst program. Alltid mycket svag, knappt över brusnivån. Stängning varierar mellan A1820-1920. Enda alternativet är väl Dunamis, Uganda eller vad ? Frekvensen ligger något tiotal Hz under 4750 men jag kan inte mäta just nu. SA Stig Adolfsson, Vallentuna, Sweden (Se ovan, är ganska säkert Dunamis. /TN) (SW Bulletin April 26 via DXLD) 4750, Sometimes, 1815, UNID. Here is still an UNID station with English and clearly with religious programming. Always very weak, barely above the noise level. Sign off varies between 1820-1920. The only alternative must be Dunamis, Uganda or what? The frequency is a few tens of Hz below 4750 but I cannot measure it exactly right now. SA (Stig Adolfsson, Vallentuna, Sweden, SW Bulletin April 26, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST) See log above [in oriiginal], is most likely Dunamis (Nilsson, ibid.) UGANDA: Dunamis Shortwave, Mukono --- May 5, 2015 at 1800 UT noted gospel songs on 4750 with poor/fair reception due to local noise. Later also English religious programming. Couldn't get ID but a fellow DXer here in Finland, Jari Lehtinen, managed to hear them ID. Signed off at 1909. Dunamis Shortwave, Mukono had been silent/irregular for quite some time (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S S R. The Woodpecker slated for demo? UKRAINE/FORMER USSR. Nice selection of pictures of the former "Woodpecker" OTH site at this photoblog: http://petapixel.com/2015/05/06/photos-of-the-colossal-duga-3-radar-system-built-by-the-soviet-union/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The accompanying piece says that the structure is to be torn down for scrap by the end of the year; I thought it was still too "hot" (in terms of radioactivity) for the metal to be recycled. The Woodpecker was downwind of the Chernobyl No. 4 reactor, the explosion of which took the facility off the air within hours of the accident in 1987 (Chuck Albertson, Seattle, Wash., May 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. Whatever the engineers adjusted at the Talksport Wallasey transmiter, it's done the trick. All strange noises have disappeared on 1134 kHz and 1080 kHz here when checked at 0830 UT this morning (1/5). Usually I can copy Gurkha Radio on 1134 kHz (Nuneaton) but this morning 1134 was very weak and barely readable. Possibly on lower power or off-air after their recent problems? 73's (Nick Rank, Buxton UK, Sony ICF2001D, Ferrite Sleeve aerial, bdxc uk yg via DXLD) ** U K [non]. BBC extra transmissions to Nepal following earthquake 0130-0145 11995 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg SoAs Nepali 0130-0145 15510 NAK 250 kW / 325 deg SoAs Nepali 1500-1600 5895 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg SoAs Nepali 1500-1600 9650 SNG 100 kW / 340 deg SoAs Nepali, QRM R. Liberty 9645 2300-2400 5895 NAK 250 kW / 290 deg SoAs English World Sce 2300-2400 9540 SNG 250 kW / 320 deg SoAs English World Sce http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/bbc-extra-transmissions-to-nepal.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) Updated schedule of BBC extra broadcasts to Nepal 0130-0145 11995 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg SoAs Nepali Mon, rather Tue-Sun 0130-0145 15510 NAK 250 kW / 325 deg SoAs Nepali Mon, rather Tue-Sun 0130-0200 11995 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg SoAs Nepali Tue-Sun, rather Mon 0130-0200 15510 NAK 250 kW / 325 deg SoAs Nepali Tue-Sun, rather Mon 1500-1545 5895 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg SoAs Nepali Mon-Sat 1500-1545 9650 SNG 100 kW / 340 deg SoAs Nepali Mon-Sat 1500-1600 5895 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg SoAs Nepali Sun 1500-1600 9650 SNG 100 kW / 340 deg SoAs Nepali Sun (Ivo Ivanov, May 7, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) We don`t understand your use of ``rather``. Which info is currently correct? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** U K. Re: BBCWS extra transmissions to Nepal in NEPALI: 0130-0145 on 11995 & 15510 (both from Thailand) 1500-1600 on 9650 (Singapore) & 5895 (Thailand) --- In fact a revival after four years. They had terminated the Nepali radio service in 2011 and kept only the website, in the same swat that eliminated also Chinese and Russian radio as well as 648 kHz. And it is interesting how they obviously consider it a matter of course that Radio Nepal will fail anyway. Well, as reported from India at least, many of the mediumwave transmitters are up and running (which presumably also means that nobody will even consider any attempt to get 5005 kHz, knocked off some time ago by equipment break- down I understand, on air again), and in the evening of April 27 (wee hours of April 28 in Nepal, they obviously stay on air continuously now) I heard them taking calls from listeners with the typical feedback echos from a radio in the background. Heard via the webstream of course which promptly autolaunched when calling up http://radionepal.gov.np (Kai Ludwig, May 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also NEPAL! ** U S A [and non?]. ---Beepage--- 13556.8, MTI, Stone Mountain GA; 2250, 5-May; Sent very slowly; some times the I got dropped. 13555.6, Pipper; 2248, 5-May; spaced single, double (mostly) & triple pips -- no discernible pattern (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 65 ft. RW & 185 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 21400-USB, May 2 at 1823, WX7JM making quick contest contacts, giving AZ/MCP signature, i.e. Phœnix AZ, Maricopa county, 1824 with KB8LDE, unheard, in Oregon, and then ``CQ Contest, 7QP``; what`s that? Then I hear a few others on 15m (12 and 10m having been checked first, dead), as there is some sporadic E in play: 21340-USB, May 2 at 1826, K9OM in Indiana working a K7 for this 21368-USB, May 2 at 1828, W7UUU in the Seventh Area QSO Party (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. RFE/RL LOOKING FOR NEW HIRES Posted May 4 on journalismjobs.com Don’t miss a unique career opportunity in our corporate headquarters and news bureau in Washington, D.C. - one in which you will work together with remarkable professionals who contribute toward making a difference in places where free media doesn’t exist. Our mission is to provide accurate and reliable news and information to domestic audiences in their local languages. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcasts news in 28 languages and attracts nearly 23.4 million weekly listeners and online visitors. 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(Horacio Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, May 1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Willis Conover Postage Stamp Petition http://goo.gl/fb/pRlARW (Charles Harlich, May 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Marie Lamb writes on Facebook: Those of us at the Willis Conover Facebook page are trying to get support for a postage stamp in honor of the great Voice of America jazz broadcaster, one of the great voices of shortwave. The recognition for this fine broadcaster and supporter of America's music is long overdue. Please sign! Thank you--Marie Lamb. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/581/675/038/usps-issue-a-postage-stamp-honoring-willis-conover/?taf_id=13732380&cid=fb_na Willis Conover (1920-1996) was a producer and broadcaster on the Voice of America radio network for over forty years. His successful use of jazz to reach out to listeners behind the Iron Curtain is largely an untold story within the United States due to the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, which forbade the VOA from broadcasting domestically. Conover's “jazz diplomacy” had such a far-reaching political and artistic impact behind the Iron Curtain that his New York Times obituary in 1996 stated: “In the long struggle between the forces of Communism and democracy, Mr. Conover, who went on the air in 1955 ... proved more effective than a fleet of B-29's.” Over the course of a career which lasted from 1938 until his death in 1996, Conover also produced jazz concerts at the White House, the Newport Jazz Festival, and for movies and television - an enduring presence in American jazz. As a radio personality IN the 1940s, he spearheaded the integration of jazz clubs in Washington, D.C., and went on to host and meticulously select repertory for what became the first exposure to jazz for millions of international listeners. Willis Conover interviewed hundreds of jazz icons including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, and many others. As Conover himself said, “Jazz tells more about America than any American can realize. It bespeaks vitality, strength, social mobility; it's a free music with its own discipline, but not an imposed, inhibiting discipline” (“Nation: Swinging Voice,” Time, December 9, 1966). Conover’s impact was recognized in the halls of Congress on more than one occasion, with two news articles read into the Congressional Record in July of 1985, H. Res 189 of the 103rd Congress (June 14, 1993, passed), and most recently, H Res. 324 of the 111th Congress (April 2, 2009, introduced), which proposed designating April 25, 2009, as “Willis Conover Day.” Clearly, Conover was an individual who made enduring contributions to the United States of America by bringing the best in American music to the world. In the 60th year since the launch of his VOA program, Music USA, and ahead of the 100th birth anniversary of Willis Conover in 2020, this is an opportune time to honor an American with a significant impact on history and culture, whose recognition is long overdue. Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) ** U S A. 17895, May 2 at 1829, VOA, VG off the back of Greenville, promos for music shows at 00-03 & 11-13 UT; and for `Music Time in Africa`, at 15 & 20 UT Sat & Sun, says hyper Heather. 1830 cut to sign-off with YDD. This big steady sig is about as close as we can get to hifi on SW. Wish they would run it all day, not even for MTIA. [non]. 15630, May 2 at 1834, rap music in English, fair signal, 1837 announcement not in Greek, 1844 `Lean on Me`; 1846 announcement and soul music; by 1851 faded to JBA. Aoki shows it`s VOA Amharic via FRANCE at 18-19 daily plus M-F appendages: 1730-1800 Afaan Oromo, 1900-1930 Tigrinya (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. Frequency changes of R Free Asia and Voice of America: Radio Free Asia 1230-1330 NF 7530 IRA 250 kW / 057 deg to SEAs Burmese, ex 7390 1330-1430 NF 7530 TIN 125 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Burmese, ex 7390 1300-1400 NF 15275 DB 250 kW / 110 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 15265 1500-1700 NF 11855 TIN 250 kW / 329 deg to EaAs Korean, ex 7210 2100-2200 NF 9685 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex 9690 2100-2200 NF 9700 TIN 250 kW / 329 deg to EaAs Korean, ex 9610 Voice of America 1100-1130 NF 17740 BOT 100 kW / 350 deg to WCAf French Sat, ex 13735 2330-0030 NF 6040 UDO 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Burmese, ex 6185 2330-0030 NF 12110 PHT 250 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Burmese, ex 9325 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/frequency-changes-of-radio-free-asia.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) See also BELARUS [non] ** U S A. VOA Radiogram moves to 17870 kHz tomorrow, Saturday, at 1600-1630 UTC. This replaces 17860, which was too close for comfort to Radio Exterior de España on 17855 [and then REE disappeared]. VOA Radiogram transmission schedule (all days and times UT): Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina. Tune in for text and images via shortwave. All it takes is free software. Information about this weekend's VOA Radiogram is here: http://voaradiogram.net/post/117846974867/voa-radiogram-2-3-may-2015-new-frequency (Kim Elliott, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. Frequency change of V of America Radiogram from Sat May 2: 1600-1630 NF 17870 GB 250 kW / 045 deg to WeEu English Sat, ex 17860 plus wrong white noise digital jamming for Radio Xoriyo scheduled: 1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat 1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Mon/Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/frequency-change-of-voice-of-america.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2015-05-02.htm#KBC + weitere interessante Videos von Max Berger aus Dessau [Deutsch] http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2015-05-02.htm#MBerger Radio Exterior de España was missing - but actually do not really .... Receiving VoA with very high SNR values - high field strength + no QRM http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/VoA_Radiogram_2015-05-02.htm#VOA (roger, http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/radiogram.htm dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Videos of VOA Radiogram on 2 May 2015 from Japan and Colorado --- Mr. TW in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, produced this video of his reception and decoding of VOA Radiogram, 2 May 2015, 0930-1000 UT, 5745 kHz. This is about 11000 km from the North Carolina transmiter: http://voaradiogram.net/post/118013945737/videos-of-voa-radiogram-on-2-may-2015-from-japan (via Charles Harlich, DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. 7365, May 7 at 0120, R. Martí talking about silly baseball game, apparently during live coverage, the continuous crowd noise so loud it`s more of a problem than the jamming! Mentions Cleveland and Chicago, but those two aren`t scheduled to play for another week. If it was Indians, they would be playing Cards tonight. Same situation on // 6030, both Greenville (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1771 monitoring: confirmed Friday May 1 at 2140 UT on both 15770 sufficient, and much weaker 7570 WRMI. One can never be sure which, or both, or neither will be in use, but Jeff White says we can depend on 15770 for this Friday 2130.5 broadcast. Next: Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 0315v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 2100 WRMI 15770 [? But not last week. Check 7570 too] Sun 2300 WRMI 11580 Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v Area 51 [but 5110 has been off the air] Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WORLD OF RADIO 1771 monitoring: 1860 kHz, confirmed starting at 0314:43.5 on WA0RCR, Gateway 160m ham broadcast from MO, and removing as much music as possible from my opening, along with it much of what I say; hard to hear here in noise level. Next: Sun 2100 WRMI 15770 [? But not last week. Check 7570 too] Sun 2300 WRMI 11580 Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v Area 51 [but 5110 has been off or QRP] Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [CANCELED per latest WRMI schedule] WORLD OF RADIO 1771 monitoring: confirmed Sunday May 3 at 2100 on WRMI 15770 (and something else on 7570); also confirmed Sunday May 3 at 2300 on WRMI 11580; both sufficient. NOT confirmed on Area 51, UT Monday May 4 at 0309 check: webcast running silently, and music playing on WBCQ 5109.7-CUSB, very poor in noise level. I wonder what the problem was this week? Next: Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v WORLD OF RADIO 1771 monitoring: as I mentioned in previous report, the Area 51 webcast, UT Monday May 4 at 0309 was running silently, and 5109.7-CUSB WBCQ was playing music instead. I normally tune in webcast before 0300 to check on it, but not this time. John Carver in Mid- North Indiana explains further what happened: ``Glenn. Signal was terrible this evening on 5110. WOR started and played for approximately five minutes and then it seemed as if they lost the feed. Dead air for a bit and then music started``. See also SOUTH CAROLINA [non] WORLD OF RADIO 1771 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday May 6 after 1315 on WRMI 9955. Also confirmed Wed May 6 at 2100 on WBCQ webcast; too much storm noise to get anything on 7490. The 0330 UT Thu broadcast on WRMI has been canceled, replaced by something from Italy, and 0345 another repeat of Viva Miami --- this time a segment from Media Network Plus interviewing Paul Walker about the NAB con in Vegas. Next WOR time on WRMI 9955 is now Thursday 1130 ex-1230, and I am awake enough to confirm it circa 1145 May 7. But it`s still 1771 as due to all the excitement last night I am not recording 1772 till midday Thursday, and it`s ready for first SW airing at 2100 Thu May 7 on WRMI, confirmed barely audible in more storm noise on 7570, but something else on 15770. By 2125, 7570 had noticeably improved. Next: Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 [and maybe 7570?] Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 0315v WA0RCR 1860-AM Sun 2100 WRMI 15770 Sun 2300 WRMI 11580 Mon 0300v WBCQ 5110v Area 51 Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Wed 0630 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 Wed 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v For all our broadcasts on all media see http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Access to podcasts, latest and previous shows: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 11920, May 1 at 0121, WRMI fill music again instead of Fámily Radio in Spanish, sounds Chinese with flute and string instrument; 0141 Cuban music (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1771, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11920, May 3 at 0127, WRMI continues to play fill music during this hour instead of Fámily Radio in Spanish. This is really a positive development, as Jeff has put together a very nice library of diverse eclectic music from around the world, worth listening to for its own sake as I did for a while tonight. Wish he would publish a playlist. First there was rock song with guitar, language unknown; 0131 orchestral and YL vocal in Mideast song. Good signal. (Meanwhile my streetlite fires at 0129.5 building up to full strength by 0130; slightly cloudy at sunset or it might have been a few minutes later; and the almost-full moon is right up near it). 11920, May 4 at 0128 check, WRMI still playing fill music, French chanson at the moment, instead of Fámily Radio in Spanish scheduled during this hour. 11920, May 7 at 0058, WRMI is already on with vocal fill music, before nominal *0100 transmitter-3 at 160 degrees, same azimuth as always used on 9955; 0059.5 canned celebrity ID in Spanish by Rubén Guillermo Margenet in Argentina, 0100 music continues yet again instead of any Fámily Radio programming on 11920. 15140, May 3 at 0102, Brother Scare with wide fading range from nothing to poor, and in synch with 7570 WRMI, so this is second harmonic, but suspect it`s produced by PL-880 receiver overload with too much random wire plugged in, rather than transmission. The WRMI fundamental on 15190 is running BS about one word behind, as it`s sent thru the Radio Africa Network. 15770, Monday May 4 at 2115 check, WRMI playing continuous music fill, wide variety, and no announcements at all. Latest schedule grid shows Mon & Tue 21-22 as ``Radio France International`, which might imply a spoken English hour relayed (as WRTH Update assumed) rather than Musique which occupies other fragments of the frequency. So at first I assume this too is RFI Musique, but lack of periodic IDs as such from 2135 past 2153, and playing a familiar WRMI fill piece at 2155, `Ode to Joy` on keyboard, 2156 mentioning Council of Europe, spoken bits in English, French, morphing into rap (shudder) belies it`s RFI at all; 2159 Zanotti WRMI ID and off 2200* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Any news on Global24's resurrection? Sincerely and 73's - (Dean Bonanno, Durham, CT, May 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No word from G24, other than saying a new schedule would be up soon, on their Facebook as of April 30. As of May 2, no longer on WRMI at all (Glenn to Dean, via DXLD) 11825 & 5850, Sat May 2 at 2329 check, both Global 24 frequencies are OFF from WRMI. But finally after a month, G24 Facebook has a new post: ``Global24 April 30 at 4:37am We expect to post an updated schedule soon. Thanks.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Global 24 schedule details have been removed from the WRMI program schedule page at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nEVwCMB9RSKowLzLXamyayVpCzjmPAw_SB1r3YOdzQc/edit?pli=1#gid=0 (Glenn Hauser had already noted 11825 and 5850 were off air on Sat May 2). (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, May 4, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5110, May 1 at 0125 check, for at least the third night running, no signal from this WBCQ, but the BS continues on 7490. 5110, May 2 at 0224 check, WBCQ is still off during the recently added 23-07 UT block of BS. Area 51 schedule for the weekend is now up, however, depending on 5110 to be operational, so apparently BS just left it hastily, rather than from another breakdown: ``On-air, May 2-3, 2015 - All on WBCQ 5.110 MHz and http://www.splatterbox.us:5110 Saturday, May 2, 2015 [EDT/UT into next day] 7pm 2300 Radio Timtron Worldwide 9pm 0100 The Lumpy Gravy Radio Show 10pm 0200 Zombo In Your Brain 11pm 0300 Church of the Subgenius Hour of Slack Sunday, May 3, 2015 7pm 2300 Grits Radio 8pm 0000 Plastic Magic 10pm 0200 Jean Shepherd 11pm 0300 Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio 1771 1130pm 0330 Hobart Radio International DX Extra No. 26`` 5110, May 3 at 0052, very poor carrier and no modulation audible on USB or LSB; recheck at 0059, now there is some JBA music on 5109.7- USB, as Area 51 is supposed to be on now, while the frequency has been missing the past week. 7490, May 3 at 0053, WBCQ, presumed piratical show with guy talking, but he`s interrupted every few seconds for dead air as long as 10 seconds. It seems we are not missing any words, as picks up where he left off, i.e. playback is stopping and restarting sometimes in mid- word, or buffering. 5109.7-CUSB, May 4 at 0124, WBCQ is on but very poor in summer noise level, talk seems to be about transmitters. Area 51 had scheduled `Plastic Magic` at 00-02. But music playing instead of WOR at 0309 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12105, May 1 at 0137, no signal from WTWW-3 which had been pretty reliable lately; nor any WTWW-2 on 5085 or 9930, while WTWW-1 does blather on 9475. 12105, May 5 at 0135, WTWW-3 is off; normally on until circa 0200 with alternate SFAW huxterage to still-on 9475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTWW 1 on daytime frequency 9475 kHz, 0645 UT instead of 5830 and continues. Videos will be uploaded later today. -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, dxldyg via DXLD) WTWW 1 Lebanon, Scriptures For America in English on May 6 0200-1400 on 9475 TWW 100 kW / 050 deg to ENAm, instead of 5830 1400-0200 on 9475 TWW 100 kW / 050 deg to ENAm as scheduled A15 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/wtww-1-on-9475-instead-of-5830-on-may-6.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, ibid.) 9475, WTWW Lebanon TN (presumed); 2103-2133+, 7-May; Amateur Radio Newsline with host Skeeter Nash; obsolete program with April events; included a report by Pierre Pullinmyleg about the FCC's cutback in enforcement staff. At 2131, no station ID, but Scriptures For America announcer sed we'd just heard more timeless truths from Pastor Peters. Skeeter Nash and Pierre Pullinmyleg sounded nothing like Presumed Passed-on Pastor Pete Peters. 2132 into "Biblical Antiquities" on Biblical archaeology. SIO=4+54 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 65 ft. RW & 185 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12160, WWCR (presumed), 2020-2035 music & preaching heard intermittently over a period of time. Normally they sign off at 2000, but this sounds to be some testing. Strong but brief sigs on 4/27 (Don Hosmer, West Branch MI, Icom IC-7200 + 102' & 52' G5RV dipoles, MARE Tipsheet ``April 29`` May 1 via DXLD) 15825, May 2 around 1400, WWCR is inbooming, as is 15610 WEWN, a sure sign of sporadic-E opening at least on HF up to this MUF, rather than JBA to VP normal signals. Checking 6m Es map at http://www.dxmaps.com/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=50&Map=NA there is nice correlation with contacts between OK and TN, and the opening grows by 1700 with lots more lines across central USA, MUF estimated 84 MHz. Yet my analog TV on channel 2 is nothing but snow, as there is hardly anything left to show up even when there is an Es opening. We need 88+ MHz for FM DX to occur, so I start monitoring on open 88.1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WEWN-1 off a couple of days, WEWN-2/3 are on. Full schedule WEWN-1 0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English 0900-1300 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1300-1600 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1600-1900 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to N/ME English 1900-2400 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English WEWN-2 0000-1000 on 11870 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm Spanish 1000-1700 on 12050 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm Spanish 1700-2400 on 13830 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm Spanish WEWN-3 0000-0500 on 5810 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to MEX Spanish 0500-1300 on 7555 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to MEX Spanish 1300-1800 on 11550 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to MEX Spanish 1800-2400 on 12050 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to MEX Spanish http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/wewn-1-is-off-for-couple-of-days.html WEWN-1 was back on air on Apr. 30, videos on May 1 0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English 0900-1300 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1300-1600 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs English 1600-1900 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to N/ME English 1900-2400 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf English http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/05/wewn-1-was-back-on-air-on-apr30-videos.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** U S A. Frequency changes of World Harvest Radio International WHRI Angel 2 1900-2000 on 9495 HRI 250 kW / 173 deg CeAm English Sat, additional WHRI Angel 6 1500-1600 NF 17765 HRI 100 kW / 315 deg WNAm English Sun, ex 17610 1900-2100 NF 17765 HRI 100 kW / 315 deg WNAm English Sun, ex 17610 2000-2100 NF 17765 HRI 100 kW / 315 deg WNAm English Sat, ex 17610 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/upcoming-changes-of-world-harvest-radio.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) 17610, Tue May 5 at 1957, Brother Scare comments on poor Radio Shack and other ailing businesses, 1958 interrupted as usual two minutes before the hour for ``Jesus is Coming`` harmonious hymn, and off the air at 2000*. Ivo Ivanov had reported April 29 ``upcoming changes`` without any date, at WHRI Angel 6 including replacing 17610 with 17765 but that only applied to certain hours on Sunday and Saturday. I`ve yet to find it on 17765 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WHRI Angel 2 change of azimuth from WeEu to CeAf at 0559 UT 0430-0600 on 11635 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu English, except Fri French 0500-0515 0600-0700 on 11635 HRI 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf English Mon-Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/04/whri-angel-2-change-of-azimuth-from.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #908 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, May 05, 2015 via DXLD) ** U S A. 15550 ... 15553 kHz, WJHR, Milton FL, J3E USB mode, mixed Portuguese accented English, talk on "Lord Jesus" at 2007 UT on April 30, S=4-5 -104dBm average signal, in maximal audio peaks visible 10 x 200 Hertz apart fence... but up of the last peak around 15552.8 kHz, a deep notch signal seen (Wolfgang Büschel, checked the remote unit in Boston MA this April 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Interesting; I haven`t noticed any Portuguese accent or ``fences`` with ordinary equipment (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Letters: SCHENECTADY WAS BIG IN THE OLD RADIO DAYS Almost all radio receivers sold in Europe had Schenectady as one of the stations available on the dial. May 1, 2015 3:06 p.m. ET 0 COMMENTS Regarding David Margolick's "When Joe Louis Made the Nazis Go Mad" (op-ed, April 25), an account of the Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight in 1938: I was surprised to read "Schenectady" described as being "mysterious and exotic." Schenectady is a city in the state of New York and was, I believe, a radio relay station between Europe and the U.S. in the good old days when TV didn't exist. Almost all radio receivers sold in Europe had Schenectady as one of the stations available on the dial. George Naniche Moraga, Calif. (WSJ via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A. [IRCA] KHAC 880 [ Dysfunctional Carrier + USB ] Not only does KRVN [Lexington NE] bomb in this way, but KHAC with its dysfunctional carrier+USB signal is often just as strong. I've found it very difficult to simultaneously null both out with just my tuned loop, or phase both out when adding in the vertical. But, I happened to notice last night that KRVN was totally dominating at 11:40 pm MST [0640 UT] and when phasing it out I still wasn't getting much if any KHAC. The Clark Howard show was playing and the only two listed 880 affiliates were KRVN (definitely not playing the show then) and KCMX. I was also getting two stations with Mexican music at times. To make a long story short, with very precise phasing and 2+ hours of precise listening, I was able to double my 880 kHz logs and record call letters for both: 880 KCMX, Phoenix OR, very weak at 1:33am, 1000W, call (new; phaser) 880 KWIP, Dallas OR, weak at 2:00am, 1000, call (new; phaser) KWIP was one of the ones with the regional Mexican format, I think the other one was a Mexican station that I keep not being able to formally identify, maybe XEPNK. KHAC seemed to progressively come back through the morning, so I'm not sure if propagation was just unusual as opposed to them having a problem (Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ, http://azswdxing.wordpress.com/ April 13, IRCA via DXLD) Congratulations to Brian for his two new logs on 880 AM. I think we can all relate to two hours of careful listening, tuning, and nulling. :-) One part of his message that caught my eye was the mention of KHAC, My primary DXing interest is in domestic stations, with an emphasis on the Western states. Basically any station with a "K" call sign gets my attention. Brian described the signal from KHAC as being "dysfunctional carrier + USB Signal". That got me wondering if the signal might be easier to identify on a waterfall display such as on an SDR receiver? Anything else that we could look for here in the East to help identify this small station from Tse Bonito, New Mexico. I see they're only running 430 watts at night. Any chance that their automation fails from time to time? With all due respect to Hector Urquhart, "One's man's annoying local is another man's DX"--or words to that effect. -- 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, Maylene, AL EM63, ibid.) Les, It certainly gives a distinctive look on an SDR. KRVN has a nice symmetrical waterfall pattern and there will be an extra "bump" on the high side from KHAC. As others have indicated, they get out really well sometimes, wink, wink, nudge, nudge. I would think you would have a good shot especially when phasing out WCBS since everybody else between NM and AL is supposed to be nulled to the east to protect WCBS. I hope you can get it. One never knows if their power dropping lapses will suddenly end (Brian Rachford - Prescott, AZ, ibid.) KHAC is Tse Bonito, but they serve the larger Window Rock area. They carry high school sports, and at night a male DJ with laid back voice. They play religious themed music, with occasional preaching. Some nights they generate a more powerful signal than others. At night they run something called, "music through the night." (Ward Elliott, April 13, IRCA via DXLD) ** U S A. 1010, May 5 at 0623 UT, two ESPN stations in English, mutually nullable and a few words out of synch, one NW/SE, the other less so --- in all probability my two nearbies, KSIR Brush CO, and KTNZ Amarillo TX as in NRC AM Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Well now. Driving around in Eastern Utah at night, 1020 comes complete with Spanish, and the afore-mentioned offset frequency. It's probably KCKN Roswell NM (Mark Durenberger, On The Road Again, April 30, MDXC yg via DXLD) ** U S A. This update on silent 1060 WLNO from the NRC: - ``1060 WLNO LA New Orleans – Silent June 2 (2014), on the air with STA Mar. 18 to show a prospective buyer it still works; silent again Mar. 25 and will soon lose transmitter site``. Best wishes (Barry :-) Davies, Carlisle UK, April 18, MWCircle yg via DXLD) ** U S A. 1110, KVTT Mineral Wells, TX old slogan: “Radio Dhanak”, new: “Bringing The Community Together” (Broadcasting Information by Robert J Wien, IRCA DX Monitor May 9 via DXLD) Meaning they are no longer S Asian, or just more diverse?? (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. Re: "UNIDENTIFIED. 1130, April 28 at 0657 UT, Mexican music peaks counter-clockwise from KWKH Shreveport, which rules out central Mexico, so Central America? No Cubans listed. Or, from the other side, maybe Sinaloa or Sonora. Need to keep on this one. No likely USA SS unless daytimers in TN or GA happen to be nighttimers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)" Glenn: -- Several dates with a remote receiver in NE Atlanta Metro have revealed regular cheating by WLBA/1130 in Gainesville; seems to be on all night every night, probably using Critical Hours power (1 kW, I believe). – (GREG HARDISON, May 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1190, MISSOURI, KQQZ, DeSoto. 1102 April 27, 2015. Out of C&W song, into female "Star Spangled Banner" as aired each day at their local 6 a.m. WAMT, Pine Castle, FL co-channel with French (not Haitian kreyol) male talk (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. COLORADO SPRINGS AM STATION GETS HIGH, 4-15-15 http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2917347&spid=24698 Colorado Springs syndicated sports talker KREL/Fox Sports 1580 has flipped formats and call letters to KHIG/K-High 1580, a mostly- marijuana talk station. The new format and call letters debuted on Monday. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, six area medical marijuana dispensaries signed on as advertisers. There will be three local weekday shows: Wake and Bake at 7-9 am, High Noon at Noon-1 pm, and High Drive at 5-7 pm. There will also be three one-hour newscasts of the Los Angeles-based National Marijuana News service, with the rest of the schedule filled with syndicated medical talk programming from the Chicago-based RadioMD network. Although the station is still owned by Pilgrim Communications, it is now being operated by SoCo Radio, owned and managed by Mike and Lori Knar. The three-year-old company took over operation of the station via an LMA on April 1. SoCo Radio now operates eight radio stations in Colorado. Knar told the Gazette: "I don't have much knowledge about this industry and I don't partake, so I am the world's worst expert on it, but I just saw a business opportunity. I have been trying to lease this station for two years because it has one of the better AM signals in the Springs." (4/16/15 from Radio Ink Magazine via Mike Sanburn, IRCA DX Monitor May 9 via DXLD) ** U S A. WRCR 1700 AM Equipment tests Soon --- I was told they are only a few weeks away from signing on at 1700 AM with 10,000 Watts Daytime & 1000 Watts at Night (Dave Freeman, 23 April, WTFDA? gg via DXLD) Update: I heard it looks like the New 1700 will be going on the air sometime between May 21 to May 30. Some equipment delays moved back original date forcasted. Tower construction completion maybe next week. Energizing the antenna still needs a 30X30 foot fence around it. Antenna tuner - Phasetek promised for this week (Freeman, 5 May, ibid.) ex-1300, Spring Valley NY, NNW of NYC right near the NJ border; need to confirm which state site is in. Then checking radio-locator.com, new city of license is Ramapo, but minuscule change in coordinates, both old and new sites definitely in NY state (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** U S A. RECENT EXCURSION --- Glenn: -- Spent a few days in Phoenix on family biz; took the ever-trusty 1978 vintage Radio Shack 12-655 TRF along. Despite only tuning to about 1636 kHz or so, performance is still pretty good, and it fits nicely in my carrying bag with my laptop. Did a couple of quick scans; Heard classical on 1260 around 0720 on April 29, which would have ostensibly been KMZT [LA]. What's notable is that KMZT's night DA sends about 4 watts toward Phoenix; I'd guess they were running day DA for reasons unknown. Drove back through Riverside enroute to Orange County circa 0830 UTC on May 1, and heard no sign of local KPRO/1570, even while driving right past the towers, so would guess either a nightly (?) sign-off, or a dark facility. KPRO is so DA that one practically has to be grounded to the (NE) side of one of their towers to hear the signal, but only heard XERF along with engine noise, in the immediate vicinity. 190 watt KBRT/740 never got past equal to KCBS, even while looking at the towers in the hills above Corona -- VERY slow SAH with KCBS, about one beat every 10 or 12 seconds, if that. Just sayin'...73z – (GREG HARDISON, May 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Yellowstone Public Radio webcast (HQ: KEMC Billings MT) Monday May 4 at 1711 UT starting `Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival`, and it`s the current episode as heard yesterday Sunday 1500 UT on KUCO OK. No reply to my note to them about re-re-playing old episode from 2012y until last week, but action resulted. YPR program supposed to start at hourtop but usually runs 5-6 minutes late on webcast; today 11 minutes late! Normal broadcast to web delay is less than a minute, more like half a minute from most stations. Is KEMC on air really running everything so late? Anyhow, good quality stereo webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. I did a double take on the PBS Newshour with a large graphic SHORTWAVE. But it`s their weekly podcast which has nothing to do with HF radio! How imaginative! http://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/shortwave/ (Glenn Hauser, May 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. A special non-Mexico edition of the Mexico Beat... Given current events I figure this is worth sharing. On July 31, 1995, Eric Voytko of McLean, Virginia, picked up one of the strangest unIDs in DXing history on channel 53. Here's how it ran in the September 1995 VUD: ``The strangest DX experience ever. From 7 to 9 as received only weak signal, a full colorbar with no logo and no audio. Shortly after 9, a film starting with a man pasting signs on a wall, looked like a cheezy video done in the studio; cut to a 747 in flight for 1 minute; cut to well produced commercial of beautiful people dining at posh eatery, interspersed with some persons changing in a locker room and featuring a naked man! All the while with audio of WFAE 90.7 FM in Charlotte and A.M. Jazz! At 9:06 back to grey scale TP then off again. At 9:15 a distorted picture with terrible audio sounds (like a jackhammer) as if the X-mitter was acting up, gone for good after two minutes of this. Except for the nudity, it is similar to the HDTV tests WRC-4 did a while back on channel 38 in Washington.`` That summer of 1995, in Charlotte, North Carolina, testing took place for the Grand Alliance (aka ATSC) digital television system. Conducted by PBS, the tests ran on a VHF and a UHF station, WWHD-6 with 10 kW NTSC, 3.16 kW HDTV, plus WUHD-53 with 500 kW NTSC, 158 kW HDTV. Voytko was the only DXer known to have caught either of the stations. WWHD's tests were curtailed as they presented cable ingress problems in the Charlotte area. Later in 1995, the ATSC published the Grand Alliance standard as ATSC A/53, and the FCC adopted it in 1996. The tests ended in September, but before they did, WUHD's chief engineer promised to ID more often, and he delivered, giving Voytko more than an hour of IDs on videotape. The next year, the ID ran in the Photo News column: Click image for larger version. Name: hwYssnA.png Views: 29 Size: 50.3 KB ID: 16756 WUHD-53, September 4, 1995 (Voytko) http://forums.wtfda.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=16756&d=1430862037 (Raymie Humbert, AZ, May 5, 2015, WTFDA Forum via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. CNN RETURNS TO RUSSIA, EXPANDS MIDDLE EAST COVERAGE CNN International is back on Russian TV screens after an absence of some months. Tricolor TV has added the news channel to its packages again which gives CNN International access to around 15 million subscribers across the Russian Federation. CNN International left Russia's screens after changes to the law in the country altered the regulatory requirements for non-Russian channels. Meanwhile in the Middle East and North Africa, CNN International is now carried on Arabsat Badr-6. "After being present in the region for many years we're delighted to expand our reach in the Middle East still further through this new partnership with Arabsat," said Rani R. Raad, chief commercial officer CNN International. "As the region's leading international news provider this is just our latest commitment to ensuring CNN is widely available in the region and we're very pleased to welcome Arabsat viewers to the channel." Read more here. http://www.aib.org.uk/cnn-international-now-available-on-arabsat/ (AIB Industry Briefing May 5 via DXLD) ** VATICAN [non]. 13765, May 2 at 0533, VR via MADAGASCAR talking about ``pão cotidiano``, papal activities. In pure Luso accent, contrary to the Brazilian accent we hear so much more on SW. It remains for broadcasts to Africa not to employ Brazilians, as there are hardly any broadcasts to or from Portugal any more on SW. The remarkably short list of Portugiesisch (not including Brazilian domestix!) at http://www.addx.de/cgi-bin/hfp.cgi doesn`t specify targets, but most of them are obviously for Africa. Only CRI and RHC have some which are for Europe, but IIRC, RHC`s accents are Brazilian (2000-2030 on 17730). Among several CRI Portuguese broadcasts, most are to Africa, but two of the six frequencies at 19-20 UT are for CIRAF 37-NW, i.e. Portugal, direct from East Turkistan/China, 9730 & 11750 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also SUDAN [and non] [non non]. 11730, May 5 at 0146, good signal with S Asian accented YL preaching about God and JC, with gospel music breaks at 0147, 0149, outro as having been provoked by Psalm LXXVI; Vatican Radio ID as English to Asia, 0150 ``News`` (church news, that is). This is a 250 kW 0040-0200 broadcast, 86 degrees from SMG, 20 minutes each of Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM. There's an interview with Hanoi Hannah as well as another announcer, Nguyen Van Tung, on the Psywarrior site, also some audio and interviews with American troops & POW's who heard the broadcasts. Hanoi Hannah --- Her name was Trinh Thi Ngo. We called her Hanoi Hannah. She called herself Thu Houng, "the fragrance of autumn". But her job was to chill and frighten... http://www.psywarrior.com/hannah.html (Mike Barraclough, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ZANZIBAR. April 28: Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation in Swahili, not in English to CeAf 1800 on 11735 Dole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBCenJE5Dw&feature=youtu.be (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) TANZANIA, 11735, Zanzibar Broadcasting Co., Dole, 1752-1755, escuchada el 6 de mayo de 2015 en swahili a locutora con comentarios, se aprecia mala modulación, como entrecortada, SINPO 23322 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Grundig Yacht Boy 80, Antena hilo de 10m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZIMBABWE. ZIMBABWE JOURNALISTS SAY GOVT. FAILING TO PROMOTE MEDIA FREEDOM HARARE — Zimbabwe commemorated World Press Freedom Day on Sunday amid concerns from journalists and media stakeholders that the government is not doing much to promote freedom of expression and media and access to information as enshrined in the country’s constitution . . . http://www.voazimbabwe.com/content/zimbabwe-world-press-freedom-day/2747380.html (via José Miguel Romero R., dxldyg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Hello All, While chasing DX on the salt water beach at Ocean Shores, WA this morning I noticed a weird station fighting it out with 1566-HLAZ during fades in its Japanese service from 1310 to 1342. Both female and male speech in apparent Chinese was noted for about a half hour, with the two MP3's recorded below during the UnID station's peak strength. Does anyone have any idea what it is? 1566, UnID?? Apparent Chinese female speech mixing with HLAZ's Japanese male speech at 1314 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/8bdpotl5ib1b3px/1566-HLAZ-UnID-mix-1314z040915CCSW.MP3 Same station -- this time with apparent Chinese male speech mixing with HLAZ's Japanese female speech at 1342 http://www.mediafire.com/listen/a6f4hkdmmmxka0p/1566-HLAZ-UnID-mix-1342z040915CCSW.MP3 73, (Gary Debock, (DXing at Ocean Shores, WA this morning) April 10, IRCA via DXLD) Regarding the 1566 UnID Chinese station, while researching the archives from the 2009 Grayland DXpedition I noticed that a Chinese station was often reported mixing with HLAZ at that time also -- so apparently I tracked down the same obscure Chinese station last week at Ocean Shores, WA. The station doesn't seem to show up on the west coast very often, though. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA), April 13, ibid.) The above preceded the CHINA entry above (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 1660, May 3 at 0120 UT, dominant signal has Nostalgic announcer and ``Sunny Side of the Street``, loops NNE/SSW. Most likely KQWB West Fargo ND, but it was last known to be Classic Country format; rather than ``KMBZ`` business format from KC/MO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 6001, May 1 at 0557, weak carrier here again in form of a het to RHC English. Suspect it is the 4 (?) kW Brasília transmitter originally intended for DRM testing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Domenica 3 maggio 2015, 0526 - 6165.7, UNID carrier mixed with RHC. SF-IN [IN - Insufficiente-Poor; SF - Sufficiente-Fair] (SWL I1-0799GE, Luca Botto Fiora, QTH Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, G.C. 44 21' 06.89" N / 09 13' 30.94" E, bclnews.it yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. Wolfy wrote: logs of April 27 CHINA/TAIWAN/VIETNAM 9729.949 / 9730 Terrible mixture co-channel of few signals on this channel at 1650 UT on April 27. V of Vietnam in Russian language from Son Tay site in Vietnam - on even channel; maybe the Vietnamese ditter jamming signal appeared also on 9731 kHz. Odd signal SOH Sound of Hope from Taiwan on odd 9729.949 kHz, as like WHITE NOISE broadband jamming signal from mainland China underneath, in range 9724 to 9736 kHz ! (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 27) Hi Wolfy, Here is a summary of my recent activity with 9730. April 20 (Monday), at 1015 and subsequent checking, and April 22 (Wednesday), at 1104 and subsequent monitoring, while looking for Myanmar with their Radio Australia program in English, instead only heard one station that sounded to be in Chinese; clearly no Myanmar present. April 27 (Monday), at 1004, I had something on about 9731.20 that was UNID, but there was also a pulsating noise jamming, so impossible to tell anything except a carrier there. April 30, heard SOH with decent signal at 1000, on 9730.0 // 10960, with the usual singing SOH ID in Chinese; seemed not a low powered station. UNID heard on 9731.20, but too weak and too much QRM to have any idea who it was. So Myanmar has gone from this frequency? Somehow I do not think the UNID is Myanmar (Ron Howard, San Francisco, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also MYANMAR UNIDENTIFIED. 9825, May 1 at 0134, whiny blob heard again, and due to fading unseems of local origin; possibly spur or fundamental from a very disordered transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 13870, May 5 at 0606, open carrier with humbuzz, fair with flutter. Only thing scheduled here in Aoki & EiBi is Sound of Hope, 100 watts from Taiwan, and consequently CNR1 jammer: perhaps both in standby mode at the moment, and substituting for 13850 Cairo which is modulating instead of dead air tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15640, May 3 at 0106, very poor signal with gospel? music and English announcements. Probably receiver overload image of the PL-880, but not matched to any of the WWCRs; NHK direct from Japan is fundamentally on 15640 until 0100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 17795, May 1 at 1505, 1535 and 1557 chex, no signal. I am checking out a report by new SW DXer Paul Walker in Redding CA, who says he was hearing a program from Ulster, April 29 at 1545 UT, ``The audio was pretty good and the signal was rock solid. The program was called "let the church speak" from a church in Ulster, Northern Ireland.`` This was stronger than and right next to WRMI 17790. He asked Jeff White about it. Presumably a pirate and likely to be within North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1772: Keep up the fantastic work. 73 de W1WRA Bill (William Arcand, with a contribution via PayPal to woradip at yahoo.com) One may also contribute by check or MO in US funds on a US bank to PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 Hi Glenn, Thank you very much for providing all these nice informations for shortwave enthusiasts and hobbyists via your webpage ! :) Great stuff! Best regards, (Meino Cramer, Germany) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ MICHIGUIDE SITE HAS TRANSFERRED TO NEW OPERATOR: MI Broadcast News | Radio & TV news from the Wolverine State http://mibroadcastnews.com/ http://mibroadcastnews.com/about/ (Larry Russell, Flushing MI, MARE Tipsheet ``April 29`` May 1 via DXLD) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NASB CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY AT ANNUAL MEETING, May 21-22, WDC http://www.radiomagonline.com/industry/0003/nasb-celebrates-25th-anniversary-at-annual-meeting/36492 WASHINGTON — In celebration of its 25th anniversary in 2015, the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters has a full slate for its upcoming annual meeting. Held at the Radio Free Asia headquarters in Washington, the NASB Annual Meeting will focus on many of the organizations current issues as well as offer a look back at its history thus far. The two-day event will begin May 21 and will feature opening remarks from both Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu and NASB President Brady Murray. A number of presentations will follow, including an update from Tom Lucey of the FCC’s International Bureau, recap of the recent High Frequency Coordination Conference in Oman and a presentation from former NASB President Doug Garlinger on the NASB’s 25 years. The second day, May 22, will begin with what NASB Secretary-Treasurer Jeff White considers to be one of the hot topics of the meeting, an update on DRM, as many shortwave broadcasters hope to use DRM to eventually convert to digital. Day two will also include the NASB Business meeting where among the topics of discussion will be the location for the 2016 meetings, updating the NASB website, http://www.shortwave.org/ a possible NASB shortwave listeners conference in conjunction with the upcoming HFCC in Australia, and the election of a Board member to replace Brady Murray, as he has served his two consecutive terms as part of the board. Though government shortwave stations have decreased since the NASB’s formation in 1990, White says private stations continue to remain strong and that is a message that NASB hopes to reaffirm during its meeting. “There’s a lot of talk of shortwave dying… we know it isn’t,” said White. “So one of the big topics is how to promote shortwave and let people know that it exists. It isn’t something that’s very much used in the United States, but is in many other parts of the world, so many of us would like to make it known in this part of the world as well.” Posted by: (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO, May 4, dxldyg via DXLD) "THE PIRATE DAYS OF RADIO CAROLINE " PRESENTATION Southwold Arts Centre 3rd July 2015 St Edmund's Hall Southwold 11.00 am An opportunity to relive the remarkable story of Radio Caroline. Recordings, jingles and film clips tell the tale of the most famous pirate radio station of all! Tickets: £5.00 http://southwoldartsfestival.co.uk/event/details/the-pirate-days-of-radio-caroline/ Posted by: (Mike Terry, bdxcuk yg via DXLD) DX CONVENTIONS THIS YEAR --- E: July 10-12; W: Sept 10-12 The idea of having West and East conventions is new this year, so please bear with us. We are hoping this will result in more folks enjoying the fellowship and events. All DXers are invited to attend either or both conventions. Tours, talks and food are planned at each site. The first is in Fort Wayne IN on July 10-12 2015 and is hosted by Scott Fybush. Contact him at scott@fybush.com The second is in Torrance CA on Sept 10-Sat Sept 12 2015 and is hosted by Mike Sanburn. Contact him at mikesanburn@yahoo.com The hosts really need to know who is planning to attend, even if tentative, so they can plan the events. So, please let them know soon. Thanks (Phil Bytheway, May 5, ABDX via DXLD) MADISON-MILWAUKEE GTG, August 15 An email from Tim Noonan informs us that the 22nd annual Madison- Milwaukee Get-Together returns to the Milwaukee area this year on Saturday, August 15. This is an allband event, open to anyone with an interest in the radio hobby. Your hosts are Tim and Jill Noonan and their sons Chris and Paul. You can obtain more information by writing to Tim at dxing2@aol.com or by phone 414-813-7373. In the past this GTG has attracted DXers from all over the Midwest and has been attended by quite a few WTFDA members (May VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) EDXC CONFERENCE 2015, ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT 18-22 April 9, 2015 Alexander Beryozkin presenting SPDXC in St. Petersburg (EDXC 2006) St. Petersburg DX Club and European DX Council would like to invite all European DXers and DX hobbyists from all over the world to take part in the EDXC Conference 2015 to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 18 to 22, 2015. The conference will take place in the RUSS Hotel in the centre of St. Petersburg http://www.hotelruss.spb.ru Accommodation prices for September 2015 are not defined up to this moment, but they seem to be very reasonable. We recommend to book rooms in the conference venue hotel via St. Petersburg DX Club for we will get a special group discount. We will inform you about conference packages as soon as we get all necessary information. Besides traditional agenda events (lectures, reports, banquet dinner, etc.), we will try to organize excursions to local radio stations, radio museums, etc. We will also try to organize a special radio broadcast via Radio Bonch, students’ AM MW broadcasting station of the Bonch-Bruyevich State University of Telecommunications (if license documents are ready in September 2015). Visa support is possible for those possible attendees who need it. Please let us know as early as possible. During April 2015 we will present the preliminary conference agenda. Please send preliminary applications for participation in the conference to Alexander Beryozkin dxspb[at]nrec[dot]spb[dot]ru. NB! Direct link for all posts related to EDXC2015: https://edxcnews.wordpress.com/category/edxc-conference-2015/ (via Dario Monferini, May 1, playdx yg via DXLD) DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ DX camps of RMRC EDXC May 5, 2015 Hello together, each year Rhein.Main-Radio-Club (RMRC) organise two DX-Camps at Hoherodeskopf (Hessen, Germany) Have a look at http://www.rmrc.de Next DX-Camps are: Di. 13.10 - Mo. 19.10.2015 Di. 22. 3 - Mo. 28. 3.2016 Di. 4.10 – Mo. 10.10.2016 Invited is every DXer from any country of Europe. Dr. Harald Gabler https://edxcnews.wordpress.com/ Posted by: (Mike Terry, May 6, dxldyg via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See NORWAY [and non] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; FRANCE; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GERMANY; INDIA; NEW ZEALAND; NIGERIA; UNIDENTIFIED 6001; CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES: NASB DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV see also MEXICO; USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DTV INTERFERENCE, REPACKING AND THE FCC Written by Bob Kovacs for TV Technology [Feb 20, 2015] ALEXANDRIA, VA. — After working for decades in the wide-open spaces of hundreds of megahertz of spectrum, broadcasters will soon be forced into less than half of its traditional frequency allocation. They might end up getting less than one-third. As stations squeeze into the remaining channels — and leaving aside the discussion about the cost and effort to do this retuning — chances for serious interference will multiply. There are many different kinds of interference and none are good, and all hold risks to broadcasters in terms of viewer coverage and viewing experience. Charles W. Rhodes is a much-respected expert in television transmission and interference, and even has his own laboratory to test receivers and other components for operational performance. Rhodes is a regular columnist for Broadcast Engineering Extra’s sister publication, TV Technology. . . http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/dtv-interference-repacking-and-the-fcc/274626 (via April WTFDA VHF UHF Digest via DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ NATIONAL EAS TEST PUSHED TO 2016 Inside Radio May 1, 2015 The timeline for the FCC’s second national activation of the Emergency Alert System is growing, and it is now likely a planned late-2015 test will slide back into next year. FCC officials say it’s in part to ensure broadcasters have enough time to prepare and to alert audiences that it’s coming. Posted by: (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) [Re 15-17]: 2 PART VIDEO ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE GERMAN TRANSMITTER MANUFACTURER TELEFUNKEN So Continental is "a small transmitter company in USA" --- oh-oh ... Of course the documentary reflects subjective views, even old ones related to the attitude coined "we're the biggest GDR of the world" when claiming that Nauen was "the second largest East Bloc transmitter". Probably Radio Berlin International was indeed the second largest foreign service (still I would claim this only after further checks), but only with the further transmission capacity at Königs Wusterhausen and Wiederau. I was told that Telefunken could thank only the portrayed Mr. Krämer that they have been allowed to at least deliver the transmitters after their concept for a complete transmission facility (it called for a classic, flexible solution with centralized installation of the transmitters, using the large hall that is now useless) had been rejected or rather outbidden by the competition. Otherwise it would have been Thomcast at Nauen, the same equipment as installed at Issoudun. And as well known only one further transmitter of the last Telefunken shortwave design has ever been sold, for the Sveio facility. Btw, the unexplained view at 2'15 in the first part are UHF TV transmitters at the Schäferberg site in Berlin-Wannsee. When analogue TV had been shut down their DVB-T replacements were limited to the Scholzplatz and Alexanderplatz sites (the latter one is of course the Berlin TV tower). Three FM transmitters are all that is left there, and they will dramatically rise in price with the upcoming change of paradigms that ends the role of Media Broadcast as universal FM transmission provider. Guess they will gulp at Broadcasting House in London, as this also concerns the 94.8 for which they swapped 90.2 from the TV tower. Btw2, not featured is the former fifth broadcasting transmitter at Nauen, a 50 kW Funkwerk Köpenick which was the first broadcasting transmitter there at all. It sat in a small shack on the old site, quite well hidden it seems, so well that it escaped the scrapping squad and could be kept as museum piece (Kai Ludwig, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) Hi Kai, With reference to the point about the last TFK HF sender; was it a real German designed TFK one OR a badged TFK one that was really from RIZ, that went to Wertachtal with its brother being at UK WOF since 2006 as Sender 96? 73 (Dave G4OYX Porter, ibid.) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ Re: LUNAR INFLUENCE ON MW PROPAGATION This idea (more about SW) was advanced 11+ years ago by Chuck Bolland, FL (hmmm, from whom we have not heard in quite a while), and discussed starting in Radio Equipment Forum of DXLD 4-151, http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld4151.txt and the next two issues. Chuck`s webpage about this is still up http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/mooness.html (Glenn Hauser, April 17, DXLD) I seem to recall the idea kicking around occasionally back in the 70's, and Chuck's findings placed it considerably further back than that. As Steve Whitt pointed out about a week ago, the phases of the moon and the rotation of the sun have a similar period, but although the full moon could correspond with a recurring geomagnetic disturbance caused by activity on the sun, somehow the full moon always seems to enhance the signals in these reports. With SDRs, perhaps it should be easier to put this to rest. Best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, BC, April 17, MWCircle yg via DXLD) GEOMAGNETIC INDIES – Compiled by: Phil Bytheway E-mail: phil_tekno@yahoo.com Geomagnetic Summary April 1 2015 through April 30 2015 Tabulated from email status daily (K @ 0000 UTC.) Date Flux A K Space Wx 1 124 7 2 no storms 2 121 13 4 no storms 3 120 14 3 no storms 4 122 12 2 no storms 5 122 8 3 no storms 6 126 6 1 no storms 7 111 5 1 no storms 8 106 4 1 minor, R1 9 113 12 3 no storms 10 115 34 3 moderate, G2 11 123 20 3 no storms 12 134 4 1 minor, R1 13 141 8 1 no storms 14 147 13 4 no storms 15 155 29 4 minor, G1 16 150 43 6 moderate, G2 17 150 25 2 minor, G1 18 148 13 3 no storms 19 152 9 2 no storms 20 150 10 3 no storms 21 154 22 3 minor, R1 22 150 11 3 minor, R1 23 141 7 1 minor, R1 24 135 5 0 no storms 25 126 3 1 no storms 26 119 4 1 no storms 27 108 5 2 no storms 28 108 6 1 no storms 29 104 4 1 no storms 30 102 5 1 no storms Gx – Geomagnetic Storm Level Rx – Radio Blackouts Level Sx – Solar Radiation Storm Level (IRCA DX Monitor May 9 via DXLD) :Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts :Issued: 2015 May 04 0612 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html # # Weekly Highlights and Forecasts # Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 27 April - 03 May 2015 Solar activity was at very low to low levels during the period. Very low levels were observed on 27 April and on 02 May. Solar activity was in decline during the beginning of the period as Region 2331 (S10, L=021, class/area Dai/240 on 26 Apr) rotated around the SW limb on 29 April. Only isolated low level C-class flaring was observed for the majority of the period until new Region 2335 (S15, L=192, class/area Dai/220 on 02 May) rotated around the SE limb on 30 April. This region slowly developed in both area and magnetic class during its first few days on the visible disk and culminated in seven C-class flares; the largest of which was a C2 flare at 01/0257 UTC. Other activity of note included an 18 degree filament eruption, centered near S46E09, observed lifting off the visible disk between 02/1500-1830 UTC. Associated with this eruption was a partial-halo coronal mass ejection (CME) first observed in SOHO/LASCO C2 imagery at 02/2036 UTC with an approximate speed of 473 km/s. Although the majority of the ejecta appeared to be southward of the ecliptic plane, WSA/ENLIL modelling of the event showed a potential impact after midday on 06 May. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal to moderate levels. Moderate levels were observed on 27-29 April and again on 02-03 May. Geomagnetic field activity was mostly quiet through late in the period. At approximately 30/0515 UTC, total field showed an increase from 6 nT to 11 nT with a weak increase in solar wind speed from approximately 280 km/s to 350 km/s. Further increases in speed to around 450 km/s occurred on 01 May as a weak, positive polarity coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) became geoeffective. CH HSS influence continued through the end of the period. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to unsettled conditions on 02-03 May. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 04 MAY - 30 MAY 2015 Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels with a chance for M-class (R1-R2, Minor-Moderate) flare activity from 04-21 May and again from 28-30 May with the return of old Regions 2322 (N11, L=116) and 2325 (N05, L=050). No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels with high levels possible from 07-08, 13-21, and 29-30 May due to CH HSS activity. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels from 05-07 May with active periods likely on 06-07 May due to a combination of CH HSS effects and the arrival of the 02 May CME by mid to late on 06 May. Unsettled to active conditions with likely minor storm periods (G1-Minor) are expected from 12-15 and 17-20 May due to a recurrent CH HSS. A weak CH HSS is expected to become geoeffective from 27-30 May causing quiet to unsettled conditions. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2015 May 04 0613 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2015-05-04 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2015 May 04 115 5 2 2015 May 05 115 8 3 2015 May 06 120 15 4 2015 May 07 120 10 3 2015 May 08 125 5 2 2015 May 09 125 5 2 2015 May 10 130 5 2 2015 May 11 135 5 2 2015 May 12 140 25 5 2015 May 13 140 20 5 2015 May 14 135 20 5 2015 May 15 130 12 4 2015 May 16 130 8 3 2015 May 17 125 12 4 2015 May 18 125 20 5 2015 May 19 120 12 4 2015 May 20 115 8 3 2015 May 21 115 5 2 2015 May 22 115 5 2 2015 May 23 115 5 2 2015 May 24 110 5 2 2015 May 25 110 5 2 2015 May 26 110 5 2 2015 May 27 115 10 3 2015 May 28 120 10 3 2015 May 29 120 8 3 2015 May 30 120 8 3 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1772, DXLD) Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 113 Issue Time: 2015 May 05 2238 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2015 May 05 2205 UTC Maximum Time: 2015 May 05 2211 UTC End Time: 2015 May 05 2215 UTC X-ray Class: X2.7 Location: N12E70 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Radio - Wide area blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for about an hour (WWV mailing list via DXLD) X2-CLASS SOLAR FLARE CAUSES RADIO BLACKOUT Space Weather News for May 6, 2015 http://spaceweather.com X-FLARE: Emerging sunspot AR2339 unleashed an intense X2-class solar flare on May 5th at approximately 22:11 UT. Radiation from the flare caused strong radio blackouts on the Pacific side of Earth, interfering with communications at frequencies below ~20 MHz. The blast also hurled a CME into space, but not toward Earth. This event could herald a sustained period of high solar activity, as AR2339 appears to be large and explosive. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates. SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Did you miss the flare? Subscribers to our space weather alert service received text messages and phone calls while the flare was still in progress. Sign up for your own solar flare alerts at http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice). Posted by: (Mike Terry, May 6, dxldyg via DXLD) SUN EMITS HUGE SOLAR FLARE, BURST OF PLASMA - CBS NEWS By Michael Casey CBS News May 6, 2015, 12:22 PM NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the left – on May 5, 2015. Each image shows a different wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights a different temperature of material on the sun. By comparing different images, scientists can better understand the movement of solar matter and energy during a flare. From left to right, the wavelengths are: visible light, 171 Angstroms, 304 Angstroms, 193 Angstroms and 131 Angstroms. Each wavelength has been colorized. NASA/GSFC/SDO The sun produced its biggest solar flare so far this year, a huge blast that caused temporary radio blackouts throughout the Pacific. The X-class solar flare - considered the most powerful category of sun storm - erupted Tuesday from a sunspot called Active Region 2339 (AR2339), peaking at 6:11 p.m. EDT (2211 GMT), according to Space.com. The blast, however, is unlikely to cause major problems back on Earth. . . http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sun-emits-huge-solar-flare-burst-of-plasma/ (via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) GLENN`S PROPAGATION OUTLOOK FOR MEDIA NETWORK PLUS AS OF MAY 7, 2015 Keith, IPS in Australia says magnetic activity will be quiet to unsettled May 8 and 9; global HF propagation normal to fair at high latitudes. From Spaceweather South Africa thru May 9, magnetic conditions quiet; shortwave fadeouts unlikely; MUF stable. From Met Office UK, solar activity likely at moderate to high levels with further moderate flares likely and a slight chance of R3-R5 radio blackouts. Geomagnetic activity quiet to unsettled May 8-10. A slight chance of a solar radiation storm thru May 10. From Natural Resources Canada, the 27 day magnetic forecast as of May 4: peak activity May 13 and 18, primarily in the polar zone, but reaching 113 nanoteslas in the auroral zone on the 13th. OK1HH of the Czech Propagation Interest Group says the Geomagnetic field will be: active to disturbed on May 8, 12 quiet to active on May 9, 15 mostly quiet on May 10, 19 - 20 quiet on May 11 disturbed on May 13 - 14 quiet to unsettled on May 16 - 18 From SWPC in Boulder: Geomagnetic field unsettled to active with likely G1 minor storm periods from May 12 to 15 and 17-20. A and K indices peaking at 25 and 5 on the 12th, 20 and 5 on the 18th. Lowest indices of 5 and 2 on May 8-11 and 21-26. Solar flux peaking at 140 May 12-13 down to 110 May 24-26. Bill Hepburn`s VHF UHF DX maps show extreme tropospheric ducting along the northeast and northwest coasts of Mexico the mornings of May 9 to 11; off the coast of Libya May 9; and all week, east and west of India (via DXLD) ###