** CHINA [non]. 5910, Jan 14 at 0258, CRI *0300 relay in English via
CUBA is already on, in Chinese. Second harmonic 11820 is a JBA carrier
correlating with RHC 25m fundamentals being weakened. Something`s
always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5025, Jan 14 at 0252, R. Rebelde is S9+20 but
overmodulated/distorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 4765, Jan 14 at 0415, R. Progreso is S9+20 but suptorted
modulation. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 6165, Jan 14 at 0601, RHC English has about equal
level CCI in Arabic, which is per HFCC: NHK via FRANCE at 0600-0630,
140 degrees to ME. Something`s always wrong at RHC -- like not
registering in HFCC so lazy frequency managers elsewhere know about it
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 15140-, Jan 14 at 1518, RHC Spanish throwing out lots of
spurs, circa 15311, 15283, 14997, 14968 --- these are the usual two
pairs, at plus/minus 171 and 143 kHz. But also: 15197 & 15083 which
are plus/minus 57 kHz, and another suspicious blob at 14882, which is
258 kHz away from 15140 --- possibly the sum of 143 + 57 + 57?
Something`s always wrong at RHC. Think of all the grist Arnie could
call upon to liven up DXers Unlimited if he would try to explain
these! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 6190, Jan 14 at 0255, La Voz Alegre ID at closing,
S9+10/S9, 0256 a bit of dead air and off. So MWV is back after their
transformer lightning strike. Should resume shortly with a repeat of
the Spanish hour on 6180 from 0300 after China/Cuba is off.
13670, Jan 14 at 1800, African Pathways Radio is also back opening
hour previewing music from Bela Fleck and Dolly Parton, S9/S9+10
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 14 at 0548, carrier not as strong as usual, but
bodes well for VON to be back tonight for the 0600 Hausa broadcast
(and if we`re lucky their neat percussion IS a few minutes before)
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1640, Jan 14 at 0417, KZLS ``Enid`` (-OKC via
Hennessey site) in dead air with fast SAH, facilitating copy of ESPN,
no doubt WTNI Biloxi MS, the only sports format on 1640, which always
QRMs at night and apparently stays on 10 kW daypower ND (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Had not been getting any decodable signals off the air
from KETA-13, OETA, but resumes Jan 14. Website checked Jan 13
explains:
``ATTENTION OKLAHOMA CITY ANTENNA VIEWERS
OETA will be conducting mandatory maintenance work on our Oklahoma
City tower. Because of this, we are required to reduce power
significantly between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. beginning 8 a.m.,
Jan. 10 to 4 p.m., Jan. 11. This will result in a loss of signal to
viewers watching OETA via antenna.
Weather permitting, power will be restored Jan. 12 and 13. Work will
resume at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15 and is scheduled to be completed at
4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17. Weâd like to thank everyone viewing OETA
via antenna for their patience while we make the necessary repairs and
upgrades that will ensure your favorite shows continue uninterrupted
in the future.``
Also an update on the Foundation situation:
http://www.oeta.tv/blogs/media/faqs-about-oeta-and-the-oeta-foundation/
``FAQs about OETA and the OETA Foundation
Posted by Aaron Morvan on Jan 11, 2019 at 11:06 pm
Q. Whatâs going on?
A. The Foundationâs Board of Trustees authorized a lawsuit to be filed
against OETA. The Foundation has failed to provide proper oversight
over their organization and allowed it to ignite this controversy by
denying access to parts of the shared facility, changing the locks,
hacking into OETAâs system, withholding funds, and ultimately suing us
in a blatant power grab.
In response, OETAâs governing Board has terminated OETAâs agreement
with the Foundation in order to protect donor funds, information, and
OETAâs integrity. OETA employees and governing Board members are
focused on continued delivery of quality, life-enriching public media
to Oklahomans. We are proud to carry on the six decades of work that
have made OETA the most-watched PBS station in America. Programming
and operations are ongoing and not presently impacted by OETAâs
termination of its agreement with the Foundation.
Q. What happened to the relationship between OETA and its foundation?
A. This is an interesting story.
More than 30 years ago the state legislature passed a law that allowed
OETA to set up a charitable foundation to support OETA.
For most of those 30 years the relationship between OETA and the
Foundation worked well.
Within the last five years dissention arose between the two and the
Foundation began repeatedly attempting to interfere with OETA
operations and to unduly influence OETAâs state governing Board. OETA
tried to correct the problems through repeated meetings but the
problems only grew worse.
The Foundation today refuses to give OETA access to our donor funds
and how they have been used. The Foundation has locked OETA employees
out of multiple areas within the OETA building. OETA is the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) licensee and responsible for its
operations, programming and donor finances. The Foundation is a
fundraising auxiliary and should not be attempting to also function as
public television station.
Last month the Foundation sued OETA to try and seize even more
control. OETA countered the suit in the courts asking the judge to
drop the frivolous claims made in the Foundation lawsuit.
As a last resort, the OETA Board, accountable to the State of Oklahoma
and charged with ensuring OETAâs viability and compliance with laws
and regulations, officially terminated the agreement with the
Foundation and began the process of identifying a new charitable
organization to responsibly oversee donor funds and to retrieve the
donor money already raised, putting it to proper use as required by
the FCC and Corporation for Public Broadcasting and, most importantly,
as intended by our donors.
Q. Is the money Iâve already given to OETA safe?
A. OETA has advised the Foundation that we consider all funds, assets,
property, and information they possess to be held solely and
exclusively for the benefit of OETA. The Foundation has affirmed this
on multiple occasions. We are confident, once the Foundationâs lawsuit
is resolved, those generous gifts will be honored as the donors
intended and used to support OETA.
Q. Can I still give money to OETA?
A. OETA has temporarily suspended accepting new donations as we
finalize negotiating a relationship with the Friends of OETA, Inc.
charitable organization. We are moving as quickly as possible to
resume donations and fundraising but we take seriously the charge to
shepherd funds given and funds that will be given in a manner that is
transparent and ethical.
Q. Is a state agency (OETA) trying to take over the Foundation?
A. No. The Foundation was originally created by a diverse group of
philanthropic Oklahomans to serve OETA and unfortunately has since
become a rogue organization. They have refused to provide basic
information crucial to the operation of OETA. Donor funds, given in
good faith, have been misappropriated for unauthorized programming and
unsolicited content creation and production. Donors have been lied to
about the collection and use of their well-intended donations. OETA, a
state agency, is simply choosing to select a new, more responsible
charity to cooperate with in order to protect its donors and their
funds.
Q. Who is leading OETA and how did they get there?
Dr. Richard Beck, Provost Rogers State University
Terri Cornett, Civic Volunteer
Dr. Cheryl Evans, President Northern Oklahoma College
Mr. James Gallogly, OU President
Mr. Burns Hargis, OSU President
Ms. Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma Superintendent
Mr. Reese "Cody" Inman, Civic Volunteer
Dr. Glen D. Johnson, Chancellor Oklahoma State Regents
Mr. Garrett King - Board Chair
Ms. Suzanne Lair, Principal Jenks Public Schools
Dr. Larry Rice, President Rogers State University
Mr. Clarke Stroud, Director OU Football Operations
Public media veteran Polly Andersonâs leadership as Executive
Director has been an outstanding asset to OETA since her hiring just
over one year ago. She continues to have the full support of the OETA
Board of Directors.
Q. Has OETA really refused a legislative meeting with the Foundation?
A. OETA has met with state legislative and executive officials
regarding our ongoing efforts over a multi-year period, including as
recently as Monday, January 7, 2019. At Mondayâs meeting, OETA
clearly outlined the reasons it believes that, short of decisive
action by the few remaining members of the Foundationâs Board of
Trustees, termination of the relationship is the only remaining option
to protect public television in Oklahoma. Additionally, OETA leaders
met repeatedly with the Foundation to resolve these issues outside of
the courts. The Foundation staff continued to overstep the authority
granted to them by state law and continued to willfully mislead
donors, withholding funds and duplicating the functions of the state
agencyâthey even went so far as to defy the direct orders of the
Foundationâs governing board, leading to multiple resignations from
that body in 2018 of longtime OETA supporters.
Q. Why did OETA evict the Foundation from the building they formally
shared?
A. The Foundation has used the OETA facility as a guest of OETA.
Recently, the Foundation staff restricted access to OETA personnel
within the OETA headquarters, changed the locks on the building,
hacked OETAâs state computer network, and recently reported to OETA
that they installed an unauthorized video surveillance system. The
responsible action on the part of OETA as a state agency to protect
state employees and state assets was clear.
The Foundation had become a totally unaccountable organization â
operating outside its intended statutory and fiscal boundaries and
acting in defiance of its earlier earlier governing board members,
leading to the resignation of several longtime Foundation Trustees and
OETA supporters. Despite over two years of negotiations and good
faith efforts on the part of OETA to bring our Foundation back to its
intended role, the Foundation recklessly and maliciously resisted all
civil efforts and refused to negotiate multiple proposed reforms.
Therefore, it is necessary and prudent to clearly separate our
operational functions at this time and to prevent the Foundation from
further undermining of the state agency it was established to serve.
Q. Why wonât OETA cash checks amounting to over $ 1.2 million provided
by the Foundation?
A. OETA conducts the stewardship of all funds with the utmost caution
and integrity. OETA is working with our federal and state regulators,
including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Oklahoma
Attorney Generalâs office, to ensure proper accounting and handling of
these funds.
Q. How does OETA fit into PBS/Corporation for Public Broadcasting?
A. OETA is a PBS member station and a CPB grantee. Although the
Foundation has repeatedly attempted to misrepresent OETA to our
federal regulators and partners, the Foundation has no relationship
with PBS or the CPB outside of OETA. OETA has a very positive
relationship with both PBS and CPB and has kept both entities advised
of the ongoing issues with the Foundation.
Q. Where does OETA go from here?
A. OETA is working through this complex situation in consultation with
state legislative and executive officials and our federal regulators.
We are committed to the outstanding programming that has made it the
most-watched PBS-station in America. We are diligently working to
secure all past and present donor funds with a new and responsible
charitable foundation that will be governed by an independent board of
philanthropic and ethical individuals who can cooperate with OETAâs
governing board in a mutually-beneficial relationship.``
I then wrote to OETA:
``I am sure everyone is concentrating on the terrible Foundation
situation, and thanks for explaining that on website. I don`t see any
names of individuals at the F who must be responsible for this. Is it
a few people in a power struggle?
But a couple of things:
How about some explanation of the reason for abruptly disposing of
OKLA and replacing it with World?? Interesting stuff, I am not
necessarily objecting. Is this in any way related to the Foundation
thing?
However some programming seems to have got lost in the shuffle; surely
you could still find some places for it on one channel or another:
PBS Newshour SUNDAY
Ray Stevens
Bluegrass Underground
(maybe the last two have run their course; we can`t know)
I am glad to see Amanpour out of 10 pm to a more convenient time, 11
am, as I had requested some time ago. Thanks and good luck!``
Reply:
``We hope that you are enjoying OETA World! Our programming department
has been working on this for some time and it debuted this past
Monday, January 7th. I believe that they promoted it on the OETA
channels for a while beforehand thruout the day before World
premiered. Nothing whatsoever tied to the Foundation matters was a
part of debuting World, as OETA World can be found in over 150 some
odd television markets out of the 160 some odd markets across the
country. Our viewers were asking for new programs and this is what
OETA World does â it allows us to re-air our local content on Saturday
evenings and on Sunday mornings early until noon we re-air our British
dramas, including Masterpiece Theater. And beyond that, thru the week
there are many new programs to discover plus all of the shows you are
familiar with like Frontline, Independent Lens, POV, Nature, NOVA,
etc.
Well, with any type of lawsuit or even police investigations -
information has to be limited due to the nature of it all until it has
concluded. Hopefully what has been provided does help our viewers at
this time and when we can update information for them it will be
provided I'm sure. In the meantime, enjoy all of the good viewing on
OETA and have a great day. Respectfully, Kristi Wren, Receptionist``
Follow up: ``We will air BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND sometime on HD (13-1)
but RAY STEVENS doesnât have a date at this time. As soon as I know
even more info Iâll advise or it may even be promoted on air between
current programming. Respectfully, Kristi Wren, Receptionist``
I am also having to re-convince OETA that there is a totally separate
and new PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND edition on Sundays, after Saturdays
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 7215-7220-7225, Jan 14 at 0550, DRM noise, which has to be
RRI Galbeni, scheduled 05-06, 285 degrees in Romanian to W Europe, in
analog! per HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1964 monitoring: confirmed Sunday January 13
at 2140 the 2130 on WRMI 7780, fair.
Also confirmed UT Monday January 14 at 0230 on WRMI 5950, S7 to S9+10;
and weaker 9395 poor, with high local noise making the R75 NR
essential.
Also confirmed UT Monday January 14 from 0401 on Area 51 webcast, but
JBA carrier at 0413 on WBCQ 5130.4 (earlier at 0253 during JL at S8-
S9, I had measured it on 5130.441).
Also confirmed UT Monday January 14 at 0430 on WRMI 9955, JBA. Next:
2330 UT Monday WRMI *9955 to SSE
* also webcast; direct linx to these and many others at:
Complete updated WOR sked, all affiliates, satellite, webcast, AM&FM:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(It is clear as of Monday morning that WOR 1965 will not be ready
until Tuesday at the earliest, probably like last week, not even by
the 2030 airing on WRMI 7780; this is only due to my running so far
behind in processing info, also causing DXLDs to appear almost a week
after closing dates.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5085, Jan 14 at 1432, WTWW-3 is still on with rock music,
S9+30, along with weak parasite spurs 5072.1 & 5097.9. Still at 1516.
1557 just as strong; and even 1740 rechex, so evidently running all-
day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6990-LSB, Jan 14 at 0552, the aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh-guy is
back uttering Japanesish syllables with long vocalized pauses,
sometimes eeeeeeee depending on the preceding word. I hastily scribble
what some of them sound like: kinata, kita, katana, noto, nata, itati,
atata, kinata, itawa, ishotu, kata, kunoto, sijimata, hanata, kata,
hotokono, pinata, isashana, ishaba, koshodo, ishiba - and then stops
abruptly at 0555*. Since he is on LSB, only 10 kHz out of the 40m
band, suspect he has some ham radio connexion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11802-USB, Jan 14 at 1552, 2-way in colloquial Spanish,
INTRUDERS. I continue to be amazed that no one else ever reports these
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1833 UT January 14
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