** BENIN. 1566, which I remarked July 4 when hearing TWR`s other
carrier on 1476, not being on 1566 in mornings, and still shown
1815-2145 only in MWlist, now *has* been reported in mv-eko of Arctic
Radio Club: 
``1476 23.5 0317 TWR Africa, Parakou-Serarou, lokal musik (1476.0019)
TN  
1566 23.5 0319 TWR Africa, Parakou-Serarou, kom upp under BBC
(1565.9999) TN  
Thomas Nilsson, Ängelholm – Perseus SDR, two 12x4 m Flag-antennas,
both reversible``
So 1566 *is* on in the mornings now, repossiblizing NAm DX reception.
23.5 was a Friday, in case significant (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 2303)

** BRAZIL. 11780, July 10 at 0153, RNB/RNA token English, tuned in
late via remote, talking about how RNA MW coverage reaches 1500 km at
night; 0154 long credit list already and into Spanish. A repeat?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CONGO. 6115, July 10 circa 0500 & 0530, NO signal from R. Congo,
certainly not direct vs my noise level, nor via remotes in S Africa,
Canary, Portugal. We used to JB hear it before Japan would take over
6115, which in summer would be much later. Brazzaville own SR/SS are
0508/1701, and at latitude 4.25 south, vary little during the year. So
if on, need to hear it ASAP in our mornings. Also not even a carrier
at 1806-1808 into UTwente, two RSA and one Kenya SDRs.

Andre in S Africa reported hearing it, with a recording, VP in French
with mentions of Brazzaville. He doesn`t make clear the times, but
recording indicates 1655 & 1707 UT:

``[WOR] Radio Congo back on 6115 kHz -- I heard Radio Congo again
tonight, for the first time in two years. Not sure if they've been
there all along and just wasn't heard widely, or if this is a return.
Here is the video: 
https://youtu.be/EHjgsVvu8Tw

Jul 9, 2025 -- In this video, I tune in to Radio Congo (6115  kHz) — a
rare catch I haven't heard in almost two years! This state broadcaster
from Brazzaville is listed as being on air daily, but it's incredibly
difficult to receive from my location in Johannesburg, South Africa,
and I haven't heard it since 2023. Was this a return to shortwave, or
has it been quietly broadcasting all along and I just haven't heard
it? Hard to say — but either way, this is a DXing highlight for me in
2025! The last time I heard it, was in September 2023.

Transmission info (per listed schedules):
Frequency: 6115  kHz
Time: 05:00–19:00 UTC daily
Language: French & local languages
Power: 1  kW (with unconfirmed reports of a 50  kW upgrade since
2022)``

Surely it has been silent; not in current EiBi or Aoki. WRTH 2025 had
sked as 0530-1830. Ron Howard also checked for it: ``On July 10, from
about 0515 to 0615 UT, checked 6115 for Radio Congo reactivation, via
various Africa & Brazil SDR remotes, but no signal anywhere. Guess we
should check about 1700 UT?`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2303)

** MEXICO. 1140, July 10 at 0601, Mexican NA, choral. Must be XEMR
Monterrey, 20 kW supposedly daytimer; used to have much better signal,
50 kW as still in WRTH. Two other XEs on 1140 believed silent, per
IRCA Mexican Log. Axual location of R. Esperanza is San Nicolás de los
Garza, NL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Far-right extremist group threatens to take
weather radars offline
https://kfor.com/news/local/far-right-extremist-group-threatens-to-take-weather-radars-offline/

Anti-government group Veterans On Patrol claims responsibility for
vandalizing News 9's NextGen Live radar in Oklahoma City.
https://www.news9.com/story/686f05493c7e238539083cd0/anti-government-miltia-group-claims-responsibility-for-vandalism-to-news-9-radar

Suspect in News 9 radar vandalism arrested by Oklahoma City Police
https://www.news9.com/story/686c1415dfc52927077f9d5c/vandal-disables-power-to-lifesaving-news-9-weather-radar

'Anti-government militia' says it’s targeting Oklahoma weather radars
https://www.news9.com/story/686de418f023bda6c04ff4e5/-anti-government-militia-says-it-s-targeting-oklahoma-weather-radars
News 9 radar damaged in apparent attack by anti-government militia group
https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2025-07-09/news9-radar-damaged-in-apparent-attack-by-anti-government-militia-group
(via Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 2303)

** TURKEY. 11785, July 10 at 2245 quick check, VOT English is not off
the air into UTwente (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2303)

** U S A. Correxion! I originally wrote RHC instead of R. Martí,
fixed:
11930 S5 & 11860 JBA, July 7 at 1450, Spanish from Radio Martí
resuming on this Monday, and shortly also 13605 at S6 in Spanish. No
sign of jamming yet. Three transmitters restored in Grimesland; why
not more VOA at other hours? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2302 monitoring: confirmed UT
Thursday July 10 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+5/20 into Lima SDR.

Also confirmed Thursday July 10 at 1630 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.000+, S9 into UTwente with internal tone QRM. Now they are
inserting a quick ID before WOR, after ADDX theme.

WORLD OF RADIO 2303 contents: Algeria, Australia, Benin, Brasil,
Bulgaria, Canada [and non], Congo, Cuba non, Germany, Indonesia,
(Italy), Korea South and non, Malaysia, Newfoundland, New Zealand,
Norway, Oklahoma, Paraguay, Perú, Russia, (Sa`udi Arabia), Solomon
Islands, South Carolina non, Tanzania, Turkey, UK, USA and non,
Uzbekistan, Yemen non; unID 1280.165 Chile?; propagation outlook -
(countries mentioned along with others not in order)

WOR 2303 available from 0153 UT Friday July 11:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2303.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2303.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

1300 UT Friday WRMI 15770 [first SW broadcast];
2030 UT Friday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 and/or 918;
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE;
2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [sometimes];
1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100];
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW];
2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE;
2300 UT Saturday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400];
1900 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 and/or 918;
2100 UT Sunday WRMI 15770 to NE;
2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW;
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160 [suspended];
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 and/or 918;
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW [NEW];
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.

Thanks for financial support this week from Richard Stoller in
Pennsylvania for a contribution via PayPal, in US funds but not
necessarily to woradio at yahoo.com

One may also contribute by MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 12050, July 10 at 1925, JBA signal direct, Spanish? Yes, at
2016, S8/S9 into Florida SDR with preacher, so WEWN, RCM is now on the
air altho I could not detect it previously on July 9 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1280, July 10 at 0559 UT, Black Information Network; surely
WODT New Orleans LA, U3 5000/5000, only one on 1280 in NRC AM Log; and
the usual 1280 dominant here, originally WDSU until 1972 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1420, July 10 at 0600 UT, ``1420 and 106.3, Hot Springs`
first ---`` ID in English after Mexmx. I thought two different
stations, but NRC AM Log shows KBHS is in Spanish, 5000/87 watts at
night, with 106.3 of course a mere translator, K292HG, ``La
Caliente``. But the town is not yet renamed Aguascalientes? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 810.54, July 10 at 0606 UT, still getting that mystery
JBA carrier slightly variable, hetting 810.00 WHB. Still not in
mwoffsets, where most info concerns splitting hairs/Hz much closer to
nominals (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0212 UT July 11
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