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| Glenn Hauser logs September 5, 2025 |
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Friday, September 05 2025
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** CUBA. 9710, Sept 5 at 0614, no RHC in English like there was this
late last night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11760 & 15140, Sept 5 at 1357, RHC in Spanish; 15230 also on
but deadair if not JBM; and something else? on 13780 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO stream, canned ID at 2000 UT Sept 5 claims it
also ``owns`` KBCW McAlester and KCSC Woodward, despite having sold
them off to gospel huxters last year (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 8992 USB, Sept 5 at 0611, another crypto exercise almost
finished, ID sounded like ``Gum-drop, out``.
4724 USB, Sept 5 at 0623, another crypto and // 8992 USB. These are
usual simul on several more bands/frequencies, like 15016 and
11-something (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2311 monitoring: confirmed first SW
BC, Friday September 5 at 1300 on WRMI 15770, S5/S7 direct.
Also confirmed Friday September 5 at 2058 the 2030 on IRRS SW via AM
Italia, 1322.994, S7 into UTwente. Next:
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast];
2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [usually];
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 7570 to NW;
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;
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;
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 9395 to NNW [new];
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 SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
Thanks this week to Russell Lay for financial support, in US funds but
not necessarily, via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute via money order or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. WRMI skedgrid updated Sept 3 suddenly loses `Classical
Redneck Radio` -- good riddance! I was wondering how this obscure
``ministry`` could afford all the $ $ $ that TOMBS used to spend - and
System E is now labeled World Radio Network! Tremendous improvement in
programming, relay of (ex)-SW stations from around the world, but I`m
sure it`s merely filler until RMI can get some more paying
customer(s), so enjoy it while you can. For exact schedule you have to
consult WRN website, presumably N American stream:
https://www.encompass.tv/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Encompass_WRN_English_For_North-America_A25.pdf
But not filling all the previous TOMBS/CRR hours: now there is quite a
lot more white space on the grid, e.g. less overnighting. At 0618 Sept
5, 5850 is on but no longer 5800 nor 5950, and no 9955 nor 9455, while
9395 remains with SMTV. But 7570, 7730 and 7780 are all on (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9330, Sept 5 at 0613, no signal from World`s Last Chance
Radio on the WBCQ Super-Stition, apparently really off rather
than unpropped. Out of order? BCQ has made an emergency substitution
on its itty-bitty ``classic`` transmitters still available and mostly
unused, probably 24h like 9330 was: Sept 5 at 0620 I find it JBA on
6159.93, typical offfrequenciness. And at 0626 also on 5129.9 at S9+20
// 6160- but 3265 is still silent. Then in daytime Sept 5 at 1434,
WLCR still absent from 9330 direct, so at 1447 I try the NH remote,
and there they are: slightly out of calibration but obviously both
still offset-minus as required at WBCQ: 6160- S9 // 5130- S7 with WLCR
haughty Britaccent, and canned ID at 1500 still claiming to be on 9330
- what do they know? Beyond the Earth being Flat? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 9930, Sept 5 at 1435, WTWW with TOMBS, S9+25/40 direct,
fairly clean signal, but detectable JBA carrier parasitic spurs on
9917.2 and 9942.8, characteristic of this particular transmitter, also
accompanying 5085 at 12.8 kHz above and below (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. Heavy area tropo inbrings the usual Tulsa market V/UHF DTV
channels, some Good, more Bad, and an RF9 of which there are zero of
any power in OK - tough luck, KWTV. Otherwise the closest 9 is KAFT
Fayetteville AR, seems kidvid, UT Sept 5 at 0310, and fade-in again
around 0400 breaking up/in but enough to make out the AR {PBS icon}
PBS bug in LR, virtual 13. My STB may have remembered one of their
subchannels rather than main PBS, like KAFT-3 as in rabbitears, but is
no longer known as Arkansas ETN, rather AR PBS. RF9 site is SSE of
Fayetteville on the way to Ozark, at Sunset in the Boston Mountains,
so should also get into Fort Smith.
Best sigs from Tulsa area, KQCW ``19`` RF 20, and KMYT ``My 41`` RF
34. My rooftop antenna remains pointed SE to get a bit more from E/OK
and less from OKC to the SSE (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 2136 UT September 5
** VANUATU. 9960, Sept 5 at 0615, R. Vanuatu remains here instead of
7260 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7235, not relogged lately, but still JBA carrier
reliably, S7 = noise level, Sept 5 at 0616. Unknown broadcaster or
ham? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) |
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| Glenn Hauser logs September 4, 2025; World of Radio 2311 |
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Friday, September 05 2025
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** CANADA. 990, Sept 4 at 0657 UT, ``Asian news from NHK World`` must
be segment on CBC via CBW Winnipeg (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA [and non]. RHC coming back on more and more frequencies, UT
Sept 4 observations into Georgia SDR: 9710 at 0217 English S7/S9 but
severely breaking up, which never clears up later; sounds much
stronger than // 6000 S7/S9 but not breaking up. At 0220, 9710 S9+25
breaking up, 6000 OK but a bit distorted, S9+40.
At 0453, 6000 VG S9+20/30, good mod; 9710 S9+10/20 breaking up and now
atop some CCI, which would be VATICAN in Ukrainian/Russian at
0440-0500-0520 daily. Same breakup into Maryland SDR, so a
transmission, not reception problem. 9710 much stronger than 6000.
At 0619, 9710 still on breaking up in English, 6000 off.
At 0635, 9710 S9+10 direct, still on in English breaking up. Not
checked further tonight.
At 1417 Sept 4: 15140, S4 direct, music, Spanish; // 13780 S5, 15230
JBA, 11760 S6/7. That`s at least 4 = *four* transmitters at once! if
15230 really RHC, nothing else listed.
At 1448, 11760 off, 13780 JBA carrier, 15140 off, 15230 JBA carrier.
At 1454, 11760 only still on in Spanish.
At 1903 check, 15140 again with RHC English, S8/S9 direct but
undermodulated.
Another report, in the British DX Club: ``Radio Havana Cuba heard in
English on 6000 kHz this morning from 0415 tune-in until transmitter
closed at 0600 UT. Good readable signal but slight hum.
It was parallel 9710 kHz which suffered some slight audio break-up but
was still very readable. But 9710 also had co-channel interference
here from Vatican Radio from 0439 to 0520 (in Ukrainian then
Russian?). (9710 was still on air a little after 6000 closed at 0600
but unsure when 9710 closed.)
1st hour of programmes repeated from 0457. So included the 'Mailbag
Show' with Ed Newman and listener letters at 0432 and again at 0532.
73 Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2311)
** U S A. 8992 USB, Sept 4 at 1455, US military fonetik crypto message
exercise, interrupted by ``stand by`` and noise bursts. WMIIRE is the
identifier which then starts entire message:
WMIIRELEUHEDJIAH7ZQG5?YNGYWIP3 to 1457, repeated, ``This is Young Boy,
out`` to 1458. The ? one letter missing due only to my undecipherable
scribble.
15016 USB, Sept 4 to 1902* caught tail of another of these, after
first finding it JBA on 8992 USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2310 monitoring: ``MW propagation
was quite disturbed last night [Tue Sept 2] when I monitored between
2300-2400. Trans-Atlantic DX was poor & noisy under sub-auroral
conditions. Reception from the south was enhanced: around 2000 UT
reception of IRRS Italy on 1323 kHz was as good as I’ve ever heard it
with Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio show. 73 Steve Using the BDMR in NW
Scotland -- Steve Whitt, Medium Wave News Editor``
Confirmed UT Thursday September 4 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9/+12 into
Bonaire.
Also confirmed Thursday September 4 at 1631 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.001=, S8/9+10 into UTwente.
WORLD OF RADIO 2311 contents: Algeria, Australia, Brasil, Canada and
non, China, Cuba and non, Europe, Finland, France, (Germany), India,
Indonesia, International, Iran non, Japan, Kaliningrad, Korea North
and non, Mexico, Mongolia, North America, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Poland,
Spain, Taiwan, (UK), USA, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, (Vatican); propagation
outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in order)
WOR 2311 available from 0127 UT Friday September 5:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2311.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2311.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 [also web-, phonecast];
2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [usually];
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 7570 to NW;
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;
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;
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 9395 to NNW [new];
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 SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
Thanks this week to Russell Lay for financial support, in US funds but
not necessarily, via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute via money order or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 9395, Sept 4 at 0635, this WRMI on with SMTV, S9+5 direct,
no 9455 or 9955. No signal either from 9330 WBCQ (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** U S A. 17790, Sept 4 at 1454, WRMI IS & ID by Bob Biermann,
``regular programming to resume at top of hour``, S5/S8 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1140 kHz, Sept 4 at 0648 UT, KXRB weather, ``Real Country``.
Still anomalous for this Sioux Falls SD to dominate the frequency,
like on Aug 29; suspected ND day pattern of 10 kW, rather than
direxional 5 kW night. NRC AM Log gives slogan ``Pure American
Country`` -- they could well use both (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 1570, Sept 4 at 0655 UT, KBCV, Bott network, ``serving the
Ozarx, 24 hours``. It`s Hollister MO, U4 5/3 kW, address in
Springfield, which is outside distant coverage contour at night, from
site near Branson, NW/SE main lobes; day pattern more circular but
less to the west. NO XERF problem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU. 9960, Sept 4 at 0637, RV still here, S1/S3 JBA (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. re: ”1200 kHz, Sept 3 at 0637 UT, partial ID mentioning
103.? FM, mixing WOAI. No correlations found in NRC AM Log (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)”
``My first guess would be WMIR, which has a translator on 103.7 in
Conway SC (moved from 103.5 at some point). I haven't noticed any
reports of them running day power at night since 2018, but you never
know. https://www.mbrejoice.com/
{WMIR: Atlantic Beach SC, U1 6500/11 watts, address in Little River}
A second possibility might be WMUZ running a promo for their
(non-simulcasting?) FM on 103.5…. but their day and night patterns
really shouldn't throw much signal your way. HTH. 73 Tim Hall``
{WMUZ: Taylor MI, U4 50000/15000 watts, address in Detroit} (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0152 UT September 5 |
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| Glenn Hauser logs September 2-3, 2025 |
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Thursday, September 04 2025
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** CHINA. 13690, Sept 3 at 2211, music at S9+20 but very heavy flutter
and Doppler flutter, as appropriate for CRI Spanish via Shijiazhuan
site, 500 kW at 315 degrees, i.e. NW thru the Siberian auroral zone on
the way to target Spain, but much closer to transpolar toward here
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 9710, Sept 3 at 0104, 0230, 0402 chex, no signal from RHC,
nor on 6000; previous night had reports from Ron Trotto and Tony
Pavick of RHC English on 9710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, Sept 2 at 2213, RHC Spanish, S9+10 and not suptorted,
much stronger on // 13780 S9+10/20; and some other music on 11760,
China? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. Chris Campbell says he got this from his RHC contact today
Sept 3:
``This is the latest information about RHC`s shortwave service. As of
yesterday, broadcasts resumed from the Nauta {sic: Bauta} Center on
transmitters 4 and 5 on frequencies 11760, 15140 and 11950 kHz. We now
have programs on shortwave. The 2:00 a.m. English program, which was
scheduled to air on 6100 kHz, is now being broadcast on 11760 because
there is no antenna for that frequency``
Then I check 15140 at 1846 and get a JBA carrier direct. After 1900
into Georgia? remote it is RHC in English but VP signal. The 1900
English broadcast had not been heard for many months.
Further chex at 2159 direct: 15230 is on with algo, no 15140 or 13780.
At 2350, none of all these frequencies audible into Maryland SDR
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 91.3, Sept 4 at 2118 UT, local on 91.1 is off,
clearing the way for an AFR station on 91.3, which per WTFDA FMDB must
be: ``KAXR 91.3 ARKANSAS CITY KS 13.5 kW 98.0 m 36-55-32 97-01-34
RELIGIOUS TEACHING AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO 85167``
91.1 is Air One in Enid: ``KKRD relay of:KAIV 92.7 91.1 ENID OK 0.45
kW 63.0 m 36-23-57 97-52-48 2C25 1073KKRD - CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN
AIR1 19603`` - meanwhile the adjacent Air1 on 90.9 in OKC is still
there.
KKRD coordinates are I believe on the Broadway Tower in downtown Enid,
so I check whether another station there at exactly same coordinates
is also off? Yes! ``K288FX relay of:KYLV 88.9 105.5 NORTH ENID OK 0.25
kW 0.0 m 36-23-57 97-52-48 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN K-LOVE 140182``
On 105.5 at 2119 I hear instead ``Cowboy Country 105.5`` which is
normally blocked: ``KGFY 105.5 STILLWATER OK 4.2 kW 119.8 m 36-10-47
97-00-38 COUNTRY COWBOY COUNTRY 105.5 22267`` By next check 2203 UT
however, 91.1 is back on and 91.3 cannot be heard; 105.5 not rechecked
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** SPAIN. 17715 S9+20 and 15390 JBA, Sept 2 at 2211, REE here but
still absent from 15500 & 15520 during non-English. Something`s
notright at Noblejas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** SPAIN. 17715 and much weaker 15390, still no 15500 or 15520, Wed
Sept 3 at 2158 we are all set for resumption of SNR English with a
publicized 1-hour weekly broadcast - but NO SHOW! 2200 instead RNE ID
(not REE) and `Futuro Abierto` program about sleeplessness - insomnia
in Spanish.
Jean-Michel Aubier reports on the earlier Wed scheduled English: ``But
no English broadcast at 1004 (12.04 local time) on the livestream
although the website indicates a transmission at this time (Spanish
instead)`` - will they ever get their act together? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** SWAZILAND. 11880, Sept 3 at 1459, tinkling TWR IS, JBA. Manzini
about to start Somali; may be long-path (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 2 at 2156 & 2210, no signal direct from VOT
English, nor at 2230 into UTwente, nor on accidentalternate 9875, only
JBA 9874.919+ which would be Korea North. Something`s always erroneous
at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785.009+, Sept 3 at at 2158, VOT not off the air with IS,
2201 olds in English, S9+10/20 direct. Into UTwente at 2247 when
measured with music, S9+45/50; 2253 s/off as if 17620 at 1200, awry at
Ankara, and IS to 2254.6* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2310 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
September 2 at 2000 in IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.994 kHz, S9+10/15
but noisy into nearby Noale SDR; after IRRS outdated canned ID
claiming 7125 and 9510 kHz.
Also confirmed Tuesday September 2 at 2330 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
3975.003+, JBA to both UTwente and DL7APJ SDRs, just WOR theme
recognizable.
Also confirmed UT Wednesday September 3 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+20
into Knoxville SDR.
Also confirmed Wednesday September 3 at 1930 on SW Gold Radio,
Germany, 6160 & 3975 into UTwente.
Also confirmed Wednesday September 3 at 2127 the 2100 on WBCQ 7490 -72
Hz = 7489.928, S7/S9 into Maryland SDR.
Also confirmed Wednesday September 3 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/15
into Maryland SDR. Next:
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
No new financial support this week, not necessarily in US funds via
PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute via money order or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 17790, Sept 2 at 2212, no signal from this WRMI with CRR;
unclear whether off or due to degraded propagation; 15770 still
audible with Taiwan relay. Same situation Sept 3 at 2210 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. 9395, Sept 3 at 0620, WRMI a JBA carrier in
degraded propagation, no signals on 9455 or 9955; but 7570, 7730, 7780
all audible. 9330 no WBCQ either; and 11725 RNZI is S9+20 the OSOB
with trans-equatorial advantage during ``auroral`` conditions (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 570, Sept 3 at 0630 UT, several WNAX IDs in passing as
promoting a ``Hawaiian Beach Getaway`` next Feb. Yankton SD, and no
sign of KLIF, KWML or anything else, strange. Is U2 5/5 kW. Night
pattern has a notch southward thisaway so maybe ND day pattern. In
good old lower-noise days, I could hear it on daytime groundwave under
DFW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1200 kHz, Sept 3 at 0637 UT, partial ID mentioning 103.?
FM, mixing WOAI. No correlations found in NRC AM Log (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5024.4, Sept 3 at 0625, JBA carrier, when on 5025.0 I
have been assuming R. Rebelde, so now off-frequency too? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9460, Sept 2 at 2218, ME song JBA direct when nothing is
normally heard; nothing listed now; suspect VOT Turkish overrun past
2055*; while 9455 WRMI is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. Sept 2 at 2215, no beacons or phone direct on 10m 28
MHz, but 11m CB 27 MHz replete with AM/hets showing that `skip is in`
there (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report despatched at 2358 UT September 3 |
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| Glenn Hauser logs September 1-2, 2025 |
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Tuesday, September 02 2025
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** CUBA. 11760, Sept 1 at 2213, RHC with undermodulated music and
squeal, S9+30, but no signals on 13780 or 15230. Somethings always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 15230, Sept 2 at 1454, RHC Spanish S5/S6, undermodulated and
not too distorted; nothing on 13780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHILE. 28475 USB, Sept 1 at 2202, ``Aloha`` in Spanish, tail of KH6
contact? Then it`s CE4J#O with CQ in English, contacting WA4AV.
DXheat/cluster fills in the missing letter: CE4JZO with WA4AV at 2205
on this very frequency. QRZ.com: ``CE4JZO Chile flag Chile, Federico
Edo. "Kiko" Concha Traverso-, Avda. La Estancia N° 413, Comuna
Machali, Sexta Región, Rancagua- 2910000, Chile``. Only one other
phone signal on 10m, 28435 USB unID, and no beacons, but got a Guat on
12, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** GUATEMALA. 24985 USB, Sept 1 at 2207, TG9AHM calling CQ in English,
OSOB. QRZ.com: ``TG9AHM Guatemala flag Guatemala, EMMANUEL H. MIERES
G. (Manny), 19 CALLE 10-38 ZONA 11 COL. MARISCAL, BOSQUES DE MARISCAL,
CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA 01011, Guatemala`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** MALI. 11975, Sept 1 at 2215, French with flutter and rumble,
S9+10/20. It`s CRI relay at 2130-2230 for N Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Re Skyview tones QRMing 780 WBBM:
``Hi Glenn - Ran this thru ChatGPT, to see what AI thought about it.
Ron
``What you describe is very intriguing DX-wise. Let’s break it down:
Your log:
Date/time: Sept 1, 0640 UT
Frequency: 780 kHz
Station normally there: WBBM Chicago (dominant on 780 at night)
What you heard: Equal-strength QRM, repeating ~70-second loop of
Skyview Networks test tones (L/R channels, then both), plus a voice
message calling for “internet connection” and giving the Skyview ops
center phone number 877-503-8910.
Possibilities
WBBM technical issue / mixup
WBBM is a Skyview client (Skyview distributes CBS/Westwood One
content, and handles network ad insertion).
If their STL (studio-to-transmitter link) or satellite receiver
hiccupped, the Skyview receiver could have defaulted to its test loop,
thus being heard on air mixed with program.
The “call the operations center” message is meant for engineers when
the receiver is out of sync.
Another Skyview affiliate bleeding in
KSPI Stillwater, OK, is indeed on 780, but it’s a daytimer (500 W). It
should have been off the air at 0640 UT (01:40 CDT). If it wasn’t,
maybe it was running satellite network feed (via Skyview) unattended
overnight.
However, with equal strength to WBBM in Oklahoma, that would be
unusual—KSPI runs only 250 W at night if authorized (but FCC shows
daytimer).
Imposter / spur / crossfeed
Less likely, but another station in the region could have been airing
Skyview’s loop due to automation misconfiguration.
If it was truly “equal strength” with WBBM in Oklahoma, that points
toward a local/regional source, not just WBBM alone.
My take
Most likely it was WBBM itself briefly radiating the Skyview test loop
due to a network receiver failure. The fact you heard both WBBM and
the loop “equal strength” could have been their audio chain mixing the
live program with the backup/test channel.
KSPI or another Oklahoma station seems less likely at that hour,
unless it was mistakenly left on at night running satellite
automation.
📌 What you might do:
Check KSPI’s official FCC license (it’s indeed daytimer only). If they
were on at 01:40 CDT, that would be unauthorized nighttime operation.
If this repeats, it’s more probably WBBM itself having an
uplink/network receiver issue.`` (via Ron Howard)
This is more or less to be expected, except AI does not know that from
my previous experience, KSPI daytimer *can* be on overnight, and at
nearby groundwave range, will be steady and as strong as WBBM via
skywave. KSPI is 250 watts, not 500. It was not very brief, but maybe
5 minutes before I tuned away. No such problem 24 hours later (Glenn
Hauser, Enid OK, WOR)
** OKLAHOMA. 930, Sept 1 at 2156, 2218 UT chex, WKY OKC *STILL* in
dead air; also Sept 2 at 0625, and **STILL** at 1452, even tho the
holiday is over. First noticed Aug 30 at 2340, 63+ hours ago. FINALLY
by 1713 UT check Sept 2, WKY has resumed modulating stupid sports talk
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)
** SPAIN. 17715, S9+20/30 direct and VP 15390, music from REE, 2200
accurate timesignal and RNE program in Spanish, domestic relay?
instead of English, which supposedly resumes on Wednesdays only at
2200-2300, first at 1004, when presumably not on SW (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)
** TURKEY. 11785, Sept 1 at 2157, VOT not off the air, IS & IDs in
English, S9+10/20 direct, mostly readable vs noise level; 2201 already
in olds (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2310 monitoring: confirmed Monday
September 1 from 1931 on SW Gold Radio, Germany, 6160.000+ S9/+15 and
3975.001- S9+5/10 into UTwente.
Also confirmed UT Tuesday September 2 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9+10/20
into south Texas SDR.
Also confirmed Tuesday September 2 at 1315 the 1300 on WRMI 9955,
S9+20 into Knoxville SDR, but JBA direct.
Also confirmed Tuesday September 2 at 1425 the 1400 on WRMI 9955,
S9+20 into Knoxville SDR. Next:
2000 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323 and/or 918;
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160;
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160.
No new financial support this week, not necessarily in US funds via
PayPal to
woradio at yahoo.com
One may also contribute via money order or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. 17790, Sept 1 at 2210, no signal from this WRMI, off? 17525
WMLK is good; and 15770 WRMI audible with Taiwan Spanish relay. BTW,
before 2200, peanut-power 15555-USB WJHR FL can arrive much stronger
than 15770 with a little help from sporadic E (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** VANUATU [and non]. 9960, Sept 2 at 0644, RV with one of best
signals I`ve had from them, tho only S4/S5 on meter, Bislama talk,
0645 drumming. No WRMI on 9955 or 9455 but audible on 9395. Back to
9960 from 7260 as first reported by Manuel Méndez last night (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1948 UT September 2 |
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