WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE UPDATED FOR A-19, DST

http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update, which also concludes a
comprehensive review of the various links started last week.

http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

1) Australia - Reach Beyond: Updated links to new A19 frequency and
programme schedules
2) Morocco - Medi 1: Updated link to live stream
3) Nigeria - VoN: Update to link to home page
4) Taiwan - PCJ Radio: Removed link to home page (as seems no longer
existing); updated links to on-demand/archived programmes
5) Ukraine - RUI: Updated link to live stream
6) UK - EMR: Now shown as an archived website (ie no longer active).
Tom Taylor, RIP.
7) Update to UT offset notations for Croatia, Germany, Greece,
Romania, Spain, and USA

Unless there's a major change anywhere, the next update will be in
late April. Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe, March 30, DXLD)

** CUBA [and non]. 13605, March 31 at 1401, Radio Martà is S9+20
unjammed, having just made the totally predictable A-season switch
from 13820, where the wall of noise remains. Something`s always wrong
at the DentroCuban Jamming Command (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA. 11880, March 31 at 1425, China Plus relay in English on NF
for A-19, ex-15700; S9+20 and somewhat undermodulated as required.
Earlier, Wolfgang Bueschel had accumulated the A-19 sked for these
relays, via QuivicÃn site:

0000-0100 5990 QVC 250 ND NAM Spanish
0000-0100 9810 QVC 250 160 SAM Spanish
0100-0200 9580 QVC 250 10 NAM English
0200-0300 9580 QVC 250 10 NAM Chinese
0300-0400 9790 QVC 250 305 WNAM English
0400-0400 9790 QVC 250 305 WNAM Cantonese
1200-1300 9570 QVC 250 10 NAM Cantonese
1300-1400 9570 QVC 250 10 NAM English
1400-1500 11880 QVC 250 305 WNAM English
1500-1600 11880 QVC 250 305 WNAM English
2300-2400 5990 QVC 250 ND NAM English
2300-2400 13650 QVC 250 135 SAM Portuguese
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 9630, March 31 at 0553, RNZI with C&W music on NF for
A-19, S9+10, the SSOB by fair, virtually the OSOB, and ex-25m is
essentially dead. No het, as R. Aparecida, Brasil, has been missing
from 9630.5v lately, but it`ll be a hetmess should it resume! A bad
pick for RNZI, now sked daily 0459-0658; then 5945, and from 1259 on
5980 as yet unchecked here. RNZ National program times within will
shift one UT hour later on April 7 when NZ go off wacky DST of UT +13.
At least that match DST offdate in Australiaparts now (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1640, March 31 at 0610 UT, KZLS ``Enid`` is dead air; by
next check at 1400 UT has added a big hum, but still no programod
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 27185-AM, March 30 at 1731 on caradio, loop of ``Happy
Birthday to You`` by amateur pianist, occasionally interrupted, but
still/again going at 1930. Our local Enid CB pirate (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7320-7325-7330, March 30 at 0551, DRM noise at S5, now RRI
as scheduled 0530-0600 in English, plus 0600-0630 German. (WINB is
also registered for same DRM frequency span at 07-09 M-F, 07-10
Sat/Sun) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA [non]. 7285-LSB, March 31 at 0441, VA5AA calling CQ
contest, before Radio Sonder Grense would be on here anyway, but still
no RSG at 0550, RSA SW gone for good. Others noted its finale on 3320
a few hours earlier. So NAmhams get a frequency back. QRZ.com shows
VA5AA is: Mason John Hnatiw in REGINA, SK S4V 1V2 Canada --- that`s
Witanh spelt backwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 9515, March 31 at 0306, VOT English to N America at S9-S7.
I had no luck for the earlier broadcast March 30 at 22 or 23 on 9830
or 5960, so this is my first A-19 QSY confirmation. Surely this will
sidekick to 9515.7 at times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. 15180, March 31 at 1430, YL in SW/C Asian service? at
S2-S4 but one of few signals on band. HFCC A-19 shows it`s IBB in
Uzbek this hour, 300 kW, 80 degrees from Woofferton UK, i.e. Radio
Liberty (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: Manuel MÃndez, Spain,
reports: ``6190, Hamburger LokalRadio, Goehren, *0700-0800, 30-03,
English, ID âHamburger LokalRadioâ, programs âMedia Network Plus and
âWorld of Radioâ. 25322``

Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, reports: ``GERMANY, Reception of World of Radio
via HLR on 6190 CUSB, March 30, Edition 1974, instead of 1975, due to
medical distraxions of Glenn Hauser
https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/03/reception-of-world-of-radio-via-hlr-on_30.html
0731-0800 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, fair signal
0631-0700 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg CeEu English Sat, from April 8``

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1975 monitoring: not confirmed,
Saturday March 30 at 1531 on HLR 9485-CUSB; monitoring via UTwente,
inaudible, altho earlier circa 1520 I thought I heard a trace of Keith
Perron during MN+.

Confirmed Sat Mar 30 at 2100 on WRMI 9955, poor S4-S5; also confirmed
UT Sun Mar 31 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good. Also confirmed UT Sun
Mar 31 at 0318 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, S9+20, about 3 minutes in so
started close to nominal 0315 this week. Next:

2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
1800 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania [ex-1900]
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4774.975, March 31 after 0600, romantic? song at S7 vs
double-CODAR swooshes. I seldom pull any modulation here. First
thought is Brasil or Perà which insist on colliding with each other;
but if you believe Aoki sked, neither would be on between 04 & 07.
Instead, TWR English is on 4775 until 0700 --- but Manzini sunrise was
already at 0403 today, surely too late for them. So I refine the
frequency (and maybe there is a second carrier almost the same), which
points to S America. I found one report of TWR only 8 Hz low, while
here`s a typical comparison of Brasil and Perà by Carlos GonÃalves
from June 2016y: ``PERU 4774.946 R. Tarma, Tarma, 2232-2240, 02/6,
canÃÃes Ãndias; 34433, QRM do Brasil [Congonhas] em 4774.914`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 12031, March 30 at 1606 check, the extremely distorted
spurblob is finally gone, no QRM to SPAIN. I had been hearing it at
various times every day March 26-27-28-29. We may never know what it
was (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 1916 UT March 31

** CUBA. 15700, March 27 at 1431, China Plus relay is S9+30 but
suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13661.5 & 13738.8 approx., March 28 at 1443, buzzes centered
about 13700, more spurs out of that RHC in addition to the bigger ones
plus/minus 28.3 kHz. Then I have some modulation about 13634.7 during
apparent asymmetrical multiple spur carrier peaks. Something`s always
wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, March 29 at 0530, RHC English S9+10 but JBM; 6060 is
S9+20/30 with good modulation but CCI and SAH from Algerian Qur`an via
FRANCE; 6100 S9+10/20 undermodulated; 6165 S9 but JBM; 5040 S9+20/30
loud; talk is about slavery. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 15700, March 29 at 1415, China Plus relay is JBA S5-S7,
fadey, maybe also undermodulated. Usually this inbooms whatever the
modprob. Cuba is about all one can hear in the morns on 19m: 15825
WWCR & 15770 WRMI being JBA to JBA carriers. How about the RHCs? 15140
is steady S9 but suptorted; 15230 weaker S5-S6 and not distorted.
Can`t have everything. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MALI. 5995, March 27 at 0612, R. Mali finally audible in this
daypart: poor S3-S4 of African language; Cuba off 6000 already.

5995, March 27 at 2359, African song, S9+20 but ACI; some widely-
spaced tones maybe own timesignal? Or from 5990/6000 Cuba; by 0000
March 28, 5995 is off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6880-USB, March 30 at 0115, rock music the only
pirate found; 0118, 0125, 0137 YL IDs as Mix Radio
International/Worldwide; S7-S9; off by 0256 recheck. More logs:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52390.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 9985, March 27 at 1534, RFA Korean is S9
-S5, from now confirmed refurbished Saipan antenna. I don`t hear any
jamming on this; does DPRK try? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, March 27 at 1500 UT, Classical KUCO-FM manager Brad
Ferguson, after Stardate, in pledge drive, says this is the first full
day they are on full power from new transmitter, 100 kW ERP, new
processor and antennas; and want reports about improved reception. He
asked me directly how it is in Enid. Transmitter power is 38 kW.

I checked around 19-20 UT as I was driving around. Altho the signal
seemed somewhat stronger overall, I had to tell him:

still picket-fencing
still subject to Vance aircraft multipath Doppler flutter
still blocked by noise at traffic signals
still not breaching stereo threshold, tho caradio shows ST; it blends
rather than separates
unlike 91.7 KOSU, 92.5 KOMA and many other OKC stations rock-solid

Later he explained that KUCO had been running only 20 kW ERP from old
transmitter; that side-mounting antenna on mast has been positioned
for max lobes up I-44 to the NE and down I-35 to the S. No doubt that
makes sense demographically. So away they go! That explains why there
is not much improvement here to the NNW, still a need for a
translator, if it could get a perfect signal input, perhaps from the
feedline to KBCW and KCSC relays.

EARLIER as installation was underway, Chris Stevens of RFSolutions
wrote, ``Once this is complete it will be pretty much the top of the
line radio site in terms of power, efficiency and technology. We are
running the best processors you can get into the best transmitter you
can want. Add in the efficiency of liquid cooled and itâs a perfect
combination with remote control capabilities that Captain Kirk would
be jealous of`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1975, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA. 7285, March 29 at 0525, R. Sonder Grense in Afrikaans
including a clip in accented English, S9+10 and still on air; for its
last day? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Wednesday March 27
at 2100 on WRMI 9955, fair vs storm crashes up to S6; also one second
later on WBCQ 7490+ at S5-S7. Also confirmed UT Thu Mar 28 at 0100 on
WRMI 7780, good S9+10/20 better than usual on this NEward frequency.

Due to medical distraxions I could not get WOR 1975 prepared and
recorded until Friday March 29, availablized on website at 0200 Mar 30

WORLD OF RADIO 1975 contents: Angola, Antarctica, Australia,
Bangladesh, Congo DR, Cuba, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea non, Indonesia,
Kuwait, Laos, Mali, New Zealand, Oklahoma, Philippines non, Romania,
Suriname, UK and non, USA and non, Zambia, Zanzibar, unidentified
12031; and the propagation outlook

Larry Will wrote: ``On 3265 via WBCQ at 0223 UTC March 30. First
airing?`` Must be; tnx, Larry! Ad-hoc, confirmed here at 0242 check on
3264.9, recognizable but JBA and vs increasing line noise level
bothering here; it`s always something.

The other shortwave broadcasts should be:
0729 UT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [March 30, alt weeks]
1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
1531 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955
0030 UT Sunday WRMI 7730
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315]
0830 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 5950 7730
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany [ex-1130]
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW
1800 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania [ex-1900]
0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW [2 editions]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780
1030 UT Wednesday WRMI 5950
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
0000 UT Thursday WRMI 7730
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780
0930 UT Friday Unique Radio 5045-USB NSW

[it is unclear when 1976 will start airing, as 1975 has unavoidably
begun 4 days late; stations please replay latest available edition
if necessary]

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.15, UT Sat March 30 at 0050, WBCQ is playing a lot of
music, DJ Larry Will, Jane, et al., so is it really called Allan
Weiner Worldwide? Live timechex, said would go off at 0100 and
continue on 3265 ---- but 7490 did not cut off until 0113* after more
music. John Carver files his fuller report:

``Tonight's show started at 0001 after an audio clip from One Flew
Over the Cuckoos Nest. No voice overs during the theme song, then a
clip of Allan flying off the handle about moonbats then into music
which told me that Larry and Jane Will were doing the show this
evening. Larry said that Allan and Angela were off on super, secret
business for the station. Some talk of this week's special HAARP
broadcasts, then a short description of what HAARP was and consisted
of. Then a synopsis of all of the conspiracy theories involving HAARP.
Some more music.

Then some talk of Ken Nordine and playing one of his bits from the
record collection from the old WXM. A refreshing change from last
week`s Gloom and Doom show. A brief rundown about 3265 and the birth
of the Falling Star Network. Said that Monday thru Friday 0100 to 0500
the programming came from Area 51 and Area 51 programmers. Said they
are still running low power during this testing period and are still
experimenting with different antenna systems though no technical
details included.

Phone call at 0049 from Ramsey then into more music. Program was off
the air at 0100. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505v, March 28 at 0100, WRNO is back on after a few nights?
off, S9 but just barely modulated. March 29 at 0125, now it`s VG
S9+10/20 with fully modulated gospel huxter; 0522 hymn at S9+20 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.14, March 28 at 0540, harmonic with the most
modulation yet but still too weak, seems YL talking but can`t tell
language. At 0548 an OM instead. Have been presuming it`s 2 x
1470.07v, but since 2+9+4 = 15, a multiple of 3, this could also be a
third harmonic of 980+.
http://mwlist.org/mwoffset.php?khz=980
shows a few remote possibilities (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 12031, March 27 at 1437, approx. peak of extremely
distorted blob at S5-S6; ``modulation`` cadence of some talk but
totally unreadable; compared to RHC and Martà frequencies, but NO
match. 12050 is a JBA carrier, presumably WEWN Spanish which unseems
source, but if so is putting most of its power out here.

12031 blob is still there at 2024 March 27 and now QRMing 12030 Spain
when tuned to LSB. 12050 has two weak signals presumably WEWN and
Ascension. So it`s on long hours and propagating, but not heard later
in afternoon, evening.

12031v blob is still2 there at 1452 March 28 before Spain is on
weekdays. FM mode tuning makes it sound a bit more like speech,
totally unreadable past 1500 and again not matching OCB or RHC.

12031 blob extends up to 12040, March 29 at 1418, QRMing TURKEY
12035.7. (12050 WEWN is VP but sounds OK) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1975, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report despatched at 0503 UT March 30

WORLD OF RADIO and DX LISTENING DIGEST delays:

As you may have noticed, I have been producing these every week now
for many years without a break. It`s been my pleasure and passion to
do so. But I have been rather ill the past week, as some medical
issues are catching up with me, cutting into the very long hours I
needed to spend editing and typing at the desktop (in the long run,
this may be a good thing...)

I was already running about a week behind in completing a DXLD issue
after it was used as content for a WOR edition, while ideally, as once
was possible, it would be complete or almost complete by recording
time.

As of early UT March 27: DXLD 19-12 material as on WOR 1974 is still
in raw unedited form, not ready for publication.

I have been gathering material for DXLD 19-13 and WOR 1975, but that
process is not caught up yet. 1975 will not likely be ready for
broadcast even later on Wed Mar 27.

If I don`t lose too much more editing time, I am thinking of finishing
19-13 first to avoid falling further behind; and working on completing
19-12 later on the side when possible.

I know stations and listeners depend on and expect a new edition every
week but for the time being, I must ask people to stand by. Stations
please just repeat 1974 until 1975 is notified or uploaded.

One thing I can still do is DX, as I was already DXing while on the
bed most of the time! I will try to keep producing my log reports
without too much delay.

Thanks for your understanding --- Glenn

WORLD OF RADIO and DX LISTENING DIGEST delays:

As you may have noticed, I have been producing these every week now
for many years without a break. It`s been my pleasure and passion to
do so. But I have been rather ill the past week, as some medical
issues are catching up with me, cutting into the very long hours I
needed to spend editing and typing at the desktop (in the long run,
this may be a good thing...)

I was already running about a week behind in completing a DXLD issue
after it was used as content for a WOR edition, while ideally, as once
was possible, it would be complete or almost complete by recording
time.

As of early UT March 27: DXLD 19-12 material as on WOR 1974 is still
in raw unedited form, not ready for publication.

I have been gathering material for DXLD 19-13 and WOR 1975, but that
process is not caught up yet. 1975 will not likely be ready for
broadcast even later on Wed Mar 27.

If I don`t lose too much more editing time, I am thinking of finishing
19-13 first to avoid falling further behind; and working on completing
19-12 later on the side when possible.

I know stations and listeners depend on and expect a new edition every
week but for the time being, I must ask people to stand by. Stations
please just repeat 1974 until 1975 is notified or uploaded.

One thing I can still do is DX, as I was already DXing while on the
bed most of the time! I will try to keep producing my log reports
without too much delay.

Thanks for your understanding --- Glenn

** ALASKA. Caught the last part of Amanda Dawn Christie`s experimental
transmissions via HAARP, UT Wednesday March 27, after referring to the
schedule at:
https://www.ghostsintheairglow.space/transmissions
which confusingly refers to this day as ``March 26+1``

At 0239 and still at 0240, 4500 to the east is S9+10 with CODAR QRM,
SSTV; noting heard on 4400 to the west. This is contrary to her sked
for Sexion VII at 0233-0239 which said 4500 would be ``NATO fonetik
alfabet x 3``, and 4400 would be ``counting to one hundred``.

The same frequencies continue for Sexion VIII, at 0239:30-0245:30.
Retune to 4400-AM at 0245 just in time to hear the fonetik letters; I
think the last three were TAY, and off at 0245.5. Considerably weaker
than 4500 as to be expected, which at 0246 has been restored to CODAR
only.

0246, frequencies have changed for Section IX, ``Spy Cameras from the
Sky, and a Mystery Box in the Woods``: 6900-AM to the east is S9+10/20
with somewhat muffled and lo-key YL narration, mostly unreadable with
possibly local device QRM, but I pick out a few bits, describing an
object: ``On Sunday December 1``; ``who gave you the authority?``;
``RCMP``. Also some music in background. At 0254 it suddenly switches
to SSTV, and then find it sounding the same as on S9 5100 to the west.
Both stop before 0256*

0256.5, the only and final frequency is 3200, for Sexion IX, ``Not
with a bang but with a WSPR``. This is the weakest, S5-S7 and is, as
not specified, a CW message, which I am not recording and not up to
speed to copy live, seeming repeated a few times until off at 0259:30*

There have been many other running reports of this from WOR iog
contributors, which I have not digested before writing my report. I
assume most or all will be posted audiovisually (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA [non]. 9395, March 26 at 2145, RAE Italian via WRMI is
rather in Spanish for a dramatic reading with dramatic music of
something by Borges about the tango; no translation necessary,
apparently. 2152 back into real Italian for headlines also with
annoying music, 2153 ciao! And WRMI 9395 ID, Oldies music fill at S8-
S5, 2159 VOA ``news`` not quite on the hour --- so must have been
recorded at least an hour ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA [and non]. 12120, March 26 at 1432 Chinese with sounder, S6
with flutter, also constant RTTY and CODAR QRM. A frequency a
broadcaster should avoid, but not VOA PHILIPPINES in Mandarin this
hour, so I am not sure whether this is the CNR1 jammer or not. Before
1400, FEBC is on 12120, and even earlier KTWR --- I hope listeners
aren`t thinking VOA is also a gospel huxter by the company it keep
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765, March 27 at 0050, R. Progreso is on with mostly music,
well atop CODAR above and below. A while ago, Wolfgang Bueschel was
wondering if they were really starting at 0030 now as he was not
hearing them that early; must have been an anomaly (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 5935-5940-5945, March 26 at 0552, DRM noise at S4-S5,
which is RRI Tsiganeshti as scheduled this semihour in Russian (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNID 5850

** SPAIN [and non]. 12030, March 26 at 1819, REE has heavy QRM from an
extremely distorted and wide signal from 12021 to 12039 approx. At
first I suspect a Noblejas transmitter is acting up again, but the
``modulation`` does not match up to REE-AM in the midst of it. What
else could it be? WEWN has also broken down like this in past. But
there own much weaker Spanish on 12050 sounds OK, and there is no spur
match on 12070 or anywhere. At 1923, 12050 has two weak stations with
a slow SAH, i.e. WEWN and Ndarason/Ascension. By 1922, REE is somewhat
overcoming the QRM, another indication it`s not self. Maybe a totally
different station mistuned to the wrong frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5896.5-USB, March 27 at 0031, joint Air Force/Navy MARS net,
mostly VP-P; calls heard include NNA6AR, AFA6UB, NCS387, NCS307 (or
are they NPS---? only these are not fonetik); ACA70 refers to a
different frequency but never spoken in the clear; 0037 I think they
were to close with SSTV but too weak to hear any beepery. Amid just as
weak broadcast signals 5890 & 5900 which are not a problem (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
March 26 at 2030 on WRMI 7780, JBA. It`s unclear when 1975 will be
ready: see my notice atop (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5130.48v, March 27 at 0208, WBCQ is on with dead air, no ham
show audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7505v, March 27 at 0213, no signal from WRNO, which reminds
me I have not heard it either for a few nights now (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5845-5850-5855, March 26 at 0552, DEM noise at S5,
sounds about the same as 5940 RRI; WRMI is the only 5850 station
anywhen in Jeff`s HFCC, available at this hour but has not been using
it. Possibly another special for the DRM GTG on Mallorca today, from
Okee? I don`t think WRMI has ever run DRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update.
http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

It's been some time since I performed a comprehensive review of the
links - this update includes part one of that review.

1) Podcast aggregator - WRN: Updated links from Babcock to Encompass
2) Australia - R Australia: Deleted link to Keys of Music (podcasts
all deleted)
3) Australia - Unique R: Updated link to podcasts
4) Australia - Hobart R Int: Added link to podcasts
5) Austria - TWR Europe: Added links to programmes/frequencies
6) Brazil - R Clube do Para: Deleted link to programme schedule (no
longer found)
7) Brazil - R Nac de Amazonia: Updated link to programme schedule
8) Brazil - R Nac de Brasilia: Updated link to programme schedule
9) Canada - BVB: Corrected link from freq list to prog list
10) China - CTB: Added alternative link to Holy Tibet podcasts
11) Croatia - HRT: Updated link to HRT Live
12) Egypt - R Cairo: Removed links to archived programmes (pages no
longer found)
13) Falklands - Falklands R: Updated links to frequencies and
programme schedules
14) France - R France Int (Eng): Removed obsolete link to frequencies
15) Germany - Channel 292: Added links to From The Isle of Music,
Uncle Bill's Melting Pot and Encore (all also listed under WBCQ)
16) Germany - DW: Added link to Facebook page
17) India - AIR: Updated link to Home page
18) India - AIR: Removed incorrect link to AIR Ragaam service daily
cuesheet
19) Korea, North - R Pyongyang: Updated link to home page
20) USA - WBCQ: Added link to Encore (also listed under Channel 292)
21) USA - WRNO: Removed obsolete links
22) Update to UTC offset notations for Cuba

The next update will be at the end of March, and will include part two
of the comprehensive review of links.
Best wishes and 73 (Alan Roe, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [and non]. 6060, March 25 at 0548, RHC S9+20 of dead air,
clearly audiblizing Algeria in Arabic via FRANCE, slow SAH of
52/minute = .87 Hz. What of the other RHC English frequencies: 6100 is
off; 6165 S9 of dead air or maybe JBM; 6000 S3 undermodulated; at
0553, 5040 is S9+10/20 of dead air too. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 13779.24, March 25 at 1341, RHC has knocked itself way off-
frequency today as happens to this 13780 transmitter occasionally,
S9/+10. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 6000, March 25 at 2311, RHC with extremely broken up
modulation, like alternate syllables, for `Mesa Redonda` alternative
program, which is loud and clear on its only // 11950. By 2330, 6000
has been turned off while 11950 continue. Something`s always wrong at
RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 5990, March 25 at 2313, CRI relay is S9+10 but JBM.
Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** CUBA. 4765.00, March 26 at 0217, Radio Progreso is almost on-
frequency, no more than 2-3 Hz high compared to 5000 and 5025;
contrary to someone`s report of it on 4765.06 which is about the spot
for Tajikistan, which Cuba completely blox here, not even a het (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST)

** MALI. 5995, March 25 at 2313, something here between the two
defective Cubans on 5990 & 6000 in S7-S9 talk, maybe French, R. Mali
as reported today by others. You never know whether it will be on or
off, on 5995 or 9635 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, March 25 at 0530, JBA carrier, presumed RNZI.
When even this trans-equatorial station is not propagating, inbooming,
the OSOB or SSOB, we know propagation is absolutely pitiful; at least
it does appear to be on the air still (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6929-USB, March 25 at 2319, S6-S8 pirate DJ mixing
with music; 2320 ID as ``Evergreen Radio, on the air for your
pleasure`` and some bluegrass; 2326 Johnny Cash; 2348 Irish song with
fiddle until stops at 2346 and still off at 2349. More logs here
covering the same span:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,52276.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA. 7215-7220-7225, March 25 at 0536, DRM noise at S6-S7; I
can only conclude it`s RRI Galbeni as scheduled this hour in Romanian,
285 degrees to W Europe, supposedly NOT in DRM per HFCC B-18 and WRTH
2019 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SOUTH AFRICA. 7230, March 25 at 0537, S4-S6 in English, listed
Channel Africa, all the way from 05 to 12 UT M-F, 100 kW at 5 degrees,
its last few days on the air, stopping March 27 or 29? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 5960, March 25 at 2314, zero signal from VOT English to
North America; no doubt an Emirler sloppyrator has again failed to
bring up frequency on time. Now what were the preceding ones where it
might still be running? I don`t have the list handy, but there is a
JBA signal on 9610, and none on 5980; uplooked later the others could
be 6120, 9625. Recheck at 2327, *now* 5960 is on at S7-S9 with music
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1974 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
March 24 at 2133 on WRMI 7780, very poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+10 (and
again not on 5950, music).

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0230 on WRMI 7780, poor.

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 at 0307 the 0300v on Area 51
webcast; WBCQ 5130.40v a JBA carrier at 0323

Also confirmed UT Monday March 25 after 0330 on WRMI webcasst; 9955 a
JBA carrier

Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 26 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good

Also confirmed UT Tuesday March 26 at 0100 on WRMI 7780, poor. Next:

0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 5045-LSB NSW [2 editions; ex-0900]
2030 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 [or 1975?]

WORLD OF RADIO 1975 may be delayed more than usual! And so is DXLD
19-12 upon which 1974 was based.

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcast access:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. Classical music on Shortwave --- GERMANY, USA.
Radio Tumbril is a new station being aired on Channel 292 and WBCQ
with a one-hour programme (titled "Encore") of Classical Music
- it is being aired as follows:

Channel 292:
6070 kHz: 1500-1600 UT Sunday.
Repeated 1900-2000 UT Friday

WBCQ:
7490 kHz 0000-0100 UT Monday
(20:00-21:00 EDT Sunday) (Not yet showing on the WBCQ website)

https://www.tumbril.co.uk
(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, March 17, WOR iog via DXLD)

Uninformative home page but does link to a very slow-loading playlist
for 24/3/09 [sic; just 10 years off].

As an advocate of more (any!) classical on SW, I was sure to intune
this, UT March 25 --- but I`m at the computer so, apologetically,
listen to WBCQ webcast first. It`s not stereo, and considerable
distortion level, disappointingly. Announcer introduces as Bruce
Avery. Unfortunately it`s on at the same time as 60 Minutes and The
Simpsons, two must-sees on American TV, which I doubt he took into
account when scheduling. At 0035 retune-in, I`m hearing Smetana`s
Moldau, and yes, it is in the middle of this playlist.

At 0045, I`m on 7490.17v direct, and find less distortion, at least
not the same kind as on webcast, but the usual slight selective
fading, and also staticrashes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 7490.155V, March 25 at 0539, variety of music, singing ID
for WHVW, romantic song, plug ``two hours of classical music at 6-8
Monday-Friday, on WHVW, the best station in the nation``; Alabama
Bound. S9 but HNL. Very unusual for Pirate Joe`s station or anything
to keep this WBCQ transmitter on so late; maybe a test or ad-hoc. I
think he has been running WHVW a lot thru 3264.9, virtually inaudible
here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5950, March 26 at 0222, WRMI in strange language, Albanian?
Seemed to mention Tirana, then obviously Supreme Master TV as she goes
into Englishish. Indeed, WRMI skedgrid now shows this all the way from
02 to 07 on 5950.

Does anyone axually listen to SMTV and get anything out of it? It
still sounds like a cult to me and unpredictably multi-lingual,
spending large gobs of time telling us about various cable TV channels
it`s on, greatly diminishing what SW audience it might accrue (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 13750-13755-13760, Monday March 25 at 1341, no DRM from
WINB; what happened? No Cuban spur audible either today (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2940.132, March 25 at 0609, trace of modulation, vs
staticrashes, second harmonic of something on 2940.066v. I`ve already
mentioned the likeliest, but no reports received from anyone who can
ID it for sure, and the spring storm season is no help (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

This report dispatched at 0455 UT March 26