|  ** 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 FoundationPosted 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 UniversityTerri 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 SUNDAYRay 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 |