Please note and spread the word - for those not on a list where my almost-daily all-band but mainly SW log reports appear -- or for those who are but find this a more convenient archive, weekly merged roundups of all these reports in their original form are posted early every UT Thursday via:

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

The latest one direct:
https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2024_1226_2025_0101.txt

73, Glenn Hauser

DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated Jan 1, 2025
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html

HITLIST UPDATE

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

1) Iran - IRIB/Voice of Iran: Deleted entry to frequencies as page no
longer exists; Added link to new home page for Iran Radio (which
perhaps may be gradually replacing the old home page). (Thanks to Tony
Rogers)

2) USA - WTWW: Added entry to hitlist

The next update is scheduled for early February
Happy New Year and 73, Alan Roe

** BRAZIL. 11780, Jan 1 at 0202, RNA still on, VG S9+15/35 with music,
and weak 6180 unseems //; would it stay on another hour so we might
witness the advent of 2025y into Brasil? NO, off before 0250 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 6009.96 approx., Jan 1 at 0740, S6/S8 music and Brazuguese
talk, as R. Inconfidência is more audible than usual and always on
signature off-frequency-minus.

** BRAZIL. 28411 USB, Jan 1 at 2305, PY2FZ, Bono calling CQ DX,
working USA including a KF4. ``My friend`` etc., etc., but get the
contact over and ``bye`` in no more than one minute. This applies to
many. QRZ.com: ``PY2FZ Brazil flag Brazil, Helio "Bono" Bono, Avenida
Antenor de Almeida, 3-199, Condominio Chacara Odete, Bauru, SP,
17047590, Brazil``

Anyhow, nice to still get trans-equatorial DX on 10m even when the K
index be way up, 6+, and 8 at 1800.

28458 USB, Jan 1 at 2307, PY4MDO, CQ DX, working a KC2 in USA. From
Minas Gerais. QRZ.com refers us to: ``PU4MDO Brazil flag Brazil,
Marcio Oliveira, P.Box 310, Extrema, MG 37640970, Brazil`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CANADA [non]. 6060, Jan 1 at 0300, `Pop Shop Radio` NYE special,
rock music, 250 kW from Woofferton UK to North America, S8/9+10 into
Maryland SDR; at 0313 direct S9+5/25 - of course our S-meters are not
correlated. 0316 announcement from DJ Tony Pavick. 0327 interjects
``Slava Ukraini``. Was going to conclude hour with a ``shortwave
radiogram``, as Kim Elliott`s naming seems to have become generic
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 10125 CW, Jan 1 at 0148, HK3QQ, Bogotá, still going with
the fraxured keyboard letters starting with QWETYUIOX... (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** COLOMBIA. 28455 USB, Jan 1 at 2310, HK1T calling QRZ, CQ. QRZ.com:
``HK1T Colombia flag Colombia, Salim (Sal) Gechem R., Barranquilla,
Atlántico, Colombia`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 5980, Jan 1 at 0737, pulse jamming against nothing, a Radio
Martí frequency only scheduled at 11-14; it`s the `slower & longer`
pulsing, at the rate of roughly 40x per minute, but slightly
irregular. And now there is no WWCR leapfrog mixing product to hit,
since 5890 is not on to sault over 5935 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 5025, Jan 1 at 0735, R. Rebelde is off; mostly
lately had been on with weakened signal. Now there is a JBA carrier on
5020, no doubt SOLOMON ISLANDS starting to fade in (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** EAST TURKISTAN. 5060, 4980, 4850, 4500, Jan 1 at 0136, JBA
carriers, weaker little by little from top to bottom, the PBS Xinjiang
quad from Urumqi, a.k.a. Xinjiang RTV, four different language
services in the land of imperialist Chicom genocide against Uyghurs
and other Moslems (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 USB, Jan 1 at 0121, I start NYE pirate
monitoring direct: rock/soul music S9+25. 0130 Wolverine Radio ID with
echo, into SSTV. ID showed a guy hanging onto a rock on a cliff?:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139198.0.html
As usual had stronger signal than the others. Maybe it went off but
later something on 6960, below (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6849.92 AM, Jan 1 at 0123, rock music S9+5. 0215
still on but too weak. Reported here as Liquid Radio on ``6850 AM``:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139196.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 USB, Jan 1 at 0147 algo, assumed still
Wolverine, but per this, was succeded by Drunken DJ Radio at 0132:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139198.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6950 USB, Jan 1 at 0125, S9+15 of talk, drama? with
music; ``America the Beautiful``; some clicking QRM at rate of one per
second like timesignal, maybe out of 6938 open carrier? 0128 YL
``pirate radio``, John Poet studying one year of rock `n` roll songs;
``psychotherapy`` repeated over and over, ``I am a teenage dope
fiend``. 0131 blues. 0139 SSTV, talk, off by 0200 ; but something
there at 0215 check. Logs of Outhouse Radio here but none after 0125:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139195.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6955 USB, Jan 1 at 0142, talking over music, ``I
hear some static out there in the ionosphere``. 0145 spells
http://splatterbox.us/sycko on 6955 relays pronounced ``psycho``;
sounds drunk, music. 0136 ``The Sycko New Years Eve broadcast``, past
0200, still on at 0215. Many logs here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139201.0.html
splatterbox above leads to music stream at 0455, ``Sycko Radio NYE
broadcast extravaganza, let`s do it.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925 USB, Jan 1 at 0215, yet another pirate, JBA
music. unID, or Big Sky Radio:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139202.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6960 AM, Jan 1 at 2317, pirate music S9 but no match
for noise level, OSOB. Many unID reports here with playlists:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,139275.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, OG&E Xmas station, and 1670, Virtual DJ Radio, are
still running afternoon of Jan 1 circa 21 UT when I am monitoring
along US 81 in Enid. Far enough from downtown for KQCV to compete for
95.1, despite site E of Seminole, and IDs as Shawnee-OKC-Tulsa. In
fact per radio-locator map, with 100 kW, both OKC and Tulsa are
equally between distant and fringe contours (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Wed Jan 1 at 2300, token English from SNR, S9+30/40
direct, 12030 sufficient, 17715 & 17755 stronger than usual carriers.
No news, but 2024 in review, starting with Spain`s Academy Award
nominees; 2313, world`s oldest person who had survived COVID, born in
1907, died 19 Sept 2024 at age 117 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9650, Jan 1 at 0536, TRT Turkish service is still on SW,
music, S6/S8 direct but with heavy flutter.

Richard Langley reports: ``And last night (1 January UTC), the 0400 UT
broadcast in English, which started about 8 minutes late and recorded
here in NB, was the actual Voice of Turkey with usual sign-off ID and
frequencies. Was this the last VoT broadcast in English?`` [6125,
7285]

Several who checked the 1330 English broadcast on 13635 found that VOT
programming had been replaced by soundtrack of TRT World TV! Per
Jean-Michel Aubier; and: ``I presume this will be the case for all the
scheduled VOT English programming from now on. They have lost me as a
regular listener (since 1970), as I am not interested in the endless
diet of news that their TV channel puts out. Alan Holder, G4ZBH, Isle
of Wight, U.K.``

9660.017-, Jan 1 at 1730 tune-in, JIP some English discussion, 1732
about war in Gaza, S9+10/25 into UTwente with OTH radar? clickery
9650-9670. Segment seemed to be called ``My America``, of all
things.

It does NOT match the TRT World live stream, about Vanuatu, Belize,
climate change: ``NOW PLAYING -- JUST 2 DEGREES A rise of just two
degrees in average temperatures means catastrophe for planet Earth.
TRT World looks at the cold, hard truths behind a warming planet``
https://www.trtworld.com/live-stream

[and non] However at 2002 check Jan 1, 6050.003+ into UTwente is //
the TRTWorld livestream report about the New Orleans truck attack. It
seems this channel is not particularly focused on Turkey, and not
unusual to hear American accents. By 2017 they are separate again.
2023 cut to fragment of VOT IS and chopoff, uncovering what else?
Chinese, 2027 playing ``Let It Be``. Clearly the TRT TV audio
programming source cannot fit well into the previous SW English hours!
And I bet the TV folx are not about to pay any attention to SW turns
on and off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Jan 1 at 2300, NO signal direct from TRT, nor at
2312, but there is algo on 9610, maybe overrun; I no longer have
interest in keeping track of those (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275     monitoring: ``From:
Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s
listening Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wires in
the trees. Hello Glenn: Happy Holidays, WRMI, USA,  World of Radio
#2275, 9395 kHz, 0030, 0044, 0057, 0058 (55434), 0059, January 1 UTC
2025 [Wed]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Wednesday January 1 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+12 into
Maryland SDR.

Also confirmed UT Wednesday January 1 at 0030 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.001+, s8/S9 into UTwente.

Not confirmed Wednesday January 1 at 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975:
NO signal into UTwente, Ireland or Italy, maybe due to K index of 8.

Confirmed Wednesday January 1 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490-, VG S9/+10 into
Maryland SDR. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5085, WTWW situation, not heard for a few days? ``Glenn,
The driver solid state amplifier went out, I replaced the final IC and
it ran for only one hour and died. The back up amplifier lasted for
only 5 minutes. I am waiting on parts from China. I expect we will be
down at least for a week. George McClintock 1-1-2025`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6160-, Jan 1 at 0742, no signal from WBCQ. This transmitter
had been weakened, and on Dec 28, `AAAWWW` said The Overcomer would no
longer be on it this year. Sked indeed does not show any of that now:
http://wbcq.com/schedule/index.php?fn=sked&freq=6160
but I`m not sure it properly did before. TOMBS only shows at various
hours on 7490. The question is, what programming if any remains on
6160; Area 51? And who is that voice we hear when not running very
stale tapes of deceased Brother Scare? TOM website mentions a ``Pastor
Rice``. Another check at 2200 Jan 1, no signal from 6160 into Maryland
SDR, let alone direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15825, Jan 1 at 1555, NO signal from WWCR-1, while at 1559
the others are: 13845 JBA, 12160 signing on loud, 9980 loud. John
Jurasek reported on Dec 31 that WWCR had taken #1 off the air
completely, no longer 15825, 6115, or 3215! And the updated
transmitter and program skeds now show that:
https://www.wwcr.com/transmitter-sched.html
https://www.wwcr.com/program-guides/WWCR_Program_Guide.pdf

This has led to lots of programming changes, some of the #1 ones moved
to the others. Alan Roe observes that many of the music shows have
been cut. I see that `The Talking [sic] Machine Show` is still on
there, Sats 1800-1830 on 12160. At 2316 Jan 1, no signal on 6115
direct. Why take this drastic step? #1 transmitter seemed to have been
OK, in fact cleaner than the others. I hear that WWCR profits have
been plummeting, so taking one transmitter completely down should help
the bottom line (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0036 UT January 2, 2025

** CHINA [non]. 9790, Dec 31 at 0447, CRI Cantonese relay via CUBA is
S9+10/20 but very suptorted. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 870, Dec 31 at 0450 UT, whooper/wobbler mixing with
WWL, none vs 1040 WHO right now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11930, Dec 31 at 0448, pulse jamming vs no Martí, slower rate
than usual, and very little else on 25m band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. Now Dr. Madrid is backtracking about the new SW
transmitter for R. Verdad. He had been saying it was in Mexico being
held up for customs duty? Now he says it`s still in Europe, as
received Dec 30 by Gabriel Gómez, Uruguay: ``Radio Verdad
Internacional --- Todavía estamos en vueltas de traer el transmisor
desde Europa. Gracias por su interés. Cuando salgamos al aire por onda
corta lo informaré en Facebook. Édgar Madrid, Radio Verdad
Internacional -- Rte CX7BI- CX0001 Gabriel`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 95.1, Dec 30 circa 2100 UT I`m on some errands downtown
including Box 1684, as the `pirate` Xmasmx continues here. Then I
drive by north/back side of Garfield County Courthouse, and see
several signs: ``OG&E / Tree of lights / 95.1 / provided by Sudlow
Engineering``. No wonder the signal has been peaking at downtown. This
is a cone of lights-only making the ``tree``, with several black boxes
around it, maybe including transmitter. I originally did hear an
announcement about Downtown Enid, but since then never anything about
what`s on the signs. Presumably Part 15 sufficiently low-power not to
require license. A view of it here as apparently also employed for
some live music:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1096711485798525&id=100063790501902&set=a.436507348485612
``Facebook · Downtown Enid & Main Street Enid
10+ reactions · 1 month ago
OG&E Tree of Lights 95.1 from www.facebook.com
OG+E Courthouse Lawn Tree of Lights & Sudlow Lights Show Tune into
95.1 to enjoy the show from your car. You can also enjoy the show
while ...`` Presumably this 95.1 will soon be turned off, reopening
channel for CP of KOKJ-LP.

Not to be confused with a much larger ``tree`` a few blox south, the
``Christ`` or ``The One`` which is totally artificial but claims to be
the tallest anywhere, but no FM known. WWJS? That`s a wacko promotion
by Kyle Williams of KGWA and convenience gas stations, and now a movie
is being made around it starring `Martin Sheen`, straining my respect
for him (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 1670, Dec 31 circa 2130 UT, Virtual DJ Radio still going,
strongest where first discovered in the CVS parking lot at NE corner
of S. Van Buren, and W. Owen K. Garriott. Rock music, not especially
Xmasy now (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 9510, Dec 31 at 0446, RRI is S9/+10 with mailbag, either
`DX Mailbag` or `Listeners` Letterbox`, sked 0442-0452 UT Tues (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Dec 31 at 2256, REE Spanish VG into Maryland SDR, much
weaker on 12030. Chat about uvas = grapes apparently a thing to
celebrate NY with. 2300 12 chimes, explosions as 2025y starts in
Madrid, 2302 ``Año Nuevo`` song, and lots more upbeat music next
semihour. Axually by longitude, Madrid and most of Spain should be on
UT, not UT+1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9610, Dec 30 at 2152, VOT English slightly better into
Ireland SDR than UTwente, `The Energy Agenda` until 2154, music, 2157
`That`s Why`, the ``last episode`` about volcanoes and magma, such as
Kilauea. 2204 music, 2209 fading down some, but UTwente exacted on
9610.005+. 2223.5 s/off as if 1330 on 13635. 2224 IS first notes only
twice before chop. This could be the penultimate English if it`s all
gone after Dec 31. I catch first part of same broadcast:

5960.016, Dec 30 at 2301, S9+10/30 into Ireland SDR showing it minus
16 Hz, olds now leading with Pres. Carter; switch to UTwente for
correct plus offset, and better S9+25/35. 2313 music and `Review of
the Turkish Press`/ 2315 TRTVOTVorld.com promo as multilingual neews,
music. 2318 CCCCCCI has started, worse to Ireland, and `The Energy
Agenda`. 2324 music. 2327 `That`s Why` as above, then only music until
2353 s/off; 2354, 6 notes of IS before chop* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9610, Dec 31 at 2129, VP S7/S8 into UTwente, VOT, 2300 TS
and opening, heavy splash from 9620. Even worse into Ireland SDR. At
2135 I get it VG S9+15/35 via New Delhi SDR, supposed target despite
being 3 AM there, with olds. There is JBA lite musical CCI, presumaly
Mongolian from China. 2140 `Review of the Turkish Press`. 2143
multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2145 `Special New Year Program`
recounting some of the strange/funny stories of 2024. 2200 `Don`t
Worry, Be Happy` song, more music. 2207 starts to fade down as CCI
grows. 2212 ``always-by-your-side`` promo, music. 2217
``with-you-every-hour`` promo, and immediately, `a-b-y-s`` again. 2218
unreadable announcement, could it be farewell? Never heard anything
otherwise about this being final broadcast. 2220 song. I switch back
to UTwente which is now much better, S9+5/15 on 9610.005+, music. 2223
s/off as if 1330 on 13635, 2224 IS to 2225*

5960.003+, Dec 31 at 2257, OCDA S9+40 into UTwente, 2259 starts IS and
IDs for VOT. So it`s on but I`ve already heard most of the English
hour from 2130. The 2218 ``announcement`` turns out to be just music
when I check for it at 2348, 2353 s/off, 2354 IS to 2355.5* chop
uncovering Chinese. We may know by tomorrow whether it survive (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K Q O G B A N I. 5450 USB, Dec 31 at 0437, JBA deliberate talk, M
and/or W robovoice? Most copiable word is ``visibility``. EiBi shows
RAF VOLMET Military 1, from one of those several ``ic`` sites (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 10000, Dec 31 at 2355, WWV VG with timesignals. An annual
event is axually earwitnessing the end of a UT year, 2024* at 0000 UT
January 1, ``Zero hours, zero minutes, Coordinated Univeral Time``.
Will tune it again 6 hours later for *2025y here, altho western half
of OK should be on UT-7 by longitude (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed Monday
December 30 at 2035 the 2030 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975, JBA into
UTwente, but S6/7 into Ireland SDR but with some storm crashes from
Blitz no closer than SE Spain and Palestine.

Also confirmed UT Tuesday December 31 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, S9/+12
into S TX SDR.

Also confirmed Tuesday December 31 at 1312 the 1400 on WRMI 9955, JBA
direct.

Not confirmed Tue Dec 31 at 1502 the 1500 on WRMI 9955, JBA sounds
rather like Brother Scare, like much stronger TOMBS via WWCR 9980. It
was always strange to have WOR sked already only one hour later than
previous airing. Still shown with both on the System B skedgrid, so
what will happen next week/month/year?

Also confirmed Tuesday December 31 at 2100 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.999-, S9 but noisy into UTwente. Unknown program about propaganda
about to quote Noam Chomsky was chopped short before 2100. Next:

0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5920, Dec 31 at 0440, TOMBS is S9+50 from WTWW-1, yet
neighbor on the dial and on the land, 5935, WWCR-2 with PMS is much
weaker, only S9+20/30, so on low power? There had not been any
significant difference before, altho azimuths may be diverse. It`s not
at all clear where lie the major lobes of either.

5890, WWCR-4 is also on at 0443, S9+50 with squeals, but the usual
leapfrog over 5935 attains nothing more than a JBA carrier (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9395, Dec 31 at 0445, WRMI-6 is unusually OFF; supposedly 24
hours. While 9955, WRMI-3 is S9+20/30 with TOMBS. By recheck 0738,
9395 is back ON, S9+30/40, while 9955 is a JBA carrier. 9455, WRMI-5
remains off for a long time now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 26110 NBFM, Dec 31 at 1634 UT, KMK282 finally audible again,
the auxiliary of KOVR ``13``, Stockton-Sacramento, about NYE preps. At
S7 it`s quite scratchy but readable. 1636 northern California weather
including 39 degrees in Sacramento, ``here in the Valley``. Growing to
S8, less scratchy, and almost clear at S9 peak before 1640 fading
down. DXers further east have been reporting this a lot lately, but no
luck here. In fact, my last definite log was Nov 28, *2023* at 1605.
It seems I`m too close for F2 prop, need sporadic E. 6M Map shows a 43
MHz Es MUF spot over southern Utah, maybe responsible for this (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** VATICAN. Re my previous report: Gianni Serra, Roma, directs us to
where VR SHORTWAVE schedules may be found:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/short-waves.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1670, Dec 31 at 0748 UT, distorted signal in mix.
Earlier on Dec 30, last check of Virtual DJ Radio, Enid, it was OK.
Both it and Reynosa have been somewhat off-frequency plus, and at
night I usually detect at least two signals significant Hz apart. IRCA
Mexican Log says of XEFCR: ``slightly off-frequency 1670.03 to 1670.05
in 2023`` and someone recently had it on 1670.04 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

This report dispatched at 0022 UT January 1, 2025

** CUBA [and non]. 870, Dec 30 at 0413, fast wobbler vs WWL; none vs
1040 WHO now as it accuses Biden, Obama of crimes. Screw WHO. What
would Ronald Reagan say? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 9790, Dec 30 at 0348, CRI relay S9+30 but only a trace of
suptorted modulation at peaks, seems English; same at 0448 recheck
when presumably Cantonese. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** DOMINICA. 24970 USB, Dec 39 at 1608, OSOB is a YL? voice calling CQ
from Dominica, but could not copy call. DXHeat around same time shows
many contacts circa 24975 with J75K. QRZ.com: yes, there is now a
DXpedition to Dominica until 4 Jan with this call, address in Italy:
https://www.qrz.com/db/J75K
``J75K Dominica flag Dominica, Luca Polese Serafini, VIA D.MANIN, 13,
ROVEREDO IN PIANO, PN 33080, Italy`` -- I think Luca is not a YL name,
but would explain the strange stress of ``do-MINN-ee-kah`` while a
native would pronounce it ``do-mih-NEE-kah``. Official website:
https://j75k.jimdofree.com/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 11530.0 & 11540.0, Dec 30 at 0438, two JBA signals
are the OSOB = only signals on band, in degraded propagation. Since
not 11529.9, must not be Hikari FM pirate. EiBi shows both could be
Dengê Gel via ARMENIA and Turkish jammer starting at 0400. But which
is which now? JBA talk on 11530, and 11540 JBA carrier is soon gone
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 720, Dec 30 at 0756 UT, ``lo que quieres escuchar, La Lupe,
105.7``, overcoming WGN. That`s XEDE Saltillo, Coahuila, 8000/250
watts per IRCA Mexican Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 970, Dec 30 at 0745 UT, romantic songs in Spanish. DFed
toward WSW so not CDMX Fórmula; yes, it`s XEJ Ciudad Juárez,
Chihuahua, 0752 ``La Jota Mejicana 9-70`` with horny music. Dominant
and easypullby local 960 KGWA. IRCA Mex Log lax that slogan. It`s
news/talk but also lots of music. 1/1 kW. But NRC Pattern Book showed
ND with larger daytime circle (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 1570, UT Mon Dec 30 at 0453, `Coahuila en La Hora Nacional`
mentioned at least thrice, refers to ``el año viejo, el año nuevo``;
extolling some aspect of the estado. Not // 1140, 1050, of course. QRM
from KBCV MO, more or less mutually nullable, q.v. 0500 full ID
``Desde lal tierra de amistad, Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, XERF, La
Poderosa`` and station`s own song, neat. Note: my log a biweek ago
misplaced this in Black Stones, which is across from Paso Aguilar,
while XERF is of course across from Of the River (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7475, Dec 30 at 0451, S9/+10, thin voice of Josiah
detectable with Yahweh stuff, so pirate, Station YHWH (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** ROMANIA. 9510, Dec 30 at 0441, VG S9+30/40 hard rock, then `Living
Romania`, RRI ID; 0442 ``In the Spotlight`` about international
exchanges, Ambassador from USA Kathleen Kavalec awarded ``Order of the
Star of Romania``, announcer reads her acceptance speech lauding
``strategic partnership`` between our countries. Later found weaker
only S9+20/30 // on 7410 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9610.006, Sun Dec 29 at 2130, VOT English VP into UTwente
beamed away altho can be VG off the back. I don`t try to catch
`Letterbox` during this one. 2219 s/off with sked of several if not
all English broadcasts instead of the 1330 only! And off 2220* before
any IS.

At 2040, Sebastian Schlueter posted to the WOR iog: ``Hello, just a
quick info/question: I was just listening to the Voice of Türkiye
English on 6050 khz with their letterbox program and unless I
completely misunderstood (or did not get the joke) they said that this
was the last letterbox program ever, i.e. they will not continue in
2025. Does anybody know anything about it? I think the speaker said
something about structural changes happening at TRT right now. Best
regards, Sebastian``

[and non]. 5960.004-, Sun Dec 29 at 2255, VOT English manages to be on
the air with IS, S9+15/25 into UTwente; 2300 sign-on as if the 1330 on
13635: something`s always awry at Ankara. Leading the olds, the plane
crash in Korea South by the time the toll was almost 100% - but too
old to mention that Jimmy Carter had died a few hours before now
[RIP!]. 2317 music.

2320 start `Letterbox` cold, no theme and canned intro/outro! Host is
very hurried, apparently winging it, as usual hard to perceive just
whom he is calling, and there is CCCCCCI. Does say the ``Yellow Rock``
announcer is not there any longer -- that was Halil --- who once
explained that was literal meaning of his name. This other OM says he
did L`box a few weeks ago. 2) someone from Netherlands wants info.
2329 already time for a song, by Michael Jaxon, ``Don`t stop --``
[tuned away a bit to check WOR]. 2328 4?) Mohammed Bashir, Pakistan, a
regular, wants calendar - I think host indicated not available. 5?)
someone from a Bengal. 2331 another song already, this from UK, not
Turkish again!

Before song is over he starts talking under it: at first thought it
QRM! Can`t pull out what he says at first and this is the important
bit. Paraphrasing - probably off the air in new year unless something
changes, the last Letterbox ... more music, too loud at 2335, hope to
reach out to you somehow ---. More music. 2343 ``always-by-your-side``
promo [really?], music. 2350 early s/off, and YL with skeds of some
other, such as the 1730, but I think not all the English broadcasts,
which they have avoided giving all season until now. 2351 IS, chopoff
already at 2351.5* uncovering Chinese.

Tnx also to Ron Howard who recorded the significant announcement. And
another report about this: ``Well, it was definitely mentioned on
Letterbox on TRT that this could well be the last Letterbox broadcast
unless decisions are changed by year end. The problem was, the
producer did not pot down the music during the first part of the
announcement making it impossible to understand if this was just
letterbox going off the air or VoT altogether. Listening during the
2300 UTC broadcast December 29, 2024. 73 Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park,
Alberta``

One more chance to hear this around 0430 UT on 6125, 7285, but could
not make out any more detail. I emailed englishdesk@trt.net.tr and got
this reply which was identical to that forwarded by several others,
from: sehercemre.aytekin@trt.net.tr

``Dear Sir, Thank you for your e-mail, and we appreciate your concern
regarding some changes at the Voice of Türkiye Radio going forward.
We are currently undergoing a reorganization process, and we were told
that TRT’s all foreign broadcasts (VOT radio, multiple-language
websites, and podcasts) will be consolidated under one roof, called
TRT Global, which will be launched soon.

In this new structure, VOT English shortwave broadcasts will be
handled by the TRT World channel in İstanbul. We, as the Voice of
Türkiye English Desk, will not be going on the air. We will be in
charge of translating and presenting several podcast series, which
will be available through our newly planned online platforms.

About the VOT English shortwave transmissions (to be carried by TRT
World) in the new term (no date has been set), we really have no idea
what type of programming there will be. TRT VOT Arabic will face the
same fate.

But, all other languages remain on the shortwave, and there might be
new ones in the new term. I am personally sad about all this, but I
still hope that it will be turned around at some point. You never
know😊

We remain contactable at englishdesk@trt.net.tr  All the best,
EnglishDesk

Seher Cemre TURAN
MÜTERCİM SPİKER
DIŞ YAYINLAR DAİRESİ BAŞKANLIĞI
+90 312 463 33 70
TRT Genel Müdürlüğü, Turan Güneş Bulvarı 06550 Oran, Ankara``

Kai Ludwig replies: ``The whole arrangement was pretty strange for
years anyway. TRT launched one "new language service" after another,
with Farsi being the most recent one.

https://www.intellinews.com/turkey-launches-persian-news-media-aimed-at-iran-359138

At the same time they keep the existing editorial teams but treat them
in their PR as if they never existed. And all they are still supposed
to run is linear radio, they are stripped of all other
responsibilities, the websites have been handed over to the new teams.
What purpose is this approach supposed to serve?

And new languages: Frankly, which ones to they consider as lacking?
http://ab27.bplaced.net/trt.pdf
(From 2022, but I don't think there have been major changes. All this
output used to go out on shortwave, but not anymore since they closed
the Ankara/Etimesgut station in 2009.) Kai Ludwig``

From Dave Kenny: ``Here's the full schedule for VOT English extracted
from the BDXC Broadcasts in English database:

0400-0500 EuMEAm 6125 7285
1330-1430 Eu 13635
1730-1830 MEAs 9660
1930-2030 Eu 6050
2130-2230 AsAu 9610
2300-0000 EuAm 5960
73s Dave Caversham Berks``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
December 29 at 2234 the 2230 on SW Radio, Germany, 3975.002, JBA into
UTwente; but much better into Sligo, Ireland SDR as if on 3974.980,
must be mis-calibrated.

Also confirmed Sunday December 29 at 2330 on WRMI 7570, S8/9+10 into
Georgia SDR, finally on scheduled frequency, but now *also* on
alternate 7780. At 2352 check, intermittent 2-way CCI in unknown
language on 7780-USB! Just before at 2325, Wavescan was wrapping up
with an Indian DX report.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 30 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9/+10 into
Georgia, the scheduled frequency and not on 7570. And as usual 7780
better S9+10/15 into south TX SDR.

Also confirmed UT Monday December 30 at 0400 on Area 51 via WBCQ
6159.95 approx., S9+10 direct but JBA vs noise level. Next:

2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 550, Dec 30 at 0700 UT, ``KCRS, Midland-Odessa`` ID and Fox
`news`. This on a portable mounted against a wall such that it nulls
E/W, favors N/S. I don`t often hear this U4 5/1 kW TX station. Night
pattern has deep null thisaway, but not the day pattern. 0734 still
dominant into main receiver on E/W longwire, ``Largest coverage area
of any station in the Permian Basin, 55 Newstalk KCRS``. KTRS St Louis
usually has edge here; KFRM KS owns day, loses night; KTSA San Antonio
unfavorable pattern (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 660, Dec 30 at 0754 UT, KTNN fails not to protect WFAN, but
JBA signal at tuneby mentions Window Rock, Page (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. 1069.9761, Dec 30 at 0758 UT, C&W music always with annoying
LAH at night, 0800 ``now another hour of Classic Country, KFTI`` ID
for Wichita. Has been off-frequency minus for ages, not noticeable in
daytime with nothing to het, but makes it tough for KNX at night, even
tho close to right angle apart. I mentioned this previously in an IRCA
discussion about some other station on the plus side, to which this
reply Dec 25: ``Offsets 1070 --- I've got KTFI at 1069.9761 this
morning. Rob Keeney, West Union SC``. Further interesting discussion
about its callsign history follows from here:
https://groups.io/g/IRCA/topic/110280906#msg45433
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1570, Dec 30 at 0457 UT, QRM with English religion to XERF,
more or less mutually nullable. Must be KBCV Hollister MO, site near
Branson, 5/3 kW, night pattern pulled in toward XERF but plenty signal
thisaway, outro with a Dallas address, of Pathway to Victory weekend
edition. It`s a Bott station but not //800 KBCV, so they are not all
running same stuff at same time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7370-7375-7380, Dec 30 at 0450, DRM noise S9+20. Nothing
listed anywhere. Might suspect Romania, on 7375 AM elsewhen, except
two AM frequencies already accounted for now, 7410 & 9510, q.v.. Maybe
another sporadic test from TDF FRANCE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report despatched at 2006 UT December 30

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed UT
Sunday December 29 at 0100 on WRMI 9955, S8/9+5 into Bonaire with
lite  pulse jamming - yes, that still happens to non-exile programming
on 9955.

Also confirmed UT Sunday December 29 starting at 0510.5 UT until
0539.5, S9+20 into nearby SDR: WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, way late after
nominal 0415. Houston Hamsat net of variable length nominal 0330 did
not start until 0405.

Also confirmed Sunday December 29 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.999-, S7/8 and noisy into UTwente. Next:

2230 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2330 UT Sunday WRMI 7570 to NW [or 7780, last 8 weeks];
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW;
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW;
0930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
2030 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW;
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
1500 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2100 UT Tuesday IRRS 1323-Italy;
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW;
0030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW;
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S;
1730 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975.

Thanks this week for financial support from Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh
NC, who sends a generous check on a US bank marking each new season
to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702

One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1230, Dec 29 at 0725 UT, one signal atop the graveyard
pileup, with C2CAM, // 1110 & 1100. Guess is my nearest, WBBZ Ponca
City OK, U1 1000/1000. 79 km = 49 miles city-to-city. Normally not
enough to dominate. It`s one of countless, or rather uncounted, C2CAM
affils on 1230 per NRC AM Log. See also unID 1580 (Glenn Hauser, Enid
OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1580, Dec 29 at 0715 UT, S9+33 strong and steady open
carrier atop some Mexmx, most likely KFCS CO; NO Mexies on 1580, XEDM
Hermosillo long gone. Guess is my nearest, KOKB Blackwell OK, U1
1000/49 watts. Normally not heard at night even when modulating. 70 km
= 44 miles city-to-city. See also unID 1230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2003 UT December 29