** 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

** EGYPT [non]. 9440, Dec 28 at 2115 and later, NO signal into UTwente
from R. Cairo in English. Something`s always amiss at Abis (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUATEMALA. 4052.5 or 4055 kHz, part of nightly bandscans in case
TGAV should reappear, nothing yet. And maybe never: received this Dec
28 from Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, my translation:

``Hello Glenn, several months ago, the alleged reactivation of Radio
Verdad, Chiquimula, Guatemala, on their frequency of 4055 kHz was
discussed. As you well know, el Sr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, after the
short wave transmitter stopped working years ago, was allegedly
deceived by someone who sold him a fictitious short wave system via
satellite and with a multitude of minitransmitters distributed
throughout the world, so that the station could be heard on 4055 kHz
at any hour of the day or of the night and in any place of the world,
the system that after months and months of deception, and asking for
money, evidently never worked.

Upon giving up on what I understand was a fraudulent and fictitious
project, it seems that he decided to resume SW with a new transmitter.
In the month of September I got in contact with him to find out how
the project was going, and he replied:

"I am awaiting a new very modern transmitter, very soon. It`s 1,200
watts, computerized, made in Frankfurt, Germany. We already have the
antenna on hand, also modern, and some accessories are also arriving.
I don't know exactly when the transmitter will arrive in Guatemala,
but it will be later. We have already paid for everything, and we are
seeing problems with customs charges.

When we get the transmitter, we will see first of all the
installations and then we plan to inaugurate it in Chiquimula. We have
been assisted by engineer Ernesto Santizo, in the United States.

Unfortunately, there has been a lot of opposition to this project. We
don`t want to announce anything yet. Once it`s installed, I`ll inform
DXers in order to get their reports.

Thank you for your interest in Radio Verdad."

Yesterday, the 27th of December, I sent him a new email to see if the
reactivation of Radio Verdad would be imminent, and his response was
this:

"It seems that the transmitter is arriving already in Mexico. Right
now they are demanding money I don`t have in order to send it and I
don`t know how I am going to do that. Thank you for your interest. May
God bless and protect you."

The truth is that everything seems to indicate, I hope it's not like
this and I'm mistaken, that the same or other people who scammed the
system via satellite, are doing it again with this new short wave
transmitter. I have searched on Google and not found any manufacturer
of short wave transmitters in Frankfurt, Germany, although there could
be one, and the manner of asking him for money, now telling him that
the transmitter is in Mexico and that he needs to pay more, while
before he said that he had everything paid, reminds me very much of
what happened before.

Cordial greetings, and a very happy 2025, Manuel Méndez``

It seems ``Ernesto Santizo`` is too common a name, search ranging from
a professor of medicine in Guatemala to an inmate in North Carolina.
The word santizo literally means ``I sanctify`` -- earnestly (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** JAPAN. 28465 USB, Dec 27 at 2310, JG1HQA in Tokyo where it`s 8:10
am Saturday. QRZ.com: ``JG1HQA Japan flag Japan, KOHJI SATO, 13-12
HEMIGAOKA, YOKOSUKA-CITY, KANAGAWA 238-0044, Japan`` (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** MEXICO. 660, Dec 27 at 2315 UT, dominant signal is Spanish with
spirited sportstalk, on my N/S antenna only. Must be XEFZ Monterrey,
the only sports format in Mexico or USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Before it`s too late after nominal Xmas, UT Sat Dec 28
about 0015-0145 we visit four Enid Xmas light neighborhoods, two or
three of which in past have included sound on Part 15 LP FM
transmitters. First, the Singing Xmas Trees at the NE corner of Oak &
Oakwood, in a former oil well lot. Different design this year, reduced
size of trees but lots of other flashing multi-colored lites, and
``tune to 89.5`` where only a couple of songs in stereo are playing in
rotation. Alvin! not included.

The second one in the Pheasant Run neighborhood on the western edge of
Garland instead of sound and light show has a scrolling apology that
he wasn`t able to build it this year because of a knee injury, hope to
next year. Still plenty of nice static lights on trees and house. Two
other areas in NW quadrant of Enid, found no FM and not much
animation (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, KUCO, has jumbled its scheduling around without
updating all its automation. Sat Dec 28 at 1659 UT, introduces `Reel
Music` with funding credit; 1700 really plays `The Opera Show` which
has replaced this airing, with ``Amahl & the Night Visitors``. Per
skedgrid, `Reel Music` repeat is now Sats 5 pm = 23 UT; original still
Fridays 1 pm = 19 UT; complete with annoying ``snack bar``
interruptions (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. RF 17, Dec 28 at 1820 UT, 17-1 of K17JN-D, Enid, 3ABN is
still silent a pentaday after last noted, while the other subchannels
present both A&V except for those which are audio-only with ``radio``
stations, and still false ID as K17JI-D. This cult really doesn`t have
its act together (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Fri Dec 27 at 2258, REE is VG direct, S9+30/40; 12030
audible poorly; 17715 & 17755 JBA carriers. 2300 open token English
from SNR, to be about circus performers. News starts with analysis by
the opposition party of the year in politix; 19/12 more migrants died
trying to get into Canary Islands; 10K have died in 2024 including
minors/miners. By 2311 interviewing a ``trapeze artist`` who started
doing that at age 11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Dec 27 at 2258, NO signal direct from VOT -
BUT on 9610 JBA is the TRT IS - so yet again, dozing op at Emirler,
where something is always erroneous, failed to turn that off by 2230
and retune transmitter to 5960 for 2300! Not checked further until
2356 via UTwente, NOW 5960+ is on in IS with IDs now in German.
Something else is erroneous at Emirler. 2400 TS and start s/on in
extraneous German, but chopped after a few seconds, uncovering China
with its anthem (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 9610, Sat Dec 28 at 2143, VOT English eastward, VG off the
back S9+5/25 into UTwente, with `The Energy Agenda`, somehow relating
the Hamas attack on Israel `13` months ago to energy, and Lebanon
having been subject to Israel attax since 2003. 2147 multi-lingual ID
filler reel. Heavy splash from China on 9600, second-adjacent, music.
2200 TRTVOTVorld promo, `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` about what?
Sounded like wood-packages, or was it tanager woodpecker meatballs??
over already at 2203 into music, so tune out for something else. Can
pick up the rest a sesquihour later?

[non] 5960, Sat Dec 28 at 2300 and further chex rest of hour, NO
signal into UTwente from VOT English for NAm; nor on possible overtime
accidental alternate, 9610, rather Chinese and Mongolian. Something`s
always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 400 MCW kHz, Dec 28 at 0718 UT, AHQ, Wahoo, Nebraska, NDB is
JBA. Copied best tuned to 400.7 USB. RNA list shows 0 watts power,
presumably a default when really unknown. DXinfocentre.com shows 25
watts. Wahoo is west of Omaha, north of Lincoln (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed Friday December 27
at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/12 direct and undermodulated.

Also confirmed Friday December 27 at 2333 the 2330 on SW Radio,
Germany, 3975.002, S7/S8 and noisy into UTwente.

Not confirmed UT Saturday December 28 at 0400 on WTWW 5085, which
remains totally off the air.

Confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1547 the 1530 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001+, S9+10/15 into UTwente, with ACI from 6165, CRI Pashto via
Urumqi; evitable by LSB tuning/narrowed bandwidth.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1718 the 1700 on WRN North
America stream.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 1830 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002, S9/+10 but noisy into UTwente.

Also confirmed Saturday December 28 at 2030 on WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO,
S9+20 into nearby SDR, already 22 minutes into so must have started
way early about 2008. Next:

0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600];
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
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)

** U S A. 7490 -76 Hz = 7489.924, UT Sat Dec 28 at 0100, on caradio
while visiting Enid Xmas light and sound show, sporadic monitoring of
`AAAWWW` on WBCQ. Like recently, inserts more music bits than before,
as chosen by Angela and played from Allan`s phone. Starting with
``Let`s Celebrate`` tune. At 0111 says on 7490 and hopes also on 5130,
this being 27th of December, YOOLF 2024. At some point referred to
2025 changes upcoming, including TOMBS is leaving 6160. Did anyone
copy anything further about those? 0125 notes new issue of Free Radio
Weekly has come in, saving to refer to later. Which he is doing at
0153 when I retune at home via Maryland SDR when measured, S9/+20. At
0155 mentions briefly my Oklahoma pirates on 95.1 and 1670, with no
further details whatsoever. Finished slightly after 0200 JIP Hal
Turner. I also found // 5130 -26 Hz = 5129.974, S7/S9 into Maryland
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (90.3), I like to listen to `Film At Five` on WCLV Cleveland
webcast, Saturdays at 22-23 UT = 5 pm EST, cinemamusic, but Dec 28 a
different such show, `The Film Score` from WFMT network. Still on the
WCLV sked for today is F@5, so maybe a temp holiday substitute? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0014 UT December 29

** ASCENSION. I am unusually bandscanning between 05 & 06 UT Dec 27,
so some `new` frequencies catch my attn on 49m, in unknown language:
6170 at 0525 and 6135 at 0538. HFCC shows both are in Hausa, half an
hour each, VOA first and BBC second. Convenient pair, could be same
transmitter? Both are on a 547 antenna, but VOA is 250 kW at 27
degrees, and BBC is 125 kW at 65 degrees - quite a disparity. 65 aims
at the SE corner of Nigeria, but 27 aims at Ivory Coast considerably
to the west of any Nigeria. HFCC antenna reference shows 547 is
``EHR(S)2/2/0.8`` whatever that mean.

Hausa is a language for which I have no ``feel`` at all - there must
be some keywords to recognize it, like however they say ``this is`` as
in an ID. Did Dr Richard E Wood`s language recognition series ever
cover Hausa? Don`t call me Hausar. Google translates ``This is the
Voice of America`` as ``Wannan ita ce Muryar Amurka`` but I don`t know
if they axually say that. It`s mainly spoken in northern Nigeria but
also: ``Hausa is one of Africa's most commonly spoken languages after
Arabic, French, English, Portuguese, and Swahili. It is a lingua
franca and a language of trade in West Africa. It is spoken in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Eritrea, Germany, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, and Togo`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** AUSTRIA. Am 24.12.2024 um 19:56 schrieb Glenn Hauser via groups.io:
``At 1844+ I check UTwente. All of them are in music, except 9635.000-
German talk! Later they are all talking but 9635 does not match. Must
be way out of synch at Moosbrunn, why?`` Roger Thauer replies:

``The main program from 1900-2100 was advertised as “via NDR Info +
NDR Info Spezial”. However, their program differed 1 hour before.
- NDR Info: “1 h warm up”
- NDR Info Spezial: Children's program “MIKADO”.
The 9635 kHz had therefore been fed incorrectly.`` And:

On 27/12/2024 08:18, Uwe Volk wrote: ``Hello a-dxer, due to “duplicity
of events” I was forced to record the above program. Listening to the
recording today (9635 kHz), an obvious glitch of the NDR came to
light: From 1800-1900 UT, “Mikado - Das Radio für Kinder” was
broadcast. “Gruß an Bord” then afterwards from 1900 UT. Did nobody
else notice this glitch? Many greetings, Uwe``.

As Richard Langley points out, the same Kinder hour and even worse
mixups about `Gruß an Bord` happened in 2021 (Glenn Hauser, WOR)

** BRAZIL. 9818.6, Dec 27 at 0756, JBA signature off-frequency of R.
Nove de Julho; meanwhile, R Voz Missionária loud enough on 9665v.
Wolfgang Bueschel precised it Dec 25 at 0208 on 9818.588 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA [and non]. 1040, Dec 27 at 0533 UT, wobbler/whooper audible
under WHO, and likewise under 870 WWL. The other side:

``With blackouts across more than half of Cuba, the Government
presented its program to restore the electro-energy system. However,
the recent remarks by the Minister of Energy and Mines before the
National Assembly, and reality, augur more darkness than light for
Cubans. Madrid 24 Dic 2024 - 13:50 CET

Speaking before the National Assembly of Popular Power, Cuba's
Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, presented the
Government's program to overhaul the national electricity system on
Thursday, while the country suffered the worst electricity deficit of
2024, amounting to 1,771 MW...``
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1735044614_59040.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. After a few days, rechecking my local Enid AM & FM
pirates, Dec 27 circa 2025 UT:

95.1, $ tereo pilot of seemingly mono mostly Xmasmx, full quieting for
only a few blox in downtown Enid. One tune includes notes like the
chimes of Big Ben.

1670, at Box 1684 HQ, USPS on Broadway, loops directly east/west.
Driving west on B`way it doesn`t really strengthen, and near
intersexion of Jackson & B`way loops about S/SSW; several blox further
west at Fillmore & B`way loops about S/SSE. This doesn`t really make
sense. Perhaps instead of emitting from a single source, Virtual DJ
Radio relay be coming out of power or other utility/cable lines of
which there are plenty (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** PUERTO RICO. 391 MCW kHz, Dec 27 at 0728 UT, DDP is JBA, but can`t
find any other Latin American beacons (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2275 monitoring: confirmed first
SWBC, Friday December 27 at 1317 the 1300 on WRMI 15770, S9 direct but
noisy.

Confirmed Friday December 27 at 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia,
1322.999- kHz, S9+5 into UTwente. Also WRMI webcast only. Next:

2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2330 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [has been off the air];
0930 UT Saturday WRMI 9455 to WNW [has been off air; or 7730];
1530 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160;
1830 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975;
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [2000/2200];
0000 UT Sunday WTWW 9475 [suspended];
0100 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
0330vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0415; as late as 0600];
1130 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?];
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy;
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)

** U S A. 7570, Dec 27 at 0740, Scourby Bible-declaring within TOMBS,
then kidsing, as this WRMI continues to show at unscheduled hours,
huge signal on NW antenna, like // 5850; and // much weakers 7730,
7780, 9395, 9955. Yet 7570 has continued to be absent Sundays at 2330
when needed for WOR, instead on 7780. Maybe this week? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U S A. 660, Dec 27 at 0535 UT, immediately at tune-in, full ID in
English from KTNN, also 101.5, then C&W music. Bigsig, obviously not
nulling toward New York, loud and clear, even moreso than neighbors
650 WSM TN and 670 WSCR IL - that should take some doing. On other
occasions, little or nosig from KTNN when does go direxional as legal
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1650 kHz, Dec 27 at 0527 UT, dominant signal in Spanish
sports hyper-enthusiasm, so must be El Paso KSVE, which I assume
originally connoted ``suave``. No ID heard, of course, but the only
other SS on 1650 is the gospel huxter in Colorado. Still fails to fill
overnight hours with continuous tone. I thought it was one pitch, but
at Octoberend, Tim Hall`s NV/UT border DX said ``1650 KSVE TX, El
Paso. 10/25 0604 - Still broadcasting a very loud trio of continuous
tones (400, 800 and 1200 Hz) during the overnight hours. A DX test
every night! 662 miles.`` However, Tim`s other Magnum Opus, the 2024
IRCA Mexican Log, shows a CP on 1650 in CDMX for a Radio Congreso with
the appropriate call XECPCM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2146 UT December 27