** CUBA. 11670, May 3 at 0619, RHC English on here and nowhere else,
including all 6 MHz channels off. S9+20 and with spurs about +/- 3
kHz. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17480, May 3 at 1504, only JBA carrier direct
below 17500 is here, presumably Turkjammer and/or Dengê Welat (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Wed May 3 at 2130, REE Spanish show with a few songs
toward the end but mostly talk about them, and the final song had to
be interrupted at 2200 for accurate timesignal and into token English.
VG direct and other frequencies not checked. One news item about today
being the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. 2206 into Amy
Egan interview with a prof. from Edinburgh who specialises in Spanish
lit., in Madrid to moderate a discussion between a novelist and a very
different author. Don`t know them and can`t get interested so over to
TURKEY by 2222 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, May 3 at 2222 tune-in to VOT direct, VG today unlike
yesterday, just ending `Shipping Piles` ? about AI, and ``every hour``
promo liner, music. 2227 ``always by your side`` promo liner and
`Weekly Commentary` repeat of yesterday by Ibrahim ---. 2241 Feeling
Supreme/`The Healing Spring` about melissa ? tea, i.e. with honey? (I
agree with Alan Roe that T.H.S. name is clear as each episode starts,
but the canned opening & closing keep sounding like F.S.) 2249 music.
2253 s/off, off by 2254.6* without hearing any IS (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U A E. 15310.13v, May 3 at 1458, JBA carrier direct, BBC new Arabic
special for Sudan warming up via Dhabbaya site to start at 1500.
UTwente is inaccessible, so checking other SDRs: at 1518 Kenya gets it
S9/+10 at +42 Hz but I think its calibration is off; can`t get any 5,
10 or 15 MHz WWV to check. RSA remote is more like it, S9/+15 at +127
Hz. At 1527, Maryland SDR lox onto it altho inaudible, at 15310.132.
Back to Nairobi for closing: stops about 1529.5, dead air, and `World
Service` uttered before cut off 1530*.

Nicely correlating with such offfrequenciness is this about the other
Sudan service: ``Glenn, I'm listening to the new BBC Arabic Service to
the Sudan refugees on 21510.15 at 0702 (May 3), via the Kuwait SDR
(Chuck Albertson, Seattle, Wash.)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2188 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
May 2 at 2336 the 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9/+20.

Also confirmed Wednesday May 3 at 2100+ on WBCQ 7490-: JBA carrier
direct: needs to be on higher band in summerish. S9/+10, minus 73 Hz
into Maryland SDR = 7489.927. Next:

0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support
is appreciated; by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O 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. 17790, 15770, 9455, 9395, May 3 at 1502-1505+, all WRMI
channels supposed to be on now, are OFF. Wonder what`s the problem?
Hope not serious. There is NO lightning in Florida at this time.
Nothing about this at disgraced FB. I am first checking direct; and
noting that 15825 WWCR and 15555-USB WJHR are both VG, with sporadic E
boosts. 1526 recheck at Maryland SDR, nothing on the four WRMI
frequencies. Ditto at 1652. What will happen at 2100? 9955 & 5950 are
supposed to start, 17790 to stop. Just after 2100, via Maryland
remote, 15770 is in well, and the 9s are poor (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 15555 USB, May 3 at 1502, WJHR VG direct at S9+10 tnx to
sporadic E boost, and 1503 ID as ``near Pensacola, Florida``, email
address. At this time 15825 WWCR is also boosted, but 15770 WRMI is
off, incomparable (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2354 UT May 3

** KIRITIMATI. 846 kHz, May 2 at 0720, JBA carrier from R. Kiribati
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, May 2 at 1457, no signal direct until *1500
Voice of Martyrs Korea, opening Maldives service in English, from
secret site. Yesterday Ron Howard had BBC QRM; maybe a mistake. Ron
agrees no BBC today (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Enid Commissioner accused of having white nationalist
ties sworn into City Commission [with audiovideo]

by: Natalie Clydesdale/KFOR
Posted: May 2, 2023 / 06:29 AM CDT Updated: May 1, 2023 / 11:35 PM CDT
[sic]

ENID, Okla. (KFOR) – Dozens of outraged Enid residents gathered both
inside and outside of Monday night’s city commission meeting to
demonstrate against the swearing in of a member accused of having ties
to a white nationalist group.

“It’s abhorrent. It’s inexcusable. Of course, as a priest, I pray for
him,” said Reverend James Neal of Holy Cross Enid.

Judd Blevins was elected to the Ward 1 seat on Enid’s City Commission
on Feb. 14 of this year. He was officially sworn into the position on
Monday night.

The protest of more than 50 community members at the City
Administration Building was sparked by Blevins’ alleged involvement
with a now disbanded white nationalist hate group called “Identity
Evropa.” ...
https://kfor.com/news/local/commissioner-accused-of-having-white-nationalist-ties-sworn-into-enid-city-commission/
(via gh, Enid, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, May 2 at 2203, VOT is not off the air today,
S9+55/60 into UTwente, stronger than ever but somewhat
overmodulated/distorted especially the music. After news and ROTP, I
start paying more attention: 2217 sad song. 2220 `Weekly Commentary`
by Ibrahim ---, journalist etc. specialising in Turkstuff, read by the
heavy-accentedess, ``again danger for Turkish armed forces`` about an
aircraft carrier whose name I can`t possibly copy. If these announcers
were interested in really *communicating* with a foreign/language
audience, they would spell out names likely unfamiliar. Same model as
a ship of Spain? About number of helicopters, tanx, catapult launching
of drones and light jets, hospital. 2229 music. 2231 multi-lingual ID
filler reel. 2233 music. 2239 `Turkey`s Geomarked Products` about a
bread whose name I can`t understand, from Trabzon. I wonder if they
are trying go say ``geo-marketed`` as in exported. 2241 music. 2245
``always by your side`` promo liner. 2246 music. 2249 `with you every
hour` promo liner. 2252 quick check of reception direct: S9/+10 on
generous meter but *very* inferior to 11780 Brasil splashing mostly
evitable by USB tuning of 11785. 2153 sign/off with the usual defects
no doubt same recording. 2254.6 IS plays for one minute until 2255.6*.
Something`s always awry at Ankara, erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** U K [non]. 15310, Tue May 2 at 1523-1529.5* first edition of new
BBC Arabic at 1500-1530 Tue-Sat, special for Sudan to last two
sesquimonths per BBC publicity without site, but via Alan Pennington,
BDXC, it`s UAE, 250 kW at 250 degrees. Likewise the other one at
0700-0730 daily on 21510. At 1500 I had nothing on 15310 direct, but
then hearing it via remote in RSA. Whatever became of the KiwiSDR
world map of available receivers?

BBC News - BBC World Service launches emergency pop-up radio service
for Sudan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65447051
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2188 monitoring: confirmed UT
Tuesday May 2 at 0030 on WRMI 9395, S9+10/20. Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power][suspended]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support
is appreciated; by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O 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. 9330, May 2 at 0653, WBCQ-6 is back on air with WLCR in
English, but interrupted at 0654 for WBCQ ID and off for antenna
rotation. You`d think by now they would know how to coördinate breaks
with programming. Recheck at 0705 it`s back now in Spanish; maybe
resumed in time by 0700 but I was on Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9805-9810, Tue May 2 at 0709, DRM noise and different
digitalness at 9800-9805, i.e. WINB hybrid style which indeed is
scheduled now in HFCC: 0700-0900 M-F, 0800-1000 Sundays, 50 kW at 62
degrees targeting Europe; i.e. reverse of 242 degrees when on 9265 AM,
but these DRMs are plenty strong. Blox any residual Cuban jamming
against nothing on 9805: they deserve each other (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** VANUATU. 7290, May 2 at 0657, JBA talk and music from RV, cut off
at 0658:44*. By the time I can retune to 11835, 0659.5, it`s already
resumed with song at S7/S9, as always, best reception on third
harmonic, while 7890 is JBA carrier and not audible on 15780 = X4
where it`s possible and heard recently by Ron Howard; should always
check for that when 11835 audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 9979.35 USB, approx., May 2 at 0711, 2-way in Spanish
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 2316 UT May 2

** CUBA. 5025, May 1 at 0646, R. Rebelde is on with VG signal; but no
RHCs on long-gone 5040 nor any higher frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** KURDISTAN [non]. 17460, May 1 at 1524, only signal(s) direct below
17500, JBA carrier(s) from Dengê Welat and Recep`s Turkish jammer
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** NORTH AMERICA. 7400 AM, May 1 at 0642 music at S6/S9 and good
modulation from presumed R. Eastern Star, Russian ethnic pirate
Vostochnaya Zvezda. Strangely enough, this has never been mentioned in
RUS-DX (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. Stitt vetoes OETA bill, accuses network of trying to
'indoctrinate' kids --- Carmen Forman Apr 28, 2023 Updated 4 hrs ago

https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/stitt-vetoes-oeta-bill-accuses-network-of-trying-to-indoctrinate-kids/article_5fc1a3b8-e5da-11ed-ae48-c31a4283a5d3.html

April 28, 2023 video. 'Some of the stuff that they're showing, it just
overly sexualizes our kids,' Gov. Stitt said of the public television
station.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt is pushing to eliminate the Oklahoma
Educational Television Authority, alleging that the nation’s
most-watched Public Broadcasting Service network is airing content
aimed at indoctrinating children.

The network offers children’s programs such as “Sesame Street” and
“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in addition to the ever-popular
“Antiques Roadshow” and news programs “Washington Week” and “PBS
Newshour.”

Stitt on Wednesday vetoed a relatively routine bill that would
continue OETA’s operations through 2026. Unless two-thirds of the
members of the House and Senate join together to override the
governor’s veto, OETA will cease operating this year.

In a Friday news conference, the governor took aim at some of the
network’s content and said it’s an outdated notion for the state to
subsidize a television network.

“I don’t think Oklahomans want to use their tax dollars to
indoctrinate kids,” Stitt said. “Some of the stuff that they’re
showing just overly sexualizes our kids.”

Stitt criticized OETA for elevating LGBTQ voices and airing news
content related to gender-affirming care for minors.

To back up Stitt’s claims, a spokeswoman for the governor sent the
Tulsa World information showing that OETA promoted LGBTQ-focused Pride
Month programming in recent years.

The spokeswoman also shared information indicating that two animated
children’s cartoons — “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and “Work it out
Wombats!” — that air on PBS affiliates have included lesbian
characters in some episodes. The spokeswoman also sent a Fox News
article that criticizes a “PBS Newshour” segment in which an Indiana
couple talked about how gender-affirming care was beneficial for their
daughter.

OETA Executive Director Polly Anderson said the governor’s veto of
House Bill 2820 was unexpected.

She declined to comment further except to say, “It’s just really
unfortunate that this is going to hurt the people of Oklahoma.”

The Oklahoma Legislature appropriated $ 2.8 million to OETA in the
current fiscal year, a 10% decrease in funding from the prior year.
The network also receives private funding.

OETA has programming that represents a variety of cultural, social and
religious views, said Friends of OETA board member Ken Busby.

“OETA serves a diverse population, and Oklahoma has a diverse
population,” he said. “People need to be given choices, and they can
choose what they wish to watch and not watch. No one’s dictating that
you have to watch this program or like this program.”

Busby said he was surprised and disappointed by the governor’s veto..
But he expressed optimism that the governor will change his opinion
about the network upon learning about how many people watch OETA and
the public service it provides.

Especially for rural Oklahomans who don’t have cable television, OETA
is a critical piece of the state’s emergency alert system, he said.

“Our broadcast towers are how we inform a lot of rural Oklahoma about
disasters like tornadoes and thunderstorms,” Busby said.

Stitt last year vetoed $ 8.2 million in federal pandemic relief funding
earmarked for OETA to enhance its emergency communications
infrastructure.

The Oklahoma Legislature appears likely to override the governor’s
recent veto related to OETA.

House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, said his chamber has
traditionally supported OETA.

Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, told reporters he once got
called into his predecessor’s office after opposing a previous bill to
continue OETA’s operations. Treat said he learned that OETA’s
broadcast transmitters are critical for the Department of Public
Safety and play a role in emergency communications across the state.

“Ever since then, I have supported its continuation,” he said.

About a decade ago, a group of GOP lawmakers unsuccessfully sought to
defund OETA.

Tulsa County resident Sally Keel, 83, told the Tulsa World on Friday
that her children grew up watching OETA. She still watches the channel
more than any other.

OETA programming speaks to Oklahomans of all ages, she said.

“It’s a wonderful channel,” Keel said. “I’m just flabbergasted. I
can’t believe this has come up.” carmen.forman@tulsaworld.com (via
gh, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA. This program: ``10:30am - Monday, May 1, 2023, Back In
Time, Hispanic Oklahoma #1202, OETA WORLD
Oklahoma was once a territory of Spain. In the 1600's and early 1700's
Spanish adventurers explored parts of present Oklahoma. The route they
took through Oklahoma became known as the "Great Spanish Road." Since
then, many travelers from South and Central America have made Oklahoma
their home. Broadcast In: English. Duration: 0:27:45``

Starts off showing a ``radio station`` I have never heard nor heard
of, carrying silly football games, at least, in Spanish, ``Los
Sooners``. I then search it out:
https://twitter.com/lossooners?lang=en

``Los Sooners @LosSooners Twitter oficial de Los #Sooners en Español
#VamosSooners 🏈 en VIVO por Exitos 96.5 FM (OKC), El Patron 101.5 FM
(TUL) y http://thevarsitynetwork.com
Oklahoma, USASoonerSports.com Joined August 2017 98 Following 1,846
Followers``

Those stations in WTFDA FM db:
``K243BJ relays: KRXO-FM 107.7 H 96.5 OKLAHOMA CITY OK Spanish OLDIES
EXITOS 96.5 0.25 0.25 302.0 302.0 35-24-54 97-30-32 3F48 Exitos 96.5
FM!Exitos 96.5 FM Foreign Language``
``KIZS 101.5 COLLINSVILLE OK HD Spanish OLDIES 101.5 EL PATRON 6.2 6.2
200.0 200.0 36-20-02 95-47-08 17BC 101.5 El Patron``
Varsity Network: nothing Spanish or Soonerish seen there now (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Turmoil at WNYC over The Takeaway cancellation,
Melissa Harris-Perry. I did not hear it on April 28, but others report
that MHP said the show had been canceled. Here`s the background from a
sesquimonth earlier:

https://hellgatenyc.com/inside-the-cancellation-of-wnycs-the-takeaway-melissa-harris-perry
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway

However, `The Takeaway` still exists, a new show with MHP dated May 1
from 1800/1806 UT via KOSU. First topic: Emmett Till. Perhaps the
termination date of June 2 as in the March story stands (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Monday May 1 at 1517, S8/S9 of dead air, no doubt
REE, North American frequency not supposed to start until *1800 M-F.
Wonder if it`s been on all-night-and day! as Ricky Leong had reported:
``[WOR] REE open carriers, 2305 UTC, April 30, 2023 --- Although Radio
Exterior de España programming went off the air at 2200 UT, it appears
someone forgot to power down the transmitters on 15520 and 17855 kHz.
I've been seeing/hearing open carriers for the last half-hour or so.
Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alberta, Canada``. 17715 for SAm is not on.

15520 I also check May 1 at 1520, S6/S8 and undermodulated? with
rumble, wobble, maybe Doppler flutter. This ME frequency starts at
*1500 weekdays, *1400 weekends. Something`s nonsensical at Noblejas.

17855, however, is on air later Monday May 1 with modulated
programming, 2200 accurate timesignal = WWV, opening token English on
a holiday devoid of news, right into Hélena Rigobert`s feature on a
trip on the `Strawberry Train` from Madrid to Aranjuez, with
100-year-old coaches and personnel in period costumes; VG S9+10/20
direct (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, May 1 at 2158 no signal yet direct from VOT English,
so over to SPAIN. Recheck at 2225, good signal with unusually
jocular/happy song --- oops, that`s RNA 11780 Brasil as I am first
tuning wideband AM on R75. Now TRT can be heard separately by USB
tuning, but JBA. 2253 s/off with details uncopiable but I know what
they are and how incomplete; 2254 IS to 2255* (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 6993, May 1, 2023 at 0640, JBA carrier. Often noted and
occasionally relogged for the record: presumably 164-watt
transmitter(s) in Florida, WH2XWF, for ionospheric study. These are
explained in detail in http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1616.txt
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2188 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
April 30 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz only, S9+5/18 into
nearby Noale SDR; with heavy CCI from rock music, making SAH of
224/minute = almost 4 Hz. Maybe this be Romania still on.

Also confirmed UT Monday May 1 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S7/S9 VP direct.

NOT confirmed UT Monday May 1 at 0300 on WBCQ Area 51. JL runs
slightly over, ``gotta go`` at 0301, LAST WEEK`s WOR 2187 plays
instead from just before 0302: S9+7/12 on 6160 -67 Hz = 6159.933 into
NH SDR. Intervening WBCQ ID with the `Falling Star` theme. Notified
Larry Will immediately, but no change and something else ensued at
0331. At 0347 an anti-Humanist sermon. Next:

0030 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1000 UT Wednesday Unique R, Australia 5035 USB [low power][suspended]
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0030 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S

Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Like our website, a noncommercial service for which financial support
is appreciated; by MO or check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O 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. 5130-, UT Mon May 1 from 0200, WBCQ R. Angela with `Concert
Hall`, repeat from last week due to poor propagation, Uncle Bill
introducing one of his favorites, `Grand Canyon Suite` by Ferde Grofé.
I find a remote with good S8/S9 reception that no one else is using
but have to keep restarting it as times out. Initially -20 Hz offset =
5129.980. Only occasional distant storm crashes. Ends at 0234 but no
back-announcement; intro next Grofé piece, `Niagara Falls Suite`. I
may have missed the next break as circa 0300 I had to switch to the
other WBCQ, 6160-, to find the wrong WOR playing. Next announcement at
0314 after what sounded like different music. 0331 a jazzed-up version
of Gershwin`s `Rhapsody in Blue`. Unfortunately there are no
playlists. Circa 0350, Lainie Petersen reading. By now it`s -24 Hz
offset = 5129.976 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9330, May 1 at 1513, WBCQ-6 WLCR is OFF. Wonder what`s the
matter now. Not a twit about it today circa 1400 from AW: ``On the
road again. Getting ready for a summer of transmitter installation and
repair.`` Still absent at 2118 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 5010, May 1 at 0646, WRMI-14 is OFF. Scheduled
0000-1500/1600.
9955, Monday May 1 at 1514, WRMI-3 is ON, with TOMBS; normally off
after 1500 except Saturdays. Somethings` odd at Okeechobee (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9275, May 1 at 2118, still no signal from WMLK. Are they
ever on air anymore? Who cares? Gospel huxter DEJOM is muted (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. Updates from George McClintock about WTWW-1 repairs, as
captions to multi-MB close-up photos:

``Subject: WTWW: power module # 48 of 48 --- Power module # 48 of 48
is under repair. If I do not get some control cards from Continental
this repair will be of no use to the power of transmitter #1.
Bottom. Card cleaned of burned up shorting material.
Top
Card in the middle of restoration.
George McClintock 4-30-2023``

``Subject: WTWW: # 48 module parts --- All, This is the only part that
I had to order for module # 48. The module takes 3 big and 2 small
fuse clips (shown below). I had to make 4 small jumpers and plugs that
I had in house. For the power module. I have or will have all parts
except the control card.
PCB Fuse Clips For 13/32 inch 10mm Diameter Fuses, KTK, BBS
George McClintock 4-30-2023`` (via gh, WOR)

** VANUATU [and non]. 7260, May 1 at 0641, weak music from R. Vanuatu
still here. BTW have not had anything from Nigeria neighbor 7255- in
quite some time (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17464 USB, May 1 at 1525, weak 2-way sounds Spanish as I
am checking area for KURDISTAN [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0002 UT May 2