WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST UPDATE

Hi Glenn, My latest Hitlist update, Dec 9:
https://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm

1) Albania - R Tirana: Added new link for R Tirana live stream (Thanks
to Jean-Michel Aubier via WOR iog mail list)

2) Germany - Media Broadcast: Changed link to point to the
landing-page to access the MBR frequency schedule (to ensure that the
latest schedule is accessed) (Thanks to Alex Miatlikov in WOR iog mail
list for alerting to a revised B23 schedule)

3) India - Akashvani: Added link to archive of recent "Spotlight"
programmes

The next update is scheduled for end of December. Best wishes and 73,
Alan Roe

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Saturday Dec 9 at 1756, LRA36 already
underway with talk into Argentine SDR. Too much else going on Saturday
afternoons to pay much attn to it, starting with Met Opera new season
at 1800, vs Talking Machine Show on WWCR 12160. Rechex find LRA36
still going at 1928, 1957, 2056 at S7, 2158 S5, 2217. And still at
0012 UT Dec 10 ID with frequency; 0039 still when I check direct: a
trace (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 6000, Dec 9 at 0438, NO signal from RHC English, and then
unfound on any other known frequency on 6, 9, 11 or 15 MHz bands.
Something`s very2 wrong at RHC. 5025 Rebelde also missing, as often
but not always. However, 5910 China relay is blasting in. Next check
at 1630, music on 15140 // much weaker 11760 must be RHCs (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** EGYPT. 9440- & 9442+, Dec 9 at 2212, no signals from R. Cairo into
UTwente; something`s egregious in Egypt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 9 at 2300, VOT English not off the air,
sufficient signal direct since the noise bursts have just about
stopped, for now? Fingers crossed. It`s my delayed napping hour, so
TRT has the honor of overlaying thru headphones any other household
distraxions, with the music breaks most appreciated while I couldn`t
say much about the talk subjects, after the first feature, `Captain`s
Log`. Accurate but incomplete English sked at s/off until IS starts at
2353.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2220 monitoring: confirmed UT
Saturday December 9 at 0130 on WRMI 5850, S7/9+10 into NH SDR.

Also confirmed Saturday December 9 at 1700 on WRN North America
webcast.

Also confirmed Saturday December 9 at 2030 on WRMI webcast only and
WRN North America webcast.

Also confirmed Saturday December 9 starting at 2043 the 2030v on
WA0RCR, 1860 AM, MO, S9+18 into nearby SDR; including the 1:43 clip of
Myanmar 5985 with some music, at 2054.

Also confirmed Saturday December 9 at 2100 the WRN Europe webcast.
Next:

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 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2219]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last week]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v?
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks to S. P. McGreevy, Keeler, CA, for a generous contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com --- ``DXcellence forever!``

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. PS to my AAAWWW WBCQ log last time: later, circa 0148 UT Dec
9, Allan recommends for a blind listener, a SW radio with *knobs*,
like the ATS-909. On the contrary, direct frequency entry is a must
for finding anything, once they master the layout of the keypad! which
in fact the `909 also has (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0048 UT December 10

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Dec 8 at 1805, LRA36 is on this
Friday, S3/S5 into Argentine SDR in talk, 1816 music, 1820 IDs, more
chat. Off or fadeout by 1900 check. May be active other weekdays but
have not sought it; has regular multihour emissions on Saturdays
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Friday December 8 at 2300, token English from SNR,
S9+30/40 direct, poor on 12030 and inaudible on 17715, 17755. First
about a Council of Europe conference; 2305 interview with an exile in
Denmark about how beneficial women`s football was in Afghanistan; then
a refugee from Cameroun (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SWITZERLAND [non]. 11970, Dec 8 at 1907, another special by C.M.
Obrecht presenting his own music as publicized for 19-20 UT today via
Woofferton UK for Africa, such as Ghana and Madagascar. Believe it or
not, I`m getting him best via Maryland SDR, rather than several
checked from Iceland, Holland, Spain, Cyprus, Qatar [Kuwait are AWOL],
South Africa. Nice electronic music with bells. 1909 German
announcement; 1924 English but fading down, and just about out by 1930
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [and non]. 5960.005, Dec 8 at 2300, VOT not off the air,
S9+10/20 direct vs intermittent local noise bursts to S9+40. 2350
check into UTwente, S9+25/35 but the badax is speaking about
something. 2353 outro theme for `Did You Know That`, and right into
s/off English schedule: all wrong times in UT+3 but called UTC,
current B23 frequencies. Don`t you believe it! 2355 ID plays one
sesquitime and chopoff uncovering the CCCCCCI from East Turkistan,
standard denunciation. Something`s always awry at Ankara (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2220 monitoring: confirmed Friday
December 8 at 2138 the 2130 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1323 kHz, S9+7
across Europe to UTwente; S9+16 into nearby Noale SDR, and no QRM at
either.

Also confirmed Friday December 8 at 2300 on WRMI 9955, S9+10/20
direct, undermodulated but no jamming audible. Next:

0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1630 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
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 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2219]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last week]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v?
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks to S. P. McGreevy, Keeler, CA, for a generous contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com --- ``DXcellence forever!``

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 7490-, Friday December 8 at 2312, S9+20 direct, music show
on WBCQ, novelty song about bumblebees, whistling; 2315 asks for
donation to a Hershey NE address, but can`t catch name of program;
says he enjoys restoring old songs; 2320 his own version of `Wayfaring
Stranger`. Look it up on WBCQ program sked? ``Available time slot``,
not very helpful. Broad websearch on WBCQ Hershey finds it: `Harmony
Barn Sessions`. It is on the sked but only at 1930-2000 Saturday on
7490.

Dec 9 at 0057 checking NH SDR for WBCQs: 7489.957 with FKB, S4/S6;
6159.932, S5/S7 algo; 5130.289 with ATATT, S7/S9; 3265+ off. 0059 on
7490 webcast music instead of FKB; 0100 WTO theme; 0103 interjexion
``sixty``; 0104 opening that it`s live Dec 8 from FLA on 7490 & 5130,
and Angela is in a pink robe. They are so attracted to each other that
no sex for an hour will be difficult. Impromptu so they never know
what they will be talking about; size of TV screens, etc. How
shortwave was getting started in late 20s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0123 UT December 9

** CUBA. 11930, Dec 7 at 0736, pulse jamming against nothing as R
Martí is never on 25m at night; and for first time with matching
spurpeaks of jamnoise about plus/minus 7 circa 11923 & 11937: sure,
why not, just like broadcasts can spurify. Jamming against nothing
also running now on 11860, 9565, 5800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2219 monitoring:
``9395 kHz, 0130 (4-55343), QRN, 0159;
9395 kHz, 0230 (4-55433), QRN, 0259 December 7 UTC 2023 [Thu]
(Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard``

Confirmed UT Thursday December 7 at 0130 on WRMI 9395, S9+20 into
Maryland SDR.

Also confirmed UT Thursday December 7 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S4/S6 into
Georgia SDR

Also confirmed UT Thursday December 7 at 0230 on WRMI 9395, S9+20/40
into Georgia SDR

Altho shown on the skedgrid, still NOT confirmed Thursday December 7
after 1500 on WRMI 9955, rather something musical.

WORLD OF RADIO 2220 contents: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba,
(Cyprus), Egypt, France and non, Germany and non, Hawai`i, Indonesia,
Iran, Korea South and non, (Lithuania), (Madagascar), Maldives non,
Myanmar, Netherlands, North America, Romania, Spain, Sudan South non,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine non, USA, Zambia;
propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others not in
order)

WOR 2220 available from 0204 UT Friday December 8:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2220.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2220.mp3

Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.

2130 UT Friday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
2300 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?]
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
1630 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE
2030vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
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 [also webcast, phonecast; jammed by Cuba?]
2100 UT Sunday IRRS 1323 & 918? & 207?-Italy
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0400vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0130 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW
1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB [previous #2219]
1500 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 [unsked but confirmed last week]
2200 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW or 5130v?
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks to S. P. McGreevy, Keeler, CA, for a generous contribution via
PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com

One may also contribute via MO or check on a US bank to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0225 UT December 8

** ARGENTINA [non]. See USA: WOR monitoring, for pointless RAE IDs
looping on WRMI 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CHAD [non]. 12050, Dec 6 at 0734, African screeching, then talk, at
S5/S6 the SSOB, R. Ndarason Internationale, via ASCENSION; only a few
other weak sigs on 25m, #2 being 11830 = BBCWS English via SÃO TOMÉ
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 11760, Dec 6 at 1535, RHC music audio cutting out
intermittently // much weaker 15140; lyric ``no quiero`` repeating.
1538 ID inviting contacts to musica@rhc.icrt.cu for `Sonido Cubano`
program. Had not noted such an email before rather than usual enet or
etecsa. On their website I cannot find any email address displayed.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** MALDIVES [non]. 11620, Dec 6 at 1526, secular-sounding song,
S9/+20, 1529.5 very quick English saying you can now hear us at
vomkorea.com and off at 1530* sharp. It`s the mostly-Dhivehi service
which habitually puts in such a good signal here on the opposite
worldside of the target, from secret site believed probably to be
RBAustralia. I had not checked this 1500 broadcast for quite a while.
Website converts to https://vomkorea.com/en/ which implies in English,
but really mostly Korean, and no Maldives mentioned on homepage -
unless it`s in Korean! Internal site searching does lead to several
stories in English about it:
https://vomkorea.com/en/?s=maldives
It seems that Christians are persecuted, prosecuted there. Does VOMK/M
encourage them to stay underground or seek martyrdom? They should be
wary of anything with Martyrs in its name. This explains the situation:
https://vomkorea.com/en/2023/08/29/vomk-report-268/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 9690, Dec 6 at 2322, token English from SNR confirmed,
S9+10/30 into Maryland SDR, but no time to listen. Still no podcast
for Dec 4 so presumably no show, but shortly could hear today`s Dec 6
that way (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY [non]. 5960.000, Dec 6 at 2324, no signal from VOT into
UTwente, ceding the frequency to XJPBS in Chinese(?), from East
Turkistan, land of imperialist ChiCom genocide against Uyghurs and
other Moslems. As soon as I saw the exact frequency before hearing it,
I figured it could not be Turkey. Something`s erroneous at Emirler
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2219 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.
Dear Glenn: Update, confirming WOR #2219, This time of year the
Christmas lights, QRN, WRMI:
9395, 0130, 0145 (45433), TV QRN, 0159, December 5 UTC 2023 [Tue]
9395, 0030, 0044 (45343), 0059, December 6 UTC 2023 [Wed]
(Lemke, Richard -AB) 73’s, Richard``

Confirmed UT Wednesday December 6 at 0054 the 0030 on WRMI 9395, S7/S9
into way offbeam UTwente.

Wed Dec 6 at 1504, I check 9955 to note whether WRMI be on the air or
not: indeed, is on air, with surprise airing of WOR 2219! Skedgrid
still shows `Frecuencia al Día` instead; so unknown whether a one-time
error or deliberate. WOR does appear on sked Thursday at 1500, need to
recheck as that seemed to have been canceled. 9955 stays on after 1530
with utterly pointless RAE multi-lingual ID reel over and over past
1541, presumably entire semihour, instead of RAE French scheduled M-F.
Off after 1600.

WOR 2219 also confirmed Wednesday December 6 at 2200 on WBCQ 7490
minus 86 Hz = 7489.914, S7/S9 into NH SDR; after two weeks of dead air
instead. Just before 2200 I think I heard Pirate Joe say he would no
longer be on SW/WBCQ after Dec 31. Is that correct? Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0230 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW

Thanks to Doug Brown, London ON, for a generous cheque on a US bank
to:
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; and says ``Thanks for all
you do for this great hobby of ours``

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

** U S A. 9455, Dec 6 at 0738, WRMI-5 music overmodulated distorted,
splatter down to 9405, and even detectable down to 9350 on other side
of another WRMI, but the modpeax continue to match 9455 during the
only Fámily Radio hour in Spanish. Something`s outoforder at
Okeechobee. #5 has been a splatterer before (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 1590, Dec 6 at 0751 UT, ballad in Spanish, break for ID as
``Ambiente Clásico Radio``, another tune. What?? NRC AM Log has
several USSS on 1590, but no such slogan. Nor anything fits in
exhaustive IRCA Mexican Log. Google search finds immediately, a story
from late Aug after the NRC AM Log deadline and printing:
https://rbr.com/ambiente-clasico-secures-chicago-am-ownership/
‘Ambiente Clásico’ Secures Chicago AM Ownership By Adam Jacobson -
August 29, 2023
It`s the new format and ownership of WCGO, Evanston IL, which had been
Korean, 10/2.5 kW. Radio-locator still shows yet another outdated
format, ``Chicago`s News Talk``. Ambiente was already reported by
IRCAns in September. Nitetime coverage map has a notch thisaway to its
SW, major lobe northwards:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCGO&service=AM&h=N
but daytime is non-direxional:
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCGO&service=AM&h=D
Some IRCA reports also suspected ND day pattern at night (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0116 UT December 7