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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs December 23-24, 2013 (Glenn Hauser)
2. Fw: [DXplorer] NDR on 9925 best one for reception
(Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX)
3. Visit the Pacific this Christmas (Radio Heritage Mail)
4. Glenn Hauser logs December 24-25, 2013 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:28:32 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 23-24, 2013
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<[email protected]>
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** CUBA. 5990, Dec 23 at 2304, no show from CRI English relay which is supposed
to start at 2300.
5040, Dec 24 at 0655, RHC English carrier still has heavy wobble with BFO
engaged.
6000, Dec 24 at 0700, RHC English is very distorted here, modulation somewhat
suppressed, 0701 reopens the Monday Dec 23 broadcast, until cut off at 0701:10*
between ``Ed`` and ``Newman``. 5040 was also on a bit too long, but 6060, 6100
and 6165 were already off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, Dec 23 at 2139, R. Africas via WRMI and
Bata are still colliding making SAH and CCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. 12070, Dec 23 at 2140, DW English, with `Digital Europe`, VG
signal but this is the squealing RWANDA transmitter. It`s 295 degrees favorable
for us, while at 2147, much weaker poor // 11800 is non-direxional. Wonder if
12070 caught the squeal from 12050 WEWN, contagious? At this hour, EWN signal
is clean; q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also ROMANIA [and
non]
** GREECE [and non]. 9420, Dec 23 at 2205-, HR with continuous music, no
announcements, great to accompany my nap, jazzy/poppy, instrumental until 2243
song in English, fair signal.
7450, Dec 24 at 0704, Greek talk and music, VG signal but undermodulated.
Unknown if on 9420 as 31m is almost dead, hardly anything but very poor BS via
RAN via WRMI on 9840 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9775, Dec 24 at 1351, R. Free Chosun musical pr?lude is
on, same obscure Xmas songs in English as last few days, 1352 by male, later by
female. 1400 into theme and opening in Korean. Today`s signal is only fair with
some flutter, comparable to 9800 VOA Korean via Philippines, also degraded;
they improve somewhat during following hour. Mark Taylor in WI agrees with me
that 9775 can`t be from Tajikistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA. 9835, Dec 24 at 1357, 1 kHz tone. Nothing in HFCC, Malaysia being
another unco?perative holdout (tho ABU is based there), but Aoki shows RTM
Sarawak FM as 24 hours from the Peninsula (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 660, Dec 24 at 0712 UT, ``La Kaliente [sic], 102.9, la que
komprende`` (if spelt with a c, means ``the one which understands``). That
makes it XEEY Aguascalientes2 again, dominating channel with 50 kW transmitter
perhaps on reduced night power; main QRM is IBOC noise from WSCR 670 Chicago
peaking around 657 but somewhat nullable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 11770-, Dec 23 at 2141, Horn of Africa music, very poor, beneath
11775 Anguilla; then undermodulated talk, language uncertain. Makes JBA het
with a 11770 station of G above Middle C = 392 Hz; or was it really G below
MidC = 196 Hz? Wolfgang B?schel has been hearing this off-frequency station on
11769.871 or 11769.880, in Arabic at 2030-2130, apparently V. of Nigeria, and
missing for both of us from 9690v and 7255v (not Yemen which has been inactive
on 11770 for many years).
Thorsten Hallmann unraveled it this way to the DXLD yg: ``Voice of Nigeria
11769.9 (most likely Arabic) 2058-2158, Dec. 21, weak/fair both via own
receiver and A.R.I. Verona via globaltuners. Checked this one tonight, thanks
to hint by Wolfgang B?schel, confirmed as Voice of Nigeria by interval signal
at sign-off. Most likely Arabic, though then with very heavy accent at times.
There used to be VON Hausa (and possibly other West African languages on 9689.9
2000-2127 not long ago, but this transmission now ends earlier. This signal
caught at 2050, but off at 2058 recheck. Another regular offset transmission
from VON seems to be 7254.9 0728-0758, too weak to identify language though, in
this part of the world.
http://www.muenster.org/uwz/ms-alt/africalist
73 Thorsten Hallmann, M?nster, Germany``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 530, Dec 23 around 1830 UT on caradio, notice that ``K530AM``,
Vance AFB Enid is back to full (10-watt) power, still with extremely boring
same old same old PSAs from Ad Council rotating. The one warning children about
internet risks, including ``what if your father should see you topless``, in
rather poor taste, keeps appearing every few minutes. At unpredictable times
interrupted for fake callsign ID, with background noise on that recording.
This time circa 2000 UT I approach Vance within a mile, driving along Rupe, the
first E-W artery to the north of the base. To my surprise, in addition to hi
noise level from the hi-voltage powerline along the street, I am hearing CCI
from another station on 530, including some music. At one spot they are about
equal level so I pull into a driveway. If I listened longer I might be able to
unravel an ID from the other, which is also making a fast SAH, as K530AM is
off-frequency. Does Vance have another unsynchronized transmitter? Don`t think
so.
There is certainly no North American or Cuban broadcaster on 530 which could
possibly be skywaving in at this level this early. Maybe it will strengthen as
I drive further west and then north, away from Vance? No, it`s eventually lost
and I hear only Vance. So I think what must have been happening was the
``powerline Beverage effect``, the HV wires not only putting out noise, but
re-radiating some other station`s signal.
0707 UT Dec 24 check at home, K530AM is back to near-inaudibility, QRP to
milliwatts (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, Dec 24, good thing I tune in ``early`` before 0101, as R. Chaski
carrier cuts off at 0101:30.5*, so they have already reset their autotimer
earlier again. Tomorrow should be circa 0101:36 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ROMANIA [and non]. 9435, Dec 23 at 2151, RRI VG in English after `Pro
Memoria` about their anti-Communist revolution, with a Romanian carol, cut off
at 2152 for sports segment. This is a half-hour broadcast, so I wonder if they
condense the same content on the one-hour broadcasts by chopping them up? I`d
rather hear the whole carol.
BTW, HFCC reminds us that on Dec 24 only, MBR via FRANCE will collide with this
at 2100-2300 on 9435; that`s the Norddeutscher Rundfunk Xmas eve special to
Seemensch, certainly poor frequency choice. // frequencies during the second
bihour are: 6040 & 9880 Nauen, 9625 Moosbrunn, 9925 Issoudun (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 17705, Dec 24 at 1448, BSKSA in Qur`an, and surprised to find
// on all 17615, 17895, 21505, normally with different services; special merger
for Xmas eve? David Kernick reports to DXLD yg that Saudi services have been
reorganised and renamed. Aoki still shows Radio Riyadh: General first on 21505,
17705; Holy Qur`an on 17895, 17615 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 7265, Dec 23 at 2255, REE sign-off mentioning this and 21540 (but not
on the latter at this late hour!), IS and off at 2256*. Had served as BFO for
QRhaM.
17595, Dec 24 at 1418, this is the best REE frequency for `Espa?oles en la
Mar`, the 13m channels JBA. On Xmas eve, show departs from usual format for
classical music with watery themes; something by Vivaldi, then Ravel (not La
Mer, but Gotas de Agua on piano), 1431 Moldova by Smetana, who was deaf like
Beethoven when he composed it. A.k.a. in English as The Moldau; translating it
to Moldova in Spanish could be confusing; so what do they call the country
Moldova, Moldavia? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, Tue Dec 24 at 1330:15, WRMI canned ID starts late instead of
before 1330, the antique multi-city target one, so it`s almost 1331 before
`Anglo-Parade` starts, the top-10 show of music in English presented in Spanish
by Radio Ciudad Global, Colombia. 1357 recheck, SSE transmitter overlain by
much stronger open carrier from the next WRMI transmitter to the NW; before
1359 cutting off RCG show for `WRMI Scoreboard` amid which the modulation
starts on the NW unit; then Rudy Espinal ID in English and 1400 preacher (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15610, Dec 23 at 2138, WEWN English carrier is wobbling, and in AM
mode the modulation is audibly rumbling, besides the usual spurs. 12050, Dec 23
at 2140, WEWN Spanish is clean on this frequency, using a different transmitter
than in the mornings when it squeals; see also GERMANY [non].
12050, Dec 24 at 1409, this one is squealing while // WEWN Spanish on 11550 is
not (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6115, Dec 23 at 2259, WWCR is ending its Spanish hour, but all mixed
up with the canned announcements: gringa pronounces start time of 2200 UT as
``dos mil, doscientos`` which is incorrect in any language. Then announces in
English that Spanish listeners should tune in tomorrow at 2200. Spanish having
ended, then plays another Spanish announcement, cut off to English ID (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, Dec 24 at 1413, no signal at all from KVOH, not on or not
propagating? Not rechecked until 1651 when loud if not totally clear (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 680, Dec 24 at 0710 UT, KNBR ID, sports promos, atop CCI with SAHs.
Too bad its programming is worthless. Not unusual, as being non-direxional,
this has the best coverage of 50 kW San Francisco stations; forget KCBS 740
with its NW/SE pattern and vs KRMG Tulsa. SFO is beyond 1300 miles, pushing the
limit for regular AM reception; it`s slightly further than NYC, whose 50 kW
stations are hardly ever heard here in deep North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1200, Dec 24 at 1349 UT, Spanish dominating over WOAI, program
promos, ID as ``1,200 AM, Univisi?n Am?rica``, i.e. WRTO Chicago IL (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1728 UT December 24
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:00:21 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Fw: [DXplorer] NDR on 9925 best one for reception
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel_DF5SX" Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Subject: Re: [DXplorer] NDR on 9925 best one for
receptionhttp://www.ndr.de/info/programm/sendungen/gruss_an_bord/
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Rothenbaumchaussee 132 - 134
20149 Hamburg
Germany
Tel. 00 49 (040) 4156 - 0
Fax 00 49 (040) 44 76 02
E-Mail: [email protected]
Special broadcasts of NDR Christmas Eve December 24:
1900-2100 6125 NAU 125 kW 250 deg to North Atlantic
1900-2100 9460 NAU 125 kW 130 deg to Indian Ocean West
1900-2100 9885 MOS 100 kW 115 deg to Indian Ocean East
1900-2100 9925 ISS 250 kW 156 deg to Indian Ocean/SoAF
1900-2100 11955 ISS 250 kW 195 deg to South Atlantic
2100-2300 6040 NAU 125 kW 250 deg to North Atlantic
2100-2300 9435 ISS 250 kW 195 deg to South Atlantic
2100-2300 9625 NAU 125 kW 130 deg to Indian Ocean West
2100-2300 9880 MOS 100 kW 115 deg to Indian Ocean East
2100-2300 9925 ISS 250 kW 156 deg to Indian Ocean/SoAF
(DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 18)
Unfortunately, this winter is no special North Atlantic azimuth service, so
the 1900 and 2100 UT outlet signals are rather poor in CAN/USA tonight, when
compared to previous years.
Changed to new snail mail address from Dec 15, 2013:
Michael Puetz
MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH
Erna-Scheffler-Strasse 1
51103 Cologne, Germany
phone +49 (0) 221 7101 - 0
<www.media-broadcast.com>
Please send your inquiries and reception reports to:
E-Mail <[email protected]>
Internet
<http://www.media-broadcast.com/en/radio/analogue-radio-networks/short-wave.html>
or direct to
Mr. Walter Brodowsky
[email protected]
1900-1930 UT
Logged the first 30 minutes via Perseus remote rx.
On Victor's post in Ceylon, in CAN / USA, in SWE / FIN,
in GRC / ITA, in southern Germany / SWitzerland.
All in all, a good selection of frequencies, except for the 9460 kHz
selection next the bad terrible Firedrake Jamming signal from China
on 9455 kHz, which is a fatal selection mistake, for example,
9400 and 9430 kHz and adjacent side channels are totally
free in the target area.
CLN
6125 kHz in Sri Lanka, just above the threshold/turf around 1905 UT.
All signals are 1/2 second off my local cable access to the
Program "NDR Info / Special" at local Germany net,
of course delays from the satellite up- and downlinkload,
and the Cable network RX delay.
9460 nil, adjacent 9455 Fire Drake music S = 9 +15 dB.
9885 S=7-8 clear fair in Ceylon, Radio Cairo in Russian there does not
matter.
9925 only S=4 poor.
11955 nil in South Asia.
GRC - in Athens
6125 S=9+20dB, 9460 very strong S=9+25dB (9455 Firedrake rather no QRM)
9885 only S=7, 9925 fair S=9+5dB, 11955 nil.
ITA on the Riviera coast and Elba island
6125 S=9+25, real Powerhouse, like in southern and northern Germany.
9460 nil, 9885 totally covered by R Cairo Russian, here in Europe.
9925 very strong powerhouse at S=9+30dB level.
11955 S=9 medium signal. I guess much stronger on all Africa too.
Northern SWE / FIN
6125 S=8 fluttery, 9460 totally covered by CHN Firedrake music on 9455.
all others nil.
2055 / 2110 UT
Florida / Rochester NY
6125 / later 6040 kHz S=7 fluttery, S=9+5dB in NY / MA
9925 S=7 - UTE QRM 9923.9 kHz
all other frequencies nil.
AUS - Brisbane
9885 S=9+15dB signal best, the only frequency from Moosbrunn across
the NE Indian Ocean. 9880 at 2146 UT S=9+10dB.
all other frequencies nil
GRC Athens
6125 / 6040 S=9+30dB powerhouse
9625 S=8, 9880 S=9+5dB,
but 9435 + 9925 both nil.
FIN / northern SWE
6040 S=7 fluttery, all others nil.
U.K.
6040 S=9+15dB, 9435 S=7, 9925 S=7,
remaining nil.
73 wolfgang
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Subject: [A-DX] LOG: NDR - Info / Gru? an Bord / Greeting to board
1900-2100 UTC
TX Frequenz Richtung Antenne Leistung Standort Ziel
1 6125 250? HR 4/4/0.5 125 kW Nauen Atlantik Nord
2 11955 195? HR 4/4/0.8 250 kW Issoudun Atlantik S?d
3 9925 156? HR 4/4/0.8 250 kW Issoudun Atlantik /
Indischer Ozean (S?d Afrika)
4 9460 130? HR 4/4/0.5 125 kW Nauen Indischer Ozean West
5 9885 115? HR 4/4/0.8 100 kW Moosbrunn Indischer Ozean Ost
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Kusalik" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 10:06 PM
Subject: [DXplorer] NDR on 9925 best one for reception
> 9925NDR, "Gruss am Bord" Program. Dec.24. 2015-2052+
> Caught this broadcast just as the singal was fading on this frequency on
> the longwire. Hear during this broadcast two xmas songs, 'Silent night'
> @ 2016 and 'Noel @ 2045.
> Lot'sa talk, caught a message in Philippine Language by YL @ 2042 hrs.
> Checked the other frequencies with 6125 China National Radio here,
> 11955 blocked by a Ulitity Station, 9460 blocked by a Chinese Musical
> Jammer from 9455 and 9885 just barely audible. Reception was best on
> the 125 foot longwire with the pi-antenna tuner, pointed northeast,
> terminated. Just re-checked and 9925 is slowly dropping off into the
> noise.
> Have a good recording of this broadcast which I hope will warrant a
> verification reply.
>
> Okay now what is the transmitted site for the 9925 relay Nauen or
> Moosbrun ???
> Also any specific address to where we can send reports too ????
>
> Bruce, the Perseus site is just north of me, located near St.Paul,
> hosted by our fellow DX'er Don Monan....
>
> Edward Kusalik
>
> Wishing everyone out there a very joyous and Merry Christmas...
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:03:05 +1300
From: "Radio Heritage Mail" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Visit the Pacific this Christmas
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
December 25 2013
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------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 20:44:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 24-25, 2013
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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** CUBA. 11840, Dec 24 at 2257, RHC Spanish, good signal level, but just barely
modulated, and distorted. Why bother to broadcast such a degraded frequency at
all like this?
5040, Dec 25 at 0153, RHC Spanish is still rumbling in AM, and wobbling with
BFO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also JAPAN [and non]
** EGYPT. 9720, Dec 25 at 0204, R. Cairo, music with fair modulation! instead
of usual dead carrier; a Coptic Xmas present for North Americans in English?
Not for them until January 7. Couldn`t stay with it for news and rest of
program, unfortunately. Meanwhile 9965 Arabic frequency is still open carrier,
whine, maybe JBM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]. 15190, Dec 24 at 2016, no signal detectable from
either R. Africa; yet WRMI with BS is audible, poorly on 15440 at 2030 check,
so evidently WRMI is missing from 15190, and so is Bata or maybe the latter is
just not propagating. However, at 2101, one of them is on with music, and bet
it`s WRMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [and non]. The big NDR Xmas Eve special was a big bust here, but I
assume did better on various high seas than 800 km from the nearest salt water
in deep North America, far beyond any intended coverage. At 1956 Dec 24,
nothing audible on 6125, 9460, 9885, 9925 (too close to WTWW 9930 anyway), but
possibly a carrier on 11955. Propagation from Europe is currently pitiful. At
2103 I check the second batch of frequencies: nothing on 6040, 9625, 9880,
9925, a JBA carrier on 9435, better at 2133 when it`s more likely Romania in
the collision I foresaw. Final check at 2255, still nothing making it from NDR
frequencies, which were via Nauen, Germany, Issoudun, France, and Moosbrunn,
Austria (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 7450, 7475, 9420, Helliniki Radiophonia missing from all three at
0200 UT Dec 25 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [and non]. 13650, Dec 24 at 2255, NHK IS seems strong signal but
undermodulated, while Japanese programming is not // on 11665. What`s really
happening: NHK is under open carrier from CRI Habana relay, which after
timesignal at 2300 opens in Portuguese. From 2259, NHK has started `Sakura` and
signs on in Thai for the 20-minute morning broadcast aimed 240 degrees from
Yamata, and here off the back at 60 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 7375, Dec 25 at 0145, Mighty KBC via Nauen, GERMANY is in
its week-long holiday series of `Wolfman Jack` shows at 00-02; now a love song,
0148 Wolfman Jack himself and a local station break with Mighty KBC ID, Dutch
announcement, WMJ jingles, ``Let`s Make a Deal`` parody. Sufficient, but with
more splatter from 7385 WHRI than 7365 Cuban jamming and Radio Mart?, so tuning
slightly below is helpful (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-AM, Dec 24 at 0138, only pirate on band playing Xmas
rock, poor to fair peaks with deep fades; 0139 laughing DJ with back-announces
for ``Hang Your Balls on the Xmas Tree``, and ``Kill a Tree for Christ``, hee
hee. Sounds like a Wolfman-Jack wannabee, while the real thing was on 7375;
0140 jingle for RNI, and another novelty Xmas song. So someone is playing
old(?) Radio Newyork International stuff; WBCQ being otherwise occupied. Still
on at 0212 check, very poor, but now Wolverine is on 6945+. However, these guys
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,14579.0.html
thought 6925-AM was RJI = Radio Jamba International
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6945.18-USB, Dec 25 at 0214, Wolverine Radio ID, ``Have
Yourself a Merry Little Xmas`` by YL singer. Usual good signal from this pirate
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 530, Dec 25 at 0211 UT, ``K530AM``, Vance AFB remains stuck in the
milliwatts, JBA with PSAs (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 7320, Dec 25 at 0157, undermodulated R. Rossii ID, fair with fading.
Question is, circumsolstice, how early could this be heard, from sign on 1700
UT? A bit further north it might well hold up all ``day``, being 100 kW aimed
northeast, 45 degrees from Magadan toward Chattanooga, while Enid is 54 degrees
azimuth from there. After all, 0200 UT is close to midday in Magadan at 59-46
North. Too bad they can`t fix the modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 9675, Dec 24 at 1952, halting talk by a voice not very
suitable for radio, and what is the language? Mentions Australia several times.
Keeps going past 2000, fanfare, maybe some ID mentions MHz; more similar talk;
finally decide it`s Turkish, but maybe with an Arabic accent; 2014 music and
mentions Islam, and ``burasi`` by YL which clinches it as Turkish, the
scheduled BSKSA broadcast as R. Riyadh, 1800-2057, 500 kW, 340 degrees toward
Turkey, and as it happens, USward far beyond. Only fair signal by now, but
hardly anything from Europe or anywhere outside North America is making it on
31m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5110v-CUSB, Dec 25 at 0141, the insatiable egomaniac
Brother Scare has occupied another transmitter, bumping off rational
programming, such as `Marion`s Attic`. WBCQ online sked now shows TOM at 00-11
UT Tue thru Sat on 5110. That`s why Area 51 is no longer on UT Saturdays, but
still possible on UT Sun & Mon. Of course, this frequency is totally
unnecessary, since BS already has an incomparably stronger signal all-night
just 25 kHz away on 5085 WTWW, plus several others.
The WBCQ 7490 program schedule now shows Overcomer daily at 05-11 in addition
to the previous prime-times: UT Mon-Fri at 01-04, Sat 02-04. However that`s not
borne out by monitoring, and really heard on 7491.38; see USA: WBCQ (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 15225, Dec 24 at 2017, VOA French to Africa as usual VG
east and west from Greenville, but today it`s mixed with English due to prime
language of studio guests, and sounds live. They`re discussing songs and
referring to horebhaitian, spelt in French, a website or Facebook handle. It`s
an a cappella girl group, 2024 finally singing something, ``Taste and See`` a
hymn with nice harmonies; VOA host outros them bilingually as Les Angels, and
has to wrap up SW broadcast before cutoff at 2030* by referring to continuing
on FM in several African cities.
15580, Dec 24 at 2030, then I retune from 15225 French for more VOA African
Beat music on English service, first something about mother and Tupperware (??)
as I then nap-doze. It`s also Greenville until 2100 slight overlap in carriers
but break in modulation as switching to Botswana for VOA news (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7491.38, Dec 25 at 0142 I am checking 7490 for WBCQ, after finding
5110v-CUSB occupied by Brother Scare (see SOUTH CAROLINA [non]), but instead
find a very weak AM signal measured on this frequency, making even weaker het
against something on 7490. At 0143 the 7491+ station fades up enough to hear it
say ``The heart and soul of --- music`` (?). `Heart & Soul of America
Broadcast` is what had been on 5110 three or four nights a week, so must have
been demoted to this once Brother Scare moved in. Current online 7490 sked
shows H&SOAB only on UT Sundays 00-02; with Overcomer UT Wednesday at 01-04,
but not. See also SOUTH CAROLINA [non].
This signal is so weak and so far off-frequency that I suspect it is not the
usual 7490 transmitter but a backup/alternate of much lower power. Still the
same at 0159 with VP/JBA music. Remains to be heard what becomes of the rest of
WBCQ 7490 programming. As for the very weak het with 7490, no other broadcaster
is scheduled there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0443 UT December 25
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 132, Issue 22
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