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To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to hard-core-dx-requ...@hard-core-dx.com You can reach the person managing the list at hard-core-dx-ow...@hard-core-dx.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Hard-Core-DX digest..." ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt Today's Topics: 1. Fwd: Schedule of next test broadcasts of Marconi Radio International (Manuel M?ndez) 2. La BBC recibe fondos del Gobierno brit?nico. (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO) 3. SWLDXBulgaria News Dec.4 (Ivo Observer) 4. DX Programs, Hitlist, WOR sked updated (Glenn Hauser) 5. Glenn Hauser logs December 3-4, 2015 (Glenn Hauser) 6. Glenn Hauser logs December 5, 2015 (Glenn Hauser) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:44:50 +0100 From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com> To: DX Listenig Digest <d...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] Fwd: Schedule of next test broadcasts of Marconi Radio International Message-ID: <8fb33acc-e191-4acd-b265-08059320a...@typeapp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Manuel M?ndez En 4 dic 2015 10:30, en 10:30, Marconi Radio <marconiradiointernatio...@gmail.com> escrito: >Greetings from Italy! > > >Here is the schedule for the next test broadcasts of Marconi Radio >International: > > >05th November 2015, from 1300 to 1430 UTC > >06th November 2015, from 0900 to 1300 UTC > > >Our frequency is 11390 kHz and power in the region of 30 watts. Test >broadcasts consist of non stop music, station identification >announcements >in Italian, English, Spanish as well as DX shows in English and >Italian. > > >MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) >of >our broadcasts are welcome! > > >Until now reception reports, found to be correct, have been received >from >13 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, >Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine. We >are >anxious to receive feedbacks from more countries! > > >We QSL 100%. Our E-mail address is: marconiradiointernatio...@gmail.com > > >We hope that you will share this information with your members. > > >Thank you very much for your cooperation > >-- >Marconi Radio International (MRI) >Short wave test broadcasts from Italy >on 11390 kHz ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 11:49:08 +0000 (UTC) From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <jmromero782...@yahoo.es> To: "frecuenci...@yahoogroups.com" <frecuenci...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] La BBC recibe fondos del Gobierno brit?nico. Message-ID: <2140442558.25096765.1449229748417.javamail.ya...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 La BBC recibe fondos del Gobierno brit?nico. La BBC recibe fondos del Gobierno brit?nico | ? | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | La BBC recibe fondos del Gobierno brit?nicoEs el mayor incremento presupuestario concedido hasta ahora | | | | Ver en www.radionoticias.com | Vista previa por Yahoo | | | | ? | ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 20:27:04 +0000 From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> To: frequenc...@bnr.bg Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News Dec.4 Message-ID: <canvtgkadnpjzevzhcs2_kg+9g0mdz6expw8cgiytcwwfyd+...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 BRASIL Weak signal of Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Dec.4: from 0605 on 11780 BRA 250 kW / 360 deg to BRA Portuguesehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/12/weak-signal-of-radio-nacional-da.html CHINA CNR-1 Jammer vs SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng till 0800 on 11530 unknown transmitter site:http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/cnr-1-jammer-vs-soh-xi-wang-zhi-sheng.html GERMANY(non) Weak signal of Radio Belarus via R.700 on Dec.4 0700-0900 on 6005 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German Mon-Sathttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/weak-signal-of-radio-belarus-via-r700.html GREECE Voice of Greece is again on shortwave, December 3-4 2022&2100 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek, Dec.3 0600-0710 on 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek, Dec.4 No signal from Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz at 0720UTC, Dec.4http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/voice-of-greece-is-again-on-shortwave_4.html GUATEMALA Weak signal of Radio Verdad on December 4: from 0600 on 4055 CQL 001 kW / non-dir to GTM Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/weak-signal-of-radio-verdad-on-december.html FINLAND Scandinavian Weekend Radio, edition #196 will be on air Dec.4/5. Monthly broadcast evwery 1st Saturday 0000-2400 Finland time, 2200-2200UT: 2200-2300 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 2200-2300 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 2300-2400 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 2300-2400 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0000-0600 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0000-0600 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0600-0800 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0600-0800 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0800-0900 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0800-0900 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0900-1400 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 0900-1400 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1400-1500 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1400-1500 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1500-1700 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1500-1700 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1700-1800 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1700-1800 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1800-1900 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1800-1900 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1900-2200 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnish 1900-2200 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to FIN Finnishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/scandinavian-weekend-radio-edition-196.html IRAN(non) Good reception of R.Ranginkaman/Rainbow on Dec.4: 1700-1730 on 7460 SOF 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri 1700-1730 on 7550 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Frihttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/good-reception-of-rranginkamanrainbow.html KURDISTAN(non) Denge Kurdistan: co-ch FEBC Radio plus 2nd hx on 18800http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/final-b-15-schedule-of-denge-kurdistan.html KYRGYSTAN Good reception of Kyrgyz Radio 1, December 4 1538&1658 on 4009.9 BI 100 kW / non-dir to CeAs Kyrgyzhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/good-reception-of-kyrgyz-radio-1.html PALAU/USA World Harvest Radio International via T8WH Angel 3 & WHRI Angel 1, Dec.4 T8WH Angel 3, poor signal 0800-0900 on 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs English Sun-Fri 0800-0900 on 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs Japanese Sat 0900-1000 on 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs English Daily WHRI Angel 1, good signal 0900-1000 on 11565 HRI 250 kW / 245 deg to AUS English Sun-Frihttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/world-harvest-radio-international-via.html PALAU Strong signal of T8WH Angel 3 with Radio Que Me, Dec.4 1200-1230 on 9930 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg to EaAs Vietnamese Frihttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/strong-signal-of-t8wh-angel-3-with.html SAUDI ARABIA Unscheduled transmission of Radio Riyadh Holy Quran, Dec.4: 0850-0900 on 11935 RIY 500 kW / 310 deg to N/ME Arabic scheduled 0900-1200 till 0900 on 15380 RIY 500 kW / 310 deg to N/ME Arabic scheduled 0600-0900http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/unscheduled-transmission-of-radio.html SAUDI ARABIA Reception of BSKSA Radio Saudi International on December 4 from 1145 on 15120 RIY 500 kW / 070 deg to SoAs Bengali, very weak signal from 1145 on 21670 RIY 500 kW / 100 deg to SEAs Indonesian, strong signalhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/reception-of-bsksa-radio-saudi.html SECRETLAND(non) End Times Coming day by day - frequency change, December 4 1801-1831 NF 11600 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu English, ex 7300,12075,11600http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/end-times-coming-day-by-day-frequency.html SECRETLAND(non) IRRS relay Feuture Story News, Radio Fabrik & WNYC on Dec.4: 1900-2000 on 7290 SCB 100 kW / 306 deg to WeEu Eng/Ger Fri, instead of R.Cityhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/irrs-relay-feuture-story-news-radio.html TAIWAN(non) Weak signal of Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, Voice of Hope 1130-1200 on 11570 TSH 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Hmong, Dec.4http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/weak-signal-of-suab-xaa-moo-zoo-voice.html U.K. Volmet "Military One", December 4 from 1535 on 5450 USB St Eval in Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/volmet-military-one-dec4.html USA Weak signal of TruNews via WRMI Okeechobee tx#13: from 0608 on 7730 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to WNAm Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/weak-signal-of-trunews-via-wrmi.html USA WRMI Okeechobee relay Brother HySTAIRical /TOM/, Dec.4: from 1220 on 11580 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English tx#09 from 1220 on 11825 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English tx#08 from 1220 on 21675 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English tx#07 from 1300 on 11825 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English tx#08, co-ch FEBC Tibetan from 1300 on 15770 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English tx#03 from 1300 on 21675 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English tx#07http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/wrmi-okeechobee-relay-brother.html USA(non) Strong CNR-1 Jammer vs. Radio Free Asia, December 4 from 1154 on 9940 DB 200 kW / 125 deg to CeAs Tibetan from 1204 on 11540 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg to CeAs Tibetanhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/strong-cnr-1-jammer-vs-radio-free-asia.html USA(non) Strong CNR-1 Jammer vs. Voice of America, December 4 from 1225 on 9530 PHT 250 kW / 349 deg to EaAs Chinese from 1225 on 11655 UDO 250 kW / 030 deg to EaAs Chinese from 1303 on 9825 SAI 100 kW / 310 deg to EaAs Chinesehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2015/12/strong-cnr-1-jammer-vs-voice-of-america.html -- 73! Ivo Ivanov *QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria *Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire *Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 22:41:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> Cc: NASWA <na...@yahoogroups.com>, <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] DX Programs, Hitlist, WOR sked updated Message-ID: <1148740548.16351386.1449268884280.javamail.ya...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 DX/SWL/Media Programs: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html WORLD OF RADIO schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Alan Roe`s HITLIST of SWBC stations: http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm 73, Glenn Hauser ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 00:10:41 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: <d...@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 3-4, 2015 Message-ID: <511131912.15648053.1449274241821.javamail.ya...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 DX/SWL/Media Programs: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html WORLD OF RADIO schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Alan Roe`s HITLIST of SWBC stations: http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm ** ETHIOPIA. Re my: UNIDENTIFIED. 7235.82 approx., Dec 3 at 1405, JBA carrier, which points to always off-frequency EBC by longpath; or does it? EiBi has it on 7236.5 at 14-15 as EBC in Arabic; 15-16 switches to V. of Democratic Alliance clandestine; 16-17 back to EBC in English. Recent report from Wolfgang B?schel puts it a little lower, but supposedly not varying down below 7236: ``7236.372 kHz footprint narrowed - the Ethiopian station always wanders up and down 20-30 Hertz. Scheduled Radio Ethiopia in Arabic in 14-15 UT slot, from Addis Ababa-Gedja site. Noted at 1405 UT on Nov 25 (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 25)`` It seems that Ethiopia does vary below 7236, even below 7235. Wolfgang B?schel now replies: ``re ETH surprisingly 7234.9v, a pity, just before I could MEASURE accurate ODD frequency, ETH broadcast left the air exact at scheduled 0430 UT on day=6 Fridays! The transmission was on the low side close approx. 7234.8 ... x.9 kHz. This Dec 4th 0430 UT morning. 73 wb`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE [non]. 11580, UT Fri Dec 4 at 0218-0223 check, WRMI with fill music instead of RFI English relay, one tune hymnic, `Coming Together` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO [and non]. 700, Dec 4 at 1334 UT, some more of that rustic local music, this time by drums and flute, presumed XEETCH Etchojoa, Sonora; unlike yesterday there is CCI from something in Spanish counterclockwise, no doubt KHSE in The Metroplex TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Dec 4 at 1727 UT on caradio, incredible! Tulsa station making announcements in Spanish, YL DJ, CST timechex. Frequent non-IDs as ``11-20 La Diferente``, ``los ?xitos est?n aqu?``; recheck 1854 UT ``transmitiendo desde Tulsa con 10 mil watts``, brief news headlines, local, national and international, apparently hourly at this time, sponsored by Mercado Las Am?ricas with locations in Tulsa; 1856 UT bilingual Xmas song, 1858 UT more slogans but no legal call letter ID, ``la m?sica del pasado y del presente``. 1901 UT still no calls in next ID, just ``La Diferente 11-20``. Ditto in 2058-2103 UT recheck. This is the station known to FCC as KETU, which for the past year or more has been on the air with NOTHING but music, never any announcements, let alone IDs of any sort, heard until today, but may have started a few days ago. It is licensed now to La Zeta 95.7, which is the same Arkansas company that runs KSEC in Bentonville AR. There may also be some inter-relation with Mercado Las Am?ricas in AR and Tulsa, which as Radio Las Am?ricas LLC is the licensee of KMUS 1380, also in Sperry. And of KLTK 1140, Centerton AR, which I also hear. Apparently they are a bit hazy about ID requirements. What would be a fitting fine for broadcasting a year with no IDs? And still no legal IDs. The last ID we ever heard from this 1120 was ``KEOR``, which had supposedly already been replaced by KETU. It`s 10 kW day, 7 kW critical hours in deference to KMOX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. Dec 4 from 1705 UT another FM bandscan on caradio for anomalies still existing from last weekend`s ice storm: 88.3, K202BY still off (it`s been off before for months at a time; not exactly a high priority for Family Radio) 89.1, K206CA, finally back on 94.3, gospel huxter talk, probably Bott KS not local KLGB-LP which is mostly gospel music 95.7, KXLS Lahoma-Enid, has finally resumed modulation after dead air for almost a week following the ice storm. I heard that their equipment was damaged, but they certainly had power to run the transmitter for nothing 98.1, WWLS-FM is still off 98.9, KYIS is still on 99.7, still hearing Spanish only from KS, so KNAH still off? A few more checked at 1820 UT: 90.3, KHEV Fairview, not only on but modulating now 101.9, KTST, weak 102.7, KJYO, weak (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND. 7120, Dec 4 at 1340, AM carrier by 1400 achieving S7 on the R75 with preamp-2 engaged, but only a trace of modulation. I`m presuming R. Hargeisa, still on at 1401 but cutting out a bit as if they are having trouble turning off the transmitter. 1404:27 morphs into CW not hand-keyed from an ham, W8- something, exactly same frequency. Now I`m wondering if he was running the carrier, key stuck down, but maybe just tuned up on Hargeisa waiting for it to quit (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 15600, Dec 4 at 1411, good signal with talk in Farsi? And self-echo on talk, but seemingly not music. No, it`s VOA Kurdish via Woofferton UK during this hour. I`m still not certain it`s not long/short path echo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1802 monitoring: confirmed second SW broadcast, Thursday Dec 3 at 2100 on WRMI 7570, good. Also confirmed UT Friday Dec 4 at 0200 on WBCQ 9330-CUSB, sufficient; Friday 2130 on WRMI 15770, fair; Friday 2130.6 on WRMI 7570, good. Next: Sat 0730 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW Sat 2030v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND? Sun 0415v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND? Sun 0900 WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW!] Mon 0400v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 to WSW Mon 0430 WRMI 9955 to SSE Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. UT Friday Dec 4 checking WBCQ Thursday evening programming on PL-880 portable, able to get sufficient signals on all three frequencies inside the Garfield County Emergency Management building: 5109.7-CUSB: at 0145 hymns, 0152 mennoniteradio.org mentioned, where you can listen to all their episodes. But still shows the latest one only as #5 of Oct 21. So this show is airing for a second week at a new time and frequency not yet publicized on the WBCQ online schedule; nor on own website, still claiming to be on 9330 at 9-10 pm ET, day of week omitted, but it had been Wed = UT Thu. Are the ones running on 5 MHz now just repeats? At 0200, 5109.7-CUSB changes to `Just Right` as I logged one week earlier, from Canada, starting with clip of OTR drama, not sure the point of that, but then at 0201 the two co-hosts introduce. This one is on the 5110 schedule. 9330-CUSB at 0143 check is carrying the usual blasting Blalock; after buffer of WBCQ IS and ID, WOR 1802 starts promptly at 0200 UT Friday Dec 4. 7490 at 0145 Dec 4 has an anti-Obama, pro-Ted Cruz rant, by a caller? But it`s the Rabbi Spivak show. Switches to Overcomer at 0200 as usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 17775.00, Fri Dec 4 at 1517, Xmas tune, but it`s just a break during `Frecuencia al D?a`, via KVOH. However, there is also a big hum and suptorted modulation, altho frequency is accurate. Wiggle that patchcord? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. 880-CUSB, Dec 4 at 1337 UT, sermon in Navajo, soon introducing hymn in English, `Go Tell It on the Mountain`, so KHAC Tse Bonito NM. No LSB as usual; listening in AM mode, there is quite a hum which I think is coming from this station, but it`s not for being off-frequency; still a tolerable SAH when KRVN is not nulled. Then by 1341 UT, some Spanish QRM fades in further counterclockwise from KHAC and thus getting more QRM from KRVN NE. W&M plugging some event on 20 de diciembre; 1344 into Mexican music. Either XEV in Chihuahua or XEPNK in Los Mochis (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1000, Dec 4 at 1348 UT, ``ESPN One Thousand`` ID in passing, with KTOK OKC easily minimized, no doubt WMVP Chicago IL. Almost zero-beat; and so is KKIM NM when I hear it against KTOK. Perhaps the even-MHz stations take a little more pride in frequency accuracy? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1100, Dec 4 at 1350 UT, no sign of KNZZ Grand Junxion CO from the NW; what`s wrong? Are they really on night pattern for a change? Instead some Xmas music which seems to be a little too far CCW for Joplin, so I keep at it, maybe NM? 1354 UT funny anti-fruitcake song, which I am sure is not appreciated by Corsicanans, but I love pecans. Some more unfamiliar Xmas music so it`s more tolerable than the ones playing war-horses. 1359 UT ID as ``KKLL, 1100-AM, Joplin, Missouri``. Isn`t their legal ID supposed to mention the community of license, Webb City? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This report dispatched at 0010 UT December 5 ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 04:09:01 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: <d...@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 5, 2015 Message-ID: <1114041859.15780084.1449288541226.javamail.ya...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** BRAZIL. 9724.92, Dec 5 at 0124, JBA carrier, so Radio RB2 is sticking here so far, rather than downdrifting (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 860, Dec 5 at 0133 UT, French Canadian talk is mixing with English ballgame, presumably KKOW Kansas, and CJBC, CBC Toronto, which occasionally makes it here. CJBC is 50/50 kW U1, but there is another CBC French on 860, 10/10 kW U4, CBKF-2, Saskatoon. Its night pattern goes N/S, day pattern similar but NNE/SSE. I should have got a DF on this to be sure. Close to same distance from here: Saskatoon 1884 km/1170 mi; Toronto 1766 km/1097 mi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. 9964.56, Dec 5 at 0120, R. Cairo is a JBA carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-AM, Dec 5 at 0110, VP signal from algo, presumably pirate rather than 5 x 1390 local KCRC. High local noise level and very degraded propagation. 6955.00-AM, Dec 5 at 0150, my next pirate bandscan finds one signal here, a little better than 6950 had been, rock music, poor, S6 in noise level, 0157 singing ID sounds like WABC, mentions the Seventies. Lots of logs here http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,24887.0.html say it was the same station, Rush Night Oldies, but with IDs for WABC and old jingles --- difference of opinion whether playing tapes of 770 in the 70s, or a `tribute` new produxion, or a mixture (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7490 & 5109.7-CUSB, UT Sat Dec 5 at 0105, I`m trying to hear WBCQ with `Allan Weiner Worldwide`, but propagation is awful, weak signals, combined with heightened neighborhood/line noise level. 9330 barely audible with Blalock the blaster. 9265 WINB is also JBA, but southerly 9395 and 9955 WRMI are good strength, as well as 7730 and 7570. Too bad Allan can`t transmit directly from the Land of Fla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9975, Dec 5 at 0118, KVOH with sermon at S9+25, but very undermodulated (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 12105, Dec 5 at 0155, WTWW-3 in Russian is S9! Strange propagation, while e.g. 11580 WRMI is JBA. WTWW has usually faded down or out by now on 12 MHz. Here`s why: a winter sporadic E opening across central USA is in progress, per 6m DX map, with MUF up to 65 MHz. No sign of anything on TV ch 2 or 3; I also tune across 6m band on the R75 but hear nothing but birdies, local devices; I don`t have a proper VHF antenna for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1330, Dec 5 at 0128 UT, Navajo mixture with English including phone area code 505, into ``O Come, All Ye Faithful`` in English, so don`t you believe it`s ``All Navajo, All the Time``; 0147 UT recheck more Navajo talk is atop, so it`s surely KGAK Gallup NM, which I don`t recall hearing here before. It`s 5/1 kW U2, with night pattern aiming SSE, null toward us, so believe it must be on 5 kW day pattern. Night hours in December are 0000-1415 UT. 983 km = 611 miles from here. Despite the carol, apparently KGAK is full-service rather than foisting Christianity upon the Dineh as KHAC 880 does unceasingly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1690, Dec 5 at 0142 UT, hearing that Denver is off pending sale, I try for something else besides 1690 WVON, the two close to right angles. WVON has discussion about Chicago PD, politix. Nothing much with it nulled completely, but mixing with it another station with blues music, then ad for originalmattress.com and ``AM 1690, Voice of the Arts``; 0144 UT back to program with DJ playing one last song, mentions Chuck Berry; by 0148 UT I`m hearing WVON only, but surely the otherstation would not have signed off at this oddtime. It seemed like it was close to the same direxion (or opposite) as WVON, but this unique slogan belongs to WMLB, Avondale Estates, Georgia (near Atlanta), which is 1273 km = 791 miles east of here. Not heard before due to Denver. Per http://1690wmlb.com/programming/ The slogan is also the (default?) name of programming at various blox including evenings, start time changing from one night to the next, but there are others. The /about page says: ``AM 1690 strives to bring all the best of the art world to Atlanta radio. With an ever-growing library of music, ranging from old-timey music of the early twentieth century to the latest independent rock releases to folk songs of the 1960s to afrobeat tunes, AM 1690 has just about every musical genre, era, and taste covered. The station stands behind a belief that music holds an invaluable significance in our culture, and by blurring the boundaries set by traditional radio station labels, AM 1690 is able to expose the listener to a little bit of everything. Between the b-sides, essential classics, and under-the-radar gems, any given listen to "The Voice of the Arts" may uncover your new favorite song or provide engagement in a genre you never knew you loved. Additionally, AM 1690 harmoniously mixes its diverse musical playlists with thought-provoking book, movie, and theater reviews and reflections, interviews with individuals from every background and with every passion, relevant news stories, and clever, creative skits. No day of programming is the same, promising a fresh, dynamic listening experience with every tune-in. Through its engaging array of musical, literary, and cultural programs, AM 1690 provides for its listeners a strong and much-needed "Voice of the Arts." AM 1690, The Voice of the Arts ?a little history? JW Broadcasting owner Joe Weber began his project of giving Atlanta "The Voice of the Arts" in 1997 with 1190 AM, WGKA. Through being purchased and converted into a gospel station, and then trying out a different location at 1160 AM, "The Voice of the Arts" has found its home at AM 1690. The move up the dial allows for greater coverage of the Atlanta area, and embracing today?s technology provides even more opportunities to keep up with the station?s programming by downloading AM 1690?s iTunes app, following the station on Facebook and Twitter, and listening live online. Now more than ever, AM 1690 is the "Voice of the Arts" that folks in Atlanta and beyond tune in to for all that is relevant in arts and culture`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 88.9, UT Sat Dec 5 at 0300 I bring up the webcast of KUSP Santa Cruz CA, for the local classical music show, `On Site`. Host Robin Whitehouse announces that this will be the last classical music show on a week night; there had been a strip of different classical shows M-F at 7-9:30 pm PST. From Dec 13 this show will migrate to Sunday mornings 7-10 am PST [15-18 UT]. It`s exciting, he says. So that explains why another classical host, Joe Truskot, announced this week that he is leaving the station. On tonight`s finale, a classical group new to the area is featured after 0400 UT, Espressivo, ``a small, intense orchestra``; see http://espressorch.org/index.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This report dispatched at 0409 UT December 5 End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 156, Issue 5 ********************************************