** AUSTRALIA. 15460, July 20 at 1315, unknown language S5/S8. EiBi shows RBA in Dz = Dzongkha = Bhutanese; no wonder not recognized (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA [and non]. Standard introductory boilerplate: Another sporadic E FM DX opening July 20 with some high MUF spikes, eventually finds us at proper skip distances; start tuning caradio at 1812 UT. 88.1 at 1812, loud & clear speech in English, too strong for an Okie. 88.1 at 1813, mono, French Canadian discussion of US latenight hosts, Seth Meyers, Conan O`Brien, Letterman, Carson, Tonite Show, Leno. Everystation but CBC/Ici would probably be in $tereo. Don`t yet have a geographical clew. Possibilities: CKSB-10-FM relayof:CKSB-1050 88.1 WINNIPEG MB NEWS/TALK ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 900005 100.0 kW 223.0 m 49-46-15 97-30-37 French B204 1503 km/934 stmi CBON-FM-18 relayof:CBON-FM 98.1 88.1 SAULT STE MARIE ON NEWS/TALK ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 900014 3.59 kW horiz only 117.0 m 46-35-50 84-16-53 French 1589/988 88.7 at 1814 classical YL announcer, English. Lots around the USA; how about this one close to the PTA as found later? KPPW 88.7 WILLISTON ND CLASSICAL PRAIRIE PUBLIC RADIO 174363 50.0 kW 237.4 m 48-08-30 103-53-34 //KCND 1390/863 89.5 at 1815, C&W song 90.3 at 1815, CCI to OK 92.1 at 1816, $ C&W L&C 92.7 at 1817, C&W, mention cliff? Door county?, Sask event: CHBD-FM 92.7 REGINA SK COUNTRY REGINA'S PURE COUNTRY 92.7 900295 100.0 kW H 22.0 kw V 164.0 m 50-28-58 104-30-23 C3E0 Country 1653/1027 92.9 at 1817, $ C&W so not an Okie 93.3 at 1818, C&W song about Missoula, atop KJKE OKC and muscling aside local 93.1 KCRC translator: KGGL 93.3 MISSOULA MT COUNTRY EAGLE 93 63874 43.0 kW 777.0 m 47-01-57 113-59-34 HD 3712 1769/1099 93.5 at 1819, CCI mix with KS 94.1 at 1820, $ rock 95.1 at 1820, hi in lower 80s so must be northerly US, ``95-1 --- FM``. Another in MT: KTHC 95.1 SIDNEY MT HOT AC MIX 95.1 10513 100.0 kW 219.0 m 48-02-52 103-59-01 3712 - 1360/845 95.1 at 1820, CCI in French to above; all the others are in QC, NB, none in the West: CBON-FM-17 relayof:CBON-FM 98.1 95.1 NORTH BAY ON NEWS/TALK ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 900444 100.0 kW 145.0 m 46-18-10 79-24-39 French 1884/1171 96.1 at 1820, CCI in mono over KXY OKC about oil fields, so CBC Alberta? No, but: CBCN-FM relayof:CBCS-FM 99.9 96.1 NORTH BAY ON NEWS/TALK CBC RADIO ONE SUDBURY 900509 100.0 kW 146.0 m 46-18-10 79-24-39 Mono B202 1884/1171 OR: CBCJ-FM relayof:CBCS-FM 99.9 96.1 TIMMINS ON NEWS/TALK CBC RADIO ONE SUDBURY 900512 11.0 kW 193.0 m 48-28-14 81-17-48 Mono 1903/1182 97.1 at 1822, $, ``CKSW 570 has been on for 70 years``, enter to win ticket to celebration at a bar. That`s in Swift Current, so this is: CKFI-FM 97.1 SWIFT CURRENT SK ROCK MAGIC 97 900578 100.0 kW H 42.9 kW V 140.4 m 50-16-00 107-54-08 CC94 1737/1079 96.3 at 1823, algo 96.7 at 1824, C&W, Red Dirt -- 96.7 - no such slogan found 97.3 at 1825, C&W 99.1 at 1826, CCI, Crystal Lumber, Sealy Posturepedic, on Jackson St., AC 906 822-1713, ``classic rock from 99-1, WKIP``, I thought they said but must be this in UP MI: WIKB-FM 99.1 IRON RIVER MI CLASSIC ROCK 49683 60.0 kW 150.0 m 46-06-03 88-32-23 1349/838 100.3 at 1828, algo mixing 100.5 at 1829, CCI to OKC 105.1 at 1852, KOSB Perry OK, Triple Play Sports, Stillwater, plugs an off-topic music program, Sun 6-8 pm = 23-01 UT, ``The Box`` 106.1 at 1833, CCI C&W 107.1 at 1834, KNID Enid is OFF, not merely dead air; back on by 1849 check 107.3 at 1834, hard rock in $ 90.3 at 1835, French Canadian. None in the West, rather: CBON-FM-26 relayof:CBON-FM 98.1 90.3 HEARST ON NEWS/TALK ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE 900139 15.54 kW 163.0 m 49-38-50 83-30-50 French Mono 1869/1162 OR: CJBC-FM 90.3 TORONTO ON CLASSICAL ICI MUSIQUE 900143 10.0 kW 314.4 m 43-38-56 79-22-54 French HD B205 Ici Mus. Title & Artist Classical 1764/1096 90.7 at 1836, $ rock, gospel 90.3 at 1836, temps all over SK, English, Creighton ad, Tribal Health Authority CJLR-FM-4 relayof:CJLR-FM 89.9 90.3 REGINA SK ABORIGINAL MBC FM 900146 43.0 kW 190.0 m 50-30-04 104-33-07 CA7F MBC-FM Country 1653/1027 90.3 at 1839, $, sports in SK and beyond; above only SK on 90.3; 1841 Flin Flon MB ad. No 90.3 around there in either province, presumably same net as 90.3, MBC which has a relay near FlinFlon, but probably not near enough for 48 watts; radio-locator: CJLR-FM-10 103.1 FM Deschambault Lake, SK 91.5 at 1843, $ C&W 97.3 at 1845, ``CIFM?, spirit of Manitoba, country``: NOTE LOW POWER: CIDM-FM relayof:CINC-FM 96.3 97.3 DAUPHIN MB COUNTRY FIRST NATIONS RADIO 901859 1.65 kW 25.1 m 51-08-51 100-02-40 Aboriginal 1650/1025 105.3 at 1847, CCI to OK 106.1 at 1848, CCI, C&W, texting? 92.1 at 1851, ``This is Regina`s...`` CHMX-FM 92.1 REGINA SK 90'S HITS PLAY 92.1 900251 100.0 kW 190.0 m 50-30-42 104-33-29 C51F Adult Hits 1653/1027 96.7 at 1854, ``examine your life, moment of zen``, C&W 94.1 at 1856, algo 88.1 at 1900, ``2pm at KFLK Minot:`` KFLK 88.1 MINOT ND 767009 100.0 kW 133.0 m 48-12-56 101-19-07 1E5C KFLK88.1 1346/836 100.3 at 1902, ``Arlington-Hutchinson, Kansas, 100.3`` and fadeout. Not far but not heard before? 100.3 normally totally open: KNZS 100.3 ARLINGTON KS CLASSIC ROCK KANSAS ROCKS 1137 14.5 kW 135.0 m 37-55-41 98-17-58 34F0 Kansas Rocks Your Hometown Radio Stations ADASTRA RADIO Oldies 169/105 89.1 at 1903, local translator is off! K206CA relayof:KNYD 90.5 89.1 ENID OK RELIGIOUS TEACHING OASIS NETWORK 89523 0.205 kW 93.6 m horiz only 36-24-28 97-59-54 2037 recheck, two JBA signals, NPR which would be KMUW Wichita, but the other IDs as Oasis Network, so it *is* Enid, the only on 89.1, but powered way down, exciter only? Next check at 2342, NPR and 2359 indeed KMUW Wichita ID. Anyhow, nice to be able to hear them again. K206CA still unheard at 0119 July 21, back on at 0148. Still lots of DX paths nexusing NE of here, and some west of here, but no Es reaching us at another session 0148-0213 UT July 21, except: 94.1 at 0159 ``Country 94.1`` briefly loud peak, probably CIMG-FM Swift Current as before. 87.7 at 0156, trace of music, talk, 0158 & 0207 trace of rock. 0213, bit of English possibly an ID, from some FrankenFM on 87.75 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** KOREA SOUTH. 15575, July 30 at 1322, KBSWR in English to NAm, S6/S8 with economic discussion, interest rates fluxuating, etc., yawn. Best time of year for this to propagate, too high in winter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 570, July 20 at 0532 UT, Spanish mentions Grupo ABC, but also Nuevo? México, making me wonder if it`s KWML Las Cruces, but AFAIK not Spanish. ABC correlates with the only of four XEs likely, XEBJB Monterrey, 5/0.5 kW. Where`s KLIF? Nor WNAX either now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. See CANADA [and non] for some Oklahoma FM obs mixed in ** TAIWAN [and non]. 15609.99, July 20 at 1318, S7/S9 Chinese, slightly off-frequency and unstable or with second carrier, i.e. CNR1 jamming and Sound of Hope (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2356 monitoring: confirmed Monday July 20 at 1930.7 on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 6160.001+ S9+10/15 and 3974.999- S5/10 into UTwente. Also confirmed Monday July 20 at 2330 on WBCQ 7490 -78 Hz = 7489.922, after 2 minutes of dead air to build the anticipation, good into Vermont SDR of which there are 5 Kiwis with ``36+ receivers`` each. Next: 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5850 to NW; 1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 1400 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 2000 UT Tuesday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2230 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; last week: 9455]; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975, 6160; 2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Thursday WRMI 5950 to NNW. Many thanks this week to Peter Robinson, Preston UK, for a generous contribution via PayPal, not originally in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com One may also contribute by money order or check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 9955, July 21 at 0330, this WRMI is finally back on the air, into Vermont SDR, altho sounds rather anemic (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 780, UT Mon July 20 at 0540 UT, WBBM with StarDate, again an hour earlier than usual; timechex 1 or 2 minutes off in this replay from a few hours ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1620 kHz, July 20 at 0526 UT, S9+40 of dead air atop another station with English talk; then Fox Sports Radio audio fades up, therefore KOZN Bellevue NE - Omaha mkt (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. See CANADA [and non] for some USA FM DX mixed in from MT, ND UNIDENTIFIED. 750 kHz, July 20 at 0529 UT, dead air atop talk in English. One of them surely WSB, but what else? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Re: UNID carrier (~810.5) and spurs (1441.65 / 1458.35) Hi Glenn, Just following up on the mysterious carrier around 810.5 - 810.6 kHz, and the spurs around 1441.65 and 1458.35 kHz, which you noted several months ago and I also found on my Nevada-Utah border DXpedition recordings from October 24-28, 2025: I checked several dozen of my recordings, and found the following: For the 1450 spurs, they were definitely strongest on my NENE (56 degrees) and ENE (64 degrees) wires. As I checked the other wires that were north and south of those two, the spurs tapered off more slowly as I went further north (counter-clockwise), and more rapidly as I went further south (clockwise). Interestingly, I have yet to find a carrier exactly between the two spurs, but KBFS was almost always found roughly 25Hz above the midpoint of the two spur frequencies. KBFS is 50 degrees from my location. KBFS was identifiable in almost every recording where the spurs were detected, and no other station was present in any substantial percentage of the recordings where the spurs were noted, so KBFS remains my prime suspect. The only evidence I have against KBFS would be one recording at 1400 UT where KBFS was audible but the spurs were not. However, that recording was from my NNW wire (340 degrees, nowhere near KBFS), and 1400 UT was half an hour after Belle Fourche sunrise. KBFS' "Close Encounters" sounder makes them very easy to identify at the top of the hour, even when their signal is fairly weak. Other stations in this general antenna direction (and which could still be heard with a strong signal at 1300 UT as in one of my recordings) would include the Minnesota stations, KYNT, KEYY and KVOW. The off-frequency 810 signal was more problematic. Although it was slightly more prevalent and stronger on my southern wires, it was heard on almost half of the recordings on my other wires. On one recording on my ESE (116 degrees) wire, it appeared suddenly at 0100 UT. KXOI (125 degrees) remains my prime suspect, if only because I have eliminated all other western US stations on 810 (by logging them on frequency) as well as the surviving Mexican stations on 810 (assuming the ones believed to be silent in recent years were still silent). KXOI used to be a pest for me at this location, but I have not logged them since they went silent for much of the early 2020s. The off-frequency signal was noted as late as 1300 UT, which is almost exactly sunrise time for those mornings in Crane, Texas. Hope this helps. 73 Tim Hall, July 20`` (via Glenn Hauser, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15962-16015, July 20 at 1318, multi-carrier, multi-tonal beating against each other, S8 amid, so approx. 53 kHz wide; what is this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0248 UT July 21 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] 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://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
