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Today's Topics:
1. Stations heard in Friol (Manuel M?ndez)
2. SWLDXBulgaria News August 15-16 (Ivo Observer)
3. JRX Logs_ August 15-16, 2019 (Jota Xavier)
4. Re: UNID Station on 6316 kHz (Mauno Ritola)
5. DX Tip: KQSC 1530 & KRCN 1060 (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
6. Glenn Hauser logs August 16-17, 2019 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:34:32 +0000
From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com>
To: "DX WRO groups" <w...@groups.io>
Subject: [HCDX] Stations heard in Friol
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Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Logs in Friol and Lugo
Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters
ANGOLA, 4949.7, Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos, 0450-0510, 14-08,
songs, at 0500 id. ?Radio Nacional de Angola?, news, Portuguese. 15321.
(M?ndez)
ANTARCTICA, 15476, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arc?ngel San Gabriel, Base
Esperanza, 1927-1940 , 13-08, Spanish, comments, female, male, Very
weak. 15311.
Also 1905-1920, 14-08, Spanish, comments. Very weak. 15321.
Also 1820-1915, 15-08, Spanish with Argentinian accent, comments, songs.
Strong fading. 15311. (M?ndez)
BRAZIL
4875, Radiodifusora Roraima, Boavista, 0255-0302, 15-08, Brazilian
songs. 25322. (M?ndez)
15190,1, Radio Inconfidencia, Bello Horizonte, 1420-1510, 14-08, after
months out, on air again, heard now, Portuguese, sport news ?Primeiras
Esportivas?, id. "Radio Inconfidencia, inconfidencia.com.br", at 1500
id. ?ondas meidas 880 kHz, ondas curtas de 49 metros, 6010, ondas curtas
de 15190 kHz, emisoras da Rede Inconfidencia de Radio, Belo Horizonte,
Minas Gerais, Brasil?, news, Brazilian songs . 14321 at first and
improving to 24322 later.
Also 1630-1705, 15-08, Portuguese, comments, Brazilian songs, id.
?Inconfidencia?. 15411. (M?ndez)
CANADA, 6070, CFRX, Toronto, 0510-0525, 13-08, English, news, comments.
25322. (M?ndez)
CONGO, 6115, Radio Congo, Brazaville, 1809-1816, 12-08, French,
comments. 15321.
Also *0535-0547, 13-08, French, comments. 14321.
Also 1903-1959*, 14-08, French, comments. Extended program today. Strong
QRM on 6110. 21321. (M?ndez)
CONGO, D. R., 6210.2, Radio Kahuzi, Bukavu, 1750-1804*, 10-08,
Vernacular comments. Extremely weak. 15311.
Also 1748-1801*, 15-08, Vernacular comments, religious songs. 15311.
(M?ndez)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, *0520-0538, 13-08, open
with African songs, Spanish, comments, at 0530 program ?Panorama
Nacional?, national news with correspondents. 15321.
Also *0520-0533, 14-08, open with African songs. Very weak. 15311.
(M?ndez)
Also *0513-0530, 15-08, open with African songs. Very weak. 15311.
(M?ndez)
ETHIOPIA
5950, Voice of Tigray Revolution, Addis Ababa, 1810-1818, 15-08, East
African songs. 34433. (M?ndez)
6110, Radio Fana, Addis Ababa, 2003-2015, 14-08, East African songs.
44444. (M?ndez)
GERMANY
6070, Atlantic 2000 International, Rohrbach, *0759-0835, 10-08, id.
"Atlantic 2000 International", French, special program about Radio
Andorra, famous identification of the station: "Aqui Radio Andorra,
emisora del Principado de Andorra", pop songs and comments about Radio
Andorra, French. 25322. (M?ndez)
6070, Atlantic 2000 International, Rohrbach, *1900-1907, 11-08, tuning
music, id. "Atlantic 2000 International", French, comments, pop songs.
34433. (M?ndez)
6085, Radio Mi Amigo International, Kall Krekel, *0658-0710, 13-08, pop
songs, at 0700 time signals, id. ?Welcome to Radio Mi Amigo
International, Radio Mi Amigo International, bringing back the golden
era of offshore AM radio, Mi Amigo?, pop songs, English, comments.
25422. (M?ndez)
INDIA
4810, AIR, Bhopal, 1748-1915, 14-08, Vernacular comments. Extended
program due to West Indies cricket. 25322. (M?ndez)
4910, AIR, Jaipur, 1750-1918, 14-08, Vernacular comments. Extended
program due to West Indies cricket. 15321. (M?ndez)
5040, AIR, Jeypore, 1755-1910, 14-08, Vernacular comments. Extended
program due to West Indies cricket. 15321. (M?ndez)
KOREA, SOUTH, 4885, Echo of Hope, Seoul, 2010-2024, 13-08, Korena,
comments. // 6250. 34433. (M?ndez)
MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educaci?n, Ciudad de M?xico, 0456-0507*, 15-08,
theatre play ?El Hingenioso Idalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha?, songs.
23422. (M?ndez)
SUDAN
7205, Sudan Radio, Al Aitahab, 1602-1625, 12-08, Arabic, comments.
25322. (M?ndez)
9505, Voice of Africa, Al Aitahab, 1715-1723, 14-08, English, id. ?The
Voice of Africa from Radio Sudan, the forum of all Africans?, ?This is
the ... Service of Voice of Africa?, news. Strong QRM from Romania on
9500. 32432. (M?ndez)
TANZANIA, 6015, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, 0447-0458,
13-08, Swahili, comments. 24322. (M?ndez)
ZAMBIA, 5915, Zambia Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, 0456-0510, 13-08,
Vernacular, comments, at 0500 English. 14321. (M?ndez)
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:28:55 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com>
To: frequenc...@bnr.bg
Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News August 15-16
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SWLDXBulgaria News August 15-16 (publications ?21334-?21350)
FRANCE(non) Manara Radio International via TDF Issoudun, August 15
1600-1700 on 15285 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa, poor
signal:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/manara-radio-international-via-tdf_70.html
FRANCE(non) Alameda Bible Fellowship via TDF Issoudun in 22mb, August 16
1700-1730 on 13660 ISS 500 kW / 135 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri,
good:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/alameda-bible-fellowship-via-tdf.html
GERMANY Reception of DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst in 49mb, August 16
1600-0630 on 5905*PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode, poor
1600-0630 on 6180 PIN 010 kW / non-dir to CeEu German AM mode, good
* co-ch same 5905 KAS 100 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian CRI and also
till 1615 on 5905 TWR 200 kW / 320 deg to NEAs Korean Tue-Fri Living
Water
Ministryhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-dwd-deutscher-wetterdienst_16.html
GERMANY(non) Voice of America South Sudan in Focus via Lampertheim, August 16
1630-1700 on 15180 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg to SDN English Mon-Fri, good
signal:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voa-south-sudan-in-focus-via.html
INDIA Reception of All India Radio in 49mb on August 15:
1430-1930 on 6140 BGL 500 kW / 325 deg to SoAs Urdu,
goodhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-all-india-radio-in-49mb-on.html
SAUDI ARABIA Reception of BSKSA General Service, August 15
from 0855 on 9650 RIY 100 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic,
weakhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-bsksa-general-service.html
SECRETLAND(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting via Secretbrod, August 8
1710-1745 on 9490 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic Tue/Thu/Fri
1745-1800 on 9490 SCB 050 kW / 126 deg to N/ME Arabic Dardasha
7https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/bible-voice-broadcasting-via-secretbrod.html
TURKEY Voice of Turkey in Tatar & Georgian on wrong frequencies, August 15:
1000-1025 on 9655 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Tatar, not Georgian 10-1055UT
1000-1055 on 9855 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg to CeAs Georgian, not Tatar 10-1025UT
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting
station!https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-tatar-georgian-on.html
TURKEY Voice of Turkey in Turkish on odd frequency 11675.7 kHz, August 16:
0600-1157 on 11675.7 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to WeAs Turkish, nominal August 15
0600-1257 on 13635.0 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish, 13635.7 August 15
Something`s always wrong at TRT Voice of Turkey Emerler transmitting
stationhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-turkey-in-turkish-on-odd_16.html
U.K.(non) FEBA Radio IBRA Radio via ENC-DMS Tashkent on August 15:
1500-1530 on 9390 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali, fair
signalhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/feba-radio-ibra-radio-via-enc-dms.html
U.K.(non) NHK World Radio Japan via ENC-DMS Al-Dhabayya, August 15
1515-1600 on 11775.2 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg to SoAs Urdu, fair to
goodhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/nhk-world-radio-japan-via-enc-dms-al_15.html
U.K.(non) FEBA Radio/Radio Sama via ENC-DMS Woofferton, August 15
1700-1800 on 15260 WOF 250 kW / 107 deg to N/ME Arabic,
weak/fair:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/feba-radioradio-sama-via-enc-dms_15.html
U.K.(non) Trans World Radio Africa via ENC-DMS Grigoriopol, August 15
1800-1845 on 9940 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Thu,
fair:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/trans-world-radio-africa-via-enc-dms_15.html
U.K.(non) Radio Ndrason International via ENC-DMS Woofferton, August 15
1900-2100 on 12050 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg to WeAf Kanuri, very good
signal:https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/radio-ndrason-international-via-enc-dms_15.html
U.K.(non) Voice of America VOA via ENC-DMS Woofferton on August 16:
1530-1600 on 17700 WOF 300 kW / 165 deg to WCAf Hausa Mon-Fri,
weak/fairhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-america-voa-via-enc-dms.html
USA Reception of World Harvest Radio International Angel 2, August 16
0500-0515 on 9825 HRI 250 kW / 047 deg to WeEu French Fri, fair
signalhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-world-harvest-radio_16.html
VATICAN(non) Voice of America VOA via SM di Galeria, August 16
1500-1530 on 17700 SMG 250 kW / 184 deg to WCAf Hausa,
good/fairhttps://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/voice-of-america-voa-via-sm-di-galeria.html
--
73! Ivo Ivanov
More information on the shortwave listening hobby,
please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com
QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria
Receiver: Afedri SDR
Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection)
Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas.
QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D
Antenna: 30 m. long wire
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:21:31 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br>
To: Grupo Radioescutas <radioescu...@yahoogrupos.com.br>, WOR
<w...@groups.io>, Hard-Core-DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs_ August 15-16, 2019
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JRX Logs_ August 15-16, 2019
Receiver (s)_ ICOM IC-R6
Antenna (s)_ Degen DE31 Active Antenna
CHINA
** 9710. Aug 16, 2019. 0121-0130, China Radio International, Kashgar-CHN, in
Spanish. ID; Woman voice; Tourism in China by female announcer. Poor reception,
35422.
CUBA
** 11850. Aug 15, 2019. 2258-2328, Radio Habana Cuba, Quivican-CUB, in Spanish.
IS, ID; Sked in spanish by woman voice; 2300 A song; Man and woman announcers
present a program "De Cuba, Som": Very good cuban songs; 2315 Program
"Efemerides", all about day august 15. Good reception this night, 45544.
GREAT BRITAIN
** 7300. Aug 16, 2019. 0049-0059, BBC, Woofferton-G, in English. Man and woman
announcers present News; ID by woman voice at 0059. Good reception, 45544.
IRAN
** 7230. Aug 16, 2019. 0035-0048, Pars Today, Sirjan-IRN, in Spanish. Woman
talks; Man reporter talking about latinamerican news; ID. Poor reception, 35422.
SPAIN
** 11940. Aug 16, 2019. 0019-0029, Radio Exterior de Espa?a, Noblejas-E, in
Spanish. Woman voice; 0024 A song; ID. Fair reception, 35533.
USA
** 7305. Aug 16, 2019. 0100-0115, Vatican Radio, Greenville-NC, in Portuguese.
IS, ID; Programming of the day by woman voice; News by woman announcer. Good
reception, 45544.
JRX_Jose Ronaldo Xavier
SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL
Cabedelo, Brazil (UTC-3)
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:06:04 +0300
From: Mauno Ritola <mauno.rit...@gmail.com>
To: Hard-Core <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] UNID Station on 6316 kHz
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Hola Jorge,
welcome. Could be a pirate station relaying some African stream.
Hopefully you get a recording of it, native French speakers might get
more out of it. As for the list language, I suppose everyone can get the
idea via machine translation, but surely the list host will comment.
73, Mauno
Jorge Garz?n Guti?rrez via Hard-Core-DX kirjoitti 15.8.2019 klo 11:45:
> Hi:This is my first message to the list. My name is Jorge and I write you
> down from Northern Spain (Cantabria).
> On 13th and 14th august I noticed on 6.316 kHz a signal from an unknown
> station. I noticed in some recordings I made to check noise floors in two
> different?Grid locators. In both, the signal was good enough to hear details
> (S2-S3).
> The language was French and went off both days in between 06:30 and 06:32
> UTC. French but with a strong African accent. On 13th they played reguet?n
> music; on 14th they aired an event at live?performed a week ago by DJ Arafat
> (C?te d'Ivoire) dead in a car accident just a couple of days before (so it
> was a kind of homage). C?te d'Ivoire left SW bands some years back.
> I tried to record sooner this morning but I heard nothing from 05:50 to 06:35
> UTC. Conditions were good enough, simply the station did not broadcast today.
> Any idea about this?
> Thank you very much!
> P.S. Does this list admit messages in Spanish or Portuguese?
> Jorge Garz?n (EA-0080)?Urb. San Roque 95, casa 5 (Villasevil)39698 Santiurde
> de Toranzo (ESPA?A -
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:53:02 -0600
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com>
To: "dx...@nrcdxas.org" <dx...@nrcdxas.org>, i...@groups.io, NRC-AM
<nrc...@googlegroups.com>, Hard-Core-DX
<Hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, ABDX <a...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] DX Tip: KQSC 1530 & KRCN 1060
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KRCN is on day power. KQSC has been repairing their main transmitter and
using a lower powered 2500 Watt back up, which i think is what they're
running now instead of the 15 Watts they're licensed for.
Paul Walker, Laramie WY
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 04:34:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io>
Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 16-17, 2019
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** CUBA. 15140, Aug 16 at 1557 on caradio, RHC modulation is quite
suptorted! = suppressed and distorted. WTP = wiggle that patchcord.
Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1995 monitoring: missed confirmed on first SW
airing, Fri Aug 16 at 2200 on WRMI 9955; anyone hear it?
Confirmed UT Sat August 17 at 0130 on WRMI 7780, poor in noise and I
think a brief upcut, unusual on this frequency. Next:
0629vUT Saturday HLR 6190-CUSB Germany to WSW
1000 UT Saturday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [Aug 17? alt. weeks]
[has been off for repairs since Aug 4 tfn]
1430 UT Saturday HLR 9485-CUSB Germany ND
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0130 UT Sunday WRMI 5850 to NW
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315] ND
1030 UT Sunday HLR 7265-CUSB Germany [? missing last week] to WSW
2130 UT Sunday WRMI 7780 to NE
0130 UT Monday WRMI 9395 to NNW, 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 6160v? to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 to SSE
0930 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [still hiatus?]
1130 UT Monday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [still hiatus?]
1816 UT Monday IRRS 7290 Romania ND
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
0800 UT Tuesday Unique Radio 3210-USB NSW [2 editions; hiatus?]
2100 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955 to SSE
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9330.000, Aug 16 at 2030, S9+10/20 bigsig with C&W music ---
the WBCQ Superstation is back! I was rather expecting this since Allan
Weiner twitted earlier today that his show tonight would be on 9330
plus the other four frequencies. Must be warming up for that. Two or
three tunes without a break, but with considerable selective fading
distortion, and some separate modulation/peak distortion. 2037
mentions ``Classic Country`` and adstring for businesses in Woodstock
(New Brunswick nearby, not NY!), about powerline construxion along
I-95, Fredericton, Houlton, Aroostook Milling Co; 2042 weather in F
and C, ``Kixx FM``, back to music. Kixx FM = WBCQ-FM 94.7, Monticello
ME, 6/6 kW with classic country.
7490.207v, Aug 16 at 2045 I check another BCQ and to my horror
discover my local high line noise is back, but fortunately cutting off
and on, not yet near-continuous, but probably will be again unless we
get some more rain since August 12. While noise is off I can tell 7490
is on and measure it, JBA with talk not //, presumably `Financial
Survival`. Nothing audible on 6160v or 5130v this early before dark.
9330, another country music block ends ends at 2050, more adstring
mentioning Houlton, Highway 2 exit 191, Woodstock. Makes us thankful
that except when test-simulcasting the local FM, WBCQ SW frequencies
are not full of commercials useless to us. Recheck at 2102, now it`s
joined 7490.2 for `Behaviour Night` music, audiblizing this program
for once, altho unfortunately I do not have time to keep listening to
it. 2332 recheck, again with ``Kixx FM`` country music.
9330, at 2359 Aug 16, program switching briefly with what sounds like
``radioserpentine.com`` but must have been the scheduled on 7490
``Radio FKB Sermon Time``! Then 0000 UT Sat Aug 17, cut to ``William
Tell Overture``. Yes, now I can tell it`s // JBA on 7490v, 6160v and
5130v. He soon confirms 9330 is on with the full 500 kW. This week I
won`t have to strain to hear it on 7490. ``Tom is kinda like the CE of
the Super-station``. Kinda?
Anyhow, they`ve got the SS back on air after a month, despite all the
problems with it he was complaining about last week, and more this
week: It runs on Winders 10. Needed to sit down when the first
electric bills arrived, in 5 or 6 figures (meaning: $100K, more or
less, a month?). Is replying to usual caller. Confirms 9330 is now on
the same 245 degree azimuth as all the others. During the earlier test
this afternoon, AW was checking various SDRs and found it was getting
in well to Iceland, Europe, South Africa, Vancouver BC, etc.
The rotatable antenna manufacturer, Ampegon, went bankrupt and was
bought by Cesstron (sounds like?). No, it`s Cestron. found it:
http://www.cestron.de/
Communication Engineering Services and Electronics
[now what would that be in German and acronymed?]
News Release, Berlin, 14 August 2019
CESTRON announces acquisition of strategic assets from Ampegon and AM
Broadcast. . .
http://www.cestron.de/News?PHPSESSID=d7f905e03b6f42ec0682119c7364e63b
AW says Cestron has $300K worth of spare parts for WBCQ which he hopes
to be able to get. Another problem is that WBCQ has NO documentation
about the antenna. Cestron is rehiring most of the old Ampegon
engineers, and hopes they will come to WBCQ by end of August and get
to work [earlier info was that WBCQ would have to pay for their
airfare and lodging.]
The antenna will cover all bands 5.9 to 28 [sic] MHz, but each
frequency must be pre-programmed into it with proper antenna tuning
unit settings, etc. Need documentation on exactly how to do that
correctly.
It`s all servo-controlled. More AC on the transmitter has been
installed. AW would still prefer plate modulation. Tom replaced power
supply modules. Something about ground-strapping required for
lightning protexion. All this brand-new equipment should have been
under warranty, but that went away with the bankruptcy, which he hears
was not a ``nice`` transition.
Question, what is the reflected power of the 500 kW? No more than 2
kW, and it has to be that low. Is it safe to be near the antenna? Yes,
no problem since you are under the beam which is going out at an
upward tilt of 10-15-20 degrees.
He starts to talk about Woodstock (NY, not NB), at 0021, but of course
interrupted by another caller, gets into political discussion which he
often says he is trying to avoid.
0024, I recheck the other frequencies while the HLNL abates, and find
that they are not synchronized, why not? approx.:
7490+ is 28 seconds ahead of 9330
6160v is 29 seconds ahead of 9330 --- well, maybe in margin of error
5130v is 2 seconds ahead of 9330
3265v is still a JBA carrier, can`t tell
0054, answering another question about music licensing and royalties
like on domestic stations? NO, does not apply to US SW stations which
technically are broadcasting to a foreign audience, like Mexico where
WBCQs are aimed. 0100 canned auto legal ID by self interrupts, but the
live AW is not finished, as just now he starts going thru e-mail.
Larry Will advises of the hum on phone line worst on 9330, and AW says
that is due to processing and superior low-frequency response.
0107 finally to benedixion, and concludes saying that World`s Last
Chance will be on air shortly, 100% programming 9330, while plenty of
time is for sale, cheap on the other ``classic`` frequencies. 0111
canned s/off announcement and 9330 turned off* immediately.
But 6160v and 7490v stay on with music, seemingly //, while 5130v
stays on with something else, talk. By 0130 recheck, 6160v & 7490v are
now BSing, and 5130v something-elseing.
If that was too much for you, here`s John Carver`s summary:
``Tonight's show started on time. This evening I'm listening on 6160
as 7490 had a very poor signal. Moved to 5130 when some hets started
on 6160 and eventually moved to 9330. Allan states that they're on all
five frequencies this evening including full power on the new
transmitter. First phone call at 0007 from Freddie. Next call at 0016
was a prank call. Another phone call at 0022 interrupted a discussion
about Woodstock. Phone call was about Trump.
Back to Woodstock talk after the call. Phone call at 0053 with a
question about whether or not SW stations had to pay royalties on the
music they played. Reading of emails at 0101. Closing prayer at 0107
and program was off the air at 0110. No new information on the
superstation this evening. Just a rehash of old information. John
Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. At first: UNIDENTIFIED. 1180, Aug 16 at 0602 UT, Spanish
looping roughly E/W, i.e. between WHAM baseball talk to the ENE and
Rebelde echojammers to the SE. Seems like norte?a music at first, but
between tunes several times, about 0608, 0611, 0614, super-hype
voice-actor intones ``99.9``; sometimes there may have been a slogan
just before that, but I just cannot copy it. Only when aimed E/W on
the DX-398 do I get a LAH, and with BFO comparing to 1170 and 1190,
it`s clear that this station is the one slightly off-frequency plus+.
Rearoused at 0637 UT, this time it sounds more like ``99.3``, so can`t
rule that out. And zzz.
This angle pretty well rules out Mexico, but trouble is, no likely US
stations are SS on 1180 per last year`s NRC AM Log. Maybe this year`s,
when it comes, will have the answer. It`s yet another that considers
AM only an expendable appendage of FM, tail wagging dog. IRCA Mexican
Log does not have any 1180 matches to either FM frequency.
Reverse search, looking up in the WTFDA FM Database all the 99.9s in
the USA in Spanish, shows none of them correlated with an ``origin``
on an 1180 station. But along the DF axis, in case there has been a
format flip, we do find a station in Arkansas, KTUV 1440 Little Rock
with 99.9 translators in both Rogers and Little Rock. Yet shown with
non-matching formats and slogans: K260DT Little Rock, regional
Mexican; and K260CS Rogers, Spanish hits, Las Americas Radio 1440. But
the only AR station on 1180 is unrelated, non-SS and over by Memphis
TN, WGUE, CLassic Rock format.
Before checking same for 99.3, I try radio-locator.com, on WGUE, and
by golly, there it is:
``WGUE-AM 1180 kHz
Turrell, Arkansas
"La Jefa"
Station Format: Regional Mexican
Website:
http://www.lajefa993.com/
Station Owner:
Butron Media Corporation
3654 Park Ave.
Memphis, TN 38111
Phone: 901-437-5993
Fax: 901-454-1027
WGUE-AM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class D
Digital Status Analog only
Area of Coverage View Daytime Coverage Map, View Nighttime Coverage
Map, View Critical Hours Coverage Map
Hours of Operation Unlimited
Antenna Mode Directional - 3 Patterns
Daytime Power 5000 Watts
Nighttime Power 26 Watts
Critical Hours Power 3500 Watts
Number of Towers 2
Transmitter Location 35? 08' 31" N, 90? 08' 06" W
License Granted October 20 2017
License Expires June 01 2020
Last FCC Update December 01 2017
WGUE-AM also broadcasts its primary channel from these 2 transmitters
W257CY 99.3 FM Memphis, TN (99 watts)
K268DA 101.5 FM Memphis, TN (250 watts)``
The nighttime coverage map for 1180 shows it almost circular, the 26
watts barely reaching adjacent counties from a + site barely on the AR
side of the River near West Memphis (despite the W-call):
https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WGUE&service=AM&h=N
Hey, how does that fare against the 500+kW from Cuba (adding up powers
in WRTH, plus more unknown). Well, at least they make it to Enid!
Then to WTFDA search for all the SS on 99.3 --- no, not there nor
anything else likely. But since we have the call W257CY, going
directly to that, voil?:
``W257CY WGUE-1180 99.3 MEMPHIS TN USA 0.099 0.099 290.0 0.0 35-09-16
89-49-20 REGIONAL MEXICAN LA JEFA 99.3``
It did not show up in the Spanish search since there is no entry in
the field for language. I`m sure this must be it; everything fits
except hearing it if really on legal night power. Note the FM power
is, what else, also ``99` watts.
So as much as we decry AM stations abandoning their identity to a
paltry FM translator, even to the extent of `branding`` only on the FM
frequency --- in this case it leads to an ID, while SHVA shouts of
``11-80`` would not have, since we already know it`s obviously on
1180.
If all this sound vaguely familiar, it`s related to WUMY 830 sale
etc., as explained in DXLD 18-44
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1844.txt
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 0434 UT August 17
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 200, Issue 18
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