** ARGENTINA [non]. 11580, May 25 at 2228 check, this RAE relay hour via WRMI is
still in Spanish like // 5950, NOT Italian as scheduled
7730 is still not
carrying RAE Spanish: May 26 at 0001, Voice of the Report of the Week is still
playing, as he tells us about upcoming sked changes in June: will drop the 20 UT
broadcast on WRMI 11580, due to lack of response; and also temporarily drop the
13 UT on 9875 to East Asia, which is very expensive, yet reported to be
undermodulated, (Aoki showed that as Thu 12-13 via Uzbekistan, and RMI,
brokering it?). It seems that he spends a lot of his hour introspectively
talking *about* his program rather than axually *doing* his program of reviews
and music?
** CANADA [non]. Requiem for Radio on the air next
days
"Wondering
what this Requiem for Radio thing is? It's a 1 hour performance involving a
scale model of the RCI towers that make sound when touched... essentially a 12
foot tall, 50 foot wide organ with 3 octaves, played by 3 musicians... 18
speakers... 28 microphones, theremin, saxophone, cello, cow bone, and 5
international shortwave broadcasts composed specifically to come into the space
(a 5 track work where each track is transmitted from somewhere else in the
world)..."
A classical piece for 5 voices will be also sung where bass
comes eg. from Nauen, alto from Moosbrunn, tenor from WRMI etc...
The
european tx antennas are directed towards Canada / NAm.
Airtimes
25th
May 2017 2300-2400 UTC
26th May 2017 2300-2400 UTC
27th May 2017 2300-2400
UTC
Schedule:
WRMI : Radio Miami International 11580 kHz
WBCQ :
Free Speech Radio 5130 kHz
Nauen: Shortwaveservice 9690 kHz
Moosbrunn:
Shortwaveservice 9620 kHz
Boston Pirate Radio 6850 kHz
The content is
identically on all three days. A QSL is planned. Posted by: (christian.milling,
May 24, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1879, DXLD)
11580, May 25 at 2302,
tune-in WRMI to special `Requiem for Radio` performance. `Hearts-of-Space` type
ambient music during the hour, much of it a now with Morse code mixed in, MCW. I
don`t try to copy it beyond a few letters, but seems as if it may be legit
message, not just an effect. Did anyone copy more of it? Also some vocals of
different pitches, or unintelligible talk. At one point I imagine a voice sounds
like Jeff White? At 2308 5-digit spy numbers in English. Also slightly weaker S8
equally on 9690 via Nauen and 9620 via Moosbrunn. Same thing but not synched, so
listening on two or three receivers gives a sorta stereo effect. Nothing heard
on two other publicized frequencies, 6850 a Boston pirate, and 5130 WBCQ ---
except a JBA carrier on the low side by 2328, really too early to propagate
here. At 2348, now spy numbers in German heard on all three, as the music
ambiance continues. 11580 cuts to WRMI ID at 2359:30, and 9690 cuts off at
2400*, neither with any closing announcements; in fact no announcements
whatsoever were heard during the hour. Were there any introductory remarx at
2300 before I intuned?
Ironically, this could best be appreciated by
hi-fi surround sound, quadraphonic? playing in a performance space, not on noisy
and fading shortwave. It so happens that a big sporadic E FM DX opening is
happening from western USA during this same hour, so I am very distracted and
cannot give this my undivided attention. Maybe better luck on the two repeats at
23-24 UT May 26 and 27.
Christian Milling then informs us May 26: ``The
whole performance will be streamed as video tonight as well as tomorrow:
And
amanda@amandadawnchristie.ca
is the QSL address. Good Luck`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Nice FM Es opening up to 99.3 MHz, a station on almost
every open or semi-open frequency, May 25 1905-2021 UT fadeout. First noted on
the caradio at 1905 when KOSU 91.7 has CCI, very unusual. After the first 88.9
log I have transferred to my usual spot on the south-facing porch, 85 degrees in
the shade. I`m using the DX-398 and PL-880 side by side with whip antennas only
which are quickly manipulable to minimize ACI and CCI. Generally I have best
results on the PL-880 with antenna horizontal broadside to the south. This is
only about a meter above ground level, minimizing signals from groundwave
stations, and also minimizing their vertical polarization component as the Es DX
is presumably arriving at random polarization.
Primary is the PL-880
which has much better selectivity, and fine tuning at 10 kHz if needed to avoid
ACI. I`m on headphones fortunately, since a neighbor has decided to mow his lawn
in the hot midday sun! I also have to cope with a mosquito, and a big black
hairy spider who scuttles around both receivers on the table.
It takes a
big signal for the PL-880 to break into stereo and cannot be forced. But it has
no RDS. The DX-398 can be forced into stereo, and is a big help for RDS
displays, and/or keeping track of a second station while tuning the PL-880
onward. RDS log data includes for the 8 positions includes _ for a space, / to
separate fields, and none of these were scrolling. Audible items are in
quotation marks. Listed data but not heard are in [] from the WTFDA DB u.o.s.
Distances are approximate city-to-city, not site, via http://www.distancefromto.net
88.9,
at 1907, ``La Primera, 88.9 FM``; at 1916, stable RDS of only: XHAJ_FM_ during a
discussion. Again on the downside at 2006 with same RDS, discussion on the Unión
Europea. [Saltillo, Coahuila, 25 kW, -176 m! HAAT +AM 1330 Talk] 1257 km/781
stmi
89.3, at 1917, Spanish, unID over KIEL OK
90.3, at 1919,
Spanish talk, ``Grupo Fórmula``, 1921 ``Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación``
federal PSA (same I hear several times more on other stations), YL full ID
``XHQS, Romántica 90.3, con toda la fuerza del amor, 90.3 FM, 25,000 watts,``
address in ``Colonia Venustiano Carranza, código postal 99099, Fresnillo,
Zacatecas`` (I guess the Z`s also get the highest numbers), phone numbers. Ad
for ``G-A-S Noticias, un servicio de Gas Campanita``. Meanwhile RDS: 90.3FM /
930AM / DIRECTO / A TUS / SENTIDOS / GRUPO / B-15 / TELE / CABLE / FLLO. Fllo is
short for Fresnillo but city is officially [Buena Vista de Rivera, Zacatecas, 25
kW, 98.29m HAAT] 1548 km/962 stmi to Fresnillo, distancefromto can`t find
BVdR
91.9, at 1925, rock music, mixing another station with Spanish
M&W chat. RDS attempts to engage, then 91.9_FM_ / LA MAS / BUENA
[XHEC-FM SABINAS COAH 50.0 kW H&V, ant 0.0 unknown, PS info: LA MAS
BUENA, but slogan SÚPER FM with SPANISH HITS] 998 km/620 stmi
92.5, at
1928, Spanish CCI to KOMA
93.1, at 1928, ``Romántica 93.1 FM``, ads for
Mercado Soriana, Mitsubishi San Luís, RDS attempt, CCI another Spanish with ads.
[XHEI-FM 93.1 MEXQUITIC DE CARMONA SLP 25.0 kW, 19.28m ROMANTICA/W RADIO + AM
1070]. 1932, adstring, ``Dinero Automático`` with phones too rapid to copy;
Cámara de Diputados federal PSA, which I also hear on other stations, mixed in
with ads. ``No sólo es música romántica, ``Romántica 93.1 FM``. Apparently no
RDS. 1604 km/996 stmi
93.3, at 1934, ``Viva Guadalupe, Viva Lupe 93-3``,
Coca Cola ad, PSA from Estado de Zacatecas, ad for Mueblería Tres Capillas.
[XHEXZ-FM 93.3 ZACATECAS ZAC 3.0 kW H&V, 395.33m HAAT H&V, LUPE + AM 560
SPANISH HITS BALADAS] 1583 km/984 stmi
93.5, at 1936, Spanish music, PSA
anti-cellphone distracted driving by ``gobierno municipal de Saltillo``, RDS
attempt? Ad for ``llantas Grupo Raga``, phone 417-51-55. [XHQC-FM 93.5 SALTILLO
COAH 15.0 kW H&V, ant unknown, XHQC-FM, HITS FM, SPANISH TEEN HITS -
JUVENIL] 1257 km/781 stmi --- Another log of this below at 2008
94.1, at
1938, Spanish, romantic music, 1939 announcement, RDS attempt but no lock, so
unID
94.5, at 1940, Spanish talk, unID
95.1, at 1940, Diputados
PSA, no RDS; 1942, ``Los mil éxitos de la N en español``, timecheck, Gloria
Trevi song. No exact match in the DB, but this looks closest, from the PTA:
[XHEL-FM 95.1 FRESNILLO ZAC 33.22 kW H&V, 258.0 m H&V, SÚPER CANAL,
SPANISH HITS] 1548 km/962 stmi
95.3, at 1943, Spanish music
95.9,
at 1943, Spanish music
96.3, at 1944, ``Felicidades``, 2:44 timecheck,
``40 grados Centígrados`` temp; PSA mentioning Matamoros, but also Coahuila,
political ads for the PRC and then the PRI for 4 de junio elexion; grocery ad
for bistec, pollo, cerveza, ``Feliz día del padre``. At 1946 UT, TC for 2:47 and
40 degree temp again; no RDS. ad for ``Grand Slam en el Campo de Golf El
Socorro,`` este sábado, live discussion. That golf course is in Monclova, so
this is: [XHEMF-FM 96.3 MONCLOVA COAH 10.0 kW H&V, 64.02m HAAT H&V, LA
MEJOR + AM 970 REGIONAL MEXICAN] 1108 km/688 st mi. There is no 96.3 in
Matamoros, or anywhere in Tamaulipas.
96.5, at 1950, PSA for Diputados
and their concurso; 1951, TC for 14:50, discussing placas. RDS: 96.5_MHZ /
ST._ZER_ stable with no further ID. Presumably means stereo Zer, one of the
station groups. Therefore: [XHZER-FM 96.5 ZACATECAS ZAC 100.0 kW H&V, ant
HAAT unknown, STEREO ZER REGIONAL MEXICAN] 1583 km/984 stmi
96.3, at
1953, Spanish crime news about Del Rio, Tejas, Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. No
stations there, but closest would be XHEMF-FM Monclova as logged a few minutes
above; but another is in same state: [XHTOR-FM 96.3 TORREÓN COAH 2.8 kw H&V,
no ant info, RADIO TORREÓN CULTURE VARIETY] However, there is a 96.3 across in
Del Rio itself but not Spanish: [KTDR 96.3 DEL RIO TX 51.0 kW H&V, 154.0m
HAAT H&V THE BEST 96.3, THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE HOT ADULT
CONTEMPORARY]
96.7, at 1954, ``Recuerdo 96.7``. Necessary to off-tune to
96.68 to avoid local 96.9. [XHIK-FM 96.7 PIEDRAS NEGRAS COAH 3.0 kW H&V,
57.78 m HAAT H&V RECUERDO 96.7 SPANISH TOP 40] 893 km/555 st mi,
close!
96.5, at 1955, RDS: LA LIDER / 96.5_MHZ Nothing matches in Mexico;
closest to PTA are a couple others in NL. How about Tejas? Nothing matches there
either. How about anywhere on 96.5? Nowhere! But a google search on name and
frequency leads right to XHZER in Zacatecas as in log above when I was getting a
different constant RDS readout.
97.1, at 1957, Spanish
97.3, at
1958, Diputados PSA, ``la Imagen`` tentative name, but RDS: EXA_97.3 [XHSR-FM
97.3 MONTERREY NL 95.45 kW H&V, antenna unknown, 997B (KCY) EXQ 97.3 EXA FM
SPANISH POP] 1214 km/755 st mi
97.7, at 1959, promo ``La Historia de los
Beat-les en 97.7 de FM y triple-doble-u. . .`` (website), Pronounced BEET-LACE!
Not enough info for a successful search. Wish I could have copied website.
There are two 97.7 in NL as I have just logged on 97.3:
[XHLOS-FM //
102.1 on 97.7 MONTEMORELOS NL 3.0 kW H&V, 75.1m HAAT H&V, RADIO NUEVO
LEÓN - ATMÓSFERA FM CLASSICAL/OPERA/ARTS] and
[XHESH-FM 97.7 SABINAS HIDALGO
NL also 3.0 kW, antenna unknown, RADIO SABINAS + AM 1400 REGIONAL
MEXICAN]
99.3, at 2000, phone 414-43-43, YL ID ``Milenio Radio, 99.3,
XHSS[?], 25 mil watts, Saltillo, Coahuila``, ``son las 3, 35 grados
centígrados``. Not XHSS at all per the DB (in Spanish, ``SAC`` sounds a lot like
``SS``): [XHSAC-FM 99.3 SALTILLO COAH 25.0 kW H&V, -107.53m! H&V HAAT
MILENIO RADIO NEWS/SOFT AC] 1257 km/785 stmi
This was the MUF, nothing
higher found in a quick bandscan. Back down:
96.5, at 2003, mentions
Culiacán. Even if there were a station in that Sinaloa city, way out of the PTA,
I would not assume it. There is a 96.5 in Los Mochis. Culiacán could be a street
or whatever reference.
93.5, at 2008, rock music in Spanish, RDS:
_MALUMA_ / EN STEREO / XHQC___ Probably an artist name. TC for 3:10, 37 grados.
``La Rockola, en stereo, Saltillo, 93.5`` A 414 telephone, ad for Universidad
Carolina. [XHQC-FM 93.5 SALTILLO COAH 15.0 kW H&V, antena unknown, XHQC-FM
HITS FM SPANISH TEEN HITS - JUVENIL] See original log at 1936
93.3, at
2015, Spanish music fade-in over OKC, 2017 Diputados PSA, event at Arena
Monterrey, 1 de julio. Vance airplane scatter breaks it up with flutter vs the
CCI. [XHQQ-FM 93.3 MONTERREY NL 50.0 kW H&V, antenna unknown, BANDA LA Z
REGIONAL MEXICAN] 1214 km/755 st mi
87.75, TV channel 6 audio checked
periodically, but nothing heard, and presumably nothing being transmitted
anymore from Mexico.
Monitoring another few minutes to 2021, I conclude
the opening is over; and I need a break. But resume at 2310 when it`s from
NV/UT/CO/ND/MB/MN, see USA [and non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1050, May 25 at 1818 UT, from a quiet parking lot in
western Enid, non-ID as ``All-new Heart & Soul 99.1 FM, Pulse of the City``,
which refers to K256CR of KGTO Tulsa, per NRC AM Log. Slight CCI from the 1050
in Lawton, on non-direxional carantenna (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** RWANDA [non]. 21525, May 26 at 1301, WRMI at S7, much better
than usual in daytime, JBA carrier. OSOB, probably with sporadic E help (yet no
activity on adjacent 14m hamband). This is a special extension of R. Africa, as
previously publicized in the DXLD yg by Chuck Gessner, W3ON in West Mifflin PA
on May 25:
``Hello, I received an email today from Jeff Bernald & the
Pan American Broadcasting Team, regarding a recent SWL report that I sent. Mr.
Bernald mentioned in his email that the Radio Africa Network is asking listeners
to "tune in this Friday, Saturday, or Sunday at 1300 UTC for an exciting
broadcast call 'Rwandan Youth For Change'. We are so very excited about this
program, as it is program that is being recorded in Rwanda to be heard
throughout Rwanda. Kindly tune in and send us your report. We will send you a
special QSL card for the reception.".
In case you forgot 'Radio Africa
Network' uses the facilities of WRMI in FL and operates on 21525 kHz normally
from 1400 to 2300 UT. This may be a special broadcast as it is scheduled an hour
earlier than scheduled. Chuck W3ON``. Chuck tried on May 26 but had very poor
results.
I listen for most of the hour. There is a sad tune by voice and
guitar playing intermittently, abruptly interrupted repeatedly for the sole
announcer to talk in presumed Kinyarwanda. At 1316 I make out the English words
``voice of peace`` and ``shortwave``. At 1319 a different song briefly, then
back to the original one; 1327 a choral song. 1330 an announcement mentions
``kilohertz``. 1335 now a song with orchestra. Seems like there is more music
during the second half when I am distracted by breakfast. Recheck at 1406, now
R. Africa has switched to usual English.
11580, May 26 at 1407, I check
following Argentine French relay for World Music from WRMI --- seems like it,
but wait! --- it`s the same Rwandan program as the previous hour on 21525 in
unexpected playback.
Related on May 25: ``While listening to "Your
Weekend Show" on WRMI at about 20:45 UTC on 11580 kHz this afternoon, the
program feed switched to Radio Africa Network, normally carried on 21525 kHz.
Didn't check to see if RAN was still on 21525 kHz. -- Richard Langley, NB,
dxldyg``
Roger Thayer in Germany replied: 1.) On the Internetstream of
formerly SYSTEM B currently runs the audio of SYSTEM D.
2.) The streamaddress
of formerly SYSTEM D has changed, with the same
port number.
3.) On the
new IP (with non-public capacity) and with the old label
"wrmi-system d" you
can hear the audio of SYSTEM A with Radio PAN AM -
Africa Network " (only
right audio channel).
This is the current "Stream-Anomaly", without concrete
details. roger`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA.
11905, May 26 before 0114, JBA carrier from SLBC is on. Mis-time signal at
imagination level ending at 0115:17.5, just like it used to (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 15420, May 26 at 0607, BBCWS is poor
at S7-S5 via MADAGASCAR. Finally 19m is not totally dead in the nightmiddle, so
I scan for others, mostly JBA carriers, some with a little audio: 15785, 15615,
15465, 15380, 15255, 15230, 15190, 15190, 15160, 15120, 15105. Some of the lower
ones are obviously North Korea (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
**
U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1879 monitoring: confirmed first SW broadcast, Thursday
May 25 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.29v-CUSB, S8 vs storm noise level. NEXT:
Fri
2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1431
HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ
9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM
ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to
SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW [to be
canceled?]
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 9455 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ
9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 9455 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI
9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to
WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11580, UT Friday
May 26 at 0118, WRMI has Bob Biermann interviewing Ray Robinson about the new
VOH MW station in Israel. Says they want to add SW from there, and have
permission from the government; just a matter of raising funds for it.
Especially to reach Iran in Farsi, which he thinx is underserved (certainly so
by ``ministers`` of whom there are some available in Los Angeles area). This is
during `Your Weekend Show`, which Bob is also pleased reaches listeners in Kenya
from Zambia.
The ADDX schedule sort by language Farsi shows besides BBCWS
and Radio Farda, the following also broadcast in Farsi on SW: AWR, IBRA,
Dushanbe, AIR, NHK, TRT, CRI, BSKSA, Pakistan (inactive), Armenia; and VOA on MW
via Kuwait (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WRMI: see also ARGENTINA
[non], RWANDA [non]
** U S A. 9475, May 26 at 0628, WTWW-1 is still on,
day frequency! S9 but poor. Wake up, Ted. 5830 is missing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Sporadic E FM DX opening from
western USA and Canada, three hours after another one from Mexico [q.v.], May 25
at 2310 UT-0108 UT May 26. There may have been more between them when I took a
break. The first hour conflicts with `Requiem for Radio` which I am trying to
monitor simultaneously on SW 11580, 9690 and 9620; see CANADA [non]. I am in the
shack now rather than on the porch.
92.9, at 2310, C&W atop OK
station, Es fading, no RDS. At 2315, 2- or 3-way CCI, mentions Arizona.
Presumably: [KAFF-FM 92.9 FLAGSTAFF AZ 98.0 kW H&V, 461.0 m HAAT, 92.9 KAFF
COUNTRY, TODAY'S BEST COUNTRY COUNTRY] 1250 km/776 stmi
92.7, at 2313,
``Super Estrella 92.7 FM,``, Spanish, car dealer ad for Las Vegas and mentions
station on 105.1 FM (which is KQRT 50 kW, Radio Tricolor). At 2320, 702-AC
phone, mentions Univisión.
This is the one in Nevada, not New Mexico and
axually the same station KRRN has two co-channel booster relays. Main 100 kW
horizontal (no vertical!) with 587m antenna HAAT is licensed to Moapa Valley.
50-watt KRRN-FM1 is in East Las Vegas; 20 kW H&V KRRN-FM2 in Las Vegas
proper. No way to tell which I am hearing, both or all, but no signs of more
than one signal here. I thought the ID was ``Super Estelar``, but Estrella is
confirmed as correct.
Coordinates are significantly different:
KRRN MOAPA VALLEY 36-36-04 114-35-06 1483 km/922 st mi
KRRN-FM1
EAST LAS VEGAS 35-56-45 115-02-34
KRRN-FM2 LAS VEGAS 36-20-00
115-21-41
Moapa town is about 40 miles NE of LV on I-15 on the way to St
George, and there is a Moapa Valley of Fire state park nearby. You`d think 100
kW from that close would be sufficient to reach LV, but maybe there are terrain
blockage issues. Here it`s mixing with the Ely station:
92.7, at 2317,
jingle for ``92.7 KDSS`` in English, CCI from Spanish KRRN; 2321 local ad for a
pet groomer; PSA by heart.org, ``True Country 92.7 KDSS`` jingle. RDS: KDSS_ELY
stable. [KDSS 92.7 ELY NV 32.0 kW H&V, 293.0 m HAAT H&V, KDSS MAIN
STREAM COUNTRY] Ely is way north of LV, at the junxion of US 6, 50 and 93, not
far from the UT border. 1527 km/949 stmi
92.9, at 2316, ad for Hi Country
Kia Mitsubishi, CCI. I figure this is Flagstaff too, but all searches lead to
Farmington NM. Es from NM is rare! Oops, there is no 92.9 in Farmington. What
about any nearby city around the Four Corners at 37N/109W? This it is, in
Bayfield, just east of Durango CO: [KPTE 92.9 BAYFIELD CO 9.2 kW H&V, 344.0m
H&V HAAT, 37-20-21, 107-49-25, 92.9 THE POINT, ADULT CONTEMPORARY] 871
km/541 stmi, even closer than Farmington
92.9, at 2323, ``number one
music station, Y-93``. I didn`t realize at first that there was a separate Es
patch to the north from the one to the west. This correlates with the French
from Winnipeg on 88.1. The only match at WTFDA DB is: [KYYY 92.9 BISMARCK ND
100.0 kW H&V, 301.0 m H&V HAAT, Y-93 CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO] 1184 km/726
stmi
93.7, at 2342, music CCI mixing with West Virginia baseball game.
But soon obvious the game is from KSPI Stillwater OK, from references to Cowboys
and `Pokes, Cody Wood, it`s WV vs OSU. Amusing announcer style reminds me of
Hank Azaria`s parody of BB game callers, but nothing to be censored.
93.3, at 2345, ``Kay-Bull 93`` Shane? Company diamonds sponsor, Nissan
ad. Over OKC station, no RDS. 2349 Lee`s Heating & Air ad, 801-747-LEES,
leesheatac.com SLC area traffic crashes [KUBL-FM 93.3 SALT LAKE CITY UT 25.0 kW
H&V, 1140m H&V HAAT, The Bull - K-BULL 93FM COUNTRY] 1311 km/814 st
mi
88.1, at 2352, French YL with alternating English translation, about
Facebook, Microsoft, more world lnews, radiocanada.ca, no RDS, solid at first,
fadeout, but keeps showing at further chex. Only two possibilities in single Es
range, Sault Ste Marie and Winnipeg, and surely the latter based on Bismarck
heard earlier: [CKSB-10-FM //CKSB-1050 88.1 WINNIPEG MB 100.0 kW H&V, 223.0
m H&V HAAT, ICI RADIO-CANADA PREMIERE, NEWS/TALK] 1504 km/935 st
mi
88.3, at 2356, Marketplace (not KOSR Stillwater, not // 91.7 KOSU,
which runs show at 2300-2330), then plug for Pizza Hut in Beátrice, and a couple
other towns, mentions Catholic radio. The only Beátrice is in Nebraska`s
southeast corner, much too close for Es, and too far for ordinary groundwave,
442 km/275 st mi, but there is an 88.3 there: [KQIQ 88.3 BEATRICE NE 0.0 kW H,
4.2 kW V, 103.0m HAAT V, MY BRIDGE RADIO, RELIGIOUS TEACHING] I doubt this would
be carrying Marketplace. HQ in Lincoln, incomplete program sked is all-religion,
http://www.mybridgeradio.net/on-air/radio-programs/#
How
did this get here? Maybe weird backscatter involving the northward patch which
should be approx. over Nebraska? How about this. An 88.3 translator, somewhere
maybe Utah has its primary input overpowered by one of the other Mybridgeradio
network outlets carrying the Beátrice Pizza Hut promo, and yes, there is one in
Beátrice. Per website:
Central Nebraska KROA (95.7, 99.9, 106.9,
88.3)
Panhandle Area KPNY (102.3, 105.3, 88.7)
Eastern Nebraska
(95.1, 88.3, 91.7, 88.9)
West-Central Nebraska (99.3, 94.3, 104.3,
95.5)
The Eastern group applies to cutaways for Sunday services, but
perhaps 88.3 Beátrice is // at least that group elsewhen, possibly DX-inputting
to the hypothetical faraway translator outputting back on 88.3. Too much further
research required for likely still uncertain outcome.
Mybridegeradio has
another on 88.3, this translator: [K202CJ // KROA 95.7, 88.3 DESHLER NE 0.25 kW
H&V, 63.0 m HAAT, MY BRIDGE RADIO RELIGIOUS TEACHING]. But the 88.3 in
Beátrice is not shown as // base station 95.7 KROA.
88.3, at 2359, KCPW
SLC promo --- this was the one with Marketplace, at 2330 UT: http://kcpw.org/schedule/ [KCPW-FM 88.3
SALT LAKE CITY UT ONLY 450 watts H & V! Why so low? 416.0 m H&V HAAT,
KCPW NEWSROOM, NEWS/TALK] 1311 km/814 st mi
NOW we are into UT Friday May
26:
88.1, at 0000 UT,, French news from CBC Winnipeg mixing with gospel
music, perhaps Moore OK groundwave. 0009 still French; 0036 still French mixing
probably with KWOU Woodward OK, which is marginal here groundwave. 0057 still
French; 0103 French news, CCI. See above for details
91.5, at 0011, NPR
ATC mixing with something about Saturday night. The WTFDA DB does NOT have a
field for networx --- all you can do is search on slogan or format, incase NPR
be included. And the npr.org homepage does not facilitate finding an affiliate
list, but seaching directly for that leads to: http://www.npr.org/members/nprstations.pdf
and
then search on 91.5 to find 32 hits. This list does NOT include any translator
callsigns nor translators! E.g. no KOSU on 94.9 in Ponca City. Most likely from
the PTA on 91.5 is KUSU in Logan UT, 1343 km/834 stmi. But this list is dated
11/2002!!! Almost a sesquidecade old!
93.3, at 0012, SLC ads: so KUBL-FM
again, see above.
95.5, at 0013, gospel songs, ``We Shall Rise``, and
another hymn, with choppy Es fading. Surely this: [KYFO-FM 95.5 OGDEN UT 100.0
kW H&V, 219m HAAT, BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, RELIGIOUS TEACHING] 1333
km/828 st mi
94.9, at 0016, ``classic rock; 0023, Edgewood Senior Living
ad. Suspected this: [KENZ 94.9 PROVO UT 47.0 kW H&V, 853m HAAT, POWER 94.9,
CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO; also KENZ-FM2, 4.6 watts vertical only in Tooele UT]
However:
ESL HQ is Baxter MN, but ``Edgewood --- This is Home | to over
2,500 residents, in 53 communities across 7 states`` Not including Utah. They go
by a variety of names, but E.S.L. itself applies only to Baxter and several
other MN towns; Helena MT; Jamestown ND; Mitchell & Pierre & Watertown
SD; do we have a 94.9 match in any of those? Only Helena MT, but it`s a 250-wat
translator of KIMO 107.3, country (but there is a 63 kW in Missoula, KYSS-FM,
also country). Strike out.
97.3, at 0017, pluggedin.com for movie
reviews, seemingly with a religious bias.
97.1, at 0024,
rock
97.5, at 0026, ``1280 The Zone``, ad for Bow-Fort (beaufort?) Spas
in Orem, Salt Lake, Logan, etc. Base station is: [KZNS-FM 97.5 COALVILLE UT 89.0
kW H, no V, 647m HAAT, THE ZONE, SPORTS] It also has 5 co-channel boosters of 40
watts to 2.1 kW in Ogden, Bountiful, SLC, Provo, North SLC. Coalville: 1277
km/793 st mi
92.3, at 0028, ``KX-92 weather eye forecast``. No hits on
that or KX92 as a slogan, but searching entire USA 92.3 list we find it, with
KX92 only under the PS INFO field: [KXRA-FM 92.3 ALEXANDRIA MN 13.5 kW H&V,
136.0m HAAT, 4E76, KX92 - YOUR CLASSIC ROCK CONNECTION, CLASSIC ROCK] 1077
km/669 st mi
92.9, at 0031, gospel rock, mixing with Classical, in
$tereo. 0032 mentions Winter Games (in SLC?), maybe different station. More bits
of classical in and out next few minutes. Has to be this, the only Classical hit
on 92.9 besides two translators in Oregon: [WSCD-FM 92.9 DULUTH MN 70.0 kW
H&V, 185.0 m HAAT, HD 8467 MPR MPR MUSIC Classical CLASSICAL MPR, CLASSICAL,
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO] 1252 km/778 st mi
91.3, at 0034, jazz in $tereo,
talk CCI. The only jazz format anywhere near either N or W PTA is this: [KMSK
91.3 AUSTIN MN 0.135 kW H&V, 59.0 m HAAT, THE MAVERICK, VARIETY/JAZZ] 911
km/566 st mi
90.9, at 0035, lecture about comedy, probably a public
radio. Maybe this as I just had Duluth on 92.9: [W215CG, //WSCN 100.5 HD2, 90.9
DULUTH MN 0.099 kW H&V, antenna unknown, THE CURRENT, CLASSICAL, MINNESOTA
PUBLIC RADIO]
88.1, at 0037, phone 320-308-KDSU? 320 AC is central
Minnesota, so it was really -KVSC per website ``Studio/Request Line (320)
308-5872``
[KVSC 88.1 ST. CLOUD MN 16.5 kW V only, 136.0 m HAAT, HD 494A
YOUR SOUND ALTERNATIVE, ADULT ALTERNATIVE], ``Voice of Saint Cloud`` 1066 km/663
st mi
88.3, at 0039, `The World` with report from Uganda. Airs at various
times, including 1906 UT on KOSU here. The stations for 00-01 UT at
publicradiofan.com do not pan out, but of course emphasis is on webcasters,
frequencies irrelevant. Can`t get the http://www.theworld.org webpage to load where
there might be an affiliate and time list of some 300 stations.
88.5, at
0040, classical mixing with hard rock. Not enough clue
89.5, at 0041, NPR
ATC about Islamic terminology, Cosby trial. Too many possibilities
91.9,
at 0046, public radio stories. Ditto
93.1, at 0050, ``Starship [some
music group?] coming to Grand Junxion Sept 2 at 7 pm``, tickets via 961KSTR.com
But this IS 93.1. Yet at 0051, 93.1 says ``Magic 96.1 is KMGJ Grand Junxion``
[KMGJ 93.1 GRAND JUNCTION CO 100.0 kW H&V, 437 m HAAT, MAGIC 93.1,
CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO] They are as confused as I am about which is which.
Unheard 96.1: [KSTR-FM 96.1 MONTROSE CO 89.0 kW H&V, 335 m HAAT, KSTAR 96.1,
CLASSIC ROCK] KMGJ: 985 km/612 st mi
96.5, at 0053, Spanish about the
Mexican elexion on June 4, a resurgence of the opening from 5 hours ago, soon
subsiding beneath an English, probably one of the Okies
95.3, at 0055,
Spanish, romantic music in briefly
92.9, at 0056, RDS is frozen as
THEREIS_, stays visible after fadeout
92.3, at 0100, sports talk with
game times for baseball, hockey tonite
93.1, at 0105, Fox ``news``, very
strong but no RDS, fading out to gospel rock. 0108 fade to another station with
soft country, back and forth. RDS: _MERCY__ part of artist or title, then
_MY_93.1 and saying ``My 93-1``, gospel? rock. Oops, that`s just my semi-local
KHMY Pratt KS; at WTFDA DB you have to play with the punxuation when searching.
Not 93 hyphen 1, but 93 point 1, even tho they don`t utter either word.
Opening is over, I almost hope, as I need to get on to other things, and
I know I have hours and hours ahead of me to research all this, far more time
than the openings themselves spanned. Welcome are any further ideas about unIDs
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at
2110 UT May 26
