** ALGERIA [and non]. Due to this report: ``Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Log in Friol, NW of Spain, Sangean ATS 909X, Tecsun PL-880,
cable antenna, 8 meters: 17600, Ifrikia FM, Bechar, 0635-0646, 23-04,
English program, ID “Ifrikia FM”, news and comments about African
countries, “Radio Ifrikia FM”, “Ifrikia FM, The Voice of Africa”,
African song, at 0645 news and comments in French, African songs, at
0700 time signals, “Le Journal de la Information”, news in French.
35433. Also 0626-0650 , 24-04, African songs, at 0630 news in French,
more French comments, at 0634 English program, news, comments, songs,
at 0645 French, news, comments. 35433.``

I make a point of checking the next night after 0630 Apr 25 for what
could be a regular English segment. During that hour the other //
scheduled is 15160, which ought to propagate better across the
nightside.

In fact, 17600 is still incoming direct much better, S3/S6, but there
is no English, rather 0634 French, 0638 song, 0644 French and into
Arabic 0646. At first I thought much weaker 15160 was //, but then
clearly not, talk continuing while 17600 in music. 15160 never strong
enough to be certain of language, unable to recognize intonation as
English. At 0700, 17600 news in French.

MM was also rechecking this with somewhat different results: ``Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Lugo, Sangean ATS-909X: Ifrikya FM,
checked at 0528-0650, 25-04, on air on 9500 with program in Arabic
and French. Good signal.
At 0559 closed on 9500 and open on 17600 and 15160 with African songs
and program in French, at 0630 news in French and comments at 0638
African song. At 0638 transmission cut off abruptly on 15160 and
returns at 0642, no cut off on 17600, at 0645 news in French and
Arabic. No English segment today. Fair on 17600, good on 15160``

Was I getting something else on 15160? Yes! Aoki & EiBi show CRI
Mandarin via Jinhua 831 site until 0700. Without embargo, further chex
for Ifrikya in English are needed at this and any other time (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2240)

** TURKEY. Since the VOT English to us at 2200 on 11785 was missing
both April 23 & 24, I make a point of checking the 0300 UT April 25:
both frequencies are ON, into UTwente: 7275.017 thisaway S9+40 at 0257
with IS & English IDs. 6165.006 thataway is S9+10/20 again with
dittering on the upper side; autonotch gets rid of most of it. Not
really listening for content but noticed at 0335 the multi-lingual ID
filler reel is running (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 2240)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2239 monitoring: ``From: Richard
Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, the desk of Richard’s listening
Post, Radio: JRC NRD-535 HF, Antenna: random long wire in the trees.
Dear Glenn: Update, confirming WOR #2239, WRMI:
5850, 0130, 0156 (55433), 0159, April 20 UTC 2024 [Sat]
9395, 2330, 2358 (45433), April 23 UTC [Tue]
9395, 0130, 0159 (4-55433), 0159, April 25 UTC 2024 [Thu]
(Lemke, Richard -AB)``

Confirmed UT Thursday April 25 at 0130 on WRMI 5010, S9+20 into
Georgia SDR off the back while Bonaire is busy; also on WRMI 9395,
S9+20/30 into same.

Also confirmed Thursday April 25 from 1630.8 on SW Radio, Germany,
6160.001, S9+10 into UTwente, fading to S7 as soon as WOR starts, but
soon recovers.

WORLD OF RADIO 2240 contents: Algeria, Antarctica, Australia, (Belarus
non), Canada, China, Costa Rica and non, Cuba, (Germany), Indonesia,
Iran and non, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, North
America, (Philippines), Russia, Sa`udi Arabia, Slovakia, South
Carolina non, Turkey, UK and non, USA, (Uzbekistan), Vanuatu; QSL
archive; propagation outlook - (countries mentioned along with others
not in order)

WOR 2240 available from 0107 UT Friday April 26:
(mp3 stream) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2240.m3u
(mp3 download) https://www.w4uvh.net/wor2240.mp3
Or via http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
Also linx to podcast services.
Full schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

2030 UT Friday IRRS 1323-Italy
2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also webcast, phonecast; jammed?]
2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975
0130 UT Saturday WRMI 5850 to NW
0400 UT Saturday WTWW 5085
1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1730 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0000 UT Sunday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0500]
2000 UT Sunday IRRS 1323-Italy
2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW
0300vUT Monday WBCQ Area 51 6160v to WSW
0830 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 6160
1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2239][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

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week to Mike Newland, Morgantown KY, who sent some equipment to:
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This report dispatched at 0126 UT April 26

** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98 RC USB, Apr 24 at 2209, I can almost imagine a
JJBBA RC direct from LRA36. This is Wednesday but am checking now
since there was one report of it last Wed Apr 17 by Roberto Pavanello,
in the playdx iog which keeps running some years after the passing of
its founder Dario Monferini: ``[playdx2019] TIPS da Vercelli 15476USB
17/4 20.40 R. Nac. Arcangel S. Gabriel - Base Esperanca SS talk
suff`` -- I meant to check earlier when it might have been on again.
No current/recent info from station about its scheduling. It used to
have a Wed airing as well as Sat (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** CUBA. 15140 & 11760, Apr 24 at 1908, NO signals direct from RHC
English hour. Something`s always wrong at RHC. The Other Side:

``Shortages
Cuba: the old relationship between rationing and totalitarianism
At the root of rationing in Cuba is the system's productive incapacity
and its control over its people.
Dimas Castellanos, La Habana, 22 Abr 2024 - 21:22 CEST

On Monday, April 15, Cuba's Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a
message asking the faithful to pray for "mothers who are struggling to
feed their children," and stated that "our dear homeland is going
through very difficult times," recognizing that "Cubans are suffering,
crying, and lack the essentials."

The issue brings us back to the "supply" book, a government euphemism
for its rationing of basic groceries. Since only what is produced can
be distributed, since the implementation of rationing the quantity and
quality of the items regulated have been dwindling, and delivery times
have increased.

When rationing was first implemented, Cubans received beef, chicken,
oil, butter, condensed milk, toilet paper, coffee, rice, grain, and
industrial products, thanks to Soviet subsidies. Currently the monthly
distribution consists of seven pounds of rice (3.2 kilograms), four
pounds of sugar, half a liter of soybean oil, a pack of 115 grams of
"mixed coffee" (coffee with peas does not qualify as coffee, according
to the International Coffee Organization, when the mixture is more
than 5%; in Cuba it is 50%), five eggs, ten ounces of beans, and one
pound of chicken...``
https://diariodecuba.com/economia/1713813730_54318.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935v, Apr 24 at 1709, buzzroar S9+15 into UTwente.
Synchlox as I toggle back and forth: 11935.320.27; at 1710,
11935.321.03; at 1711, 11935.319.78. Quick recheck at 1926: still
going. Not a hint of any program audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U K [non]. 11645, Apr 24 at 2256, open carrier S9+10/15 into
Jakarta SDR; 2259 tone test; 2259.5 BBCWS promo, ID, 2300 timesignal
about 3 sex late as received, plug next show about health after news,
2301 news. This is a new frequency via USAGM Tinang, PHILIPPINES,
effective today, ex-11825; 250 kW aimed 200 degrees for Indonesia
centred about Jakarta. Not clear what was the problem with 11825.
Listings showed no co-channel anywhere this hour; only possible
adjacent QRM would be 11830 CRI Spanish via East Turkistan, but which
should not be a problem in target.

11645 is the *only* scheduled BBC English channel this hour in its
ever-shrinking SW output. I believe some N Americans had been
listening to it, perhaps via longpath. I check it direct after 2306
and find it JBA S3/S4; 11825 vacant; 11830 presumed CRI JBA S4/S5.

9440 remains at 22-23 on same parameters. Checking it direct at 2213,
when it is also the *only* BBC channel, it`s JBA slightly offset + and
bothered by a carrier on 9441.00; have to tune LSB for any chance to
listen. Het might be jamming, tnx to the ChiCom where they have
allowed far too many megadenizens to understand English (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Wed Apr 24 at 2200, token triweekly English from
SNR, VG direct and almost as good backward on 15520, starts talking
about World Book Day, celebrated in Spain by public readings of Don
Quijote de la Mancha, not only in Castilian but translations. One
lasted 48 hours. Says Spanish is #2 language in world, 500
megaspeakers native plus 600M as second language. After news, 2210
Justin Coe voice with contact info including complicated postal
address. 2212 feature interviews curator of a photography exhibition
until 20 July by the Banco de España, about history of Spain, not just
the bank. Naturally, no visual element to this radio report (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785, Apr 24 at 2200, no signal direct from VOT English
for second night in a row; still nothing later in hour into UTwente,
nor a possible 9875 overrun. Something`s very erroneous at Emirler.
Need to check whether others be absent such as 0300 on 7275, 6165
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2239 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday
April 23 at 2330 on WRMI 9395, S9+20 into Missouri SDR.

Also confirmed Tuesday April 23 from 2330.6 on SW Radio, Germany,
3975.002, S8/S9 into UTwente.

Also confirmed Wednesday April 24 from 1930.8 on SW Radio, Germany,
into UTwente S9+5/15 on 6160.000, better than S9/+5 on // 3975.001.

Also confirmed Wednesday April 24 at 2100 on WBCQ 7489.939, S8/S9 into
Maryland SDR. Next:

0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to John N9JL Lutz, Shorewood IL, who sent a check in US funds to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0022 UT April 25

** CANADA. 300 MCW kHz, Apr 23 at 0646 UT, JBA dash but too weak to
copy ID vs my still severe line noise level on LW. Presumably the only
Canadian, YIV, 500 watts from Island Lake, MB. Ditto on 328, YTL, 1000
watts from Big Trout Lake, ON, both heard before (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** CHINA. 15610, Apr 23 at 2208, JBA S5/S7 Chinese here, not WEWN: use
it or lose it. EiBi shows ChiCom jamming and Sound of Hope 22-16
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** GUAM. 15625, Apr 23 at 2210, song with heavy flutter and Doppler
flutter, S4/S7 direct. AWR Chinese via KSDA scheduled; at 2300,
another hour via Sri Lanka (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** PHILIPPINES. 9875, Apr 23 at 2254 I belatedly check here via
UTwente in case Turkey have overrun to explain absence of 11785. But
instead I hear music box IS alleging that Jesus Saves. VP S7 with
splash de 9880. 9875 is FEBC Bocaue about to start Iu language, per
Aoki; MIE per EiBi: the same? EiBi`s readme: ``MIE Mien / Iu Mien: S
China (0.4m), Vietnam (0.4m) [ium]``. N Korea is also listed, not
confusable nor audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SAUDI ARABIA. 11935, Apr 23 at 1430, loud roar continues, despite
reading of only S2/S3 direct. Still at 2203, S3/S5 on different
receiver (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785v, Apr 23 at 2200, JBA S3/S5 carrier direct, air dead?
OFF at 2204 recheck. At 2231 check via UTwente, still NO signal from
VOT in English to us. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR) See also PHILIPPINES

** U S A. 245 MCW kHz, Apr 23 at 0645 UT, FS, 400-watt ND beacon at
Sioux FallS, SD, is JBA vs S6.5 line noise level and S9 storm noise
level peaks. See also CANADA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 13605, Apr 23 at 1421, report from Brasil in Spanish but VOA
correspondent imposes heavy Brazilian accent, on R. Martí (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2239 monitoring: NOT confirmed UT
Tuesday April 23 at 0330 on WRMI 7780, as monitored direct and much
better via Qro. SDR. Our biweek of limbo is over. WOR was removed from
this timeslot on the skedgrid but continued to air on April 9 & 16,
instead of another of the ~three dozen weekly repeats of Wavescan ---
but this is not Wavescan, either! All music, from a live concert with
an applause break? No announcements unless something missed at the
very beginning. Sounds sorta Israeli, maybe Passover special? No outro
either, 0359 canned ID and 0400 over to TOMBS.

Confirmed Tuesday April 23 at 1300 on WRMI 9955, S7/S8 direct atop
audible jamming. Seems like CCI from another? Per EiBi and Aoki,
nothing else ever on 9955; BTW, Aoki attempts to show all? WRMI
programming in time order. This time I make sure it plays past 1323
unlike earlier on 7780; yes, past the Vanuatu anthem. There are also
noise bursts exactly every bisecond, must be some new nearby device as
also detectable on other frequencies. Next:

2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2238][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to John N9JL Lutz, Shorewood IL, who sent a check in US funds to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 12050, April 23 at 0419, Spanish hymn, S9+5/10 into
Querétaro SDR, so WEWN is on after missing earlier on Apr 22. Also on
at 1429 check April 23, RCC stuff in Spanish, S7/S9 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR) See also CHINA 15610

This report dispatched at 2324 UT April 23

** CUBA. 5025, Apr 22 at 0649, R. Rebelde is OFF. Had been reliably on
lately, not specifically logged. Something`s wrong at wRadio Cuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** OKLAHOMA [non]. A split-second shot of a caradio dial animated
during `The Simpsons` on Fox UT Apr 22 clearly displayed KRIG 99.1 -
what are the legal risks of using a real radio call in fixion? FCC FM
Query shows KRIG-FM exists in Nowata OK, but on 104.9, and furthermore
has no translator on 99.1 or anywhere. Does that get them off the
hook, not connecting it to a real frequency? Or does no one care? Or
would a station even welcome the free publicity? Altho hardly anyone
but me would follow up to seek it out really. KRIG is part of a
Bartlesville-based cluster. I`ve asked the GM for his reaxion. Already
had a brush with fame:
https://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/krig-104-9-fm
``KRIG Radio is the featured radio station in the movie “Possums,”
created with Mac Davis and Coach Barry Switzer``

Then got this brief reply from Kaleb P, the GM: ``Hey thanks! Will
look into it. KP`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** SPAIN. 17855, Mon Apr 22 at 2202, token English from SNR, S9+20/30
direct, 2203 news about Canary Islanders protesting being overrun by
7X as many tourists as their own population last year. At 2219 check
15520 which is almost as good, S9/+10 off the back toward ME. Feature
is interview about Cecilia and the Spanish Civil War (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Sun Apr 21 at 2200, VOT not off the air, S9+50
into UTwente, news with the badax; mid-breaks for ``The news
continues...`` with stinger and again at 2215. 2217 `Weekly Analysis`
repeat about Iran vs Israel. 2224 multi-lingual ID filler reel. 2226
``always-by-your-side`` promo, and `The Letterbox Program``. 2229
about Ankara weather, holidays after Eid. First letter about World
Theatre Day 7 March, someone from India. Then about Good Friday.
Konstantin Barsenko, St Pete, Russia. Is this a repeat? Seems
familiar. Ricky Hein - lost connexion - Ralf Urbanski, Germany. James
O`Brien, country unknown. Lithuania. Pakistan. Anatoly Klepov,
Moscow. 2246 mx. 2251 s/off by badax with jumbled partial English
sked not including this one. 2252 IS. 2256 pause and restart IS, with
German IDs. Keeps going past 2300 mit Zeitsignal, Empfang,
Nachrichten. Still going at 2324 during music. Finally chops off at
2335*. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** TURKEY. 11785.009, Mon Apr 22 at 2201, VOT English not off the air,
but VG direct S9+10/20. Unfortunately it`s the badax`s turn to cast
the news - I mean olds. 2213 ends, `Review of the Turkish Press`. 2216
music. Some ACI from 11780 Brasil unless USB tuning. 2234 into UTwente
when measured, S9+40 music. 2237 `That`s Why`, duration of day and
night trippingly spoken by Ms badax. ~2242 music. 2253 headlines
including 4/23 as some kind of special Turkday; and s/off for the 1230
only. 2254 IS. 2256 restart IS and one German ID before 2256.7*
chopoff. Something`s always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WOR)

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2239 monitoring: confirmed Sunday
April 21 from 2000.7 on IRRS SW via AM Italia, 1322.995 kHz (not 918
nor 207), S9+5 into UTwente. There is very light CCI, sounds
Qur`anish, or maybe just SWAsianish? Presumably the one Iran station
on 1323, but trying 3 of the Kuwait SDRs, they are not getting it at
this hour. Tanzania 1323 is inactive. The only other European is
Romania`s minority service, which can certainly QRM us, but unlikely
Asianic nor on air this late; in Hungarian, German, et al.?

1323: WRTH print 2024 on page 592 has Akash Radio, Leeds, Leeds, UK,
but it has been removed from online mwlist. It was only 30 watts. But
could it be the CCI? Website still refers to DAB, 1323, even if
defunct there, as traditional identity. Seems it`s primarily Punjabi:
https://akashradioleeds.co.uk/about-us/

Would it do Qur`an? Maybe, Wikipedia: ``Today the majority of
Pakistani Punjabis follow Islam with a small Christian minority, and
less Sikh and Hindu populations, while the majority of Indian Punjabis
are either Sikhs or Hindus with a Muslim minority. Punjab is also the
birthplace of Sikhism and the movement Ahmadiyya.``

WOR 2239 also confirmed Sunday April 21 at 2135 the 2130 on SW Radio
Gold, Germany, 6159.994, S7/S8 and fading down into UTwente but with
RTTY ACI from plus side unless bandwidth reduced below 8 kHz. Also on
better 3975.001, S9/+10.

Also confirmed UT Monday April 22 at 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+5/15 into
Querétaro SDR, let it play in background but noticed at 0053 has
dumped to music fill, maybe a bit earlier! Later I recheck the WOR
file sent to WRMI and find nothing wrong with it - like a long pause
which could have tripped a silence-sensor, if any. I hope this is not
happening to any other WRMI airings.

Also confirmed UT Monday April 22 from 0301.5 on Area 51 via WBCQ
6159.930, S9+20/10 into Georgia SDR with high storm noise level off
the SE USA coast.

Also confirmed Monday April 22 from 1931 on SW Gold Radio, Germany,
6160.001, S9/+10 into UTwente, // 3975.001, S8/S9 and noisy. Next:

0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to SW [not sked but confirmed Apr 9, 16]
1300 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast; jammed?]
2330 UT Tuesday WRMI 9395 to NNW
2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975
1200 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
1230 UT Wednesday Unique R, NSW 5035-USB or 3210-USB
[previous #2238][SW suspended but still streamed?]
1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 5010 to S
0130 UT Thursday WRMI 9395 to NNW
1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 6160

As noncommercial services, financial support appreciated. Thanks this
week to John N9JL Lutz, Shorewood IL, who sent a check in US funds to
Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702.

One may also contribute, not necessarily in US funds, via PayPal to:
woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. (7490v), Sun Apr 21 at 2200, WBCQ webcast repeating the
latest `AAAWWW` of Apr 20, as filler of Available Time Slot; unneeded
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 9330, Apr 22 at 1535, JBA carrier from WLCR via WBCQ.
Propagation depressed, yet 9980 WWCR remains inblasting S9+25. 9330
should be 500 kW, or 250? on 253 degree beam thisaway. 9395 WRMI is
also JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

** U S A. 12050, Apr 22 at 1532, still 1755, 1820, NO signal from WEWN
Spanish. Prop depressed but ought to be something. WWCR 12160 at
similar distance remains blasting S9+30 at my first check. Wonder
what`s wrong? 12050 supposed to start at 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)

This report dispatched at 0218 UT April 23