** BOTSWANA. 15610, June 12 at 0636, S4/S6 music is the SSOB, as VOA site tests continue on Fridays; and Tuesdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 11760, June 12 at 0657 RHC deadair with roar. At 1449 good S6/S8 with anti-Trump/USA PSA, 1451 Tourism in Cuba promo; //15140 is S8/9+5 but suptorted. SAWA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 365 MCW kHz, June 12 at 0639 UT, AA beacon is JBA, 100 watts from Fargo ND but MN site. Rarely heard, and still a struggle against noise level (Glenn Hauser, OK< WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2351 monitoring: Confirmed first SW BC, Friday June 12 at 1308 the 1300 on WRMI 15770, S3/S5 JBA direct. Next: 2030 UT Friday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 2230 UT Friday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0300 UT Saturday WTWW 5085 [irregular]; 0930 UT Saturday WRMI 7570 to WNW; 1430 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 6160; 1530 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 to SSE [also web-, phonecast]; 1600 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1600 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE; 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM [1900/2100]; 1930 UT Saturday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 1930 UT Saturday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2100 UT Saturday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 17790 to SSE; 2230 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE; 0230vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]; 0630 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 5850 to NW; 0630 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7730 to NE; 0630 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW; 0930 UT Sunday IRRS SW 9510 via Romania; 1030 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1030 UT Sunday WRN via WRMI 7780 to SW; 1900 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2000 UT Sunday IRRS SW via AM Italia 1323; 2130 UT Sunday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 2330 UT Sunday WRMI 9455 to NW; 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to SW; 1930 UT Monday SW Radio, Germany 3975 6160; 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]; 2330 UT Tuesday SW Radio, Germany 3975; 0030 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1930 UT Wednesday SW Radio, Germany 3975, 6160; 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 2330 UT Wednesday WRMI 9395 to NNW; 1630 UT Thursday SW Radio, Germany 3975 & 6160; 2330 UT Thursday WRMI 5950 to NNW. Thanks this week for a check on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702, ``Glenn, Thanks for all you do to keep our great hobby alive. Keep up your good work. Your Old Pal, Doug Brown, London ON, Canada`` Or one may support this non-commercial public service program via PayPal not necessarily in US funds, to: woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 12050, June 12 at 1454, JBA Spanish talk, music, S1/S2 direct: WEWN is back on; had been missing for several weeks, as I always bandscan across here once or twice a day/night. Aoki still showed it at 14-06 as in FCC A26; EiBi irr. at 1355-0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. Huge sporadic E FM DX opening June 10, I join in progress on Nissan Sentra stock caradio, no RDS, fender antenna only, all logged in real time with my own ears, and researched later mainly from WTFDA FM Database. No recording, no internet during opening. Distances not site to site but approx. city to city from distancefromto.net. 94.1 at 1624, CCI including ``Sports Radio 94+``. The one in the soon obvious PTA = probable target area is: WIP-FM 94.1 PHILADELPHIA PA SPORTS SPORTS RADIO 94WIP 28628 9.6 kW 338.0 m 40-02-30 75-14-12 HD 997A WIP-FM Sports 2019 km/1254 stmi 94.5 at 1626, $, far-right talkshow, loud but fading, missed ID, 1630 Fox `news`; 1631 ``North Carolina NewsTalk 94.5``: WPTI 94.5 EDEN NC TALK TALK 94 POINT 5 55754 100.0/91.0 kW 268.0 m 36-16-33 79-56-25 HD 1E3A 945 WPTI Your News, Talk & Sports Station Talk 1E3A - 'KFJC' 1618 km/1005 stmi 96.7 at 1633, in CCI, $ rock, ``96-7 The Coast``, 1634 CCI memorials, Collington? ad; 1642 CCI, `Forever Young` song, ``96-7 The Coast`` ID again: WKJX 96.7 ELIZABETH CITY NC HOT AC 96.7 THE COAST 49156 50.0 kW 124.0 m 36-12-10 75-52-23 HD A711 96.7 The Coast Adult Hits 1935 km/1204 stmi 99.1 at 1639, rock, 99.1 ID. Probably in PTA: WVOD 99.1 MANTEO NC ADULT ALTERNATIVE 99.1 THE SOUND 50525 50.0 kW 150.0 m 35-50-44 75-38-50 8D8B Song/Artist www.991thesound.com Rock 1990 km/1236 stmi 98.3 at 1641, C&W? None in NC, but furthest east fullpower is: WDLZ 98.3 MURFREESBORO NC ADULT HITS 98.3 EARL 56667 3.0 kW 100.0 m 36-26-24 77-08-10 1855 km/1153 stmi 93.1 at 1650, ``WPA#-FM``. Only fit is: WPAW 93.1 WINSTON-SALEM NC COUNTRY 93.1 THE WOLF 40752 99.0 kW 335.0 m 36-16-33 79-56-26 HD 7C5A The Wolf [Artist] - [Title] Country 1580 km/982 stmi 93.5 at 1653, ``-- Country 93-5``. Several but in this PTA: WBBC-FM 93.5 BLACKSTONE VA COUNTRY BOBCAT COUNTRY 93.5 16583 17.5 kW 120.0 m 37-03-14 78-01-15 5768 WBBC93.5 1770 km/1100 stmi 94.1 at 1656, PriorityLexus.com; 1657 Portsmouth Public Schools event: it`s in Virginia Beach area, and this station axually has Priority Lexus in its own identity: WVSP-FM 94.1 YORKTOWN VA SPORTS PRIORITY LEXUS SPORTS RADIO 19836 40.0 kW 162.0 m 37-12-33 76-32-35 8DFF Current Show on Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1 Sports 1900 km/1181 stmi 94.9 at 1658, health care, CCI; 1659 Hyundai ad, ``Star Country``: WSLC-FM 94.9 ROANOKE VA COUNTRY STAR COUNTRY 94.9 30156 95.5 598.0 m 37-11-50 80-09-11 8550 949 STAR - Now Playing Title/Artist 1597 km/992 stmi 95.5 at 1700, also mentions 103.5; there is such a pair in North Bay/Sudbury ON, CJTK-FM and CJTK-FM-1, bur are we not there till later? Rather this also mentions Somerset. That leads to: W278CR, Somerset PA, which I did not hear, but translates WNTI-990 and IDs as Froggy 95.5 // WFGY-FM 95.5 -- BUT, WFGY is not on 95.5, rather 98.1 in Altoona PA, not heard either. 95.5 Froggy is really: WFGI-FM 95.5 JOHNSTOWN PA COUNTRY FROGGY 95 72965 57.0 kW 323.0 m 40-22-18 78-58-57 6280 FROGGY95 Best and Most Country Country 1706 km/1060 stmi 94.3 at 1701, WV--, CCI, KFC ad; only WV++ something in PTA is: WVRH 94.3 NORLINA NC CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN THE JOURNEY 88.3 1208 6.0 kW 100.0 m 36-29-38 78-11-23 1758 km/1092 stmi 90.1 at 1704, KUCO OK has CCI from NPR news: not KHCC KS which has BBC news, so ?? WTFDA FMDB does not deal with network affiliations 87.7 at 1705, rock in English at the 1 o`clock hour = EDT. Only FrankenFM in PTA: WMTO-LD 87.7 NORFOLK VA USA URBAN CONTEMPORARY STREETZ 87.7 & 102.1 127802 3.0 kW 207.0 m 36-48-44 76-27-44 7654 STREETZ Rhythm and Blues 1924 km/1195 stmi 87.9 at 1706, music JBA: none in PTA, only NV and Cayman Is. 93.1 at 1707, weather lo 75, hi 99, now 83, CCI, and at 1708 classical, Haydn Symph 102: only two cl in PTA: W226AA relay of WWFM 89.1 on 93.1 in EASTON PA CLASSICAL WWFM, THE CLASSICAL NETWORK 41189 0.15 kW -3.0 m 40-41-53 75-12-30 8F4E 2022 km/1256 stmi and/or more likely: WWLB relay of WCVE-FM 88.9 HD on 93.1 in ETTRICK VA CLASSICAL/JAZZ VPM MUSIC 76313 5.2 kW 106.0 m 37-16-21 77-33-59 8FDF VPM Music Title & Artist VPM Music 1820 km/1131 stmi 94.1 at 1709, sportstalk about Pittsburgh, loud, Rich Eisen show which is on ESPN. So WIP Philadelphia or WVSP Yorktown VA as above, net unknown 95.3 at 1710, C&W, gospel? Two possibilities: WBLJ-FM 95.3 SHAMOKIN PA COUNTRY BILL 95 47286 1.25 kW 154.0 m 40-45-36 76-32-19 1911 km/1188 stmi WKHK 95.3 COLONIAL HEIGHTS VA COUNTRY K-95 319 47.0 kW 156.0 m 37-26-22 77-26-01 6FD0 K95! Title & Artist on New Country K95! Country 1822 km/1132 stmi [again at 1718] 92.9 at 1711, Chevrolet ad, Virginia Beach, ``Coastal Virginia`s yachtrock, 92-9 The Wave``: WTWV 92.9 SUFFOLK VA CLASSIC HITS 92.9 THE WAVE 64000 50.0 kW 148.0 m 36-52-35 76-23-28 8925 92.9 THE WAVE Artist/Title Adult Hits 1898 km/1180 stmi 94.5 at 1712, adstring: Morgan & Morgan; life insurance; biglots.com; ECPIUniversity.edu; 1714 Audacy VA jobs; Upside gas; Home Depot for Fathers Day; 1716 Q-94: WRVQ 94.5 RICHMOND VA CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO Q-94 11963 200.0! kW 109.0 m 37-24-15 77-18-55 HD 13BE Q94 Title & Artist on Q94 Top 40 1817 km/1129 stmi 95.1 at 1717 ``picks you up``, CCI: is slogan of: WQMZ 95.1 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA ADULT CONTEMPORARY Z 95.1 PICKS YOU UP 10653 6.0 kW 99.0 m 38-02-54 78-28-12 HD F001 1725 km/1072 stmi 95.3 at 1718, 844-702-SOLD, rvabuyers.com. That 844- number gets flagged as possible scam. 1719, VA DMV 804 AC which is Richmond area, RVAlistingsservice.com which goes nowhere, even with single S; adstring past 1721: of the four 95.3s in VA, this one is in PTA near Petersburg, S of Richmond: WKHK 95.3 COLONIAL HEIGHTS VA COUNTRY K-95 319 47.0 kW 156.0 m 37-26-22 77-26-01 6FD0 K95! Title & Artist on New Country K95! Country 1822 km/1132 stmi [see 1710 above] I suspend at 1723 for R&R and lunch, resume at 1823-1830 but no Es then. Resume again at 2104 when DX is pounding in again until suspend again at 2218; resume at 2313 with more DX, suspend at 0112 June 11, a little more at 0136-0144. All that adds up to even more logs than in the above session! Further north, PA, NY, ON, OH, MI. To be continued (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report despatched at 1930 UT June 12 _ 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
