** EAST TURKISTAN. 9710, July 27 at 0055, S9+10/20 in Brazuguese accent reciting complete? schedule of CRI in Portuguese, presumably just finishing the almost-hour of music fill which is still heard in background until dead air from 0056.6. Portions noted match with page 609 of WRTH 2026. This one is via Kashgar. Yet another exercise in futility (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** JAPAN. 11815, July 27 at 1453, S5/S7 `Waltz of the Flowers` classical from what else? NHK in Japanese. The only English frequency, 11800 from 1400, is already off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 930, July 27 at 0516 UT, C2CAM, UFO discussion, George and YL guest with distinctive voice so I bandscan rapidly for matches, at the moment: 940 960 980 1000 1040 1050 1100 1110 1150 1200 1230 1420 1440 1510. The point is, no WKY OKC audible on 930; it`s puny at best at night, maybe off now? (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 27184.37 AM, July 27 at 0042, S9 steady open carrier, presumably the local CBer who often relays Air1, KKRD Enid 91.1. From my previous report, Terry Krueger in NW FL got him at 1852 UT July 26: ``Your 27185 pirate is blasting in here currently. Parallel the Air1 net stream. Proper log to follow with others probably tomorrow. 27184.69 currently, AM mode`` viz.: ``27184.69V OKLAHOMA (PIRATE) Enid 1835 26 JUL 2026 AM mode. Abruptly popped up with a very strong signal, maybe just signed on (?) as I'd been on the channel for a couple hours for background noise. Boring modern, slow Christian praise Jesus vocals. It's a relay of the local KKRD, 91.1 MHz per Glenn Hauser in Enid, OK. Parallel the Air1.com network stream to boot. Occasional male voiced "Air One, Worship Now" sweepers. This is the Enid pirate Glenn discovered and has been frequently reporting for quite some time. Yes, it really does make it out of Enid on E or whatever skip. Around 1859, it began varying down and up rather rapidly, up to .785-ish and down to .42-ish when wobbling, then stabilizing for a spell. Bored with it therefore I tuned out at 2005Z. 27184.79 NORTH AMERICA (PIRATE) 1955 26 JUL 2026 How amusing. Someone popped up atop the Enid, OK pirate with a quick "This is Trenton Military, out" and off. Someone knows his remaining Canadian shortwave transmitters. KPR lives! Terry L Krueger, NW Florida logs, Boggy, la República de Florida Occidental Ocupada, IC-R75, NRD-535, ICF-7600GR, ICF-7600D, Tescun PL-360, active loop, random fence-stapled wire, misc. junk`` However, next day relay another gospel huxter; has also relayed commercial 95.7 KXLS; 27184.70 AM, July 27 at 1426, steady S9 now relaying K-Love with ID // 105.5 Enid translator, K288FX. Another SW station and I bet they don`t even know it (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 89.1, July 27 circa 2000 UT, NPR ATC weak // 91.7 KOSU a word or two later, with CCI, so KMUW Wichita and Enid translator again maybe on but barely powered (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** OKLAHOMA. 103.1, July 27 at 0258, KOFM Enid in dead air, still past 0305. By 0328 check, it`s OFF (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WOR) ** ROMANIA. 11620, July 27 at 0048, RRI in English is S9+20 but very undermodulated; while 11800 in Romanian, with music, has good modulation, also S9+20/30 on the meter, both received via loop antenna. I must agree with this July 13 reply to my previous report about one being Tsiganeshti, the other Galbeni on almost the same azimuth: ``Glenn, on my recent checks of RRI English on 11620 at 0000 I’ve found the signal level to be decent, but the audio level is consistently low. Meanwhile RRI Romanian on 11800 always has robust audio, thus the apparent reception difference. Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. 11785, July 26 circa 2245, VOT English not off the air in quick check into UTwente. Something`s not always erroneous at Emirler (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U K O G B A N I. 11253 USB, July 27 around 0700, YL VOLMET as I am dozing off. EiBi shows nothing but RAF Mililtary 1 from ic site (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28232+ CW, July 27 at 0032, EEEEEEEEEE DE W7SWL/B ...TUCSON... QRZ.com: ``W7SWL USA flag USA, ROBERT J COOMLER, 7322 E Calle Los Arboles, Tucson, AZ 85750, USA -- I'm running a 10M propagation beacon on 28.232.3. The transmitter is a dedicated 10 watt unit made by Vlad, AA7DJ. The antenna is a roof mounted homebrew 1/4 wave verical. Reports are always welcomed. Thanks!`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 28291 CW, July 27 at 1423, beacon K5TLJ/B, OBOB? WGB list: ``28291.0 K5TLJ/B - Trumann AR USA EM45rq - #0 (09 Mar 2026) Note: Slow keying start with AR × 3 + de ID - Pwr 5w`` - rather close for sporadic E, 666 km/414 stmi. QRZ.com ``K5TLJ/B USA flag USA, Terry L Jones, 700 Smith St, Trumann, AR 72472, USA`` Have heard him before (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. 50073 CW, July 27 at 0033, VVV VVV DE N0KP/B EN34 - QRZ.com: ``N0KP USA flag USA, DAVID P KLEINDL, 1957 DAVIS CT, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379, USA Operating the following N0KP beacons from EN34fs: 28.273 - 1 watt into a chain link fence vertical 50.073 Mhz 10 watts into a freqtester 6 meter loop at 35' 144.273 1 watt into a vertical at 30' 432.273 1 watt into a vertical at 30' Equipment includes FT817s and FT-857s for transmitters.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 50094+, July 27 at 0034, fast CW: CQ K0XP K0XP -- certainly a minimalist, a marker, not with a DE or a K. QRZ.com: ``K0XP USA flag USA, STEVEN M HARRISON, 5647 Adobe Rd #23, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277, USA`` - he rejects EQSLing. 1685 km/1047 stmi (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2357 monitoring: confirmed Sunday July 26 at 2000 on IRRS SW via AM Italia 1332.994, S9+10 into nearby Noale SDR with some storm crashes. Also confirmed Sunday July 26 at 2133 the 2130 on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 6160.000- S9/+15 and 3974.999- S9+10/15 into UTwente. Also confirmed Sunday July 26 at 2330 on WRMI 9455, S9+30/45 into Georgia SDR. Also confirmed UT Monday July 27 at 0053 the 0030 on WRMI 7780, S9+20/30 direct. NOT confirmed UT Monday July 27 the 0300v on Area 51 webcast only. Previous program kept on going, not JL, and at 0400 into Amos `n` Andy. TG for redundancy on other stations. Confirmed July 27 from 1931 on SW Radio Gold, Germany, 6160.001+ S9+15 and 3974.999- S9+10/15 into UTwente. Next: 2330 UT Monday WBCQ 7490v to WSW; 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; 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 William Hassig, Mt Prospect IL, for a generous check on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 One may also contribute via PayPal, not necessarily in US funds, to woradio at yahoo.com (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 15555 USB, still not hearing WJHR on random daytime chex as of July 26, but got this: ``Good day, Mr. Hauser. I was listening to this week's WOR (#2357) and you mentioned that you haven't heard WJHR or any reports of it since June. I wanted to let you know that I logged it on Sunday July 19 as I was doing band scans, sometime between 1918 and 1926. It was a little off of 15555, on 15554.950 USB. For content, my log just says "Preaching", which I guess sort of covers WJHR. I heard this in Palmyra, NJ on an AMNVOLT V4 with a 23' clip-on wire antenna. I've been listening to World of Radio since the late 80's. Thank you for all the years of information! - Anthony Fusco`` Then I do hear WJHR, July 27 at 1448, S3 gospel huxter on 15555 USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 860, July 27 at 0514 UT, KKOW Pittsburg KS, U2 10/5 kW, is dominant at S9+40, on day pattern/power? Normally I can hear French at night from CJBC Toronto if not CBKF-2 Saskatoon. Axuallly night pattern has big lobe thisaway, https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KKOW&service=AM&h=N which does not explain why I was not hearing it much until now; ex-STA? (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) ** U S A. Sporadic E FMDX session, July 27 1525-1615 UT, except for one from ==Utah==, instead finds tropo across KS as far as Kansas City, helping to block possible Es frequencies. On caradio as usual: 89.5 at 1525 & 1537, $ classical // 90.1, the latter having totally captured the frequency from KUCO OK. So these are: KHCD 89.5 SALINA KS NEWS/CLASSICAL RADIO KANSAS 28156 100.0 kW 275.0 m 39-06-16 97-23-15 HD 22B2 Music & News Radio Kansas Classical 170 km/147 mi KHCC 90.1 HUTCHINSON KS NEWS/CLASSICAL RADIO KANSAS 28158 100.0 kW 395.0 m 38-03-22 97-44-43 HD 22B2 Music & News Radio Kansas Classical 187/116 93.5 at 1526, Caribbean style music, Kriyol? Maybe Es among the Kansans. 94.1 at 1528, Kansas City, Olathe car ad, KC weather 102, heatindex 110-115! KFKF 94.1 KANSAS CITY KS COUNTRY COUNTRY 94.1 34431 100.0 kW 303.0 m 39-00-57 94-30-24 1E3D Title & Artist On 94.1 KFKF Country [see also at 1600 below] 416/259; but site is in MO, SE of KC 94.3 at 1529, O`Hara ``pro-life`` for KS pol ad, talking Bibles for Tanzania, Wichita ad, Bott program promos, singing ID as ``Bott Radio Network`` KCVW 94.3 KINGMAN KS RELIGIOUS TEACHING BOTT RADIO NETWORK 6506 100.0 kW 253.0 m 37-46-26 97-30-52 Mono 1780 Bott Radio Network Religious Talk 134/83 This is not DX, but noted as I was not expecting local political ads on it. Could not compare with 95.1 KQCV Bott in OK, since 95.1 totally captured by T-95, KICT Wichita. =============================================================== 92.1 at 1539, T 92-1, ``southern Utah`` ads, so sporadic E from a station with three transmitters, two of which are in Cedar City but note the different coordinates, shadow fill?: KXBN 92.1 CEDAR CITY UT CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO B 92.1 61386 100.0 kW 532.0 m 37-38-42 113-22-25 4CE3 Now Playing Title & Artist on B92.1 Today's Hit Music - 92.1 Top 40 1354/841 KXBN-FM1 relayof:KXBN 92.1 92.1 ST. GEORGE UT CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO B 92.1 178302 3.5 kWH 0.01 kWV 0.0 [sic]m 37-03-49 113-34-28 1400/870 KXBN-FM2 relayof:KXBN 92.1 92.1 CEDAR CITY UT CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO B 92.1 743770 0.25 kW -160.0 m 37-11-06 113-17-57 =============================================================== 94.9 at 1541, $ classic rock; 1558 ``Kansas City`s greatest hits on 94-9 KCMO`` KCMO 94.9 SHAWNEE KS CLASSIC HITS KANSAS CITY'S GREATEST HITS 6385 100.0 kW 341.1 m 39-05-26 94-28-18 HD 168E Title & Artist ON 94.9 KCMO Oldies 404/251 Nevertheless, site is axually in MISSOURI: https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KCMO&service=FM 96.3 at 1542, ``9-6-3, Wichita`s #1 hit music station``: KZCH 96.3 DERBY KS CONTEMPORARY HIT RADIO CHANNEL 96.3 53599 50.0 kW 150.0 m 37-43-06 97-19-05 HD 523F KZCH Song/Artist Rhythm and Blues 140/87 97.3 at 1543, ``K-Love`` promos, solid $; from KC,MO suburb, site really in MO: KLRX 97.3 LEE'S SUMMIT MO CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN K-LOVE 4933 55.0 kW 357.0 m 39-05-26 94-28-18 2EDD Title & Artist K-LOVE Adult Hits 429/266 102.1 at 1547, Wichita weather -- but2, it`s a Hutch station: KZSN 102.1 HUTCHINSON KS COUNTRY 102.1 THE BULL 61364 100.0 kW 313.0 m 37-46-40 97-30-37 HD 53E5 The Bull Title & Artist Country 187/116 96.7 at 1555, ``Mix 96.7`` KMPK 96.7 MCPHERSON KS ADULT CONTEMPORARY MIX 96.7 15841 6.0 kW 75.0 m 38-20-30 97-40-12 3140 Title & Artist Mix 96.7 KMPK Song Title and Artist Adult Hits 221/137 94.1 at 1600, partial ID mentions 106-1. Cannot find any such correlation anywhere, but presumably this along with all the other KC stations; see above at 1528 for KFKF 94.1 KANSAS CITY KS 96.5 at 1602, ``96-5 TheFan.com, Kansas City``, site in MO: KFNZ-FM 96.5 KANSAS CITY MO SPORTS 96.5 THE FAN 57119 98.5 kW 335.0 m 39-01-20 94-30-49 HD 1E9F The FAN 96.5 the FAN Talk 418/260 100.7 at 1603, weather 90 degrees, tough next to local ``KGWA-FM`` 100.9, either central KS: KHOK 100.7 HOISINGTON KS COUNTRY 100.7 EAGLE COUNTRY 18087 100.0 kW 131.0 m 38-32-49 98-45-59 23F2 Song/Artist - Eagle Country Eagle Country 100.7 - www.kkok.com Country 250/155 OR just NE of KC: KMZU 100.7 CARROLLTON MO COUNTRY KMZU 100.7 33386 99.0 kW 302.0 m 39-21-59 93-24-12 324E KMZU-FM RATED #1 FOR A REASON Country 496/308 104.7 at 1607, dead air in $tereo, probably my nearest rather than KS or MO: KQSN 104.7 PONCA CITY OK COUNTRY 104.7 THE BULL 47064 25.0 kW 89.0 m 36-47-21 97-02-53 3C21 79/49 Suspend at 1615, obviously no Es is making it thru (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 9057, July 27 at 0052, open carrier S9/+10 with clix at irregular intervals, audible out to 9036/9079 or so before below the noise level. What is this? Does not end in -6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 15893-15937 approx., July 27 at 1450, multi-tonal, multi-carriers beating against each other S9+5, wideband about 54 kHz as usual. What is this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. DXMAP indicates some Es FM DX paths could be reaching us, so I check the caradio in the hot garage with outside temp circa 100, UT July 27 from 0003: 87.7 at 0003, trace of talk in unknown language. 92.1 at 0005, Spanish, music, missed ID ``=== FM``. 92.3 at 0005, Spanish music very briefly 95.1 at 0006, Spanish talk fades up to good signal, religious about Cristo - but mixes in English, ``and this from Los Angeles``, apparent mailbag program later mentioning Bott, so this is only KQCV OK. Beware of their occasional? Spanish. 103.5 at 0010, rap music, lyric like ``BB-Cow-BO`` over and over. Is this DX or is the Okie finally on air and audible? The latter since 0023 ad for Langston University: KVSP 103.5 ANADARKO OK URBAN CONTEMPORARY POWER 103.5 2189 100.0 kW 600.0 m 35-15-04 98-36-53 4900 (KVPG) KVSP POWER 103.5 - No Program Type or Undefined. 150/93 I had not been hearing any trace of it during FMDX bandscans this month. 103.5 should be interesting for two other Okies but unheard during its absence: BBN satellator in Ponca City;and KCSW-LP, 31 watts in Stillwater, but WTFDA says in the Mode column, ``none``! 103.7 at 0012, plug to text AM RADIO support, and `Radio Rewind` with Hits of 1989; probably KEYN Wichita, 98 kW but not always audible (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, WOR) This report despatched at 2140 UT July 27 _ 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. 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