UNID 550 AM 0410 UTC 15 Aug 2022

[Shortwave_Listener]

I can hear a Chinese (or other similar Asian language) station on 550 AM with my Sony ICF-2010. I cannot find any stations with an Asian language format on that frequency in Canada or the USA. The signal is 3/10 on the signal indicator but easily heard.

[skeezix]

I checked here at 0420Z and nothing resembling that here.




National NC-125 with Wellbrook FLX1530LN loop antenna

[Shortwave_Listener]

I tried to listen for an ID at 0500 UTC (I believe all stations in the USA and Canada must ID in English at the top of the hour regardless of what language the rest of the program is) but KARI from Washington came on and obliterated the UNID station  The UNID station was still 3/10 on the signal strength meter and when KARI came on it jumped to 7/10.

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

i wonder if what you had was a 549 from SE Asia

[Shortwave_Listener]

I wish but I used SSB to confirm the carrier frequency of 550 kHz.

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

I wish but I used SSB to confirm the carrier frequency of 550 kHz.

The only logical answer is KARI with some paid programming and when KARI come on, they were switching from day to night power/pattern