Lao National Radio on 6130 kHz.

[Ron - Calif.]

LAOS. 6130, Lao National Radio, 1158 UTC, May 18. Better than normal
reception; indigenous music; slightly late with gong that was slowly rung
seven times; choral anthem; indigenous music; news in assume Laotian.
My audio at http://goo.gl/G2DBZC  .

Ron, listening oceanside at Pacific Grove, California
Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire

[Ron - Calif.]

Now I know why I was hearing Laos clearer than normal. This per
Mauno Ritola, on his WRTH Facebook page, on May 19: "Laos
6130 kHz heard without China QRM - all Xizang fq's off the air."

Thanks to Hiroyuki Komatsubara for the following list of Xizang
PBS stations off the air now:

Chinese : 4820, 5935, 6050, 7240, 7450 kHz           
Tibetan  :  4905, 4920, 6025, 6110, 6130, 6200, 7255, 7385 kHz

China actively making many changes now, what with Glenn Hauser's
UNID on 9700 kHz. being now IDed as CNR16 (// MW 720 kHz -
per Amano and Mauno) and my hearing the new frequency for CNR17,
on 15190 kHz.

[Ron - Calif.]

May 20, at 1241 UTC, found CNR1 (China), on 6125 kHz., to be off the air, making it even easier to
hear Laos on 6130 kHz. The best I have heard LNR in many years!

6030 (CNR1), was also off the air, so now is a good time to try hearing India, and later Ethiopia there,
which are normally totally blocked by a strong CNR1.