Charleston Radio Int. 5130 AM 2256 UTC 24 May 2021

[kris]

2256 S9+20 SINPO 34333  old records
- main channel all time busy by UT

[Mystery21]

2004  S9-S9+15dB  signal  on KIWI SDR Bavaria. For 3 days a bright hum sound on the  CR freq. 5140 KHz which corresponds exactly to the signal from charleston radio. I suspect no foreign signal.
2008  same signal ....Does anyone know what happened to the radio station? 

[Ray Lalleu]

First, rectifying the date : the new subject by kris was on the 24 of May, not the 25

I missed that transmission on 5130.

I was thinking to a breakdown of the TX on Sunday : still OK at 0922 UTC,
then extra weak at 1250 (as everyday for a few weeks now),
but only a noisy trace at 1729 UTC.

On Monday, only that noisy trace (I missed the late 5130 bc).
I was thinking to a breakdown on a remote site, but now I'm  puzzled.

Kris, on 5130 have you heard typical bridges or talking ? Or just 'old records' ?

[kris]

    Without a doubt, on the 5130 it was the CR - distinctive old recordings of music. I didn't wait for an ID.
Since their channel 5140 had been busy for a few days, it was only natural for these situations to be on a lower channel -
 as you'll find in old reports.