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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:02:22 -0800
From: bytheway@xxxxxxx (phil bytheway)
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Subject: AM DX NewsFlash 3-28-96
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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - March 28 1996
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Additional comments have prompted me to start a member data base... please
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Phil Bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
RX: Drake R-8, ICOM R-70, R-390A, SPR-4, R-392, etc
Ant: KIWA MW loop, Sanserino 15" air-core loop, 70' longwire, etc.
Other: Mini-MWDX-6 phasing unit, reel-to-reel tape recorder
Other bands DX: none
Other comments: ??
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CPC DX tests summary
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Lynn Hollerman - Huntsville AL - Ircacpc@xxxxxxx
Here's a reminder of upcoming DX tests from IRCA and NRC. If anyone has any
additions or corrections, please contact me.
Please note: Also, the QSL addresses for these stations are posted in
rec.radio.shortwave. All times EST. * - new this week
3/30/96 Sun - 0000-0200 - 1270 - WMIZ - Vineland NJ (NRC)
3/31/96 Sun - 0000-0030 - 1270 - WLIK - Newport TN (NRC)
4/ 1/96 Mon - 0100-0130 - 1360 - KNIR - New Iberia LA (IRCA)
0515-0545 - 1110 - WTBQ - Florida NY (IRCA)
4/ 6/96 Sat - 0000-0200 - 1260 - WNRK - Newark DE (NRC)
4/ 7/96 Sun - 0015-0030 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
4/ 8/96 Mon - 0000-0030 - 1570 - WYTI - Rocky Mount VA (NRC)
0300-0330 - 940 - KSWM - Aurora MO (IRCA)
5/ 5/96 Sun - 0145-0200 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
6/ 2/96 Sun - 0200-0215 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday "may" be what you
consider Sunday night!
If you try for (or hear) any of these tests, PLEASE post a message letting
me know! Also, for brevity's sake, I didn't post the QSL addresses; if you
need these, let me know!
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HOT STUFF
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Finn Krone - Krone@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Item from AWR-Europe/Wavescan:
Netherlands: Marcel Rommerts - the Netherlands - has interesting
information about Hitradio Veronica.
The WRTH 96 lists under the Netherlands the third MW frequency for Hitradio
Veronica as active, but this is not true. The 5 KW transmitter listed in
the WRTH as being in Echt is not in use. The location mentioned to me by
the NOZEMA, the organization that will operate it, was in fact Stein.
NOZEMA also told Marcel that there are serious coordination problems with
the Belgian and German authorities, that have objected to the activation of
this frequency in the south of the Netherlands. It does not seem that these
will be solved in the very near future.
You may remember from a few years ago that Hitradio Veronica won a tender
for the use of a whole network of low power mediumwave frequencies but they
will not use more that the three mentioned in the WRTH.
It is expected that these unused frequencies will be given back by Hitradio
Veronica to the government, who plans to organize a tender for 'rest
frequencies' (including longwave 171 and low + high power FM) again in 1997.
Frequencies will go to the highest bidder.
After a change in the law, local and regional commercial radio is now
allowed in the Netherlands. However, to obtain an ether frequency they
probably have to follow the tendering procedure mentioned above. They are
free to sign contracts with any cable system they want.
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Joe ? - joewo@xxxxxxxxxx - Chico CA
Look for a simulcast of 1060 KPAY CHICO, CA and 1290 KHSL CHICO, CA as the
stations go through the final part of a multi-station transaction. The
general plan is to allow am 1050 in San Francisco to go full 50kW
non-directional day and night, leased from the Mexican stations that have
1050 as a clear now. So the company owning the SF station bought 1060 in
Chico, Chico will eventually go dark and move to 1290, leaving 1050 a big
hole in which to jump right into. The station that used to own 1060 was
McCoy Broadcasting, not sure of the new owner but look for the simulcast if
you are in the west now.
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1996 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
Recent post card received indicated the book will not be published until
April. Sorry to those that have already ordered the book from me... they DO
have the order and money in hand. This special price will end as soon as
the book is published.... thanks.
The IRCA Bookstore is proud to announce that the 'M Street Corporation' has
agreed to offer a discount on their 1996 'M Street Radio Directory' to
NewsFlash members ordering through the IRCA Bookstore. The Directory
contains a complete listing of over 15,000 radio stations (AM/FM, US/Canada)
including the following information: facilities, ownership, formats, LMAs,
station personnel, phone numbers (and FAX), addresses, ratings, as well as
information on almost 400 radio markets in the US and Canada. Stations are
listed by location (complete info), frequency (frequency, call, location,
power and pattern) and call (call, frequency, location) and market
(frequency, call, location, rating, format). It also includes a former call
reference (old call, location and current call). Major network information
(addresses/phone numbers/etc) and several interesting radio articles are
included as well.
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Please make checks payable to: Phil Bytheway.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0500 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary March 21 1996 through March 27 1996
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
3/21 70 29 4 very low quiet-mis swa
22 74 15 2 very low quiet-active swa
23 72 7 2 very low quiet-unsettled swa
24 71 12 4 very low quiet-active swa
25 72 13 3 very low quiet-unsettled swa
26 72 9 3 very low quiet-active swa
3/27 72 11 3 very low quiet-active swa
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Tim Hall - Chula Vista CA - MSNL77A@xxxxxxxxxxx - ICF-2010, KIWA Loop
DX tests
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900 WMOP+ FL, Ocala 3/24 0052 Poor w/tones, code IDs. New, FL #6.
(TRH-CA)
1290 WTMC- FL, Ocala 3/24 0230-0300 No trace of them. KMEN/KCUB on top.
(TRH-CA)
1370 WOCA+ FL, Ocala 3/24 0104 Poor u/XEHF w/tones, code. New, FL #7.
(TRH-CA)
My DX-test luck finally changes! May miss the WRZN-720 test (I have a
rehearsal and won't be home in time), but WRUF-850, WLUS-980, and WAMR-1320
all have a shot I suppose.
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Jorma Mantyla - jmantyla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Kangasala, Finland
Thanks to everybody who helped me to solve unid-stations. I was especially
happy to know that "Radio India" 610 kHz was CKTB as this is a rare stn in
Scandinavia. The 1430 kHz mystery was KBRC Mt. Vernon, Wa. and 1380 WFCL
Clintonville, Wi.
Here are some more unids:
950 Mar2 0550 "All Oldies 950 - K-Track" - what is this? CHER?
(LEM95/Mantyla)
1380 Mar2 0408 "New Hot talk" mixed w WPHM - has WQHK changed to
talk-format? (LEM95/Mantyla)
1590 Mar4 1030 Bloomberg Information Radio during West Coast (WA/CA/OR)
conditions - KLIV? (LEM95/Mantyla)
And then two identified stations:
690 Mar6 0701 XETRA Tijuana w EE sports format; next no sign of stn but
a Spanish mex-stn was heard. (LEM95/Mantyla)
1389,7 Mar6 0922 CJCY Medicine Hat, AB, still on split frequency. First
noted by Olle Alm in Sept.95 - so must have been on split frequency
more than 6 months! (LEM95/Mantyla)
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Carlo Sgro - csgro@xxxxxxxxxxx - Waterloo, ON
All new to log on GE Superadio 2 unless otherwise noted.
0000-0800:
630 CKRC Winnipeg MB 3/17 0620 Poor with ID behind religious station
800 WCHA Chambersburg PA 3/17 0635 Very Poor with ID behind CKLW
920 WIRD Lake Placid NY 3/17 0638 Poor with ID as "WIRD 920"
940 WIDG St. Ignace MI 3/17 0658 Fair with CW Music; ID as "KC country";
Country oldies show from 6 to noon; in CBM null
940 WNRG Grundy VA 3/17 0701 Very Poor with Long legal ID (sounded like
signon but may not have been since this is not daytime-only) w/
mentions of FCC address
940 WKGM Smithfield VA 3/17 0715 Very Poor with promo for religious
program on at 10; behind WIDG, St. Ignace, MI; in CBM null
950 WWCH Clarion PA 3/23 1300 Very Poor with ID on hour, followed by CBS
News
1480 WLEA Hornell NY 3/23 0841 Poor with Country song & Duane Eddy-like
guitar song; Weather with ID
1550 WCXJ Braddock PA 3/20 1632 Very Poor with ID; talk (Pontiac Grand Am
car radio)
1570 WPGM Danville PA 3/20 1713 Poor with Larry Sauder with "Today's
Perspective on the News" talking about commitment and dedication in
marriage (Pontiac Grand Am car radio)
Note to David: DX tests not heard: 3/23 0000 WEAG-1490, Starke, FL; 3/25
0000 WRZN-720, Hernando, FL (WGN too dominant); 3/25 0400 WAMR-1320, Venice,
FL
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Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA <Granite Pier site> (GC = 70.60 W / 42.67 N)
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: 15 m wire (northeast) and 50 m wire (southeast) to DL-2
phasing unit to MWT-3 regenerative tuner
[Connelly-MA] = Billerica, MA <home> (GC = 71.22 W / 42.54 N)
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: two 37 m slopers (east, west) to DL-2 phasing unit with
50 m horizontal loop as floating ground for noise
reduction via transformers; MWT-3 regenerative preselector
DATES: 1996 (UTC/GMT) TIMES: UTC/GMT
* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *
531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 19 2354 - woman w/ SS talk atop; 7 Hz SAH
and possible AA (Algeria) under. Neither CIAO-530 nor RVC-532 was
all that strong; worst QRM was the Canadian "F9" beacon.
[Connelly-MA]
549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, MAR 19 2356 - AA talk by man; o/ others.
[Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0030 - // 891 w/ animated AA male / female teletalk; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
549 GERMANY (t), MAR 19 2356 - apparent GG talk; stronger co-channel
Algeria and slop from adjacent CFNB-550 made this tough.
[Connelly-MA]
558 SPAIN, RNE5, Valencia et al. / unID, MAR 19 2357 - two stations, one
Spain w/ SS talk, other unidentifiable. [Connelly-MA]
567 IRELAND, Radio 1, Tullamore, MAR 18 0556 - Celtic female folk vocal in
a style like that of Maddy Prior, Jacqui McShee, & Sandy Denny. Good
signal.
+ MAR 19 2358 - EE talk by woman; fair to good. [Connelly-MA]
576 SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, MAR 22 0026 - SS teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, MAR 19 2358 - man in SS; fair through WBNW slop.
[Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0026 - woman in SS, then vocal; good to excellent.
[Connelly*R-MA]
594 PORTUGAL, Muge, MAR 22 0025 - man in PP; fair in WBNW slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
603 SPAIN, RNE, Sevilla / Palencia, MAR 22 0035 - frenetic SS talk (maybe
sports coverage); o/ others. [Connelly*R-MA]
604 unID, MAR 22 0129 - het against Spain, has been heard before; not sure
if TA, Pan-American, or a harmonic from a longwave beacon.
[Connelly*R-MA]
612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 19 2347 - AA male vocal; dominant o/
Ireland's pop music & Spain's SS talk. [Connelly-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE synchros, MAR 19 2359 - SS talk; fair,
hetting WZON/WVMT. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0023 - man & woman in SS; o/ AA music. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 EGYPT, Batrah (t), MAR 22 0023 - AA-sounding vocal u/ Spain-Canaries.
[Connelly*R-MA]
639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., MAR 19 2200 - strong het against WNNZ
on car radio at work, almost an hour pre-sunset. Noted at 2345 w/
fast SS talk; good o/ others, better than adjacent CBN. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0022 - SS vocal // 684. [Connelly*R-MA]
648 SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz, MAR 20 0000 - bits of SS talk in big multi-
station mess. [Connelly-MA]
657 SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, MAR 19 2344 - SS talk; fair. [Connelly-MA]
666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisbon et al., MAR 19 2343 - jazz; fair w/ WRKO-680
phased. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0036 - piano & plaintive male PP vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
666 SPAIN (t), MAR 22 0134 - bits of SS talk u/ Portugal. [Connelly*R-MA]
684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, MAR 22 0019 - excellent w/ man & woman in SS.
[Connelly*R-MA]
693 AZORES, RDP, Terceira, MAR 22 0127 - Hall & Oates song // 666, 837;
good, way o/ UK. [Connelly*R-MA]
711 WESTERN SAHARA (Occupied by Morocco), Laayoune, MAR 21 2230 - het
demolishing WOR on car radio in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA.
+ MAR 22 0014 - electronic chimes, pips, man in AA; good o/ others. I
was surprised to hear pips at this odd time. [Connelly*R-MA]
729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., MAR 22 0139 - woman in SS; good o/ others.
CKAC-730 was easily phase-nulled down to almost nothing.
[Connelly*R-MA]
738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, MAR 22 0013 - Beatles-type song by another
band, then man in SS; big signal, louder than 740. [Connelly*R-MA]
747 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, MAR 19 2341 - Dutch talk by man mentioned "en
Nederland"; excellent, S9+30. [Connelly-MA]
747 CANARY ISLANDS, RNE5, Las Palmas, MAR 22 0012 - SS talk; o/ others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
756 SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, MAR 19 2339 - man & woman in SS; o/
Germany. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0140 - SS teletalk by man & woman; loud & totally dominant.
[Connelly*R-MA]
756 GERMANY, Braunschweig / Ravensburg, MAR 19 2340 - woman in GG; signal
came up o/ Spain. [Connelly-MA]
765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, MAR 19 2239 - classical piano music; huge
signal, o/ probable Senegal. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0010 - classical violins; good, alone on channel.
[Connelly*R-MA]
765 SENEGAL, Dakar (t), MAR 19 2239 - some kind of wailing type vocal; u/
Switzerland, low rumble present. [Connelly-MA]
774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 18 0601 - SS news by man & woman; way o/
unID music station. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0007 - SS "lounge-lizard" male vocal; excellent.
[Connelly*R-MA]
783 SYRIA, Tartus, MAR 22 0052 - AA male vocal; atop loud low- pitched
growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, MAR 18 0602 - fast SS talk by man; fair, o/
others. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0143 - emotional SS teletalk show; excellent; WLKW nulled to
the "mud". [Connelly*R-MA]
801 SPAIN, RNE synchros / unID, MAR 22 0145 - several audios including
fast SS talk and an unID female vocal (seemingly AA); tough w/ 800
QRM coming from all directions. [Connelly*R-MA]
819 EGYPT, Batra, MAR 22 0147 - AA a cappella Koranic male vocal;
excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
828 SPAIN, OCR, Barcelona, MAR 18 0602 - SS talk, in jumble of stations.
[Connelly-MA]
837 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, COPE synchros, MAR 18 0603 - SS talk; loud,
o/ others. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0038 - fast SS talk rose atop Azores, others. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 AZORES, RDP, Barrosa, MAR 22 0037 - male PP vocal // 666; o/ jumble of
others.
+ MAR 22 0124 - // 666 w/ Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman"; excellent
/ local-like, totally blowing away 840 and the other 837 stations.
[Connelly*R-MA]
846 ITALY, Rome / other, MAR 22 0038 - II talk & very evident SAH of 4 Hz.
The subdominant station could be several possibilities: South Africa
(as heard in NF) would be a good one to chase. [Connelly*R-MA]
855 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 18 0605 - SS news by man & woman; good w/
WEEI phased. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0122 - woman w/ SS talk / teletalk; loud o/ others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
864 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Paris, MAR 13 0553 - FF pop vocals // 1206;
excellent.
+ MAR 18 0553 - // 945, 1206, 1377, 1557: guitar instrumental of Clash
tune "Should I Stay or Should I Go", then Michael Jackson music; to
fair peaks. [Connelly-MA]
864 EGYPT, Santah, MAR 21 2340 - AA Koranic male chant; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
873 SPAIN, Zaragoza, MAR 13 0552 - "Oh ! Carol" by Neil Sedaka, then fast
SS talk by man. [Connelly-MA]
882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford et al., MAR 22 0003 - EE news by
woman mentioned ANC (African National Congress). [Connelly*R-MA]
882 UNITED KINGDOM / SPAIN-CANARY ISLANDS, MAR 22 0155 - woman in EE; o/
SS talk stations. [Connelly*R-MA]
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 19 2236 - AA music starting fade-up.
[Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 21 2343 - flutes, strings, group AA vocal; excellent.
[Connelly*R-MA]
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. 5 synchros, MAR 22 0158 - EE talk by man; poor
to fair through slop. Traces of other signals under. [Connelly*R-MA]
918 SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, MAR 22 0157 - several SS
announcers in discussion; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 22 0119 - SS talk by woman; slightly o/
probable Morocco; heavy slop at times from WZNN / Canadians on 930.
[Connelly*R-MA]
945 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Toulouse, MAR 18 0553 - // 864, 1206, 1377, 1557:
guitar instrumental of Clash song, then Michael Jackson; good signal.
[Connelly-MA]
954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, MAR 20 0014 - SS news at good strength; some
WROL local slop. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0117 - local-like (S9+40 !) w/ man in SS mentioning several
company names. [Connelly*R-MA]
981 ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 18 0610 - AA vocal; killing 980. [Connelly-MA]
999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, MAR 20 0016 - fast-paced SS newstalk by man &
woman; good, about even in strength with adjacent CKBW-1000.
[Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 21 2356 - SS teletalk w/ "boxy" telephone- quality audio.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1008 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS / other, MAR 20 0018 - fast SS talk mixed w/
apparent open carrier. [Connelly-MA]
1026 SPAIN, SER, Reus et al., MAR 22 0202 - fast SER news in SS; good, o/
fast SAH cluster and a het from Turks & Caicos - 1025. WBZ phased.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1044 SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., MAR 13 0612 - man in SS; atop growl.
+ MAR 18 0611 - huge signal w/ man & woman in SS; o/ low growl.
[Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 21 2344 - SS teletalk; huge. [Connelly*R-MA]
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, Start Point et al., MAR 22 0212
- EE talk, o/ AA-sounding music (likely Morocco); fair. Northern
European signals were not at their best levels; Iberian / North
African stations were those delivering the big signals tonight.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra / SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 22 0114 - Slovakia w/
typical light music, slightly o/ SS talk & bad rumble.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1107 EGYPT, Batra, MAR 22 0109 - presumably this w/ AA music; to fair peak
o/ Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 22 0215 - woman in SS w/ teletalk show;
loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
1116 SPAIN / ITALY, MAR 22 0108 - SS/II talk mix; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 CROATIA, Zadar / SPAIN, COPE synchros, MAR 22 0102 - Slavic talk by
man mixing evenly w/ fast SS talk by woman; both loud.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1143 SPAIN, COPE, Burgos et al., MAR 22 0100 - several pips (last one
longer than others), then man in SS w/ news; slightly o/ jumble.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1152 SPAIN, RNE5, Malaga et al., MAR 22 0249 - romantic SS vocal, ID that
sounded like Radio Cinco, then SS talk by man & woman; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1179 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, MAR 22 0243 - SS talk & bad low- pitched
growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1206 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Bordeaux, MAR 13 0553 - FF pops // 864; excellent.
+ MAR 18 0553 - // 864, 945, 1377, 1557: guitar rock, then vocal; fair.
[Connelly-MA]
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, MAR 22 0218 - AA talk by man at light audio level on
huge local-like carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]
1287 SPAIN, SER, Lerida-Lleida, MAR 22 0240 - fast SS talk by man; poor,
but dominating channel. [Connelly*R-MA]
1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, MAR 13 0608 - monotone-delivery SS news by man;
fair. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0239 - operatic vocal, then man in SS. [Connelly*R-MA]
1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 13 0606 - // 1314 w/ man & woman in SS;
good, atop low-pitched het growl. [Connelly-MA]
1314 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 13 0605 - SS talk, dominant. [Connelly-MA]
+ MAR 22 0237 - SS teletalk; slightly atop a big jumble of others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1349 MAURITANIA, Nouakchott, MAR 21 2349 - African-style music w/ chant &
fast drumming; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1359 SPAIN, RNE, Arganda, MAR 13 0603 - fast SS news; to good peak.
[Connelly-MA]
1359 EGYPT, Batra (t), MAR 21 2348 - I expected Spain here but got bits of
AA-sounding music instead. This would most likely be the Egyptian.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1377 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Lille, MAR 18 0553 - guitar rock, soul vocal; to
fair peaks, // 864, 945, 1206, 1557. [Connelly-MA]
1422 GERMANY, Heusweiler, MAR 22 0236 - classical music; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1467 FRANCE, Roumoules, MAR 16 2115 - het on car radio 1.5 hours before
sunset.
+ MAR 19 2230 - AA talk by man; to good peak. [Connelly-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, MAR 22 0300, het & AA audio sign-on blasting in,
o/ WWKB on car radio near Rockport DX site. [Connelly*R-MA]
1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, MAR 20 0455 - Slav-sounding talk by man & woman,
then classical music interlude; loud, atop WSAI's "Lone Ranger"
old-time broadcast. [Connelly-MA]
1548 UNITED KINGDOM, MAR 22 0548 - man & woman doing news in EE, mentions
of transit strike, local weather forecast, mention of south Midlands
(but no local ID); to good peaks o/ music station that was most
likely also in the UK. [Connelly-MA]
1557 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Nice, MAR 18 0553 - guitar instrumental of Clash
song, then vocal; fair, // 864, 945, 1206, 1377. [Connelly-MA]
1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 13 0556 - SS talk mentioning Valencia; good
o/ SAH.
+ MAR 22 0538 - SS teletalk w/ man & woman; good. [Connelly-MA]
1584 SPAIN, SER and other, MAR 13 0557 - two SS talkers (different shows);
both loud.
+ MAR 22 0542 - SS talk mixing w/ others in mess. [Connelly-MA]
1602 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 22 0539 - SS talk by man; o/ WUNR slop.
[Connelly-MA]
* PAN-AMERICAN DX *
532 TURKS & CAICOS, R, Vision Cristiana, MAR 22 0032 - man & woman w/ SS
religious talk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, MAR 22 0032 - Carib-EE speech / sermon
about churches; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, MAR 22 0029 - reverberated food
store advert in Carib-EE over a background of reggae music; fair to
good w/ some WGAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, MAR 22 0025 - bits of EE talk, het
against stronger Portugal-594. [Connelly*R-MA]
690 ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, MAR 22 0137 - EE preacher,
mixed w/ unID SS station; CBF nulled to oblivion. [Connelly*R-MA]
705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, MAR 22 0017 - great steel
band music at light audio level, but the carrier was massive; best
signal heard from this in a long time. [Connelly*R-MA]
750 VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, MAR 22 0011 - R. Caracas and R. Caracas R.
ID's, SS news, weird commercials; loud, way o/ WSB/CBGY. This was,
by far, the strongest South American in at the time. [Connelly*R-MA]
860 CUBA, R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, MAR 22 0150 - code "RR's" and SS talk,
surfacing over a discordant growl / big jumble of signals.
[Connelly*R-MA]
885 MONTSERRAT, R. Montserrat, ZJB, Plymouth, MAR 21 2342 - good w/
Caribbean EE sports report. [Connelly*R-MA]
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, MAR 21 2344 - local store advert
in Carib-EE, then soca; loud ! [Connelly*R-MA]
900 BARBADOS, Bridgetown (t), MAR 22 0157 - Caribbean EE male shouting; in
& out of QRM, w/ phasing unit knobs twisted for best aggregate null
of multiple co-channel Canadians. [Connelly*R-MA]
1025 TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian R., MAR 22 0203 - EE preaching and
hymns; excellent. Spain-1026 het reduced w/ phaser. [Connelly*R-MA]
1060 CUBA, CMDX, Baracoa, MAR 22 0213 - Cuban pop music w/ usual boxy
compressed audio; loud / dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
1100.77 COLOMBIA (t), MAR 22 0112 - bits of SS talk, bad het against the
1100 (Latins/WWWE) jumble; HJAT Barranquilla noted near this
frequency recently, so most likely it was the one noted here.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1131 unID, MAR 22 0103 - quite a het against WBBR, but not much usable
audio. Emissor Rio-Mar (Barranquilla, Colombia) has been a drifter
near this frequency before; it's still the most probable candidate.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA, HJNW, Cartagena, MAR 22 0059 - SS talk about a discotheque,
then CARACOL ID; good, blowing away WWVA. [Connelly*R-MA]
1435 BRAZIL (t), MAR 22 2350 - fair-strength carrier in slop was probably
Crateus (ZYH637) as noted during the OCT 1995 NF DXpedition. I needed
about "20 dB of aurora" to prune back the tough domestic splatter
more. [Connelly*R-MA]
1527.5 unID, MAR 23 0552 - wobbly het, sounds like transmitter trouble.
[Connelly-MA]
1610 ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, MAR 22 0228 - EE preaching by
man & woman; slightly o/ TIS jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
1646.2 unID, MAR 22 0232 - This puzzler keeps coming back (now heard at 3
different sites: Billerica, Harwich, Rockport): FF teletalk by man &
woman; poor to fair, and very bad audio quality. [Connelly*R-MA]
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Alan Merriman - K4GLU - P O Box 734 - Chincoteague VA 23336-0734 - U S A
Drake R8A, Timewave Technology DSP-59+ Digital Filter, 4 150' noise reduced
slopers, 2' air core loop, DL-2 phasing unit, MWT-3S regenerative
preselector [merriman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
MAR 21 PM didn't really do any DXing as such but did tune around for about
an hour. Spanish stations booming in everywhere - Mark C made a trip to the
pier so he will fill you in on this evening. MAR 22 PM nothing exciting
that I can remember but didn't do too much. MAR 23 visit from Dave Schmidt
and Ben Dangerfield saw so-so conditions, Western Sahara-711 absolutely
booming, stronger than WOR, Senegal again good, T&C-532 off and is still off
but nothing but Spain, ended off the evening with a nice signon from VOA Sao
Tome-1530 at 0259 with "Yankee Doodle" - when I switched from 7340 to 1530
Ben & Dave yelled "There it is" in unison so quick that I hadn't even heard
it yet! MAR 24 2205z band already covered with signals unlike last night
when I had guests, Saudi-648 nice at 2252. MAR 25 0000-0400z on NRC Ham Net
and when I got off didn't seem to be much going on so went to bed early. MAR
25 2300z a mixed bag, some signals on low and mid band with the best bunched
in the 700/800s and 1100s, although Morocco-702 good again and had possible
Gambia-648, spent a good bit of time on 531 but other than Algeria up
briefly was all Spain. It is nice to see T&C-532 off and hopefully they
will stay off. Worked an interesting Amateur Special Events station today
on 30 Meters - GB60BBC - which is commemorating the 60th anniversary of some
aspect of the BBC - World Service maybe since I think the BBC itself is
older than that. MAR 26 2310z Morocco-702 boiling in and //774, 747 a
complete jumble, at least 3 stations with Canaries generally best. 648
carrier but no audio, 531 a mixture of Algeria/Spain as T&C still off.
Azores 693/837 good playing Dixieland jazz. Lots of strong signals from
Southern Europe/North & West Africa. 2342 648 with some audio, man/woman in
??, seemed all talk, no music heard, not sure of language. MAR 27 0015
finally IDed 648 tonite - RNE, but this didn't seem //684 earlier. MAR 27
PM - 2330 lots of very strong signals between 600 - 1150 plus Belgium on
1512. A bit later seemed to have cooled off and nothing new noted.
Trans-Atlantic
531 ALGERIA Ain-El-Beida MAR 25 2328 - after being behind finally topped
Spain with Berberish sounding AA mx, not strong but //549. Longwave
was completely dead as I tried 153 - not a signal to be heard.
T&C-532 has been off since at least Saturday night. [Merriman-VA]
531 SPAIN RNE5 (4 stations) MAR 24 0000+ - noted at various times to
fairly good peaks and //many others. MAR 25 2309 - man/woman in SS,
part of song "Day O", 2311:40 mention of Radio Nacional de Espana,
2343 back in time to hear nice "Radio Cinco" ID by a woman.
[Merriman-VA]
648 GAMBIA (?) R Gambia, Bonto MAR 25 2332 - African music, lots of drums,
woman speaking very slowly in what sounded like EE to 2336 fade, 2345
African sounding music, male vocal, 2348:50 woman in EE (?), a
capella song by woman, 2351:30 woman in ??, 2352 African "Highlife"
music, 2352:40 woman almost certainly in EE with announcement that
sounds like "... thank you for... public service here in Banjul",
have replayed tape umpteen times through all kinds of filtering,
possible second woman, followed by a man, signal gradually getting
weaker and lost completely under QRM at 2356, listened across the
hour but weak carrier only, no audio, MAR 26 0008 carrier still in
and fairly strong but did not seem to be any audio. This definitely
not Spain, Saudi off at 2300, can't see BBC with this type music and
not like anything ever heard on Libya but 1251 not in for // check.
Senegal-765 also in well. This frequency needs close attention.
Tentative. [Merriman-VA]
648 SPAIN RNE1 Badajoz MAR 27 0015 - two men discussion in SS, brief
periods of music, poor/fair and //684. [Merriman-VA]
648 SAUDI ARABIA Jeddah MAR 24 2251 - a capella AA chant by man, to fairly
good peaks and //1521, 9870. Not a sign of anything on 594 or 1440.
[Merriman-VA]
927 BELGIUM R Een, Wolvertem MAR 24 0531 - woman in DD with best signal
heard so far this season. [Merriman-VA]
Pan America
532 TURKS & CAICOS IS RVCI has been off completely since Saturday night
MAR 23 nicely opening up TA frequency 531. MAR 27 PM they are back.
[Merriman-VA]
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WANTED: Having had no success in scaring up a used main tuning knob for a
McKay-Dymek DA5 or DA7, does anyone have an e-mail address for Stoner
Communications (distributor for McKay-Dymek) where I might order a brand new
one? Thank You very much! - Gw kuddles@xxxxxxx
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Forwarded by:
Douglas E. Smith W9WI/4 - desmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx - Nashville, TN
72777.3143@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (preferred for time-critical info)
"FCC Nixes Nighttime Power for WPMZ" - Radio World, 3/20/96
(by Alan R. Peterson)
East Providence, R.I. - Last month the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) denied a Special Temporary Authority (STA) to Bear Broadcasting's
WPMZ(AM) here, ending the station's quest to continue nighttime operation of
250 W at 1110 kHz.
What makes this notable is the station had been broadcasting at night
for nearly a decade without authorization and was creating widespread
interference to clear-channel station WBT(AM) Charlotte, N.C., even though
little or no objection was raised by listeners.
What follows is a curious story of forms, calls, communiques and
complaints that took a decade to iron out.
HISTORY
The timeline began in 1985, when Bear's predecessor, East Providence
Broadcasting, owned the station; known previously as WWRX and WHIM before
the present-day calls.
In 1985, East Providence Broadcasting claimed to have received FCC
authorization for 250 W nighttime power in the form of an Order to Show
Cause. A letter sent to the station from the law firm of Hogan and Hartson
confirmed the station could begin 24-hour operation. East Providence
commenced night operation on Jan. 1, 1986.
According to the original June 30, 1993, STA request, the general
manager and president of East Providence Broadcasting stated they had spoken
with a Mr. Rosenberg at the commission several months later, who confirmed
the authorization to broadcast at night.
Timothy Z. Sawyer, technical consultant to Jefferson Pilot
Communications (owner of WBT), commented, "The station has never been able
to produce anything that indicates authorization. Anything the station has
submitted has been the first sheet of a Show Cause order, which is like the
instruction sheet - it doesn't have their call letters on it, it has no
indication that it pertained to their station."
In 1988, Bear began negotiations to buy WHIM. No complaints of
interference had been filed and no proceedings were pending with regard to
WHIM's night operation. Bear received FCC approval to take over the station
on Jan. 24, 1989.
In 1992, a phone call to WHIM prompted Bear to investigate the validity
of its nighttime operation. It was discovered the FCC had no record of
WHIM's night authorization and a channel allocation study revealed such
entitlement was unlikely to begin with, due to the Class I-B status of
Jefferson-Pilot's WBT(AM).
FIRST REQUEST
WHIM initially requested continuing night operation on 1110 kHz, but
proposed these options: priority ranking to migrate to the expanded AM band,
or split-frequency operation where WHIM would move to the first adjacent
frequency of 1120 kHz at night. On July 20, 1993, the FCC's May Bradfield
issued a one-paragraph telegram to Bear, denying the STA.
Bradfield cited the station's Class II (Class D) status and lack of
records authorizing night operation. Bradfield also requested a detailed
engineering study and filing of FCC Form 301 if WHIM desired nighttime
operation. Copies were forwarded to James Burtle, chief of the AM Branch,
Audio Services Division; Bear's attorneys and the Engineer in Charge (EIC)
at the FCC's Boston Bureau.
NO SUSPENSION
While the telegram denied temporary authorization, nowhere did it say in
plain language that WHIM was to suspend nighttime operation. WHIM continued
to stay on the air after sunset, changed calls to WPMZ and, pursuant to an
LMA, programmed a Spanish-language format.
Sawyer notes the format caused some confusion as to the signals' origin.
"We received reports as far as South Carolina. We weren't sure where it
was coming from; whether it was a Cuban station or anywhere in Central
America."
On Feb. 7, WPMZ again applied for 250 W nighttime operation, "or some
lesser amount that the commission may determine." The STA was filed as a
result of a Notice of Violation by the Boston EIC, requiring a reply within
10 days. On one occasion witnessed by the Boston District Office, WPMZ ran
a full 5 kW after sunset. The station had been operating at night for over
a decade.
WPMZ continued to operate, believing the FCC's 1993 denial was issued
"without the apparent knowledge of any supervisory commission official ...
not properly authorized and not an official response," even though copies
were submitted to Burtle, Bear's attorneys and the Boston EIC.
The new STA request contained a disturbing passage that claimed oral
permission was given by an unnamed FCC official to continue nighttime
service until the staff could review the matter. Such a "back room deal"
would have been in violation of the commission's own public regulations and
would not have been binding in the first place.
DISPUTES
On Feb. 8, Carter Broadcasting -- owner of crosstown WRIB(AM) -- filed
an Opposition to Request. In the opposition, Carter called WPMZ a "pirate"
station, claimed Bear knowingly and willingly violated the commission's
rules and was actually trying to obtain a waiver of established FCC rules
disguised as an STA.
The opposition accused Bear of not practicing "normal due diligence" for
not investigating FCC files to determine parameters of operation. Another
part addressed Bear's interpretation of the original denial in 1993 and
subsequent post-sunset operation.
The opposition also accused WPMZ of convincing WRIB's clients its night
signal was superior to the Carter station's, succeeding in drawing business
away from WRIB with "illegal nighttime activity."
STRIKE TWO
The FCC issued a second denial to Bear's STA on Feb. 16, this time
including the order to cease and desist nighttime operation immediately.
In the end, the crux of the issue was WPMZ's license: authorization for
daytime operation only. The commission's judgement stated "... the burden
rested with Bear to officially ascertain WPMZ(AM)'s nighttime authority
prior to initiating such service."
Following receipt of the denial, Mark N. Lipp, Counsel to Bear
Broadcasting, notified the FCC that WPMZ was terminating nighttime
operations immediately.
But Bear is not down and out. Lipp tells RW that other options are
being explored to return WPMZ to the air at night.
"We're in the process of deciding whether there are any other options to
do that. We don't have anything nailed down but we are thinking about it.
We are trying."
...
Editorial comment.. and we wonder why the AM band is so screwed up.... Why
does WPMZ even still have a license? Why aren't they facing even a minimal
fine? As long as this kind of blatant violation of the technical
regulations can go totally unpunished, the band is doomed.
On a totally different subject.... Messages on Compuserve suggest that
WNTA-1150 Rockford, Illinois has moved to 1330, surrendering the license for
1150.
Finally, one of my MT readers has forwarded a faxed verie from WJDM-1660.
(it may be that the fax was simply the reader's way of making a copy). The
verification states the station is using a Harris DX-10 transmitter at 10kW
day, 1kW night (not a surprise). It shares a single 80-foot (?!) tower with
the 1530 transmitter. They plan to continue operating 1530 until its
license expires. (CE Don Neumuller doesn't say when that happens). While
WJDM is theoretically non-directional, a computer-prepared plot of their
daytime 5mV/m contour shows some marked lobes. I'm sure it's no surprise
the biggest are out to sea south of Long Island, and along Long Island
Sound.
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send them to
the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxxxxxxx and the IRCA
Almanac coordinator: Rich Toebe, 2550 Hilborn Rd #34, Fairfield CA
94533-1070.
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END of March 28 1996 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - bytheway@xxxxxxx
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