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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - May 15 1997
Vol 3 No 6
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
IRCA '97: Costa Mesa CA on July 25-27, 1997. Hotel - Holiday Inn Bristol
Plaza - $60/night/room (1 queen/sofa OR 2 queen) - reservations
(714) 557-3000 (mention IRCA convention to get rate) (FAX: (714) 957-8185.
Registration $35 (includes banquet), $15 (without banquet). Contact: Mike
Sanburn, PO Box 1256, Bellflower CA 90707.
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We are proud to announce for third time that the annual DX summer
meeting of Finnish DX Association will be held in Oulu, in Northern Finland.
The meeting will be arranged by Oulun DX-Klubi (DX-Club of Oulu), a local
branch of FDXA.
The Summer Meeting takes place on 1-3 of August 1997, beginning on
Friday afternoon, until Sunday afternoon.
Exact place is Virpiniemi Recreational Institute at Haukipudas, a small
village about 20 km's to the north from Oulu. And Oulu lies on the western
coast of North Finland.
Traffic links to Oulu are good: you can travel to Oulu from Helsinki by
air, train and bus. Oulu lies pretty close to border of Sweden, so you can
arrive via Sweden, too (i.e. border towns Haparanda and Tornio, about 125
km's from Oulu).
Almost 100 Finnish DX listeners are expected to participate in the
Summer Meeting. All foreign DXers as well as representatives of radio
stations are warmly welcomed to attend the meeting!
For more information, write to:
Oulun DX-Klubi ry.
c/o Ari Kilponen
Annantie 7 G
FIN-90560 OULU
FINLAND
Phone: +358 8 5541 700 (home, 16-20 UTC)
+358 8 3110 600 (work, 7-14 UTC)
Fax: +358 8 3110 610
E-mail: ark@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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HOT STUFF
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Bob Karchevski - Sunnyvale CA - karchev@xxxxxxxxx
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| SPECIAL |
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1050 ???? CA San Mateo (ex-KOFY) From the San Jose Mercury-News
for 9 May 1997, quoted in part....
"RAIDERS FIND NEW RADIO HOME;.... Owners of KNBR (680)
announced Thursday that they will broadcast (Oakland)
Raiders games on their recently acquired station, 1050,
formerly KOFY. The Raiders will be the cornerstone of
the station, nicknamed The Ticket, which will feature
an all-sports format. .... The Ticket, a 50,000-watt
outlet that has yet to be assigned call letters, will
provide live coverage of raiders games, including
exhibitions, and a regular show with Coach Joe Bugel...."
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1997 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
The IRCA Bookstore is proud to announce that the 'M Street Corporation' has
agreed to offer a discount on their 1997 '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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Bookstore is $44.95 post paid (UPS address required). The book is expected
to be out by the end of May (usual disclaimer on date 'cause we can't be
sure!). Retail will be 55.95.
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IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
Please make checks payable to: Phil Bytheway.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
Aussie Trail
549 0800 2CR Orange, gd sig ABC sports nx "Grandstand" prog.
576 0817 2RN Sydney, fr w/tlk on black theatre in Jo'burg.
585 0911 7RN Hobart, mxd 2WEB w/"Music Deli" cultural mx prog.
594 1042 3WV Horsham, interview w/author of book "Seventy Leaves" on life
in communist China.
603 0829 2RN Nowra, current affairs prog, hvy QRM.
612 0735 4QR Brisbane, local wx & nx stories, tfc rpt 0744.
621 0846 3RN Melbourne, tlk on palliative care debate, dominant o/Rhema.
630 0811 2PB Sydney, slogan "Newsradio", finance nx then wx across country.
648 0827 2NU Tamworth, fr w/"PM" prog on political fraud.
657 0928 2BY Byrock, up w/tlk-back show on environmental plan. This is
unusually hard to hear.
666 0808 2CN Canberra, local sports, wx, id "Canberra's triple 6 2CN".
684 0754 2KP Kempsey, gd sig w/"Grandstand League" prog.
693 0927 4KQ Brisbane, o/3EE w/ slogan "Brisbane's 4KQ" running classic
hits from the 60's, 70's & 80's whereas 3EE where running hits
from the 40's, 50's & 60's - making it difficult to tell them
apart!
693 0749 3EE Melbourne, running sports on Sat. night, making it easier to
figure out who was who. Slogan "Magic 693"
702 0736 2BL Sydney, gd w/"Grandstand League" sports prog.
711 0801 7NT Launceston, gd w/Tasmanian nx till 0810 then "PM" program.
738 0830 2NR Grafton, gd sig w/"PM" current affairs prog.
747 0815 4QS Toowoomba, gd w/"PM" current affairs show.
774 0843 3LO Melbourne, gd sig w/"PM" prog, current affairs show
792 0828 4RN Brisbane, interview w/assault victim, on current affairs prog.
801 0941 2VMN Gosford, fr sig thru Rhema w/Italian talk-show.
819 0845 2GL Glen Innes, "PM" prog, item on E Timor.
828 0750 3RN Sale, local talk-back, meeting in Ballarat, Melbourne Casino
etc.
837 0753 4RK Rockhampton, sports nx, softball & lawn bowls, ABC nx 0800.
846 1012 2RN Canberra, w/"The Media Report" current affairs prog, mxd 2ZD.
855 0809 4QO/QB Maryborough/Eidsvold, syncros, ABC nx till 0810 then "PM"
prog.
864 0724 7RPH Hobart, community notice-board till 0730 then interview
recounting life of elederly woman.
873 0958 2GB Sydney, gd sig w/"Dial-A-Vet" show then McQuarie National news
at 1000 followed by "Talk 2GB" promos.
882 0724 4BH Brisbane, slogan "The best songs of all time, Brisbane's easy-
listening 4BH".
891 0838 5AN Adelaide, ABC nx ends w/sports then wx for SA & "PM" prog.
900 0726 2LT Lithgow, slogan "900 2LT, better music" then Eagles, Madonna &
Van Morrison songs.
936 0935 4PB Brisbane, slogan "Newsradio", local nx, t/c across Australia,
hvy QRM from 7ZR.
936 0806 7ZR Hobart, fr w/Tasmanian nx, sports & wx, mostly u/4PB. At 0809
both ran same "Grandstand" sports prog!
954 0943 2UE Sydney, gd sig w/slogan "Radio Active" & talk-show.
981 0943 2NM Muswellbrook, slogan "Hits & memories 2NM" back-back pops till
nx at 1000.
990 0822 4RO Rockhampton, string of ads & local wx, slogan "Rockhampton and
the Capricorn Coasts 4RO 9-90"
999 1006 2ST Nowra, slogan "More of your kind of music", classic hits format
1008 0848 4TAB Brisbane, gd w/greyhound racing, nx & fields.
1017 0741 2KY Sydney, gd sig w/greyhound racing & plenty of ads.
1026 0924 3PB Melbourne, slogan "Newsradio", nx, sports & wx, hvy QRM.
1026 0837 4MK McKay, slogan "Hits & memories, 4MK" and classic/latest hits
mix.
1062 0826 5?? Renmark, gd sig w/ t/c as 2 minutes to 6, then ABC nx at 0830.
1080 0814 7TAB Hobart, tips for horse-races, mxd 2MO.
1080 0815 2MO Gunnedah, C&W show "The Outback Club" featuring Aussie & US
artists.
1089 0757 3WM Horsham, slogan "The best songs of all time", 0800 Southern
Cross Network News.
1089 0659 2GZ Orange, up w/ads & PSM o/usually dominant 3WM, slogan "The
greatest songs ever made are played on 2GZ, covering the Central
West"
1107 0741 2EA Sydney, fr sig w/prog in Danish, long tlk, few EE words.
1116 0745 4BC Brisbane, talk-show, prog preview & wx outlook.
1134 0823 2AD Armidale, mix of T40 pops & oldies, slogan "Armidale's best
music mix, 2AD 11-34"
1143 0758 2HD Newcastle, gd sig w/tlk show, nx 0800, local nx 0803 then
sports, wx & string of ads.
1152 0809 2WG Wagga Wagga, thru 3ZC w/all sports-tlk, some ads.
1161 0805 5PA Naracoorte, relay of 5MG 1584, slogan "5MG - the sound of the
South East", regional wx & lost pet notices.
1188 1011 2NZ Inverell, request show, T40 rock, song from "new Sounds Lounge".
1224 0730 2RPH Sydney, gd sig w/readings from the press.
1224 0825 3EA Melbourne, prog in Greek, mostly 'ph callers & some songs.
1233 0733 2NC Newcastle, local wx after ABC wx then item on coal mine
disaster, remained local until 0800.
1242 0743 3TR Sale, fr w/post-match comments on AFL game.
1251 0805 2DU Dubbo, sports nx, local ads then regional wx & T40 pops.
1269 0755 2SM Sydney, string of ads, nx 0802 then pop-rock mx.
1278 0747 3AW Melbourne, tlk-show format, string of ads.
1287 1001 2TM Tamworth, "News Across Australia" net nx then sports & C&W mx
show.
1296 1000 4RPH Brisbane, prog preview then "World of Science" feature.
1314 0940 3BA Ballarat, MOR pops, slogan "Playing Ballarat's all-time
favourites, 3BA", no sign of 2ZW.
1323 0819 5DN Adelaide, songs from 50's & 60's, string of ads 0822, nx 0830.
1332 0839 3SH Swan Hill, local AFL results till 0845 then "Jukebox Saturday
Night".
1350 1050 2LF Young, slogan "13-50 better music, 2LF, one great song after
another".
1368 0646 2GN Goulburn, slogan "Relaxing with another 60 continuous minutes
of easy-listening favourites, this is Goulburn's 2GN"
1413 0905 2EA Newcastle, pr-fr mxd 1ZO, w/prog in Vietnamese.
1422 1000 3XY Melbourne, id "3XY Radio Hellas" and program in Greek.
1431 0840 2RN Wollongong, current affairs prog, item on student sit-ins.
1440 1032 2PB Canberra, difficult to separate from NZers, slogan "Newsradio".
1449 0727 2MG Mudgee, fr sig w/"Rock classics", Elvis, Bill Haley etc.
1458 1030 2PB Newcastle, slogan "Newsradio" update nx, sports & wx then
rugby league later.
1467 0751 3MA Mildura, "Sports Wrap" prog, string of ads 0752 & 0758.
1476 1907 4ZR Roma, fr sig, greatest hits format.
1485 0655 2EA Wollongong, prog in FF, ended w/"Equinox" theme then EE id and
what I think was Turkish.
1494 1907 2AY Albury, pr-fr, slogan "The 60's, the 70's & the 80's, 2AY, the
best songs of all time"
1503 0946 2BS Bathurst, slogan "From the 60's to the 90's, stereo 2BS"
1512 1002 2RN Newcastle, prog "Law Report" legal nx prog.
1521 1906 2QN Deniliquin, classic hits format, slogan "Your station with the
memories, 1521 2QN".
1539 0952 2UM Sydney, "Radio Italia" net prog, tlk-show, 1000 id then RAI
prog.
1548 1905 4QD Emerald, ending ABC nx then into Anzac Day commemorations.
1557 0753 2TR Taree, 70's hits, Herman's Hermits, Procul Harum etc, nx 0800,
slogan "One great song after another"
1566 0810 3NE Wangaratta, slogan "More of your favourites, 3NE", hits of
the 60's, 70's, & 80's.
1584 0857 4VL Cunnamulla, string of ads & promos, id as "Outback Radio 4VL",
nx 0900. Pretty hard hearing any Aussies on this channel!
1593 0807 3RG Melbourne, all-Italian, "Radio Italia", w/nx.
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BROADCAST BAND LOGGINGS FROM SHAWN AXELROD
30 BECONTREE BAY WINNIPEG MB R2N 2X9 CANADA
E-Mail saxelrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DX'ING FROM Winnipeg
RECEIVER: ICOM ICR-70 WITH FILTER MODS AND PLAM BOARD
ANTENNA: 4 FOOT BOX LOOP / QUANTUM LOOP / 100 FOOT LONG WIRE
UNIDs and UNID HELP
670 UNID 05/10 0604 Poor signals under WMAQ with a religious talk
program. Could this be KLTT?? SA-MB
680 UNID 05/05 0024 Poor signals with old Amos and Andy program. SA-MB
680 UNID 05/10 0208 Poor signals under CJOB and KFEQ with NOS or Adult
Standards music SA-MB
680 CHFA AB Edmonton 05/09 0420 Fair signals mixing with KFEQ with
classical music // 1050 CKSB in CJOB null. SA-MB
680 CFTR ON Toronto 05/09 0420 Poor signals fading up with talk about
Ontario and ID. New!! SA-MB
680 KFEQ MO St Joseph 05/07 2310 Good signals in CJOB null with country
music and several KFEQ ID's. SA-MB
Well with CJOB going with low power at night due to technical problems 680
became the frequency to try. Could null them out almost completely even
though they are 10 miles from the house. KFEQ became the pest but managed
one new one. Things should be back to normal after this weekend. The river
is down 5 feet in the last week and the dikes are slowly coming down. Off to
Montreal, Ottawa on Thursday to see friends. May squeeze in some DX on the
car radio! Shawn
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Larry Godwin - Missoula, MT USA - lbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
KHLO-850-Hilo, Hawaii has been a regular at sunrise here every spring for
years, but not in 1997. I phoned the station and found out it's been off
the air since high winds blew down its antenna in March. It's expected to
return to the air in early June.
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MISC ITEMS
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IRCA Mexican Log, 4th Edition
The IRCA MEXICAN LOG log lists all AM stations in Mexico by frequency,
including call letters, state, city, day/night power, slogans, schedule in
UTC/GMT, formats, networks and notes. In addition, stations that have
changed frequency since 1990 are cross-referenced on the old frequency. The
call letter index gives call, frequency, city and state. The city index
(listed by state, then city) includes frequency, call and day/night power.
The log has been completely updated from the 1994 edition and carefully
cross-checked by IRCA members in Mexico and the US. This is an
indispensable reference for anyone who hears Mexican radio stations. Size
is 8 1/2" x 11" and three hole punched for easy binding (optional).
Prices: IRCA/NRC members - $6.50 (US/Canada/Mexico/seamail), $7.50 (rest of
the Americas airmail), $8.00 (Europe/Asia airmail), $8.50 (Australia/New
Zealand airmail). Non-members: add $2.00 to the above prices. Make checks
out to: Phil Bytheway.
Order TODAY from: IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
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The National Radio Club NRC AM Radio Log for the 1996-1997 DX Season.
This is the Seventeenth edition and has been updated through September 1996.
This annual edition contains 312 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole punched,
loose leaf format with over 5,500 A.M. Radio station listings from the
United States and Canada. Each station listing consists of its location,
frequency, call, format, network affiliation, station address, station
slogan, day and night transmitter powers. There are cross references by
city and by call letter.
The nonmember prices of the AM Radio Log are as follows:
NRC & IRCA Members see your magazines for the member prices!
U.S. & Canada US $22.95
Latin America US $23.50
Europe US $24.00
All Others US $28.00
Orders may be placed now. The 1997 Seventeenth edition of the NRC AM RADIO
LOG ready and being shipped at this time.
Please mail all orders to: National Radio Club
Publications Center
P.O. Box 164
Mannsville, NY 13661-0164
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary May 8 1997 through May 15 1997
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
5/ 8 72 4 1 very low quiet -
9 72 4 1 very low quiet -
10 72 4 3 very low quiet-unsettled -
11 72 6 0 very low quiet-unsettled -
12 72 0 0 low quiet -
13 74 0 0 very low quiet -
14 74 3 3 very low quiet-unsettled -
5/15 73 33 3 very low quiet-mas mis 1800
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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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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END of May 15 1997 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - bytheway@xxxxxxx