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WELCOME TO THE AM-DX NEWSFLASH - December 7 2000
Vol 6 No 34-35
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IRCA's web site... take a peek!!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5792/
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, December 14 2000 @ 1400 UTC
Send all contributions to me @ phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
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"**" denotes that the following items were originally posted on the
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"***" denotes that the following item was originally posted on the Hard
Core DX list.
"****" denotes that the following item was originally posted on the
MWDX list.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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**Paul Swearingen - Topeka KS - PlsBCBDXER@xxxxxxx
Ernie Wesolowski just phoned me and asked me to pass along the word
that longtime DXAS/NRC member Skip Dabelstein's father Wally died today,
12-2, of lung cancer in Omaha. Our sincerest sympathies go out to Skip
and his family, including his mother.
2001 NRC Convention will be in Pittsburgh PA
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxx
* 1/ 7/01 Sun - 0200-0300 - KNUS - 710 - Denver CO (PG)
* 1/ 7/01 Sun - 0200-0300 - KRKS - 990 - Denver CO (PG)
* 1/ 7/01 Sun - 0200-0300 - KBJD - 1650 - Denver CO (PG)
2/ 4/01 Sun - 0000-0200 - WILM - 1450 - Wilmington DE (NRC)
Sunday, January 7, 2001 - KNUS-710/KRKS-990/KBJD-1650, Denver, CO will
conduct a DX test from 2:00-3:00 am EST. Programming will include Morse
code, unusual music, and other readily identifiable programming. The
programming will be simulcast on all 3 stations. The stations will
probably run day power / non-DA the first half hour and standard night
power / patterns the second half hour. The stations would also like live
feedback from listeners by telephone during this event. The telephone
numbers will be 303-631-2328 and 303-696-1971.
Reception reports may be sent to:
ATTN: Gregg Cassidy.
KNUS-AM/KRKS-AM/KBJD-AM DX test
3131 S. Vaughn Way, Suite 601
Aurora, CO 80014-3510
E-mail: DJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Arranged by Patrick Griffith.)
Sunday, February 4, 2001 - WILM-1450, Wilmington, DE will conduct a DX
test from 12:00-2:00 am EDT. WILM will play "unusual programming",
sirens, and Morse code IDs. Allan Loudell, Program Manager of WILM, is
preparing a special 25th anniversary yellow QSL card. Calls to the
station may be placed at (302) 656-9800 - NO COLLECT CALLS, PLEASE!!!
Reception reports may be sent to:
Allan Loudell
Program Director
WILM News Radio
1215 French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
(Arranged by Blaine Thompson for the NRC CPC)
If you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via either e-mail
or in rec.radio.shortwave! And if you send a reception report to a
station, please remember to include return postage with your
report...
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a
card, letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for
going to the trouble to run a test!
WGSR-1570 test reports (all **):
Robert Foxworth (Tampa FL): Hrd WGSR atop channel 1570 but with
moderate chatter in backgrd, at 0005, playing 70's music, gave number to
call 904-277-0630 (hope I remembered it correctly) 73 Bob F in Tampa FL
Walter Breville (FL): A quick report to say that Ron's WGSR-1570 is
making it to the very middle of Florida, my den here at Nalcrest 10
miles east of Lake Wales, 60 miles due east of Tampa. Signal fading
in/out, quite good at times, especially when he gave a time check of
12:04 followed by a greeting to NRC and IRCA members, another good fade-
in at 12:11-12 with weather report, again at 12:28 when he talks about
having 1 1/2 years to go in the Navy. Am using a barefoot Grundig
Satellit 700 radio, which isn't as sensitive as a Superradio. Air
distance, Nalcrest to Fernandia Beach is 193 miles. Several other
stations interfering, including WCLE Cleveland, TN. Enjoying the 70s
records being spun.
Powell E. Way III (Columbia SC): I am hearing WGSR but V E R Y poorly
considering that I would normally hear it super duper here in South
Carolina! A country station that's strong is causing a problem and the
Mottled Mouse on 1560 causing chatter, too.
John Callarman (Krum TX): Finished some last-minute house work at 0105
EST 11/23 prior to hosting family Thanksgiving gathering, came to radio
room and found a null on XERF, and by doodly doggone it, there was New
Star 1570 WGSR dominant for the tag end of the unknown music that was
playing, then there for the next whole record, but when "Higher and
Higher" as the temperature gets "lower and lower" began, the XERF null
closed and ranchera (or nortena) music topped the channel. It's 940
miles from my bedroom to WGSR transmitter, according to readout based on
three-figure Lat/Long reading ... and 940 has some significance for me.
I worked at KIXZ-940 1959-60 and WMIX-940 1970-81 ... and my telephone
area code here in Krum TX is 940.
Best reception of the WGSR test this morning was that four-minute
period posted earlier. At 0127, I heard Ron start to introduce Donna
Summers (if my ears heard right, then said "No, it's not Donna Summers
... it's called disk jockey error ... live radio here at WGSR." ;-)
Unless Ron ran a lengthy sports scoreboard beginning 0143, there was a
third station there. When scoreboard ended, announcer gave name that
sounded like "I'm Wayne Story" and that station seemed to continue with
sports talk while WGSR did a Shawn Cassidy song. I thought I'd try to
get a good XERF ID for the taped log at 0200 break, got call and city,
but XERF was in a fade and WGSR music QRM'd the even un-nulled XERF. Who
does sports talk on 1570?
Bill Fairbanks (Coral Springs FL): Ron's show is coming in pretty
darned well here in Ft. Lauderdale area at 1:30 am considering the
abundant QRM. Great music....good job, Ron !! Drake SW2 and Kiwa Loop
Paul Staupe: RE: WGSR test on 11/22/00: Thanks Phil for the last
minute note on the test. I hastily set up my Ripple-ized R-390A last
night ( with Sherwood SE-3) for the first time since I got it back from
Chuck about nine months ago. .Antenna was a 40 foot vertical. Amazing
to hear strong beat note on 1570 at about 12:30 EST. Couldn't get an
ID, but I knew it was there. R-390A is an amazing BCB receiver!
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HOT ITEMS
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BROADCAST INFO PREPARED ON 11/26/00 1500
A FEW ABBREV.
JRN - JONES RADIO NETWORK (SATELLITE SERVICE)
ABC - ABC RADIO NETWORK (SATELLITE SERVICE
// - SIMULCAST
CRN - CATHOLIC RADIO NETWORK
EWTN - CATHOLIC TALK NETWORK
SRN - SALEM RADIO NETWORK IS THE NEW NAME FOR "REACH" S. GSPL NET
NORTENO - FOLKLORIC ACCORDIAN MUSIC FROM THE NORTHERN REGION OF MEXICO
FREQ. CALL SIGN OLD INFO NEW INFO
570 KSNM LAS CRUCES, NM KGRT - C&W ADLT STNDS
610 KAVL LANCASTER, CA SPORTS // KXTA ADDS FOX SPORTS
640 WVLG WILDWOOD, FL WHOF-REL SOFT AC
690 KTSM EL PASO, TX KHEY - SPORTS TALK
730 WLIL LENOIR CITY, TN C&W // WKZX ADDS SPORTS
850 KHHO TACOMA, WA SPORTS // KJR SPORTS - FOX
910 WNHV W. RIVER, VT SPTS/TLK // WTSV SPORTS-ESPN //WTSV
920 WKRT CORTLAND, NY OLDIES ADDS JRN - OLDIES
940 KXTK DES MOINES, IA OLDIES // KIOA SPORTS - 1 ON 1
950 WEZO ROCHESTER, NY BUS/STND/TROPIC WBBF - OLDIES // FM
WMCJ MONCKS CORNER, SC BLK GSPL TO BE WWJK - SPORTS
KJTV LUBBOCK, TX KXTQ - TLK/NWS APN- NEWS
960 KOVO PROVO, UT REG. MEX. REPORTED SILENT
980 WSUB GROTON, CT TLK & SPTS ESPN - SPORTS
990 WNTY SOUTHHINGTON, CT TROPICAL/SS REL URBAN/TLK/SS REL.
1040 WBZT BOYNTON BEACH, FL TLK/SPTS TO BE WJNA - STNDS
1110 KRLA PASADENA, CA TALK TO BE ESPN SPTS-DEC
1150 WONG CANTON, MS SILENT URBAN AC
1160 WMVI MECHANICSVILLE, NY SILENT ADLT STNDS
1220 KLVZ DENVER, CO C. CHRIST. OLDIES
1230 WJNA WEST PALM BEACH, FL STNDS TO BE WBZT- TLK/SPTS
WTSV CLAREMONT, NH SPTS/TLK ESPN- SPORTS
WHUC HUDSON, NY TALK ADLT STNDS - JRN
1280 KDYL SALT LAKE CITY, UT ADLT STNDS TALK
1290 WCCC WEST HARTFORD, CT ROCK // FM CLASSICAL
1310 WDPN ALLIANCE, OH ADLT STNDS 45+ SOFT AC - ABC
WYUR DEARBORN, MI AC // WNIC SPORTS - FOX
1330 WASA HAVRE DE GRACE, MD STNDS // WWLG WJSS - RELIGION
1350 KCHK NEW PRAGUE, MN OLDIES // FM ABC REAL C&W
1370 WBTN BENNINGTON, VT INFO & CLASSICAL STUNTING
1380 KHEY EL PASO, TX KTSM - TALK SPORTS
1390 WAJD GAINESVILLE, FL MODERN ROCK CHILDRENS - DISNEY
KNCK CONCORDIA, KS C&W ABC 45+ SOFT AC
KRRZ MINOT, ND CL. ROCK OLDIES - ABC
1410 WMYR FORT MYERS, FL C&W CHILDRENS - DISNEY
WHTG EATONTOWN, NJ MOD. ROCK // FM NEWS/OLDIES
EXPECT A // WITH WBUD SHORTLY
WENU SOUTH GLENS, NY WBZA- TALK WW1 - STNDS // FM
1420 WHK CLEVELAND, OH RELIGION TO BE CLASSICAL //104.9
1430 WRXO ROXBORO, NC C&W // WKRX ABC - ADLT CONT
1440 KODL THE DALLES,OR C&W WW1 - ADLT STNDS
1450 WFPG ATLANTIC CITY, NJ TALK COMEDY
1460 KUTI YAKIMA, WA KMWX - OLDIES CLASS. C&W
1470 KRAK SACRAMENTO, CA CL. C&W C&W // KNCI
KRAK SACREMENTO, CA C&W // KNCI CHILDRENS-DISNEY-JAN
1510 KIKA ONTARIO, CA C&W KMXN - MODERN ROCK
KNNS LARNED, MN ADLT STNDS ADDS WW1 ADLT STNDS
1520 KOLM ROCHESTER, MN WW1 - OLDIES WW1 - ADLT STNDS
1530 KHTE ENGLAND, AR KLEC - MOD ROCK DANCE CHR // FM
1570 WFOG RIVERHEAD NY SILENT CL. HITS // WRCN-FM
1580 WBCP URBANA, IL URBAN AC/GSPL R&B OLDIES/GSPL
1590 WETT OCEAN CITY, MD TALK REPORTED SILENT
1600 WHNP E. LONGMEADOW. MA WPNT-CL. ROCK TALK // WHMP 1400
1630 WAWX AUGUSTA, GA NEW CP REPORTED TO BE ON AIR
1680 KAVT FRESNO, CA NEW CP CHILDRENS - DISNEY
NEW STATION GRANT
1060 ____ ST-NICOLAS, PR 10000 DAY 10000 NIGHT DA-2
ACTIVITY
630 CJET SMITHS FALLS, ON MOVES TO 92.3 9300 WATTS
680 WINR BINGHAMTON, NY INCREASES TO 5000 DAYS, DA-2
690 KRCD PRINEVILLE, OR INCREASES TO 1000 WATTS NIGHTS,
CHANGES SITE TO: 44-20-25
120-54-24
830 KNCO GRASS VALLEY, CA INCREASE TO 5KW NIGHTS, DA-N
970 KVWM SHOW LOW, AZ INCREASE TO 195 NIGHTS, NDA, CHANGE
SITE TO 34-12-40 110-00-20
1010 KXEG TOLLESON, AZ INCREASES TO 15KW DAYS 250 NIGHTS
1140 WCJW WARSAW, NY INCREASES TO 2500 W DA-D
1230 KWSN SIOUX FALLS, SD DECREASES TO 440 WATTS, NDA, CHANGE
SITE TO 43-27-28 96-40-14
1240 KTLO MOUNTAIN HOME DECREASE TO 830 WATTS, NDA, CHANGE
SITE TO 36-21-23 92-21-33
1310 KFVR CRESCENT CITY, CA CHANGES SITE TO 41-45-35 121-09-49
1340 KSSR SANTA ROSA, NM CHANGES SITE TO 34-56-47 104-39-10
WALL MIDDLETON, NY CHANGES SITE TO 41-27-25 74-26-24
NEW CONSTRUCTIONS PERMITS
910 WPRP PONCE, PR DECREASE TO 4400 WATTS. NDA, CHANGE
SITE TO 17-59-27 66-37-48
WHSM HAYWOOD, WI CHANGE SITE TO 45-59-07 91-32-21
1230 KWG STOCKTON, CA CHANGE SITE TO 37-57-34 121-15-28
1320 WLOH LANCASTER, OH DECREASE TO 500 WATTS,ADDS 16 WATTS
NIGHTS , CHANGE SITE TO 39-42-22
82-32-43
1360 WELR ROANOKOE, AL DECREASE TO 927 WATTS DAYS, ADDS 56
WATTS NIGHTS, CHANGE SITE TO 33-11-06
85-24-30
1450 WBYU NEW ORLEANS, LA DECREASE TO 850 WATTS CHANGE SITE
TO 29-58-13 90-08-22
BROADCAST INFO 9 PREPARED ON 12/03/00 1400
FREQ. CALL SIGN OLD INFO NEW INFO
970 KNEA JONESBORO, AR GSPL SPORTS-ESPN
1020 WNTK NEWPORT, NH TALK // FM AMERICANA
1110 KRLA PASADENA, CA TALK KSPN- SPORTS - ESPN
1150 WCEN MOUNT PLEASANT, MI NWS/TLK REPORTED SILENT
1220 CJUL CORNWALL, ON NEW ADLT STNDS
1230 WENY ELMIRA, NY OLDIES TALK // WCLI
WAKI McMINNVILLE, TN TALK TO BE CL. HITS
1290 WWFS PEORIA, IL WIRL-STNDS SPORTS-FOX
1360 KRYS CORPUS CHRISTI, TX CHILDRENS C&W // KRYS-FM
1400 KFTM FORT MORGAN, CO C&W - JRN CL. C&W - JRN
KWLA MANY, LA SOFT AC AC - ABC
KGVL GREENVILLE, TX OLDIES- JRN CL. C&W - JRN
1520 WTRI BRUNSWICK, MD SS REL. REPORTED SILENT
1700 WAFN MIAMI SPRINGS, FL SPORTS SPORTS/BROKERED
ACTIVITY
700 WLW CINCINNATI, OH CHANGES XMTR SITE TO
39-21-11 84-19-44
1450 WHRC WEST WARWICK, RI CHNAGES XMTR SITE TO
41-41-42 71-31-26
1490 KYFO OGDEN, UT CHNAGES XMTR SITE TO
41-14-23 111-58-58
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**Russ Edmunds - wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxxxx
From phillyradio.com: 11/23/00 Peoples Broadcast Network, LLC, has
changed the calls of WASA 1330/Havre de Grace, MD, to WJSS.
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**Rick Shaftan - shaftan@xxxxxxx
WDLC-1490. On with WTSX Fox 96.7 simulcast 25 rocky miles due North of
here.
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*Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
From the CGC Communicator: KZPM(AM) and KAFY(AM), Bakersfield: Call
sign swap FCC Report #393
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**Willis - Collegedale TN - wb5khd@xxxxxxxx
NEW AM RADIO STATION
Old call: WLEJ, New Call: WPGY-1560, Ellijay, GA. 1,000 watt daytimer.
Must have changed calls some time this week. Format: Country Music. At
present they have continues Christmas music. And excellant selections of
songs and vocals.
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****Bernd Trutenau - btrutenau@xxxxxxxx
***I accidentally posted a wrong version of this item which was based on
incorrect information. My apologies. The correct version is as
follows:***
The Maiac radio center in Moldova went silent on 999 & 1548 kHz after
severe weather and landslides hit the region during the last days. It is
currently unclear wether the facilities at the site were damaged or the
transmitters are off because the electricity supply was interrupted.
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*Eric Bueneman - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx
>From John Tudenham (W0JRP):
AM, KOCR 1310 from Christian to all news (news max 1310),also carries
GGordon Liddy.
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**Steve Francis - Alcoa TN - Amdxmail@xxxxxxx
11/30 from about 8 to 11 EST, someone was running SRN news, anti-
recount phone-in shows, and religious commentaries on 1610 kHz. Just
dead air where the hourly IDs would have been. KALT in Atlanta, Texas
is the only X-bander authorized to use this frequency, and the trades
said they were shooting for an October airdate.
Not strong despite the open channel; WTAW-1620 (has this thing EVER
dropped power at sundown??) was ten times the mystery station's
strength, but at peaks it was easily readable.
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**Eric_Floden@xxxxxxxxx
The following stations are rumoured to be possibly going to a sports
format:
CHUM-1050
CKLG-730
CKST-1040
This from recent stories in the Globe & Mail
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Eric Bueneman - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx
While tuning around the AM band yesterday (11/30), I noted that WJCE-
680 Memphis, TN has switched formats. The station has dropped ABC's R&B
Oldies feed (as "The Juice") for the Westwood One Adult Standards feed,
employed by local WRTH-1430 and X-bander KQWB-1660. Their new slogan is
"The All New Easy 680", still using the WJCE calls. This was a smart
move; WJCE's daytime coverage includes southeast Missouri, some areas of
which cannot receive KAPE-1550 Cape Girardeau.
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*Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
There are now three, count 'em, three all sports stations in Los
Angeles. The latest is KSPN-1110, which was KRLA for decades and up
until midnight last night. Another set of legendary call letters down
the toilet. KSPN will be a mixture of local and ESPN network
programming. Not surprisingly, they will be owned (I'm not sure if the
sale has been finalized) by ABC/Disney, which also owns ESPN. The other
two all sports stations (KMPC-1540 and KXTA-1150) ratings haven't
exactly been setting the world on fire, so this should be interesting. I
think the ESPN radio network is quite well done, more than I can say for
One-on-One Sports, which has just been sold.
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*Richard Toebe - richtoebe@xxxxxxx
While tuning the dial early this evening (12/1) , I heard 1020 Roswell
NM use the call letters KINF, several times; they used the slogan
"Information Radio" as well. The latest SDXM, 8b, lists Roswell as
changing calls from KCKN to KXEM. But I clearly heard KINF.
**Mark Durenberger - mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Roswell is ID-ing as "KINF, Roswell New Mexico".
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****Bernd Trutenau - btrutenau@xxxxxxxx
According to a private TV station in Moldova, the icestorm last week
resulted in the collapse of a "200 meter" mast at the Maiac transmitting
center. Freezing rain caused a cover of ice with a thickness of up to
32mm in the region. There is currently no information availble about
further damages to buildings or antennas as a result of the crash. This
would be the second mast which crashed at the center, acc. to Russian
sources a 350 meter mast (which was earlier used for longwave 234 kHz)
fell down in another incident during the last years.
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**Frederick R. Vobbe - fredv@xxxxxxxxxxx
From The Times of Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, December 5, 2000
WAKE ANNOUNCES EXTENDED BROADCAST
WAKE-AM (1500) has announced it will now broadcast earlier in the
morning and later in the evening thanks to a recent digital AM
transmitter upgrade. Known in the industry as a "daytimer" due to its
sunrise to sunset broadcast schedule, WAKE will now be able to stretch
its programming hours to start earlier in the day and conclude as late
as 10:30 PM in the evening.
Since 1964, WAKE has featured a program of songs from many eras along
with local news, weather and other information. The station is owned and
operated by Radio One Communications.
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
UNID 1000 cycle tone on 1690 tonight from 0230- EST. Station must be
KSXX-Roseville, CA. They were going to start testing this week according
to Gary Jackson-Sacramento.
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***Andy Sennitt - andys@xxxxxxxxxx
I noticed a statement today on the Web site of Radio Cook Islands
saying their 5kW transmitter (630kHz)is running at half power due to
power costs. Apologies if this is old news, but I don't recall seeing
that statement before.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
550 CKPG Canada, Prince Gorge BC, Good with Sports at 0115 EST
11/23. (PM-OR)
550 CFJC Canada, Kamloops, BC, weak u/KOAC with local news at 1810
EST 11/22. (PM-OR)
560 CKNL Canada, BC ,Ft. St. John, good on top w/C&W and "N-L" IDs
at 0125 EST 11/23 (PM-OR)
570 CKWL Canada, B.C. Williams Lake, CKWL fair u/KVI with auction
//920 (stronger) at 0055 EST 11/23, Caribou Radio IDs. (PM-OR)
580 KANA MT. Anaconda, finally logged this after years of trying, but
barely, mixing with KFXD/CKUA at 1459.50 EST 11/28 with "KANA
Anaconda, It's one O'clock", soon lost in the jumble. (PM-OR)
580 CKUA Canada, AB, Edmonton, good all day with different
programming. Noted at 1900 EST 11/22 with ID "CKUA Radio Network"
ID Folk Roots. (PM-OR)
600 KGEZ MT. Kalispell, good and strong with Rock music "KGEZ The
Edge" IDs 2345 EST 11/26. They sound like day power and/or
pattern. (PM-OR)
610 CKYL Canada, AB, Peace River, very good w/C&W mx "Y-L Country"
IDs at 1530 EST 11/22 (PM-OR)
620 CJCI Canada, BC, Prince George, at 1055 w/C&W mx "CI Country"
11/22. (PM-OR)
760 CFLD Canada, BC, Burns Lake, fair all day w/AC and "BV-LD" IDs at
1611 11/22 (PM-OR)
800 CKOR Canada, BC, Penticton, good o/KPDQ w/Olies "Okanagan Radio"
at 1432 EST 11/22 (PM-OR)
830 CKKY Canada, AB, Wainwright, fair in KSWB splat at 1535 EST
11/22, "Key 83" IDs, C&W mx (PM-OR)
860 CFPR Canada, BC, Prince Rupert, fair mixing with KPAM with CBC
News at 1500 EST 11/22 (PM-OR)
870 CFBV Canada, Smithers //760 with AC pops at 1500 with ID 11/22
890 CJDC Canada, BC, Dawson Creek Good all day at 1400 with CJDC ID
into News 11/22 (PM-OR)
920 CKCQ Canada, BC, Quesnel //570 with auction at 0057 EST 11/23
970 KFTA ID, Rupert, nice signal on top of jumble with SS pgming
series of local spots for Burley and Rupert "La Fantastica" IDs
at 1020 EST 11/22. (PM-OR)
980 KVLV NV, Fallon, good signal on top with local Fallon spots, KVLV
IDs at 1035 EST 11/22. (PM-OR)
1020 CKVH Canada, AB, High Prairie, good w/C&W mx, local spots at 1445
"CKVH" ID 11/22 (PM-OR)
1070 KFDI KS, Wichita, this was my UNID News station heard yesterday
5/5 mixing with KATQ-MT. I had a few phone calls today and KFDI
IDed the local news items heard. They even are going to do a
local news story on me. This along with Houston has been some of
my best Daytime MW DX for several years. (PM-OR)
1070 KATQ MT, Plentywood, weak off Eastern Beverage with local news at
1802 EST 12/5 with City Council news, talk about the reservation,
soon lost in background noise. New. (PM-OR)
1070 KKHT TX, Houston, good on top with Christian talk and asking for
donations for needy children, gave local phone number 713-339-
1070, slogan "The Word" . Surpring signal for 3:20 PM (PST) 12/5
at 1820 EST. New. (PM-OR)
1070 UNID Station mixing with Plentywood MT with local news also, tc
at 1802 at 5:02, Wichita?, lost under Plentywood. (PM-OR)
1170 CKGY Canada, AB, Red Deer, at 1230 EST 11/2 "KG Country" IDs
1190t CFSL Canada, Sask, Weyburn, presumed the C&W mx u/KEX. Anmt at
1600, but couldn't make out ID, 11/22 (PM-OR)
1210 CFYM Canada, Sask. Kindersley fair mixing with KBSG w/YM Radio ID
at 1240 EST 11/22 (PM-OR)
1240 KCVL WA, Colville, hrd on top with ABC News at 2000 EST and
"KCVL" ID into C&W mx at 2006-11/26 (PM-OR)
1310 CHLW Canada, AB, St. Paul, good w/C&W "LW" ID at 1255 EST 11/22
1330 KJLL AZ, South Tucson, heard with ID going into net news at 0500
EST 11/27 "News, Hot Talk.....AM 13-30, KJLL, South Tucson" Fair
above jumble with rx in LSB (ECSS). Heard this in Rancho Mirage
last Spring, but never logged in OR. New for me. (PM-OR)
1330 CJYM Canada, Sask., Rosetown // 1210 at 1244 EST 11/22. (PM-OR)
1340 KCAP MT, Helena, heard with ID at 1959.50 EST 11/26, with promo
at 2002.30, with 10n1 Sports(?), Not sure, but I think the 1on1
Sports may have been KCAP, ID "1340 KCAP Helena, the station
you depend on" New for me.(PM-OR)
1340 CINL Canada, BC, Ashcroft, at 1614 11/22 "NL Radio" (PM-OR)
1400 CHNL1 Canada, BC, Clearwater, CHR hits //1340 at 1617 11/22
1450 KVSI ID, Montpelier, finally received this one after years of
trying. Gee two new ID stations in a week. That only leaves me
with one more to have all ID stations, since St. Anthony is
silent. Logged KVSI at 0805 EST 11/25 With "KVSI Sports" and a
bunch of local sponcers. Not a bad signal. QRM from Colfax,WA
also on 1450. Eastern ID stations aren't that easy. (PM-OR)
1500 ..... CA, HAR here mentioning summit and Cal Trans, Lake Tahoe,
weak with bits here and there u/OC at 0315 EST 12/1. Anyone else
heard this? (PM-OR)
1500 XEDF MEXICO, Mexico City, weak u/o Cal Trans TIS with SS Pops and
ID at 0330 "Mil Quinientos" New. (PM-OR)
+good with lively music and many "Rado Uno" IDs, fair to weak with
fading. From 0805 to 0900 UTC 12/5.
1500 KUMU HAWAII, Honolulu, good with WW1 NOS format, many KU-MU IDs
at 0745 12/5. (PM-OR)
1510 KLLB UT, West Jordon, fair with equal mix of KLLB and KGA at
times with local spots (Salt Lake) at 1051 EST 11/22. (PM-OR)
1550 KMRI UT, West Valley City, good on top from Bible Study notes,
KMRI IDs at 1042 11/22. (PM-OR)
1600 KCRG IA, Cedar Rapids, good on top of mess with "That's Sports
for 1600 KCRG" at 0045 EST 11/25. Haven't heard this in a while.
The HAR at Eureka I heard on 1630, was back on 1610 last night. Now
tonight they are on 1629 kHz with construction info on 101. Weak here in
NW Oregon.
1630 WRDW GA, Augusta, fair and alone on channel with fading running
"Jeff Rence" pgm into ID at 0059.50 EST 1/27 "News...1630 WRDW
Augusta. A Beasley Broadcasting Station" into ABC Net news. First
time hrd alone on channel. Other times QRM from KCJJ. (PM-OR)
1680 WTIR FL, Winter Garden, very good with TIS info on Disney World
and other attractions in area at 0030 EST 11/27. Best heard in a
while. (PM-OR)
I had one of the best mornings for TPs than I have heard for quite
sometime. A new Filipino, JJ, and a tent. logging of Pen. Malaysia on
765 khz. Really different cx this morning, where the bottom part of the
band, up to 900 khz was much better, and the EWE was out performing the
K9AY by far.
531 JOQG JAPAN, Morioka, good with man in JJ at 1303 11/30.
558 JOCR JAPAN, Kobe, poor with JJ pops at 1315 11/30 (PM-OR)
567 KGUM GUAM, Agana, in like "gangbusters" with Jim Bohannan show at
1330 11/30. Local ID at 1359.45 "Your Information talk station,
KGUM Agana" Into Net news. Best heard in a while. (PM-OR)
594 JOAK JAPAN, Tokyo, the best JJ of the morning heard S9+20DB at
peaks with JJ talk from 1230-after 1500 1/30 (PM-OR)
612 JOLK JAPAN, Fukuoka, weak in 610 splash, no sign of KUAM at 1345
11/30. JOLK in JJ talk (PM-OR)
639 JOWN JAPAN, Hakodate, good on top of JOPB (NHK2) at 1403 11/30,
with man with local or regional news in JJ, mentioned Hokkaido
and Hakodate a time or two. (PM-OR)
647.7 D.... PHILIPPINES, man in Tagalog talk weak off channel from
1320 to 1410 UTC 11/30. (PM-OR)
666 JOBK JAPAN, Osaka, very good with man in JJ at 1410 11/30.
693 JOAB JAPAN, Tokyo, good with EE News at 1401 11/30, but not
nearly as strong at 594. (PM-OR)
702 JO.. JAPAN, Synchros here //693 with EE News at 1402 1/30
729 JOCK JAPAN, Nagoya, good with JJ talk at 1340 11/30. This 50 KWer
gets out almost as well as the more powerfull units. (PM-OR)
738 .... TAHITI, Good with man in FF at 1310 11/30. This was the only
regular Pacific station in this morning. (PM-OR)
747 JOIB JAPAN, Sapporo, weak in Lang lessons at 1333 11/30. This
season 594 and 693 have been better. (PM-OR)
765 ..... MALAYSIA??? Kuala Trengganu, Station here with non-stop
mornfull singing without any anmts at 1435 UTC 11/30. Would peak
very nicely and then fade out and come back just as strong. This
sounded very much like Hindi type rel. pgm. Nothing else fits per
what is listed in the WRTH. CX were not good enough for an Indian
and other DX was from the same general area. I tryed to find a SW
//, but none heard. Anyone else have any ideas? (PM-OR)
774 JOUB JAPAN, Akita , weak with JJ lang. lessons at 1322 11/30
801 UNID eak station in KGO splat at 1315 11/30, which sounded
Malaysian. I have Sabah here from the past. Infact it has been
heard more than once. (PM-OR)
828 JOBB JAPAN, Osaka fair with EE lessons at 1339 11/30
855 DZGE PHILIPPINES, Naga City, very good at times with what sounded
like Basketball game Naga City vs ??? excited man in Tagalog,
1327. Then at 1331 ID as "D-Z-G-E.....Filipino Broadcasting
Service....Eight Fifty Five......D-Z-G-E........" I had a tent.
of this back in the early 90s,but never could pull out an ID. Now
to try and get a QSL, on 11/30. New (PM-OR)
864 D... PHILIPPINES, weak Filipino here at 1347 11/30. (PM-OR)
891 JOHK JAPAN, Sendai good with JJ talk at 1335 11/30. (PM-OR)
981 D.... PHILIPPINES, Weak Tagalog talk here at 1322 11/30
1008 JONR JAPAN, Osaka, weak JJ talk at 1311 11/30 (PM-OR)
1062 DZEC PHILIPPINES, Quezon City, good with woman ancr with tele.
talk show. Excited female calling in, mentioned "DZEC" a couple
times at 1320 11/30, This is the most common Filipino these
days. (PM-OR)
1134 JOQR JAPAN, Tokyo, weak with man w/JJ talk at 1314 11/30
1179 JOOR JAPAN, Osaka, weak with JJ talk at 1315 11/30 (PM-OR)
Drake R8, EWE Antenna
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*kevin redding - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
Heard on a GE Superadio [the original one] barefoot:
1290 KWFS TX, Wichita Falls 11/30 0800 ABC News, then id and ads for a
barbecue that has been around for 51 years. Under withering KXAM
splash.
1330 KLBO TX, Monahans 11/30 0812 with school lunches and its pigs in
a blanket today. Sponsored by Jack and Jill.
Here's the morning logs heard on a DX-440 anad RS 18-1533 loop:
1180 KOIL NE, Omaha 11/23 0837 with Radio Disney and into an ad bank
with ads for Fantasia 2000 and other Disney stuff.
990 KRKS CO, Denver 11/23 0851 preaching and talking about God
casting out Satan and listening no more, then overecome by a
Mexican.
940 KFRE CA, Fresno 11/23 0855 "Nueve Quarenta, Nueve Quarenta, Nueve
Quarenta, Fresno." Has Radio Unica.
610 KNML NM, Albuquerque 11/23 giving sports scores.
560 KBLU AZ, Yuma 11/23 with ID and "CNN newstime 731". Under
extremely heavy splash from KFYI. This is extremely rare for
Mesa, Arizona. Not so rare for Phoenix. Go figure.
All of these were heard on a TM-152 with Radio Shack 18-1533 loop and
played through a GE 3-5685B boombox into a pair of Sony MDR-180
headphones: [ you should have seen all the patch cords ]
570 KNRS UT, Salt Lake City 2022 11/23 with Ken Garth Volvo ad. Now
this one is in stereo with the pilot lit. Thats unusual and to
top it off they have ads running for the Utah Symphony and Dvorak
in the background in stereo. I doubt its a permanent thing but
they were on tonight and doing a bang up job.
670 KLTT CO, Denver 2027 11/23 and religious programming in stereo,
pilot lit but program sounded like mono run through stereo.
680 KNBR CA, San Francisco 2029 11/23 with ESPN hockey talk and pilot
on but ESPN feed must be mono. There has been some controversy
about this one too but I get it the same on my Chrysler Imperial
6 band GEQ RX-690S as well.
790 KABC CA, Los Angeles 2033 11/23 ads for State Farm Insurance and
into ABC news droning on and on about the election that will
never end. They were in Stereo.
820 WBAP TX. Ft. Worth 2133 11/23 with local news in stereo and
having fits and fights with XEUDO.
1110 KFAB NE, Omaha 2043 11/23 Hey! I thought these guys were supposed
to be mono? They had a bazillion ad bank with ads for lots of
stuff then into The Garden Cafe, Dodge cars, St. Joseph's Towers
for old folks, and finally after about 12 ads in a row, the ever
stupid Phil Hendrie Show. They were in stereo.
1170 KVOO OK, Tulsa 2048 11/23 "Classic Country, AM 1170, KVOO" and
www.kvoo.com in stereo.
1210 KGYN OK, Guymon 2050 11/23 with this ID, "You're listening to AM
stereo 1210, Guymon, KGYN". Its nice to hear someone advertize AM
stereo when so many are turning off the exciter. In stereo.
1400 KSUN AZ, Phoenix 2053 11/23 "Radio Fiesta la podera rodeador!"
They had a string of SS ads for Mexican dances and they sounded
fluttery and crappy as ever. In stereo but they sound terrible.
1520 KOMA OK, Oklahoma City 2056 11/23 There has been considerable
talk about this station. I heard it as stereo by some and not
stereo by some. Tonight I heard the Cowboys post game whine fest.
The pilot was on here but they were in the left ear only. Then
when the pilot dropped it was mono in both ears. Go figure.
1650 KBJD CO, Denver 2100 11/23 with a ToH ID [ top of hour ] and
slogan "The Beat" in stereo with pilot on.
1660 KXOL UT, Brigham City 2101 in stereo playing The Supremes, "Baby
Love". There has been considerable controversy about this one on
several radio lists but they are in stereo and do have the pilot
on and they just play a lot of pre stereo [ prior to 1958 ]
records and they are in mono but transmitted in stereo so they
sound like, guess what, mono.
1700 KTBK TX, Dallas 2100 talking about Texas high school football
then a combination ID with KTBK and KTCK both being IDed.
Daytime stereo scan using a TM-152 and RS18-1533 loop:
640 KFI CA, Los Angeles 11/24 0923 pilot on and in stereo with a
special edition of "Food Talk". I have them in stereo on the TM-
152 with pilot lit. I have them in stereo on the Sony SRF-42. I
do NOT have them in stereo on the Chrysler RX-690S. I believe the
difference is that the Chrysler is on a a wire and the other two
are on a loop or internal ferrite rod loop and the signal peaked
by turning the loops.
710 KDIS CA, Los Angeles 11/24 0935 playing "The Christmas Song"
which is the first Christmas song they played this season. And
its Radio Disney in stereo.
780 KAZM AZ, Sedona 11/24 0938 with an ad for "The home of the
miracle deal, Verde Valley Ford." In stereo.
1690 KDDZ CO, Arvada 11/24 0949 with a kid making funny noises to win
a contest on Radio Disney.
Heard on a Radio Shack DX375 and RS 18-1533 loop:
730 KBSU ID, Boise 1131 It's winter! KBSU is in with real acoustic
jazz during the daylight hours. Ella Fitzgerald was singing
"Sittin' and a-rockin'."
As an aside, and as a testament to modern technology, I have played with
the DX-375 and a GE Superadio [ original version ] and the DX-375
matches up with it on MW. I almost never listen to HF so I can't speak
to that, but I can say that the MW on this little radio is pretty good.
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*** Hannu Romppainen - rohata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MANA1 pedition was held by Hannu Romppainen and Seppo Tervo in
Manamansalo island, Lake Oulujarvi in Northern Finland. We used 2xYaesu
FRG-100 with FRT-7700 and longwire antennas of 100-400 meters. Here are
some examples of our logbook:
EUROOPPA:
527 2217- CVA: R Vaticana HS klassista mx 17.11. MANA1
1224 0644- HOL: Q Radio "Urban music" piti rapsata, kun eiu vastannut
ensimmaiseen rapoon. 18.11. MANA1
IBERIA:
1341 2155- E: R Leon paikallisbreikilla Kuwaitin ja Ulsterin
hairikoidessa. 17.11. MANA1
AASIA:
225 2033- TUR: TRT Van puolalaisen dominoidessa frequa. 17.11.MANA1
927 1641- PAK: PBC Khairpur nx in Urdu 1700. 17.11. MANA1
1035 1723- PAK: PBC Multan jammerin kiusatessa. 17.11. MANA1
1341 1538- PAK: PBC Bahawalpur nx in EE 1600. 17.11. MANA1
POHJOIS-AMERIKKA:
1680 0531- USA: WTTM Princeton NJ business talkkia "On T-M Radio", oli
ensimmäinen Kainuussa kuultu X-bandin jenkki. Lisaksi unideja
1650, 1660 (espanjankielinen) ja 1690. QRM utility Turku Radio
1677kHz. 18.11. MANA1
ETELA-AMERIKKA:
1300 0425- VEN: R Reloj, Maracaibo 18.11. MANA1
1390 0357- R Catolica Mundial , mika lienee QTH ? 18.11. MANA1
1500 0452- VEN: R Dos Mil, Cumana parhaiten kuuluva pedislattari. 18.11.
MANA1
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**Ginnie Lupi - ginnie@xxxxxxxxxxx
Heard from Ithaca, New York using a DX-398 and Select-A-Tenna:
630 CFCY PI Charlottetown 11/23/00 1834 EST CW song, female
vocalist; male DJ says "...from CFCY...where did the week go?...
7:37... Cory's going to drop in"; mentions Top 30 Countdown
show; "your CFCY weather forecast and Alan Jackson, next"; ad for
"The CFCY Top 30 Countdown".
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**Willis - wb5khd@xxxxxxxx
11/25. At 2120 EST from Collegedale, in south eastern TN, I am
listening to KGBC-1540. The station log list them at 250 watts. They
have a good steady, S-5 signal. The ID was, "The all new KGBC." Seems to
be great conditions to the south.
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****Mike Brooker - Toronto ON - aum108@xxxxxxxxxxx
Receivers: Panasonics RF-2200; RFB-45
UnID:
1470 ______ Nov. 30 1704 w/non-ID slogan "Joy Radio will give you
inspiration...the new AM 1230, 1470 and 1600 Joy Radio", into
pop-gospel song, then gone under WLQR. (MKB-ON)
950 WGTA Summerville, GA Nov. 30 0758 in dogfight over WWJ w/sports
report talking about Southeastern Conference basketball, ad for
Summerville Florists, local wx, "now 41 degrees at WGTA".
(MKB-ON)
1470 WMBD Peoria, IL Nov. 29 0700 fair w/top of hour ID as "Recognized
by the Illinois Broadcasters Association...award-winning news
from News radio 1470 AM, WMBD Peoria". (MKB-ON)
1480 WTDA Madison, WI Nov. 29 0655 wiping out nulled WHBC w/Wisconsin
Farm Show, ad for Polaris ATVs. (MKB-ON)
1630 WRDW Augusta, GA Dec. 1 0800 alone on frequency w/ Lions Club
PSA, top of hour ID "WRDW Augusta, a Beasley Broadcasting Group
Station", into ABC news. (MKB-ON)
(MKB-MI) Dxing in Ann Arbor, Michigan w/Panasonic RFB-45
710 CKVM Ville Marie, PQ Nov. 23 fr-good w/FF paid political
announcement for Liberal party. (MKB-MI)
730 CKDM Dauphin, MB Nov. 23 0718 fair-good w/C&W, ID as "today's hot
country, CKDM", local wx, ad for Roundup Ready canola. (MKB-MI)
820 WOSU Columbus, OH Nov. 23 0800 breaking through nulled CHAM w/ID
as "Morning Edition is next on 820 WOSU". (MKB-MI)
860 WNOV Milwaukee, WI Nov. 22 1805 presumed w/rap and hip hop, CST
time check, poor under partially nulled CJBC. (MKB-MI)
860 WACB Taylorsville, NC Nov. 23 0109 alone in CJBC null w/PSA to
prevent forest fires, promo for the Alexander County Baptist
Association's Christmas toy collection (donations may be brought
to the Taylorsville National Guard Armory). Slogan "You found
it, lock it in, B-86" into "Joy to the World" (the Christmas
carol, not Three Dog Night). If their night power is really only
8 watts, this is a totally awesome catch! (MKB-MI)
880 KRVN Lexington, NE Nov. 22 1750 fr-poor in fight w/WCBS & WRFD,
promo for Real Audio webcast on www.krvn.com web site, C&W mx.
Heard in Toronto in 1978; QSL took almost 5 years to arrive!
880 WMEQ Menomonie WI Nov. 22 1739 breaking through nulled WRFD
w/sports report talking about upcoming Minnesota Wild and
Timberwolves games. Nothing in MN on 880; this is presumed since
Menomonie is close enough to the MN state line that the Wild and
T-Wolves would be "home" teams. (MKB-MI)
900 WFRO Fremont, OH Nov. 22 1711 wiping out CHML w/local news and
funeral announcements, promo for Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Christmas dance at Fremont Country Club. (MKB-MI)
920 WBAA West Lafayette, IN Nov. 22 0600 over CKNX w/promo for
wbaa.org web site, into NPR Morning Edition. (MKB-ON)
920 KARN Little Rock, AR Nov. 22 1736 fair w/ID as "News radio 920
KARN", into talk about George W. Bush's cocaine habit ("at least
he admitted it"). (MKB-MI)
930 WEOL Elyria, OH Nov. 22 1654 vgd w/ad for Loraine County Transit,
local wx and promo announcement: "your up to the minute weather
advisories on your news station, AM 930 WEOL". (MKB-MI)
940 WCPC Houston, MS Nov. 22 1734 fair and alone on frequency w/ad
for Frank Schmidt Body Shop in Houston, local wx, ID as
"currently it's 53 degrees at WCPC". (MKB-MI)
1070 WCSZ Sans Souci, SC Nov. 23 2205 fair in WIBC null w/ID as "1070
The Sports Zone, WCSZ" into Fox Sports talk. (MKB-MI)
1110 WMBI Chicago, IL Nov. 22 1729* good w/sign off announcement "You
have been listening to WMBI Chicago, broadcasting since 1926..."
inviting listeners to tune to WMBI-FM 90.1. (MKB-MI)
1130 KWKH Shreveport, LA Nov. 22 1727 poor but steady in WDFN null
w/C&W mx, ID as "AM 1130 Country Gold, KWKH". (MKB-MI)
1150 WCUE Cuyahoga Falls, OH Nov. 23 1759 good w/ID as "providing food
to the spiritually hungry, this is WCUE Cuyahoga Falls", into
Family Radio program. (MKB-MI)
1150 WEAQ Chippewa Falls, WI Nov. 23 0727 fair w/local wx,
Thanksgiving Day sports trivia contest, sponsored by Eau Claire
Optical. (MKB-MI)
1150 UNID _______ Nov. 23 0915 non-ID as "The Valley's non-stop
Christmas station" into a C&W-ish version of "Pretty Papers",
then faded out. (MKB-MI)
1180 WXLA Dimondale, MI Nov. 23 0742 dominating nulled WHAM w/hip hop
mx, ID as "Mix 1180 WXLA. We're staying true to the mix.
Lansing's urban adult radio." (MKB-MI)
1240 WJIM Lansing, MI Nov. 22 1706 fair w/PSA for Girl Scouts, local
wx: "that's my latest WJIM forecast". (MKB-MI)
1250 KBRF Fergus Falls, MN Nov. 23 0918 fair o/WGL w/run-down of local
job openings in Fergus Falls, Battle Lake and Elbow Lake, MN.
1250 WGL Fort Wayne, IN Nov. 23 1700 ID as "Fort Wayne's talk radio
is 1250 WGL" into CBS news. (MKB-MI)
1360 WOEN Olean, NY Nov. 20 0700 all alone on frequency w/top of hour
ID, "your station for news, weather and sports, now CBS news on
your hometown station, 1360 WOEN, Olean", into CBS news. (MKB-ON)
1430 WFOB Fostoria, OH Nov. 24 0917 good w/local obituary
announcements. (MKB-MI)
1470 WPAO Farrell, PA Nov. 21 0643 ID as "weather and more on AM 1470
WPAO", then lost under WLQR. (MKB-ON)
1550 WDLR Delaware, OH Nov. 23 2121 creaming CBE w/Ohio State vs.
Florida State basketball, ad for Best Western Delaware Hotel.
1570 CKMW Winkler, MB Nov. 24 0859 fair and virtually alone on
frequency w/ad for Southland Honda, time check "one minute before
8 o'clock on CKMW" into C&W song. (MKB-MI)
Pan-Am DX:
640 CM___ Radio Progreso, Guanabacoa/Las Tunas CUBA Nov. 23 0537
UTC/0037 EST blasting in w/political commentary by woman, several
Progreso IDs and numerous mentions of Castro. As CMQ, this used
to be heard almost nightly in Toronto, before CFYI usurped the
frequency. (MKB-MI)
670 CMQ Radio Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas CUBA Nov. 23 0530 UTC/0030 EST
wiping out WSCR w/political commentary slamming U.S.
"imperialsimo". (MKB-MI)
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Eric Bueneman - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx
550 KTRS St. Louis, MO-News/Talk format, "The Big 550", in simulated
AM Stereo.
630 KJSL St. Louis, MO-Christian talk, much of it still
fundamentalist, but also has Contemporary Christian in the
morning, still "The Salt and Light of St. Louis"
690 KSTL East St. Louis, IL-Announces this city first, instead of St.
Louis, MO. Urban Gospel format, excellent seperation. Crawford
owns both KSTL and KJSL.
720 WGN Chicago, IL-News/Talk format, even with local KWRE on 730
from Warrenton, MO
890 WLS Chicago, IL-News, Talk format "News/Talk 89", even with WINU
Highland, IL on 880
900 KFAL Fulton, MO-Classic Country format, "The Big 900"
990 WCAZ Carthage, IL-Country format
1050 WDZ Decatur, IL-ABC Urban AC format, "Magic 1050"
1340 KXEO Mexico, MO-Adult Contemporary format
1490 WESL East St. Louis, IL-R&B Oldies format
Not much in the way of regulars to add at night; WJR-760 Detroit, MI;
WBAP-820 Fort Worth, TX; WTAW-1620 College Station, TX; KCJJ-1630 Iowa
City, IA; WKSH-1640 Sussex, WI; KCNZ-1650 Cedar Falls, IA. (My AM Stereo
tuner can only tune up to 1670).
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***Terry Krueger - tocobagadx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Some MW logs from Clearwater, Florida - all times/dates are GMT.
Receivers: NRD-535, HQ-180A, DX-399, dipoles.
810 COLOMBIA Caracol, Santa Fe de Bogota, 1018-1025 Nov 26, very weak
with badly off-key horns band, two SP M anncrs, TCs, net IDs,
back to band at 1025. Parallel xlnt 5955.08 (Villavicencio)
outlet. (Krueger-FL)
990 CUBA R Guama, unknown site, Pinar del Rio, 1101-1110 Nov 26, SP W,
Cuban tropical and pop vocals. Poor, and parallel excellent
1000. (Krueger-FL)
1390 CUBA R Jaruco, Jaruco, La Habana, 0328-0500* Nov 21, nice
traditional Cuban oldies vocals, Instituto Meteorologica
weathercast, mention of "frecuencia modulada" by M but no
frequency copied. Retune at 0450, modern SP vocals, W at 0454 w/
canned "R Jaruco" reverbing ID, promo for la guardia nacional and
fuerzas militar, brief silence, then M w/ quick ID and pulled
plug without formal closing or NA. Very good. (Krueger-FL)
1560 MEXICO XEFAJ, Mexico DF, 0956-1005 Nov 26, SP M&W, canned "Esta es
XEFAJ" at 1000, nx summary, ads. Good. Another ID at 1003 w/ FM
freq ment'd. No "La Consentida" slogan used on either IDs.
(Krueger-FL)
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*Richard Toebe - richtoebe@xxxxxxx
DXing from Davis, CA
Sony ICF-2010, Barefoot
860 unid 11/24 0506 Heard weakly but clearly under KTRB/XEMO in a
very tight null; several mentions of AM 860, "News for our area",
a 39 degree temperature check. Any idea who this might be? KPAM
maybe? (RT-CA)
1410 CFUN BC Vancouver 11/25 0306 Faded up over jumble with "C-
Fun, a new kind of talk station", then into Mike Siegel's Coast
to Coast AM. New from Davis. (RT-CA)
1450 KFLS OR Klamath Falls 11/23 1028 Faded up over jumble of
signals with "Your favorites from the 50s 60s and 70s, KFLS",
then a spot about the Oregon Insurance Plan, then OLDies song "Do
You Believe In Magic? Great signal while it lasted. New from
Davis. (RT-CA)
1510 KIRV CA Fresno 11/24 0945 Sitting on the jumble that is 1510
at sunrise (KGA/KFNN/others) when suddenly out of nowhere "You
are listening to the Sound of the New Life, KIRV" boomed in,
followed by CLAssical type music. REL after the hour, but now
about even with KMZT/KFNN/KGA. New from Davis. (RT-CA)
We had a very busy, hectic Thanksgiving weekend here; this is my first
chance to go online since Tuesday. Hope everyone had a great holiday,
and to our friends up North, hope your Federal Election goes better than
ours did!
**Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Rich, Your unid 850 sure sounds like KPAM. The temp matches closely too.
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**Frederick R. Vobbe - fredv@xxxxxxxxxxx
The following is from my trip to Lapeer County (MI). All loggings were
made in Imlay City, Michigan, corner of M-53 & M-21, using a Sony 2010,
no external antenna. Comments are in [].
540 CBEF ON Windsor - 11/23 - 1646. Music with announcements for
station shows, & ID in FF. [Normally I would not submit this as
DX, as it's a semi-local, however this station had the strongest
signal of all on the dial]
560 WLLZ MI Monroe - 11/23 - 1650. Distorted church program.
Preacher's voice was clipped at times.
570 WKBN OH Youngstown - 11/23 - 1655. Psychic program with
occasional mentions of phone numbers along with "WKBN", and promo
for next week's show. [This one surprised me.]
580 CKWW ON Windsor - 11/23 - 1658. Christmas music with ID into
Tony Bennett song.
600 WSNL MI Flint - 11/23 - 1700. MX into top of hour ID:
"Michigan's Salt & Light. WSNL, Flint, Midland, Bay City,
Saginaw." into MX.
630 CFCO ON Chattam - 11/23 - 1701. MX into ID: "This is Chattam-
Kent's 6-30 Solid Gold, CFCO." Into news.
660 WMIC MI Sandusky - 11/23 - 1703. [Off air when I tuned in.
Forgot to take Sunset/Sunrise maps with me on this trip, so I
assume that they did a sign-off at 1700.]
690 WNZK MI Westland - 11/23 - 1704. ID "WNZK" into what sounded
like Arabic music.
710 WOR NY New York - 11/25 - 1742. Cat food commercial with
locations in Brooklyn & Queens. Jingle "Radio 7-10, WOR", health
food spot [I would have spaced this a little further than the cat
food commercial], and then into pet store commercial. [9 of 10
leds lit on the 2010 with no fading. If CHYR-710 were around,
they would have been in serious trouble].
[Note: All the NY state clears on 660, 710, 770, 810, 880, + 1010 have
better signals here than in Lima]
850 WRMR OH Cleveland - 11/25 - 1748. Promo "... and thanks for
listening to the music of your life on WRMR". Into Christmas
music.
880 KRVN NE Lexington - 11/25 - 1753. Song "PT-109" back sell with
ID of KRVN, into "ITT" commercial, and weather where it was 38
degrees. [28 in Imlay City <grin>] WCBS very dominate, but I
was able to hold the radio for enough null to bag this one.
1010 Unid!! 11/25 - 1755. Unidentified C&W station up and down.
Could have given ID at TOH but I could not catch it. Went into
MX till fade out at 1806.
Notes: Did not get to set up at the farm in Almont MI as it rained the
whole weekend. DXing was confined to the pool room of the Days Inn
while watching Jon & Connie get tired of swimming. The funny moment of
the day (11/25) came when I was showing my brother my 2010, and while
listening to 1340 we heard him doing a commercial on WLEW-1340. He is
the CE and does mornings at the station. 1230 WMPC had a real good
signal in Lapeer and Macomb county. Very clear and good strength.
Contrary, WLSP was under modulated, distorted, and I needed to drive
some 12 miles closer to get a better signal from the station. That's
(2) stations that I worked for in the past that at one time sounded
good, but now are pitiful. That's about all. Tomorrow it's the drive
back home. CUL from Lapeer County MI
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Larry Russell - ak473@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
710 unid 2145 11/27 Arab howling Koran, mixing with WOR. (Russell)
1020 KJJK Fergus Falls MN 0738-0850 11/27 This DX-bait has eluded me
twice before. A tip from Pat Martin about MW conditions (via
HCDX) caused me to dx. Found oldies mx here over KDKA at times,
even wiping out KDKA. Heard "Oldies 1020" and "The Lakes Area's
favorite oldies" non-ids. Heard promo for "Minnesota Vikings
football" on "AM-1250 KBRF" which is listed for the same town.
Finally got full ID at end of Wx @ 0849. "That's it (for)
Forecast from oldies 10-20 KJJK Fergus Falls Minnesota."
1520 KOLM Rochester MN 2152 11/27 Nostalgia mx, "KOLM" Their web page
says "oldies" so maybe I heard mx from another? (Russell)
Larry Russell, Flushing MI, 6800W/DX-400, 70' wire
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PATRICE PRIVAT - patrice.privat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just had a rare catch on sunday night Utvarp Foroya in the Faroe
Islands (Akraberg 531 khz) was booming in around 2000 UTC sometimes
overwhelming Beromunster and Algeria. There was even a talk in Faroese
(near Danish) on the ...KINKS !! really a rare reception with the
panasonic rfb45 probably means winter is here.. also NRK Vigra 630 khz
in Norwegian
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**ben-dangerfield - ben-dangerfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tonight, Dec. 1, I have noted a path of reception beginning in
Mauretania on 783 kc and continuing across the Atlantic into the West
Indies. Noted with big signals have been the aforementioned Mauretania-
783 and almost on the same latitude British Virgins-780 [Xmas carols],
St. Kitts-830, Nevis-895, WAPA-680 and several Colombians. Also hets
from 711 and 621.
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Mark Mohrmannm - VT - mohrmannm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NRD 535D, 2 - LW 140m @ 145 deg, 215 deg
Unbeleivable conditions Dec 2 and 3 here in Vermont. 25 LA stations in
2 nights. Most of them alone and dominating the frequency. 9 new logs
including Nicaragua on 620!
550 VENEZUELA YVKE - Mundial; Caracas, Dec 3, 0254 LA pop music in
WDEV null, "Mundial" ID, fair to good signal. (Mohrmann VT)
555 ST. KITTS ZIZ; Basseterre, Dec 3, 0435 (presumed), Australian
cricket match commentary. Fair to good signal. (Mohrmann VT)
570 CUBA CMDC - Radio Reloj; Pilon, Dec 2, 0432 Time pips, CW ID under
the mix. (Mohrmann VT)
600 CUBA CMKV - Radio Rebelde; Urbano Noris, Dec 2, 0428 On top //
5025. (Mohrmann VT)
609.98 COLOMBIA Rdif Nacional Colombia; Urbia, Dec 2, 0418-0505 3-way
interview. 0502 gongs, nice full ID, into national anthem and
s/off at 0505. +20dB over signal with low growling het from
slightly off frequency carrier. (Mohrmann VT)
620.02 NICARAGUA YNN - Radio Nicaragua; Managua, Dec 2, 0436-0445
Fading up out of the mix 3 times in almost 10 minutes. Announcer
with religious program and definite ID in passing "...por Radio
Nicaragua...", other mentions of "Nicaragua" until it disappeared
into oblivion after 0445. (Mohrmann VT)
640 CUBA Radio Progreso; , Dec 3, 0438 "LA Onda de la Alegria" ID, on
top. (Mohrmann VT)
650 COLOMBIA HJKH - RCN ; Bogota, Dec 2, 0415 Ad for Chocolate Corona,
"RCN" ID, fair signal just above the mix. (Mohrmann VT)
660 VENEZUELA YVNA - Ondas de los Medanos; Coro, Dec 2, 0448 LA
ballad, nice ID "...Ondas de los Medanos, tu radio popular." S9
signal in WFAN null. (Mohrmann VT)
670 VENEZUELA YVLL - Radio Rumbos; Caracas, Dec 3, 0300 ID and lottery
numbers, on top with +20dB signal. (Mohrmann VT)
700 COLOMBIA HJCX - Radio Net; Cali, Dec 3, 0607 Talk, canned ID, fair
signal. (Mohrmann VT)
710 CUBA Radio Rebelde; , Dec 3, 0444 Baseball game // 1180, under
WOR. (Mohrmann VT)
720 JAMAICA RJR; Kingston, Dec 3, 0316 Promo for Anglican church, ID
"...on RJR 94 FM", ad for Nokia cell phones. All alone, good
signal. (Mohrmann VT)
740 VENEZUELA YVNC - Radio Maracaibo; Maracaibo, Dec 2, 0407
(presumed), LA pop music, announcer over telephone as if doing a
live remote network program , ID as "..CNV...", good signal.
760 COLOMBIA HJAJ - RCN; Barranquilla, Dec 2, 0350 LA ballad on top.
// 770. (Mohrmann VT)
770 COLOMBIA HJJX - RCN; Bogota, Dec 2, 0350 LA ballad on top, // 760
780 VENEZUELA YVMN - R Coro; Coro, Dec 3, 0243 LA pop vocals, ID, on
top. (Mohrmann VT)
808.51 CUBA CMDW? - Radio Progreso; Guantanamo?, Dec 3, 0323-0620
Presume Guantanamo off frequency with LA music, ID. Good peaks.
830 CUBA Radio Reloj; , Dec 3, 0331 CW ID under the mix. (Mohrmann VT)
850 VENEZUELA YVZC - Radio Fe y Alegria; Maracaibo, Dec 3, 0451-0515
LA ballads, 0515 ID. Fair to good signal. (Mohrmann VT)
910 VENEZUELA YVRQ - RQ 910; Caracas, Dec 2, 0525 LA pop music, ID
"...RQ 910...", +10dB over signal. (Mohrmann VT)
950 CUBA CMHI - Radio Reloj; Sancti Spiritus, Dec 3, 0344 Man and
woman announcers with news, ID. Fair signal on top. (Mohrmann VT)
1000 COLOMBIA HJAQ - RCN; Cartagena, Dec 3, 0508 Spanish talk // 760
under WMVP Chicago. Poor signal. (Mohrmann VT)
1000 VENEZUELA YVNM - Radio Caribena; Moron, Dec 3, 0346-0354 LA
ballad, ID, 2 anthems and s/off at 0354. Good signal.
1180 CUBA CMBA? - Radio Rebelde; Villa Maria?, Dec 2, 0513 Interview //
5025, on top. (Mohrmann VT)
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*Mike Stonebridge - stonbrdg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
At long last I heard this one:
1650 KBJD CO Denver 12/02 23.00 Heard at top of the hour with 1650
KBJD Denver ID and 1650 'The Beat.' New for me.
1660 KQWB ND West Fargo 01.00 12/05 Heard full ID at toh. You're
listening to the memory station KQWB AM West Fargo. Then into CNN
news. New for me and my 3rd new xbander in 2 nights.
1680 WTTM NJ Princeton 00.46 12/04 presumed here with 1680-ESPN-Radio
ID. In good at times but long deep fades. New for me.
Mike in St. Isidore, AB on R-7 and R390A with an 150' EWE.
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Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
720 WGCR NC Pisgah Forest - 12/2 1657 - Good; You're listening to
Angel (?) Broadcasting, WGCR Pisgah Forest," local weather, and
obituaries. (BC-NH)
730 WSCC SC Charleston - 12/2 1623 - Good; "Newsradio 730 WSC" IDs
and promos including "Mindless muck of FM radio" and "The station
you trust for weather, Newsradio 730 WSC," Kim Commando computer
talk show. (BC-NH)
740 WJIB MA Cambridge - 11/12 1755 - Good; Business Talk Radio with
personal finance talk, mention of WBNW, jazz instrumental, "This
is WJIB Cambridge, Boston" into local sports talk. (BC-NH)
1570 WNST MD Towson - 11/24 1750 - Ad for car dealer with two
locations in the Baltimore area, One-On-One sports, mixed with
WISP, WBUG, and unID stations. (BC-NH)
1570 WBUG NY Amsterdam - 11/24 2220 - Good; forecast from the WBUG
Weather Center, "Country Classics only on Bug Country, FM 101.1,
AM 1570" and Real Country. (BC-NH)
1570 WISP PA Doylestown - 11/24 2255 - Good; EWTN Global Catholic
Radio network ID and WISP Catholic Community Bulletin Board
promo. (BC-NH)
R8B, MWDX-5, 100-ft wire, 100-ft east sloping wire.
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**Michael Hawk - hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Conditions seemed pretty good last weekend here in the San Jose area.
Picked up quite a few new ones, and a lot of UNID's last night that I'm
hoping someone here might be able to help with.
Saratoga, CA; Icom R70 with Kiwa loop
UNIDs/Tentative
760 MEXICO XENY?? Nogales, SON? DEC 2 1323 - SS; ID "La ____ana",
siete sesenta" and a clear mention of Nogales. The old IRCA
Mexican list has the Nogales XENY station silent (I've ordered
the latest edition). No call letters heard, and this wasn't a
"legal ID". Anyone have any info? [Hawk-CA]
780 KAZMt AZ Sedona - 12/3 2330 Sunday night football (Bears vs
Packers). Didn't sound like it was on the Bears network (i.e.
WBBM) so may have been just generic coverage. ID at 2358 sounded
like KAZM; ID a bit later also sounded like KAZM, but I didn't
have the tape player going. Can any AZ member confirm that they
carry Sunday night football? (MH-CA)
800 UNID ?? - 12/4 0026 SS station under XEROK and KHIS. ID sounded
like "Radio Cinta". "Cinta" probably isn't correct, as that
doesn't make much sense. Anyone know Tijuana's slogan? Can't
wait to get the IRCA Mexican log (soon-pb). (MH-CA)
930 UNID ?? - 12/3 1938 End of "Roadrunners football". Was in pretty
strong. A web search didn't reveal any matches between
"roadrunner" schools and station locations (MH-CA)
1620 UNID ?? - 12/2 2200 - ESPN radio on top; looped NE/SW, so presumed
this to be the Idaho station on the air again. No ID's heard
before I had to leave. (MH-CA)
Regular loggings
590 KSUB UT Cedar City - 12/3 1845 - UMKC vs Southern Utah basketball
wrap-up. Talk Radio 590 slogan followed by local ads (MH-CA)
630 KIDO ID Boise - 12/2 0800 - "News Radio 630, KIDO" ID (MH-CA)
790 KGHL MT Billings - 12/2 0900 - faded up w/ ID at ToH. Lots of
other stations in the mix, so I could only grab the call letters
out of the mess (MH-CA)
960 KNDNp NM Farmington - 12/3 1855 - presumed with Native American
chanting in KABL null (MH-CA)
1030 KTWO WY Casper - 12/2 1715 - weak with C&W and ID. Very early to
be hearing Wyoming! (MH-CA)
1060 CKMX AB Calgary - 12/1 2014 - light AC followed by ID: "Let the
worries of the day fade away, only on AM 1060, CKMX" (MH-CA)
1090 KBOZ MT Bozeman - 12/1 2024 - C&W music, ID "Now more country with
<missed due to QRM>, on 1090, KBOZ". In XEPRS null (MH-CA)
1280 KDYL UT Salt Lake City - 12/2 1955 - end of a basketball game, ID
by male announcer, followed by local ads, including one for
"America's First Credit Union" (MH-CA)
1420 MEXICO XEXX, Tijuana, BCN DEC 2 0400 - clear ID "Radio Mexicana,
XE Doble X" [Hawk-CA]
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Kent Winrich - k9ez@xxxxxxxx
Near Ironwood, MI (home is Waukesha, WI)
Rig: Hammarlund HQ-129-X
Antenna: 1500' Un-terminated beverage E/W
I set up the 1500' beverage about 2 years ago at my ski chalet in
northern Michigan, and really have not had the chance to use it. The
beverage is strung through trees in a virgin forest, so it is not
straight. I kept it un-terminated so that I will have bi-directionality.
I am hoping to string a N/S 1300' beverage this winter and then phase
the 2 for steering the directionality. It is easier to string these in
the winter, due to the fact that the land is rather swampy, and in the
winter the ice freezes, though I have about waist deep snow to trudge
through. Let me tell you it is a good workout! I am hoping that with the
N/S beverage, I will be able to get into Asia. These reports were taken
between ski runs. We had 2 feet of snow on the ground already.
550 KFYR Bismarck, ND 21:20 11/25 KFYR ID
570 WNAX Yankton, SD 15:46 11/24 Sioux Land Weather, WNAX.COM
600 KSJB Jamestown, ND 20:55 11/25 Broadcasting live from the
Jamestown Mall this is radio 600 KSJB, country music
620 KMNS Sioux City, IA 22:05 11/24 News/Talk 6-20 weather. 25 degrees
here in Sioux City. ESPN Radio. o/u WTMJ
630 WLAP Lexington, KY 8:41 11/26 Gardening with Bernie on 6-30 WLAP
640 KFI Los Angeles, Ca 21:40 11/24 High above Southern California,
Looking for parking spots at the malls. DOMINANT
640 WNNZ Westfield, MA 15:00 11/24 WNNZ The Talk Station
650 WSM Nashville, TN 21:24 11/25 Grand Ole Opry
680 KNBR San Francisco, CA 21:43 11/24 Phoenix vs Golden State
basketball. KNBR 6-80, the Sports Leader, HUGE!!!!
680 CJOB Winnipeg, MAN 13:21 11/25 The SuperStation. Talk about the
CFL.
680 KFEQ St Joeseph, MO 20:11 11/25 Husky basketball on 6-80 KFEQ
700 WLW Cincinnati, OH The Big One WLW Bengals (Bungles??) Football
talk.
710 KNUS Denver, CO 21:08 11/25 Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames
Hockey game.
720 UnID 15:50 11/25 Loud holy roller gospel preaching going on behind
WGN. Who is this??
730 KWOA Worthington, MN 22:10 11/24 High School Football from the
Metrodome
730 CKDM Dauphin, MB 13:20 11/25 We've got the most music of today..
750 CJVR Melfort, SA 21:50 11/24 Hawks Hockey on CJVR
760 KTLK Thorton, CO 9:53 11/25 7-60 KTLK ID, Great Graphics ad 303-
507-2322
770 KATL Miles City, MT 17:15 11/25 Ad for the Stage Coach Station in
Miles City. With all of the best in Sports, News and Music in
Eastern Montana. WAAAAAY over WABC.
790 KFGO Fargo, ND 15:51 11/24 IDs, Dan Michaels
790 CIGM Sudbury, ONT 15:53 11/24 Live on location at Beankos for new
technology
800 WVAL Sauk Rapids, MN 15:10 11/24 AM-800 WVAL
800 CKLW Windsor, ONT 21:33 11/25 ..weekends on AM 800 CKLW.
810 KBHP Sturgis, SD 9:09 11/26 5 State Farm Radio KBHP
820 CHAM Hamilton, ONT 20:21 11/25 Country music, Here's another
country classic on 8-20 "CHAM"
830 UnID 21:20 11/24 Country Music??
830 UnID 16:25 11/24 Classical, another Canuk??
840 KTIC West Point, NE 7:44 11/25 Talk about deer population around
West Point, 8-40 Farm Radio West Point.
850 KOA Denver, CO 20:24 11/25 8-50 KOA, William jewelers ad, in
Denver.
870 KPRM Park Rapids, MN 15:11 11/24 Weather for Park Rapids. KPRM the
only station you'll need
870 HET 21:03 11/25 HUUUUGE het on 870 tonite
880 CKLQ Brandon, MB 20:28 11/25 Talk about Brandon hockey, ad for
World Water in the Thomas Mall in Brandon. 8-80 CKLQ. Equal with
WCBS.
880 WCBS New York, NY 15:12 11/24 Dominant at 3pm!!
880 KRVN Lexington, NE 8:35 11/26 To get your KRVN brochure... Country
music.
890 KQLX Lisbon, ND 15:15 11/24 Area Volleyball Lisbon at Maple
Valley. Hit Kickin' Country KQLX.COM
910 UnID 15:15 11/24 Dr Laura
920 CKNX 16:30 11/24 Country 9-20 CKNX. Letters to Santa
920 WAFS???? Atlanta, GA 15:59 11/24 Moody Bible Institute. Tentative.
Anyone have a better suggestion?
920 KDHL Faribault, MN 7:49 AM 11/25 Saturday High School Sports
Scores here on KDHL
940 UnID 21:52 11/24 9-40 Jam-Cam Traffic. Ids as 9-40 News. Assumed
Canadian
950 WWJ Detroit, MI 20:28 11/25; WWJ News time 8:28, Ad for Detroit
Symphony.
960 KLTF Little Falls, MN 12:40 11/25; MN Home Care Assoc. Travel to
Fla. 612 area code travel agency
970 WDAY Fargo, ND 22:00 11/24; WDAY news at 10. News/Talk 9-70 WDAY.
980 CKRU Peterborough, ONT 21:21 11/24 Peterborough ads. Hockey at the
Windsor arena.
990 UnID 14:25 11/25 Oldies 9-90. Who is this??
1000 KOTDt Plattsmouth, NE????? 16:55 11/25; Country Frosty the
Snowman. Kept dipping below WMVP when ever they IDed, but sounded
like KORD. KOTD is the closest. Any ideas?
1000 KXRB Sioux Falls, SD 16:24 11/26 Mentions of Sioux Falls
1010 KSIR Brush, CO 16:29 11/25 High school football: Well be back in a
moment this is 10-10 KSIR. HUGE!!
1010 WINS New York, NY 16:03 11/24 10-10 "WINS"
1010 CFRB Toronto, ONT 13:00 11/25 Absolutely huge, and at 1PM local!!
1020 KJJK Fergus Falls, MN 16:04 11/24 Oldies 10-20 Lake Radio Watch
Tower mentions. Elmo Lake, MN Ads
1020 KDKA Pittsburgh, PA 16:56 11/25 Dicks around the world contest.
1030 KTWO 16:33 11/25; 10-30 KTWO ID, Wyoming cattlemen's club in
downtown Casper. First time ever! Over WCTS Minneapolis.
1030 WBZ Boston, MA 20:32 11/25 IDs, Boston mentions.
1060 KGFX Pierre, SD 15:20 11/24; Prairie Wind Casino Pine Lake, SD ad.
KGFX weatherline forecast
1060 KLMO Longmont, CO 8:58 11/26 Radio Colorado
1060 KGFX Pierre, SD 8:59 11/26 Downtown Pierre, In touch with South
Dakota
1080 WTIC Hartford, CT 15:21 11/24 News/Talk 10-80 WTIC
1080 WBAP Dallas, TX 21:16 11/25; WBAP working together for a better
community.
1080 KNDK Langdon, ND 17:39 11/25 10-80 KNDK Starts next Saturday in
Downtown Langdon. Cavalier Air Station mentions. Annual Santa
parade broadcast.
1080 WNWI Oak Lawn, IL 20:59 11/25 WNWI has a few good hours available
for quality ethnic programming.. Legal ID. No WBAP to be found.
What a surprise to hear this one.
1090 KMXA Aurora, CO 5:47 11/25 Mexican music. Wendys and Remax Real
Estate ads, and football coverage the following evening. Denver
mentions. SS
1090 WAQE Rice Lake, WI 15:25 11/24 Classic Country AM 10-90
1090 KAAY Little Rock, AR 20:35 11/25 religious stuff
1090 UnID 21:40 11/25 All oldies all the time, Oldies 10-90
1110 WUHN Pittsfield, MA 16:07 11/24 There's Only One Choice WUHN 11-10
1110 WJML Petoskey, MI 12:45 11/25 Join 11-10 'JML community calendar.
WWW.WJML.COM
1110 KFAB Omaha, NE 20:43 11/25 UNO Hockey. Get ready Omaha, it's time
for exciting Mavericks basketball.
1110 WBT Charlotte, NC 15:26 11/25 CNN Special report. News/Talk 11-10
WBT. WBT Accuweather. FINALLY! Been looking for this one for
YEARS! First time ever!
1130 KBMR Bismarck, ND 15:23 11/24 Tractor Supply in Harvey and
Bismarck. Sanitary Plumbing in Mandan
1130 KFAN Minneapolis, MN 15:23 11/24 Ids
1130 WISN Milwaukee, WI 15:23 11/24 Ids, Milwaukee talk, Admirals
Hockey mention
1130 WDFN Detroit, MI 16:03 Detroit Lions talk. "The Fan" Definitely
NOT KFAN. Caught this one just outside of Madison, WI on the car
radio, and was waaaay over WISN. What a nice surprise!
1130 KWKH Shreveport, LA 14:01 11/25 Country Music, ID
1140 KSOO Sioux Falls 15:58 11/25 The Talk of Sioux Falls 11-4-0 KSOO.
1140 UnID 20:45 11/25 Indian (asian) music. Who is this??
1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT 16:38 11/24 Utah's largest Chevrolet Dealer
ad. Been a while since I have heard these guys.
1160 WXRT Chicago, IL 16:40 11/24 Music, WXRT ID
1160 WPIEt Trumansburg, NY???? 16:40 11/24 One on One Sports
1170 KVOO Tulsa, OK 15:24 11/24 11-70 KVOO Classic Country
1170 KJOC Quad Cities, IA 17:03 The only all sports station in the Quad
Cities, K-JOCK, KJOC
1190 WLIB New York, NY 16:45 11/24 Caribbean Music, Under WOWO.
1190 WOWO Fort Wayne, IN 20:46 11/24 ..here on "WOWO
1200 CFGO Ottawa, ONT 20:47 11/25 Sports Radio 1200 The Team. Mentions
of the Argonauts.
1210 KOKK Huron, SD 16:05 11/25 Maxing the music here on KOKK.
1220 CHSC St Catherines, ONT 16:09 11/24 CHSC Ids
1220 WEZU Stillwater, MN 12:50 11/25 WEZU ID Xmas music
1230 WIKB Iron River, MI 12:30 11/25 WIKB Iron River/Crystal Falls ID,
Obit report.
1250 KBRF Fergus Falls, MN 17:16 11/25 Fergus Falls Visitors Bureau.
Don't ya love this call? Could be K-BARF
1270 UnID 15:27 11/24 Michael Medved show
1280 WNAM Neenah, WI 15:28 11/24 NOS and IDs.
1300 KOLY Mobridge, SD 16:00 11/25 KOLY AM 1300 ID then country music
1320 KOZY Grand Rapids, MN 12:51 11/25 Birthday Club here on KOZY.
1320 UnID 21:18 11/25 Arabic music and talk
1330 WMNN Minneapolis, MN 12:53 11/25 More news, here on WMNN
1340 Someone off frequency here. Nice big HET at 1:00PM central.
1340 WLDY Ladysmith, WI 13:00 11/25 Music of your Life. WLDY Ladysmith.
1430 UnID 16:04 Chinese/Vietnamese
1470 WBKV West Bend, WI 15:35 11/24 Dr Laura, ID and phone number 334-
2344
1510 WAUK Waukesha, WI 15:34 11/24 Talk about Bucks Basketball HUGE!
1520 KSIBt Creston, IA 15:47 11/25 Just an ID and then into Country
Music. Tentative.
1540 CHIN???? Toronto, ONT 15:33 11/24 Chinese programming
1550 WHIT Madison, WI 15:32 11/24 Sports, Green Bay Packers talk
1620 UnID 22:34 11/24 //1570 JAZZ Music "More Jazz coming up." 1570 is
a Canadian frequency. Is this a birdie from another frequency??
1660 WQSN Kalamazoo, MI 21:35 PM 11/24 WQSN One on One Sports
1660 UnID 21:33 11/24 Talk 16-60 Who is IDing as TALK 16-60????
1660 KQWB West Fargo, ND 3:33 11/25 New and improved memories station
Star 16-60
1700 KTBK Sherman, TX 21:32 11/24 Sports Radio 13-10 The Ticket.
1700 KBGG Des Moines, IA 15:30 11/24 Central Iowa Weather CNN
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***Joseph Coles - n5hqm@xxxxxxxxxxx
While in my car going to the grocrey store I flipped down to 530 kHz snd
was surprised to hear a spanich Christina radio station. At 9 PM local
the identified in english as being located on Turks & Cacaos Island.
Very good signals here in Bryan, Texas.. de Jody N5HQM
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William Flynn - wdx7af@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, I logged XEUT with an amazing signal 0020-0103 UTC 6 December. SIO
444. Peaked S9+20. Almost like local FM. Non-stop jazz, "Big Ben" chimes
on the hour, ID as Radio Universidad Autonoma de Baja California" &
"Resume de Noticias" - BBC news items. Hope WRTH2000 address is ok,
sending report there. Any URL or E-mail address known ? Regards from
Bill Flynn in Oregon.
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*John Callarman - JohnCallarman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
For the past couple of weeks, I have been chasing Mexican stations on
AM and have been surprised at the stations I've been able to identify
and tape as the weave in and out of the QRM filled frequencies. My
equipment is not optimum, though the receiver is Optimus, an STA-795
from Radio Shack, to be exact, and the antenna is nothing more than the
store-bought RS loop.
There are a couple of rules that apply to Mexican reception. First,
the strongest signal will be heard while it is playing music. The next
strongest signal that's heard will be while it is running a string of
commercials, usually at a very fast vocal pace. The weakest signal will
be when it is giving an ID. And if you are able to get a signal while
the station is ID'ing, the announcement will be made by a deep-voiced
man with echo-effect audio, the hardest voice combination to hear in
QRM.
Fortunately, there have been some exceptions, and since November 27,
these are stations I have taped for the log and reported to Jim
Renfrew's fine section -- 580 XEMU La Rancherita del Aire, Piedras
Negras, Coah.; 640 XEHHI, Radio Uno, El Numero Uno, Hidalgo del Parral,
Chih.; 660 XEVSS, Hermosillo, Son.; 670 XETOR Radio Ranchita, Torreon,
Coah.; 690 XEN Ondas del Lago, Mexico, D.F.; 700 tentative XEGD Hidalgo
del Parral, Chih. (commercials for Parral retailers heard); 710 XEDP Cd.
Cuauhtemoc, Chih.; 750 XETI, Radio Fiesta, Tuxpan, Veracruz; 760 XEABC,
Radio ABC, Los Reyes La Paz, Mex. (gives that location in its ID, with
offices in Mexico City).
Also, 770 XEFTA, Los Mochis, Sin.; 770 XEIH Fresnillo, Zac.; 780 XEMF,
Que Bueno, Monclova, Coah.; 790 XEBI, Radio BI, Aguascalientes, Ags.;
790 XERC, El Fonografo, Mexico, D.F.; 800 XEROK, Radio Canon, Juarez,
Chih. (while trying to ID two others on the frequency); 830 XEIK, La
Nortenita, Piedras Negras, Coah.; 840 XEFG La Pachanga, Celaya, Gto.;
880 XETC, Torreon, Coah.; 930 XEQS, Fresnillo, Zac.; 990 XET, La T
Grande, Monterrey, N.L. (which cuts power dramatically plus or minus
1800 EST).
Also, 1000 XEOY, Radio Mil, Mexico, D.F., and another unidentified;
1010 two unientifieds, one calling itself Diez Diez AM; 1030 XEMPM,
Radio Fama, Los Mochis, Sin., starting a beisbol game; 1090 XEAU La
Guacharaca, Monterrey, N.L., plus at least one unidentified station;
1110 XEWR Cd. Juarez, Chih.; 1130 XETOL, Radio Lobo, Toluca, Mex.; 1140
XEMR, Monterrey, N.L.; 1170 XEUVA, La Racherita, Aguascalientes, Ags.;
1190 XECT, Morena, Monterrey, N.L.; and 1560 XEJPV, La Nueva Radio Viva,
Cd. Juarez, Chih., all between 1800 and midnight, EST.
A number of easier Mexicans such as XEWA-540, XEDTL-660, XEX-730, XEW-
900, XEQ-940, XEG-1050, and XERF-1570 seem to be there whenever I decide
to tape them.
Some of these, and others, I heard in Southern Illinois, particularly
during auroral nights. One disadvantage here in Krum, Texas, north of
Dallas/Fort Worth. Little or no auroral influence and clears are hard to
null. At least most of the DFW stations point away from me at night.
So here's my challenge. Go after these and man other unidentified
Mexicans I'm hearing ... and the ones I'm not, as well.
My set-up is far short of an R8B and a K9AY ... and even far short of
a Sony 2010 and a couple of longwires into a DL-1 ... but I'm enjoying
the chase for the first time in many years.
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**Rick Shaftan - shaftan@xxxxxxx
(RKS-NJ) Rick Shaftan, Sparta NJ. Hammarlund HQ-180, Realistic DX-392
w/two longwires: 100' North, 200' Northeast and MFJ-1026 phaser and also
Sanserino Loop.
Unids.
860 unID 11/25 1824 Black gospel. No ID at 1830 (RKS-NJ)
1060 unID 12/4 1647. Sounded like WIPB or WCVG. Country mx or maybe
Gospel. Tunes by Janice Owens. Mentioned 1700 s/off. (RKS-NJ)
1060 unID 12/4 1743 Country u/WLNO, out at 1745 (RKS-NJ)
1140 unID 11/25 1719 Sounded like Carib mx., out by 1745. (RKS-NJ)
1170 unID 12/2 1640 Spanish. Out at 1700. (RKS-NJ)
1430 unID 11/25 1601 Polish religious pgm, then into black gospel at
1630 and what sounded like FF at 1700 (RKS-NJ)
1580 unID 11/28 1950 Classical (RKS-NJ)
1580 unID 11/30 1752 Mexican mx. Out at 1800. (RKS-NJ)
Loggings.
550 WDUN GA Gainesville 12/4 1810 "North Georgia's News Source is WDUN
Gainesville." (RKS-NJ)
550 WICE RI Pawtucket 11/27 0124 "550 The Buzz" (RKS-NJ)
580 WCHS WV Charleston 11/30 1717 Discussion on the best fishing hole
in WV and then local WV issues (RKS-NJ)
640 WHLO OH Akron 11/30 1700 "WHLO Akron" after religious program with
Ohio address (RKS-NJ)
640 WFNC NC Fayetteville 11/30 2300 Jim Bohannon. "Coaches Corner,
every Friday on WFNC Fayetteville." IDing w/FM. (RKS-NJ)
690 WELD WV Fisher 11/30 1653 Ad for South Branch Valley Bank and
Potomac Valley Bank, then local announcements and WV mentions
under WOKV after 1700. (RKS-NJ)
730 WSCC SC Charleston 12/4 1758 "News Radio 730 WSCC." (RKS-NJ)
730 WPIT PA Pittsburgh 11/30 1648 "The Jubilee Hour, Box 77,
Washington PA, 15301" // Internet (RKS-NJ)
740 WPAQ NC Mount Airy 12/1 1621 Bluegrass. Ad for Carolina West
Wireless fighting w/WNOP. (RKS-NJ)
830 WCRN MA Worcester 12/2 1615 Religion, "830 WCRN" and ad for
Christian Book Store at 1631 (RKS-NJ)
860 WEVA VA Emporia 12/2 1605 Call the Star-Register...Greensville
Memorial Hospital Ad. You're tuned to WEVA. (RKS-NJ)
900 CJBR PQ Rimouski 11/25 1809 Pgm on elections and R. Canada ID
(RKS-NJ)
920 WTCW KY Whitesburg 12/3 0051 Long thank you ID. "Thanks for
making WXKQ and WTCW your radio station." (RKS-NJ)
920 CJCH NS Halifax 12/3 0356 Coast to Coast "AM 920 CJCH", ad for
Halifax while up late working on a report. (RKS-NJ)
960 WTGM MD Salisbury 11/29 1654 Ad for Denney Electric on Route 113
in Hillsboro (RKS-NJ)
1010 WOLB MD Baltimore 12/4 1631 "Your Talk Station, 1010 Baltimore"
w/Balt traffic o/WINS (RKS-NJ)
1040 WSGH NC Lewisville 12/5 1600 Spanish ID in broken English. "This
is WSGH, Lewisville, 1040 AM." (RKS-NJ)
1060 WLNO LA New Orleans 12/4 1740 Religious pgm. // Internet
broadcast. (RKS-NJ)
1150 WMET MD Gaithersburg 11/29 1640 Ad or mention of what sounded like
Arthur's Sign, Sexton Road in Vienna. (RKS-NJ)
1170 WCLN NC Clinton 12/2 1704 "Samson County Oldies. This is Oldies
Radio." (RKS-NJ)
1180 WJJF RI Hope Valley 11/30 1625 "The Original Country Leader. Still
Number One. Thunder Country. WJJF AM 1180." (RKS-NJ)
1200 WSML NC Graham 11/28 1704 "600/1200 WSJS" (RKS-NJ)
1230 WCMC NJ Wildwood 12/4 1930 "Heard Saturday mornings on WCMC 1230
AM." (RKS-NJ)
1330 WSPQ NY Springville 11/26 0058 "Your Home for NASCAR Racing and
High School Sports, WSPQ Springville." (RKS-NJ)
1350 WNLK CT Norwalk 12/1 1601 "WSTC/WNLK News" // 1400. Local wx at
1602. (RKS-NJ)
1450 WWSC NY Glens Falls 11/25 1559 WWSC Glens Falls and into ABC News
(RKS-NJ)
1580 WONZ NJ Hammonton 11/30 1512 ESPN Radio 1490 (RKS-NJ)
1580 WZKY NC Albemarle 11/30 1801 "1580 WZKY Albemarle." In all night.
I don't think they threw the pattern switch. (RKS-NJ)
630 CUBA R. Progreso NOV 26 0000 - //640. Also, 620//600//550 R.
Rebelde (Shaftan-NJ)
720 VENEZUELA YVQE Porlamar DEC 4 2200 - R. Oriente IDs at 2215,
2218 w/Venezuela mentions (Shaftan-NJ)
760 COLOMBIA HJAJ Baranquilla DEC 5 2110 - Spanish w/ repeated
mentions of Colombia in ads, news (Shaftan-NJ)
780 unID DEC 5 2100 - Spanish, mentions of La Paz. (Shaftan-NJ)
810 unID DEC 4 2230 - Spanish u/WGY w/Cuba mentions (Shaftan-NJ)
830 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS R. Paradise Charlestown DEC 4 1859 -
Knocking out WEEU // Shortwave bcst. (Shaftan-NJ)
940 MEXICO XEQ Mexico City DF NOV 28 0242 - // Internet Broadcast
with SS mx o/u Montreal. Iding as "Q, La Radio Viva"(Shaftan-NJ)
950 CUBA R. Reloj Sancti Spiritus (?) NOV 29 2154 - Spanish with
ticking in background. (Shaftan-NJ)
1060 unID DEC 7 0200 - Spanish u/KYW w/mx all night. Sounds Cuban
but no ID yet. (Shaftan-NJ)
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**Marc Delorenzo - Newton MA - Marc.Delorenzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ZBVI-780 was also dominating the channel here last evening (Wed 12/6)
2330-2350Z with rap music, soca music, many local ads, and male DJ in
Caribbean accented English. I also noticed a strong het on the high
side and, sure enough, Mauritania-783 was in at fair level with man in
Arabic parallel to 4845 kHz. To be honest, 4845 had a much stronger and
clearer signal but, of course, I enjoyed the MW signal more, hi.
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**Benjamin Dangerfield - ben-dangerfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I too had good signals last night from ZBVI-780 and Mauretania-783
[this was Wed. DEC 6] and as I pointed out a few days ago, both places
are on the same latitude. Other stations were also noted on this path.
Also noted later around midnight here were France-1206 and 1557 and
Monte Carlo-1467 plus many others with good signals. Of course that's a
different path.
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**Russ Edmunds - Blue Bell PA - wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxxxx
1610 WPEA856 PA Lancaster HAR for highway construction at US 30 and
PA 283. Audible over a good area, 12/6 1530. ID's as "WPEA-1610",
which is common in these in PA.
1630 HAR MD ?? Heard weak MD Highway radio, but with several listed
in FCC, it's hard to know which, 12/6, 1445. ( RjE- I-83;
Hereford, MD)
I should also note that the following X-band commercial stations were
noted at good strength from the York, PA area between 1455 and 1515
12/6:
1620-WHLY-IN
1630-KCJJ-IA
1640-WKSH-WI
1650-KDNZ-IA
1660-WQSN-MI
1670-WTDY-WI
1680-WJNZ-MI
1700-KBGG-IA
Most were definitively ID'ed, and there was no sign of WWRU-1660, WHKT-
1650 WRNC-1670 or WRDW/WAWX-1630!
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***Humberto - hmolina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (continued dialog from last issue)
Well, here in El Salvador, "La voz de la Liberación" is a 24 h
religious program (from the "Dios es amor" church) carried by Cadena
cuscatlán (1550 kHz) & Radio Internacional (1020 kHz), sorry not 1300
kHz. The 1300 kHz is now a irregular religious station that i haven't
Ided [ to busy to play with radios :-) ], but at this time (local 1100
AM (UTC -6) ) is off. Maybe some day i'll update my list of salvadoran
stations at http:\\www.goeocities.com/hmolina.geo
PS: very often the accent of prayers on "L. V. de la liberación" sound
like brasilian portuguese.
***Henrik Klemetz - dhv599n@xxxxxxxxx
This is R Reloj, Maracaibo. La Voz de la Liberación programmes are not
syndicated.
***Hanna Hytönen - hhytonen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
According to LBV's home page http://sistema.lbv.org/ 'Emissoras
ligadas ao Sistema' the station on 1300 khz transmitting their programme
A Voz da Liberacao in RGS from Porot Alegre. I have heard LBV every now
and then also in Spanish with programme La Voz deLiberación through
brasilian stations. You may also want to check: http://www.lbv.org/ . So
you heard RGS transmiitng also on 11895 sw. QSLs have been obtained also
via LBV
***Moises Corilloclla - corilloclla@xxxxxxxxx
Someone asked about the issue behind Voz de la Liberación.
Well, this is a network set up by the Pentecostal Church. When these
people rents airtime at any station during certain hours, the radio
station joins this network through the rented airtime.
Maybe what you heard was a peruvian station. The main station from the
network is Radio Victoria 820 KHz, Lima, bought by the church in 1994,
if not a bit earlier...
Even older stations like Radio Miraflores 1250 KHz, Lima, has been
rented by these ppl especially at nights and midnight hours. Seems cash
is flowing so the religious business makes great number here in Peru.
***Henrik Klemetz - dhv599n@xxxxxxxxx
The parent organization is rather the one found at
http://www.ipda.org.br where there is audio, too, from the Sao Paulo HQ
and from Rio de Janeiro. I have heard the Sao Paulo audio, on very rare
occasions, in parallel to Ecos de Colombia, 1160 and R Victoria,
9722/6018. See 9721.6 entry at http://www.algonet.se/~ahk/Dline97.htm
However, in general, the La V de la Liberación programmes are
independent, which means that the programme heard on R Victoria is not
same as the one heard on JSV, 6060, and any other of the stations
carrying La V de la Liberación. Many of the preachers/healers are
Brazilians, sent out from the Brazilian HQ. There are Dios es Amor
churches in the USA, Australia and many other countries according to the
web site mentioned above.
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**Willis - Collegedale TN - wb5khd@xxxxxxxx
From 2000 EST to 2100 EST I have a station on 1560 kc playing southern
gospel. And very good southern gospel, I might add.
There has been NO Id so I think it may be a station doing some type of
test; transmitter or antennas, etc.
They have a S9+ 30db signal wipping out WPAD and WQEW.
Might be WAGL Lancanster, SC which I heard sign off at 1715 EST. They
are listed as 50kw, day timer.
I have a very strong, black gospel station on 1580. They are abiut S-9
+10db. The only ID ever given is "Heaven 1580."
This my be WPGD-1580 IN morningside, MD. BUT, they are to have dropped
their power to 270 watts at sundown. Sounds as if thhey are still on
50kw.
Any body else hear this station?
**Jeff Multer - Fort Mill SC - JAMULTER@xxxxxxx
According to a person at the station this morning, it was WAGL you
heard. They had to work on the transmitter, and were using a gospel C-D.
The gentleman I spoke with commented that he was surprised that you
could hear the station. As Powell noted in his post, the station's
signal is directed toward Cuba.
I got the impression that the station would not QSL for an unscheduled
transmitter maintenance, but I congratulate you on the reception. The
person I spoke with (I didn't get a name) said that the station would be
interested in a scheduled test for any radio club, as they have done
them in past occasions.
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***Henrik Klemetz - dhv599n@xxxxxxxxx
Radio Católica Mundial 1390 ?
I believe that you have heard a station carrying audio from WEWN.
Their Spanish language service is called R Católica Mundial. I have no
information on hand, but I would think that the Maracaibo Lumen2000 is
more likely to rebroadcast WEWN than the IRFA network (Fé y Alegría).
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**Bob Klinger - Rklinger97@xxxxxxx
Wondering if somebody out there can help me ID this station I heard
last night 11/22 at 11:15pm. It was a Spanish speaker with constant
talking or preaching. Every now an then a "alleluia" I guess. At 11:35PM
The preaching stopped an then went into gospel type music. English! At
about 12 male English speaker. Very bass and trying to sound like GOD!
More music. I stopped there to go after WGSR! Any help on the above
station would be greatful.This was heard on a Sangean ATS 505 and Radio
Shack loop antenna.
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***bjorn fransson - bjornfransson@xxxxxxxxxxx
I have problem to solve from last night: Which Greek pirate station is
it on 1622.24 at 22.20, playing nice Greek music, talking in a very bad
modulated audio and closing down at 22.35? Address to write to? Thanks
in advance for your help!
***Dario Monferini - playdx@xxxxxxxxxxx
Probably it was Radio KASSANDRA operating from downtown THESSALONIKI,
may be our friend ZACHARIAS LIANGAS knows the correct qth?
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**Bob Klinger - rklinger@xxxxxxxxxxx
Wondering if somebody out there can help me with this station I have
heard the past couple of days on 1040. I am getting a Spanish station
with chit chat and music. The music is very up tempo and has I believe
accordions at times and also sounds like "Polka" type music other times!
I have heard it the past couple of nights going home from work, and last
night it had a rather steady signal till it was time to ID.(OF COURSE).
But I thought I heard a English ID at 5:05PM with a male voice and
Spanish accent! Then this morning I heard this station again with music
and talk in downtown Harrisburg, PA. where I work. I thought I heard
Winston/ Salem mentioned. Could this be WSGH? At night I can ID WHO.
Well that's it. Hope somebody can give me something on this.
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
640 UNID Station playing Oldies or NOS station at 0040 EST 12/2,
with "Even the Nights Are Brighter" by Air Supply over/KFI
briefly. Sounded like a female ancr but by then buried by KFI and
Unid SS. Using 1500 foot Eastern Beverage. A couple years ago I
picked up a News Talk station on 640 IDing as "News Talk 640",
again lost under KFI. Interesting frequency. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, 1500 foot Eastern Beverage
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***Guido Schotmans - gs@xxxxxx
Yesterday morning, I heard the programme of 'Sky digital' on 1593 kHz.
Has anybody an idea where this is coming from. I assume it is via the
unlicensed tx in Ireland.
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***Max van Arnhem - mvarnhem@xxxxxx
On the 6th of November I heard dominating over the BBC on 648 khz a
station with Slovenian music with help of an ALA1530 + MFJ1026. I was
convinced this was Radio Maribor. I sent a report + cassetterecording
to Radio Maribor , Illichova 33 in Maribor. Today I received a letter
that they carefully listened to the tape and that I was NOT listening to
any of the programmes of Radio Maribor. So, now the big question: what
did I heard. who can help me ??
***Ezio Toffano - ezio.toffano@xxxxxxxx
In 1993 I listened to Radio Murski Val on 648 kHz. The station was
broadcasting in hungarian, to the magyar minority of Slovenia living in
the area of Murska Sobota. When not in local service, on 648 kHz it was
possible to hear Radio-TV Slovenija, e.g. in // to 819 or 549. Now, I
don't know if the station is the same. May be (-;
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***Vesa Heikkilä - ves@xxxxxxxxxxx
I have heard a Italian pop/rock station iding something like "Radio
Privento". No RAI or SER station. Any ideas? I have a MP3 clip if
somebody wants.
***Fabrizio Magrone - fmagrone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On this frequency there is only Radio Studio X from Momigno (region
Tuscany). Radio Sanluchino, from Bologna, is inactive. So I think you
heard Studio X; but let me have the audio clip, I'll listen to it to
identify the station for sure.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
580 CKUA CANADA, Alberta, Edmonton, rec. QSL e mail in 2df from:
Larry King, CKUA Radio. e mail addess <Larry.King@xxxxxxxx>. I
have this verified from 1965 from Seward AK, but I have wanted to
re-verify it from Oregon. CKUA for years have not replied to any
of my reports from Oregon. (PM-OR)
670 KIRN CA, Simi Valley, rec. e mail QSL in 4df from V/S: Siamak
Kalhor, GM Address: <siak2@xxxxxxx> (PM-OR)
860 XEMO MEXICO, BCN, Tijuana, rec. very nice vl in SS in 40d for
taped report. Also ent "La Poderosa" bumper sticker. V/S: Sergio
Golarle Quiros, Gerente de promociones. Address: XEMO, Grupo
Uniradio, Gral. Manuel Marquez de Leon No. 950 Zona Rio, Tijuana
BCN 22320 , Mexico. (PM-OR)
909 NEW ZEALAND, Hawkes Bay, Southern Star, rec. QSL card and letter
from Brian Fergusson-PD in 50d for taped report. Address:
Southern Star, Private Bag 92-636, Symonds Street, Auckland NZ.
981 NEW ZEALAND, Timaru, Southern Star, rec QSL card and letter in 60d
from Brian Fegusson-PD for taped report. Address same as above.
New Zealand MW QSL #106. (PM-OR)
1200 KOQI CA, Soquel, rec. ppc in 15d from report sent to: KOQI,
Soquel BC, 5420 T Street, Sacramento CA 95819. V/S: Julie
Hakn. (PM-OR)
1270 CHWK CANADA, Chilliwack, BC. This station is still CKWK, as 850
Abbotsford is stil CKMA, and 1240 Hope is still CKGO per my
letter from CE: Arnie Schmidt. The "new" call letters used are
FM, but since they are going to move to FM, that is why those
call letters are used. Sent QSL certificate too, Radio Max in
40d. Unneeded, as I thought they changed call letters. Address:
Radio Max, #520-45715 Hocking Avenue, Chilliwack BC V2P 6Z6,
Canada. (PM-OR)
1330 USA, AZ, Tucson KJLL, rec. QSL letter in 10d from V/S: Don
Wiggins-GM. Address: 4320 N. Campbell, Ste. 234, Tucson AZ
85718 (PM-OR)
1450 KVSI ID, Montpelier, rec. verie state on my report in 5d from
V/S: Keith Mantendal-GM. Address: PO Box 1450, Montpelier ID
83254 (PM-OR)
1570 KOSZ SD, Vermillion, rec. QSL letter in 241dff from KVTK. V/S:
Kevin Culhane-GM. Mentioned that since they changed format a few
months back they have been busy. Address: 1407 E. Cherry Street,
Vermillion SD 57069. (PM-OR)
1630 TIS CA, Arcata, rec. letter in 3d from V/S: Russ Lee-Traffic
Operations. They were testing on 1630, now on 1610. Address:
State of California, Dept. of Transportation, 1656 Union St, PO
Box 3700, Eureka CA 95502-3700 (PM-OR)
1630 KCJJ IA, Iowa City, rec. QSL card in 10d . I had a e mail QSL in
the past, but read they now have a card. A pretty much blank card
on the back where the message is written, with a red and black
letters on the front of the card. V/S: Tom Suter-Sales Manager
KCJJ Radio. Address on card is: PO Box 2188, Iowa City, IA 52244-
2118. (PM-OR)
1680 USA, CA, Fresno KAVT, rec full detailed letter from Paul Shinn CE
in 37d. Mentioned KAVT test was only running 5 KW Days and 1 KW
nights. They should return in less than a month with Radio Disney
format. Address: 139 W Olive Avenue, Fresno CA 93728 (PM-OR)
1680 KAVT CA, Fresno, rec. e mail QSL letter in 30d for taped report
from V/S: Paul Shinn-CE. Mentioned that KAVT will be on in
January 2001. <Paul@ kstn.net> (PM-OR)
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***joe talbot - n52w113@xxxxxxxxxxx
Australia, 6KP, Karratha Western Australia, 702 kHz, frequency only
verification letter, v/s Paul Stemple-Regional Programme Manager, in 1
month for taped report and $1 US rp (returned). V/s's E Mail address:
semple.paul@xxxxxxxxxx Received programme guide, a book on Tropical
Cyclones and 28 stickers! My first trans Pacific MW QSL, from September
Greyland Washington DXped.
Hungary, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1188 khz, full data
verification letter with site (Marcali Hungary), v/s David Walcutt-
Broadcast Operations Liaison, in 1 month for taped report of the Serbian
Service, received stickers and business cards and personal letter, to
Washington DC address. My first trans Atlantic MW QSL! This from the
Oct/00 Lamont Alberta DXped (Don Moman's QTH). Joe Talbot Red Deer
Alberta Canada.
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***Vincent Stevens - v&s@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just received my first QSL (emailed) after moving from South Africa to
England earlier this year.
680 CJOB Winnipeg MB, Canada.
Heard at the DXpedition in Sheigra, N Scotland on 08/11/00 and report
sent to 930 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 0P8. Email reply on 27/11/00
from Mike Giasson; mgiasson@xxxxxxxx
CJME 1300 Regina
Reply in 14 days, No Return postage sent. v/s: David M. Senft, V.P.
Engineering, RAWLCO Communications ltd. Address: 210 -2401 Saskatchewan
Dr. Regina SK S4P 4H8 CANADA Heard in Sheigra on 8/11
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Terry Palmersheim - kc7ldp@xxxxxxxxxx
620 KEWS Portland, OR f/d blue card in 43 days. v/s illegible
920 CKCQ Quesnel, BC f/d ppc in 2 wks. Wayne Leslie, PD
920 KSHO Lebanon, OR f/d ppc in 8 days after f/u. Richard C. Eads, VP
930 KAGI Talent, OR f/d letter in 6 days. Ronald Kramer, Exec. Dir.
1020 KWIQ Moses Lake North, WA f/d ppc in 12 days. Randy Brooks (no
title)
1080 KVNI Coeur d'Alene, ID f/d ppc in 11 days after f/u. Ken Paige
(no title)
1320 KXRO Aberdeen, WA f/d ppc in 2 wks. Louis L. Clayleo, Bus. Mgr.
1440 KMED Medford, OR f/d ppc in 8 days after f/u. Bill Bishop, PD
1490 KRNR Roseburg, OR f/d ppc in 6 days. Lois M. Fergie (no title)
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MISC ITEMS
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*Tim Kridel - TIM.KRIDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx
Interesting press release that I got today from the ITU.
22 November 2000
ITU clears the way to digital AM radio
Geneva - A new wave of broadcasting is about to reach the marketplace
with the recent adoption, by the International Telecommunication Union,
of worldwide standard on digital sound broadcasting. The technology
breakthrough promises to open up a new era of quality sound broadcasting
for long, medium and shortwave transmissions. With the FM bands nearly
congested and the poor quality of AM, digital AM radio offers many
substantial advantages to broadcasters seeking to recapture market
shares. For consumers, the decision means additional sources of
programmes at FM like quality with low-cost, simple to use receivers.
Because the same frequency bands based on the same channels will be
used and the handsets will continue to be available in the same range of
choices (fixed, portable and mobile radio), the change over to the new
system will be completely transparent. What will be noticeable however
will be the improved quality with crystal clear reception, the more
diverse programme content as a result of the increase of broadcasters
that will be able to be accommodated in the existing AM bands as well as
richer content that the new digital features will offer. "It is a breath
of fresh air " said Peter Senger, Chairman of Digital Radio Mondiale
(DRM). "This landmark decision will bring affordable digital quality
sound and services to the world radio markets that will surpass
listeners' expectations and will revive the broadcasting market in areas
whose development was stagnating" adding "This is the biggest
advancement in broadcasting since the invention of the transistor".
Robert Struble, President and Chief Executive Officer of iBiquity
Digital Corp. hailed the decision as a significant milestone on the road
towards a global standard for AM digital broadcasting. "Digital
broadcasting offers the potential for new and improved services to AM
radio listeners who will greatly benefit from the existence of a
worldwide standard for the transmission and reception of digital
signals", he said. For manufacturers, it brings a second lease of life
to older AM technologies with increased market potential for
transmitters and receivers. It also makes it possible to optimize the
return on investment for dual technology components for low data rate
systems applied to narrow-band transmission channels. Considering that
there are potentially some 2.5 billion radio receivers that will
ultimately be candidates for replacement, of which some 700 million for
shortwavreception, combined with an estimated 1000 transmitters
worldwide, the benefit for equipment and semiconductor manufacturers is
clear.
For broadcasters, the new technology means that they will be able to
bring FM quality to AM bands at substantially lower costs. Because the
new technology is accommodating existing frequency plans, they will be
able to modify and continue to use their existing transmitters provided
they are fairly modern. Digital AM will also be much more spectrum-
efficient, making it possible to reduce the power of transmitters by as
much as 25% while maintaining the same coverage area. Broadcasters will
also be able to transmit programmes in two languages, a plus in
bilingual countries or in border zones between countries that use
different languages.
Better audio quality and value-added services for listeners (data,
text or still images) will also translate into increased audience
interest and increased advertising revenue as a result and new business
opportunities. This integration of audio and wireless data transmission
will enable a variety of consumer applications, such as station and
programme content, local traffic and weather information, news and much
more. Because the digital signal is more reliable and robust, it can be
nearly interference-free. Receivers will tune to the best possible
reception quality of a given station, based on the strength of the
signal and the AFS (Automatic Frequency Switching) system, within any of
the long, medium and shortwave bands.
Digital AM radio is expected to reach mass market by 2003. In the
transition period, transmitters and receivers will handle both analogue
and digital signals, thus enabling broadcasters who have large
operations in the AM band to opt for simulcast to continue serving their
customers while building a new market. Manufacturers are expected to
provide the market with multistandard receivers to enable the
simultaneous reception of analogue AM and FM as well as digital AM
stations. In vacant AM channels, broadcasters will be able to launch
full digital AM as the receivers will recognize both analogue and
digital signals.
The approval of a worldwide standard should give the possibility to
achieve economies of scale in the production and deployment of
transmitters and receivers with potentially lower costs to consumers
while giving broadcasters the flexibility to migrate to digital AM radio
according to market demand.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. A. MAGENTA, Chairman, Study Group 6, RAI - Radiotelevisione
Italiana, Tel: +39 06 322 6248, Fax: +39 06 33 17 51 15, E-mail:
magenta@xxxxxx
Note to Editors:
DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) is an international consortium consisting
of some of the largest international broadcasters, communications
systems developers and the electronic manufacturing sectors, whose main
aim is to formulate a non-proprietary, evolutionary and market-driven
digital AM system design and to facilitate the spread of AM digital
technology around the world. iBiquity is a leading US provider of
digital radio and audio compression technology solutions. Both are
members of ITU's Radiocommunication Sector and have been active
proponents in the negotiations leading to the ITU standard which
includes technology proposals from iBiquity and DRM.
Visit our Web site at http://www.itu.int/newsroom
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***PacaPunch Productions - flea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Radio 6GS 1611am Is located in WAGIN Western Australia Not Margaret
River and website is www.radio6gs.com.au e-mail radio6gs@xxxxxxxxx
please also note freq is 1611am. Radio 6GS hopes to have streaming
audio avaliable via the web shortly also checkout www.getserious.com.au
as it is connected to radio 6gs. Hope this clears up any problems..
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**Powell E. Way III - powell@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Below from one of the email [actually a weather list] that I belong
to:
The USA Disaster Situation Report
Active Sun Sending Storms Towards Earth
A major solar flare occurred beginning on Thanksgiving evening,
November 23 at 10:02 p.m. MST (24/0502 UT), with a second happening ten
hours later on November 24 at 8:13 a.m. MST (24/1513 UT), according to
NOAA's Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo. Forecasters say that
solar activity is likely to continue at moderate to high levels for the
next several days. As a result of this activity, a geomagnetic storm is
expected to reach Earth on the evening of Saturday, November 25 or
Sunday, November 26. "A drastic increase in the solar wind, or a shock
wave, impacts the Earth's magnetic field, and typically, signifies the
onset of the geomagnetic storm," forecaster Bill Murtagh said.
Forecasters expect perhaps as many as four shock waves arriving in a 24-
hour period this weekend. Geomagnetic storms travel at a rate of 1-3
million miles per hour.
Strong geomagnetic storms can cause satellites to experience surface
charging and orientation problems and power systems can also be
affected. Such storms can also interfere with high frequency radio
communications. The initial solar flares already caused radio blackouts
on the sunlit side of the Earth for about an hour.
Using NOAA's Space Weather Scales, the geomagnetic storm is predicted
to be a strong storm (G 3), with the possibility that the storm may
reach higher levels as the event progresses. "The rapid-fire sequence
of events is unlike anything we've seen thus far, during this solar
cycle," said Murtagh. According to forecaster Larry Combs, the danger
lies in the duration of the storms. "We've had several flares and
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) in the past 36 hours, and if that
continues, the constant bombardment of the Earth by the enhanced solar
wind, could affect power systems and satellites."
The flares that produced these storms were categorized by forecasters
as X-2 events, X being the highest category of flares possible. The
flares occurred in the north central area of the sun, which is expected
to continue to be visible for the next seven days. There is, therefore,
a distinct possibility of more activity occurring. "The region that
produced these flares continues to grow and increase in complexity,"
Murtagh said. "In fact, it's almost doubled in size since yesterday."
The solar wind and particles produced as a result of these flares can
produce Auroral Borealis, or northern lights as far down as Illinois and
Oregon (typically 50 degrees geomagnetic latitude.)
NOAA's Space Environment Center is the nation's official source of
space weather alerts and warnings and continually monitors and forecasts
Earth's space environment.
For the latest information on solar storms and their progress go to:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov
The information presented here is not authoritative. It contains
preliminary and partial information reports. It is intended to serve as
a general daily digest of disaster related reports. Any other use is
not intended or authorized.
The Disaster Center is a partner with CASI - Central Atlantic Storm
Investigators. CASI is a group of over a thousand amateur and
professional meteorologists, storm spotters, and weather observers from
around the world dedicated to the observation and documentation of
weather events http://www.weatherwatchers.org
The Current Report can be accessed at:
http://www.disastercenter.com/current.htm If you wish to send a report
please use our Disaster Center Situation Report Form form located at:
http://www.disastercenter.com/email/formSR.htm
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***Dr. Hansjoerg Biener - Hansjoerg.Biener@xxxxxxxxxx
Dr. Hansjörg Biener www.kwrs.de
Guenther J. Kraut www.aholming.de webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx
At the initiative of the German regional DX-club Kurzwellenring-Sued
webmaster Guenther J. Kraut of the Aholming-web site now also features a
a page on the DLF longwave station Aholming 207 kHz:
http://www.aholming.de/sender/ Additional pictures of the site are
planned.
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**Barry McLarnon VE3JF - bm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lee Freshwater does a great job in keeping up with format shifts and
other changes in his online BCB DX Logbook at
http://www.geocities.com/amlogbook/main.htm
Also, I created a search engine for Lee's database that you can find
at http://hydra.carleton.ca/ambc/aminfo.html
If you go to that page, enter "1110" as the frequency, select "Sports"
as the format, and click on "Format Search", presto, WSFW pops up!
I hasten to add that these online resources do not replace the AM Log,
which has a wealth of additional information - they are complementary.
Of course, the AM Log could be online too... someday.
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****Rocco Cotroneo - rcotro@xxxxxxxxxx
I was in Buenos Aires yesterday, and I tuned with my Sangean to a local
on 530 Khz. Id was: AM 530 REPUBLICA, "una radio argentina, primeira en
el dial". Dont know if it's new. Bye bye Falklands-Malvinas, then?
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***Dave Kernick - dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Recently uploaded to the Interval Signals Archive are good quality
clips of Iraqi clandestines Voice of the Brave Armed Forces and Radio
Future. These can be found in the Clandestine Services section of the
archive at: http://www.intervalsignals.com
Other recent additions include clips of Radio Nacional de Sao Tome &
Principe, RDP Antena 1 (Madeira), Radio Voice of Hope (Madagascar/
Sudan), ZIZ Radio (St.Kitts & Nevis), Radio Brunei Pilihan Network, AIR
Najibabad and AIR National Channel (India).
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*Glenn Hauser - ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
** BRAZIL [and non]. FIRST ILHA COMPRIDA DX-CAMP From next 8th to 10th
December, the DX Clube do Brasil and the Comité Brasileiro de
Radioescutas promote the 1. Ilha Comprida DX-Camp, supported by Pousada
del Sol (Hotel), and Prefeitura Municipal de Ilha Comprida. The hotel
(Pousada del Sol) is 50 meters from the beach (Atlantic Ocean), and will
be closed for the DX-Camp on that week-end. Ilha Comprida is a little
city 240 km from São Paulo, and it is a long island (74 km x 3 km). 74
km with just one beach!!!!! Good for beverages!!!!!!
It is our first DX-Camp experience in Ilha Comprida. During 2000, for
4 or 5 times, we verified that this is an excellent place for DX... good
signals, no electric noise. We wiil try to catch (DX) new world
radiostations in mediumwave, longwave (not so explored in Brazil), FM
and TV. Many Dx-ers will be in Ilha Comprida with their loop antennas,
active antennas, it is programmed to test new beverage antennas. Also
antennas for FM- and TV-DX. We expect to hear again many FM stations
from the Caribbean. A good thing: In Ilha Comprida there are no local MW
and FM stations (the nearest transmits with 250 W from Registro, maybe
75 km distant).
We hope to have a good time, with good radiofriends from many distant
Brazilian cities. After the DX-Camp we will relate the results. Contact:
rgrimm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rudolf Grimm), dxcp@xxxxxxxxxxx (Carlos Felipe da
Silva) or dzoqbi@xxxxxxxxx (Denis Zoqbi), the Coordination Group. More
information about the City of Ilha Comprida, the beatiful beach and
other subjects, please, www.aeromanfredi.com.br (Rudolf W. Grimm, São
Bernardo-SP, DX Clube do Brasil, lista radioescutas, Nov. 25, for DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
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***Andy Sennitt - andys@xxxxxxxxxx
>From our Media Newsdesk page at
http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/html/medianews.html
United Kingdom
27 November 2000: From today, the BBC is extending the coverage of its
domestic Asian Network, using mediumwave frequencies reassigned from BBC
local radio. In addition to existing services in the Midlands on 828,
837 and 1458kHz, the service is now available as follows (all times
UTC): Peterborough 1449kHz 24h (incl. local programmes Sat/Sun 1300-
1500) Leeds/Bradford 774kHz 1800-0100 (incl. local programmes 1800-1900
plus Tues 2000-2100 and on Sunday night). Sheffield 1035kHz Mon-Fri
1900-0100, plus local programmes Sat/Sun 1900-0100. From 1900-2200 Mon-
Fri during Ramadan, additional local programmes replace network
programmes. Blackburn/Preston 855kHz: Mon-Sat 1900-0100, plus local
programmes Sun 1900-0100. Derby 1116kHz: Mon-Thurs 1900-0100, Fri 2100-
0100, plus local programmes Sat 1900-2100 & Sun 1800-0100. Luton 630kHz:
Mon-Fri 2100-0100.
Vijay Sharma, Editor of the BBC Asian Network, says: "I am delighted
that the BBC is making our service more easily available to more people
across the country. We have steadily expanded from programmes on BBC
local radio stations in Leicester and Birmingham to become a full time
network on digital satellite and on the internet. We know that not
everyone has the opportunity to hear us through satellite dishes and
computers - and this move to get us on more radios is very welcome and
important."
More details at www.bbc.co.uk/england/asiannetwork/index.shtml
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**Russ Edmunds - wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxxxx
For those of you who were looking for this info during the period
where the AM Query didn't have it, there is another way to get it,
although it's more work. If you get the geographical coordinates of the
station in question, you can input them into the boxes on the URL below
and get that info...
http://www.fcc.gov/mmb/asd/srsstime.html
And if you query the AM database by call you can go to a schedule of
sign on and off times for each licensee..
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**Stewart, Randy - jrs555t@xxxxxxxx
John Tudenham had asked me about my local KTOZ-1060--the all
"volunteer" commercial station... they're asking for listener donations
to put up a tower for night operation... so I called 'em and got the
scoop. A couple of years ago KTOZ's tower got knocked over by an errant
tractor or something. So they've been operating on a TEMPORARY tower
all this time. They're trying to raise money to put up a new site to the
east of Springfield... which will be a TWO-TOWER directional array.
When they applied for that upgrade, they also applied for 24-hour
operation, with 5kW days and reduced power nights (they're currently 500
watts daytime only). Supposedly it's received FCC approval--that's what
the guy at the station says, anyway--so now they're attempting to raise
the funds to actually do the job.
Now, it gets complicated here... we have a "Branson Information Radio"
format during the daytime on KLFJ-1550... the owners are in Branson but
since the transmitter city-of-license is Springfield, they've worked out
an agreement with the KTOZ folks here: their local offices are shared
with KTOZ, and the programming is run out of KTOZ's studios. Since KLFJ
goes down below 100 watts at night, it was useless to the Branson
hucksters as a TIS for them. So as part of their deal with KTOZ, they
allow KTOZ programming to take over sunset to sunrise (i.e. when KTOZ-
1060 is off the air). Not sure what will happen if and when KTOZ gets
up and running on 1060 fulltime.
(And this doesn't take into account KIDS-1340, which runs a SEPARATE
but similar "Branson Information Radio" TIS format during certain
daytime hours, along with the Jim Rome Show 11am-2pm, and Sports Fan
Radio Network starting at 6pm... it's owned by Meyer Communications,
which runs KWTO-560!)
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GRDXC - grdxc@xxxxxxxxxxx
Hello DX Friends,
This is to announce the establishment of a New Radio DX Club in the
Northern Indian State of Punjab by the name "Globe Radio DX Club".The
purpose of this club is to promote this wonderful hobby specially in the
Third World Countries where a sizeable portion of the population still
relys on Shortwave for News & info .
A link to most of your sites is already there on the GRDXC site .If
not then please let us know your intention.
Any comments,suggestions,missing links,questions etc about the Club or
Site are welcome.
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*Eric Buenemann - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx
Reports are circulating around the Big Apple that the City of New
York, owners of WNYC-820/WNYC-FM 93.9, is about to acquire Brooklyn-
based WNYE-91.5 from that city's Board of Education. This report was
circulated on the All Access Radio Web site
(http://www.allaccessradio.com/).
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Glenn Hauser - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
WORLD OF RADIO and CONTINENT OF MEDIA
SHORTWAVE-ONLY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2000
[new RFPI time schedule in effect from Dec 1, but not yet frequency
schedule; 7480 soon to be activated; 15049 will later switch to 15065.
While 15049 continues, it will be 24 hours; when 15065 comes on, no
transmissions are scheduled in the 0400-1200 period. For latest update
see our Anomaly alert page:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Anomaly.html
Days and times here are strictly UT
Thu 0030 WOR WBCQ1 7415
Thu 2130 WOR WWCR 9475
Fri 1030 WOR WWCR 7435
Fri 1900 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Fri 1930 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Fri 2215 MR WWCR 9475 [Mundo Radial, Spanish]
Sat 0100 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15065/15049 7480
Sat 0130 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15065/15049 7480
Sat 0130 WOR WWCR 3215
Sat 0700 COM RFPI 15049
Sat 0730 WOR RFPI 15049
Sat 1230 WOR WWCR 15685
Sat 1300 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Sat 1330 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Sat 1730 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Sat 1800 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Sat 2330 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15065/15049
Sun 0000 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15065/15049 7480
Sun 0030 WOR WBCQ2 9335-CUSB
Sun 0330 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0530 COM RFPI 15049
Sun 0600 WOR RFPI 15049
Sun 0728 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 1130 COM RFPI 15049
Sun 1200 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Sun 2000 WOR WWCR 12160
Mon 0100 WOR WWCR 3215
Mon 0601 WOR WWCR 3210
Tue 1200 WOR WWCR 15685
Tue 1900 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Tue 2000 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Wed 0100 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15065/15049 7480
Wed 0200 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15065/15049 7480
Wed 0700 WOR RFPI 15049
Wed 0800 COM RFPI 15049
Wed 1300 WOR RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Wed 1400 COM RFPI 21815-USB 15049
Latest update of the above schedule version may be found at:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/wormassw.html
A more detailed schedule including MW, FM, satellite and internet
including local times may be found at
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/wormast.html
Audio of WORLD OF RADIO ondemand:
http://www.wrn.org/ondemand/worldofradio.html different files via links
at top of our homepage: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/
Audio of CONTINENT OF MEDIA ondemand:
http://www.DXing.com/conmedia.htm
Audio de MUNDO RADIAL: ultima emision ligada en pagina principal:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/
SUMMARIES OF EACH WORLD OF RADIO EDITION:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/wormid.html
SUMMARIES OF EACH CONTINENT OF MEDIA EDITION:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Commid.html
GUIONES DE CADA EMISION DE MUNDO RADIAL:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Relmid.html
BACKUP HOMEPAGE if ok/worldofradio/ is down:
http://www.angelfire.com/nm/wor/
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***Bjarne Mjelde - bjarne.mjelde@xxxxxxxx
A report from the KONG5 DX-pedition to Arctic Norway is availabel as a
pdf-file on www.dxlc.com.
A log from KONG5, held in Arctic Norway Oct. 12 - 17, is available as
a pdf-file on www.dxlc.com.
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
In all the discussion of radio through the years, I don't know how
many of you have heard the history of KVAN-1480. They probably got more
fines from the FCC than any other station in history. You give you a bit
of information on the station, a friend passed on this site with a memo
from KVAN to the staff from 1970. How radio has changed.
http://www.pdxradio.com/kvan/history2.html
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*Glenn Hauser - ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
Here are some LW/MW/related items I have extracted from recent issues
of DX LISTENING DIGEST, from # 0-143 November 23 through 0-150 December
5. If you would like to read each issue of DXLD, which also covers SW
broadcasting, and occasional ham, FM/TV, utility items, check frequently
at http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Dxldmid.html and/or
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Anomaly.html
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** AFGHANISTAN. Taleban radio changes broadcast schedule during Ramadan
| Text of report by Afghan Taleban radio from Balkh Province on 26th
November
Announcement of Radio Voice of Shari'ah: Dear listeners, on the eve of
the month of Ramadan, the following changes have taken place in the
broadcasting of Radio Voice of Shari'ah [in Mazar-e Sharif]: 1. As from
the first of Ramadan broadcasting starts at 1600 [local time, 1130 gmt]
and continues until 1830 [1400 gmt]. 2. The Dari news bulletin which
used to start at 1800 will be broadcast during Ramadan at 1730 [1300
gmt] and the Pashto news bulletin at 1800 [1330 gmt ]. 3. The Turkmen
and Uzbek news bulletins will be broadcast at 1815 [1345 gmt]. The
morning broadcast will begin at 0800 [0330 gmt] and continue until 1100
[0630 gmt]. Dari and Pashto news bulletins can be received at 0900 and
0930 [0430 gmt and 0500 gmt] respectively. The Turkmen and Uzbek
bulletins can be received at 0945 [0515 gmt]. Our dear listeners can
likewise receive our special programme for Ramadan as from the first of
Ramadan at 1615 [1145 gmt] and recitations from the Holy Koran at 1630
[1200 gmt]. This bulletin will be then repeated every day at 1000 [0530
gmt]. Our dear listeners should be aware of this. Source: Radio Voice of
Shari'ah of Balkh Province, Mazar-e Sharif, in Pashto 1330 gmt 26 Nov 00
(via BBC Monitoring via DXLD) MW and/or SW? (gh)
** AFGHANISTAN. Re: Balkh Radio, Mazar-e-Sharif, DXLD 0-145. Hi Glenn,
I don't know of any shortwave frequency, but on MW it can be often heard
here in Finland on 1584 kHz. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. Subject: Argentina on 530. I was in Buenos Aires
yesterday, and I tuned with my Sangean to a local on 530 kHz. ID was: AM
530 REPUBLICA, "una radio argentina, primeira en el dial". Don`t know if
it`s new. Bye bye Falklands-Malvinas, then? (Rocco Cotroneo, Brazil, Nov
25, mwdx@xxxxxxxxxxx via DXLD)
** ARGENTINA. 1610 kHz, Radio Tradición de Isidro Casanova se ha
trasladado a esta nueva frecuencia, debido a la "irrupción" de AM
Reverendo Aquiles Acosta (San Justo), quien ocupó su anterior frecuencia
de 1580 KHz. Al parecer la emisora transmite ahora con mas potencia.
1690 kHz, AM Fuego es una nueva emisora que transmite desde la
localidad de Longchamps, por ahora con transmisiones de prueba. Tel: (54
(11) 4233-7574. (Marcelo Cornachioni, Argentina, Conexión Digital Dec 4
via DXLD)
** CANADA. The 1250-CHWO format will début on 740 in early January with
the new call CFPT, for ``Prime Time`` radio. There will be a simulcast
with 1250 for approximately one month. Then, in February, 1250 will
become all-Christian (the current 1320 format) and 1320 will become all-
ethnic. Apparently the CHWO and CJMR calls will stay on 1250 and 1320
respectively (Wayne Plunkett, Ont., Nov ODXA Listening In Mediumwave
Notebook via DXLD) Hurry up and log some DX on 740 before it is too
late! (Niel J. Wolfish, MWN editor, ibid.)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. [The decision to change from UT-4 to UT-5 has
been reversed after only one month; caused too many problems and was not
properly authorized - gh`s summary translation]
Queda sin efecto la ley que atrasaba una hora a la Rep. Dominicana,
desde este Domingo 3 de Diciembre se le volverá a adelantar una hora al
reloj! Info: del periodico "Ultima Hora" sábado 2 de Diciembre. (Dino
Bloise, FL, U S A, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Sabado 02 de Diciembre del 2000
Adelantan una hora desde mañana relojes en RD
La hora oficial de República Dominicana será adelantada en 60 minutos
a partir de las dos de la madrugada de mañana para dar cumplimiento al
decreto número 241-2000 del Poder Ejecutivo.
La disposición fue adoptada por el Presidente Hipólito Mejía, a
solicitud de una comisión gubernamental, que sugirió revocar el retraso
en la hora dispuesto el 29 de octubre pasado.
La comisión estuvo integrada por la doctora Milagros Ortiz Bosch,
vicepresidenta y secretaria de Educación; el doctor Guido Gómez Mazara,
consultor jurídico del Poder Ejecutivo; Milton Ray Guevara, secretariso
de Trabajo, y el licenciado Alfredo Bordas, secretario de Turismo.
El informe de la comisión explicaba que el retraso de la hora había
creado muchos inconvenientes en las actividades laborales y educativas,
producía inseguridad, y no había generado una reducción en el consumo de
energía como se esperaba.
Además el Consejo Nacional de la Empresa Privada (Conep), que había
sugerido el cambio de hora, solicitó al Presidente Mejía que lo
revocara.
El cambio se realizó sin consultar a la Oficina Nacional de
Meteorología, la entidad oficial que tiene a su cargo todo lo relativo
al estado del tiempo.
Se supo que Meteorología no favorecía el cambio de hora, y que en un
informe enviado al Presidente explicaba que en vez de bajar una hora
debió aumentarse una. (via Dino Bloise, FL, DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL WATERS. United Kingdom/Netherlands: Wireless Group in
talks over LW offshore station | Text of press release by the UK- based
Wireless Group PLC on 23rd November
The Wireless Group plc ('TWG'), the UK's fourth largest radio group,
announced today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to
acquire a 33-per-cent stake in Delta Radio, a recently-formed commercial
radio group whose principal asset is a new national analogue radio
station. In return for its 33-per-cent stake, TWG will undertake the
management of the station, including programming, sales and logistics -
there is no cash consideration payable.
The service, to be broadcast as 171 The Lounge, [on 171 kHz longwave]
will be launched in 2002 under licence from the Dutch government, on a
recently-released longwave frequency to a potential UK audience of over
40m. The transmission facility will:
- be built off the Dutch coast near Zeeland
- include two masts each half again as tall as the Eiffel Tower
- cover a site with a footprint larger than 75 football pitches
Whilst 171 The Lounge will not be regulated under UK law, TWG will
ensure that the station respects UK copyright and broadcast content
codes and complies with Advertising Standards Authority guidelines. The
station will be music intensive, featuring the best easy listening and
melodic songs of the past 40 years with key artists including Frank
Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Simply Red, The Carpenters,
Gabrielle and Neil Diamond. This format is an extension of TWG's digital
format, also called The Lounge, targeting an audience similar to that of
BBC Radio 2 - "the UK's most popular radio station".
To capitalize on the advertising potential of this highly attractive
target audience, Impact, TWG's award winning advertising sales house,
will represent The Lounge. This will provide advertisers with access to
this previously unavailable national audience and will complement the
younger and predominantly male audience targeted by TWG's other national
station, talkSPORT.
Under the terms of the agreement, TWG will undertake the management of
the station's programming and advertising sales. TWG will not be
involved in funding the new station, which will be financed via separate
agreements with the other shareholders. The Lounge is expected to break
even within three years of launch. This transaction is consistent with
The Wireless Group's stated strategy of capturing greater market share
by investing in additional radio assets.
Commenting on today's announcement Kelvin MacKenzie, Chairman and
Chief Executive of The Wireless Group, said: "Creating a new offshore
radio station is an exciting and innovative way to increase our national
presence. Since its relaunch in January, our national station talkSPORT
has proved adept at targeting young men, giving advertisers access to a
specific demographic group. We are now targeting another valuable
demographic. The Lounge will give our national sales team a
complementary sell, offering advertisers access to an older audience as
well as to women. Commercial national radio is a concept that listeners,
advertisers and investors understand. Since national commercial radio
was introduced to the UK in the early 1990s its share of total UK
advertising has grown from 2 to 6 per cent - almost entirely down to
increased national revenues. We expect to see that figure grow."
Dr Wayne Burt, chairman of Delta Radio Holdings NV, said: "Delta,
together with TWG, is now able to embark upon its next stage of
development which is to bring to fruition Delta Radio as a national
broadcast station. TWG brings first-class radio management, programming
and sales expertise, which will assist in maximizing the radio broadcast
potential of Delta Radio's powerful and unique transmission platform."
Source: Wireless Group PLC press release, London, in English 23 Nov 00
(via BBCM via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL WATERS. Regarding "Delta Radio, a recently-formed
commercial radio group": It is interesting to note that "recently" can
refer to a period of a couple of years. I remember that I already back
in 1995 called Deutschlandradio after reading that the Dutch government
demands a withdrawal of the Zehlendorf transmitter from the 177
frequency. As well-known Zehlendorf and the Saarlouis-Felsberg
transmitter of Europe 1 are operating with an offset of 3 kHz each,
Zehlendorf on 177 and Felsberg on 183. Both transmitters are scheduled
for 180 but such a co-channel operation would result in a horrible mess
in large parts of Germany, and this problem was solved by the offset
arrangement. Five years ago I was told, "we will stay on 177 until we
got a letter with a seal, showing an eagle". Meanwhile the Dutch
authorities no longer favour the 171 kHz project and hence are no longer
interested in forcing Zehlendorf off 177. Instead Delta-Radio failed in
establishing a transmitter site ashore, resulting in the expensive
project of a platform in the North Sea (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Nov 25, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non]. Glenn, I'd like to take issue with your
description of the site of this station as "International Waters". As
far as I am aware the proposed site is within Dutch territorial waters.
The Times newspaper on Friday carried a story stating that the
proposed station would be able to reach 40 million people in the UK. It
goes on to say that "long wave radio services with poor signals after
dark, have not had an easy time in the UK." An example of the ignorance
of the mass media generally about radio. BBC Radio 4 / Radio 2 / Light
Programme has covered the whole of the UK very successfully, day & night
for all of my life, and no doubt long before, on 1500m / 1512m long
wave. The Times goes on to say "Atlantic 252, broadcasting to the UK on
long wave from the Irish Republic, has not posed a major threat to
existing broadcasters."
Again, I think this is a rather ignorant analysis. Atlantic 252 faces
two insurmountable problems that the Delta station would not. Firstly,
Atlantic is simply in the wrong place. The largest concentration of
population (and therefore target audience) is in London and the South-
East. Atlantic broadcasts from the North-West. Secondly, as soon as
night draws on Atlantic is swamped by Algeria in much of the country,
there is nothing on 171 that poses a similar threat. Whatever problems
it might have, I don't think being heard would be a problem. Having said
all that, I don't think the project will ever see the light of day. Keep
up the Good Work! (Nicholas Mead, UK, Nov 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALDIVE ISLANDS. The 5 kW transmitter at Male has returned to its
former frequency of 1458 kHz (Jose Jacob, India, AWR Wavescan Nov 26 via
DXLD)
** MÉXICO. At least in October, the X-bander on 1630 was signing on at
1331 UT, and heard in Japan:
XEUT, 1630.0, Oct 8 *1331-1339: NA, ``Buenos días, está Vd. escuchando
R. Universidad de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, que
transmite en el 1630 del cuadrante de su radio, en amplitud modulada.
Desde la unidad [ciudad? -gh] universitaria en Avenida Tecnológico sin
número, mesa de ..., Tijuana, Baja California, México.`` Then canto
universitario. 1338 canned ID [as above adding] ``...transmitiendo con
10 mil watts de potencia...``. Also received large QSL, letter, 2
stickers and poster in one month. V/s Martha Adriana Márquez. They
operate 1330-0130 UT on 1630, also on XHBA 104.1 Mexicali and XHUAC 95.5
Ensenada (Hideki Watanabe, Saitama, Japan, Radio Nuevo Mundo Nov 5, just
received by P-mail, via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MOLDOVA. And regarding the report about the Mayak transmitter site
near Grigoriopol` in Pridnestrovye: Voice of Russia again uses these
facilities already since about three years; there was a further
expansion especially of the mediumwave operations in the last year. The
report does not mention the topic of foreign clients at all. One should
keep in mind that the 999 mediumwave frequency from Grigoriopol` is
actually the main channel of Radio Moldova Chisinau).
However, when Pridnestrovye got under control of the separatist
authorities at Tiraspol` they cancelled the Radio Moldova transmissions
and replaced them by their own Radio Pridnestrovye programming, which
was widely considered a clandestine operation.
Meanwhile Radio Pridnestrovye uses the lower powered 1467 channel
instead, while 999 now carries various foreign stations like Deutsche
Welle or Trans World Radio. In other words, the operation of the
Grigoriopol` transmitters by the Tiraspol` administration is no longer
considered as illegal frequency piracy; instead we have almost a de-
facto acknowledgement of Pridnestrovye as an independent state. As well-
known, the airtime business at Grigoriopol` now includes alongside with
the 999 and 1548 mediumwave channels also the shortwave capacity, which
is sold by Merlin. Regards, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Nov 25, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [non]. Hi Glenn, evidently the currently silent 7180 channel
of VoR still originates from Grigoriopol`, contrary to my previous
assumption. Most likely the site is completely off air at present; not
only both 7125 and 7180 are silent but also all mediumwave channels, at
least 999 and 1548, which are unmistakable here in Germany and also in
use by Deutsche Welle and Trans World Radio. Any major problem must
prevent Grigoriopol` from operating any transmitter; otherwise they
would certainly keep DW and TWR on air. Regards, (Kai Ludwig, Dec 3, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [non]. Moldova: Maiac radio center update | According to a
private TV station in Moldova, the icestorm last week resulted in the
collapse of a "200 meter" mast at the Maiac transmitting center.
Freezing rain caused a cover of ice with a thickness of up to 32mm in
the region. There is currently no information available about further
damages to buildings or antennas as a result of the crash. This would be
the second mast which crashed at the center, acc. to Russian sources a
350 meter mast (which was earlier used for longwave 234 kHz) fell down
in another incident during the last years. (Bernd Trutenau, Vilnius,
Lithuania, MWINFO Dec 3 via DXLD)
** RUSSIA. No access to mass media Far East region power blackout |
Text of report by Radio Russia on 23rd November
People in the town of Belogorsk in Amur Region have not been able to
watch TV and listen to Radio Russia since 1st November. The town has a
population of 80,000 people. Skovorodinskiy, Rovenenskiy,
Konstantinovskiy and other districts in Amur Region are faced with a
similar situation. Restrictions have also been imposed on energy supply
to the Blagoveshchensk radio and television rebroadcasting centre.
People in the region's capital and neighbouring areas were unable to
watch Russia TV channel and Russian Public Television for five hours
during day time in the past four days.
Radio Russia is no longer available on longwave anywhere in Amur
Region because energy companies have cut off supplies to the
Konstantinogradovskiy radio centre, the largest in Far East. The
Amurenergo joint-stock company has imposed restrictions on the supply of
electricity to the Blagoveshchensk mediumwave radio transmitter and as a
result of that the local radio station Amurskaya Volna cannot broadcast
its programmes in full. Day in, day out, the territory of Amur Region is
gradually becoming a zone of information silence. The reason for such
categorical measures taken by the Amurenergo is the federal electricity
debt to the tune of 20m roubles. Not even a part of this debt has been
repaid. Source: Radio Russia, Moscow, in Russian 0800 gmt 23 Nov 00 (via
BBCM via DXLD)
** UKRAINE. Mykolayiv transmitter resumes broadcasts | Text of report
from Voice of Russia "DX Club" web site on 22nd November
A 500-kW transmitter in Mykolayiv, which has been silent since April,
resumed transmissions on 3rd November on a frequency of 972 kHz. Its
operating schedule is the same as that of all the other mediumwave
transmitters in Ukraine carrying the First Programme of Ukrainian radio:
0527-0830 hours and 1530-2030 hours on weekdays, and 0557-0830 and 1530-
2030 on weekends and holidays [all times local]. Source: Voice of Russia
web site, Moscow, in Russian 22 Nov 00 (via BBCM via DXLD) What about
SW?
** U K. Here`s one of the items on this week`s [Dec 1] On the Media:
Evangelism Blocked In Britain | Evangelism on the radio is sacred in
this country. Not so in the UK. There, religious radio stations are
legally banned. Now, one Christian broadcaster is taking the government
to court. From London, Gareth Mitchell reports.
At http://www.wnyc.org pull down On the Media, then hit Segment C.
It`s the second of three items in that audio segment. Unfortunately,
this segment goes to noise at 5:27 just before this portion should
start. We have advised WNYC of the problem (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. Glen[n], I wanted you and the listeners of World of Radio to
know that Dennis Hart has created a web site for those of us who
remember NBC`s Weekend radio program Monitor. The address is
http://www.monitorbeacon.com E-mail at monitman@xxxxxxxxx This site
tells the visitor everything about NBC`s Monitor including the Monitor
Beacon, and has lots of sound bits (Charles Gossett Jr., Dec 3, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) I certainly do, and still miss it (gh)
** U S A. KVOD, Denver`s classical radio, prepares to say goodbye.
See: http://insidedenver.com/saunders/1204scene.shtml (via Artie Bigley,
OH, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. This week`s edition of The Savvy Traveler has two
features with some radio connexion: toward the end of the hour is an
item by Hank Rosenfeld, who was aboard the Voice of Peace radioship, and
audio is to be available Tuesday, December 5. See
http://www.savvytraveler.com/Show/Features/2000/12.01/postcard.html
And an earlier item is on the dangers of visiting (other than
armchair) Papua New Guinea, specifically Mount Hagen; see:
http://www.savvytraveler.com/Show/Features/2000/12.01/papua.html for the
long story text, and audio of that is also scheduled for Dec 5 (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. PBS to air Tesla: Master of Lightning. PBS will air the
documentary Tesla: Master of Lightning Tuesday, December 12 (check local
listings for time and channel) about the life and accomplishments of
inventor Nikola Tesla (1853-1943). Actor Stacy Keach will provide the
voice of Tesla for the sesquihour presentation. A Web site,
http://www.pbs.org/tesla/index.html, will serve as the on-line companion
to the acclaimed documentary. A contemporary of Thomas Edison and
Guglielmo Marconi, Tesla--a Serbian immigrant to the US--is credited
with being the inventor of our system of ac power transmission and even
of radio. The book, Tesla: Master of Lightning, by Margaret Cheney and
Robert Uth, is reviewed in December QST, page 37. (PBS via ARRL Letter
December 1 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Regarding the report that WSM, 650, Nashville TN, has turned
off its C-QUAM stereo: I was in Nashville last summer and think it`s a
darn shame. On my AM stereo receiver, WSM almost rivaled FM quality. The
stereo separation was second to none, better than some Chicago stations,
although on that receiver the frequency response was not of FM quality.
On the other hand, back in Houston, KTRH, 740 must have compressed their
bandwidth to 4 kHz, sounds terrible, although it does allow WSB, 750,
Atlanta to be heard (George Thurman, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
And some MW HARMONIC items:
** COLOMBIA. 2200.16 (t) HJMK - Emisora Ideal, (harmonic 2 x 1100)
1008-1024 Nov 27, Christmas music and brass band instrumental. Announcer
in between songs with many mentions of "Planeta Rico" but no ID heard.
Fair to good signal (Mark Mohrmann, Coventry VT, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA. 4260.66 TIRP - Radio Pampa, Nicoya (3 x 1420)
(harmonic) 1003-1105 Nov 20, Campo Christmas song, announcer with ID.
Still audible at 1105. Fair to good signal (Mark Mohrmann, Coventry VT,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA. 4260.6, Radio Pampa 1018-1032 Nov 25, Tropical mx, ads,
ID. Poor signal, but fortunately they IDed on a peak, otherwise I would
not have caught it. 3 x 1420 harmonic. Tnx Mohrmann tip (Don Moore, IA,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 2440.00 Radio 26, (harmonic 2 x 1220) 1025 Nov 27, Man and
woman announcers, "26" ID. Raspy audio. Fair signal (Mark Mohrmann,
Coventry VT, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 4200.01 Radio Rebelde (7 x 600 harmonic) 1025 Nov 20, // 4970
spur with "Haciendo Radio" program. Very weak (Mark Mohrmann, Coventry
VT, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 2700.09 Ondas del Yuna, (harmonic 2 x 1350)
1032 Nov 27, Bachata guitar vocals, canned ID. Good signal when you
slice the Ute station away (Mark Mohrmann, Coventry VT, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. 2480.29 (t) Radio Sonorama (harmonic 2 x 1240) 1021 Nov
27, Andean song, very weak (Mark Mohrmann, Coventry VT, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Harmonic Logs Webpage: Updated the webpage to bring it up to date as
of midnight last night 26/11/00
http://www.dxradio.demon.co.uk/harmonics.html (Mark Hattam, UK,
harmonics@xxxxxxxxxxx via DXLD)
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**CHETCOP@xxxxxxxxx
Dec. 1's This American Life http://www.thislife.org/ (an archived
program from Feb. '96) had 2 great (15 minute) segments about being in
(being a DJ on) radio. I enjoyed hearing them again!
They appear in the second half of the show.
Chet Copeland/ NY,NY
"Act Two. Baltimore, circa 1956. Ira with tapes of his own father, who
was a radio deejay in the mid-1950's. Ira's father gave up spinning
records when he decided he couldn't make a decent living at it, and for
over a decade he was against his son going into radio, not wanting his
son to waste time the way he did. (14 minutes) Song: "Personal
Possession" Nat King Cole
Act Three. Chicago, in the 1960's. Nora Moreno with tapes of her
father, a pioneer in Spanish-language broadcasting in America. Her
mother fell in love with her father because of his poetic character on
the radio, but in real life, the very things that attracted her to him
over the radio, drove them apart. (13 minutes)"
Listen to entire hour http://www.thislife.org/ra/14.ram
(Look for the Feb 21 '96 summary)
http://www.thislife.org/pages/archive96.html
Chet Copeland/ NY, NY
PS: TAL's website is entertaining (much like CBC's old spoof, "The
Great Eastern"** ). Check it out.
Also, check TAL's button menu at the bottom for their favorite radio
links.
** The Great Eastern lives on via its website of archived audio and
spoof pages: http://spring.det.mun.ca/great/web_index.html
My fav? The coal fired transmitter (generator) of The Broadcasting
Corp. Of Newfoundland. http://spring.det.mun.ca/great/coal_fired.html
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Art Blair - blairs@xxxxxxxxxx
Current xmsn times for KJAY-1430 Sacramento, CA
Monday-Friday 0600-1900 PST
Saturday & Sunday 0600-1700 PST
Reduction in power @ 1630 PST daily
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Tim O'Hare - stohare-retired@xxxxxxxxx
3-day Estimates Planetary Kp-index Monitor
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.cgi
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GEOMAGNETIC INDICES
Geomagnetic Summary November 21 2000 through December 4 2000
phil bytheway - Seattle WA - phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from email status daily
11/21 185 7 1 low-mod quiet-unsettled - 9
22 195 7 2 moderate quiet-unsettled - 7
23 205 9 0 moderate quiet-unsettled - 3
24 197 9 2 mod-high unsettled-active - 5 flares
25 202 8 2 mod-high unsettled-mas - 6 flares
26 202 20 5 high unsettled-mas - 10 flare
27 192 41 2 mod-high unsettled-mas - 8
28 196 25 5 low-mod active-mis - 8
29 188 43 1 low-mod quiet-active - 7
11/30 192 5 1 moderate quiet-unsettled - 5
12/ 1 185 4 0 low-mod quiet-unsettled - 7
2 167 3 1 low quiet - 5
3 164 14 2 low quiet-unsettled - 5
12/ 4 152 9 1 v low-low quiet-unsettled - 7
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