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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, October 21-27, 2016

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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 UT period to the previous date by ELT].

Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 with E-W longwire

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open access: 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page52

These logs are in four sections, Canada [if any], Oklahoma [if any], rest of USA, unidentified [if any], separated by ======= Within each, they are in frequency order 

** OKLAHOMA. 930, Oct 21 at 1236 UT, WKY OKC transmission has finally stopped hiccuping, interrupting Spanish chat every 1.36 seconds (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** U S A. 570, Oct 27 at 0518 UT, ``American Pie``, 0520 UT ``104.5 FM and AM 570, Las Cruces`` non-ID with no calls, right back to another classic rock tune. Good signal mutually separable from KLIF. Hard to believe KWML Las Cruces NM is on night power of 155 watts instead of day 5000 watts, both non-direxional. 104.5 despite top billing is a mere translator, K283CG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 650, Oct 25 at 1231 UT, Fox ``news``, into KGAB news center, i.e. Cheyenne WY, dominating way above any XETNT, let alone WSM at this hour. Obviously on 8.5 kW ND day pattern instead of 0.5 kW direxional night to the NW; yet local official FCC sunrise for Oct is not until 1315 UT (November: 1345 UT). Not the first morning I have heard them lately. Community of License is Orchard Valley, a south-side suburb; why? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1190-, Oct 27 at 0546 UT, unfamiliar rock music, ``You are listening to Boulder and Denver`s premiere independent radio station, 98.9 and 1190 AM in Boulder``, no calls, but per NRC AM Log 2016 it`s student-operated KVCU, with an AOR/VAR format. 98.9 with top-billing is a mere translator, K255DA. Hard to believe 1190 is 110 watts night power instead of 6800 day power, both non-direxional. Is slightly off-frequency to low side; fades a bit vs some Spanish CCI, more likely Mexican than United Statesian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1380, Oct 24 at 0321 UT, sports talk in English about Cubs is dominating and // echoing with 1020 KOKP Perry OK which is with Fox Sports Radio; 1380 from NE/SW, instead of usual KRCM Spanish religion from SSE on day power --- it may be there but very weak now. Altho KKRX 1380 Lawton OK has flipped to sports, it`s south of here, and with CBS Sports Radio (but exclusively??), and never heard at night. KHEY El Paso TX, 5000/500 U1, is Fox Sports Radio, and indeed at 0332 UT I hear Fox SR mentioned, so very likely this (and JuÃrez stations are in well). Only other could be KXFN St Louis, silent since last December, had sports format, and would have to be on reactivated 5 kW day pattern southwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1620, Oct 24 t 0315 UT, YL with weather for Pensacola, Milton, etc., in some detail, lows to be in mid-to-low 40s in the FL Panhandle; purple flags on the beach warning of jellyfish. ``Look at satellite weather`` so maybe a TV simulcast from a 10 pm CT newscast? So it`s WNRP, Gulf Breeze FL, 10/1 kW. This one is amazingly rare here --- 1620 dominated by NE, TX, or from that direxion, R. Rebelde, Cuba, usually without any sign of WNRP. Maybe they failed to decimate their power tonight? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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UNIDENTIFIED [and non]. 1180, Oct 27 at 1256 UT, open carrier/dead air making SAH of 160/minute = 2 and 2/3 Hz with sports talk, but traffic report at 1259 UT, ID as ``1180 Zone 2 the Deuce``, i.e. KZOT Omaha NE. OC/DA loops SW/NE so I think it`s KLPF Midland TX, which I recently confirmed had completed its upgrade move from 1150, with Guadalupe Catholic network programming in English. About to sign-on? No, still OC but fading at 1302 UT. Both these are 25 kW day power, KLPF non-direxional, but KZOT is broadly direxional southwest, nothing unusual here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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