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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, January 6-12, 2017

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All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 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/page54
[over 190,000 views as of Jan 12, 2017]

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 

** CANADA [and non]. 540, Jan 12 at 1320 UT, discussion of drought and floods due to climate change in Saskatchewan, from CBK in well, or XETX La Ranchera de PaquimÃ, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, frequent canned IDs, mutually nullable without anything from the country in between (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 680, Jan 12 at 1324 UT, treacherous traffic report about Winnipeg area from CJOB, Chevrolet dealer sponsor. Good for a while rather than St Joe or San Antonio, just after hearing 540 CBK and before hearing 750 CKJH; see separate logs. CJOB is 50/50 kW U4, both day and night patterns going N/NNE, little or nothing to the south, yeah, sure (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 750, Jan 12 at 1330 UT, nulling KOAL UT, I get another station in English, obviously Canadian referring to km, highway 345(?), provincial news, Battleford, Prince Albert, high temperature minus 26, yourtownnews.ca which in turn is connected to CK750, as CKJH in Melfort, Sask. is branded, linking to http://www.ck750/com and plug a pizza party. One YL seems to be doing all the announcing, news and commercials. Need USB tuning to avoid 740 KRMG splash. CKJH day pattern is ND; night pattern mostly to the north (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** CANADA. 1610, Jan 7 at 0349 UT, South Asian songs dominating at S9+20, no doubt CHHA Toronto during its Punjabi hour UT Tue-Sat, but hardly Latina! Skedgrid in ET, unchanged in 16 months?: 
http://chha1610am.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PostCard-CHHA-1610AM-2016.jpg
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** OKLAHOMA. 820, Jan 8 at 2344 UT, as I am trying to hear what else is on here besides WBAP at sunset, burst of wideband RF noise, as my nearest streetlight starts to ignite; almost clear sky in pink cirrus sunset, which was at 2333 UT, already 16 minutes later than earliest a month ago (while our latest sunrise has just passed at 1344 UT) (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** U S A. 750, Jan 12 at 1328 UT, `America`s Morning News` show going into commercial break, loops NW/SE, ad for attending NASCAR in Vegas, fading and separable from Canadian [q.v.], back in at 1335 UT. I think this must be KOAL Price UT, 10/6.8 kW U2, likely on ND day pattern since at night it`s cardioid nulling east. And KOAL is news/talk with lots of networks, but NRC AM Log does not show it as a TRN affiliate; AMN website does not provide any affiliate list:
http://www.talkradionetwork.com/shows/americas-morning-news/

Not daytimer KMMJ NE this early, nor KSEO Durant OK, another daytimer I have never heard from across this state. But soon, WNDZ Indiana (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 750, Jan 12 at 1353 UT, Ukrainian with heavy American accent, mention www.oldtownschool.org which is a folk music school in Chicago, so certainly WNDZ Portage IN. I had already heard Utah and Saskatchewan on 750, much further west. Maybe some CCI in Spanish now, El Paso or Grand Island (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 750, Jan 12 at 1429 UT, after Howard Kurtz, Fox mention, ``Newstalk 750`` ID and calls sounded like KGNU, but only fit is KBNN Lebanon MO, 5 kW daytimer, after hearing other 750s: KOAL, CKJH, WNDZ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. [Re DXLD 17-01, on 1020, gh hearing KCKN Roswell NM again:]

Glenn, Looks like they found a couple used final tubes to get the Continental going again. Rumor has it the transmitter was just out of tune. I'm too far removed to know the exact cause. That being said, there is no way you should be hearing it in Enid unless the pattern is out. Towards your direct we had a super tight null offering 40 watts towards you. The day pattern protected Amarillo 1010 and ERP was about 500 watts (Jerry Kiefer, FL, UT Jan 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1200, Jan 12 at 1343 UT, romantic Spanish music from NE/SW overcoming WOAI, 1358 UT Chicago ad, ``UnivisiÃn AmÃrica, 1,200, una emisora Uforia, WRTO, y ####, Evanston``, back to music. Not sure what the unlisted co-station is, maybe FM. Anyhow, they have not yet flipped to sports network as had been reported:

``This from DX-midAMerica: IL, Chicago, WRTO, 1200, will flip to the new Spanish sports network UnivisiÃn Deportes Radio in the new year (20 kW days, 4.5 kW night - BD) Best wishes (Barry :-), Carlisle UK, Davies, mwcircle yg via DXLD)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1220, Jan 7 at 0400 UT, local weather by YL but too much QRM to copy detail, ID almost certainly WSLM, i.e. Salem IN, the cheater dominating 1220 west of Cleveland despite licensed 5000/82 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1260, Jan 12 at 1359 UT, norteÃa music past hourtop, 1402 fade for ID, maybe ``La Tremenda``. None such; I`ll have to settle for likely La Reina, which is KDLF Boone IA, 5000/33 watts for Des Moines market (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1360, Jan 7 at 0358 UT, immediately at tune in, ``You are listening to WMOB Mobile, and WTOF Bay Minette``, into another gospel huxter before hourtop. Yes, the two are //, WTOF supposedly a 10 kW daytimer on 1110, and WMOB running only 200 watts at night, 9000 watts day. Contraindications explicable only as the Word of God thumping the Rules of Man (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1860, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** U S A. 2520, Jan 12 at 1312 UT, talk at S9, but still unreadable, much stronger than harmonic on 2960, while 2520 is presumably 1260 x 2 from WOCO Oconto WI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

2960, Jan 7 at 0320, stable JBA carrier with trace of modulation, but with QRN adding up to S9+10. Checking here since Tim Tromp had reported the night before to the harmonics yg, 

``WERM Mobile AL, 2 x 1480 on 2960 with a decent signal and modulation during peaks with black gospel music. WERM calls clearly heard between songs making for an easy ID on 2960 but no luck logging them on their intended frequency of 1480 here. 73, Tim Tromp, West Michigan``. 

It`s licensed for 4400 watts at night on 1480, so how much on 2960? A bit later I definitely did hear a Mobilian fundamental on 1360 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1860, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

2960, Jan 12 at 0722 UT, S4 signal with trace of music, presumed the currently active harmonic of 1480, WERM, Mobile AL.

2960, Jan 12 at 1310 UT, still VP carrier at S4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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UNIDENTIFIED. 1560.93, Jan 7 at 0351 UT, stepping down the MW band, I hear a weak het of almost 1 kHz above 1560, KKAA SD, Family Radio hymn // 920 KYFR IA. The het seems to peak roughly N/S too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 2749-USB, Jan 12 at 0719 UT, fragments sound like man in French on the Canadian Coast Guard frequency, but the website shows no broadcasts until 0740 from the Nova Scotia-area stations. Is it also used for 2-way communications? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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