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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, October 15-19, 2018

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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:Â 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page71
[over 315,000 views! as of October 19, 2018]

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

** CANADA. 2598-USB, Oct 15 at 0449, synthyl with marine weather in
English, S4-S5 vs storm crashes up to S9+10.

2749-USB, Oct 15 at 0450, same type of broadcast, weaker S3. Checking
the Canadian Coast Guard website schedule,
http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine-Communications/RAMN-2018/Part2#21
we find that these both originate with VCF, altho at many other times
there are separate stations, partly from NS or NL; so these may well
have been in //, not checked:

``Table 2-8 - Les Escoumins MCTS/VCF - Broadcasts [starting at:] 04:37
Natashquan  2598J3E  
La VerniÃre 2749J3E 	Radiotelephony
Technical marine synopsis and forecasts for marine areas 215 to 221
and 301 to 302.
Wave height forecasts for marine areas 215, 217, 219, 220, 221, 301
and 302.
Notices to Fish Harvesters (when available)``

These are the last broadcasts of the night until resuming at 0847 on
both. But where are these places, exactly, in QuÃbec? Elsewhere in
sked, concerning VHF, coÃrdinates are shown:

La VerniÃre
 47Â21'28"N
061Â55'30"W  

is in the Magdalen Islands.

Natashquan
 50Â09'06"N
061Â47'42"W  

is on the north shore of St Lawrence in remote SE Quebec, on hwy 138;
far from Les Escoumins HQ for VCF, also on hwy 138 much further west
between Rimouski and Saguenay.

Above website shows many other DX possibilities on these two MF
channels, on a rotating time schedule; and several other 2 MHz banders
including 2582 and 2514 where I`ve yet to hear anything. Also higher
marine bands from some northern stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1230, Oct 17 at 2017 UT on caradio, I check out semi-
local (in the daytime) WBBZ Ponca City, as there have been reports of 
name/format changes. ``Ponca City`s variety station, Sunny one-oh-
four-point-seven [104.7]`` is the only ID here on AM 1230. 

So I check 104.7 and hear CCI between two stations, one of them 
country, NEITHER matching 1230 as I A/B. (Likeliest other is KVCY Fort 
Scott KS, 16/16 kW, 201 miles in SE Kansas).

At home on the PL-880, I do get local PC ads on 104.7 at 2036 UT, and 
then at 2038 UT: ``The new one-oh-four-seven The Bull`` and country 
music.

So we have the incredible situation of the real 104.7 (KQSN, not a 
translator) and another, fake 104.7 identifying as such on 1230!

This was reported in NRC DX News Oct 1 in Wayne Heinen`a AM Log 
update: ``1230, WBBZ, Ponca City â Format to TLK/AC (ex-NWS/TLK/SPT); 
slogan to âSunny 1230,â networks to C/Ok/Oa/P``

Here`s the website:
http://www.poncapost.com/wbbz-schedule

The homepage link labeled ``Sunny 1230`` goes to this!:
https://www.poncapost.com/sunny-104-7

``Sunny 104.7 is the regionâs only Adult Contemporary radio station 
targeting 25-54 year old adults with a mix of Todayâs Hits and 
Yesterdayâs Favorites!

Station Distinctives

Locally Unique: A blend of artists like Pink, John Mayer, Rod Stewart, 
Katy Perry, Aerosmith, Adele, Elton John, and Carrie Underwood.

Local Information: Sunny features local news updates from 7am â 6pm 
weekday, plus 24/7 Dan Holiday Weather from the Oklahoma Storm Watch 
Weather Center, and live coverage of Ponca City High School Sports.

Local, award winning talent: Lyman James, most recently with Clear 
Channel/iHeart Media and a veteran of larger markets like Wichita 
(KFDI and KKRD), Kansas City (KQRC), Charlotte NC (WLYT) and 
Sacramento (KGBY), now makes his home here in the heartland and hits 
the airwaves live every weekday morning in Ponca City. Lyman has 
earned many industry awards both on-air and production work.

Locally developed programming. Other local FMâs turn to LA and Denver 
for satellite fed music and air personalities for up to 21 hours per 
day. All Sunny 104.7 music programming originates here locally, 
designed specifically for the tastes of adults across North Central 
Oklaoma [sic].

Multiple local platforms: In addition to our broadcasts at 104.7, 
Sterling Broadcasting also operates Ponca Cityâs legendary 1230 WBBZ, 
and owns PoncaPost.com, a local community news and information portal 
with over 24,000 followers, plus several other digital assets to 
provide maximum impact for our advertisers.``

Yet also prominently displayed is a Listen Live link for 104.7 The 
Bull! but does not seem to have its own page or schedule.
https://www.poncapost.com/wp-content/plugins/srr-listenlive/images/listen.png
which leads to:
https://streamdb9web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KQSN

I suppose ``The Bull`` be a recent rebranding of 25/25 kW KQSN. But 
the old branding lives on via sibling station 1230 WBBZ, which 
otherwise has lost its own original identity, a legacy dating back to 
*1928. 

Wikipedia says: ``On September 12, 2018, WBBZ changed their format 
from classic hits to adult contemporary, branded as "Sunny 1230" 
(format moved from sister station KQSN 104.7 FM Ponca City, which 
switched to country).`` 

To add to the confusion, WBBZ (AM) is unrelated to WBBZ-TV in 
Williamsville NY, DTV RF channel 7, originally analog 67 (Glenn 
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Re my previous report, an interesting thread ensued on the nrc-am gg:

WJAG dates back to 1922, but no explanation of the call letters:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJAG
Own website seems to lack any history:
http://norfolkdailynews.com/wjag/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Like Glenn, I'm unable to find any information concerning the origins
of WJAG's call sign. However, I did find this little monograph that
gives a rather thorough overview of the station's history:
https://history.nebraska.gov/sites/history.nebraska.gov/files/doc/publications/NH2011WJAG.pdf

I checked the newspapers.com database (to which I have access) as well
and, while there's been much ink spilled over the years about the
station, I saw nothing concerning the call sign itself (Bill Feidt,
nrc-am gg via DXLD)

According to one site, âWith joy and gladnessâ
https://www.americanradiohistory.com/call_letters.htm
(Paul Walker, ibid.)

This source,
The Early Years of Broadcasting in Norfolk, Nebraska, 1922-1928
https://history.nebraska.gov/sites/history.nebraska.gov/files/doc/publi
cations/NH1998Broadcasting.pdf
claims that the call letters were randomly assigned.

    ``Huse's fascination with radio, his  
    hobby since the early teens, had blossomed
    into regularly scheduled broadcasting ten years later.

    On July 27, 1922,
    the Commerce Department granted a  
    Limited Commercial, Land Radio Station
    broadcast license and randomly assigned
    call letters, WJAG, to the Huse
    Publishing Company (Norfolk Daily
    News).`` (Bill Feidt, ibid.)

In many cases, particularly those which go back many years, a slogan
attached to the call letters is created after the assignment of the
calls. In other cases, the calls were requested specifically. WABC,
WNBC and WCBS in NYC are examples of the latter.

One of the former type was WFBL-1390 in Syracuse NY which adopted the
slogan "When Feeling Blue, Listen". Depending on how far back the
calls go, it may not be possible to establish the sequence. At one
time, there was a listing of calls and meanings/slogans published in
DXN, and I believe also in DXM (Russ Edmunds, WB2BJH [what does that
mean?], Blue Bell, PA, Grid FN20id, ibid.)

As with so many of the 1922-23 era W-calls with "A" or "B" as the
third letter, WJAG was purely sequential. If you go through the
Department of Commerce Radio Service Bulletins, you can see the
sequence as it was issued.

And as with so many of the 1922-23 era W-calls with "A" or "B" as the
third letter, there were plenty of stories made up after the fact to
"explain" the calls later on. s (Scott Fybush, ibid.)

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UNIDENTIFIED. 2960, Oct 15 at 0452, S2 bit of broadcast talking,
presumably a 2 x 1480 harmonic, and where WERM, Mobile AL, has been
heard before.

But I also have JBA carriers on many nearby frequencies: 2940, 2980,
3020, 3040, 3050, 3070, 3180, 3200. 2940 had HJNT, Cali, Colombia,
last April. All but 3070 could also be second harmonix. Some or all of
them could also be R75 receiver-produced; but I am only hearing such
in this area, not lower on 2 MHz band. If & when we get extremely
quiet no-storm winter conditions, maybe something else can be
identified (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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