Re: [IRCA] Great E-W cx early this a.m.

[Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brent

Nice going on this one.

If it makes you feel better, the time clock on CFFR's website shows 
traffic and weather on the 1's just like you heard 
http://www.660news.com/station/schedule.jsp;jsessionid=NJMHEALEFPDE

Bruce

Brent Taylor wrote:
> While tuning the dial this morning just before 6 a.m. local time I checked
> WFAN 660 to get the 20/20 sports scores at 4:40 (EDT), and heard an all-news
> station with male anchor waaaay in the background.  I spun the radio to
> knock down WFAN a bit and the reception of the other station improved.  At
> 4:45 the station was going through sports scores also, and at 4:50 it faded
> up to a clear "traffic and weather together on the ones" and gave a
> forecast, with a temperature check mentioning Calgary.
>
> Never heard the CFFR ID, but I have little doubt.
>
> Gear was a barefoot ICF-2010, on a turntable.  There was yet another station
> playing music in the background, that eventually faded up to be as strong as
> the all-news station.  Never IDed it, but the format appeared to be C&W.
>
> Also noted Chicago better than usual on 670 (usually dominated nightly by
> Cuba here).
>
> If Calgary, it was my best domestic DX from this temporary location in
> Charlottetown so far.  I move into the new house across the river in
> Stratford on March 30, and I'm anxious to see if it's as electrically quiet
> at night as it is here in downtown Charlottetown.
>
> Brent Taylor, VE1JH
> Charlottetown, PEI
> Sony 2010
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