[IRCA] CKPR-580 Thunder Bay to go silent August 3, a few other notes

[Deane McIntyre <dmcintyr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A few observations from a cross country trip along the trans Canada  
highway from
Southern Ont to Calgary AB this week (July 23-25) by car, doing  
daytime bandscans
using the stock Delco radio. it is amazing how well the low band  
stations get out
in Central Canada. The coverage of CBK, KFYR and WNAX is amazing

All loggings daytime groundwave.

CBK-540 heard as far east as the Manitoba-Ontario border, this  
station pretty well
covers all of the settled parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

KFYR-550 heard through Manitoba and Saskatchewan well, except for CBK  
slop in
the Regina area

KMON-560 heard from central Saskatchewan all the way to Calgary, except
for CKSW-570 slop around Swift Current Saskatchewan

WNAX-570 heard in southern Manitoba

CKSW-570 heard all the way from the Saskatchewan - Manitoba border to  
Calgary

CKUA-580 with CKY gone, heard from central Saskatchewan west

CKPR-580 heard within a 100+ mile range of Thunder Bay, announcing that
programming on the AM transmitter will cease August 3 (they moved to
FM some time ago). Last (and first) AM station in Thunder Bay, has
been owned by the Dougall company since they went on the air in 1931.
Before that the station was located in Midland.

WTCM-580 heard well in northwestern Ontario

KGLE-590 heard throughout SW Manitoba and Saskatchewan

KEYZ-660 heard in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan until they were  
replaced
by CFFR in western Saskatchewan

KMXR-710 heard well through Manitoba and most of Saskatchewan.

KATL-770 heard in Manitoba and Saskatchewan until replaced by CHQR in
western Saskatchewan

CBLM-1090 LPRT still operating in Marathon Ont, relays CBQ Thunder Bay
(CBC Radio One)

CKDR-1 -1340 Ignace (Relay of CKDR-FM Dryden ON) gets out well for
its 50 watts. The CKDR-AM on 800 is gone (like most of the AM stations
to Northern Ontario they have moved to FM)

73,

Deane McIntyre VE6BPO


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