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Re: [IRCA] Greek on 1500, 1690 identified
By the way, just because WPSO is listed as a daytimer... it doesn't mean it
operates as such.
Ive been told WPSO operates 24/7 and that WXYB, a 600 Watt Daytimer runs
over powered.
Paul
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 12:37 AM, Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> UNIDENTIFIED [non]. USA, 1500, unID "Radio Olympics", 2302-2324, 22
> Feb, English, ads, news including a report from Greece, Greek program
> at 2312, Greek music; they mentioned several other "R. Olympics"
> stations that were in parallel; 33442, QRM de VENEZUELA + adjacent
> frequencies.
>
> 1690, UNID with ethnic program in Greek, 2336-2351, 22 Feb, Greek
> music; 44433, QRM de NAm (Carlos Gonçalves - Portugal, DX LISTENING
> DIGEST)
>
> He assumes 1500 is USA since it`s not on a European 9-kHz channel, but
> I wonder if it could be another pirate in Greece. Any ideas about an
> American station on 1500 which would fit? Surely not Washington DC. I
> see that 1500 WMNT in Manatí, Puerto Rico is Radio Atenas, but
> presumably in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST,
> and several MW lists) But see below
>
> Glenn, If I had just an omnidirexional antenna, then I might, just
> might assume this on one 1500 and the other one on 1690 were nothing
> but another set of the sometimes too many Greek pirate stations
> between 1600 & 1700+ kHz. The case is a lot different. Not that those
> Greek stations don't use frequencies below 1600, for they do use, but
> the bulk of them and the strongest signals are to found on the said
> range. Apart from that, even the pattern of fading can give you some
> clues.
>
> On 1500 kHz, they were airing a normal American newscast in American
> English that included a piece from a female reporter in Greece, then
> switched to Greek and to some Greek music. I'm sure this pattern
> applies to many other N American stations airing what you call
> "ethnic" programs, i.e. non-English language programs.
>
> The second station, on 1690, was handled the same way, i.e. direction
> finding and some listening, and I am pretty much convinced this is
> just another NAm station broadcasting an ethnic program like many that
> one can listen to and which often prefer to use names, e.g. "R.
> Única", as IDs instead of the regular 3-4 letter USA call-sign
> pattern.
>
> The standard modulation of a Greek pirate station also differs
> somewhat from that of a regular broadcast station. It can be strong
> and even clear, but is not difficult to label. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves,
> Portugal, ibid.)
>
> I don't have a handy reference here at work, but as a hint, Glenn, I
> think there is a small station on 1500 just north of St. Petersburg,
> FL that is owned and operated by a family of Greek descent. Best, (Ron
> Gitschier, Palm Coast, FL, ABDX via DXLD)
>
> Quick chek of the station's Website shows they are Greek, but no
> mention of Radio Olympics.
> http://www.wpso.com/ They are a 250 watt daytimer (Eric Berger, ibid.)
>
> Glenn, I've no idea about the 1500 station but the 1690 is probably
> Toronto (Marc DeLorenzo, South Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass., WTFDA-AM via
> DXLD)
>
> Boy, this is a biiiggg reach --- and a helluva catch if it was, but
> from Barry's list:
> 1500 WPSO NEW PORT RICHEY FL 250 ----- NDA ETHNIC GREEK
> Is it possible? (Bruce Collier, York, PA 722ft ASL, FM19px, ibid.)
>
> Well, anything is possible and propagation conditions HAVE been good.
> I wonder if Mr. Goncalves has a recording that someone in the Tampa
> Bay Area could listen to. That would help a great deal (Marc
> DeLorenzo, South Dennis, Cape Cod, Mass. Ibid.)
>
> Hi Glenn, That unidentified logging by Carlos sounds like CHTO 1690
> Toronto, Ontario which does feature Ethnic Greek programming. 73
> (Allen Willie, St. John's, Newfoundland, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
>
> The station on 1690 is surely CHTO Toronto. Greek music 21 hours a
> day! (Jeff Kopp, WI, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
>
> Indeed! I simply forgot the EXCEL list I have where both this one is
> mostly certainly from CANADA whereas the R OLYMPICS is also most
> certainly WPSO New Port Richey FL so the double mystery is apparently
> solved! (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, ibid.)
>
> Glenn: This [1500] is WFED in DC with regular Greek show.
> http://www.dcgreeks.com/event_display.asp?EventID=2009022101
> Hope that helps (Steve Whitt, UK, Feb 25, MWC via DXLD)
>
> I.e. a program, Radio Olympus, not Olympics, Sat 10 am repeated Sun 6
> pm = Sat 1500, Sun 2300 UT, soon one hour earlier; and that`s exactly
> the hour Carlos was hearing it on Sunday (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
> DIGEST) ###
>
>
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