I went back through this string, making a check list and found that we
had eliminated all of the likely candidates except for Fallon, NV, the
former KHOS transmitter in Sonora, TX and KICA, Clovis (northeastern
)NM. I tried to find a website for KICA, with no luck, but when I
went to the owner's website (Tallgrass Broadcasting outta Illinois), I
found a link to GRACE 980, KICA, Clovis, NM:
http://www.3592.com/onlinedb/kicaam/docs/stream_kicaam2.html
They broadcast Country Gospel, 24/7 and stream it on the web. It is
still pre-dawn here and I was able to // the stream with the live. Its
them, all right.... the dulcet tones of Loretta Lynn cut right through
the rest of the sludge down on the noise floor!
Here are the IDs that I heard from 1040 until 1100, on-line.
"GRACE 980" by that male announcer
"GRACE 980, A POSITIVE WAY TO START YOUR DAY"
and at 1058:
"THE SPIRIT OF THE HIGH PLAINS, KICA, CLOVIS" and the women singing
"TALLGRASS BROADCASTING"
and at 1104 "GRACE 980, ITS AMAZING"
I mis-heard the "Grace" as "Praise" but a normal google search
wouldn't have kicked it up, even as Grace 980....
The funniest thing is the commercial that I heard and thought might be
for "californiaraisens.com" erh, ah, it was actually for
"californiapsychics.com" The psychics are apparently their only
sponsors, at least overnight.
Its amazing how much easier it is to understand things when you can
actually hear them :>) And, I gotta tell you, KICA is not broadcasting
at peak efficiency or anywhere near it. I'd guess that they produce so
little income that upgrading the ground system or replacing feedlines,
etc. is just outta the question. I bet that a third of the smaller
stations in the country are in that situation.
So........ we determined that XEMF has moved from 780 to 980, but that
XENR, also in Coahuila, is still on the air on 980, AND we've IDed
KICA.... now about those two XEs that sign off from 980 at 0800.
WELL DONE, GUYS! Thanks to Bill Block, Chris Knight, Bruce Portzer,
Martin Foltz and the Kaz! I hope that several of you added to your log.