[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [IRCA] KGA off again!
They have an STA to run 12.5 KW ND until March 1, 2010:
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=13682
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Weisbeck" <stanw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stanw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 4:11 AM
Subject: [IRCA] KGA off again!
It's currently 0645 ELT, 9/5, & when I checked moments ago, KGA 1510 was
off, & a weak KCKK Littleton, Colorado, was the only station I can hear on
1510 on my Drake R8 & Kiwa loop. KCKK is a Sporting News Radio affiliate.
When I left work in Post Falls, Idaho (20 miles east of Spokane), at 0515
ELT, KGA was on, but I wasn't sure because I heard a fluttery signal with
sports programming & Fox Sports promos. Within a few minutes they IDed as
KGA, so they obviously carry Fox sports, at least this time of night on
Friday night/Saturday morning. KGA's signal strength seemed much weaker
than I would have expected it to be in this direction, so I bet they are
running 12.5 kw non-directional.
Sometime between 0515 & when I arrived home @ 0555, KGA went off again,
leaving KCKK dominating the channel. I was checking other frequencies for
DX while driving home, so I didn't hear KGA go off.
I hope some of the rest of you are able to catch some good DX with KGA
off.
Mike Sanburn mentioned WLAC-TN. I've actually managed to hear them from
here, but it was way back on a winter night in 1971 when KGA used to sign
off at midnight.
Doug Smith in Nashville heard KGA a few years back & I can't remember if
WLAC was off at the time, although I suspect it was.
I haven't heard WSM 650 from here in many years, although I think they'd
be possible under the right conditions.
I heard WJR 760 Detroit on my new Sangean DT-400W unmodified ultralight
last January. It was the first time I'd heard them in years.
73,
Stan Weisbeck
Spokane, WA
_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers
For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org
To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx