[IRCA] Eastern NC UNID-1610 and ESPN Sports Radio on WAVQ-1400

[Mike Hardester <DX4EVR@xxxxxxxxx>]

1610a UNID, Heard in NC 9/25/2009 @ 1915 to 1935 (intermittent) CW while 
out on an errand. Several “long dashes” of

2 to 3 seconds; letters: “A,” “E,” “M,” and “ N I” noted. Fair to good 
signal while driving in N/S direction and non-existent

driving E/W. Returning home, I checked for possible LOWFER activity and 
a station is listed in Kernersville, NC (+/- 200

miles air), on 1611.53 w/ID of JWS (but not using CW mode). Considering 
the erratic and intermittent manner in which the

code was sent, I doubt it was an ARO. Ideas? (Mike Hardester, 
Jacksonville, NC. Toyota Highlander with stock antenna)

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1400 WAVQ NC., Jacksonville is NOT off-air as recently listed; also, I 
don’t recall any Spanish language activity.

For about a month (my bust in not reporting this change earlier), it has 
been part of the ESPN Network. Announces // 1490

(WWNB, New Bern, NC), and 105.7 (W289BI a translator...of whom I don’t 
know). Both WAVQ and WWNB have been heard

// in Jacksonville, NC, on truck radio, but nothing on 105.7 MHz. Of 
note, TOH ID is for the frequencies only of WAVQ,

WWNB and the translator. Rarely are the call letters announced. There is 
a 4th station, 1450-WNOS in New Bern: FOX Sports Radio.

The four stations have a website (www.rfenc.com) which stands for “Radio 
Free Eastern North Carolina.” E-mail:

info@xxxxxxxxxx (Mike Hardester, Jacksonville, NC. Toyota Highlander 
with stock antenna)

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Considering the length of the above, please feel free to slice and dice 
as necessary.

Very 73 de Mike Hardester
Jacksonville, NC.

DX4EVR@xxxxxxxxx





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