Re: [IRCA] AFN 1575

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gary, 810 is not the easiest target on the coast here, but it has been
frequently heard, especially at the DX cottage on Haida Gwaii.  I rather
enjoyed listening to it in Tokyo, but noted that it wasn't very strong
anywhere else..........Walt.

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 6:43 AM, <D1028Gary@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Walt,
>
> Your tips on AFN-1575's programming are very much appreciated.
>
> By coincidence, I was a military dependent at one of those locations
> (Iwakuni, Japan)  from 1967-69, and listened to the station all the time. I
>  even
> remember the transmitter location, close to the ocean beach. It was  called
> the Far East Network (FEN) then, and the frequency was 1580 kHz.
>
> After joining the Navy myself I ended up at Yokosuka, Japan, where the FEN
> station on 810 kHz was popular. That's another station that I would really
> like to receive here :-)
>
> 73, Gary
>
>
> In a message dated 3/23/2010 6:31:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> salmaniw@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> Gary,  another characteristic of AFN programming is plenty of public
> service  announcements, both of a local nature (like, how to interact with
> the
> locals  and keep out of trouble), and the kind heard on a state or national
> level.  It's not all music, that's for sure.  Also, there are  frequent
> ball
> games carried as well.  Somewhere in my archives I have  hours and hours of
> AFN programming on 1575 at armchair level...Walt
>
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