[IRCA] Oklahoma MW observations

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

Daytime groundwave observations, in reverse chronological order, times and dates strictly UT, as originally published in DX Listening Digest, and mixed in with daily SW log postings to numerous mostly-SW or multi-band lists:

** OKLAHOMA. No one minding the store at KOKB 1580 Blackwell. That`s what you get from abandoning your heritage as a real local radio station, KLTR, to become nothing but a repeater of KOKP 1020 Perry (or a Stillwater FM station). Once again April 3 at 1935 UT open carrier on 1580 with zero modulation, and still the case at 2035 recheck, while 1020 was OK thruout (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. From a quiet location in west Enid, (the Walmart parking lot), a bandscan on caradio, see also USA, at 1937 UT April 3 found weak signals on 1450, and a SAH of 160/minute, plus hum; seems one is with a game and the other with talk, also maybe a low audible het. 

The only groundwave-range stations here are Woodward, Shawnee, Altus OK and Hutchinson KS. KSIW Woodward is surely one of them. KGFF Shawnee likely the other by proximity except has nostalgia format per NRC AM Log 2009 while KWBW Hutchinson is newstalk. Too bad there is no reference to look up which two stations are exactly 2.67 Hz apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1580, KOKB Blackwell, not off the air, just not modulating, April 2 at 2033 UT. // 1020 KOKP Perry was modulating sportstalk normally. First noted 1580 silent in the car several minutes earlier, and could not be sure whether there was a silent carrier or not (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. I don`t pay much attention to KTLR 890 OKC, but on the caradio around 2122 UT March 11, paused during bandscan since it was playing some semi-classical music. Soon went into lengthy announcement as ``Annunciation Radio``, from 1 pm to sunset sign-off, and continuing all night on KTLR-FM 94.1. 

??? No signal from that here in Enid. FCC FM Query shows there is no such FM call; 94.1 is really a 250-watt translator from a site in Nichols Hills, north-central OKC, K231BH. Then into long list of businesses supporting the venture, some of them with Italian names.

It seems they want to eventually get Catholic radio on the OKC air 24 hours; see http://www.okcatholicbroadcasting.com Naturally a substantial portion of programming comes from EWTN. I guess they are just buying time on the present transmitters, and Tyler Media`s KTLR 890 runs something else in the mornings and on weekends.

Checked 890 at 1650 UT Friday: a deeply-accented huxter was attempting to negatively correlate children out of wedlock with gardening. That must be Watchmen on the Wall.

Here`s KTLR`s own schedule grid showing little of interest, just more gospel huxters, posing as mere ``Community Talk``, including Brother Scare noon Sundays, and Spanish Saturday afternoons: 
http://www.ktlr.com/engine/emw.exe/*qshome=home&st=561&rec=4&kw=news&parm=4&trec=2&lktype=6&snum=1
Also shows sign-on and -off times month by month.

The same company http://www.tylermedia.com/ owns KKNG 93.3, Disney 1560, Jack FM 97.3, KTUZ-FM La Zeta 106.7, Telemundo affiliate KTUZ-29, plus low-power Univisión outlets in Woodward/OKC, Tulsa! 

Gee, I thought TM and UNI were heavy competitors. I should think Univisión corporate would be chafing about its inferior signals in the OK markets; or does off-the-air really not matter any more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###


      

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