Re: [IRCA] WFNY-1440 DX test

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

It sounds phonetically similar to WNPV, actually, although I don't think they use that wording. Their normal slogan is "InfoRadio". It almost sounds like the WHKZ "Fox New Radio" intro without the "Fox".

Russ Edmunds
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--- On Sun, 3/6/11, Barry McLarnon <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Barry McLarnon <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] WFNY-1440 DX test
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 1:23 PM
> WFNY is one of the regulars here on
> 1440, so it was no surprise that the test 
> came through well on my timed recording.  The code was
> certainly very 
> punchy... in fact, if it was on the ham bands, I'd be
> inclined to say they 
> had "key clicks". :-)  It's too bad for the folks out
> west that east-west 
> propagation was mediocre last night.
> 
> Also heard were WHKZ (which I had nulled), WVEI and WNPV,
> plus a "Newsradio 
> W???" unid.  A short clip is available at:
> 
> http://topazdesigns.com/ambc/audio/unid-1440-0200-6mar11.mp3
> 
> There's a few stations that use that slogan, but the calls
> don't resemble 
> what I think I'm hearing (something like WKRP!).  Any
> ideas?
> 
> Barry
> 
> -- 
> Barry McLarnon VE3JF  Ottawa, ON
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