Re: [IRCA] KXXA-1520 WA

["Rick Lewis" <ricklew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stephen,
I'm wondering if you're hearing the 1520 in Port Hueneme, CA, near Ventura, 
which also has a news-talk format.
Incidentally, _unless they changed back and I missed it), a few years ago 
KOMA changed calls to KOKC.
--
Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Airy" <pianoplayer88key@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
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Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXXA-1520 WA


That's interesting, Patrick.

I'm near the west coast, too - well actually something like 15-18 miles 
inland (not sure how to exactly calculate it due in part to curvature of the 
coastline and especially a bay (San Diego) west of me with a peninsula just 
beyond it. I tuned to, and recorded 1520 earlier this morning, and I 
definitely heard a station pretty much owning the channel, but I never heard 
them ID as "KOMA".
Is it reasonably possible our distance separation on the west coast (me 
being just east of San Diego, you being some distance west of Portland) 
could have something to do with you and me hearing different stations on 
1520? (I can detect another station under the one i'm hearing, but only by a 
sub-audible heterodyne, or occasional hints of modulation.)
What format does this "KOMA" you're referring to carry? The station I hear 
seems to be a news/talk station. Also I get a not found error when I try to 
visit the KOMA-AM page on radio-locator (the FCC AM Query site is down right 
now).
I generally aim my antenna east (maybe slightly north to get a better null 
from 1530 KFBK's IBOC) to hear 1520. Do I need to aim maybe northeast to 
hear KOMA, or maybe west and listen in the early morning for a station from 
Korea bearing those calls? ;)

73,

Stephen


--- On Fri, 4/1/11, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXXA-1520 WA
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
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Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 11:29 PM

Hi Nick,

Not excited about another 50 KW powerhouse in the NW. I think that will
be about number ten in the 50 KW Dept for the Puget Sound with 710, 770,
820, 880, 950, 1000, 1090, 1300, 1380, and now 1520. Then add in the
10KW or more (850, 1150, 1210, 1620, and 1680). That is a lot of
powerhouse stations in one market. I guess KKXA will be directional
North and co-located with KRKO. It looks like about 30% of their signal
will head to the SW. I wonder what it will do to KGDD here? KOMA
dominates here at night generally anyway. But it may create a real
jumble here. I hope they don't adopt IBOC. That is a possibility with
KRKO running it.

73,

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

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