Re: [IRCA] 1550

[DXERak@xxxxxxx]

When you review your tapes, Russ, I would suggest you concentrate  on WZRK.
 
I have seen a handful of DXers on this and the NRC list suggest that they  
might have heard WHIT 1550 last night. This station is a daytimer with an 
oldies  format, licensed to Madison WI. As one who lives in Madison and spent 
much  of the night parked on 1550, I can state with 100% certainty that they 
were  not on the air last night.
 
WZRK Lake Geneva WI has a night authorization of one watt. I know for  a 
fact that previous owners signed off at sunset because they deemed the tiny  
power too little to bother with. The present ownership not only stays on all  
night, but apparently does so at the full daytime power of 1000 watts (or 
at  least a good fraction thereof). As a result, they are frequently  
reported over a wide area.
 
BTW, WZRK's format is not oldies. The station describes the format thusly:  
 
“Radio station Avenue 1550 (WZRK) serves Lake Geneva with Timeless Cool  
Music. It’s easy to listen to, but not easy listening. With music from Ray  
Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Steely Dan, Billie Holiday and Van Morrison, it's 
the  mix you have been looking for on your radio."
73     Bill  Dvorak     Madison WI

 
 
In a message dated 10/1/2011 7:13:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx writes:

I ran  recordings last night aimed more or less southwest. I had 2 SS 
stations, but  well after others reported KXEL going to Brother Stair. One was 
WDLR as I did  hear the regional Mexican and "Que Buena".

One of the SS stations had a  choral anthem f some sort @ 0000. Later one 
had repeated whistles sounding  like the call to the hounds in fox hunting. 
This used to be typical to some  sort of LA station years back.

I also had a fairly strong WSDK-CT with  religion and SRN news.

Only bits and pieces of CBE heard based on the  reports of others. I had 
both the Joni Mitchell song and the "Whiter Shade of  Pale" but couldn't tell 
who that was, and reading the posts suggests there was  confusion from 
others bewteen CBE and someone else.

Both WZRK and WHIT  are needed here, so I'll go back and try to match up my 
recordings with what's  been reported to see if I can pull anything out.

Any help on the SS  mentioned above would be appreciated, and I can supply 
a recording of the  anthem and the whistles if needed. 


Russ Edmunds
15 mi NNW of  Philadelphia  
Grid FN20id
<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
FM: Yamaha  T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8
AM:  Modified Sony  ICF 2010's  barefoot

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