[IRCA] Domestic MW DX to Enid OK, January 25-31, 2013

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

All times and dates strictly UT. Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only; or Sony SRF-59 as specified; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 as specified

These logs are excerpts from my daily all-band reports, mainly SWBC, also VHF/UHF, sometimes, utility, ham, which may be found in several archives without much delay, such as
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser

And compiled weekly along with extensive news from many other individuals and publications in DX LISTENING DIGEST:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html

These logs are in four sexions, Canada [if any], Oklahoma, rest of USA, unidentified, separated by ======= Within each, they are in frequency order

** CANADA. Re: ``UNIDENTIFIED. 900, Jan 14 at 0644 UT, `Coast to Coast` audible among the QRM, but no affiliates found on 900 at C2C website, either by Google search or by looking at individual likely mid-continent state listings. A new one? Ideas? Should check C2C later in case it`s updated (Glenn hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``

CHML has Coast to Coast 0100-0500 [EST], per its web site – DY (David Yocis, NRC DX News Feb 4)

I didn`t think to check for Canada, but anyway
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/stations/canada
does not include CHML Hamilton Ont. or any other 900 station. What do they know? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Actually Glenn, CHML has been running C2C for quite some time. What I have noticed is that they're not running // to other stations. IDK if thats a large time-sync, or a different show altogether. Occasionally they also run old-time radio dramas (Paul S. in CT, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Hi Glenn: CHML picked up Coast to Coast very recently when Joy Browne lost her show. CHML is a in-my-lap local here at night (Karl Zuk, circa NYC, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

CHML has been carrying Coast to Coast for a few weeks. This caused much consternation amongst some OTR fans on the Facebook page for the OTR programming which runs nightly. I guess CHML figured they should run Coast to Coast because you just can't hear it anywhere else :-)
https://www. facebook. com/groups/ 55302015291/
(Fred Waterer, ODXA yg via DXLD)

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** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Jan 25 at 0621, KMOX has a SAH of 192/minute = 3.2 Hz as measured some times before, but varies, presumably from KEOR carrier. However, since UT Jan 26, KEOR has been off as first noted  by Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1654, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1170, Jan 25 at 0619 UT, KFAQ Tulsa is accompanied by IBOC noise, as Bruce Winkelman had first reported it turned back on earlier UT Jan 25, after some months off. However at next check 1440 in the daytime, with weaker signal, IBOC did not seem to be present. Since then it seems to have been constantly on (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1654, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1210, Jan 31 at 0642 UT, open carrier/dead air from E/W, no doubt KGYN Guymon, and still failing to null Philadelphia at night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. 1640, Sunday Jan 27 at 1356 UT, local KOAG Enid is dead air, except for hum; at this late hour, nothing audible under it by nulling, and risky to keep listening with volume up as will blast back on unpredictably (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST)

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** U S A. 1030, Jan 27 at 1258 UT, outro of Spanish religious show with http://hermandadcristiana.org from Anderson, Indiana, strong signal from N/S, SAH, 1259 switching to English with preacher about David & Jeremiah, apparently a promo, but no ID. However this cut off at 1300 or faded out very quickly. 

Contact info at above website has no postal addresses or locations, but gringo officials with AC 765- phonumbers, i.e. east-central Indiana. No affiliate list there nor at linked
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/la-hermandad-cristiana/
but the latter does give a postal address in Anderson IN, altho the Spanish version is produced in California and Texas. 

At 1302, `Day of Decision` is opening. I assume it`s 50 kW daytimer KCTA Corpus Christi TX. Yes, both programs match the schedule at http://www.kctaradio.com/services.html
which we need to keep handy for this station which doesn`t like to ID, and doesn`t act like a strict daytimer. 

Shows first program on weekdays is at 5:30 am CT, weekends 6:00 am. Final program listed on weekdays is `Southwest Radio Church` starting at 8:00 pm! On Sundays, last program is `In Touch Weekend` starting at 7:00 pm for unknown duration. On Saturdays has Spanish programming from noon until sign-off at unspecified sunset. You`ll recall a few months ago, we were getting a dirty carrier all night on 1030.

FAQ page has this: ``Q. Why can't I hear KCTA at night?
A. KCTA is licensed by the FCC to be operated from Boston, Massachusetts sunrise (that is so we won't interfere with them) to Corpus Christi, Texas sunset.``

FCC info for KCTA has nothing obvious about WBZ sunrise, but for KCTA SR/SS:
January  7:15 6:00 [1315-2400 UT]
February 7:15 6:15 [1315-2415 UT]

So what are the sunrise times for WBZ?
January  7:15 [1215 UT]
February 6:45 [1145 UT]

However, an imported letter from 1980
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=36851
really reproduces CP and license info dating back to the year 1945 mentioning Boston sunrise! They kept getting SSAs (special service authorizations) renewed periodically to start at Boston sunrise. BTW, this was originally KWBU, Baylor University on 1010. The deal with WBZ came when switching to 1030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1030, amid KCTA log from N/S, I am getting ABC News from E/W January 27 at 1300 UT, and ID at 1305 as KFAY, i.e. Farmington AR, but implying Fayetteville. During the news there is also an echo from another ABC affiliate, presumably KBUF in Holcomb KS (Garden City), which is not only close but the only other 1030 ABC listed in NRC AM Log (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1510, Jan 25 at 1443 UT, Moneyradio1510.com, 480 AC phone and Arizona ads, i.e. KFNN Mesa. So is it 22 kW day power or 100 watt nite power? No quibble here, as FCC official sunrise in January is 1430 UT; February 1415. They also have a 4-watt PSRA in both months, i.e. from 1300 UT, but why go with that when they can already run 100 watt night-power? Limiting station is supposedly KGA Spokane. I think the entire FCC pre-sunrise authority concept is somewhat flawed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1650, Jan 31 at 0616, M&W in Spanish discussion, accents sufficiently Mexican, mentions a price as 40 centavos, so with rough bearing N/S, I`m hoping it`s XEAZR at last, tho I don`t think their format is talk. It`s been DXed from Europe to New Zealand, but hardly any from USA, least of all OK. Dashed at 0618 when they mention ``los niños de Colorado``, so just KBJD Denver, Radio Luz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Following up last week`s reports:

[initially] UNIDENTIFIED, 2660+, Jan 25 at 1347 UT, JBA carrier from the harmonic; 1358 a bit o` music makes it thru the noise level. As mentioned yesterday, prime suspect is KGLD in Tyler TX. Need to monitor earlier in the 13-14 UT hour. Again it`s slightly on the hi side compared to KMBZ Business Radio 1660.

In case it`s KGLD, take note of its official SR/SS times:
Jan 1330-2345; 
Feb 1300-2400 UT
Day power is 1 kW, nite power only 77 watts. Also has 500-watt PSRA every month starting at 6 am local = 1200 UT during ST, 1100 UT during DST. 

Also complex PSSA ranging from 36 to 176 watts, as late as 0330 UT in the summer; 
in January: 2345-2400 75 watts, 0000-0015 67 watts, 0015-0045 45 watts, 0045-0145 36 watts. 
In February: 0000-0030 102 watts, 0030-0100 51 watts, 0100-0200 36 watts. Does any station axually follow these rules to the minute and the watt? All this applies of course to 1330, with powers on 2660 if this is the source, presumably much less. However, if some of the accurate power level is leaking out on an harmonic, the power on the fundamental must be correspondingly reduced.

2660, Jan 26 at 0053, JBA carrier, so circa sunrise should still be better chance for presumed 1330 harmonic, maybe KGLD Tyler TX when it would be on much higher fundamental power of 1 kW from 1330 to 2345 UT, or even PSRA of 500 watts 1200-1330.

2660, Jan 26 at 1330 UT I start monitoring the JBA harmonic with gospel music; little peak at 1337 when I understand a few words by YL singer, ``everything you do``. 1340 UT I check fundamental 1330 kHz, but can`t make out such programming in the QRM. Normally dominant here are KNSS Wichita and KCKM Monahans. More little peaks with music at 1352, 1356. 1400 a change in the music but no ID or announcement heard. 1424 still barely audible, no announcements or ads unless during fades. 

One of these days, I will fire up computer early and see if I hear the same kind of stuff; Jan 26 I do so at 1538 UT, and altho `listen live` at
http://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=kgld-am
first proclaims ``no connexion``, then oncomes more of that black gospel music just like I have been hearing on 2660, so that`s a very good sign. Also like 2660, there are no ads or other announcements among the music until 1600 UT, music interrupted abruptly for ``KGLD 1330 AM Tyler`` legal ID, and on to a local pastor joined in progress, off-mike in echoey sanxuary. Time to cut the stream. 

The Saturday 10-10:30 am block is ``SHILOH HOLINESS CHURCH, PASTOR H. K. VEASEY``. Program schedule at http://www.kgld.org/daily_broadcasts is obviously incomplete, listing only times with gospel-huxters, starting weekdays at 10:45 am (1645 UT), so we may assume at other times they are just filling with the gospel music I have been hearing. Sundays, however, there are also church services at 7-8 am, so I should be able to note the difference then. KGLD website is also black-emphasis. Slogans ``The Light`` and ``East Texas Gospel Giant``. 

2660, Jan 27 at 1331 UT, S9+8 carrier but no modulation audible; 1338 maybe some mod after local noise burst; 1342 now at S9+12 I can make out an over-assertive preacher. 1404 gospel music. This is what I expected based on yesterday`s research into the KGLD Tyler TX program schedule, preaching instead of music Sundays only before 1400. Distracted by INDIA, just missed monitoring at 1330 when they should have doubled power from 500 to 1000 watts on fundamental 1330.

2660, Jan 28 at 1347 UT, very poor carrier with a bit of gospel music audible, presumed KGLD Tyler TX, 2 x 1330 as per previous research. Checked earlier around 1310, nothing was audible.

2660, Jan 30 at 1352 UT, JBA music, presumably KGLD Tyler TX x 2. In Feb, official sunrise will be at 1300 instead of 1330 UT, so that should be the best chance for a bit better signal on 1330 kHz 1 kW day power. 

Also Jan 31 at 1239 UT a JBA carrier when 1330 should be on 500 watt PSRA power (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1654, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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UNIDENTIFIED. 960, Jan 25 at 0602-0605 UT in KGWA Fox-hole, dominant signal is playing low-key big-band music, maybe WABG Mississippi. If only they would ever ID during this window (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

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