Re: [IRCA] One Of My Best AM DX Catches...

[Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice clear sounding KCLE ID in there. ---Mike Sanburn

> Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 18:26:03 -0500
> From: walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; amdx@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] One Of My Best AM DX Catches...
> 
> One of my best ever DX catches was not actually the farthest away. My best
> AM DX catch was heard in Marion, IL and the station in question was
> then-KCLE 1140 Cleburne, TX (SW of Forth Worth). The station operates with
> 5KW/4 towers day and 710W/4 towers night but is known as KHFX now.
> 
> It was programming classic country back then when I heard it. I was on the
> west side of Marion, Illinois fairly close to the Williamson County Airport
> when I had a boombox on while sitting in a vehicle in a store parking lot
> waiting for a friend. I put a tape in and hit record.. not knowing what I
> might get as i spun across the dial.
> 
> It wasn't till a week later when I was going over the tape in the
> Production Room at KNLV 1060/103.9 Ord, Nebraska (Where I  worked) and
> heard a KCLE id buried in the mud. TOTALLY UNEXPECTED!
> 
> What makes this even more "amazing" is that I was less then 5 air miles
> from the 44W/2 tower night signal of WGGH-AM 1150.. I was right in their
> night time null. When I hit record o nthe tape, I was actually recording
> just waiting til li tuned in WGGH and didn't wanna miss anything.
> 
> Here's a short clip of what I heard back in 2008:
> 
> www.onairdj.com/1140.mp3
> 
> Paul Walker
> www.onairdj.com
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