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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, December 19-25, 2014

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All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT`]. Rx: mostly DX-398 or PL-880 with internal antenna only; Nissan stock caradio as specified; FRG-7 with E/W longwire 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

All my MW DX reports starting August 2011 are archived in this forum with open access: 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page29

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

** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1520, Dec 19 at 0224 UT on caradio, and past 0254 UT on the PL880/DX398, NO signal from KOKC! And hardly anything else either, just some weak SAHs, a hole in the dial when some cheaters would have had easy access into KOKC`s coverage area.

1520, Dec 19 at 0645 UT, KOKC OKC is still OFF, as noted earlier at 0224 UT. Uncovers only very weak unknown signals, one of which sounds like Spanish music looping NW/SE. I instantly think of Barranquilla, Colombia, HJLQ, R. Minuto, but I suppose it would be more like a clock now. 

Would you believe WRTH 2015 lists *14* Colombians on 1520? Only two of which, this and BogotÃ, are as powerful as 5 kW. This rare situation is one where I do wish I had more antenna gain. Besides the usual hand-held DX-398 for MW DXing, I also try the FRG-7 with its E-W longwire at the bottom of the SW range. 

As I doze past 0700 UT, KOKC cuts back on at *0703 UT amid ad in CBS News, 0705 UT KOKC ID with 103.1 FM (250 watts on FM, so who cares about a measly 50,000, or rather 12,500 watts on AM?), weather, rejoin `Red Eye`, 0706 UT cuts off again, and I QRT. Next check at 1358 UT, KOKC is back on 1520 when it may matter a bit more in the daytime (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** U S A. 820, Dec 25 at 0606 UT, WBAP is starting `Mannheim Streamroller`s American Christmas``, music special. A great relief from stupid far-right anti-American `Red Eye Radio` talk show WBAP usually originates and syndicates. Last Xmas, we ran across this on a number of big stations at various times, a 1- or 2-hour special? But this year here`s one station running it for 24 hours straight, repetitious?
http://www.1490wosh.com/common/page.php?feed=2&pt=Mannheim+Steamroller+American+Christmas&id=53791&is_corp=0
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, Dec 20 at 0707 UT I rouse from dozing since my final bandscan has stopped here for some nice steady Spanish music, unfamiliar but probably religious. Break mentions ``Centro Sana``?? or something like that, says Spanish programming is from 6 de la tarde hasta 6 de la maÃana ``en esta estaciÃn``. 

It loops WSW/ENE, and is a very steady signal, really no fading propagationally or from SAHs; yet copy is not easy as the modulation is rather muddy with cutouts in the produxion, bad mixing of music beds. 

After a bit more music, piece is cut off for adstring starting at 0710 UT. This goes on and on and on and on, as I vainly keep listening for music to resume. Clues soon pile up that this is the station in the PhÅnix AZ market: Numerous ads with 602-AC phone numbers, food priced in libras, La Fiesta Restaurante y TortillerÃa en Avondale AZ; 0716 UT something in Mesa with a 480-AC phone; 0719 UT Frank`s Barber Shop (but still in Spanish); 0720 UT maybe canned ID, plugging J.C., postal address in Phoenix. 0722 UT repeat announcement about Spanish hours en esta estaciÃn de lunes a viernes [but this is now sÃbado]. 0723 UT ad with echo SFX mentioning pecados, vida eterna, etc. 0727 oraciÃn from ejercitodeamor.org; 0728 FINALLY a song, or rather hymn after 18 MINUTES OF ADS. Good night!

At some point I did hear some call letters go by, which match the listing of: KXXT, Tolleson AZ, U5, 15000/250 watts, Family Values Radio. Day pattern is circular, tangent eastward, no doubt also day power now in the nightmiddle (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, UT Sun Dec 21 at 0625 UT, gospel huxter preaching in English, loops WSW/ENE, strong and steady, just like 24 hours earlier when Spanish here was from KXXT Tolleson AZ. Its Spanish hours are allegedly only on weeknites, so is this KXXT too, back to English? 

Program schedule at
http://www.familyvaluesradio1010.com/ProgramGuideDaily/
shows this is what ought to be on now in MST:
Sat 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Arizona Sports Network

while 24 hours later it would be more like what we hear:
Sun The Bible Doctrine Hour, 11 pm - midnight
So maybe this is KXEN or something else tonight. 

KXXT sked does show its Spanish hours in MST as generically:
M-F 8:00 PM - 6:00 AM Tue-Sat Conexion Cristiana
Not from 6 pm as I thought they announced.

Also has a link to Foreign Language [Christian] Broadcasts:
http://familyvaluesradio1010.com/foreign-language-broadcasts
not on this station but many others, mostly webcasts
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1010, Dec 21 at 0629 UT, ESPN Radio mentioned as QRM to gospel huxter dominant. If we were to believe the Wikipedia list of ESPN affils, it could only be WJXL Jacksonville Beach FL, 50/30 kW. However, the 2015 NRC AM Log has a much closer if weaker 1010 possibility, KTNZ Amarillo TX which is 5000/500 watts. Wiki shows the 1440 station in AMA as ESPN but admittedly incomplete and out of date: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ESPN_Radio_affiliates
While ESPN itself now lists 1010 KTNZ: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/affiliate
BTW, in sorting out IDs by sports networks, keep in mind that not all stations are exclusive with one network or another (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1020, Dec 23 at 0414 UT, nulling semi-local KOKP Perry OK expecting a Latin, I instead hear an echo from another Fox Sports Radio station. According to NRC AM Log, the only other one on 1020 is: KJJK Fergus Falls MN, U2, 2000/370 watts. Its tiny night pattern is NE/SW, so maybe, but ND day pattern would be better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1050, Dec 21 at 0627 UT, something in English is easily heard with XEG in fade and easily nullable: ``Giving you the music you want and the truth you need, 10-50, KJBN``. Axually I copied the call as KJVN?? But the slogan matches what`s on http://kjbnradio.com in Little Rock AR. It`s non-direxional day and night, 1000/19 watts. What do you bet it was day power? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. 1060-, [slightly on the lo side] Dec 19 at 0230 UT I`m looking for the new XERDO in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, as reported by KAZ. There is a bigsig dominating with romantic music in Spanish, ``cada canciÃn``, but it`s E/W, not N/S; and 0233 ID as ``KXPL [letters pronounced in English], Radio El Paso-JuÃrez, con su mÃsica, toda A-M``, then ranchera. However it disappears abruptly at 0234.4*. It is *supposed* to be a 10-kW daytimer-only. Official FCC sunset for it in December is 0000 UT (January: 0030 UT). It does have a PSSA of a hefty 7 watts! But in December that would last only until 0200 UT.

1060, as soon as KXPL goes off, I can now get a weaker SS station from the N/S at 0234 UT Dec 19; SHVA exclaims ``10-60, la estaciÃn de todos``, but heavy QRM. This may well be XERDO. That clinches it for me as I heard the same slogan. 

Altho XERDO on 1060 from Reynosa instead of 1450 from Matamoros changed too recently to make it into the IRCA Mexican Log or the WRTH 2015, it was already reported more than a biweek ago by Greg Hardison. At the time I did not realize it was newly on 1060:

``I've been plying a remote receiver in New Orleans, during middle-of-the-night spare time, and note this morning (Dec 2) that WLNO/1060 is off the air, shortly after 0700 UT. Frequency without local consists mostly of a battle between Ranchero XERDO, and the much more entertaining XEEP; one of whom seems to be somewhat off frequency, creating a half-buzz SAH. WLNO's woes seem financial in nature, affecting owner Communicom Corp. of America, also ex-owner of KXXT/1010 and KXEG/1280 in Phoenix. Both of the Arizona outlets were noted up & running during a visit starting Nov 20; FCC website lists new owners for those two.  Very 73z -- GREG HARDISON``

1060, at 0235 UT Dec 19 I am now getting a Spanish music station from E/W, but it`s praise music, keywords such as ``redentor``, ``bendiciÃn``, so it`s obviously the usual KIJN Farwell TX cheater, which earlier had been overcome by KXPL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1753, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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