[IRCA] AM BCB DX……….8 NEW STATIONS Heard + Aurora Conditions

[Robert Ross <va3sw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys:

  Hi Guys…here is my AM BCB Report for the last week or so. Good Conditions continue with some nice Auroral Conditions mixed in. 8 NEW Stations heard this time around.


RECEIVER is………… ELAD FDM-S2 SDR

ANTENNA is…………WELLBROOK ALA-1530LNP  Imperium Loop

AM BCB TOTALS are now………………    2,040  Stations Heard



73……ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA



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1490  WSGB  Sutton, WEST VIRGINIA  Sept/27/17  0700 EDT   EE    FAIR
ID by Male DJ @ 0700 EDT as "West Virginia's Oldies Radio - WVAR and WSGB".
Also listed Translator W243CA. Into News and into the Mush!

GRAVEYARDER # 214 Heard

NEW STN                900 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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680  WMFS  Memphis, TENNESSEE  Sept/28/17  0656 EDT      EE      GOOD
Mixing with and as strong as CFTR Toronto!!  Spot for "Mike and Mike on ESPN - 
92.9" @ 0656 EDT. Into Ad String. Into ESPN Sports Talk, Mike and Mike.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

NEW STN                           8/5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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910   WPFB  Middletown, OHIO  Sept/28/17  0658 EDT      EE      FAIR
Catholic Talk 0658 EDT. Male and Female announcers with Station Promo and ID
for "Sacred Heart Radio"."Leave your Pre-Recorded Message on Sacred Heart Radio".
More Catholic Talk and Promos.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

NEW STN                         1kW/100 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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1140  KYOK  Conroe, TEXAS  Sept/28/17  0700 EDT       EE    FAIR
Male DJ with ID @ 0700 EDT as "On KYOK". Into Ads. Black Gospel Music  @
0701-0702 when XEMR Came on with the Mexican National Anthem.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

NEW STN                5 kW DAYTIMER
ROSS, ON.
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1450  WKEI  Kewanee, ILLINOIS  Sept/28/17  0700 EDT      EE     FAIR
Male DJ with ID @ 0700 EDT as "You're listening to WKEI - Talk Radio 104.3 FM and 
1450 AM". Dave Anthony with FOX News @ 0700.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

NEW STN           GRAVEYARDER # 215 Heard           500Watts/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1220  XEB  La B Grande  Mexico City, MEXICO  Oct/01/17  0659 EDT    SPANISH  FAIR
Mixing with WHKW - Cleveland, OHIO. 
Mexican Anthem with Vocals @ 0659-0703 EDT. Male DJ with SS Talk @ 0703. 
"La B Grande" Yelled out @ 0703. Male and Female with SS Talk with mentions of Mexico.

NEW STN               100 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1250  WRAY  Princeton INDIANA  Oct/01/17  0700 EDT   EE    FAIR
Male DJ wiuth ID @ 0700 EDT as "WRAY 1250 Princeton". 
Into news @ 0700 til Fade 0702.

NEW STN                  1 kW/59 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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1110  WTOF  Bay Minette, ALABAMA  Oct/03/17  0657 EDT    EE   FAIR
Joyce Meyers ministries Pgm 0657 EDT. Into SRN News @ 0700. ID by Male DJ
@ 0703 as "From the Studios of WMOB Mobile and WTOF Bay Minette….".
Into Gospel Music.

NEW STN                      10 kW DAYTIMER
ROSS, ON.
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840  4VEH Cap Haitien, HAITI  Oct/02/17  1958 EDT   FF/CREOLE   FAIR-GOOD
French Afro-Pops/Caribe styled Music @ 1958. Male DJ with FF/Creole Talk between Music.
Over/Under WHAS @ times. 
This was in/out from 2000 EDT to 0500 EDT the next morning with similar Programming.

// Live Webfeed.   AURORAL Conditions even though Numbers were low!!

RELOG           10 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1140  XEMR  Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, MEXICO  Sept/28/17  0702 EDT   SPANISH  GOOD
Mexican National Anthem on Abruptly @ 0702 EDT taking out KYOK Conroe, TX!!
Anthem from 0702-04 EDT. Male DJ with ID @ 0704 EDT as "XEMR 1140 Khz - 
Transmitiendo…….."Into Music with Spanish Vocals @ 0704.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

RELOG               50 kW
ROSS, ON.
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690  XEMA La Mejor  Fresnillo, Zacatecas MEXICO  Oct/02/17  0700 EDT  SPANISH  FAIR
Mexi-Anthem with Vocals @ 0700-02 EDT. Male DJ with ID @ 0702 as "La Mejor - XEMA".
SS Talk by Male DJ @ 0702-03. 
Mixing with much more common "XEN La 69 - Mexico City".

RELOG                      50/2 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1060  XEEP Radio Educacion  Mex City, MEXICO  Oct/01/17  0700 EDT  SPANISH  GOOD
Xylophone Music @ 0659 EDT. Into Mexican Anthem with Vocals @ 0700-0702.
ID by Male DJ @ 0702 as "XEEP - Radio Educacion".
Male Talked SS over Xylophone Music.

RELOG          100/20 kW
ROSS, ON.
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650  UNID…Possibly RADIO FORMULA XEVG  Merida, Yucatan, MEXICO ?? Sept/27/17
2100 EDT     SPANISH         POOR to FAIR.
Under WSM Nashville, but some fade ups and heard better during Dead Air Spots of WSM.
Male Announcer in Spanish with Talk under WSM. At one point he said "Radio Merida".
That was fairly clear, but couldn't make much more out of the SS Talk. Heard for about 
2 Minutes. XEVG uses the Radio Formula Moniker….not Radio Merida….but who knows??
Has anyone else ever heard this station using "Radio Merida" IDs???

UNID     AURORA - K=6/A=37
ROSS, ON.
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1040  WSGH  Lewisville, NORTH CAROLINA  Sept/29/17  1958 EDT   SPANISH  FAIR
Spanish ballad 1958 EDT. Another SS Ballad with Accordions 1959-0203.
Male DJ with SS Talk and 2 IDs as "ACTIVA", which is the Network WSGH uses.

RELOG                   9.1 kW/182 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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790  WQXI  Atlanta, GEORGIA  Sept/29/17  0658 EDT     KOREAN       GOOD
Mix with WNIS Norfolk, VA. @ 0658 EDT.
Female with Korean Talk @ 0658. Musical Interludes between Talk segments.
Korean Pop Music Vocals. Male DJ with Korean Talk.

RELOG          28/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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550  KTRS  St. Louis, MISSOURI  Sept/30/17  0659 EDT  EE    GOOD
Ads with 314 Area Code #'s. ID by Male DJ @ 0700 EDT as "The Big 550 - KTRS - 
St. Louis". Into ABC News.

RELOG         5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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690  WQNO  New Orleans, LOUISIANA  Sept/29/17  0659 EDT   EE     FAIR
Male DJ with Talk and ID @ 0659 EDT as "WQNO - New Orleans - Community Radio".
Mixing with a Mexican Station playing the Mexi-Anthem. Into Catholic Talk Pgm.

RELOG          10/5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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620  WJDX  Jackson, MISSISSIPPI  Sept/29/17  0700 EDT     EE     FAIR
ID by Male DJ @ 0700 EDT as "This is Mississippi's Legendary AM 620 - WJDX - 
Jackson". "An I-Heart Station". Into News @ 0700.

RELOG           5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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930  WTAD  Quincy, ILLINOIS  Sept/28/17  0659 EDT     EE      GOOD
ID @ 0659 EDT as "Your Station for News and Information - Radio 930 - WTAD Quincy 
and 103.3 FM". 
Under WBEN - Buffalo, NY.
Into News @ 0700 EDT.

RELOG                5/1 kW
ROSS, ON.
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920  KARN  Little Rock, ARKANSAS  Sept/28/17  0700 EDT     EE      GOOD
ID by Male DJ @ 0700 EDT as "All Sports - All the time - KARN Little Rock - 
A Cumulus Station". 
Under CKNX - Wingham, ON.
Into Fox Sports Talk.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

RELOG                 5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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830  WFNO  Norco, LOUISIANA  Sept/28/17  0658 EDT     EE    FAIR
Spanish Vocal Music @ 0658 EDT.  Female DJ with ID as "830 WFNO - Norco - La
Fabuloso". More mexican Music.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

RELOG                5 kW/750 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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810  WMGC  Murfreesboro, TENNESSEE  Sept/28/17  0659 EDT   SPANISH   FAIR
Male DJ with SS Talk and Jingles @ 0659 EDT. ID as "LA JEFE". Into Mexican music
and SS Vocals.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

RELOG            5 kW/6 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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790  WMC  Memphis, TENNESSEE  Sept/28/17  0658 EDT    EE    FAIR
Ads @ 0658 EDT.  Male DJ with ID as "WMC - Memphis, the Mid South's ??? ….ESPN 790 AM".
Mentioned their coverage of the Dallas Cowboys. Into Sports Talk.

AURORA - K=7/A=37

RELOG             5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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610  KDAL  Duluth, MINNESOTA   Oct/03/17  0659 EDT     EE     FAIR
Ads @ 0659 EDT. ID as "For 80 Years - This is W280FB - FM and AM 610 KDAL - 
Duluth". Into CBS News.

RELOG        5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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910  WABK  Bangor, MAINE  Oct/03/17  0557 EDT      EE      FAIR
ID by Male DJ as "BIG-104". Into Oldies Music Billy Joel, ZZ Top.
Under WFDF Farmington Hills, MI.

RELOG        5 kW
ROSS, ON.
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1080  Northfield, MINNESOTA  Oct/01/17  0700 EDT      EE     GOOD
ID by Female DJ @ 0700 EDT as "Good Morning it's 6 O'clock @ KYMN - Northfield
Minnesota". Also mentioned 95.1 FM and KYMN Radio Dot Net. Into Church Pgm
after Weather.

RELOG             1kW/11 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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710  WTPR  Paris, TENNESSEE   Oct/01/17  0654 EDT    EE     FAIR
Oldies Music @ 0654-0700 EDT. Male DJ with ID as "WTPR and WTPR-FM 101.7".
Mixing with a Mexican playing the Mexi-Anthem @ 0701-05.

RELOG              750 Watts
ROSS, ON.
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