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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, November 18-24, 2017

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All times and dates strictly UT [5 hours ahead of `ELT` during EST; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-05 UT period to the previous date by ELT].

Rx: mostly DX-398 with internal antenna only or PL-880; NRD-545 with ALA-330S inside E-W or inside randomwire N-S; Nissan stock caradio as specified; IC-R75 with E-W longwire. FRG-7 is no longer in use.

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/page64
[over 264,000 views! as of November 24, 2017]

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

** CANADA. 1610, UT Thu Nov 23 at 0117 UT, M&W discussion in English but the M has an accent, French Canadian? Fades completely out and back in. Topic at 0124 UT is sundials, and how they would be counterclockwise if invented in southern hemisphere; 0125 UT music up and comments about UN Human Rights vs Duterte, etc. Never heard any local references, but surely CHHA, VocesLatinas, Toronto, and in fact its year+ old sked shows this Wednesday 8-9 pm ET hour is some of its token English, `Urban Definition`
http://chha1610am.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PostCard-CHHA-1610AM-2016.jpg
Still no sign of Anguilla (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NEWFOUNDLAND [and non]. CANADA, 2749-USB, Nov 23 at 0109 UT, French YL weather, for vendredi, samedi, S7 vs noise level of S6. Canadian Coast Guard schedules at
http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine-Communications/RAMN-2017/Part2
show the closest preceding start time is 0040 UT from VCO Sydney NS via Port Caledonia site, but nothing about anything non-English.

2598-USB, Nov 23 at 0111 UT, YL with weather here is even weaker, but seems English and more synthetic. Same sked shows VOK Labrador via St Anthony, Newfoundland site, just started at 0107 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** U S A. 780-CUSB, Nov 24 at 0130 UT, C&W music on USB only, but over WBBM, while tuning LSB hears nothing but WBBM. It`s KJME Fountain CO, 1900/720 watts U4, already known to be USB. 

This is an important technical factor, but apparently not to be found in FCC info, nor in major references such as the NRC AM Log (nor the WRTH: it`s too low-powered to make the cut for any listing). On SW such as WBCQ, CUSB means ``compatible upper sideband``, i.e. no LSB and the carrier is reduced a certain percentage (how much?) to save power, but supposedly not enough to make it sound like SSB without a BFO. In the case of these MW stations, I assume the carrier is not reduced much, if at all, merely suppressing the other sideband completely. Is this the so-called ``Power-side`` system? And what is the advantage other than reduced power consumption? Surely it`s not to ``protect`` adjacent frequencies in the age of IBOC.

C&W music, then 0131 UT Army National Guard PSA sponsored by the Colorado Broadcasters Association; recheck at 0147 UT, same PSA again way over WBBM, and ad for J. W. Hardwood Lumber CO., 719-396-2346, 20 miles east of Colorado Springs on Hwy 24. This session of MW logs is on the NRD-545, not the DX-398 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1100, Nov 24 at 0133 UT, WTAM Cleveland OH with a creative commercial I axually appreciate for a product I detest: a place called Cigars Cigars, presenting it as if it were a church, along with hymnody, ``the perfect place to rest your ash``; on to iHeart promo for WTAM, KOA, et al. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1110, Nov 24 at 0134 UT, obviously KFAB Omaha NE but dead air! Then a computer voice says ``45 seconds``; more dead air; then ``15 seconds`` and about 4 double pips, before music at 0135:30 UT resuming ``The Best of the Glenn Beck program``. So this major station during prime time lets cues on the air during an unfulfilled local commercial break (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1510, Nov 18 at 1955 UT, in a quick bandscan on a little daytrip west of Enid, north of Lahoma, nothing much of interest, but two stations mixing here. Rush repeat is ending second hour, 1958 UT ad for TexasSuperfoods.com with an 877- number, mentions Dallas. Website is not very helpful, just linx to products, not stores. Further web searching finds they are looking for ``home business``, ``independent sales representatives``. The closest Texan on 1510 is KCTX Childress TX, 250 watts D1, listed in NRC AM Log as NOS/REL format. One with a Dallas address, but really east of The Metroplex in Canton, is KWJB, 500 watts D4, classic rock.

Also at 1958 UT an ad for window installers, sanctioned by some Kansas authority; 1959 UT ``Candid Auction Moment`` (?), address at 340 S. Broadway in some town. Partial legal ID then for ``The Victory``, KFMR? FM, and 2000 UT Fox ``news``. This is certainly KNNS, 1000 watts D1 in Larned KS, and the FM per NRC Log is KRMR 105.7 ``The Patriot``. WTFDA FM Database agrees on the slogan, but it`s really in Hays and shows no connexion with KNNS or any AM station. KNNS is a talker, Fox-affiliated, and must be the one with Rush (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Re: my 1510 log Nov 18 afternoon, Greg Hardison replies:
``Glenn: -- That Texas Superfoods spot is playing nationwide; we hear plenty of it out here with the Dallas QTH. The only Rush-head I know for sure on 1510 is WLAC. D'ya think.......? 73z -- GREG HARDISON``

Hi Greg, WLAC did cross my mind, and Rush is sked there on Saturday afternoons, but he is also on KNNS per NRC AM Log and their website, tho no program sked. I would really expect to hear KNNS at edge of groundwave around here. There was QRM, and Childress could make it too, but maybe all the items I cited were from KNNS. 73, (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) {However, about same time two 1690 stations were audible, presumably Chicago and Denver.}

** U S A. 1640, Nov 19 at 0659 UT, my local KZLS is broken up by almost as strong CCI from WTNI with ESPN, Biloxi MS, full ID also for W278CE on 103.5, and 1640thechamp.com Once again I strongly suspect WTNI is running 10 kW day power at night, while KZLS is on night power of 1 kW. This is without even nulling KZLS, but on the E-W longwire.

BTW, European and Downunder DXers hardly ever report hearing KZLS, but lots of WTNI and other US X-banders; perhaps because of its direxional NNW/SSE pattern to ``serve`` OKC as well as Enid with far-right extremist talk shows and slanted news (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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