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[IRCA] Domestic MWDX to Enid OK, August 18-30, 2018

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All times and dates strictly UT [4 hours ahead of `ELT` during EDT; when changing times one must also change the dates for events in the 00-04 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.

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:Â 
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?6543-MW-DX-from-Enid-OK-by-Glenn-Hauser/page70
[over 309,000 views! as of August 31, 2018]
 
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

** OKLAHOMA. 1020, Aug 23 at 1207 UT, KOKP Perry is promoting ``better-sounding`` FM frequencies just added, 93.1 in Stillwater and 93.3 in Ponca City [sic]. Still sloganned ``Triple Play Sports``. They already have a full-power FM on 105.1. This is a local morning talkshow not limited to sports. The trio can be split when necessary if too many silly ballgames simultane, but I suppose the new translators will always duplicate their AMs, so not to become ``Quintuple``. FCC Query shows: 
93.1, K226CW, Stillwater, 170 watts for KOKP-1020
93.3, K227DK, Blackwell,  250 watts for KOKB-1580 
An hour later I try to hear them in Enid, but as expected, 93.1 remains dominated by Hutchinson KS, and 93.3 by Newcastle OK. 

(BTW, Enid`s 93.1 translator license, K226BR, remains dark; where are you, Donald Williamson?? 88.3, K202BY remains dead air in honor of Harold Camping?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, Aug 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
 
** OKLAHOMA. 1210, Aug 20 at 0214 UT, KGYN Guymon with S9+25 bigsig 
during talk show, obviously not nulling toward Philadelphia; in fact 
it`s stronger than 1200 WOAI before fading a bit. KGYN is supposed to 
be 10/10 kW, ND-day, DA-night; and still has a CP for 50/39/10 kW DA3 
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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** U S A. 830, UT Monday Aug 27 at 0108 UT, Spanish tropi-rap (real term for particular genre unknown), 0111 YL ID as ``Fabulosa, 830 y 97.5``, which means it`s the expected WFNO Norco LA (address in Metairie), 5000/750 watts U4, and the FM is mere translator K248BB. Totally dominating channel, no sign of WCCO MN, too far into the subauroral zone with high K-index (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 840, UT Monday Aug 27 at 0106 UT, opening headlines teasing `Perspective` from ABC, YL anchor, stingers. Haven`t heard this weekly newsmagazine in ages. Must be WHAS Louisville KY, perhaps a reliable time for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 860, Aug 23 at 0604 UT, KKOW Pittsburg KS is blasting in network news, CBS? splattering 850 & 870, hardly normal for nightmiddle. Suspect it`s on 10 kW ND day power rather than 5 kW direxional night, circle tangent to SW (so we still get it, but much weaker) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1540.04 approx., Aug 23 at 1215 UT, carrier looping SSE stix out, no doubt KGBC Galveston TX, still off-frequency beyond tolerance, making low het against Spanish KZMP 1540.0 in The Metroplex, and unless nulled, English KXEL Iowa. 1560 KGOW Vietnamese Bellaire from Houston market is also still propagating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Answering Glenn's question about why KKLF-1700 is 5 kW day instead of 
the usual 10 kW - according to their CP application, at 10 kW they 
were causing QRM to their neighbors near the transmitter site.  For a 
while they had different day/night sites, then an STA to operate 
5000/1000, and finally just decided it was easiest to make the 5 kW 
day power permanent (David Yocis, [NRC] DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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UNIDENTIFIED. 1550, Aug 26 at 0635 UT, continuous piano jazz amid the CCI. Not KUAZ AZ which is 50 kW but daytimer; unlikely WZUM PA which is 24h jazz format but only 4 watts at night! Last March 24 at 0607 UT I also had unID 1550 scat, and guessed maybe CBEF = CBC French Windsor Ont. Of all nights, nothing from north to be expected now with K index of 7. Unlikely any of the Mexicans. 1550 is full of Rebeldes all over Cuba (and a few Progresos) to block WRHC, so I should have compared to 5025. Any other ideas about US stations? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Glenn, anything is possible from WAZX Smyrna, GA. Remote monitoring has shown this thing to be on one day, silent the next, then on again, et al. -- with programming in Spanish, Vietnamese, continuous Classic Rock, et al, et al. Nothing is keeping WAZX from trying its hand at Jazz (which would be a notable improvement to the highly religious / right wing Atlanta AM dial); the 50 kW daytime authorization does get out rather well. Just sayin'. - GREG HARDISON, CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

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