[IRCA] CKDO 1580 DX Program - Update

[saulamdx <saulamdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

   DX ALERT AND UPDATE - UPCOMING RADIO EVENT

  *** PLEASE RE-POST THIS ON OTHER DX SITES ***

There will be a special five-hour "DX Program" from
CKDO Oshawa Ontario on its new frequency of 1580, from
2100 EDT Thursday 5 October to 0200 EDT Friday 6
October. This program is timed to coincide with the
60th anniversary of the station, to the exact date.

This is NOT a DX test or any kind of test. It is a
program celebrating CKDO's anniversary. However,
thanks to Les Rayburn and Doug Smith, who very kindly
and generously provided material used on tests, I am
told the *plan* is to insert test-like material into
the program from time to time. When, precisely? I
haven't asked, and I won't ask. The plan also calls
for a toll-free number. Again, all I have been told is
the number will have special significance, and that's
all I am going to reveal. It's up to you, fellow
DXers, to tune in and hear what happens as it unfolds.
I don't want to take the mystery out of this event,
and even though I won't be able to DX it (unless I
slip out to my car or carry a portable in with me), I
also want some element of surprise.

I don't yet know how late I will stay at the station.
Friday is a work day. I do know they will have content
from the past, and I expect there will be former
announcers and other staffers present.

I also have word that the station plans a special
morning show, live from a location of historical
importance to Oshawa, from 0530 to 0900 EDT on
Thursday morning. There won't be any 'test content'
but it will present an early opportunity to log
something unique from the station (which may help the
west-coasters among you).

As indicated above, the plan is to announce a special
toll-free number over the air, and phone calls from
distant listeners will be encouraged. It is
anticipated that some former DJs from over the years
will be participating. The 1580 frequency uses the
same directional pattern day and night favouring east
and west, at 10,000 watts.

This DX program is organized by Wayne Plunkett
(long-time DXer) and Douglas Kirk (owner of Durham
Radio Inc.).
 
All written reception reports will be answered. Send
reports to Attn: Special DX Program, CKDO, 1200
Airport Blvd., Ste 207, Oshawa Ontario L1J 8P5. If for
any reason you do not receive a timely reply - give it
at least a month - please feel free to contact me
before sending a follow-up.

Let's hope for good conditions so this program can be
heard coast-to-coast in North America, and maybe
beyond!

Some background information:

CKDO first signed on October 5, 1946 with 100 watts on
1240. (CKDO = Durham and Ontario counties). The calls
became CKLB on Dec. 19, 1949, when ownership changed
to Lakeland Broadcasting (ckLB). Calls later became
CKAR, and a few years ago reverted to the original
CKDO. The station moved to 1350 on Dec. 31, 1955.

Thus with its recent official move on Aug. 14 to 1580,
the station concluded more than 50 years service on
1350. For those who do not realize, 1580 was one of
the clear channels allocated to Canada in the North
American Regional Broadcasting Agreement of 1941, and
CBJ Chicoutimi QC operated on that frequency from
March 22, 1942 until it moved to 93.7 in 1999.

Happy listening

Saul Chernos


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