Re: [IRCA] FlooDX from WZFG 1100 50 kW at night

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Hi Group:
 
I was in the Fargo-Moorehead area all weekend for a job interview.  They sure picked a great weekend to have me out there.  Actually I was in Casselton.  Just a few notes.
 
I doubt the flooding in Bismarck is serious enough to allow the stations there to operate on their day power/patterns at night, and it has largely subsided, though the area is currently at the end of a blizzard.
 
Second, the blizzard is now going just south of Fargo, and the high winds could cause so much water acction the temporary levees will be threatened, and that condition will likely persist for awhile, so expect those stations operating on day rig to continue to do so for awhile.  Moreover, with all the displaced people being housed in schools (at places like Casselton), there wiill likely be no school and continued special broadcasting the rest of this week.
 
1100, WZFG, as someone noted, is beamed at downtown Fargo and is likely to continue on day power.  It got into Cassellton as well at night as it did during the day.
 
740, KKAG, was noted during the day carrying its sports format.  However, at night it had clearly switched to its night rig (signal much reduced, though still quite good) and was //KFGO.  I haven't checked topazdesigns list siince I got back, but last I saw they were listred as //KVOX, Moorehead, which was also listed as a sports talker.  KVOX is now a religious, mostly preaching station and KKAG continues with sports.  KVOX was also definitely not runniing its day rig at night, and indeed was hardly coveriing the flood at all, thogh Moorehead is at least as threatened as Fargo.
 
Fiinally, barring a quick melt-off of snow already on the ground combined with that falling now, don't expect any trouble 




From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [IRCA] FlooDX from WZFG 1100 50 kW at night
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mwc@xxxxxxxxxxx, "ODXA yg" <odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, am@xxxxxxxxxxx, irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mwdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, abdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, amdx@xxxxxxxxxx, amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 3:55 PM



Thanks to the flood in Fargo, I figured I would at last have a chance to hear the new WZFG-1100, which has a 50 kW day rig from its site in Minnesota, but very low power normally at night. Sure enough, March 27 at 0552 UT, there it was with live coverage, giving phone 271-1100, e-mail talk@xxxxxxxxx and toll-free 1-888-598-8464, also slogan ``Talk Radio The Flag, AM-1100``.. 

At first it was dominating the frequency; then I had to easily null WTAM-1100 Cleveland OH as it faded back up, a slow SAH with it. By 0558 IBOC from KFAB-1110 Omaha NE was bothering 1100, almost the same direxion from here; discussing areas which are to be evacuated. 0559 legal ID ``WZFG, Dilworth-Fargo-Moorhead, USA``, 0600 Fox `News` Radio, leading with their own local story. By 0602 KFAB IBOC was blocking WZFG. There ought to be a law.

Meanwhile I was checking the other Fargo, and Bismarck frequencies, but could not pull anything floody or identifiable out of the QRM on 550, 790, 970, 1130; or 1200 where KFNW also has a 50 kW day rig; just WOAI heard. No doubt the 50 kW-at-night from WZFG will continue for the duration of the emergency the next few days. There had been a number of reports of KFGO-790 getting out on 5 kW non-direxional day power at night, rather than shooting it all northward at night. CBW-990 is another station to keep an ear on, as they are worried in Winnipeg, barely mentioned in US media coverage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


      
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