Re: [IRCA] 1450 Help Needed

[neilkaz <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Barry that it is most likely that you heard a phonetically similar call and will also state that with today's crowded GY's it would be extremely unusual to hear a PA GYer from SE Texas.  73 KAZ


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>From: Barry McLarnon <bdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 6, 2010 9:26 AM
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1450 Help Needed
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>On Wednesday 06 January 2010 04:07:28 Kirk Allen wrote:
>> I just finished listening to a ESPN sta on 1450. It faded up to a nice lvl
>>  a bit after 0800 UTC w/ a clear ID of "ESPN Radio WMAJ." Okay, here's
>>  where it gets confusing. WMAJ is the former call sign for the station
>>  WQWK in State College, PA. WMAJ is also the call letters of possibly
>>  their sister station on 99.5 FM who are supposed to have an adult
>>  contemporary format. Does anyone know what's going on with those two
>>  stations? Maybe WMAJ is airing ESPN pgms @ night and WQWK is
>>  simulcasting?? If not, then I'm hearing something from the past, ha ha.
>>  Any help would sure be appreciated! Thank you.
>
>As a veteran of GY channel DXing, I've learned that things aren't always what 
>they seem to be.  I'm betting you heard an ESPN station with a similar-
>sounding callsign - a prime candidate would be WNAT in MS, and another 
>possibility might be WMVG in GA.
>
>Barry
>
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>Barry McLarnon VE3JF  Ottawa, ON
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