Re: [IRCA] Tornado radio in OKC

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

Further chex, May 21 at 1324-1340 UT, on the DX-398 inside: 

1640, KOAG Enid, still all-ag, but some mention of the tornado; from Floydada HQ or OKC?
1580, KOKB Blackwell & 1020, KOKP Perry local `Triple-play` sports talk but also about the tornado
1560, KEBC Del City, still all-comedy, just what we need??
1520, KOKC on with tornado, TV simulcast?
1490, KMFS Guthrie, fundraiser for Jimmy Swaggart, seems unlocal; later with gospel music
1340, KGHM still talk about the tornado rather than sports
1220, KTLV Midwest City, I can barely hear anyway; not sure if on
1140, KRMP, OFF; had been on last evening post-tornado; power out?
1000, KTOK, on with tornado, TV simul?
 930, WKY, Spanish, discussion of Mexican politix
 890, KTLR, regular religion
 800, KQCV, regular religion
 640, KWPN, still OFF. Paul Walker first thought its four towers were right in the path, but later said they were OK, just off due to power issues

Another check this time on the parked caradio, which has much better sensitivity, 1445-1451 UT:
1560, KEBC, ad during comedy service
1520, KOKC is now OFF!! Power issue? Paul Walker reported that the tornado missed its towers by only 300 feet
1490, KMFS Guthrie, yes, a ``shareathon`` not for the tornado victims
1460, KZUE El Reno, usual Spanish music
1340, KGHM, still tornado coverage, not sports
1260, KWSH, Wewoka, C&W music (near Shawnee which was hit day before; Show & Tell shopper May 15 issue had display ad for this as part of One Ten Broadcast Group, Inc, along with Planet 104.7 KSLE Seminole, and Real Country KIRC 105.9 Shawnee)
1220, KTLV, trace of a signal, presumably this 
1140, KRMP is still OFF
1120, KEOR, Catoosa is off again, no surprise, not tornadic
 890, KTLR, now in Spanish religion
 800, KQCV, still gospel-huxtering in English
 640, KWPM is still OFF; I am hoping to pull in WOI Ames IA on daytime groundwave, but the storm noise level will first have to abate; 5 kW ND, the ONLY public radio station on AM around here. Maybe a trace of a signal between crashes

FM check 1451-1458 UT on caradio:
 88.1, KMSI, Moore! Usual Oasis Network gospel-huxtering
 88.5, KZTH, Piedmont, tornado relief, // 89.7 KJTH Ponca City
 90.1, KCSC, classical as usual
 90.9, KOKF, Edmond, Air One // 91.1 Enid, re Moore, but national net
 91.7, KOSU, Stillwater, `The Takeaway` national show is interviewing KOSU`s Michael Cross. During the strike, KOSU was relaying one of the commercial TV station`s coverage (but all commercials suspended)
 94.7, KBRU, // KFOR-TV 27, all regular TV programming still pre-empted [only KWTV-39 provides network, CBS on 9.2 when 9.1 is pre-empting it; KFOR and KOCO stay with old movie channels on .2s]
 95.1, KQCV, gospel-huxtering like its AM 800
 96.1, KXXY, // KFOR, or partially so
 96.9, KQOB, tornado interview, not sure whence
100.5, KATT, tornado coverage
101.9, KTST, tornado coverage; guess it is still nicknamed ``The Twister``? I never listen to it. Hey, why doesn`t The Weather Channel *name* tornadoes now like they do regular winter storms and `canes?
102.7, KJYO, tornado coverage 

Following OKC-area stations seemed in regular programming: commercials or music as I tuned by:
92.5, 93.7, 98.1, 98.9, 99.7, 104.1, 106.7, 107.7
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, UT May 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

--- On Mon, 5/20/13, Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Saturation coverage on local TV and
> national cable networks.
> 
> But around 0055 UT, shortly before sunset, checked the AM
> stations in Oklahoma City, as I know three of them at least
> have transmitter sites near the Moore tornado area.
> 
> 1520 KOKC is on
> 1000 KTOK is on
>  640 KWPN is OFF
> 
> Most FM and some AM stations simulcasting one TV station or
> another
> including 1520, 1000, and:
> 
> 1140 KRMP
> 1340 KGHM
> 
> Regular programming now (if not earlier):
> 800 KQCV
> 890 KTLR
> 930 WKY
> 
> Did not check all the FMs for absences, not too familiar
> with transmitter sites, but 92.5 KOMA and 107.7 KRXO are
> on.
> 
> All this is some 80 miles from where I am
> (Glenn Hauser, Enid, UT May 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 
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