Re: [IRCA] [DX-tip] UNID

[Earl Higgins <earlthenut@xxxxxxxxx>]

If that was KJNP, it would be the catch of the century! More likely, the reference to "North Pole"is a coincidence and is actually in reference to Christmas and it's someone stunting on this frequency, perhaps in anticipation of a format change, or a return to the air of a formerly silent station.

Not that KJNP is entirely impossible though. It has been heard on the East Coast of the USA as recently as a year or two ago (on a DX expedition in northern Maine). I believe George Sherman in Minneapolis heard it back in the 80s during a DX test. Still, in this day and age it would require a large amount of land and phased beverages, or a set up such as Neil Kazaross has in Illinois and Wisconsin.

So the question remains who was it? You don't give much information such as time of day or interfering stations or equipment used. The 800 pound gorilla in the room is WWVA. Where were they? You would certainly want to rule them out before any others. After that, other stations which should be at least somewhat regular in your location would be Tulsa, Davenport and possibly Jackson Minnesota which seems to get out pretty well. Although the South Carolina beachside station WDEK is a daytimer, they can often be heard "accidentally" on the air at night. Certainly all of these should be ruled out before any thought of this being Alaska.

Keep monitoring the frequency and give us as many details as you can, and the information is helpful.



On Saturday, November 9, 2013 10:32 AM, Robb & Barbara Leamy <rleamy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 
 
1170 kHz ..Last evening 11/8/13 
heard Christmas music with ids as "Holiday Greetings from North Pole 
Radio"  Anyone else hear this? KJNP?
Robb Leamy  Granville, 
Ohio
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