Re: [IRCA] 890 Spanish UNID - help needed

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

According to a broadcast engineer in the Boise marjket who contacted my
privately:

"KYWN 890 Meridian has not run their 50 kw for over a year. 1 kw MAX now.
And in that recording it sounds too good to be them as they are running
telephone quality audio with frequent drop outs.

On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Nigel Pimblett <nige2730@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> After re-checking my recording to answer this query it turns out I have to
> eat my words.   Yes, Tim's recording matched mine perfectly, but it seems
> neither one of us was hearing KYWN, but rather KMJE from California, one
> I've never logged before (mainly due to KYWN).      The legal ID gives both
> the FM (92.1) and AM.  The FM ID is given as KMJE, but I'm certain the
> announcer gives the AM call as KMKE, though as far as I can make out it
> should legally be KMJE.  The slogan is La Buena.    I'll have to check on
> the KYWN slogan.
> Also had KMJE at 1300 and 1400 UTC , so not sure if KYWN is off the air,
> or just unusual propagation.   Just goes to show, never assume anything.
> My apologies for leading Tim astray, and thanks to Kaz for making me
> research a bit more, and getting me a new one!
>
> 73,
>
> NIgel Pimblett
> Dunmore, AB
>
> On 08/03/2015 9:12 PM, neilkaz wrote:
>
>> Nice catch, Tim ! Nigel, what is the slogan from this one now? I can't
>> quite copy it cleanly under WLS on Tim's clip. 73 KAZ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>> From: Nigel Pimblett <nige2730@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Mar 8, 2015 9:30 PM
>>> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <
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>>> Subject: Re: [IRCA] 890 Spanish UNID - help needed
>>>
>>> Hi Tim,
>>>
>>> Definitely KYWN in Meridian, ID.   I happened to still have my Perseus
>>> recording from this morning, and it matched up perfectly. A pest here,
>>> but nice catch down your way.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> NIgel Pimblett
>>> Dunmore, AB
>>>
>>> On 08/03/2015 7:52 PM, Tim Tromp wrote:
>>>
>>>> Had a decent opening here to the west this morning at sunrise and caught
>>>> this UNID SS station on 890 under a strong WLS.  I'd be grateful if
>>>> anyone
>>>> could lend an ear and help with the ID, or at least help with what's
>>>> being
>>>> said here.  I have a station in mind but I'll wait to hear from others
>>>> first.  Here's a link to the clip from 1203 UTC, 890 kHz, phased BOGs
>>>> towards the west:
>>>>
>>>> http://amdxer.com/download/DX_Audio_Clips_Other/890_Khz_
>>>> UNID_08MR15_1203_UTC.mp3
>>>>
>>>> The Spanish talk begins at 1:13 in the clip with what I think could be
>>>> call
>>>> letters.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for lending your ears!
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Tim Tromp
>>>> West Michigan
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