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WELCOME TO THE AM-DX NEWSFLASH - August 3 2000
Vol 6 No 18
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IRCA's web site... take a peek!!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5792/
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, August 10 2000 @ 1400 UTC
Send all contributions to me @ phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
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AM@xxxxxxxxxxx list (used by permission). National Radio Club.
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
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**via Eric Bueneman - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx
This from DXer Bill Dvorak:
"ANNOUNCING: THE 7th ANNUAL MADISON WI GET-TOGETHER FOR DXers AND RADIO
ENTHUSIASTS
WHEN: Saturday, August 19, 2000 1 PM until the last person leaves.
Come when you can and leave when you must.
WHERE: Bill and Nina Dvorak's 501 Algoma Street Madison WI 53704-4812
ACTIVITIES: Good fellowship and lots of DX talk in an informal
atmosphere. Please feel free to bring any equipment, QSL's, station
souvenirs, log books or anything else that you would like to show or
share with the group. We encourage everyone to participate in a group
photo, so bring along your camera. We will be going out for dinner in
the early evening hours, and can either return to Bill and Nina's house
or plan some other activity afterwards. If you do come in the late
afternoon or evening, please call ahead so we can tell you where we will
be eating.
REFRESHMENTS: Snacks and soft drinks will be provided. If you prefer
another beverage, please feel free to bring your own.
DIRECTIONS: We live on Madison's East Side at the corner of Algoma and
Hoard Streets, one block from the intersection of East Washington Avenue
and East Johnson Street. East Washington Avenue is Highway 151, and can
be accessed from I90-94 at Exit 135A, or from Highway 30 just blocks
from the GTG. If you plan to come, please e-mail me for detailed
directions and/or a map.
ACCOMMODATIONS: If anyone is thinking of staying over on Saturday
night, there are several good motels in a varying price range in the
immediate area. Drop me an e-mail for information.
PLEASE RSVP: We would like to know for planning purposes how many will
attend. Contact Bill anytime up to the GTG day by any method below.
CONTACT: Bill Dvorak via e-mail or snail mail at the above address, or
by phone at (608)244-5497.
A WORD ABOUT THE GTG: The Madison area DXers have held this event in
late August every year since 1994. We have averaged 15 DXers per event,
and over the years six states have been represented at the Madison GTG.
This is an all-band event, and draws a diverse group of hobbyists. We
hope that you can come, and look forward to seeing you there!
73 Bill and Nina Dvorak"
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2000 IRCA Billings, Montana Convention Information
The 2000 IRCA convention will be held August 25, 26,and 27 in Billings,
MT. The convention will be hosted by John and Nancy Johnson.
IRCA's 2000 Convention has a web site for complete information.
http://pages.prodigy.net/john_johnson/irca2000.htm
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2000 National Radio Club Convention, Lima OH
This year's NRC convention will be held in Lima OH on Labor Day weekend
(9/1-9/4/00). Host is Fred Vobbe, 706 Mackenzie Dr, Lima OH 45805-
1835. Complete details are available at the following Web site:
//www.nrcdxas.org/convention
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HOT ITEMS
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NRC LOG IS BEING UPDATED NOW!! *** LAST CHANCE NOW!!!!! ***
NRC Log editor Wayne Heinen (Nrclog@xxxxxxx) is looking for the updated
information in the following areas:
"The changes that are needed are Addresses, Phone Numbers. formats,
network affiliations and Hours of Operation. These are the keys to
logging and verifying they also are the most changed and hard to track.
I need all update to me NO LATER THAN August 1st because we are going
back to a Labor Day availability date."
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***Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 12:42 PM
To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [NRC-am] CHRL Roberval on 910
Last night (7/26) I caught the top-of-the-hour ID for CHRL Roberval at
910 kHz. It was a two station ID; "CHRL Roberval, C??C ??" The second
station sounded like CHJC, CHGC, CFJC, or something like that. The
location sounded completely foreign to me. (I'm okay with Spanish, but
terrible with French.) Roberval is on Lac St. Jean, near other familiar
radio station locations like Alma, Dolbeau, Jonquiere, and Chicoutimi.
CHRL is on the Radiomedia network. IDs are at 00:45 and 00:00 every
hour; the top-of-the-hour ID is the only one I've heard with CHRL and a
second station. I couldn't find anything phonetically similar that made
sense in the NRC AM Log, FCC/CRTC databases, or the FM Atlas. Any
ideas?
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***Blake Lawrence - San Francisco CA - blake@xxxxxxxxxx
For what it's worth, KOQI-1200 is "testing" with C&W music as usual
today 7/28 at 1600 EDT. I'll check them again tonight to see if they do
anything different in the evenings, but right now it sounds like
business as usual.
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**Pete Taylor - Tacoma WA - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
550 KARI Blaine: still mulling over whether or not to go through with
the power increase. The main culprit remains the nearby FCC
monitoring station.
850 KHHO Tacoma: still //KJR-950 but will split in November
950 KJR Seattle: new start date for 50kw from KHHO site is November 1
1070 KRAM West Klamath: is not on the air but will be about September 1
1300 KKOL Seattle: still 5kw U2. Their options are to move XR to KLFE-
1590 or KIXI-880 but they are having legal and technical
problems.
1600 KBLO Blaine: no construction yet but they definitely will be going
on the air. They will be applying for different call letters.
1680 KAZJ Seattle: They are still deciding on whether or not to go
through with it. I was told several months ago that they would
be applying for KSEA but I haven't seen that happen.
Other than KARI and KRAM, these issues have been hanging around for a
long time.
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**Lee Freshwater - Ocala FL - LFreshwate@xxxxxxx
Looks like WEUP has made the move to 1700. Noted this morning (8-1) 0500
with blk gspl musi, occational ID as WEUP and "early mornign gospel on
WEUP. Fair signal here in FL mixing with Miami's sports station
**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1700 WEUP AL, Huntsville, hrd fair in jumble, but loud on top at times
with Black Gorpel, almost non-stop, with an ID after a stinger at
0625 EDT 8/1, just as "WEUP", back into more gorpel. Thanks to
Lee Freshwater for the tip. Don't know if they are operating with
10 KW or not at the time I heard them, but they were loud at
times. New. Never logged on 1600 in the past. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, 1500' Term. Eastern Beverage
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
550 KFYR ND, Bismarck, fair on top of jumble w/Sports Scores, tagged
by "On 55 K-FIRE" at 0420 EDT 7/31. I haven't hrd this in years.
550 CKPG B.C. Prince George, fair mixing w/KOAC, until I phased out
KOAC, then in the clear with OLD/AC and "CKPG" IDs at 1600 EDT
7/29 off Northern Beverage. (PM-OR)
560 CKTK BC, Prince Rupert, fair mixing with AC mx, mention of "T-K
Radio" at 0330 EDT 7/30. (PM-OR)
610 CKYL AB, Peace River, fair with C&W mx and "YL" IDs at 1610 EDT
7/29 (PM-OR)
620 CJCI B.C, Prince George, weaker than CKPG, but hrd w/C&W mx with
"CI" ID at 1615 EDT 7/29. (PM-OR)
890 CJDC B.C. Dawson Creek, weak at 1550 EDT 7/29 with Pop mx and
CJDC ID. (PM-OR)
1200 KOQI? CA, Soquel, maybe the one at 2330 EDT 7/27 with Jazz mx, not
the reg C&W normally hrd. I wonder if they were testing with
other formats? (PM-OR)
1260 KICN ID, Idaho Falls, fair on top with ID going into net nx
"....your talk stations, KICN Idaho Falls and KBLI Blackfoot-
Pocatello" at 0359.50 EDT 7/31. (PM-OR)
1560 WRHC FL, Coral Gables, popped out of nowhere with man ancr saying
"1560-WRHC", with piano music in and around ID. Don't know if the
music was from WRHC or not at 0407 EDT 7/28. Apparently they are
still operating here. I was pleased to get the ID on tape, even
though I already have a QSL from them. (PM-OR)
1560 UNID Oldies rock station here with Supremes "Come See About Me"
and K.C. and Sunshine Band "Keep it Comin' Love" at 0416 EDT
7/28, ID at 0415, like the old "Drake" IDs from KFRC in the 60s,
but too much other QRM to ID. Who is old rock on 1560 and
operates nights here? (PM-OR)
1560 UNID R&B station with what sounded like a Southern accent, but
hard to tell for sure at 0421 EDT 7/28 (PM-OR)
1560 UNID EZ Listening music at 0426 EDT 7/28. This may have been
WRHC, no vocals, just background type inst. mx. (PM-OR)
1560 UNID SSer, in there, buried, it may have been a Rel, but hard to
tell at 0419 EDT 7/28. (PM-OR)
1570 WFRL IL, Freeport, hrd with ABC Nx at 0500, and ID "WFRL" into
NOS mx at 0507 EDT, mixing with some station giving weather.
1570 UNID Station giving weather, sounded like "Junction City" or
something close ??? City, too much QRM to ID from WFRL at 0507
EDT 7/28. (PM-OR)
1680 WTTM NJ, Princeton, good on top of WJNZ with Sports News at 0315
EDT 7/30. With tag "...you can hear it on WTTM..." (PM-OR)
This has been the best opening to the East I have heard in many months.
Maybe this is a sign that MW cx are finally improving.
Drake R8, EWE antenna/Term. 1500' Eastern Bev/400' Term mini Beverage
NNW/JPS ANC-4 phaser
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**Pete Taylor - Tacoma WA - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I recently responded to a posting by a Brazilian DXer who had picked up
some US X-band stations (Samuel Cassio, scm.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx). He sent me
back a listing of SA X-banders he's heard:
In Brazil we don't have stations in the X Band.
As for Argentina, I have logged these stations:
1610 R. Cantico Nuevo, Monte Grande ,Bs.As, religious program.
1620 R. Tropicana, B. Aires, religious program.
1630 Red 92 " 1630 AM Buen Ayre", pop,local mx, information
1640 R. Bolivia, B. As, religious program
1650 AM Restauracion, B. Aires, religios program
1670 BBC "Latin american service",via B. Aires
1680 AM Getro, Lanus, B. As,
I am particularly intrigued by the BBC relay on 1670.
Mark, Jean, Patrick and all other well-beveraged DXers, go get 'em!
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***Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
670 WMAQ IL Chicago - 8/1 0030 - Memories from WMAQ's 78-year
history beginning with WGU in 1922, "When Radio Was" old-time
radio programs, and announcements telling listeners to "make the
change" to Newsradio 780 WBBM. 0200 - "If you're tuned to 670
for news, please turn to Newsradio 780 WBBM. WMAQ will now be
WSCR The Score, featuring the best in sports conversation. This
is WMAQ Chicago," and more "When Radio Was." 0300 - More
memories, WBBM promos, and "When Radio Was." (BC-NH)
750 CBGY NF Bonavista Bay - 7/23 0100 - Good; Newsline from Radio
Netherlands, "This is CBC Radio Overnight... CBC Radio One," and
CBC news, over WSB. (BC-NH)
940 WADV PA Lebanon - 7/30 0255 - Fair; "WADV Lebanon" ID and "Solid
Gospel, music radio" jingle, in CINW null. (BC-NH)
960 WEAV NY Plattsburgh - 7/23 0200 - "WEAV Plattsburgh-Burlington"
ID heard under WELI. (BC-NH)
1110 WSFW NY Seneca Falls - 7/28 0100 - "This is AM 1110 WSFW Seneca
Falls, and AM 1590 WAUB Auburn" and CBS news, easy listening
music, in WBT null. Another daytimer now on 24 hours? (BC-NH)
1150 WDEL DE Wilmington - 7/30 0307 - PSA for Delaware Parents group
with WDEL mention under WAMG. (BC-NH)
1200 WKOX MA Framingham - 7/25 1940 - Noted carrying Radio Unica
network in Spanish, Radio Latina 1200 AM promo, top-of-the-hour
ID; "News/talk 1200, WKOX Framingham-Boston, a Fairbanks
Communications station. AM 1200 WKOX Framingham-Boston. Esta es
Radio Latina, la nuestra... Cadena Radio Unica." (BC-NH)
Lowe HF-225 Europa, MWDX-5, 100-ft wire, 100-ft east sloping wire.
Mark Connelly and I met up with the vacationing Ben Dangerfield for an
evening of DX from the Granite Pier site in Rockport, Massachusetts.
(The last time I saw Ben was when we met at the 1996 Newfoundland
DXpedition.) The DX was "the usual" for Mark and me, but for Ben it was
interesting to check out our car DX setups in action and hear all the
transatlantic activity. Although Spaniards dominated (I only took notes
on a few), it was still a good demonstration of what's possible for
midsummer DX from a coastal site. A brief scan back at Ben's ocean view
hotel in Gloucester, Massachusetts produced much of the same stuff.
Just before packing up for the night, Mark capped off the evening with
VOA Sao Tome on 1530. Perhaps the only disappointment was the lack of
any Caribbean and Latin American DX. Just as well, Ben was pleased to
hear all the strong Canadian Maritime and down-east Maine signals.
Transatlantic DX
549 ALGERIA Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles JUL 29 0140 - Good; music
// 153. [Conti-MA]
612 MOROCCO RTM Sebaa Aioun JUL 29 0145 - Fair; string music with
Arabic vocal // 11920. [Conti-MA]
1098 SPAIN RNE synchros JUL 29 0050 - Excellent; woman in Spanish and
music // 1107. [Conti-MA]
1116 SPAIN SER synchros JUL 29 0052 - Good; telephone talk, slight
synchro echo detected. [Conti-MA]
1152 SPAIN RNE synchros JUL 29 0055 - Good; telephone talk in
Spanish. [Conti-MA]
1206 unID JUL 29 0100 - Weak talk; France or Israel likely.
1215 SPAIN COPE synchros JUL 29 0105 - Good with talk in Spanish, no
sign of Virgin Radio. [Conti-MA]
1521 SPAIN SER Castellon JUL 29 0003 - Good; man and woman in
Spanish, the first strong signal of the evening with local sunset
approaching. [Conti-MA]
1548 KUWAIT VOA Kuwait City JUL 29 0120 - Weak with man and woman in
English // 7115. [Conti-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros JUL 29 0010 - Good; telephone talk // 1521.
1583.6 CEUTA RadiOle, Ceuta JUL 29 0008 - Good; music and het against
SER Spain on 1584. [Conti-MA]
Rockport MA; Drake R8B, DCP-2 with RL-1 remote-control Quantum loop and
RW-1 remote control whip.
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**Albert Lehr - Livermore, CA - alehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1296.012 UnID. Men with Tagalog talk 07/29 1220 to 1234 UTC fadeout.
Weak to fair signal, probably DXAB.
Allied A-2515 receiver, Homebrew external sync detector, PFM system, Two
35 ft. wires, matching transformers, preselector
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**Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Does anyone know if KKGR-680-E. Helena, MT has night power now? They
have been a 5 KW daytimer, but I hear them on tonight with usual oldies.
***Wayne Heinen - Aurora CO - Nrclog@xxxxxxx
The LOG shows them with a PSSA allowing operation up until 2 hours after
LSS
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QSLs
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MISC ITEMS
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**Pete Taylor - Tacoma WA - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I just went through all WA stations as listed on the newly discovered
(thanks, Glenn Hauser) web site. It's an excellent reference point.
Comments:
(1) It looks like about 75% of WA stations have submitted current
information for the summer book. Arbitron uses old info in cases where
it hasn't been updated. Occasionally, these non-current stations have
changed formats.
(2) What stations list as networks invariably differs with the NRC
log. The stations seem to provide fewer networks than they are actually
using.
(3) I have yet to find any reference to a simulcasting station. Even
the KHHO/KJR situation is not shown.
(4) You have to get past the receptionist for network and facility
change info.
(5) Yes, the only way to access the file is by call letters. However,
unless you're on a GY frequency, it's not too demanding to throw guesses
at it trying to make the match. Listings also include the station's
county, which is sometimes helpful.
(6) It contains every WA station listed in the NRC log with the
obvious exception of KBLO-1600 and the Seattle CP on 1680.
(7) After you review a station, you (in this case, meaning the
owner/operator) have the option (via link) of E-mailing changes and
corrections to them. I haven't tried that but it's an interesting idea
having DXers update the stations for them (Arbitron)!
I just think it's another helpful tool as we pursue our hobby. I would
have to add that as a former broadcaster, it's the first time I've
experienced the joy of getting something free from Arbitron!
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Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx
The initial version of my new article "Pennant Antenna with Remote
Termination Control" is now available at
"http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/pennant.htm";. It contains
descriptive text, circuit drawings, and data tables and graphs of test
results.
This article builds upon the excellent article "Flags, Pennants, and
Other Ground-Independent Low-Band Receiving Antennas" by Earl W.
Cunningham, K6SE, in the July 2000 edition of QST magazine.
What I have done is to provide a way to adjust termination resistance
remotely from the comfort and convenience of the operating position.
The need for doing this is made apparent by test data showing that the
null bearing may be moved to a certain extent by means of changing this
resistance.
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Glenn Hauser - Enid OK - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
WORLD OF RADIO AND CONTINENT OF MEDIA
SHORTWAVE-ONLY SCHEDULE AS OF JULY 27, 2000
Days and times strictly UT. RFPI announced July 17 that 6970 would be
off the air up to three weeks for repairs and mainenance, but that 15049
would be on the air 24 hours. This schedule reflects that temporary
situation. But July 18, USB returned on 21815, nominally 1200-0400! When
6970 return, it will presumably operate 0000-0800 (weekends -1200) as
before, and 15049 cease 24 hour operation.
Wed 2330 WOR WBCQ1 7415
Thu 0930 COM RFPI 15049
Thu 2030 WOR WWCR 15685
Fri 0930 WOR WWCR 7435
Fri 1900 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Fri 1930 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Fri 2030 WOR WBCQ2 9330-CUSB [irregular]
Sat 0300 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sat 0330 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sat 0300 WOR WWCR 3215
Sat 1100 COM RFPI 15049
Sat 1130 WOR RFPI 15049
Sat 1130 WOR WWCR 15685
Sat 1730 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sat 1800 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sun 0130 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sun 0200 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sun 0230 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0628 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0930 COM RFPI 15049
Sun 1000 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Sun 2300 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Mon 0026 WOR WWCR 9475 [may shift to Sun 2330*]
Mon 0501 WOR WWCR 3210
Mon 0700 WOR RFPI 15049
Mon 1500 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Tue 1100 WOR WWCR 15685
Tue 1900 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Tue 2000 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Wed 0300 WOR RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Wed 0400 COM RFPI 15049
Wed 1100 WOR RFPI 15049
Wed 1200 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
Wed 1730 COM RFPI 15049 21815-USB
*This change continues to be pending, and could occur at any time. For
latest updates and complete details of all our broadcasts see
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio
WOR is also available at
http://www.wrn.org/ondemand/worldofradio.html
COM is also available at http://www.DXing.com
WOR is also streamed when broadcast on WBCQ1 at http://wbcq.com
WOR is also streamed (via SW pickup in USA) when on RFPI at
http://www.rfpi.org/webcast.html
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**David Gleason - david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Z Spanish is out of Sacramento, three formats including 2 regional mex,
one ballad based. They have a webswite, think it is www.zspanich.com or
perhaps there is a hyphen after the Z. I'm spending the week at Radio 10
in Argentina, so don't have my lists.
**Tim Hall - Chula Vista CA - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a not-very-flashy-but-kinda-useful AM DX web page at
www.inetworld.net/halls/dx where you can find links to many networks
including the different "Zeta" ("Z-Spanish Network") feeds.
**Richard Toebe - Davis CA - richtoebe@xxxxxxx
Z-Spanish is indeed out of Sacramento, that's just outside of Rio Linda,
hi-- 1436 Auburn Blvd. Sacramento 95815; the URL is www.zspanish.com . I
remember reading in the Sacramento Bee a few weeks ago that the network
was in the process of being sold.
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***Lee Freshwater - Ocala FL - LFreshwate@xxxxxxx
We just posted 24 new photos for the group....
see them at http://www.geocities.com/amlogbook/wrkg/wrkg.html
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***AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx
KOMA still bills themselves as "America's #1 oldies station." They have
a nice web site at http://www.komaradio.com/2000/ that includes a link
to one of the best oldies lyrics web sites I've seen.
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***Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
I just received an interesting verie from WMAQ that might be of
interest. I already had a QSL card from the '70s, but wanted to get
another verification before they signed off for good.
"WMAQ radio is pleased to acknowledge your reception report dated July
21-22, 2000. Thank you for your report. We are always interested in
reception reports from afar.
"WMAQ Radio transmits from suburban Chicago, Illinois, USA with a
power of 50,000 watts at 670 kilohertz. Our main tower is 740 feet
tall. We have 3 transmitters. Our main is a Continental 317C, our
standby is a Harris MW-50 and our emergency backup is a RCA-5R4 5
kilowatt transmitter.
"Originally licensed in 1922, WMAQ became, by default, Chicago's
oldest radio station in 1934 when Westinghouse transferred the license
of KYW to Philadelphia. (WGN remained - and still remains - the city's
oldest station under its original ownership.) WMAQ celebrated its
seventy-fifth anniversary in 1997. WMAQ (We Must Ask Questions) was
originally licensed to the Chicago Daily News and the Fair Store (a Loop
department store). The station was purchased by NBC in 1931 (the
network's second Chicago acquisition) and remained a key NBC-owned-and-
operated station until General Electric (which purchased RCA, NBC's
parent, in 1985) sold it to Group W on February 1st, 1988. In 1996
Westinghouse changed its name to CBS Corporation, and with the spin-off
of the radio division, we are now Infinity radio, still wholly owned by
CBS/Viacom.
"WMAQ will cease to exist as of 7/31/2000. The call will change to
WSCR (now on 1160 kHz) and will be a sports/talk format. This will
leave only one all news station in Chicago, WBBM - which is also an
Infinity station."
Signed Donald R. Coleman.
John Johnson - Billings MT - John_Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Here an AP story from yesterday on WMAQ. They went off at 7 AM EST
Chicago's oldest radio call letters to leave airwaves
By JIM PAUL
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) - The city's oldest radio station, where millions of fans
turned the dial to hear "Amos 'n Andy" and "Fibber McGee and Molly"
before television took over the night, is signing off this week for the
final time.
On Tuesday, the frequency WMAQ-AM has held for nearly eight decades
will become an all-sports station known as "The Score." Although WMAQ is
based in Chicago, it was broadcast across the country.
"When one of the top 10 call letters in the history of the medium goes
dark, it's a strong signal that times have significantly changed in the
industry," said Bruce DuMont, founder and curator of the Museum of
Broadcast Communications in Chicago.
WMAQ's demise stems directly from federal regulations and the marriage
of broadcasting giants CBS Inc. and Viacom Corp. Federal ownership rules
required that CBS subsidiary Infinity sell one of its eight Chicago
radio stations. The company chose to get rid of a weaker frequency used
by the sports station and move the sports station to the frequency held
by WMAQ.
The station is all news now, but in its early years it was home to
some of the most famous voices on radio.
Even its call letters had meaning - We Must Ask Questions. They were
chosen by then secretary of commerce and future president Herbert
Hoover.
WMAQ began broadcasting on April 13, 1922, as WGU under the ownership
of the Chicago Daily News and The Fair, a downtown department store
where the original studios were located.
Six months later, the Daily News bought out the store's share of the
station and renamed it WMAQ. NBC bought it in 1931 and boosted its power
from 250 watts to 50,000 watts, enabling the signal to be heard
nationwide.
Under NBC's ownership, WMAQ became the home of some of radio's most
famous stars: Red Skelton, Dave Garroway, Garry Moore and Hugh Downs
among them.
"Amos 'n Andy" premiered in 1928 and was broadcast each evening from
WMAQ's studios. "Fibber McGee and Molly" followed in 1935.
"Those were the big ones," DuMont said. "Amos 'n Andy was probably the
most important and most successful radio show of all time as far as a
series is concerned."
Over the years, WMAQ switched to easy listening and then country
music, but news always played a major role, said political reporter Bill
Cameron, whose 30 years at the station will end with the change.
"NBC News ran the local news department, and there was a big premium
put on a professional approach to doing the news," he said.
When the station was sold to Westinghouse in 1988, it changed to all-
news programming, putting it in direct competition with CBS. Then, in
1996, Westinghouse and CBS merged. "We still competed to keep each other
sharp, but it wasn't as keen as it was when Westinghouse didn't own
CBS," Cameron said.
Georgeann Herbert, who has managed the news operations of both
stations for the past year, said all-sports WSCR was chosen over WMAQ to
give the company one news station and one sports station, rather than
two competing news stations. It will mean the loss of about 60
employees.
In the newsroom, the mood has been glum, said Mo Whalen, a former
reporter for WMAQ. News reporters bristled as WSCR workers came in for
computer training and installed screen savers with photos of the new
station's personalities.
"I kind of liked the fact that there were two news stations. One was a
little more formal and one was a little less," said Whalen, who now runs
a public affairs program for another radio station.
Dave Sachs, a 47-year-old Union Pacific police officer from Chicago,
has relied on WMAQ for quick news fixes for years.
"That's all we need," Sachs said, a bit dismayed at the change.
"Another sports station."
***Mike Pietruk - pietruk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For those curious, the last live programming on WMAQ was an encore 3-
hour edition of Cameron and Langford from 3-6 pm local on Monday. Bill
Cameron has been with WMAQ for 3 decades serving as city hall reporter
under various programming formats including at least 2 rounds of talk,
country and all-news/entertainment. Larry Langford has been with WMAQ
since the inception of all-news in 1988 serving as street crimebeat
reporter and prior to that had been with Westinghouse's WIND since 1978.
The Cameron-Langford show had been an hour long program airing at
various times highlighting "the city at work" and featured a contrast
with Cameron living in an affluent northern suburb and Langford a
lifelong inner city resident whose mother was a former alderman. The way
the 2 guys were talking, it sure sounded like they had another gig lined
up or at least were interested infinding one. Surprisingly, the show
worked quite well though, prior to first doing the show several years
back, neither had any experience in doing talk. The show was retired
and brough back a couple of months back to fill in the noon hour when it
was no longer possible, due to staff departures, to continue with the
midday business news hour.
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Geomagnetic Summary July 27 2000 through August 26 2000
phil bytheway - Seattle WA - phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from email status daily
7/27 162 7 2 moderate quiet-active - 8
28 158 29 4 low-mod active-mis - 6
29 z z z z z - z
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8/ 1 149 13 4 low unsettled - 8
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My work email "died" for a while over the weekend... and the Geo report
stopped coming. Got it started again on Monday, but missed the weekend
(naturally when everyone has time to listen!!)
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