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WELCOME TO THE AM-DX NEWSFLASH - March 8 2001
Vol 6 No 49
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, March 15 2001 @ 1400 UTC
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BROADCAST INFO 14
PREPARED ON 3/4/01 1100
FORMAT CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS
FREQ. CALL SIGN OLD INFO NEW INFO
540 WFLF PINE HILLS, FL WQTM- SPORTS TALK
WWCS CANONSBURG, PA VARIETY CHILDRENS - DISNEY
WDXN CLARKSVILLE, TN RHY OLDIES TALK
570 WTBN PINALES PARK, FL NEWS BUS NWS/TALK
590 KUGN EUGENE, OR NWS/TLK/SPTS NWS/TALK
600 KAZT REDDING,CA KNRO- SPORTS REPORTED SILENT
STATION HAS MOVED TO 1670
WBWL JACKSONVILLE, FL SPORTS ADDS ESPN SPORTS
630 WJDB THOMASVILLE, AL RHY. OLDIES RHY. OLDIES - JONES
KPTT RENO. NV TALK COMEDY
WMFD WILMINGTON, NC ROCK // WRQR SPORTS - ESPN
WJAW ST. MARYS, WV WVVW - RELIGION SPTS - ESPN // FM
650 WJLT ASHLAND, MA RELIGION ADDS TALK //WSRO
680 WDBC ESCANABA, MI OLDIES & TALK STNDS & TALK - JONES
710 KUET BLACK CANYON, AZ REG. MEX. // KLNZ REPORTED SILENT
730 CJNW VANCOUVER, BC CKLG - HOT AC NEWS
WLIL LENOIR CITY, TN C&W // WKZX C&W
750 KMMJ GRAND ISLAND, NE SS HITS Z SPAN - REG. MEX.
790 WLLB RUMFORD, ME RELIGION REL. TALK // WKTQ
WAEB ALENTOWN, PA TALK ADDS FOX SPORTS
800 WVHU HUNTINGTON, WV WKEE - STND/TLK TALK
820 WYPA CHICAGO, IL RELIGION SPORTS - 1 ON 1
WOSU COLUMBUS, OH NWS/TALK ADDS JAZZ 8P-5A
850 WRMR CLEVELAND, OH ADLT STNDS ADDS TALK
880 WCBW HIGHLAND, IL WINU - TALK/SPTS S. GOSPEL
910 WTMZ DORCHESTER, SC ADLT STNDS SPORTS/HOT TLK - FOX
920 KLOC CERES, CA SS HITS REPORTED SILENT
WIRD LAKE PLACID, NY SPORTS/TALK SPORTS - ESPN
CJCH HALIFAX, NS TALK TO BE SPORTS - SPRING
930 WVMA MONROEVILLE, AL WYNI - SILENT TALK
940 KGMS TUCSON, AZ KCEE - STNDS RELIGION
WGFP WEBSTER, MA TALK // WORC C&W //WORC AM DRIVE
970 KZPM BAKERSFIELD, CA SILENT OLDIES // KKDJ FM
KZPM BAKERSFIELD , CA OLDIES // KKDJ CHR // KIIS FM
(NOT SURE OF THE ABOVE- M STREET LISTED IT AS 1100 KHZ)
KNWZ PALM SPRINGS, CA KCLB - STNDS TALK
WFUN ASHTABULA, OH OLDIES/TLK TLK/SPORTS
KUPL PORTLAND, OR CL. C&W OLDIES - 50'S, 60'S
WBCG CANTON, NC WWIT - OLDIES C&W - ABC
990 WDYZ ORLANDO, FL WHOO- ADLT STNDS CHILDRENS - DISNEY
KIKI HONOLULU, HI DANCE // FM BUSINESS TALK
1010 KCMJ THOUSAND PALMS, CA KNWZ - TALK ADLT STNDS
CKXD GANDER, NF MOVED TO FM
1030 KJDJ SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA SS TALK SS RELIGION
1050 WJCM SEBRING, FL CLASS. ROCK// WWLL OLDIES 50'S/60'S
KTBL ALBUQUEQUE, NM KHTL- SPORTS C&W
KGTO TULSA, OK ADLT STNDS URBAN // KJMM
KKRX LAWTON, OK BLK GSPL R&B OLDIES - ABC
CHUM TORONTO, ON OLDIES SPORTS- SPRING
KBLE SEATTLE, WA RELIGION ADDS EWTN-RELIGION
1060 KAYR VAN BUREN, AR SPANISH RANCHERA REG. MEXICAN
WCOK SPARTA, NC C&W ADDS ABC COUNTRY
1080 WFIV KISSIMME, FL TALK ADLT STNDS - JONES
WINX MURFREESBORO,NC BLK GSPL SPORTS / 1 ON 1
1090 CKKW KITCHENER, ON OLDIES SPORTS
1100 KZPM BAKERFIELD, CA REG. MEX. KAFY- REPORTED SILENT
WMYQ NEWTON, MS SILENT S. GSPL
1140 KNWQ COACHELLA, CA KCMJ - STNDS TALK // KNWZ
WKWM KENTWOOD, MI RHY. OLDIES RHY. OLDIES - JONES\
1160 WYLL CHICAGO, IL WXRT - ALT. RELIGIOUS
WMVI MECHANICSVILLE,NY SILENT STANDARDS // WUAM
1170 KBNZ HONOLULU, HI SILENT AP NEWS
1180 KYET WILLIAMS, AZ SILENT CL. C&W
1190 KMYL TOLLESON, AZ ADLT. STNDS ADDS OLDIES
KTRA DALLAS, TX KJOI - OLDIES SPORTS - FOX
1200 WQLS OZARK, AL ADLT STNDS S. GSPL
1200 CFGO OTTAWA, ON SPORTS ADDS CHUM - SPORTS
1230 WFOM MARIETTA, GA BLK GSPL // WALR SPORTS // WCNN
WTEL TELL CITY, IN NWS/TLK ADLT STNDS - ABC
WQDY CALAIS, ME AC // FM CL. HITS // FM
WGRY GRAYLING. MI SOFT AC // WQON ADLT STNDS - JRN
KKEE ASTORIA, OR KVAS - C&W OLDIES
1240 WLAG LA GRANGE, GA TALK SPORTS
WVKZ SCHENECTADY, NY STNDS // WUAM CL. C&W - JRN
1250 KHOT MADERA, CA SS HITS REG. MEX.
WIPS TICONDEROGA, NY ADLT. ALT. HOT AC - JONES
CJYE OAKVILLE, ON STNDS // CHMO RELIGION
1260 WCHV CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA URBAN AC SPORTS - FOX
1270 WDLA WALTON, NY C&W // FM STNDS - ABC
KESS FT. WORTH, TX SS - TALK SS - OLDIES
1300 KAKC TULSA, OK SS HITS REG. MEXICAN
1310 KMYX TAFT, CA REG. MEX. // FM REPORTED SILENT
WLOB PORTLAND, ME REL // FM TALK // FM
1320 KNRQ EUGENE, OR MOD ROCK // FM ESPN SPORTS
CJMR MISISSAUGA, ON REL/ETHNIC ETHNIC
1340 KKYD DENVER, CO RELIGION NWS/CLASSICAL
WCVI CONNELLSVILLE, PA ADLT STNDS REPORTED SILENT
1350 WMMV COCOA, FL // WMMB SPORTS
1360 WELR ROANOKE, AL TALK // WLAG SPORTS // WLAG
1370 WLVY WHEELING, WV WMJT - TALK SPORTS - ESPN
1380 KWJL LANCASTER, CA KHJJ STNDS
KCNW FAIRWAY, KS RELIGION REG. MEX.
WAGS BISHOPVILLE, NC S. GSPL ADDS C&W
CKLC KINGSTON, ON AC TO BE SPORTS - SPRING
1390 KDQN DE QUEEN, AR SS HITS REG. MEXICAN
WZHF ARLINGTON, VA CHINESE ADDS THE GREESMAN
1400 KESQ INDIO, CA SS HITS REG. MEX. // KUNA FM
1410 WDOE DUNKIRK, NY OLDIES ADLT STNDS
1420 CKPT PETERBOROUGH, ON AC TO BE SPORTS - SPRING
WTCR KENOVA, WV SPORTS CONT. CHRIST.
1430 WDAL DALTON, GA SS HITS SS VARIETY
WNSW NEWARK, NJ STDS CHINESE
1440 WDOW DOWAGIAC, MI AC & TALK // FM SPORTS & TALK- FOX
1450 KOBO TUBA CITY, CA SILENT ETHNIC/VARIETY // KLIB
KAVP COLONA, CO NEW AC - ABC // KWGL
1460 WKDV MANASSAS, VA ETHNIC KOREAN
1470 WIJK EVERGREEN, AL RHY. OLDIES WW1 BLK GSPL - ABC
WNAU NEW ALBANY, MS S GSPL VARIETY
WHRD HUNTINGTON, WV CONT. CHRIST. ADLT STNDS - WW1
1480 WPWC DUMFRIES, VA SILENT KOREAN
1490 KRKC KING CITY, CA C&W ADDS JRN C&W
KHVL HUNTSVILLE, TX KSAM - CL. C&W OLDIES - WW1
1500 WDDZ ZION, IL CHILDRENS-DISNEY REG. MEX // WBJX
1510 WINU HIGHLAND, IL WCBW- S GSPL SPORTS / 1 ON 1
1520 WTRI BRUNSWICK, MD SILENT KOREAN
WKBZ MUSKEGON, MI TALK REPORTED SILENT
WKBZ MUSKEGON, MI SILENT CHILDRENS - DISNEY
KSQB SIOUX FALLS, SD KSFS - SPORTS ADLT STNDS - WW1
1540 KZMP UNIVERSITY PARK,TX SS HITS REGIONAL MEXICAN // FM
1550 WKTF VIENNA, GA C&W OLDIES - WW1
WJIL JACKSONVILLE, NC ADLT STNDS ADDS JRN - STNDS
1560 KLTI MACON, MO RHY. OLDIES R&B OLDIES - ABC
1570 KCVR LODI, CA SS HITS ROMANTICA - EXCEL
1580 KRAN MERCED, CA SS HITS RANCHERA
1600 KRVA COCKRELL HILL, TX RANCHERA // FM REGIONAL MEXICAN
1660 KAXW MERCED, CA SS HITS // KRAN RANCHERA
???? PUERTO RICO NEW REPORTED TO BE TESTING
1670 KNRO REDDING, CA KAZT - NEW SPORTS - ESPN
1680 KRJO MONROE, LA NEW BLK GSPL
1690 KSXX ROSEVILLE,CA NEW ETHNIC/VARIETY // KLIB
ACTIVITY
AL ATHENS WVNN- 770 CHANGES XMTR SITE TO 34-44-59
86-47-55
MA WORCESTER WCRN- 830 INC. TO 50KW DAYS
NC FAIRVIEW WTZY- 880 INC. TO 5 KW NDA-DAYS
MS JACKSON WSLI- 930 INC. TO 3600 NIGHTS
FL Orlando WHOO- 990 inc. to 14000-N
PQ RIMOUSKI CFLP-1000 MOVES TO 102.9 FM
MN PRESTON KFIL-1060 CHANGES XMTR SITE TO 43-40-49 92-08-31
AR JONESBORO KBTM-1230 CHANGES XMTR SITE TO 35-50-29
90-39-44
MO LIBERTY KCXL-1140 ADDS 5 WATTS AT NIGHT
MT SHELBY KSEN-1150 INC. TO 10 KW DAYS
WA SEATTLE KSRB-1150 INC. TO 6000 WATTS NIGHTS
CT VERNON WCTF-1170 INC. TO 2500 WATTS DA-DAY
AR MOUNTAIN HOME KTLO-1240 DECREASES TO 830 WATTS DAY & NIGHT
TX Dallas KTCK-1310 inc. to 9000-D, DA-2
KY ASHLAND WCMI-1340 DEC. TP 700 WATTS DAY & NIGHT CHANGES
XMTR SITE TO 38-28-02 82-35-50
FL HOMESTEAD WOIR-1430 DEC. TO 47 WATTS NIGHTS DA-N, CHANGES
XMTR SITE TO 25-27-08 80-31-01
NC KANNAPOLIS WRKB-1460 INC TO 2 KW DAYS
ID GOODING KRXR-1480 INC. TO 5 KW DAYS
AR PARAGOULD KDRS-1490 CHANGES XMTR SITE TO 36-03-01
90-27-44
NM RATON KRTN-1490 CHANGES XMTR SITE OT 36-53-12 104-26-35
UT OGDEN KYFO-1490 CHANGES XMTR SITE TO 41-14-23
111-58-58
CA HOLLISTER KMPG-1520 ADDS 3500 WATTS NIGHTS DA-2
FL MARCO ISLAND WMIB-1660 CHANGES XMTR SITE TO 25-59-30
81-37-30
NEW CONSTRUCTIONS PERMITS
ON KAPUSKASING CKAP- 580 MOVE TO 100.9 FM
SC CHARLESTON WSCC- 730 INC. TO 5 KW DAYS DA-1
WA Spokane KXLY- 920 inc. to 20000-D, ND
AK KENAI KZXX- 980 INC TO 5000 DAYS, DEC TO 900 NIGHTS
CO DENVER KRKS- 990 INC TO 6500 DAYS/ 390 NIGHTS
TX DALLAS KGGR-1040 INC. TO 3300 WATTS DAYS
CA BIG BEAR LAKE KBBY-1050 INC. TO 1400 W NIGHTS
AB RED DEER CKGY-1170 MOVES TO 95.5 FM
KY Bardstown WBRT-1320 add 44-N, ND
CA SAN FRANSISCO, CA KYCY-1590 INC. TO 40 KW NIGHTS
PA CHESTER WZUM-1590 DEC. TO 1000/24 DA-2
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***Henrik Klemetz - dhv599n@xxxxxxxxx
R Amanecer Internacional in the Dominican Republic has added 610, 900
and 1060 to their 1570/6025 outlets. They are also on FM.
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***Herman_Boel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
I am happy to announce the newly refurbished European Medium Wave
Guide, edition 1 March 2001.
This new edition contains the following changes:
* The file is now 880 kB and counts 80 pages
* lots of updated information
* a new font is used (Verdana). Incidentally, this is the same font as
used by the Real Radio team at Radio Netherlands and seems very suitable
for this type of publication.
* I added a frequency separator which should improve readability as
well.
* All internet links are now clickable, so "cut and paste" is no longer
needed!!
* This publication remains free of charge. Please mention the EMWG in
your club bulletins, e-mail mailing lists, logs, radio programmes, etc.
I'm sure you'll like this new edition. Don't hesitate to send me any
feedback you may have.
The url of course is: http://go.to/emwg (Should this not work, then
choose http://gallery.uunet.be/hb/Emwg/)
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1660 KAXW CA, Merced, test //1580 with Ranchera mx. No IDs, but dif.
South at 2330 EST 3/2. Looks like another X Bander to pop on. I
am sure KXOL isn't going to like this!
*Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I tried 1660 several minutes after your message arrived; nothing on
the frequency but KXOL. They are not diplexing off 1580 (which I can't
hear); they will be using a tower taller than a half wavelength. If they
have a decent ground, they should get out very well.
KAXW - 1660 : application data for daytime operation MERCED , CA
Coordinates: N371641 W1203735 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 10.00 kw | RMS: 0441.40 | Antenna: ND1
Tower #1: Electrical height: 214.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
File # BMP981224AA This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
EXPANDED BAND APPLICATION FOR KTFN, 1580, MERCED, CA
KAXW - 1660 : application data for nighttime operation MERCED , CA
Coordinates: N371641 W1203735 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 01.00 kw | RMS: 0441.40 | Antenna: ND1
Tower #1: Electrical height: 214.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
File # BMP981224AA This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
EXPANDED BAND APPLICATION FOR KTFN, 1580, MERCED, CA
KAXW - 1660 : construction permit data for daytime operation MERCED ,
CA Coordinates: N371641 W1203735 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 10.00 kw | RMS: 0432.90 | Antenna: ND1
Tower #1: Electrical height: 214.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
File # BP970616AY This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
EXPANDED BAND APPLICATION FOR KTFN
KAXW - 1660 : construction permit data for nighttime operation MERCED
, CA Coordinates: N371641 W1203735 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 01.00 kw | RMS: 0432.90 | Antenna: ND1
Tower #1: Electrical height: 214.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
File # BP970616AY This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
EXPANDED BAND APPLICATION FOR KTFN
For some reason they show up twice at radiostation.com, but with
different file numbers.
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**Mike Brooker - aum108@xxxxxxxxxxx
3/3. As I type, I am listening to a Blue Jays grapefruit league game
on CHUM-1050. During the game, Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth are IDing as
"The Team, Canada's Sports Network".
But between innings they're still using the "good times, great oldies"
slogan carts, as the all-sports format does not kick in until next
month.
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Len Hyde - donutbandit@xxxxxxxxx
KNRO - 600 noted off the air today (3/5) while driving through Redding
CA.. as reported would happen
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*Charles A Taylor - calltaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
930 WDLX NC Washington Two towers of three-tower night array have
fallen. Is operating temporarily ND/U with probably 500 W-N. Also
has abandoned, probably permanently, NSP. Now is off daily 0000-
0600. Transmitter and studio site is US17 Chocowinity, NC .
*Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I see they have a CP to move a short distance, or is it merely to
correct incorrect coordinates as presently licensed? If they were going
to move, they might as well go ahead.
WDLX - 0930 : license data for daytime operation WASHINGTON , NC
Coordinates: N353134 W0770443 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 05.00 kw | RMS: 0300.95 | Antenna: DAN
Tower #1: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
NOTIFIED TO CANADA 19960724-ACCEPTED BY CANADA 19970922
WDLX - 0930 : license data for nighttime operation WASHINGTON , NC
Coordinates: N353134 W0770443 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 01.00 kw | RMS: 0346.01 | Antenna: DAN.
This mode uses 03 towers. Pattern is Augmented.
Tower #1: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees | Ratio: 01.993 | Phase:
5.80000000000001 degrees | Spacing: 0090.0 | Orientation: 282.00. Tower
is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees | Phase: 142.5 degrees |
Spacing: 0180.0 | Orientation: 282.00. Tower is top loaded (0).
This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
NOTIFIED TO CANADA 19960724-ACCEPTED BY CANADA 19970922
WDLX - 0930 : construction permit data for daytime operation
WASHINGTON , NC Coordinates: N353136 W0770431 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 05.00 kw | RMS: 0300.95 | Antenna: DAN
Tower #1: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 000.0 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
File # BP990401AA This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
NOTIFIED TO CANADA 19960724-ACCEPTED BY CANADA 19970922
WDLX - 0930 : construction permit data for nighttime operation
WASHINGTON , NC Coordinates: N353136 W0770431 View location.
Class: 0B | Nominal power: 01.00 kw | RMS: 0346.01 | Antenna: DAN This
mode uses 03 towers. Pattern is Augmented.
Tower #1: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees. Tower is top loaded (0).
Tower #2: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees | Ratio: 01.993 | Phase:
5.80000000000001 degrees | Spacing: 0090.0 | Orientation: 282.00. Tower
is top loaded (0).
Tower #3: Electrical height: 082.5 degrees | Phase: 142.5 degrees |
Spacing: 0180.0 | Orientation: 282.00. Tower is top loaded (0).
File # BP990401AA This station operates on an unlimited schedule.
NOTIFIED TO CANADA 19960724-ACCEPTED BY CANADA 19970922
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Don Kaskey - kaskey@xxxxxxx
This morning (3/6) on 1270 at 7:17 am the announcer on KPLY-Sparks was
giving a promo (very large spin) on the move of all sports radio KPLY to
1230 kHz on Monday March 12th....
This would lead one to believe that KCBN will move to 1270 also,
probably with NOS format....
I'm sure this will go over great with all their (KPLY's) fringe
listeners. They are very listenable in S.F. 70% of the time...
Also, because my daughter taught me some Mandarin phrases this summer
I was able to log KMRB-1430 solid atop at 7:30 this morning. No sign of
nearby KVVN who is Vietnamese...KMRB was giving many ads/promos in
Mandarin but had a nice EE ID at 0730, albeit heavily accented...Is the
city of license here still San Gabriel....
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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***Salvo Micciche - Sicilia ITALY - co.rad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
930 2/3 0032-0113 UNID (Brasile) 22222 YM in PP - mx - tlk - Adv:
"...São Paulo..." It don't seems to me the common "R..
Metropolitana" (or is it that?): and then, Libertade de Sergipe
or Radio Boa Nova or other?
1030 1/3 2335-0016 Radio del Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 22222 YM
in SS - ID - YL + YM
1040 2/3 0000-0015 Radio Capital (São Paulo, Brasile) 32333 ID - YM
religious talk in PP
1220 2/3 0016-0035 Radio Globo (Rio de Janeiro, Brasile) 32333 2 YM
tlk in PP - ID - tlk
1290 2/3 0020-0027 Radio Puerto Cabello (Venezuela) 22222 YM in SS -
mx
1330 1/3 2340-0005 Super Radio Tupi (ex R. Nova Iguatemì, São Paulo,
Brasile) 32322 YM in PP - mx - ID: "Radio Tupì..." (YM) - mx -
short tlk- mx
1350 1/3 2331-0020 Radio Cristal (Salvador, Brasile) 32333 YM talk
and info in PP - ID - other YM - [...] - mx pop - Adv: "...a
puerta da felicidad" - mx Florina from Greece is out!
1350 2/3 0110-0135 Radio Buenos Aires (Argentina) 32333 YL + YM
religiuos tlk in SS - Under there is still Brasil
1370 2/3 0127-0136 Radio Atual AM (São Paulo, Brasile) 22222 mx - ID
- YM in PP
1390 1/3 2355-0006 Radio Esperança (Porto Alegre, Brasile) 22212 mx -
YM in PP
1410 2/3 0024-0138 Radio América (São Paulo, Brasile) 22222 carioca
mx - YM in PP - [...] - Adv - ID - Adv
1470 1/3 2336-2342 Radio Vibracion (Carupano, Venezuela) 22222 YM in
SS
1620 2/3 0134-0145 Radio Tropicana (Argentina) 24322 jazz and pop mx
- YM in SS shortly - mx
Kenwood R-5000 - Sangean ATS909 - Ant 60 mt longwire + MLB, Loop per
onde medie FX AL IIId (designed by F. Golzio)
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1220 CHSC CANADA, St. Catherines, Ont., good on top of XEB with OLD
and "CHSC" IDs at 0615 EST 3/3. (PM-OR)
1230 CJNL BRITISH COLUMBIA, Merritt, good on top with BN at 0700 EST
3/3, Weather for Kamloops and Merritt at 0705 EST, many "NL" IDs.
1230 KKEE OREGON, Astoria, only with OC all night 3/2-3/3 (PM-OR)
1230 KLXR CA, Redding, good with NOS format ID at 0530 EST 3/3 "AM
12-30, KLXR". (PM-OR)
1230 KORT IDAHO, Grangeville, good with C&W mx and live ancr, wx
reports, many "KORT" IDs at 0510 EST 3/3. (PM-OR)
1230 KQIK OR, Lakeview good on top at times with distorted C&W mx at
0515 EST 3/3, several "KQIK" IDs at different times. (PM-OR)
1230 KWYZ WA, Everett, good at times with KK talk, ID at 0500 EST 3/3
1660 KQWB ND, West Fargo, good with NOS format mainly on top, with
KXOL with OC at 0530 EST 3/2, many "Star 16-60" IDs. (PM-OR)
1660 KRZX TX, Waco, with "Texas in the morning" at 0505 EST 3/2 mixing
with KQWB and WQSN. (PM-OR)
1660 WGIT PR, Canovanas, finally caught this very poorly u/WQSN and
KQWB, with peaks occ with Romanic Ballads in SS. At 0550 EST 3/2,
woman ancr ".....la gigante del amor" with alot of QRM from
KQWB/WQSN at the time. Also at 0530 EST "El gigante" or "la
gigante", but too much KQWB then. I am pleased with this, as I
have all the X Banders again. (PM-OR)
1660 WQSN MI, Kalamazoo, good topping KQWB at times with many "WQSN"
IDs at 0515 EST 3/2. KXOL w/OC, Sports talk. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, EWE Antenna, K9AY Antenna, 1500' Eastern Beverage, 400' NNW
mini-Beverage
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****Rocco Cotroneo - Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL - rcotro@xxxxxxxxxx
The Falkland islands tx was heard again here in Rio de Janeiro, after
a year.
530 MAR 2 00,15-02,15 carrying Bfbs programs with mixed music and
talk. News at 01,00 and 02,00, the latter from BBC WS and
followed by other BBC program. Qrm from AM540 Republica,
Argentina and Vision Cristiana
AOR 7030 + Wellbrook K9AY loop
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*kevin redding - Mesa AZ - amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxx
Heard on a Magnavox D8334 barefoot:
880 XETC MEXICO, Torrejon, Coahuila 3/2 1145 playing American modern
rock. Had a female voice on automation giving weather at "Once
Grados". This was done between every song. 1200 gave TOH ID with
male announcer. Announced that it was in stereo so I tried it
with a Delco car tuner and it was in excellent stereo. Used
slogan Radio Mayran.
920 XEBH MEXICO, Hermosillo, Sonora 3/2 0545 with ID and a female
announcer. Announced stereo so I checked on a Delco car radio
with stereo and sure enough it was $ and sounding good.
1360 XEPJ MEXICO, Guadalajara, Sinaloa 3/2 0507 with light Mexican
ballads and had a disinterested sounding female announcer and
then an ID.
This was heard on a Delco model 16182691 modified by Chris Cuff of
Forestburgh, NY to receive AM stereo and a 40' wire antenna coax fed.
Times listed in this report are all PACIFIC time.
1680 KAVT Fresno, CA
2310 3/3/01 playing the theme from Tarzan movie sung by Phil Collins.
2313 ID Radio Disney
2314 "Who Let the Dogs Out" from the Rugrats, Nickelodeon movie.
2316 Some boy band with a song. I have no idea who it is, N'Sync?
2319 Wierd Al Yankovich giving Radio Disney ID
2320 Kids talking about "Pajamarama" and Radio Disney ID. Then "60
Seconds With Britney Spears.
2321 "Radio Disney, You talk, we listen". Then "Music That Rocks."
2322 ID "Radio Disney, We're all ears!"
2323 "The Circle of Life" Elton John from the movie, Lion King.
2326 Kid DJ Jake introducing Back Street Boys song.
KAVT was in C-QUAM stereo and sounding very good for being as far away
as they were. Tell Paul Shinn the CE that he is doing a good job with
this.
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***Karel Honzik - Czech Republic - karel.honzik@xxxxxx
This morning (MAR 2, 0540 UTC) I heard a Spanish speaking religious
station on 1570 kHz. It was either Radio Amanecer (DOM) or Radio VEA
(HND). Another Spanish speaking station was at the same time on 1550 kHz
(more music than talk).
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Tim Hall - Chula Vista CA - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
TRH-TX1 DXing on the road between Austin and Pearsall, TX
ICF-2010, Kiwa Pocket Loop, Hyundai car radio
TRH-TX2 DXing from San Antonio, TX same equipment
UNIDs:
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700 3/2 0158 UNID Radio Unica station. (TRH-TX2)
1230 3/2 0806 REL program, "Focus on the Family is brought to you as
always by Dee's Christian Bookstore." Can't find any listing for
such a business in TX, NM, OK, or LA. (TRH-TX2)
1400 3/2 0701 News mentioning Arkansas and Union County. Probably
KELD-AR, but no ID noted. (TRH-TX2)
1450 3/2 0750 Ad for Lincoln Ready-Mix, then into Valley weather.
There is a Lincoln County Ready Mix in Ada, OK, so possibly KGFF-
OK? (TRH-TX2)
TIS and OTHER:
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530 (TIS) TX New Bruanfels 2/28 2130 Station noted running OC as I
drove through the area. Seemed to stay that way all 3 days I was
in the area. (TRH-TX1)
530 WPHZ492 TX Austin 3/2 1610 Two HAR stations using this call
and running the same message. English announcements by man,
Spanish by woman. Audible as far away as Lockhart. (TRH-TX1)
800 WPLT343 TX Austin 3/2 1620 HAR station operated by the Austin
district of the TX DoT. Information on upcoming road closures.
(TRH-TX1)
1640 TIS TX Austin 2/28 2003 New TIS is now on the air at Austin's
Bergstrom International airport. Tape loop talks about local bus
service, parking, etc. No call letters. This station gets out
extremely well. It was audible most of the way to San Antonio at
night. (TRH-TX1)
REGULAR LOGGINGS:
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1280 KVWG TX Pearsall 3/1 2030 Loud with satellite country as I
drove into Pearsall. When I left Pearsall (after 2200), the
station was off the air. (TRH-TX1)
1340 KWKC TX Abilene 3/1 2203 Fair signals into Pearsall with CNN
news, ads, "Your station for news, talk, and sports, KWKC."
(TRH-TX1)
1450 KWHW OK Altus 3/1 0850 Poor-fair under KCTI with Swap Shop
program, 482-1450. (TRH-TX2)
1450 KCTI TX Gonzales 3/1 0838 Fair with weather, Paul Harvey
promos, slogans "Good for Gonzales" and "from the Cradle of Texas
Independence" (which must be what their call letters stand for).
(TRH-TX2)
1460 KXNO IA Des Moines 3/2 0058 Fair with news from the WHO
newsroom, IDs. (TRH-TX2)
Conditions were pretty disappointing. I drove down to Pearsall to get
away from San Antonio's pests (especially those on channels adjacent to
GY channels), with results that were no better than in San Antonio.
With a few exceptions (KSOX-1240 comes to mind), South Texas stations
seem to get out pretty poorly. Mexican GY stations, on the other hand,
get out pretty well.
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****Mike Brooker - Toronto ON - aum108@xxxxxxxxxxx
Receivers: Panasonics RF-2200, RFB-45
620 WZON ME Bangor - 03/02, 1920 - battling nulled WHEN with "Black
Bear hockey on the sports zone 620 WZON" ID heard during pause in
the action of University of Maine vs. Providence college hockey.
1170 WMRH WI Waupun - 03/01, 0754 - steady in WWVA null with local
high school sports report, promo for www.wmrham.com web site.
QSLed as WLKE in 1980. (MKB-ON)
1490 WOLF NY Syracuse - 03/02, 1756 - presumed in graveyard mess with
typical puerile Radio Disney junk. (MKB-ON)
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*David J. Twiggs - Bristol CT - aa1jm@xxxxxxxx
620 WJWR NJ JERSEY CITY, 03/03 2225 ID, "New York's sports station,
WJWR." into One-on-One sports programming. (DT-CT)
670 WSCR IL CHICAGO, 03/03 2207 IDs "WSCR, Chicago's 50,000 watt
sports..." and "Sports six seventy, The Score" (DT-CT)
670 WWFE FL MIAMI, 03/03 2205 Spanish programming, english ID at 5
past hour, spanish ID with actual callsign. Latin american music.
In null of WSCR. (DT-CT)
950 WBBF NY ROCHESTER, 03/02 2326 ID, "93 BBF", assume FM simulcast,
oldies. (DT-CT)
950 WIBX NY UTICA, 03/02 2329 Bruce Williams show, ID "The Mohawk
Valley's news talk leader, WIBX." ID was used almost every
commercial break -- gotta love that! (DT-CT)
950 WPEN PA PHILADELPHIA, 03/02 2200 Top of hour id "WPEN,
Philadelphia." News, then big band music. (DT-CT)
960 CHNS NS HALIFAX - 03/02 2055 Continuous oldies music, ID "No one
plays more oldies than we do, good time oldies CHNS." (DT-CT)
970 UNID - 03/01 2227 "Fox Sports Radio - The Buzz." This is a
regular here, suspect Pittsburgh, PA. Never caught a callsign
yet. (DT-CT)
970 WCHN NY NORWICH - 03/02 2022 Norwich vs. Chenango Valley
basketball game, ID. (DT-CT)
970 WJMX SC FLORENCE - 03/01 2235 AD then Public service announcement,
ID "News - talk Nine Seventy WJMX." Followed by call in program.
Audible again on 03/02. (DT-CT)
970 WZAN ME PORTLAND - 03/02 2025 Tom Liken (sp?) show, ID, "Your
home for Imus in the morning 970 WZAN" (DT-CT)
1550 CBE(p), ON WINDSOR - 03/02 0230-0300 Media Review, (a Radio
Australia production) followed by CBC news, no ID at top of hour.
Making it over WDZK CT BLOOMFIELD, Disney. (DT-CT)
1570 WPGM PA DANVILLE - 02/27 2300 Top of hour ID, "WPGM FM New
Berlin, Proclaiming Jesus Christ in the new millenium." Program
of classical & Christian music. (DT-CT)
Yaesu FRG-7; Terk Loop.
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BROADCAST BAND LOGGINGS FROM
SHAWN M. AXELROD VE4DX1SMA
And WAYNE MCRAE
E-MAIL: saxelrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DX'ING FROM VALHALLA BEACH MB
RECEIVERS: 2- ICOM ICR-70 & DRAKE R8
ANTENNAE: 6 BEVERAGES 1000 TO 2000 FEET LONG,2- MFJ 1026 PHASING UNITS
SPECIAL
730 CJNW BC Vancouver -03/04 0730- Poor under CKDM with talk
programming and Time Check. NEW (VAL-DX)
1680 KAVT CA Fresno -03/04 0630. Poor signals under WJNZ with radio
Disney programming //1690. NEW. (VAL-DX)
UNID'S
780 UNID 03/04 0650- Poor signals under Chicago with country music.
Best to south.(VAL-DX)
1250 UNID -03/03 2115- Odd possible Middle Eastern music and man in
unknown language best to south and East.(VAL-DX)
TIS & OTHER STUFF
530 WPLX284 CO Denver -03/04 0559- Good signals with Road information
on I-25.(VAL-DX)
1610 WPI661? WY ? -03/03 2035- Poor signals with partial ID as WPI661?
1601 AM Saying they were Travel Advisory Radio for Wyoming. Not
sure on calls. NEW (VAL-DX)
REGULAR LOGGINGS
650 KGAB UT Orchard Valley - 03/03 1935- Fair signals with ID and
talk programming against the right wing in America.(VAL-DX)
1250 WEAE PA Pittsburg -03/03 2043- fair signals with ESPN programming
and ads for Pittsburg. NEW (VAL-DX)
1290 WMCS WI Greenfield -03/03 1954- Poor in CFST null with Milwaukee
ads.(VAL-DX)
1520 WHOW IL Clinton -03/03 1830- Poor signals with country music and
WHOW ID. (VAL- DX)
TRANS ATLANTIC DX
153 Norway NRK Ingoy March 4 0244 Poor signals with American pop music
189 Iceland RKT Gufuskalar March 4 0126 Poor signals with folk music
PAN-AMERICAN DX
530 Turks and Caicos RVCI March 3 2345 Good signals with Spanish
programming (VAL-DX)
TRANS PACIFIC DX
153 Russia Radio Rossii Komsomolsk March 4 1050 Poor signals with
Russian music and talk. (VAL-DX)
Also hets on 738 774 but no audio
COMMENTS
Well the weather was nice and warm and the walk in much better than
the last trip. The DX was great too with new ones popping up. TA and TP
were still no were to be found above 200 kHz. I also logged some new
Longwave beacons. Will try for one more trip before spring thaw and the
fields get too wet.
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**Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
620 WZON ME Bangor - 3/2 2140 - Good; University of Maine Black
Bears hockey on "The Sports Zone WZON," over WVMT. (BC-NH)
620 WJWR NJ Newark - 3/2 2150 - Good; promo and ID, "One-On-One
Sports, WJWR New York AM 620" with WZON and WVMT nulled. (BC-NH)
830 WCCO MN Minneapolis - 3/3 0030 - Fair; "Traffic and weather
together... 'CCO radio, part of the Infinity family of stations,"
call letter jingle, and Century-21 Home Run Derby promo, in WCRN
null with CFJR. (BC-NH)
910 WGBI PA Scranton - 3/2 2300 - Fair; "WILK Wilkes Barre, WGBI
Scranton, W??Y... the WILK network" and ABC news. According to
Pennsylvania media Internet sites, WILK is on 910, 960, 980, and
1300. (BC-NH)
960 WTGM MD Salisbury - 3/2 2110 - Fair; "Froggy 99.9, your new
country leader" and C&W music over WILT. (BC-NH)
1050 WFBL NY Baldwinsville - 2/28 1710 - Good in WEVD null; "WFBL AM
1050" and America's Best Music satellite nostalgia network.
1420 WLIS CT Old Saybrook - 3/1 1735 - Fair; Metro Traffic, oldies
including B.B. King "The Thrill Is Gone," then "1420, 1150" ID
and Parent Report, simulcast with WMRD. (BC-NH)
1630 WRDW GA Augusta - 2/27 1850 - Fair; Augusta vs. Mississippi
southern conference hockey game in KCJJ null. (BC-NH)
1660 WQSN MI Kalamazoo - 2/27 1835 - One-On-One Sports talk about the
NBA in WWRU null, over an unID satellite nostalgia station likely
WMIB, no sign of WGIT Puerto Rico. (BC-NH)
Transatlantic DX
612 MOROCCO RTM Sebaa Aioun MAR 2 0015 - Good; man in Arabic parallel
207, it's been awhile since I last received this station.
711 FRANCE France Bleu, Rennes MAR 2 0010 - Good; French vocal
parallel 1206, surprised to find this with a strong het against
WOR 710. [Conti-NH]
747 NETHERLANDS Radio 1, Flevoland MAR 3 0545 - Fair; English jazz
vocals, man and woman in Dutch. [Conti-NH]
792 FRANCE France Bleu, Limoges MAR 1 2355 - Good; French vocal
parallel 1206. [Conti-NH]
846 ITALY RAI Rome MAR 1 2350 - Fair; man in Italian, pop music
parallel 6060. [Conti-NH]
864 FRANCE France Bleu, Paris MAR 3 0515 - Fair; French vocal
fighting difficult to keep nulled CJBC 860 interference.
882 ENGLAND BBC R.Wales MAR 3 0450 - Fair; man in English parallel
198, not parallel any SW broadcasts, so it must have been BBC
Radio 4. [Conti-NH]
891 ALGERIA Chaine 1, Alger MAR 1 2250 - Huge carrier, very little
audio parallel a much louder signal on 153. [Conti-NH]
1107 SPAIN RNE synchros MAR 1 2335 - Fair; man and woman in Spanish,
synchro echo. [Conti-NH]
1134 CROATIA HRT Zadar FEB 28 0020 - Good; rock/pop music over COPE-
Spain. [Conti-NH]
1206 FRANCE France Bleu, Bordeaux MAR 1 2330 - Good; Celine Dion theme
from Titanic. [Conti-NH]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Duba FEB 28 2255 - Good; Koranic recitations,
man in Arabic with Arabiyah Saudiyah mention, anthem, then off,
parallel 9555 and 9870. [Conti-NH]
Pan American DX
620 CUBA R.Rebelde, Colon MAR 3 0300 - Poor; signature melody heard
through WJWR in WZON/WVMT null. [Conti-NH]
870 CUBA R.Reloj, Sancti Spiritus MAR 3 0500 - RR code ID heard
through WHCU. [Conti-NH]
910 CUBA R.Reloj, Bolondron MAR 3 0335 - RR code ID and minute marker
heard through YVRQ Venezuela and WGBI. [Conti-NH]
910 VENEZUELA YVRQ Caracas MAR 3 0410 - Fair; "RQ nueve cientos
diez... AM Center" ID and salsa music. [Conti-NH]
940 MEXICO XEQ Mexico MAR 3 0415 - Fair; man in Spanish with many
Cadena Q mentions, "Cadena Q, verde y oro" ID, over R.Reloj-Cuba
in CINW null. [Conti-NH]
Bruce Conti, Nashua NH; R8B, MWDX-5, 30-m wire, 30-m east sloping wire,
noise reduced via 4:1 matching xfmrs and buried coax.
Although solar activity remained low to very low heading into March,
transatlantic signals arrived like a lamb, nothing like the lion's roar
of signals heard mid-February. Now Latin American signals appear to be
rebounding as transatlantic reception returns to "normal" or at least
what has been typical for the peak of sunspot cycle 23. Congratulations
to Neil Kazaross in the Chicago area for reception of TICAL Costa Rica
on 530. A Popular Communications reader in the Appalachian mountains of
North Carolina recently logged this too. I'm adding it to my list of
prime targets.
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**Neil Kazaross - neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I moved it a bit to knock Milwaukee down a couple more db..now -25 -30
db and nailed a nice new catch on 620.
620 WTMJ FL St. Petersburg well atop WTMJ with Tampa Bay Lightning
Hockey, local ads and ID from 1910-1925 EST on 3/4.NEW as WTMJ is
a BIG pest without this antenna.
This antenna really works and does a good job at getting distant skip.
At 1900 EST someone signed off on 970 in the mess with WHA reduced and
calls sounded like WPLJ. I checked the web and phonectically similar
WVOJ is still on..ideas anyone ? Guess I need to set up a tape recorder
in my DX truck or better yet, run the 120 feet of cable needed to get
the RF into my house !!
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**Rick Kenneally - Wilton CT - woodlandview@xxxxxxxxx
1240 WGVA NY Geneva - 3/3 0200 - Good w/end of ESPN Sportscenter.
Network feed cut off beginning of TOH ID which started "...
Falls, WAUB Auburn, WCGR Canandaigua and WGVA Geneva. We are the
Finger Lakes news network." Then ABC nws. (RWK-CT)
1240 WIOV PA Reading - 3/3 0300 - Decent w/"Your home for ESPN Radio
- WIOV, Reading." (RWK-CT)
1240 WJTN NY Jamestown - 3/3 0400 - Buried. Took several reviews of
tape to make out "Hi, this is talk 1240, WJTN Jamestown." Then
spot with WJTN mentions, followed (I think it was them) by ABC
News. (RWK-CT)
1240 WSKI VT Montpelier - 3/3 0100 - Up from hash w/end of big band
number, then "1240 WSKI Montpelier. ??? Vermont's family station.
Time for CNN Radio News." Then into, of all things, CNN Radio
News.
1240 WVKZ NY Schenectady - 3/3 0000 - Left the top-of-the-hour tape
timer running on 1240, and this one was the first of a very good
night, rising out of the mush w/"Your rising sun country - WVKZ,
Schenectady". (RWK-CT)
1310 WIBA WI Madison - 2/28 0500 - Good signal, fighting WRSB
w/"News, weather, sports & great local talk - this is Radio WIBA,
Madison". (RWK-CT)
1480 WISL PA Shamokin - 3/2 1700 - Buried u/WADR & WZRC with TOH ID
only: "WISL, Shamokin". Weak ID, but there's no mistaking a
town name like Shamokin. (RWK-CT)
1480 WNBX VT Springfield - 3/1 0700 - Very good; out in clear with
"From the hills of Vermont, WNBX, Springfield" (RWK-CT)
Sony 2010, w/Shotgun and Sony 2010 w/SM-2.
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*Richard Toebe - Davis CA - richtoebe@xxxxxxx
Grundig Satellit 3400, R West Loop
920 KLOC CA Ceres 3/4 1602 now noted with smooth jazz music,
relaying "The River at 105.5", "The station for relaxation", gave
dual call KRVR/KLOC ID at 2 mins. past. New format, had been
Spanish language as long as I can remember. Still has a weaker
signal than usual, easy to hear KIHM Reno in their null. (RT-CA)
1010 unid 3/5 0250-0306 fading up and down in strength in CBR null;
ESPN Radio. Of course it faded down at the top of the hour; by
0306 it was very potent. Loops best E-W; Who is this? (RT-CA)
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Morris Sorensen - Winnipeg MB - SMosor@xxxxxxx
610 KNML NM Albuquerque 3/5 0720 good with ESPN and One on One
Sports, non ID as ESPN-610, mentions of "The Sports Animal" Child
care PSA for Albuquerque and District. Tried for this when I
heard KKOB-770 booming in (MS-MB)
710 WDSM WI Superior 3/1 2025 good with ad for Puckmasters in Duluth,
ad for Lake Superior College, etc. ID "The best sports talk on
710 WDSM"into local hockey game (MS-MB)
850 WWJC MN Duluth 3/1 1808 good with long range wather. "31 degrees
right now at WWJC" (MS-MB)
910 KJJQ SD Volga 3/2 2259 fair with ESPN announcements ID "This is
Depot(?) Radio-KJJQ Volga-Brookings" (MS-MB)
940 KXTK IA Des Moines 3/1 1857 fair with Des Moines ads, talk about
upcoming events in Des Moines, AM-940 slogan, talk about NFL
signings (MS-MB)
1330 WHBL WI Sheboygan 3/1 1845 fair. Talk about a Michigan
banning bare midriff fashions. Song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You
Crying" Announcer said"33 degrees at Sheboygan-station WHBL"ad
for Computer store in downtown Sheboygan (MS-MB)
1400 KAYS KS, Hays 3/5 0603 fair with ABC News and KAYS weather said
today's high 45 degrees. (MS-MB)
1400 KEYL MN, Long Prairie 3/4 1958 fair with clustered ads, local
news IDs as "Keel" and "1400-KEYL" (MS-MB)
1440 WGEM IL Quincy 3/2 1855 fair. Quiz Game into local news on hour
with many WGEM IDs and mentions of "The Tri States" (MS-MB)
1450 KATE MN Albert Lea 3/4 fair 1800 with ID as "1450 KATE Albert Lea
MN" during break in college (Minnesota vs. Illonois) basketball
1580 WTTN WI Watertown 3/5 0757fair with PSA for vaccination clinic,
mentions of Highway 10 near Juneau and mention of "WTTN Hundred
Dollar Cash Prize" (MS-MB)
Drake R8 with McKay-Dymek DA-9 loop
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***Salvo Micciche - Sicily - salvo@xxxxxxxxxx
1010 5/3 2300-0015 Radio Bahia (Salvador, Brasile) 32333 YM Adv:
"Avenida... na Difusora... " - mx - YM in PP - ID @ 0004: "Radio
Bahia, Salvador, Brasil" - 2 YM religious talk- Adv - YM: "o
Senhor em esto pais..." - religious mx
1040 5/3 2340-2350 Radio Capital (São Paulo, Brasile) 21322 YM in PP
1130 5/3 2340-0000 Radio Nacional (Rio de Janeiro, Brasile) 21322 2
YM sport in PP
1220 5/3 2345-0010 Radio Globo (Rio de Janeiro, Brasile) 22322 YM Adv
in PP - ID - YM in PP
1330 5/3 2306-2325 Super Radio Tupi (São Paulo, Brasile) 32333 mx
and songs in PP
1370 5/3 2346-0015 Radio Atual AM (São Paulo, Brasile) 32333 YM
economic nx in PP - ID: "Atual..." - mx - YM
1410 5/3 2310-2340 Radio América (São Paulo) 22322 YL in PP - mx -
YL
1500 5/3 2310-2335 Radio Dos Mil (Cumana, VEN) 22322 mx and songs
in SS
RIG Kenwood R-5000, Ant: balanced loop by italian dxer Flavio Golzio and
60 mt longwire with MLB
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***BERGLUND JOHAN - Trollhattan SWEDEN - johandx@xxxxxxxxx
Do all of you feel that conditions are bad ? 60 and 90 mb very bad
here. So activity is rather low.
1188 08 Mar 0532 VRT, Radio Twee, tx acc to WRTH in Kuurne with 5 KW,
had a program of it's own, and was not // to 540. It's
regional for West Flanders, and was pretty alone on the frequency
with MDR-Info, Germany as a background. At 0630 VoA from Marcali
came on in Serbian, and that was it. The WRTH does not mention
the regional programs in Flemish on MW, but the EMWG (editor
Herman Boel) does. Thanks a billion, Herman ! JB
QSLs
Radio Teos, St. Peterburg, Russia 1089 e-mail from Igor Finogenov, who
among other things runs the "Our Mailbox" program. My report had run via
ordinary mail which had my email address in it. He is concerned with the
economy of the station, and says that their tx in Moscow on 1134 has
been lost (since a long time, I think - JB), and the one on1089 in St.
Peterburg is endangered.
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HELP WITH...
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**Mike Brooker - Toronto ON - aum108@xxxxxxxxxxx
I heard 1310 WRSB Canandaigua, NY last year (Aug. 31, 2000) with a
triple-header ID: "You're listening to 1590 WASB, Brockport-Rochester,
1310 WRSB Canandaigua-Rochester, and Q-105.5 WMJQ, Brockport-Rochester,
the Sunshine Network".
**David Hochfelder - hochfeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've got WRSB Canandaigua logged as "Sunshine Radio." Hope this helps.
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*Criag - DXer@xxxxxxx
I haven't been listening to the AM bands much this season, but I
turned on the GE III tonight and on 1050 I was hearing a C&W station
that would use the slogan "Cable Country 1050". Anyone know who this is.
They were strong at times mixing with Mexico.
Looking in the Elliot list the ony station that seems likely would be
KBLE in Seattle. Is this the one using this slogan ? (no - pb)
*Richard Toebe - richtoebe@xxxxxxx
Someone logged KHTL Albuquerque as using "KTBL" calls, and calling
themselves "Table Country". I assume they're planning on changing calls
if they already haven't done so.
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****Rocco Cotroneo - Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL - rcotro@xxxxxxxxxx
Does anyone have a list of US am stations carrying Larry King Show?
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Andree Bollin - bollin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Seems no more email certificates. Anybody had an working idea how to
get a qsl from WTIR? This email comes yesterday:
"I'm sorry, but I no longer work for WTIR 1680AM.
I'm not sure what the address is and who is in charge of sending out
reports.David Chase(Nyles31cs.com)"
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Edward Kusalik - ekusalik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Heard KALT-1610 back on January 29th.01 and sent the report to this
address:
Radio Station KALT
Highway 43 South
Atkanta, Texas 75551 USA
Got back my envelope this Friday(Mar.3.01) and reurned with this note:
'Not deliverable as addressed-unable to forward' Any idea of another
address? I have seen one as addressed for KPYN-KALT Radio as the title
would this make much difference? your comments or suggestions would be
most welcomed!
AM-1610 KALT, 4530 Summerhill Road Texarkana Texas 75503 USA
Attention: Mr. Walter Lancaster
Operations
I talked (903-794-1444 new phone number) to the station operations, Mr.
Walter Lancaster, and he told me since taking over the operations there
has been a back-log of correspondence. He said there must be about
thirty or so reports sitting on the desk and he will try and get them
verified...so be patience. I also talked to Jason another personal at
the station and he mentioned to of the move and the problems they have
been having of trying to get the station 'bugs' out.. Power is 1000
watts, non-directional at night and 10000 watts day.
Edward Kusalik
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**neilkaz - neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Can someone tell me who carries R.Unica on 1160 heard under WYLL this
evening around 6:15 PM CST ?
**Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Radio Unica 1160 is WELX, Callahan, FL. They are U5 5000/250 watts.
**Ron Gitschier - RGITSCHIER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This afternoon I heard WELX 1160 Jacksonville, FL as Radio Unica...
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****Guido Schotmans - gs@xxxxxx
Sunday evening around 2115 UTC, I heard an Albanian program from the
Deutsche Welle on 729 kHz. Herman Boel's list indicates a BR I Aktuell
transmitter in Hof with 1 KW, but I am wondering if DW is really
transmitting via this station. As far as I know, programs in foreign
languages are for foreigners in Germany are not produced by DW. Has
anybody an idea if this is really coming from a BR-transmitter or via a
transmitter near Albania.
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***bjorn fransson - bjornfransson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Today and yesterday March, 6th and 7th)I heard a strong UNID Serbo-
Croat speaking station on 1566 kHz. Both days around 1800 with a short
news bulletin and a local weather report. Today I heard them already at
1630 with commercials and Yugo music. ID-ed like: "........... dva" and
not likely the listed Yugoslavian station. Please help!
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QSLs
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1070 KFDI KS, Wichita, rec. my letter back in 20d after f/up with
verie statement written on it. V/S: Norm Mullins-Eng. Address:
4200 N. Old Lawrence Road, Wichita KS 67219. (PM-OR)
1190 KJOI TX, Dallas-rec. verie letter in 5d for taped tent. report.
V/S: Bill Taylor-CE. Address: 4131 N. Certral Expressway uite
700, Dallas TX 75204. Texas QSL #64. (PM-OR)
1360 KUIK OR, Hillsboro, rec. vf in 8d from: Paul Waueir-PD. Address:
3355 NE Cornell, Hillsboro OR 97124. (PM-OR)
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***Vesa-Jussi Rinkinen - vesa-jussi.rinkinen@xxxxxxxxxxx
3/5. Received today a full data verification letter from Radio Free
Europe's Washington address, on the broadcast via Holzkirchen/Germany
1593 kHz. Signed by David Walcutt, Broadcast Operations Liaison.
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**David J. Twiggs - aa1jm@xxxxxxxx
1570 WYTI VA, ROCKY MOUNT - Rec verie letter in 7d for written report.
V/S: Earl H. Skelton, Jr. Operations Manager. Address POB 430,
Rocky Mount, Va 24151. Also received coverage map, local map
with WYTI ad on it, and advertising rate card. Letter states
they were operating at 500 watts pre-sunrise power at time of
reception. Full daytime power is 2500. Also states format as,
"traditional country station with bluegrass and gospel music to
boot." (DT-CT)
1630 KCJJ IA, IOWA CITY - Verification statement on E-Mail reply to my
E-mailed reception report. V/S: Tom Suter, Sales Manager.
E-Mail address - suterman@xxxxxxxxxxxx (DT-CT)
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***Roland Burkhard - Roland.Burkhard@xxxxxxxx
I am looking for an integrated circuit in a Yaesu FRG 7700 receiver to
repair it. It is Q46
The IC is labelled as OKI MSM 5524RS (40 pins, it is probably a
microcontroller or a custom integrated circuit). I would be very
grateful if anyone could provide us information how to obtain this IC. I
am prepared to prepay the costs for IC and shipping.
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Greg Myers - gregmyers1@xxxxxxxx
660 St. Lucia, Radio St. Lucia, 660, received another e-mail for e-
mail f/u from a couple of weeks ago, this one from the engineer.
He states they are currently only running 3 kw instead of 25 kw
due to RF amps problems. V/s Othneil Robinson, AG Engineer.
<rsl@xxxxxxxx>.
1190 KLUV TX, Dallas, p/d ltr. in a couple of weeks after a 3rd f/u.
TNX to Pat Martin for finding a verie signer there! V/s Bill
Taylor, CE.
1320 WJGR FL, Jacksonville, n/d e-mail in 5 hours for an e-mail f/u.
V/s Larry Stevens, PD
1330 WCVC FL, Tallahassee, f/d ltr. in 6d. V/s Alan McCall.
1450 WMFJ FL, Daytona Beach, f/d ltr., religious tract in 3 wks. V/s
Bill Leisner, GM.
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MISC ITEMS
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***Ashish Rana - ashishrana@xxxxxxxxxxx
I recently resumed my SWL activity after settling down in Japan. I
have also made a page on the web dedicated to my this hobby, which has a
link to my log from here. I plan to update it weekly. Hope it is of use
to others too. http://www.geocities.com/tsukubindians/swl.html
I need information about radio stations which accept email-ed
reception reports to them for QSL vericards. If members of this list can
provide such information, it will be great.
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***Pentti Lintujarvi - pentti.lintujarvi@xxxxxxxx
NBC - National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea - is
creating it's web site at: http://www.nbc.com.pg/
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Art Blair - blairs@xxxxxxxxxx
MODESTO A's - KESP-970 Modesto, CA with Adam Fox and Steve McElroy
COLORADO SPRINGS Sky Sox - KRDO-1240 Colorado Springs, CO "The Jock"
with Dan Karcher and Dick Chase
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**Harry Helms - ak6c@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Report on the 1136/1140 mystery
Alerted by messages on the National Radio Club DX Alert mail sever
(am@xxxxxxxxxxx), I first tried on February 17 to hear the mystery
signal on 1140 kHz that was being reported in the western U.S. I found
it around 10:00 pm Pacific time that evening. It sounded very much like
the recording of the signal found at www.shark.com/1140. It was very
strong at my location about 90 miles NE of Los Angeles, obliterating
everything but KHTK, Sacramento. The signal was a high-pitched tone with
"pulses" that seemed to be at a rate of 90 per second.
The next morning, February 18, I listened again at 7:00 am PST and the
signal was still being heard loudly. This surprised me, as speculation
was that this was a high-powered Cuban jammer of sort. I checked again
at 10:00 am PST, and heard it just as well as I did the previous
evening! It was equal in level to KQAB in Lake Isabella, CA, about 60
miles due west of my location.
Using my Drake R8 and Quantum Loop, I attempted to get a bearing on
the signal. As I tuned, I noted a loud het on the low side of the
frequency, much like a TA or TP signal trying to break through. After a
little more diddling and tuning, I was able to isolate a signal on 1136,
louder than the signal of KQAB on 1140 or of KRDU, Dinuba, CA, on 1130.
I was able to identify the 1136 signal as KSFN, Las Vegas, which
normally transmits on 1140 kHz! Bearing was to the SE of here, which
would agree with a Las Vegas location.
On February 19, I made a recording of the "KSFN" signal sandwiched
between KQAB and KRDU; a copy of this recording has been sent to Fred
Vobbe for the NRC's DX Audio Service. I also posted a message about my
receptions to am@xxxxxxxxxxx in which I stated that KSFN was off-
frequency.
Someone forwarded my message to KSFN, because I received an e-mail
from Tracy Teagarden, the CE for KSFN and other Infinity stations in Las
Vegas (including KLUC, KMXB, KMZQ, KXNT, and KXTE). He emphatically
denied KSFN was off-frequency and said their signal was being relayed
without their permission by a "pirate." After receiving Tracy's e-mail,
I phoned him and we discussed the situation. I patched my R8's audio
into the phone and let Tracy listen to the signal live. I was openly
skeptical that it could be a pirate, because the signal was just too
strong; I let him see how much louder the 1136 signal was than either
station on 1130 and 1140. Tracy and I agreed this "pirate" had to be
running a few kilowatts into a very good antenna/ground system!
Tracy said the signal was audible in the Las Vegas metro area only
when KSFN went to night power and pattern (KSFN is 10000/2500 U2) and
then just in the nulls of their pattern. Tracy said that he wasn't aware
that KSFN was being relayed, but he had heard FSK and triangular audio
waves on the signal. Most evenings the signal left the air at midnight
PST, but sometimes it stayed on all night.
At this point, I took a flyer and asked Tracy if----based on the
strength of this signal and the fact this station didn't appear worried
about attracting attention to itself---this "pirate" might actually be
some sort of military test or experiment from one of the facilities
scattered throughout the Mojave Desert. Tracy's reply floored me; he
said "sometimes in the past they've relayed some local stations over at
S4." ("S4" is the top-secret Papoose Lake facility located between the
AEC's Nevada Test Site and the famous Area 51.) Tracy said that when
stations have complained about such relays to the FCC, they were told
"not to worry about it." But Tracy said the FCC told him they were
treating this as a civilian "pirating" case.
I heard the signal all day on February 20, and listened until around
11:30 pm PST that night. I had loaded fresh batteries into my C. Crane
CCR receiver, packed my maps and GPS receiver, filled my car's gas tank,
and set my alarm to 5:00 am the next morning. I was planning to drive
east into the Mojave and spend February 21 trying to track down the
source of the signal.
But when I awoke on February 21, the signal was gone. I called Tracy
Teagarden again that morning, and he expressed surprise and considerable
relief to learn the signal was gone. He then said that he and other CEs
of stations on 1140---including KHTK, KQAB, and KNWQ---had agreed to
power down at midnight for a few seconds so accurate DFing of the signal
could be made. But when they did so, the signal was gone! Apparently the
signal had left the air sometime in the half-hour between my last
reception and midnight PST.
Tracy said the FCC had not contacted him about the "bust" of a pirate
or offered any other explanation for the absence of the signal.
Intrigued, I phoned John Winston, the media liason for the FCC's
Enforcement Bureau, in Washington. I didn't reach Winston, but I did
leave a phone message describing the case and asked whether a pirate had
been shut down in Las Vegas.
Figuring that someone closer to the action might be able to give me a
faster answer, on February 22 I called Charles Craig, director of the
western division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, at his office in
Pleasanton, CA. He said he was not aware of the 1136/1140 mystery
signal, nor was he aware of any recent bust of a pirate in Nevada or
southern California.
I next called Jim Zolich at the FCC's office in Cerritos, CA. Zolich
is the Enforcement Bureau officer in charge for southern California and
Nevada. He was simultaneously enlightening and baffling. He was aware of
the 1140 signal but had no idea of what it was. He was also aware of the
efforts that were made on February 20 by the CEs of the stations
suffering QRM to locate the signal, but said the FCC had made no special
efforts to locate it. And he said there had been no bust of a pirate
station on the mystery signal's frequency in southern California or
Nevada.
I was more than a little nonplussed after my conversation with Zolich.
He admitted to being aware of a signal that was being heard throughout
the west and which was serious enough to motivate a group of CEs of
stations on 1140 to undertake a joint action to locate it. But Zolich
seemed almost disinterested by the signal. His reaction was all wrong if
the signal was truly some sort of unlicensed "pirate."
Later on February 22, I received an e-mail from Jay White, CE of KNWQ
in Palm Springs, also on 1140. Jay said KNWQ had been suffering
interference from the mystery signal for the previous month and had
received numerous complaints from listeners unable to hear KNWQ because
of it. However, the signal was heard only at night in the Palm Springs
area. He said he had tried to track the signal down the previous Monday,
but couldn't get a clean bearing because of the KSFN signal that was
mixed in. He confirmed the efforts that were to be made by the affected
stations to "power down" and attempt to get a bearing. He also made this
comment about the signal: "I find it interesting that both times the FCC
has been notified, the signal disappears."
I was away from home all day on February 26 and didn't return until
late that evening. When I did, the following message was waiting on my
answering machine: "Mr. Helms, this is the Federal Communications
Commission in Washington. I am returning your call inquiring about a
pirate radio station operation in the Las Vegas area. That station has
been shut down. Because our investigation is still continuing, we cannot
release any more information about the case. Should you have any further
questions, you may contact Mr. John Winston at 202-418-7450." (Winston
was the Enforcement Bureau media liaison that I originally called on
February 21.)
So what do I think of that message? I think it's a load of
disingenuous crap. Note, for example, the caller didn't leave his name--
--most unusual for a call from a federal agency, and it sounds like the
caller didn't want his name linked to the statement. Moreover, the
statement explicitly contradicts the comments made by Jim Zolich. Since
Zolich is in charge of Enforcement Bureau operations for Nevada, he
would have known when we spoke whether a pirate bust had gone down in
Las Vegas the night before. Either the caller who left the message or
Zolich lied to me. Judging the truthfulness of someone you've never met
on the basis of a phone call is not an exact science, but Zolich struck
me as far more credible than my mysterious message leaver. Zolich wasn't
expecting my call; his remarks, while a bit confusing and illogical,
were unrehearsed. The message left for me sounded scripted, and the
caller didn't leave his name. I believe Zolich was giving me the
straighter scoop than my mystery caller.
Those of us who have dealt with the FCC for a few years know those
people will lie when the query involves a "sensitive" topic, such as the
locations of various "numbers" stations transmitters. Even after
Warrenton, VA, and Homestead Air Force Base, FL, had conclusively been
identified as sites for "numbers" transmissions, the FCC continued to
deny any knowledge of such stations and their locations.
Adding everything together, I feel it is most likely that the mystery
signal heard in the west around 1140 kHz was the result of some
government/military test from a location in Nevada or southern
California. The Mojave is home to several enormous facilities where a
high-powered transmitter and antenna system could safely be hidden---the
AEC's Nevada Test Site. Fort Irwin, and my semi-local China Lake Naval
Weapons Station are all bigger than Rhode Island---and much of their
area is hidden behind mountains.
Given the strength and bearings of the signal I heard, I feel a
location in the eastern half of the China Lake Naval Weapons Station or
Fort Irwin is most likely, with the Goldstone Communications Facility
(wedged between China Lake and Fort Irwin) another possibility even
though it is less secure.
Why 1140? Since Cuba has been running a jammer on 1140 for decades,
any interference could be blamed on Castro. Apparently the FCC let
whoever was transmitting the mystery signal know about the plans by the
CEs to locate it, since the signal was taken off the air just before it
could be located.
Further thoughts:
My theory is that the use of 1140 was so the FCC could plausibly say
the signal was the Cuban jammer. The operation messed up things by
causing too much QRM in the west. Had it been more modestly powered, and
I not in a location where I could hear it all day, they probably
would've gotten away with it. When I first heard it at night, my initial
assumption was that the Cuban jammer had upped power.
At least one of the stations notified the FCC about the plans for the
coordinated shutdown and DFing, as Jim Zolich was aware of this during
my conversation with him. I feel the FCC passed this data along to the
mystery station. Having that station leave the air just prior to the
time for the shutdown and DFing is just too big a coincidence for me to
accept.
I don't think phone tapping happened in this situation, but the
government has shown an interest over the years when you go snooping
around in places they rather you wouldn't. A decade ago, I was deeply
into the "numbers" station mystery and had visits from a couple of
characters who obviously weren't DXers but wanted to know more about me.
One visited my home and said "by the way, I want you to know I'm not a
spook of any sort." I replied, "but even if you were, you'd still say
that, right?" He just smiled. I got rid of him by producing a camera and
saying I wanted to take his picture! Back when I published the "Umbra et
Lux" newsletter devoted to number signals, the CIA was a subscriber.
My report is up at DXing.com, for example. Rapid dissemination of
information is the best way to dig out the truth behind these
operations---spread the news around before they havea chance to get
their cover stories ready.
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***Pentti Lintujarvi - pentti.lintujarvi@xxxxxxxx
There's a picture on the Georgian Radio Iveria's home page
http://www.lazarus.org.ge/radio/radio.htm of their shortwave- and
mediumwave transmitters, so maybe they plan to use them?
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Olle Alm - o.alm@xxxxxxxxx
CRTC decisions, 2 March 2001
Telemedia Radio Inc., Timmins, Ontario, conversion of AM radio station
CKGB 750 to FM 99.3 MHz with an ERP of 40,000 watts. The new station
will offer a country music format.
Telemedia Radio Atlantic Inc., Woodstock, New Brunswick, conversion of
AM radio station CJCJ 920 to FM 104.1 MHz, with an ERP of 10,000 watts.
The new station will offer an adult contemporary music format. It will
broadcast 126 hours of programming per week.
Telemedia Radio Atlantic Inc., Truro, Nova Scotia, conversion of AM
radio station CKCL 600 to FM 99.5 MHz with an ERP of 16,750 watts.
The new station will offer a country music format. It will broadcast 126
hours of programming per week.
The Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc., Bancroft, Ontario, new
English-language FM radio station at Bancroft on 97.7 MHz, with an ERP
of 50,000 watts to replace AM station CJNH 1240.
The new station will retain the current CJNH programming format.
Haliburton acquired station CJNH from Quinte Broadcasting Company.
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**Frederick R. Vobbe - fredv@xxxxxxxxxxx
By the way, I would like to welcome a new list to our server. It's
the amstereo@xxxxxxxxxxx list. This is a non-NRC club list, however
this group is very pro-AM Stereo and very supportive of AM radio in
general. Topics include general discussions, to modifications to
radios. Contact amstereo-moderator@xxxxxxxxxxx if you have any
questions about the group.
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Henrik Klemetz - dhv599n@xxxxxxxxx
E-mail from Pr. (=Presbítero, Priest) Silvestre González Tabar says
that MW outlets for R Amanecer Internacional, in the Dominican Republic,
are as follows: 1570 10 kW Santo Domingo, 610 5 kW Santiago de los
Caballeros, 900 5 kW San Pedro de Macorís, and 1060 San Francisco de
Macorís. He did not mention the power for 1060.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Winter SWL Festival, Kulpsville PA, March 9-10. CONTACT: Richard Cuff,
Telefax 707-313-2458, E-mail rdcuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, or John Figliozzi,
E-mail jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx Postal Mail: Winter SWL Festival, P. O.
Box 4153, Clifton Park, NY 12065
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The 2001 WTFDA Convention will be held at the Super 8 in Boise July 27-
29. Inquiries can be sent to: N7SOK@xxxxxxx
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2001 NRC Convention will be in Pittsburgh PA over Labor Day weekend.
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GEOMAGNETIC INDICES
Geomagnetic Summary February 27 2001 through March 5 2001
phil bytheway - Seattle WA - phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from email status daily
2/27 131 12 1 low quiet-unsettled - 5
2/28 132 7 3 v low-low quiet-unsettled - 6
3/ 1 131 6 1 v low-low quiet-unsettled - 6
2 130 10 2 v low-low quiet-unsettled - 6
3 140 18 3 v low-low quiet-unsettled - 6
4 141 16 5 v low-low quiet-active - 10
3/ 5 156 19 1 low-mod quiet-active - 5
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MWDX list.
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IRCA's web site... take a peek!!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5792/
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END of 3/8/01 THE "AM DX NewsFlash"
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