KC0LTV
12-19-2005, 05:56 PM
Equipment: ICF-2010, internal ferrite bar
Late Night / Early Morning, December 17th:
0047 690 CINF Montreal, PQ (heard regularly, but never formally logged)
0215 640 WOI Ames, IA (NPR station), 1 kW @ 337 mi (has been the dominant station lately, and probably is the regular on 640 here!)
0304 920 CFRY Prairie, MB, 15 kW @ 356 mi
0314 940 CJGX Yorkton, SK (Country, "GX 94"), 10 kW @ 548 mi
0402 590 KXSP Omaha, NE, 5 kW @ 419 mi
0407 580 CKPR Thunder Bay, ON 1 kW @ 179 mi (seems to be heard all day)
0600 730 XEX Mexico City, DF 100 kw @ 1934 mi (was prob. heard the night before as well, seems to be in often lately)
Evening 12-17-05 to Early Morning 12-18-05
1746 600 KSJB Jamestown, ND, G with interference, 5 kW @ 303 mi
1757 550 KFYR Bismarck, ND, F-G against KTRS (?), 5 kW @ 389 mi
1759 930 KSDN Aberdeen, SD, heard "E of Aberdeen" in an ad on this crowded frequency, 1 kW @ 312 mi
1826 800 CHAB Moose Jaw, SK, 10 kW @ 647 mi
1826 1250 WSSP Milwaukee, WI, 5 kW @ 336 mi
1906 1350 KRNT, Des Moines, IA, F-G, nice ID, 5 kW @ 365 mi
2006 1630 KRND, Fox Farm, WY, F-G (sometimes VG with what I believe is called a heterodyne) against (former?) regular dominant KCJJ, 1 kW @ 732 mi
2019 1530 WCKY Cincinatti, OH, Air America, P - G, calls ID, 50 kW @ 658 mi
0035 1290 KKAR, Omaha, NE, "Newstalk 1290 KKAR", P, 5 kW @ 427 mi
0040 1640 KFXY, Enid, OK, sounded like "AM 1640 the Storm" (but further investigation shows it was most likely actually "the Score"), P-F against Xmas music, 1 kW @ 787 mi.
0042 1660 WQSN, Kalamazoo, Nice ID, P-F, ESPN Radio
0048 1140 CHRB, High Level, AB, "AM 1140", "Alberta's...", weak - fair against/under WRVA, 46 kW @ 1015 mi
0108 660 CFFR, Calgary, P-F under WFAN and SS stn, "66 CFR" (sounded more like "66 KFR"), country mx, website match, mention of "Caro" or "Arrow" Lake, 50 kW @ 1024 mi
0123 1590 WAKR, Akron, OH, P-F, nice ID upon tuning to freq, 5 kW @ 667 mi
0200 1580 WWSJ, St. Johns, MI, weak, Gospel mx, 3 watts nighttime power (but more likely running their daytime kilowatt power), 461 mi
Late Night / Early Morning, December 18th - 19th
2241 980 WCUB Two Rivers, WI, "with other WCUB listeners" heard out of mess, 5 kW @ 291 mi
2246 1470 WMBD, Peoria, IL, ID @ 2246, F w/ lots of intf, 5 kW @ 449 mi
2300 530 Radio Visión Cristiana Internaciónal, South Caicos, Turks & Caicos, P - F with intf from prob. CIAO, Christian programming in Spanish, long ID with English voice listing relayers in the U.S. as well as 530. 40 or 100 kW @ 2090 mi (dist. to South Caicos airport)
2340 540 XEWA, San Luis Potosi, SL, standard overdone ID (lol) with female voice sung "Radio W", F with annoying CBK interference, 150 kW @ 1767 mi
0058 690, KTSM, El Paso, TX, "Newstalk 690" and ID with programming commercials, El Paso Crimestoppers notice
0146 1260, WNDE, Indianapolis, IN, calls (sounded like "WMVZ", but WNDE is closest sounding on 1260 and matches format), "Sportsradio 1260" with mention of "The Drive", 5 kW @ 570 mi.
0150 640, WMFN, Grand Rapids, MI, black format, heard earlier, just needed the Grand Rapids mention in an ad to confirm, 230w @ 413 mi
0157 1270 WXYT, Detroit, MI, G w/ calls, Detroit advertisements, 50 kW @ 549 mi
0257 1210 KGYN, Guymon, OK, calls, "High Plains Weather", seemed to be slightly off frequency, listened to in USB mode, F, with severe QRM from (I think) WPHT, 10 kW @ 838 mi
0259 1170 KJOC, Davenport, IA, calls (sounded like "KWCT"), and slogan "Supertalk 1170", only match on the internet, 1 kW @ 382 mi
Late Night / Early Morning, December 17th:
0047 690 CINF Montreal, PQ (heard regularly, but never formally logged)
0215 640 WOI Ames, IA (NPR station), 1 kW @ 337 mi (has been the dominant station lately, and probably is the regular on 640 here!)
0304 920 CFRY Prairie, MB, 15 kW @ 356 mi
0314 940 CJGX Yorkton, SK (Country, "GX 94"), 10 kW @ 548 mi
0402 590 KXSP Omaha, NE, 5 kW @ 419 mi
0407 580 CKPR Thunder Bay, ON 1 kW @ 179 mi (seems to be heard all day)
0600 730 XEX Mexico City, DF 100 kw @ 1934 mi (was prob. heard the night before as well, seems to be in often lately)
Evening 12-17-05 to Early Morning 12-18-05
1746 600 KSJB Jamestown, ND, G with interference, 5 kW @ 303 mi
1757 550 KFYR Bismarck, ND, F-G against KTRS (?), 5 kW @ 389 mi
1759 930 KSDN Aberdeen, SD, heard "E of Aberdeen" in an ad on this crowded frequency, 1 kW @ 312 mi
1826 800 CHAB Moose Jaw, SK, 10 kW @ 647 mi
1826 1250 WSSP Milwaukee, WI, 5 kW @ 336 mi
1906 1350 KRNT, Des Moines, IA, F-G, nice ID, 5 kW @ 365 mi
2006 1630 KRND, Fox Farm, WY, F-G (sometimes VG with what I believe is called a heterodyne) against (former?) regular dominant KCJJ, 1 kW @ 732 mi
2019 1530 WCKY Cincinatti, OH, Air America, P - G, calls ID, 50 kW @ 658 mi
0035 1290 KKAR, Omaha, NE, "Newstalk 1290 KKAR", P, 5 kW @ 427 mi
0040 1640 KFXY, Enid, OK, sounded like "AM 1640 the Storm" (but further investigation shows it was most likely actually "the Score"), P-F against Xmas music, 1 kW @ 787 mi.
0042 1660 WQSN, Kalamazoo, Nice ID, P-F, ESPN Radio
0048 1140 CHRB, High Level, AB, "AM 1140", "Alberta's...", weak - fair against/under WRVA, 46 kW @ 1015 mi
0108 660 CFFR, Calgary, P-F under WFAN and SS stn, "66 CFR" (sounded more like "66 KFR"), country mx, website match, mention of "Caro" or "Arrow" Lake, 50 kW @ 1024 mi
0123 1590 WAKR, Akron, OH, P-F, nice ID upon tuning to freq, 5 kW @ 667 mi
0200 1580 WWSJ, St. Johns, MI, weak, Gospel mx, 3 watts nighttime power (but more likely running their daytime kilowatt power), 461 mi
Late Night / Early Morning, December 18th - 19th
2241 980 WCUB Two Rivers, WI, "with other WCUB listeners" heard out of mess, 5 kW @ 291 mi
2246 1470 WMBD, Peoria, IL, ID @ 2246, F w/ lots of intf, 5 kW @ 449 mi
2300 530 Radio Visión Cristiana Internaciónal, South Caicos, Turks & Caicos, P - F with intf from prob. CIAO, Christian programming in Spanish, long ID with English voice listing relayers in the U.S. as well as 530. 40 or 100 kW @ 2090 mi (dist. to South Caicos airport)
2340 540 XEWA, San Luis Potosi, SL, standard overdone ID (lol) with female voice sung "Radio W", F with annoying CBK interference, 150 kW @ 1767 mi
0058 690, KTSM, El Paso, TX, "Newstalk 690" and ID with programming commercials, El Paso Crimestoppers notice
0146 1260, WNDE, Indianapolis, IN, calls (sounded like "WMVZ", but WNDE is closest sounding on 1260 and matches format), "Sportsradio 1260" with mention of "The Drive", 5 kW @ 570 mi.
0150 640, WMFN, Grand Rapids, MI, black format, heard earlier, just needed the Grand Rapids mention in an ad to confirm, 230w @ 413 mi
0157 1270 WXYT, Detroit, MI, G w/ calls, Detroit advertisements, 50 kW @ 549 mi
0257 1210 KGYN, Guymon, OK, calls, "High Plains Weather", seemed to be slightly off frequency, listened to in USB mode, F, with severe QRM from (I think) WPHT, 10 kW @ 838 mi
0259 1170 KJOC, Davenport, IA, calls (sounded like "KWCT"), and slogan "Supertalk 1170", only match on the internet, 1 kW @ 382 mi