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What does your AM dial sound like? Daytime

@ Signal :

https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KYW&service=AM

We're about 7 miles due north of Pottsville. As per KYW's link (day and night; same pattern) you can see that they send a lot of their stuff our way.
But ....
I had been talking about AM reception in the house. The place is a double, with neighbors on the other side of the common wall. There is incredible noise here in Fustville anyway. Some statistics:
Frackville PA population 3,646
Number of stoplights: 4
Number of smart phones: 3,646
Number of iPads: 3,646
Number of barking dogs: 3,646

You get the idea, hi.

Thing is, even in the car, day and night, KYW puts in a signal nowhere near what the map shows. I did tune them in yesterday afternoon to see what they were doing vis-a-vis impeachment hearing coverage. The monitoring was off my little Radio Shack Travel buddy. From room to room and tilt-to-tilt, half of what KYW was saying was unintelligible because of the signal and the static.
 
@ Signal :

https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KYW&service=AM

We're about 7 miles due north of Pottsville. As per KYW's link (day and night; same pattern) you can see that they send a lot of their stuff our way.
But ....
I had been talking about AM reception in the house. The place is a double, with neighbors on the other side of the common wall. There is incredible noise here in Fustville anyway. Some statistics:
Frackville PA population 3,646
Number of stoplights: 4
Number of smart phones: 3,646
Number of iPads: 3,646
Number of barking dogs: 3,646

You get the idea, hi.

Thing is, even in the car, day and night, KYW puts in a signal nowhere near what the map shows. I did tune them in yesterday afternoon to see what they were doing vis-a-vis impeachment hearing coverage. The monitoring was off my little Radio Shack Travel buddy. From room to room and tilt-to-tilt, half of what KYW was saying was unintelligible because of the signal and the static.

I would think KYW would put a better signal into your area, but with all the noise around us today I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
 
From Carrollton, MO.

540: KWMT, Ft. Dodge, IA (Weak)
560: KWTO, Springfield, MO (Weak)
580: WIBW, Topeka, KS (Very Weak)
590: KXSP, Omaha, NE (Weak)
600: ?? (Very Weak) (Heard Faint Talking)
610: KCSP, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
640: WOI, Ames, IA (Weak)
660: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Faint Talking)
670: ?? (Very Weak)
680: KFEQ, St. Joseph, MO (Fair)
690: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
710: KCMO, Kansas City, MO (Very Weak)
720: ?? (Very Weak)
740: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
750: KBNN, Lebanon, MO (Very Weak)
760: KCCV, Overland Park, KS (Fair)
810: WHB, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
840: ?? (Very, Very Weak)
860: KKOW, Pittsburg, KS (Very Weak)
870: KAAN, Bethany, MO (Very Weak)
930: WTAD, Quincy, IL (Very, Very Weak)
940: KPSZ, Des Moines, IA (Very Weak)
950: KWOS, Jefferson City, MO (Very Weak)
960: KMA, Shenandoah, IA (Very Weak)
980: KMBZ, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
1010: KCHI, Chillicothe, MO (Good)
1030: KCWJ, Blue Springs, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1040: WHO, Des Moines, IA (Fair)
1050: KSIS, Sedalia, MO (Fair)
1070: KHMO, Hannibal, MO (Very Weak)
1090: KEXS, Excelsior Springs, MO (Fair)
1100: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking & Music)
1110: KFAB, Omaha, NE (Very Weak)
1140: KCXL, Liberty, MO (Very Weak)
1150: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1160: KCTO, Cleveland, MO (Fair)
1190: KDMR, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
1200: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1230: KWIX, Moberly, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1240: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1250: KYYS, Kansas City, KS (Very Weak)
1260: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1270: KGNM, St. Joseph, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1280: KDKD, CLinton, MO (Very Weak)
1300: KMMO, Marshall, MO (Strong)
1320: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1340: KDTD, Kansas City, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1350: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1360: KMRN, Cameron, MO (Very Weak)
1370: KWRT, Boonville, MO (Very Weak)
1380: KCNW, Fairway, KS (Very, Very Weak)
1400: KFRU, Columbia, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1410: KKLO, Levenworth, KS (Very, Very Weak)
1430: KROL, Carrollton, MO (Very Strong)
1450: KOKO, Warrensburg, MO (Fair)
1460: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1470: KFMZ, Brookfield, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1480: KCZZ, Mission, KS (Very, Very Weak)
1490: KDRO, Sedalia, MO (Fair)
1500: ?? (Very Weak) (Heard Talking)
1510: KCTE, Independence, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1520: ?? (Very, Very Weak)
1530: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1550: KESJ, St. Joseph, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1560: KLTI, Macon, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1570: KLEX, Lexington, MO (Fair)
1590: KPRT, Kansas City, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1600: KTTN, Trenton, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1660: KWOD, Kansas City, KS (Very, Very Weak)

Recieved between 10:43AM & 12:33PM CST on 11-14-2019 with a MLA-30 Loop Antenna & an SDRPlay RSP1A.

At around 12Noon, I did start to hear other AM stations starting to come in.
 
From Carrollton, MO.

540: KWMT, Ft. Dodge, IA (Weak)
560: KWTO, Springfield, MO (Weak)
580: WIBW, Topeka, KS (Very Weak)
590: KXSP, Omaha, NE (Weak)
600: ?? (Very Weak) (Heard Faint Talking)
610: KCSP, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
640: WOI, Ames, IA (Weak)
660: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Faint Talking)
670: ?? (Very Weak)
680: KFEQ, St. Joseph, MO (Fair)
690: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
710: KCMO, Kansas City, MO (Very Weak)
720: ?? (Very Weak)
740: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
750: KBNN, Lebanon, MO (Very Weak)
760: KCCV, Overland Park, KS (Fair)
810: WHB, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
840: ?? (Very, Very Weak)
860: KKOW, Pittsburg, KS (Very Weak)
870: KAAN, Bethany, MO (Very Weak)
930: WTAD, Quincy, IL (Very, Very Weak)
940: KPSZ, Des Moines, IA (Very Weak)
950: KWOS, Jefferson City, MO (Very Weak)
960: KMA, Shenandoah, IA (Very Weak)
980: KMBZ, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
1010: KCHI, Chillicothe, MO (Good)
1030: KCWJ, Blue Springs, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1040: WHO, Des Moines, IA (Fair)
1050: KSIS, Sedalia, MO (Fair)
1070: KHMO, Hannibal, MO (Very Weak)
1090: KEXS, Excelsior Springs, MO (Fair)
1100: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking & Music)
1110: KFAB, Omaha, NE (Very Weak)
1140: KCXL, Liberty, MO (Very Weak)
1150: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1160: KCTO, Cleveland, MO (Fair)
1190: KDMR, Kansas City, MO (Fair)
1200: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1230: KWIX, Moberly, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1240: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1250: KYYS, Kansas City, KS (Very Weak)
1260: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1270: KGNM, St. Joseph, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1280: KDKD, CLinton, MO (Very Weak)
1300: KMMO, Marshall, MO (Strong)
1320: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1340: KDTD, Kansas City, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1350: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking)
1360: KMRN, Cameron, MO (Very Weak)
1370: KWRT, Boonville, MO (Very Weak)
1380: KCNW, Fairway, KS (Very, Very Weak)
1400: KFRU, Columbia, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1410: KKLO, Levenworth, KS (Very, Very Weak)
1430: KROL, Carrollton, MO (Very Strong)
1450: KOKO, Warrensburg, MO (Fair)
1460: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1470: KFMZ, Brookfield, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1480: KCZZ, Mission, KS (Very, Very Weak)
1490: KDRO, Sedalia, MO (Fair)
1500: ?? (Very Weak) (Heard Talking)
1510: KCTE, Independence, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1520: ?? (Very, Very Weak)
1530: ?? (Very, Very Weak) (Heard Very Faint Talking - Sounded like 2 stations mixing)
1550: KESJ, St. Joseph, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1560: KLTI, Macon, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1570: KLEX, Lexington, MO (Fair)
1590: KPRT, Kansas City, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1600: KTTN, Trenton, MO (Very, Very Weak)
1660: KWOD, Kansas City, KS (Very, Very Weak)

Recieved between 10:43AM & 12:33PM CST on 11-14-2019 with a MLA-30 Loop Antenna & an SDRPlay RSP1A.

At around 12Noon, I did start to hear other AM stations starting to come in.


600 was most likely WMT, Cedar Rapids

660 was most likely to be KCRO, Omaha

670 might be WSCR, Chicago on ground wave

690 could've been KSTL or KGGF

720: Likely WGN

740: Could've been either KMZN, Oskaloosa or WVLN, Olney

840: KTIC, West Point, NE

1100: WKKL, Webb City

1150: Could be these three: KCPS, KRMS, or KWKY

1200: KYOO, Bolivar

1240 could've been KLIK, Jefferson City and KBIZ, Ottumwa at 89.1 and 127.4 miles respectively.

1260: KSGF, Springfield

1460: Possibly KXNO, Des Moines

1520: KSIB, Creston IA

1530: Might be KMAM, Butler or WLIQ, Quincy
 
Part two from my location far northwest Chicago suburbs....

1030: WNVR Local
1050: WLIP fair-weak, but WNVR is a local pest.
1070: WTSO fair-weak
1110: WMBI good
1130: WISN good
1160: WYLL good
1180: WSQR good
1200: WRTO good
1220: WKRS fair-weak
1230: WCLO fair-weak (WJOB underneath)
1240: WSBC fair-weak
1250: WSSP weal
1280: WBIG fair-weak
1300: WRDZ fair-weak
1310: WIBA weak
1330: WKTA and WNTA in the battle of similar call letters and similar weak signals
1340: WJOL and WJYI in the battle of even weaker signals
1360: WLBK good-fair
1380: WBEL fair-weak
1390: WGRB fair-weak
1400: WRJN fair-weak
1410: WRMN good
1440: WROK fair-weak
1450: WRLL weak
1490: WGEZ and WPNA in yet another battle of weak signals. WGEZ gets the better of it
1500: WPJX weak
1520: WLUV weak
1530: WCKG weak
1590: WCGO fair-weak
1640: WKSH (or whatever from suburban Milwaukee) weak
1670: WTDY (or whatever from Madison) weak
1690: WVON fair-weak
 
600 was most likely WMT, Cedar Rapids

660 was most likely to be KCRO, Omaha

670 might be WSCR, Chicago on ground wave

690 could've been KSTL or KGGF

720: Likely WGN

740: Could've been either KMZN, Oskaloosa or WVLN, Olney

840: KTIC, West Point, NE

1100: WKKL, Webb City

1150: Could be these three: KCPS, KRMS, or KWKY

1200: KYOO, Bolivar

1240 could've been KLIK, Jefferson City and KBIZ, Ottumwa at 89.1 and 127.4 miles respectively.

1260: KSGF, Springfield

1460: Possibly KXNO, Des Moines

1520: KSIB, Creston IA

1530: Might be KMAM, Butler or WLIQ, Quincy

Thank you, Signal.

I was using Radio-Locator (As well as my own memory.) to identify the AM stations I mentioned.

I figured that WSCR & WGN were 2 of them, but I wasn't sure. I also think I may have heard KSTP 1500AM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN too.

Some of the ones that I couldn't identify, I was only receiving the carrier.
 
Thank you, Signal.

I was using Radio-Locator (As well as my own memory.) to identify the AM stations I mentioned.

I figured that WSCR & WGN were 2 of them, but I wasn't sure. I also think I may have heard KSTP 1500AM, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN too.

Some of the ones that I couldn't identify, I was only receiving the carrier.

No problem. Does KMOX come in at all at your location?
 
No problem. Does KMOX come in at all at your location?

I'll wait for the definitive answer, but I'd be suprised if it didn't. Even if only very weak. My college location in southeast Iowa was about the same distance from KMOX as Carollton is. KMOX during daytime was weak, but reliable. (Now it would be obliterated by a local there on 1130).

1150 on the "possibles" list got my attention. I'd guess KWKY might be what you're getting. And maybe rule out KCPS. KCPS sends most of its signal south and nulls to the west. Even in an area with good ground conductivity, the result is that KCPS with 500 watts doesn't do very well in the direction of Carollton.
 
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Frackville PA population 3,646
Number of stoplights: 4
Number of smart phones: 3,646
Number of iPads: 3,646
Number of barking dogs: 3,646

Now THAT is funny. And also describes a huge chunk of the Pacific NW, a half dozen cities excluded.
 
Part 3:

800-WDEH, Sweetwater TN
810-nada
820-nada
830-nada
840-WHAS
850-WKVL, Knoxville
860-
870--WPWT Colonial Hts TN
880-WPEK Fairview NC
890-nada
900 - WKXV
910-WJCW Johnson City TN
920-nada
930-WSEV Sevierville
940-
950-
960-WQLA
970-
980=
990-WNML Knoxville
 
Overland Park. Kansas - Daytime Bandscan

While I copied and pasted this from Radio Locator, I can confirm this list is accurate and receipt of every signal listed at Noon on any given day via groundwave. Some signals are marred with splatter from local signals. List does not include signals received via daytime skywave, especially in winter. Frequencies not listed are either silent or just have "fading."

KWMT 540 AM 246.7 mi. Fort Dodge, IA Farm
KWTO 560 AM 159.1 mi. Springfield, MO News/Talk
WNAX 570 AM 304.0 mi Yankton, SD News/Talk
WIBW 580 AM 60.0 mi. Topeka, KS News/Talk
KXSP 590 AM 178.1 mi. Omaha, NE Sports
KCSP 610 AM 4.1 mi. Kansas City, MO Sports
WOI 640 AM 217.1 mi. Ames, IA Iowa State University Public Radio
KCRO 660 AM 178.2 mi. Omaha, NE Religious
KFEQ 680 AM 61.7 mi. Saint Joseph, MO News/Talk
KGGF 690 AM 131.2 mi. Coffeyville, KS Talk
KCMO 710 AM 28.0 mi. Kansas City, MO Talk
KBNN 750 AM 138.2 mi. Lebanon, MO Business News
KCCV 760 AM 11.5 mi. Overland Park, KS Religious
WHB 810 AM 25.9 mi. Kansas City, MO Sports
KKOW 860 AM 105.5 mi. Pittsburg, KS Country
KAAN 870 AM 95.1 mi. Bethany, MO Sports
KMVG 890 AM 20.7 mi. Gladstone, MO Religious
KYFR 920 AM 120.0 mi. Shenandoah, IA Religious
KWOS 950 AM 137.9 mi. Jefferson City, MO News/Talk
KMA 960 AM 132.0 mi. Shenandoah, IA Talk
KMBZ 980 AM 11.6 mi. Kansas City, MO Talk
KCHI 1010 AM 82.7 mi. Chillicothe, MO Classic Hits
KCWJ 1030 AM 25.0 mi. Blue Springs, MO Country
WHO 1040 AM 200.0 mi. Des Moines, IA News/Talk
KSIS 1050 AM 79.6 mi. Sedalia, MO Talk
KFTI 1070 AM 165.1 mi. Wichita, KS Country
KEXS 1090 AM 33.2 mi. Excelsior Springs, MO Religious
KFAB 1110 AM 165.9 mi. Omaha, NE News/Talk
KCXL 1140 AM 25.5 mi. Liberty, MO Talk
KSAL 1150 AM 152.4 mi. Salina, KS News/Talk
KCTO 1160 AM 18.8 mi. Cleveland, MO Regional Mexican
KZOT 1180 AM 171.1 mi. Bellevue, NE Sports
KDMR 1190 AM 12.5 mi. Kansas City, MO Religious
KOFO 1220 AM 39.9 mi. Ottawa, KS Country
KNEM 1240 AM 76.3 mi. Nevada, MO Country
KYYS 1250 AM 20.7 mi. Kansas City, KS Regional Mexican
KGNM 1270 AM 55.8 mi. Saint Joseph, MO Classic Hits
KDKD 1280 AM 61.8 mi. Clinton, MO Farm
KMMO 1300 AM 79.4 mi. Marshall, MO Country
KLWN 1320 AM 32.5 mi. Lawrence, KS News/Talk
KDTD 1340 AM 12.0 mi. Kansas City, KS Regional Mexican
KMRN 1360 AM 56.6 mi. Cameron, MO Country
KCNW 1380 AM 9.1 mi. Fairway, KS Religious
KKLO 1410 AM 26.0 mi. Leavenworth, KS News/Talk
KMAJ 1440 AM 48.2 mi. Topeka, KS News/Talk
KOKO 1450 AM 52.9 mi. Warrensburg, MO Oldies
KCZZ 1480 AM 8.9 mi. Mission, KS Spanish Sports
KTOP 1490 AM 54.4 mi. Topeka, KS Sports
KCTE 1510 AM 15.3 mi. Independence, MO Sports
KMAM 1530 AM 51.5 mi. Butler, MO Country
KESJ 1550 AM 61.7 mi. Saint Joseph, MO Classic Hits
KLEX 1570 AM 48.5 mi. Lexington, MO Religious
KPRT 1590 AM 11.8 mi. Kansas City, MO Gospel Music
KWOD 1660 AM 9.1 mi. Kansas City, KS Sports

Bob
 
Not local to me, but from Allendale, MI yesterday around noon local time:
540 – WAUK Jackson, WI
560 – WIND Chicago, IL
580 – WILL Urbana, IL
580 – WTCM Traverse City, MI
590 – WKZO Kalamazoo, MI
610 – very weak (likely WTVN)
620 – WTMJ Milwaukee, WI
630 – CFCO Chatham, ON, Canada
640 – WMFN Peotone, IL
670 – WSCR Chicago, IL
700 – WLW Cincinnati, OH
720 – WGN Chicago, IL
750 – WNDZ Portage, IN
760 – WJR Detroit, MI
780 – WBBM Chicago, IL
790 – WSGW Saginaw, MI
810 – WMJH Rockford, MI
820 – WCPT Crystal Lake, IL
830 – WMMI Shepherd, MI
850 – WGVS Muskegon, MI
870 – WKAR East Lansing, MI
890 – WLS Chicago, IL
910 – WDOR Sturgeon Bay, WI
910 – WFDF Farmington Hills, MI
920 – WOKY Milwaukee, WI
930 – WFAT Battle Creek, MI
950 – WCLB Sheboygan, WI
950 – WWJ Detroit, MI
960 – WSBT South Bend, IN
970 – very weak (likely either WHA or WKHM)
980 – WAKV Otsego, MI
1000 – WMVP Chicago, IL
1030 – WNVR Vernon Hills, IL
1050 – very weak (likely either WJOK, WLIP, or WTKA)
1060 – very weak (likely WHFB)
1080 – WNWI Oak Lawn, IL
1090 – WKBZ Muskegon, MI
1100 – WTAM Cleveland, OH
1110 – WUNN Mason, MI
1130 – WISN Milwaukee, WI
1140 – WVHF Kentwood, MI
1160 – WYLL Chicago, IL
1180 – WXLA Dimondale, MI
1190 – WOWO Fort Wayne, IN
1200 – WRTO Chicago, IL
1230 – WTKG Grand Rapids, MI
1250 – WSSP Milwaukee, WI
1260 – WPNW Zeeland, MI
1270 – WCMR Elkhart, IN
1300 – WOOD Grand Rapids, MI
1320 – WILS Lansing, MI
1340 – WJRW Grand Rapids, MI
1360 – WKMI Kalamazoo, MI
1370 – WGHN Grand Haven, MI
1380 – WGLM Greenville, MI
1390 – WLCM Holt, MI
1400 – very weak (likely either WBFN, WRJN, or WSJM)
1410 – WNWZ Grand Rapids, MI
1430 – WION Ionia, MI
1440 – WKPR Kalamazoo, MI
1450 – WHTC Holland, MI
1460 – WBRN Big Rapids, MI
1480 – WGVU Kentwood, MI
1510 – WRRD Waukesha, WI
1530 – WYGR Wyoming, MI
1560 – WTOU Portage, MI
1570 – WFUR Grand Rapids, MI
1580 – very weak (likely either WHLY, WTTN, or WWSJ)
1590 – very weak (likely either WCGO or WTVB)
1640 – WSJP Sussex, WI
1660 – WQLR Kalamazoo, MI
1680 – WPRR Ada, MI
1690 – WVON Berwyn, IL
 
Perdido Key, FL - Part 1

Most of you know about our "home away from home" where we spend a few weeks each year. Typically in late winter. The place where we stay is Perdido Key, which is actually within the Pensacola City limits, but 23 miles southwest of downtown Pensacola exactly at the Alabama state line on the Gulf of Mexico. Interesting DX location because where we are right on the white sand beach, "saltwater path meets horrible ground conductivity" So I thought you guys might like a glimpse at the resulting daytime AM radio dial.....

530: R. Enciclopedia Very weak, but clearly audible
540: WASG weak
570: Sometimes a very weak R. Reloj
590: WDIZ fair Panama City. 1.7kw via saltwater from 100 miles away. Sometimes R. Nacional underneath
600: WVOG fair New Orleans 160 miles via saltwater
610: WVTJ fair at best. Pensacola 500 watts ND from 20 miles away via land path
620: WDAE fair...usually strong enough to trip the scan button on car radios
640: KTIB and R. Progreso in a battle of weak signals
660: WXQW fair-good 10 kw from 30 miles via land path
670: R. Rebelde weak, but the strongest daytime Cuban signal
690: WQNO fair-good. R. Progreso sometimes underneath.
710: WNTM fair 45 miles via land/saltwater from Mobile 1kw ND. Usually R. Rebelde Underneath
720: WRZN very weak
790: WPNN fair 1kw diplexed with WVTJ
800: WSHO weak
820: WWBA weak
830: KGLA (Norco, LA via mostly saltwater) weak
870: WWL good (consistently the best signal 24/7)
930: WLSS (Sarasota) weak
940: WYLD weak
970: WFLA very weak
980: WRNE (Pensacola) fair-good 4kw ND - mostly...but not entirely...via land path.

To be continued.....
 
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Perdido Key Part 2....These are all from memory, so apologies in advance if I overlook something....

1040: WHBO weak
1060: WLNO weak. I think this may be on STA or reduced power for some other reason. As WNOE their 50kw signal from New Orleans was quite good.
1070: WNVY good. Big directional day signal from just outside of Pensacola
1190: WMEJ fair. 5kw from the Mississippi gulf coast via mostly saltwater path
1230: WDWR fair. From Pensacola. WBOK (New Orleans) underneath
1250: WHNZ weak, (Tampa)
1260: WFTW fair. (Fort Walton Beach, FL) Saltwater path. Great audio.
1310: WHEP fair. 2.5kw from Foley, AL. 16 mile land path
1330: WEBY good. 20kw via land path from near Pensacola
1340: WTAN weak. Makes the hop all the way across the gulf on a graveyard channel.
1360: WMOB fair The notorious nightime "cheater" from Mobile is just another so-so day signal at our location
1370: WCOA fair. 5kw from Pensacola
1450: WBSR. weak. This used to be Pensacola's top 40 go-to (along with WTIX)
1510: KAGY weak, 1kw from Louisiana Bayou country.
1600: KLEB fair. Cajun music and swamp pop from near the mouth of the Mississippi Delta. Interesting, fun listen.
1620: WNRP fair. Pensacola
 
Los Angeles, on the radio in my 2006 Toyota Prius. I’ve listed signal strength for stations in cities far away from L.A. proper.

540: XESURF Tijuana (moderate signal)
550: KUZZ Bakersfield (weak but listenable)
570: KLAC Los Angeles
590: KTIE San Bernardino (weak, but listenable
600: KOGO San Diego
610: KAVL Lancaster (barely perceptible, but it’s there)
620: XESS Puerto Nuevo (weak, but listenable)
640: KFI Los Angeles
670: KIRN Simi Valley (strong)
690: XEWW Rosarito (moderate to strong)
710: KSPN Los Angeles
740: KBRT Costa Mesa
760: KFMB San Diego (staticky, but listenable)
790: KABC Los Angeles
830: KLAA Orange (strong)
860: XEMO Tijuana (weak, but listenable)
870: KRLA Glendale
900: KALI West Covina
930: KHJ Los Angeles
950: XEKAM Tijuana (moderate)
980: KFWB Los Angeles
1000: KCEO San Diego (weak, but listenable)
1020: KTNQ Los Angeles
1070: KNX Los Angeles
1090: XEPRS Rosarito (moderate, with a little hiss in the background)
1110: KRDC Pasadena (strong)
1130: KSDO San Diego (weak, but listenable)
1150: KEIB Los Angeles
1170: KCBQ San Diego (weak, but listenable)
1180: KERN Bakersfield (weak, but listenable)
1190: KGBN Anaheim (weak to moderate)
1230: KYPA Los Angeles
1260: KSUR Beverly Hills
1280: KFRN Long Beach
1300: KAZN Pasadena
1330: KWKW Los Angeles
1350: KPWK San Bernardino (weak, barely listenable)
1370: KWRM Corona (weak, barely listenable)
1390: KLTX Long Beach
1430: KMRB Pasadena
1460: KTYM Inglewood
1480: KVNR Santa Ana (weak to moderate)
1520: KKZZ Port Hueneme (moderate to strong)
1540: KMPC Los Angeles
1580: KBLA Santa Monica
1600: KAHZ Pomona (weak, barely listenable)
1650: KFOX Torrance
 
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