The jock on duty. presumably the regular morning guy. Spent a lot of time talking about the inclement weather and school closings. So if they were resorting to past "sins", they may have had an excuse for it.
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Thing is, they have a 25kW C3 flamethrower that they're simulcasting and it's not likely someone is still driving a work car with an AM only radio.
WWRU was a regular in Michigan when it was WJDM Elizabeth, NJ with 1 kW nondirectional on 1660 kHz. It was the very first expanded band station to sign on the air.
WJDM and KDIA were the first expanded band stations I heard I think around 1996.
I also heard KDIA one morning back then. After KNX, KFI, KPMC/KNZR, and KNBR, KDIA was my fifth CA DX logging.
Never caught KNZR. Nice catch.
I logged KNX before KFI. It was late December 31, 1969, or early January 1, 1970. For some reason, CHOK 1070 was off the air. It was barefoot on my Sony TRF Supersensitive 6R-11. My first impression of KNX was "Traffic and Weather Together Every 10 Minutes". Can't remember if they said "On The Sevens". The reason I remembered was that The University of Michigan was playing in the Rose Bowl. That didn't happen very often.
Speaking of KNZR, I tried a few times after that to hear it. Seems like I did hear Paducah, KY. But the one I usually heard was KKAA 1560 Aberdeen, SD. I wondered why no one had heard it, but the license was cancelled in 2018.
Speaking of KNZR, I tried a few times after that to hear it. Seems like I did hear Paducah, KY. But the one I usually heard was KKAA 1560 Aberdeen, SD. I wondered why no one had heard it, but the license was cancelled in 2018.
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You've all likely heard about the situation in Texas this past week with the winter storms and power outages. Here in San Antonio we had rare snowfall on two days and temps that dropped down into the teens and single digits.
The power outages resulted in a very unusual situation with almost a dozen of my AM locals and some semi-locals being off air or having dead air for a few days. I never lost power, but I did take the opportunity to DX those frequencies. Here are my new loggings and some notable relogs:
550 (KTSA off)
- A weak KFYI in Phoenix (831 miles) matching station schedule and webstream with Coast to Coast AM.
- KRAI in Craig, CO (909 miles) in and out with classic country music matching station webstream.
680 (KKYX off)
- KKYX was only off briefly during the day on Tuesday. Unfortunately there was no daytime skywave during this time period.
720 (KSAH off)
- There was mostly dead air on this frequency, but WGN was coming through really well.
810 (KYTY off)
- XEHT in Huamantla, Mexico (710 miles) playing SS pop with a fairly good signal and multiple IDs.
- KLVZ in Brighton, CO (795 miles) in and out with oldies/standards music matching station webstream.
- KSWV in Santa Fe, NM (602 miles) at sunrise with classic hits music and Suave Radio IDs.
820
- With no splatter from KYTY, I was surprised to hear how strong WBAP's signal is here during the daytime.
930 (KLUP off)
- WLSS in Sarasota, FL (996 miles) is a regular at night with the local station gone.
- Radio Reloj in La Jaiba, Cuba (1,145 miles - presumed since that's the closest R. Reloj to me) with its time pips in and out.
- KHJ in Los Angeles, CA (1,192 miles) popped up briefly late one night with the "Trending With Timmerie" Relevant Radio show. (There is another Relevant Radio station in Sandwich, IL, but I had the radio and antenna aimed W/NW.)
- Shortly after KHJ faded, I heard an ESPN Radio ID followed by the ESPN SportsCenter program for a bit. Based on the reception direction, this must've been KIUP in Durango, CO (754 miles) rather than WRVC in Huntington, WV.
1030 (daytimer KCTA in Corpus Christi off)
- A weak KVOI in Cortaro, AZ (762 miles) briefly at sunrise with Tucson area traffic/weather and The Voice ID.
1250 (KZDC off)
- KDEI in Port Arthur has a fairly strong signal here when the local is gone.
1310 (KAHL off)
- KAHL is off every now and then, so I didn't have any new or surprising loggings here.
1380 (KWMF off) & 1480 (KHCL off)
- I didn't spend a lot of time on these frequencies due to the action I was getting on the lower end of the band.
1540 (KEDA off)
- KXEL, which can sometimes be heard in KEDA's partial null, was putting in a good signal here at times.
It was quite a week for AM DXing, and I will likely never see this type of situation again.
The power outages resulted in a very unusual situation with almost a dozen of my AM locals and some semi-locals being off air or having dead air for a few days. I never lost power, but I did take the opportunity to DX those frequencies. Here are my new loggings and some notable relogs:
550 (KTSA off)
- A weak KFYI in Phoenix (831 miles) matching station schedule and webstream with Coast to Coast AM.
- KRAI in Craig, CO (909 miles) in and out with classic country music matching station webstream.
680 (KKYX off)
- KKYX was only off briefly during the day on Tuesday. Unfortunately there was no daytime skywave during this time period.
720 (KSAH off)
- There was mostly dead air on this frequency, but WGN was coming through really well.
810 (KYTY off)
- XEHT in Huamantla, Mexico (710 miles) playing SS pop with a fairly good signal and multiple IDs.
- KLVZ in Brighton, CO (795 miles) in and out with oldies/standards music matching station webstream.
- KSWV in Santa Fe, NM (602 miles) at sunrise with classic hits music and Suave Radio IDs.
820
- With no splatter from KYTY, I was surprised to hear how strong WBAP's signal is here during the daytime.
930 (KLUP off)
- WLSS in Sarasota, FL (996 miles) is a regular at night with the local station gone.
- Radio Reloj in La Jaiba, Cuba (1,145 miles - presumed since that's the closest R. Reloj to me) with its time pips in and out.
- KHJ in Los Angeles, CA (1,192 miles) popped up briefly late one night with the "Trending With Timmerie" Relevant Radio show. (There is another Relevant Radio station in Sandwich, IL, but I had the radio and antenna aimed W/NW.)
- Shortly after KHJ faded, I heard an ESPN Radio ID followed by the ESPN SportsCenter program for a bit. Based on the reception direction, this must've been KIUP in Durango, CO (754 miles) rather than WRVC in Huntington, WV.
1030 (daytimer KCTA in Corpus Christi off)
- A weak KVOI in Cortaro, AZ (762 miles) briefly at sunrise with Tucson area traffic/weather and The Voice ID.
1250 (KZDC off)
- KDEI in Port Arthur has a fairly strong signal here when the local is gone.
1310 (KAHL off)
- KAHL is off every now and then, so I didn't have any new or surprising loggings here.
1380 (KWMF off) & 1480 (KHCL off)
- I didn't spend a lot of time on these frequencies due to the action I was getting on the lower end of the band.
1540 (KEDA off)
- KXEL, which can sometimes be heard in KEDA's partial null, was putting in a good signal here at times.
It was quite a week for AM DXing, and I will likely never see this type of situation again.
Excellent point.
I was wondering about how the weather related issues might be impacting Texas broadcasters. Thanks for posting.
Yes, thanks for sharing.
In Carmichael, CA
I'm on 1650, I got 50's Music, it's 5:24pm
Hear someone talk, but too weak
Isn't KFOX, It's Asian
I'm on 1650, I got 50's Music, it's 5:24pm
Hear someone talk, but too weak
Isn't KFOX, It's Asian
WWRU was a regular in Michigan when it was WJDM with 1 kW nondirectional.
In Picayune, MS on 860, I heard WSON Henderson, KY and KONO San Antonio, TX. Both have a similar classic hits format with list of played songs which makes it easy to confirm. Usually KKOW Pittsburg, KS is strong enough to prevent reception of anything else. The time beeps of Radio Reloj are also present.
I'd imagine that WWL might be something of a pest for 860 day and night at your location. Curious if you ever hear CJBC there. Where we vacation at Perdido Key/Orange Beach (right next door to the Florabama on the state line), CJBC is most likely to rise above the slop on 860....but it's hardly a regular. I've never heard KKOW or WSON there, but I have heard KONO and the R. Reloj beeps.
(Sidebar point....I used to have a friend in Picauyune but eventually lost touch with him. We met him and his family one of our beach vacations, and in subsequent years, either meet up with him at the beach or get together for dinner in New Orleans.),
First night playing with it (Friday), I found that the weaker the station, the better it worked with my Eton Elite Field. Granted, I could still pick up the stations decently well barefoot - the AN-200 just pumped it up that little bit more.
Where I've found it really shines is in my current situation. Saturday we loaded up our RV and traveled to our son's house near Panama City, FL. I was anxious to do a little DXing Saturday night. Unfortunately, I found that the AC power here is extremely noisy. I'm borrowing the next door neighbor's RV hookup (with his permission, of course), so who knows where all the wires go on the way to the outlet.
I wandered around the RV with the radio on a weak AM station and verified that the noise is prevalent wherever AC lines run in the rig. Hold it near the breaker panel and the noise is terrible. I did verify it wasn't something in the RV itself (the converter/battery charger was most suspect).
At any rate, I found that leaning the AN-200 against the radio at a 45 degree angle pretty much cancels out the AC noise while at the same time boosting the AM signal, so I'm happy. Imagine using it not only as a tuned signal booster but a noise filter, as well.
A couple that I hadn't heard for a while we're in yesterday morning (2/22) about an hour before local sunrise.
First on 690, was WQNO, New Orleans, which was more common around here (although not a regular) during it's WTIX days when they were 5kw at night. Signal was fair and alone on top. I'm going to assume it was on 9100-watt day pattern. The 2100 watt night pattern is mostly east-west. Although there's a very small lobe to the north. Distance: 853 miles.
Then up to 1340 where WJRW from Grand Rapids, MI rose to the top for all of about ten seconds....which turned out to be just long enough for a TOH ID. (6am CST/1200 gmt). Such is the stuff of DXing the graveyard channels. I've heard this one a couple of times before, but not recently. Distance 139 miles.
Radio was the C. Crane Skywave.
First on 690, was WQNO, New Orleans, which was more common around here (although not a regular) during it's WTIX days when they were 5kw at night. Signal was fair and alone on top. I'm going to assume it was on 9100-watt day pattern. The 2100 watt night pattern is mostly east-west. Although there's a very small lobe to the north. Distance: 853 miles.
Then up to 1340 where WJRW from Grand Rapids, MI rose to the top for all of about ten seconds....which turned out to be just long enough for a TOH ID. (6am CST/1200 gmt). Such is the stuff of DXing the graveyard channels. I've heard this one a couple of times before, but not recently. Distance 139 miles.
Radio was the C. Crane Skywave.