KPLT is my 1490 daytime regular here in north DFW. I can't hear them at night once the skywaves come in.KPLT is another station im on overnights at
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From DFW, Texas.
Last night 1/26/2022 between 10:00pm and 10:45pm CST aimed NNE, I was hearing weak ESPN Sports on 1000 kHz under XEOY's pop music, occasionally fading up to the top briefly. The talk and PSA's matched WMVP's web stream, but with KSOO also ESPN I can't be certain which one I heard. 50kw vs 100 watts would tilt it toward being WMVP, however, its possible KSOO could have been on day power. I will have to try again to ID if I hear them again, normally its all XEOY with weak KTOK news/talk.
Last night 1/26/2022 between 10:00pm and 10:45pm CST aimed NNE, I was hearing weak ESPN Sports on 1000 kHz under XEOY's pop music, occasionally fading up to the top briefly. The talk and PSA's matched WMVP's web stream, but with KSOO also ESPN I can't be certain which one I heard. 50kw vs 100 watts would tilt it toward being WMVP, however, its possible KSOO could have been on day power. I will have to try again to ID if I hear them again, normally its all XEOY with weak KTOK news/talk.
I would think that WBBM would care about that.
WMVP would be a tough catch in DFW, but anything can happen with DX.
I forgot about KKOB being a pest but they do send alot of signal in your direction. WLS used to be the best Chicago signal out west until KDXU went 24 hours in the mid 80s. Regarding KDWN, since they lowered their power WGN shows up alot more on the Kanahoe, Hawaii SDR.
I never heard it in Houston. Caught the other four Chicago 50Ks in my time there. They were always weak that far out, but I heard them.
FWIW, when I was in Fort Myers last week, WWBA was weaker at night than Tampa-St. Pete big signals on 620 and 970...and even 1380.
620 AM in Dallas, TX is Broadcasting a basketball game for Arlington in English, with ads that mention Texas, as well as Baylor. I thought they were Radio Luz, a Spanish Christian station? The station was in strong like a local, but then started to fade down a little.
The school is paying for the time, and this is a left over contract from when it was Business News Radio in english. Its been this way ever since the switch to spanish music
SRG is correct, it's KTNO carrying U Texas-Arlington basketball play by play. I was hearing them a bit earlier from Houston. It's Radio Luz the rest of the time.
A couple of interesting things this evening at sunset, from Houston. Times CST:
600 KTSM TX El Paso 1/27 1853 fair in KTBB/WREC null w/UTEP women's basketball //stream
870 UNID 1/27 1833 SS talk in WWL null, not Reloj. ID, but not readable, plus recorder died at the wrong moment... Haven't heard anything but WWL/Reloj/Dallas business talk on this frequency.
940 KIXZ TX Amarillo 1/27 1837 ads and Levin show //stream. Fair/good signal in XEQ null
1260 XEL DF Mexico 1/27 1910 good signal w/banda and ballads, ID as "12-60, La Comadre, puro exitos" //stream.
Also, after hearing their sister station WWBA last night, I relogged WHBO 1040, strong in WHO null at 1830.
600 KTSM TX El Paso 1/27 1853 fair in KTBB/WREC null w/UTEP women's basketball //stream
870 UNID 1/27 1833 SS talk in WWL null, not Reloj. ID, but not readable, plus recorder died at the wrong moment... Haven't heard anything but WWL/Reloj/Dallas business talk on this frequency.
940 KIXZ TX Amarillo 1/27 1837 ads and Levin show //stream. Fair/good signal in XEQ null
1260 XEL DF Mexico 1/27 1910 good signal w/banda and ballads, ID as "12-60, La Comadre, puro exitos" //stream.
Also, after hearing their sister station WWBA last night, I relogged WHBO 1040, strong in WHO null at 1830.
I heard them in Laramie regularly and i dont remember who i asked, but someone in the know filled me in.
Upon further review, I see that KFJZ in Ft Worth is "Lo nuestro" Spanish religion now, so that may have been my unid last evening.
Considering that I was having issues with both WWBA and WHBO while only 100 miles away, or even less, these two are the most interesting part of a very interesting list from my perspective.
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From Houston this evening:
830 KDRI AZ Tucson 1/28 1831 good w/fades in WCCO/XEITE null w/Dirt Band's "American Dream", then Marvin Gaye's "...Grapevine" //stream. Only my second AZ station logged here so far (the other, KUAZ 1550, also from Tucson!).
830 KDRI AZ Tucson 1/28 1831 good w/fades in WCCO/XEITE null w/Dirt Band's "American Dream", then Marvin Gaye's "...Grapevine" //stream. Only my second AZ station logged here so far (the other, KUAZ 1550, also from Tucson!).
Great catch! You probably heard KDRI AM 830 from Tucson while they were still on daytime power of 50,000 watts nondirectional. That signal can really get out during the day with coverage all across the state of Arizona and into California and New Mexico. Night-time would be even better, but it powers down to 1,000 watts with a severe directional pattern to the south. I know there was a time last year (or two years ago) where they were still on daytime power at night and it definitely was wrecking havoc with WCCO from Minneapolis and AM 830 KLAA from Orange, California.
At the moment, KTSM El Paso is chewing up on KGGF Coffeyville, both stations being on 690 AM. Ironically they are both airing Coast to Coast AM, so when I put my radio to the east, it sounds like an echo chamber (LOL), until they went on a break and went into local ads. As KTSM is south of me, and KGGF is more south-east, I can null one for the other.I suspect KTSM is on day power, or there's some good Auoura. I last heard KTSM on December 21st.
Early this morning, 1/29 checking out some SDRs, first on the Westfjords Iceland rig heard WINS and CFRB on 1010 with WINS getting the better of it. WTAM 1100 good signal and WBT 1110 also good. WBZ fair, but lots of weather warnings for the big snow heading for Boston. WBBR fair/good. Times 01:00--01:20 CST.
Switched to the Kaneohe, Hawaii rig and heard WGN in the clear with an ID at 01:30 CST. Best I've heard it this season. Also could hear WBBM in back of KKOH. Definitely good conditions to the midwest on the Kaneohe, Hi receiver this morning.
Checked again at 01:42CST WBBM pulling even and over KKOH on the Hawaii SDR. Very good conditions this morning.
Switched to the Kaneohe, Hawaii rig and heard WGN in the clear with an ID at 01:30 CST. Best I've heard it this season. Also could hear WBBM in back of KKOH. Definitely good conditions to the midwest on the Kaneohe, Hi receiver this morning.
Checked again at 01:42CST WBBM pulling even and over KKOH on the Hawaii SDR. Very good conditions this morning.
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I've been hearing both WTAM and WBT at all of my Florida stops these past ten days. Along with a weak WBZ in Sarasota. As for 1010, I'm now in a hotel about five miles west of where we'll be staying for the next month, commencing tomorrow, 1/30. What I'm hearing on 1010 is CBS sports, which I presume is the Tampa area affiliate, although I haven't been able to catch an ID. The signal has been quite fade prone.
Also, perhaps of note has been WHKY on 1290 from Hickory, NC. I've been hearing them at every stop I've made during the past ten days. They're supposed to be 50kw daytime nulled to their east. At night, it's authorized at 1kw aimed basically east-west. Yet here near my final hotel stop, it's one of the few signals that can break through a high noise level Despite my having been given a top floor room away from the elevator, ice machine, and HVAC stuff! In fact, aside from WWL, most of the 50kw American and Cuban flamethrowers can't break through the noise.
But then there's "little" WHKY. My immediate suspicion would be that they're running 50kw day power at night. BUT, if that were the case I'd think it would be booming into my home location and the Chicago area. Yet, I haven't heard a whiff of WHKY...ever...until I hit the road last week!
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