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Was listening on the KPH MF SDR tonight, and found some oldies on 1340. After some research, and getting a clear partial ID, I found it to be KBBR from North Bend, OR. Apparently they recently flipped to oldies, as they are listed as talk on Wikipedia (unless someone forgot to update the entry?)

It seems that AMs are seeing some benefit to acquiring an FM translator or two and switching to music, which is nice, as it revives, if only in a small and limited way, English-language, non-ethnic music on AM.

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cc333 said:
It seems that AMs are seeing some benefit to acquiring an FM translator or two and switching to music, which is nice, as it revives, if only in a small and limited way, English-language, non-ethnic music on AM.

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It is also much easier to ID stations as talk and sports formats are largely syndicated and there could be multiple stations on the same frequency at any one time, but not many syndicated music-only shows out there...
 
Bouncer said:
It is also much easier to ID stations as talk and sports formats are largely syndicated and there could be multiple stations on the same frequency at any one time, but not many syndicated music-only shows out there...
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Yes, all talk and sports sound mostly the same, but on a media where music in general, let alone oldies or anything else in English that isn't religious, has become somewhat uncommon, it stands out a bit.

Anyway, I forgot to mention that instead of KSFB on 1260 (current occupant of the former AM simulcast of KOIT 96.5), which was conspicuously absent on the KPH SDR last night, I was able to hear some classical music, which must be KMZT out of Beverly Hills. Talk about distinctive! As I mentioned, music on AM isn't that common in general anymore, but classical music on AM is quite uncommon and sticks out like a sore thumb! I wasn't able to get an ID, but it's one of those stations that probably doesn't need one, as the format is so unique (classical music on AM?) that it's instantly recognizable.

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radiofan2023 said:
A new one last night here in the Kansas City area, KGYN from Guymon, Oklahoma.
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That one makes it up here to alaska.. more often.. and better than youd think
 
radiofan2023 said:
It was fading in and out so I don't think so, I've gotten KOKC here also fading in and out (though OKC is closer than Guymon, but they're also 10kW nights)
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KOKC is 12.5 KW on the old night DA pattern after rebuilding the towers after a tornado years ago. .awaiting license to cover to go 50kw. I asked people involved after I heard KOKC up here
 
Stevensville MT SDR: 1000 KKIM Albuquerque in and out with KNWN tonight, assumed 10KW day power.
Happy new year my Eastern time peeps 🎉
 
Still on Stevensville as we start 2024. Well, over there, it's already past 2AM.
1260 with 'On Broadway' George Benson matched to the stream of KKOO Weiser ID, very weak then fade out way under KPOW. Only 36 watts night power, at 210 miles.
KTNS-1060 Oakhurst CA also in tonight, probably 5KW. Then under WHO-1040 is Russian language, from *200-watt* KXPD Tigard OR, at 424 miles. Amazing what happens when a blaster like CKST goes defunct, and 1040 is a quiet channel. I bet Monument CO is easy at sunrise. KTNQ-1020 LA on top of KCKN Roswell.
 
I don't see much FM DXing here but anyway.. I'm in the Chicago and for the first time ever I went through the FM radio band and mapped out what I could hear. One of my catches was WNWN 98.5 FM (50KW), located in Coldwater, Michigan, which is 136 miles away. No other station was that close to this far away... the second closest was a Milwaukee station "Mix 99.1" which also was 50 KW and about 80 miles away.

This got me wondering.. is it generally worth it to try for powerful stations in the 100-150 mile range? How feasible is it to play around with antennas and so on to catch them? I have an east facing window on the 10th floor, not far from Lake Michigan and I was wondering if this is a good arrangement to get stations like that.
 
With your spot near Lake Michigan, you could snag onto some interesting tropo from across the lake. Sometimes during inversions, the tropo can stretch to Detroit or further. Then you have westerly directions, Iowa, western WI, and downstate IL down into Missouri.

The negative part is you are so close to TOO many stations and lots of HD hash. You'll notice a stark difference if you travel 40 to 50 miles to the west, I'm sure.
 
Two new ones last night, both on 730: XEX "W Deportes" fading in and out from Mexico and playing music (Zara Larsson, SAINt JHN, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Forest For The Trees, Tiesto) and KKDA fading in and out from Grand Prairie, Texas with Korean talk at 500 watts.
 
DFW, Texas - Sangean ATS-909X - Times are CST.

After seeing @jim-satx report of KYW, I decided to camp on 1060 for a little while tonight. XERDO Matamoros was there with a fair but fadey signal. Aiming NE and listening a while, heard a male interviewing female about services for PTSD treatment at 8:45pm. Signal was weak but occasionally fading up to audible. Matched conversation to KYW web stream for new logging of a much wanted station.

Also heard an oldies station fading weak to fair with XERDO and KYW. Wait A Million Years (Grass Roots) at 8:49pm and Jack And Diane (John Melloncamp) at 9:06pm. Matched to WQMV Waverly TN web stream for another new logging.
 


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