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10 kHz AM Frequency of the Week - 1190 kHz

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Buckeyes2001

What can you get on 1190 AM?

In Vermilion, OH it is a fuzzy WOWO/Ft. Wayne, IN during the day. At night I can still hear WOWO but with other 1190s underneath.
 
In Bellevue, WA, usually nothing days (KEX in winter), and night KEX Portland, OR with news/talk. Also heard: CFSL Weyburn, SK with C&W music, at times obliterating KEX.

Tomorrow when I end up in Portland, it will be, maybe KEX? I'm not sure. :D ;D ;D

-crainbebo
 
In northern VA I get strong, local WCRW Leesburg, VA with the Chinese programming in English. Nights it's a mixture of station with WLIB New York often on top with a black gospel format. When I turn the loop antenna around I start hearing WOWO though not a strong signal here.
 
In much of Baldwin County, Alabama there is nothing local but near the bay or Gulf of Mexico it's easy to pick out WMEJ from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, running "La Mejor" targeted towards New Orleans' Latin population. At night it's usually WOWO.
 
From NE NC car radio. Days 1190 is WCRW Leesburg, VA. Critical hours is WLIB New York, WOWO Ft. Wayne and WIXE Monroe, NC (Charlotte metro).
 
When I was growing up in Columbus, Ohio, 1190 was WOWO day and night. It came in much better on the northwest side of town than out east daytime, and it was a city-grade signal 24/7 where my grandparents lived in St. Marys, Ohio. My mom listened to it growing up in the 60s. It still is one of the best signals in that area even since the downgrade.
It used to have cancellation issues at night in Columbus and all the way up to about Bellefontaine. Nowadays, you're lucky to hear WOWO around here.
 
Because WOWO's Nighttime Skywave Service caused WLIB, also 1190 kHz, in New York City to cease broadcasting at sunset each day and resume broadcasting at sunrise, Inner City Broadcasting bought WOWO in 1994 so that they could reduce WOWO's Class A clear-channel license to Class B, and WLIB, owned by Inner City Broadcasting could thereby increase its class from Class D to Class B.
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I think this is kinda messed up what WLIB did to WOWO
 
Nothing in Houston. Which is interesting because it was previously dominated by WOAI sidebands. With WOAI blasting in on 1200, and a local 1180, it would be hard to pull something out on 1190.

In the 1960's and early 70's, from West Texas, it was all KLIF the mighty 1190 Dallas. A bit weak, but acceptable on a vintage Radio Shack 12-675 radio:

http://earmark.net/gesr/12-675_tech.htm

We were excited to hear about KLIF going from 1kW to 5kW at night, thinking that we would get better night reception. But the new nighttime pattern, shaped like a whale, with a 12 tower array, did little to help West Texas, even though it favored Ft. Worth. Still, the McLendon era of KLIF 1190 Dallas, KILT 610 Houston, and KTSA 550 San Antonio was a golden age in Texas radio, bringing fond memories to all who loved the stations.
 
1190's never been a usable frequency to listen to in most of western NY--you've always gotten sideband hash from next-door WHAM on 1180.
 
Memphis: days nothing. nights KQQZ classic country from the St. Louis area. after they changed night patterns they boom in.
 
KFXR-1190 (it used to be KLIF :-[) runs HS football most Friday nights in the fall. You should be able to hear them in the southeast at local sunset as they are still on the 50KW day rig. Right now the programming would be "Wall Street Shuffle" then Michael Savage.
 
In East Texas KFXR has a pretty decent daytime signal, but they vanish at night, replaced by XEWK Guadalajara. On rare occasions Kansas City and even Arizona are there, and careful nulling can produce a weak WOWO. In parts of the D/FW area WOWO can be heard in the early morning underneath KFXR while they're still on the night pattern from Rockwall.

317C50KW said:
You should be able to hear them in the southeast at local sunset as they are still on the 50KW day rig.
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That's right, and this month that's until 7:30 CDT. Incidentally, two other high-powered stations in the area with daytime patterns that favor the southeast stay on 15 minutes later: KVCE 1160 goes to a hideous low-power southbound pattern and KVTT 1110 signs off. Or they should, anyway; they've been up past their bedtime at least a couple of times recently.
 
Back in the '80s, KEX usually dominated 1190 at night in Seattle (and as crainbebo mentioned, came in surprising well in winter daytimes. But I actually was able to null out KEX and pick up a faint, ghosty WOWO in Seattle a few times.....)
 
Bongwater said:
Back in the '80s, KEX usually dominated 1190 at night in Seattle (and as crainbebo mentioned, came in surprising well in winter daytimes. But I actually was able to null out KEX and pick up a faint, ghosty WOWO in Seattle a few times.....)
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WOW--hearing WOWO in Seattle is amazing. Was this around Ft Wayne sunrise when they were on their 50KW ND signal?
 
I've never picked up WOWO. I never will because they are not a Clear Channel anymore.

Bongwater, have you ever picked up CFSL 1190 in Weyburn, Sk? On good nights, it tries (and has) to tear up KEX with country music and AM 1190 IDs.

-crainbebo
 
Nothing but KEX hammering away day and night. Lots of wasted electricity and RF pollution there......
 
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