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1110 - 1310: WHAT DOES YOUR AM BAND LOOK LIKE AT NIGHT?

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QCA USA 1

From East Moline, IL (Quad Cities USA):

Nighttime-

1110: KFAB Omaha, NE
1120: KMOX St. Louis, MO
1130: KWKH Shreveport, LA and/or KFAN Minneapolis, MN
1140: WRVA Richmond, VA
1150: Regional mess
1160: mix of KSL Salt Lake City, UT and WYLL Chicago, IL with KJOC splatter under
1170: KJOC Davenport, IA (local)
1180: WHAM Rochester, NY with KJOC splatter under
1190: mix of stations with an occasional appearance from WOWO Fort Wayne, IN
1200: WOAI San Antonio, TX
1210: WPHT Philadelphia, PA with WFXN bleed underneath
1220: mix of stations under WFXN splatter
1230: WFXN Moline, IL (local) with very occasional graveyard mess heard in distant background on some nights
1240: severe graveyard mess under WFXN splatter
1250: mix of stations under WFXN bleed and WKBF bleed
1260: mix of stations under WKBF splatter
1270: WKBF Rock Island, IL (local)
1280: mix of stations under WKBF splatter
1290: WIRL Peoria, IL mixed with other stations under with WKBF bleed
1300: mix of stations with WKBF bleed underneath
1310: mix of stations with WKBF bleed underneath

Note: As listed in the "daytime" version of 1110 - 1310 AM, WKBF nulls its signal towards me at night and so doesn't cause nearly as much interference as during the daytime when it's non-directional. Both signals are 5 kW however. Also, as stated before, WKBF transmits analog and digital on its 1270 kHz frequency using CAM-D instead of IBOC HD and no interference is noticable on the analog version of the station, nor does it cause hashing on adjacent channels like IBOC HD does. Personally, I would favor CAM-D for digital broadcasting on AM Radio instead of IBOC simply because of the lack of interference CAM-D causes.

Also, KGLO (1300 Mason City, Iowa) nulls its nighttime signal to the southeast (my direction from them) so it never gets here at nighttime; only winter days and/or SR and SS skip. Heck, I could hardly ever pick up KGLO's night signal in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa, which is considerably closer to Mason City than I am.
 
from southern end of Pittsburgh, PA

1110 - WBT, Charlotte
1120 - KMOX, St. Louis
1130 - WBBR, New York (strong just prior to sundown, then spotty)
1140 - WRVA, Richmond (very strong)
1150 - hash
1160 - WYLL, Chicago (only since their recent power boost, previously hash)
1170 - WWVA, Wheeling (very spotty despite being close by)
1180 - WHAM, Rochester, NY
1190 - wobbly mix of WLIB and WOWO (formerly VERY strong WOWO)
1200 - occasionally very weak WKST, New Castle, PA
1210 - WPHT, Philadelphia
1230 - hash
1240 - hash
1250 - WEAE, Pittsburgh (ESPN 1250, strongest AM I get)
1260 - hash
1270 - hash
1280 - hash
1290 - hash
1300 - hash
1310 - hash

Between 1230 and 1340 is problematic for me because I live relatively close to
two 5kW AM transmitters, WEAE 1250 and WJAS 1320. WEAE really used to blow
everything away when they ran their IBOC at night. Since they are turning it off at
sundown I can occasionally get a little blip of stuff here.
 
East TN:

1110--WTAM hash, sometimes can hear WBT
1120--KMOX like a local
1130--weak KWKH
1140--weak WRVA
1150--mix, sometimes CKOC, sometimes a country station in KY
1160--mix, WYLL mixed with gospel station from Nashville area
1170--nothing but hiss, occasionally WWVA
1180--weak WHAM
1190--usually strong WOWO, sometimes mixes with WLIB
1200--WOAI but with unlistenable IBOC hiss
1210--WPHT, strong
1220--mix
1230--graveyard mix
1240--graveyard mix
1250--weak semi-local WRQK Madisonville,TN
1260--mix of Radio Disney, ESPN radio
1270--mix
1280--mix of Evansville, IN and Columbia, TN
1290--mix, HickoryNC when they don't power down
1300--mix
1310--mix
 
From Bothell, WA

1110: KBND Bend, OR
1120: KPNW Eugene, OR, sometimes VERY faintly KZSJ San Jose, CA
1130: CKWX Vancouver, BC, like a local
1140: mix of KGEM Boise, ID and CHRB High River, AB
1150: KKNW Bellevue, WA/mess under
1160: KSL Salt Lake City, UT
1170: KPUG Bellingham, WA/KLOK San Jose, CA
1180: KOFI Kalispell, MT/sometimes unIDs under
1190: KEX Portland, OR/CFSL Weyburn, SK
1200: CJRJ Vancouver, BC
1210: KTBK Auburn, WA but weak/have heard a religious station out of CA and KHAT Laramie, WY under
1220: KCCS Salem, OR
1230: KWYZ Everett, WA/mother of all messes under
1240: Daughter of all messes (graveyard). Have heard Bend, OR (Spanish) and KTIX Pendelton, OR (Sports) over the mess, but not for long
1250: KKDZ Seattle, WA/KWSU Pullman, WA
1260: CFRN Edmonton, AB/KLYC McMinnville, OR sometimes
1270: KAJO Grants Pass, OR/KBZZ Reno, NV sometimes
1280: KIT Yakima, WA/mess under with KDOX Henderson, NV logged once
1290: KUMA Pendleton, OR/KOMU Pocatello, ID
1300: KKOL Seattle, WA/mess under
1310: KLIX Twin Falls, ID/mess under

-crainbebo
 
Far Northwest Chicago suburban fringe

1110: Surprisingly empty...faint KFAB and/or WBT
1120: KMOX strong
1130: Mess...usually with KWKH on top....sometimes WDFN...less often WISN (stick less than 40 miles away)
1140: WRVA moderate-strong
1150: CKOC usually on top...sometimes WHBY (Appleton, WI)
1160: WYLL with stuff underneath. KSL & a couple of others, which I haven't been able to identify (except 26-watt KHPP)
1170: KJOC (Davenport) faint but usually on top. As KSTT it was invisible here. Is cloud company neglecting the pattern?
1180: WHAM moderate-strong. No trace of 1-watt WSQR which is in the nearby neighborhood.
1190: mess
1200: WOAI usually overpowers semi-local WRTO
1210: WPHT moderate-weak
1220: WKNR sometimes, CJRL (Kenora, ON) every now and then, but usually a mess
1230: Graveyard mess
1240: Another graveyard mess
1250: Used to be Milwaukee (as WEMP), now its a mess
1260: WIBV (or whatever the St. Louis radio Disney calls itself) on top
1270: Usually a mess. Sometimes WKBF on top
1280: Mess
1290: WIRL (Peoria) usually throws a fine signal into these parts with its 5kw, and blows out everything else.
1300: Mess
1310: Usually a mess...WIBA sometimes on top. Less frequently CIWW (Ottawa) rides in (probably when pattern is out of whack)
 
Crystal Lake, IL - 30 miles NW of Chicago

1110: KFAB Omaha; WBT Charlotte; WJML Petoskey, MI
1120: KMOX St. Louis
1130: KWKH Shreveport, LA usually on top; WBBR New York strong when WQEX is strong....sometimes WDFN Detroit just before sunrise...WISN sometimes audible
1140: WRVA Richmond, VA; KSOO Sioux Falls, SD right before sunrise.
1150: WHBY Appleton, WI usually on top...sometimes CKOC (Hamilton, ON)
1160: WYLL Chicago; KSL Salt Lake City; WQRT Florence, KY (Cincinnati)
1170: KJOC Davenport, IA; WWVA Wheeling, WV; KFAQ Tulsa
1180: WHAM Rochester, NY
1190: WOWO Ft. Wayne
1200: WOAI San Antonio; WRTO barely there
1210: WPHTPhiladelphia; KGYN Guymon, OK
1220: WHKW Cleveland; WKRS Waukegan barely there
1230: Graveyard mess
1240: Another graveyard mess; sometimes WSBC Chicago is audible.
1250: WSSP Milwaukee
1260: WSDZ Belleville, IL; WNDE Indianapolis
1270: WKBF Rock Island, IL; Sometimes KFLC Ft. Worth
1280: WGBF Evansville, IN
1290: WIRL Peoria; WHIO Dayton
1300: WOOD Grand Rapids; KGLO Mason City, IA right before sunrise.
1310: WIBA Madison, WI
 
Dayton OH
1110-WBT (or hash)
1120-KMOX
1130-KWKH, others
1140 WRVA
1150 hash, CKOK, others
1160 WYLL, weak WQRT, sometimes an oldies station (I don't mean the former WDJO)
1170 WWVA
1180 WHAM
1190 WOWO, WLIB, mess
1200 WOAI
1210 WPHT
1220 WKNR (or whatever the old WGAR's calls are now)
1230 gy mess
1240 same
1250 WTAE
1260 WNDE
1270 WXYT, others
1280 generally nohing in WHIO splash have heard WGBF Evansville
1290 WHIO, local but can still have nighttime and early morning interference, from the Radio Disney station in VA when it forgets to power down, sometimes I have heard WIRL in Peoria and a station in Manchester, KY which had a glitch in its license that allowed 5kW in December at something like 5am.
1300 WDTW if anything
1310 mess
 
East Central IN

1110 WBT Charlotte/KFAB Omaha
1120 KMOX St Louis
1130 WBBR NYC/KWKH Shreveport/WISN Milwaukee/WDFN Detroit/KFAN Minneapolis
1140 WRVA Richmond
1150 Graveyard mess
1160 WQRT Cincy/WYLL Chicago
1170 WWVA Wheeling/KFAQ Tulsa
1180 WHAM Rochester
1190 WOWO Ft Wayne
1200 WOAI San Antonio
1210 WPHT Philadelphia
1220 WHKK Cleveland
1230 Graveyard Mess/HBU Slop
1240 WHBU Anderson (Local)
1250 Graveyard Mess/HBU Slop/WEAE Pittsburgh
1260 WNDE Indianapolis (Mainly)/WWMK Cleveland/WSDZ St Louis/WPNW Grand Rapids
1270 WXYT Detroit
1280 WGBF Evansville
1290 WHIO Dayton/WIRL Peoria
1300 Graveyard Slop
1310 WTLC Indianapolis/WDTW Detroit
 
Warminster PA:

1110: WBT Charlotte
1120: KMOX St. Louis(sometimes)
1130: WBBR New York
1140: WRVA Richmond VA
1150: mess
1160: Chicago station, forget the calls
1170: WWVA Wheeling WV
1180: WHAM Rochester NY
1190: WOWO Fort Wayne IN
1200: unID
1210: WPHT Philly
1220: mess
1230: mess
1240: mess
1250: sometimes WEAE Pittsburgh
1260: WBUD Trenton NJ(weak)
1270: mess
1280: WADO New York
1290: WWTX Wilmington DE, and a bunch of others
1300: some Baltimore station, don't know the calls
1310: WEMG Camden NJ(very weak)
 
Manassas. VA

1110 WBT Charlotte, NC good signal
1120 KMOX St. Louis, MO
1130 WBBR NY
1140 WRVA Richmond, VA
1150 mess
1160 WYLL Chicago weak along with WOBM in NJ weak
1170 WWVA Weeling, VA
1180 WHAM Rochester NY
1190 WLIB NY
1200 mess with WPHT IBOC
1210 WPHT
1220 WHKW Cleveland with WPHT IBOC
1230 Graveyard mess
1240 Graveyard mess
1250 WEAE Pittsburgh rather weak
1260 WWRC DC weak, with mix of other stations
1270 WTJZ Norfolk weak
1280 mess with a Spanish possibly WADO NY and possibly WHVR Hanover PA
1290 mess with possibly WFBG Altoona, PA
1300 mess possibly WJZ Baltimore
1310 WDCT Fairfax VA, local station but not a strong signal
 
From Ann Arbor, Mi:

1120 KMOX St. Louis
1130 WDFN Detroit, Mi (local)
1140 WRVA Richmond, VA (Booming)
1180 WHAM Rochester, NY
1200 WCHB Taylor,Mi (local)
1210 WPHT Philadelphia
1270 WXYT Detroit, Mi (local)
 
Thornville, Ohio

1110 A weak WBT if anything
1120 KMOX, loud and dependable
1130 Mish-mash
1140 WRVA, always booming
1150 Jumble, sometimes the Canadian oldies station and occasionally a very weak WIMA from Lima
1160 Jumble
1170 Jumble but sometimes WWVA can be heard. I'm about 100 miles west of its tower in a deep nighttime null.
1180 WHAM, loud
1190 WOWO, usually weak
1200 Very weak WOAI. 15 years ago it used to be maybe a 5 out of 10 strength-wise most nights. Today, maybe a 2.
1210 WPHT
1220 Jumble, sometimes a weak WKNR
1230 Nothing except the last traces of WCOL some nights
1240 Nothing
1250 Nothing
1260 Nothing
1270 Nothing
1280 Nothing
1290 Nothing
1300 Nothing
1310 Nothing
 
UPDATED-Bellevue, WA

1110: KBND Bend, OR/maybe KFAB Omaha
1120: KPNW Eugene, OR
1130: CKWX Vancouver, BC
1140: severe splatter
1150: KKNW Bellevue, WA (I'm only about 1 1/2 mi from the transmitter)
1160: severe splatter...sometimes KSL SLC
1170: KPUG Bellingham, WA
1180: KOFI Kalispell, MT mixed with KLAY Tacoma, WA\
1190: KEX Portland, OR
1200: weak CJRJ Vancouver, BC
1210: KTBK Auburn, WA, maybe a couple others under it
1220: KPJC Salem, OR/CJRB Boissevain, MB heard once
1230: graveyard mess...have heard KWYZ-WA/KOZI-WA/KKEE-OR/KCUP-OR/KBNH-OR from Bellevue
1240: graveyard mess...lots of WA/OR/ID confirmed
1250: KKDZ Seattle, WA/KWSU Pullman, WA
1260: KTRP Boise, ID/CFRN Edmonton, AB/KLYC McMinnville, OR
1270: KTFI Twin Falls, ID, maybe others
1280: most common station heard KIT Yakima, WA
1290: KUMA Pendelton, OR/KGVO Missoula, MT/KPAY Chico, CA
1300: KKOL Seattle, WA/KCMY Carson City, NV
1310: KLIX Twin Falls, ID/KNPT Newport, OR/KZXR Prosser, WA/KMKY Oakland, CA

-crainbebo
 
From S of El Cajon / E of La Mesa, CA (east of San Diego):

1110 - usually KDIS Pasadena, CA; also occasionally KFAB Omaha, NE
1120 - mostly KSDO splatter, have also heard KANN Roy, UT
1130 - local blowtorch KSDO San Diego, CA
1140 - mostly splatter from KSDO; have heard Las Vegas, Palm Springs and maybe Sacramento
1150 - often KTLK Los Angeles, CA
1160 - KSL Salt Lake City, CA; after around 5am XEQIN San Quintin, BCN comes up
1170 - local KCBQ San Diego, CA; also KLOK San Jose, CA when nulling KCBQ
1180 - usually KERN Wasco-Greenacres, CA
1190 - usually KGBN Anaheim, CA, can't remember if I've bagged KEX but it's likely.
1200 - have heard KYAA near central coast CA (forget exact location atm) and WOAI San Antonio, TX
1210 - semi-local KPRZ San Marcos-Poway, CA
1220 - co-channel QRM
1230 - graveyard chatter
1240 - local KNSN San Diego, CA
1250 - sometimes KZER Santa Barbara, CA
1260 - often KMZT Beverly Hills, CA
1270 - semi-local XEAZ Tijuana, BCN; have also heard KJUG Tulare, CA
1280 - co-channel QRM, some targets include KFRN Long Beach, CA, and either Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV, or both.
1290 - co-channel QRM, sometimes KKDD San Bernardino, CA pops up on top. Usual 500-watt-ND-at-195-miles daytime target KZSB Santa Barbara is typically nowhere to be found in the muck.
1300 - usually KAZN Pasadena, CA
1310 - semi-local XEC; have also heard Oakland's Radio Disney
 
Located several miles NW of tfcwings..
I bought a CCrane 'EP' from AES las Vegas, and although it was pretty decent on the AM band,I broke the seal
on the back Saturday and performed my own rf/if alignment. Hours later, the results were worth the effort.KBLU,
560, Yuma (160mi) was stronger now to the point of causing audio distortion with the volume turned max.Across
the band the selectivity improved so there was now symmetrical sidebands, and overall sensitivty was raised.The
S/N improved as the detector now had more signal drive.
Here's my Saturday night additions to tfcwings' log:
1210-KEVT, Sahuarita, AZ
1220-KHTS, Canyon Country
1230-KYPA, L.A. ;KPRL Paso Robles; KGEO Bakersfield
1290-KAZA, Gilroy CA
1300-KCMY, Carson City, NV
 
KCMY is common on 1300 nights with 500w. I've heard them on a couple occasions almost over local KKOL.

-crainbebo
 
Big 121 said:
Located several miles NW of tfcwings..
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How are the signals there from 760 KFMB, 910 KECR, 1130 KSDO, 1170 KCBQ and their ±10kHz first-adjacents (750 KHWG or KOAL, 770 KCBC or KKOB, 900 KALI, 920 KPSI or XESDA, 1120 ? or KANN, 1140 KNWQ or KYDZ or KHTK, 1160 XEQIN or KSL or 1180 KERN) day or night, as well as TP/TA splits 756, 765, 909, 918, 1125, 1134, 1161, 1179 there?
 
From Central Mass using a 15 Y.O. Bose Wave please forgive me if I don't know all the calls:
1. 1110-WBT Charlotte-consistently listenable (although I don't really listen much)
2. 1120 KMOX-at times,usually weak,sometimes quite listenable plus something else I haven't ID'd.
3. 1130 WBBR-NYC-very strong.
4. 1140-WRVA-Richmond VA-weak
5. 1150-some station in the Delaware area
6. 1160-I think somewhere in NJ
7. 1170 Wheeling, stronger lately
8 1180 WHAM-Rochester NY- OK
9. 1190- NYC- so so
10 1210- Philly-VG
11. 1220 Cleve?-so so
12. 1250 WARE?-weak really not listenable
13. 1300 Balt-in almost every nite w/ varying signal

Other stations on 1230-1290 but really unlistenable most of time
STILL trying for 1160 SLC and 1200 SA but no go (even when WHO and KMOX are in.)
 
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