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1320 - 1520: WHAT DOES YOUR AM BAND LOOK LIKE AT NIGHT?

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QCA USA 1

From East Moline, IL (Quad Cities USA):

Nighttime-

1320: Regional mess (WKBF bleed possible if skywave conditions are poor or nonexistent)
1330: KWLO Waterloo, IA mixed in heavily with other stations
1340: severe graveyard mess. I can occasionally still hear KROS Clinton, IA on top but just barely
1350: regional mess
1360: regional mess
1370: regional mess (KDTH Dubuque, IA nulls its signal towards me at night; is aimed north of DBQ instead)
1380: regional mess (KCII Washington, IA powers down quite a bit at night)
1390: regional mess (KCLN Clinton, IA still comes in on occasion; though it powers down to 91 watts at night)
1400: severe graveyard mess with WOC bleed under
1410: regional mess under WOC splatter
1420: WOC Davenport, IA (local)
1430: mix of unidentified stations under WOC splatter
1440: mix of unidentified stations with WOC bleed underneath
1450: severe graveyard mess
1460: mix of unidentified stations
1470: WMBD Peoria, IL and KWSL Sioux City, IA with an occasional appearance from KWAY Waverly, IA (in the event that the last one forgets to "power down" after sunset)
1480: mix of unidentified stations
1490: severe graveyard mess
1500: KSTP St. Paul, MN
1510: WLAC Nashville, TN (not nearly as strong as their I-A clear-channel counterpart from the Grand Ol' Opry on 650 kHz)
1520: Unsure (will need to look for KOKC (formerly KOMA) Oklahoma City, OK someday) Considering the deep null that WWKB Buffalo, NY throws out, I guess I can pretty much forget that one.

Note: WLAC on 1510 AM is a I-B clear-channel, shared with KGA Spokane, WA. WSM is a I-A clear channel which was once the only 650 on the AM dial at night and is now shared only with an Alaska clear (KENI Anchorage; a I-N clear-channel station) and many smaller stations with smaller signals like WNMT Nashwauk, MN and KGAB Orchard Valley, WY; both of which are well beyond 750 air miles from WSM; thus allowing them nighttime operation as well.
 
from southern end of Pittsburgh

1320 - WJAS, local
1330 - hash under WJAS
1340 - very weak WSTV, Steubenville, OH
1350 - hash
1360 - WMNY, McKeesport, PA (despite being relatively close by, VERY weak and very spotty)
1370 - WSPD, Toledo, OH (weak)
1380 - hash
1390 - WNIO, Youngstown, OH (weak)
1400 - hash
1410 - KQV, local
1420 - very rarely WHK, Cleveland (under heavy hash from KQV)
1430 - WEIR, Weirton, WV (very weak)
1440 - WRRO, Youngstown, OH (weak)
1450 - WJPA, Washington, PA
1460 - WMBA, Ambridge, PA
1470 - hash
1480 - hash
1490 - WOHI, East Liverpool, OH (very weak)
1500 - WTOP, Washington, DC (spotty)
1510 - WLAC, Nashville, TN (sporadic)
(*WPGR, licenced to Monroeville, PA is about 15 miles away.
But their nighttime signal is ONE WATT! Have never gottent them in the dark)
1520 - WWKB, Buffalo, NY (fairly strong)
 
Crystal Lake, IL - 30 miles NW of Chicago

1320: WILS Lansing, MI; WJAS Pittsburgh
1330: WVHI Evansville, IN; WNTA Rockford, IL; WKTA Evanston, IL
1340: WJOL Joliet, IL; WJYI Milwaukee + Graveyard Mess
1350: WARF Akron, OH
1360: WLBK De Kalb, IL; WMNY McKeesport, PA
1370: WSPD Toledo; KDTH Dubuque, IA
1380: WTJK South Beloit, IL; WKJG Ft. Wayne
1390: WGRB Chicago
1400: WRJN Racine, WI + Graveyard Mess
1410: WRMN Elgin, IL; WING Dayton, OH
1420: WOC Davenport, IA; WIMS Michigan City, IN
1430: WEEF Highland Park, IL; WXNT Indianapolis
1440: WROK Rockford, IL; WMAX Bay City, MI
1450: Graveyard Mess
1460: WJTI West Allis, WI; WBRN Big Rapids, MI
1470: WMBD Peoria
1480: WGVU Kentwood, MI; WLMV Madison, WI; WHBC Canton, OH
1490: Graveyard Mess
1500: KSTP St. Paul; WLQV Detroit; WPJXZion, IL (20 miles - 2 watts! - of course being hammered by KSTP and WLQV)
1510: WLAC Nashville
1520: KRHW Sikeston, MO; WWKB Buffalo; KOKC Oklahoma City
 
Dayton OH

1320 WJAS
1330 mess
1340 gy mess unless you're close to Springfield's WIZE
1350 WARF Akron, others
1360 WSAI Cinncinati
1370 WSPD Toledo, others
1380 mess
1390 WHOT (?) near Youngstown
1400 mess
1410 WING Dayton
1420 various
1430 various
1440 mess
1450 gy mess
1460 mess
1470 mess
1480 still a mess
1490 gy mess
1500 weak WTWP or KSTP (WLAC splash/hiss)
1510 WLAC
1520 stuff occ Buffalo or OKC
 
East Central IN

1320 Slop
1330 Graveyard Mess
1340 WXFN Muncie
1350 WIOU Kokomo IN
1360 WSAI Cincinnati
1370 WGCL Bloomington IN/WSPD Toledo
1380 WKJG Ft Wayne
1390 Mess
1400 WBAT Marion
1410 Mess
1420 Mess
1430 WXNT Indianapolis/KZQZ St LOuis
1440 Mess
1450 Mess
1460 Mess
1470 WGNR Anderson, WMBD Peoria/WLQR Toledo
1480 Mess
1490 Mess
1500 KSTP Minneapolis/WFED Washington/WLQV Detroit
1510 WLAC Nashville
1520 WKBW Buffalo/KOKC Oklahoma City
 
From Bothell, WA

1320: KXRO Aberdeen, WA (News/Talk) and CHMB Vancouver, BC (Chinese)
1330: KKPZ Portland, OR (Christian Talk), CJYM Rosetown, SK (Oldies) and KLBS Los Banos, CA (Portuguese)
1340: severe graveyard mess with sometimes KTCR Kennewick, WA (News/Talk) leading, not for long
1350: KTIK Boise, ID (Sports) and KRLC Lewiston, ID (Country). Once heard KSRO Santa Rosa, CA (News/Talk).
1360: KKMO Tacoma, WA (Regional Mexican) and KUIK Hillsboro, OR (News/Talk)
1370: Severe IBOC hash, but before IBOC KAST Astoria, OR (News/Talk) and KXTL Butte, MT (Oldies)
1380: KRKO Everett, WA (Sports) and sometimes KSRV Ontario, ON (Country)
1390: severe IBOC hash with KJOX Yakima, WA (ESPN Radio) having it's "cup of coffee" sometimes
1400: Father of all messes, but have logged several stations from WA and OR here
1410: CFUN Vancouver, BC (Sports) and KBNP Portland, OR (Business Talk)
1420: KITI Chehalis, WA (Oldies)
1430: KYKN Keizer, OR (News/Talk)/KBRC Mt. Vernon, WA (Oldies)
1440: KMED Medford, OR (News/Talk)
1450: Son of all messes. KONP, KBKW, KSUH, KGRZ Missoula, whatever!
1460: KARR Kirkland, WA (Family Radio) and usually KUTI Yakima, WA under
1470: CJVB Vancouver, BC (Chinese), with a couple other unIDs in the background and KELA Centralia, WA (News/Talk)
1480: KBMS Vancouver, WA (Urban Hip-Hop) with KRXR Gooding, ID (Mexicana) and KGOE Eureka, CA (News/Talk) very occasionally
1490: Grandfather of all messes. Whatever is on here, there's at least 10+ stations on the frequency. KBRO Bremerton, WA, KBIS Forks, WA, KBKR Baker City, OR, KEYG Grand Coulee, WA and KLOG Kelso, WA are some examples of stations I can get here at night.
1500: KSTP Minneapolis, MN (News/Talk, 1400 miles!) usually. Once caught the Chinese station out of San Jose, CA after sunrise.
1510: KGA Spokane, WA (Sports) with one other station in the background, maybe KPIG
1520: KGDD Portland, OR (Regional Mexican)

-crainbebo
 
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