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800 - 1000: What does your AM band look like at night?

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Here's mine, from a fairly quiet location outside of Duluth, Minnesota:


800: A mess of stations, with CKLW Windsor, ON probably being dominnant.

810: Also messy, a mix of WHB Kansas City and WGY Schenectady

820: CHAM Hamilton or WBAP Port Arthur, TX, depending on which way the radio is pointed

830: WCCO Minneapolis

840: WHAS Louisville

850: KOA Denver. Very strong.

860: CJBC Toronto.

870: WWL New Orleans.

880: Various possibilities: KRVN Lexington, NE, WCBS New York, or CKLQ Brandon, MB.

890: WLS Chicago.

900: CHML Hamilton.

910: WFDF Flint or CKDQ Drumheller, AB.

920: KDHL Faribault, MN is dominant.

930: Mix

940: Mix, with CINW Montreal or CJGX Yorkton, SK probably being dominant.

950: WWJ Detroit

960: KMA Shenendoah, IA or WSBT South Bend, IN

970: Local WGEE, but with lots of interference

980: WCUB Two Rivers, WI or KKMS Richfield, MN

990: CBW Winnipeg

1000: WMVP Chicago
 
It's been a long time, but from Kansas City/Lawrence, it was normally:

800 XEROK/Juarez
810 WHB (local)
820 WBAP/Dallas
830 WCCO/Minn.
840 WHAS/Louisville
850 KOA/Denver (often staying until well after sunrise)
860 KKOW/Pittsburg, KS (further after sunset, it's much more messy)
870 WWL/New Orleans (I did remember WWL, listening over the air the night before Katrina made landfall)
880 mess
890 WLS/Chicago (after local KGGN signs off)
900 mess, often KSGL/Wichita before sunset
910 mess, KINA/Salina, KS or KSUI/Iowa City before sunset
920 mess, KLMR/Lamar, CO or KYFR/Shenandoah, IA before sunset
930 WKY/Oklahoma City, OK
940 mess, remembered 940 from Des Moines (forgot old call letters), WMIX east of St. Louis.
950 mostly KKFN/Denver
960 KMA/Shenandoah, IA
970 mess, sometimes XEJ/Juarez
980 KMBZ (local)
990 mostly CBW/Winnipeg
1000 mess, sometimes WMVP/Chicago
 
Coldwater, MI

800- CKLW- Windsor- Day/Night
810- WMJH- Grand Rapids- Day (daytime only)
810- WGY- Schenectady/WHB Kansas City (occasionally) Night
820- WAIT- Chicagoland/WOSU Columbus- Day
820- CHAM- Hamilton/WBAP Fort Worth- Night
830- WMMI- Shepherd, MI- Day (daytime only)
830- WCCO- Minneapolis/WFNO New Orleans (occasionally) Night
840- WHAS- Louisville- Night
850- WCPT- Chicagoland/WKNR Cleveland- Day
850- KOA- Denver- Night
860- CJBC- Toronto- Night
870- WKAR- East Lansing- Day (daytime only)
870- WWL- New Orleans- Night
880- WRFD- Columbus- Day (daytime only)
880- WCBS- New York- Night
890- WLS- Chicago- Day/Night
900- CHML- Hamilton- Night
910- WGTO- Cassopolis, MI- Day
910- WFDF- Farmington Hills- Day/Night
920- WOKY- Milwaukee- Day/Night
920- WBAA- W. Lafayette- Day/Night
930- WBCK- Battle Creek- Day
940- WHIT- Hudsonville/WLJM Lima- Day
940- CINF- Montreal- Night
950- WWJ- Detroit- Day/Night
960- WSBT- South Bend- Day
970- WKHM- Jackson- Day
970- WGTK- Louisvlle- Night
980- WAKV- Plainwell, MI- Day (daytime only)
980- WONE- Dayton- Night
990- WDEO- Ypsilanti, MI- Day
990- CBW- Winnipeg- Night
1000- WMVP- Chicago- Day/Night
 
Ottawa Ontario
800 mess...mix of CKLW, A country station from Belleville Ontario and sometimes TWA Bonnaire
810 WGY Schenectady
820 CHAM Hamilton
830 WCCO Minneapolis and a New England station, depending which way radio is facing
840 WHAS Louisville
850 Boston
860 CJBC Toronto
870 WWL N'awlins
880 WCBS New York
890 WLS Chicago
900 CHML Hamilton
910 mess
920 mix of CKNX and Oldies 920 Halifax
930 Mostly WBEN and a hint of another station...after 1 am, coast to coast on 2 stations simultaneously with a ghostly echo
940 CINW Montreal
950 (I think) WIBV
960 the former oldies 960 Kingston
970 mess
980 mess
990 combo of CBW Winnipeg and CKGM Montreal.
Daytime is much emptier
800 CJAD Montreal
940 CINW Montreal
960 Kingston
990 CKGM Montreal.....that's it...4 stations.
 
800 - NOTHING (iboc wipeout)
810 - LOCAL
820 - NOTHING (iboc wipeout)
830 - Messy
840 - WHAS
850 - Boston
860 - Mix
870 - New Orleans News station
880 - WCBS
890 - WLS
900 - Mix
910 - Mix
920 - Mix
930 - Mix
940 - Montreal
950 - Mix
960 - Mix
970 - Partial IBOC wipeout from 980
980 - LOCAL
990 - WLGZ (When it is stronge enough)
1000 - Chicago
 
Mesa, Arizona after sunset:

800 XEROK
810 KGO
820 WBAP
830 KLAA is dominant, but I have heard WCCO on occasion by nulling out KLAA
840 KXNT
850 KOA
860 KMVP (local)
870 WWL, hard to hear because of KMVP's splatter
880 Mix of KRVN and unid MX
890 KDXU
900 MX mix, includes weak XEW
910 KGME (local)
920 unid MX
930 KHJ
940 unid MX
950 KKFN
960 KKNT (local)
970 unid MX
980 KFWB, KSVC if I null out KFWB
990 unid MX
1000 KOMO

By the way, I am almost 27 years old, and my best MW DX from Mesa by distance is WLW, which I have picked up by nulling out KALL. I have not heard WLW in several months, however. Any chance I'll ever hear from Mesa any MW further away than WLW?
 
Rochester, New York:

800 CJBQ, Belleville, ON + CKLW night
810 WGY
820 CHAM Hamilton, ON + WWZL Horseheads, NY days, mess @ night
830 WCCO night
840 WHAS
850 WYLF Penn Yan, NY, mess @ night
860 CJBC
870 WHCU Ithaca, NY days, WWL @ night
880 WCBS
890 WLS
900 CHML
910 Local - Dept of Transport traffic info continuous loop tape
920 mess @ night
930 WBEN Buffalo
940 CINW Montreal
950 Local WROC Rochester
960 mess @ night
970 mess @ night
980 IBOC hash - see below
990 Local WLGZ Rochester
1000 IBOC hash - see above
 
Tacoma, WA late afternoon and evening:
Basically this is what I can remember

800: Nothing
810: KGO San Francisco
820: KGNW (local)
830: Nothing
840: Nothing
850: KHHO 850 (local), on occasion KOA Denver
860: Nothing
870: Sometimes a station from Southern Utah don't know the call letters
880: KIXI (local)
890: Nothing
900: Nothing?
910: Nothing:
920: Most of the time KGTK Olympia, WA sometimes KXLY Spokane
930: Nothing?
940: Nothing?
950: KJR (local)
960: The Fan Sports Radio in Calgary, Alberta, Canada occasionally
970: Occasionally KCMD Portland, OR
980: CKNW Vancouver, BC somewhat strong signal
990: Nothing?
1000: KOMO (local)
 
MW_FM_DT_DXer said:
Mesa, Arizona after sunset:

800 XEROK
810 KGO
820 WBAP
830 KLAA is dominant, but I have heard WCCO on occasion by nulling out KLAA
840 KXNT
850 KOA
860 KMVP (local)
870 WWL, hard to hear because of KMVP's splatter
880 Mix of KRVN and unid MX
890 KDXU
900 MX mix, includes weak XEW
910 KGME (local)
920 unid MX
930 KHJ
940 unid MX
950 KKFN
960 KKNT (local)
970 unid MX
980 KFWB, KSVC if I null out KFWB
990 unid MX
1000 KOMO
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KMVP is running IBOC so I can forget 850 and 870 at night (I'm in SE Phoenix; Mesa's probably far enough away from their towers in Laveen so as to not be affected by this). 940 could be KWRU Fresno.

By the way, I am almost 27 years old, and my best MW DX from Mesa by distance is WLW, which I have picked up by nulling out KALL. I have not heard WLW in several months, however. Any chance I'll ever hear from Mesa any MW further away than WLW?
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I've never heard WLW or WWL in the city. The best I've ever done was Chicago (WBBM last winter, WGN and WLS in the '70s before KDWN and KDXU came on the air).
 
Michigan/Indiana/Ohio Border

800: CKLW
810: WGY
820: Either WBAP or WOSU (rarely both)
830: WCCO
840: WHAS
850: KOA, or occasionally, WKNR
860: CJBC
870: WWL with a little WKAR when they're still on the air
880: WCBS
890: WLS
900: CHML
910: WFDF
920: WOKY on a good night
930: WBCK... just barely
940: CINW
950: WWJ on a good night, otherwise nothing
960: CFFX
970: WKHM flutters in and out all night
980: WONE
990: WDEO is just barely audible
1000: WMVP
 
ID's for your 800-1000 bandscan

800 Ciudad Juarez MX: Radio Canon, en espanol
830 Worcester MA: WCRN (part of Red Sox network)
850 Boston: WEEI
860 Toronto: Radio-Canada (Premiere Chaine), en francais
910 Michigan: Radio Disney (for Detroit)
940 Montreal: 940 Montreal (had been 940 News)
940 IL: WMIX, Mount Vernon
960 Kingston ON: Oldies 960
990 Winnipeg: CBC Radio One
1000 Chicago: ESPN-1000 (new flagship for Bulls basketball)

Also, enjoy 920 Halifax and 960 Kingston while you can. They have permits to move to FM.
 
Southington, CT

800 CKLW Windsor, Ontatio
810 WGY Albany, NY
820 WNYC New York (Very Weak)
830 WCRN Worcester, MA
840 WHAS Louisville, KY (Very Weak) or WRYM New Britain, CT (Very Weak) (WRYM is only 125 watts at Night).
850 WEEI Boston, MA (Very Weak)
860 French Station
870 WWL New Orleans (very weak) or WHCU Ithica, NY (Very Weak)
880 WCBS NYC (Weak) Sometimes mixing with a Cuban Station
890 WLS Chicago (Very Weak) Sometimes mixing with a Cuban Station
900 CHML Hamilton, Ontario (Lately I've also been hear a music station underneath)
910 WLAT New Britian, CT (Local)
920 WHJJ Providnce, RI (Very Weak)
930 WBEN Buffalo, NY (Weak)
940 Montreal
950 WPEN Philly or Some Foreign Language Station
960 WELI New HAven, CT (Semi-Local Weak)
970 MIXTURE
980 WOFX Albany, NY (Very Weak)
990 Mixture of WLGZ Rochester, NY and WNTP Philly. Occasionally 990 The Team comes in from Montreal. (Sometimes depending on the tricks I do I can get WXCT Southington, CT which is 80 watts at nite). When WALE In Providence was on the air I could get them too. WLGZ is most dominant.
1000 WMVP Chicago (Weak)
 
800-1000

Dayton, OH area (days)

800-CKLW w weak WVHU (Huntington WV)
810-IBOC hash (before there was IBOC hash, WSYW)
820-WOSU
830-IBOC hash,
840-WHAS
850-WKNR (IBOC hash)
860-WMRI
870-
880-WRFD
890-very weak WLS
900-(formerly a weak WFRO)
910 WPFB
920 WMNI
930 WHON
940 WZOQ
950 WXLW
960 WSBT
970
980 WONE
990
1000 WMVP

Night
800-graveyard mess
810-WGY
820-WOSU/WBAP
830-WCCO
840-WHAS
850-WKNR sometimes KOA
860-CJBC
870-WWL
880-WCBS
890 WLS/Cuban
900-CHML
910-WPFB, various others
920-various
930-WRVC
940-CINF
950-various
960-WSBT, various others
970-WFUN
980-WONE, others
990-CBC Winnipeg, various
1000-WMVP
 
Since others are posting their daytime dials, I'll do the same. This is what I can hear on my car radio during the daytime, at least with the ignition off:

800: WVAL, Sauk Rapids, MN, 119 mi, 2.6 kW, weak
830: WCCO, Minneapolis, MN, 135 mi, 50 kW, listenable
850: WWJC, local 10 kW daytimer
870: KPRM, Park Rapids, MN, 128 mi, 25 kW
880: WMEQ, Menomonie, WI, 134 mi, 10 kW, better than 870
890: WLS Chicago (422 miles, 50 kW) can sometimes be heard faintly during the day here
910: WHSM Hayward, WI, 65 mi, 5 kW, moderate strength
930: KKIN Aitkin, MN, 66 mi, 2.5 kW, fairly good strength
940: WCSW Shell Lake, WI, 76 mi, 1 kW, decent strength
960: KLTF, Little Falls, MN, 110 mi, 5 kW, weak
970: local WGEE (1 kw day, 27W during night! Yet they still come in quite well at night, without too much interference)
 
Mesa, Arizona during the day:

830 KFLT, Tucson, 50 kW ND day (1 kW directional antenna at night)
860 KMVP local, 1 kW, directional at night
910 KGME local, 5 kW, directional at night
940 KGMS Tucson, 1 kW DA day (250 W DA night; day and night DA patterns are different)
960 KKNT local, 5 kW, directional at night
990 KTKT, Tucson, 10 kW DA day (1 kW DA night; day and night DA patterns are different)
 
Rochester NY daytime:

800 CJBQ Belleville ON
810 weak WGY Schenectady NY
820 WWLZ Horseheads NY/CHAM Hamilton ON
830 - (formerly CFJR Brockville ON)
840 -
850 WYLF Penn Yan NY
860 CJBC Toronto ON
870 WHCU Ithaca NY
880 - (very weak WCBS early morning/late afternoon)
890 -
900 CHML Hamilton ON
910 local highway dept. TIS
920 very weak CKNX Wingham ON
930 WBEN Buffalo NY
940 -
950 WROC Rochester NY
960 -
970 -
980 CKRU Peterborough ON/hash from WLGZ 990 Rochester IBOC
990 WLGZ Rochester NY
1000 hash from WLGZ/WLNL Horseheads NY

and night...

800 CKLW/CJBQ/WGY IBOC slop mix
810 WGY
820 CHAM/WWLZ/WBAP/WGY IBOC slop mix
830 weak WCCO/WHAS IBOC slop mix (also WCRN Worcester MA around sunset)
840 WHAS
850 WSPO Johnstown PA/WKNR Cleveland/WHAS IBOC slop mix
860 CJBC Toronto
870 WWL/WHCU mix/WCBS IBOC slop
880 WCBS
890 WLS/WCBS IBOC slop
900 CHML
910 highway dept. TIS
920 CKNX
930 WBEN
940 CINW Montreal
950 WROC
960 CFFX Kingston ON (for now)
970 WBGG Pittsburgh/etc.
980 CKRU Peterborough ON/WTEM Washington DC/etc.
990 WLGZ
1000 WMVP
 
Just a quick update: Tonight I've been receiving WBBM for the first time, by nulling out KKOH. I first heard it shortly after 20.00 MST; it faded out after a few minutes. I heard it again shortly after 21.00 MST; after that, I came down to post this.
 
Southington, CT DAYTIME: (Factory Radio 95 Pontiac Sunfire)

800 WLAD (Very Weak)
810 WGY (Very Weak)
820 WNYC (Very Weak)
830
840 WRYM (Local)
850
860 WSBS (Weak)
870
880 WCBS
890
900
910 WLAT (Local)
920
930 WPAT (occasionally. Very Weak)
940 WINE (occasionally. Very Weak. Surprised I can even get them. They're around 760 watts from Brookfield)
950
960 WELI (Local)
970
980
990 WXCT (Local)
1000
 
Daytona Beach area, FL, using a Grundig S-350:

800 PJB, Netherlands Antilles, also Mexico
810 WGY
820 WBAP
830 WTRU, Winston Salem (at times)
840 WHAS
850 WRUF, Gainesville (noisy)
860 Cuba
870 WWL
880 WCBS
890 Cuba
900 Mexico
910 WTBN, Tampa
920 noisy
930 various, noisy
940 WMAC, Macon, GA, WINZ Miami
950 various, noisy
960 various, noisy
970 WFLA, Tampa
980 various, noisy
990 WDYZ, Orlando (on night power, weak)
1000 various, noisy
 
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